Although this is just a letter from home, since it has the seal of the superior government, it means that this is not an ordinary letter. It must be delivered as soon as possible, and there must be no mistakes.
But, where is this Yujiacun?
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Yujia Village is located in the west of Ding'an County. It is a bit remote. Although it is a bit far from the town, it is surrounded by mountains and rivers, so it is quite suitable for living. The people here live from sunrise to sunset, which is very simple.
Nowadays, Yujiacun is developing quite well. There are already dozens of households, which is nearly half more than when Yu Lan left.
In this village, the poorer families have old-fashioned mud-walled houses with a small yard around them. The wealthier families can also see several large blue-brick houses. In addition, it is backed by a mountain, so the village
There are also many wooden houses built directly from wood.
At this moment, just after midnight (after three o'clock in the afternoon), most people in the village are still in the fields and have not returned. However, you can see a lot of children playing around in the village.
From time to time, dogs can be heard barking in the village.
Just now.
Several officials on horseback arrived at Yujia Village. As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the village, the children who were playing around saw them and immediately ran to find their adults.
Some villagers who saw it went to call the village chief.
In fact, these ordinary villagers were also very panicked when they saw people from the government coming.
Normally, there are basically no outsiders in their village. Even when it comes to paying taxes, people think their village is small, so they only send one or two officials to collect the taxes and then leave.
However, it seems that it’s not time to pay taxes yet. Why are there people coming to the government office? They are all riding horses and carrying swords.
It looks really scary.
Could it be possible, who committed the crime?
Neither can!
I heard someone from the government was coming.
The village chief immediately sent people to notify every household, and even those who were still in the fields were asked to come back as soon as possible. As for him, as the head of Yujia Village, he naturally went to greet him immediately.
These official servants were here for the first time, so they had no idea how to get around the Yu family.
After arriving at the village, in order not to disturb the people, he dismounted and led the horse away by himself.
I don’t know where Yu Dashu’s family lives.
The leading official was thinking of finding someone to ask for directions.
I saw some villagers coming over. The leader among them was an old man in his sixties.
"Old man, I have met all the officials. I am the head of Yujia Village."
"I wonder why these officials are here? But what is the need?"
The village chief of Yujia Village is called Yu Gu. He is an old man in his sixties. Perhaps because he is older, his hair is a little gray now and he still has a beard. But overall, he looks pretty good.
Perhaps sensing the nervousness of these villagers, the leading official raised his hand to signal.
"Don't be nervous, everyone."
"We are official servants of Ding'an County. We are here today just to deliver a letter."
When the village chief heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief.
He was really scared to death. He thought some kid from some family had committed something outside, and he was breaking out in a cold sweat.
Delivering letters.
It's just that this family has such a big reputation that they can ask people from the government to help deliver the letter.
"Several officials, I don't know to whom the letter should be sent. I will send someone over right now, or I can deliver it on my behalf."
The leading official shook his head directly after hearing this, "No, this letter is stamped with the seal of the superior government, which is very important. It must be handed over to the recipient in person and cannot be forwarded."
The village chief nodded.
"Okay then."
The leading official didn't talk nonsense, but looked at the villagers who had gathered.
"Excuse me, who is Yu Dashu? We have a letter from him here and we need him to collect it in person."
The village chief was stunned, thinking that he had heard wrongly, and couldn't help but ask.
"What the official was talking about just now is the big tree? The big tree of a big tree?"
Of course he knew Yu Dashu, even his nephew could not know him.
The leading official nodded after hearing this, "Yes, it's Yu Dashu."
After hearing this, the village chief said: "Master, please wait a moment. My nephew may still be in the field now. I will ask someone to call him now."
At this time, many people in the village were still in the fields and had not returned. Even if he had informed him before coming, it would not have been possible for everyone to come back so quickly.
The leading official shook his head after hearing this, "It doesn't matter. Wherever Yu Dashu's house is, we can just go there and wait."
The village chief nodded.
"Okay, okay, I will lead the way for the officials."
"good……"
I heard that people from the government sent letters to Yu Dashu's family. In less than a moment, everyone in the village knew about it.
Even they couldn't figure out the situation for a while.
We are all neighbors, and we know the general situation of each family. I have never heard that Yu Dashu's family has any serious relatives outside.
But these people from the government addressed them by name and sent letters to their families.
Out of curiosity, the villagers gathered in front of Yu Dashu's house one by one and joined in the fun.
But seeing the people from the government, they didn't dare to go forward to ask about the situation. They just watched from a distance, whispered to each other, and discussed in low voices.
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At this time, in the courtyard of her house, a middle-aged woman wearing a long coarse cloth dress and a cloth shawl on her head was pouring water into a bowl on the table. She was obviously entertaining guests.
The woman looked to be in her mid-thirties. Although she was dressed in ordinary clothes, her appearance was good. It could be seen that she must have been a beauty when she was young. But for some reason, at this age, she had a lot of hair on her head.
I have a lot of gray hair.
This person is none other than Yu Dashu's wife, Yu Lan's biological mother, Jiang.
"Masters, please wait a moment and drink some home-made rice wine and sweet water to relieve your fatigue. My husband and son will be back soon."
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
They were indeed thirsty too.
After hearing this, Mr. Jiang shook his head slightly.
"You are welcome."
To be honest, she was really scared when she saw the village chief and the government officials coming to her home.
Jiang's first reaction was that something had happened to her son who was studying in the town. Fortunately, after some explanations, she felt relieved that it was okay.
She had already lost one child, and she really couldn't bear to lose another. If that happened, she didn't know if she would go crazy from then on.
Thinking of her poor daughter, Jiang felt a burst of pain in her heart. As a mother, who can not love her children.
Since her daughter disappeared, she didn't know how many nights she woke up crying in the middle of the night
I remember that when I married into the Yu family, I was very angry with my mother-in-law because I kept having daughters. Fortunately, I had my husband to protect me, so the old man didn't dare to go too far.
All along, Jiang told herself, that's her mother-in-law, that's her mother-in-law, just die and just ignore her.
But her daughter disappeared inexplicably.
Even after so much time, she still didn't believe that her daughter was lost.