After living a new life for my neighbor's grandmother, I traveled through the book again

Yang Jixia left home without saying goodbye, and it was on his wedding night.

If it were just like this, he wouldn't be so nervous when he returned home this time.

What really gave him a headache was that no matter what Tong Jia said or the information he sent people to inquire about, most of them said that when he ran away from home, he took away most of the family's property, which made his mother so angry that she had a stroke and became paralyzed.

But actually?

He only took his savings and some food from the new house, and nothing else.

He didn't know how to prove his innocence, nor did he know how to convince his paralyzed mother that he didn't do those things.

Thinking of this, he looked at Tong Jia and felt his head hurt even more.

Not only is he unable to prove his innocence now, but Tong Jia is also the kind of person who refuses to suffer any loss.

Looking at the provocative look she gave him just now, Yang Jixia felt that he would not be able to have a good New Year.

This guy who is enjoying the fun may not be planning something bad.

But now, everyone was on the boat and he had no way of asking directly.

He sighed helplessly and walked to the stern to chat with the boatman.

In fact, it would be a lie to say that Tong Jia was not afraid of the Yang family at all.

However, she felt that Tao Junle, Tian Ma and Rong Xinzhi were by her side. Apart from Tao Junle, she was the only one who had direct contact with the Yang family.

If even she showed her fear, these two people would probably become even more panicked.

It's okay for Tian's mother, but it's not certain for Rong Xinzhi. Given her nature of being paranoid about everything, she might just jump ship midway.

Turning his gaze to Yang Jixia who was chatting with the boatman at the stern, Tong Jia felt that this person was reliable in other matters, but he could not be relied upon at all when it came to dealing with his family.

In order to be in the best condition when dealing with the Yang family.

Tong Jia leaned back in the cabin with her eyes closed, still thinking about how the different people from the Yang family would act when they saw her, and what preparations she should make.

At this moment, she felt a warmth coming from the palm of her hand.

When I opened my eyes, I saw it was Tao Junle's hand. He held his right hand with both hands, pretending to warm his hand with one hand, but actually covering the movement of the other hand.

The index finger of his other hand tapped out Morse code on the palm of his right hand.

Meaning: Don't be afraid, sister. I'm grown up now and can protect you. No matter what happens, don't kneel to the Yang family again.

It seems that the actions of showing weakness that he had taken in order to leave the Yang family smoothly left a deep impression on Tao Junle.

Tong Jia held Tao Junle's hand and told him silently: I will protect myself this time, don't worry.

The two smiled at each other, sat facing the same direction, leaned against the cabin, and began to close their eyes to rest.

Not long after closing her eyes to rest, Tong Jia really fell asleep.

She didn't know how long she slept before she was awakened by the sound of hammers hitting something.

When he opened his eyes, he saw that the river was frozen on the only way to Yang's house. The boatman thought it was just thin ice and wanted to break it with a hammer and then row the boat across.

As a result, after hitting the ice several times with a hammer, the surface did not change.

When Tong Jia woke up, she heard the boatman say, "There's nothing we can do. If the ice is this thick here, it must be the same up ahead.

There are two routes. One is that I take you to Hou County, and you can rent a car from there to go back. Of course, I'm not sure if the river to Hou County is frozen.

Another option is for us to return along the same route, but the fare is determined by negotiation and must be the same.

Think about it first. I have to push the boat out further away. If we stay on the ice for too long, we'll freeze together. Then, everyone on the boat will just freeze to death on the river."

After the boatman finished speaking, he stood up and went to row the boat.

From Tong Jia's point of view, she just saw the corner of the lip curled up.

It seems there is something fishy going on!

Tong Jia walked out of the cabin, pretending to have just woken up and asking as if she knew nothing, "What's wrong?"

Yang Jixia said with a bitter face: "The river is frozen, and the ice is very thick. It is impossible to row the boat across.

Either go to Hou County or go back home.

I'm just wondering what we should do?

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the boatman has said that he will not sail tomorrow. I guess the coachman will say the same.

If we can't go back today, we'll have to wait until after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month for the boat to return. Let's..."

"Let's go to Hou County." Tong Jia made the decision directly.

"Ah? Go directly to Hou County? But the boatman just said that he is not sure whether there is such thick ice on the road to Hou County. It is very likely that we will have to return by the same route." Although Yang Jixia is eager to go home, based on the principle of safety first, he is now inclined to return by the same route.

So, when I heard Tong Jia say that she wanted to go to Hou County, I still wanted to persuade her.

Tong Jia deliberately raised her voice and said, "My second sister-in-law's husband's family is in Hou County. They just went back yesterday afternoon. There must be no problem with the river over there.

Even if there was a problem, they were able to go back yesterday. It was only one night, and the ice was not frozen solid. Now they are rowing the boat over, and the sun is at its hottest. If they use a hammer to knock on it, there should be no problem reaching Hou County.

The Diao family is a well-known family in Hou County. Even if there are no cars for rent in the car dealership outside, my second brother-in-law will definitely let our family car take us home."

"Yes, yes, yes, elder sister, when the time comes, I will just spend the New Year at my second sister's house.

She has few relatives, so you won't be embarrassed in front of your mother-in-law, sisters-in-law, and sister-in-law." Rong Xinzhi also said excitedly.

God knows, when Tong Jia was asleep, she almost tore the corners of her clothes, and she really didn't want to face those relatives of the Yang family.

Not to mention knowing in advance that they were not people to be trifled with, even if they were all mild-tempered, she still wouldn't want to go.

Curiosity is human nature. Knowing that she came back from Shanghai, and then asking about her age, I couldn't help but ask about her marriage.

Whether you are divorced or a widow, it is not nice to talk about it in this era.

She regretted more than once that she should have left with Rong Xinzi yesterday and should not have stayed with Tong Jia (Rong Xintong) because she was afraid that Diao Yongting would hit her.

I am Diao Yongting's sister-in-law. Unless he is extremely angry, he will not attack me.

But it was different for the Yang family. She was not afraid of the cold words, but she was worried that someone would take away the money from selling the house that she would rely on for the rest of her life under the guise of caring for her.

This was also what she was most worried about after hearing about the mysterious burglary in Yang Jixia and Tong Jia's home on their wedding night.

Now, the Diao family is small, and as long as you stay in your room, your property will be safe.

After the New Year, she will go to the provincial capital with her eldest sister to find her eldest brother and mother. From then on, she will live in the provincial capital under the protection of her eldest brother.

Tong Jia didn't know what she was thinking. If she knew, she would definitely mourn for the child's intelligence.

Among five brothers and sisters, she chose to rely on the most conscienceless one. It is foreseeable how miserable her future will be.

Of course, these things are not within Tong Jia's consideration now.

She was now obsessed with figuring out what the boatman was up to.

Seeing Yang Jixia's distressed look, Tong Jia pulled him to the bow of the boat.

Tong Jia asked, "How much did it cost you to charter this boat?"

Yang Jixia said: "Two silver dollars."

"You are such a sucker. If the boatman doesn't cheat you, who else will he cheat?" Tong Jia was afraid that the boatman would hear her, so she tried to keep her voice as low as possible.

Yang Jixia looked at her in confusion and defended himself, "It's almost the New Year, and I didn't want to continue sailing. I persuaded him with all my might.

Two silver dollars isn't much, this price in Shanghai can only be..."

"Is this Shanghai? Do you know how much a boat ride costs per person here during normal times? It's two to three cents, and during the Lunar New Year it goes up to five cents at most.

There are only five of us, and you gave him two silver dollars. Isn't this telling others that I have money but don't understand prices? " Tong Jia was very angry.

It's not that she is stingy with the lower class people. If the boatman can safely take them to their destination, she will give him the two silver dollars.

But looking at the boatman's current actions, it was obvious that he didn't want to take her to the destination as agreed, so she couldn't suffer this loss in vain.

Under normal circumstances, Yang Jixia would not have made such a low-level mistake.

I was really homesick, but I also felt that we were all from the same hometown, and they were really sailing in such a cold weather, so I was willing to give them the money.

Now after hearing what Tong Jia said, he finally understood.

He sighed and said, "It's my fault. I only thought about going home and ignored many problems.

What do you think we should do now?"

Yang Jixia admitted his mistake, and Tong Jia's tone softened.

He looked back at the boatman, then pulled Yang Jixia two steps outside before whispering, "There are only two situations now.

This is one situation and also the worst situation. The boatman himself is not a good person. Whether he goes back or goes to Houxian County, it is just his excuse. In fact, he wants to kill people and rob them of their money.

Then we have to clean up the mess.

In addition to his body, there is also the address information you left in the shipping company. You need to consider carefully whether to find a way to erase it or find someone else to replace him.

Compared with this situation, the second situation is simpler.

He was just an ordinary boatman who was tempted by money and wanted to make more money.

Maybe we can go back the same way, and when he thinks the time is right, he will take the initiative to take us back, so that he can get two payments.

Even if we don't return and go directly to Hou County, he might still be able to earn a commission from the carriage and horse business."

"So you deliberately said that we can use Diao's car to go home just now, just to test his background?" Yang Jixia asked.

Tong Jia nodded and said, “When he heard about the Diao family just now, I felt a hint of disdain in his eyes.

I don’t know if he has a grudge against the Diao family, or if he never intended to take us to Hou County.

Anyway, he completely ignored the Diao family.

So, I tend to think he is the first case."

Yang Jixia nodded and said, "Okay, I understand.

Wait a minute, you guys just stay in the cabin and protect yourselves.

Leave this boatman to me, I'll keep an eye on him!"

Tong Jia nodded, returned to the cabin, lowered the curtain, and stopped looking outside.

Until the sound of fighting was heard outside, Tong Jia winked at Tian Ma, and she understood and said, "Maybe they are approaching the shore. It's the sound from the shore. I'll go out and take a look."

After Tian Ma left, Tao Junle sat down next to the curtain, ready to fight at any time.

Tong Jia hugged Rong Xinzhi's head and covered her ears with her hands to ensure that she could not hear or see anything.

About ten minutes later, they heard Tian Ma say, "Ma'am, we've reached the shore, but this place doesn't seem right."

Tong Jia then let go of Rong Xinzhi and left the cabin.

Looking at the long mountains on the shore, Tong Jia was speechless.

There was no voice navigation or GPS positioning these days, so she really had no idea where this place with mountains on one side and water on the other was!

After Yang Jixia caught her breath, she asked, "Do you know where this is?"

Yang Jixia shook his head, looked down at his watch, then looked up at the sun and said, "I seem to have fallen. According to the watch hands and the angle of the sun, we should have walked west after leaving your hometown county.

But I always felt that it was going east, towards my home.

I haven't been to the west, have you been there?"

Tong Jia shook her head. Neither of them had been here before, and it was the first time for Tian Ma and Tao Junle to come here.

They could only pin their hopes on Rong Xinzhi to find out where this place was.

It's a pity that the farthest place Rong Xinzhi has been to in her life is Shanghai. Apart from that, it's only in town.

She looked at the towering mountains and then at the cold river water, and couldn't help bursting into tears.

She cried about her miserable life, and no matter how Tian's mother tried to comfort her, she couldn't stop crying.

The crying also made Yang Jixia, Tong Jia and others ignore the footsteps coming down the mountain.

Even Tao Junle, who had always had good hearing, couldn't stand Rong Xinzhi's evil voice, so he covered his ears tightly with his hands and missed the opportunity to hear the sound and avoid danger in the first place.

This continued until Rong Xinzhi's crying subsided and the others were about to row away, relying on their own direction to return home, only to find that they could no longer leave.

The boat had been taken over by someone, and there were two men with guns standing in the river, and there were even more people on the mountain.

It turned out that the boatman brought them to his own nest.

She asked Yang Jixia to keep an eye on the people, not only to prevent him from doing anything that would endanger their lives on the boat, but also to keep an eye on the route.

What is he eyeing?

Tong Jia glared at Yang Jixia, walked to Tao Junle, and when no one was paying attention, stuffed a few pieces of chocolate and a small knife into his small bag.

In case they are detained separately, these things can save lives at critical moments.

As for Yang Jixia, he is so stupid that Tong Jia doesn't want to care about him anymore.