When Lao Yuan returned home, she saw the injured Aling and was very worried.
Song Qiu was afraid that she would be worried, so he used the same excuse to excuse her.
Old Yuan listened and stopped Song Qiu from going to town casually. It was such a mess. What if something happened?
He then took over the task of taking care of Aling and asked her to lie down on the bed to recuperate, and was not allowed to go anywhere.
Knowing that this girl couldn't sit still, he moved a small stool and sat in front of the door doing needlework. He kept a close eye on her and made Aling unable to escape even if he wanted to.
Song Qiu also wanted her to take good care of herself and recover from her injuries.
So I'm so happy.
Chuba Inn opened, but the business on the first day was not very good.
Song Qiu asked Yang, Dalian and Zou to return to the town and prepare to open a dessert shop.
As for Zhuangzi, there was still plenty of starch to order, so he continued making vermicelli.
There is no news over at Lingnan Pass, so life will naturally go on, and we can't do nothing.
Because Aling needed to recover from his injuries, Song Qiu followed Lihua and the others under Aling's eager eyes on the ninth day of the climb.
Years ago, when Li Donggua and the others came back from the Cheng family, Song Qiu made an agreement with Lihua. She didn't need to go to the inn to work anymore. She could just stay at home and live a good life with her parents. She would wait until Qiu Hou and Shitou got married.
Not too late.
So even though the inn was open, Lihua was still at home, doing housework with Mrs. Chen every day and learning needlework. She was very energetic in these rare days.
Song Qiu also heard from Mrs. Chen that she had planned to open a clothing store in the town. Grandma Cheng helped introduce the supply of goods to the cloth shop. The shop was being renovated and she planned to wait until Li Yang came back from the capital after the Lantern Festival.
Choose a date to open.
Speaking of Li Yang, even Song Qiu felt a little worried after being in the capital for so long.
Therefore, he and Lihua ran fast and grabbed the opportunity to offer incense. In addition to asking Buddha to bless his grandma's health and longevity, Song Qiu also asked Buddha to bless Li Yang's safety outside.
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Since dawn on New Year's Eve, I have been traveling day and night. For six or seven days in a row, the horses can't bear it, let alone people.
Therefore, I had to stop in a small town to take a break.
Li Yang had never been in such a hurry to cross the road. He had just learned to ride a horse not long ago and had not yet fully adapted to it. Running all the way, it felt like his legs were almost useless. It was enough for him. He lay on the soft bed for a long time.
They all still felt sore all over their bodies and couldn't relieve themselves.
"Ah~sneeze, ah~sneeze~" He sneezed several times in a row, tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. After making sure that he was not infected with the cold, he felt relieved, thinking that someone might be talking about him.
At this time, there was still one day's journey before entering Jingzhou Prefecture. Speaking of which, he was also a bit eager to return home.
Li Yang had been lying down and resting for a while, but for a while he couldn't fall asleep again. Suddenly he saw a figure passing by outside the door.
Next to it is the room where the prince lives.
He listened attentively, thought for a while, stood up, opened the door and went to the side.
Li Mi travels around all year round, not to mention riding horses. He has taken a break now and is sitting in front of the round table having lunch.
The follower Wan Shan, who came in first, was holding a letter from the flying pigeon he had just received and was presenting it to Li Mi.
Li Yang could see clearly and walked in silently, standing aside and waiting.
"Your Majesty, there is a letter from the Fifth Master."
"According to the investigation, Jinhua Village within the jurisdiction of Chongming Town at the bottom of Qingshan County is indeed the clan of Sun Tianming, the seventh member of the 25th Golden Armor Guard. The Fifth Master used the prince's warrant to check the county government's population and household registration, and confirmed that Jinhua Village was indeed the original place.
There have always been twenty-five families living there, no more, no less, and the first generation is also the most consistent with the twenty-five golden guards.
Because of the severe drought that year, Qingshan County was the hardest hit. Almost all the people in the county at that time fled and moved north.
Later, after the disaster relief was carried out by the imperial court, no one from Jinhua Village returned to their hometowns, so now the village is deserted and no one lives there."
"If these people did not die while fleeing the famine, but did not return to Qingshan County, then they probably chose to stay and resettle on the spot."
The drought that year was so severe that almost the entire southern states were affected. The victims fled all the way and were displaced, and many died on the road.
When the disaster relief was finally completed, it was already several months later. By then, the weather had cooled down and the victims could no longer walk, and almost all of them stayed in Jingzhou Prefecture.
At that time, the city walls of every county in Jingzhou Prefecture were crowded with refugees, and there was almost chaos. Fortunately, relief was provided in time.
Many people chose to receive relief money and return to their hometowns, while many others chose to resettle nearby.
In other words, if the victims did not choose to return to their hometowns but chose to stay, they must be in the counties under Jingzhou Prefecture now, and they are easy to find.
There was a severe drought that year, and Li Mi didn't know where he was. Even his father was just born.
He didn't know the details of the disaster, but he knew the Jinjiawei very well.
After all, he had been searching for this copper bird treasure for a long time.
"Even if some people died during the escape, the Twenty-Five Golden Armored Guards have been passed down from generation to generation, and there must be someone alive. No matter how many, their descendants are in no particular village now."
"Send a message to Fifth Master and ask him to come back. At the same time, send a message to Wanda and ask him to go and check in person. In which counties and towns are the victims who did not return to their hometowns during the great disaster and were resettled nearby? Everything is detailed. You must give it to me.
Check it out! Don’t miss anything!”
Wan Shan stared with solemn eyes, cupped his fists and said, "Yes!"
Li Yang heard clearly from the sidelines. When he heard what Wan Shan said about the twenty-five golden guards, his heart skipped a beat. When he heard that these people had escaped from drought in several states in the south, his heart was even more upset.
His mind has always been quick, and if he hadn't known about the situation at Tang Taigong's place, he wouldn't have thought much about it.
But now that he knew it first, he had to think more.
And he vaguely remembered that Songshan Village escaped from Qingshan County, Longzhou.
But at this time, he didn't dare to show it at all.
He didn't know what the golden armored guard meant, nor what the bronze bird treasure was, so he didn't dare to act rashly.
Wan Shan went out. Li Mi picked up a piece of pea cake, but put it back without putting it into his mouth. After a moment, he looked at Li Yang and said, "I remember that your neighbor's little sister opened a shop by the official road.
What kind of inn? I have a destiny with Songshan River. Let’s set off early tomorrow morning, rush back to Jingzhou Mansion, and stay at that Songshan Inn for the time being!”
He is not in a hurry to return to the palace. Right now, the bronze bird treasure is imminent and is more important than anything else.
He will stay in Dongling County, and it will be more convenient to listen to the news then.
When Li Yang heard Li Mi's words, his heart skipped a beat.
But he didn't dare to say anything, so he just nodded in agreement.
At this time, Song Qiu from Songshan Village did not know these things. She was squatting in her vegetable garden picking vegetables.
As an authentic Sichuanese, if there is anything besides bean paste and kimchi, it must be salted vegetables.
There are some vegetables such as mustard greens these days, but they are all cooked and eaten, and they do not make salted vegetables.
Song Qiu felt sorry for what a waste of things, and then he kept thinking about these vegetables in the garden!
No, with spring approaching and these vegetables ready to be harvested, she couldn't sit still.
To roast the meat, and to stir-fry the meat with salt and vegetables.
This salted dish must be made!
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Dear cuties, look over here. Shudong is going to have a caesarean section and is expected to take a week off. There will be no updates during this period. I will wait until I am discharged from the hospital and go home for confinement in a week before slowly returning to stable updates. I hope you all can rest assured and wait for my return.
Don’t worry, I don’t know how to be a eunuch~ Don’t leave even if you don’t!