The remarriage of the high-ranking daughter

Chapter 200 Past Life Karma (3)
There was nothing to say all night, and Ziyu left early the next morning under the banner of going out to explore the road. In fact, she went to join Mao Jin. At least, there is a response to everything so that they will not panic at the end. Chang'an also agrees with Ziyu's doing this, but he just told them to be careful and put their personal safety first.

After Zi Yu left, Chang An went to the kitchen. The cook was busy. Although she and the old man were the only ones in this Zhuangzi, the cook was not sloppy at all in his daily meals. Chang An wanted to help, but the cook pointed him out. Sitting aside, if you don't let her do it, she has no choice but to give up.

After lunch, the old man finally returned to Zhuangzi. Only then did Chang'an know that the old man went to Beichuan County to buy things yesterday, stayed in the county overnight, and packed up today before rushing back to Zhuangzi.

The old man moved the purchased flour, grain, oil and some daily necessities into the yard. After seeing Chang An, he wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and said with a smile, "Did you sleep well last night?"

"Thanks to the uncle, it's okay."

Chang An smiled and nodded, moved a stick and sat under the shade of a tree beside him, the old man also finished his work, and went to the kitchen to give an explanation, and then sat on the eaves with a half-woven bamboo basket I am busy working on my own.

"Old man, my relative seems to have changed his name and surname, and he couldn't find it for a while. This maid went out to find the way early this morning. Maybe our master and servant will continue to bother here for a few days. I don't know if it will be inconvenient?"

Changan took the opportunity to talk to the old man, starting with gossip, and he had to gain the favor and approval of others before he could go deeper.

The old man hesitated for a moment, looked at Chang An's expectant look, then nodded and said: "That's fine, anyway, the owner is not here, and there are few people in this village, so it's very clean. If the lady wants to stay for a while, she can stay here!"

"Thank you, old man!"

Chang'an felt relieved, and a gleam of joy rose on his face. Finally, the preliminary intention was fulfilled, and he continued: "Yesterday, the old man only took us in for one night, so he didn't receive any money. Now, if he wants to live here for a few days, he can't eat and drink for free. I'll make up the money later, don't delay the old man, or we won't feel at ease living here."

Chang An finished his words first, but the old man was slightly startled but did not object, and continued to hang his head and busy with the work in hand, after a while he said leisurely: "I don't know your lady's name, and which family are you looking for, my old man also lives here After decades of experience, I understand more or less.”

After Chang An hesitated slightly, he said slowly: "The surname is Wang."

Chang An didn't want to say Shen's surname outright, for fear that the old man would immediately think of the Shen family, and when Lu Yizhi told them to leave, she hadn't heard the news she wanted to know.

"My surname is Wang!"

Unexpectedly, the old man paused for a moment, but sighed lightly, "In the early years, there was a household named Wang, but now it has been changed to Shen."

There was regret in the old man's words, Chang'an thought about it, and pretended to be curious: "How did the old man say this? Could it be that Wang's village has changed hands?"

"It's not a change of owner."

The old man shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "The girl from the Wang family married to the Shen family, and this Zhuangzi became her dowry, so naturally she has changed her surname now."

"It's also right to marry and obey your husband."

Chang An nodded his head, his face turned pale, Wang's daughter married Shen Jialang, doesn't that mean her parents?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help asking: "Old man, why don't you tell me more about the Shen family village, maybe that's the Wang family I'm looking for!"

When Changan said this, the old man put down the work in his hands, looked at Changan seriously, and said after a while: "My lady doesn't tell me that the old man doesn't realize how graceful the little lady of the Wang family was back then, seeing her now." The lady actually thinks there is a bit of similarity... Do you think it's strange?"

Chang An lowered her eyes with a guilty conscience. Although she was deceiving first, the old man's eyes were so sharp that she felt at a loss for what to do, and her hands on her knees couldn't help but twist together.

The old man's eyes flickered, and he frowned secretly, but he didn't point it out. He just pulled out a long long pipe from his waist.

The front end of the pipe is a copper metal pot, the middle section is a hollow ebony rod, and the mouth of the pipe at the back is a circle of warm jasper. The old man slowly took some shredded tobacco from the pipe and put it into the copper metal pot. After lighting it Taking a deep breath, looking at the graceful green smoke rising, it seems that even the vision has become confused at this moment.

Chang'an thought that the old man would never say anything to her again, but he heard his voice piercing through the clouds and mist, with a kind of long-term and distant precipitation, just like the old-fashioned script in the speaker's mouth.

"The young lady of the Wang family is an honorable young lady in the aristocratic family. The old man was lucky enough to meet her once, and later he heard that she was married to the Shen family in the capital... The Shen family did not have the honor of being a duke of two countries back then! "

When the old man said this, he looked at Chang'an with deep meaning in his eyes, and then continued: "Later I heard that she passed away after giving birth to a daughter, alas, God is jealous of beauty!"

The old man shook his head when he said this, "Perhaps after the death of the Wang family's wife, the Wang family was also disheartened and ignored these two villages. The Shen family didn't care at first, so they sent a steward over the past few years to look at them. What's the use of it, the slave is bullying the master, that place has already been targeted by someone with a heart!"

Chang An's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly raised his head to look at the old man. Could it be that even an old man who seemed to be indifferent to worldly affairs knew about the Shen family's misfortune?

"Miss Shen, you came at the wrong time!"

Circles of smoke slowly rose past, and the old man's face suddenly became unpredictable.

"How did the old man know my identity?"

Chang An clenched his fists, his complexion slowly became solemn, although he was more cautious, but he was sure that the old man would not harm her.

"As long as anyone who has seen your mother will never forget it for the rest of their lives, and you look so much like her!"

The old man shook his head, the corners of his lips raised slightly, but there was a sweet and bitter smile. No amount of infatuation was just a dream when he was young. How can they be holy and noble like goddesses? This kind of person can think of whatever he wants?

It is already a blessing to meet each other by chance.

"So the old man knew my mother?"

Chang An no longer conceals her identity at this moment, no one is a fool, and now, she doesn't need to cover up and conceal her identity.

"It's just a one-sided relationship."

After the old man smoked his last long cigarette, he tapped the copper metal pot on the ground twice, and the dull sound brought out a bit of dignity.

"Just because of this one-sided relationship, the old man will pay attention to the Shen family from now on, that is really a blessing to the Shen family!"

(End of this chapter)