"Okay, don't make trouble. Have a good rest. I have to go to work tomorrow." Liu Ziqiu helped Gao Xiuer, laid her down on the bed, covered her with the quilt, and then shouted, "Come in, Vanilla. Take care of your home."
Miss."
Gao Xiuer was lying on the bed, biting her lips, staring at the roof without saying a word, but two lines of clear tears could not stop flowing down her cheeks.
Liu Ziqiu sighed, turned around and walked out of the room, continuing to hit his floor.
The next morning, Gao Xiu'er did not get up to practice boxing as usual, and Liu Ziqiu didn't take it to heart. After all, Gao Xiu'er was only a fourteen-year-old girl. If she suddenly encountered such a big event, she might not be able to recover within three to five days.
.
Suddenly, Vanilla rushed out of the house and shouted: "Oh no, Brother Daniu, the lady is missing!"
"What!" Liu Ziqiu was shocked and rushed into the back room. When he saw that there was no one on the bed, he couldn't help asking, "Vanilla, didn't I ask you to take good care of Xiu'er?"
Vanilla choked up and said: "Last night, the lady kept crying. I tried to persuade her for a long time, but then I fell asleep for some reason. When I woke up, I found that the lady was gone. Brother Daniu, I'm sorry. Woo... woo...
…”
In fact, Vanilla is two years younger than Gao Xiu'er. If we put it in modern times, when she was lying in her mother's arms and acting coquettishly, it would be difficult enough for her to be like this. Liu Ziqiu couldn't help but sigh and said: "Don't do it either
Worry, maybe Xiu'er is just bored and went outside to relax, let's take a look!"
At this time, someone outside the yard shouted: "Brother Daniu, it's time to go to work!"
You can tell by the sound that the embolus is coming.
Liu Ziqiu pushed open the courtyard door and said without hesitation: "Shuanzi, go and tell your second uncle that I can't go and ask him to find someone to take my place."
Shuanzi hesitated and said: "Brother Daniu, this..."
Liu Ziqiu didn't have time to explain, so he urged: "Go quickly, don't be late."
Although the money given to each family is the same regardless of whether they go to work in the salt field or not. However, working in the salt field can save the family a meal and provide enough food, so the selected villagers cherish this opportunity very much, and Xiao Xin can only do his best.
Be fair. If Liu Ziqiu lets someone else take his place, the villagers will naturally be happy, but if he wants to come back in the future, it will be impossible. But Liu Ziqiu doesn't care. In comparison, Gao Xiuer's whereabouts are more important.
After searching for a day, I searched every corner of the village, but found no trace of Gao Xiuer, and no one had seen her.
Liu Ziqiu couldn't help but blame herself deeply. His rejection yesterday was too simple and rude, and he should have comforted her. Although Xiu'er was weak in literature, she was actually very strong in her heart. Take martial arts training as an example. Back then, he himself
She learned the sixth form of internal strength in one month, and her master was amazed. Gao Xiuer was also able to learn the fifth form in one month, which was impossible without a lot of hard work. Her outright rejection yesterday must have hurt her self-esteem.
In fact, this cannot be entirely blamed on Liu Ziqiu. Liu Ziqiu has always believed that staying pregnant is just a legend. Liu Xiahui can do it because of two situations. One is that Liu Xiahui can't do it, and the other is that the woman is not beautiful enough. He is not
Liu Xiahui is a normal man with strong blood. If he doesn't leave, he is afraid that he will not be able to control himself.
In Changshan Village, everyone knows that Gao Xiu'er is a great wife, and they do live under the same roof. No one has ever thought there is anything wrong. Only Liu Ziqiu himself knows that Gao Xiu'er is arrogant from the bottom of his heart, and she should look down on him.
This "country boy".
When they first met, Gao Xiuer refused to call him "husband". At that time, Liu Ziqiu was a little strange. An ugly girl like her was lucky to be able to marry, not to mention that she was also tall and tall.
Handsome, why is she reluctant? Now Liu Ziqiu naturally knows that Gao Xiuer's ugliness was disguised, but the look of rejection in her eyes at that time was clearly from her heart.
Liu Ziqiu felt that the reason why Gao Xiuer behaved like that last night must be because of the sudden bad news and her confusion, rather than her true expression. He could not take advantage of others. In addition, there was another more important reason.
In Liu Ziqiu's eyes, Gao Xiuer is underage. Although there are many people in the village who get married at the age of eleven or twelve, Liu Ziqiu, who has a modern mentality, cannot accept it, which will make him feel a strong sense of guilt.
The next day, Liu Ziqiu and Xiangxiang continued to search for Gao Xiuer's whereabouts until they reached Yanguan City. They even went to the Qiantang River to search for a while, but there was no clue. Gao Xiuer seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.
The more Vanilla cried, the sadder she became. She sobbed: "Brother Daniu, miss her, she won't..."
"No!" Liu Ziqiu knew what Xiangxiang was going to say, and he had had this idea before. But thinking of the scene on the beach that day, when Gao Xiuer ignored the steel knife slashed from behind and stubbornly dragged the fish basket forward, Liu Ziqiu thought
I know she won't commit suicide.
After a moment of silence, Liu Ziqiu suddenly asked: "Vanilla, do you know where Xiu'er hid the money? There must be a brave man under the heavy reward. If we pay twenty taels of bonus, we will definitely know her whereabouts!"
"I know." Vanilla quickly ran into the back room and suddenly shouted, "Brother Daniu, come and see."
The place where Gao Xiuer hid the money was not hiding the vanilla, it was just under the pillow. There were only two silver ingots pressed on a handkerchief. The handkerchief was dotted with orangutans, which turned out to be a letter written in blood.
Vanilla Wing knew how to read, grabbed the handkerchief and said: "I'm going away, sir, don't miss me!"
After reading it, tears were streaming down my face.
Liu Ziqiu felt relieved and secretly shook his head. If he had known better, he would have bought pen, ink, paper and inkstone before watching the fun, which would have saved this girl from writing a bloody letter. Suddenly, Liu Ziqiu pointed at the silver ingot and said: "Look, there is less.
Two ingots.”
The bonus he won from Yang Heihu that day totaled four ingots, five taels per ingot, but now there are only two ingots left. Ten taels of silver is enough for a family of three to spend for a year, and Gao Xiuer is extremely frugal, so there is no way he can spend it.
It has to be so fast.
Vanilla groped around on the bed in a hurry.
"There's no need to look for it, Xiu'er must have taken it away." Liu Ziqiu's face became solemn and he said, "I know where she went."
"Ah! Brother Daniu, do you know where the lady went?"
Liu Ziqiu sighed and said, "She went to Luoyang to avenge her father."
No matter how good he is at studying history, Liu Ziqiu still knows that Yang Guang died in Jiangdu. He doesn't know whether Gao Xiuer in history avenged her father, but one thing is certain, even if she did, she would only fail. But there is one thing Liu Ziqiu does not know.
Unexpectedly, if not for his sudden appearance, Gao Xiuer would have died in the Yang Family Slaughter Village. How could he take revenge? History has quietly changed because of his arrival!
"Herb, take care of yourself!" Liu Ziqiu suddenly grabbed a piece of silver, turned around and walked out of the room, leaving only one sentence, "I will chase her back!"
"Brother Danniu, take me with you!" Xiangxiang quickly caught up, but there was no trace of Liu Ziqiu anywhere.
To the west of the salt field was the wharf of Changshan Village. Now, the villagers no longer need to go out to sea for fishing. Fishing boats are scattered and tied to the shore. The small boat Liu Ziqiu drove when he came is also among them. There is an oilcloth bag hidden at the bottom of the boat.
Before the accident, Liu Ziqiu had just completed an important task. It was a stormy night and he had to take out a top-secret document from a heavily guarded building. This was a difficult task, except for some climbing and prying.
Tools cannot carry weapons or identification. If he misses, he can only silently sacrifice for the country. Just after he successfully handed over the documents to the connector, a bolt of lightning struck him, and he came here. Those tools were
Hidden in the oil paper bag, there is a multi-function watch, a pocket fly grip, and a master key.
Liu Ziqiu took the tools and rushed north overnight, hoping to stop Gao Xiuer before she entered the palace.
One day and one night, Liu Ziqiu walked more than 500 miles and finally arrived at the Yanling River. Yanling was later called Zhenjiang and was under the jurisdiction of Jiangdu County. However, to reach Jiangdu, he still had to cross the Yangtze River in front of him. At this time, it was completely dark.
After landing, Liu Ziqiu walked a long way along the Yangtze River, but could not find a ship willing to ferry him across the river.
Gao Xiuer had already left two days earlier than him, and Liu Ziqiu did not dare to delay any longer. Gritting his teeth, he jumped into the Yangtze River. The river was turbulent, but it was not too cold. For those who often swam in the sea for more than a dozen people during training,
For the young Liu Ziqiu, it was nothing. In the middle of the night, Liu Ziqiu had climbed up to the north bank.
At dawn, the tea shop in Changting, ten miles south of Jiangdu City, has opened. Liu Ziqiu walked over quickly, dropped three copper coins, and shouted: "Uncle, a bowl of tea and two sesame cakes."
The person who opened the tea shop was a dark-skinned man in his forties. He quickly brought a bowl of tea and two steamed buns to Liu Ziqiu. He looked at the water stains on the ground suspiciously and asked, "Brother, where did you come from?"
, where are you going?”
Liu Ziqiu said with a smile: "I was going to Luoyang to see a friend. I was rushing at night and accidentally fell into the pond, which made my uncle laugh. May I ask my uncle what your name is?"
"No need to give your surname Wang."
"Oh, Uncle Wang. I would like to know which road is closer to Luoyang from here?"
Uncle Wang chuckled and said: "Little brother, I'm afraid you haven't been out for a long time. Now, the most convenient way to get from Jiangdu to Luoyang is naturally by water."
"Oh." Liu Ziqiu must be referring to the Grand Canal. This is a good idea. He nodded secretly and asked, "I wonder how much it costs to hire a boat?"
Uncle Wang looked at Liu Ziqiu carefully and saw that he didn't even have any luggage. He shook his head and said, "It's expensive to hire a boat. You might as well try your luck at the dock ten miles east of Jiangdu City and catch a smooth boat.
"
Seeing that Uncle Wang was very enthusiastic, Liu Ziqiu suddenly felt something in his heart. He stretched out his hand and asked, "Uncle Wang, let me ask about something again. Have you ever seen a girl, fourteen or fifteen years old, so tall, with a melon face and big eyes? From now on
go through?"
Uncle Wang was a little suspicious of him, so he quickly shook his head and said: "There are hundreds of people passing by here every day, how can I remember it?"
Liu Ziqiu knew that he couldn't get the answer out of the question, so he thanked him and went straight to the dock.
On the pier, boats were coming and going, and it was very lively.
"Uncle, will your ship go to Luoyang?"
The gray-haired ship boss shook his head.
This was already the seventeenth boat he had inquired about. Liu Ziqiu was not discouraged and continued to walk to the next boat.
The ship was not very big, and there was a small flag fluttering in the wind on the bow. I could vaguely make out the word "长grandson" written on it.