Chapter 28: Peasant's Daughter vs. Princess of the Former Dynasty (3)

During the previous exile, Chu Mu and Lin Zhi had both lost some of their energy. The two decided to rest for a few days at the peasant woman's house before setting off for the Chu clan's ancestral home - Lumen.

However, things did not go as planned.

The Chu clan secretly sent someone to find them and forcibly took Chu Mu back.

As for Lin Zhi, a princess of the former dynasty who was no longer useful, the elders of the Chu clan were unwilling to pay attention to her and were determined to let her fend for herself.

Lin Zhi gritted her teeth in hatred, but there was nothing she could do. If she wanted revenge, the most direct force would be to rely on the Chu clan. Although Chu Mu was the young master of the Chu clan, he had never really been in power. If she offended the elders of the Chu clan now, it would be difficult for her to turn things around in the future. Therefore, she discussed with Chu Mu and decided to let him go back first to grow stronger, and then come to pick her up when he was strong enough to discuss the plan of restoring the country together.

Although Chu Mu was reluctant, he knew that this was the best choice, so he left ruthlessly.

The development of the plot suddenly exceeded Shi Yi's prediction. She was wondering whether she, the "butterfly" who suddenly came, affected the original destiny, so she decided to hold back and watch the subsequent development of the plot.

Lin Zhi used to have Chu Mu's protection and lived a relatively comfortable life. But now that Chu Mu left, she was alone and felt lonely, so she had to often go with the aunt and chat with her.

Although the aunt was a little surprised that Chu Mu left without saying goodbye, she believed Lin Zhi's explanation to her that the two had eloped and now he was going back to prepare the betrothal gifts to marry her.

But she was busy with her livelihood every day. Seeing that Lin Zhi couldn't carry anything, it was not good to always take her with her, so sometimes she couldn't take care of her.

Lin Zhi was unwilling to be trapped in the countryside, and was busy thinking of various ways to leave here.

As long as she doesn't come to provoke him or his family, Shi Yi has no problem with everything about her, so he always turns a blind eye and continues to play his role as a little girl, playing carefree with Wang Ergou next door every day.

Speaking of which, Wang Ergou's ancestors were also powerful people. Tracing back to the source, he turned out to be the tenth-generation grandson of Wang Qi, the founding general of the previous dynasty. It's just that his grandfather's generation was not good, and the whole family moved to Wangjia Village and could only make a living by farming.

However, these can only be regarded as rumors, because there is no real evidence at all, and if you count carefully, they are all passed down from generation to generation by the Wang family. Especially Wang Ergou's father, every time he drank two taels of rice wine, he loved to tell the glorious history of his ancestors on the country road.

For a poor and remote place like Wangjia Village, if such a hero could really come out, wouldn't these people have developed long ago? Therefore, everyone in the village treated it as a joke.

On this day, Wang Ergou mysteriously called Shi Yi, who was watching the house, out outside the fence wall.

As soon as Shi Yi stepped out of the courtyard wall, she punched him in the stomach with her elbow, "What's wrong? You are so secretive. I don't know my mother is at home."

"Don't you believe that our ancestors were high-ranking officials? I'll let you see them today." Wang Ergou grabbed her arm and rushed forward.

"Wang Ergou, walk slower." Shi Yi used her other hand to tightly hold his gray linen jacket with a hole in it, hoping that he would walk slower, but with a "swish", his gray linen jacket was torn in the middle.

"Ergou, I didn't mean it." Shi Yi was a little panicked because she knew that this was the only jacket he had left.

Wang Ergou's mother died early, and everything in the family depended on Wang Ergou's useless father. He rarely bought him any clothes or pants in a year. Even the one he was wearing now was given by someone else.

"It's okay. Just go back and mend it." Wang Ergou was unexpectedly easy to talk to. If it were normal, he would have started to fight with Shi Yi.

"Ergou, I think you have a conspiracy today." Shi Yi didn't dare to pull his coat anymore, so he had to grab his wrist.

"What conspiracy can I have? I really want you to see the treasures of our Wang family." Wang Ergou still pulled her forward with great interest.

The two children walked home breathlessly and were already exhausted. They both collapsed on the ground.

"Wang Ergou, I'm so tired, so tired." Shi Yi collapsed on the ground, imitating the dog's tongue to cool down.

"I'm a little tired today." Wang Ergou raised his sleeves and wiped his face, "I'll take you there after a rest."

"What kind of treasure is it? Why are you so happy?" Shi Yi rolled into the shadow next to the water tank.

"Okay, no rest, we'll go now." Wang Ergou pulled her up.

"Wang Ergou, if you lie to me, you're dead." Shi Yi put all his weight on him.

"Don't worry, you won't be disappointed." Wang Ergou dragged her forward with a heavy load.

"We're here." Wang Ergou shook off her arm.

"Isn't this your pigsty?" Shi Yi covered his nose in disdain.

Wang Ergou's pigs had been killed and eaten long ago, and the pigsty had become a place to relieve themselves. There was feces and urine all over the floor, and flies kept flying over it.

"Don't worry." Wang Ergou pushed open the stone trough for pig feed with great effort, and pulled out a red cloth from it, which seemed to be wrapped with something.

"What is this?" Shi Yi became interested and didn't care about the smell, and moved closer.

"Didn't I tell you before that our ancestor was the most famous general in the world, Wang Qi." Wang Ergou held the red silk in both hands, and the fire in his eyes illuminated his unremarkable facial features.

"Yeah." Shi Yi nodded.

"What I have in my hands now can prove that I am a descendant of General Wang Qi." Wang Ergou's hands were shaking as he held the cloth.

"What's wrapped in the silk?" Shi Yi curiously stretched out his little black hand and poked it.

"It's a fishbone sword." Wang Ergou carefully untied the silk, revealing a sword with bronze rust.

"It's really a sword." Shi Yi said in surprise.

"Do you believe now that I am the descendant of General Wang Qi?" Wang Ergou carefully hung the silk on the bamboo strips, then picked up the bronze sword and prepared to swing it. Shi Yi, who

had a golden finger, of course knew that Wang Ergou was a real descendant of Wang Qi, so he nodded sincerely, "I believe it."

"Do you really believe it?" Wang Ergou obviously didn't expect her to believe it so easily. After all, he had always ignored his father's words like everyone else in the village.

"When have I not believed what you said!" Shi Yi rolled his eyes in an indecent manner, snatched the sword from his hand and started to demonstrate.

Thinking of someone who had been stung by a wasp, bitten by a rat snake, and chased by a big black dog at the entrance of the village because he believed in his words, Wang Ergou scratched his head in embarrassment and laughed, "That's true."

(End of this chapter)