supernatural peasant girl

Chapter 255 Doubt
As dusk fell, the houses in the village gradually left only a dark outline.

A crescent moon rises.

Looking into the village from the mountain, one has to be careful to see the faint light, which is the shining of oil lamps.

Under the oil lamp, hard-working women are busy with the housework. They seem to be always busy. They have just put their children to sleep, and then they have to prepare the pig food for tomorrow morning, or they are simply on the stove. stopped.

There is also a ray of light on the mountain, which comes from the bamboo house. Although it is full of people, there are very few personal contacts with each other.

The person who was good friends with Qiao Muzhi before saw the two of them coming back, but hurried to pick up the things in the basket, and stood outside with a bow.

Qiao Mu went over and patted the leader on the shoulder, "Brother Shan, why are you doing this, take it and share it, these are all good things."

Shan Rang, a burly man, it's hard to imagine that he is also a scholar. He was thinking of taking half a step forward, but before he could bend down, he was held by a pair of strong hands, "Brother Shan, brothers, we will meet again some other day." You don't want to be drunk, why are you so polite."

Shan Rang laughed, and greeted Kai with a basket, "Come on, since that's the case, we won't refuse, brothers, let's get drunk in the yard!"

Immediately, someone went to move the tables and chairs, and they really started to eat the stewed meat, melons and fruits.

In the room, Qiao Mu and Mu Zhi sit facing each other.

"I didn't expect that Shan Rang is still a thick and thin person, so the group of people outside are even less suspicious."

Mu Zhi's face was a bit serious, "But it's not the right time over there now, what is the boss thinking, I'm afraid you won't be able to hide here for long, hey."

The two of them seemed to be used to the hard life on the mountain, and they didn't want to think about other troubles, but at this moment, they both frowned, showing a hint of irritability.

Qiao Mu broke the silence first, "Looking at her, it seems that this is a very common thing. Did she really get advice from a famous teacher, or was she born with extraordinary talent?"

Although they didn't name them, both of them understood that she was referring to Xiangru.

Mu Zhi stood up with her hands behind her back, and brushed off the dust that didn't exist on her body, "It turned out that at most she just thought it was interesting, and she didn't pay attention at the beginning. Fortunately, we watched her specially last time, and she actually had such courage. People from the Fu family are here, and the Zhu family is also here, and the one we mentioned last time can also be investigated by Shan Rang, I always feel that there is some vague connection between them."

Things seem to get complicated.

Qiao Mu sighed, "Then why don't you just ask about the blueprint? If it's true, how much trouble we'll save in the future! I'm afraid we won't have such a good chance next time."

I was very annoyed when I said it.

Mu Zhi also shook his head, "It's nothing, she's not that kind of dull person, if she is too deliberate, it will cause alertness, if what we wait for is not the result we want, the consequences will be disastrous."

Qiao Mu wanted to say something, there would be no consequences for it, at most he would clean it up as usual, but thinking of Xiangru's appearance, he couldn't even say such words himself.

And just when they felt that what happened just now did not arouse alarm, echoing the lights on their mountain, the fish tail of Yueli Village, which looked like eyes, lit another oil lamp.

The people under the oil lamp are also talking about such a question.

Xiang Ru originally wanted to tell the third child about the incident at the salt field in detail, but the first thing the third child asked was, "What did those two people say just now?"

This time, Xiangru still got the wrong idea. It seems that the third child has been away for a while. Although he is still familiar with the same person, the tacit understanding is not so good. I almost wanted to ask for money to buy it, but I wondered if Mai Dong was friendly with them? After having the name of master and apprentice, how can I ask for money from others."

"Paper?" The third child frowned and thought for a while, "No, it's been too long."

It seemed that he was trying to remember something, but finally gave up, "Is there anything else?"

"There is nothing else, but they think the things I drew on the back are interesting, and they ask a lot." Xiang Ru also said like this, "Third brother, these two people don't have any bad intentions, right? I'm worried about what will happen to Mai Dong, but I don't want to miss such a good opportunity, even though the guy named Qiao Mu was a bit stunned."

Her focus is still here, and the third child is also confused, "What kind of sketch is that, show it to me."

There is a posture of not giving up until you figure it out.

Xiang Ru thought that this might really have some deep meaning, so she didn't say much, she turned around and went in to look for it, but she didn't know that the blueprint was gone, but fortunately, there were still many drafts before, so she took a copy Come out, "Here, this is the one that shows the direction of our house."

The third child watched and asked a few more questions.

Xiang Ru replied with a wry smile, and then said, "Why do you all ask such questions? Isn't this map like this?!"

Don't they make a fuss?
"Map, map?" The third child pondered for a moment, his eyes widened suddenly, and then he remembered something.

Then he shook his head again, and said in a low voice, "It's impossible, it's impossible!"

When Xiangru was said so, he also felt mysterious, there was something there.

Seeing that she didn't seem to understand, the third child casually picked up a pen and sketched it on the paper, and Xiang Ru looked a little bit wrong.

"You mean, this is the map?"

The third child nodded.

Only then did Xiang Ru realize that she was not joking, "It's so inconvenient! I... I've heard my dad say this since I was a child." She felt a little guilty.

It turns out that the angle of view is different, and the proportions, distances, etc. are also very complicated. Not to mention, it is not necessarily accurate at all, let alone the slope before.

But what does this mean?

Xiang Ru was a little puzzled. Could it be that these two people are not scholars, but like Xu Xiake, who like to travel in mountains and rivers?But it's not like, they lived on the mountain for such a long time, and they didn't see where they went, so why did they just live like this?
This point is that the third child seems to have no way to explain it.

He just explained Xiangru very solemnly, "I don't remember some things after I've been away for too long, but I look familiar at that tree, and he also looked at me several times. I don't know, but we are old friends. We still don't know them now. What do you want to do, but if you want to come to you next time, if you want to draw something, you should be more careful, and no matter what the result is, you will try to tell me."

Hearing his tone, Xiangru thought that things seemed not easy, but she was also used to the way the third spoke, "Don't worry, third brother."

Any little detail is related to success or failure, let alone they appear in this place.

Speaking of which, the appearance of Qiao Mu and Mu Zhi will not be mentioned for now.

"Third brother, are you okay over there?"

The third child could only smile wryly, "It didn't arouse any suspicion, but last time I heard that the salt had been transported out, but the strange thing is that there is not much salt in the salt field, and there are many places where you can't go, so I can't arouse suspicion either. But I also sneaked a look at the places that I can’t go to, and they are nothing more than warehouses with salt, and some tools, so it’s reasonable to keep people inside from moving.”

It seems that there is no progress, Xiang Ru is not in a hurry, "Third brother, don't worry, nothing is more important than you, anyway, since we have already entered, we are not in a hurry."

There is nothing on his end, but there are many things about Xiangru.

She told him one by one in detail, starting from what was wrong with Huang Jianchun, to Huang Jianren and Huang Jiannan, and then the last big flood, what happened to Zhangjiawan, and how she took refuge on the mountain. Of course, she skipped at your own peril.

Since there is something to do, how can there be no danger, not to mention the danger that has passed, it can only make people worry for nothing.

The third child's eyes lit up, "Then it means that the salt will be transported out when the water level rises! I said it must be by water, but since the salt has been transported out, why is there no movement at our side!"

Some things seem to have answers, and others have become bigger mysteries.

What they have to do is to peel out the answer bit by bit.

Xiangru continued, "Third brother, just a few days ago, I was on the road, and some people from Zhangjiawan stopped me...and said that they would hide in the Daqing Mountain, and they were at odds with the salt field. Are you sure it's true? Unbelievable?"

On this point, Xiangru wanted to find an answer.

The third child frowned and nodded slightly, "There are really several people from Zhangjiawan. I didn't care about it at the time. After all, the work in the saltworks is quite tiring, and people will be replaced occasionally. Last time it was true." Several people came here, swearing, and I heard something from it. I also want to find out whether there are people who are willing to do such a tiring job even if they don’t get paid. Is it really difficult outside? "

It turned out that those who went to seek refuge did heavy work in the saltworks.There is no need to inquire about it. Does this fate mean that Zhang Er and the others are really enlightened, or that they are really trustworthy?

The third child also wanted to tell Xiangru the answer, but he seemed to be slowly getting out of touch with this matter, and felt uncomfortable for a moment.

Soon, he slowed down again. Only when he has no other distractions can he do things well, and when the things are over, he can live the life he wants to live.

"You can go to Xun Chi to ask, he is not small, I think it is somewhat true, after all, Zhang's things are true, and they have no reason to hate us." The third child finally comforted.

Xiang Ru agreed, looking at the third child very reluctantly, feeling a little sour in her heart, secretly thinking, third brother, it would be great if we could meet like this from time to time, so that we can have someone who makes up our minds at home, the eldest brother grows medicine on the mountain It's pretty good, maybe there will be a harvest, the second sister is also doing well, and so are we, but the fourth sister came to make a fuss last time, and the sixth brother didn't come back, hey...

"I'm going back the next day. I can't go to see Xun Chi. Next time you tell him, maybe another batch will be shipped out in the near future."

Xiangru, who was still sad at first, immediately perked up after hearing this.

(End of this chapter)