After returning from Mrs. Zhao's house, Liang Ying and Tan Sanniang exchanged information from both parties.

She told Tan Sanniang about Mrs. Zhao's reluctance to let go.

Tan Sanniang didn't take it to heart, but said with great interest: "I inquired in the village today, and it's not as unbearable as we imagined. ”

Liang Ying asked curiously: "How do you say this?" ”

Tan Sanniang: "I found a mother-in-law who lived alone and asked, she talked about her experience, saying that the famine in the past few years had all the people in the family died, and only she was the only one left. ”

Hearing this, Liang Ying was skeptical, and said in surprise: "Don't forget Tan Niangzi, this is a bandit den." ”

Tan Sanniang waved her hand, "The woman said that the people in the village have rations every month, according to the head, but no one eats white food, if the women are good at weaving, they will teach other women to weave, and those who are good at cooking will teach the cooks, and they will teach what they will do, and they will always contribute to the village." ”

After listening to her explanation, Liang Ying felt more reasonable.

Tan Sanniang continued: "I have also inquired, there are hundreds of families in Manluan Village, and more than 20 of them are old and weak, and there are many inconveniences in life, so they need neighbors to help each other.

"Every 30 families in the village are divided into three groups to share the care of the elderly and the weak, such as carrying water and firewood, the men of the family take turns to help, and the other chores are handled by the women.

"Now the men have gone out a lot, and it is the busy season of farming, and the women are busy with the work in the fields, and it is inevitable that they will not be able to worry about those families, so we have been plundered to do hard labor."

Liang Ying: "......"

I was in a complicated mood for a while, and I didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

Tan Sanniang patted her hand and asked, "What did Mrs. Zhao say to you today?" ”

Liang Ying said seriously: "She is determined to beg me to be Zhao Pheasant's suppression, and she will not let me go." ”

Tan Sanniang frowned slightly, and said realistically: "You have such a good appearance, and you have entered the bandits' den, most of you can't escape." "Pause for a moment," Hotaru listened to my advice, if you want to save your life and escape, you have to put your mind to the most advantageous place, don't want eggs to touch stones, understand? ”

Liang Ying looked at her calmly, "I know. ”

Tan Sanniang touched her white face, "In such a world, it is extremely difficult for the girl's family to gain a foothold, and when it is absolutely necessary, don't talk about life and death lightly." ”

These words fell to my heart, and it was suffocatingly hot.

Liang Ying said firmly: "If you don't die in a catastrophe, there will be blessings in the future, my blessing is still behind, and I must not die easily." ”

Tan Sanniang: "This is what the girl's family should say." ”

Now that she was caught by Mrs. Zhao, Liang Ying couldn't get out for a while, and after weighing the current situation, she half-pushed and half-agreed, neither refusing nor accepting.

Mrs. Zhao promoted her very much, although she wanted to ask her to be a pressure village, but the marriage was about the words of the matchmaker of the parents, so she waited for Zhao Pheasant to come back and find an opportunity to go to Suchang to propose marriage.

However, the old lady still had a request to let her live in Zhao's house.

Now the Zhao family only has Mrs. Zhao and Aunt Gong, and there is no extra bed, so let her sleep in Zhao Pheasant's house temporarily.

Liang Ying stood in the room and looked at Zhao Pheasant's nest with great disgust.

She is a particular person, and it is the first time she has slept in a stinky man's bed.

The coarse cloth bedding on the bed was washed white, she grabbed a corner and sniffed it, fortunately, it should have been changed, and it didn't smell bad.

The mats were also wiped clean, and the tables, chairs, and windows in the house were carefully cleaned.

Not only that, but the beast head that had been hanging on the wall before was also picked up and replaced with a delicate and elegant picture of a lady.

The combination of simple houses and vassal-style paintings looks nondescript.

Liang Ying stood in front of the picture of the lady with her hands behind her back, thinking that Mrs. Zhao was so arrogant, this painting was estimated to sell for a lot of money.

The old lady was also very interesting, and she personally cooked for her roast goose at noon. The roast chicken I made last time tasted very good, and this time the roast goose is no exception.

Mrs. Zhao's cooking skills are very good, spices such as star anise and cinnamon are extremely expensive, but there is no shortage of them in her house, and the roasted goose made is brown and red in color, and the meat is fragrant.

At first, Liang Ying was restrained, but later she became greedy after tasting two pieces.

Mrs. Zhao looked at her with a smile and said, "Little lady Wang is thin, I have to make some delicious food to make up for you, and the girl's family needs to be plump." ”

Aunt Gong also said: "Yes, Little Lady Wang is indeed a little thinner. ”

The two had a friendly and amiable attitude towards her, Liang Ying had a dog guts, and asked tentatively: "The old lady looks very neat, why didn't you see the old man?" ”

Mrs. Zhao waved her hand and said, "That old boy died of illness when my son was nineteen years old. After a pause, he took the initiative to mention the situation of the Zhao family.

"My wife is almost sixty years old, she has married three men, the first two short-lived ghosts made me a widow, and then I met his father Zhao Zhen, who gave birth to his only son Zhao Pheasant in his thirties, and his life is also satisfactory.

"Zhao Zhen is an Orion, our husband and wife have never seen the world in their lives, he felt that the child was born good-looking, so he named Zhao Pheasant.

"Pheasant, the pheasant in the mountain, I also think it looks good, and later named the child Xiuxiu.

"My son grew up in the mountains when he was a child, and he followed his father to hunt, and when he was thirteen years old, he recruited soldiers in the township, and his father felt that the child should go to earn a career when he was old, so he sent him there.

Xiuxiu joined the army at the age of thirteen, and it was not until he was nineteen years old that his father became seriously ill and returned to his hometown to bury his father's funeral.

After that, he was reluctant to go back to the barracks, saying that there was chaos in the house and there was no way out. So I asked someone to find him an errand and work as an errand in the county.

"Who would have thought that something would go wrong when he went, he had only been there for less than two months before he got into trouble and was saddled with a life lawsuit."

Hearing this, Liang Ying continued: "Did you kill the local head snake?" ”

Mrs. Zhao patted her thigh and said: "My son's temperament is a little wild, at that time, someone reported to the official, he and his fellow Qin Lao Liu went to Mazhai Village on an errand, but they met the local snake Tu Dasheng in Anxian County who deceived people too much, not only raped a mother and daughter in broad daylight, but also beat other men to death.

"My son is young and vigorous, he can't see meddling in things, Qin Laoliu can't hold it, coupled with the provocation of Tu Dasheng and others, he stabbed someone to death by mistake.

"Later, it was Qin Lao Liu's righteousness, hiding from him to let him run away quickly, he hurriedly took me out of Anxian County, and this life was picked up."

Hearing these origins, Liang Ying couldn't help but feel a little curious, and asked, "How did the old lady settle down in Manluan Mountain?" ”

At the mention of this stubble, Mrs. Zhao showed a crying and laughing expression.

"Originally, there was a group of bandits in Manluan Mountain, and our mother and son passed by here when they fled for their lives, but unexpectedly, they were tied up with a businessman as a meat ticket.

"After finding out the situation in the bandits' den, my son and the Shangjia family joined forces to set fire to it, and single-handedly killed several bandit leaders.

"The infighting among the rabble below, the defection of the defection, only eighteen of the more than forty bandits remained.

Later, when they saw that my son could fight and carry, and that he was smart, and that he had fought in the army, and that he had a great ability to bluff people, they respected him as the bandit leader of the Barbarian Mountain.

"At that time, our mother and son had nowhere to go, and we had a debt for our lives, and we posted notices everywhere that we were wanted, so we had no choice but to settle down here, so we started robbery."

Liang Ying let out a soft "oh", "That's how it is." ”

Mrs. Zhao said: "At present, there are hundreds of families stationed in Manluan Village, and in addition to their families, there are also many outsiders, all of whom have come to escape the world in distress. And he said, "Although my son is not a good thing, he will not kill innocents indiscriminately, let alone humiliate women, and if you follow him, you will not suffer in the future." ”

Liang Ying pursed her lips and was silent.

Aunt Gong said: "Isn't the girl's family trying to be stable, there is a full meal here, and there is no chaos outside, and the little lady Wang can live with peace of mind." ”

Mrs. Zhao observed her words and said: "Let's not talk about these things first, my son estimates that he will have to wait for half a month to come back, you can live in peace of mind first, and then I will slowly clean up a room for you, and everything must be new." ”

Liang Ying hurriedly said: "It's okay to be old, Ah Ying is not so particular." ”

Mrs. Zhao said solemnly: "Then how can I do it, Little Lady Wang is delicate, and she can't be wronged." ”

Liang Ying: "......"

She suddenly felt that Mrs. Zhao was quite good at coaxing people, first praised her for her good birth, and then used her wealth to lure, and then fed her with delicious food, and placed it properly everywhere.

But she won't be fooled, the pigs will be slaughtered when they are fattened, and she will be fattened to give birth.

It's not that easy to get her to hatch a litter of pheasants.

In this way, Liang Ying temporarily lived in Zhao's house under expediency and occupied Zhao Pheasant's bed.

Mrs. Zhao did not restrict her freedom, she could go anywhere in the entire Manluan Village, and she took the opportunity to find out the terrain on the mountain.

The cliffs on the mountainside in front of you are so steep that you can't go down at all.

The back mountain is cultivated with crops, but it is connected to an endless primeval forest, and if you want to leave Manluan Village, you must pass through the forest that covers the sky.

Tan Sanniang told her that the villagers had dug hunting traps in the forest, not only hiding hunting traps, but also setting up many traps to prevent outsiders from entering the mountains.

And there are often patrols in the mountains and forests.

In addition to these artificial arrangements, there are also fierce animals such as snakes, insects, wild wolves and hyenas, and it is difficult to get out of the forest on foot.

These words were all written down by Liang Ying.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter now, and Mrs. Zhao originally thought that her cub would come back after a while, but who knew that after Liang Ying lived in his house for six days, Zhao Pheasant came back, and he still came back in the middle of the night.

Zhao Pheasant's room couldn't be tethered to the door, and Mrs. Zhao was afraid that Liang Ying would have a fork, so she was not allowed to lock the door.

In view of her usual leniency, Liang Ying didn't find it unhappy, anyway, there were only three women in the courtyard, and they were fine. However, she was still on guard, and secretly asked Tan Sanniang to get her a pair of scissors to hide, and put them under the pillow every night to protect herself.

In the middle of the night, the chirping of animals can be heard from time to time in the mountains, and Liang Ying is used to the noise they make.

When they were sleeping soundly, Zhao Pheasant and others, who had come back from Wanping all the way, were exhausted and collapsed.

They had been on the road for three days and three nights in a row, and had not stopped a single minute on the way, so after going up the mountain, the bandits did not say a word, and went back to rest.

Zhao Pheasant took advantage of the moonlight to return to his yard, and in the middle of the night, he didn't want to alarm the old lady, so he went to his house lightly.

He was covered in dust and was so tired that he didn't even want to deal with the wounds on his body, so he recklessly touched the bed.

As soon as he lay down on the bed, he suppressed a soft and fleshy mass, followed by a woman's exclamation.

Zhao Pheasant realized that something was wrong, and turned over and sat up like a cheetah, but saw a cold light coming, and he hit the white and tender wrist with his backhand.

Liang Ying let out a sound of pain, and the scissors in his hand were knocked to the ground by him.

She thought it was the bandits in the village who came to invade, and she scratched and kicked in the dark, Zhao Pheasant was annoyed in her heart, and locked her directly on the bed with the toughest posture.

Liang Ying let out a "whine" sound in horror.

The intertwining of limbs, the smell of blood in her snort and the savage smell of men reminded her of those brutal soldiers, and she immediately scratched people like wild cats.

The nails scratched the flesh and made Zhao Pheasant barre.

The fragrance of the woman on the bed filled his nose, and he looked confused, unaware of the situation.

At this time, Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Gong were alarmed and hurriedly held up the lights to find out the situation.

The night in the mountains was quite cold, Mrs. Zhao walked to the door with her coat on, and when she pushed the door, she saw the two people on the bed twisting together in a strange posture.

She was stunned at first, and then said "ouch", covered her eyes and said: "This is simply unseemly, I slept together before I got married, and it didn't seem like a word!" ”

Liang Ying: "??? ”

Zhao Pheasant: "??? ”

Seeing that she was suppressed, Aunt Gong hurriedly stepped forward and said excitedly: "Xiuxiu, don't be rude, this is the daughter-in-law that the old lady asked for you, she is very delicate!" ”

Zhao Pheasant: "??? ”

So the two women hurried forward and pushed him away.

Mrs. Zhao unceremoniously pinched her cub and accused: "Vulgar and rough man, Ah Ying is delicate and frail, how can you withstand such rudeness?!" ”

Zhao Pheasant frowned and asked, "Ah Niang, who is in my house?" ”

His voice was low, impatient and cold.

Liang Ying was locked by him just now, her neck was extremely uncomfortable, and she coughed with tears.

Mrs. Zhao looked distressed, and reprimanded again: "Look at the good things you did, what did you do when you came back in the middle of the night to scare Ah Ying like this." ”

Zhao Pheasant was stunned, unable to understand the old lady and said, "Auntie, this is my home." ”

The two women ignored him at all, and only cared about asking how the woman in the bed was.

Zhao Pheasant looked at the delicate girl curled up in a ball with a strange expression.

The face under the oil lamp showed a little crimson due to coughing, which added a bit of color. Peach Blossom has tears in her eyes, her expression is aggrieved, the pear blossoms are raining, and her delicate appearance looks extremely difficult to serve.

Zhao Pheasant's brows furrowed even deeper, and he asked again, "Who is this person?" ”

Mrs. Zhao glared at him angrily, "Your mother is begging for you!" ”

Zhao Pheasant: "......"

In order to save her son's image, Mrs. Zhao immediately coaxed Liang Ying to her room with Aunt Gong.

Fang was frightened miserably, Liang Ying was a little cowardly, floating under her feet, and she was very scared.

Zhao Pheasant condescendingly looked at her delicate and thin figure, as if she was a judge, and her eyes were very penetrating.

Liang Ying was even more apprehensive when she smelled the bloody breath on him, and she glanced at him uneasily.

He was extremely tall, lean and straight, with somewhat messy hair and only a wooden fork tied in a bun. Long eyebrows into the sideburns, a pair of narrow Danfeng eyes, the bridge of the nose is straight, the jaw is clearly contoured, and the thin lips look mean and ruthless.

Mrs. Zhao really didn't lie, her facial features were quite sharp, and her vigilant look was like a leopard ready to hunt at any time, full of male power.

It's just that the whole body is bloodthirsty and unruly like a beast, which can't help but make people afraid.

Such a bandit naturally made Liang Ying tremble.

Mrs. Zhao felt her uneasiness, and said while supporting her: "Ah Ying, don't be afraid, my son was born fierce, but in fact, he is the same as a pheasant, after all, he is a domestic chicken." ”

Liang Ying: "......"

The expression was a little cracked.

Zhao Pheasant, who was compared to a chicken, picked up the scissors on the ground very inappropriately and threw them on the table, only to hear the sound of "clang", Liang Ying was so frightened that she trembled, and her heart was raised to her throat.

Empress Dowager Zhao asked later: "Where did the scissors come from?" ”

Zhao Pheasant snorted coldly and sat on the edge of the bed, "You ask her." ”

Liang Ying held her breath and didn't dare to say anything.

I thought that Mrs. Zhao would ask, but she didn't know that she flickered and said: "Oh, look at my memory, I did my work here during the day, and I forgot about the scissors." ”

Zhao Pheasant didn't believe her nonsense at all, and refuted it seriously: "A-Niang, if I am careless, you will lose your son." ”

Mrs. Zhao waved her hand and said seriously: "No, I've seen it, Ah Ying is a prosperous husband, you have rough skin and thick meat, you will never let her be a widow." ”

Zhao Pheasant: "......"

Mrs. Zhao didn't give him a chance to speak, and hurriedly sent Liang Ying to her room, and whispered softly to soothe her frightened emotions.

Zhao Pheasant on the other side looked at the picture of the lady on the wall, the sword in the room was gone, the weapon was gone, and the beast head was gone. All masculine things are cleaned up like a boudoir.

Zhao Pheasant felt that he couldn't bear it.

Fang was obviously sleepy to death, but now after this oolong, the whole person was stimulated.

He took a cold shower from the closet, changed into a clean coarse cloth coat, and when he came back, he saw his wife sitting in the house.

The mother and son stared at each other, and after a long time, Mrs. Zhao said, "Why did you come back in the middle of the night?" ”

Zhao Pheasant snorted and rolled up her sleeves to let her deal with the wound.

Mrs. Zhao went to find the ointment, and heard him say: "I still want to ask A-Niang, what about you, in case I was accidentally stabbed to death by her, who are you going to cry to?" ”

Mrs. Zhao said confidently: "Your kid has rough skin and thick flesh, how can you not even subdue a weak female stream?" He added, "If you really get a knife accidentally, it will also be a ghost under the peony flower!" ”

Zhao Pheasant: "......"

was laughed at by her angrily, her handsome face was distorted, revealing Bai Sensen's teeth, "Auntie, are you going to be angry with me?" ”

Mrs. Zhao said disgustedly: "Let me tell you, if you can't get a daughter-in-law, you're not a man."

"You kid doesn't pee on yourself, how old are you and still a chick, you haven't even touched a woman, is it a shame?"

Zhao Pheasant: "......"

Ah Niang, you're over-split-ah!!