Rebirth of a Star General - Chapter 212

Chapter 212

The winter in Shuojin is getting colder every day.

It rained at night, and the ground was covered with a damp chill in the early morning of the next day. On the tenth day of October, He Yan got up early.

He Sui and He Yun left before dawn. One of them was going to work and the other was going to school. He Yan got up after they went out, lit a candle, quietly cleaned up, and tiptoed out.

Qingmei was asleep, and when he didn’t get up to cook, He Yan knew that Chi Wu was living in an empty room in the yard, staying vigil in the middle of the night, and resting in the middle of the night. However, this person was very quick in his mind, afraid of being caught, He Yan took the effort of predecessor to raid and lurking in the forward camp and walked the short distance from the yard to the outside of the yard.

Xiangxiang glanced at her, seemingly puzzled by her behavior, He Yan touched the horse’s head. He Yunsheng really cherishes this horse, and specially equipped with a saddle, but after all he is reluctant to ride, the saddles are all new. It’s just that she is going out of town today, and now she is really poor and has no money to rent a carriage, so she can only ask Xiangxiang to help her take her a ride.

He Yan turned on his horse and galloped away from the city in the hazy winter morning light of Shuojing City.

When the chicken cried for the third time, Qingmei yawned and got up to boil water. The water boiler was placed outside the yard, and the kettle “gurgled” steaming, creating a little warmth in the cold early morning. First she went to the kitchen, cooked the porridge, and then went to the yard to fill the sink in the stable.

He Yunsheng loves horses like his life. He used to feed horses by himself, but now he has a heavy schoolwork, and he leaves early and returns late every day. He can’t take care of them from time to time, so he handed this glorious task to Qingmei. Qingmei didn’t dare to neglect, Quan Dang Xiangxiang was the third young master in the house and took good care of it.

When she walked to the “stable” in the past, Xiangxiang would pace back and forth when she heard her voice, but today is quiet and unusual. Qiaomei was a little worried, could it be that she was ill? It has been very cold in recent days, and people are susceptible to wind and cold, not to mention horses. Qingmei walked to the stable and took a look with the wind lantern. She was stunned for a moment. After a while, she recovered and hurried to He Yan’s house, shouting as she ran: “Girl, the girl is not good! Xiangxiang… …Xiangxiang was stolen…”

The door was pushed open, and Ome’s voice stopped abruptly, and the room was empty and there was no one. She was flustered in her heart and looked around, but she didn’t see He Yan’s shadow. She was startled for a moment and burst into tears.

With a “clang”, the door was opened again, and a man’s voice appeared in the courtyard: “What’s the matter?”

Chiwu rubbed his forehead, and had to say that the He family was really poor. Except for three rooms in the yard, there are no other rooms. He Sui was a sincere person, and wanted to vacate his house for Chiwu to live in. He Yunsheng also reluctantly agreed to live in the same house with Chiwu, but Chiwu flatly refused. Although he didn’t pay much attention to the sun, he didn’t want to go to the point of life, go to the other’s house as a guard to protect the host’s safety, and protect it in the main house of the host’s house. Finally after thinking about it, He Sui could only vacate the innermost room in the yard where the sundries were piled up.

The room is very small, after removing the clutter, only a bed can be placed. If Chiwu wants to leave, he has to lean over. Although he was also a guard at Xiao’s family, his treatment was very different. Even though the He family had tried their best to provide him with the best conditions, many times, Chi Wu couldn’t wait to pay for it out of his own pocket and let the He family change to a bigger house.

He watched the first half of the night last night, and went back to the house to rest in the second half of the night. When he woke up at this moment, he heard this little maid’s crying liver and his bowels were broken, so he got up and asked.

Qingmei turned around and was shocked when she saw Chiwu. Chiwu was silent in the yard on weekdays and didn’t eat with them. He just slept in the utility room at night, which really didn’t exist. So sometimes Qingmei almost forgets that there is still this person in the house. At this moment Chiwu appeared, Qingmei seemed to have caught the life-saving straw, and rushed forward and said: “Young Master Chiwu! The girl and Xiangxiang are gone, they have been taken away!”

Chiwu: “…”

He said: “I’ll go and see.”

He Yan’s bedroom was flamboyant, with sachets and red tents hanging around. Chiwu was horrified. If he had to enter, he didn’t want to look at these things. He just didn’t expect He Yan to be so in love under his casual appearance. Jiao. When I look back, I have to tell Bai Rongwei about this. When Bai Rongwei arranges Xiao Jue’s new house in the future, he will be just as He Yan intended.

He walked out of the room after only a few glances, and Qingmei followed up: “Young Master Chiwu, how about it?”

“She was not taken away, she left by herself.”

“How is it possible?” Qingmei didn’t believe it. “Why would the girl leave silently? Even if she wants to leave, she will say hello. Young Master Chiwu,” she suspiciously looked Chiwu up and down, “you shouldn’t I’m afraid it will be difficult to deal with Governor Xiao, so let’s push the responsibility on our girl.”

Chiwu couldn’t bear it, “The girl sees clearly, before your lady was taken away, she carefully folded the bedding.” The bedding is the method of the Liangzhouwei recruits, and it is square, like a square tofu block. It was from He Yan’s hand. “Which assassin has to wait for her to fold the quilt before arresting someone?”

Ome: “But…”

“It doesn’t matter if you arrest people. Even people and horses arrested together, I have never seen them in the next.”

Ome stopped talking.

After a while, she seemed to have forgotten all the accusations and suspicions she had just made against Chiwu, and asked politely: “Then Chiwu, can you think of why the girl should leave without saying goodbye? ”

“Forgive me for not knowing.”

Chi Wu was also angry, and there were only Qingmei and him in the yard. Seeing Qingmei’s silly look, why does He Yan need to secretly leave the house like this, without a doubt, just to prevent herself from following her!

Now that the person is gone, the young master asks, he must be unlucky. He Yan walked easily by himself, leaving him a feather. He knew that this trip to the He family was not a good job, as expected!

“What do you do now? Do you want to report to the official?” Qingmei Liushen Wuzhu had to stare at the only person in front of her who could speak.

Chi Wudao: “No, I’ll go out and look for her.” Since He Yan went out secretly, it is very likely that he is doing something that people don’t want to know.

Only after taking a step, the sleeve was pulled by someone. Chiwu looked back and saw Qingmei grabbing him, as if he was afraid that he would leave without saying goodbye next moment, “I’ll go with you.”

“No need.”

“I’m the only person in this yard, not even Xiangxiang is there anymore,” the little maid squashed her mouth as if she was about to cry, and forcibly held her back, “Young Master Chiwu, I’ll go find it with you!”

Chiwu: “…”

He was helpless, “Okay.”

…

Of course He Yan could guess how the world would be turned upside down after he left. It’s just that she also believes that Chiwu can comfortably live in Qingmei’s crying bag.

She couldn’t help it. If it weren’t for Mother Qin’s love, Niu Blacksmith would only go down the mountain to the “Changmao Iron Shop” on the tenth day of the month, and she would not have come up with this method. You can’t let Chiwu go with you, you can only go out sneakily. As for the others, wait until you find Mother Qin, and we will deal with the matter first.

Since Xiangxiang called the He’s family, He Yunsheng has been nurturing delicious and delicious food. Sometimes when he is not going to school, he can lead him to run by the nearby river. The pony is still running fast, and He Yan went out of the city very smoothly, asking the pedestrians all the way, finally reaching the market at the foot of the barren hills.

It’s not as lively as the city, there is only such a big market in the nearby villages and towns. On the tenth day of each month, businessmen from all walks of life will set up stalls here. Some sell medicinal herbs, some sell old clothes, and sell cows and sheep. It’s so lively and dazzling.

He Yan led the horse to a wine shop, and the shopkeeper greeted with a smile: “Brother, do you want to buy wine?”

He Yan went out today to dress up as men’s clothing for convenience. He only smiled when he heard the words: “I’m going to hit my horse with a pair of horseshoes. I heard that there is an iron shop nearby called’Changmao Iron Shop’. What does the shopkeeper know? place?”

Hearing the words of the shopkeeper, he pointed out a direction to He Yan, “You go straight along this road, and when you reach the end, look to the right, that’s Changmao Iron Shop.”

He Yan thanked this person, and took Xiangxiang to the other side. When the road came to the end, he turned back, and he saw that there was a shop facing him, with a scribbled word on it. “Changmao Iron Shop”.

He Yan tied the horse outside and walked in by himself. There was only a gray-haired master sitting in front of the iron stove, knocking on the black iron cylinder.

“Master.” He Yan called him.

The master looked up at He Yan, and asked, “What does the guest officer want to fight?”

“I’m sorry,” He Yan said, “I’m not here to strike iron. I’m here to inquire about a man named Niu Blacksmith. I heard that he comes here every day on the tenth meeting of the Lunar New Year. Has he been here today?”

He Yan was a little uncertain. Fuwang only said that Niu Blacksmith would come every day on the tenth meeting, but did not say when he would come. With Niu Blacksmith’s caution, he must leave after doing business. She came here from the city, and it was almost noon right now, maybe Niu Blacksmith had already been here and then left.

Hearing this, the teacher stopped his movements. He stood up, picked up the veil soaked in water on one side, and wiped off the stains in his hands. Then he said: “The old cow hasn’t come today. However, he is too late. He was late for the first time.”

He Yan: “It’s late?”

“On the tenth morning of every month, he will come here to deliver goods. Lao Niu’s craftsmanship is very good,” the teacher said with some emotion: “I originally asked him to help in my shop. The monthly salary is much higher than that of his own. If he refuses, it’s fine. According to the time, at early this morning, he should be here and give me the ten iron sickles that I asked him to make last month, but it is almost noon now,” the teacher looked at the sun outside Head, “He hasn’t come yet.”

“Perhaps something has been delayed on the road.” He Yan said so, but his heart sank, as if Xu Zhiheng had already found Mother Qin’s whereabouts before her, so she couldn’t see the blacksmith Niu now.

“Lao Niu is a safe person. If there is nothing important, he will not be late.” The teacher asked He Yan again: “What did the young man look for him, since I know him, he is a lone person. The young man knows Lao Niu? ”

He Yan smiled and said, “I don’t know him, I just want to ask him something.”

The master nodded, pointed to a wooden board next to him, and waited, “Then you can sit down here, and talk about it when the old cow arrives.”

He Yan sat down according to words, but he didn’t expect that this sitting would last a whole day.

The sun is gradually setting, and the sky has begun to darken. The master has finished the day’s work, washed his hands and changed his clothes, stood up and said to He Yan: “My son, it seems that the old man will not be coming today.”

“The market will be over at this time, and I will close the door too.” He tactfully signaled that He Yan was about to leave.

He Yan’s heart sank as if he had fallen a stone, and he smiled reluctantly and said “Okay”. In the end, he was worried, and solemnly said to the master: “Master, please don’t mention it to others about today’s matter. The same is true for Niu Blacksmith. I will come again in a few days.”

The teacher responded, and He Yan led the horse away.

The people at the market dispersed in twos and threes, only the mess left after the excitement in the daytime. The mother and son of a poor family were bending over on the ground picking up the leftovers, the lanterns in the distance gradually lit up, He Yan Leading the horse to walk slowly, it is really hard to be happy.

Originally thought that Fuwang had found a clue, but when he came here today, he would follow the Niu Blacksmith to find Mother Qin’s whereabouts, but he didn’t expect to find anything.

In the past few months, the blacksmith went to the iron shop to deliver the goods on time every month, but he didn’t come today. Waiting from morning to night to disappear, it is impossible to be sooner or later. Either Niu Blacksmith took Mother Qin and moved away again, or he could no longer come over.

He Yan’s eyes sank slightly.

…

When I got home, the house was already in chaos. Before He Sui came back, He Yunsheng was about to go out, and his family was noisy. When He Yan took the horse back, Qingmei was at the door. When he saw He Yan at first sight, he thought he was wrong and rubbed it. Rubbing his eyes, he rushed over and shouted, “The girl is back!”

Before He Yan had time to speak, He Yunsheng took the lead and put on a look like Xingshi asked sin, and said: “Where did you go? And took Xiangxiang away!”

He Yan didn’t know whether he was caring about Xiangxiang or himself for a while. After thinking about it, he said, “I just have nothing to do today. I haven’t been out these days, so I took Xiangxiang and went for a walk.”

“Since you are going out, why don’t you bring someone with you?” He Yunsheng glanced at Chi Wu, who was silent on the side, “not even saying hello.”

“Ah,” He Yan pretended to be surprised, “I left a word on the table when I left. Didn’t you see it? If you don’t see it, maybe the swallow flying in from outside has taken it away.”

“Where did the swallow come from in the cold winter?” He Yunsheng looked at her coldly and made up, “What the hell did you do?”

“I just went out for a stroll and didn’t do anything. I think it’s still early, Chiwu hasn’t woken up yet, so I don’t want to wake him up, anyway, I’ll be back later. I didn’t expect to go out for a long time, and I forgot when I went out. Time. I’m sorry, this time I am playful, and I will definitely not be like this next time.” He Yan apologized without sincerity.

Chiwu: “…” Is this saying that he slept too hard?

He Yun was angry: “He Yan!”

“I’m hungry, did Qingmei cook?” He Yan touched her stomach. This is true. She stayed in the iron shop for a day and never left. She was afraid that she would miss the blacksmith Niu at the moment. Even the food was solved by buying two steamed buns at the door.

“I did it.” Qingmei hurriedly went to the kitchen to bring out the food. “The girl eats first when she is hungry. The maidservant has been heating the porridge. It’s just right to taste it right now.”

“Thank you.” He Yan replied with a smile.

He Yunsheng was angry and helpless towards He Yan, what He Yan wanted to do was never something he could control. For a while, he was angry and helpless, so he had to sit down at the table with He Yan, picking up his chopsticks and eating without any taste.

Chiwu stood by the door, with doubts in his heart. He Yan went out for a whole day. On this day, he and Qingmei were looking for people, but they didn’t find He Yan’s whereabouts. He Yunsheng is almost going to report to the official, He Yan looks safe and sound right now, and his expression doesn’t have too many flaws.

But…what did she do?

…

In the remote courtyard of the house, a man and a woman sat opposite each other in the room. Both men and women are not young. The man has dark skin, wrinkles on his face, dirty fingers, and he looks like a man who does hard work. The female is in her forties. Although she is wearing ordinary and inconspicuous, her skin is delicate and she has the appearance of a milf, not as if she has suffered.

The man was better, and the woman was particularly frightened. Both of them were tied with ropes, unable to move for half a step, but they could still speak with their mouths, but since the call was here for a long time, no one answered.

“Lao Niu, what the hell is going on?” the woman said, her voice unstoppable panic.

This man and woman were the Niu Tiesmith He Yan was looking for and his friend, Sister Qin.

The blacksmith Niu shook his head. This man looked dull, but his eyes were a bit shrewd. He looked around and said, “Maybe it’s from the Xu family.”

Upon hearing the word “Xu Jia”, Mother Qin couldn’t help shaking from all over her body.

At the beginning, she followed He Wanru into Xu’s house. He Wanru was pampered, and even the nanny with her had a good life. The food and use are much better than in the past at He’s house. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Since the death of He Wanru, she has lived a life of displacement and hiding in Tibet.

Thinking of He Wanru’s death, Mother Qin couldn’t help fighting a cold war.

He Wanru is her first-handed child, although she is more arrogant, but she trusts her nanny very much. It’s not that Mother Qin never reminded He Wanru that some things are secrets. The less people know, the better. If someone tells you the secret without hiding it, it’s not trusting you, it’s because in the eyes of the other person. , You are already dead.

The dead are the most able to keep secrets.

Didn’t she never persuade He Wanru to pack up and follow her to escape. It’s a pity that He Wanru didn’t believe her words, so He Wanru died in Xu’s house. Before He Wanru’s death, Mother Qin expected her fate, so she wrote a letter to the old friend, hoping that after her death, Niu Blacksmith could help take care of her family.

Although Niu Tiejian is a craftsman who does rough work, his brain is active, and he has a bit of true affection for Mother Qin, so he gave Mother Qin an idea, saying that she is dead, and Mother Qin’s children and grandchildren are still in danger. . Rather than run away, Xu Zhiheng might be afraid to attack Mother Qin’s family because of his scruples.

When Mother Qin heard this, she felt that what the Niu Blacksmith said was not unreasonable. As for where to escape, it was naturally the Niu Blacksmith who had the final say.

This year, she and Niu Blacksmith hid in the barren mountains, and indeed lived a peaceful life. But last night, for some reason, a group of strangers suddenly broke into the thatched cottage on the mountain and easily took them away in uniform. When they woke up, they were already in this room.

“Lao Niu, are we going to die?” Mother Qin said timidly, “They found us and won’t give us a way to survive…My grandson…and you, I am the one who caused you.”

Niu Blacksmith said: “Aqin, don’t be afraid, I don’t think they necessarily want our life.”

Mother Qin raised her head: “What did you say?”

If there is a chance of life, who would easily want to die? Mother Qin didn’t want to die either. Hearing Niu Blacksmith say this, a gleam of light flashed in her eyes.

“If it were Xu Zhiheng, he would be able to do it when he found us, and it would not save our lives until now.” Niu Tiejian comforted her, “At least for now we will not be in danger.”

“Then…then you mean that the person who arrested us was not Uncle Xu?” Mother Qin asked suspiciously, “Then what is he doing to arrest us?”

“I don’t know this either.”

Mother Qin fell silent, and sometimes the fear of the unknown was the most terrifying. The other party just threw the two of them here and ignored them. On the contrary, it was more suspicious than revealing their identities at the beginning.

I don’t know how long it took, the voice of someone outside rang. Mother Qin lifted up and looked at the closed door expectantly.

The door was pushed open, and someone walked in. Two men in black came in first, a man and a woman, with no clues in their expressions. The one who came in later was a young man who was born extraordinarily handsome, looking at his clothes, he should be extraordinary.

Mother Qin had been serving in Xu’s house for many years, and she still had this wink. As soon as she saw these three people, she knew that the last handsome young man was the master, and she immediately said, “My lord is forgiving, my lord is forgiving!”

But Blacksmith Niu didn’t say a word, but silently looked at the people coming.

The handsome young man sat down on a chair in the middle of the room, and two men in black stood beside him, his gaze passed over them, and finally fell on Mother Qin.

The expression was clearly calm, but Mother Qin shuddered.

“Are you Xu Jiahewanru’s nanny?” the man asked.

Mother Qin’s heart sank. She still had a chance of luck, but now she understood that the other party was here for the secrets of the Xu family. She said: “It’s true… the son…”

Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by the other party. The youth spoke lightly: “How did He Wanru die?”

“I……”

“If you lie, he will die.” He raised his chin slightly and looked in the direction of the Niu Blacksmith.