Sanniang, I'll save you [Water Margin]

Xiao Yutang was carried into the village by two stout peasant women in a small sedan chair, and met Hu Quan, the owner of the Hu family village.

Hu Quan is in his 40s. He wears a soap gauze scarf on his head and a collar of brown bouquets embroidered with flowers.In this era, his age has indeed begun to enter old age.

Xiao Yutang took out a letter, saying that it was a letter written to Taigong Hu by her mother before she died; She gave her the jewelry when she was putting on makeup, and at the same time, she took out a guide that could prove her identity.

After Hu Taigong read the letter, he asked someone to send the golden hairpin to the back to inform his wife, and after asking a few words about the situation on the road, he asked someone to take Xiao Yutang down to freshen up.

This is basically accepting the sudden appearance of the niece.

Mrs. Hu still had an impression of this pomegranate nobile. When she went to the front hall, she heard Taigong Hu say that both her cousin Hu's husband and wife died, and even their only son died young. At the same time, my niece traveled hundreds of miles with a loyal servant to seek refuge. On the way, I met those refugees who killed the loyal servant. My niece fled here alone, and she couldn't help but sigh.

When Xiao Yutang finished grooming and came out to meet Xiao Yutang in a brand new dress, Mrs. Hu saw her sallow and thin face and sunken eyes, so she couldn't help but hugged her into her arms and shouted, "My darling, I'm sorry for you".

Although the cousin married hundreds of miles away, they had little contact with each other—a few years ago, they often gave some gifts, but later the road was not smooth, and bandits abounded, and after several lives were lost because of the expensive gifts, the relationship between the two parties gradually became stronger. not enough.

Later, after Hu Taigong's uncle and the cousin's father passed away, they had less contact with each other. They only knew that the cousin had a son and a daughter. By now, the daughter should be fifteen or sixteen years old.But look at this girl's appearance, she looks like 15 years old, at least half a head shorter than their 15-year-old San Niang.

It must be because of the death of parents and elder brothers in the past two years, being persecuted and bullied by those clansmen at home, and lacking food and clothing to become like this.

Mrs. Hu shed a few tears while hugging Xiao Yutang, and recalled the time when she played with her cousin, and mentioned that when Xiao Yutang was one year old, she had a gold necklace specially made for her.

Xiao Yutang opened a pair of deep eyes, and asked a bit blankly: "Gold collar? I just remember that my mother said that my aunt gave me a peony jade pendant as a birthday present. Could it be that I remembered it wrong?" Her mood immediately fell. Come down, "No matter what it is, it was snatched away by uncles and aunts..."

Yin Yang Mirror was not an identity chosen at random. After Xiao Yutang chose this identity, he passed on all the relevant information to Xiao Yutang. Except that this cousin of the Xiao family was not exactly called Xiao Yutang, there was nothing else fabricated.

Of course, what Mrs. Hu sent back then was not a gold necklace.

Mrs. Hu and her husband met each other's eyes, and hugged Xiao Yutang tightly to comfort her: "Don't be afraid, Er Niang, since you have arrived at your uncle's house, no one will dare to bully you again."

Yes, the cousin of the Xiao family is actually the same as Hu Sanniang, she doesn't have her own name, but she is called Erniang according to her ranking.

Xiao Yutang crouched in Mrs. Hu's arms and squeezed out two tears. Mrs. Hu and Mrs. Hu had already dispelled their doubts and completely believed that this was their niece Xiao Erniang.

In terms of refinement, Hujiazhuang is not much, but in terms of spaciousness, it is enough to completely kill Xiao Yutang's hilltop villa in modern society.

Soon Mrs. Hu had someone tidy up a yard for Xiao Yutang to live in, and arranged for servants to take care of her, and then sent people to open the storeroom to pick out furniture, playthings, calligraphy and paintings, clothing and jewelry, and she was very busy all of a sudden.

The courtyard has three entrances, front and back, green brick pavement, high-rise open garden, lush trees, very refreshing and natural.

"Your sister's yard is right next door. You two are about the same age, so you just happen to be a companion and talk to each other." Mrs. Hu took Xiao Yutang's hand very affectionately, "It's just that San Niang is impatient, she does things carelessly, and she likes to dance. The gun is a stick, if you offend me for a while, just tell your aunt, don't wrong yourself."

A smile appeared on Xiao Yutang's face: "Sister Sanniang actually knows martial arts? I like heroines the most, and I will let my sister teach me."

Xiao Yutang is a cold person, but if she wants, she can chat and laugh with people of any class at any time, making her a confidant.

After her mother passed away, she took over the Xiao Group when she was less than 20 years old. She cut off the hands of her father and several antiques who were eyeing him, and completely took back her power. It was because of this inconsistency , The ability to talk about people when you see people, and the ability to talk nonsense when you see ghosts, coaxed those people into thinking that they could make a plan, and she took the opportunity to integrate all the forces, and with one knife, the gods changed!

Now it is easy for her to make Mrs. Hu happy.

When the Hu family had dinner together in the evening, Mrs. Hu and Xiao Yutang were already as affectionate as their own mother and daughter.

The three sons and daughters of the Hu family also greeted this new cousin.

Hu Wei and Hu Cheng are 16 years old, Hu Sanniang and Xiao Yutang are both 15 years old, only three months younger than her.

Hu Wei is nearly 1.8 meters tall, with a gentle aura; Hu Changxiang is about 1.7 meters shorter, and looks more like Mrs. Hu, with a round face and smiling eyes, and a dimple on one cheek; Hu Sanniang is about to catch up with Hu Cheng Now, her face is bright and bright, like a begonia on a spring night, standing next to Xiao Yutang doesn't look like a younger sister at all, but an older sister.

Xiao Yutang missed her physical body very much. 1.7 meters two, fair-skinned and long-legged beauty, when will we meet again?

The brothers and sisters of the Hu family have heard their parents tell about the tragic life experience of this cousin (sister), and they feel very sympathetic in their hearts, so they are also very enthusiastic about Xiao Yutang.

On the second day, Taigong Hu sent someone to Zhoucheng to invite an old doctor to feel Xiao Yutang's pulse.

The old doctor frowned at Wanmai and said, this cousin lady has suffered from hunger and fright for many days, her body has been damaged, and it will take half a year to recover well, if not, it will hinder her lifespan.

Although Hu Taigong is not a wealthy family, he is also a well-known landlord within a hundred miles of this place. His family does not have the word "expensive", but he is rich enough, and he is not afraid of spending money at all, so he asked the old doctor to open it. Prescriptions are used to boil medicine for Xiao Yutang every day to recuperate.

In this way, Xiao Yutang settled down in the Hu family village as a cousin, and soon won the love of everyone in the Hu family with her generosity and consideration.

Especially Hu Sanniang likes this cousin very much.

She also followed her mother to the city of Yunzhou to socialize with those official ladies.Those young ladies looked at her with contempt, and behind Hu Sanniang's back, they laughed at her for not washing the mud off her hands and feet and making her embarrassing in the city, saying that her every move was rude.When Hu Sanniang heard it, they didn't feel ashamed, instead they gave her a big roll of their eyes.

Hu Sanniang also resented that their speech was not as loud as mosquitoes' humming, and their every move seemed weird.What's the use of a person who can't even walk a few steps, and just screams tiredly while clutching his chest?

But even her mother didn't want her to practice martial arts, saying that no one would dare to marry her if she was like this, but she couldn't be persuaded.

Only the cousin of the Xiao family not only never looked at her with weird eyes, but instead her eyes lit up when she saw her practice bow and horse, applauded and cheered, sincerely praised her, it was the first time Hu Sanniang experienced what it was like to have such a sister and best friend. Very comfortable.

Mrs. Hu saw it, and saw that Xiao Yutang really liked Hu Sanniang, and she stood upright and never approached the two cousins, so she liked Xiao Yutang even more.Silk and satin, gold and silver jewellery, whatever Hu Sanniang had, would also be prepared for Xiao Yutang.

A month passed in a blink of an eye, and only the tail of midsummer was left.

Xiao Yutang was taking medicine for recuperation and eating a proper diet. She was no longer the sallow and emaciated appearance of the past, with a lot of flesh on her body, and her long hair became black and shiny. In addition, she practiced the way of ghosts every day, and her whole body was full of femininity. This body is also moist and cool and gentle, with delicate eyebrows and eyes.

Every time I met Mrs. Hu, I hugged her and praised her as a daughter, and asked Hu Sanniang to learn from her cousin.Xiao Yutang is willing to follow Hu Sanniang to learn swordsmanship and horsemanship.

Although Hu Wei and Hu Cheng also studied martial arts, Xiao Yutang could tell that their talent in this area was not as good as that of Hu Sanniang.

Mrs. Hu is busy these days preparing for the exam for her eldest son.

It was only then that Xiao Yutang realized that the Song Dynasty did not have the reputation of a scholar. Anyone who signed up for the first pass of the imperial examination, that is, the state examination, could be called a "scholar".

So the famous Zhi Duoxing actually has no fame at all; the so-called scholar in white is really just an ordinary person.

If you pass the examination, you will be a candidate, and then you can go to the provincial examination in Tokyo;

Moreover, there is a time limit for the fame of juren. If you fail to pass the Jinshi exam, you will have to start the exam again from the solution test next time.

The fifth day of August is the time for Qizhou (Jinan Prefecture) to take the test. Hu Wei is going to go on the road two months in advance, and the third day of the next day will be the selected auspicious day for the zodiac.

These days, Mrs. Hu has told the accompanying grooms and servants countless times, and checked the luggage on the road four or five times, and she is in a state of anxiety.

After all, the transportation and communication conditions are too backward in this era. Once a person leaves the house, it is like stepping into a state of chaos with one foot. No one knows what will happen randomly in the end.

In fact, according to the information provided by Yin Yang Jing, Hu Wei did indeed die on the way to the exam.

At night, when everyone else was sleeping, it was time for Xiao Yutang to practice.

A ghost figure wandered outside Hu's Manor, and Xiao Yutang recognized his aura—he had traces of Yin Qi sent by Xiao Yutang on his body, and he was one of the eight little ghosts who were in charge of carrying the sedan chair back then.

Ever since Xiao Yutang moved into Hu's Village, he deliberately released his aura to drive out those lonely ghosts wandering around.

This kid didn't dare to enter the village rashly, so he could only wander outside, presumably he had something to report.

Xiao Yutang got out of his body, and his soul body instantly appeared in front of the kid: "What's the matter?"

The little ghost felt the huge yin and pressure, and he didn't even dare to lift his head. He was so frightened that he quickly knelt down and kowtowed to the white skirt in the air: "Greetings, Mr. Ghost King, I have something to report."

"Say."

"The little ones know that someone is plotting against Hu Cheng behind his back and wants to kill the Hu family." The little ghosts naturally have their own channels. They vaguely know that the ghost king is related to the Hu family in the secular world. Knowing that this was his chance, he came to deliver news to Lord Ghost King as soon as it got dark.

"who?"

"It's the Zhujiazhuang Zhu Chaofeng in front of Dulong Gang!"

"Why?" Xiao Yutang frowned. In "Water Margin", Zhu Biao is Hu Sanniang's fiancé. It is said that the two families have been close friends for many years, and they have watched and helped each other. Why did Zhu Chaofeng assassinate Hu Wei?