Chapter 46: The Old Man's Identity
After Shen Shangzhi ate, drank medicine and fell asleep, Fang's, Third Uncle Ma, Shen Ge and Lin Ruyu sat around the small kitchen table to discuss what to do next.
Old Man Shen was rescued by his daughter, and Fang didn't need Third Uncle Ma and Shen Ge to speak, so he took the lead in expressing his position, "Although the old man has woken up, he is seriously injured, and if he leaves here tomorrow, his injury will definitely worsen." Let's leave people behind, and we can take care of them for a day. But when my second uncle is found, if the old man's relatives have not been found, we can take him on the boat and go to Xuanzhou to recuperate. ”
After listening to Fang's words, Third Uncle Ma was really much more relaxed, puffed up his chest and said, "There are floods everywhere outside, and it is inconvenient to transmit information." Even if someone really chased and killed this old man, but no one caught up for a day and a night, it is unlikely that someone will come again. To put it mildly, if someone chases and kills us, we can't resist it, and finally we have to hand over the old man, we are worthy of our conscience, and we also have an explanation with Brother Chen Hong. ”
Saving people is a good deed, but it should be done according to one's ability, and everyone nodded.
Shen Ge said, "There are three more groups of people coming to the temple today, most of them are from the village or nearby villages, and there are a few merchants, and more people may come tomorrow." Now we have the least number of people in this courtyard, so it is better to let the Gao family live here and rest in the hall. There are so many people here that those people don't dare to come over and make trouble. The room where their brother lives now is given to the six men from Zhaojiawan who just came up later. Zhaojiawan's group of people had dealt with the Gao family brothers before, and six friends in the temple at this time were equivalent to a dozen enemies less. ”
"It's a good idea." Lin Ruyu understood what Shen Ge meant, with the addition of Zhao Jiawan's six people, the number of young and strong men on their side was more than ten, and the people in the temple who wanted to fight their ideas had to weigh and weigh, "Tomorrow, we have to make more preparations, try to collect as much as possible the sap of poisonous weeds and poisonous trees such as Guanyin, nettle, sumac, and mountain suga to dispense, but unfortunately we don't have a bow, otherwise we can make some bamboo arrows to defend ourselves." ”
When Lin Ruyu met the old man Lin on the hillside, she began to plan to kill the old man's enemy, how to deal with it, and she took Dafu and the Gao brothers to collect a lot of venom during the day today, but the more these things, the better.
Shen Ge opened his mouth and said, "We have two bows and more than twenty arrows, as well as three daggers and two ghost-headed knives, all of which I found from Taojiazhuang. ”
Shen Ge was extremely tired after retrieving the burden from Hao Lianzhai this morning, and only told his son to take out his clothes and wash them on the beams, and he didn't have time to clean up other things.
Hearing that there were weapons, the eyes of the three people in the room were cold. Third Uncle Ma raised his hand and rubbed Shen Ge's head, "There really is your kid!" Starting tomorrow, you, me, and the Gao brothers will each have a knife on their waists, and this formation will be enough to bluff people. Bows and arrows are also a good thing. ”
"Third uncle, don't rub my head, I'm not a child!" Shen Ge complained in a low voice, subconsciously glanced at Lin Ruyu, and saw that she was really laughing at herself, so she immediately put on an adult appearance and said, "I don't know if it's rusty, I'll take it and take a look." ”
"Dafu and I use bows," although Fang's practice of knives for two days, she knew in her heart that the knife was in her own hands, far less useful than in the hands of the three brothers of the Gao family, "Daifuku has learned bows and arrows in the house, and the head is not bad, I should also be able to draw the bow." ”
Even if my mother can't pull the bow, she can. Lin Ruyu continued, "In addition to iron arrows, let's make some bamboo arrows, the arrows are smeared with poison, and the situation is more chaotic, so we can insert sharpened wooden sticks under the wall, which can also have the effect of preventing thieves." ”
Although the poison made by Lin Ruyu is not fatal, it makes people itch unbearably. The itch comes up, and sometimes it's more unbearable than the pain. Third Uncle Ma nodded, "This is done, let's start doing it tonight." ”
When Shen Ge took the burden, everyone found that although the surface of the weapon was rusted due to being soaked in water, it was only a shallow layer, and after wiping and removing the rust, it was still shiny and shiny, and it was bright in people's hearts.
Fang and Lin Ruyu didn't need to be on duty tonight, so after the end of the day, the mother and daughter went back to the east wing from the kitchen to rest. Fang, who had been tired all day, kneaded his daughter's arm and said in a low voice, "Jiaojiao, do you know what is the biggest official in our Great Xia Dynasty?" ”
Lin Ruyu, whose head was full of poison, was stunned and smirked, "Daughter doesn't know, is it the prime minister?" ”
"It's not." Fang's motioned to his daughter to turn sideways, stretched out his other arm, and continued to knead and massage her, "We don't have a prime minister in Daxia, and the highest yamen in charge of the world's government affairs is Shangshu Province, and there are six departments: the Ministry of General Officials, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Degrees and the Ministry of Industry. The biggest official in Shangshu Province is called Shang Shuling, and he is the biggest official in our Great Zhou. ”
Xuanzhou is more than 1,500 miles away from the capital of Great Xia, Lin Ruyu is just a carefree businesswoman, and she pays attention to the delicious and fun food in Xuanzhou City on weekdays. Lin Ruyu kneaded her mother's hands, which had become a little rough after working hard for several days, and asked, "Mother, what's wrong with Shang Shuling?" ”
Fang continued, "Under the order of Shangshu, there are two servants on the left and right, many years ago, your uncle came to Xuanzhou to talk to your father in the study, and once mentioned a sentence about Wu Anhou serving as the left servant. When my mother was not married, I remember that your grandfather mentioned that Wu Anhou seemed to be surnamed Shen. ”
Wu Anhou?! Lin Ruyu's eyes widened, "Mother means the uncle of Dongli......"
"Although he was injured in a disaster, it was difficult to hide his extraordinary bearing. Somehow, my mother suddenly remembered Wu Anhou. Fang's took out his hand and covered his daughter with a quilt, "That's what my mother said, what a noble status Wu'anhou has, no matter what, he won't be reduced to Si, sleep." ”
Lin Ruyu responded, but a monstrous wave was set off in her heart. Even though she was "rescued" by An Ziyuan and the news was closed after Xuanzhou, she also heard that Wu Anhou died of illness in Xuanzhou unexpectedly, which angered the Son of Heaven and punished a large number of civil and military officials in Xuanzhou.
Now the old man who is seriously injured and lying in the east room, and can't hide his sorrow in the evening, may be Wu Anhou?
Seem...... It's possible. Because she was reborn, she saved Shen Shangzhi, if she hadn't been reborn, Shen Shangzhi would have died in the rain yesterday.
Lin Ruyu bit her lip.
If Shen Shangzhi was really Wu Anhou, then the person who chased and killed him must also have a great background, and it was extremely tricky. The people who chased and killed Shen Shangzhi were not only dressed similarly to the people who ambushed An Ziyuan, but also wore the same thick bamboo hairpin, which should be in the same group. If Shen Shangzhi is Wu Anhou, who is An Ziyuan?
In all likelihood, he also has a desperable identity.
Lin Ruyu bit her lip hard, no matter who he is, he will never think about calculating the Lin family again in this life!