Chapter 279: The Man Who Seeks Death (Asking for a Subscription and Asking for a Monthly Pass)
The place where they are now is in an abandoned ruined temple on the side of a fork in the official road.
Because I was afraid that someone would chase after me, I didn't dare to rest on the official road.
This temple should have been not small before, covering a large area, but it had been abandoned for a long time, and only one room was left with intact walls, and the others had at least half collapsed, leaving only half of the wall foundation.
In the only room left, a quarter of the roof had collapsed, and it could barely be sheltered if it didn't snow.
They were now in this room, and they must have been rested by passers-by often, and there was a lot of hay on the ground, and a few fires made of adobe bricks.
It's just that the doors, windows, tables, and everything are gone, and they are either removed or burned as firewood.
The statue of the Buddha is still there, and in another house that has collapsed, only half of the body remains, revealing the mud tire inside.
The reason why I chose to rest in this temple is that in addition to having a room to block the wind, there is also a well in this temple, and the water in the well can be used with a cover.
Of course, Tilt Yan only uses this water to wash things, so as to cover up and replace it with clean water stored in the ugly space, after all, this is not groundwater, it is all stagnant water, and there is definitely no cleanness in the space.
There is also no firewood in this vicinity, only hay, if you can use hay to cook, it is okay, the heating is too smoky, and you have to keep adding it, which is too troublesome.
So I used a little hay to start a fire, and burned charcoal directly, and put a bag in the box behind the carriage in order to cover it before, and now it is just right to use.
The father and son of the Fang family used for dry food and meat and pots and pans, Qian Yan took out a radish and a jar of mushroom sauce, made a mutton radish at noon, and steamed the steamed buns in the pot.
The dish was made by Qian Yan, because when she saw Fang Zhengyi, she prepared salt and no other condiments, so it was strange that it was delicious like this.
She went to get some condiments, green onions, ginger, garlic, soy sauce and vinegar, and put them all in the meal, and she tasted them first...... The taste is ok......
In the past, the stewed mutton was packed hot in the restaurant, or some meat or vegetables were added to it, but now it is purely made by herself, and she is a little unsure.
In fact, she is better at barbecue, which she has practiced at frequent gatherings and barbecues at home before, and there is a special barbecue pavilion in the back garden of their house.
After stewing the vegetables, she warmed up the millet porridge in the hot casserole, which was made for the children to eat.
A few people were eating hot and chatting at the same time.
"Uncle Fang, don't you want to give this child a name? Also, I've always wanted to ask, your name is so good, why is Brother Fang's name so ...... Belch...... Ordinary? Qian Yan asked with some curiosity.
Fang Zhengyi said with a smile: "When the child's name is called by the two of them, I won't mix it, as for the names of the two of them, I gave it, don't hide it from the girl, I used to be a big character who didn't know a single word, so I felt that the meaning of this big and noble was good, so I got it."
As for my name, it was given by Shangfeng after I made meritorious service, because my previous name was a little too casual, and it was not good to lead the soldiers under him, so Shangfeng gave it such a nice and atmospheric one. ”
Qian Yan looked at him curiously, wondering what his name used to be.
Fang Zhengyi was embarrassed to say it, but Fang Dayou said directly: "Yes, my grandfather's name for my father is Fang Youqian, it's okay to call it at home, and it's not easy to lead the soldiers." ”
Qian Yan almost laughed when she heard this name, this old man should have lost his temper with her.
Hearing this, Yuan Bao looked up at Fang Zhengyi and then at Qian Yan, and she actually understood the meaning in her eyes.
You see, no one likes the name "rich", and they all have to be changed.
Tilt Yan: She will never admit that she is a waste. Hmph╯^╰
After eating and feeding the children, they continued on their way.
As for how to deal with the Yongfeng County Order in the future, the Fang family's father and son and Qian Yan did not mention it tacitly.
In fact, they all thought in their hearts that they must get rid of each other, this kind of person is too terrible as a county parent official.
This is still the father and son who don't know that the other party has anything to do with the remnants of the previous dynasty, otherwise they would have to report it quickly.
Qian Yan originally wanted to reveal something during the chat, but it was a little inappropriate to think about it.
First of all, how she knew was a question, after all, they met together, and they were interrogated together, and whether there were clues or not couldn't be only seen by her.
In fact, there is no need to say it now, the father and son of the other party's later operators also saw it, and they only suspected that he was behind those people before, and they didn't have evidence yet, so it was solid.
With his style of acting, it is not a good thing to think about, it is impossible not to find a chance to get him, and the father and son of the Fang family are not people without a background, it can be said that the Yunzhou garrison and the Qinzhou garrison are their backers.
After getting into the carriage, he fed the child some milk, and he drank a few sips of millet porridge, and he was definitely not full.
By the way, I fed Yuanbao some meat to eat, this guy ate a steamed bun and some vegetables in order to meet the cat design she said before that she loves cooked food, and she rolled her eyes while eating, and she was distressed when she saw it.
So I secretly opened a small stove for it in the carriage, and let Chouchou take out the processed rabbit meat for it to eat.
The rest of the journey was smooth, and they didn't encounter anything again, and they all arrived at their accommodation before dark.
Yongfeng County and Wangkou Town have been staring at the ugly and ugly, and they can't find the murderer who killed those people, and there are inexplicably more corpses of a few officers and soldiers, and sure enough, some people think about these ghosts and gods.
In addition, the mayor of the town noticed that something was wrong with the place where the bodies were buried, so he was even more convinced that these ghosts had done something.
"It turns out that the one who knows the art of soul suppression is the mayor of the town, this is a versatile person, and there is no need to worry about exposure if you do it yourself."
Qian Yan sighed after listening to the ugly description.
At this time, they had already entered the territory of Yunzhou, but they were still some distance away from the capital city of Yunzhou, and now they were spending the night in a place called Xieliang Town.
While wiping the child's hands and face, Qian Yan said to the ugly ugly: "In that case, we shouldn't be scared, I'm still worried that the other party will run away, it seems that I am too worried." ”
Although Chou Chou was playing with the child with Yuan Bao on the bed, she didn't speak directly, this ancient house is not soundproof, not to mention that the father and son of the Fang family are in the next room, they are all from the army, and their senses are very keen.
Chou Chou touched the child's little hand and replied: "That's right, he is busy looking for a master, and wants to get a more advanced suppression formation, and even those subordinates did not let them be buried, but waited for the tomb to be buried again, in fact, he wanted to use those corpses to consolidate the formation." ”
Qian Yan was speechless, "This person is really ruthless, he doesn't even let go of the corpses under his hands, he is not afraid that the rest of the people will know about it and centrifuge him?" In the end, you can't leave your relatives and betray yourself. ”
Ugly sneered, "Aren't people all looking for good reasons, in order to find a good feng shui tomb, which can benefit the family in the future, and he gave a lot of silver to every family of dead people, enough for them to live well, those people are too late to be grateful, how can they be centrifugal." ”
Dumping Yan went out and poured water, took off her shoes and put on the kang, let the ugly ugly extinguish the oil lamp, and reached out to hug the child and the ingot.
"Sleep, you have to hurry tomorrow, since you want to use your own corpses over there, you won't hurt people for a while, you can rest today."
Ugly Ugly nodded in the dark, "Okay, I haven't slept for a long time, just sleep well today, you let Yuanbao be vigilant at night, and call me if you have something." ”
"Don't worry, my consciousness is shallow, I will wake up if there is movement."
The room was quiet, and after a while, everyone was breathing steadily.
I got up early the next morning, had breakfast in the inn and continued on my way.
After Xieliang Town is a big river, although the river is not turbulent but not frozen, fortunately there is a stone bridge on the river, horse-drawn carriages can walk.
Fang Zhengyi said to Qian Yan: "After crossing the river and walking dozens of miles, there is a county town called Liuyuan, and there is a mountain road not far from the county seat, so you should pay attention to it when the time comes, there are bandits on the mountain." ”
Qian Yan was a little puzzled, "This is also a traffic artery, right?" How could the thieves be allowed to make trouble here, and the government would not send people to encircle and suppress them? ”
Fang Zhengyi sighed and said: "Those bandits are all nearby mountain people, because they have no land to cultivate, they have to hunt for a living, but in winter the prey is scarce, and they are not enough to make a living, so they can only rob pedestrians.
They only seek wealth and do not kill their lives, do not rob the poor, and do not come out often, they are usually peaceful, so it is not easy for the government to kill them all.
It's just that sometimes there are some extremely vicious people who come to fish in troubled waters, and there have been murders and goods, so you still have to be on guard so as not to run into those people. ”
Qian Yan nodded, and said with a smile: "It's also the other party's bad luck if we really run into it, let's do a good job for the sky and eliminate harm for the people." ”
When Fang Zhengyi's father and son heard her say this, they also laughed, "With the skills of a girl, the other party is killing himself." ”
"Uncle Fang and Second Brother Fang's skills are also very powerful, if they dare to come, they will be sure to beat them when the time comes!"
This section of the road is wider, and the two carriages are running side by side, and the three of them are praising each other, and the atmosphere is very cheerful.
When it was time to get on the bridge, the two cars separated and drove onto the stone bridge one after the other.
Qian Yan glanced at the river below, it was very turbid, it couldn't be a tributary of the Yellow River, right?
Curious, she probed her mind to see where the river would meet and go, but there was no end in sight on either side from south to north.
I raised my eyebrows, and just as I was about to take my consciousness back, I found a person by the river in the south, bending down to lay a stone under a crooked-necked tree by the river.
This...... Is this running to the river to hang himself?
No, if you really want to die, you just jump into the river, why bother.
Not only that, but she also saw the straw mat on the ground, which was ready to wrap the corpse?
When she saw the other party throw a somewhat messy hemp rope onto the branch, she couldn't help but laugh.
It's not that she doesn't have compassion and can laugh when she sees someone kill themselves, but the situation over there is too funny.
I saw that the man threw the rope up, and then struck it hard, and then ...... And the rope was broken, and the man threw away the short one, and threw the long one again on the branch...... Broken again......
This went on and on until the rope was broken and could not reach the branches, and the man sat on the straw mat with his head bowed and a little deflated, and then took out a cold steamed bun to eat......
It's a toss-up hungry......
Their carriage had gone some distance, and her mind was still watching over there.
About a quarter of an hour later, the man stood up and walked to the river, and he said a little in his heart, this person couldn't jump into the river directly, right?
She sent a voice to Chouchou: "Chouchou, look at the southwest side of the river behind, there is a man under the crooked neck tree, if he jumps into the river, you can help stop it." ”
Ugly: "Huh? Oh, I saw it, people didn't jump into the river, isn't that good? ”
Tilt Yan looked over again, and saw that the man was back under the tree, rolling the straw mat on the ground.
Is this abandoned? It's also been so long, the rope is always broken, and it is estimated that the heart that wants to die is long gone.
Ugly: "What's going on?" How did you notice the man? I don't know him, and it's none of our business for people to seek death, why did you let me save him? ”
Qian Yan described the scene she had just seen vividly, and said with a smile: "I just think this person is weird and interesting, he can jump into the river directly, but he ran to the river and hanged himself."
also brought a straw mat, which was afraid that he would die and would not have something to wrap his body, and he thought about it strangely and thoughtfully.
Especially that rope is still a mess, don't you know that I just watched him throw a broken section, throw a broken section, and see the rope on the ground? It's all broken by a rope.
His expression just now, from a resolute and calm face to a look of suspicion, was about to laugh to death, I just thought that this person was strange and interesting, after such a toss, it is estimated that he no longer has the heart to die before. ”
Chou Chou was also a little speechless, "If you want me to say that this person still doesn't want to die, I just came to this river to find a reason for myself not to die." ”
Tilt Yan: "What do you say? ”
Ugly: "Do you think, he didn't jump into the river here but took a hemp rope, and even if he took the hemp rope, he had to take a bad one."
Looking at the man's clothes, he didn't look like a person who couldn't afford to buy a new hemp rope, and even if he didn't, he really wanted to seek death, and if nothing else, he could hang himself by directly untying his trouser belt.
He just couldn't make up his mind, no, the rope was broken piece by piece, and he must have thought that this was the will of heaven to prevent him from dying, so he wouldn't die.
If you look at it, he will definitely not seek death again, and he will leave after a while. ”
Listening to the ugly voice, her divine sense kept looking over there, and sure enough, the man had already rolled up the mat and sandwiched it under his arm, and left along the path by the river.
Qian Yan shook her head amusedly, feeling a little sympathetic to the broken hemp rope that had been ruthlessly abandoned on the ground......
This was just an inconsequential episode, and Qian Yan quickly left it behind, and they walked all day, solving it in the carriage at noon, and finally arrived in Liuyuan County when it was just dark.
(End of chapter)