Being fooled by fierce beasts to travel through the beginning is fleeing famine

"Yuanbao is really extraordinary. He does such a small thing in such an organized manner. It will be even more extraordinary in the future..."

Qingyan said modestly: "It's just a child's nature. He is most attentive when playing, but that may not be the case when doing serious things."

Aunt Xiao disagreed, "As the saying goes, three years old makes you look older, and seven years old makes you look older. This child's character can be seen from an early age.

Just seeing how you two brothers and sisters are able to walk outside at such a young age, you know that your character is extraordinary, and your younger brother is no different. "

"Auntie, you are so complimentary..."

While they were chatting back and forth, there was a sudden noise not far away.

Aunt Xiao stopped and did not go directly there. Instead, she listened to what was going on outside.

Blocked by reeds, the situation on the other side cannot be seen here, and the people on the opposite side cannot see this side.

Qingyan, Jin Yang, and Yuan Bao used their spiritual senses to directly explore the area, and found that there were several officials escorting prisoners passing by.

Qingyan was a little confused. This was neither an official road nor a main road. It was just a trail along the river, connecting several small villages. How could she pass by here?

It doesn't look like they were just caught from the village. The clothes those people wore were all good. Although they were a little damaged, they were made of good materials and were not something ordinary villagers could afford.

Besides, if a villager commits a crime, unless he goes outside to commit murder and arson, the government will usually not be alerted. The village chief or clan chief will deal with it, or if not, the town chief.

Unless something major is committed, the officials will generally not be alerted. Of course, this does not mean that the laws of the imperial court are not enforced in the county, but that the common people are afraid of people in the government and think that it is usually not a good thing to interact with the government, because there is also a saying that the people should not fight with the officials.

She looked at the prisoners with her consciousness, and they didn't look like dangerous people.

The three male prisoners are not tall, only about 1.6 meters tall. They are thin and have dark skin. However, they are not caused by long-term labor. They seem to be born this way.

They can't be from ethnic minorities, right? Some ethnic groups are born with bronze skin. Coupled with their thin bodies, even if the clothes they wear are of good quality, they don't look like they come from a wealthy family.

At least when compared with those few officials, they were defeated immediately. Although the skin of the officials was not white and they were not fat, they were all strong and powerful. They were also much taller. It looked like they had no shortage of food. worn.

In ancient times, government servants were really well-paid people. They not only received the salary from the court, but also had a lot of extra money.

Especially those who are dishonest. For example, you can earn a share by arresting prisoners for the government, earn a share by colluding with gangsters, and earn a share by beating up prisoners. Multiple incomes make people willing to work as lowly as possible.

Of course, when Qingyan looked at the faces of these government officials, she saw that they were relatively upright, not the kind who preyed on the common people.

Since the government officials are not arresting people randomly, there must be something wrong with these prisoners.

Qingyan thought of what happened before and sent a message to Chou Chou: "Do you think these people arrested by the government officials are related to our informants in Xiangyin County? I think these three prisoners look a bit like that family. Similar.

But this place is quite far away from Xiangyin County. Would you go so far to arrest someone? "

Chou Chou looked outside with his spiritual consciousness in the space, then went to the Xiangyin County government office and looked at the official documents there.

After a while, he replied: "It's possible that they came from there. I took a look at the latest official documents over there. There is a record of sending people out to arrest Yue people. It didn't mention the specific location, but based on the time, it should be possible. superior."

At this time, Qingyan and the others had already returned to the place where they had been fishing. The commotion just now was because one of the prisoners was going for a convenience, and he actually tried to escape while the yamen officials were slacking off.

He had just been captured and was being beaten and scolded, plus he was screaming, so he made a lot of noise.

Since they were on errands, it would be wise for them to get back without being discovered.

Without picking up the duck eggs, they lost their leisurely mood and prepared to carry a bucket of fish back home.

Qingyan also told Jin Yang about Chou Chou's discovery. Jin Yang was also a little surprised. He didn't expect that such a coincidence would lead to a follow-up meeting here.

She said to Qingyan: "It seems that those Yue people really have big intentions. Otherwise, the government would not pursue them so fiercely. Not only did they arrest people within their own jurisdiction, but they also went to other counties to arrest people." ”

Qingyan secretly nodded in agreement, she thought the same thing, "It's possible that those people are going to make some moves. This is reported to the state capital. The order was issued from above. It's better to strike first."

Jin Yang: "It's possible. It seems that we have made a great contribution to the Xiangyin County Magistrate. It's a pity that we can't come forward. Otherwise, even if our contribution is not recorded, we will still be given some silver rewards."

Qingyan was almost amused by it. She didn't expect that Jin Yang was greedy for money now. He was not like this before, but it was good this way, it seemed more smoky.

They didn't speak except for transmitting messages all the way. Aunt Xiao thought they were beaten by an official and ruined their good mood, so she didn't ask any more questions.

It wasn't until she got home that she comforted Qingyan and said, "The officials here are very fair. No other county can ask for benefits just by going down to the town or village. They should have beaten the bad guys they caught just now. Maybe that day." As for the bandits in Jingshan, you don’t have to worry when you go back and forth there in the future.”

Qingyan was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that Aunt Xiao would think that she was scared. She smiled and agreed: "It's very possible that I can't blame the towns here for living and working in peace and contentment. It turns out that the government here has done something good. In the future It will definitely get better and better.”

Aunt Xiao also smiled and replied: "Then I'll lend you some good luck. Meeting a good official is indeed a blessing for ordinary people like us."

"Yeah yeah……"

"..."

The two chatted and laughed for a while. Jin Yang had already sent the fish into the kitchen. Xiao Danniang heard the sound and came out of the house, but she changed into the same old clothes.

Qingyan's eyes darkened. It seemed that the hypnosis was not successful. She changed her clothes again. She thought that the unpatched one was only worn when she worshiped the gods, as a sign of solemnity.

If that doesn't work, hypnotize her again at night, and let Huang Jin do it this time. Huang Jin should be better at this.

It was already around eleven o'clock, and lunch could be prepared. Qingyan followed her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law into the kitchen, saying she wanted to learn from Danniang's sister-in-law's cooking skills, but actually she just wanted to help.

The three of them cooked lunch together. Qingyan tried to make green vegetables according to Xiao Danniang's instructions. Needless to say, it tasted much better than what she had made before.

Xiao Danniang asked her to sauté onions and garlic together until fragrant, then add green vegetables, and then add some salt before serving. The burnt aroma of onions and garlic combined with the green vegetables was particularly attractive.

I made another braised fish at noon. I had already finished the previous one. There was still steamed fish and fried meat with celery left, so I didn’t make it again. The staple food was still rice, but Xiao Danniang also wrapped a plate of glutinous rice cakes with eggs and fried them. During the meal, Qingyan took this as the staple food and didn't even eat rice.

After dinner, Li Laifu went to the shop again, and Xiao Danniang and Li Huier also went with him.

Aunt Xiao, Qingyan and the others took a nap for about an hour before going out to Wawa Lake.

The weather today was very good, cloudless, and the sun was very comfortable on the body. When they arrived at the Wawa Lake, they found that not only their group, but also a family of three were also playing by the lake.

They were two young couples with a child about five or six years old.

Qingyan didn't think it was anything. Since they could come and play, others could come and play too. This was normal. However, she didn't notice that Aunt Xiao's face was getting weirder and weirder next to her.

Qingyan only glanced at the family of three, and then looked at the surrounding scenery, especially the little doll-like stone in the middle.

Others may only see it from a distance as a stone with a head, arms and hands, like a human figure.

But her eyesight was very clear, and she could see the two little knots on her hair, as well as the lines of the hair! There are eyes, nose, and mouth on the face, the clothes on the body also have linen texture, and there are chubby little dimples on the two little hands!

If this wasn't carved with meticulous craftsmanship, it might have been carved by a child. It's so lifelike!
At this moment, Qingyan suddenly felt someone on the left pulling her sleeve. She turned her head and saw that it was Aunt Xiao.

Her face turned pale and there was sweat on her forehead.

Qingyan quickly asked with concern: "Auntie, what's wrong with you? But you're not feeling well. I'll take you back to town to see the doctor now."

As he said that, he was going to help her back. Seeing that she looked like she would faint at any time, she could come back later to see the stone statue, but the old lady's health was more important.

Aunt Xiao grabbed her and shook her head vigorously, and pointed her other hand quietly behind her.

Qingyan looked behind the other party in the direction she pointed. There was only the family of three playing there, and the man was bending over to teach his son how to play.

Qingyan looked at the two pebbles that sank as soon as they floated in the water, and curled her lips in disdain. She was not as good as her. She could hit four or five pebbles, so she still had the nerve to teach her children.

After looking at the child, she suddenly froze. She looked at the child carefully, and then turned to look at the stone statue in the center of the lake.

This... this is not to say exactly the same, at least eighty-nine points similar. This is because the color and style of the clothes are different. Their faces are almost the same. There is no difference in their facial features except that one is stone and the other is flesh.

what 's wrong? Could it be that they met the reincarnation of that child?
Qingyan thought this subconsciously.

At this time, she heard Jin Yang transmitting to her: "We have entered an illusion, and now we are in this illusion. I just checked, it is not the formation, it should be caused by the obsession of the three members of the family.

That family of three is not human. It should be said that the parents are just illusions. They should be created by the child. The child is a ghost cultivator! "

Qingyan: "!!!"

"Are we in danger? What is it doing by bringing us here?"

Jin Yang shook his head, "I don't know, I can only wait and see what happens. The other party obviously doesn't want to talk to us now and is having fun. Let's wait until the other party takes the initiative to find us."

At this time, I heard Aunt Xiao say: "Oh! I said I forgot something. I forgot that today is the 19th day of the first lunar month.

Legend has it that the house of the child who was turned into a stone statue was caught in a fire on the 19th day of the first lunar month, and the child died on this day.

There used to be heavy fog here on the 19th of the first lunar month every year, but there was no fog today. I had forgotten about it before. It seems that we have bumped into each other. "

In fact, she had heard rumors before that the family of three had not left yet, but it was always foggy here every year, and everyone would not come here.

After being away from here for a few years, I may have become a little old and confused, and I actually forgot about what happened today. I just thought about bringing Qingyan and the others over to play, so I forgot about this, but I didn't expect that we would actually bump into each other. .

The reason why she saw the little doll as if she had seen a ghost before was because she had seen the stone statue.

Who has never been young? When she was young, she was also curious about whether the doll in the middle of the water was a similar stone, or whether it was really a stone statue, or someone carved it and put it there.

When I was seventeen years old, I rented a small fishing boat with a few sisters and rowed out to the middle of the lake to see it.

There were several people who went with them at that time. They were all shocked when they saw the lifelike stone statue. They looked at it carefully and felt that it was the work of a carving craftsman who had been carving it for a long time.

But after she returned home, she had a dream for several days, dreaming about asking the doll to come to her, asking her to help him find his parents, and asking his parents to come and get together with him.

She would be frightened to wake up every time, so the impression was particularly deep. Although more than thirty years have passed, the memory is still fresh.

So when she saw the little baby and his parents today, she was so frightened that she started to break out in cold sweats. She knew that what they saw now was definitely not a living person, but three ghosts.

"I didn't expect that they never reincarnated. Could it be because I didn't convey the message back then, so they came to take revenge?"

Aunt Xiao murmured to herself.

Qingyan was right next to her. She immediately heard what she said and asked quickly: "Auntie, what do you mean? Have you seen that family of three before?"

Aunt Xiao first shook her head, then nodded hesitantly, and then said: "I have never seen them. After all, this legend has been around for many years. As for the specific year it was passed down, it is no longer clear, but I was dreaming I’ve seen it before.”

"I saw it in a dream? Could it be a dream?"

Qingyan asked doubtfully.

Aunt Xiao nodded, carefully looked at the "family of three" over there, and talked about her past experiences.

“When I was 17 years old, I and a few sisters who were also curious about the stone statue in the center of the lake pooled money to find a fishing boat on the lakeside and asked him to send us there to have a look.

Because of that legend, many people go to the center of the lake to see the stone statues every year. The fisherman easily agreed and took us there to have a look. "