Chapter 3431 Revisiting the Old Place
Chen Biri looked up and saw that the few sparse seedlings in the field looked like a few hairs on a bald head, and were particularly pitiful.
He frowned and said, "Why is it only this year?"
The old farmer was about to cry, saying, "The weather these past two years has been colder than usual, and we even had a snowfall in the spring. Everyone said it was a bad omen, but who could have imagined this year's crops would turn out like this? With the seeds shipped from Yan Country, if three out of ten plants can sprout, that's considered pretty good. The situation in other places is even worse."
"What?"
Chen Biri took two steps toward the edge of the field and looked at the seedlings. Under normal weather conditions, they should have formed ears of grain by now, but now, not only were there no scions, but there were only some half-tall seedlings, and they were sparsely spaced.
Chen Bi Ri turned around and looked at the farmers and asked, "Are the seeds sent by Yan Country bad? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
The old farmer said, "The seeds sent by Yan Country are good."
"oh?"
"Sir, I dare not deceive you. The seeds sent from Yan Country were plump and good, so we planted them early. Who knew it would snow in the spring and freeze some of them? And then—this is what happened."
Chen Biri's brows were twisted into a knot.
The farmers rushed to say, "Sir, we are different from those mulberry farmers. We rely on the output of the land to have enough food. Now that it's like this, how are we going to survive this year?"
"Yes, sir, we really can't survive."
"Sir, please allow us to plant mulberry trees and raise silkworms. Farming is really unbearable."
Chen Bi Ri said, "Alright, alright, don't worry. I have my reasons for this matter."
Then he turned to Chen Wenxiong and said, "Let's go back to Daluo City. I want to report what happened here to the king."
Chen Wenxiong nodded and helped him walk towards the carriage, while the farmers were still kneeling on the ground, kowtowing continuously, and the sound of begging could be heard everywhere.
Just as Chen Biri lifted his heavy clothes and prepared to get on the carriage, suddenly, a sharp and piercing sound came from behind him.
Before the people around him could even react, a silver light shot towards Chen Biri's back like lightning and pierced through his back!
"uncle!"
Chen Wenxiong yelled in shock.
Chen Biri was still a little confused at this time and didn't know what was going on. He just felt a chill in his chest. He slowly lowered his head and saw an arrowhead shining with silver light emerging from his chest. Then, blood gushed out and kept sliding down along the tip of the arrow.
"this--"
He opened his eyes wide, as if he couldn't believe his eyes, and the next moment, all the strength in his body seemed to be drained away, and he fell onto the car.
"uncle!"
Chen Wenxiong shouted and waved his hands hurriedly: “Protect uncle, protect uncle!”
How could the guards around dare to be negligent? They rushed up and surrounded the carriage, holding spears in their hands and looking around vigilantly. But except for the startled birds, there was silence all around, and there was nothing unusual. Chen Wenxiong hugged the collapsed Chen Biri and shouted "Uncle" loudly, but Chen Biri fainted before he could even say a word.
The people around were frightened and fled.
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As we headed south, the weather gradually turned cooler, so Nanyan and Xinping also started wearing jackets.
Xinping would lean against the car window every day to look at the scenery outside. At this moment, he turned to Nanyan and said, "Mother, I'm afraid it's going to snow in the capital by now."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "He left a long time ago. Normally at this time, Eunuch Shun would have gone to report the auspicious omen to your father."
Xinping pouted and said nothing.
These days, Nan Yan would constantly mention Zhu Feng when she was talking, trying to open up Xin Ping, but this girl was stubborn. Although she didn't want to say anything resentful whenever her father was mentioned like before, she still refused to respond.
It seems that the conflict between the father and daughter will continue to spread to Yongzhou.
Just then, as the carriage jolted forward, a tall black shadow flashed before Xinping's eyes.
Her eyes widened immediately: "Hey, what is that?"
Nan Yan also leaned over to take a look and said, "Boundary marker."
"The boundary marker of Yongzhou?"
"right."
Although she had only been here once, Nan Yan had a very deep impression of this boundary marker and this place, so much so that it was ingrained in her bones.
She murmured, "After passing this boundary marker, we should reach—"
At this moment, the carriage left the main road and went onto a small road on the other side. The small road was naturally more rugged than the spacious official road, and the road surface was not as flat, but the scenery was better, and there were more pedestrians on the small road. They no longer looked like traveling merchants, but some ordinary villagers and farmers.
Xinping asked, "Mother, where are we going?"
Nan Yan smiled.
Looking at her "inscrutable" smile, Xinping pouted: "What are you laughing at, mother? Where are we going?"
Nan Yan smiled and said, "You'll know when you get there."
Seeing her mysterious expression but unwilling to say anything, Xinping snorted and turned away, ignoring her.
Nan Yan's mind gradually drifted away at this time. Although it had been more than ten years since she last came here in the play, her memory was like an old dog that knew the way. She could still slowly find her way back by relying on the smell of the past. So, when the carriage passed a tall memorial archway, Nan Yan looked up and saw three bright red characters on it -
"Nan-an-town."
Xinping pointed at the words and read them out loud, then asked, "Is there anything special about this place?"
Nan Yan's eyes and eyebrows were all filled with smiles.
She said, "Remember your chain of red coral beads?"
Xinping asked, "What?"
Nan Yan smiled and said, "It was here that I got a red bean chain. Unfortunately, your father broke it. Later, he compensated me with the chain, and later, he gave it to you."
Xinping blinked.
This matter sounded confusing. What was the red bean chain? How did it break? She didn't understand anything.
He only said, "Mother, why did Father destroy your things?"
Nan Yan pursed her lips and smiled.
This time when they went south, they had no intention of hiding their identities or covering their whereabouts, so officials from various states and counties along the way would come out to show their courtesy at appropriate times. However, Zhu Feng did not notify this small town of Nan'an in advance, and before entering the town, he specifically instructed the convoy behind to stay outside and only take a small number of people in.
I think he plans to revisit the old place just like he did back then.
But as soon as I entered the town, I found that the atmosphere was not right.
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