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Chapter 248 Qingshui Town
When I heard that she didn't know her own life experience yet, I thought Nanfeng was afraid that it would be bad for her if she knew Chen Nian's secret, or maybe she didn't know how to say it, so she just silently protected her as usual. I didn't have to be the one to tell Xiaowei first, so I should wait for her biological mother to decide whether to tell her or not.
I shook my head. "Nothing. She's usually very nice to us, so I just asked her about her. You continue."
Xiaowei nodded: "Oh, I see. By the way, I haven't told you yet that not long after you escaped, I turned into a girl in August. Unfortunately, I couldn't let you see if I was a beautiful girl at that time. I miss you so much!" After saying that, she put her arms around my neck and started to act coquettishly like she used to.
I hugged her and smiled, "I miss you, too. But don't you see how old you are? Why are you still trying to get into my arms? Do you still think you're a baby?"
Xiao Wei huddled into my arms as much as she could and sighed, "It's good to be a baby, but it's not good to grow up! It's a pity that we can't go back!"
After that, she sat up straight from my arms, looked at me and said, "This time, Lord Xiangliu secretly found me and brought me a letter from my sister. I thought I was dreaming! But when I think about it, I have no use value, and he won't cheat me, and he only wants such a small amount of silver. If he cheats people, it would be too shabby! So I just followed him. I want to be with my sister."
Her eyes were sparkling and she looked at me blinking.
If I were alone, I would probably just find a place to live with some money, and as long as I could sneak a peek at Tu Shan Jing from time to time, like an old dragon guarding its hidden treasure, I would be satisfied. Now if I bring her with me, I can't help but worry like an older sister, thinking about the child's food, clothing, housing, and transportation, and whether she should go to school.
Seeing me pondering, she asked, "Sister, do you have any plans? Don't worry, if you are afraid of being tracked down by the people from Tushan Mansion, I will stay here with you. The sky is high and the emperor is far away, they can't find us here."
I was shocked when I heard that and asked back, "Are you still chasing me?"
She nodded: "Yes, we interrogated a lot of people back then, but no one knew anything. It really has nothing to do with it. But the eldest young master insisted that you committed the crime, so all the elders and the ladies have been tracking you down for so many years. But my sister is..." When she said this, she bit her lip.
I know the second half of the sentence she didn't say. In my current state, I'm afraid that if I stand in front of the lady, she will have to look at me for a long time before she can vaguely find some shadow of my old self. Those who are tracking me down may not be able to recognize me even if they see me.
I continued, "So how has the young master been doing lately? Has anything big happened?"
Xiao Wei said bitterly, "The eldest young master doesn't seem to be anxious about losing his brother. He does what he should do on weekdays and has taken over many businesses managed by the second young master. If the old lady hadn't delayed announcing him as the next clan leader, I'm afraid everyone in the mansion would have tacitly accepted that he was the head of the family. And the second young master's wife, Miss Fangfeng, who hasn't married yet, is only gentle and kind to him and the old lady, but is very arrogant to us servants. She almost hit the first lady once! Butler Hu stepped forward and stopped her."
I was not surprised at all when I heard this. In a mountain without a tiger, Houzi becomes king. Now he is satisfied. I am afraid he has regarded himself as the de facto head of the family. He often flirts with his younger brothers and sisters who are not married yet, and seems to be having a great time.
Xiao Wei said this, took out a small box and a few banknotes from her bosom, handed them to me and said, "So, sister, if you ask me, it's not bad not to go back. It's better for us to live here together, it's safe and quiet. If you want to find the second young master, I heard that there are many talented people in Qingshui Town, or you can hire Lord Xiangliu to help you send someone to look for him, which is better than going back to Tushan Mansion to wade through the muddy water. I have some banknotes on hand for you to spend first, and I also brought you all the seals. On the day the young master disappeared, he came to your room at noon to look for you. When he heard that you had gone out, he gave me this seal and asked me to keep it and give it to you later. Later, I was arrested and didn't have time to see you, so it has been kept with me."
I took the banknote, took the small box, opened it, and my whole body was shocked and tears started to flow uncontrollably.
The warm jade seal lay quietly inside, and the fox tail was lifelike and had been carved.
Next to the seal, there is a heart shape and a few wisteria flowers are carved.
It turned out that the person with me that night was not a puppet, but Tu Shanjing.
The love I expressed to him in person and the symbol of the real me in that world were left by him forever on this seal.
Xiao Wei saw me crying and said in a sobbing voice: "Sister, don't cry. When you cry, I want to cry too... Don't be too sad. Just think about it this way. Although we didn't find the young master, we didn't find the body either. It's not like Xiao Hui..."
Having said this, she could no longer hold back and fell on my knees and sobbed.
I also hugged her and cried like a baby.
Separation in life and death, we experienced too much pain in life without any preparation in that short year, so much that our eyes were like springs, continuously flowing with endless tears.
The green mountains on both sides of the river face each other, who knows the feeling of parting? The silk ribbon has not been tied to form a heart-to-heart knot, and the river tide has receded. *
We cried until our eyes were swollen, but we finally stopped crying. I raised my sleeve to wipe her tears and comforted her, "Don't cry, your eyes will be damaged if you cry any more. Since you are here, come with me."
Xiao Wei nodded: "I'll listen to you, sister. Wherever you go, I'll go. We won't be separated this time!"
I held her hand tightly, took her to wash her face, and then said goodbye to Xiangliu, gave him a banknote as a thank you gift, added some dishes for his soldiers, and asked Wang Shiba to take us all the way to Qingshui Town. I wanted to give Wang Shiba a banknote, but he refused, saying that a man should earn his own money and not take a girl's money. He was not like Xiangliu who had to support the army and was satisfied with having enough food for himself. He refused to accept it no matter what, and I couldn't win over him, so I gave up.
Qingshui Town is full of mountains and is home to many forces. Fortunately, the principle that money makes you the boss is unbreakable here. I don't know how long I will live here. Although I have a seal, I have to go to a big city to withdraw money. I feel a little uneasy with just these few banknotes. After thinking about it, I rented a shop on Xihuai Street with Wang Shiba and Xiaowei. In the future, we can do some small business and not be afraid of eating up all the money.
There is a storefront in front of the shop and a residence in the back, which is more than enough for Xiaowei and I. I can see from afar the place where Xuan will come to open a wine shop in the future. If I walk in the opposite direction for a while, I will reach Jichang Pavilion opened by Xiangliu's righteous army, where I can secretly spy on them. It will also be convenient if I want to contact Wang Shiba or Xiangliu.
Wang Shiba worked hard to fix or throw away the broken furniture in the house, and then quickly bought new ones to replace them. Xiaowei also wiped the dust and swept the floor skillfully. I have been a maid for a long time, so these jobs are not difficult for me.
By sunset, a courtyard that was not new but very clean was cleaned up.
*Quoted from Lin Bu’s “Longing for You·Wu Shanqing”.