Li Beifeng stood outside the yard, looking at the farmhouse yard in front of him quietly.

This is an extremely simple thatched yard, even more dilapidated than Li Beifeng's house when he was in Lijia Village.

Li Beifeng was still a two-bedroom apartment at that time. Although it was a little old, the house was still complete and clean.

But the farmhouse in front of me is dilapidated and looks a bit desolate.

The short thatched hut, the dilapidated gate, the yard is also pitiful, and in the backyard of the farm house, you can vaguely see an open space.

There seemed to be some crops planted on the open space.

At this time, at the entrance of the courtyard, a peasant woman was washing her clothes.

The weather was cool, and the peasant woman was wearing a thick cotton coat and her hands were soaked in the cold water, which was frozen red.

However, she ignored her and washed her clothes very seriously.

The peasant woman was about forty years old. Perhaps it was because of her years of hard work that she looked haggard and her skin was even older. But in a vague way, she could still see some of her youthful appearance from her eyebrows.

This peasant woman was the one mentioned by the shopkeeper who might be the palace maid of the Northern Qi royal family.

Originally, Li Beifeng just wanted to inquire, but what surprised him was the other party's attitude. The old peasant woman's attitude was obviously a little cold, and she was very indifferent to Li Beifeng's problem. From beginning to end, she didn't even look up at Li Beifeng.

"Auntie, don't worry, I have no malice. I just heard others say it, so I'm a little curious..."

Li Beifeng tried hard to make his tone very kind, and a very kind smile appeared on his face, trying his best to prove that he had no other purpose.

However... his plan failed.

The old peasant woman in the yard still didn't look at him directly.

The tone was still relatively cold, "I said, you found the wrong person. I really don't have any Northern Qi palace maids here, they are all spreading things blindly..."

Li Beifeng frowned slightly.

He always felt that the tone of the peasant woman in front of him was a bit cold... the more he did, the more he felt it was not normal.

To be honest, if someone asks me normally, it shouldn't be the attitude, right? Unless... there is a ghost in your heart?

Li Beifeng narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at the old peasant woman.

Seeing her diligently finishing her clothes, she waited until she got up and raised her head.

Only then did Li Beifeng seem to have discovered something.

This old peasant woman had a hollow eyes and no spirit.

she……

Can't you see the eyes?

Immediately afterwards, Li Beifeng saw the old peasant woman pick up the washing basin in front of her, groping step by step, and coming to the gate of the yard. After leaving the yard, he slowly groping to the river not far behind the yard.

She walked very slowly every step, and she needed to explore for a while every step she took to confirm whether there were obstacles ahead. She only breathed a sigh of relief when she reached the riverside.

Seeing this scene, Li Beifeng frowned even deeper.

She is indeed a blind man!

This surprised him a little.

However, after hesitating for a while, Li Beifeng followed him to the riverside.

As if he heard the footsteps behind him, the old peasant woman who was washing clothes by the river paused and then continued to wash clothes.

Li Beifeng appeared not far from the river, looked at the old peasant woman, hesitated for a while, and spoke again.

"Aunt, I don't know what you may have to do or want to hide your identity. But I promise you that I do not have malice... You also know that Northern Qi has been destroyed for almost twenty years, and all the grievances of that year have long since returned to dust and soil."

"I'm here to find you today. I just have some secrets about that year. I want to ask you for advice. I don't know if I can tell you? I will be grateful for it..."

The peasant woman paused again, this time, she paused for a moment.

After a while, she still kept her voice calmly and a little cold: "Young Master, you really recognized the wrong person. I don't know what you are talking about."

have to!

It's a waste of effort!

She simply does not recognize her identity.

Seeing this, Li Beifeng had no choice.

People were unwilling to admit it, and no matter how much he asked, it would be useless. It seemed that they could only look for others and look for them.

Li Beifeng did not entangle anymore and stood up and left.

The remaining old peasant woman was still squatting by the river, washing her clothes on her hands.

I don't know how long it took, but she suddenly stopped the movements in her hand. Looking ahead, she was silent for a long time in her empty eyes. At some point, she seemed to have a look of sadness.

...

Leaving the riverside, Li Beifeng did not leave for the time being, but walked around this small village for a few times.

The small village is not big, and it is only two or three miles away from the county town. It is estimated that there are only 40 or 50 households.

Compared with the bustling Chaoyang County dozens of miles away, such a small village is indeed very inconspicuous.

The village was deserted and there were very few people. After walking around twice, Li Beifeng finally saw a figure in a piece of land outside the village.

An old man in his forties or fifties, with dark skin, short and strong stature, he looked like a man who had been doing farm work all year round.

"Old man!"

Li Beifeng stood by the land and shouted.

The old man who was originally doing farm work turned around and looked at Li Beifeng on the roadside, with a look of surprise in his eyes.

A strange face?

It’s so pure that it’s obvious that they are scholars from the city. If these scholars don’t stay in the city, why do they go to a remote country like them?

"Is there anything wrong?" the old man asked.

"That's right, old man, I came from the county town. Are you from this village? I have something to ask you about..."

Li Beifeng spoke.

Unexpectedly, the old man just glanced at Li Beifeng with a squinted look, and seemed a little impatient, and waved his hand: "Don't you see I'm busy?"

After saying that, the old man turned around and continued to work hard.

He didn't have time to pay attention to such scholars.

I guess I didn't know what was wrong with something and ran here to experience life. Asking things and asking things seemed very mentally retarded... He didn't have time to pay attention.

Li Beifeng was stunned for a moment, but was a little surprised by the old man's attitude.

But after a moment, he realized again. Then he reached into his arms and touched it, and took out something.

"Old man!"

"What are you doing... I say I don't have time to pay attention to..."

The old man turned around impatiently and was about to scold the Bai Jing scholar. When he turned around and saw what Li Beifeng had in his hand, he suddenly swallowed the words he had said.

He saw Li Beifeng stretching out one hand, something on his hand.

What is that?

That was... a ingot of white silver!

When he saw the silver, the old man's eyes lit up instantly.

In the eyes, there is an unconcealed desire for greed.

The impact of this silver ingot is too great. The old man has never had so much silver in his life.

A brief look, it must be at least ten taels.

At this moment, Li Beifeng looked at the old man with a smile: "Old man, answer my questions, this money is yours...how?"

The old man couldn't help swallowing his saliva, his tone trembled, and he said excitedly: "Really?"

"Of course, I never lie!"

Li Beifeng threw the silver into the air and landed it in his hand again.

The old man's eyes followed Li Beifeng's hand into the air and came back.

The next second, he quickly came to Li Beifeng. He said enthusiastically and with great enthusiasm, "Young Master, what do you want to ask... Ask casually, I will tell you, I have lived in this village for decades, and no one is more familiar with this place than me..."

“…”

As the saying goes, money can make the devil push the grind.

The old man in front of him fully proves the authenticity of this sentence.

After seeing the silver, the old man's attitude suddenly turned 120 degrees. He bowed and talked about everything in front of Li Beifeng.

Li Beifeng nodded with satisfaction, glanced at the old man, pointed to a direction in the village behind him, and asked, "I ask you, do you know that the family at the end of your village is that blind old man. Do you know her?"

The old man looked in the direction of Li Beifeng's finger, was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized: "Are you talking about that blind old woman? She, of course I know..."
To be continued...