Chapter 130
Jiayi didn't dare to delay at all. He had seen the villagers and naturally knew where the village chief lived. There were no secrets in the village. They also knew that someone had come from the village, so they went directly to the yard where the outdoor visitor lived. What's more, the noise was so loud that even the yard wall was collapsed by the tree.
The villagers all knew what happened in that yard, but the village chief was not there at the time, so they preferred to mind their own business. No one would risk standing up for a stranger. Besides, the villagers had moved some things away, and now every family in the village had some things moved from that yard. Not to mention the big items, even bowls and spoons were taken away.
So when they saw Jia Yi carrying the village chief directly towards the yard, many villagers thought about it and closed their doors, but the people in the village chief's family followed behind crying.
Chu Xiuming had calmed down at this time. He checked the yard carefully. There was no blood or signs of fighting. Chu Xiuming also found the cellar. The cellar was intact and the things inside were neatly arranged. It seemed that they left on their own.
Although Chu Xiuming had deduced this conclusion, since it concerned his own wife, he had to ask carefully. When the village chief came, he saw the man standing in the middle of the yard. The man had a beard and his appearance could not be seen clearly. He was wearing coarse cloth clothes, but for some reason the village chief broke out in a cold sweat. He swallowed and then moved his eyes to the fallen tree.
This yard originally belonged to another family in the village. Because the son of this family made money, he took his family away. When Jia Yi bought the house, the village chief was also present. He still remembered the big tree in the middle of the yard. It was as thick as a person and it didn't look like it had been cut down.
Chu Xiuming looked at the village chief. His face was pale and even his legs were shaking. The people from the village chief's family had chased to the door. The village chief's wife was about to burst into tears when Jia Yi knocked her unconscious. The village chief's son and daughter-in-law were also sensible and quickly supported the village chief's wife. Chu Xiuming then slightly turned his gaze away from the village chief. Jia Yi said in a cold voice, "Village chief, I remember this is my yard. I just lived in it not long ago."
The village chief nodded vigorously. Jia Yi snorted and pointed at the yard. He said nothing more and let the village chief see for himself. The village chief did not dare to disobey, but he cursed in his heart. No wonder these people were so angry. Those people in the village were too much. They even took away the windows. The whole yard was in ruins. "This is really none of my business. I took my children to accompany my wife back to her parents' home a few days ago."
Chu Xiuming said in a deep voice, "Don't you think your departure is too coincidental, village chief?"
The village chief's heart trembled, and Jia Yi said, "I heard that the village chief's youngest son is going to get married. I wonder if the village chief's house can accommodate him."
As soon as he said this, the village chief swayed and sat down on the ground. Even the village chief's eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law were trembling in their hearts. In fact, they chose that time to go because they knew the moral character of some people in the village. He could suppress them. If he was not there, those people would be ignorant of the world. At the beginning, he wanted to buy this yard as a new house for his youngest son, but the price that family asked for was too high. He was dissatisfied and wanted to delay and force the family to lower the price, but who would have thought that Shen Jin and others would intervene. If Shen Jin had not dealt with a big stick and red dates when he first came, I am afraid that they would not even have that little time to rest.
Later, it was his son who came up with an idea. He just said that the village chief and his family were gone. According to the temperament of some idlers in the village, even if they were afraid, they would inevitably find some trouble. They just relied on the fact that Shen Jin and others did not dare to kill people. If they injured someone, they would have to pay compensation.
And looking at the wealthy lifestyle of Shen Jin's family, they might not be able to stand all this trouble. When they move away, wouldn't the yard be theirs?
The village chief thought so too, and took his family to visit relatives. Who would have thought that these people were too much. When the village chief and his family got the news and came back, the yard had been messed up and there was nothing left. However, the house was still in good condition. The village chief and his family had planned to find someone to renovate it after the New Year, and then move in after the youngest son got married. But now...
After all, Shen Jin and the others were too young. They had never dealt with such people, so they couldn't guess their little thoughts. Chu Xiuming asked this just now because he knew the importance of the village chief in a village. Even if they were visiting relatives, it was impossible for the whole family to leave with them. On the way, Jia Yi had already told Chu Xiuming about the situation of the village chief's family. There was also a little grandson who was less than one year old. How could such a young child go on the road in cold weather?
After Chu Xiuming spoke, Jiayi thought of the situation in the village chief's family. After all, Chu Xiuming grasped the clue from the village chief's words.
Chu Xiuming looked at the village chief and asked directly, "Where is this family?"
"I heard they moved away," the village chief said, "I really don't know where they moved to."
Chu Xiuming looked at Jiayi and said, "Go and find out what happened after you left." Chu Xiuming didn't believe that he couldn't pry those people open their mouths with the money, so if that didn't work, he could ask a few more people.
Jiayi was also very angry at this time, and he didn't dare to offend anyone, so he hurried out to get information. He knocked on the door but no one opened it? He kicked it open, threw silver at it, and asked about the matter. Then he went to another house. The door was blocked behind him and he couldn't kick it open? He climbed over the wall, threw silver at it, and continued to ask. After asking several houses, Jiayi had a general idea in his mind.
The village chief and his family wanted to speak several times but had no chance. Chu Xiuming's eyes alone made them unable to move. They felt cold all over, as if a knife was placed on their necks. The village chief even felt that if he moved a little and made the person in front of him unhappy, he would lose his life.
In fact, the feeling of the village chief and others was correct. Although Chu Xiuming never killed people indiscriminately, he was not a merciful person. He had killed more than a hundred people with his own hands, not to mention those he led his troops to kill.
A dragon has a reverse scale. As long as Chu Xiuming thought about the fact that his wife was forced to move away, he felt a pain in his heart. He wanted to kill all those who had wronged his wife. However, Chu Xiuming knew that it was not possible. It was not that he could not do it, but he knew that doing so would make his wife uncomfortable.
After Jia Yi came back, he told the whole story in a low voice. Chu Xiuming sighed in his heart that the young lady was still too soft-hearted.
Chu Xiuming lowered his eyes slightly, nodded and said nothing more. He just looked at the yard again, picked up the things he bought for his wife, turned around and walked towards the town at the foot of the mountain. His wife was pregnant and was already quite pregnant. She might not be able to walk far. The only town with a better environment nearby was that town. What's more, there were spies he had planted in that town, including a doctor.
Jia Yi also picked up his things and followed Chu Xiuming, and asked in a low voice, "General, do you need a small ..."
"It's not the time." Chu Xiuming understood Jiayi's meaning, but in Chu Xiuming's mind, what was more important at this moment was to see Shen Jin. Other things... Chu Xiuming's eyes darkened. He had never been a good person. Chu Xiuming believed in repaying kindness and punishing grudges. No one who had made the young lady angry would be able to escape.
When Chu Xiuming and Jia Yi arrived, it was already dawn. Because they were walking at night, they walked a lot slower. The town gate was not open yet. Because of Emperor Cheng's incident, there was no New Year atmosphere here. The red lanterns had been taken down, and even the clothes and women's jewelry were replaced with plain colors and silver ornaments.
But even so, life still went on as usual. The affairs of the palace were too far away from the common people. At this time, many people were still waiting at the town gate, some carrying vegetables and some waiting to go into the town to buy things. Some old people who had lived long enough still remembered what happened in the 37th year of Yongjia, so they naturally wanted to buy more food to store at home.
After Chu Xiuming and Jiayi entered the town, they went directly to Doctor Qian's home, but were told by the neighbors that Doctor Qian's relatives had come and that Doctor Qian had gone to live with his wife at their relative's home. He also told them about his relative's experience and condemned the unfaithful man. Jiayi didn't dare to look at Chu Xiuming's face. After asking for the way, he just said that Doctor Qian's son asked them to send a letter to his home to report his safety. After asking about the address, Chu Xiuming and Jiayi walked towards the yard not far from here.
Shen Jin had already woken up at this time, but had not gotten up yet, because it was cold outside and she could not sleep at night due to her pregnancy, so she was a little lazy at this time. An Yi and An Ning did not urge Shen Jin to get up, but added a few more charcoal basins to make the room warm.
When there was a knock on the door, An Ning was helping Shen Jin put on her clothes. Because her belly was too big and she had to wear too many clothes for winter, Shen Jin looked a little clumsy.
The footsteps were coming this way, and it didn't sound like one person. An Ning frowned, put on Shen Jin's shoes, stood up, took a step forward and stood in front of Shen Jin without leaving any trace, then said, "An Yi, who's coming?"
There was no answer from An Yi outside. An Ning pursed her lips tightly, with a bit of vigilance. Instead, Shen Jin patted An Ning's shoulder and said, "Yue Wen and the others are at home. I'm afraid they recognize..."
Before she finished her words, she heard the sound of a door being pushed open. Then someone opened the door again and lifted the cotton curtain. Looking at the person standing at the door, Shen Jin was stunned for a moment, her eyes instantly turned red, and she shouted with trembling lips, "Husband..."
Chu Xiuming walked forward quickly. Before An Ning recognized who was in front of him, she heard Shen Jin's voice, and then looked at the bearded man in disbelief. Is this the general? How did the lady recognize him at a glance! However, An Ning also reacted. No wonder there was no sound outside. An Ning quietly retreated and closed the door carefully. She faintly heard the general's voice inside, "I feel cold, don't come over yet."
Shen Jin felt aggrieved, and sat aside, looking at Chu Xiuming with tears in her eyes. Chu Xiuming had been roasting himself beside the charcoal basin for a long time, and only after he had gotten rid of the coldness in his body did he walk over and carefully held him in his arms. Because of her big belly, Shen Jin couldn't nestle herself in Chu Xiuming's arms, "Husband... why did you come just now?"
Chu Xiuming put his arm around Shen Jin and sat back on the bed. He lowered his head and kissed Shen Jin's forehead, "I'm late."
Shen Jin couldn't hold back any longer and started crying. She pulled Chu Xiuming's hand and placed it on her big belly, "Husband, baby..."
Chu Xiuming paused when he heard this. His hands trembled a little and his jaw tightened. "Don't be afraid. I'm here."
"Husband, you stink..." Shen Jin kept crying, but because of Chu Xiuming's arrival, the fear and worry were no longer weighing heavily on her heart.
Chu Xiuming kissed Shen Jin's hair. Her hair was not tied up like she did in the border town, but braided and tied simply behind her body. "Yes."
Shen Jin didn't know whether she was tired of crying or because Chu Xiuming felt relieved, but she fell asleep in Chu Xiuming's arms not long after, and she didn't even have breakfast. Chu Xiuming helped Shen Jin take off her clothes, and then covered her with a quilt to make her sleep more comfortably. Shen Jin didn't open her eyes the whole time, and was half asleep, but she still remembered holding Chu Xiuming's hand. Chu Xiuming sat diagonally on the bed, tucked the quilt for Shen Jin, and gently stroked her face with his other hand. Shen Jin had lost a lot of weight, and even though she was wearing so many clothes, Chu Xiuming noticed it. It was as if he was disguising his big beard and dishevelled appearance, but Shen Jin could recognize him the first time.
After Shen Jin fell asleep, Chu Xiuming pulled out his hand and walked out quietly, letting An Ning go in to wait on her. He went to ask Doctor Qian about Shen Jin's condition. When he learned that Shen Jin was pregnant with twins, Chu Xiuming frowned. Twins are good, but pregnancy is also a big burden. In addition, Shen Jin was crying and her words were unclear. "Is there something wrong with the children?"
Doctor Qian nodded and said, "I'm afraid one of the children may not be able to be saved." He didn't dare say this in front of Shen Jin. Newborn babies are weak and need to be carefully raised, but now the existence of the other child can hardly be felt. It can only be said that one of the children was born with congenital deficiencies during pregnancy.
Chu Xiuming clenched his fists and asked, "What about the madam?"
"Madam needs to be taken good care of. It's best if she stays at home for two full months." Doctor Qian said respectfully.
Chu Xiuming closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he had forced himself to calm down, "I'm glad Madam is okay."
Doctor Qian nodded and couldn't help but persuade him, "Maybe it's nothing serious."
Chu Xiuming pursed his lips and continued, "If I'm not here when Madam launches the attack, no matter what Madam says, don't listen, just save Madam." Doesn't Chu Xiuming love his children? Yes, although the two children have not been born yet, Chu Xiuming already loves them very much, but... he loves Shen Jin more, his little lady. He is willing to give everything for the children, but Shen Jin is not included.
Doctor Qian said solemnly, "Yes."
Chu Xiuming didn't say anything else. He got up and left Doctor Qian's place. Yue Wen and the others had already prepared hot water. He wanted to go wash up and then go to accompany his wife.
Shen Jin didn't sleep for long. When she woke up, she saw Chu Xiuming, who had changed his clothes, sitting next to her, reading the travel notes she had casually placed on the table. As soon as she opened her eyes, Chu Xiuming had already put the book down, helped her sit up, and asked, "Are you hungry?"
"I missed you." Shen Jin said in a soft voice. She still wanted to talk to Chu Xiuming.
Chu Xiuming's eyes softened, he smiled and said, "I brought you some food from the border town, wait..."
"I feel a little hungry all of a sudden." Shen Jin's eyes lit up and said, "Husband, do you have the honey-glazed pork jerky made by Madam Zhao?"
Chu Xiuming suddenly felt that he seemed to have said something wrong, "...Yes."
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