Outside the bustling capital of the Song Dynasty, Lin 'an City, a group of people slowly walked over. The seven riders in front were a blind man, a sloppy scholar, a meatball, a woodcutter, a butcher, a merchant, and a young woman. These seven strange combinations attracted the attention of passersby, but they quickly turned their eyes away. This was because these pedestrians who had walked long distances had some eyesight. Although the meatball looked funny, he was dressed very luxuriously, showing that he was from a rich family. As for the butcher, he had a sharp knife on his waist that was shining coldly. Black hair grew on his chest. One look and one could tell that he was not a good person. There was nothing special about the others, but the ones with the two of them were not good either.
Behind him was a young man who looked quite simple and honest. He carried an iron bow on his back and rode a handsome red horse. On the horse, there was a quiver of arrows. There was a white eagle that could only be found in the bitter cold desert hovering above his head. Judging from his clothes, he did not look like a rich family. Instead, he looked like a simple Zhuang family man. However, the red horse and the white eagle were obviously not ordinary. Which Zhuang family man raised a BMW or a big eagle? Only those princes would act like this. They were just short of walking their dogs and dressed up as if they were out hunting. He was talking in a low voice to a woman in the carriage beside him.
Finally, he looked at the carriage. It was ordinary. The woman's face was also weathered. She was no different from an ordinary farmer's woman. However, the strangeness of the seven strange people and the young man in front made the pedestrians not dare to underestimate them. The woman opened the curtain in front of the carriage from time to time. Her face was filled with excitement mixed with the sorrow of returning home. Her eyes were filled with tears as she looked into the distance. A leather merchant had sharp eyes and saw a wild bear skin on the ground inside the carriage. It was not the white bear in the northeast but the Gobi bear in the desert. There were several leather coats hanging on the wall inside the carriage. Judging from the leather, it should be made of high-quality mink skin. The merchant shrunk his head and quickly walked away. If these weirdos who pretended to be poor knew that he had discovered their secret, would they kill him to silence him? It was not easy to survive in this damn chaotic world.
These few people were the Seven Devils and Guo Jing's mother and son who had come down south. It had been sixteen years, but Lin 'an was still so prosperous and so decadent. The places that they had previously disliked had become amiable.
Yun Feng also excitedly ran to the gate of Lin 'an City. He saw the ancient city walls, the listless city gate guards, and the vendors selling all kinds of goods on both sides of the road outside the city gate. Guo Jing also looked at the ancient capital city curiously. His first thought was that there were really many people here. There were even more people than when the market was opened in the desert. "Mother, is this the capital of our Song Dynasty?" he asked Mrs. Guo. Is there a market here today?" Li Ping sighed and patted Guo Jing's head.""Silly child, there are so many people in the cities of the Great Song. It's like this every day. If it's the New Year, there will be even more people.”Guo Jing immediately asked,"When is the New Year? Are there really many people?" Is there anything fun?" Li Ping smiled." Mother is just a country woman. She has not been to many cities. You can ask your master. They live in Lin 'an City and know more."”
Guo Jing quickly went to ask his master. Yun Feng also ran over, wanting to know what life was like in ancient times.
After arriving in Lin 'an City, everyone found an inn to rest and eat. When he was in the desert, he only ate meat, the kind that was cooked casually. Now, seeing these exquisite dishes, the color, aroma, and taste were all complete. It was the first time Guo Jing saw them. He, who had never had a strong desire for food, felt like a glutton that had erupted for more than ten years. He picked up this and tasted that. He ate it with relish. However, he was slow and did not feel Yun Feng's pain. The pain of being unable to reach the delicious dishes was in his simple mind. Big Brother Yun was an immortal cultivator who didn't eat the mortal world and absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
The Seven Devils and Li Ping discussed for a while and decided to return to Niu Family Village first. After Guo Jing and her son settled down, the Seven Devils would return to Jiaxing to mingle. They used to be the people of Jiaxing, but now they could not leave the mountains and rivers there.
After the meal, Ke Zhenge, Zhu Cong, and Han Xiaoying went to the former residence of Niu Family Village with Guo Jing and his son. The rest of them stayed in Lin 'an to inquire about the news and see what major events had happened in the past ten years. Finally, they could know about Qiu Chuji and the Yang family's children. They also bought some daily necessities and met up in Niu Family Village in the evening.
Niu Village was a small town a few miles away from Lin 'an City. Compared to the prosperity of Lin' an City, this place seemed very dilapidated. There were broken bricks and tiles everywhere, and there were only a few families. There was a shabby inn among them. It seemed that the owner had already left. There was a thick layer of dust covering it. Only the hall was relatively clean, as if someone was living there.
Li Ping pointed at the inn and said to Guo Jing,""That inn is owned by a crippled shop owner called Qu San. Your father and Uncle Yang used to like to come here for a few drinks. I didn't expect this shop to be gone now.”Guo Jing looked at the deserted shop as if he wanted to see the scene where Guo Xiaotian and Yang Tiexin drank to their hearts 'content.
At this moment, a little girl in her twenties walked in from outside. She was three or four years older than Guo Jing. Her hair was unkempt and her face was dirty. She held a chicken bone in her hand and walked towards the inn with a silly smile on her face.
When he passed by Guo Jing and the others, he clapped his hands and asked,"Who are you? What are you doing in my house?”"Are you trying to steal something? No, no, you're not allowed to steal my things!”
"No, we've left our hometown for a long time, and now we're going back to settle down." We won't steal your things." The girl clapped her hands and laughed." Haha, I don't have anything at home. How can you steal?" Looks like you're even dumber than me!"
Guo Jing was used to being called a silly child, so he was not angry. He just smiled. Yun Feng knew that they had met that silly aunt, but it seemed that she was a few years older than what Jin Laoshu said. Thinking about it, it made sense. At the beginning of the book, it vaguely mentioned that "Qu Lingfeng" was already dead, and Silly Aunt had seen Qu Lingfeng practice martial arts. If he was as old as Guo Jing, then it would really be a ghost.
When Li Ping heard the girl say that this was her house, her heart stirred and she asked,""Little girl, where are your parents?" "Dead," the girl replied. She pouted, wiped her eyes, and pretended to cry. "How did you live then?" Li Ping patted her head.”
The girl shook her head and didn't say anything. She blinked her eyes and looked at Li Ping as if she was enjoying Li Ping's caress. "Where's your usual food?" Li Ping asked again. Where did it come from?" The girl walked to a place and opened a jar. There was some brown rice inside. It seemed that the villagers nearby had given her some money. Then, he stomped to the entrance of the shop and looked around sneakily. He walked to an empty space and dug. It seemed that he was stealing sweet potatoes. Then, he grinned and walked over to Li Ping. Looking at Li Ping, he pulled Li Ping's hand and placed it on her head, smiling happily.
Zhu Cong shook his broken fan and chuckled."Looks like she's a silly girl." "How do you know? I'm Silly Aunt."”Ke Zhenge and Han Xiaoying were amused. Li Ping looked at the silly aunt lovingly. Guo Jing smiled. Although Yun Feng had already known about it, he couldn't help but be amused.
Li Ping looked at Silly Aunty and said," Brother Xiao and I came to this shop a few times before. We saw a three or four-year-old girl in this shop. At that time, she was quite smart and very likable. It seems like this is the girl. I didn't expect her to become like this."”
Han Xiaoying looked at the inn and found several traces of being forcefully pushed down, so she said,""Maybe something happened to her family. Silly Aunt was frightened, and her parents died. No one took care of her, so she became like this.”
Ke Zhen 'er nodded." I heard that there is a kind of disease where evil wind enters the body. It is similar to her condition. However, there is no doctor who can cure this disease. Some of them will recover after a period of time. However, most of them will remain in a daze for the rest of their lives.”
Li Ping said to Ke Zhen 'e," I've returned to this Niu Family Village after 16 years. I saw this child the moment I came back. It seems that we're quite fated. She likes me too. I want to take her as my adopted daughter. I'd like to ask all of you to be my witnesses."”After Ke Zhenge nodded, he said to Guo Jing,""Jing 'er, come greet elder sister." Guo Jing quickly saluted the silly aunt,"Jing 'er greets elder sister."”Silly Aunt also imitated Guo Jing and smiled."Greetings, sister.”He thought it was some fun game. Li Ping smiled and said to the silly aunt,"Call Jing 'er little brother."”The silly aunt pointed at Guo Jing and laughed loudly, calling him "little brother, little brother" non-stop.
Zhu Cong said to Li Ping," Since sister-in-law has adopted her as her daughter, then she can't be called Silly Aunt anymore. She should have a good name."”Li Ping bowed to Zhu Cong and said," I'm a country girl. I can't read. Second Master, please give this child a name."”Zhu Cong quickly held Li Ping up and said,""Zhu Cong will naturally do his best to fulfill sister-in-law's instructions.”Pondering for a moment, he suddenly clapped his hands and said," Names are a place of hope for a child. Silly Aunt was quite smart before, but now she's silly. I hope that she will become normal in the future. Let's use the words 'Zhi' and 'Xin' from 'Hui Zhi Lan Xin' and change 'Zhi' to 'Zhi' in accordance with a woman's identity. How about 'Qu Zhixin?'"”
" That's a good name," Han Xiaoying said with a smile." I'll call her Zhixin from now on."”"I'm not Zhixin, I'm Silly Aunt," Qu Zhixin shouted.”"Silly Aunt's name doesn't sound good. How about you call me Qu Zhixin from now on?" Li Ping said gently to Qu Zhixin.”
Qu Zhixin seemed to listen to Li Ping. After a long time, she smiled and said,""Qu Zhixin, Zhixin, hehe, from now on, my name is Zhixin. I'm not a silly aunt anymore.”"Of course, you won't be a silly girl anymore." Zhixin, how about being my daughter and calling me mother?”Qu Zhixin stared blankly at Li Ping and suddenly burst into tears.""Mother is dead. Mother doesn't want me anymore." Li Ping quickly comforted him." Mother didn't abandon you. From now on, I'm your mother."”Qu Zhixin finally stopped crying and said to Li Ping,""You are my mother? I already have a mother, will you still not want me?”Li Ping quickly promised that she would never leave her behind in the future. She finally broke into a smile and shouted,"I have a mother again."
Since Qu Zhixin had become Li Ping's adopted daughter, they could not let her stay here any longer, so everyone took her to the Guo family's old mansion. Although the Guo and Yang families lived in the Niu Family Village, they were not in the village. They had to go deeper into the village and the location was relatively remote.
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