Chapter 187 The truth?

Perhaps because of the heavy rain, the two knocked for a long time before an old man came to open the door. As soon as the door was opened, through the rain, the two could smell the strong smell of alcohol on the man. Seeing that the old man's eyes were not clear due to the alcohol, his face was still red, and he was a little shaky, the two hesitated.

Who knew that the old man spoke first, "Do you want to stay overnight? One tael of silver per night!"

It was actually Mandarin! The two were a little happy. It was not easy to meet someone who spoke the same language. The two could no longer care about anything else. They took out one tael of silver and gave it to the old man, and then followed him into the yard.

When they reached the hall, Liang Han took the initiative to ask the old man, "Father, where is this place?"

The old man turned around and looked at the two of them, then smiled kindly, "Are you here from Jinling to enjoy the scenery? This is Huangdeng Village, Dongguan Township, Yuncao Town, Hanshan County. My family is a big family in the village, and we can always receive a few guests who get lost here all year round. That's why we have guest rooms and a barn in the backyard. You can lead the horses to the backyard. There is some dry hay in the stone trough for feeding the horses. You can stay at my house and I will heat some hot water for you."

As he spoke, the old man walked out of the hall and pointed to the wing on the west side. "That is the wing we added later. It is specially for guests. It has all the beds and beddings. I see you are all wet. There are towels in the room. Go and wipe them off. I will heat some hot water for you to wash."

Because the two of them were wet and cold after being caught in the rain, they thanked the old man and went to the room to change into clean clothes. This led to the previous scene.

There was a knock on the door. Liang Han got up to open the door. It was the old man again.

"It's getting late, and I think you two haven't had dinner yet. I've made some home-cooked meals for you. Come out and have some before you rest."

Liang Han turned around and questioned Molan with his eyes. Molan nodded slightly at him. Liang Han turned around and thanked the old man, saying that he would go to have dinner after cleaning up. After

the two of them cleaned up, they arrived at the living room. The old man had already served the food on the table. It was indeed home-cooked food, but for Molan and the two of them, being able to eat hot meals at this time and having a roof to shelter them from the wind and rain was already a great happiness.

The two of them sat down and ate their meals in silence. Seeing that the two of them were extraordinary, the old man happily took out some wine and sat with them, wanting to chat with them.

"Are you two not from Jinling? You were speaking Mandarin just now. Where are you from?"

The two also wanted to know more about the situation here from the old man, so Liang Han followed the old man's words and said, "I have relatives in Jinling, and I wanted to go out for a walk when I had nothing to do. I didn't want to go far, but I got lost, and then it rained heavily. Fortunately, you stayed overnight." While Liang

Han was speaking, he did not forget to thank the old man again. The old man was very happy to hear this extraordinary young man complimenting him, and wanted to invite Liang Han to drink with him. Molan, who was still eating, raised her head and nodded to Liang Han. Liang Han understood and smiled at the old man, "I can't drink much. If the rain stops tomorrow, we have to hurry. It's not convenient to drink today. I will use tea instead of wine to toast you." The old man

didn't mind. One of them drank wine and the other drank tea instead of wine. They drank happily and chatted while drinking. Liang Han and the others also learned the information they wanted from the old man.

Huangdeng Village is more than a hundred miles away from Jinling City. Fortunately, they have horses to travel. Otherwise, they don't know how they can walk such a long distance. The old man told them that Hanshan County was not rich, and most of the people living in the villages under its jurisdiction were farmers, or tenants or farmers of landlords. Most of them had been to Yuncao Town, and very few had even been to Hanshan County, so the villagers did not know the way to Jinling.

However, they were lucky, and their family was an exception. His wife had worked as a maid in a wealthy family, and he had gone to find his wife and passed by Jinling, so they knew the way. The two were very happy to hear this, and Molan also smiled.

The father-in-law had drunk a lot of wine before, and Liang Han accompanied him to drink another pot. The father-in-law's cheeks were already like burning fire, and he was very drunk. He mumbled something and fell drunk on the table. Liang Han saw this and pushed him back. Seeing that he was indeed drunk, he asked Molan to wait for him here, and he went to change clothes first. Liang Han

went out, and the father-in-law fell drunk. The room suddenly became quiet, with only the thunder and rain outside the door. The heavy rain was still pouring down, and the sky was dark. Molan sat quietly on the stool, watching the lightning and thunder outside the door and thinking.

Suddenly, the father-in-law muttered loudly: "The old man has... has... a secret that I want... to tell you. The old woman won't let me tell it, and I have been keeping it to myself... and have never told anyone else... The family where my old woman used to work had a concubine... she... she was cheating on her!"

The sound of thunder was mixed with the voices. Molan thought the father-in-law was talking in his sleep, so she smiled and didn't take it seriously.

Unexpectedly, the old man continued, "My master's family is in Youyang, with a surname of Sheng. They are a wealthy family. The house is big and magnificent, and even the food is exquisite. In the past, during the New Year and other festivals, the master would always give us some food. I have also eaten what the old woman brought back...it's called...what is it called...snacks. Oh my god, it tasted so delicious!"

When Molan heard about Youyang, Sheng family, her eyes widened in disbelief. She stood up and approached the old man, listening carefully to what he said. She had a vague premonition that she might not need to go to Yuyang to get the answer she wanted, but could know it here. Molan couldn't explain the feeling in her heart, but her body couldn't stop shaking. She wanted her father-in-law to speak quickly, but her father-in-law was recounting the glorious past, which made Molan very anxious.

Finally, after the father-in-law finished talking about the good days in the past, he said, "It's all the fault of that shameless slut who insisted on having an affair. She died, and that was the end of it, but the people who served her and knew about it were all sent out of Yuyang, and the old woman was not allowed to leave Hanshan County again. That concubine followed the second master and was restless outside, so she went back to her hometown in Yuyang. As a result, she was still restless in her hometown in Yuyang. If she didn't have a son "Woman, the master wants to save face, even if she dies, she should be drowned in the pond. Sheng family is such a good family, they sent the old woman home and gave her a lot of money, so we built this unique green brick and tile house in the whole village..."

The old man was still talking, and Molan seemed to be frozen in place, she was stunned and couldn't move. The old man's words made her blood seem to flow backwards, and she was about to breathe.