Seeing the embarrassment on the faces of her grandfather and grandson, Hua Rujin suddenly realized that what she was asking might be a bit serious, and quickly explained: "This junior is just asking casually, please don't take it offence."
"It doesn't matter."
The old Orion waved his hand: "It's not a shameful thing. Yaya's father left the house when she was just pregnant. There has been no news over the years. After her cruel mother gave birth to her,
Within two years, she remarried."
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After listening to this, several people looked at each other, their faces looking a little stiff.
The old beggar silently glanced at Yaya, who was crying, and comforted: "People's hearts are unpredictable. Fortunately, you two, grandfather and grandson, can depend on each other and live peacefully in the mountains. I believe your father will come back soon."
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But the old hunter couldn't help but sigh: "Hey, who knows, it's been almost eighteen years since I left home."
"Eighteen years?"
Hearing this number, Hua Rujin couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart.
She remembered that Ye Chenggui mentioned last night that a major event happened in Jingzhou Prefecture eighteen years ago. How could it be such a coincidence?
"Why did Yaya's father run away from home?"
Hua Rujin asked impatiently.
The old hunter frowned: "I remember that there was a big battle in the North eighteen years ago. Duke Ding led the army and marched thousands of miles into the hinterland of the barbarians. The barbarians were defeated and defeated. The great cause of the great cause made the people of the whole country excited. The Jingzhou government also specially recruited civilian husbands.
A food delivery team of ten thousand people was organized to deliver food to the Northland, and Yaya's father was called to go to the Northland to deliver food."
"Since you are sending food, how come you haven't come back for so many years?"
The old beggar also looked confused. He slowly looked at Hua Rujin, and suddenly had some bad premonitions in his heart: "The great battle eighteen years ago was indeed unforgettable. In order to protect the country, the old beggar
It is true that the public has issued an order to recruit civilians to deliver food to the North, but even if there is danger in the North, there should be an explanation."
Regarding sending food to the north, Hua Rujin knew the dangers involved.
But as the old beggar said, if he is really in danger, there will be news at least.
But then I thought about it, the desert in the north is vast, and if there is really no news, it will be difficult to find it.
Thinking of this, she stared at the old hunter again and asked softly: "Since tens of thousands of people went to the north to deliver food, Yaya's father has disappeared for many years, has the old man ever asked if the rest of them have returned to their hometown?
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"Why haven't you asked about it?"
The old hunter couldn't help but shake his head: "Everyone who came with my son has no news."
Hearing this, Shu Jinxuan also frowned in confusion: "With so many people disappearing, the government will not be unaware of the situation. Either they were captured by barbarians, or they were killed, they can always get the news.
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Hua Rujin also noticed something strange and continued to ask: "Old man, if you think about it carefully, is there anyone who went with Yaya's father and came back alive?"
"There is indeed a batch of them."
The old hunter thought thoughtfully and replied: "But that was in Changkang County, a neighboring county. It is said that several people came back alive and successfully received rewards from the government, but they did not know Yaya's father."
"That's why it's even more inappropriate."
Hua Rujin smiled bitterly and sighed: "Obviously some people came back alive, so the news about the others should be more certain, and they cannot be classified as missing."
She vaguely realized that this matter was related to the floating corpses on the Chu River.
Turning her head and glancing at Yaya who was feeling very sad, Hua Rujin asked casually: "Yaya, you and your grandfather have lived in the mountains all year round, have you ever heard of anything weird in Baitou Mountain?"
Yaya raised her head and looked at Shu Jinxuan with a smile, and quickly shook her head shyly.
"Our mountains are full of ferocious birds and beasts. Hunters usually go into the mountains to hunt, and there are no other strange things."
The old hunter saw that his granddaughter was attracted to the young man named Shu, but looking at the two gentle young men, covered in silk and satin, he was afraid that they were not ordinary people, so he did not dare to think too much, and quickly ordered Yaya to go to the kitchen to prepare dinner.
After waiting for his granddaughter to go away, he continued: "This mountain is not a free place. Many places along the river have been classified as forbidden areas. In the early years, people from Jiang Fang's Mansion took over, even the Orion
Hunting is also prohibited in these places.”
Hua Rujinben doesn’t find it strange at all.
It's an important military area, so no one can get close to it.
But this so-called military powerhouse is the source of the floating corpses, which makes people suspicious.
Moreover, it is puzzling that Jiang Fang would set up his headquarters in the mountains.
A large number of civilians disappeared, the river was filled with the smell of charcoal, and the thousands of floating corpses, she suddenly had some idea in her mind.
It seems that there is really something wrong with this matter.
He didn't ask any more questions and chatted with the old man for a while in the house. After Yaya prepared the meal, everyone simply filled their stomachs and rested in the thatched hut arranged by the old hunter.
Early the next morning, Hua Rujin woke up very early, called her elegant cousin and the old beggar to say goodbye to the old Orion and Yaya, and hurried to Changkang County.
Yaya didn't know what the purpose of these people traveling such a long distance was, so she reluctantly prepared some dry food and gave it to her cousin Ruya.
Along the way, the few people relied on the dry food prepared by Yaya until they entered Taikang County, where they found an inn to find a place to stay.
Seeing the sky gradually darkening, Shu Jinxuan still didn't understand what his cousin was going to do after running around for two days.
Rushing on the road in such a hurry, it doesn't feel like traveling around the mountains and rivers at all.
He curiously asked Hua Rujin: "Cousin, why are you suddenly interested in those people who go to the north to deliver food? Do you think there is something fishy about them?"
Hua Rujin did not face his question directly, but asked for some food from the innkeeper. She looked at her elegant cousin with a smile and deliberately joked: "What is my cousin's impression of that Miss Yaya? I will treat her to you when I get back."
How about becoming my cousin-in-law?"
"Don't make fun of me."
Shu Jinxuan felt a little frustrated after hearing this, but now he no longer knew how to explain it to her, so he could only say casually: "Marriage is nothing to play with."
The old beggar probably guessed that Mr. Shu didn't want his apprentice to provoke the government for rescuing Nini, and the girl might have noticed something, so he used Yaya's name to persuade Mr. Shu.
But this stupid guy only thinks about his cousin, so he can't see the good things in others.
Anyway, this matter is already on the string and has to be done, and it is absolutely impossible to shirk it.
The disciples he accepted must not be timid.
In front of the two of them, the old beggar deliberately reminded: "The day after tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival."
I'm afraid that the No. 1 Scholar is now angry and looking for a few people all over the world.
If no reason can be found, I'm afraid even the Number One Scholar won't be able to protect this girl this time.