Shen Chi sat on the horse, his eyes half-lowered and looked at Shen's mother.

He was dressed in a crimson blue robe today, and the sun fell on his body, and he had a kind of handsomeness like the tranquility of the deep sea.

But he always makes people feel a little less angry.

Mother Shen looked at it with blank eyes, and Shen Chi was silent for a long time before bowing her head slightly: "I'll do my best, mother." If she doesn't want to come with me, then ......."

Shen's mother hurriedly said, "If she doesn't want to come, don't force her, just tell her to be good."

Seeing Shen Chi nodding, Shen's mother added, "Lingnan is warm, and those things that eat will be bad if they don't last long. When you see her, you quickly ask her to eat it, and if you like it, I will make it for her."

Shen Chi let out another "um".

Mother Shen didn't have anything else to say, and waved at him: "Let's go, be careful on the road."

Shen Chi nodded and looked at Shen Zhou, who was standing behind: "Sister-in-law, I'm leaving."

Shen Zhoushi was still holding the child, and waved with one free hand: "Go."

Shen Chi turned his horse's head and slowly walked out from the gate of the small courtyard. When he got to the street, he ran with his hooves raised.

It was almost evening, and it was not long to go from the swamp to Cangwu, and it was only about two hours to ride a horse. Shen Chi quickly raised his whip, and even the camp did not turn back, and quickly went out of the city.

Lingnan is also mountainous, and the official road is not even as wide and flat as Anxi.

When the sky darkened, there were many shadows around, and there was some indescribable gloom.

Shen Chi rushed to the outside of Cangwu City after night had completely fallen. The city gate had long been closed, and from a distance, only a faint figure could be seen on the city wall.

He stopped his horse, rolled over and walked a few steps to a nearby sheltered place.

At night, there were many mosquitoes in the mountains, so Shen Chi took out some mosquito-repellent herbs from the cloth pocket on horseback, and made a fire in the forest, and took two pieces of bread out to bake the fire.

The surroundings were silent, the leaves in the forest were rustling by the evening breeze, and Shen Chi looked at the bright firelight, and his mind wandered for a moment.

When they were separated in Anxi, he and the Zhao girl had actually made all the words clear.

His Ah Ling has long since disappeared from this world. But maybe he was unwilling, he always subconsciously thought, that Miss Zhao is like Ah Ling, maybe Ah Ling has not completely dissipated?

I wonder what it will be like to see her this time?

The firewood crackled in the fire, and a bird fluttered its wings as it passed, and Shen Chi came back to his senses suddenly.

He took out the burnt pancakes, blew the ashes off the top, and ate them slowly.

After coming to Lingnan, I was not used to a lot of food, and Ah Yue vomited and diarrhea several times because of this.

But in order to establish prestige in the army, Shen Chi changed his eating habits despite being uncomfortable. At that time, I only went back to Shen's mother's small courtyard once a month to eat some hometown food to satisfy my hunger.

But at that time, I felt that life was hard, and now that I think about it, I have a sense of comfort that has been bitter.

Shen Chi's eyebrows stretched, and after eating and drinking water, he leaned on the edge of the fire to take a nap.

When the sky was bright and the gates were opened, he followed the people into the city in disguise.

Cangwu is now taken over by the Half Moon Hall, and the city and the outside are impregnable, and the investigation of the people entering and leaving the city is also extremely strict.

Shen Chi has been in Nuanping for a long time, but the person who shows up the most is Ah Yue, and the people of Half Moon Hall have basically never seen him, so even if the other party asks, Shen Chi does not show any flaws.

After successfully entering the city, he inquired directly and went to the Zhuangzi of the Zong family.

The streets in Cangwu City are wide and occupy a large area, but the level of excitement is not as good as that of the swamp.

Shen Chi had also heard before that Cangwu City was not very stable, and the lives of the people were also in dire straits. Later, they couldn't stand it anymore, and many people abandoned the city and fled, and the number of people left was not more than half of what it used to be.

Passing by the street, he saw that everyone was looking at the notices on the wall, and Shen Chi also led the horse over.

The people in front were crowded, and he couldn't see the specific content, so he could

Ask the person next to you what is written on the poster.

This person spoke obscure slang, but Shen Chi was able to understand ninety percent of the meaning because he had been in Lingnan for nearly half a year.

The other party said that this notice was posted by the Zong family, and it was about that the Zong family was going to hold a big wedding event after that, and there were not enough people in the Zhuangzi, so they wanted to recruit some family members and servants to go in.

A small number of servants in large families like this are bought from the dental shop, and most of them are recruited at their own expense.

Counted, that is, a serious employment relationship.

Shen Chi heard that there was a chance to blend in, so he waited outside. When the people who were reading the sign had dispersed, he approached to check.

The notice marked the people needed and the time to participate in the selection, and seeing that the deadline was three days later, Shen Chi did not rush over, and first found the inn to settle down.

During the time he stayed at the inn, he was not idle, he searched around for news, and finally learned some of Zhao Ling's movements. ap.

But the Zong family kept the news strictly secret, and Shen Chi only learned that there was an additional young master in the Zong family, who seemed to be the descendant of the old lady of the sect. Now all the movements of Zhuangzi are preparing for this young master of the sect.

The most important thing is that among the conditions for the Zong family to recruit servants, they also need to be able to speak some official dialect in Beijing.

Shen Chi felt that it was just right, if he went to apply for the family, eighty percent would be able to get in.

So he learned some simple local slang at the inn, and then forged his identity information. In order to be able to make the other party trust, he also went to find someone to tattoo words on his forehead.

This kind of tattooing is not a real punishment, and at a certain time, the color will automatically fade and will not affect the person's face.

After doing this, Shen Chi went to the Zong family to apply.

The Zong family is rich, and the monthly money paid to the servants of the family is also high, so there are not a few people who want to work in the Zhuangzi.

Even though today is the last day, there is still a steady stream of people who are going to apply.

Shen Chi went to line up early in the morning, and it was his turn to wait until after noon.

The one who came to choose someone was an elderly steward. He separated the men and women, and took the conscripts to another courtyard, where they were told to come out with some fists and feet.

Shen Chi himself has an outstanding temperament, and he is also handsome, so the steward noticed him at first sight.

When it was Shen Chi's turn, the steward's scrutinizing eyes kept gathering here, and it wasn't until Shen Chi finished punching that he beckoned and called people over.

He asked Shen Chi about his identity information and personal situation in local slang, and after confirming that it was correct, he asked Shen Chi if he would speak the official dialect of Shangjing.

Shen Chi nodded: "My family used to go to Beijing, but then my family committed an accident and was sent to Lingnan."

The steward had already seen his household register, and when he heard this, he looked up at him again.

Shen Chi was not afraid, and directly lifted the broken hair on the corner of his forehead, revealing the black font on his face.

He asked in a hard voice, "Would you like to take in someone like me?"