Free Life in the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 62 Grandma's Decision

Zhou Xiaoxiao strayed into Hei Miao Village, and Song Keren and Zhou Heng did not know about this. Neither of them knew that there was a black Miao village behind the mountain. Along the road map drawn by the old woodcutter, Song Keren and Zhou Heng encountered trouble two days before sunset.

A huge stone blocked the way, and the mossy mushrooms growing around knew that it was not a day or two when the stone fell.

Is Zhou Xiaoxiao already gone home?

Both of them smiled helplessly in the face of the big stone.

In the package, there is only one taco left. If it is a return trip, it will take at least one day's journey. Song Keren sat weakly on the stone. Under the sunset, she was completely helpless.

Zhou Heng licked his dry lips. There was almost no river on the second half of the road, only a little water left, and they had to go back.

"Let's come down. Let's go!" Zhou Heng said.

Song Keren nodded and was about to jump off the stone, but Zhou Heng took her down. Song Keren couldn't help but be a little shy. In the past two days, she took a step forward in the relationship with Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng took Song Keren's hand, and the two held hands in the sunset, and the sunshine remained behind them.

The night was dark, and Zhou Heng set up a torch. The two wanted to find a cave to shelter from the wind and rain, but Song Keyen had the last time he had experience in the coffin cave with Fang Shaowen, and determined that the mountain was full of coffins, which may be someone's tomb of the previous dynasty, so she refused to go to sleep in the cave.

It's not realistic to rush home all night. With the light of the torch, the two rushed forward for a while and finally saw a few trees in front of them. Zhou Heng suggested that in order to avoid the beasts, it is better to sleep in the tree.

When Song Keyen heard it, isn't this about Tianshu? Go up to the tree to sleep? I have no experience in climbing trees at all. I wanted to discuss it with Zhou Heng, but Zhou Heng said that we didn't know if there were beasts or something in this mountain. What if I take you away?

Song Keyen blinked his eyes and said to himself, why am I so unlucky?

If they ask us to go to the tree, we will go to the tree. But a little girl's family is not familiar with the steps of climbing the tree. It doesn't matter if it's high or low. In desperation, Zhou Heng put forward two plans.

1, he pushed Song Keren from the ground.

2, he went up the tree first and pulled Song Keren from above.

Song Keren looked at the tree that was not too high, considered it for half a day, and finally decided to climb up on Zhou Heng's shoulder. After the two discussed, Zhou Heng, the stupid boy, squatted down. Song Keren held the trunk of the tree with one hand, pressed Zhou Heng's head with one hand worriedly, and stepped on Zhou Heng's shoulder tremblingly with his legs.

"You, slow down!" Song Keren reminded.

"Okay, I got it. I'm up. Hold the tree. Don't worry about standing up. Zhou Heng naged and slowly stood up from the ground.

"Ah..." Song Keren was scared and couldn't help shouting out. Zhou Heng grabbed Song Keren's leg and asked nervously, "What's wrong?"

Song Keyen said worriedly, "Fear!"

Zhou Heng said quickly, "It's okay. Slow down!"

As he spoke, he slowly stood up. Song Keren half bent his legs and held the wall with one hand. As soon as he saw the branch, he hurried over. Zhou Heng gently pushed, and Song Keyen, a guy with simple limbs, hung on the tree. Thanks to Zhou Heng's fierce drag on Song Keyen's buttocks, Song Keyen stretched out a leg and reached the tree branch.

These simple actions have already scared Song Keren into sweat and don't know who he is.

As soon as Song Keren lay down on the tree, Zhou Heng climbed up like a monkey. Song Keren moved with a branch in his arms and gave Zhou Hengrong a place to settle down. Looking at Zhou Heng, he was also sweating. Thanks to his little scholar who could climb trees, Song couldn't help but look at him with new eyes.

As soon as he climbed to the tree, Zhou Heng leaned against a branch and lay half down. He reached out and touched the burden and handed it to Song Keren.

"Eat it!" Zhou Heng said.

Song Keren knew that there was only one tortilla left in the bag. If he ate it, Zhou Heng would not eat it. This is the only taco left, and it is the only one they will eat tomorrow.

"You eat it!" After saying that, Song Keren handed over the burden.

"You are obedient! Eat it quickly." Zhou Heng said.

The burden was handed over again. Song Keren said that you pushed it to me and I pushed it to you. It's not good for the burden to fall under the tree later. So he held the bag in his arms, leaned against the trunk with his eyes closed, and said with a smile, "Then don't eat anyone. Eat it when you are on your way tomorrow morning."

Although the old banyan branches are leafy and it is uncomfortable to lie on the thick branches, Song Keren's most worried thing is that he doesn't sleep honestly. What should he do if he falls down in the middle of the night?

Zhou Heng slept soundly. Song Keren scolded secretly. Pig's head can still sleep like this in such a place. But on second thought, it shows that Zhou Heng has a strong ability to adapt to the environment.

This night, Song Keyen blew the wind on the tree all night like dried bacon. He only closed his eyes and did not dare to fall asleep.

In the past few days when Zhou Heng and Song Keren left home, something big happened to the Zhou family.

It turned out that on the second day of Song Keren and Zhou Heng, Fang Shaowen came to Zhou's house. Originally, I came to report to Song Keren about my cousin's handling of Miao Lan'er incident. I never thought that Song Keren and Zhou Heng would go out to find someone. Fang Shaowen was in the air and was meeting Zhou Tang, who had recovered slightly from his illness.

Zhou Tang asked Zhou Duoduo to bring two small chairs and sit in the yard with Fang Shaowen to peel garlic.

Although Fang Shaowen is a young master, he does not have the air of a young master at all. Sitting with his grandmother Zhou Tang, he took out the garlic from the dustpan and peeled off the layers of red clothes of garlic with his slender fingers.

Zhou Tang has lived for half his life. What hasn't happened? Seeing Fang Shaowen's cowardly appearance, he knew that he had something to say. When Zhou Tang put the peeled garlic in his hand into the jar, he asked with a smile, "If you have anything to say, just tell me."

Fang Shaowen thought for a while before he dared to tell Miao Laner's recent situation. It turned out that this time Miao Laner put it on the muzzle of the gun. The investigation was strict, and the county magistrate wanted to use this as an example. He could not catch the real criminal and could only be replaced by a suspect. The matter in the government has always been very dark, and no one dares to talk too much, and no one dares to speak out.

Hearing this, Zhou Tang felt sad and did not dare to cry in front of Fang Shaowen, so he had to ask, "Is there any other solution?"

Fang Shaowen said that his aunt had given a solution.

First, it may be a little difficult to find the real prisoner quickly. Second, people sent by the Ministry of Criminal Justice like to eat a special tea fruit. If the Zhou family has the ability, they can open a small teahouse near the government gate of Jingzhaocheng County. It doesn't have to be too big, but it must be distinctive. If it can attract the taste buds of Lord Sun and tell the grievances, maybe this matter can be alleviated.

Don't wait until Lord Sun takes Miao Lan'er to Beijing, and then send a post-Autumn Festival to ask for a cut. Even the king of Heaven will be exhausted.

Zhou Tang now understands it.

Boss Fang's words have a two-point excuse. The first thing that was launched was that the county magistrate didn't care about it. The county magistrate doesn't care about this matter and has nothing to do with her. Second, the management of this matter is that Lord Sun and others are not familiar with and may not be able to help. Whether you can save your granddaughter-in-law is your own ability. By the way, I also named a way for you to make a fortune, and you still need to give me a favor.

How cunning!

After hearing this, Zhou Tang smiled and took a deep breath.

What should I do?

Do you want to die?

Anyway, her Miao Laner is our daughter-in-law. How can she abandon her and ignore her?

Save her?

How to save it?

Can it be saved?

Apart from the situation at home, can the crime committed by Miao Laner be saved?

Zhou Tang took a deep breath. After sending Fang Shaowen away, she took out the land deed of the family. No matter what she said, Miao Laner is her granddaughter-in-law after all, and she can't save her. Later, I entered the coffin and had no face to see my ancestors!

Zhou Tang took the deed and went straight to the patriarch. After thinking about it, the only thing that can be used in the family is the property, and the property. Zhou Tang's cruel ancestral property was no longer needed and sold it.

What's going on? Sell it? Did I hear it wrong? That house is your old house. That place is your family's old land. Your place is a top-class place. Do you want to sell the foundation left by your ancestors? The patriarch's eyes stood up.

"Hey, isn't there nothing I can do? Do you think the eldest daughter-in-law can not save it? What should I save?" Zhou Tang said.

The patriarch looked up and down at her. The old man in his 80s became angry and was as tough as a calf.

"Isn't it over to ask her mother's house to save it? If she really had done something with Sun Laoshi, she would have taken her off earlier. What kind of living Bodhisattva are you here? I haven't fallen in love with your eldest daughter-in-law for a long time. What's hanging in the men's pile all day long. I have asked you to teach her well, but now it's okay. If something happens, it has become a joke for the whole village. I told you, it's not too much for you to divorce her. The first one is that the eldest daughter-in-law didn't add to your family! What is Ding! Ding is a boy. She gave birth to two female dolls. How dare she not be a woman? It is said that it is better to dismantle the temple than to dismantle a marriage. It's not me chewing my tongue. Who doesn't know what's going on in your family? The thin donkey pulls shit, why do you need to grab it! Isn't it good to live here?" The patriarch naggingly.

Zhou Tang was upset when she heard this, but in the end, she had to respect others. After thinking about it for half a day, she said, "There is no one in her mother's family and married to our family. If I leave her alone at this moment, it really doesn't make sense!"

"What do you use to live when you sell the land? Don't you think about your children and grandchildren? The patriarch immediately asked back.

"If it weren't for this, you would have helped me sell the grocery store at the entrance of the village first. Take your time on the ground!" Zhou Tang said.

"I don't think you should sell it. If you are really in a hurry to use money, you might as well rent out the land first. The third son in the village is poor and just helps you. You are willing to go to Jingzhao or Lin'an, whatever you want!" The patriarch said.