Volume 1: Swan Goose Chapter 200: Ruan Changan and Gu Hong Duan
Hu Qi was suddenly startled, then smiled and said: "Yes! I really admire Miss Lu very much! Because she is a special woman. There is no pretentiousness, weakness or hypocrisy in her! She is more than a knight-errant.
Tender and wise, but also more chic and responsible than other ladies!"
Xiao Yulou listened to his words blankly. He stayed there for a long time before he smiled sadly: "I didn't expect you to admit it so happily. It seems... I can't stop you..."
Hu Qi smiled slightly: "You'd better not!" After saying that, he rushed out the door impatiently.
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Since Niu Jia's tragic death, Mrs. Niu never appeared in the stable again. Soon there were new people to feed the horses, and it seemed that everyone had forgotten about the fierce, violent, obese woman whose family was ruined.
Lu Ning left the government office and after asking around along the way, he found Sister Niu's three-room thatched cottage.
This house is so dilapidated! It has been in disrepair and is leaking from all sides. There is a small yard in front of the house. The yard is empty. Even if there was anything in the yard before, it is no longer there.
Lu Ning dismounted and led the horse inside, but she couldn't find a place to tie the horse, so she had to tie the velvet horse to a dead tree outside the courtyard.
She stood in the middle of the yard in a daze for a while.
The memory of when she was about four years old remained in her mind, and there seemed to be a courtyard like this there. It could not protect her family from wind and rain, but it gave her a place to stay.
She slowly walked through every corner of the yard, imagining the days a family of three spent here, feeling full of regret and sadness in her heart.
It’s hard to imagine that if a family of three that depends on each other loses two members, how will the remaining one live?
She must be reluctant to leave this place full of memories, but every moment she lives here is torture.
The door of the house was ajar, maybe because there was nothing to steal in the house, and even thieves didn't want to come in and take a look, so they were so casual.
Lu Ning stood outside the door, hesitantly raising his hand and knocking on the door, but there was no response from inside.
I knocked again, but still no response.
She was uneasy and worried about something happening, so she opened the door and walked in without hesitation.
The room was dimly lit, not even a candle was lit.
Lu Ning took out the fire folder to light the way forward. Sister Niu's house was bare of walls. Except for some simple and shabby daily necessities, there was nothing in the house.
Lu Ning took two steps inside cautiously, and suddenly saw two people, one big and one small, standing upright against the wall. She was so frightened that she took a breath.
After calming down her mind, she bravely took a closer look and realized that they were just two scarecrows, one wearing children's clothes and the other wearing men's clothes. When she took a quick look in the dark, she mistakenly thought they were real people.
Looking at the two scarecrows wearing Niu Xiaoyi and Niu Jia clothes, and thinking about Mrs. Niu mourning against the two piles of straw every day, Lu Ning felt sad.
While I was feeling sad, I suddenly heard a faint sigh coming from behind.
This sigh sounded very ghostly in the gloomy darkness. Lu Ning froze in fear, but resisted the fear and turned around slowly.
In the darkness behind him, he saw the figure of a woman staggering towards him. Lu Ning squinted his eyes and took a closer look. The person who came was actually Mrs. Niu!
The pain of losing her loved one made her lose a lot of weight and look much older in just a few days.
Her clothes were in rags, her hair was unkempt, and her whole body exuded an unpleasant stench, as if she had not been washed or combed for many days.
Lu Ning breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly greeted her: "It turns out to be Sister Niu. She suddenly took the liberty of visiting. Please forgive me!"
Mrs. Niu's eyes were dull, as if she had not seen her, and she passed by her like a ghost. She stood in front of the two scarecrows without saying a word.
A pair of cloudy eyes revealed a soft and warm look when they saw the scarecrow who looked like a relative.
She raised her rough hands, covered with calluses and wounds, and carefully and gently arranged their clothes.
If other people see this situation, they will feel abnormal
Horrible. But Lu Ning suddenly felt sour in his heart and looked ashamed.
She sighed deeply, walked forward slowly, and said softly: "Sister-in-law Niu, please forgive me and accept the change! Don't worry, I will find the murderer as soon as possible and avenge Brother Niu and Xiao Yi!"
Sister-in-law Niu murmured dumbly: "Everyone is dead, even if they take revenge, can they still live?"
Lu Ning could only comfort him softly: "Although people cannot be resurrected after death, the great revenge has not been avenged. As their relative, you can't give up!"
Sister-in-law Niu stared blankly at the two scarecrows and said nonchalantly: "Isn't the murderer in the caravan? You officials protect each other and use your power to bully others. Can I get revenge?"
Lu Ning grabbed her shoulders and asked in a deep voice: "Sister-in-law Niu, do you really believe that Hu Qi killed Xiao Yi and Brother Niu? Or do you just want someone to pay for their lives? Is this person the real murderer?"
It doesn’t matter to you?”
Sister-in-law Niu finally looked into her eyes, her cloudy eyes slowly filled with mist, and in an instant it was filled with wind and rain.
Having lost her loved one, she lost her usual fierce demeanor and cried out of breath: "What mistake did Xiao Yi and Niu Jia make? Why did you treat them like this?"
Lu Ning sighed, helped her sit on the earthen bed, and took out a handkerchief to wipe the tears on her face.
"Sister Niu, this is why I came to you. I believe Hu Qi had no reason to kill your family, and the real murderer is still hiding behind the scenes. I know you must know something. If you can tell everything you know,
Tell me and I will definitely help you get revenge!"
Sister-in-law Niu looked at her with grief and anger, gritted her teeth and asked, "Aren't you the young leader of the caravan? Would you arrest your subordinates for me, who is not a relative or a friend?"
"Of course!" Lu Ning looked her straight in the eyes and said categorically: "Just because I am the head of the caravan, I must not let this kind of murderer continue to do evil and ruin the reputation of the caravan in the world for many years! If this
The murderer is really a member of the caravan, and I will never tolerate it."
Sister-in-law Niu turned her face away and snorted coldly: "Oh, I am a village woman. I just feed the horses and beat the horses on weekdays. What can I know!"
Her voice was hoarse and her expression was desolate, seemingly filled with infinite sadness.
Lu Ning knew that she still didn't believe him, so he could only continue to persuade: "Sister-in-law Niu, the person who can do this must be someone who has a grudge against you. Please think carefully, who are such people?"
Hearing her mention this matter, Mrs. Niu couldn't help but feel sad: "This is all my fault! I am usually unforgiving, grumpy and unwilling to suffer. I must have offended someone who shouldn't be offended, so I let them go."
Tragic death! But why didn't that *** come and kill me directly? Why kill them?" As soon as she finished speaking, Mrs. Niu began to wail uncontrollably.
Lu Ning saw that her words were very bitter and her cries were filled with great sadness and anger, so he stopped talking and allowed her to vent her inner emotions happily.
When Sister Niu's voice died down, Lu Ning wiped her tears again and continued to ask: "Sister Niu, please calm down first. If you keep crying like this, I won't know anything. Why don't you just tell me something?" , about Elder Yun and Madam Ye!"
When Mrs. Niu heard her mention their names, she couldn't help shaking her hands and her handkerchief fell to the ground.
She looked at Lu Ning tremblingly, opened her mouth but hesitated. Finally, she lowered her head and gritted her teeth and said, "I don't know anything!"
She must know something when she says this!
Lu Ning gently held her hand and explained patiently: "Sister-in-law Niu, you can't hide it anymore! Otherwise, more innocent people will die. More people will lose their families like you, you understand. ? Now only I can bring these people to justice and avenge your family! You must believe me!"
Sister-in-law Niu finally relaxed her guard a little after hearing her sincere words.
After hesitating for a long time, she slowly spoke: "Actually, I just heard it from hearsay..."
"What did you hear?" Although Lu Ning was worried in her heart, she didn't dare to show it for fear of scaring her.
Sister-in-law Niu wiped away the tears on her face and said, "Forget it! If you want to die, then die! Young Gang Leader, let me tell you! Ma Huilan and Elder Yun are not good people, male thieves and female prostitutes!"
These words shocked Lu Ning! She asked solemnly: "These words are too serious and should not be said nonsense. Does Mrs. Niu have any evidence?"
Sister-in-law Niu was ready to give up at this time. She put her hands on her hips and complained indignantly: "Young gang leader is here for the first time, and he doesn't see a lot of things! Ma Huilan and Elder Yun have high status, and others don't dare to gossip behind their backs! It's just the two of them. It’s no secret in the caravan! Except for the wooden Ye Guming and his son, everyone knows about their scandal!”
Lu Ning frowned and asked, "Are you saying that Elder Yun and Mrs. Ye... have an affair?"
"It's not just ***!" Mrs. Niu curled her lips and said unceremoniously: "The two female godfathers often fool around together behind Manager Ye's back! They cause trouble to other people!"
Lu Ning was a little stunned: "You mean they still have affairs with other people?"
"That's right!" Sister-in-law Niu said with a look of disgust, "You know that actor in the city, right?"
Lu Ning thought for a moment and asked, "You mean Xiao Yulou?"
"That's him!" Sister-in-law Niu slapped her thigh and said seriously: "Ma Huilan once went to a theater and fell in love with the actor at first sight, so she immediately took out the gold and used both soft and hard tactics to get him!"
"Boss Xiao is such a person..." Although Lu Ning only met Xiao Yulou once, he had a good impression of him. Now that he heard Sister Niu say this, it was hard to accept it for a while.
Thinking of the last time he rescued Xiao Yulou on the mountain, he was afraid of the caravan. It seemed that Xiao Yulou must have known some secret, so he was hunted down!
"Hmph, an actor and a bitch are a perfect match!" Mrs. Niu did not hide her disdain for the two of them.
"Is there anyone else besides Xiao Yulou?" Lu Ning endured the discomfort and continued to ask.
"There are so many men who have a relationship with Ma Huilan! The only ones I saw were Elder Yun and that actor! However, I heard others say that Ma Huilan and our Lingzhou Prefect Cai are not clear about it! Even with my own Tang My brother is not unclean either!" Sister-in-law Niu became more and more enthusiastic as she spoke, and she seemed to have regained some of her former charm.
Lu Ning was shocked and dumbfounded. She didn't know what kind of reaction she should make. After all, she was a young lady who had not yet left the court. It was inevitable that she would be a little shy when talking about such a spicy topic.
"Do you know? Compared with Ma Huilan, that Elder Yun is even more disgusting!" Sister-in-law Niu couldn't see Lu Ning's face and continued to talk: "There were a few young girls before our Lingzhou branch.
They were either responsible for serving Ma Huilan, or they did some menial work! But Elder Yun, that old pervert, wanted to get a girl whenever he saw him! Those little girls didn't dare to say anything because of Elder Yun's sex, but they slowly left.
!The only one left, Xiao Chan, is old and has nowhere to go, so he has to stay."
Hearing this, Lu Ning suddenly thought of Xiao Chan's tragic death and Elder Yun's expression at that time, and asked hurriedly: "You mean, Elder Yun also did something inappropriate towards Xiao Chan?"