The Yu family and others were in the temporary shelter. Ying Niang didn't know how Yu Dalang could get into the city. Maybe it was through the uncle Cui Niang told him about? The temple, the government, and the rich gentry's family were all out to provide disaster relief. Xiao Jinzi and Sanmei went to the temple, mainly because they heard that the temple had preferential treatment for children. The boat owner and Yu Dalang went to the government to inquire about the situation. My mother and Cui Niang originally queued up together. Later, Cui Niang learned that Tang’s porridge could be half full, so she dragged Ying Niang over.
Tang Wulang listened to the vague female voice and groaned. The voice was quite pleasant. His mind turned around and he quickly understood.
Not all refugees and disaster victims are good people.
Tang Wulang noticed that this woman was very quiet even when eating. The movements and speed of her eating did not look like someone who had endured hardship.
He asked the bookboy to distribute porridge to the remaining victims, walked up to her, and became interested.
"Let's go, I'll take you to see the doctor."
Tang Wulang took this man to his free clinic: "Old man Wang, let's see this man's eyes."
Ying Niang held the wooden stick tightly, and felt a pair of rough hands touching her eyes. She rubbed them around a few times, and her eyes, which were already so sore, felt a sting.
"Was it good originally?" The old doctor frowned, touched the black ash in his hand, and carefully looked at the outline of the woman's eyebrows, feeling a little surprised.
Ying Niang hummed, this opportunity was hard to come by, and she explained the condition of the wound on the back of her head.
"Perhaps the blood stasis at the back of the head is compressing the nerves in the eyes. Can it be cured?" Yingniang asked the doctor, feeling that her blindness was related to it.
Doctor Hu didn't understand what the woman was saying: "What kind of nerves?"
Ying Niang didn't know how to explain it. If she was really asked to say it, she would have said that sentence naturally. Her feeling told her that there was nothing wrong with that sentence, but the people around her couldn't understand it at all. The sense of fragmentation made Yingniang feel very uneasy for a time.
Tang Wulang didn't understand either. He took a bowl of ginger soup from the side and handed it to the doctor: "Just tell me whether it can be cured?"
After finishing his drink, Dr. Wang said: "It can be cured by treatment. Acupuncture and medication are enough. But neither of these is cheap and the time is not short."
Miao Cui's heart suddenly pounded.
"Now we only have heat-clearing and detoxifying medicine to drink. When I finish writing the prescription, you can take the medicine and drink it yourself according to the prescription." After Doctor Wang finished writing, he asked the medicine boy to hand it to the blind woman.
"You gave her the prescription, but she couldn't see it." Tang Wulang took the prescription and said to Miao Cui, who had been standing behind, "You two know each other?"
"Of course we know each other," Miao Cui said.
"A good friend? Or a fellow villager? A relative?" Tang Wulang continued to ask: "She can't see her now. I don't think you are from a wealthy family, so this prescription is useless for you."
Miao Cui did not dare to offend Tang Wulang, so she just said that her family had no money, and took Yingniang away before Tang Wulang could finish.
Tang Wulang observed them from behind and found that they entered a temporary residence outside the city, where there was a family waiting for them.
What made Tang Wulang most interesting was that the family, who said they had no money at home, packed up their packages and went to the city soon. But now the entry fee to Luoyang is not cheap, and someone in the city needs to guarantee it.
Moreover, the blind woman and the family behind her were obviously not from the same family. He had observed the blind woman's hands. Although the hands and face were gray, if he looked carefully, he could see that the blind woman's fingers were light and long. There is no frostbite numbness on the back of the hands, and the walking posture is not timid.
Looking at the questions he asked, the woman couldn't answer a word. Could it be that the blind woman was abducted and trafficked into his home? Or is it controlled by their family?
Tang Wulang couldn't help but think of this possibility.
After the family entered the city, Tang Wulang leisurely walked to the city gate, bribed the soldiers guarding the city, and wanted to know how much money the family paid. Unexpectedly, he finally got a pearl.
He bought the pearls from the soldiers for a small sum of money.
Tang Wulang looked at the pearl earrings. The pearls were very good.
But there was only one. Women's earrings usually appeared in pairs. If nothing else happened, the family member still had one in hand.
Tang Wulang felt that this earring must belong to the blind woman. Considering that this person could not see, it would be easy for others to deceive her.
Tang Wulang stood there for a while.
The world is in turmoil, and the city of Luoyang, which looks bright and beautiful on the outside, is not what it appears to be.
Often one wrong step leads to darkness.
But how much can he help? The world is so big, and tragic things may happen every moment.
After thinking randomly like this for a while, Tang Wulang saw that the family was about to disappear into the crowd, so he waved to the book boy to come over and keep an eye on the family for him.
After finishing, Tang Wulang sighed again.
Sooner or later, he will be killed by his own curiosity.
Chapter 267 Chapter 267
There are 103 squares in the outer city of Luoyang City. Most of the civilians in the city live here. It is still afternoon and the curfew is still far away, so the streets are crowded with people.
From the moment they entered the city, the Yu family was very happy. They were nervous and excited, chatting quietly, while Xiao Yinzi jumped around Ying Niangzi and talked to her loudly. It was from her that Ying Niang learned that they were going The place is Yiguangfang.
Yu Dalang's eyes were looking around. He was a little excited at first, but when he saw Erlang of the Miao family in front of him, his expression turned cold again.
Erlang of the Miao family walked very quickly. He was in a bad mood. He didn't want to pick up his aunt's family at all. Listening to the noise behind them, Erlang Miao rolled his eyes impatiently and didn't even want to say more polite words. They are a group of country people. What are they doing in Luoyang?
The place at home is already small, where will we live when we come?
Moreover, he also brought a blind man with him. Miao Erlang looked back at the blind man and felt even more unlucky. He turned his head and thought of a trick.
When they arrived at Yiguangfang, Yingniang panted softly under her bamboo hat. For no other reason than Shanyifang was really far away, or Miao Erlang took a detour. They walked for a long time, and finally reached the end. Even Miao Cui, who spoke enthusiastically to Miao Erlang, stopped talking.
The third sister clung to her side tightly, and Yingniang felt that the Miao family did not welcome the arrival of the Yu family.
Yu Dalang's face could not be colder.
In Yiguangfang, someone familiar greeted Miao Erlang. After all, Miao Erlang was followed by a lot of people, so he wanted to ask.
Miao Erlang didn't want others to see the joke, so he just said he was an acquaintance and left in a hurry. Miao Cui twisted her handkerchief, her face turned red with anger, and Yu Shitou's face became even more bitter.
Yu Dalang sneered, not surprised by this situation.
After entering the house, Miao Erlang suddenly remembered something: "Aunt, uncle, father and brother went to work. It will probably take several days to come back. There is no one at home today."
"Where's your grandma?" Miao Cui asked.
"It's unfortunate that my aunt is here. Grandma is celebrating her birthday today. My mother-in-law took my sister and the others to Lianzifang. It will take several days to get home." Miao Erlang's nose turned upward: "I'm afraid I won't be able to entertain my aunt."
Miao Cuilai became angry: "It's okay, this is also my eldest brother's home. As his sister, I will take care of the house for him first and wait until your mother-in-law comes back."
After that, he went in.
Seeing how rogue his aunt's family was, Miao Erlang slammed the door and went back to his room to sleep.
Anyway, all the things in the house were taken away by my mother-in-law.
"Uncle, do they not like us?" Xiao Yinzi was very disappointed. Ying Niang touched her hair, and Miao Cui held her breath and bowed.
"Dalang, you go out and buy some food and come back, and we'll entertain ourselves." Miao Cui said loudly, specifically for Miao Erlang to hear.
When Yu Dalang came back, he heard his mother-in-law complaining endlessly.
"Where is Madam Ying?" Yu Dalang looked around but couldn't find anyone.
"There are not many rooms. We can't stay in the main house. Erlang lives in the left-hand room. You can squeeze in with him in the evening. The right-hand room is reserved for us. I tidied up the woodshed and gave it to Yingniang. That's it for the time being. ." Miao Cui said while tidying up in the right side room.
Yu Dalang said: "I have found Yaren. I will go to see the house tomorrow. I won't live here at my uncle's house."
Without waiting for grandma to object, she went to the woodshed.
Ying Niang heard the footsteps and looked towards the door.
Yu Dalang stuffed a piece of cake for her.
Ying Niang touched the warm cake in her hand and thanked her.
Yu Dalang told the story about the tooth seeker.
"You can't live here for a long time. It's right to look for him early." After hearing this, Ying Niang was not surprised that Yu Dalang had the temperament to do this.
After receiving the affirmation, Yu Dalang hummed and sat next to the firewood pile: "The firewood shed is close to the right side room. If you need anything, call out."
"Thank you." Yingniang didn't hear the sound of the footsteps leaving. She paused and said, "Is there anything else?"
Yu Dalang had sold the remaining pearl earrings in the afternoon, which gave him the confidence to find a dentist, but now he is very hesitant about whether to continue buying medicine. It is okay for a short time, but the cost of long-term medical treatment is definitely not enough.
"Nothing, I'm leaving." Yu Dalang shook his head and left without worrying about the outcome.
The door was closed.
Ying Niang listened to the commotion, walked slowly to the door, and locked the door. She sat back on the wooden stack and finished the cake. She did not wipe off the disguise on her face, but instead put an extra layer on it, over there in the side room. There was the sound of Xiao Jinzi and Sanmei playing, and it seemed that Yu Dalang was right, they were indeed very close.
But it's not a problem for her to always live elsewhere. Ying Niang frowned and touched the jade plaque at her neck. The only valuable thing in her body was this thing.
The most troublesome thing is her eyes. It would be nice if she could see. She would not be so passive like this. If she wants to cure her eyes, she must buy medicine. In addition, she also needs a safe place to live. Tomorrow Yu Dalang will Renting a house, could she let him rent one for her?
With the money from selling jade tokens, Yu Dalang's habit of gambling made Yingniang hesitate and could not make up her mind.
The second day.
Ying Niang followed the Yu family around with a wooden stick. She heard the names of many cities and towns and tried hard to collect useful information. The Yaren saw that they were not rich people, so they chose Luobei Lifang, and finally introduced Lianzi. Square.
Lianzifang is a famous miscellaneous house in Luoyang. Most of the people living in the square are various miscellaneous households, slave households, happy households, military households, and workers who serve their masters. To put it bluntly, they are slaves. The people are mixed, but there is one The advantage is that it is cheap.
"When you walk out of Lianzifang, turn right and you'll find Xiaotong City. Although it's not as good as Nanshi, you can buy everything you need in Xiaotong City." Yaren introduced the advantages of the house: "For those of you who are new to Luoyang, you can buy it in Xiaotong City." The house here in Lianzifang is cheaper, and the courtyard is worth at least eighty taels elsewhere in Luoyang."
Miao Cui was moved by the news, but she still felt it was too expensive.
"Can't it be cheaper?" Yu Shitou asked.
"You still want it to be cheaper? The houses near the ghost temple are cheaper, but no one lives around. Do you want them?" Yaren said for a long time, half contemptuously and half irritatingly.
"What ghost temple?" Xiao Yinzi asked.
"It's the Mercy Temple in Luoyang." Yaren said in an aggravated voice: "A few years ago, there was a tragedy in the temple, and a high official died. All the abbots and monks in charge of the temple were killed, and the whole temple was covered in blood. There are palm prints on the walls, and it is said that at night, there will be ghost cries.”
Xiao Jinzi and Xiao Yinzi were trembling with fear.
Satisfied, Yaren continued: "You outsiders don't know about the tragedy at Mercy Temple, but we know it very well. Mercy Temple was also a famous temple in Luoyang back then. After this happened, the government put a seal on it, and no one was allowed to visit. If you come in and out at will, the properties and houses near the temple have plummeted, and there are evil spirits lingering in the temple, so no one lives there at all."
Yaren kept talking and suddenly heard a woman's voice.
"Excuse me, where is the Temple of Mercy?"
Ying Niang concealed her excitement. When she first heard the words Mercy Temple, a monk in white and a girl in strange clothes suddenly flashed in her mind. The impression flashed by, so fast that she couldn't catch it, but it was enough to let her know. She was grasping at straws, desperately trying to remember.
"Southwest of Luoyang." Ya Ren was surprised: "You really want to live there? There is no one there, it is inconvenient to go out and buy anything, and there are evil spirits in and out. No one knows what happened."
"Don't buy it, don't buy it." Miao Cui said. Comparing the two, she felt that Lianzifang was pretty good.
"That's it."
"Would you like to take a look again?" Yu Shitou asked.
