The splendid countryside of the princess

Chapter 138 Ah Xi's Disappearance, Ah Xi's Choice
"Senior Sister, I will definitely work hard. Senior Sister, mother taught Jing'er that when receiving gifts from others, you should also give gifts back to others. Now, Jing'er also has something to give to Senior Sister."

"Oh? What gift does Jing'er want to give to Senior Sister? Senior Sister is looking forward to it!"

"Senior Sister, wait for Jing'er. I'll get it in my room and I'll be back." After Li Jing finished speaking, she ran into her bedroom on short legs.

"Master, Jing'er is taught so well by you! I have seen many children, and Jing'er is the most well-behaved, considerate, and polite one." Tang Dai looked at the small figure of her junior sister, and turned to Yao Yao. Shi and the master sighed.

"You have to preach, but your master and I didn't teach her much. This child was born like this, and he seldom cried when he was young. Maybe God has mercy on me and your master. Although there is only one daughter, but there is one, we The two of you are satisfied." Shi Yao glanced at Li Langzhong and sighed.

"Senior sister, this is the handkerchief that Jing'er just learned to embroider with her mother. My mother praised me for the good embroidery. Give this to senior sister. When she uses it, she will think of Jing'er." Li Jing walked from the room. Li ran out with an embroidered handkerchief still in his hand.

"Ah, it's so beautiful, Jing'er embroiders really well. Senior sister likes it very much, thank you Jing'er for the gift."

Tang Dai took the handkerchief from Li Jing with both hands, and looked carefully. What she embroidered was a pair of butterflies. Although the needlework was crooked, it was very vivid. For a child who had just turned six years old, it was the first embroidery. This product is already very rare, and touched her heart, Tang Dai happily and sincerely praised Li Jing.

Li Jing, who watched her favorite senior sister accept her gift and praised her loudly, narrowed her small eyes with a smile, raised her small hand to Tang Dai, saying that she also likes senior sister's gift, and senior sister's gift is also very nice.

Li Langzhong, Yao shi, and Tang Dai laughed out loud again after hearing this, Tong Yan was unscrupulous, and Tong Yan was even more cute and made people laugh.Accompanied by his wife, the master said some more words, and was left by Mrs. Yao for lunch before Tang Dai returned home.

The next day, after breakfast, Tang Dai looked at Tang Dagui who had cut his hair, shaved his beard, and changed into new clothes. When he came to her house, she couldn't help but nodded. The uncle was about to start a new life.

"Little girl, I'm here, what are you going to do today?" Tang Dagui asked Tang Dai who was standing at the door as soon as he entered the courtyard.

"I'll teach you the steps of raising pepper seedlings today. Come with me, uncle." Tang Dai took Tang Dagui to the room where the pepper seeds were kept, and explained to him in detail as she taught He Zhuzi last year.

In the morning, the two moved all the chili seeds outside the yard to dry in the sun. After moving, they had lunch and took Tang Dagui to the village head Tang Wangwang's house.

According to Tang Dai's instructions, Tang Wangwang had spoken to all the families in the village, and each family had a representative to discuss the matter of growing chili peppers.When the two arrived at the village head's house, the village head's house was full of people from the main room to the outside. The agreed time had not yet arrived, but all the villagers had arrived.

Seeing Tang Dai and two people coming, there was a commotion, they all stood up and greeted Tang Dai.In the eyes of the villagers, Tang Dai is now a big moving ingot, a money-spreading boy who wants to send them money.Last year, the peppers from Tang Dai's family sold for sky-high prices in the restaurant.

Waiting for the two to sit down, the village chief Tang hoped to signal Tang Dai to speak to everyone, but Tang Dai asked the village chief's grandfather to speak first.

"Villagers, folks, what I want to talk to you today is about the successful cultivation of hot peppers, a delicious vegetable, in my village last year. Everyone should know that the hot peppers from Tang Xiaoniu's house were sold very well last year. Prosperous, right?"

"Yeah, yeah, why don't you know? Although I haven't eaten it, I heard from a nephew of mine who works as a cook in a restaurant that this chili-stir-fried dish sells for as little as ten taels of silver in a restaurant. But they still can’t grab the guests.” said a villager sitting in the front row.

"We also know. I heard from a distant relative of mine that his family is not in Chang'an County. He said that the more he eats the chili, the more he wants to eat it. The hotter the hotter, the more exciting he is. He can eat several bowls of rice with an appetizer. They can't buy it in restaurants at all. Arriving, we need to ask the restaurant to make a reservation in advance..."

"I know too..."

"I know too..."

Everyone echoed the village chief Tang Wangwang's words.

"Yeah, that's the way to make a lot of money, but the Li family doesn't eat alone. Last year, the little girl said that she would bring everyone to plant together this year. You can see that the seedlings will be raised soon. Today, the little girl asked me to call everyone and have a meeting. Make things clear and set a rule. Everyone be quiet and listen to what the chick has to say."

Immediately, everyone was so quiet that one could hear a needle drop on the ground, wanting to hear what Tang Dai had to say.

"Uncles, uncles, aunts and aunts in the village, just now the village head and grandpa have made it clear to everyone, so I won't say much. In order for everyone to make a fortune together, we have to make three rules and explain the rules to everyone."

"First, because this year is the first year, as long as everyone is willing, I will distribute pepper seeds to every household in the village and teach everyone how to grow seedlings. The number of seeds depends on the size of your family's land. But as long as everyone decides to plant, you can't do it halfway. Lazy and wasted seeds."

"Second, in order to prevent people from raising or lowering prices indiscriminately, after the peppers are planted, I will set a unified price and buy everyone's peppers. The price will definitely satisfy everyone, and you are not allowed to buy or sell peppers privately."

"Third, pepper seeds cannot be passed to other villages this year. Everyone must keep the method of planting peppers secret. They must not be given to anyone outside Tangjia Village, not even relatives. I will sign a confidentiality agreement with everyone. The violation is to He was beaten in a lawsuit."

"I've finished what I said. Do you have any objections? Those who have objections can choose not to plant."

After Tang Dai finished speaking, she looked at everyone and then at the village chief's grandfather.

"Everyone, tell me, do you have any ideas?" Tang Wangwang added.

"I have no objection, I am willing to plant."

"I have no opinion……"

"We have no opinion..."

Everyone was making noises, joking, they only care about planting, and they don't have to think about buying and selling. Who wouldn't like this way of making money?

"Okay, since everyone is willing, then it's settled. Three days later, at the same time, everyone will come to the village chief's grandfather's house, sign a non-disclosure agreement, and receive pepper seeds. Also, according to the size of your own land, cut bamboo strips, weave Good straw curtains, good tarpaulins. Everyone should see what those things looked like in our field last year, right? Let’s prepare according to that style.”

After everyone heard this, they all said they knew it, and they left one after another, and went home to prepare what Tang Dai said, and waited for the seeds to be distributed, and Tang Dai sent someone to teach them how to raise seedlings.

After Tang Dai and Tang Dagui returned home, they immediately started raising the pepper seedlings at home. Fortunately, before He Zhuzi left, everything was prepared, and the two of them could just raise the seeds.

After the family raises them well, they will have to go door-to-door to teach the villagers how to raise seedlings.Tang Dai has to go to the ancestral house to teach Tang Sangui and his wife how to make preserved eggs.If I have time, I have to visit the tofu shop in the county seat, the embroidery shop of the second sister, and take a stroll around the Changqing Building.

Looking at the Evergreen Restaurant, Tang Dai thought of the evil Ouyang Qing again, and wondered how he would be in the capital after she left?Tang Dai can still feel Ouyang Qing's thoughts, after all, she is not a real ten-year-old girl.But from the very beginning, she treated him as a good friend, and she didn't have those charming thoughts.

Half a month later, Tang Dai finished her work and it was almost late February. She remembered that Ah Xi, who lived in the school in the town, was going to have a rest tomorrow, so she planned to go to the town to pick him up and live there.

Because of Tang Feng, Tang would never be in the school in the town, and for the convenience of Ah Xi, she insisted on living in the school and not bothering her family to pick him up, so Tang Dai had no choice but to follow him.The last time Muxiu Axi asked Tang Yushun to send a message back, saying that she wanted to study hard in the school and would not come back. At that time, Mrs. Li was at home, and Tang Dai did not come back either.

On the third day, after breakfast, Tang Dai was about to go to the town to pick up Ah Xi and go home. Xiao Qing just got into the carriage and drove the carriage out of the courtyard when she saw a carriage hurrying towards Tang Dai's house.

The carriage stopped, Tang Dai didn't know the driver, but Tang Yushun jumped out of the carriage hurriedly.

"Little girl, is Axi back?" Tang Yushun asked anxiously when he saw Tang Dai.

"No, I'm going to the town to pick him up right now. Don't you guys come back from school until noon?" Tang Dai asked suspiciously.

"Little girl, Ah Xi is gone. I slept with him last night. He got up in the middle of the night and said he wanted to go to the toilet, but it was too cold at night, so I didn't go with him. After he went out, I fell asleep again. When I got up in the morning, I didn’t see him. I thought he got up earlier than me to go to the Master’s. Later, the Master came to ask me why Axi didn’t go to his class. I searched all over the school, but couldn’t find it. Only now did he know that Ah Xi didn't come back after going to the toilet last night. I was afraid that he would come back early. After talking to the master, the old master was also anxious and arranged a carriage for me to come back to take a look. What should I do? Little girl , Where did Ah Xi go?"

When Tang Yushun heard that Ah Xi hadn't returned to Tangjia Village, he felt anxious, and told Tang Dai the whole story without waiting for Tang Dai to ask.Remembering that because he didn't go out with Ah Xi, I felt guilty and anxious, and I almost cried after talking about it.

Tang Dai quietly listened to Tang Yushun's words, and thought for a while, did Ah Xi discover something and went to find his relatives?But why not say hello to her before leaving?However, if someone else robbed him, what is there for him to deserve?But missing in the middle of the night, it was too much like being robbed.

"Brother Jingou, where is Ah Xi's stuff? Did he take it away?"

"No, I didn't bring anything with me. It's because I didn't move anything that I didn't find out that he wasn't there in time."

"Brother Jingou, don't worry. My horseman sent someone to look for him, but you still go back in your carriage and explain to the teacher in the school that Axi misses her family and went to find her family. I'll arrange things and then sit down The carriage is here."

'Okay, girl, I'm off then. Tang Yushun got into the carriage and hurried back to the town.

Watching the carriage go away, Xiaoqing looked at Tang Dai.

"Miss, what do you think of this matter?"

"It should be that someone found Axi and took her away forcibly. That's why Axi disappeared in the middle of the night and didn't have time to say hello to us. It's been too long, and we can't find it. The other party seems to be interested in us. The strength is very familiar. I hope that the person who took Axi away has no ill intentions towards him."

"shadow."

"Miss, what are your orders?" A shadow appeared in front of Tang Dai, her face was still covered, making it impossible to see his real face clearly.

"Go check it out and see who it is."

"Miss, when I came here, the master said that I must not leave the lady for half a step. I will be where the lady is. Forgive me for not obeying my orders."

"You..., I see." Tang Dai waved her hand without embarrassing her shadow.

"Xiaoqing, let's go to the town."

Tang and Dai went to the school in the town and explained to the old master. In order not to cause panic, they told the masters the same thing that Tang Yushun said.Then he packed up Axi's things and brought them back to Axi's room at home.

Because there is shadow and Xiaoqing around to protect Xiaodie, Tang Dai sent Xiaodie to look for Axi, and asked Xiaodie to send a message to Chu Shi, asking him to help find Axi's trace.

Knowing that Axi was missing, Mrs. Li was so worried that she didn't sleep for several nights and didn't eat for several meals.Crying and asking Tang Dai to find a way to find him, saying that Ah Xi was too pitiful. She was a homeless beggar when she was a child, and was taken in by the owner of the horse shop. After being beaten, Tang Dai rescued him and returned home. Can grow up well.But unexpectedly, it disappeared again. I don't know if it was robbed by bad guys, or what happened?

Tang Dai knew that Li Shi would be worried, but it was impossible not to tell her, so she suppressed her worry to comfort her, saying that she had sent Xiaodie and Chu Shi out to look for it, and the news would come soon. After hearing this, Shi stopped crying and told Tang Dai to tell her as soon as she had any news.

Then things didn't go as smoothly as Tang Dai thought. Xiao Die and Chu Shi searched outside for half a month before they found some clues. They went back to Tangjia Village and reported to Tang Dai.

"Miss, we tried our best to search, but we only found some small news about Mr. Axi, but we couldn't find out his whereabouts, and we couldn't bring him back. The person who kidnapped Mr. Axi knows us very well, and his strength is not strong enough." Under us, the news we found seems to have been leaked to us deliberately, knowing that we would look for it. But the good news is that we are sure that Mr. Axi is still alive, and those people don’t seem to be seeking revenge on him.”

"It's better to have news than no news. As long as I know that Axi is still alive, I can rest assured. No matter why he left us, he will come back one day. You two have worked hard, go down and rest."

Xiaodie and Chu Shi went down to rest. Tang Dai told Li Shi the news she had found, and Li Shi cried again. Although she was still worried, she felt better knowing that Ah Xi was still alive.

At this time, the headquarters of Zhuhun Pavilion.

Ah Xi looked coldly at the silver-haired man in front of him who claimed to be his father and said nothing.

Because he was abducted from the school in the middle of the night by more than a dozen men in black, he was sent here after a bumpy journey. As soon as he entered the door, he was forced to take the blood from his hand, and confessed to the person in front of him with blood. After the blood fused, the silver-haired man hugged him excitedly and started to choke.

He didn't know who these people were, and he didn't want to know. He just wanted to go back to Tangjia Village, but he left like this suddenly. Aunt Li and Sister Xiaoniu must be dying of anxiety. He wants to go back!

"Son, you are really my son. Since your mother took you away, Dad has been looking for your mother and father all the time. As long as it is a child who is similar to you in age, looks like your mother, or is similar to me , I didn’t miss it. Hard work pays off, ten years, my son, I finally found you!” The silver-haired man still couldn’t calm down the excitement in his heart, and his voice was trembling.

"I don't care. I don't want to be here. I want to go back to Tangjia Village. I'll leave like this. Little sister Xiaoniu will die of anxiety, and Aunt Li will cry too. If you are really my father, you can send me back." Hearing what the man said, Ah Xi spoke up.

"No, you are my own son. How can I let you wander outside? Now that I have found you, you have to follow me in the future. You have to learn from me in martial arts strategy and medical skills. Otherwise, how can you I can take care of the work in the pavilion. When I picked you up from Tangjia Village, I ordered someone to leave news that you were alive, and they should have already got the news. Don’t underestimate your little girl sister, even though she is young , but a role not to be underestimated."

"You are not allowed to say that about little sister Xiaoniu, she is the best person in this world to me. If it weren't for her, I would have been grinded into a cold and rotten corpse in the hands of bad guys. How can I stand in front of you now what you call me?" Son. Now you recognize me as your son. Where did you go before? Where were you when I ate leftovers and cold soup, was naked, shivered in the winter, was ill and left unattended, and was bullied and beaten by bad guys? ?" Ah Xi was full of anger, staring at the silver-haired man in front of her with scarlet eyes and asked loudly.

"I...Xi'er, Axi, you have suffered, I blame my father for being bad, and my father will double compensate you in the future. Just forgive my father, okay? I have been looking for you and your mother all these years, but I have not found you. , It’s true. If you don’t believe me, go and see the dozen or so children in the pavilion who are five points similar to you and the same age as you, and you will know that Daddy didn’t lie to you. Those children are also orphans who are wandering outside , but because of you, I found them, even if it is finally confirmed that they are not my children, I will still take them in and train them to become talents. Xi'er, you should be happy about this, because you saved them."

"You didn't lie to me? Then take me to see it." The soft-hearted Ah Xi thought about it and asked the silver-haired man.

"Okay, I'll go and see it with you." Seeing that the son in front of him finally loosened, the silver-haired man made a request to him, agreed happily, and got up to accompany Ah Xi to see those children.

"Chasing the soul, go, and reward the one who found the young master. There are also rewards for those who brought the young master back. Oh, and there will be a big banquet in the pavilion tomorrow to celebrate the young master's return to the Soul Execution Pavilion. Everyone here knows that my son is back."

The silver-haired man walked out with Ah Xi, and at the same time gave instructions to the man wearing a grimace mask called Soul Chaser who was waiting beside him.

"Yes, Pavilion Master."

After going through layers of stone caves, Ah Xi discovered that this place was in a big cave on the cliff, surrounded by mountains outside, it was extremely dangerous and secretive.Looking at the man called his father who was leading the way, Ah Xi's mood was extremely complicated, with mixed feelings.

From now on, does he have a father and a family?However, he misses Tangjia Village and his little sister so much!

The silver-haired man stopped at a martial arts training ground with Ah Xi, and he saw a man in black teaching martial arts to a group of children around his age. The children were all full of energy and learning very seriously.

Ah Xi counted them in her heart, there were eleven of them, and then scanned their faces, they were indeed similar to him, some had baby faces like him, and some had big eyes like him...

Ah Xi believed half of it in her heart, but the other half was that when he was taking a bath at Dai Dai's house, he accidentally discovered that he had a special mark on his body. Why didn't the silver-haired man mention it.Doesn't he know it too?

"Xi'er, do you believe that Daddy didn't lie to you now? Look at them, do they all look a bit like you?" The silver-haired man looked at the boy who had grown as gentle as jade in front of him, and sighed in his heart that the years are ruthless. Ask Axi.

"I...you can stay if you want me to. But you have to promise me and tell my little sister's family about me. I don't want them to worry about me."

"Okay, I promise you. This father can do it, as long as you are willing to stay."

The two returned to the silver-haired man's study, and Ah Xi wrote six words "I'm fine, don't worry about it!" After thinking about it, she put it in her arms and took out the only red envelope she brought back this time. Inside is the lucky money that Tang Dai gave her during the Chinese New Year. The red envelope bag is a red silk purse that Tang Dai chose and embroidered by herself. On the outside of the purse, Tang Dai also carefully embroidered the words "Axi Happy".

(End of this chapter)