The fake daughter married into the mountains and had meat to eat every day during the famine

Xia Ning shook his head.

"I'll go back first. Since I lost the master, when I find him, I will kneel before the uncle's family and apologize. I won't hesitate to punish him, whether he is beaten or killed."

After saying that, he turned and walked towards Liuqiao Street.

Seeing this, Nian'er went to the clinic to explain what was happening and hurriedly caught up with Xia Ning.

In the yard on Liuqiao Street, Xu Yongwang was watering the vegetable patch, and Jiang was sitting under the osmanthus tree sewing soles for Song Yuntang.

Xu Wencheng had just finished the martial arts test and had just woken up from his sleep.

"Tang'er has been gone for more than a month and hasn't sent any letter home. I wonder when he will be able to come back?" said Jiang.

Xu Wencheng yawned and left the house.

"Mom, how about I go to the provincial capital to look for my sister-in-law?"

Jiang nodded. "Alright, once you find it, let me know as soon as possible so that they can rest assured."

Just then, there was a knock on the door outside the yard.

Xu Wencheng is fast.

"Is my sister-in-law back?"

He excitedly opened the gate, but when he saw Xia Ning in such a miserable state, a look of surprise flashed across his face.

"Sister Xia Ning, where is my sister-in-law?"

Xia Ning didn't say anything. She walked into the yard and knelt down straight.

"I'm sorry, I lost my master."

Jiang, who was sewing the soles of shoes, almost poked her own hand, and the sewing basket on her legs fell to the ground. In a panic, she stood up.

"What did you say? Tang'er is lost? Where is she lost? How did she get lost?"

Xia Ning told everyone everything that happened that day.

After hearing this, Jiang held Xu Wencheng's hand and cried sadly.

Xu Yongwang frowned tightly.

"You've been searching for so long and still can't find him. Could it be that he didn't fall in at all, but was taken away?"

If he was taken away, at least it means he is still alive.

Xia Ning shook his head.

"I observed before I went to look for them. There was no sign of the two pairs of footprints on the cliff going back. It's very likely that they fell off the cliff together."

She paused.

"There's one more thing. I originally wanted to tell you after I came back."

Jiang wiped her face.

"what's up?"

Xia Ning's voice was a little hoarse, "The master was already four months pregnant before she disappeared."

Tears welled up in Jiang's eyes again.

"That was the pregnancy before Qingye left..."

Nian'er was also a little surprised. No wonder the menstrual belt she made for her cousin's wife some time ago was useless.

But didn’t my cousin’s wife have her period for two or three days not long after my cousin left?

Is it just bleeding and not menstruation?

Xia Ning nodded, "On the day I came back, the master was excitedly thinking about how happy you would be when you heard the news."

The more she thought about it, the more distressed Jiang felt.

If they knew Tang'er was pregnant, they would probably want to hold her in their hands and pamper her.

"How could this happen? My poor Tang'er and unborn grandson."

Xu Wencheng raised his sleeves and rubbed his eyes.

"Sister Xia Ning, I'll go find where my sister-in-law fell off the cliff."

"The lower reaches of Cuihua River." Xia Ning replied.

Xu Yongwang also stood up.

"I'll go too. I must find the person."

Xu Wencheng looked at him and asked.

"Should I tell my brother about this?"

Xu Yongwang thought for a moment and shook his head. "Qingye is far away in the capital and can't help for a while. Let's not tell him yet. Let's bring more people to look for him."

"Okay, I'll go to the clinic and call for help."

After he finished speaking, Xu Wencheng went out.

Nian'er's eyes were already red and swollen from crying.

"Why don't I go too? One more person means more strength."

Xia Ning looked at her.

"Your task is to take care of the affairs of the shop and the farm for the master. If we find the master back, the shop and the farm will not be in chaos."

Nian'er sniffed.

"it is good."

……

After a short rest, Xia Ning led the thirty people from the clinic and the Xu family father and son to the cliff where Song Yuntang disappeared.

Before leaving, Jiang also prepared enough dry food for everyone.

Half a month later, Xu Wencheng was the first to find a female corpse in a cave.

The clothes on the female corpse were exactly the same as Song Yuntang's, and she was wearing the lotus jade pendant that she always wore around her waist.

But the face has rotted away and the appearance cannot be seen clearly.

Before he found the body, he still had some hope in his heart, but now that he saw the body, he knelt down in front of it and burst into tears.

"Sister-in-law, I should have accompanied you to the provincial capital. I shouldn't have gone to participate in the martial arts examination. It's my fault. I didn't protect you for my brother. I deserve to die!"

When Xia Ning arrived here, he was also dumbfounded.

Tears couldn't stop falling.

She knelt down in front of the corpse and kowtowed three times. When she stood up, blood was oozing from her forehead.

Xu Yongwang also felt bad.

She turned her back and wiped away her tears.

All the people brought from the clinic knelt down, each with a sad look on their face.

If the county lady had not taken them in to study medicine, they would be wandering somewhere unknown now.

But now, before they could repay the favor, the county master was gone.

The body had been in the cave for forty days and had begun to rot. Because the mountain road was rugged and the journey was long, they were worried that the body would be damaged on the way, so they did not bring the body back. Instead, they buried it directly in the cave. Xu Wencheng also sat beside the tomb for three days and personally carved a tombstone out of a wooden board and erected it.

He looked at the monument.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry. From now on, as long as I'm at home, I will bring snacks and drinks here to pay my respects to you."

He placed the offerings that Xia Ning had bought in front of the tomb one by one.

"When Big Brother was at the Tang Mansion, he would bring back some snacks for Sister-in-law from time to time. I saw that Sister-in-law enjoyed eating them very much. She must really like them, right? I asked Xia Ning to buy some chestnut cakes and jujube paste cakes today. If they don't suit your taste, don't mind. When Big Brother comes back, I will ask him. Next time he comes, I will go to the place where Big Brother used to buy snacks for you."

As Xu Wencheng spoke, tears began to flow.

"I thought my sister-in-law and big brother would grow old together. In two months, big brother will be back. Now I don't know how to explain this to him."

"Will sister-in-law blame us for not protecting you well?"

"You're still so young, your nephew hasn't even been born yet."

The young man raised his hand to wipe his tears, sat beside the grave, and repeatedly expressed his reluctance to leave and his next plans.

"If it weren't for Prince Heng, I wouldn't have hidden in the mountains, much less fallen off the cliff. Don't worry, I will work hard to pass the military exam, go to the battlefield, make great achievements, and avenge you in the future."

……

After staying in Hougu Village for half a month, Lin Jingyao set off for the capital, leaving Awang in this inconspicuous little mountain village to take care of Song Yuntang.

A month and a half later, Song Yuntang's fractured left hand was able to do some easy things.

Because of the cautious use of medication, the vision in both eyes has recovered slowly. Now people still appear as blurry shadows to me, but I can see more light than before.

Before, everything looked like gray and white shadows to her, but now she could at least distinguish the colors.

I guess it will take some time to fully recover.