The Xu family is one of the richest families in Changhuai County. In comparison, the Wu family is worse off, especially since the Wu family's wife died of illness three years ago. Recently, Mr. Wu has also fallen ill. The marriage was done, and my wish came true once my daughter found her home.
On the night of the wedding, all thirteen members of the Xu family, plus the Wu family's bride, grandma and dowry girl, a total of sixteen people, died violently.
This was a sensational case. Although there was no prosecutor in Changhuai County, the Yuzhou government sent a prosecutor as soon as possible. After inspection, it was found that among the people who died in the Xu family, some died of poisoning and some died of stab wounds. The money was not lost.
After the incident, there were rumors that Mr. Xu had offended ruthless people in the world, and some said that it was the bandits from Niutoushan who did it... The case has never been solved.
Wei Yu and Ming Li went out, but Su Jiuyao didn't see each other off.
When leaving, several children gathered at the door and said goodbye to Wei Yu with great reluctance.
Although they had just met, the children seemed to like this soft-spoken "brother", especially the unnamed baby, who struggled to be with her.
Su Jiuyao was sitting under the eaves, with Da Mao and other children surrounding him, playing and asking questions.
Only Fei Lian saw that he was worried, so he came over and coaxed several children to take a nap.
The children were very obedient and went back to the house hand in hand. Fei Lian walked up to Su Jiu Yao and asked, "Brother Jiu, are you unhappy?"
Su Jiuyao shook his head. Fei Lian thought for a while and said, "Is it because the guards left for inspection, or is it because of what happened at Ye Lang Pass?"
The young man's expression became more gloomy, and Fei Lian sighed: "Maybe both."
Su Jiuyao smiled and said, "Stop talking nonsense."
Fei Lian hugged his arm and said, "I can't care about anything else. Brother Ninth, please don't go back to the army when you come back this time." There was a hint of pleading in his tone.
Su Jiuyao looked back at him and asked, "What's wrong?"
Fei Lian looked at the injuries on his face and hands, his eyes were red, and he whispered: "How dangerous is this time? I fought with the Xidi people outside, and they made things difficult for me when I came back. If it hadn't been for the patrol inspection of our place, I would have , what can we do?"
When Su Jiuyao listened to the child's cry, he thought of the words that Marquis Qin had left before.
He is back, but what about the many brothers and uncles in the scout camp who have not returned? What will happen to their families?
Although Hu Xiang deserved his crime this time, he still didn't know how Huang Shiduo would deal with the aftermath. But based on his experience, for the soldiers who died in battle, even if their names were corrected and the subsequent compensation was better than nothing.
In such a difficult world, how will those orphans and widows survive?
Gritting his teeth, he looked at his hands and the blood marks on them. He was not afraid of pain or death, but there were many things in this world that could not be solved and dealt with properly by just being brave.
He understood this truth at a very young age.
Suddenly he remembered what that person said to him when he was cooking.
Looking at Wei Yu's bright eyes, Su Jiuyao always had the feeling that she would see him through. Maybe it was an illusion.
Maybe they were two different kinds of people, and he shouldn't meddle in their own business.
Just like in Yelang Pass, after hearing that she left before dawn, he suddenly became extremely uneasy, frightened and unable to control himself. Then he ignored his injuries and took a shortcut to rush up, just in time to see Anxian Cheng's headless fly. As the carriage rushed back, he quietly jumped into the carriage, thus saving two people's lives in time.
In fact, Wei Yu also knew in her heart that the reason why the leading masked man retreated was not because of the ambush by bandits from Niutoushan as she falsely claimed, but because he was afraid of Su Jiuyao in the carriage, whose murderous aura was shocking.
There was a sound of the door opening behind me.
Fei Lian turned around and saw the old Taoist priest Jiang Baishi shaking his tattered robe and saying: "Xiao Fei Lian, take my wine gourd and go to Xu's house to ask for a gourd of wine while it's still early. Since their family You shouldn’t be stingy when organizing happy events.”
Fei Lian jumped up and shouted: "I won't go. Besides, you said before that there was a bloody disaster in their family, but now you ask me to beg for wine, are you embarrassed?"
The old Taoist priest said ruthlessly: "That's why I asked you to go. Everyone in their family will die, and the wine will be in vain. How about..."
Fei Lian covered his ears and shouted: "I won't listen, and I won't go. If you want to ask you to go, I'm not that thick-skinned."
The old Taoist priest smiled and said: "Let me teach you, are you just going to beg for wine? You can take the opportunity to beg for some happy steamed buns, fruits and the like, so that the little guys can eat two more meals."
Fei Lian pursed his lips, but when Su Jiu Yao didn't say anything, he quickly slipped away quietly.
The old Taoist priest clicked his tongue and said: "It's really not as good as when I was a child, but I can't tell you what to do." He turned to Su Jiuyao and said: "Boy, you should talk to him and let him be more respectful to me."
Su Jiuyao said calmly: "If you don't look respectable, don't ask for something fancy."
The old Taoist priest walked up to him with his hands on his hips and said, "You taught me this! I raised you in vain! Girls are all outgoing, and I think you are better." Seeing that Su Jiuyao had no reaction, he rolled his eyes again. Said: "When I met a stranger outside, I focused on cooking for him, but he was lukewarm and indifferent to me, huh!"
Fei Lian was eavesdropping at the corner. Hearing this, he hurriedly put his head in and said, "That's Brother Ninth Brother's savior, not an outsider."
Jiang Baishi said to him: "Even if he is a savior, he can at most accept his kindness and repay his favor in the future. I have never seen him care so much about others. Then he doesn't care how much money the girl paid him to cook before." Ken, why are you so busy doing inspections for that guard? What's so great about this guard?"
Fei Lian was actually confused, but he still spoke for Su Jiu Yao: "The most important thing is to save lives, what else is more important?"
The old Taoist priest sneered and said: "You little guy doesn't understand. It would be fine if that person was really a woman. Since he is a stinky man, what should he miss?" He thought for a while, then looked at Su Jiuyao and asked: "Or Say...who is your relative?"
This time, the young man held his lips together and said, "Since you can pinch and calculate, why bother asking others."
The old Taoist priest was startled, then smiled and said: "Don't say it, I really have done it."
Su Jiuyao turned to look at him, a little surprised.
The old Taoist priest said: "Don't think that I don't care about anything. Don't worry. Even if Wei doesn't arrive this time, you won't die... It's just that you will suffer more. You will still have great glory in the future." , far away from death."
Su Jiuyao remained silent. But Fei Lian's eyes lit up, he stepped out and asked, "Seriously? What glory?"
The old Taoist roared: "Under one person, above ten thousand people, the tiger is sitting on the dragon's plate, and the ambition is thousands of miles."
Fei Lian didn't believe anything else, but the old Taoist priest's divination skills should not be underestimated. He hurriedly asked: "Really? What does this mean... that the ninth brother can become a high official?"
The old Taoist priest's shoulders sank again, and he sighed: "Good fortune and misfortune depend on it. I'm afraid that if you are too strong, you will be humiliated, and your love will not last long."
Fei Lian didn't understand what this meant, so he frowned and asked, "What?"
The old Taoist priest did not answer, stretched out his hands and said: "But maybe there will be variables, but that's a story later. The most important thing at the moment is that you go to Xu's house and get me a bottle of wine. If I When I feel better, I will give you a detailed calculation."
Fei Lian originally didn't want to run errands for him, but after being frightened by his words, he actually refused to rebel again. He pouted and went inside to get the wine gourd, and said to Su Jiu Yao: "Brother Jiu, I...will go there, is there anything you want?"
Su Jiuyao shook his head, but the old Taoist priest smacked his lips and said, "The 'Yellow Bird Roll' made by the Xu family cook is the most famous. Old Xu eats dozens of oriole rolls in one meal. I have always wanted to taste it." , I can’t buy it, and he won’t let this kid do it. If you go this time, ask the Xu family for a few and bring them back so I can try them.”
Fei Lian frowned and said: "I know that this oriole roll is made from the breast meat of an oriole. I only eat it for shopkeeper Xu. I have eaten all the oriole in a radius of dozens of miles. I have to buy it at a high price." Those from other places, not to mention killing those little birds, plucking their feathers and mashing them... Just listening to it is enough, and you still want to eat it, you really have no Taoism at all."
The old Taoist priest scolded him, and Fei Lian was afraid that he would not tell his fortune anymore, so he had to go first.
After Fei Lian left, Su Jiu Yao said, "If you want to drink, why use me as an excuse to bluff you."
The old Taoist priest said with a half-smile, "Do you think I'm talking nonsense?"
Su Jiuyao said: "Do you know it in your heart?"
The old Taoist priest snorted and took two steps away. When he saw the civet cat squatting in front of him, he subconsciously reached out to touch it. Suddenly he saw three blood marks on the back of his hand and stopped in a daze.
Master Mao walked up to Su Jiuyao and nuzzled him. The young man understood and stood up to leave.
But the old Taoist priest said: "By the way, I have calculated that there is another person who has suffered a bloody disaster. Do you know who it is?"
The young man originally wanted to ask him, but he also understood that the old Taoist priest would never tell everything, and he would not necessarily answer the question, which made him proud, not to mention that it had nothing to do with him what happened to other people.
Seeing that he was unmoved, the old Taoist priest had no choice but to use his trump card: "Just don't believe it, wait until something happens to the guy named Wei..."
Su Jiuyao paused, then suddenly turned around and said, "Who are you talking about?"
The old Taoist priest hummed: "I just took a glance at him, and his Yintang was black and there was redness in his eyes. I am afraid that something bad will happen in the past two days. If you don't believe it..."
Su Jiuyao looked at him straight and said slowly for a long time: "Don't lie to me again."
Taoist Baishi raised his head and said: "Why should I lie to you for this? But this person is really a bit strange. His face..." He rubbed his chin and murmured: "A boy with a female face? A girl with a male face? Or is he just that? This..." When he came back to his senses, Su Jiuyao's figure was no longer in sight, and even Mr. Cat had disappeared without a trace.
