River Tuluo Xian

Chapter 352 Human nature

Go south for more than forty miles, passing a county seat.

This place is very small, just after the war, the city gate was broken, and blood flowed into rivers inside and outside the city.

There are dead bodies all over the ground, and there is a miasma of smoke.

Seeing such a scene, Jiang Ling didn't let the woman get off the car, and continued to detour along the official road.

When it was dark, they camped in the wild and stayed overnight.

Nothing happened overnight, and nothing special happened.

At dawn the next day, the carriage set off again, and after another forty miles, it met a woodcutter on the road.

After asking the woodcutter, I found out that this place has reached Shangcai, which is not far from Runan City.

Jiangling asked again if this area was safe,
The woodcutter snorted and said, "What about peace? How can there be any peace in this world today? Bandits are making trouble everywhere, and the government army is even more vicious than the bandits. A few days ago, the green-headed army ransacked this area, and then the officials The army came again to drive away the green-headed army. As the saying goes, the life of bandits is like a comb, and the life of soldiers is like a grate. Don't mention it, this life will soon be difficult."

The woodman lamented and sighed, picked up the firewood, and left in a hurry, unwilling to say much.

After Jiang Ling learned the direction of Runan City, he continued to drive there.

Finally, before noon, they arrived outside the city of Nanjun.

Also because of the rebellion of the rebel army, the guards in Runan City were very strict, and there were interrogations when entering and leaving.

Foreigners who want to enter the city will not be allowed to enter unless there is a way to guide them.

This is indeed much stricter than other places.

Jiang Ling didn't have Lu Yin, but fortunately Madam Cai had it.

Many other people were blocked outside the door because there was no way to guide them, and they gave money, but it was not easy to pass.

After entering the city, Jiang Ling finally learned from the gossip he heard on the road that the green-headed army attacked Runan City just yesterday.

It's no wonder that the guards, who usually see wealth, don't even accept money today, only looking at the road guide.

It was probably because they were afraid that people from the green-headed army would sneak in and cause chaos in the city.

All the way from the mountains, Madam Cai didn't know the way, but after entering Runan City, she became familiar with it.

Guide the way, and finally lead Jiangling to a high-ranking family.

Here, it is called [Caifu].

I don't know if it is Cai Yongning's ancestral house or her natal family.

After the carriage stopped, Mrs. Cai finally revealed the history: "This is the house that the master bought when he was an official. He lived there for more than ten years. Later, when he went to Linzhou, it was left unused. But, There are still servants to take care of it, and now I can’t go to Linzhou, so I can go back here.”

If the situation permits, it is of course better to go to Linzhou.

The waterways there are well developed, and the wars have rarely spread to the south.

But in her current situation, it is indeed inconvenient for her to travel long distances.

This time I was lucky to meet Jiang Ling on the road, if I hadn't met this time, maybe she would have died on the road with the child in her stomach.

Knocking on the door, there are indeed servants in Cai Mansion.

It's just that Mrs. Cai came back, but the servant didn't have much joy on his face.

It's probably the same as the evil slave in the Duan family's old house. The master has been away from home for too long. He is used to being the "master" in this house, so naturally he doesn't want to be a servant again.

But his identity is here again, now that the master is back, he has no choice but to return to his original position.

"Why did Madam come back without notifying?"

The housekeeper's surname is Qiu, he wears a black hat and looks rich.

If you don't know, look at his style, you can still think he is an outsider.

Mrs. Cai got out of the car and supported her back, "Housekeeper Qiu, is everything okay at home?"

Butler Qiu: "That's good, but Ma'am is coming back, I should say in advance, now that the future has not been arranged in time, I'm afraid I will neglect Madam."

Mrs. Cai: "It's okay, I'm coming back alone, you just need to let someone clean up my original room."

Butler Qiu nodded, opened the door, and invited people in.

Jiang Ling took Qingshuang and Hexiang with him and wanted to say goodbye,
But Mrs. Cai remembered her kindness and invited them to stay here.

Jiang Ling thought about going to the inn, but he might need a guide, which would be troublesome, so he agreed.

They entered Cai's mansion together, and there were still six maids inside.

When they entered the front yard, they also met a young man who was teasing a woman with his arms around her.

Butler Qiu snorted twice as a warning, and the young man finally came to his senses.

When he took a few glances at the person who came, he also recognized Madam Cai's identity, looked at him playfully, and then bowed and shouted: "It turns out that Madam is back, Qiu Quan has seen Madam."

He let go of the woman, she was the servant girl in the mansion, shy away timidly, and followed suit.

Butler Qiu confessed: "The dog has no shape, please don't blame Madam."

Mrs. Cai didn't have the heart to understand this, so she took the two maids and went back to the inner courtyard first.

On Jiangling and Qingshuang's side, another maid led them to the wing.

It's just that there hasn't been any guests in this Cai Mansion for a long time, and the wing rooms also need to be cleaned, so Jiang Ling and the others are asked to stay in the garden for a while.

After there were no outsiders around, He Xiang suddenly said: "Sir, the slaves in the Cai Mansion are not like slaves at all."

Also because she was born as a servant girl, she knows very well what kind of position a slave is.In front of the master, a slave should have the appearance and attitude of a slave.

But just now, looking at the attitude and reaction of Steward Qiu and his son, it was clearly not the attitude that a slave should have.

On the contrary, it was like a rich man in the city saw his poor relatives in the countryside, with a welcome on his face and disgust in his eyes.

Jiang Ling: "Human nature is just like that."

If Cai Yongning is still alive and is still the prime minister, no matter how many people come back this time, Mrs. Cai will definitely not be treated like this.

But now, Cai Yongning has been accused by thousands of people and scolded by thousands of people, and he has been dead for several months.

Madam Cai, who has no support, came back alone, and she can still call them, which is considered enough.

Qingshuang comforted He Xiang: "No matter what, it is someone else's family business. As guests, we should not pay too much attention to it."

"Oh." He Xiang also saved himself.

After half an hour, the wing room was cleaned up.

Mrs. Cai also ordered her servant girl to entertain her,
In addition, for the sake of the fetus in her womb, she also asked the servant girl to call the doctor over and prescribed some anti-fetal medicine.

Even though Jiang Ling also knows medical skills, in order to avoid suspicion, she didn't bother him.

After entering the wing room to rest, Jiang Ling formally taught Qingshuang and Hexiang the method of [Jiujiu Hades Dao].

This method is not tolerated by heaven and earth, so he can only dictate one sentence at a time.

Qingshuang remembered it reliably, and only had to memorize it two or three times.He Xiang scratched her ears and cheeks, always in a daze, even though she tried several times, it was hard to remember.

Jiang Ling laughed that she had no destiny for this method, so she could only let it go.

In the evening, just after dinner, Mrs. Cai's cry of pain was heard from the backyard.

It's heart-piercing, not at all weaker than screaming when the tires are moving in the car.

Jiang Ling asked Qingshuang and He Xiang to stay in the room, he went out alone, and followed the sound to the backyard.

But just outside the door of the backyard, he met Steward Qiu's son and a servant girl standing here, wandering around.

Seeing him coming, Qiu Quan, the son of Steward Qiu, stopped him directly.

"Who are you, do you understand the rules? This is the backyard, why are you here?"

(End of this chapter)