Hundred paintings?

"Is this Zhoucun?"

Xu You looked over in the direction of the winter solstice, and the snowflakes were falling. The snowflakes were not really visible, but the paddy fields were intertwined into a ring-shaped band, and the lodging crops were scattered. The low houses in the distance were looming, and one or two ripples of smoke came out from time to time. It was sure that it was a small village.

The autumnal equinox brought the footsteps and helped Xu You get off the ox cart. He stood by the road and thought for a while, turned around and said, "Qiyi, Fenghu, get off the car and go to the village to find some hot food. Lao Jiang is old and it is not easy to bump along the way, so it's good to have a rest. By the way, let's go to visit an old friend again!"

This place is not too far from Qiantang. Xu You and the others carried dry food with them, enough to eat on the road. With this weather, it was the right way to hurry up and hurry up. However, when he spoke, He Ru did not object, and no one else opposed it. He left the ox cart beside the road and left the imperial guards to guard it. The group walked into the village on the muddy path beside the paddy fields.

The Winter Solstice has never been to Zhoucun. I don’t know where Baihua’s home is. The houses in this village are similar. There is no similarity or difference from the lintel, so I can’t find it. I finally met a villager who went out and found out where he was, and he found out his address, turned around and turned several bluestone roads, and crossed another bridge. Then I arrived at Baihua’s home.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, there were white walls, gray tiles, and three or five rooms. It was no different from other villagers. It looked much new. The gate also used a simple beam frame structure, with tiles ridges on the ridges, and the two copper door rings exuded a sense of wealth.

The Winter Solstice came forward and knocked on the door. After a while, a woman heard a voice saying, "Here, come, who is this snowy day?"

"We are friends of Baihua. We pass by here and come to visit her!"

The courtyard gate was half open, revealing a woman's body. She was pretty good-looking, her skin was not as delicate as an ordinary peasant woman. Her eyes were full of alert, and she looked at everyone carefully and said, "Do you know Baihua?"

"Sister, I am a friend of Baihua's time when he was in Guo. His former name was Qianqin. I wonder if you have heard Baihua mention it?"

Although the Winter Solstice is mean, he is still worthy of the friendship between his sisters. The relationship between them is not as close to Baihua and Wanqi, but it is much better than Shishu.

"I haven't heard of it! You guys go!"

The woman was about to close the door but was blocked by the Winter Solstice and said, "Hey, let Baihua speak out, she will know at first sight!"

"No! Go quickly and leave quickly. If you don't leave, I will report to the official!"

Zuo Qi stepped forward and said, "Does Madam still recognize me?"

"Ah, it's you!"

The woman was shocked and took two steps back in shock. She was so nervous that she was at a loss. The gate of the courtyard opened wide and said, "You are really from the Guo family... Yes, hasn't Baihua been expelled from the Guo family? What are you doing to her?"

Zuo Qi looked embarrassed, but he didn't expect the woman to react so much, and explained to Xu You in a low voice: "This lady is Baihua's sister-in-law. Qianqin and I rescued them from the dungeon that day, so we recognized her."

"Sister, don't be afraid, we have no malice. We are really just passing by and come to see Baihua." The Winter Solstice walked into the yard, not wanting to get entangled with this woman anymore, and said loudly: "Baihua, Mr. Xu is here to see you!"

A man walked out of the room in the middle, somewhat similar to Baihua. His left hand was cut off from his wrist, his expression was depressed, his eyes always looked at the ground, looking timid and afraid, and said timidly: "Who are you?"

Zuo Qiong whispered: "This is Baihua's brother!"

The woman suddenly saw Zuo Qi, which aroused her memories of the imprisoned hell days, so she was so scared that she was not sure about it. As a result, the Winter Solstice entered through the door, which would relieve herself. She walked over and pointed to the Winter Solstice forehead and said angrily: "Who told you to come in? Go out and go out! The disaster star that only harms people will no longer live here. You have to look for it, look elsewhere!"

The winter solstice was shocked and said, "Isn't it here?"

Xu You frowned. He heard Zhan Wenjun say that Baihua has a very good relationship with her brother and sister-in-law, but today, looking at the woman's attitude, what she said did not seem to be so harmonious.

Zuo Teng

"I'm disturbing!" He bowed to Baihua's brother, very kind, and said, "It's really not easy for us to come from Qiantang to brave the snow. Can you tell Baihua where he went?"

Before the man could speak, the woman stood in front of Xu You, and her saliva was almost sprayed, saying, "I told you to leave, but the deaf people couldn't hear it? Baihua left the Guo Mansion and was pardoned again. Wherever he went, he didn't go, can you care? Go quickly! If you stay here, I'm going to call someone..."

While saying that, he reached out to push Xu You. Xu You would not care about a woman, so he flashed over and gave way to one side. He took a step forward with anger in his eyes. He stared at the woman and said, "Baihua has not yet married, so if he doesn't live with his parents, brothers and sisters-in-law, where can he go? You must tell me what you are doing today, otherwise, don't blame me for reporting to the official and sue you for hiding a good woman!"

Since ancient times, shrews have not been afraid of gentlemen, but most afraid of evil people. They have been in charge of ship pavilions for a long time. Although they are slaves, they are also affected by some power. It is enough to intimidate such peasant women who have never seen the world.

The woman was indeed scared and hid behind Brother Baihua and did not dare to speak anymore. Brother Baihua is relatively weak in character. After losing one hand, he was even more ashamed to see people. He was even more unbearable than before. His head was hanging to his chest and did not dare to look at the face of Winter Solstice, and said, "Baihua is already married...you should leave early..."

"Marry?"

Dong Xie looked at him coldly and said, "How many days have you been born in Baihua? How many days have you returned to this family? Are you brothers eager to marry your sister?"

How smart she is. Just looking at the expressions and actions of the couple, you will know that there must be something tricky. The woman poked her head out from behind and said angrily: "Marrying is marrying, Baihua is not young anymore. We will let her get married. Do you have to report to your Guo family in advance? Don't bully us rural people with little knowledge and you don't have this reason anywhere!"

Dong Xie snorted, and without even looking at the woman, she still asked Baihua's brother, saying, "Okay, even if you get married, who did you marry? Where did you marry? There must be an explanation?"

The woman wanted to argue, and looked around and picked up a fire stick from the pile of firewood next to the kitchen and said, "You dare to say another word, do I believe it if I can stab you in your mouth?"

The woman covered her mouth and was silent. Brother Baihua became even more uneasy, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably, and said, "Don't, don't... I said, Baihua married a businessman, and that person treats her well and will definitely not be able to bear the pain in the future. I am her biological brother and will not harm her..."

Married to a businessman?

The eyes of the Winter Sora hesitated, and turned around on the faces of the two of them, and suddenly said, "Are you a wife or a concubine?"

"This... this, I will be a concubine first, and I may do it in the future..."

What will happen? Brother Baihua can't say anything. There are few cars and horses in front of the door. The boss married a businessman and even famous prostitutes in the brothel were ashamed of marrying a businessman as a concubine. Moreover, Baihua has left her slave family. With her appearance, it is not difficult to find a family with a similar duty as her wife.

"you!"

The eyes of the Winter Solstice were clear, and the silver teeth were clenched, saying, "What a good one would not harm her, what a good brother! OK, OK!"

A burst of crying came from the side room on the east side, heartbreaking and heartbreaking. Xu You was afraid of something, so he winked at Zuo Qi. He understood it and jumped to the door. He did not listen to the woman's obstruction screams and rushed in.

After a while, the crying was still there, Zuo Qi appeared at the door with a heavy expression and said, "Mr., it's the mother of Baihua!"

"Autumnal Equinox, Shi Nian, watch these two people and don't let them walk around at will!"

"promise!"

The autumnal equinox responded and stood five steps away from them to ensure that any person could catch the other person in an instant.

Fang Sinian was not used to following orders, and his reflex arc was much slower. He learned from the autumnal equinox and bowed happily, saying, "No!" Then, just like when hunting, he walked behind the two of them, held a stone in one hand, and saw the back of their heads, thinking about whether to let them run three meters and five meters before throwing them out, or wait until eight meters and nine meters to show off his skills.

These two choices made Fang Sinian think for a long time!

Xu You brought He Rushuang and Lushuang. When the winter solstice arrived at the door, Zuo Yu hesitated and said, "Mr. Lang, you should not go in, it's too much inside..."

"It's okay, I'll go in and take a look!"

There was only a broken bed in the room, and the air was filled with an unpleasant smell, which made people almost disgusted. An old woman lay on the bed, with only two deep black holes on her face and eyes. She was as thin as an old orange peel, which was cut into countless gullies by the wind and sun.

She lay there, no longer any vitality, as if a dying person was waiting for the moment when his vitality was exhausted!

What was even more miserable than death was the process of waiting for death. Lu Shuang did not dislike him, knelt on the head of the bed, held the old woman's hand, and comforted her softly.

It was strange that the old woman gradually stopped crying and asked tremblingly: "You...you are here to find Baihua..."

Her voice was too small and too hoarse, and Xu You and the others couldn't hear it clearly. Lu Shuang put her ears to her mouth, listened carefully, turned her head and said, "She asked if we were here to find Baihua?"

"You tell the old man that we are Baihua's friends and come here to see her without any malice."

Lu Shuang reposted Xu You's words. The old woman struggled hard, shook her head slightly, and said, "No, no... My poor daughter, I'm so desperate..."

She said many words intermittently, some of which were inconsistent with each other, some were blurred. After Lu Shuang carefully identified and confirmed, everyone understood the causes and consequences.

When Qiantang was famine, Baihua's father went to the mountains to find food, but accidentally fell off a cliff and died. Three days later, Baihua's brother was infected with the cold and had no money to buy medicine or eat. He was about to die. The old woman was cruel and sold Baihua, who was already five years old, to Guo. He used the money he had received, bought medicine and food, and survived the difficult time. Later, Baihua was favored by Guo, and almost paid a lot of money back home. He built a house for his brother, married his wife, and bought some land, and lived a peaceful and happy life. The family was happy, got along well, and had a deep relationship.

Who would have thought that Li Ji suddenly appeared and hired Gou Xiaer to imprison Bai Hua's family, causing a huge disaster. Although everyone was rescued, the old woman's eyes turned blind and lost two fingers. Her brother was cut off one of her left hand and became a useless person. Not only was her body ruined, but her spirit also disappeared with her broken hands. To make matters worse, Bai Hua was driven out by the Guo Mansion, and from then on, she no longer had a fixed source of life and a decent enough to envy the villagers of Zhou Village.

After returning home, things began to change. First, my sister-in-law was noisy every day, provoking trouble, and insulting her. Later, even my brother didn't talk to Baihua, and he criticized her. Baihua was a slave in Guo since she was a child, but she rarely received anger and developed a proud personality. However, after this disaster, she felt so heartbroken. She deeply felt that it was because of her own that her mother and brother became like this. Even if she died, she could not atone for her sins. Therefore, she obeyed her family, took care of the housework, cooked, chopped wood, washed and even farmed. She was no different from other farmers in the village. She was filial to her mother and devoted her brother to her brother and sister-in-law, and could never find any of the playfulness and eloquence she had before.

But even so, I still couldn't get the forgiveness of my brother and sister-in-law. I despise her eating rice at home. She was another disaster star that was inseparable from bad luck. She colluded with outsiders to trick Baihua into a remote place outside the village, knocked her out and put it in a bag, and sold it to a Ningzhou Xingshang who passed by Qiantang as a slave.

The old woman remembered clearly that day when she asked about Baihua, she felt that she had not seen her daughter for a few days. While Baihua's brother was away, her sister-in-law told her everything. After saying that, she was very proud and felt that if she had sent it out, her family business would be prosperous and her people and animals would be safe in the future.

The old woman dared not cry. When she cried, the woman would abuse her, not give her food, beat her, and deliberately put miscellaneous items, which made her fall down twice. From then on, she was paralyzed in the bed and could no longer walk. Even the excreted filth accumulated over the bed, making the whole room smell bad.

She should have died long ago, but before she died, she didn't even know whether Baihua was dead or alive. She was unwilling to accept it, and she refused to close her eyes, and forced herself to live until today. She heard the dispute outside just now!

His eyes were blind, his hands were broken, his legs were paralyzed, but his ears were more awesome than ever, so the old woman cried loudly, trying to attract Xu You and the others' attention.

She succeeded!

"ah!"

Lu Shuang suddenly let out a scream, her pretty face almost changed shape in pain. The old woman pinched her hand tightly. The phlegm in her throat blocked the sound. Her chest kept roaring, and her body shook violently. After a while, she finally spit out a mouthful of black blood and said, "Please... please, find... Baihua, save... save her!!"

Lu Shuang's eyes were filled with tears, looking at Xu You hopefully. Xu You folded his hands and bowed to the end solemnly, his voice was slight but heavy, and said, "Go with peace of mind, I promise you that no matter how many difficulties and dangers, I will find Baihua and take her to your grave!"

"Okay, okay...I will bless you...I will live for a long time..."

Holding Lu Shuang's hand slowly loosened, and the old woman passed away suddenly. Xu Youmo stood up for a moment, turned around and went out, came to Baihua's brother and sister-in-law, and said lightly: "You are plundering good people to be slaves to merchants, and you must be punished according to the law! However, I will give you a chance to tell Baihua's whereabouts, or you may plead with the county magistrate, leaving you with a whole body!"

"What?" the woman was shocked and pale, saying, "Who has robbed the good man? Don't talk nonsense..."

Xu You was really tired of this seemingly pretty face. What kind of human heart can be so cruel that he waved his hand to the Winter Solstice, turned around and walked out.

He didn't want to stay in this yard for a moment!

The Winter Solstice is not as proficient in interrogation and punishment as the Ten Books, but I also learned a lot from the Quanjing. One of them was bluffing and saying, "Is it nonsense? It depends on how the county magistrate judges it? However, I am not afraid to tell you clearly that with the power of the Guo family, let alone Qiantang County, it is not difficult to cut you into Yangzhou government! So don't test my patience again, and say, where did you sell the hundred paintings?"

Baihua's brother softened his body and collapsed to the ground. Then he rolled his eyes and fainted. The woman lost her backbone and immediately became panicked and said, "You... don't be afraid of me, even the government can't be sentenced to death without evidence..."

"Ha, I didn't expect you to know this. Was the person who is in the center telling you?"

Dongzhi smiled and said, "You must be curious how I know if someone is a matchmaker? Because you are stupid, you can't think of such a thing, and you can't think of a way to plunder and sell people. As for who the matchmaker is, the old man has told us that his mouth is probably not as hard as you. Maybe in order to make meritorious service, he will have to call you first and add all the charges of plundering and selling people to your head. By then, a thousand cuts are not enough to describe the tragic things you will encounter..."

The woman completely collapsed, a small ball of water seeped out of her skirt, and she knelt down with a plop, kowtowed to mercy, saying, "Girl, please spare me, you can spare me, it's all that bastard, Hong Qi, he tempted me, saying that a wealthy merchant from Ningzhou wanted to find a beautiful and virgin concubine in Yangzhou, and was willing to spend ten thousand yuan, ten thousand yuan..."

"Xiao Lang!"

The autumnal equinox walked behind Xu You, tightened the cloak's tie for him, and whispered: "Do you think Baihua will be in trouble?"

Xu You casually left a small piece of willow branches on the shore and threw them into the rushing stream. Then he watched the willow branches rotate and quickly went away. Perhaps in many days, it would return to the shore, wither, rot, nourish the earth, sprout and grow again, or it would disappear at an unknown end, as if it had never appeared before.

People, too!

Although he agreed to the old woman, he was not sure. Ningzhou was thousands of miles away, with vulgar people and madness. Except for those who pursue profit and do not spare their lives, outsiders who can survive there will not be one ten who can survive, and are often regarded as hell by the people of the Three Wus.

However, a man promises to compare with his daughter.

He will do his best to bring Baihua back to the world from hell!
Chapter completed!