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"Son, if you save this girl, will you get into any trouble?"

"Don't worry, mother, the group of bullies who won't be okay heard that the thieves were coming, and they were so frightened that they ran away."

Ling Xiu'er's consciousness gradually recovered, and she vaguely heard two voices, a man and a woman, and she didn't know exactly what she said. When her consciousness returned, Ling Xiu'er felt a dull pain in the back of her neck, and her whole body was a little soft.

Ling Xiu'er tried to open her eyes, but her eyelids seemed to be stuck with glue. The old woman immediately noticed the fluttering of Ling Xiu'er's eyelids, as if she was about to wake up.

"Girl? Girl, are you awake? The old woman sat on the edge of the bed and lowered her voice to call Ling Xiu'er.

Ling Xiu'er slowly opened her eyes, she didn't focus for the first time, her vision was very blurry, she could only see someone sitting on the edge of the bed, and slowly saw that it was a kind-looking old woman.

"Girl, you're awake. How's it going, is there anything uncomfortable? The old woman's tone was very kind, with the simplicity of ordinary people.

"Where am I?"

Ling Xiu'er covered her neck, inhaled slightly, and sat up with the help of the old woman. Ling Xiu'er then looked at the environment she was in. It was a simple brick hut, and there was a simple table and a bed lying under him, which looked very poor. The house was shabby, but very clean.

"You're in my house, it was my son who brought you back." The old woman turned her head and pointed to the man standing behind her.

"Is the girl alright? I saw that the bully was trying to lie that the thieves were coming, but the girl was unconscious, so I had to take you home. The man scratched his head and simply explained to Ling Xiu'er why he was at his house.

"It's you! Thank you for saving me, how is your wife now? Ling Xiu'er saw that the man was the one who bought the chicken for his wife yesterday, and couldn't help but sigh that it was really a cycle of cause and effect, yesterday she gave him a chicken to make up for his wife's body, and today she was saved by him. Is this considered a "good person has a good reward"?

"The girl is serious, just call me Zhang Feng. I would like to thank the girl for giving me a few chickens, so that my wife can drink chicken soup. ”

The old woman saw that her son knew Ling Xiu'er, and after listening to their words, she also knew that Ling Xiu'er was a good person who gave her three chickens, and looked at Ling Xiu'er and became closer and closer: "Girl, I thank you for my daughter-in-law." If you don't dislike it, just rest at my house for a while, the floods have not been peaceful these days. By the way, I don't know what the girl's name is? ”

Ling Xiu'er felt the kindness of Zhang Feng's family to herself, and said with a smile: "My name is Ling Xiu'er, and my aunt can call me Xiu'er." ”

"Hey, Miss Xiu'er. You must be hungry, I'll make you dinner. ”

Ling Xiu'er looked outside the door, it was already dark, and she was dizzy all day. The farmer's hands and feet were very nimble, and in a short time the old woman brought out dinner. Ling Xiu'er was actually not injured, she had been dizzy for a day, and she was almost recovered, so she helped the old woman serve the food together.

Because Zhang Feng's wife was still in confinement, they originally put the meal in Zhang Feng's room. The old woman hesitated for a moment, but Ling Xiu'er asked to know the reason. Ling Xiu'er naturally didn't mind, Zhang Feng's family didn't dislike herself as an outsider, so what did she care about.

Zhang Feng and his wife's room was a little better than the room where Ling Xiu'er was lying just now. The lighting of the house is relatively transparent, and there are a lot of furniture in the house, so you can see that the old woman is a son and daughter-in-law. When Zhang Feng's wife saw Ling Xiu'er, she naturally couldn't help but thank her for a while.

At the dinner table, the old woman asked Ling Xiu'er who was going where she was going, and Ling Xiu'er didn't hide it, and answered them one by one. As soon as they heard that Ling Xiu'er wanted to go to the north and south of the lake, Zhang Feng's family was very surprised. You must know that now that the flood is at the head, only people come out, and no one is going.

"Miss Xiu'er, I advise you not to go. The north and south of the lake are now flooded so badly that it is said that several villages have been flooded, which is really dangerous. The old woman frowned, and persuaded Ling Xiu'er bitterly.

Ling Xiu'er naturally knew the danger, but no matter how dangerous it was, her father-in-law was still waiting for her. She shook her head and said with a firm expression: "I must go to the north and south of the lake." ”

Knowing that Zhang Feng's family didn't understand, Ling Xiu'er added: "Auntie, you don't know, I'm going to find my father-in-law, my father-in-law was ordered to control the water, but he is missing, whether he is dead or alive, I have to find him." ”

Poor girl.

Who doesn't know that they went missing in the flood, and nine times out of ten they were killed.

"Dare to ask the girl's father-in-law's name, we have a lot of refugees, so naturally we also know some things about the north and south of the lake." Zhang Feng was working outside, and he could often hear them discussing things in the disaster area, thinking that maybe he might know about Ling Xiu'er's husband.

"My father-in-law's name is Cao Yu."

"It turns out that you are Lord Cao's wife!"

Who doesn't know that there is an official named Cao Yu in the north and south of the lake, because Cao Yu personally controls the water, and advances and retreats with the people and soldiers, and leaves a good reputation among them, plus Cao Yu does manage the water well, if it is not for the fact that the sky does not fulfill people's wishes and a few heavy rains, maybe the flood has been controlled.

Zhang Feng thought of something, his eyes wandered, and he didn't dare to look at Ling Xiu'er at first, as if he had something to say but couldn't say it. Ling Xiu'er was so sensitive, she chuckled in her heart, and a bad premonition slowly rose, surging to her limbs. The place that Ling Xiu'er held on to in her heart was in jeopardy.

Ling Xiu'er put down her chopsticks, and her voice trembled slightly: "Brother Zhang, do you have any news of my father-in-law?" You tell me! ”

Zhang Feng looked at Ling Xiu'er's fragile eyes, like the white porcelain bowl shattered when it was knocked down, and the words choked in his throat: "Miss Xiu'er, Lord Cao is indeed the official who controls the water, but, just." ”

Ling Xiu'er asked, "Just what?" ”

Zhang Feng hesitated for a moment, not sure if Ling Xiu'er could accept the blow, and only after Ling Xiu'er's repeated questioning did he say: "It's just that because of the heavy rain at that time, the dam was directly washed away, Lord Cao, he was swept away by the flood, and there were no bones." ”

"Nope! No, it won't. ”

The place in Ling Xiu'er's heart, where her little hopes were stored, was captured, swallowed up, and reduced to nothingness.

"Cough" Ling Xiu'er was angry, spit out a mouthful of blood, and the whole person was shaky, as if she was a rag doll.

The old woman hurriedly helped Ling Xiu'er, gently supported her chest, and calmed her emotions. Ling Xiu'er leaned on the old woman's arms, and kept muttering: Impossible, no, Xianggong is not dead.

Saying this, Ling Xiu'er's eyes were empty, and tears welled up without warning.