Mrs. Yao San, the Qi family, is busy fighting for their daughter with her husband.
Mengying's grain has been sold out, and the divorce war here has come to an end.
Under the influence of Aunt Liu, Mr. Yao San agreed to let Mrs. Qi take her daughter back to the Qi family, on the condition that the Qi family would get five hundred silver coins.
The two parties bargained, and finally the uncle of the Qi family took two hundred taels of silver, his sister's and Li Shu, and wanted to go back with his two nieces.
On the day before leaving, Yao Mengqiu took his sister Mengdong and kowtowed three times to Mengying respectfully.
Mengying hurriedly pulled her up and comforted her: "I am young and can't bear the gift from my sister."
"My mother said that she was afraid of bringing you trouble, so we must bring her thoughts with you." After saying that, she also took out a blessing knot, "My mother asked for this from the temple to keep her safe.
My mother told you to accept it."
Mengying couldn't refuse, so she accepted.
When leaving, he said to Mengqiu: "If the Tatars invade in the future, don't run around and hide yourself.
Or, after going back, find a hiding place and prepare dry food, water and other supplies. If you can survive seven or eight days, you should be fine."
Mengying nodded solemnly, "I have remembered everything the elder sister said. When Ma Tazi comes, I will hide it and not run around."
Watching the two sisters leaving, Mengying recalled the scene in her previous life when the Tatars broke into the city and robbed and killed them.
There was a poem at that time: "A man's head hangs in front of the horse, and a woman is carried behind the horse. In the morning, we cry and walk, and in the night, we sit in mourning. If you want to die, you can't get it, if you want to live, there is nothing."
I hope that Mengqiu can have a good destination in this life and not follow in the footsteps of his previous life.
*
The days go by so fast, it seems like it was just yesterday when the cattle went to the fields during the Grain Rain.
The wheat seedlings are green today, and Mengying has not yet taken off her clothes, walking on the field ridge in linen clothes.
Step on the soft soil and breathe in the smell of earth.
She not only sighed: It’s so good to be alive!
At this time, good news came from the border. The Wei army led by Duke Wei defeated the Tatar army led by King Zuoxian of the Tartars. They also captured alive King Zuoxian's youngest son Tomur Tianbaonu.
The officials in the court celebrated with each other, and the people were also in joy. After more than a year of fighting, the people finally saw hope.
The Tatars proposed peace talks, but Emperor Wu Liang Zhen was hesitant.
But no matter what the outcome is, the Wu Dynasty now has the initiative. Mengying also feels that maybe she can avoid this disaster without leaving her hometown.
She had been busy before and had no time, but now she finally had time. Mengying decided to go to the Chenghuang Temple and have a good chat with Lin Xiao.
When Lin Xiao saw him coming in person, he knew that he would not be able to escape sooner or later, so he came out generously.
Mengying was sitting in the pavilion next to the City God's Temple, waiting for Lin Xiao. Lin Xiao was still dressed as a beggar, and Jing Chai wore tattered clothes. But her smile was gone, and her face was gloomy, as if someone owed him two bushels of black beans. p>
Seeing someone coming, Mengying raised her hand and said, "Sit down."
"I won't sit down. I will repay you the money I owed you before. However, if you are asked to do so, I will not be able to obey."
Hongying couldn't stand listening anymore, "Who do you think you are? Do we girls still have to use you?"
Lin Xiao said "hum" with a look of dissatisfaction on his face.
"You left because of the incident between the official and my second uncle, right?" Mengying knew that he had a grudge, because after he interrogated the official, the official died suddenly.
As the saying goes, I didn't kill Boren, but Boren died because of me. The guilt in his heart made him hate himself.
"Let me tell you a story."
Mengying told Lin Xiao about how Butler Song threatened their family and how they escaped.
"You already know the origins of Official Di and Second Uncle, so I won't say more. Indeed, I guided Song Rong to seek revenge on them. However, I really didn't expect that Song Rong could kill him.
But if you die, you will die, and they will not be unjust."
"Those two lives were lost at the last word, and you said it so easily? I asked myself, I am not a good person. I have done a lot of sneaky things since I was a child, but I have never killed anyone. It's better now.
My hands are not clean, you are really a yaksha ghost!" Lin Xiao was so excited that she kicked Shi Zui in the leg.
The tea on the table swayed.
Hongying said: "I used to think that although you were sloppy, you were a sensible person. Now I see that you are just a muddy person who doesn't know the difference between right and wrong. Have you ever thought about it, if a girl makes a wrong move, today the room of Yao's parents will be in trouble.
What is the ending?
The second lady sold the concubine to a brothel, and even Mrs. Yin and her biological aunt refused to mourn. If the girl falls into their hands, have you ever thought about how the girl will live?"
Hongying talked about the emotional part and couldn't help but shed tears.
Although she has not been with Mengying for a long time, she now knows that it is not easy for Mengying to survive.
Mengying took the handkerchief, wiped Hongying's tears, and said, "Hongying, stop talking. Everyone has their own ambitions, and Lin Xiao has his own considerations."
Then he turned to Lin Xiao and said: "You have done a lot for me before, and I am very grateful. The money I gave you was originally given to you, so there is no reason for you to pay it back.
I hope everything goes well for Mr. Lin in the future.
If we have different paths and don’t work together, let’s just part ways.”
After that, he led Hongying out of the pavilion and got on the carriage without looking back.
Seeing that the carriage was gone, Lin Xiaocai jumped up holding the foot that had just kicked the stone table, and cursed: "Damn, it hurts me to death."
Lin Xiao sat in the pavilion for a long time before limping back to the Chenghuang Temple.
*
In May, katydids stir, in June, partridges flutter, July is in the wild, August is in the sky, September is at home, and in October crickets come under my bed.
The sun and the moon rotate, and in October, the long-standing border stalemate is finally about to start war again.
Mengying had an ominous premonition in her heart.
No matter how the war goes, Qingzhou will always be a place of right and wrong.
Mengying began to persuade Master Yao to move his family to Beijing. When Chuchu mentioned this matter, Master Yao shook his head like a rattle.
Mengying persuaded her a lot, and she said she would consider it.
Taking advantage of Master Yao's hesitation, Mengying went to Qingzhou and met Qiu Yan.
The two met at a teahouse. They looked at each other and smiled. They were truly "heroes" and "heroes".
Qiu Yan's real name is Qiu Yan, and she is the third daughter of Master Yao. She also has two older sisters, one younger sister, and three older brothers. She is neither the eldest daughter nor the youngest, but she is very favored.
Mrs. Qiu has strict requirements for her children, but Qiu Yan has been very good at taking care of general affairs since she was a child. She can do abacus and read account books at her fingertips.
Master Yao did not restrain her, he had taken her with him since she was a child and raised her as a son. Even when his subordinates were outside, they all called her "Young Master."
Qiu Yan admired Mengying's vision very much and said with a smile: "You made eight thousand taels in these two transactions with your left and right hands. I'm afraid there is no better deal than this in the world."
Mengying replied: "Ashamed, ashamed, it's just luck. Unlike girls who are down-to-earth in business, I did it by chance."
Qiu Yan smiled heartily, "Don't be so nervous, I won't let you reveal the secret. Now that you have sold the medicinal materials, you can prepare the dowry."
Mengying shook her head, "This is not the dowry I prepared for myself, but the money I prepared for going to Beijing."
Qiu Yan's face was filled with joy, "You are going to Beijing too. When will you leave? It's not like we are traveling together."
"You also want to go to Beijing?"
Qiu Yan nodded, "We will set off in ten days. Most of the big families in Qingzhou have left. My father said, 'The border is not peaceful now. Qingzhou will probably be a place of trouble sooner or later. We have to leave sooner or later anyway, so why not leave earlier'. Capital,
Under the emperor's feet, no matter how fierce the Tatars are, they will never reach the capital."
"I thought so too, but my father was hesitant." Mengying felt a little confused when she thought of Mr. Yao.
"Oh, if Mr. Yao refuses to leave, it will be a troublesome thing. My father is afraid of unrest on the road, so he hired an escort. If you are traveling together, just join our cavalry. In this way, we will have company on the road."
Mengying smiled bitterly and said: "If I can convince my father, I will definitely come to Qingzhou to find you."