Wang Jibao once checked the map of Linbei Mansion, but it was marked that the entire area was Linyang Mountain. This is also where Wang Jibao is quite dissatisfied with the map here, just like if the navigation is not updated in time, it is likely to take the car to the ditch.

"If you want to talk about the old Linyang Mountain, many people may not remember it. There is no place to see what it used to be. Old man: I went there once a few years ago. From a distance, the mountains were flattened, and the vegetation was no longer growing, just like a barren mountain. ”

Speaking of which, the old man's face was full of regret. It was once a wonderful home where he lived.

The old village chief said with trepidation: "Speaking of which, thanks to the fact that we left there early. They all say that it was because of the curse that it brought such a big disaster to our nearby villages. Forced us to have to get out of there. ”

Wang Jibao asked suspiciously: "Then after you left, didn't you think about going back there to continue your life?" ”

The old village chief said regretfully: "Of course, some people have thought about returning to their original home to continue living. After all, there is still our own land there. But as I said before, it seems that there is a curse there, and both the people who return to the village and those who enter the mountains have disappeared for no reason. So many people don't call it Linyang Mountain, but call it Dead Mountain instead. After a long time, no one dared to go back there, or even mention it. ”

Wang Jibao's eyes widened and asked, "Missing?" Don't you see someone is missing? ”

The old man was a little embarrassed and said, "Old man, what I said seems to be different from what you said." The people I'm talking about, old man, can't be said to be completely missing. Because later it was said that they may have been eaten by wild beasts on the mountain, so their bones were gone. But whatever the reason, it must be uninhabitable. ”

"Oh, I see. The old Linyang Mountain, that is, the old man, where is the Linyang Mountain you said? "You don't have to think about it to know that there must be something wrong there, it's not a curse at all, and it can't be so coincidentally eaten by wild beasts.

"That's a long way off."

The old village chief and Wang Jibao roughly talked about the location of Linyang Mountain. When he was about to come, he repeatedly told Wang Jibao and others not to check it out if they were new, otherwise it would be true that their lives would not be guaranteed.

Wang Jibao smiled and nodded.

When Wang Jibao and Wang Yuxun talked about the news they inadvertently inquired about, they both sighed.

It seems that the disappearance of displaced people, disaster victims, and exiles is definitely not something that has happened in recent years. And through this clue, they seem to have found the connection between Huai County and Linyang County.

Yes, it's about the victims.

No matter where the entire Linbei Mansion and even Fengbei County suffered, the first thing they thought of was to settle and live in Linyang County, which had a good official and did not pay taxes and miscellaneous taxes.

And on the way, there will often be people who disappear for no reason.

After all, such people often disappear from public view for various reasons, and no one cares where they go or what they do. Maybe it's possible for people to have a better way out and not tell others. That's why this issue has gone unnoticed for so many years.

And the missing people are probably all arrested and taken to Linyang Mountain. More precisely, it is the old Linyang Mountain.

Since they were here to play, early the next morning, Wang Jibao and Wang Yuxun asked the daughter-in-law of the village chief to lead them up the mountain to dig wild vegetables. Of course, the main thing is to see how others dig. Once the interest comes up, Wang Jibao and Wang Palm will also go up to dig two trees.

Especially when Wang Brown sees a wild vegetable he doesn't know for a while, he will ask: "What kind of dish is this?" Can you eat it? Is it tasty? After a while, he naughtily got one and stuffed it directly into his mouth. The essence of foodies can't be changed anywhere.

The frightened little guys stepped forward to stop them, and they almost called their ancestors.

This time, Wang Jibao looked at the kind of plant that Wang Palm was holding in his hand that seemed to be a particularly sour plant, what it was called, she didn't know, but she had eaten it in modern times. So he badly told others not to stop him, so he asked Wang Brown to try it to see if it tasted good.

Wang Brown, who was encouraged, immediately smiled and stuffed it into his mouth and chewed heavily.

"Oops, it's sour. Really sour. "Wang Brown's brows are furrowed, he is about to become a little old man.

At this time, a little girl who was about the same age as Wang Brown who was digging wild vegetables next to her said with a smile: "Mother, look, how can there be such a stupid person, we don't dare to stuff it all into our mouths at once, but he dares." That's not going to sour people to death! ”

When her mother heard that her youngest daughter was actually laughing at the young lady and the young master of the official family, she hurriedly stepped forward to cover her mouth and said, "Cuiya, don't talk nonsense." People are not stupid, they have never eaten like this. ”

After the woman finished speaking, the sorry Chao Wang Bao and the others smiled.

Then, when her eyes met Wang Yuxun, her pupils shrank, followed by doubt, and then dodge.

After that, he hurriedly said "I'm sorry" and led the little girl named Cuiya to the side.

The feeling to others is that they are afraid of offending the young lady and young master of other people's official families, and they are afraid that they will be punished for their crimes.

The village chief's daughter-in-law is a warm-hearted aunt who is nearly forty years old. Seeing this situation, he hurriedly came out to relieve the siege and said: "Miss and little master, don't worry about our group of farmers, they are not sensible." If there is anything wrong, I will apologize to you on their behalf. ”

Wang Jibao smiled nonchalantly, "It's nothing, it's a joke that we haven't seen or eaten this thing." Don't worry about it. By the way, auntie, that woman just now is not a local. Listening to her accent, it seems to be someone from Yongdu's side. ”

"Yongdu? Isn't that the national capital? It turns out that Qin Niang is really from there. The village chief's daughter-in-law said in surprise.

Liu San'er, the man who used to listen to Qin Niang, said that Qin Niang was the daughter of a noble family in Yongdu, and the people in their village only listened to jokes. No one took it seriously.

The young lady in front of her is really a young lady from a noble family from Yongdu. Does she really know Qin Niang? That Qin Niang is really the daughter of a noble family. Then she immediately denied it.

It's impossible, who will marry someone like Liu San'er.

"Qin Niang? That person's name is Qin Niang? Maybe I misheard her accent. So she's a native of here? Wang Jibao asked curiously.

"It's not. Her man, Liu San'er, is from our village. Liu San'er died one after another because of his father and mother in his early years, and later went to seek refuge with relatives in his county. It is said that the relative is a big businessman and often travels from south to north. No one knows how he got together with Qin Niang later. But I heard that the business failed later, and I didn't have much money on me, so I had to go back to the countryside to live. ”

"And what do they feed themselves on?"

"Neither of them had ever done much farm work. Even if my father-in-law gave them the farmland in the village according to the capitation, they would not be able to manage it well, and in the end they would have to sell it to others. At first, they probably had some savings in their hands, so they didn't see the two of them do anything. Later, it was estimated that the savings were almost spent, and Qin Niang made money by doing embroidery work to support her family. However, Qin Niang's embroidery work is indeed the best in our village, as long as the finished product is brought to the town and the county seat, it can be sold at a good price. ”

The village chief's daughter-in-law is also a talkative person, and she is very willing to accompany people to chat, so she knows a lot about the big and small things in the village.

Wang Jibao asked again: "Then doesn't her man support the family?" ”

"Liu San'er is a flamboyant person. Nothing to do all day, except to steal chickens and dogs, is to mess with some young girls and a group of little women. I heard that he still has a leg with the white widow at the east end of the village. Speaking of this, the village chief's daughter-in-law suddenly thought that Wang Jibao was still a big girl who had not yet left the cabinet, so she hurriedly stopped the conversation. also slapped himself with an ear scraper, and said, "Look at my mouth, you know that you are nonsense." Miss, don't you blame you? ”

"How can I blame my aunt? We're just chatting. By the way, how is Qin Niang? ”

The daughter-in-law of the village chief thought that this young lady was a little strange, how could she be so interested in a woman? Could it be that Qin Niang is really the young lady of the noble family of Yongdu? No, there is too much difference in age between these two people, and they don't match each other at all.

Although she was puzzled, she still replied cheerfully: "When I first came here, I was very angry, and I didn't care much about the people in the village. Later, because of the compulsion of life, especially after she only gave birth to a girl to her man, her man either beat or scolded her. In the end, the villagers helped her a lot. Especially my father-in-law, seeing that she has no family to rely on, he has always stood up for her and helped her make decisions. Finally this man let go of his body and began to get acquainted with us people. ”

Wang Jibao asked casually: "Is this person not bad?" ”

"It's okay. Anyway, I didn't have much friendship with us. After all, it's a foreigner, and it's true that they are not as enthusiastic as the original people in our village. ”

After the village chief's daughter-in-law finished speaking, she looked at Wang Jibao and waited for her to continue questioning.

Wang Jibao smiled and said: "I just think that this qin lady looks very similar to the girl from a big family I have seen, so I asked a few more questions." After all, it was too long, and I was too young at that time to be very impressed. ”

"Oh. Listening to what you said, Miss, my aunt thinks what you said is very true. No wonder Qin Niang's embroidery is so good. "It's possible. Just like Liu San'er, how could he marry a young lady. If it's a maid, it's pretty much the same.

She looked at the sky, the sun had already risen, and hurriedly said, "Miss, this sun is getting bigger and bigger." You still find a shady place to rest first, or go down the mountain first, wait for others to finish picking, and your aunt will personally cook a few good dishes for you, the young master and the little master. ”