Rivers and Lakes

Chapter 14

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The next day, I washed up early, opened the window, and it was a sunny day with a breezy breeze.

Yun County is located on the border of Cangdu. The people there are not rich, but they live and work in peace and contentment. Yun County is not big, and the places of residence are densely populated. Compared with other places, it is relatively easy to find someone there.

The carriage bumped all morning, and the three of us finally arrived at Yun County.

Liang also said that Yun County is He Wu's birthplace, and Princess Yu Ning was hidden here, so there must be someone he trusts very much.

We asked a few words to a woman who was walking towards us, but the woman's face changed suddenly, she covered the red cloth on the basket tightly, and left in a hurry.

I clapped my hands and said with certainty: "There is definitely something wrong with that woman. I'll go and see what's in her basket!" With a wicked smile, he said, "Wouldn't it be better to follow her?"

"It makes sense!" The three of us exchanged glances and followed quickly.

The woman came to a private house, and a servant opened the door for her. She looked around vigilantly, and then walked in.

Liang Yi looked up at the wall, then looked at me and asked: "Can you climb over the wall?" I followed his gaze and looked up, dazed for two seconds, then looked at him and said firmly: "I can !" I commanded him and said, "Squat down and let me step on it."

Tiny dust particles got stuck in my palm, I struggled to lie on the wall, Lisha was already standing inside the wall, and opened his hands towards me.

"Come down, Wen Yi." He raised his head and said to me. I nodded my head out of breath, regained my senses, looked at him in a daze, I remembered the scene I had seen before when I was young, and my emotion for this person in front of me was the same as before, but the sense of dependence deepened Otherwise, how could I want to see him all the time.

I closed my eyes and jumped down. At this second, I thought I was quite light. Unexpectedly, the next second, the dust was flying, and Li Sha fell heavily on the ground with my arms in his arms. I raised my head and saw him with his eyes closed. , Frowning tightly, I patted his face nervously, and shouted: "Lisha, what's wrong with you? Wake up!"

He opened his eyes slightly, wrinkled his face and whispered, "My face hurts so much, don't pat it." I quickly withdrew my hand, looked at him with worry and guilt, he struggled to sit up, and said to me: "Wen Yi, I didn't expect you to be so bulky."

I knelt and sat aside, a little depressed. At this time, there was a voice of someone talking not far away, and only one person said: "I'm sure I heard someone talking, it's outside."

As our footsteps approached, Li Sha and I hid in a hurry. I held my breath and looked at the flowers and plants in front of me. Suddenly, Liang Yi's voice came from outside the wall, "Are you two okay?" I widened my eyes and looked at Li Sha. He shook his head at me, signaling me not to move, only then did I realize that his face was very close to mine, and I blushed inappropriately.

The sound of footsteps stopped next to us, and someone said: "Who is there? You must have heard it wrong!" The other person gave a strange "Hey" and then replied: "Maybe I heard it wrong, right?" .”

At this time, I felt a gust of breeze blowing across my cheeks, and I saw the fluttering white clothes from the corner of my eye, and Liang also landed on the ground next to me in a handsome posture.

I stared blankly at the hem of his clothes, only to hear someone question in a shocked tone: "Who are you?" Said: "I went wrong..."

"Going wrong? You didn't come here, you obviously flew here! Tell me, who are you? What's the purpose of sneaking around here?"

The air froze again, with a gust of wind, my nose suddenly felt a little itchy, Li Sha covered my mouth, and I sneezed, spraying my saliva wantonly on his face. palm.

"What's that sound?!" Someone shouted vigilantly, Liang Yijian cleverly climbed up the wall and ran out, the sound of footsteps began to ring in my ears, and I heard someone say: "Hurry up and chase outside! "Then the sound of footsteps went away quickly.

I breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at Li Sha with a happy face, only to see him staring at my palm, and shaking it in the air expressionlessly. I was a little ashamed, so I took out my handkerchief and wiped it carefully for him. He looked at him silently and didn’t speak. Yes, I sneezed again, and this time my saliva splashed directly on his face. At this moment, I was shocked, my face became hot, and I wished I could go directly into the flowers in front of me.

At this time, there was another light landing sound, and Li Sha and I stood up. Liang Yi saw us and said with a sigh of relief: "So you are hiding here."

The three of us walked to the back room, there was a door ajar, and the voice of the old man asked inside, "Is everything done?"

The other person in the back room is probably the woman I met earlier, and she said respectfully: "It's done, I'll help choose an auspicious day when Young Master Jiang is in better health."

Not long after, the woman left, and the room became quiet. I took a step forward curiously, and cautiously peeked inside.

The light in the room was a little dark. There was a white-haired old lady sitting on a chair. She seemed to be resting with her eyes closed. I glanced at the furnishings in the room. When I glanced at her, she suddenly opened her eyes, and her eyes were wide open. It was sharp, she seemed to see me, but she didn't seem to, I retracted my head in fright, but her eyes lingered in my mind for a long time.

I suddenly remembered that I had lost my handkerchief by the flowers, so I quietly ran back and picked it up. At this moment, I noticed a small blood-stained stone on the ground, which was the place where Lisha fell to the ground. My heart couldn't help trembling.

They came out from the inside, Liang Yi said to me: "There is no one in the whole house, and there are happy words on the wall, it seems that there is some happy event."

We found out through inquiries that the Jiang family was originally in the cloth business. It had a period of prosperity, but then declined. It is rumored that the old lady of the Jiang family was very shrewd and capable when she was young, but after her son took over the cloth business, not only failed After all the property of the Jiang family was exhausted, an accident occurred when she was being asked for debts. Her daughter-in-law gave birth to Jiang Zixian, the only son of the Jiang family. Mrs. Jiang loved him very much, but in recent years, Master Jiang has become infected with I have invited many doctors to treat my severe disease, but I met a fortune teller later, who said that Master Jiang is in his thirties, and if he finds a virtuous and virtuous woman to accompany him, his condition will naturally improve. It is impossible to believe the words of this quack doctor , But the old lady believed it, and asked people everywhere, trying to find a woman who would satisfy her.

I ate candied haws, and said vaguely: "You said, looking for a wife should be based on Young Master Jiang's wishes? Then what's the use of old lady Jiang being happy."

Li Sha looked around, and replied indifferently: "It must be that Mrs. Jiang has a decisive temper, and she is used to it."

Liang Yi didn't speak at the side, with a thoughtful look on his face, I walked up to him and blocked his way, and asked with a smile: "What are you thinking?"

His expression was a little sad, I was startled, but he quickly returned to his normal expression, said a few jokes, and walked around me.

I suddenly felt that the small fruit in the candied haws was so sour that my teeth were about to fall out. Li Sha grabbed me who was in a daze, and I looked at his enlarged side face in front of me, and unconsciously bent the corners of his mouth.

We found out that the woman was a matchmaker, surnamed Wang. Li Sha went to arrange our place for the night. Liang Yi and I came to Wang Matchmaker's residence. Outside the fence, we saw her busy making something. Liang Yi and I walked forward, and she looked up. When she first saw us, her expression was a little strange. Just as I was about to speak, she asked in a questioning tone: "Who are you, and what are you doing here?"

Liang Yi went straight to the point and said: "I heard that you chose a daughter-in-law for Mrs. Jiang. The identity and appearance of that woman are all mysterious. You hid her in your residence and took care of her, right?"

Matchmaker Wang heard the words and said: "This is just a rumor. Although Yun County is small, there are many people who like to discuss right and wrong. You can believe such an outrageous statement!" She said, putting the dried vegetables on the ground into a basket, He said in a bad tone: "Madam Jiang is a powerful person, how could I choose that kind of unknown woman for her."

I looked at Liang Yi and said, "She seems to have something to say..." Liang Yi looked at Matchmaker Wang and said, "I'll know if what you're saying is true." Matchmaker Wang dropped the basket and chased after her. I looked at the dried vegetables that had fallen all over the floor, and was suddenly prompted to look at the window on the left. The window was closed tightly, old and dusty. The stickers are new.