Nongmen beautiful wife

Chapter 82 Arriving in the Northwest (2)

Liu Shi put the letter back into the envelope. He didn't suspect at all why Liu Xiaodong suddenly knew how to write. He just thought it was written by someone else. She wrote a letter saying that she had a better life outside, but you don't believe it."

Tian gave Liu Shi an angry look, "What do you know, she's a girl and someone from her family is outside, can I, a mother, not be worried?"

"Didn't Xiang Qin go with her too?"

Tian looked at Liu Shi, "Although Xiang Qin is not at home now, it doesn't necessarily mean that he left with Dongniang. Otherwise, why didn't Dongniang's letter mention a word about Xiang Qin?"

When Tian said this, Liu Shi also thought it was possible, "Isn't it possible? If Xiang Qin hadn't left with Dongniang, and he's not at home now, where else could he go?"

"Who knows?" Tian sighed, "Hey, when do you think Dongniang will come back?"

"Okay, don't worry about it, the main thing is to get your body back quickly."

"I gave birth to two daughters, one is more worry-free than the other, hey..."

Liu Xiaodong, who was told by the Tian family to be worry-free, has already entered the Northwest with Xiang Qin. The Northwest feels more depressed than Guo County. There are basically no people on the street, and there are few vendors. The doors are tightly shut.

Liu Xiaodong and Xiang Qin wanted to find an inn to live in, but even the inn was closed, with a big red sign saying "closed business" posted outside.

"I never thought that the Northwest would be like this." Liu Xiaodong sighed.

Xiang Qin observed the surrounding environment. He had heard that the people here in the northwest were struggling to survive, but now it was so quiet here. He was worried about the danger. "Be careful, it's not safe here."

Liu Xiaodong nodded, "Yes."

At this time, an old man came out to sell vegetables with a shoulder pole. The old man saw that they didn't look like locals, and they were a man and a woman. He didn't think they looked like bandits and barbarians who always came to them to take people away, so he went up to talk to them. Said, "Are you from other places?"

Liu Xiaodong and Xiang Qin turned their heads and saw a hunched old man, "Yes, sir, there is no one on this street, why did you come out?"

The old man put the pole on the ground, "Did you all see that the doors here are closed?"

"Well, we heard that the Northwest is not peaceful before we came here." Liu Xiaodong replied.

"It's because bandits and barbarians always come here to catch young men to do coolies. Now everyone dare not go out because they are afraid that they will see them and take them away. Since you know that the northwest is not peaceful, what are you doing here? Before those bandits and savages come, you better go." The old man said the last sentence while looking at Xiang Qin.

A strong young guy like Xiang Qin would definitely be taken away if the bandits and barbarians saw him.

Liu Xiaodong glanced at Xiang Qin, "The bandits and barbarians are so unscrupulous, won't the government here come out to quell the chaos? And why doesn't the court care about it?"

As soon as the government was mentioned, the old man looked angry, "Hmph, seeing that the government couldn't beat these bandits and barbarians, they even colluded with them and helped them find energetic young people in exchange for their own peace. Those officials and lords I am afraid of things, I am fine, I will not care about the lives of the people, let alone report to the court."

Liu Xiaodong was taken aback. He didn't expect such a thing to happen. The government took the imperial salary, but colluded with the bandits and barbarians who invaded their own land and homes. "Then there is no one from above who came to the northwest to monitor?"

"Which one of them is an official is not afraid of death. If the government here gives some money, he will leave." The old man said helplessly.

Only then did Liu Xiaodong understand what it means to protect each other between officials and officials, but this is an inevitable phenomenon under the general trend. The shady relationship between officials is so intricate, otherwise no one would dare to stand up when Shangguan Jing framed her family. Say something for the Mu family.

Although Liu Xiaodong feels sorry for the people here in the northwest, she can't turn this situation around by herself. The most urgent task now is to find the bones of her parents and relatives. Just after they were buried in the ground, "Master, you know that you were sent here by the court. Where are the bones of General Mu Cheng's family placed after the extermination of the family?"

Xiang Qin thought, Liu Xiaodong really came to the Northwest because of Mu Cheng after listening to Liu Xiaoguang's words at that time, Xiang Qin couldn't tell what it was like in his heart, his wife came to such a dangerous place in the Northwest for other men.

"What? General Mu's family was wiped out?" the old man said in surprise.Everyone in the world does not know General Mu Cheng, they are still talking about why the imperial court did not send General Mu to the northwest to quell the chaos, but now they have heard the news that General Mu's family has been wiped out.

"You don't know?" Liu Xiaodong didn't expect that her Mu family has been exterminated for a year, and there are people who don't know that even the corpses are secretly sent to this barren place.

The old man shook his head, "The people in the northwest are still wondering why the imperial court didn't send General Mu to the northwest to quell the chaos, but I didn't expect him... to be killed by the emperor..." He was still a little choked up at the end.

Liu Xiaodong now has nothing but hatred in her heart, she looked at Xiang Qin, "Young Master Qin, we have already arrived in the northwest, you should go find the person you are looking for, and leave now."

Xiang Qin looked at Liu Xiaodong, "It's okay, I'm not in a hurry, it would be very dangerous for you to be a woman here."

Xiang Qin came out with Liu Xiaodong to find out what Liu Xiaodong wanted to do when he came to the Northwest. At the same time, he also wanted to know what kind of secret Liu Xiaodong was hiding and how he could leave so easily.Moreover, Liu Xiaodong was still his wife, so it was impossible for him to let his daughter-in-law face the danger alone.

"Young Master Qin, you have helped me many times along the way, and what I am going to do next may involve you. We just met by chance, so there is no need for you to follow me through this muddy water." Liu Xiaodong refused. Thanks to Xiang Qin's kindness.

The old man said, "Girl, are you here to find the bones of General Mu's family?"

Liu Xiaodong nodded heavily.

The old man went on to say, "Although the common people don't know about General Mu, the county magistrate in the government must know. I think you might as well find a way to go to the county government to inquire about it. Maybe you can get some news."

Liu Xiaodong really thought so, and it was precisely because of this that Young Master Qin was not allowed to be with her anymore. Young Master Qin was also her life-saving benefactor, and she could no longer put him in a dangerous situation.

(End of this chapter)