Wang Li was somewhat sarcastic when he was rebutted.

Wu Ya'er asked: "She came to your village before?"

The old man nodded proudly: "And what a coincidence, it was my house that came. The rain at that time was much heavier than it is now. We were robbed by bandits during the day. Some of us were killed and injured. I was almost beaten to death.

My leg was broken, and I hid in the house crying. Suddenly I heard someone calling the door. What could my broken door block? The bandits kicked it to pieces, but the person calling the door was always outside, just waiting for my answer.

Then I was willing to go in. I boldly held up the lamp and looked outside, and I saw it at a glance..."

Wang Li pretended not to care at the side and listened carefully. Hearing this, he couldn't help but ask: "What did you see?"

"I saw the lady standing in the clouds and clouds." The old man's expression seemed to be back to that day, his rosy face shining brightly.

The clouds were still steaming and the clouds were shining brightly. Wang Li thought that he might be dazzled and couldn't see clearly, but he didn't say anything this time.

Wu Yaer smiled.

"Later, my wife stayed at my place for one night," the old man said. "She wanted to leave the next day and gave me the money. I didn't want it, so she said, I'll help you get revenge."

He pointed outside.

"Madam personally led people up the mountain to suppress the bandits and rescued our relatives."

He also rescued his mother. Wu Yaer looked outside and saw that the rain outside had stopped.

"Let's go up the mountain and have a look." He stood up and said.

The old man smiled and said: "The mountain has been taken care of and there are signs. You can also hire a guide from our village to explain it."

We also made signs and explained everything. Wang Li was holding his forehead from behind.

"We don't need a guide. We just have nothing to do and just have a look." Wu Ya'er said, smiling again, "But we have to stay at my father-in-law's house tonight. Is it convenient?"

The old man smiled happily: "It's convenient and convenient. I've built two new houses in the past two years, which can accommodate more than a dozen people."

Wu Yaer said hello with a smile, walked out with Wang Li and others, and followed the direction pointed by the father-in-law.

The father-in-law watched them leave, then turned around and called out the boy from the next door family, asking him to write down the names of fifteen people who claimed to be businessmen, their foreign accents, age, appearance, etc...

"There are too many people." The child squatted in the yard, holding a pen and writing crookedly, complaining, "It's too troublesome to write."

The father-in-law scolded: "Don't be lazy, study hard and practice calligraphy. The queen has taken regular subjects and will take the exam to become a scholar when you grow up."

The little boy bit his pen: "My father actually only knows a few words, but he can't teach me anything..."

"Xiao Qian said that the county is going to open a county school." My father-in-law said, "I'll just ask him to send you to school then."

The child was immediately happy. It didn't matter whether he studied or not. Thinking of the bustling markets in the city, all kinds of food, and the sideshows, his mouth watered immediately. He didn't need his father-in-law to urge him to write quickly.

...

...

Following the obviously man-made mountain road, we soon reached the halfway point of the mountain. Wang Li looked at the words "bandit cave" written on the big stone on the roadside and laughed, thinking of what else was there along the way.

On the battlefield...I really convinced these villagers...

The group of people soon arrived at the cave. The cave had not been repaired and was dilapidated. There were also faint traces of fire.

"Weapons were hidden here at that time. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, the queen took the initiative to set fire to it," Hu Aqi said, "pretending to destroy the corpses and eliminate traces."

A few people took a look here, and then followed the instructions to see where the people were in trouble...a mountain stream. The stones here were carved in detail with how many people were killed and thrown down at that time.

From a bird's eye view, there are no bones inside.

Most of the bones were from nearby mountain people and were brought back for burial by their relatives. There were also some passers-by who became ownerless and were buried by the queen.

There is only one tomb on the cliff with no inscription.

"That's it." Hu Aqi said, "Yuanji said that he asked the surviving villagers to identify the body and bury Que'er here."

Wu Ya'er took the baggage handed over by Wang Li and said: "This girl was bought by Aunt Wan. She is hardworking and smart. Aunt Wan is also very relaxed. She even praised her to the brothers who went to visit her."

Aunt Wan was already ill at that time and said that with this girl here, my mother would have someone to take care of her in the future.

Hu Aqi said: "Yuan Ji said that she jumped off the cliff while holding a bandit in her arms. She was very brave."

Wu Ya'er nodded, placed the sacrifices in front of the grave, and said thank you: "My mother is fine now."

He stood up and looked around...

"The other people who escorted my aunt were killed at the foot of the mountain." Hu Aqi said, "The bones can't be found."

Wu Yaer opened a pot of wine and poured it around in front of the grave: "You can rest in peace."

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...

After returning to the village from the mountain, my husband cooked a large pot of broth for dinner. The villagers also helped take care of the horses and fed them good beans. The village women also helped wash the clothes that were wet by the rain, ensuring that they could be baked in one night.

Dry.

Everyone had enough to eat and drink, put on new clothes from the villagers, and had a good sleep in a clean room.

However, some people couldn't sleep. Wu Ya'er lay on the bed and listened to Wang Li on the other side counting money to Hu Aqi.

"....You don't have to pay for ginger soup, but you have to pay some money to eat other people's broth."

"...You don't have to pay for cleaning the horses, but you have to pay for the beans."

"...You don't have to pay for washing clothes, but you have to pay for wearing new clothes."

"....Old Hu, I feel something is wrong. Are we being ripped off?"

"...What are you talking about? How can you be a zai? People have said that it is thanks to the kindness of the Empress that we can live a good life today. This is repaying it to the Empress... We give money, not to them.

It’s also for the Queen.”

Listening to the conversation between the two of them, Wu Ya'er smiled and turned over and closed his eyes to sleep. The voices gradually faded away. The sound of rain came again in his ears. It seemed that it was raining again. A thunder made Wu Ya'er open his eyes.

.

There was darkness in front of him, but his keen instinct made him wake up for a moment. This was not the place where he slept, and he was not sleeping.

Wu Yaer stood in the heavy rain. The darkness in front of him gradually dissipated. There was a fire, there were cries and men's laughter. The firelight reflected the swords in the hands of the men's waists.

A group of women were pushed and pulled, their clothes were messy.

A woman suddenly ran out of it, and a man laughed playfully and stretched out his hand to stop her. The woman hugged him and screamed, rushing towards the edge of the cliff and disappearing instantly.

The laughing men rushed to the edge of the cliff, shouting and cursing.

It was a dream. Wu Ya'er relaxed his body. He went to the mountain to pay homage during the day, so he probably dreamed about this.

He looked up at the sky and saw the rain hitting his face. It was not the colorless, tasteless, unconscious, and biting coldness in his previous dreams.

This dream is very real.

He lowered his head, and his slack body tightened again. There were no yelling men or crying women in front of him, only corpses lying on the ground.

And he stood among the corpses, looking at a familiar face.
Chapter completed!