The Black Quartz Necklace is a family heirloom of the Zhong family. No one knew its value, so it was kept in Zhong Yu's hands. No matter how hard the life was, the siblings never exchanged it for money. Zhong Yu always kept it close to her.
Although Ding Zhong thought that his sister had died a long time ago, when he saw the black crystal necklace and the fact that his sister's appearance had not changed much from before, he had no doubt that the person in front of him was Zhong Yu.
"Sister, please listen to me slowly." Ding Zhong pulled Zhong Yu and said as he walked, "I was ten years old at that time, and the master was only twelve years old. He went to Pingzhong County to play, and happened to meet the old man.
Stealing things..."
Ding Zhong told Zhong Yu how he met Ding Kui, how he took Ding Kun as his teacher and became Ding Kui's follower, and how he later killed Gu Da with his own hands.
Ding Yu listened quietly to his brother's experiences over the years, with expressions on his face that alternated between surprise and joy, worry and joy for his brother, and a smile on his face.
The two siblings arrived at the Lord's Mansion before Ding Zhong gave an overview of what happened after he and Zhong Yu separated, "By the way, how did you come to Hengfu City?" He suddenly remembered the beggar following Zhong Yu.
"That night, I desperately escaped from the clutches of the ancient giant and secretly got into a truck to avoid the pursuit of the gangsters. Unexpectedly, the convoy left the city overnight and continued eastward. I hid in the truck for two days. It was really...
I was so hungry that I got out of the car to look for something to eat, but I was discovered by the guards escorting the car.
It was the convoy of the Zhang Chamber of Commerce in the county. A chamberlain deacon looked at me pitifully and allowed me to work in exchange for food, and asked me to work part-time to pay for the ride. At that time, I did not dare to go back to Pingzhong County, and I was extremely afraid of the ancient times.
I am causing trouble for you, so I asked the Zhang Chamber of Commerce to look after you.
The deacon of the Chamber of Commerce readily agreed, but he asked me to work long-term in exchange for taking care of you. In fact, this is a good choice for me. I can have enough to eat in exchange for taking care of you, so I agreed without even thinking about it.
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I followed the caravan to Shuanglong City in Yangyuan Prefecture, and worked as a long-term worker in a branch of the Zhang Chamber of Commerce. Later, one year, I was invaded by the Cao State, and in the chaos of war, I became separated from the people in the Chamber of Commerce. I never found him again.
Not a branch of the Zhang Chamber of Commerce.
Maybe the Chamber of Commerce lost a lot of money and closed its branch in Shuangyong City. I had nothing to do, so I wanted to find you. I asked the Chamber of Commerce to transfer the money I earned from working to you. I didn’t have much savings, so I had to beg all the way back to Pingzhong County.
I walked on the road for more than a year before I returned to Pingzhong County, but I couldn't find you anywhere, not even Guda. I asked everywhere about your whereabouts, but was accidentally deceived and trafficked.
to other places.
I was resold several times, and was finally sold to Nanmao Prefecture. A few years later, there was also war in Nanmao Prefecture, and I took the opportunity to escape. At that time, there were rioters everywhere and I didn’t dare to wander around. I would go wherever people went.
I walked and walked like this and got here.”
Ding Zhong was heartbroken when he heard what happened to his sister. She was a weak woman with nothing to offer and had to live thousands of miles away. The hardships were not as simple as Zhong Yu's few words.
"It's all my fault for being careless. At that time, I thought you were killed by Gu Da and didn't ask me to send someone to find out your whereabouts." Ding Zhong threw away the bamboo basket and slapped himself hard.
Zhongyu quickly held his brother's hand and said, "It's my sister who didn't take good care of you. You shouldn't have been afraid of the old one."
"Huh? What's going on? Brother Zhong, oh, where did you find a beautiful sister?"
Ding Zhong and Zhong Yu had already walked into the lord's mansion while they were talking. Someone had already seen them.
"Ah, Miss Yugui!" Ding Zhong turned around and saw that it was Mrs. Ru's personal maid, "Let me introduce to you, this is my long-lost sister. I happened to find her in the city today."
"Your sister? Ah, she's not your sister, no!" Yu Gui covered her open mouth with one hand.
"I'm sorry, that was because I made a mistake before. I didn't know she went to other places. Fortunately, thanks to the master, there is nothing wrong with her now." Ding Zhong wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes in embarrassment.
"Yeah! That's great. This is a good thing. Why are you beating yourself? No, I'll tell Mrs. Ru quickly. She will be very happy to hear it. This is the biggest happy event in recent days. Ah, these rubbish sisters underground are like
Stop picking it up."
Yugui saw Zhongyu squatting down to collect the things that fell out of the bamboo basket, and quickly went up to pull her.
"Sister has lived through so many years of hard life and is used to being thrifty." Ding Zhong also helped to help his sister up.
"No, no, I'll take my sister to wash it first, and let others clean up the garbage."
Yu Gui was startled and became very enthusiastic towards Zhong Yu, which was inseparable from her liking for Ding Zhong. The only man in the house who was about the same age as her was Ding Zhong. Ding Zhong, a man of few words, could bring people a sense of security.
Very popular with the girls in the house.
Ding Zhong had found his long-lost sister, and the news immediately spread in the lord's mansion. Long Yan and Shaodian Luan both met Zhong Yu respectively.
It’s true that Ding Kui’s number one henchman is Ding Cai, but Ding Zhong is a little younger than him, so if they can play together, they have the best relationship with him. If Ding Chuan is the inevitable choice for the housekeeper, then
Ding Zhong is the inevitable candidate to lead the bodyguards, and he is Ding Kui's right-hand man.
Both Shaodianluan and Longyan valued Ding Zhong very much. Aiwu and Wu also cared about Zhongyu and rewarded Zhongyu with a lot of property. Shaodianluan also said that he would give away two maids, which frightened Zhongyu and Dingzhong and quickly declined. This was against the rules.
First of all, the method cannot pass the test of Ding Kun.
How can a domestic servant keep a servant?
Women are easy to talk to each other. Zhongyu received a good education when he was a child. He talked to the ladies in a polite and polite manner. He and Ding Chuan's wife Xu Qin also had many topics in common, from eating to sleeping.
Xu Qin is a bit special in Ding's house. Her status is neither above nor below. She is one level lower than the ladies and one level higher than the other servants. She doesn't have many friends with whom she can talk. When Ding Xiao was here
She is of the same status as her, but unfortunately she has married into the Feng family now and only comes to the house occasionally. Ding Zhong's sister is of the same status as her, and Zhong Yu's arrival has given her an extra friend.
Old Qiantou heard Ding Zhong say that the beggar might be eyeing the black spar necklace in Zhongyu's hand, so he came to see the necklace. "Well, this black spar stone doesn't look special on the surface, but when you hold it in your hand, you feel it."
Terrifying energy, I have never seen anything like this before, maybe the beggar knows this thing."
He once suspected Zhong Yu but found nothing wrong. All the performances of this poor woman were consistent with her past experiences. The main thing was that her appearance was not disguised and was very similar to Ding Zhong.
"Really? This thing has been in my house for I don't know how long, but I have never found it to be of any use." Ding Zhong felt the terrifying energy from the black crystal at this time, which he had not felt at all when he was a child.
"Let my lord go find out later. Now you can take it back and keep it, so that your sister can find a husband and pass it on to the descendants of the Zhong family." Old Qiantou returned the necklace to Ding Zhong.
Ding Zhong belongs to the Ding family. In the future, when he marries a wife and has children, he will also have the surname Ding. The matter of continuing the Zhong family can only be left to Zhong Yu.
Ding Kui did not go to Hengfu City, but wandered around the edge of the swamp with his troops and horses, constantly sending scouts to monitor his own army. However, the Yishou of Hengfu City was also in a desperate situation. As long as the only entrance was blocked, the people in the city would
Don't even think about going outside. He can still maneuver if he stays outside.
Le Pi did not rush to attack villages and towns, and dispersed his troops to search door to door in Juyang City, determined to clean up Juyang City first; the Lengshuipo Camp was also continuing to be reinforced. The defenses on the river bank were extremely difficult to dismantle, and the Juyang City area could allow medium-sized ships to dock.
There are only Lengshui Slope and two piers on the shore.
Both Nanqiu County and Port City tried to send officials into Ding Kui's territory, but they were all stopped by their own troops, who refused to enter in the name of the Le family. Before the end of the noble war between the Le family and the Ding family, any outsider would be treated as
for hostility.
The city of Nanjing was extremely dissatisfied with this, but did not want to cause any disputes and turned a blind eye to the domineering Chinese people.
The Senate was quarreling over the matter in Giant Sheep City.
Although the Jiang family and the Long family refused to recognize the legitimacy of this noble war, and the Kong family also had a vague intention to oppose it, the other elders were unwilling to offend their country on this matter. Jiang Li proposed a motion to send troops to attack the invaders of their country.
was rejected.
The commander-in-chief's office was also divided into two factions because of this matter. Jiang Xi and Long Kun were clamoring to send troops every day, but Shao Dianzhang and other commanders refused to agree. Shao Dianzhang also specifically ordered the Eighth Army not to mobilize against the order, otherwise Jiang would be the first to move.
Xi asked for the crime, and then beheaded the leading general.
The Eighth Army has won consecutive victories recently. It defeated the rebels in Wangshan County, recaptured the entire Wangshan County, and approached Dingguo County to confront 200,000 rebels. Zhai Yu, who caused chaos in Zhongwangzhou some time ago, has
No trace.
As Mu Ji expected, Zhai Yu led the Eleventh Legion and a newly formed rebel legion into Hailin Prefecture and surrounded Luguo County. Yang Zhao sent an envoy to persuade the Bao family to surrender, otherwise Luguo County would be captured.
Bao Lan was very anxious when he learned that, but he immediately received the good news of the Sixteenth Legion. After Mu Ji's Sixteenth Legion disappeared from Zhoucheng, they secretly moved to the vicinity of Luguo County. As soon as the rebels completed the siege, they suddenly broke out and repelled them.
The rebels along the way broke through the encirclement of Luguo County and boosted the morale of Bao's private army.
Now that the Sixteenth Army Corps was nowhere to be found, Zhai Yu was greatly troubled. He postponed the siege of Luguo County and waited for the Twelfth Army Corps to arrive for reinforcements.
"So we can't get support for the time being." Ding Kui informed everyone of the latest domestic developments.
"Didn't Nanjing City send troops to reinforce Chunlu Bay Water Village?" Liang Chong was most concerned about this.
"They said, that is your 201st Division's business, and up to that, it is also the 21st Army Corps' business, and it is not under their Nanjing City Management." Ding Kui spread his hands.
"The division shoulders the important task of defending Nanqiu County and Yanling County. We can't all send them to Chunlu Bay Water Village. What if our own army directly attacks the county? This is not difficult for our division." Feng Liang almost said
The table was smashed with a slap.
"I'm worried about Mr. Zhang. If he goes to defend the water village, he will be in trouble." Liang Chong is familiar with Zhang Jie's temper and thinks this is very possible.