Jiaohua

Chapter 990 Visiting the Elderly (Part [-])
Spring is the busiest season in Mingtai County, and it is even more congested than autumn and winter harvests.

But in the past few days, the whole city has been under martial law, and the government has imposed a curfew directly. The streets have been deserted since You, and no one has lit the lanterns on the streets.

The long street is silent for several miles, only watchmen are lonely, and occasionally patrol soldiers are seen.

Upstairs in the Four Seas Teahouse.

Dai Yu closed the window for the ninth time and came back to sit down, the atmosphere in the room was silent, Zhili and Miss Nie sat beside her with their heads muffled.

There were footsteps outside the door, and Dai Yu, who had just sat down, hurriedly got up and went over.

The person here is the shopkeeper of Sihai Teahouse.

"One piece of good news, one piece of bad news." The shopkeeper came in and said with a serious expression.

"Bad news." Zhili hurriedly said.

"A large amount of blood was found, and it was confirmed that it belonged to the woman."

"My senior sister!" Zhili turned pale.

"What's the good news?" Dai Yu asked hurriedly.

The shopkeeper suddenly laughed, his brows and eyes curved: "Luo Jiu Inn and Qianxue Mansion on Wanjin Long Street each sent a message, and they are all here!"

This time, Zhili and Dai Yu didn't react.

After being stunned for a while, Zhili called out: "Shopkeeper Li, you hate it!"

After speaking, he disappeared outside the door in a flash.

"Luojiu Inn," Dai Yu repeated these words, "Where is it?"

Miss Nie, who was sitting in the innermost place, said softly: "Go out from here, go east along Shiliudaofang for two miles, cross a big water bridge, the first house on the Qingshi embankment."

"Dai Zhuangshi," said the shopkeeper, "that brother who claims to be surnamed Wei is downstairs."

"That's right, it must be Wei Dongyou!" Dai Yu rushed out too.

The shopkeeper looked at Miss Nie.

Miss Nie got up awkwardly, and gave him a blessing: "Shopkeeper, I..."

"You live here, you live here." The shopkeeper said, turned and left.

"What are you standing there for?" A disjointed figure appeared at the door of the room and shouted at Nie Qingling, "Come out, let's go!"

Nie Qingling pointed at herself: "Me?"

"Your eyes are bright with joy, don't be reserved, let's go!"

"..."

The ones who came to pick up Zhili were Xia Songyue and Chen Dingshan.

Once back in the mansion, Zhili let go of Nie Qingling's hand, and ran towards Jiran Garden where Xia Zhaoyi was.

Xia Songyue and Chen Dingshan followed quickly.

Only the housekeeper and Nie Qingling who came to open the door were left.

Nie Qingling looked at the direction they were leaving, blinked in a daze, and then looked down at his missing hand.

There was a slight cough from the side.

Nie Qingling turned her eyes to look: "Butler Zeng."

"Miss Nie, the Patriarch has asked me to arrange your residence, so you can sleep here first tonight."

"No, don't bother, the Nie Mansion is right by, I..."

"You can't go back to the Nie family," Butler Zeng interrupted her, "If you go home, the Nie family will be destroyed. If you don't go back, nothing will happen to you."

"..."

"Come on, Miss Nie, follow me."

Nie Qingling looked in the direction of Nie's house in a panic, her eyes seemed to be able to see through the high walls and the night, she slowed down a little, she pursed her pale lips, and followed Butler Zeng to leave.

Zhili hurried to Xia Zhaoyi's courtyard, only Zhan Ning, Su Yumei and two servants were in front of the door.

The door of Xia Zhaoyi's room was closed, and when she saw Zhili running, Su Yumei stepped forward and said, "You must be Miss Ali's little brother Zhili."

"Hello, you're being polite," Zhili gasped, "Where is my senior sister?"

"Miss Ali fell asleep after bathing, she was too tired."

"Then what about my senior sister's injury?"

"Miss Ali took care of it on her own." Su Yumei smiled lightly.

"I haven't made amends yet," Zhili frowned, "This time it's all because of me, senior sister saved me, but I caused an innocent disaster."

"Men from the military family, with all their martial arts skills, are supposed to protect their relatives and friends, so how could it be a disaster without reason?" Zhan Ning said.

"Young man Zhi, go take a bath and rest too," Su Yumei said.

Zhili had no choice but to get up, so he had no choice but to rest: "Yes."

The next day at four o'clock, Zhili got up early and wanted to wait for the senior sister at the door.

After running to Jiran Garden, he found that the door of the master bedroom of Jiran Garden was wide open, and the bedding inside was tidy, and there was no one there.

Following the movement outside, Zhi Li went to the open area of ​​the middle courtyard, where Chen Dingshan and the others were doing strength training, after some inquiries, he ran to the back kitchen.

Xia Zhaoyi was wearing pajamas, sitting at the stone table, drinking porridge with his head bowed.

Su Yumei was also there, and Butler Zeng was talking about something.

A little milk dog ran here and there, sniffing around, wagging its tail.

Zhili is not good to disturb, and walks away.

Hearing the movement, Xia Zhaoyi and Su Yumei turned their heads and said, "Senior Sister."

"Did you sleep well here?" Xia Zhaoyi asked.

"Well, I thought I was the first to start, but unexpectedly, I was the last."

Xia Zhaoyi smiled and said, "There is porridge in the kitchen."

"I'm not hungry yet."

"I'm going out later, if you want to be with me..."

"I'll go to Sheng." Zhili interrupted her.

Su Yumei watched him run away, and said with a smile, "Miss Ali's younger brother is lively and healthy, full of vigor."

"Zhili is very good," Xia Zhaoyi said softly, looking back at Butler Zeng, and continued the topic just now, "There are only a few dozen eminent people in such a big Mingtai County?"

"Well, Mingtai County is mostly peasant households, and there are very few talented people. If you have a little bit of learning, you can get a good name and come back to old age. Everyone can become a village sage."

Zhi Li quickly came back with half a bowl of hot porridge, put it down and said: "Senior Sister, I also have an opinion."

"What opinion?" Xia Zhaoyi asked.

"I found that although farming is the main thing here, and there are not many people who study, but I see the folk customs here are simple and honest, and there are very few barbarians. The most barbaric people are the ones raised by the dignitaries. Qian Ri'an, Princess Yangping stream."

Butler Zeng nodded: "Because farmers have fields to cultivate and jobs to do, most of them are well-off and don't have to worry about food and clothing. Landlords and rich people have never bullied them, and there has never been any deliberate misrecording of accounts or taking advantage of profits."

"Senior Sister," Zhili looked at Xia Zhaoyi, "What are you going to do later?"

"I'm going to visit some respected old people."

"They?" Zhili frowned, "Senior Sister, don't you want to unite them?"

"correct."

"Just, just them?" Zhili is not optimistic, "These are people who are wise and protect their lives, senior sister, I don't think so."

"It's wise to protect yourself, because there are people in front, and they can hide. But if they are in front, how can they protect themselves?" Xia Zhaoyi said.

"Senior Sister means..."

"It's not me begging them," Xia Zhaoyi smiled, "They are for the dry land, we are for the rain, it is they who hope that someone can save them."

Saying that, Xia Zhaoyi got up: "I'm going to change clothes."

"Wait for me, wait for me," Zhili hurriedly lowered his head to drink the porridge, grinning his teeth from being burned, exhaled forcefully, stopped drinking, and looked at Butler Zeng, "Don't pour it out, it will be a waste, I'll come back to drink it at noon. "

Said, also ran away.

(End of this chapter)