【004】 County
After several days, Mu Qing asked Qiuyu to sell the embroidered handkerchief to the market. Qiuyu was smart and was a wise man, but he sold it at a good price.
This remote village belongs to the easternmost part of the Southern Jin Dynasty and is close to the Uchaer Mountains. Therefore, every winter, the temperature drops sharply, which is much colder than other cities.
As Mu Qing expected, the land in front of the wooden house and the vegetables grown by Qiuyu before were all frozen; fortunately, she asked Qiuyu to buy some dry food for the money she earned by selling handkerchiefs, which would last for another half a month.
Mu Qing sat in front of the window and shook the light in her eyes. She seemed a little stunned, but it made people unable to see what she was thinking in her heart.
After half a month, she would return to Jinjing in a glorious manner and return to Dingguo Hou Mansion...
Now, although she is the legitimate lady of the Dingguo Hou Mansion, everyone in the world thinks she is dead. If she wants to take revenge, she can only return to the Dingguo Hou Mansion step by step and use her rights to have the opportunity to exterminate the Ye family.
Since Miss Mu Er has been "dead" for many years, she has been resurrected in the eyes of the world. Only by being the daughter of the Dingguo Hou Mansion can she better implement her plan.
Mu Qing's long and curly eyelashes trembled slightly, knowing that every step he took in the future would be extremely dangerous, but when he thought of taking revenge, a comfortable and pleasant smile appeared on his face.
Qiuyu suddenly smiled when she looked at Mu Qing and couldn't help but be stunned. She had not recovered for a long time.
Although girls were always stupid and didn't talk much in the past, their eyes were dull and unconscious, let alone laugh.
But now the girl seems to have completely changed. She is still gentle and speaks softly, and it sounds like a spring breeze, which is extremely comfortable.
Sometimes, although I feel dazed, as if I have something to do, most of the time, I sit quietly while embroidery and don’t speak, but I never laugh.
Now, Qiuyu looked at Mu Qing's smile, as bright as a flower blooming, and her face was brilliant, and she felt a kind of elegant and luxurious beauty.
Although Qiuyu was also puzzled, why did the girl's personality change greatly after waking up, and she still had such exquisite embroidery?
You should know that Mu Qing suffered from dementia since he was nine years old, and then went to the ancient temple and later lived in seclusion in this remote village. Why did he have such superb embroidery techniques?
But since Mu Qing didn't say it, Qiu Yu would never ask.
In her heart, the girl is the girl, the master she has served since childhood. No matter how her personality changes, she will stand firmly beside Mu Qing.
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Half a month passed quickly.
Early in the morning, Mu Qing asked Qiuyu to pack up his bag and prepare to leave.
In fact, the two of them had nothing to do. "Mu Qing" and Qiu Yu lived here for five years and lived in an extremely poor life. Apart from a few old clothes that were washed white, they were some broken silver that was exchanged for several squares of embroidered handkerchiefs these days.
In the early morning, the sunset is dim.
Mu Qing and Qiuyu set off on the road. Because of the snow all night last night, the snow was deep, and they stepped on the snow, leaving a series of deep and shallow footprints.
The weather was still cold and both of them were dressed thinly.
Mu Qing's face was faint, he stopped, and turned around and took a quiet look.
In the morning light, the small village appears extremely quiet under the snow.
"Miss, when we leave this place, where are we going?"
Qiuyu was reluctant to leave, and her eyes were full of nostalgia. After all, she had lived here for five years and was about to leave, so she naturally felt uncomfortable.
But since the girl decided to leave, she had no reason to stay; therefore, although she was reluctant to leave, she had no idea of leaving alone.
"Of course I'm going to go back to where I should go." Mu Qing said softly, then turned around and continued to walk forward.
Mu Qing did not miss this place. For her, she had more important things to do, but this was the place where she was reborn and a new starting point for her life.
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After walking for two days, Mu Qing and Qiuyu arrived at the fork in the road. One of these two roads leads to Ye County and the other leads to Feng County.
Qiuyu looked at Mu Qing and was about to walk towards Fengxian County. She quickly changed her face and stopped her and said, "Miss, this Fengxian cannot be gone."
"Why?" Mu Qing stopped and looked at Qiu Yu.
"Girl, have you forgotten? The Du County Magistrate Du of this Feng County is extremely bullying the people. We first went to Feng County. Later, because the Du County Magistrate always asked people in the yamen to collect heavy taxes, we really couldn't afford it, so we avoided the village."
Qiuyu looked angry and mentioned the County Magistrate Du, and said with a lot of resentment, "Besides, County Magistrate Du is not only greedy for money, but also loves beauty. When the county was enthroned, there were often young and beautiful women defiled by him. These women lost their innocence and had nowhere to seek justice, so most of them went to the lake to die."
Mu Qing looked calm and said lightly: "Although this County Magistrate Du can cover the sky with his own hands in the county, is there a king's land under the sky, so how can there be no place to seek justice?"
"The girl doesn't know that County Magistrate Du is cruel. Any woman who was ruined by him has been severely warned. If he dares to call for justice, he will definitely be massacred."
When Mu Qing heard this, he sneered in his heart, and the whole family was massacred again.
Unexpectedly, a small county magistrate dared to be so bold.
It is true that the world is like this. No matter where you are, there are people with bad hearts and dogs in this world.
Mu Qing looked up at Qiuyu, was silent for a moment, and then said, "Qiuyu, what I am going to on this trip is Fengxian. Are you afraid of following me?"
"I am not afraid. As long as I can follow the girl, I am willing to go anywhere." Qiuyu looked firm, but still puzzled: "But I really don't understand. Since the girl knows that the county cannot go, why do she still have to go?"
Mu Qing smiled, and looked at the snow-covered path ahead with soft eyes, with a faint tone: "Because Fengxian is the fastest way to return to Dingguo Hou Mansion."
*
Three days later, Mu Qing and Qiuyu arrived in Fengxian County.
There are many shops on both sides of the street, but it is a little deserted, with almost the doors closed, and only the shops are still open in groups of three or three, and occasionally passersby are all in a hurry.
"Strange, why are these shops closed?" Qiuyu looked puzzled and looked around curiously.
"Here you come." Mu Qing raised his chin slightly and signaled Qiuyu to look forward. He saw several people dressed in yamen runners walking around the corner, with big swords wrapped around his waist and kicking the door vigorously in front of each shop in turn.
"Grandma, open the door quickly. It's a moment late. Be careful, I'll take your life!" The yamen runners said in a bad voice while kicking the door with their feet.
"So that's it." Qiu Yu immediately understood and said angrily: "Miss, when we first came five years ago, the miscellaneous taxes were heavy. I think after so long, County Magistrate Du is probably getting worse."
"Otherwise, why are these shops almost closed? How could there be few people on the street?"
Although Qiuyu looked angry, she looked at it almost noon and said, "Girl, you are waiting here. I will buy you some cakes."
Mu Qing nodded and waited on the spot.
After a while, after these yamen runners squeezed a lot of money, they walked towards Mu Qing.
When these people approached, Mu Qing hurriedly saluted and said, "The young lady has met several officials."
The person walking in the front should be the leader of the yamen runner. He looked at Mu Qing frivolously. Seeing her beautiful appearance, he couldn't help but look straight. Unexpectedly, Fengxian was still so stunning.
After reacting, the man touched his chin and said, "You don't have to be too polite, can you accompany me to have fun?"
After saying that, the few people all laughed lewdly, and the meaning in the words was self-evident.
"The official is joking, but the girl dares not." Mu Qing lowered his head, and showed a timid and scared expression on his face.
"What's there to dare?" The man approached and forced Mu Qing forward, saying proudly: "Let's go, go to the yamen with me."
Mu Qing resisted but begged quietly, but it was useless and had to be forced to take these people away.
But no one saw Mu Qing's beautiful eyes and long eyelashes, the cold light covered.
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Is there a guy reading a text? I'm going to ask for comments~
Don’t let your baby play stand-alone alone. You can’t write it with confidence and cry.
Chapter completed!