Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

Unlike the smoky and chaotic backyard, the front yard was filled with clinking glasses, laughter and the sound of stringed instruments.

After treatment, the health of the head of the Yu family has improved significantly. During the New Year, he hosted a banquet for the managers under the Yu family and the soldiers in the military camp.

As they drank and chatted, the unruly man, under the influence of alcohol, began to behave in a dissolute manner with his arms around the singing girl.

The atmosphere in the whole living room is very harmonious.

Yu Shida came back and sat down, raised his glass and took a few gulps.

"Hey, hey, General Yu, you can't drink much, you dare not drink so much, otherwise you will have to go out and vomit again." The subordinate next to him laughed.

Yu Shida was in a good mood, "I can still drink this little bit of wine."

The head of the Yu family, who was sitting at the top, looked at him, patted the seat next to him, and waved at him.

"Shida, come and talk to me."

Yu Shida stood up, filled the glass with wine, stood in front of Patriarch Yu, and said respectfully, "Patriarch, thank you for your cultivation. I toast you!"

"Good! Good! Good!" After saying good three times, the head of the Yu family raised the glass and drank it all.

As soon as the two put down their cups, they heard servants coming in hurriedly.

"Master, Master Cai has something important to report."

Young Master Cai followed Captain Cai to Xihe County to transport goods. Yu Shida's eyes suddenly lit up, "Are Captain Cai and the others back?"

The servant shook his head and said, "I didn't see Captain Cai. It was Young Master Cai and the steward who came with a man."

"Please invite the person in quickly." said the head of the Yu family.

If you have any questions, please come in and ask.

Young Master Cai looked haggard, his face was covered in dust, his hair was messy, his clothes were torn, and he looked very disheveled.

Seeing Yu Shida, he had been frightened all the way, and the pent-up emotions burst out at this moment, and he burst into tears and cried to him.

"General Yu, my brother is dead!"

Yu Shicheng stood up suddenly, "What did you say?"

"My brother is dead!" Young Master Cai repeated, crying and speaking incoherently, "Everyone was killed."

The corners of Patriarch Yu's mouth twitched slightly, and he asked with a sullen face, "Who killed them?"

Young Master Cai shook his head, "I don't know, I don't know those people."

Yu Shicheng looked at the man behind him, "Who is he?"

The man took two steps forward, without any greeting, and glared at Patriarch Yu fiercely.

"My name is Xinming, and I am from Dongying."

Yu Shida and the head of the Yu family looked at each other.

Patriarch Yu bowed to Xinming and said, "Master Xinming, you have come from afar. I wonder what brings you here?"

Xin Ming said, "Since the second half of last year, all the ships and people sent out by my family have not returned. I was ordered to lead people to Xihe to investigate the situation. I didn't expect that the dignified head of the Yu family would be a treacherous villain. Not only did he massacre my compatriots, he also destroyed several ships of my family."

"If I hadn't been lucky, I wouldn't be standing here."

Yu Shida heard him making such random accusations and stopped him in a stern voice, "Master Xinming, don't make such nonsense. Our Yu family does things uprightly. When have we ever killed your people or destroyed your ships?"

The more Patriarch Yu listened, the more frightened he became. He pointed at Young Master Cai and said, "You! Tell me what's going on?"

Young Master Cai, who was called upon, hiccuped and recounted everything that had happened after they arrived in Xihe County.

"In other words, you didn't see how your brother and the others were killed?" Yu Shida asked.

Young Master Cai nodded and gestured, "When I was hiding in the woods, I saw them dragging my brother's body to bury it. My brother's stomach had a huge hole and his intestines had fallen out."

After Young Master Cai finished speaking, the bloody scene reappeared in his mind and he couldn't help but dry heave.

"That means all the thirty-odd people sent out were slaughtered." Patriarch Yu murmured.

Xin Ming continued, "Not only that, but also the people in my family, we have not found them alive, and we have not found their bodies after they died."

"When did it start?" asked the Immortal Lord of the Yu family.

Xinming shrugged, "I don't know. This is my second time going to Xihe County in such a long time."

"Check! Check thoroughly!"

Because he was too excited, Master Yu spat out a mouthful of blood which splattered onto the delicious food on the table.

Yu Shida rushed forward and supported him, "Master!"

The managers and soldiers under him did not dare to be presumptuous anymore and hurriedly let go of the singing girl who dared not even breathe.

Patriarch Yu leaned softly against Yu Shida and said weakly, "Have someone take Master Xinming down to settle down. Send Captain Cai and those soldiers to comfort them."

"Okay, I understand. You're not feeling well. Go back and rest first."

He called the servants to help Master Yu go downstairs to rest.

Yu Xunmei arrived late at this time and turned a blind eye to the chaos in the living room. She had just stood at the door and had heard the general idea of ​​what had happened.

"The doctor is in Aunt Tao's courtyard. Go and ask him to come and see father."

"Arrange a room for this young man."

She arranged everything in an orderly manner. Seeing the scantily clad singing girls kneeling on the ground, she called the servants and said, "Give these girls a red envelope. My family has something to do today, so please come another day."

The singing girls kowtowed to express their gratitude, put on their cloaks and followed the servants out of the hall.

After giving the order, Yu Xunmei glanced at Yu Shida, her eyes flickering with a hint of charm.

"As for the matter in Xihe County, you can arrange for someone to investigate. I will not interfere."

Yu Shida lowered his head and looked straight at her, with a fiery flame burning in his eyes. After a while, he said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, leave everything to me."

After such a big incident, Yu Shida and his soldiers hurriedly left. Other managers did not dare to stay any longer and found excuses to leave.

The huge living room was empty in an instant.

Yu Xunmei was wearing gorgeous clothes and standing in the middle of the hall, looking at the table full of leftovers with disgust on her face.

She turned around and left slowly, and the steward then tiptoed in with the servants to clean up.

Begonia Court

The girls who went to the Yu family for the banquet came back so early, and the madam did not ask many questions. She just told the girls to go back and rest early.

Liu Sisi was sitting in front of the dressing table taking off the hairpins on her head. The maid serving her was tall and pretty.

She winked at the maid, and the two of them went into the inner room.

"You go out, put the clothes aside and wash them tomorrow. I want to rest." Liu Sisi's voice came from the bed.

"Yes!" The maid responded softly, tiptoed out of the room and closed the door.

Half an hour later, the Nanzhou City, which was already under curfew, was silent, and a ghostly figure as fast as lightning leaped out of the city wall of Nanzhou City.

"There's a ghost, sister, I'm scared!" Lin Chunfang pointed at the black shadow that leaped past and trembled while hugging Lin Dongmei.

Lin Dongmei patted Lin Chunfang on the back and said, "There are no ghosts in the world, don't be afraid!"

When the two sisters left home, the city gate was closed, so they waited until dawn to leave the city.

Outside the city, at the foot of a mountain far away from the official road, there is a man and a horse waiting at Shili Pavilion at nightfall.

I waited all night and returned at sunrise.

The dark shadow coming out of Nanzhou Prefecture ran quickly to the foot of the mountain, and the two sides exchanged secret signals and connected.

After a while, a man on horseback came onto the official road and galloped towards the south.