Wife Kim An

Chapter 68

As Song Xiao expected, the original two-day journey was difficult due to the heavy rain, and the carriage got stuck in the mud from time to time, and it dragged on until the third day before barely reaching the border between Yizhou and Nianchuan.Fortunately, despite the twists and turns along the way, no dangers such as mudslides occurred.Everyone is safe.

"Everyone take a break!" Song Xiao just finished speaking, Qing Yan brought water and handed it in front of her, lowered her eyebrows and said: "Miss, it's already noon, do you want to cook now?"

Song Xiao was so tired that he had a dry cough, took a sip of water, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and asked Song Enran who was feeding the horses: "Sister Enran, how much rice do we have?"

"Sister Xiao, there is only half a bag of rice left." These two days, they only ate two meals a day, but they still couldn't make it through three days, and one and a half bags of rice were eaten up.

Is it only half a bag...

Song Xiao looked around and said, "Chop some bark, dig some grass roots, and cook them." The woods in this area are full of yews, and the main ingredient in yews is paclitaxel, which is good for the body and can fight cancer Anti-cancer, lowering blood fat and blood pressure.

"Bark? Grass roots?" Someone in the team exclaimed, "How can you eat this kind of thing! Don't you still have half a bag of rice?"

The one who spoke was Shopkeeper Chen, who had been against Song Xiao before. There were more than a dozen middle-aged women sitting around her. Song Xiao recognized some of them as the branch of the Song family, and some of them were old retainers of the Song family.In the past, when Song Enran didn't manage the grain shop in Yizhou, they were all in charge.Seeing Song Enran and Song Xiao getting close now, sister and sister called each other affectionately, more and more resentment.They are just two brats, why should they be sent to elders like them!
"If you didn't sell the rice without telling me, would we be short of food?" Song Xiao snorted coldly, "We are not much better than the refugees now! If we are wasting food like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to survive Nianchuan !"

"Hmph, it's all because Missy has too many guards, 50 of them! And those servants. I don't even have enough food at home, so why give it to them? It's a waste of food!" Shopkeeper Chen said scorchingly, "Half bag of food, give it to you I am only about [-] people, enough to make it to Nianchuan! Miss, what do you think of my suggestion?"

As soon as she finished speaking, there was a hint of tightness in the air.The guards looked at Song Xiao eagerly, and Qingyan couldn't help looking at Song Xiao worriedly.She knew that the eldest lady would not leave them alone, but food had really become a big problem.If there are still conflicts within the Song family, wouldn't the eldest lady's painstaking efforts be in vain!
Song Xiao shook his head and sighed: "As for the food, it should be dealt with fairly. Without them, we wouldn't be here. Manager Chen, there is no need to talk about this point!"

As soon as they reached the border, there were more and more refugees, many starved to death on the road, and their eyes became more and more fierce.The guards must not be left alone, otherwise who will protect them?There are also those servants who have worked hard with the Song family for several years. If they are left here, they will not be able to go to Nianchuan or return to Yizhou, and they will only die.

If she wanted to save herself and leave others behind, Song Xiao couldn't do it!She will never do that!

Since she brought them out, she must live and bring them to Nianchuan!

Shopkeeper Chen and his group were dejected after hearing this, and some of them regretted leaving Yizhou with Song Xiao.

After all, in Yizhou, even though there have been many floods, they have never been so embarrassed, and they still eat and sleep at home!
The others smiled when they heard that, knowing that Song Xiao would not abandon them, they happily went to dig grass roots and cut tree bark.

"Why don't you tell them that Xiaoliu just brought some food from Yangjiacun, which is more than enough to support Nianchuan." Shen Junyi said softly beside him.

Talking about Yangjia Village, Song Xiao didn't know how to thank him. What the villagers did was really a timely help.

Song Xiao looked at the dozen or so people whispering under the woods, and said quietly: "If I tell them now that there is still food, they will eat and drink too much and spend all the food early. If something happens on the road and delays the journey, it's really It’s really a dead end. People like them don’t understand that when there is a natural disaster, without food, it is very fatal! No matter how much money you have... you can’t buy it back..."

"Shopkeeper Chen and the others sang against me many times along the way, and they didn't listen to my orders before. I just want to teach them a lesson." Song Xiao sighed and smiled, "They are used to eating and drinking, and they must have never done chopping. The bark digging up grass roots."

"And, did you know? This is yew! Eating turf is good for your health! But, don't eat the fruit indiscriminately. It will be poisonous if you eat it!"

Taxus is an endangered natural and rare anti-cancer plant in modern times. In the medical field, paclitaxel is usually extracted from the bark, roots, branches and leaves of yew to make anti-cancer drugs. Unexpectedly, there is a large piece of rare yew in modern times!

"Do you know this tree?" Shen Junyi was stunned, "I thought you were just talking about cutting grass."

"Who said that! Do you know? Cutting turf requires skill. If you cut it down like this, the tree will not survive the winter and die. If you cut it like this." Song Xiao stroked the depth and cut it down, "Next year At that time, the tree can still grow thick turf, which can fully fatten up a circle."

Song Xiao looked up, and seeing Shen Junyi staring at her blankly, she smiled and returned his sword to him: "What's the matter? Do you think I know a lot?"

Is this the necessary knowledge for a young lady?Shen Junyi frowned, he had come to Yizhou many times, but he had never heard the name of this tree.As Song Xiao said, the fruit is inedible.He once ate it when he was hungry, got sick and vomited, and finally forced it out with luck.

"Okay, don't be dazed, according to my request, help me cut more." These are precious yews!Natural anti-cancer plants!It is not only effective in anti-cancer, but also diuretic and swelling, treating kidney disease, diabetes and so on.Warming the kidney and dredging the menstrual flow, treating irregular menstruation, postpartum blood stasis, dysmenorrhea, etc.Even if you don't eat it yourself, you should keep it well, maybe it will be useful in the future.

"Shopkeeper Chen, do we really want to do that?" a middle-aged woman whispered.

"Nonsense." Shopkeeper Chen said coldly, "Song Xiao likes to kill herself, so let her die with those servants. Now they are scattered everywhere cutting grass and digging roots, and we took the opportunity to snatch half of the bags on the carriage. Mi Liang, and then fled quickly in a carriage. By the time they reacted, we had already fled. When we arrived at Nianchuan, I had more than 1 taels of silver bills with me, enough for us to spend well."

"But... but... in the future..." The middle-aged woman was a little anxious, "But if we do this, isn't it tantamount to betraying the Song family? How can I be worthy of my mother and the old lady of my family!"

"Ms. Yan, don't you feel sorry for your identity? My mother is a concubine, and I am also a concubine. Since I was young, because of my status, I have not been reused by the family. Now, a granddaughter of the same family can stand at will. On your head, command you, an elder." Shopkeeper Chen threw an olive branch and said, "Why don't you go to Nianchuan...to create a new world, use our 1 taels...to open your own shop!"

The middle-aged woman gradually moved and nodded fiercely.

After half an hour, when Song Xiao returned with a pile of bark and Shen Junyi, the Song family was in chaos.

"What's going on!" Song Xiao frowned sharply.

"Sister Xiao, you're back." Song Enran rushed over in a panic, "Aunt Yan and Shopkeeper Chen are gone, a total of 17 people and a carriage... and..."

"What else?" Song Xiao's body tensed up.

"Half a bag of rice and a lot of banknotes on the carriage..."

Song Xiao only felt a ringing in her ears, she gritted her teeth and said, "A bunch of selfish guys!"

"Sister Xiao, what should I do now, there is no food, and everyone is in a mess."

Song Xiao suppressed the anger in his heart, and said coldly: "Order, I have found food from other places, enough for us to make it to Nianchuan, so don't panic. By the way, boil the cut turf roots in a pot Once cooked, everyone eats a little, it is good for the body!"

After she finished speaking, she walked away angrily, and found a corner by herself, sulking.

"I think about everyone, they did such a thing! They left alone at this time, they are looking for their own death!" She slammed her fist on the tree.At this time, she was standing on a high place, and she clearly saw a tall wave suddenly rising, crossing the dam without hindrance, and flooding towards the nearest village.

The flood came roaring and submerged the village and the land in an instant.Song Xiao looked down from above, and the originally quiet village became a vast ocean, the houses were all washed away by the flood, the trees were uprooted, and all kinds of corpses and sundries were floating on the water.

Even though she was far away, she seemed to be able to hear people's screams...

"Jun Yi..."

Right in front of her eyes, all the fertile land in the village became a country.

"Xiaoxiao!" Shen Junyi sighed, holding the stunned Song Xiao in his arms, "They have nothing to do with you now. Without them, we might be able to reach Nianchuan faster. Xiaoxiao, this is not necessarily a bad thing... ..."

"No, it's not this...it's...the river is flooding..." Song Xiao pulled his sleeves tightly, staring down the mountain blankly, "Really...it's started..."

Yizhou and Nianchuan are separated by a hill, and the top of that hill is Yangjia Village.Yizhou City is surrounded by mountains and water, and the surrounding river is the Luoshui River.Yizhou and Nianchuan are located in the same downstream, but due to the separation of hills, the amount of water passing through the caves is very small, so most of the floods occurred in Yizhou.Today, the Luoshui River is flooded.

Shen Junyi followed Song Xiao's gaze, his entire face turned cold, and pain, resentment, and memories flashed in his deep eyes.

I don't know if it was God's blessing, but the pattering rain finally stopped. At noon on the fourth day, Song Xiao and others came to Nianchuan.The Song family had a separate courtyard in Nianchuan, and a group of people lived in it. They all fell to the ground exhausted, and Song Xiao also had a chance to catch his breath.

At this moment, Song Xiao met Ning Yan, who she had sent to investigate the incident. From her mouth, Song Xiao learned that there was no boy named Xiaohan missing in Nianchuan and Yizhou.

Song Xiao sighed, and the clue was cut off like this.

She sneaked a glance at Su Ye who was so tired that he collapsed on the bed in the room.If I can know the full name, perhaps, I can solve her doubts...Susu, what did you think...

Xiaoxiao, I will always help you...

The Song family has many branches in Nianchuan, and now everyone is surprised to see the eldest lady of the family suddenly visit.

Song Xiao went to the grain store first thing, but at this time the warehouse was out of grain, and the store had already been closed and no one was guarding it.She went to several branches one after another, and found that the Song family's business in Nianchuan was not satisfactory.Next to every Song family shop, there are Lin family shops competing for business.It can be said that whatever the Song family drives, the Lin family drives.But also use illegal means to snatch old customers away.

The so-called illegal methods are the young people next to the young master of the Lin family. It is said that they are soft and beautiful, thoughtful and vicious.When they went out to discuss business, the Lin family let this young man do most of the work. However, once he made a move, he could immediately deal with any difficult customers, and he even got a very favorable price.

This young man is named Gongzi Yi.No one knew what his original name was, but everyone in Nianchuan called him that.

——That kid from the Lin family is getting more and more arrogant.If you don't teach him a lesson, he simply doesn't take our Song family seriously.

No wonder the old lady would gnash her teeth when she talked about the Lin family, it was so deceiving!She even used seduction!Do they think the Song family is a soft persimmon?
Wait, son Yi?
Seeing the shopkeepers talking about their dissatisfaction with this young master Yi, Song Xiao always felt that he seemed to have heard this name somewhere...

Where is it……

Originally, Song Xiao set off on the second day to return to Sucheng to explain the situation to the old lady. It would take four days to get from Nianchuan to Sucheng. Now that there is not enough food, he sent Song Enran, who is familiar with Nianchuan, to buy rice and told her that no matter how expensive buy them all.Unexpectedly, in the evening, Song Enran came back with empty hands and a pale face.

"In Nianchuan, only the Lin family sells rice. It's just that the young master of the Lin family said that the Song family will buy it and not sell it! Unless sister Xiao goes to find her in person. It is the Lin family who asked me to hand it over to the eldest lady." Song Enran wondered, "Or, I'll go to other places to buy rice and come back! Missy doesn't need to meet in person!"

"Dissolving distant water can't save near fire." Song Xiao frowned, curled his lips and said, "I'm going to meet the young master of the Lin family, and see what kind of expert she is!"

"Going so late? It's already You o'clock." Song Enran asked with concern, "Missy has been busy all day today, won't you go home for dinner?"

"Go early and solve it early, I don't want to spend too long in Nianchuan."

Song Xiao opened the note, and the handwriting on it was very delicate and elegant, with a little familiarity, and it stabbed her heart in an instant.

——Lin Fu, NO.30 Liuding Street.

Song Xiao put the note in Song Enran's hand, and said with a little joy: "If I don't come back at the end of the day, you can bring someone to find me. Maybe the Lin family found out that I came, held a grand feast, and secretly sent a killer."

"Sister Xiao, you..." Song Enran was stunned, and suddenly thought that the Lin family has always been against the Song family, and now that the eldest lady of the Song family is here in person, if this future resident is killed, the Song family will become a mess and easily shattered.

In fact, during the past few days of getting along, Song Enran already knew that Song Xiao was definitely not an embroidered pillow. She was convinced that she liked Song Xiao better than the other granddaughters of the Song family. At least, she didn't pretend.

Seeing Song Enran's face pale with fright, Song Xiao smiled and patted her on the shoulder: "I'm just joking. The young master of the Lin family is not a fool. I went to her territory, but I died. She will be mobbed and attacked." Yet?"

Before leaving, Song Xiao smiled and waved: "I will be back as soon as possible."

Liuding Street is actually not far from the Song Family Courtyard. Song Xiao turned a corner, walked a few steps, and found the Lin Mansion.

"Song Xiao asked to see the young master of the Lin family."

"Miss Song, this way please. My master has been waiting for you for a long time." A middle-aged woman opened the door. She glanced at Song Xiao lightly and led the way.It seemed that Song Xiao had already guessed that Song Xiao would come back tonight.

Song Xiao felt that this woman looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen her before.

Surrounded by pavilions, small bridges and flowing water.How should I put it, the interior of the Lin Mansion is not as luxurious as Song Xiao originally thought, but rather elegant and comfortable.

"The young master is taking a bath and taking off his clothes, and he will come soon. The young master is afraid that Miss Song will wait, so he specially sent a luthier and a few dancers from the house, hoping to relieve Miss Song's boredom."

After the middle-aged woman finished speaking, she moved to the side.A young man in red came out slowly from behind her. He was wearing a light veil and had a graceful figure, holding a piano in his hand. Behind him were several young men with beautiful faces.

Seeing Song Xiao, the young man drooped his eyelashes like a row of fans, hugged Qin Weiwei, his crimson lips parted slightly, and his voice was soft and gentle: "The slave family has met Miss Song family."

Song Xiao looked at the person in front of her, and said with a smile: "The young master of the Lin family is very upbeat, there are still musicians and dancers in the mansion at such a late hour, I must be singing and singing every day at night, very happy and happy."

Hearing this, one of the dancers couldn't help frowning, stepped forward and interjected: "The young master loves elegance, Xiqin loves dancing, it's not what you think. Young master..."

Halfway through his speech, he silently swallowed the last sentence when he received a sharp look.

"What music do you want to hear, miss?" The young man in red sat on the soft couch opposite Song Xiao, put the piano aside, his clear black eyes slowly met Song Xiao's smiling gaze, and frowned slightly.

"Play what you are good at."

The young man lowered his head, his clothes were dazzlingly red under the dim candlelight, his fingers were white and slender, stroking the strings, as if stroking his lover.

Several teenagers were dressed in light green clothes. The transparent clothes reflected the fat skin like jade. Every time the teenagers took a pose, the clothes slipped a little, revealing the attractive and fair collarbone.

Song Xiao smiled lightly and took a sip of tea lightly.

All the songs.

Song Xiao couldn't help thinking, if he jumped down again, he would become a prostitute.

She doesn't want to open the eye of a needle.

"You, you, you, go down. Miss Ben doesn't like dancing, she likes to listen to the piano." Song Xiao took a sip of tea with a smile on her face.

The teenagers turned their heads to look at the boy in red, who bent over calmly and said, "Thank you Miss Song for your kindness."

Several teenagers who were supporting dancers stepped back slowly.

"Play the piano."

"Yes……"

"Go on."

After half an hour...

The young man secretly rubbed his sore fingers, with a stiff smile on his face: "Miss Song, are you still playing the piano?"

Song Xiao pursed her lips, seeming to be smiling lightly: "You play well, Miss Ben likes it very much, why don't you follow Miss Ben to Song's house."

She walked to the boy's side, and lightly picked his chin with her fingers.

"Miss Song... The slave's family belongs to Young Master Lin..." The young man's voice was soft and greasy, and his eyelashes drooped slightly.

(End of this chapter)