Chapter 157: News from Xia Sheng

Xia Sheng looked a little darker than it was a few months ago. He was already taller and stronger than the little boy in winter. Such a big man huddled on the cowl of a carriage is very present, but it doesn’t look like it at all. Whose coachman is more like a thug. Seeing the master came out of the second door, he quickly jumped off the shaft and stood beside the carriage.
Rong Shi said to the maidservants of the Lin family who had sent her out with Ren Yaoqi: "I'll explain a few words to the child, you should withdraw first."
Rong's tone and demeanor were very gentle, but after all she had been a princess, and a few words made the maids and women quit without saying a word.
Rong Shi said to Ren Yaoqi: "Dongsheng came back in the middle of the night yesterday."
Ren Yaoqi's heart moved. He came back in the middle of the night yesterday. Today, did Rong Shi bring Dongsheng over to find her? Originally, she had said to Rong Shi that she would look for opportunities to visit her. If there is something to do, why not wait until then? After all, according to Rong's usual style, he would not come to the Lin family.
Is there something important to explain to her?
Ren Yaoqi couldn't help but glance at Xia Sheng, but Xia Sheng was still the expressionless face that remained unchanged for thousands of years, and he really couldn't tell why.
Rong Shi touched Ren Yaoqi's head, and the expression on his face gradually became serious: "The Han family is afraid it is not as simple as it seems."
Ren Yaoqi was shocked when he heard this, and immediately said, "What did Xia Sheng found this time?"
Rong looked at Xia Sheng, and Xia Sheng lowered his head and said: "Han Dongshan did stay in Jiangnan, but he was not from Jiangnan. He left Yanzhou with the Yanbei who was hiding in the Liao people in the south. At the age of ten, he grew up in Chuzhou in the south of the Yangtze River until he was 17 and returned to Yanbei to escape the famine. Han Dongshan said to the outside that he was from Shangzhuang Village, Zhuqiao Town, Chuzhou. The younger one went to Zhuqiao Town and found that year. After the famine, a plague broke out near Chuzhou. Because many people in Shangzhuang Village were infected, the then state official ordered the village to be sealed off. In the end, no one survived."
In order to prevent the spread of the plague, local officials treated the villages where most of the people were infected by blocking them, preventing the people inside from contacting the outside and allowing them to fend for themselves. Because once the disease is infected, you will lose your life in all likelihood, and there is no possibility of diagnosis and treatment. However, the result of this is often that no one in the villages who have been infected can survive, and the entire village will eventually become infected and die. Was burned by a fire.
"Then from whom did you confirm Han Dongshan's identity?" Ren Yaoqi asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Although Shangzhuang Town was gone back then, Han Dongshan was not the only one who escaped before the outbreak of the plague. The young man thought that he could no longer verify it, and did not want to pass by a newly built stone bridge on the original site of Shangzhuang Town. When I saw the inscription on the bridge, it turned out that the bridge was built by a businessman in memory of his ancestors. His father was from Shangzhuang village. Before the plague after the drought and locust plague, his father left with the uncle of the salesman. Home. I went to the businessman after I was young, and his father is still alive."
Xia Sheng paused, and then said, "The old man was about the same age as Han Dongshan. The young man roughly described Han Dongshan's appearance to him and asked him if he knew the person from Yanbei, and he didn't want him to insist on the young man. The person he said was his childhood friend, and his name is not Dongshanxishan, but Grandfather."
"Brother Grandpa?" Ren Yaoqi frowned. "What's your last name?"
Xia Sheng shook his head: "This grandpa followed a woman named Liniang in Shangzhuang Village. Liniang called him grandpa. The old man didn't know their surname. Liniang leaned on the farm. When I helped people to make some money, I had a hard time with Japanese characters. Later, when my grandfather was older, he let others herd cattle. Liniang said that grandpa was his son, but the old man said that he once went to find him. When Grandpa, I heard Liniang called Grandpa Young Master."
"After so many years, can he remember these clearly?"
"He said that if it was someone else's words, he could not remember it, but it was a bit special for the mother and son. In addition to their Yanzhou accent, even though the grandfather grew up doing the same tasks as the children in the village, his His hands and face are always clean. They don’t fight or go to the river to bathe and fish with others. Some people suspect that he is a female doll because of his delicate looks. What is even more strange is that they are sometimes so poor. The pot can’t be opened, but Liniang still insists that his grandfather go to a private school. When he can’t pay for the repair, Liniang goes to the teacher to wash, cook, and sew repairs, which has caused a lot of gossip. Later, many women in the village wanted to drive them away with brooms. However, Liniang fell ill and died shortly afterwards. Soon after Chuzhou was hit by a disaster, his grandfather fled from Shangzhuang Village alone. After he left, someone sneaked them away. The house I lived in before wanted to try my luck to see if I could dig out some food, but I didn’t want to, but it turned out a cursed grass puppet stained with blood from under the floor of the bed where Liniang lived. The strange thing is The name on the doll is not from Shangzhuang Village."
Ren Yaoqi looked at Xia Sheng: "Whose name is on the puppet?"
Zhacao puppet cursing an enemy is a curse among the folks in Yanbei area. I don't mention whether it is useful or not. People born in Yanbei know it. Even Ren Yaoyu, who grew up in a boudoir, used it before.
However, unless it is a sea of ​​blood, no one will use blood on the puppet, at most it is pierced with a needle. Because the blood sacrifice will kill the person who casts the spell, it is equivalent to the death of the same enemy.
Xia Sheng said: "It was the year of the disaster and there was not enough food to eat, so after the villagers who found the puppets were taken aback, no one in the village cared anymore, but a few brave teenagers in the village ran over because of curiosity. That person also happened to follow. At that time, a literate person recognized the words, but it's a pity that the person couldn't remember too well after so many years." Speaking of this, Xia Sheng raised his head and glanced at Ren Yaoqi, "There is no way to be small. , I tentatively asked if the person's name on it was Ren, and that person thought for a long time before remembering that he was really a person with Ren."
Xia Sheng was also cautious at the time when he asked this question, but when he got the affirmative answer, he was shocked. "But this can't be done. The person is not too young, and there are some mistakes." Xia Sheng saw Ren. Yaoqi didn't speak, thinking she was scared.
After thinking about it, he hesitated and said, "But it’s a coincidence that the young one saw the bridge and walked along the vines to find the bridge repairer. Other than that, no one knows the bottom of Han Dongshan. There are still a few people who left Shangzhuang Village with Han Dongshan and went north, but in the end they did not leave a trace in Yanbei." Han Dongshan has lived in Chuzhou for so many years. Since no one knows his foundation, this is itself. It's a weird thing.
After Xia Sheng said this paragraph, no one spoke. The place where they stood was under the shade of a locust tree. The mottled and swaying light spots projected on Ren Yaoqi’s face, making her look bright and dark, so People can't see clearly.
Rong's gentle voice made Ren Yaoqi come back from his thoughts: "The most taboo thing about begetting sons and daughters is not knowing the roots. Han's ancestors have grown up in Jizhou for generations. There is no problem with this, but Han This person Dongshan... is not simple. His real origin is probably something wrong. I came here today just to remind you. That day I saw the Ren family and the Han family are very close to each other during the Duanyang Festival. Family still means getting married." At this point, Rong Shi sighed, "Unfortunately, I can't say this to your grandparents, but I will send a letter to your mother."
If Rong Shi talked about these things in front of the Ren family, the first thing the old lady of Ren family thought would be to present the royal man’s deliberate intentions, intervene in the marriage of Ren family’s children, and implicate the former third wife. Moreover, the Ren family would not believe what the Rong family said, and perhaps they would let the Ren family sell out the news that the people who dedicated the palace had left Yanbei at will, putting the palace in danger.
Ren Yaoqi understood what Rong Shi meant, and nodded: "I see, grandma, you don't have to worry too much."
Rong Shi touched Ren Yaoqi’s head again, lovingly said: "Qi'er, you are a smart and good boy." Rong knows that Ren Yaoqi asked Xia Sheng to do the things that Ren Yaoqi asked Xia Sheng to do. Some signs are really detected.
Ren Yaoqi smiled at Rong, then glanced at Xia Sheng: "Fortunately, Xia Sheng has suffered this time."
Xia Sheng still stood aside with his arms folded. He was a dull person and not very talkative. He didn't know how to respond to Ren Yaoqi's praise, so he didn't say a word.
Rong patted Ren Yaoqi's hand and sighed, "If you encounter something, just send a letter. You are young and many things cannot be solved by yourself."
Ren Yaoqi nodded obediently, and Rong Shi said goodbye to Ren Yaoqi when he saw that the matter was almost explained. Ren Yaoqi personally helped Rong Shi into the carriage.
When the car curtain was down, Xia Sheng suddenly said, "Miss Biao, I brought you two people back this time, but it is not convenient to bring them here today."
Ren Yaoqi was taken aback, and then remembered that before Xia Sheng left, she said that she wanted Xia Sheng to teach her a few martial servants.
Xia Sheng held a horse whip and scratched his head: "These two young girls were bought from a street juggling team, because they have to practice basic skills from an early age and learn faster, otherwise they can find younger children to practice fear from an early age. It’s too late. If you think you’re young, start teaching, if you don’t think they have a bad background, you will find them again."
Ren Yaoqi smiled and said: "Since you brought them back, it means that they have good aptitude, and let Sister Chu Chu and others help me see how they are. If you come from... as long as there is no trouble in the future."
Chu Chu was standing aside and had not gotten into the car. Hearing this, he smiled and nodded at Ren Yaoqi: "Miss Biao, don't worry."
Ren Yaoqi was really relieved.
(To be continued