The village is small and there are few people.

The small courtyard of the Hu family's farmhouse is already very good in this area.

I don't know if it was because I received the silver brought by the winter solstice in advance, and the yard was cleaned from the inside to the outside, and the dust was not clean. The carriage stopped outside the door of Hu's house, Xie Shuning and his party gradually entered, and Mr. Yun Zhan walked in the front.

The horses lowered their heads, their hooves digging into the earth, and their noses spewed hot air and snorted.

The people inside heard the noise and hurried out to greet them. At the head was a woman, about forty years old, dressed in coarse cloth. The material is not good, but the pulp is very neatly washed, and the hair is meticulously combed, wrapped in a light blue cloth, which looks very refreshing.

She walked outside the courtyard gate, and Dong Solstice took the lead in stepping forward and called "Aunt Hu".

The woman smiled all over her face, greeted the winter solstice, and said, "The house is all arranged according to what you said before." ”

As he spoke, Mr. Yun Zhan also stepped closer.

The weather is too hot, and the hot air at the door is blocked, which makes people tan like a leper dog on the side of the road, and can't help but want to stick out their tongues and bark non-stop.

It happened that in the small courtyard of the Hu family, there was a big tree with dense branches and leaves, and the green shade was thick. A grape trellis was erected under the tree, and now the purple-black grapes hung all over the branches. Under the shelves is a small wooden table, with a few small benches on the side, which is cool to look at.

The woman who was called Aunt Hu by the winter solstice greeted Mr. Yun Zhan a few times, and then beckoned everyone to go under the grape trellis to cool off and escape the heat.

The crowd did not shirk and rushed in. They each found a small bench and sat down.

Turan and Winter Solstice unloaded the contents of the carriage and sent them to two separate rooms.

The Hu family's house is the largest in the entire village. But there are only a few of them.

Xie Shuning was one with Tulan, and Yun Zhan was one with his apprentice, and he slept in the carriage on the night of the winter solstice. Aunt Hu's family huddled together for two days.

"Dongxue, go and serve tea!"

When everyone was seated and wiped their sweat, Aunt Hu shouted into the room with a smile.

After a while, a little girl about eleven or twelve years old came out with a tea set. The tea set is made of coarse porcelain. But it's rare that it's a whole set. Xie Shuning thanked her, took the teacup handed over by Aunt Hu and took a sip, and couldn't help but be surprised. The tea was so much better than she had ever thought. It's not like the Zhuang family will drink it every day, even if it is to entertain guests, it must be impossible to take it for a while.

It can be seen that this family should have some money in their hands. At least not the one facing the loess. People who dig food in the soil, and worry about the next meal after eating the last meal.

Aunt Hu poured tea for them in turn, looked embarrassed, and said, "There is no good tea at home, and I hope a few people will not dislike it." ”

Xie Shuning shook his head: "It's already good." ”

These teas were indeed beyond her expectations.

Xie Shuning looked at Aunt Hu and her daughter Dongxue without a trace, the mother and daughter were very similar, and they were all dressed the same, although they were simple but clean and tidy.

Xie Shuning looked at it. I can't help but think of the way Aunt Hu spoke and acted when she greeted them.

Obviously just a peasant woman. But it looked like he had performed this kind of salute a thousand times.

Sometimes, after a long time, the rules become a habit, and even if they are deliberately forgotten, they are still deeply rooted in the bone marrow.

She suddenly affirmed that the Aunt Hu in front of her was afraid that she had lived in a big family in the past. Looking at Aunt Hu's action of making tea, it also seems to be a habitual servant.

Xie Shuning was slightly stunned and lowered her head to eat tea.

In a family like theirs, there are groups of servants in the house, and the maids will be released when they are old. Most of them are married to the servants in the outer courtyard, but some can get rid of slavery and marry a beloved. Aunt Hu in front of her may have been the maidservant of which family in the past.

"Miss, everything is in order, do you want to rest first?"

After sitting quietly for a while, a question suddenly sounded in my ears. Xie Shuning looked up and saw Turan striding out of the house.

She looked at the sun in the sky, and it was so bright that people couldn't open their eyes. At this time, they can't go out to find any gold mines. Mr. Yun Zhan is an old man who has lived in the village for a long time and doesn't even go out, Xie Shu would rather not ask him to go out in the sun, in case he falls in the middle of the heat, how can it be good?

So she put down the teacup and stood up, said hello to Mr. Yun Zhan and Yun Guihe, and took the lead to go back to the room.

The furnishings in the room are simple, comfortable and bright.

Xie Shuning changed her clothes and lay down on the kang to take a nap, and Turan took a fan to fan her on the side.

The four fields are silent, and only the sound of cicadas is endless.

At first, it sounded a little noisy, but gradually, Xie Shuning fell asleep in a daze amid the sound of cicadas.

I don't know how long I slept, but when I woke up, the hot sun outside finally looked less hot.

She sent Turan to ask Mr. Yun Zhan when he was leaving. Mr. Yun Zhan was ready, so he said that he would leave immediately.

Xie Shuning hurriedly asked Turan to find the clothes he had brought with him.

It is not convenient to walk around in the wilderness and wear brocade leno. Wide-sleeved long skirts are also inconvenient to wear. So a few days ago, she asked for a set of small clothes from Yun Guihe, and asked Yuzi to change them overnight. This will be worn and will fit just right.

It's a little kid.

She fastened her belt and changed her shoes, and then went out to find Yun Zhan's master and apprentice.

When he saw someone, Mr. Yun Zhan touched the beard on his chin, smiled and praised her for looking better. Xie Shuning agreed, smiling and asking, is it true?

After a few jokes, the group of five people left the Hu family's courtyard for the time being, drove out of the village in a carriage, and went to the place that Mr. Yun Zhan had favored before. When the day of the winter solstice came, they also inquired by the way, and it was much easier for them to find it again.

It's just that in the suburbs, water gold is unlikely, according to Mr. Yun Zhan's opinion, if there is, it should also be pulse gold.

And the vein gold is also known as mountain gold, it is not easy to get it without digging holes. This matter is partial, and the movement is too inconvenient. Under such harsh circumstances, Xie Shuning did not have much hope that they would easily find the gold mine.

Arrived at the place. They didn't get out of the car. Xie Shuning's carriage followed behind Mr. Yun Zhan's carriage and followed him. Mr. Yun Zhan poked his head out of the window and told the carriage to stop for the time being. He looked around and took in the scenery and vegetation around him.

After seeing it, he pondered it.

Immediately, he waved his hand and asked the driver to continue to catch up.

Xie Shuning recalled the descriptions she had seen in the book and searched for them. But it's not very presentable.

The carriage walked slowly for a moment, and Mr. Yun Zhan stopped the carriage again, frowning. Said: "If you go any further, the carriage will not be able to walk, you can only walk." ”

A group of people got off the carriage and gathered together. Xie Shuning was very emotional, but fortunately, he was still prescient. Otherwise, it's time to do it. How can she do it in a dress?

Mr. Yun Zhan led them up the mountain, and when they reached a hill, they stopped. Xie Shuning usually can't remember the road, the road up the mountain is full of twists and turns, and she can't even remember a little bit, so she walks straight and dizzy, so she simply doesn't think about anything. I only rubbed my eyebrows and found a place to be shaded by trees, and hid lazy.

Stand on top of a hill. Everywhere below it is in full view.

Mr. Yun Zhan looked at it for a while, and suddenly said, "This is it!" ”

When Xie Shuning heard this, he immediately had the spirit and got up and went to him.

The winter solstice hurriedly went to get the tools, and began to dig in the location designated by Mr. Yun Zhan.

Only when they found the companion stone can they say that they have found it. Now, everything is still Mr. Yun Zhan's speculation.

Xie Shuning didn't have to make a move, just stood not far away and watched their movements carefully.

Mr. Yun Zhan walked up to her and stood still, touched his beard to look at the blue sky, and suddenly asked, "If you really can't find it, what are you going to do?" ”

"Can't find it?" Xie Shuning pondered these words softly and smiled, "If you can't find it, you will naturally give up, but in the end, you still have to look carefully to be at ease." ”

She doesn't have to worry about food and clothing, but she doesn't have to spend her life for some money, but now that she knows about the gold mine, she can't help but itch in her heart, and wants to get the gold mine before Yan Huai and the Rong family. If she really can't find it, she just wastes some time and doesn't lose money.

Mr. Yun Zhan listened to her words and felt that she was very free, so he didn't continue to ask, but only focused on the appearance of the golden stone with the winter solstice again and again.

But it is not easy to find gold, and I am afraid that I will not be able to get it unless it goes down to a few zhang.

Today alone, I'm afraid it's difficult, and tomorrow I think I will have to come again.

Sure enough, when night fell, there was still no news from the Winter Solstice group. When it gets dark, it is possible to light the lamp, but it is inconvenient after all. Mr. Yun Zhan only asked people to carry lamps to light on the side, and let a group of people dig down a little more on the winter solstice before evacuating back to Hu's house.

They don't have many people and can't dig around, so Mr. Yun Zhan specially found the place he thought was the most likely for them to excavate, but there was still a possibility of deviation in the end.

Mr. Yun Zhan felt distressed, and he had been closing his eyes and meditating on the carriage on the way back. After arriving at Hu's house, Aunt Hu prepared a meal, and Mr. Yun Zhan only used a little, so he went back to the room early.

It was soon dark.

As bright as the day is, it is as dark as the night.

Xu changed places, and Xie Shuning lay there for a long time and didn't fall asleep.

In a trance, she heard a knock on the door outside, and then she didn't know where to hear a sound of footsteps.

The Hu family is not a big place, and it is so quiet at night that she can hear the needles dropping, and she heard the footsteps together.

The footsteps are very heavy, it's a man, listen to the direction, it should be Aunt Hu's house.

After a while, with the creaky sound of the door opening, she heard Uncle Hu's still tired voice: "Who are you looking for?" ”

Strangers knocking at night?

Xie Shuning immediately became alert and gently pushed Tulan, who was sleeping at the end of the kang.

Turan woke up in a daze: "Miss? ”

"Shh Xie Shuning made a silent gesture and pricked up her ears to listen to the sound outside.

In the silence, she heard a familiar young man's voice say, "I'm looking for Xinniang." ”

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PS: There was a problem with the broadband at home, and I made N repair calls today, but I still have to wait until tomorrow to come. I don't know when it's going to be good, and I'm not in a good mood, so I'm really powerless, so I'll be the first today. It's troublesome for a friend to send an article.,So I don't know how much more specific the pink of the road.,Maybe it's enough to add more...... Maybe the wood has ...... If it's enough, I hope the network will be added normally tomorrow~~