Chapter 347 Come to inquire about someone

The iron whistle sounded, announcing the arrival of a guest, much earlier than the villagers had expected.

Shen Qing leisurely accompanied her two granddaughters to have breakfast - under normal circumstances, she didn't know that Song Shu came to see Huo Bing at this moment. When a stranger came to the village, the village chief was of course responsible for receiving him.

Mr. Jiang was invited in by the person on duty, followed by a large group of onlookers.

The drawbridge was lowered, and a group of people dressed as scholars walked in, leading their horses.

All workshops and schools are closed today. The entire village is no different from an ordinary poor village except that the houses are slightly better.

Song Shu entered the village and saw the muddy dirt roads, bare trees, dry weeds, and bricks and tiles piled up in a mess everywhere... He couldn't help but frown.

The attendant beside him noticed and suggested, "Master, you sit high on the horse and I will lead the horse."

Song Shu gently raised his left hand and pressed it down, indicating that it was not needed.

A large group of people were standing in the open space ahead. The old man in the lead had his back straight and his eyes sparkling. He must be the village chief.

The village chief is the most important person in the village. No matter how high his official position is outside, if he comes here to ask for something, out of respect he cannot sit on horseback and talk to the village chief.

Qiu Yi, who was dressed as a man behind Song Shu, had disgust in her eyes that was about to overflow. She couldn't get a handkerchief, so she could only cover her mouth and nose with her palms.

When I came in just now, I had to walk on the suspension bridge, but there was a door frame blocking it, so I had to get off and walk with my horse. I originally thought that this village would be special from the outside, after all, it could withstand hundreds of people from Liu Sheng. I didn't expect that when I came in, I saw that it was just as poor and dirty. It seems that the village only has a handful of strength.

Come to think of it, Huo Bing was still on the run a few months ago. They had already used up all their abilities to find a place to stay after the disaster. She only deserved to live such a dirty and poor life!

They are a group of lowly people who have no knowledge and don't understand scheming and tactics. They are not to be feared.

She had them in her hands, just like Liu Sheng yesterday, and she would make sure they had no chance to fight back.

So what if Huo Bing was the only bloodline? She was the nemesis of them, mother and daughter. With her around, neither Huo Qinglin nor Huo Bing could ever hope for a single day of good fortune! They were only meant to live a hard life, as miserable as it could be, with no chance of ever turning things around...

Master Jiang had already finished sizing up Song Shu and his group as they gradually approached, and suddenly asked, "Have we met before?"

Qiu Yi: .....How come these country folks know how to seduce people?

Song Shu paused, squinting his eyes as he carefully examined Mr. Jiang and the old men beside him. A familiar scene flashed through his mind, and he raised his eyebrows slightly in shock. "Yes, before, outside Wen'an City, I went to your resting place to ask for a bowl of water. It's true that we meet everywhere in life!"

He remembered seeing a baby girl who looked so cute that he gave her a jade pendant. After returning home, he looked at other babies and always felt that they were not as good as her. He never saw any other baby girl as cute as her.

The people following Song Shu were also shocked!

He never expected that the village he had chosen at random would be seen again one day, and it was where the eldest daughter lived. The master missed his own daughter, but fortunately, God was merciful and they could meet again today after just a few months.

Qiu Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

She was saying, how could a bunch of ignorant farmers resort to such cunning tactics? It turned out she had actually seen it happen.

In front, Mr. Jiang and Song Shu started chatting, and were led by Mr. Jiang to his house to sit down. A lot of people rushed in from both sides, and the originally spacious house was immediately crowded.

Qiu Yi was a little dissatisfied. They were the guests, so why didn't these women know how to move aside?

Why are a bunch of women crowded here looking at foreign men?

She raised her eyes to look at the other party, and saw the excited expressions of watching the fun. She had to swallow her words. Forget it, she had already made Song Shu suspicious and unhappy this time, so she should not disturb him to find out the news.

The most important thing is to get information. After all, he just wants to recognize his daughter and then secretly take her to the capital. He doesn't want to be relied upon by these poor people - if they knew that Huo Bing from the same village had a father who was a high-ranking official in the capital, who knows to what extent they would take advantage of the situation in the future!

Zhou Yan, Jiang Ying, and Zhao Mingyue brought a bowl of tea to each of them and asked them to stay with a smile.

Mr. Jiang asked politely, "What brings Mr. Song here this time?"

Song Shu held the tea in his hand, looked around at the villagers in the house, and said with satisfaction, "I came to inquire about someone."

With so many people from the same village here, the village chief cannot lie or hide his words when he responds, otherwise the other villagers will expose him.

The people in the village are very curious and like to watch the fun. At the same time, they can't keep their words to themselves and often say things without thinking.

The room suddenly erupted in lively discussion: "Who is it?"

"The people in this village have been living together for decades. Who can I find?"

"Oh, I see Mr. Song is dressed quite well, and they're riding horses. Whose family has such wealthy relatives? Why haven't I heard of them?"

"Don't talk about you. I'm an old woman at my age. I watched you grow up, and I don't know!"

Song Shu's eyes showed a hint of smugness, just as he expected. He quickly suppressed it and gave his name: "Song, that's Huo Bing."

"Ah, it's Ah Bing!"

"She came to our village when she was ten years old. Who are you to her?"

"Who else could it be? It must be a relative. Ah Bing's parents are both dead..."

Song Shu's expression suddenly changed. He coughed and interrupted hurriedly: "How come both parents are dead?"

"If her parents hadn't died, how could she have been sold to our village by human traffickers?" Zheng Hui asked as a matter of course.

Zhao Mingyue retorted: "You are being too absolute. It doesn't necessarily mean that they are all dead."

Song Shu nodded in approval!

Zhao Mingyue then said, "Mom might still be alive, but Dad is definitely dead! Even if he's not dead, he's still a bad seed!"

Song Shu's face looked extremely ugly.

Qiu Yi glanced at Song Shu's expression, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he angrily scolded: "How can you say such nonsense?"

Zhao Mingyue said in confusion: "Why are you talking nonsense? Think about it, if the father died, the mother and daughter would be eaten up by the clan and sold at the same time;

Or maybe the father is a bad guy and sold his daughter. Which mother would voluntarily sell her daughter? Isn’t it because the man in the family is not good enough that they sell their daughter? "

The people around echoed: "Yes, it must be because the men in the family are not good enough, and the orphans and widows are being bullied."

"It's not possible that she was bullied by others, or it's possible that the troubles were caused by her own men. The Liu family of Shili Village are not lazy, greedy, and good-for-nothing. They had to sell four or five daughters to live a good life?"

"That's right. If a man can't stand on his own feet, he's nothing. His family will fall apart."

"Women are even more pitiful. The men they marry are useless and they have to be sold."

......

Song Shu's expression was no longer ugly, it was so gloomy that it seemed like water was about to drip.

Qiu Yi stood aside and didn't dare to breathe.

She always felt that Song Shu would blame Huo Bing's suffering on her...

"Oh, Mr. Song, I forgot to ask who you are to Ah Bing?"