Out of habit, Xia Zhaoyi didn't like passing by the courtyard.
After bypassing the pig pen, she and Qian Qianqian went to the vegetable garden.
There were rarely more people in the vegetable garden than in the courtyard. Most of them had their trousers rolled up and were draining water in the fields.
"You go back to bed first," Xia Zhaoyi said as he walked, "I have something to do with Aunt Feng."
"I still have to go talk to Mama Yu, she will be worried about me." Qian Qianqian said.
"It's okay, I'll go talk."
Qian Qianqian glanced at her and then looked up at the sky.
"Ali, will it really rain later?"
"Yeah, but it will be really sunny tomorrow."
Qian Qianqian nodded, still looking at the sky, and gradually stopped walking.
It's sunny for a short time, but it's also sunny.
The sky was clear blue, the clouds were white, and the sun was shining warmly. Her body, which had been frozen all night, was baked into fine beads of sweat.
Birds were chirping and flying by, and a bunch of them were parked on the treetops not far away. But the treetops looked a bit pitiful, half broken branches, half withered, bare, like a withered old man.
"Ah Li, where did you think these birds hid last night? The wind and rain were so strong, but they are still alive and kicking now, I guess..."
Qian Qianqian paused and looked around: "Ah Li? Where are you?"
The door was completely wet, and the color became extremely dark. Rainwater fell in clusters on the eaves, and there was a thin layer of water on the ground.
Xia Zhaoyi raised his hand and knocked on the door, knocking three times very regularly, neither light nor heavy.
Aunt Feng didn't sleep well. She frowned and shouted, "Who is it?"
"Ah Li." Xia Zhaoyi replied.
Aunt Feng was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly opened the quilt, ignored her disheveled clothes, took off her shoes and ran to open the door.
The girl stood outside the door, looked up at her, and called, "Aunt Feng."
Aunt Feng also looked at her, still stunned, unable to tell what she was feeling at this time.
The moment she heard the sound, she felt as if oil had been poured on the wood fire that was about to go out. Then there was a "bang" sound, the sparks ignited, the hot air puffed up, and the dimming light spots in the distance also shone in all directions.
.
This feeling made her speechless.
The little girl in front of her was short in stature. Although her face was bruised, it was clean and her eyes were brighter.
The clothes were not so lucky. They were tattered, full of mud stains, with big holes missing in many places, and the skin underneath was faintly exposed.
"Ah Li," Aunt Feng said, "how did you end up like this? Where did you go last night?"
Xia Zhaoyi smiled: "Two people will come over later and want you to go to the front mountain to deliver food. There are many secret passages over there. Although it is much closer than going down the mountain to deliver food, it is also steep, dark, and rugged. Aunt Feng
, if you are familiar with that road, the matter of repairing the bridge or temporarily repairing the mechanism may be even further away."
"Secret passages?"
"Well, it's okay during the day. You can still have some courage in the company of others, but at night, there are graveyards and bones everywhere, and there may even be ferocious beasts. I wonder if you will be afraid."
Aunt Feng frowned.
Regarding the bridge being broken and the road being difficult to travel, she had been vaguely feeling indifferent in the past two days as if the emperor was far away, but what if the "emperor" came again.
The wind blew gusts, and a large amount of water dripped from the eaves, making it quite cool.
Someone was passing by in the distance and looked curiously.
Aunt Feng, who was described as embarrassed, and a little girl in tattered clothes, like a little girl who was beaten back after asking for food on the street. The two stood at the door, one frowning in a daze, with a worried face, and the other with a calm expression, looking sideways at the bright and crystal clear sky under the sun.
Splash.
Although time was tight, Xia Zhaoyi still couldn't finish what she wanted to say in one breath.
Eagerness for quick success and instant gain can make people suspicious, so let Aunt Feng figure it out on her own, it will be more effective than anyone else's suggestion.
Furthermore, she didn't insist on asking them to leave together, she just paved the road first and did what needed to be done first. Whether they wanted to leave or not was their business, and she didn't force it.
However, when he saw Aunt Feng coming out to open the door, Xia Zhaoyi felt a little more confident.
After a while of silence, Xia Zhaoyi reached out and said, "Aunt Feng, do you know this?"
She raised her hand, and in her palm lay a piece of jade and a token.
Seeing the token, Aunt Feng was shocked: "Where did this come from?!"
"The one on Wu Da's body," Xia Zhaoyi held the token, looked back and forth, and said, "The workmanship is average, the material is not bad, I don't know what it is used for, you just need to recognize it."
Wu, who is Wu Da?
Aunt Feng was stunned for a moment, then suddenly said in surprise: "Wu Da! Second in charge?"
"He's dead." Xia Zhaoyi said.
Aunt Feng's eyes widened: "Dead?!"
"Look," Xia Zhaoyi handed over the token, "I took it from the corpse."
Aunt Feng reached out to take the token, glanced at it and hid it quickly: "Ali, you go into the house first."
"I don't want to go in."
"Ah?" Aunt Feng looked at her.
"The lighting is not good and the air is not good either." Xia Zhaoyi said with a smile.
Aunt Feng pursed her lips and said, "It's better to come in."
"It's nothing shameful. If there is, if you're worried about something happening in the future, you can put all the blame on me. They can't do anything to me anyway, and I'm no longer here."
Xia Zhaoyi handed over the jade that was not very bright and lustrous: "This is also what Wu Da carries close to his body. It is probably something he cherishes. With his current status, it is not difficult to get a good piece of jade, but he is wearing this
, I wonder if it was given by his relatives."
Aunt Feng took the jade pendant with hesitation and disbelief on her face.
"Master Wu Er, is he really dead?"
"There are only two hundred horse thieves on the mountain. After Wu Da's death, the thieves are leaderless. Moreover, they are panicking now. Maybe the security will be tighter, but their hands and feet are in chaos. They have to leave tonight." Xia Zhaoyi said again.
Aunt Feng looked at the jade pendant with complex and deep thoughts.
The sky gradually became overcast, dark clouds came over, and the wind became stronger.
Aunt Feng was still hesitating and couldn't decide at all.
At this time, a cry came from the other side of the courtyard: "Where's the food! Damn it, I really can't cure you bitches, how dare you be lazy, I don't even want to live anymore!"
Aunt Feng looked up. Although her view was blocked by a row of large houses, she could hear the sound clearly. A man was really coming, and he was coming down the mountain from the northeast.
All the servant girls in the back mountain heard it, whether near or far.
Aunt Fang hurriedly put down the things in her hands and went forward to greet her: "He's a visitor. How's it going? Over there, madam and young men, are you hungry? I'm worried about how to send it to you. There's a loud noise at the foot of the mountain.
water."
"Go away!" Si Guang shouted, raising his foot and kicking him.
Aunt Fang quickly avoided it and frowned: "What's wrong? You have such a bad temper?"
Compared with Liu Sanniang, who was always apologizing to the people in the front mountain, Aunt Fang and Aunt Feng were the same type of people, somewhat temperamental and tough, and more importantly, they had confidence.
Aunt Fang is good at cooking and making wine, and Aunt Feng has some medical skills. This is their confidence, and sometimes they can even talk to Mrs. Bian.
"Where's the food!" Sanguang also shouted, "bring us the food first!"
Aunt Feng withdrew her gaze and looked at Ah Li: "I have to tidy up and then go out to work. I'll put this matter aside for now and talk about it later."
As he was about to close the door, Xia Zhaoyi stepped forward and pressed his palm on the door to stop Aunt Feng from closing the door: "Are you really so afraid of these people?"
