Seeing the embarrassment on the faces of the grandparents and grandchildren, Hua Rujin suddenly realized that the matter she asked was a little dignified, and hurriedly explained: "The younger generation is just asking casually, and please don't be strange to the old man." ”

"It doesn't matter."

The old hunter waved his hand: "It's not a shameful thing, Daddy went out when she was just pregnant, and she has not heard from her all these years, and her ruthless aunt gave birth to her, and remarried within two years." ”

"This"

After hearing this, several people looked at each other, and their faces looked a little stiff.

The old beggar silently glanced at the weeping maid, and comforted: "People's hearts are unpredictable, fortunately, your ancestors and grandchildren can live peacefully in this mountain, presumably your father will come back soon." ”

The old hunter couldn't stop sighing: "Hey, who knows, it's been almost eighteen years since I left home. ”

"Eighteen years?"

Hearing this number, Hua Rujin couldn't help but feel a pang in her heart.

She remembered that Ye Chengwei had mentioned last night that a major event had happened in Jingzhou Mansion eighteen years ago, how could it be so coincidental?

"Why did Yaya's father run away from home?"

Hua Rujin couldn't wait to ask.

Old Orion frowned: "The old man remembers that eighteen years ago, there was a big battle in the north, and the Duke of Dingguo led the army to drive straight into the hinterland of the barbarians for thousands of miles, and the barbarians were defeated, and the great cause was boiling in the hearts of the people, and the Jingzhou government also specially recruited the people to organize a 10,000-person grain delivery team to send grain to the north, and her father was called to the north to deliver grain. ”

"Since it is a food delivery, how can it not come back for so many years?"

The old beggar also looked confused, slowly looked at Hua Rujin, and suddenly had some bad premonitions in his heart for a while: "The big battle eighteen years ago is indeed unforgettable, in order to protect the grain and grass of Dingguo Gong, Grandpa Tai did issue an order to recruit people to send grain to the north, but even if there is danger in the north, there should be an explanation." ”

Regarding the matter of sending grain to the north, Hua Rujin is aware of the danger.

But as the old beggar said, if you are really in danger, you can have news.

But when I think about it, the Northland Desert is vast, and it is difficult to find it if there is really no news.

Thinking of this, she stared at the old hunter again, and asked softly: "Since tens of thousands of people went to the north to deliver grain, and Father Yaya disappeared for many years, has the old man ever inquired, and have the rest returned to their hometown?" ”

"Why haven't you inquired?"

The old hunter couldn't help but shake his head: "Those who went with my son have not heard from me. ”

Hearing this, Shu Jinxuan also frowned in confusion: "With so many people disappearing, the government will not be ignorant of the situation, or captured by the barbarians, or killed, and they will always get the news." ”

Hua Rujin also noticed something strange, and continued to ask: "Old man, think about it carefully, who went with Yaya's father, but someone came back alive?" ”

"There are indeed a batch."

The old hunter pondered and replied: "But it was in Changkang County, a neighboring county, and it is said that a few people came back alive and successfully received the reward from the government, but they didn't know Yaya's father." ”

"That's even more undesirable."

Hua Rujin sighed with a wry smile: "Obviously, someone came back alive, so the news of the rest of the people should be more certain, and it is impossible to be characterized as missing." ”

She faintly sensed that this matter was related to those floating corpses on the Chu River.

Turning her head and glancing at the sad girl, Hua Rujin asked casually: "Yaya, you and your grandfather live in the mountains all year round, have you ever heard of anything strange in this Baitou Mountain?" ”

The girl raised her head and looked at Shu Jinxuan shyly, and hurriedly shook her head shyly.

"Our mountains are just some fierce birds and beasts, and the hunters go into the mountains to hunt on weekdays, and there are no other strange things."

The old hunter saw that his granddaughter had taken a fancy to this son surnamed Shu, but looking at the two polite young men, covered in silk and satin, he was afraid that it was not a simple door, so he didn't dare to think about it, so he hurriedly ordered Yaya to go to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

Waiting for his granddaughter to walk away, he said again: "This mountain is not an unrestrained place, many places along the river have been classified as forbidden places, and in the early years, there were people from the Jiangfang Captain's Mansion to take over, even if it is a hunter hunting, he can't go to these places. ”

In this regard, Hua Rujin is not surprised.

Military land, idle people naturally can't get close.

But this so-called military stronghold is the source of the appearance of floating corpses, so it has to make people suspicious.

Moreover, Jiangfang set up a garrison in the mountains, which is also puzzling.

A large number of disappeared people, the scorched river, and the thousands of floating corpses, she suddenly had some eyebrows in her heart.

It seems that there is a real ghost in this matter.

He didn't ask any more questions, chatted with the old man in the house for a while, and when the maid had cooked the meal, everyone simply filled their stomachs, and then rested in the grass hut arranged by the old hunter.

Early the next morning, Hua Rujin woke up very early, called her elegant cousin and the old beggar to say goodbye to the old hunter and the maid, and hurried to Changkang County.

Yaya didn't know what a few people were planning for such a long journey, so she reluctantly prepared some dry food and handed it to her elegant cousin.

Along the way, several people supported the dry food prepared by Yaya until they entered Taikang County, and found an inn in the county to have a place to stay.

Seeing that the sky was gradually darkening, and after running around for two days in a row, Shu Jinxuan never understood what his cousin was going to do.

In such a hurry, it doesn't feel like a tour at all.

He asked Hua Rujin curiously: "Cousin, why did you suddenly become interested in those people who went to the north to deliver grain, do you think there is something strange in it?" ”

Hua Rujin didn't face his question directly, asked the innkeeper for some food, looked at the elegant cousin with a smile, and deliberately quipped: "What is my cousin's impression of that Miss Yaya, how about I ask her to be my cousin for you when I go back?" ”

"Don't make fun of me."

Shu Jinxuan was a little depressed when she heard it, but the words hidden in her heart no longer knew how to tell her, so she had to say casually: "How can the marriage be a child's play." ”

The old beggar probably guessed that the son of the Shu family didn't want his apprentice to provoke the government by rescuing Nini's girl, and the girl was afraid that she had noticed something, so she used the name of the girl to persuade the son of Shu.

But this dumb guy is thinking about his cousin, how can he see the good of others.

This matter is already on the verge of being sent on the bow, and it is absolutely impossible to shirk it.

The disciples he confessed must not be afraid.

In front of the two, the old beggar deliberately reminded: "The day after tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival." ”

I'm afraid that Zhuang Yuanlang is now angry, and he is also looking for a few people all over the world.

If you can't find the reason, I'm afraid that even Champion Yuanlang won't protect this girl anymore this time.

(End of chapter)