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Chapter 280 The man seeking death (please subscribe and vote monthly)
The place where they are now is in an abandoned temple on the side of a fork in the official road.

Because I was afraid that someone would chase me from behind, I didn't dare to rest on the official road.

This temple must have been quite large before, covering a large area. However, it has been abandoned for a long time. Only one room with intact walls is left. At least half of the other rooms have collapsed, leaving only half of the wall foundation. .

This is the only remaining house, and a quarter of the roof has collapsed. If it doesn't snow, it can still be barely covered.

They are in this room now, and passers-by should often come in to rest. There is a lot of hay on the ground, and there are several fires surrounded by adobe bricks.

Only the doors, windows, tables, and everything else were gone. They had either been moved away or burned as firewood.

The Buddha statue is still there, but in another collapsed room, only half of the body is left, exposing the mud tire inside.

The reason why I chose to rest in this temple is that in addition to having a room to block the wind, there is also a well in the temple, and the water in the well is covered with a cover and can be used.

Of course, Qingyan only used this water to wash things, so as to cover up, she replaced it with clean water stored in the Chou Chou space. After all, this wasn't groundwater that was full of stagnant water, so it was definitely not as clean as the space.

Also, there is no firewood around here, only hay. It would be okay to use hay for cooking, but it would be too smokey for heating, and it would be too troublesome to keep adding more.

So they used some hay to start the fire, and used charcoal for direct burning. Qingyan had put a bag in the box behind the carriage for cover, and it was just in use now.

The dry food, meat and pots and pans belonged to the Fang family. Qingyan took out a radish and a jar of mushroom sauce. She would make a mutton and radish meal for lunch and just steam the steamed buns in the pot.

The dish was cooked by Qingyan, because when she saw Fang Zhengyi, she prepared salt without any other condiments. It's strange that it tastes so delicious.

She went to get some more condiments, some onions, ginger, garlic, soy sauce and vinegar, and put them directly into the meal. She tasted them first...the taste was okay...

In the past, mutton stew was packaged in restaurants and reheated, or some meat or vegetables were added to it. Now that she was making it herself, she was a little unsure.

In fact, she is better at barbecue. She got it from having barbecues at home. They have a special barbecue pavilion in the back garden of their home.

After the vegetables were stewed, she heated up the millet porridge in the casserole. This was for the children to eat.

A few people were eating warm meals and chatting.

"Uncle Fang, don't you give this child a name? Also, I've always wanted to ask, your name is so nice, why is Brother Fang's name so... uh... ordinary?" Qingyan was a little curious. asked.

Fang Zhengyi smiled and said: "It would be best if the child's name is chosen by the noble couple. I will not get involved. As for their names, I was the one who named them. To be honest with you girl, I used to be illiterate." One of them felt that this noble and wealthy connotation was good, so he got up.

As for my name, Shangfeng gave it to me after I had made a great contribution. Because my previous name was a bit too casual and difficult to lead my soldiers, Shangfeng gave me such a nice and grand name. "

Qingyan looked at him curiously, wanting to know what his previous name was.

Fang Zhengyi was embarrassed to say it, but Fang Dayou said directly: "Yes, my grandfather named my father Fang Youqian. It's okay to call him at home, but it's not easy to convince the crowd when he leads the army."

Qingyan almost laughed when she heard the name. This old man Fang must have a bad temper with her.

When Yuan Bao heard this, he looked up at Fang Zhengyi and then at Qingyan. She actually understood the meaning in his eyes.

You see, no one likes the name Rich, so it needs to be changed.

Qingyan: She will never admit that she was given a bad name.Hum╯^╰

After eating and feeding the children, they continued on their way.

As for how to deal with the Yongfeng County Magistrate in the future, the Fang family, his son and Qingyan both tacitly agreed not to mention it.

In fact, they all thought in their hearts that they must jerk each other off. This kind of person is too scary as a county parent official.

This is because the father and son did not know that the other was related to the remnant of the previous dynasty, otherwise they would have rushed to report it.

Qingyan originally wanted to reveal something during the chat, but when she thought about it, it felt inappropriate.

First of all, how she knew was a question. After all, they met and interrogated together. She couldn't be the only one to figure out whether there were any clues.

In fact, it goes without saying now that the Fang family and his son also saw the other party's subsequent operations. Before, they only suspected that he was behind those people. They had no evidence, but now it was confirmed.

With his behavior, it is not a good thing to think about. It is impossible to get rid of him without looking for opportunities. The Fang family and his son are not without backers. It can be said that Yunzhou and Qinzhou garrison are their backers.

After getting on the carriage, Qingyan fed the child some more milk, and he just drank a few mouthfuls of millet porridge. He was definitely not full.

By the way, she fed Yuan Bao some meat. In order to fit in with the cat design she said before, he ate a steamed bun and some vegetables. He choked and rolled his eyes while eating, which made her feel distressed.

So I secretly opened a small stove for it in the carriage and asked Chou Chou to take out the processed rabbit meat and feed it to it.

Their journey afterwards was smooth, they didn't encounter anything else, and they all arrived at their accommodation before dark.

Chou Chou from Yongfeng County and Wangkou Town kept watching, but couldn't find the murderer of those people, and there were inexplicably a few more corpses of officers and soldiers. Sure enough, someone was thinking about ghosts and gods.

In addition, the mayor discovered that something was wrong with the place where the body was buried, and he became even more convinced that these ghosts had done something.

"It turns out that the one who knows how to calm souls is the mayor. He is quite versatile. If he does it himself, he doesn't have to worry about being exposed."

Qingyan sighed after hearing Chou Chou's description.

At this time, they had entered the territory of Yunzhou, but were still some distance away from the capital of Yunzhou. They were now spending the night in a place called Xieliang Town.

While Qingyan wiped the child's hands and face, she sent a message to Chou Chou: "In that case, we shouldn't be alarming the enemy. I was still worried that the other party would run away. It seems I was overly worried."

Although Chou Chou was playing with the children on the bed with Yuan Bao, she did not speak directly. This ancient house was not soundproof, not to mention that the Fang family father and son were in the next room. They were both from the military and their senses were very keen. .

Chou Chou touched the child's little hand and replied: "That's right. He is busy looking for experts to get a more advanced suppression formation. He didn't even let his subordinates bury them, but waited. After watching the tomb before burying it, I actually want to use those corpses to consolidate the formation."

Qingyan was speechless, "This man is so ruthless that he won't even spare the corpses of his men. Isn't he afraid that the remaining people will find out and break up with him? In the end, everyone must betray him."

Chou Chou sneered, "Don't they all have good excuses? In order to find a tomb with good feng shui, it can benefit their family in the future. Moreover, he gave a lot of money to each family where a person died, which was enough for them to live a good life. , It's too late for those people to be grateful, how could they be separated." Qingyan went out, poured water, took off her shoes and got on the kang, asked Chou Chou to put out the oil lamp, and put her arms around the child and Yuan Bao.

"Go to sleep. We have to travel tomorrow. Since our bodies are being used over there, I don't think I'll be harming anyone for a while. You should have a good rest today."

Chou Chou nodded in the darkness, "Okay, I haven't slept for a long time. I'll have a good sleep today. You tell Yuan Bao to stay awake at night and call me if you need anything."

"Don't worry, my sleep is shallow, I will wake up if there is any movement."

The room was quiet, and everyone's breathing became steady after a while.

Get up early the next morning, have breakfast in the inn and continue on the road.

After passing Xieliang Town, there is a big river. Although the river is not fast, it is not frozen. Fortunately, there is a stone bridge on the river, and the carriage can walk on it.

Fang Zhengyi said to Qingyan: "After crossing the river and walking a few dozen miles, there is a county town called Liuyuan. Not far from the county town is a mountain road. You should be more careful then. There are bandits on that mountain."

Qingyan was a little puzzled, "This is considered an important transportation road, right? How could the bandits be allowed to cause trouble here? Didn't the government send people to encircle and suppress it?"

Fang Zhengyi sighed and said: "Those bandits are all nearby mountain people. Since they have no land to cultivate, they have to make a living by hunting. But in winter, prey is scarce and there is simply not enough to make ends meet. They can only rob passersby."

They only seek wealth and do not harm their lives, and do not rob the poor. They do not come out often and are usually peaceful, so it is not easy for the government to kill them all.

But sometimes there are some extremely vicious people who come to fish in troubled waters, killing people and stealing goods, so you still have to be on guard to avoid running into those people. "

Qingyan nodded and said with a smile on her face: "It will be unlucky for the other party if we meet him. When the time comes, we will do something for God and eliminate harm for the people."

When Fang Zhengyi and his son heard what she said, they also laughed, "With the girl's skills, the other party is looking for death."

"Uncle Fang and Second Brother Fang are also very skilled. If they dare to come, I will beat the shit out of them!"

This section of the road is wider, the two carriages are running side by side, and the three of them are complimenting each other, and the atmosphere is very cheerful.

When they were about to get on the bridge, the two cars separated and drove onto the stone bridge one after the other.

Qingyan glanced at the river water below. It was very turbid. Could it be a tributary of the Yellow River?
Out of curiosity, she reached out with her consciousness to see where the river converged and where it went, but she couldn't see the end of it from south to north.

He raised his eyebrows, and just as he was about to withdraw his consciousness, he found a man by the river in the south, bending over and placing stones under a crooked tree by the river.

This...is this going to the river to hang yourself?
No, if you really want to die, you can just jump into the river. Why bother?

Not only that, she also saw the straw mat on the ground. Was it even ready to wrap the body?

When she saw the other party throwing a somewhat messy hemp rope up a tree branch, she couldn't help but laugh.

It's not that she has no sympathy and can still laugh when she sees someone commit suicide, but the situation over there is too funny.

I saw that the man threw the rope up and then stretched it hard, and then... the rope broke. The man threw away the broken short section, and threw the long one onto the branch of the tree again, and then... Broken again...

This went on and on until the rope was broken and the branch could no longer be reached. The man sat on the straw mat with his head lowered and was a little discouraged. Then he took out a cold steamed bun to eat...

This is so frustrating...

Their carriage had gone some distance away, and Qingyan's consciousness was still looking over there.

About a quarter of an hour later, the man stood up and walked to the river. Qingyan felt a little worried. Wasn't this man going to jump directly into the river?

She sent a message to Chou Chou: "Chou Chou, look at the southwest side of the river behind you. There is a man under the crooked neck tree. If he jumps into the river, help stop him."

Chou Chou: "Huh? Oh, I saw it. They didn't jump into the river. Isn't that a good thing?"

Qingyan looked over again and saw that the man was back under the tree and rolling up the straw mat on the ground.

Is this giving up?It's the same thing, one rush of strength, then another failure, and three times exhaustion. After such a long time, the rope keeps breaking, and I guess the desire to die has long been gone.

Chou Chou: "What's going on? Why did you notice that person? We don't know him. It's none of our business if he seeks death. Why did you let me save him?"

Qingyan vividly described the scene she just saw, and said with a smile: "I just think this person is quite interesting. He could have jumped into the river directly, but he came to the river to hang himself instead.

He also brought a straw mat with him because he was afraid that he would have nothing to wrap his body in if he died, so he was very thoughtful.

Especially when the rope is in a mess. Don’t you know that I just watched him toss it and break it one section at a time? Did you see the sections of rope on the ground?They are all folded with a rope.

His expression just now, from one of determination and calmness to die to one of doubt, almost made me laugh to death. I just thought that this person is very interesting. After such a toss, I probably no longer want to die as before. . "

Chou Chou was also a little speechless, "If you ask me, this person still doesn't want to die. He just came to the river to find a reason not to die."

Qingyan: "How do you say that?"

Chou Chou: "Think about it, when he comes to the river, he doesn't jump into the river, but he grabs a hemp rope. Even if he just grabs a hemp rope, he has to get a bad one.

Judging from the man's clothes, he didn't look like someone who couldn't afford a new hemp rope. Even if he couldn't afford it, if he really wanted to seek death, he could hang himself by unbuckling his belt, if nothing else.

He just couldn't make up his mind. No, the rope was broken one by one. He must have thought in his heart that it was God's will not to let him die, so he wouldn't die.

Just watch, he will definitely not seek death again and will leave soon. "

Qingyan listened to Chou Chou's voice transmission, and her consciousness kept looking over there. Sure enough, the man had rolled up the mat and tucked it under his arm, and left along the path by the river.

Qingyan shook her head in a funny way, feeling somewhat sympathetic to the broken hemp rope that was ruthlessly abandoned on the ground...

This was just an inconsequential episode, and Qingyan quickly forgot about it. They walked all day long, settling the matter on the carriage at noon, and finally arrived at Liuyuan County just as it was getting dark.

(End of this chapter)