The identities of the couple have been exposed, and Gaoding County will definitely not be able to stay.

The group had no choice but to leave the county seat and go south, because it was still far from the next town, and had to camp at the foot of a mountain near evening.

Canghai They hunted two pheasants nearby, one for stewed soup and the other for direct roasting.

In terms of cooking skills, the group is nameless and can do it quite well.

So if you don't buy ready-made, he usually cooks it. By the time the meal was ready, it was already completely dark.

Everyone set up the dishes and chopsticks and was about to open the meal, when there was a sudden knock on the door.

Everyone glanced at each other, looked at Jing Yan, and saw that Jing Yan saw his head, so Canghai got up and went to open the door.

Outside the door was an elderly couple with a child of five or six years old.

The old man cautiously asked: "We are passing through here, and seeing that it is getting dark, and there are no other people in the vicinity, can you make it convenient to take us in for a night."

Just give a corner at will, and the little old man promises not to disturb much. ”

Canghai said: "Wait a minute, wait for me to go and ask my master." So he turned back and asked Jiang Yuqing.

Jiang Yuqing said: "It's not easy to travel, in this wilderness, the old and the young, stay outside for the night, it's hard to guarantee that they won't run into wild wolves or anything, let them in." ”

After Canghai went out, he quickly led people into the door. The old couple didn't expect that the host's family was actually eating. So he quickly turned his head to the side, not daring to look any more.

Jiang Yuqing saw that the three ancestors and grandchildren were dusty and ragged, and they thought that they hadn't eaten enough for many days.

Especially when the child smelled the smell of food, his belly was like a drum, and his mouth was drooling.

Jiang Yuqing asked Nameless to bring a few more pairs of chopsticks over, and said to the three grandchildren: "We cooked a lot of rice today, if the old man doesn't dislike it, let's eat some together." ”

The old man refused again and again: "I can't help it." The Lord is grateful to have taken us in for the night.

Where is it better to eat your family's meals again. We brought our own dry food and water, and we had a good meal. ”

"No hassle. You can knock on my door, that's fate. Besides, there is a lot of cooking in this meal today, and it is not a waste to eat it if you can't finish it, so let's eat some together! ”

Doctor Qiu also helped: "Let's come together." If you don't eat it, your children will eat it. ”

The old couple still shook their heads, and they could see that they were extremely simple croppers.

Jiang Yuqing knew that they were uncomfortable, so he set up a small table for them separately next to them, and allocated some of the food on the table to them. The three ancestors and grandchildren accepted it with a thousand thanks.

Seeing the large bowl of white rice on the table and the oily pieces of meat, the three of them couldn't help but swallow their saliva fiercely. Secretly, this family's life is really good.

They couldn't remember how long it had been since they had eaten meat, so they devoured their meal.

After the meal, their expressions finally relaxed and became less restrained, and they chatted with everyone.

The old couple are from Zhuxian County, and their home is about 200 miles away from here. This time, I took my grandson to the capital to see a doctor, and I went to pay homage to the Heroes Monument.

After careful questioning, he knew that this was the family of the martyr.

A few years ago, when the Japanese were fighting, the eldest son of the old couple died at sea.

It was night, and the wind and waves were so strong that even the body could not be recovered.

When they heard that all the souls of the heroes who died in battle would return to the monument, they took their grandson to pay their respects.

When everyone heard this, they didn't feel good in their hearts, and asked the old man: "It's such a long way, just your second elder and your child come together." What about the rest of the family, why not together? ”

The old man sighed and said, "There is a younger son at home. It's just that he was born with a crippled leg, otherwise he wouldn't have let his brother go to military service.

When my eldest daughter-in-law heard that her husband was gone, she took her son's pension and ran away in less than a month, leaving only our old and young.

As the old saying goes, the hemp rope is broken in detail, and bad luck is found in the miserable people. In this life, God probably can't get along with our family. ”

Jiang Yuqing didn't speak again. She really didn't know how to comfort them. Anything, it seems too slight.

Only let the endless sea of four people crowd, be sure to make room for the three grandchildren.

Nothing was said all night.

The next day, after breakfast, the three grandparents and grandchildren left gratefully.

They went home to the west, and Jiang Yuqing and them went south, by different roads, otherwise they could have taken them for a ride.

After the three grandparents left, Jiang Yuqing also took over the house, got into the carriage and continued to hurry.

Let's say that after the three of them walked out of more than ten miles, the little grandson couldn't walk anymore and wanted to stop and rest.

The old lady took off the burden and wanted to touch a piece of cake for her grandson to eat, but as soon as Fang opened the burden, several shiny silver ingots fell out.

The old lady was so startled that she immediately cried out.

The old man held the silver and looked at it for a while, frowned and said to the old lady: "Old woman, this silver must have been given by the family last night."

Others took us in for a night, which is already gracious, how can we ask for other people's silver, this is a loss of conscience. We'll have to give them back this money!" ”

Although the old lady was reluctant, she also knew that what the old man said was reasonable. So the three of them packed up and returned to the place where they left this morning.

However, in addition to a flattened meadow, there is still the shadow of a house. If it weren't for the fact that the tall stone was still in place, the three of them would have thought they were dreaming.

After a long while, the old man said to his wife in a trembling voice: "We have met a fairy!" Quick, kowtow to the gods, kowtow. ”

So the family of three kowtowed a few times to the open space, and then wiped their tears and left.

After Gaoding County, to the south is Gaoping.

Kopyeong is rich in cherries and apricots. It's just that they didn't come at the right time, and the flowers haven't even bloomed yet. When there were still about 20 miles away from Gaoping County, the sky was overcast, the wind was fierce, and it was about to rain heavily.

Youwei's sharp eyes saw a big tea shed not far in front of him, so he said: "Master, madam, divine doctor, this rain is about to fall, let's hurry up and hide." ”

"Okay, let's go!"

As soon as the group entered the tea shed and sat down, the raindrops of beans fell. It didn't take long for it to turn into sleet, and it was suddenly very cold.

Jiang Yuqing was afraid that everyone would freeze, so he hurriedly added money, asked the boss to bring another brazier over, put it under the table, and asked for some hot soup to warm up while drinking.

At this moment, the horses neighed outside, and someone must have come again.

Sure enough, a middle-aged servant woman came in with a young woman wearing a gauze hat and a fox fur cloak.

She was followed by several maids and guards. Looks like a young lady from a big family.

When these people came in, they looked around in the tea shed with disdain in their eyes. It seems that he is very dissatisfied with the poor environment here.

After that, the woman in the gauze hat whispered a few words to the middle-aged servant woman dressed as the grandmother next to her, and the middle-aged servant woman went straight to Jiang Yuqing's table.

The servant woman walked to Jiang Yuqing's table and said condescendingly: "Can you give us this brazier, of course we will give the silver." ”

Jiang Yuqing added some fragrant soup to his son's small bowl, raised his head and replied with a smile: "Our brazier is also made by the store."

If you want, just ask the store to bring another pot. ”

The servant woman said: "It takes time to make a brazier, and our young lady is weak and can't stand the cold." Are you afraid that we will not be able to afford the money? ”

With a "snap" sound, he put a small ingots on Jiang Yuqing's table: "Is five taels of silver enough?" ”

The smile on Jiang Yuqing's face suddenly froze, and then the smile was a little meaningful: "The shot is five taels of silver, and your mansion is really rich."

It's just that we are old and young here, and I'm afraid we won't be able to earn your money, which is really a pity. ”

When the servant woman heard this, her face turned cold: "What do you mean? Whether it's because of the lack of silver, or because they look down on us.

Do you know who my young lady is? I'm afraid you can't afford to freeze her! ”

Her voice was so loud that Yiyi was startled. The soup that had been scooped up was also spilled on the table.

The little guy got angry, knocked the bowl with a small spoon, and then pointed at her and spit out a word loudly: "Bad! ”

This servant woman was coldly accused by a little old child, and she was very unhappy, so she blurted out and scolded: "It's really uneducated, so I ......"

Before he finished speaking, he was slapped out by Canghai with a palm, slammed into the corner of a table, and then fell to the ground. Even the table was smashed.

The servant woman opened her mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood, so painful that she could not speak, but she held her hands on the ground and struggled backwards in horror to move her buttocks.

This sudden scene made the crowd scream in fright.

Several of the guards of the gauzy woman immediately drew their swords and protected her and several maids behind them, their eyes vigilant.

Looking at Canghai's eyes, he was a little frightened, and the hand holding the knife was trembling slightly, and he didn't dare to take half a step forward.

Canghai scolded: "What are you, can you blame my little master."

Today is a lesson for you, and if you dare to speak disrespectfully to my master, be careful of your dog's life. ”

Only then did the woman in the gauze hat know that she had provoked a group of ruthless people, so she shrank aside in fright, not daring to say anything more, but was as quiet as a chicken.

Because she was afraid that Jiang Yuqing and them would find trouble again, the gauze girl was busy escorting the servant woman and leaving the tea shed in the rain and snow.

just put down the cruel words before leaving: "People who dare to hurt my Feng Mansion, let's see." ”

Canghai didn't even bother to give her a superfluous look.

After they left, the owner of the tea shed looked bitter and stepped forward and said, "Guest, you have made a big mistake. This Feng family is not easy to mess with. ”

Jiang Yuqing asked: "Why is it not easy to provoke the law?" ”

The boss wanted to speak and stopped, Jiang Yuqing saw this and stuffed a small ingot into his hand.

The boss glanced around, and when he saw that there was no one else, he whispered: "A few customers think they are from other places, but they don't know anything."

This Feng family is a well-known family in our Gaoping County.

The third son of the Feng family, the eldest son served as the county commander in the south, the second son served as a Beijing official in the capital, and one son was the boss of the Cao Gang on our side, known as the Feng Gang leader.

The one just now was Feng San's daughter. She would go to the capital every once in a while to live for a while, and because she often came and went, I knew her.

Don't look at her, she has learned the style of everyone in the capital, she is all pretending, in the final analysis, she is the daughter of a smuggler of salt. ”

The water on the stove outside was boiling, and the lid was lifted with a flutter. The boss was bald and hurriedly ran to see his pot. I didn't realize that Fang had just said something that shouldn't have been said.

Jiang Yuqing and Jing Yan glanced at each other, tacitly.