Concubine's three acres of pastoral garden

Chapter 37

But the days of crossing are destined not to be peaceful. That evening, she came home from the field with a shovel in her hand. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she saw her mother and second aunt standing in the courtyard, and there was a man with them.

Seeing her come back, Xiang Lai Niang said: "Xiang'er came back just in time, this person wants to ask you something."

Hearing this, the man turned to look at her.

Looking at his face, Xianglai exclaimed in surprise: "Ah! Brother Yu, why are you here?!"

Pull back a little bit of time.

While Shen Xianglai was busy with Guifang's marriage, Qi Xing had already returned to report to Yu Zixi at the Maosheng Grocery Store in Songning County.

"Second Lord, our people sneaked into the gold mine to take a look, but we didn't find Cui's head. Later, we searched around the gold mine and found some scattered human bones. After putting them together, we found that the hands of this human bone were severed. And this human bone didn’t die for a long time, maybe only a few months, and judging from the teeth, it’s not too young, so I don’t know if it’s Cui’s boss.”

"Broken hand, dead for less than a year, not young..."

Yu Zixi repeated his words, thinking: "Most of them are Cui's leader, it seems that he is not cautious enough in doing things, and he was found out to have other purposes!"

Qi Xing said: "Then what should we do, he is the only one who got into the gold mine, if he dies, this matter will be ruined!"

Yu Zixi sighed and said, "Hey, after waiting here for so long, is it a waste of time... No, you can go and look around the gold mine, especially the place where his bones were found, maybe he will leave clues before he dies .”

"Yes, Second Master."

Qi Xing agreed and turned around to go out.

A few days later, he hurried back and reported to Yu Zixi again: "Second Master, we found something very strange."

Yu Zixi said: "What's the matter, but it has something to do with Chief Cui?"

Qi Xing said unsurely: "Maybe... related!"

Yu Zixi said: "Relevant is relevant, irrelevant is irrelevant, what is possibility?"

Qi Xing said a little timidly: "Second Master, it's like this, we were ordered to search for clues near the gold mine, and when I had nothing to do, I went to Yanjiang Xitun Chenxianglai to take another look..."

Yu Zixi frowned and said, "Why don't you just ignore your business and go to see her?"

Qi Xing smiled dryly, and said: "Actually, I don't look at her, but I just feel that the rice field is kind, and it reminds me of my hometown..."

Yu Zixi said with a sullen face, "Let's get down to business!"

"Hey, let's get down to business..." Qi Xing agreed and said, "I saw the secret note on the gate of Shen Xiangyilai's house that you and Cui Batou agreed to discover important news, but I don't know if it's a coincidence or they really have something to do with Cui Batou! "

"Oh?!"

Yu Zixi immediately became vigilant when he heard this. Although the secret note he and Cui Baotou had agreed upon was just an ordinary thing, it was not easy to come out by chance, so he asked again: "It really is our secret note? Does it seem to be a coincidence or did it on purpose? ?”

Qi Xing said: "As far as I can see, it doesn't seem like a coincidence that the three-pronged poplar branch was neatly folded, and the red cloth that was tied seemed to be torn from the clothes on purpose, so it was clearly tied to the gate of her house. There is nothing to block up, down, left, and right, and there will be absolutely no other uses."

Yu Zixi thought for a while, and said, "She was hunting all the time last winter. Could it be that she really met Chief Cui? Come on, go and check it out!"

Qi Xing wondered: "But...Second Master, only you can know the important news about Chief Cui, how can we ask?"

Yu Zixi hesitated for a moment, then said, "Okay, I'll go in person!"

That's how he appeared in the courtyard of Xianglai's house.

After he arrived, he had asked Xiang Lai Niang and Second Aunt about the branch on the door.

The two people didn't know that the branch was a secret, and told him that it was just tied up by a child for play, and there was no special purpose, but Yu Zixi was not reconciled. Knowing that the branch was tied by Xianglai, she wanted to ask Xianglai for clarification, but still Before he could go out, Xianglai had already returned.

Xianglai was very surprised to see Yu Zixi appearing in her yard. After she left Maosheng grocery store, she thought that even if she would meet Yu Zixi in the future, she would be in Songning County, but she didn't expect him to come to her home.

Yu Zixi turned around, looked at Xianglai's surprised expression, and said, "Why, Miss Xianglai doesn't welcome me?"

Xianglai came back to her senses, smiled quickly, and said: "Where, I just didn't expect such a noble person like Brother Yu to come to my house."

Yu Zixi smiled again, and said mockingly, "Look how noble I am."

Seeing the two talking like this, Xiang Lai Niang asked, "Why does Xiang Er know this distinguished guest?"

Xianglai said: "Yes, mother, this is the owner of the Maosheng Grocery Store I told you about, Brother Yu Zixi, he is the one who sold me the rice seeds."

Xiang Lai Niang suddenly said: "I said why a stranger came to the door suddenly. It turned out to be Xiang Er's friend. I was rude just now. Please come in and sit down!"

Yu Zixi quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, I have something to do, I'm leaving later..."

Several people were talking in the courtyard, just happened that Wu Zhaodi from the east courtyard twisted out to go to the hut, heard the voice and looked towards Xianglai's house, but there was a strange man standing in the courtyard, she immediately pricked up her ears to listen to the sound.

Yu Zixi and Xianglai Niang were polite for a while, then turned to Xianglai and said, "Sister Xianglai, I have something to ask you, can you walk with me?"

Xianglai hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, where are we going?"

Yu Zixi said, "Let's go for a walk by your rice field."

Xianglai was a little embarrassed, and said: "Okay, then I will accompany Brother Yu for a walk."

As the two walked out, Xiang Lai Niang didn't intend to stop her. Although she was weak, she would give her daughter enough freedom.

Seeing this, Wu Zhaodi from the East Yard went back to the house like a thief, grabbed Dachang who was weaving a grasshopper cage for Jiabao, and said, "Look, Xianglai recruited a man back, and the two of them are about to go out!"

Dachang was reluctantly pulled out by her, looked at Yu Zixi's back and became more and more puzzled, when Xianglai and Yu Zixi saw Yu Zixi's profile when they went out, he suddenly said: "Oh, why is it him!"

Wu Zhaodi hurriedly asked: "Who is this, do you know him?"

Shen Dachang said: "I don't know him, this is the owner of Maosheng grocery store, and Xianglai copied books for him in exchange for rice seeds."

Wu Zhaodi's eyes suddenly widened, her expression was too astonished, she subconsciously murmured: "Oh! I found a home, and if you say that the two of you didn't have an affair, the devil would believe it..."

Dachang quickly pushed her away and said, "I tell you, just keep your mouth shut and don't go out and talk nonsense, otherwise it won't count if Xianglai hits our house, and maybe even the gate of your old Wu's house will be demolished!"

(End of this chapter)