Rebirth of Shuangshu

Chapter 25
It was getting dark, Lin Xiaoxiao drove Zhong Qian back to the village.

She has been busy in the afternoon, picking up Mrs. Jiang, Erya, Sanya and Xiaosi back to Wuzhang Village, and then drove to Bancheng after eating a bowl of instant noodles. On the way, she met Zhong Qian and took him to the city together. go.

When the two arrived in the city, they found that it was no different from usual.

Zhong Qian's family used to be a merchant and had some connections in the city, so he split up with Lin Xiaoxiao to inquire about news.

Lin Xiaoxiao went to Gongshugou's woodware shop, chatted with Gongshu and his wife for a while, and learned that nothing happened in the city.

To be on the safe side, Lin Xiaoxiao went around the government office, sold some herbal medicines, and chatted with the boss.

At the time agreed with Zhong Qian, Lin Xiaoxiao came to the gate of the city, and deliberately observed the guards near the gate.

If it is an illusion made by the nobles in the city, even if it is loose on the outside and tight on the inside, someone will always show their feet.

but none.business as usual.

Zhong Qian inquired about the news in more detail. He asked the merchants who dealt with him on weekdays, and also asked the housekeeper.

"Shannu, there is nothing unusual in the city, and there was no change in the banquet in the city lord's mansion yesterday."

Lin Xiaoxiao felt that there were two possibilities, either the so-called prince was fake, or the capital blocked the news.

No matter what the situation is, that "son of the throne" is in trouble.

"Go to the distribution center to have a look." Lin Xiaoxiao said.

They came in a hurry just now, and they entered the city directly.There are many savage villages in the distribution center, and they can also inquire about some news.

This time they are right.

A merchant from a savage village in the north mentioned that he encountered officers and soldiers looking for people on the road.

"Brother, do you know who they are looking for?"

"Why are you asking this?"

"If we meet each other, wouldn't it be nice to catch them and send them to the government to receive a reward?"

"A little boy who said that he kidnapped the master's concubine and ran away, and even stole the master's money."

"Then if we catch someone, can we still receive the reward when we escort him to Bancheng?"

"That's what the officers and soldiers said, though."

"But what?"

"I see that those officers and soldiers have evil spirits on them. They are not like the soldiers of the government, but more like soldiers who went to battle to kill the enemy."

"Oh, is it possible that the master's family is a military household? That little white face is really bold, even dare to seduce the concubine of a military household?"

"Isn't that right, hey, brother, I still have some jerky here, what do you want? I'll go home after selling out."

"It's all."

Lin Xiaoxiao felt a little uneasy, and after buying some dried meat and food at the distribution center, she carried Zhongqian back to the village.

On the way back to the village, Zhong Qian hesitated to speak several times, but was finally discovered by Lin Xiaoxiao.

"Brother Zhong, is something on your mind?"

"I'm a little worried."

"We are all one body, Brother Zhong, but it doesn't matter."

"The officers and soldiers that man said may have problems."

"What did you find?"

"There has been no war in Hu State for many years. Even the soldiers in the army have not killed anyone. I don't know where the soldiers with evil spirits come from."

Hu Guo has been squeezed by Zheng Guo in recent years, and most of the recruited soldiers were given to Zheng Guo.

I don't know whether Hu Guo was lucky or Zheng Guo did something. None of the other surrounding countries came to invade.

Therefore, it has been a long time since Hu Guo's own soldiers have fought with real swords and guns, and at most they are fighting bandits and chaos.

Lin Xiaoxiao remembered what Erya said before: "Could it be the soldiers of the Hu State released by Zheng Guo?"

Zheng Guofang returned to the Hu people who had been forewarned. The housekeeper made an announcement about this matter, and Zhong Qian knew about it.

But Zhong Qian shook his head and said, "If it's a repatriated soldier, why didn't he go home?"

Lin Xiaoxiao lived in a peaceful age before time travel, and has not experienced war after time travel, so she is not clear about many concepts related to war.

Zhong Qian, however, came from another country to escape. He has experienced the turmoil and even destruction of the country, and has a personal experience of the war.

The different experiences of the two made them completely different in their sensitivity to certain things.

Lin Xiaoxiao guessed that the son might have been framed or defeated in the power struggle in the court, and the capital side had no plans to kill him for the time being, so they blocked the news and just looked for someone in private.

Zhong Qian thought that there was a military disaster in the capital. Were those soldiers of unknown origin brought back from the border, or did they come from other countries?
Zhong Qian was worried.Although Lin Xiaoxiao didn't quite understand, she was also faintly uneasy.

It was already dark when the two returned to the village.

Shizi and his party had already gone down the mountain, and the village head sent them to the hot spring villa, and also sent a few clever boys and capable mothers-in-law to take care of them.

Even Wen Shu, who had a fever, went to the villa.

Wen Shu felt unwell and was almost half unconscious.

Before Lin Xiaoxiao left, she prepared a pair of medicine and left it behind, and the village head asked someone to fry it for Wen Shuxin.After that, Wen Shu slept all the time until Shizi and Shen Wu entered the village.

Hearing that the son was still alive, Wen Shu broke out in a sweat, and his spirit immediately improved a lot.After knowing that everyone was going to live in the hot spring villa for a while, the village chief had to send him there as well.

Fortunately, everyone in the village has a good life this year, and there is surplus food and meat, otherwise it would be difficult to entertain these nobles.

The village chief's house.

Lin Xiaoxiao, Zhong Qian, the village chief, and several village elders were discussing matters.

Mainly Zhong Qian said, the village head and village elders analyzed.

Lin Xiaoxiao was basically a listener, and when she was a little distracted, she stared at the oil lamp on the table in a daze, and suddenly remembered that she had just entered the city and forgot to buy an oil lamp.

"What's Shannu thinking?" the village head asked suddenly.

Lin Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment and said: "I have never experienced wars, so I don't understand these things. I will listen to everyone."

"We discussed it a few times, and the most urgent thing is to find out why the son fled here, so we can deal with it." The village chief said.

Lin Xiaoxiao thought for a while and said, "If necessary, I can talk to that prince."

"It would be even better if the mountain girl is willing to contribute."

"Wen Shu's illness is still not cured, tomorrow I will take a trip to the villa with Wu Yong."

"Hardworking mountain girl."

The crowd tentatively set some rules and then dispersed.

Lin Xiaoxiao will temporarily stay at Gongshu's house.

She still lives in the hut, Erya, Sanya and Xiaosi live together.

When Lin Xiaoxiao came back, Sanya and Xiaosi had already fallen asleep, and only Erya was still waiting for her.

"Hot water is burning on the charcoal basin in the main room, does Shannu want to wash it?"

"I'll do it myself, you go and rest."

Lin Xiaoxiao washed up briefly, drank some ginger soup, and then got into bed.

She put the latex mattress into the warehouse, and suddenly lay on the hard kang again, Lin Xiaoxiao was in a trance and couldn't sleep.It seemed as if she had returned to the time when she had just traveled here, and it seemed that living in the hot spring villa for two years had become a fake.

Lin Xiaoxiao rubbed her nose, and took out the storage electric heater from the warehouse with a wave of her hand.

The electric heater is placed next to the bed room.

Waves of heating came over, Lin Xiaoxiao immediately felt much more comfortable, and fell asleep in a daze.

Early the next morning, Lin Xiaoxiao and Wu Yong rode wooden bicycles to the Hot Spring Villa.

(End of this chapter)