Chapter 232: Temptation
"This ...... Well,"
Now that the words have been said at this point, of course the stall owner is not good to accept it anymore, so he took it in his hand and said,
"Then thank you Young Master Zong, if you have time to come to our village in the future, you must come and sit down."
"That's it."
Zong Jiyuan nodded with a smile, left with Qi Qingyun and He Qingyu, and came to Cui Zhan's house according to the stall owner's instructions.
Not to mention, it was really just as he described, according to the route that the owner of the rice stall said, and just walked past, he had already seen the big courtyard. However, although the courtyard is not small, it is only a courtyard wall surrounded by a fence, and everything in the courtyard is clearly visible, and the three main houses made of adobe and two wing rooms in the east and west are indeed a large family with a large population.
The three of them led the horses and walked along the fence wall towards the gate of the courtyard, and when they were seen by the two children who were playing in the courtyard, they immediately screamed as if they had found something new.
"Daddy, mother! Come out and see! What a tall horse! β
"What's it called, it's noisy!"
With the sound of reprimand, a person walked out of the west wing, looked up and saw Zong Jiyuan, and was stunned at that time,
"Zong, Grandmaster?! Y-Why are you here? β
Originally, Zong Jiyuan was looking at the two children, thinking that they were having a lot of fun, and when he heard this person calling himself, he turned his eyes to look at it, it turned out to be Cui Zhan's brother, Cui Jiang, and couldn't help but secretly say in his heart, great, as long as you are at home.
Thinking in my heart, but a very natural smile has appeared on my face,
"It's Third Brother Cui, I'm here to find Brother Cui Zhan, I have something to tell him, and at the same time, I'm here to visit everyone."
"Oh, then please come in!"
While speaking, Cui Jiang hurriedly came to the gate of the courtyard, opened the door made of wooden planks, and said.
Zong Jiyuan and the three of them tied the horse to the small tree next to them, followed Cui Jiang to the courtyard, and the two children immediately ran out of the courtyard, standing not far from the horse, not close to the horse, looking curiously.
Originally, he was going to let him sit in the house, but Zong Jiyuan saw that the courtyard was relatively spacious, and there were ready-made tables and stools, so he waved his hand and said,
"We won't go into the house, it's very cold in this courtyard, we can just sit here." By the way, is Brother Cui Zhan at home? β
"Big brother, he took the rest of the family to the field, and if you see the time, you will be back in a while."
Cui Jiang looked up at the sky, replied, and then looked at the three of them, and said,
"Oh, everyone, please sit down, I'll go pour some water."
"There is a third brother of Lao Cui,"
The three of them each found a suitable place to sit down, and while watching Cui Jiang bring a teapot and bowl, pour water for them, and put it on the table in front of them, Zong Jiyuan asked again,
"Third Brother Cui, are you not feeling well? I don't look good. β
"Ah, yes,"
Cui Jiang smiled a little unnaturally and said,
"I used to accidentally suffer from a cold wind, the weather changed slightly, this body either hurts here or there, alas, who doesn't let himself be careful."
"Yes, no wonder you didn't go to the field with everyone......"
When Zong Jiyuan heard this, he sighed thoughtfully, and remembered something again.
"Look at it like this, it will take a while for Big Brother Cui Zhan to come back, so I want to take advantage of this time to go to Xiaoyingzi's grave to see, can Third Brother Cui take me over? How far from here? β
"This ......"
Hearing her request, Cui Jiang was obviously stunned, but he tried his best to stabilize his emotions and said hesitantly,
"It's not too far away, it's just that Master Zong, you are an errand official, how can you work hard to mourn a child like Xiaoyingzi......"
"Alas, as the saying goes, 'the deceased is greater',"
Zong Jiyuan looked very easy-going and humble,
"What's more, Xiaoyingzi and I have some connections, and now that her murderer has been punished on the spot, it's time to go to her grave to comfort her."
"Yes, yes......"
Cui Jiang listened, seemed to be thinking about something, and then looked at the two children outside the door, and said,
"Well, well, I'll show you the way."
"Thank you very much."
Zong Jiyuan said, standing up.
When He Qingyu saw it, he also wanted to get up, and it seemed that he was going to follow, but he was stopped by Zong Jiyuan and said,
"Brother Qingyu, you can stay here, and help take a look at the courtyard gate and those two children with Senior Qi, I won't be there for too long, and I will be back soon."
"Oh, good ......"
After thinking about it, too, looking at it like this, there seems to be no one else in such a big yard of the Cui family, and it really doesn't work if there is no one to guard the door, so He Qingyu has no choice but to do it.
Zong Jiyuan and Cui Jiang came out of the courtyard and walked straight out of the village.
Although it is not far away, after all, it will take a while. On the road, Cui Jiang has been very silent, and this silence is revealed from the heart, and sometimes he wants to say something to the other party, but every time he is suppressed by some kind of inexplicable worry.
Zong Jiyuan had already noticed this, glanced at him, and then said in a very casual tone,
"Third Brother Cui, how is it, is there any pain in your body now?"
"Ah, this left leg has been hurting for days."
Cui Jiang hurriedly replied.
Zong Jiyuan nodded when he heard this, and said,
"Look at your complexion and breath, it is indeed too wet and cold, soak your feet in hot water before going to bed every night, it will improve."
"Really? Okay, I'll do it, thank you for your advice......"
Cui Jiang nodded again and again, and he had no courage just now, but now when he saw that people had brought up the topic first, he was bold and asked,
"Grandmaster, I heard from you just now that Xiao Yingzi's murderer has been caught, right?"
"yes,"
Zong Jiyuan smiled slightly as he walked forward,
"But it's not caught, it's the Fa, that is, it's been killed, and I killed it myself. Although it was also a last resort, butγIsn't this also avenging Xiaoyingzi?,Don't you say? β
Speaking of this, Zong Jiyuan suddenly stopped and stared at each other tightly with a pair of eyes.
was asked by her unexpectedly, Cui Jiang was suddenly startled, and when he saw Zong Jiyuan's eyes that seemed to be able to see the bottom of his heart, he couldn't help but panic for a while, and hurriedly said,
"Yes, yes, revenge......"
"So, Third Brother Cui, do you want to know who the murderer of Xiaoyingzi is?"
Zong Jiyuan asked without reluctance.
At this time, Cui Jiang had almost no room to think, only to follow her train of thought and ask mechanically,
"Yes, who is it......?"
"One of them is the fourth of the four thieves in the East Mountain Valley, Yu Chunjue,"
Zong Jiyuan once again set his eyes not far ahead......