Kang Yueran stepped forward and bowed respectfully, "In reply to your question, my name is Zucong, which means ancestor and Cong from the past. I am from Mazi Village, Daji Town, Changming County.
I didn't bring any relatives up the mountain this time, but I have a younger brother who is one year younger than me back home. I've sent a message to him, and he'll come find me later."
Zhao Sangou looked at Kang Yueran and smiled obscenely. "Zucong? He's quite handsome. Go and stay in Room 3, B."
Kang Yueran was surprised. Was she pretty now? Did she have any special hobbies? "Yes!"
The few of them completed the registration quickly. Just as Niu Dayan said, the able-bodied men were assigned to the front, and the six relatives who followed them were taken to the back mountain.
Wang Liu sent the five of them to their residence one by one, and on the way he repeatedly reminded them, "Don't run around in the village. When it's time to eat, someone will deliver the meal to your residence. When you have nothing to do, just stay indoors.
Also, there are wolves west of Qingping Mountain, and you can often hear them howling at night, so don’t leave the village casually…”
Kang Yueran listened to Wang Liu's nagging with one ear while continuing to observe the environment.
Houses are built on flat areas. Because they are arranged to suit the terrain, the houses are not arranged in a regular pattern and look a bit messy.
The houses built are also different. Some are in the shape of a "mouth", "one", "two", etc. In short, the area is used to the maximum extent.
In front of each house there is a large irregularly shaped stone with horizontal lines drawn on it. The number of lines represents the courtyard number.
Aside from Kang Yueran, the other four were assigned to the C-grade courtyard. Wang Liu pointed to a room and said, "This is it! You four will live here from now on."
Kang Yueran followed and smelled a strong, sour odor before she even reached the door. She pressed her ten fingers against her nostrils and lifted her foot to take a look inside the room.
The bed was a large bunk bed made of adobe bricks, covered with a tattered straw mat. Some of the mat was so tattered that you could see the earthen bed underneath. There was no quilt on the bed either, so it looked like they just slept there.
The four of them looked somewhat reluctant. Wang Liu said, "Cing Courtyard is the worst, but you are new here. If you make merit in the future, you can move up and live in a better courtyard. If you really can't stand the stench, just leave the door open. It's very hot now anyway."
After saying that, he winked at Kang Yueran and said, "Let's go!"
The two continued walking up the mountain. The house in Yiziyuan was only slightly newer than that in Bingziyuan, and it looked like it was built about the same time. But Yiziyuan's yard was much cleaner, and the people living there were also cleaner.
After entering the room Kang Yueran was assigned, Wang Liu smiled and said, "You can live in the innermost room."
There was a masculine smell in the room, but it wasn't overpowering.
"Okay, thank you, Brother Wang Liu!"
"You're welcome. There are two other people in this room. They should be back soon. You clean up. I'm leaving first."
Kang Yueran saw Wang Liu off and began to look around the room.
The bed was also made of earth, but it had a mattress. There were several bloodstains on the wall, which looked fresh; there were also some in the corners, but they had been swept and the color had faded.
She touched the mattress; it wasn't thick, but it had a strong smell of blood. She lifted it up, and saw large areas of blood all over the dirt bed, most of which were overlapping.
Kang Yueran put the mattress away and walked to the door to get some fresh air. What had happened in this room? Did the other two people living in this room know there was so much blood on the bed?
She looked towards the other rooms and could hear people talking inside, but no one came out.
She was just thinking about whether to go in and greet them when someone came in from outside.
Kang Yueran was slightly stunned. It was Niu Dayan.
Niu Dayan glanced at her, paused, and looked again, "Who are you?"
"My name is Zu Cong, and you are Niu Dayan, right?"
Hearing the man's voice, Niu Dayan felt a little lost. How could Miss Kang come to save him? "I'm Niu Dayan. Are you new here?"
"Yes, I just came up the mountain today." She pointed behind her, "I live in this room."
Niu Dayan's face showed a bit of pity. He knew very well who lived in that house. "I lived next door to you. Did you know me before?"
"Yes, I've seen yours. I also know He Zhengchu from your village."
He Zhengchu is not from their village! Niu Dayan's eyes widened. He covered his mouth with his hands for fear of screaming. It was really Miss Kang. Miss Kang came to save him. "How did you get up the mountain?"
Kang Yueran blinked at Niu Dayan and said with feigned sadness, "My family suffered a disaster and we can't afford to eat. I was planning to go to the provincial capital, but when I passed by Qingping Mountain, I met Brother Wang Liu. He recommended me to stay in the mountain stronghold and said that there would be food, drink and money to share."
Niu Dayan knew that many people would talk more, so he pretended not to know Kang Yueran. "My situation is the same as yours. Living in the village is pretty good too. If you have any questions, you can ask me. After all, I'm the only person you know in the village."
"Thank you, Brother Niu!"
Niu Dayan was very cautious and knew not to talk too much. "Don't be polite, you're busy. I'll go back first. I'll call you for dinner later!" Miss Kang was a woman, so he had to remind her to be careful.
Kang Yueran returned to the house and sat on a stool with a smile on her face. It was really nice to live in the same yard with Niu Dayan.
She had made up her mind before she came. She would first kill all of Tu Da's confidants in secret, and finally kill Tu Da and Tu Er in public to shock everyone.
Now with Niu Dayan, she no longer has to check one by one who are Tu Da's men, which saves her a lot of trouble.
During dinner, her two roommates came back. She took the initiative to greet them, "Hello! My name is Zu Cong, and I'm new here."
When the two came back, Zhao Xiaogou had already told them that he had given them a lovely person today.
The two men looked Kang Yueran up and down openly, staring at the scar on her face, then looked at each other and smiled at the same time. "You can just call me Brother Ma An, and this is Brother Zhang Meng."
The two men looked at Kang Yueran as if he were looking at prey, and Kang Yueran knew in his heart that these two were not good birds. "Hello, big brothers!"
Ma An took a step forward and tried to put his arm around Kang Yueran's shoulders, but Kang Yueran dodged. Before Ma An could say anything, Zhang Meng's face darkened. "Humph! You'd better be smart once you enter this room."
Ma An quickly tried to smooth things over, "Brother Meng, why are you so anxious?" There was plenty of time in the evening.
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