I just wonder what he wants to know about the Kingdom of Yue? I never thought that one day I would sell out my own country for food. It was a bit ridiculous, but when I thought about how my own family treated him, the trace of self-blame in my heart instantly dissipated.
"Then let's start with your customs! I happen to like hearing about that, too."
After listening to it, Helian Xi spoke slowly. The young man's voice was a little clear, and Tong Wen Yao was unconsciously fascinated by it.
"People in Yue State ride elephants when they go out. They can carry three or four people at a time. The fruits there have thorns, and the flesh inside is milky white. If you don't have a knife, you can't open the fruit without being hurt by the thorns on the skin."
As he was talking, Helian Xi felt like eating. He hadn't been back for a long time since he was thrown here. Now, as he was talking, he felt like crying. He wanted to go home and be at his mother's side. But he also remained rational. He was thrown here, and his situation must not be any better than his mother's!
He had a premonition that the group in front of him would help him fight back, so he tried hard to describe the scene of the prosperous world over there. Dongzi heard him talking about the fruit and asked, "Is it true that some people find it smelly and can't eat it, while others find it delicious?"
Helian Xi nodded after hearing this, "That's true." Dongzi was a little shocked after hearing this. The fruit he mentioned was often taken out by the boss for them to taste at home. He still remembered that time when the county magistrate came to the village, he put a durian on the table for each person. If the fruit was in Yue State, then where did the boss buy the fruit from?
Moreover, the fruit looked freshly picked from the tree, and the boss had said he bought it in Cangzhou. But he had been to the docks several times and helped the boss find rare fruit seeds. It was obvious then that the boss hadn't been to the docks. The more he thought about it, the more it seemed wrong. If the fruit was in Yue, where did the boss get it so fresh? Could the boss travel thousands of miles in a day? Could he teleport to Yue to buy fruit?
But thinking about it, it seemed unlikely. Otherwise, the boss would have teleported directly to Yue Kingdom to find the python, so why bother taking a boat? Don't think about things you can't figure out. His uncle told him that his mind sometimes flashes with inspiration, but most of the time it's dull and uninspired. But since he's been with the boss, he's learned a few words every night, and slowly his mind has become more clear. So he remembered where the boss bought the durian from.
Tong Wenyao also noticed Dongzi's expression, glanced at him, and continued to listen to Helianxi. This chat lasted until noon, and the two of them had a great time. Tong Wenyao also gave him some silver so that he could eat something good.
When Helian Xi stood up, he stumbled a few steps.
His thigh was broken, and the flesh on his thigh was scratched with a sharp stone, so it looked bloody. If he hadn't stood up and walked a little strangely, Tong Wen Yao would not have noticed the wound on his thigh. She exclaimed in shock: "Brother Xi, your thigh is injured like this, why didn't you tell me just now?" Helian Xi forced a smile and said: "I can still endure this minor injury." His face looked pitiful, but he thought in his heart: "He has been sitting here for so long, the smell of blood can be smelled far away, and now I ask him why the wound is so serious." However, he did not show it on his face. It was precisely because he didn't ask, so when he stood up, he pretended to stagger and looked like he had lost too much blood to show him.
Tong Wenyao looked guilty and said solemnly, "Uncle Cheng, please give Brother Xi more money! Let him find an inn to stay in, or you can hire someone to take care of him."
The two men acted out their play with ulterior motives, and were humble to each other. Finally, Helian Xi suggested that he find a beggar boy to take care of him, and he reluctantly went to the inn to recuperate.
After returning to the inn, Dongzi asked, "Boss, is Xihui a liar? Is the durian he mentioned only available in Yue? Or is he just making it up and claiming to be from Yue?"
Dongzi came up to her and said, "Boss, do you think he'll take the silver and run away tonight?" Tong Wenyao glanced at him and said, "He's still relying on us, so he won't run away. But if we go to Yue State, back to his own territory, we'll have to be on guard against him stabbing us in the back."
Dongzi was puzzled, and Tong Wenyao didn't say anything more. If Xing'er were here, she would have explained everything to Dongzi, but Tong Wenyao didn't have that much time, so she could only give him some ideas to think about. Tong Wenyao sat at her desk, grinding ink. She wanted to write a letter and send it back. She should have written it on her first day here, but she was busy that time and only had time to write today. Xuanfeng Teahouse opened today, so she didn't go there. Her uncle should have arrived in Luzhou.
At this moment, she was in an inn in Bailu County, and Helian Xi was staying in the inn opposite. After Tong Wen Yao finished writing the letter, she asked Dongzi to record the letter. This letter was sent to the inn and was ostensibly sent back to Yuguan County, which made them feel more at ease.
Xuanfeng Teahouse was just in its start-up phase, and she didn't want others to know that this teahouse belonged to the Tong family, otherwise they would be charged with treason. Although everyone in the court knew that her father was innocent, they would be charged with the crime until he was vindicated.
Even if there was an imperial decree in Yuguan County, only those present at the time would know about it. Since Tong Wenyao had come to the south, she also needed to find some food to transport back to Yuguan County. Otherwise, when the prince went to the border, there would be no food. Their Tong family also needed to hold on to this big tree. However, everything was too early. If the prince had bad character, her eyes darkened, then this Jiangshan would not mind changing his surname.
Of course, she hadn't thought about that yet. After all, if she only had food but no troops, she wouldn't be able to make any changes. Perhaps she didn't know that in the near future, she would seize the achievements of others and thus own a navy and army.
When she arrived, the Tong family's spicy noodle workshop had also started operating, and Second Aunt also gave her silver to keep, so she still had plenty of money. Otherwise, she would not have hired the escort agency to come south. After staying here for a day, Chengkuan brought her the information he had collected in the village.
What surprised her was that the disappearance of young men in the villages here was even more frequent than in Luzhou City. Almost every two weeks, someone would disappear inexplicably in every village. Some said they were eaten by tigers after going into the mountains, and some said they fell into the river and were washed away by the current.
Over the past six months, there have been an astonishing 400 to 500 missing people! This shows just how frequent these disappearances are. This is just the number known to this county. Luzhou City governs five or six counties, so at least 2,000 to 3,000 people have disappeared in the past six months! Where on earth have so many people gone?
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