Chapter 389： Find someone

Chen Bokang ran all the way outside the village, squatted in a deserted place and started crying.

If my father hadn't tried to stop me, saying that people were selected to go to the battlefield and die, and he couldn't go, I would have applied for the exam together with the Jiang family's children, and maybe I would have passed the exam, and would go to the capital with them to become an official in the future.

Even the latecomer Wei Zhan passed the exam, and the twelve-year-old little demon also passed the exam. There is no reason why he can’t do it himself.

Now it's better. If you miss this opportunity, you will not only have to dig in the soil for the rest of your life, but you may have to salute the little demon when you see him in the future.

The more Chen Bokang thought about it, the sadder he became and the louder he cried.

Chen Jiazhen finally found her son and felt very regretful when she saw her son like this.

"Bo Kang, don't cry. Why don't you go talk to Xiaoyao and ask him to take you with him when he goes to the capital."

“I don’t want it!” Chen Bokang roared angrily, got up and ran away again.

This time he simply ran down the south **** towards the old village.

Chen Jiazhen knew that she could not catch up with her son, so she had no choice but to look back.

He suddenly thought of Chen Changping, the second son of Chen Laoshuan's family.

Chen Changping told him that he wanted to take some children who were good at martial arts to Chengzhou and become the retainers of the county king.

 Cheng Junwang is the cousin of the late emperor. He can become the kind of retainer of a noble family member, and his own ancestral graves are full of smoke.

Chen Jiazhen slapped her thigh and turned to look for Chen Changping.

A few days later, Mr. Wu took the boy and Jiang Jie and Jiang Wu to the county seat, and then went with them to Jiankang City.

Yingbao prepared a lot of pills for them to take, and secretly sent a carriage out for Mr. Wu and Jiang Jie to ride.

This carriage is spacious. Two people can sit in it and stretch out their legs. They can also lie down and take a nap when they are tired. It is much better than the one at home.

Watching the group of people riding horses and driving far away, Ying Bao turned back to the village.

Passing by Chen Zhao’s food stall, I found that she didn’t set up a stall.

Yingbao didn't care. She went to the textile workshop and went to talk to Sister Wen.

Wen Shu was about to give birth and was walking around the yard with a big belly. She was very happy to see Ying Bao coming and whispered, "My mother is feeling sad when I leave."

Wen Hengyin also took the exam for Traditional Chinese Medicine, and this time he was taken to Jiankang in the capital with Wei Zhan and others.

Although Jiankang is only more than a thousand miles away from here, she doesn't know when she will be able to come back, so Xiao Zhenniang is very worried.

Yingbao blinked: "Master, if you are really worried, you might as well go to the capital when your child is born and grows up. Anyway, my brother-in-law is going to take the imperial examination next year, and you and your wife can meet there."

Wen Shu shook his head and whispered: "No, my mother-in-law is still here, how can I leave her alone."

"You can take her with you. If your brother-in-law wins, you can buy a house in the capital and live there." With Mrs. Wen's family's financial resources, buying a house in the capital is no problem.

Wen Shu smiled: "What you said makes sense, I didn't expect it."

The two talked for a while, then Yingbao said goodbye and left.

When I passed the school, I saw that the martial arts school was crowded with children.

Since Li Xu went to take the exam, there was no one to teach at the senior school. Many children either learned on their own or went to practice boxing, kicking, and horseback shooting with Zhang Meng.

The horses in the martial arts school were provided by Jiang Sanlang. There were two horses in total. They were temporarily used for children to practice riding and shooting.

“Yingbao!”

Suddenly someone called her from behind. When she turned around, she saw it was Chen Wan.

“What’s the matter?” Yingbao asked.

Chen Wan grabbed her and said, "Have you seen Ah Zhao and Xu Bao today?"

“No.” Ying Bao had been busy preparing luggage for her brothers today, but she didn’t notice Xu Bao and Chen Zhao.

Chen Wan burst into tears: "A Zhao and Xu Bao are gone, you...can you help me look for them?" Ying Bao frowned: "Didn't you ask your grandparents?"

“I asked, but they ignored me.” Chen Wan covered her face and cried. "It's all my fault, I shouldn't have abandoned them..."

Yingbao: "What about your father? He's not at home?"

Chen Wan paused and cried louder: "I...I didn't see dad. Yingbao, help me look for them. After all...after all, they are also your sister and brother."

Hearing this, Ying Bao suddenly took a few steps back and looked at Chen Wan coldly: "Don't involve me in your family's affairs, Chen Wan, and don't get involved with relatives. Your Chen family has nothing to do with me."

“But it’s obvious that you are...” Chen Wan wiped away her tears: “Yingbao, no, you should be called Chen Ying...”

"Shut up." Ying Bao scolded rudely: "Where did you know that I am your sister? Just based on your dreams? Chen Wan, are you out of your mind?"

Chen Wan looked at the girl in front of her in shock: "You... obviously acquiesced and gave me sixty taels, why did you go back on your promise?"

"Acquiescence? You are so funny." Ying Bao said: "I spent sixty taels just to know what you dreamed about. If you want to blackmail me with this, you'd better save it."

“Also, your brother and sister are missing. They have nothing to do with me. If you want to find someone, go find someone yourself. Don’t bother me.”

After Ying Bao finished speaking, he looked Chen Wan up and down, then turned and left.

“Don’t leave.” Chen Wan hurriedly tried to hold Ying Bao, but she ducked out of the way.

Ying Bao frowned and looked at Chen Wan: "What? Do you have to find me?"

Chen Wan nodded hurriedly: "I...I beg you, whether you are my sister or not, for Xu Bao's sake, please...please follow me to find her."

Ying Bao thought for a while and suddenly smiled: "Okay, you go and wait outside the village. I'll come back and change my clothes."

Chen Wan nodded repeatedly: "Okay, I...I'll wait for you outside the village. You must come!"

Ying Bao was speechless. She turned around and went home, telling her parents that Chen Wan wanted to go with her to find Chen Zhao.

Chun Niang immediately became angry: "This Chen Wan is so unreasonable. Bao'er, please ignore her."

Jiang Sanlang frowned and asked in a low voice: "Bao'er, she keeps pestering you to find Chen Zhao. Is there something fishy about it?"

Ying Bao nodded: "I think so too, Dad, instead of letting them make moves secretly, it's better to use the plan to their advantage."

She wanted to see what Chen Wan wanted to do.

Chunniang grabbed her daughter worriedly: "Bao'er, what are you talking about?"

Ying Bao patted her mother and said, "It's okay. Mother, please stay at home and don't go out. Dad and I will go out."

Chunniang looked confused and asked quickly: "Is that Chen Wan trying to harm you? Bao'er, mother is with you."

"Not necessarily. Mom, you should stay at home while dad and I find a few people to go over."

Yingbao comforted her mother and went out with her father.

In order not to alert the enemy, Ying Bao decided to join Chen Wan himself and asked his father to lead a few people to follow them secretly.

It was noon now, and villagers were returning home from the fields for midday dinner.

 Ying Bao came outside the village wearing a short jacket and saw Chen Wan looking anxious.

"Let's go." Ying Bao said to her: "Where to find it? Do you know how to find it?"

Chen Wan was extremely excited when she saw that Ying Bao had come alone. She pulled her and said, "A Zhao always goes to a place to dig wild vegetables. I want to go to that place to see if she is there."

“Okay.” Ying Bao followed Chen Wan and walked out of the market.

There are already many households on the south slope, and most of them build houses around Dongchen Village, forming a circle of communities.

But there are still many wild bamboo forests outside the residential area. Even if one part is cut down, the other part is still luxuriant.

Chen Wan took Yingbao to the wild bamboo forest, looking around from time to time.