Eat in Song Dynasty

Chapter 488: Did you encounter a rebel?

He must have run here, he was soaked all over.

When he looked around the room again, he saw that besides his sister, brother-in-law and a group of brothers he was familiar with, there were other outsiders, and his face turned pale.

"The police are coming, so why are you afraid? You haven't done anything wrong, so why are you afraid?" Hou Da scolded Ah Sheng while smiling at everyone, "My brother-in-law has always been noisy since he was a child. You guys go back to your room and rest. I'll ask him something."

This was because he didn't want them to hear it. Wen Shu nodded tactfully and followed Madam Hou back to her room.

But I just can't stop my gossiping heart.

There are only two empty rooms in the Hou family, and they are both very small. Although Old Man Wen and Wen Shu are father and daughter, they have to avoid suspicion as they are old.

Therefore, Wen Shu was arranged to stay in a room with Madam Hou, Old Man Wen and Qin Jingyang in a room, and Zhuo Rufeng and his coachman in a room.

Hou Daze went to squeeze into the rooms of several other brothers.

"Young lady, you will sleep here later. I will sleep downstairs." Madam Hou said, pointing at the straw mat on the ground.

Although they were both women, they were strangers after all, and it would be awkward for them to sleep in the same bed. So Madam Hou took the initiative to let her sleep on the bed while she slept on the floor.

"Sister-in-law, you are too polite. I am a guest, how can I ask you to give up my bed? I have been strong since I was a child. I will sleep on the floor." Wen Shu said, and took the initiative to move the bedding to the ground.

Upon seeing this, Madam Hou gave in a few more times.

While Wen Shu was dealing with her, he pricked up his ears to listen to the noise outside.

If it was an ordinary family's private conversation, she would not be interested in listening, but when the man mentioned the official just now, he looked flustered, which was really different.

"Brother-in-law, who were those people just now?"

"Passerby, come into my house to take shelter from the rain. What were you yelling about just now?"

Ah Sheng said anxiously: "The police are here, do you think they are here to arrest us?"

"Keep your voice down." Hou Da scolded him, and then said, "The uprising is over, and that gentleman has promised not to report it to the court. It should be fine."

"How can we trust what an official says? What if he goes back on his word?" Ah Sheng was extremely anxious.

In the room, something seemed to explode in Wen Shu's mind!

Damn it! How could she have forgotten about the "Wu Zi Uprising"?

According to historical records, this rebel army formed by poor people had tens of thousands of people. Their leader was called Wu Zi. He led the rebel army and captured six or seven cities in just two months.

Could it be that the Hou brothers are also rebels?
Wen Shu glanced at Madam Hou lying on the bed.

I saw her lying on the bed motionless, as if she had fallen asleep.

"I really saw six police officers entering the village. It was raining heavily. If they were not here to arrest us, why would they come here at night?" Ah Sheng stamped his feet anxiously.

As he was talking, there was another knock on the door.
"What should I do? It must be those officials." Ah Sheng's voice was shaking.

The Hou brothers next to them secretly took sticks in their hands.

Hou Da pressed Ah Sheng's arm, signaling him to calm down, and then replied, "Who is it?"

"I'm just passing by and want to go in to take shelter from the rain. Is it convenient?"

When the people outside saw a carriage parked in the yard, they knew that someone was staying overnight inside, and they couldn't help but knock on the door even more urgently.

"You guys go back to your room and hide first. I'll go take a look."

Wen Shu's remote scan followed directly to the door.

Old Man Wen and Qin Jingyang were also very curious. When Hou Da went to open the door, they couldn't help but open the window of the room a little and looked outside secretly.

After a moment, Old Man Wen was stunned and subconsciously retracted his head.

Qin Yangyang, on the other hand, was completely unaware and was still "peeking" with great interest.

"Unfortunately, several guests have come before and the house is full. It's really inconvenient." Hou Da smiled.

"Then is there any empty house in this village that we can take shelter from the rain?" Hou Da hesitated for a moment and said, "There is a wooden house in the west of the village. It was originally used to store tea during the harvest. It should be empty at this time."

The leading officer nodded and prepared to leave.

The person next to him said, "My eldest brother is still injured. Can we go in to take shelter from the rain and drink a bowl of ginger soup before leaving?"

Hou Da couldn't refuse this, so he said, "Of course, please come in."

As he led them into the house, he shouted to the inner room, "Xiuniang, there are guests again, hurry up and make some ginger soup."

"Hey, here she comes." Madam Hou in the room immediately sat up from the bed.

Seeing Wen Shu looking at her, he patted Wen Shu's shoulder and comforted her: "Young lady, take a rest first, you don't have to wait for me."

Wen Shu nodded, looking obedient.

After Madam Hou went out, she lay on her back on the ground and quickly called up the control panel to check the detailed records of this uprising in history books.

As she watched, she realized something was wrong. The location was right, but the time
According to historical records, this incident should have happened two months ago?
According to records, the rebels caused quite a bit of trouble. They not only captured cities and robbed granaries, but also killed imperial officials.

If something like this happened, the imperial court would definitely be greatly shocked and would send troops to suppress it. It would not be possible to do it so quietly.

"The clothes of these officers are wrong. They don't seem to be ordinary palace soldiers." In the next room, the Hou brothers discussed in a low voice.

"Who are they?"

The Imperial Guards, who else could it be, Wen Shu complained silently.

I thought they would return to Beijing to report if they couldn't find her, but I didn't expect they would actually catch up with her!
Now we meet again on a narrow road. I just hope Dad can stay in the room and not come out.

They finally finished drinking the ginger soup and were about to leave when they suddenly heard a noise coming from Old Man Wen's room.

Wen Shuxin was instantly excited.

Qin Jingyang walked out of the room and said to the officials, "You are from the capital. Is there any news from the capital recently?"

Liu Zhang and others looked at him and said nothing.

Qin Jingyang was not stage-frightened. He just lifted his clothes and sat down beside them leisurely.

Wen Shu in the room clenched his fists. Why did this idiot run out?
"We have finished the soup, let's go!" Unexpectedly, Liu Zhang and others ignored him, bowed to Hou Da, and then said goodbye.

"Hey, you guys." Qin Jingyang wanted to shout again, but the few people had already left without looking back.

"I told you we're not here to arrest anyone." Next door, the Hou brothers breathed a sigh of relief.

Wen Shu also breathed a sigh of relief and made up his mind to leave early tomorrow morning to avoid being caught up by Liu Zhang and others.

At this time, the door rang again. Wen Shu quickly closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep.

Madam Hou came in and glanced at her. Seeing that she was already asleep, she also took off her clothes and climbed onto the bed.

After a while, Hou Da sent Ah Sheng to the gate of the courtyard. Wen Shu heard Hou Da comforting Ah Sheng and said, "Don't worry, the incident of us following Wu Zi to prepare for the uprising is over. The brothers have all disbanded, and Wu Zi has also been taken away by that master. The law does not punish everyone. As long as we behave well in the future, no disaster will befall us."

"But that gentleman took away not only Wu Zi, but also 200 brothers. What do you think his intention was?"

"This is not something we should worry about." Hou Da patted Ah Sheng's shoulder. "That gentleman promised not to tell anyone about this and to give us a way out. Even if he goes back on his word, we have already disbanded and he doesn't have the names and hometowns in his hands. How can he recognize these people? Don't worry about it and go back to sleep."

After hearing what he said, Ah Sheng felt relieved and said goodbye.

Wen Shu in the room was shocked and confused.

They prepared for an uprising, and then disbanded, which means there was no uprising?

Who was the person who took Wu Zi away? He actually had insight into history and prevented the uprising in advance!

Thinking of this, she felt a chill in her heart.

There are actually people in this world who can "predict" the future.