"With me." Xin Shansi looked directly at the little girl and said solemnly, "Thank you." ”

The cheeks of the embroidered cheeks became red: "If you are a man, I will keep you as a husband." ”

"Thanks for the lift." Xin Shan was happy.

After waking up, Grandma Li pressed the carport to the longboard car.

At the beginning of the next day, the three of them got up to wash up and carry their luggage to the ox cart. After boiling the pork kidney soup, the steamed buns were pickled, and after breakfast, I drove to the nearby city gate.

By then, the sky was still bright, and there were already many people waiting. Xin Shansi and Man Xiu sat in the carport, which was covered with cloth in front and back.

"I haven't seen my uncle in years." Man Xiu's voice was low: "Since Tang Meiniang ran away, my milk has not returned to my parents' house." But my uncle came to see me when I was ten years old. ”

She understood Grandma Li, and Xin Shansi exhaled lightly. After her mother left, she never returned to her parents' house. It's not that I don't want to go back, but I'm afraid that my mother's family will be gossiped.

After waiting for two moments, the city guard opened the city gate. After a while, the ox cart moved, and stopped again for ten breaths. A thick-eyed city guard lifted the curtain, saw two shrunken little girls, and asked, "Are they all your granddaughters?" ”

"Yes." Grandma Li had numbness on her shoulders, and her eyes were red and swollen: "Go to their uncle's funeral." ”

The city guard put down the curtain and waved his hand: "Let's go." ”

As soon as the ox cart moved, Xin Shansi heard the sound of horses' hooves. The city guards who checked them before spoke in a friendly tone, "The head of the Xin family is going to Hongdai Valley?" ”

"Brother Wei has worked hard." Xin Liangyou and his party, five horses, and a slightly frugal carriage. There was no queue, and a middle-aged man dressed as a steward followed behind, and threw a piece of broken silver to the city guard. The city guard smiled and let him go.

Hongjiang City and Hongdai Valley are in one direction. Fortunately, the horses were much faster than the oxen, and Cinshanth didn't stay with them for long. After dawn, Man Xiu couldn't help it, and lifted the curtain in front of him, and suddenly his eyes were full of greenery.

Grandma Li saw that there were not many pedestrians on the official road, so she didn't care about her.

Xin Shan moved her ass and sat facing forward with her knees crossed.

"Do you have any plans for the future?" Man Xiu knotted the curtain and retreated to her.

Looking at the distant mountain, Xin Shan thought about it for a while, and said: "Take a walk around first, and then choose a piece of feng shui treasure land, buy it and build it... Tea. Put some shelves in the tea house, put scripts, bonsai... Set up a few more counters, put the knots and knots I played, and clearly mark the price. Guests who enter the tea house to rest have a fancy to buy something. ”

Is bonsai a garden that is placed in a bonsai? She has a plan, so Manxiu is not worried: "You are the shopkeeper." ”

"You don't have to keep it all the time." Xin Shansi said with a smile: "Open the door when you are in a good mood, and if you are not in a good mood, you will go out to play for a few days." ”

Grandma Li, who was listening, looked disagreeable. How can a store be so casual?

Man Xiu thought for a while: "Then you have to save some silver, otherwise..."

At noon, they rested for a while in the tea house on the side of the road, hastily used some soup, went to the thatched house to make it convenient, and then continued to hurry, arriving at Changhe Town in the evening.

The ancient town was more dilapidated than the one shown on TV today. The people on the road are rarely brightly dressed. It's noisy and lively. Xin Shansi didn't rush to leave, and when she saw Bai Fan, she stretched out her hand to the bamboo basket.

Man Xiu cried: "Are you leaving?" Where are you resting tonight? ”

took a handkerchief to wipe her tears, and Xin Shansi felt uncomfortable: "When my tea house is built, please come and be a guest." ”

"I remember." Embroidered tears welled up. Grandma Li pulled the reins, stopped the ox cart, and looked back at Lady Shan: "You must be careful outside, and your face is too white." ”

"Grandma..." is already far away from Fan Xicheng, and Xin Shansi doesn't want to hide it anymore: "Hong Nanfeng is my maternal ancestor, my mother's name is Hong Shujuan, and I am Xin Shansi." With a strong hug of the full embroidery, Lisuo got out of the carriage.

"You're coming to Changhe Town, I've guessed it." In a town, Grandma Li knows Hong Nanfeng. That's a capable person, the family is educated, and he is the only daughter, and he has a good home. "Your grandfather's house is in the east of the city, and this is in the south of the city. Turn left at the end of this road, walk for half an hour, and you will reach the eastern boundary of the city. ”

Xin Shansi put the basket on her back: "I'm leaving." ”

"Be careful." Grandma Li sent a few steps: "The Xin family is looking for you, and they will definitely not miss your grandfather's house." ”

"I know." Xin Shansi bowed deeply, finally looked at Man Xiu, who was crying silently, smiled and left quickly. Trotting to the end of the road, she turned left, raised her hand to wipe her tears, and was alone again, her throat blocked, and her hazy eyes looked firmly ahead.

When we reached the east side of the city, it was dark. Compared with the continuous low houses in the south of the city, the east of the city is much more noble, and the roads are smooth and smooth. My grandfather's house is on Qianping Street. Her mother said that there was a pine in the front yard of the Hong family. The pine branch had two ends, one in the courtyard and the other out of the courtyard.

Passing by the inn, walking and turning back. Xin Shansi hesitated for a few breaths and went in.

"Does the girl stay in the hotel or eat?" The shopkeeper with a rag on his shoulder greeted him with a smile.

"Stay in the hotel." Xin Shansi looked up at the listing: "Bring me a house with a lot of name." ”

"Okay." The shop guys deserve to be loud.

Xin Shansi followed him to the thirteenth room of the earth, pushed the door and glanced at it, it was not bad. A small window, a table and a bed, although it was cramped, she slept enough. didn't put down the bamboo basket, closed the door and turned around and walked out of the inn.

The shopkeeper sent her outside the door.

Xin Shansi didn't ask him how to get on Qianping Street. A town, so big to the east, she'll find it. The Xin family hasn't given up looking for her, if she doesn't want to cause trouble for outsiders, she should come quietly and leave quietly.

In only half an hour, she turned into Qianping Street, saw the pine branches sticking out of the wall, walked straight to the end of the street, turned right again, and circled to the back door of Hong's house.

Hiding behind a weeping willow, Xin Shansi looked at the closed door not far away, and did not move. The wind blows gently, and the willow branches shake slowly. She said to Hong Shujuan, who died tragically for her daughter, in her heart: "I have seen the Hong family on your behalf, and it is very quiet here." "After standing for a while, I started to leave. After only a few steps, I suddenly heard the sound of the door opening, and I couldn't help but turn around.

An old man stepped out half-bodyed: "Alas... Where are you going, girl, I said that I would send wild chestnuts in the afternoon, and I will wait for you until now. ”

Xin Shansi's heart moved, and as soon as he turned his heels to Hong's house, he said timidly: "I've been delayed on the mountain, I'm afraid of disturbing your old rest, and I want to send it early tomorrow." When I got closer, I saw the old man in tears, and I was inexplicably sad.

"It's late tomorrow morning." The old man let people in the door.

Xin Shansi entered the door, looked at the old gentleman standing outside her father-in-law and the old woman with red eyes covering her heart, and tears couldn't stop spilling out.

Like, it's her Hong family. The old woman rushed up and hugged him, choked up and scolded: "My poor child... Xin Liangyou, who killed a thousand knives, deserves to be struck by thunder from the sky..."

Listening to the vicious curse, Xin Shansi knew that the old man hated it very much, calmed down, and said to his grandfather, who had no action, "I can't stay here for a long time. I'm here to tell you... My mother died. In the future, you..."

"I know—" The old woman holding Xin Shansi couldn't lift her breath and collapsed.

Xin Shansi held her with one hand, and then said, "In the future, if you stay away from the Xin family, I won't go back." I will avenge the murder of my mother. ”

The old woman cried bitterly: "I knew something was wrong when she didn't write from her for five years... My silk... It's my mother who hurt you... I shouldn't have taken you back to my parents' house back then, and I shouldn't have agreed to you marrying into such a family..."

Hong Nanfeng's hand behind his back was clenched tightly: "The Xin family is looking for people everywhere, and the old man guesses that you escaped." The family has been waiting for you, where will you go if you don't stay here? ”

"Xin Liangyou has already used my mother to force me to kill people, if it weren't for Xin Yue'er who leaked my mother's death by mistake, I'm afraid I would have been manipulated by him for the rest of my life." The back of Xin Shansi's head twitched suddenly, like a pinprick in a needle, and her brows tightened in pain: "He won't let me go." I'm only going to cause you a lot of trouble here. ”

The old woman grabbed her granddaughter tightly: "Then you are wandering outside alone?" Everyone else has a home, and so do you. Over here... This is your home. ”

"I have a plan, you don't have to worry." Xin Shansi told them, "I'm going to find a way to adjust the true qi in my body." ”

The Xin family was looking for someone in mid-July. Hong Nanfeng looked at the child with a good face and knew that she had been doing well recently. That's good, no longer retained.

"You wait, your mother still has some things at home. She explained in the letter that if you find it one day, she will give you something. ”

Did her mother leave her behind? Xin Shansi was surprised, watching her grandfather turn around, thinking that it wouldn't be the two elders who wanted to subsidize her, right? Then she can't accept it, after all, she is not the original.

"Where are you hiding these days?" The old woman's trembling hand touched the child's cheek: "Are you being bullied?" ”

Xin Shansi said softly: "No, I escaped from the Xin family and met a good person in Sanyan Mountain." Her husband's surname is Li, and she lives with a granddaughter, and her mother's home is in the south of Changhe Town. I help with something at her house, and I have good soup and water every day. This time, Grandma Li came to the funeral, so she took me out of Fanxi City by the way. At the gate of the city, I also met Xin Liangyou's family. But I was sitting in an ox cart shed. ”

"It's good to leave... Leave well. The old woman held her granddaughter's face and shed tears: "Why did your eyebrows follow your uncle?" Your uncle took Hua Qin to Jiangnan, otherwise he would have to die of joy when he saw you. "She has four sons and one daughter, and the most painful is her daughter. But the girl was very unfilial and left early.

She was distressed to death!

Hong Nanfeng took the box and came back: "The things were sent by someone when your mother took you back to the Xin family, and they are all here." Five years ago, your mother wrote to me to change the Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Luohe City to your name, and explained some things. Since then, your mother and daughter have not been heard from again. ”

The old woman also relieved herself, and slowly let go of her granddaughter: "Shansi, although the title deed of Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Luohe City is here, I'm afraid it will be difficult to take it back." There are already people in Zhuangzi who are in charge of us, and they don't recognize us at all. Before, your grandfather wanted to take back Zhuangzi through the government, but Luohe Chengna said that this is our family matter, and they don't care if we don't make trouble. ”

Opening the lacquered wooden box, Xin Shansi saw the red deed of Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Luohe City, and was sure that this was really left to her by her mother. In addition to Zhuangzi, there are also 60 acres of land deeds, a shop in Xiangxi City. Two gold ingots of ten taels, three taels of five taels, a hundred taels of silver, and a bag of broken silver.

The most important thing is her household registration. Her household registration book is also there, Xin Shansi opened it and took a closer look, great!

Hong Nanfeng sighed: "Sixty acres of land, your uncle has shown it for thirteen years, and the harvest is also in it." ”

Closing the household registration booklet, Xin Shansi took the title deed of Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Luohe City, took two pieces of broken silver, and then returned the box to her grandfather: "My mother has made the second elder work a lot. You take these, whether you buy property or spend it, it should be my mother's filial piety. ”

"You child..."The old woman wanted to say something, but when she saw that the people had collected the household registration and the title deed, she turned around to leave, and she hurriedly stopped, "Where are you going so late?" ”

Xin Shansi grabbed her grandmother and took her hand: "I booked a room at the inn." Leave early tomorrow morning. ”

"These are what your mother left for you." Hong Nanfeng was pleased with his granddaughter's character, and felt even more sorry for her.

"My mother knows and will approve of my behavior." The back of her head hurt again, Xin Shansi frowned, and looked at her grandmother: "I want to ask you something, Grandma Li's granddaughter Li Manxiu is an excellent girl, but she has no father on her head." Her mother who ran away has recently come back and wants to win people over her. You see if there is a family with a good family style, and tell her about the doorman. ”

Grandma Li... The old woman was only confused for a moment, and then remembered: "Don't worry, grandma will definitely help you pay it back." ”

"I'm leaving." Xin Shansi glanced at her grandfather, shook her grandmother hard, pulled her hand away, and knelt back and kowtowed: "I will be fine, and you should cherish it." ”

Hong Nanfeng was really reluctant, with tears in his old eyes, he took two steps forward: "You just stay in Hongjiang City, I may not really be able to protect you." ”

"The Hong family is fine porcelain, so there is no need to have a hard encounter with the Xin family." Xin Shansi got up: "You guys are good, we will meet again one day." He pulled his lips and smiled, "Let's go." After saying that, he turned around and arched his hand to the old man guarding the door.

The old man watched the children of the Hong family grow up, and he opened the door to see him off, instructing: "You must be careful outside." ”

"Okay."

Out of Hong's house, Xin Shansi's steps were light, and she seemed to have really sold a basket of wild chestnuts.

Chapter 7

But this is only the appearance, and her heart is very heavy at the moment. After waiting for many days and worrying for many days, her body finally came to an abnormality. Vigilant around, legs flying. It was late, and there was no one on the road. Back at the inn, there were three or two diners in the lobby.

The shopkeeper who was taking stock of the accounts behind the counter still had some impressions of Xin Shansi, and greeted with a smile: "You are back." ”

Xin Shansi hummed lightly: "Please send a bucket of hot water to the thirteenth room of the earth." ”

"Don't you need dinner?" The shopkeeper beckoned Xiao Er to come over.

"I've already eaten out." She walked down the lobby and headed back to her room. She still has white-flour steamed buns in her back basket, and Manxiu soaked dried bamboo shoots last night, and specially made a jar of braised bamboo shoots in oil. It's getting cooler, but it's still a little hot at noon. Cooked food doesn't last long.

When he entered the room, he laid the basket on the leg of the table. There was ready-made water on the table, and the hand touched the belly of the teapot, warm. Wait for the hot water to arrive, plug in the door, and take out the tightly tied cloth bag from the back basket.

The white-flour steamed bun was the dough she kneaded, and it was still soft. She took a big bite, chewing slowly while breaking open the steamed bun in her hand, and stuffed the braised bamboo shoots in oil. I ate two in a row, drank two more glasses of water, and my stomach was full.

Put away the remaining four steamed buns, and then tie the jar tightly with the braised bamboo shoots in oil. Wash the chopsticks and place them on top of the cup to dry. He took out a muslin cloth, washed his hands and face, undressed and wiped his body, and finally sat on the edge of the bed to soak his feet.

After a moment of silence, Xin Shansi touched the back of her head, and the previous two stings were on the midline. Martial arts speaking, it is connected to the Governor's vein. Pressing it a little harder, the acupuncture points should be sore, but she only felt numb.

Soak your feet and sit cross-legged on the bed. What to do? She panicked. What does it look like to go crazy? There is only pain and rejection in memory... No wonder, there are no mirrors, and I can't see what I'm doing.

Twist and lie down and close your eyes. She wants to sleep, and when she wakes up, she checks out and leaves.

Confused, Xin Shansi tried to empty herself and count the sheep. I don't know how long I counted, and I gradually became confused. She didn't sleep well after a dreamy night. The dream is bizarre, one will be the gentle smile of the mother, the other will be Xin Liangyou's cruel face, and Xin Yue'er will gnaw chicken legs outside the iron prison...

Wow... Oh oh ...

The rooster crowed, and the sleeping man frowned even more, and only in an instant his eyes opened suddenly, and he sat up with a flicker. The room was dark and hollow, and her hand grasped the thin quilt in the bed for a long time before slowly letting go.

Xin Shansi exhaled, not in the Manxiu house, now in the inn.

At this time, there was another stab in the back of the head, and the pain made her soul return to its place immediately, and she was completely gone. Get out of bed, put on your shoes, use the little water left over from last night, brush your teeth and wash your face. I hastily ate breakfast, packed up my things and went out on my back.

The inn's kitchen was already busy, and the shopkeeper was napping behind the counter.