Chapter 14: The Bandits' Den (Part I)
Meng Yuyun disappeared for five days, and at first the people in the Qinglou thought that she had escaped, but Luo Niang scolded repeatedly, saying that Meng Anan was a little white-eyed wolf with no conscience.
But Wanhua insisted on maintaining Meng Yuyun, and the little girl who didn't pack up her things and didn't get the moon money, where could she escape?
Luo Niang has always been hard-mouthed and soft-hearted, and when she was angry, she thought about it calmly, this Chang'an has not been peaceful recently, she thinks that Meng Yuyun is such a clever little girl, and she has something to do with the king of Zhennan, if she runs away, forget it, if she is killed, then how can she get it!
Immediately, she led all the beauties in the Qinglou and ran to the Yamen to report to the official.
At that time, Meng Yuyun was working hard in the village. She boiled water and burned her face to ashes, Liu Xinmei saw it and teased her for being like a little cat.
I heard that Shangzhai will come back tonight, and she has been here for some days. I've always heard others say that the owner of the village looks like a handsome man and is a good man, and she is also a little interested in seeing what kind of person he is.
The misty white mist swirled on the bath bucket, Meng Yuyun grabbed the petals and sprinkled them into the water, she was a little absent-minded in doing this.
When she entered the house just now, Meng Yuyun found that the stench of rotting flesh in the room was gone, replaced by a floral fragrance that made her somewhat familiar. But Meng Yuyun clearly remembered that the flowers she picked were not this smell.
She leaned her nose close to the bath soup and took a few breaths hard, and sure enough! The floral fragrance in the bath is different from the smell of silver beads in this room.
"What are you doing?" The unfamiliar male voice was like a thunderclap on the ground, Meng Yuyun made a move, and there was no other man who could enter the silver bead house except the bandit leader. She hurriedly retracted her body, her heart pounding and pounding.
She stood respectfully, and the weakness of her heart flashed in her eyes did not escape the man's eyes.
This man was the bandit leader in the village, he put his hands around his chest, walked slowly to Meng Yuyun step by step, and looked at her condescendingly, "Let me ask you, what are you doing?" β
The man's proximity made Meng Yuyun uncomfortable, she always felt that this man was very gloomy, Meng Yuyun suppressed the inexplicable discomfort in her heart, and replied without being humble or arrogant: "Madame wants the bath soup to be fragrant but not greasy, I am going to see if the fragrance is moderate for Madame."
The man's air pressure was very low, and Meng Yuyun didn't dare to look up to glance at his appearance, only lowered his head, feeling a little uneasy in his heart.
"You call her Madame? Scold! The man sneered, his voice unspeakably mocking, "It's just a slave who warms the bed, what kind of lady is it?" β
Meng Yuyun lowered her head, so the man didn't see the light flashing in her eyes, she listened to the man's words, she shouldn't have put the silver bead in her eyes.
"Husband, why did you come first? Yinzhu hasn't bathed yet~" Yinzhu rushed over from nowhere, she trotted all the way coquettishly, and her plump and soft body hit the man's body.
The man was not polite, smiled and hugged Yinzhu's waist, and touched the woman's ass with his big palm. Yinzhujiao smiled and put her body closer and closer to the man, and the two kissed passionately, completely forgetting the existence of Meng Yuyun.
Meng Yuyun twitched the corners of her mouth in embarrassment, feeling that if she didn't say anything again, she would have to watch a live spring palace that was not suitable for children.
She coughed twice and interrupted the affection between the two at an inopportune time, "Madam, I have put your bath soup for you." β
"Alright, you don't need to wait here, let's go down!" Yinzhu's breath was a little unstable, her eyes fell on Meng Yuyun's body with disdain, and she was indescribably proud in her heart, Meng Yuhuan's favorite sister became her own subordinate, and she was happy to think about it!
The expression on Yinzhu's face changed very quickly, her charming eyes swept over the man's face, and her lips were deliberately smeared with bright lipstick, "Husband, you go out first, the slave family hasn't bathed yet~"
The man laughed sullenly, "It's just right, mandarin duck bath!" β
Meng Yuyun left with a red face, and when she walked to the door, she secretly glanced back and saw the man's appearance clearly, he was indeed handsome, not like other reckless men in the village. It's just that the gloomy look on his face made Meng Yuyun shudder.
She originally couldn't understand why Aunt Mei wrote the words I help you in the palm of her hand, but now she looked at the appearance of this man and suddenly understood. No one would be willing to stay next to such a gloomy person, they were all forced.
As soon as she walked not far away, she saw Liu Xinmei standing under a big tree, looking into the distance, looking lonely and pitiful. Meng Yuyun couldn't bear it, walked over quietly, hooked Liu Xinmei's palm with her little thumb, and she asked, "Aunt Mei, are you looking at the direction where your loved one lives?"
When Liu Xinmei heard this, her body trembled involuntarily, and she didn't know what she was thinking in her inky eyes. After a while, she smiled and touched Meng Yuyun's head, and her voice was weak: "Little girl, if you leave, can you bring a letter to someone for me."
"Who?"
"There is an old Liumi shop on Changxing Street, and the shopkeeper is called Liuhe, and you believe it to him." Liu Xinmei's eyes showed a touch of struggling love, and she dreamed back at midnight, she often dreamed of the cyan figure, and the light blue forget-me-not. In the dream, she was holding a kite, running and laughing, and he was chasing after him, and both of them were very happy.
Old Liumi shop?
Meng Yuyun was stunned, the third man who died was the shopkeeper of the old Liumi shop, he had never married a wife in his life, and had no children or daughters. Listening to Xu Shang, the shopkeeper was waiting for someone to return to Chang'an, and when he came to the end of his life, that person did not come back.
Meng Yuyun's lips moved, and she wanted to tell the truth, but seeing the love in Aunt Mei's eyes, she pondered for a moment and held back her words. There are some things that are far better to know than to know.
Knowing Liu Xinmei's thoughts, Meng Yuyun became closer and closer to her, and ran over to accompany Liu Xinmei from time to time, which made Yinzhu very unhappy, and always found some excuse to scold Meng Yuyun for eating inside and out.
Meng Yuyun pretended to be silent on the surface, but sneered in her heart, seducing her master's fiancΓ©, and saying that others eat inside and out.
Because of their young age, there are always some children who ignore their mother's opposition and run over to play with Meng Yuyun curiously. Meng Yuyun also behaved gently and patiently, and has been playing tricks with a few children.
Don't think that she is simple-minded, Meng Yuyun sometimes thinks, when did she become a person who has to calculate everything?
Meng Yuyun just wants to know what the secret of this village is, and the key point is in these women who are afraid of her.
The children liked Meng Yuyun very much, and did not bully her because her face was not good-looking, and often gave Meng Yuyun small snacks at home.
When the woman saw that Meng Yuyun was well-behaved, she couldn't help but feel pity in her heart, and she also communicated with her occasionally.
Meng Yuyun stumbled to the stream with a wooden basin twice as big as herself, and the woman Yinzhu soiled her clothes, and she instructed her to do it if she didn't like to move.
She was at first dissatisfied, but when she found that she could talk to the woman who had come to the brook to wash her clothes, she gladly accepted it. Meng Yuyun thought, if she was a little wronged, it would be good if she could say something.
"Sister Meng, Chang'an is much bigger than our village!" The big tiger squatted beside Meng Yuyun and asked curiously while playing with pebbles, his dark eyes full of envy.
Dahu was the first child to get close to Meng Yuyun, he was thin and small, which was a little inconsistent with his name.
Big Tiger's mother is struggling to pound clothes with a mallet, she washes clothes slower than other women, Big Tiger's mother is not good at bones, always loves to cough, Meng Yuyun has helped her wash a few clothes, so the relationship between the two is not bad.
Meng Yuyun heard Dahu's words, stopped the movements in her hand, she thought about the prosperity of Chang'an, and replied in a very positive tone: "Chang'an is very rich and rich, and there are many delicious foods."
At first, the big tiger girl just listened quietly, but as soon as Meng Yuyun's words fell, she suddenly stood up and dropped the mallet with excitement. The big tiger girl stared at Meng Yuyun with a bad face, and said coldly: "No matter how good Chang'an is, it is also a place where people eat people and don't spit out bones!"
Meng Yuyun was taken aback by the reaction of the big tiger mother, she was stunned with a pair of big eyes, her face was a little scared, and the big tiger didn't understand why her mother was so fierce all of a sudden.
After the big tiger lady finished speaking, she saw the surprised expressions of the two children, and there was some self-blame on her face, as if she felt that she had not controlled her emotions well. But Meng Yuyun felt that the big tiger lady was annoyed, as if she had told some secret.
Her eyes flickered a little, and she softened her tone and said to the big tiger: "Good boy, you have to remember that our village is the best place in the world."
This woman's rejection and resistance to Chang'an made Meng Yuyun see it in her eyes, she squinted her eyes, and changed the topic without leaving a trace: "Auntie, let me tell you an interesting story!"
"What's the matter?" In order to hide her embarrassment, the big tiger lady coughed twice, picked up the mallet and continued to pound her clothes.
"I don't know what's going on in Chang'an these days, one after another dead people, three of them have died!" Meng Yuyun spoke mysteriously.
Sure enough, hearing Meng Yuyun's words, Da Hu Niang's face changed, and Meng Yuyun noticed that Da Hu Niang's neck was hung with a piece of jade pendant with excellent color and luster, which was carved with complex patterns, which was a good jade.
It is very normal for some good things to have in the bandits' den, but Meng Yuyun always feels that this piece of jade is a little familiar, but she can't remember where she has seen it.
Da Hu Niang hates Chang'an so much, Xu has lived in Chang'an before, if she is not mistaken, this village has something to do with the homicide.
Meng Yuyun looked at the jade pendant carefully, but fortunately, the big tiger girl lowered her head and didn't see Meng Yuyun's eyes.
"Reincarnation of cause and effect, those people may have suffered retribution!" The big tiger girl sneered, and she showed her disgust very obviously.
Meng Yuyun didn't speak again, she is not a fool, if she talks too much, she will lose, if she talks too much at once, if she is suspected, it will be miserable.