The Stepmother is Unkind - Chapter 108

The soldiers were in chaos for a while. After the doctor in the clan checked the food, he asked them about the food they had in their mouths, and gave a diagnosis that reassured people. The two clans also quickly calmed down.

Symptoms similar to accidental ingestion often occur in the local area, and even Patriarch Fan drank the medicine and gradually regained consciousness not long after midnight.

But as soon as he regained his senses, he immediately became full of a sense of crisis, and asked the son who was standing beside his bed to investigate the clan temple.

“If there is an abnormality, I will definitely report back.” However, although the patriarch Fan Shao disagreed, he still obediently sent someone to ask.

After more than a quarter of an hour, the person came back and reported that there was nothing abnormal on the other side of the clan temple.

The patriarch Fan Shao said: “Dad, don’t worry, there are people guarding the temple for the first twelve hours, and the patriarch Hu and the prefect’s wife were also poisoned by bacteria, it was just an accident.”

Patriarch Fan’s spirit tightened and loosened, and now he was relaxed, exhausted, nodded and closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Patriarch Fan Shao waited for him to fall asleep, so he also left his father’s house and went back to rest.

On the second day, both the barbarians and the fugitives sent people to greet Yin Mingyu.

Yin Mingyu appeared in front of everyone safely, with a deliberately exhausted look on the first side, and after breakfast, he greeted the young gentlemen for Cuju energetically.

The little ladies can’t let go in front of outsiders, and Yin Mingyu is not convenient to kick them in person for the time being, so these little gentlemen have no burden at all.

The scenery of Butterfly Valley can be enjoyed all in one day, and the young gentlemen in the morning have also enjoyed it.

Therefore, as soon as Yin Mingyu took out the ball, the young men were all very interested, but some of them couldn’t. After a little instruction from a few Xie family guards, they kicked it decently.

Cuju Daye is quite popular elsewhere, but in Nanyue, only some people in the prefecture have played, and gradually there are villagers of two ethnic groups and people who come to offer incense to watch.

Just kicking and playing is naturally boring, and it can’t arouse the interest of the audience. Therefore, Yin Mingyu and Mrs. Qi sat not far away and watched them kick for a while, and then they each made a fortune and let them have a Cuju match. .

Mrs. Jiedushi and Mrs. Inspector are watching, and there are also a group of young ladies, all the little princes are eager to try, want to show.

Since Yin Mingyu arrived in Nanyue, he has done a great job of doing everything. Everyone knows that Mrs. Inspector has a flamboyant temperament, so it is logical to invite Xie Qin and the patriarchs of the Man and Rui clans to come and watch the game together.

The playful hearts of the little gentlemen tightened, and they kicked with all their might. At first, they were unfamiliar, and they became fierce when they kicked and kicked. From time to time applause and applause.

The little ladies stood beside Yin Mingyu and Mrs. Qi. Many of them liked the feeling of speeding when they played Cuju in Yin Mingyu’s house. Lang Jun was infected by the atmosphere and shouted loudly when he was on the field.

The little ladies are still like this, and the other villagers let go of their cheers, and the scene is extremely lively.

At this time, when it was time to decide the outcome of the final ball, the little men with red hair on their foreheads intercepted the ball, passed the ball to each other, and quickly ran to the gate of Ju.

The people who supported the red side looked excited, and their cheers became even more enthusiastic.

Yin Mingyu was too concerned about his identity, so he couldn’t follow and shout. He just stared at Xiao Langjun who was dribbling the ball on the court, holding his breath slightly.

Mrs. Qi is also very concerned about the situation on the Cuju court, and her eyes are full of interest.

Xie Ceren was small, and no one asked him too much except Xie Qin, so he stood in front of Yin Mingyu and cheered him without any scruples.

And that Xiao Langjun, with a tense expression, finally brought the ball to the vicinity of Jumen, and kicked it out when Lan Fang came to block it.

Everyone’s voice stagnated, watching Ju Qiu draw an arc, the closer he got to Ju Men, the more nervous he became.

“boom!”

The Ju ball hit the Ju door board and bounced back to the ground.

One step at the door, and the success falls short.

Xiao Langjun, who was on the red side on the field, was lost, and two very clear boos suddenly sounded from the crowd of onlookers.

The young man was full of vigour and was the most incensed. Even Xiao Langjun, who had a few red-haired belts, glared angrily outside the arena.

The people who booed were the barbarian and the fugitive. They were not timid when they were stared at. Even if they didn’t sneer, there was undisguised contempt on their faces.

Head Hu San shouted, “Don’t be rude to guests!”

The barbarian youths were afraid of him and quickly silenced, but the squat youths did not listen to him, did not speak, and their faces were full of dissatisfaction.

The patriarch Fan did not reprimand the young man in the clan, but apologized to Xie Qin tactfully: “Lord Inspector, the youngest son of the clan has a wild temper, I hope you don’t take offense.”

“It doesn’t matter.” Xie Qin was very calm when he saw such a **** Cuju match, “Young man, don’t blame him.”

Xie Qin not only did not criticize, but also highly praised: “My son-in-law of Da Ye should have a bit of blood, it is better to teach the teenagers in Butterfly Valley to compete with these young gentlemen in a Cuju match, and the winner will be one point. .”

The little princes in the state city looked at the young men of the two clans defiantly, while the other side glared back in disobedience, and then looked at the Hu and Fan patriarchs expectantly.

Patriarch Hu didn’t care, he agreed immediately.

When Xie Qin spoke, the patriarch Fan could not refuse, so he followed suit.

In an instant, the atmosphere between the teenagers on both sides became tense.

They will return tomorrow, and the next Cuju match will be in the afternoon.

Yin Mingyu supported the fire and said with a smile: “That being the case, Lord Chief Inspector can’t be stingy, you might as well give them another good luck.”

When Xie Qin heard the words, he nodded and said: “Madam is right, this official will add 50 taels of gold, and during the term of office, Tanhua Lang will personally instruct the homework. If there are talents who are successful in the examination after three years, this official will write for them personally. A letter of recommendation will help him enter a well-known academy in Daye.”

Yin Mingyu couldn’t help coughing when Xie Qin said that Tanhua Lang gave instructions on his homework, and couldn’t help laughing to sympathize with Chu He, who was handling official business by Xie Qin in the prefecture city.

Xie Qin really did his best, and when he caught a Chu He, he squeezed it hard.

In Xie Qin’s lottery, the heaviest is not fifty taels of gold, but the latter two.

Mrs. Qi was amazed, thinking about the intentions of Xie Qin and Yin Mingyu that one strongly cites learning and the other highly praises Cuju.

The rest of the people present, young people from the barbarian tribe and the squat tribe were mostly excited by the golden fifty taels at the beginning, and some were more sensitive. After hearing the excited words of the students in the state city, they realized that the latter two are hard to come by. Communication is stronger.

Xie Qin gave a lot of luck, and Patriarch Hu and Patriarch Fan were not inferior, and they also added some valuable things.

In short, after being seduced, all the teenagers are gearing up.

Yin Mingyu and Xie Qin were happy to see this kind of atmosphere succeed. Yin Mingyu also loaned out a Ju ball for the barbarians and the juveniles to practice before dispersing temporarily.

After sitting outside for an hour, Yin Mingyu went back to the inn to have lunch and lay down on the bed, Xie Ce also lay beside her, and fell asleep after a while.

Xie Qin seemed to be tireless, still holding a book, sitting on the couch and reading slowly.

Yin Mingyu casually pulled the quilt for Xie Ce, then turned to look at Xie Qin, yawned slightly, and asked, “Is it a little risky to go in in the daytime?”

Xie Qin put down the book and said, “After observing for a while, I don’t know what’s going on inside, but the guards outside the Bairi temple are relaxed and they will cooperate.”

Hearing this, Yin Mingyu nodded, lay down for a while, and closed his eyes.

Xie Qin walked to the bed and covered Yin Mingyu with a quilt, then stood by the bed and looked in the direction of the clan temple.

After a while, the figure of a woman slowly walked into Xie Qin’s sight, Xie Qin stopped on her body for a while, and then moved away.

The woman was the concubine of Patriarch Hu. The closer she got to the inn, the more timid her eyes became. She didn’t notice Xie Qin until she walked into the inn, asked Nan Ke’s residence, and saw the man from the Nanmeng clan. We, just now became indifferent.

As soon as Nan Ke saw her, he was instantly happy and hugged her.

The concubine instantly wet her eyes.

Nan Ke let go of her and asked, “Why are you here?”

“I begged Patriarch Hu, and…” The concubine wiped her tears, put her hands on her stomach, and said complicatedly, “I’m pregnant…”

Nan Ke was startled, and then comforted: “Whether you want to live or not is up to you, you don’t have to be guilty.”

The concubine’s complex expression was intertwined with hatred and reluctance, and she gradually gained the upper hand.

Nan Ke understood, “Having a child of Nanmeng bloodline is good for us.”

The concubine still clenched her brows and said, “I can’t get close to Patriarch Hu’s study, but I remembered something. One night a year and a half ago, I couldn’t sleep, I heard some noise, and I saw a long line from the window. The long shadow goes to the clan temple, and when it reaches the clan temple, it disappears.”

She said, with a little panic on her face, “I don’t know if it’s useful, but that clan temple has always been weird, there must be something wrong.”

Nan Ke couldn’t figure out why, so he said, “I will report to Madam Inspector.”

Yin Mingyu woke up after a nap, and heard Nan Ke talk about it. She directly conveyed it to Xie Qin, woke Xie Ce, and went to the back of the Die Immortal Temple with Mrs. Qi to watch the Cuju match.

When they got there, more people than in the morning crowded outside the cuju arena, and some people spontaneously brought chairs and tables over to create the best view by themselves.

Yin Mingyu had a very ceremonial sense of ceremony, so he directly asked people to move a long table and put the lottery heads on it one by one. He didn’t have enough gold, so he used silver to collect them, and together with other people’s lottery heads, the table was full, which was extremely dazzling.

The Cuju competition has not yet started, and there is no other distraction. The spectators’ eyes are all drawn to these colorful heads, and they can’t take their eyes away.

Not to mention them, Yin Mingyu taught people to set up a bright table by himself. On the surface, nothing happened, but in fact he couldn’t help but glance over.

The lottery she added was also her private property. Yin Mingyu originally thought that she had enjoyed watching the Cuju competition and was paying for her own happiness, but at this time, seeing that the pile of property had nothing to do with her, she couldn’t help feeling melancholy. He leaned slightly towards Xie Qin.

And before she spoke, Xie Qin said, “Replenish you.”

Yin Mingyu: “…”

was predicted.

Yin Mingyu sat upright angrily. He didn’t get it by himself, and his happiness was halved.

The Cuju competition officially started. The young men in Zhoucheng wore red hairbands and stood on one side. The teenagers in Butterfly Valley wore blue hairbands and stood opposite them.

The Xie family guard stood between the two parties. After a gong sounded, he threw the ball and quickly exited the field.

The two sides fiercely compete for the ball, you come and I go, not an inch.

Yin Mingyu thought that it would be more intense, but he didn’t expect that the teenagers in Butterfly Valley would not fall behind at all, but when he saw their sturdy body, he was not so surprised.

The Cuju competition in the chamber is interesting.

Yin Mingyu sat up straighter, his eyes moving back and forth with Ju Qiu, “Auntie, which side do you think will win?”

Mrs. Qi subconsciously took the place of Xiaolangjun who entered the state city, keeping her eyes on the cuju field, and replied to her: “Red Fang.”

The same is true of the little ladies in Zhoucheng, who almost abandoned the restraint of being born in Zhoucheng and cheered the red party loudly.

However, this is the Butterfly Valley, the home of the barbarians and the Fuzu. No matter how hard they work, they are not as many as the other two. The children of those two races alone can match their voices, plus the boys and girls in Butterfly Valley. Hey, the sound was louder than before, almost covering the little ladies in the state city.

It happens that they all learn Chinese and speak Chinese from top to bottom, and what they say, others can hear it clearly.

If the momentum is lost, it will be really shameful, and it will also affect the morale of the young gentlemen in the Cuju field. The little ladies in Zhoucheng are all blushing with anger.

Liu Niangzi has followed Yin Mingyu to do Cuju these days, her whole body is much less timid, but she still lacks a trace of a complete release.

At this time, their momentum was suppressed, and Madam Liu was especially angry. When she was anxious and impulsive, she shouted: “Don’t be a coward! Crush-“

Yin Mingyu and Madam Qi both taught her to be startled by the sudden roar, and looked back together.

The little ladies also looked at her in astonishment and forgot to cheer.

When Liu Niangzi heard that they were silent, she turned her head and ordered, “Shout!”

The little ladies came back to their senses one after another, followed her lead and began to cheer rhythmically.

But even so, the momentum was still inferior to that of the other side. Madam Liu greeted the entourage of each family, and then she thought about the guards of the Xie family and Mrs. Qi’s soldiers.

They must be loud and full of air.

Yin Mingyu and Mrs. Qi: “…”

It was as if she had opened the gate, and her suppressed nature suddenly poured out like a flood of thunder.

Yin Mingyu chuckled, the next step, as long as she learns how to use the advantages and rules, she can blaze a new path.

Although I don’t know where it will go, it always teaches people to look forward to it.

Yin Mingyu smiled and waved at Jin’er and Yin’er, and the two went to ask the Xie family guards to cheer along.

Mrs. Qi also likes cool girls. Mrs. Liu is a boy. She was so timid in the past and easier to talk to than ordinary women. Now that she is so generous, she just voted for Mrs. Qi’s preference. support.

For a time, the red side had more of these orderly cheers, and the momentum also increased.

On the field, the young gentlemen in the state city boosted their morale, and the energy that had been relieved earlier was picked up again, and they ran even harder to grab the ball.

Butterfly Valley is usually so lively on a grand festival like March 3. People from both ethnic groups who can walk around come out to watch the Cuju competition, and the village is empty.

But the sound kept reverberating in the Butterfly Valley, and the guards outside the clan temple couldn’t help but feel unbearable when they heard the movement.

“Is Cuju so fun?”

“I heard that if you win, the reward will be rich. We must win in Butterfly Valley, right?”

“If only I wasn’t on duty today…”

“Look at the village, there is not a single person, no one is coming, why don’t we take a look forward?”

“We have been guarding for so many years, and no outsider has ever broken in…”

There was another extremely high noise in front, and several guards looked at each other, and after discussing it, they decided to climb upstairs in front to have a look, without delaying the duty.

And as soon as they left the clan temple for a distance, a Xie family guard slipped into the clan temple through the bunker.

In the daytime, it is indeed not easy to hide, but at the same time, people’s vigilance will be reduced.

The guards circled behind the stone statue very smoothly, listened for a while, but there was no movement, then opened the door with great care and looked inside.

Inside the cave door, there are almost two floors at the entrance, and it is very spacious. There is only one torch after a long distance. Because the space is too spacious and empty, the lighting is quite poor.

The further forward the line of sight is, the darker, darker and terrifying it is.

However, there was no one guarding the entrance of the hole, so the guard turned sideways and stepped in quietly.

As soon as his feet fell, the feet were soft and made a small rubbing sound. The guard couldn’t help but feel tight, but he was quickly covered by the shouts outside. He relaxed again, listening carefully to the movement, and found the edge of the hole. Go inside quickly and carefully.

After walking for about a stick of incense, there was the first fork in the road ahead, with torches on both ends. The guard did not know the situation in this cave, and for fear of getting lost, he decided to turn right when he encountered the fork.

After he walked two forks to the right in succession, he found that he was going downhill. At this time, the sound outside was almost inaudible, and the sound of his actions became clearer, and he could even hear the sound of nervous breathing.

The cave was cold, and there seemed to be an unpleasant odor at the tip of the nose.

The guard was too tense to tell what the smell was, so he just slowly moved closer. As the smell became heavier, he realized that the front was brighter than where he came from, and he became more cautious.

He groped for the hole near the bright spot, and was about to quietly probe into it to look inside, when the sound of voices and footsteps came, he quickly retracted, leaned against the corner of the wall, covered his mouth and nose and held his breath, not daring to move.

Two people came over, chatting while walking.

“Looking at that group of wood all day is annoying.”

“You have to watch too, and point at them to work.”

“I heard that two more died?”

“Well, a dozen people have died this month, it’s really useless.”

The guard made some guesses, and his pupils shrank.

There was the sound of clothes rubbing on the other end, and after a while, “Crash la la la…”

Guard: “…”

That’s what the smell was like…

Accompanied by the sound of rushing water, the two men continued to talk as if they had no sense of smell—

“A new batch of wood is coming again?”

“There are not enough manpower. I heard a few days ago that it seems that the ship is coming soon.”

“Oh, I have to train for a while every time. When can I stop living like this.”

“Didn’t the patriarch say so? Good days are coming soon.”

“Did you see that prefect yesterday? Those with delicate skin and tender meat, I heard that people from such a big family in the south of the Yangtze River drink nectar…”

The guard listened to their voices drifting away, did not put down his hand covering his nose and mouth, and stuck his head out to observe.

There were two entrances in the cave that was made of thatched hut. After a little hesitation, the guard decided to follow the two people above to take a look.

But as soon as he walked out of the doorway, he heard the sound again, and hurriedly pulled back.

After that person was finished, the guard stepped out again. This time, he walked a little further. He reached the entrance of the hole where the two people had entered before, and someone came over.

The guard had to hurriedly retreat back to the place where he had just been hiding.

He came in this time to inquire, and the time was limited. At this time, it had been delayed for a long time.

And today is not nothing, so after the person inside walked away, the guard decided to give up and continue to investigate, and turned back to the original road.

Before he went out, he used a cloth bag to grab two large handfuls of soil on the ground. He stepped out of the door cautiously, hid behind the stone statue and listened to the loud shouts in front of him for a while, wiped his footprints by the way, and left the place quickly.

When the guard who received him saw him coming out, he stared at the guards who were watching the excitement in front of him, and he was relieved until it was completely safe.

And this relaxation, almost did not smoke.

“What have you been doing?!”

The guard who went in to investigate was full of depression, “Forget it.”

“Don’t go to see Lang Jun like this, find a place to wash up first!”

The guard looked sad, “Can you wash it off? It feels pickled…”

Another guard: “…Forget it, tell me what you found out, and I’ll report it to Mr. Lang.”

In the open space in front, the first half has ended, the two sides are temporarily tied, and the second half is in full swing.

Xie Qin glanced at the sky and guessed that the guards should have almost finished their investigation, and most of the time he was immersed in the Cuju competition.

The field is playing fiercely, and the most outstanding one among the little princes in the state city and a teenager in Butterfly Valley are vying for the ball.

Suddenly, a foot came in from the side and shoveled towards Ju Qiu. Ju Qiu immediately flew away from the middle of the two and flew towards Yin Mingyu and Xie Qin.

Yin Mingyu reacted very quickly, and immediately got up.

And Xie Qin was by her side, so naturally he couldn’t teach her any risks.

Xie Ce said “wow-” in admiration.

Seeing this, Yin Mingyu sat down safely again.

“Be careful!”

Suddenly, there was an anxious cry from the side.

It turned out that Xie Qin’s kick was extremely strong, and the ball flew out and hit the eaves of the Die Immortal Temple in front, and bounced back quickly.

As soon as Yin Mingyu raised her head, she didn’t see anything. A hand with well-defined joints was placed on her hair bun, and then the hand pressed heavily and then lightly, and in the next instant, the ball fell to the ground.

Xie Qin protected Yin Mingyu, didn’t care about anyone else, lowered his head and asked with concern, “Second Mother, are you alright?”

Everyone around looked at him worriedly.

Yin Mingyu first shook his head at the others to indicate that she was okay, then looked up at Xie Qin with an indescribable expression.

Xie Qin frowned, “Injured?”

“Not hurt…”

Yin Mingyu raised his hand and pulled the hosta from the bun with only the end left. It was true that he was not injured, but he was almost inserted into his head by the hosta.

The hero saving beauty was different from what she thought.

Xie Qin: “…”

On the Cuju field, Xiao Langjun, who first tackled the ball, came over in fear, and was almost crying when he stood in front of the two of them.

How could Yin Mingyu care about a little accident with a teenager, waved his hand, and motioned everyone to continue as if nothing had happened: “If you feel guilty, then win the Cuju competition and give me a lot of luck.”

That Xiao Langjun went back, and as expected, he did his best with the others, and finally won the victory with difficulty, and eagerly asked Yin Mingyu to choose any reward.

Yin Mingyu “embarrassed” to choose one that is more expensive than her lottery, but not much more expensive.

The little princes are satisfied, and Yin Mingyu is also satisfied.