The black-bellied peasant girl is reborn, and her weird relatives are mad

On their way back to the ferry, Zhou Zao sent someone to stop someone and whispered a piece of news to Xu Da.

After everyone left, Xu Da hurried to Tang Zhongbai and said in a low voice, "There is news. Feng Nian's men have just set out to the west, and Zhou has already followed them. I guess it's about the disaster relief grain."

Tang Zhongbai pondered for a moment, weighed the pros and cons, stopped, and said to Jiang Muxia who was following behind him: "I have to go and take a look first, you, why don't you go home first? Wait for me, you must not go alone. When I come back, we will discuss and decide who will go. Be obedient."

Jiang Muxia knew the seriousness of the matter. The disaster of grain and silver could be a big deal or a small one. She nodded and said, "How about I go back to Lu Village first? When you are done with your work, you can send someone to Lu Village to inform me."

After the two parted, she went directly to Lu Village.

After cooking at Lu's house, he took the basket and went to Tianji Chaoguan.

Today, the gate of Chaoguan was guarded more strictly than before, and there were few pilgrims coming to burn incense. The big man guarding the gate saw her and stretched out his hand to block her way.

"Miss Jiang, there are important matters to be handled in the temple today. Outsiders are not allowed to enter. Please come back another day."

Jiang Muxia was dissatisfied and pointed at the people coming and going and said unhappily: "How can they go in?"

"They are here to burn incense and leave after that. You are different from them. Please don't make things difficult for me, Miss Jiang." The big man was respectful today. He was not impatient or anxious when facing her unreasonable behavior, and he dealt with it in moderation.

His attitude made Jiang Muxia suspicious. Suddenly, she remembered the message Tang Zhongbai received today. The two were connected at once. She became alert and stopped entangled with him.

If it is true, this goddess is truly an expert among experts. She had predicted this day long ago and allowed an epidemic to break out in the county to distract Tang Zhongbai's attention so that they could handle their own affairs.

But she never expected that she would be an accident.

"Alright, alright. If I don't change it for one day, it won't matter. I'll come back tomorrow." Jiang Muxia pretended to be angry. "I'll come tomorrow. You can't stop me."

"Of course, of course. Thank you for your understanding, young lady." The big man bowed to her respectfully and went to the door to greet the pilgrims who came to burn incense.

Jiang Muxia dodged to the dark corner, hid there and watched the pilgrims coming and going.

Sure enough, she observed a phenomenon: there were both male and female pilgrims coming and going, but only women came out, and the male pilgrims were nowhere to be seen.

"Hmph, you're unlucky to have met me." She hid the basket in the corner and covered it with dry grass.

I walked along the wall to the backyard, and first leaned over the wall to look inside. There was no one inside, and only the sound of leaves rustling in the wind.

She leaped in and ran towards the yard where Jiang Hongxin lived.

Jiang Muxia prayed in her heart that she must be in the room, hoping to get some clues from her.

The door creaked open, and she quickly glanced around and saw that the room was empty. Jiang Hongxin's bed was clean and tidy, and she was not in the room either.

Jiang Muxia was puzzled. Her injuries had not healed yet, so where could she go? Could it be that the goddess's action required everyone to participate?

She was disappointed. It would take a lot of effort to find someone. But Chaoguan was so big, where could she find someone?

Is it possible that there is a secret passage in this temple?

The secret room that she and Tang Zhongbai found last time should be the end. Where would the new secret passage be hidden?

She was at a loss for a moment and froze in place.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard outside the house, hurriedly running towards her room.

She was startled. There was no place to hide someone in the house. She looked around and suddenly looked up. There was a place where someone could hide on the beam in the house.

She tiptoed on the ground, leaped up and jumped onto the beam. At this time, the door was pushed open and a maid came in.

She had seen this maid before. She was the little girl who walked at the back of the crowd and gave her a thumbs up that day.

Jiang Muxia's eyes rolled. This girl has a simple mind and doesn't look like a bad person. Perhaps he can find out from her what the goddess did tonight, and maybe also the whereabouts of Jiang Hongxin.

The maid was rummaging through the drawers in the house, looking for something, muttering to herself.

Jiang Muxia listened attentively and heard her say intermittently, "...where is it,...I saw it...in the morning. Where did it run to?" As she spoke, she actually started to cry.

It seemed that what was found was a very important object. Seeing that the opportunity was right, Jiang Muxia jumped down from the beam and landed directly behind the maid, scaring her so much that she fell to the ground.

Just as she was about to scream, she covered her mouth with her hands, "Don't be afraid, it's me, I'm here to look for Jiang Hongxin, where is she?"

The maid then realized that she had seen the person in front of her before. At that time, she admired her for daring to quarrel with Tianqing, but she wondered why she had hidden on the beam.

For a moment, I couldn't tell whether she was a good person or a bad person.

This maid was one or two years younger than her and had an innocent look on her face. I was afraid that she had also been abducted here.

"Don't worry, I won't hurt you. Where are all the people? What are you looking for?"

The maid didn't trust her and didn't answer any of her questions.

Jiang Muxia smiled and patted her shoulder. "Don't worry, I'm really not a bad person. Can you tell me your name? Judging from your accent, you are not from our county. How did you come to Lu Village? Where are your family members?"

When the little girl heard her family, she couldn't control her tears.

Jiang Muxia knew that what he said touched her heart and that the girl's guard had been lowered.

He took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears, and said softly: "To be honest, Jiang Hongxin is my cousin. She was abducted and sold here just like you. But she was afraid of revenge on her family, so she dared not go home. Only by uprooting the goddess can you children find your family smoothly. Do you miss your parents?"

"Yes." The maid nodded vigorously. "I was kidnapped when I was ten years old and have been away from home for four years. My name is Xiaoran. Sister Hongxin was very kind to me. She was taken to the ice cellar by Tianqing."

"Why did you bring her to the ice cellar? Is Tianqing going to punish her?"

"No, no, there is an operation tonight. We are all going to another place through the tunnel. Tianqing was afraid that she would leak the news, so he locked her in the ice cellar."

They did take action, and they did have a tunnel.

Jiang Muxia then asked her, "Why did you come back? What are you looking for? Do you need my help?"

Xiaoran's face darkened and she looked like she was about to cry again.

"I can't find it. Tianqing won't let me go."

Jiang Muxia was surprised. Why would Tian Qing leave such an important thing with her? It was related to the goddess's great cause, so why would he let her come back to get it?

Jiang Muxia asked her puzzledly, "What is so important?"

"It's a small brocade box. I don't know what's inside it."

"What happens if you can't find it?"

"She will kill me. She said that the goddess gave it to her, and if I lost it, I will have to pay with my life." Xiaoran's tears flowed down, and it was obvious that she was really scared.

The things must have been taken away by someone. Tian Qing is really insidious. She put the things in someone else's hands. Even if it is lost, she can get rid of the relationship.

The situation was tricky, and she racked her brains. Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she thought of a way that might save her.

"Listen to me. Take off your clothes and give them to me to wear. You put on mine, and then sneak out when it gets dark. Go to the Xu Family Tavern at the county ferry and tell them that I sent you there. Then they will take you in. When I get back, I'll find a way to send you home."

Xiaoran's eyes showed surprise, he understood what she meant, nodded vigorously, and took off his clothes.