Hua Rujin could certainly hear the deep meaning in the old beggar's words.
If the truth cannot be found out before the day after tomorrow, Ni Ni and those innocent lives will have no choice but to sink into the river.
Thinking of this, she no longer wanted to make fun of her elegant cousin. She hurriedly dug a few mouthfuls of rice and wolfed down her stomach. Taking advantage of the early hour, she rushed overnight to the families mentioned by the old hunter who had returned from the North.
of people.
Not far from the inn, in the Wang family, there was a pair of brothers who had participated in delivering food to the north.
When she arrived at the door of Wang's house, she saw that the lights were still on. Hua Rujin went up and knocked on the door, and soon a middle-aged man came out.
Several people looked at each other, and the person asked with a puzzled face: "What do you mean you came here late at night?"
Hua Rujin looked at this man a little impatiently, and also knew that it was a bit rude to come to disturb him so late at night. He quickly took out a couple of silver coins from his arms and explained with a smile: "We just passed by here and found something on the ground.
I am afraid that my brother accidentally left a few pieces of silver behind, so I came here to inquire."
Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, the man's face suddenly became enthusiastic and he kept nodding: "Oh, it's mine, it's mine."
Afterwards, he collected the money, led a few people in with a smile, and hurriedly ordered his wife to prepare tea.
"You are not ignorant about picking up gold. You are really of noble character. You might as well stay here for one night so that I can thank you."
The man began to please him with a face full of solicitude.
The old beggar and Shu Jinxuan looked confused, but in the end they had to compliment this girl's intelligence.
However, the man surnamed Wang clearly knew that the money was not lost by him, but he accepted it with a lick of his face, probably without any good intentions.
Shu Jinxuan quickly refused: "No need, we will stay in a nearby inn. Since brother's money has been recovered, we won't bother you here."
"Yes, yes, there is no need to stay overnight."
Hua Rujin suddenly felt worried about her cousin's IQ, and quickly answered: "But it's okay to sit down and rest."
"That's fine, that's fine."
The man didn't force him to stay, he smiled and nodded.
At this time, Hua Rujin was not worried that he would turn away the guests. After all, she had collected the money without knowing anything about it. She thought she should have a good idea, so she asked directly: "To be honest, I collected some money and wanted to go to the north."
Transporting grain, I heard that my brother went to the Northland in his early years, and I would like to know how good or bad his trip was."
"Well, there's nothing dangerous about this matter, especially now."
Seeing that her question was not tricky, the man replied truthfully: "Although the journey is hard, after all, our great cause is now strong and the country is strong. Even when we reach the border, there are military masters to take care of us. Nothing can go wrong. It's just a little while to pass Yanmen Pass."
Watch out for those thieves."
"That being said, it is still full of dangers."
Hua Rujin deliberately brought up the past events: "I heard that many people in the large-scale food delivery team organized by our Jingzhou Prefecture have not returned yet."
"This is indeed strange."
The man also looked confused: "Logically speaking, this kind of thing shouldn't happen. I heard that nearly three thousand people disappeared inexplicably."
"Three thousand people?"
The three of them were startled when they heard the sound.
"Yes, there are about that many."
The man nodded firmly and said, "But when I returned from the North, I never heard of any food delivery teams being attacked or detained by barbarians."
"Could he have been caught by those thieves on the road?"
Shu Jinxuan also asked with a confused look.
"This bandit dares to detain a food delivery team of 3,000 people. Our Daye Dynasty can still remain indifferent. Who will dare to go to the Northland in the future?"
Hua Rujin directly denied her cousin's suspicion.
After all, Daye Dynasty did not have large-scale grass bandits like Liang Shanbo. Even if there was such an organization, the imperial court would have sent troops to conquer such a shocking thing.
Three thousand people?
She was more convinced of her analysis.
Now that I have the answer, I will not continue to bother you here. I just drank a few sips of tea and stood up to leave.
Although she only spent a few cents of money, she didn't feel sorry for getting the answer she wanted.
On the way back, the old beggar and the elegant cousin were extremely curious about what they had heard before.
"The food delivery team of 3,000 people disappeared inexplicably. Where did it go? Where did Yaya's father go?"
Shu Jinxuan immediately thought of Nini's father and asked anxiously: "Isn't it true that he also encountered the same accident as Nini's father?"
"The northern desert stretches for thousands of miles, so it's not surprising that something went wrong."
The old beggar raised his eyebrows and said: "Furthermore, the great battle that year was earth-shattering. Duke Ding went deep into the hinterland, and the teams delivering food came one after another. I am afraid that the guards at the rear could not guarantee the safety of everyone. Some people were killed.
It is not impossible to be killed in a surprise attack."
"Master's analysis does make some sense."
Hua Rujin changed the topic and expressed her boldest guess disapprovingly: "Do you think there is a possibility that these people have never left Jingzhou Mansion at all?"
"Didn't you leave Jingzhou Mansion?"
The old beggar and Shu Jinxuan were stunned when they heard this: "This is not as simple as hiding a few people. There are three thousand people. Not to mention it is difficult to manage, even the shelter is not simple. What's more, why does Jingzhou Mansion want to hide quietly?"
Detaining so many civilians silently?"
Hua Rujin did not think of enough evidence to support her suspicion for the time being.
It seems that we have to rush back to Baektu Mountain early and try to find clues at the place where the incident occurred.
An important place for Jiang defense?
Why did the incident happen here?
Hua Rujin really can't figure out the reason, and she doesn't know what kind of mystery this place hides.
But now that I have offended the Number One Scholar, I am afraid that he is seeking to vent his anger on me all over the world. If I am not sure enough, it will be difficult to convince him to work together with me.
Returning to the inn, she entered her room with her head full of questions.
Shu Jinxuan could not understand her more and more now, but the old beggar understood what the girl was thinking.
Not to mention her, she and Ni Ni have also developed feelings after spending time together. Seeing that the day after tomorrow is the ceremony to sacrifice Jiang, who can not be worried.
Although he couldn't agree with the girl's suspicion just now, he couldn't deny it either.
At this time, he chose to believe in his apprentice's insight, so he pulled Shu Jinxuan to drink in the inn, preventing this guy from entering and interrupting his apprentice's thoughts.
Hua Rujin meditated in her room for a long time. Seeing the sky getting brighter, she smelled the smell of burnt candles on the lampstand and her eyes suddenly lit up: "I thought about it, it must be like this."
She happily left the room and went downstairs. She saw the old beggar and her cousin lying on the table, sleeping soundly. Thinking that tomorrow was the deadline, she had to wake them up and hurried back.
Just as he walked out of the inn, he saw Lu Xiuyuan leading several servants to look for him, and they bumped into him.
Lu Xiuyuan followed all the way here and finally found Hua Rujin. He ran forward overjoyed and called with a smile: "Miss Hua, you are really easy for me to find."