Ji Xiaoyun jumped out of the yard with a bucket and left, and the old man invited Zong Jiyuan and Wang Yu to rest in the house.

When the three guests and hosts came to the adobe house, they saw that although the room was relatively low, because the ventilation was good, it did not feel stuffy, on the contrary, it felt very cool.

Although the old man called "grandpa" by Ji Xiaoyun was in his sixties, his body was very tough, and after beckoning the two of them to sit down on the small wooden stool, Zong Jiyuan asked,

"Old man, why don't you see Miss Xiaoyun's parents?"

"Alas, it's hard to put into words,"

The old man sighed and said,

"Actually, this child has no parents, and I'm not her real grandfather."

"Oh? What's going on? ”

Zong Jiyuan was stunned at the time, and couldn't help but ask curiously,

"Didn't Miss Xiaoyun have been sent home by Brother Wang Yu at that time?"

"yes, I really sent her home."

Wang Yu explained with an expression that was completely innocent and afraid of responsibility.

Grandpa Xiaoyun waved his hand and said with a smile,

"Yes, yes, this errand did send Yun'er back home, and her father and mother were also very happy at that time. But after a few days, the rumors in their village got up, and the more they spread, the more unpleasant they became, Yun'er and her mother went in a fit of anger and got seriously ill, and her father and brother and sister-in-law were forced to leave her at home for a long time, and asked someone to mention a family ......"

"Oh, that's not impossible......"

Zong Jiyuan said thoughtfully.

Grandpa Xiaoyun snorted coldly,

"What can it be, it is said to be a marriage proposal, but it is just to sell Yun'er and become a concubine for others. After Yun'er found out, she refused to say anything, took out the forty taels of silver given by the yamen and handed it to her father, saying that it was her filial piety, and then left the house. ”

Actually, this is all conceivable things, and this is the way of the world at that time-

Zong Jiyuan sighed secretly, but what could he say now, so he had to ask softly,

"And then?"

"Later, little old man, I heard about it, so I went out and found this child,"

Grandpa Xiaoyun sighed and continued,

"My grandfather and I were sworn brothers, Xiaoyun grew up with her since she was a child, after finding it, this child insisted on not staying there, and Xiao Lao'er I am also a person, no other relatives, remembering this place where I used to live with her grandfather when hunting, I brought her here, it can be regarded as our ancestors and grandchildren who depend on each other together."

"So much has happened,"

I don't know why, Zong Jiyuan is very uncomfortable in her heart, in fact, as the person who handled the Hu Zhai case, she can be said to be more thoughtful, but after knowing this, she is still a little reluctant.

Seeing her expression, Grandpa Xiaoyun seemed to see something, and smiled heartily,

"However, don't worry, my lord, now that the two of us are living a very free and carefree life, isn't it also good? By the way, I wonder how you two ended up here? Is there any official business? ”

"yes,"

From his demeanor and speech, Zong Jiyuan could see that this old man was not an ordinary person from the mountains and wilderness, at least he had knowledge, and it would not be good if he concealed it, so he nodded and said,

"Actually, we were tracking a criminal, and we came here by chance, because the terrain was unfamiliar, I wanted to find someone to inquire about the way, but I didn't want to meet Miss Xiaoyun."

"Tracking down the culprit?"

The old man was stunned for a moment and asked,

"Did you track it down and the man disappeared?"

"Exactly,"

Zong Jiyuan nodded, affirming,

"The culprit fled here, walked around the mountains and disappeared, and Brother Wang Yu and I saw a tile house on the other side of the mountain, wondering if that guy had gone there. But we came down from the mountain, but we couldn't find a way to that place. ”

"That's right,"

The old man said thoughtfully,

"Actually, what the two adults said is not bad at all, the place you saw is really inhabited by some bandits."

"Really?"

Wang Yu couldn't help but interject and asked,

"There are really thieves living there, and if that's the case, it looks like there are a lot of people, right?"

"That's what the Lord said,"

The old man nodded and said,

"So, Xiao Lao'er advises you two to stop chasing it, even if you really want to go, you have to find some more people to come over, otherwise, you must not go to the net."

"Grandpa Xiaoyun,"

Listening to the old man's warning, Wang Yu couldn't help but smile and said,

"Actually, the two of us are just going there to find out the news, and we don't need to go to the door to arrest people, so don't worry, we'll meet the opportunity. In addition, I am not a public person, let alone an adult, you still call my name, Wang Yu. ”

"Oh? Aren't you a member of the public? ”

Grandpa Xiaoyun is a little strange,

"Then why are you with the Grandmaster......

"Well, it's because I'm good friends with Grandmaster, that's why I'm here with him."

Wang Yu explained, and then turned to Zong Jiyuan in order to confirm,

"Ji Yuan, did you say?"

"Huh?"

Zong Jiyuan seemed to have been thinking about something, until he interrupted his train of thought, and then smiled slightly,

"Old man, in this way, there is one thing that the younger generation doesn't quite understand, why do you know that those people under the mountain are a group of thieves, and they still settle down here? This is no less than being a neighbor of a tiger, and you are not afraid of them coming ......"

"Master, you're asking this,"

It was Ji Xiaoyun who took over the conversation, at this time she had already brought the water and returned to the courtyard, while carefully pouring the water from the wooden bucket into a crockpot outside, she said,

"I was afraid in the past, but then probably because there was no oil or water in our small village, and there were still old and weak people living there, not even a woman, and those thieves didn't bother to come here to make trouble again."

Speaking of this, Miss Xiaoyun also smiled at them, deliberately showing off her current dress,

"How's that, you can't see it, can you?"

"No wonder Miss Xiaoyun is dressed like this."

Looking at her hair wrapped in a turban, her dark face made of something, and her slender figure hidden by coarse cloth men's clothes, Zong Jiyuan sighed,

"The villagers have really suffered."

"Actually, it's nothing,"

Ji Xiaoyun was still very happy and said,

"There are other advantages to living here, you don't have to pay rent to anyone, and there are no bandits from elsewhere who dare to harass you, so although life is a little harder, you don't have to be afraid."

"Oh......"

The more relaxed she was, the more unpleasant Zong Jiyuan's heart became, especially when he heard the words, the safety of this place in a certain way, it can be said that it was actually brought by the gang of robbers in the hunting house, and he was even more uneasy in his heart, so he made up his mind that after this matter was resolved, he must think of a way for the villagers here......