After being rejected, he emptied the mansion and went into exile

Shen Jinyao was driving the carriage in front, Datian was sitting outside the carriage, and Xiaotian lifted the curtain and looked at the road.

Datian showed Shen Jinyao the way, but Shen Jinyao found that the road was getting more and more off-track.

Shen Jinyao chatted with Datian on the way.

"Datian, why did something happen in Wanxi Village?"

Datian lowered his head when he heard this.

Shen Jinyao didn't say anything, just waiting for Datian's answer.

Datian was silent for a moment, then said, "Actually, I'm not entirely sure. I just know there's a man named Wang Da in the village."

"This person is extremely domineering. Ever since I was a child, his family has always bullied boys and girls, stealing everything."

Shen Jinyao: "Then doesn't your village have a village chief? Isn't there anyone dissatisfied with their family?"

Datian: "If everyone is dissatisfied, what's the point?"

Shen Jinyao was puzzled, why was it useless?

Can’t so many people defeat a family?

There are unreasonable and domineering families in every village, but none of them are so serious as to destroy the village.

Xiaotian said, "Wang Da's relative is the county magistrate of the government office."

Shen Jinyao: "No wonder, then why was the village destroyed?"

Datian recalled what happened that day and said, "Many people in the village didn't come back because they went out to earn money with Wang Da."

"Those people were the pillars of their families, but Wang Da came back on his own. The villagers came to settle accounts with the Wang family, and the Wang family tried to escape but failed, so they were dealt with by the villagers."

"The next day..."

Datian seemed to be thinking of some bad memories, and his voice was a little low.

Said: "The next day, the county magistrate brought people and began to surround the village."

"The young men were taken away directly, and the older ones were basically beaten to death. The women were also tied up, and no one knows where they went."

"My brother and I escaped the disaster because we went up the mountain to chop firewood. But our grandparents died because of it..."

Shen Jinyao felt a little strange. She said, "If we massacre the whole village for such a small matter, that would be too much trouble."

"I mean, there has to be something else going on here."

Datian thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it was because some people wanted to go to the provincial government to appeal for justice, and some said they wanted to go to the Shangjing City to file a complaint with the emperor."

Shen Jinyao felt that this reason should be the real reason.

That means Wanxi Village must have some unspeakable secret.

She asked, "What do you mean by making money?"

Datian: "I heard they were going to Yanzhou, apparently to dig for iron ore."

Shen Jinyao was stunned. What a coincidence?

Is it because Wanxi Village is special, or is it that every insignificant village in Jiuzhou Country will drag people to their deaths?

Shen Jinyao didn't continue talking because she knew that if she asked further, Datian wouldn't know the answer.

She didn't ask any more questions, and Datian didn't say anything else.

Datian didn't know why Brother Jin wanted to go to Wanxi Village. This person must be no ordinary person.

It takes about three days to get from the county seat to Wanxi Village.

Along the way, Shen Jinyao spent most of her time rushing on the road.

In less than three days, they arrived at Wanxi Village.

Shen Jinyao looked at the unremarkable village in front of her. The village was not big, at least smaller than Changshou Village.

She looked around and found that Wanxi Village was in a very good location.

There are mountains behind and a road ahead.

No matter what you do on this road, you can escape.

Walking in the village, a sense of desolation hits you.

Most of the houses have their gates wide open.

The yard was overgrown with weeds and the doors and windows were in tatters.

Shen Jinyao gave the silver to Datian and signaled that they could go back.

Datian took the silver in his hand, which was enough for the two brothers to live for three months.

He said, "I wonder what Brother Jin is looking for? We should be more familiar with the village."

Shen Jinyao thought for a moment and said, "I'm here to look for someone. Someone told me that my family is trapped here, so I came to look for them."

"If you follow me, it might be dangerous."

Shen Jinyao didn't want Datian to accompany her, but doing so would put the two children in danger.

So she asked the two children to go back first.

When Datian heard this, he thought it made sense, so he nodded and said goodbye to Shen Jinyao.

"Brother Jin, then I'll go with Xiaotian."

Shen Jinyao waved goodbye to the two of them.

Then she began to search one house after another, and she remained vigilant at all times because she was worried about an ambush.

In her hand was the special chili powder that Lanlan had brought for her.

If you encounter danger, the first thing you should do is to throw away the chili powder.

She placed all the weapons that could be used in the space in obvious places.

If she needed anything, she asked her to take it out quickly.

According to Datian, Wanxi Village is not big and has only two main streets.

That is, South Street and North Street.

There are more than thirty alleys in the middle, and each alley has about ten households.

It was indeed difficult for Shen Jinyao to find it.

She first went to look for a few families whose houses were built better.

After turning the place upside down, there was still no sign of anyone.

Just when Shen Jinyao was about to leave the yard, footsteps suddenly came from outside the yard.

Judging from the sound, it should be coming towards her.

I don’t know who he is, but since he is still here, he must not be an ordinary person.

Shen Jinyao took the machete and hid behind the door.

When the footsteps got closer, Shen Jinyao waited for the other party to enter the yard.

"Brother Jin."

"Where are you?"

Shen Jinyao heard the sound and came out.

"I am here."

Shen Jinyao didn't expect that the people who came to find her were Datian and Xiaotian who had returned.

"Why are you back?"

When the two brothers saw the weapon in Shen Jinyao's hand, they couldn't help but step back.

Xiaotian said: "My brother said that Brother Jin is a good person and we should come to help you."

Datian nodded. In the past six months since the incident in the village, he and his brother have been living a life of begging.

Every day I was either bullied or hungry.

Shen Jinyao was the first person to take the initiative to give them food.

Although she came to them for something, she is also a reliable person.

Originally, the two brothers thought that after taking Shen Jinyao to Wanxi Village, they would help her find the person.

Who knew that when they arrived here, Shen Jinyao said that it might be dangerous here, so she asked the two of them to go back.

Although Datian and Xiaotian grew up with their grandparents, they knew from a young age that they should repay a drop of kindness with a spring of water.

And if there is danger in the village, wouldn’t Brother Jin himself be in even greater danger?

The two brothers discussed this and ran back before they had gone far.

Shen Jinyao didn't expect the two brothers to come back, but it was too late to let them go now.

We can only take one step at a time.

Shen Jinyao: "Do you know of any secluded places in the village where we can hide people?"

After hearing this, Datian immediately thought of a place.

"Brother Jin, come with me."