There are not many people in the village, so the houses are also disorganized.

And most of them are just some wood and adobe bricks.

The courtyard where the old woman is located, not too far from the entrance of the village, dozens of steps away, is a small courtyard, there are three rooms in it, the houses are all built of adobe bricks and thatch, although it looks simple, but it is cleaned up.

"Ah Lian, it's time for a guest."

The old woman pushed open a dilapidated wooden door in the courtyard, led Yuan Yao and his party into the courtyard, and as soon as they entered the courtyard, they shouted inside.

Not long after, a girl in her early twenties came out of the courtyard room, with her hair coiled, holding a two or three-year-old doll.

The doll seems to have just fallen asleep, nestled in the woman's arms, sleeping soundly.

I was also a little surprised to see that there were suddenly more people in the yard, and after a little look, I took the initiative to come out.

"Mother, what are these?"

"These are merchants passing by, who have come to the village to beg for a bowl of water."

"Oh oh, I'm going to pour tea."

With that, the woman turned around and walked back into the house, while the old woman greeted Yuan Yao and the others, entered the courtyard, and sat down on a stone table next to the courtyard.

A slate of stone was placed on a large stone, which counted as a table, and several wooden stakes were used as stools.

The old woman led Yuan Yao and the others to the table and wiped them on the somewhat worn wooden bench.

Motioned for Yuan Yao and the others to sit here for a while and take a break.

He was not polite, and soon sat down directly, and at the same time opened his mouth to chat with the old woman.

"Old man, this is your daughter-in-law?"

"Childe, you guessed wrong, this is my daughter, and I am holding my three-year-old grandson in my arms."

The old woman didn't see outside, and when she saw Yuan Yao asking, she quickly replied to Yuan Yao.

However, this answer surprised Yuan Yao, a daughter living with her parents is rare in this era.

"Hey, I've been here for so long, and I haven't seen the men in the house, have the men all gone to work in the fields?"

It's only January, and spring hasn't started yet. In this bitterly cold season, there is no farm work to do.

As soon as she said this, the old woman's originally cheerful expression suddenly dimmed.

The mood was noticeably lower.

When Yuan Yao saw the old woman's expression, he roughly guessed something, and immediately apologized to the old woman.

"I'm sorry, I seem to have asked something I shouldn't have asked."

The old woman smiled faintly, and seemed to be downplayed.

"It's okay, the son is too careful, the old wife has been dead for more than ten years, and several children have also died more than ten years ago, and now there is only one son and one daughter by his side."

"My son is still young, and he followed his brother-in-law to join the army."

"Daughter, you also saw it just now, my uncle fled to our village a few years ago, and I saw that the young man was down-to-earth, so I left him and became a son-in-law."

The old woman didn't see her, she seemed to like chatting very much, and told Yuan Yao about her family situation in a few words.

After saying these few words, Yuan Yao's heart immediately chuckled.

It's really a coincidence, Yuan Yao vaguely guessed from the words of this old woman that this old woman should not be Lu Meng's wife.

Lu Meng, this kid, followed his brother-in-law to join the army outside, and he also had an old mother at home.

The more Yuan Yao thought about it, the more excited he became, wasn't the purpose of his coming to Lujiagang to find Lu Meng's wife.

It's good to attack this Lu Meng's old mother first, and then play the emotional card to persuade Lu Meng and Deng Dang to take refuge in themselves.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I came to Lujiagang, I met Lu Meng's wife.

"Dare to ask, the old woman's son, but his name is Lu Meng?"

Yuan Yao suddenly asked, and the old woman was stunned for a moment.

Then he became vigilant and looked at Yuan Yao again.

"You...... How do you know? ”

Yuan Yao got up, and then told the truth to the old woman.

"It's not a secret, it's not a businessman, it's the Taishou of this Runan County."

"Taishou."

With a pop, the old woman's face changed.

The old woman still lives in this ravine all the year round, but after living for decades, she still understands some things.

Not to mention being too guarded, in her opinion, even if it is the head of a county, it is their unattainable existence.

When he heard that the young man in front of him was the Taishou of the entire Runan County, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

But then, the old woman changed her previous attitude and became respectful to this Yuan Yao.

"Lord Taishou, how do you know my unsuccessful son?"

Seeing that Yuan Yao said her son's name, the old woman was still a little concerned, after all, the unsuccessful son had not returned from home to serve in the army for two or three years.

I don't know what's going on outside.

Although I occasionally brought back letters, no one at home was literate, and I didn't know what was going on outside.

Now that she finally has someone who can listen to her son's news, she naturally has to grasp it.

"I don't know each other, I just know something about your son."

Yuan Yao's answer made the old woman excited all of a sudden.

"My lord, do you really have news of my son?"

"Well, Lu Meng followed his brother-in-law Deng Dang, who originally served in the army under Yuan Shu in Huainan, and later followed Sun Ce to Jiangdong, recently Sun Ce and Yuan Shu turned against each other, and a big war broke out between the two sides in Danyang."

Yuan Yao did not directly say anything about Lu Meng, but first described what happened between Yuan Shu and Sun Ce.

Saying this, it really made the old woman more convinced that the son in front of her knew about her son, because she knew that her son-in-law Deng Dang had indeed joined the army under Yuan Shu's account a few years ago.

And the general who followed it seems to be indeed called Sun Ce.

It's just that when she heard that Sun Ce and Yuan Shu were fighting, the old woman's heart couldn't help but tighten.

If his son and son-in-law have any three strengths and two weaknesses, then for them, the sky is falling.

Before Yuan Yao finished speaking, the old woman's expression was already tense.

"My lord, I ...... My son ......"

"Don't worry, old woman, your son is fine."

Seeing that the old woman was in a wrong mood, Yuan Yao hurriedly opened his mouth to comfort her first, which made the old woman look a little better, and then continued to ask Yuan Yao.

"That'...... So where is he now? How's it going? ”

"Why don't you send a letter home for most of the year?"

"Send a letter? That's probably going to be a bit difficult. ”

"Although Lu Meng and Deng Dang are fine, they were captured by the enemy in a big battle more than a month ago, and now they are in prison."

"Although there is no need to worry about life, but ...... But their freedom was restricted. ”

Hearing this news, the old woman, who was a little relieved, suddenly changed her expression again.

He almost didn't stand still and fainted.