In Hexi Village, Zhang Kangkang's Jiatie General guards the door. The old man who was collecting firewood told them: "Zhang Ye has been invited away by the eldest lady of the owner of Wujiabao. ”

Who is the owner's eldest wife?

Spruce didn't know, and Cheng Yitian was even more confused.

The old man who was collecting firewood was about to leave, and Spruce took out an ingot of broken silver and gave it to him: "Uncle, tell us, how many ladies does the owner of Wujiabao have?"

The old man looked at her with faint eyes, and Spruce remembered that he was Yu Xiao's face, so he hurriedly coughed and stood behind Cheng Yitian.

Cheng Yitian said: "We are brothers and sisters from other places who want to make a living. ”

"...... from other places" The old man realized. The silver was in his hand, and he didn't want to lose it, so he rubbed it, put it away, found a stump, sat down and said to them—

"You have heard of the castle master of Wujiabao. ”

Cheng Yitian and Spruce both nodded, and Cheng Yitian replied to him: "It's called Wu Biao." ”

The old man nodded: "It's also called Bawang Biao." The ancestor was a general, and his merits were not small, and he was rewarded with many fields. In this generation, there were countless tenants under him, forming a Zhuangzi, and building the city wall by himself, which became Wujiabao. How much money is there? Think about it, people who can even build the walls. There are many fields, a lot of money, and a lot of people, and the overlord Biao is personally powerful and strong, and at the age of sixteen, the family married the eldest lady Nianshi for him, and then took two concubines a year, and a total of six concubines in three years. ”

Cheng Yitian felt very surprised when he heard it.

Spruce couldn't help but take a sip.

The old man thought he knew them: "You are not much different from me, you were born in poor families." Look at Cheng Yitian, "It's very good that you can marry a daughter-in-law in the future." Look at the spruce: "You, don't be greedy for riches. As he spoke, he looked at the spruce from the left and to the right.

The east and west of the river are not very far apart, and Cheng Yitian and Spruce are afraid that he will see Yu Xiaogui, and recognize Yu Xiaogui dressed as Spruce and cause trouble. Roughly knowing the situation, the two hurriedly agreed, stood up, and said goodbye to the old man one after another.

After they left, the old man who was collecting firewood was still puzzled: "Who does it seem to be? Why can't you remember?"

Cheng Yitian and Spruce walked together. Spruce felt uneasy, and said to Cheng Yitian apologetically: "I'm really sorry, in the end, I still let Miss Yan be taken away by others." ”

In the end, it was very inconvenient to stare at Yu Xiao's face, Spruce took out the disguise box he carried with him, changed his eyes and mouth slightly, and then walked west with Cheng Yitian to ask for directions. After walking for more than an hour, I finally came to a large market town.

Sitting in the tavern of the town, looking west, you can see the shadows and black walls. The bartender brought the food and drinks into the private room, and Spruce gave him an extra tip, asking him to say, "What do we brother and sister need to pay attention to when we come here?"

The bartender Linglong quickly understood what she meant, took the money, and said with a smile: "I see that the girl looks good, pass by here, don't stop." To the southeast, there is Taohuawu, and further east, there is Yicheng, both of which are not liked, go north, and go to Lake City. When you arrive in Lake City, you should pay attention to not approaching Qihua Valley, it is not peaceful recently, so as not to get into trouble. ”

"Why can't I stay here?" asked Spruce knowingly.

The bartender smiled: "The girl here, if she is very beautiful, she will be taken away by the second lady Bai." Even if Second Lady Bai doesn't bring anyone, the older lady will come to look for her. Speaking of this, he lowered his voice as low as possible: "Wu Ye, the owner of Wujiabao, is only thirty-seven this year, and he is strong, which lady can please him, and Wujiabao will have the final say." ”

"Say it or not, how much difference is there?" spruce teased.

The bartender really couldn't be excited, and kept talking about what he knew: "The biggest difference is Wu Yiping, the son of the eldest lady, and Wu Yitai, the son of the second lady Bai, who can be more favored by the owner." ”

"Does Master Wu have two sons?" Spruce continued to induce.

"Of course not. It is rare for the bartender to have such an opportunity to gossip non-stop, and he is very happy to pour beans in a bamboo tube: "There is also Wu Yikang, the son born to the third lady." However, this son has been weak and sick since he was a child, and the whole person is sick as if he has been beaten by frost, and it is not a problem. ”

As soon as he said this, Cheng Yitian, who had been listening intently to their conversation, couldn't help but let out a "huh".

Spruce looked at him for a moment and asked the last question: "Do you know the names of the eldest lady and the second lady?"

The bartender first glanced outside.

Spruce said, "Don't worry, we will never tell anyone what you tell us." ”

Wu Biao, the lord of Wujiabao Fort, and the seven-room ladies are: the eldest lady Nian Fangfang, the second-room Bai Yurong, and the third lady named He Qiao, and the others, the fourth-room Zhenzhen and the fifth-room Yingying are all married back by the Nian family for Wu Biao, and the six-room flower stamen and the seven-room Zhen'er are collected by the second lady Bai against the eldest lady.

Xiao is hidden inside, and it is nothing at all. Neither Spruce nor Cheng Yitian talked about her, because, whether it was Spruce, who was deeply involved in the world, or Cheng Yitian, who already knew a lot about personnel, the two of them could probably guess what had happened to that poor girl in their hearts.

With two ox carts delivering vegetables, two people mixed into Wujiabao.

Wu Da, who was responsible for delivering food to Wujiabao's kitchen every day, was secretly beaten by Cheng Yitian with a stone and hurt his leg, and took the silver given by the spruce to see the injury. The ox cart was driven away by Luo Fatzi, who was partnered with Wu Da, and the spruce pulled Cheng Yitian, and the two walked along the outer wall of Zhuangzi. When they came to a remote corner, the two of them listened attentively, but they didn't hear a special sound.

Cheng Yitian said to Spruce, "I'll go in first." Lifting the true qi and jumping lightly, the person crossed the wall and turned in. Not long after he landed, he caught a glimpse of the figure, and the spruce dressed as a peasant girl had fallen next to him.

The two of them looked at each other and smiled, and walked towards the inside of the Zhuangzi.

This Zhuangzi covers a large area, but it is not difficult for Cheng Yitian, who was born in a wealthy family, to explore. After orienting the direction, go east and find the place where the owner lives. On the way, Spruce quietly asked him, "Why were you surprised when the bartender said that the third young master of the Wu family was weak and sick?"

Cheng Yitian said: "Because I was like this when I was a child. The doctor said that it was a fetal disease, so my father and my mother took me to the temple to ask for a signature. Wearing flowers and willows, avoiding the servants in the village who came and went on the path, there was no one, so he continued: "The signing said that I need to worship a guide, and my father and mother were the first to meet after leaving the temple gate." ”

"It turns out that Old Man Lei is your 'father-in-law', and there is such an article in it. ”

"Yes!" Cheng Yitian couldn't help but be sad when he mentioned his deceased parents, but when he talked about his father-in-law, his eyes lit up and his expression became vivid, "Since I was a child, my father-in-law treated me as if he was his own." After my father passed away, he did his best to raise me. ”

"Your fetal disease will be cured after following Old Man Lei, right?"

Cheng Yitian nodded.

Spruce and he suddenly hid behind a wall, and then looked down in thought, and the two little girls with double buns walked over talking and laughing.

Cheng Yitian asked, "Did you find anything?"

Spruce raised his head and said with a smile, "Nothing." Suddenly, he was distracted: "Listen!"

Cheng Yitian listened attentively, and then a woman's cry came not far away.

After walking a short distance, I saw a large grape trellis under it, and sure enough, a little girl in green clothes and a bun was squatting there crying. The girl not only cried, but also said, muttering and crying: "What should I do now? You have to find me in a dream almost every night, I'm really scared to die, I'm afraid to die-" The next paragraph made Cheng and Yun instantly concentrate: "Cai'er, I really didn't mean to hide it, I let go of Miss Xiaoyi, but I didn't dare to tell the second lady." Hurt your wife to suspect you, and ...... Still...... Woooooooo

Dawn covering?

Spruce and Cheng Yitian immediately glanced at each other.

The eyeballs swirled twice in their sockets, and the spruce suddenly untied his hair. With her dark hair hanging down her face, she jumped over with a slight flick of it.

The little girl in green was crying, and suddenly felt that something was beside her, turned around and saw a woman with black hair covering her face. This woman's facial features are especially like Yu Xiaowei who was released from the Zhuangzi by her.

"Ah", the little girl immediately fainted in fright.

Spruce simply pulled her hair back and lifted her off the ground. Cheng Yitian didn't know why, so he only followed. The little girl fainted and woke up quietly.

A refreshing woman's face suddenly made her feel a lot more at ease. But after careful defense, it still feels like Yu Xiaogui.

Spruce said, "I'm not kidding you, I'm a living man." As he spoke, he stood a little under the sun.

This is the shady side of the rockery, and in the late autumn season, the weather is cold, and few people come here. The little girl in green clearly saw her shadow in the sun and breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing the stranger, and entangled in the incident of turning his back on the Lord's house and killing his companions, his heart was extremely disturbed, and he frowned, and could only ask timidly: "You, looking for me...... Why, what?"

"Where does the eldest lady Nian live, do you know?"

There is nothing more disturbing for the little girl than to feel guilty about others, and she nodded again and again: "I know, I know." ”

Spruce pulled her up and let her lead the way.

After passing the grape trellis and walking back to the path she had taken earlier, the little girl in green asked, "What is your name?"

Spruce said: "My name is Yu Xiaochen, Chen of the exhibition, and Yu Xiaobi you just mentioned is my sister. ”

"Xiao Mask is actually your sister?" the little girl covered her mouth with her hand in surprise.

"Didn't the eldest lady lock her up?"

"Not true. The little girl in green was very simple, and she was defenseless and just corrected her: "It wasn't the eldest lady who did it, it was the second lady." Because someone was passing in front of her, she hurriedly stopped. Cheng and Yun followed her, just as the people who went to the village to run errands, and did not dodge, and the two male servants had something to do in the past, so they didn't come to check at all.

The little girl in green breathed a sigh of relief, and then said to Spruce: "The master doesn't like to go to the sixth lady and the seventh lady's room, so the second lady will find Xiao to accompany the master to relieve his boredom." Xiao was unwilling, and later couldn't stand the humiliation and torture of the second, sixth and seventh ladies. I couldn't bear it, so I helped her. ”

Spruce asked curiously, "You little girl, what can you help Xiao cover?"

The little girl in green said proudly, "I'll pick the lock." ”

"Unlocking?"

The little girl in green was suddenly proud.

Cheng Yitian interjected: "What's your name?"

"Cuiping!" the voice of the little girl in green was crisp, and she was crying bitterly just now, and she had already thrown the unhappy thing behind her head at this time.

"Cai'er is your good sister. Spruce pulled her down from the clouds of happiness again.

Cui Ping lowered his face and said sullenly: "I don't like this Wujiazhuang either, but although I am willing to help Miss Xiaobi escape, let me escape by myself, I don't have the guts." ”

Looking at Cheng and Yun, she muttered sadly: "I don't have any relatives, and if I escape, it's still a dead end." ”

Cheng Yitian and Spruce looked at each other, and Spruce said, "That's it, if you can help us, we can take you out." ”

"Really?" the scheming girl jumped three feet high on the spot.

"Of course it's true!" Cheng Yitian nodded, Spruce definitely promised.

Cuiping's interest immediately became very high. Because she couldn't believe that there would be such a turn in her life, she asked Spruce: "Has Miss Xiao Hidden gone back?" and sighed after a pause, "She said that she has a grandmother, and as long as she sees her grandmother, everything will be fine." ”

At this moment, even Cheng Yitian couldn't help but feel sad.

Spruce lowered his eyes and said to her for a moment: "Xiao is dead, and I came in in her place today to find a girl with a similar fate as her." Looking at Cuiping, he asked, "You are in Wuzhuang, and the eldest lady has found another girl, do you know?"

Cui Ping shook her head, and after a while, she explained to herself: "After Xiaobi was let go by me, Cai'er happened to go to Guan Xiaomi's North Courtyard. The second lady suspected that Cai'er had done a good thing, and not long ago, she found an excuse to throw Cai'er into and into the well-"When it comes to the terrible place, I can't help but feel creepy." Cui Ping shuddered, and then continued: "So, in the past two days, I have always dreamed of Cai'er, and I don't know what is going on in Zhuangzi." ”