Zhao Zhijie sat down at the table, looked at Zhong Mingli, and asked, "Why, the distinguished guest came to the door, and he didn't even get a cup of hot tea?"
"Dignified guest?" Zhong Mingli looked at him, snorted coldly, and said: "Over the years, you have not made any progress in other areas, but you have become thicker and thicker."
"In that case, Zhao takes his leave." Zhao Zhijie stood up and said, "Go and check the identity of your uncle..."
Zhong Mingli was stunned and asked hurriedly: "Have you found out?"
"Is this important?" Zhao Zhijie glanced at him and said, "I'm leaving. At least I can have a cup of hot tea at my own home..."
"Tea!"
Zhong Mingli looked at the maid waiting at the side and said, "Bring out the pot of good tea from my study!"
The tea was steaming and exuding a refreshing fragrance. Zhong Mingli looked at him and asked, "Have you found it?"
Zhao Zhijie sat down again, glanced at him indifferently, and asked: "Over the years, you have not made much progress in other areas, but your mind has become more and more confused... You don't even know his identity, where he lives, and whether he is married."
Knowing that, you dare to marry Xiaoyi to him?"
"Is he already married?" Zhong Mingli's expression changed, he stood up suddenly and asked loudly.
"That's not true."
Zhao Zhijie shook his head, looked at him, and said: "Some time ago, there was a case of missing persons under my jurisdiction. I have been looking for it for a long time, but I still haven't found it. But I didn't know that it was lost to your Zhong family."
Zhong Mingli breathed a sigh of relief and murmured: "It's fine that we're not married yet."
Zhao Zhijie took a sip of tea, shook his head again, and said: "I just heard this morning. Some time ago, a young girl came to the county government office every day to inquire about him. You might as well take a guess, she is your uncle's wife.
Older sister or younger sister?”
Zhong Mingli slammed the table and said angrily: "Can you finish it in one go?"
Zhao Zhijie took a sip of tea and said calmly: "I have sent people to conduct a detailed investigation. Tang Ning, a native of Sujia Village, was supposed to take the state examination in September this year. Two months ago, when he went to the state city to register,
He disappeared inexplicably and has not been heard from since. If you hadn't hidden your uncle so well and didn't even reveal his name, you wouldn't have found him until today..."
Zhong Mingli looked at him and asked, "His surname is Tang, why is he from Sujia Village?"
Zhao Zhijie put a few pieces of paper on the table and said: "His household registration is in Sujia Village. He was an abandoned child picked up by a farmer in Sujia Village seventeen years ago..."
Zhao Zhijie looked at him and added: "That farmer also has a daughter who grew up with him..."
He put down the tea cup, thought for a while, and said, "Let me guess, the two of them grew up together, they must be childhood sweethearts..."
"The farmer and his wife raised him up. After they passed away, the woman raised silkworms and spun silk, washed clothes for wealthy families, and provided for him to study..."
"Although they were not married, it is said that the farmer and his wife raised him as an uncle from the beginning..."
…
"Are you done?" Zhong Mingli finished reading the household registration information in his hand, looked at Zhao Zhijie, and said, "Let's go after you're done."
As soon as he finished speaking, he looked out the door and said, "Qing'er, take the tea away."
Zhao Zhijie looked at him and asked, "There's no need to burn bridges like this, right?"
Zhong Mingli looked at him and asked, "Are you here to see me having fun today?"
"You really guessed it right." Zhao Zhiye nodded, looked around again, and asked: "Where's Yuxian, why didn't you come out today? We haven't seen each other for a long time..."
"Meet you for what? You called Yuxian too?" Zhong Mingli stood up and said angrily: "Qing'er, see you off!"
Zhao Zhijie frowned and said: "Zhong Mingli, you can't be like this, back then..."
"Back then, you had the nerve to mention that year!" Zhong Mingli raised his eyebrows and looked at him, "If it hadn't been for you..."
"If it hadn't been for me, would you have captured your wife in three days?"
Zhao Zhijie looked at him, shook his head and said: "Zhong Mingli, your biggest shortcoming is your mother-in-law and mother-in-law. You are undecided and have a vague attitude. It was the same then and it is the same now. If you had been more decisive, could Xiao Yi be forced to marry by Governor Dong?
"
Zhong Mingli was speechless.
"If someone is not welcome, there is no point in staying here shamelessly..." Zhao Zhijie glanced at Zhong Mingli, picked up a wooden box on the table, and said, "This tea is good, I took it..."
Zhao Zhijie walked out of the room, Zhong Mingli ignored him, felt sorry for his tea leaves for a while, sat down again, rubbed his brows, and said with a headache: "Childhood sweethearts..."
…
Tang Ning noticed that the familiar feeling between him and Zhong Yi had returned.
She walked all the way back without letting go of his arm.
She turned to look at Tangning and asked, "Do you want Yaoyao to teach you martial arts?"
Tangning nodded and asked, "Is her martial arts powerful?"
"I don't know..." Zhong Yi shook his head and said, "However, since we were young, as long as she was around, no one would dare to bully us..."
Tang Ning didn't know how powerful martial arts in this world were, but the scene of Tang Yaoyao jumping onto the courtyard wall with a single leap still deeply shocked him.
If you learn this trick, it will be easy to climb over eaves and walls, or climb over walls to pick flowers.
"Anyway, I have nothing to do. Learn more tricks from her to strengthen your body... Besides, learn some skills and be prepared. Maybe you will be able to use them sometime." Tangning thought for a while and then said: "
However, you can only practice during the day, not at night, otherwise you will be hungry in the middle of the night..."
Zhong Yi looked at him and smiled: "It doesn't matter. If you are hungry, I will cook for you..."
Tangning smiled and said, "Then let's talk about it..."
Zhong Yi nodded and said: "It's agreed..."
With a slight smile on her face, Zhong Yi walked to the door of Zhong Mansion as if she had made some decision. She took a deep breath and suddenly turned to look at him and said, "What my mother said that day, actually, I
…”
Before she finished speaking, there was a sudden rush of footsteps behind the two of them.
Then there was a slightly trembling voice from a woman.
"Brother Xiao Ning..."
Tangning turned her head and saw the woman she had just met standing a few steps behind them.
The woman was wearing a commoner skirt with patches on the skirt. Her face was pale, a sickly white color, and there was fine sweat on her forehead. She seemed to be breathing slightly because of running all the way. She stood there with a dazed look in her eyes.
looked at Tangning.
Tangning looked at the woman and asked doubtfully, "Are you calling me?"
His own voice also trembled a little, because when he saw that woman, he felt a sense of familiarity from the depths of his soul, and when he saw her pale face, he couldn't help but feel deep pity.
"There is a small scar on your left arm, which was accidentally burned three months ago." The woman looked at her, stretched out her left hand, pointed to a certain location on the wrist, and said with a smile.
Tangning's body trembled slightly.
He rolled up the sleeve of his left hand, and there was a burn scar the size of a grain of rice above his wrist, where the woman's finger in front of him was pointing.
The scar was very small, and he discovered it accidentally when he was taking a shower a few days ago.
As if he realized something, Zhong Yi's face began to pale slightly.
The woman looked at him and continued: "On your right arm, there is a shallow scar the size of a copper coin. It has been there since childhood."
Tangning did not continue to roll up his sleeves. The scar was almost on his shoulder. Although it was very shallow, it could still be seen clearly.
Zhong Yi saw the answer on Tang Ning's face. She slowly let go of Tang Ning's hand and her face became even paler.
Tangning looked at the woman: "Girl, you..."
The woman looked at him, took a deep breath, smiled and said: "Brother Xiao Ning, I finally found you..."
After she said this, she breathed a sigh of relief and fell to the ground.
Tangning hurriedly stepped forward, supported her, and said anxiously: "Girl, girl..."
