Although dozens of families in Zhoujia Village have the surname Zhou, Zhou is different from Zhou and has no blood relationship. People come from all over the world, each with their own surname, not one ancestor.

It is said that a few years ago, the great-grandfather of Zhou Mengyuan's great-grandfather visited the official, passed through this place after offering incense and alms in Famen Temple, and saw the north side of the mountain, the birds and flowers were fragrant; the south came to the royal temple, the morning bell and dusk drum; there was the Meishui River in the east, the valley was deep and quiet; in the west and the Qixing River, the water was clear and the fish was fat; the land in a radius of thousands of tilts was flat and fertile and sparsely populated, so he resigned from his official position and took his family to leave the state capital, and lived and worked in peace and contentment in this feng shui treasure land to reproduce offspring.

It is also known that this place is the seat of the Western Zhou Prefecture, and there are bronzes, pottery, weapons and jade buried everywhere underground. Each piece is precious, and each piece is valuable.

There are mountains full of treasures rich in water and stones, and antiques everywhere praise the Zhou people.

Later, there were people who fled the desert and wanted to settle down here to cultivate, but they were not accepted for resettlement according to the surname of Zhou.

The ancestors of the Zhou family aimed to unite the whole village, and those with the same surname had the same blood and good cohesion, and they worked together to resist the invaders.

After several generations, although the same surname has been around for a week, this week has long been no longer compared to his week, and people are selfish and have their own policies.

Reclamation in other places also learned from this move to gather strength, so there are today's Qi Village, Li Village, Hejia Village, Majia Village and so on.

Here is the west of Qinchuan in Guanzhong, which is fertile and flat, with a moderate climate in all seasons, and is commonly known as Xifu.

In 589, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty destroyed Nan Chen to unify China.

Although the overall situation is basically stable, the civil order that was not well governed in the previous dynasties is still bad.

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Zhou Mengyuan's grandmother was hidden in a cave on the bank of the Qixing River west of the village on Thursday, and three meals a day were secretly delivered by her daughter, Qin'er.

After a little combing, there are five things that Zhou Mengyuan wants to do most now:

One is to see the poor grandmother and see how the old man's physical condition is.

The second is to meet Lingzhi to see if she can provide some characteristics or relevant information about the murderer.

The third is to worship all the dead souls, comfort them in peace, and avenge their revenge.

The fourth thing is to take out the gold bars that my father personally took their brothers to hide in the dry well in the backyard for emergency use.

The last thing is naturally to find the murderer through official or private to take revenge.

On Thursday, she instructed Qin'er, "Take your brother to visit grandma." ”

Qin'er reluctantly agreed, her cheeks were red, her light steps were fast, and she deliberately left Zhou Mengyuan, who had sore legs and feet, behind.

When the grandmother and grandson met, they hugged each other and cried.

Qin'er, who was standing at the entrance of the cave, was also infected and burst into tears.

Qin'er's tears have been very low since she was a child, no matter what is good or bad, as long as she is on her heart, she cries, and when she cries, she tears, and first-class tears are watery beads.

It can be said: foreknowledge of Qin'er's heart, all in tears. Hehe.

However, she is strong inside.

"Grandma, think about it, did any of those gangsters call their own names? What is that name?"

Trying to bring his grandmother's memory back to the scene, Zhou Mengyuan stroked the old woman's hand to calm her down.

"They are very disciplined and rarely speak. Only the one who gave the order to burn your father said the most. Mmmm, I remember, the man who gave the order, spoke in a somewhat peculiar voice, sharp, like a bird's call, with less breath in his mouth and more air out of his nostrils. Oh, it's a bit like the parrot you raised a few years ago. ”

"Grandma, can you imitate it? ”

The old woman imitated it a few times, but she was not satisfied, and shook her head, "Forget it." Grandson, there is only you left in our Zhou family, forget about this matter, and live in peace. ”

"Grandma, don't worry, your grandson will definitely protect you and avenge all the undead, otherwise life is better than death!"

In Qin'er's impression, Zhou Mengyuan is just a weak scholar, familiar with astronomy and geography, and pays attention to etiquette and etiquette.

Leaving the old woman for the time being, Qin'er took Zhou Mengyuan to the grave where sixteen corpses were buried together.

The sky was low and the clouds were falling, like nightfall.

In the distance, crows on the branches of trees cried and wailed.

The trees want to be quiet and the wind doesn't stop!

Zhou Mengyuan was crying with tears in his eyes, as if he wanted to wake up one unjust soul after another, awaken his own spirit as a man, and awaken the righteous power of this world.

Kneeling for a long time, as if this pile of new grave loess was pressed on the top of the head, on the shoulders, and on the chest.

Seeing that the person she once admired and admired was so sad and self-torturous, Qin'er was already distressed, wiped her tears, and stepped forward to support Zhou Mengyuan's arm.

"Brother Mengyuan, don't cry. How can you take revenge if you cry and break your body?"

"Qin'er, I'm sorry for you too!"

Zhou Mengyuan was moved and guilty and grabbed Qin'er's petite and delicate hand.

What an embarrassing thing it is for the girl's jade hand to be grabbed tightly by someone, and letting others see it has become a handle to be picked on when looking for her mother-in-law.

My heart was shocked, and my fingertips trembled.

However, Qin'er did not take it back.

Qin'er understands that Brother Mengyuan in this situation needs this hand.

Because this little hand can convey warmth and soothe the grief and scars in his heart.

This little hand can transmit strength and give him the courage to cheer up.

Also, this little hand can take him back to his beautiful childhood and dilute his chaotic emotions at the moment.

On the contrary, Zhou Mengyuan was the first to come to his senses, and let go of the little hand that had been longing for him to hold as if he had been electrocuted.

"Please forgive me for my faux pas! Meng Yuan was confused for a moment, and his emotions were out of control. ”

If you don't say it, that's it. Zhou Mengyuan's explanation made Qin'er feel that the distance between them had not been shortened.

Qin'er is kind, the kind that falls in love and has no head and no brain.

Although she was slightly unhappy in her heart, she was willing to understand and tolerate unconditionally.

With such a big thing happening to the Zhou family, Zhou Mengyuan's identity has plummeted, and for Qin'er, there is no doubt that he can boldly chase love with his family.

Qin'er understands that the rich young master in front of him is like a lost dog, who is pretentious and high-minded by nature, although he is not a big weapon, he has the spirit of a great Confucian, a great Daoist, and a great Legalist in his bones, which is not easy for ordinary people to approach.

The reason why he is willing to interact with him is because they are young, and he has accompanied him to study in private school for four years, eating together, playing together, and from ignorance to shyness, the friendship and brother-sister feelings accumulated over the years.

Maybe there is another reason, Qin'er is naturally beautiful, and she is an incomparable little beauty within a radius of dozens of miles.

Since ancient times, talented people love beautiful women. Zhou Mengyuan should be regarded as a talent!

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Lingzhi, who was the maid of the late Mr. Zhou, was smart and scheming, and was Thursday's niece, twenty-two years old. At the age of sixteen, after being introduced on Thursday, he married Liujiazhuang, located at the foot of the West View Mountain of Qiaoshan, there was a three-year-old boy, whose husband was honest and honest, and he was so honest and honest that he dared not give the back of his hand to the palm of his hand, close to a fool.

Zhou Mengyuan proposed to visit Lingzhi, and was ashamed on Thursday.

"Alas, I hurt my niece. I just wanted to find a job for her, so that she could earn some silver to support her family, but I didn't expect... After going back, I had a fever, bedridden, and woke up from a dream every night, and the neighbors said that she was possessed by a ghost, so I invited Mr. Yin and Yang, and beat him violently with the hooves of a black donkey, and called a few middle-aged men to hold them on the fire, and their heads were burned, and their clothes were burning... People have lost a few laps, and they have been able to cook by themselves recently. ”

When Zhou Mengyuan saw it, he couldn't believe his eyes. The one in front of me, where is the beautiful and handsome sister Lingzhi, who is clearly a middle-aged woman in her thirties who is cultivating mulberry fields.

I saw Lingzhi sitting in the corner of the earthen kang, with a sallow face, gray hair, and dull eyes, and Mengyuan and Qin'er did not react when they entered the house.

"Sister Lingzhi, Mengyuan and Qin'er are here to visit you. ”

What a familiar sound. This voice, how could Lingzhi forget it-

In addition to serving Mr. Zhou's family in Zhou's house, Lingzhi also helps with the daily life, going home twice a month for two days each time.

When she pinched her fingers and calculated that there was only one day left before she went home, she hid her hand under her apron, returned to her room and washed it with water, and then precipitated the hand washing water, did not need water, put the batter into a small porcelain bottle, stuffed the bottle tightly, sandwiched it in the baggage, and brought it back to improve the life of the whole family.

Zhou Mengyuan passed by the door of the Lingzhi room, and inadvertently saw it through the window, feeling curious, and wanted to ask what was going on, but he didn't report it, so he pushed the door straight in.

Lingzhi was startled, and in a panic, the washing tile basin fell, and with a clang, it shattered, and the white juice spilled on the ground and spread.

"Pardon my disrespect. I'm just curious and looking. Whatever you do, I don't care, and I won't tell anyone. ”

Seeing that Zhou Mengyuan's eyes were sincere, Lingzhi truthfully told the reason and his family situation.

Quite surprised. In order for the family to be able to drink a mouthful of white batter, it took so much effort and was touching.

Zhou Mengyuan was in awe of the maid sister in front of him, who he had never paid attention to. I personally went to the kitchen to get steamed buns and half a bowl of mutton dumplings, and gave Lingzhi out of the village before handing it to her.

Lingzhi was moved, and there was nothing to repay the young master, so he could only engrave this great kindness in his heart and never forget it.

Since then, the Zhou family has one more "house thief", and the Lingzhi family has one more nobleman.

The familiar voice awakened Lingzhi's sleeping heart, waking up like a dream, his spirit was greatly lifted, he briefly recalled the events of that night, repented, begged for forgiveness again and again, and ran away by himself, which was also forced by the situation, thinking of his family.

Zhou Mengyuan did not complain, but positively affirmed her approach, "Instead of sitting and waiting to be killed, it is better to run away and live in peace." ”

The husband and father-in-law, who were eavesdropping in the hut next door, heard that the nobleman was coming, and led the little hairy egg to bow down on their knees.

Even Lingzhi couldn't help jumping off the kang to kowtow, thanking him for repentance.

To stop the family, there is no need to be polite, Zhou Mengyuan bowed and held the Lingzhi with both hands.

Qin'er, who was standing on the side, turned her face and looked blankly outside the house.

Zhou Mengyuan received the reward for doing good deeds, and he felt a comfort and confidence in his heart.

secretly vowed to tell the story of the Zhou family being destroyed and looted to the end, until the robbers were sent to the court one by one.

However, filing a lawsuit costs a lot of money, so where can I find all this money?

Suddenly, he remembered two life-saving instructions his father had told their brothers in distress.

On the way back, Qin'er solemnly warned Zhou Mengyuan, "Men and women don't kiss." You just reached out to grab Sister Lingzhi, and you behaved inappropriately!"

"I'm supporting. Where's the catch?"

The corners of Zhou Mengyuan's mouth finally put on a long-lost smile.