novelraw Chapter 40
Chapter 40
After dismissing Mrs. Hong and the two who were worried about her, Cao Xiaoying stayed in the room alone, thinking about the future quietly.At this moment, she had no choice but to rejoice secretly, thanks to the fact that the two little buns are not here, they should stay in the garden to bask in the sun now!Dunru was probably swinging in the courtyard, and Xiuwen was probably sleeping when she was still young. It seems that for the sake of her two sons, she had to leave here as soon as possible. It would be best to go to Lin'an in the Southern Song Dynasty before they were young and didn't have much memory.In Cao Xiaoying's view, Lin'an is undoubtedly the safest place at this time. After the Song Dynasty moved south, it has been making its capital in Hangzhou, which is now Lin'an Mansion. As the capital of a country, how can it last for a few more years, let alone ten years? The Southern Song Dynasty was still there after the covenant.
Cao Xiaoying patiently stayed in the room for a full month, then ordered Wu Guanshi to dismiss the servants, those who signed the death contract returned the contract of sale, and all the long-term and short-term workers hired also returned, only the nanny and Mrs. Hong refused to leave. You have to stay and follow no matter what, Cao Xiaoying tried hard to persuade: "Sister-in-law Hong, why are you so stubborn, I know your intentions, but this trip is difficult, and you are not young, if you come with us, Aren’t you suffering? You have been serving your mother since you were young, and I can’t let you run around and work hard when you get old. And Yuanxiang, you too, you have children to take care of yourself, stay away from here with us, your husband and children What should I do, he has just been born, so he can be without his mother by his side. I appreciate your kindness, although this world is dangerous, but I have some kung fu for self-defense after all, so you don’t have to worry about it.”
"Ma'am, don't be too hard on your mind. Master, although he..., but you still have two young masters, where are you going to live? Although I want to persuade you to stay, Madam is determined to leave, and I am getting old again." It's hard to move, madam, don't drive me away, just let me stay and look after the house for you! There is always a time when the ancestral house of the Wu family welcomes the owner. When the young master grows up, he will come back and have a look. Their roots." Mrs. Hong couldn't help but her eyes were red as she spoke, she secretly rubbed the corners of her eyes with her cuff, trying to hold back the tears, but Yuan Xiang next to her couldn't help sobbing, while wiping her handkerchief Wiping away tears, he said intermittently: "Miss, don't leave Yuan Xiang behind. Yuan Xiang grew up with you, and his relationship is deeper than that of his sisters. If you leave Miss, how will Yuan Xiang live in the future? Miss please bring Yuan Xiang with me, the three of us are willing to follow Miss all the time, even to the ends of the earth."
Yuan Xiang knelt down with a plop as she said that, Cao Xiaoying asked Mrs. Hong to pull her a few times, but she refused to get up, and just knelt down with a stubborn expression on her face.Yuan Xiang had just given birth not long ago. Although it was already spring, it was still warm and cold. The ground was a bit chilly. Cao Xiaoying couldn't bear her to kneel down, so she decided to take her with her after some hesitation. Family, forget it, just keep a few people around.Yuan Xiang's husband is also the steward of the mansion. He is usually very capable, but his background is quite pitiful. He was picked up by Su Jin in a snowy day. He was just ten years old at that time. Coming to the Wu family with the original owner, he can be regarded as a confidant, and he and Yuan Xiang can be regarded as childhood sweethearts.
"Okay, get up, I promise you that's it, you pack up, we'll set off today, it's just hard for Mrs Hong. If you want to stay, buy a little girl to take care of you, and stay alone in this garden I don’t even have anyone to talk to, so I don’t feel at ease after a long time. I haven’t moved the family’s ancestral property. You can keep it for yourself after collecting the land rent. If the master comes back...” Cao Xiaoying I really don’t know how to treat Wu Santong. He is the owner of this place but he has forgotten his identity. If he can wake up one day and go home by himself, leave the things here to him. It would not embarrass an old woman, let alone he was at fault first.
Seeing Madam mentioning the Master with hesitation and confusion, Mrs. Hong hurriedly changed the subject: "Madam, are you planning to leave today? Mrs. Hong will help you and the young master pack your luggage, but where are you going to settle down this trip? Don't know When will we meet again, when the young master comes back, maybe I will be reduced to a dead bone. Sigh, I never thought that such a big change would happen in the family in less than a month. Mrs. Hong still remembers the master holding the young master , the scene of waiting outside the delivery room, see why I said the wrong thing again." Cao Xiaoying had already planned where she was going, and at this time, she notified Mrs. Hong to reassure her: "What did Mrs. Hong say? , your body has always been healthy, and you will live a long life. This time I plan to settle down in Lin'an Mansion. Dali and the Southern Song Dynasty have always had a cold mouth, and I can start my life again in the Southern Song Dynasty. You don’t need to worry about self-defense with money, I will settle down when I get there.”
"Since Madam has made a plan, Mrs. Hong will pack her luggage for Madam. Remember to come back and have a look, Mrs. Hong is still here waiting for you." Madam Hong took Yuan Xiang out of the house as she spoke. Only Cao Xiaoying was left sighing in place, the original owner cared about having such a loyal servant.The servants were very fast, and after packing up their things, they said goodbye in twos and threes. The scene was very sad, and Cao Xiaoying felt uncomfortable watching it.A total of seven people ate at home at noon, and Yuan Xiang's husband, Anping, drove a carriage and took a group of six people on the road.Along the way, they stayed in hotels at the top, and when they encountered a deserted wilderness, they had no choice but to take the sky as their seat and the ground as their seat.It was warm enough for the child and the woman to squeeze in the car, Xiuwen didn't know what happened, he ate and slept all day long, but Dunru seemed to be the governor, and he behaved abnormally along the way.
It is not so exaggerated to open roads and build bridges all the way. It is just that sometimes weeds block the road and you need to swing a knife, and some snakes, rats and ants need to be driven away.Today they came to another mountain range. Although they had walked for more than half a month, they were still some distance away from Lin'an Mansion.For some reason, Cao Xiaoying felt that the atmosphere in the mountain was a little different today. By the way, the woods were a little lively today, but not a single animal was seen.This place is not modern, forest resources are still very rich, and there are also many birds and beasts. People must carry swords to defend themselves when entering the mountains.The flying birds circling low in the sky from time to time, as well as the uninterrupted chirping of insects in the mountains and forests, all foreshadowed something.Cao Xiaoying felt a little dignified for a moment, and hurriedly picked up the sword in hand to protect herself. Seeing her acting like this, Yuan Xiang hugged the two children in her arms tightly, and Cao Xiaoying also pulled Wu Dunru beside her.
Anping, who was driving outside, didn't know about this, and was still humming a little tune leisurely, which made the atmosphere in the car even more tense. Cao Xiaoying secretly prayed that she was worrying unnecessarily, but an arrow flying into the carriage undoubtedly announced her death. Disillusioned. "Anping, stop quickly, there is an ambush in this forest, you take Yuanxiang and they go first, I'll stop." Cao Xiaoying jumped to the top of the carriage, trying to see where the enemy was, and Anping also followed her instructions on the other side. After giving orders, he led the others to the dense jungle behind, and disappeared after a while.Cao Xiaoying couldn't see where the arrow came from for a while, so she used her internal strength to raise her voice: "I don't know which hero is here. Su Jin is passing through the precious land. Please forgive me if there is any disturbance."
The other party didn't respond, but just fired sniper arrows intermittently, making Cao Xiaoying unbearably disturbed, and her mentality was a little impatient. After all, the enemy hiding behind is the most unpredictable.Cao Xiaoying cheered up and carefully explored to find the person who shot the arrow, but the direction kept changing. Could it be more than one person? The situation looked very pessimistic.Cao Xiaoying used the snake-moving raccoon turning technique in the Nine Yin Scriptures to dodge one by one, but the number of arrows suddenly increased, which caught her off guard for a while, so she had to swing her sword to block.In fact, the effect of the white scorpion whip in the Nine Yin Scriptures is even better, but whoever made her leave hastily and thoughtlessly, after this time, she must make a weapon that is handy, otherwise it would not be wronged to remind her sadly.
But after all, the practice time is not long, and it is rare for Cao Xiaoying to persevere until now. A gap showed a flaw, and an arrow flew along.This reminded Cao Xiaoying of the scene in White Snake, the same flying arrow, the same life and death, but I don't know if she is so lucky this time.Sure enough, life and death can best stimulate a person's potential, Cao Xiaoying still avoided it, but the arrow still scratched her shoulder.Just when Cao Xiaoying hugged her shoulders and was about to escape, a group of warriors came out with arrows pointed at Cao Xiaoying.Is she going to confess here today?No, she is not reconciled, if she is a master of martial arts, it won't be the turn of these Xiao Xiaoxiao to act wildly, but why they intercepted and killed her, Wu Sanniang never walked in the rivers and lakes before.
"I advise you to catch it with your hands. It is normal for one or two people to die in the wilderness. Don't just rely on your martial arts skills to die. Ants kill elephants. The arrows in our brothers' hands don't have eyes." One of the leaders The eldest brother stepped forward and shouted. This group of people is probably ordinary martial arts. They dare not approach Cao Xiaoying. Let me open my eyes." Cao Xiaoying's heart suddenly ignited hope, this is someone who sees injustice and draws his sword to help. Sure enough, there are many knights in the world of martial arts, and I hope this one's skill is not too bad.
The elder brother who took the lead didn't seem to care about this, and it's also a poor place here, who would come here alone, only Cao Xiaoying who was on the way from Dali, and he had to pass this road to Lin'an Mansion.I heard before that bandits often haunt here. At that time, Cao Xiaoying didn't care much. She thought it was like in a TV series. Three or two little thieves shouted that I planted this tree, and I opened this road. I want to pass by from now on. Leave the road money.Who would have thought that the real scene would be like this, TV dramas are really harmful, now we can only count on the hero who made his voice just now, why hasn't he shown up yet?