A knife in love

Chapter 1304

Seeing Aunt Zhu's appearance like this, Wang Xiaoyu felt sad, so she had to comfort her a few more words.When the three servants left, Aunt Zhu was the last.Wang Xiaoyu chased after him silently, took out a few loose pieces of silver from his pocket, and stuffed them into Aunt Zhu's hand.Aunt Zhu wanted to refuse, Wang Xiaoyu hurriedly pointed to the backs of the two maids walking in front, Aunt Zhu did not refuse, after taking the money, she stretched out her hand to wipe her eyes, then walked quickly with her head down walked out.

After the three servants left, Wang Xiaoyu invited Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan to sit down and eat.During the dinner, Murong Danyan asked about Aunt Zhu, Wang Xiaoyu sighed, and said: "Aunt Zhu is also a poor person. She is a disaster victim who fled from Beihai to Liaodong. She originally settled in the north of Motianling. In Shigou Village in Lidi, she married a local stonemason. Although her life was poor, she finally had her own home. Unexpectedly, a group of robbers entered the village, burned, killed, looted, and did all kinds of evil. The stonemason wanted to protect Aunt Zhu, mother and son and the robbers I tried my best, but died under the knife of the robbers. Aunt Zhu and dozens of people in the village escaped by chance, and happened to meet my father and housekeeper Wang who were going to Liaoyang Mansion to deliver medicinal materials, so Aunt Zhu and others were rescued and repelled. The robbers who were chasing after them. It’s just that Shigou Village has been ruined by the robbers. All the houses have been burned down. These villagers are homeless. My father took pity on them and asked Steward Wang to take them back to Wangjiazhuang. What happened At that time, Aunt Zhu’s son, Erniu, was only one year old. He was frightened and became demented and in poor health. This year he is eight years old, but he speaks and acts like a three-year-old, and often suffers from illnesses and disasters. Aunt Zhu took him through a lot of hardships, if my father hadn't asked Steward Wang to take care of their mother and child, I'm afraid they would have died of cold and hunger."

After hearing Wang Xiaoyu's words, Murong Danyan thought of Aunt Zhu's appearance just now, but also felt desolate.However, Li Qiufeng was thinking about the origin of that young man, thinking about how to find out his intention to go to Wangjiazhuang.The three of them had their own concerns, and although the food and wine on the table were exquisite, the meal was tasteless.

After the maid cleaned up the table, it was already completely dark outside.Steward Wang hurried back, only saying that he had appeased the husband of Majiazhuang.He was worried about what was going on with Master Wang at the Yamen, fearing that Master Wang would be unable to do anything alone, so he rushed to the Yamen with a few people.Wang Xiaoyu smiled and said: "My Uncle Wang is cold-faced and warm-hearted. Thanks to his help these years, otherwise my father would have collapsed from exhaustion."

Li Qiufeng walked around the room for a few steps, then turned to Wang Xiaoyu and said, "Miss Wang, I want to go and visit those peasants in Majiazhuang. I wonder if Miss Wang agrees?"

Wang Xiaoyu was startled, then smiled and said, "Mr. Li, do you want to secretly see what that kid is doing?"

Li Qiufeng nodded, and said in his mouth: "I always feel that this young man is extraordinary. If he came to Wangjiazhuang with other plans, I am worried that the owner of Wangzhuang and Miss Wang will be harmed by this person..."

Before Li Qiufeng finished speaking, Wang Xiaoyu's expression changed drastically, and he said in a trembling voice, "Young Master Li, you said this kid... this kid came after me and daddy?"

Li Qiufeng pondered for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "I also hope that he is not. But..."

When Li Qiufeng said this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "With this young man's ability, he is definitely not an ordinary man who puts the wooden raft. He is so tolerant, if he hadn't had a great conspiracy, he would never have been wronged like this Ms. Wang once said that many people covet the riches of the owner of the Wang family, and always want to harm the owner of the Wang family. If this young man is one of the people sent by these people to the Wang family undercover, we must make preparations early, so as not to Taken by the enemy."

Wang Xiaoyu originally had a worried expression on his face, but when he heard what Li Qiufeng said, he frowned and said with a smile: "Young Master Li, you said 'we have to make preparations early'. Would you like to help me and With Daddy's help, repel those evil thieves who secretly spy on our Wangjiazhuang?"

Li Qiufeng said: "I have taken care of Miss Wang and the owner of the Wang villa these few days, and I can't repay you. If someone wants to harm the Wang family village, I will stand by Miss Wang and the owner of the Wang villa."

Wang Xiaoyu heaved a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "With Mr. Li's help, we can rest easy. Since Mr. Li wants to go and see that kid, I will go with Mr. Li."

When she said this, she turned her head to Murong Danyan and said, "Sister Murong wants to come together if you want."

Murong Danyan smiled and said, "If Brother Li doesn't think I'm in the way, I'd like to go and have a look."

Li Qiufeng said: "It's nothing for the two girls to go with me, but it's a bit eye-catching. That young man is extremely alert. If he finds out about the two of you, if he deliberately pretends, we won't be able to catch his flaws. gone."

Before Murong Danyan could speak, Wang Xiaoyu rushed to say: "This matter is easy to handle. I'll go find two men's clothes, and disguise myself with Sister Murong, so that outsiders can't see the flaws."

After she finished speaking, she took Murong Danyan and walked away, without turning her head, she said: "Young Master Li, wait here, Sister Murong and I will come after changing our clothes."

Seeing Wang Xiaoyu and Murong Danyan leaving in a hurry, Li Qiufeng couldn't stop him, so he had to pace back and forth in the room.After half a stick of incense, I heard footsteps in the yard, and then two people walked in.These two people in Tsing Yi and Xiaomao looked like school children from a wealthy family.Li Qiufeng looked intently, but saw Wang Xiaoyu on the left and Murong Danyan on the right.The two wore men's clothes, and hid their long hair in the hats. They looked like two handsome children, and they could no longer be seen as girls.

Li Qiufeng hadn't spoken yet, only Wang Xiaoyu said with a smile: "Young Master Li, sister Murong and I are dressed like this, that kid can't see any flaws?"

Li Qiufeng pondered for a moment, and said: "If you don't look carefully, you can't see the identities of the two girls. It's just that the two are too handsome, and it seems a little inappropriate to appear here. Fortunately, it's getting late, Maybe those people can't see clearly, so things will be easier to handle. We don't want to talk to that boy face to face, but we just want to observe his words and deeds in secret. It doesn't matter if the two girls are dressed like this."

The three left the backyard lobby and walked straight to the front yard.The servants and maids who were busy everywhere were startled when they saw the three of them, not knowing where these two handsome boys came from.After seeing that it was the eldest lady who changed her clothes, she stopped worrying.Wang Xiaoyu didn't explain to everyone, but just led the way and led Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan out of the palace.

After leaving the gate, Wang Xiaoyu turned to the right, and said as he walked: "The population of our Zhuangzi has not been prosperous in the past few years, and disasters have occurred from time to time. As Aunt Zhu said just now, that year Zhuangzi will rebuild the west side Uncle Wang took dozens of Zhuang Ding to transport the stones. As a result, the horses were startled on the way, and they rushed wildly, kicking down more than a dozen people, and finally the car overturned, killing five villagers on the spot. Uncle Deng was originally a very capable uncle in Zhuangzi. He was so strong that he could lift a boulder weighing two to three hundred catties by himself. But when the car overturned, he was hit on the head by a big stone and died on the spot. According to Uncle Wang, eight villagers died that day, and all of them died in miserable conditions. Because he was worried that their families would be frightened when they saw the corpses, Uncle Wang had to cremate the eight corpses outside the village and brought back only the ashes. The population in the village has decreased over the years, and there are many vacant houses. Thanks to this, the seventy or eighty mud-legged people in Mazhuangzhuang can be settled today."

Murong Danyan frowned, and said to Wang Xiaoyu: "Sister Xiaoyu, why do you call them 'mud legs'? This name is a bit too ugly."

Wang Xiaoyu said with a smile: "The horseman in Majiazhuang made a lot of money by selling wood. He not only transported wood from Beihai by land to sell in Liaodong, but also ran the business of putting wooden rafts. Zhuang Ding of Majiazhuang made a fortune in Iron locks were set up on the bank of the Lujiang River, and the wood that was felled upstream and put into the river was blocked, and then transported to various places in Liaodong. These Zhuang Ding of Majiazhuang stood knee-deep in the muddy water on the bank of the Lujiang River every day During the busy work, the people in Dongliao County called them "mud legs". Many people had no food and clothing, so they gathered in the mountains and became robbers. As a result, the raft business outside the horsemen could not continue, and these mud legs would also be idle. Otherwise, it would be impossible to invite so many people to help."

(End of this chapter)