Since the Shen family is a family cemetery, a sacrifice farm is set up, with 30 or 40 tenants. However, because the fields are all at the foot of the mountain, the sacrifice farmers are also at the foot of the mountain. Except for the regular days of going up the mountain to patrol and maintain the maintenance, the huts on the mountain are empty and there is no People guard the tomb.

Chen Yan, when Shen went up the mountain, he saw that there was no movement in the Yang house, so he stayed in the cemetery for a long time.

Just now, I felt that no one was cheap, but now that Qiao fainted, he found that it was inconvenient.

"Brother, what should I do?" Looking at Qiao's eyes closed, Chen couldn't help but worry.

Although Qiao was crazy and afraid of people just now, she had to ignore it even when she encountered it. Now in the cold winter, she was in the wild for half a day and the good people were going to freeze to death.

Chen Yan frowned and said, "It's strong wind on the mountain, so let's help the second wife down the mountain first."

The Shen Family Sacrifice Village is at the foot of the mountain, not far from the road. Chen Yan had just looked at it before going up the mountain.

He nodded quickly and said, "Well, let's go quickly."

The two brothers wanted to support Qiao, but the mountain road was uneven and the fainting person did not move at all. In the end, the two brothers could only take turns to carry Qiao down the mountain.

Fortunately, neither of my brothers is a weak scholar who is powerless. Even if I feel tired and sweaty, I will carry the person to the foot of the mountain.

Not far from the avenue at the foot of the mountain, a small village appeared in front of you, dozens of houses. One of the blue brick courtyards looked much more decent than other houses.

Chen Yan did not go forward directly, but put down Qiao at the intersection and asked Chen Yan to watch, before going forward to inquire.

Although the gate was half closed, there were many dogs in the village courtyard. Chen Yan stood at the door and said loudly: "Is anyone?"

There was a barking inside, and a loud voice said, "Which one should I look for?"

While speaking, an old man pushed the door out, his body was covered in white, but his eyes were hazy and drunk, with a bit of alcohol.

Seeing that the visitor was wearing Confucian clothes, Confucian scarf and official boots, the old man carried a little cautiously and said, "Is this husband looking for a villain?"

Chen Yan said anxiously: "Chen Yan, a juren from the South China, is an old acquaintance with the second son of the Shangshu Chen family. May I ask if the father-in-law is the old man of the Shen family worshipping Zhuangzhuang?"

There are just dozens of families here, and the so-called "Zhuang Lao" is just a nice saying.

I heard that he was a juren and had an old age with his son, the old man said more and more respectfully: "It turns out to be Mr. Shen, the little old man..." Speaking of this, pay attention to his simple clothes: "Mr. Shen is here to give it to me." If that were the case, it would be a coincidence that half an hour ago, my third son was buried in peace, and the master and his party had already returned to the city..."

The old man in front of him sacrificed to the head of the village. Because the Shen family took down the sacrificial table and directly rewarded him, he ate wine in the house sooner or later.

Chen Yan said, "My brother and I didn't catch the funeral in the morning, so we came to worship him later. We didn't want to find the second wife of the noble mansion who fainted on the mountain... Now we have helped the second wife down the mountain. Where is the placement? I still need my father-in-law to give me some advice.

The old man was startled and hurriedly pushed open the door and said, "Is our second wife here? Where is it?"

Chen Yan pointed behind him, and the old man saw two people standing seven or eight feet away.

The old man didn't dare to come forward, so he hurriedly turned back to the house, changed his old woman and two daughters-in-law, and helped Qiao into the house.

If someone else saw the current Qiao family, they would have to question her identity. However, when Chen Luo was in a mourning three years ago, Qiao family made a big fuss, but the village remembered it clearly and recognized it at a glance.

But the man helped the house into the house, but the head of the village didn't dare to make any decisions. He asked Chen Yan anxiously: "Master Shen, what should I do? This is the second wife of our mansion. If there is a situation, the villain will be closed. I can't afford to take care of my family

Although Chen Yan didn't want to be more substitute, he had no choice but to say, "Go and invite the doctor and ask someone to report to the Shangshu Mansion."

The village was an elderly man who was just panicked and seemed a little more chaotic. Now that I had the idea, I immediately called someone to make arrangements, and went to the next village to ask for a doctor, and went to the city to report the news, but the arrangements were made in an orderly manner.

There was nothing wrong with brother Chen Yan, but the carriage hired at the foot of the mountain just now was gone. The two brothers from the 30 to 40 miles were unable to walk back, so they could only wait for news at the Jizhuang.

Three or four miles away next door was a big village, with rural wild doctors here, but they had some real skills. They were invited over and after a few injections, Qiao woke up quietly.

Because Qiao was placed in the east room, Chen Yan's brothers were invited to the west room to serve tea, and the doctor also went out to prescribe the prescription, and there were only the Zhuangtou woman and two daughters-in-law in the east room.

Qiao looked around, but didn't see the person she wanted to see, and her face showed disappointment.

The relatives and friends of the Shangshu Mansion mostly guessed that there was something wrong with Qiao's "rest" in the past two years, but how could the servants of Zhuangzi think so much? In their eyes, even if the second wife looks gray and embarrassed, she still looks a little embarrassed. She is a rich man. Although she is wearing plain clothes, she has dark patterns embroidered, with a delicate silver head on her head, and a string of silver bracelets on her hand, and bows to flatter her.

The second wife didn't look at the two young wives, but only looked at the mother-in-law for a while and said, "Are you from Zhang Gui's family?"

The woman hurriedly smiled and said, "If you say the second wife, you are the old slave."

Although the woman looked vulgar, her rules were not bad. The second wife said, "I used to serve in the mansion? Where did I be on duty?"

"That's right, the old lady was a third-class maid in the old lady's yard. Later, she went to serve the third master. When she got old, she pointed to the old lady's escort. The second lady didn't remember the old lady, but the old lady still did it. Remember the second wife." The old lady said with a flattery.

The second wife took off the bracelet in her hand, handed it over, and said, "I'm impatient, I'll talk to me."

The woman thanked the reward and sent her two sons down before she stood by the kang.

The second wife loves sanity the most, but she doesn't care about the dirty house at the moment.

Although she had a mess in a daze just now, she remembered clearly the previous words of the Chen Yan brothers. But just now she saw Chen, and was in a state of excitement, she didn't care much about it. Now she was lying on the kang, but she felt that it was not right. Come.

She frowned and said, "Since Zhang Gui is the head of the sacrificial village, is the incense there worshipped by Zhang Gui?"

The old man said, "That's right, I dare not be lazy. I will walk up the mountain in three or two days to weed the grave, and never fall in the whole season. Although that old guy is greedy for a few mouthfuls of things in the cup, he can always be He is diligent but has nothing to say, otherwise the master and the eldest wife would not have handed him this job over the years..."

Qiao was silent for a while and said, "The tomb of the Grand Master of the Sun family is also served by Zhang Gui?"

The old lady nodded and said, "Of course, the master has already explained that although the tomb of the Grand Master of the Sun family is separated from the Shen family, the supply is the same, and I dare not neglect it."

Qiao said: "In the past three years, in addition to the Qingming Festival, how many times have Mr. Sun sacrificed his offerings?"

The old lady thought for a while and said, "I dare not fall in the four seasons and three festivals before. The master gave me instructions. Now there is another second young master here. Even if I eat the courage of the bear heart, I dare not lose anything."

Qiao clutched the mattress under her hands and said, "Why do you have to look at the second young master?"

The woman seemed to remember something, but she wanted to speak but stopped, her expression flashed.

The origin of the Sun family and the Shen family is not a secret in public with the Shen family servants. The woman looked older and was actually two years younger than the second wife. When the second master made a big fuss about his marriage, she was still in her teens.

The little girl, naturally remember it sincerely.

I just didn't expect that now that I was asked by Qiao a few questions, so I naturally thought of the origin. Although she was willing to take the opportunity to curry favor with her and get a few silver rewards, she was just flattering her. She still remembers that her serious master was Shangshu.

The second master actually went out of the house, and even the servants were not in the same place with the servants from the Shangshu Mansion.

Qiao said with a blank expression: "You have known for a long time that the second son is Grandpa Sun's grandson? Is the son of Sun's family?

The old lady looked panicked, but she didn't dare not not reply, so she whispered: "In the spring of the 14th year of Hongzhi, the eldest master brought the second master to worship Grandpa Sun. From now on, she always came to worship once or twice a year.

I have never avoided people.

Qiao felt that his eyes turned black, his throat felt sweet, and he vomited blood with a "pop" sound, and his body also tilted.

The old lady was so scared that she trembled all over and hurriedly shouted at someone.

Fortunately, the doctor prescribed the prescription in the main hall. Before the person left, he hurriedly turned around and entered the room and showed Qiao's pulse again.

"I was angry and attacked my heart, and then fainted. But I was already lacking in vitality and now I vomited blood in my heart. I am very happy and sad. I must not be very happy or sad..." The doctor stood up, looked at Zhang Gui's family with no distinction and no agreement.

: "This lady looks like a noble man, and Sister Zhang needs to be soft and gentle to speak."

Zhang Gui's family said unjustly: "This is the second wife in our mansion. The old woman is too late to be respectful, so how dare she quarrel? Today, our third son is in funeral, and the second wife is afraid that she can't stand it, so she is like this..."

Since this doctor has some ability, he can naturally tell whether he is sad or angry. He is not aware of his own affairs and does not defend himself. He only prescribed a prescription and asked for medical treatment.

Shen Yan and Shen were taken to the west room for tea. When they heard the fun of the east room, they also got up and walked to the door to listen to the movement. When they heard the second wife vomiting blood, the brothers were both shocked. No matter whether this Qiao was good or evil.

It's not their turn to judge the brothers. If Qiao's family had a good time at this time, even if it was really nothing to do with their brothers, it would be difficult to guarantee that they would have a rift with the Shangshu Mansion. Besides, there is also the Qiao family, it is difficult to explain clearly.

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However, Zhang Gui knew that his wife was a quick-talking person, so he sent the doctor back, pulled her arm to one side, lowered the volume, and said, "What did you say to Mrs. Second Lady just now? Mrs. Second Lady vomited blood?"

Zhang Gui's family said with a bitter face: "Why do I want to say something? The second wife insisted on asking, and I dare not stop talking... Looking at the second wife's meaning, it seems that she doesn't know the origin of the second young master, and after hearing this

Can't stand it...

Zhang Gui is a servant from the Shen family and is the most loyal. Seeing that the second wife was angry about this matter, she remembered the late Grandpa and couldn't help but snorted coldly: "This is a sin, it can be seen that God has eyes, the second young master is together.

It's time for the second house grandson, isn't this back? It's a pity that the grandson of the Sun family, the eldest wife, was personally educated by our family. She was originally the legitimate second wife, but she was robbed of the marriage and could only marry far away from home..."

Seeing that the old man was getting less and less reliable, Zhang Gui's family hurriedly covered his mouth and said, "I have urinated, but I have strengthened your dog eggs. I dare to chew anything? I almost stopped my mouth, but my second wife is inside..."

The old couple muttered this time. Although the sound was not loud, the houses of the village households were not soundproofed. Brother Chen Yan heard it in the west room.

The two brothers looked at each other and didn't say anything for a long time.

Just now, Qiao's crazy words and Zhang Gui's drunken truth proved the previous speculations of the brothers. The Chen and Sun families had a deep relationship, and it seemed that there was a marriage contract in their words.

Renshoufang, a sunken house.

Zhang Da was ordered by his father to go to the city to report the news. However, the sacrificial villages were all slow horses, and they didn't run fast. There was snow on the road. It took an hour to hurry up and hurry up thirty miles.
Chapter completed!