Chapter 21: The Rift
When he came to Jinghui Township, Jiang Ying found a tall and short figure again.
At first, she was a little surprised, but then she thought about it: she and the court's pursuers already knew each other's relationship, and the two naturally didn't have to hide anymore.
Seeing them, she couldn't help but feel tricky.
Sure enough, these people were much more difficult than the Dragon Slayer Gang, even if she knew that they would find Qiyueshuang, she deliberately didn't tell Qiyueshuang the time and route of her departure, and then suddenly ran away from the back window of the inn, it didn't hinder their tracking.
I don't know if they are from Sikong Mansion, but whether it is or not, she will not wait any longer.
Jiang Ying and Qishuang walked through the small countryside and came to the east.
There is a special place in Jinghui Township, which is the huge rift valley between the villages. It did not exist originally, and it is rumored that decades ago, a big hole suddenly came and "tore" the mountain village where Jinghui Township is located in half to form this great rift valley.
The rift valley is bottomless, and the sun does not shine in for many years.
It is said that several families built on the rift valley fell together, and after that, the villagers tried to rescue them many times, but they were frightened by the depth, and the families were not heard from, and it was impossible for them to survive.
When Jiang Ying stood in front of the rift, he saw that the rift was surrounded by a simple wooden fence.
On the left and right sides of the road there is a narrow stone bridge connecting the houses in front of and behind the rift.
Jiang Ying walked to the wooden fence and looked down, only to see that there was darkness underneath, like the mouth of a giant beast. Just looking at it like this, it brought a lot of psychological impact, and Jiang Ying couldn't help but feel a little worried and afraid of the next action.
At this moment, a hurried voice came: "You two little dolls, what are you doing there? Get out of the way, get out of the way!"
Jiang Ying and Qiyue looked back together and saw a white-haired old woman walking hurriedly with a cane.
"Little dolls are not allowed to play, it's too dangerous there, go away!"
Jiang Ying and Qishuang glanced at each other, and Jiang Ying was the first to leave the fence.
Seeing this, July Frost also stayed away. The old grandmother had a relieved expression, walked over to look at Jiang Ying, and looked at Qiyueshuang: "Hey, you are not children in the village." ”
Jiang Ying didn't speak, and Qiyue replied, "We are from a neighboring city...... Come and play. Grandma, how can there be such a big crack here?"
The old grandmother glanced at the rift and showed a helpless expression: "Alas, bad luck...... What about your parents? How can you go out to play by yourself at a young age? This girl, what's wrong with your leg, but you fell and injured yourself? Do you want grandma to take you to Langzhong in the village to see?"
Jiang Ying rejected her kindness: "This leg is natural." ”
Then he asked, "What's wrong with that?"
About this Jinghui Township, there has been very little news from the outside world, it is said that because the place is too small, there is no way to play, and there is no characteristic, normal people will not go there.
Jiang Ying had inquired about many places on the road, and it was indeed the least known here, the information about the rift valley was all she saw from her father's map, and then scraped together on the road, she didn't know whether the bad luck that her grandmother said was because it had "swallowed" several families there, or whether there was another hidden story.
The old grandmother glanced at her: "Didn't you say okay, don't you know?"
"This place has killed a lot of people, isn't it bad luck? Little baby, you are all young, and it is normal to be curious, but there must be a degree, and it is better to know less about the dead people!"
After she said that, she diverted the topic and warmly invited the two to sit at her house, saying that there were some roasted sweet potatoes at home, and seeing that both of them were as thin as dry firewood, she shared some with them.
Jiang Ying listened to her words and felt that there was no inside story.
But because of the appearance and prevention of the old grandmother, the villagers who were doing farm work in the village came to see it, and Jiang Ying wanted to get close to the rift again, which must have been a little difficult, so he first went to her house to "sit" at the request of the old grandmother.
The grandmother is dressed simply, but the house she lives in is a rare stone house in the village, clean and tidy inside, and the environment is very good.
Before entering the door, Jiang Ying looked behind and saw a tall and short man standing behind a small house at the edge of the village, she withdrew her gaze and stepped into the door.
The old lady seemed to be alone at home, so she walked alone to the edge of the stove in the house, took two large roasted sweet potatoes from the hay on the table, put them in a bowl, and brought them over: "Which neighboring city are you from? Is it Muyang City?"
Qiyue Shuang took the bowl handed by the old grandmother, picked up a sweet potato without seeing it, and peeled it with hot hands, and replied: "Yes!
The old grandmother looked at Qiyue Frost kindly, and at the same time stuffed another sweet potato to Jiang Ying: "Then why did you come to our township? You run around, do your parents know? Your own child is gone, and the father and mother will die in a hurry!"
Qishuang's hand moved, her eyes rolled, and she looked at Jiang Ying and said: "The adults in our family are all businessmen, and they often go to the sea to do business, and today there are only two of me in the family." ”
The old woman was surprised: "It's a businessman! No wonder you are both dressed well, you are sisters?"
Qishuang didn't dare to take it casually, and looked at Jiang Ying while biting the sweet potato.
Jiang Ying couldn't shirk the grandmother's kindness, and was slowly peeling the sweet potato skin at this time.
Seeing Qishuang coming over, she replied: "I am the only child in my family, and she is my maid." ”
July frost choked: "Ahem, cough, cough...... You!"
The old grandmother didn't know why, but when she saw that Qishuang was coughing badly, she hurriedly poured her a cup of tea.
"Girl, ouch, the big families are different, and there are small maids waiting!"
"But your relationship looks very good, you must be a good little master. ”
July Frost wants to correct it loudly: I'm not a maid!
That's not, won't, can't be a good master!
It's a pity that Jiang Ying has been looking at her with a kind of sensitive eyes, so that she doesn't dare to talk nonsense, and the old woman is also a suspicious person, and has begun to accept Jiang Ying's identity arrangement.
Jiang Ying peeled the sweet potato and didn't want to eat it, so he naturally handed it to the July Frost who had just finished eating one.
Qiyue didn't know that it was Jiang Ying's vigilance, and thought that in order to express her apology, she took it unceremoniously and continued to eat heavily.
At this time, Jiang Ying wiped his hands and finally spoke: "We heard that the rift valley was caused by a disturbance in the earth, and it is said that several families have fallen because of it, is this true?"
Seeing that the old grandmother looked at her with some unwillingness to answer, she naturally continued: "There is a relative in my family who is said to have disappeared in Jinghui Township, so I want to find out. ”