After the abolition, she just wants to cultivate immortals

The middle-aged woman reminded Tu Yu kindly, and the rest of the people also nodded one after another, persuading Tu Yu.

Tu Yu smiled slightly, raised the long sword in his hand, and explained.

"Thank you for your concern, I know martial arts, most people can't hurt me."

"I came to Nancheng this time to find an old friend. After listening to the descriptions of several people, I feel that this old lady Guo should be the old friend I am looking for."

"I have to go find her, and ask a few people to tell me where Mrs. Guo's home is. I am very grateful."

As he said that, Tu Yu also took out a few pieces of silver and handed them to several people.

"These silver taels will be used as a reward, please accept them."

She also understands that these people are trying to persuade her with good intentions, but now that Xiaocui is in danger, she doesn't want to delay any longer, she just wants to find Xiaocui quickly and solve her troubles.

"Ouch! What an embarrassment!"

Several people hurriedly evaded, but stared at the money with some reluctance in their eyes, as if they were a little reluctant, but they were embarrassed to accept it.

Such a piece of silver can be worth half a year's food and clothing for a family in the city, but after all, it is too easy to get, and on the contrary, they become cautious, and no one dares to reach out to take it.

It may be that this city is too gentle, these women are relatively simple and kind, and they are not the kind of people who take advantage at will.

Seeing this, Tu Yu stuffed the money into the hands of several people one by one, and said with a smile: "This is the reward for telling me these news, please be sure to accept it."

Hearing these words, the few people stopped coddling and pointed out the direction for Tu Yu straightforwardly.

When Tu Yu found Xiaocui, it was in a dilapidated small courtyard.

The small courtyard is very remote, in a corner of Nancheng, surrounded by the same buildings, inhabited by some poor people in ragged clothes.

In the small courtyard, there was a haggard old woman with white hair and a hunched back, only skinny and bones left.

She bent down tremblingly to fill a bowl of water from the small water tank in the courtyard, looked at the water in the water tank, sighed deeply, looked a little sad, shook her head, turned and walked into the house go.

It is said to be a small courtyard, but in fact there are only two rooms, and there are no decorations in the house, only a few tattered pieces of furniture.

A pale woman was lying on the dilapidated wooden bed, her cheeks were thin and sunken, and there were a few bruises on her bloodless face, as if she had been beaten.

There was only a thin quilt on the bed, some hay and a straw mat, not even a pillow.

The woman's eyes were red, and she was staring at the roof blankly at this moment, weeping silently.

"Lan Xiang, stop crying and drink some water slowly."

The old woman's voice was hoarse, she stretched out her old wrinkled hands, helped the woman up, and held the bowl to her lips.

The pale lips were dry and curled up with layers of dead skin, and they looked better under the moisture of clear water.

"Aniang, it's all my fault. If I hadn't been blind to that bastard Shen Ying, I wouldn't have caused you to suffer like this... and my poor daughter was killed by that damned bastard..." It was my mistake to sell the broken things to that kind of dirty place..."

After drinking the water, the woman held the old woman's hand and cried bitterly, regretting in her heart.

Shen Ying's family is poor, but he has a good skin. He always pretends to be an elegant scholar, which is very popular with little girls. Almost no one knows that he is putting on all this.

Back then, Guo Lanxiang's family was wealthy, Shen Ying relied on her face and the few sage books she had read to easily win the heart of this ignorant young lady, making Guo Lanxiang determined not to marry her.

Xiao Cui was against it at first, but couldn't stand the threat of suicide from her only precious daughter, so she could only agree.

In the end, Shen Ying pretended to be affectionate and said that he was willing to marry, so that Guo Lanxiang would not suffer from him, and Xiaocui didn't want to be separated from her daughter, so she agreed. When Xiao Cui found out about the transfer of Cui's family property, most of it had already been transferred.

After a search, it was discovered that Shen Ying was obsessed with gambling, and he lost all his family wealth. He even bribed his servants, and when Xiaocui wanted to drive him out, he locked Xiaocui up and threatened Guo Lanxiang. Handing over the family wealth, the Wanguan family wealth was completely defeated by Shen Ying.

Xiaocui, who had lost her family wealth, was also discouraged, and quickly cheered up. She took her daughter and granddaughter and lived in such a small courtyard. If you earn a little money, you don't have to worry about food and drink.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. Shen Ying found a few people's residences, and every once in a while he would come to steal money, which made the life of the grandparents and grandchildren more difficult. Even if they applied to the government, it was because Shen Ying and Guo Lanxiang were husband and wife. .After a few years like this, with working day and night, and getting older, Xiaocui is also a little bit powerless, and naturally the money she earns is also less.

Until yesterday, Shen Ying sold his 11-year-old daughter into Hualou regardless of obstacles.

Guo Lanxiang was beaten so badly that she couldn't resist, and Xiaocui was already old, and with the wear and tear of the past few years, she was weak and couldn't stop Shen Ying, a mature man, and now both of them were ashamed. If it weren't for still thinking about saving his granddaughter (daughter), I'm afraid he would have committed suicide a long time ago.

"Lan Xiang, don't be afraid, mother, go and think of a way, even if you fight this old bone, I will save Lingsi."

Xiaocui stroked her daughter's hair, comforting her softly.

"Auntie..."

bang bang bang-

What Guo Lanxiang was about to say was interrupted by a knock on the door. Not only did the mother and daughter in the room not intend to open the door, but they became more nervous. The two of them stared at the direction of the courtyard door, as if some kind of beast was about to come in.

These years, Shen Ying has always been like this, first putting on a trick, and then showing that disgusting face to them.

bang bang bang-

There was another knock on the door, followed by a pleasant female voice.

"Is anyone home?"

Hearing this voice, the two relaxed.

Fortunately, it wasn't Shen Ying.

Hearing the familiar voice on the street, Xiaocui was a little dazed, and slowly stretched out her hand to look at her wrinkled and bony hand, then touched her old face, and hesitated.

Guo Lanxiang asked curiously, "Aniang, why don't you open the door?"

"Go! I'm going now!"

Xiao Cui replied incoherently, and hurriedly walked towards the gate of the courtyard. After walking a few steps, she nearly fell, but suddenly stabilized. Seeing Guo Lanxiang was a little frightened, for fear that she would accidentally fall.

With a "squeak" sound, the old wooden door opened slowly, making an ear-piercing rubbing sound. Xiaocui looked at the tall and slender girl in white in front of her, feeling a little at a loss.

Through the veil hanging down from the bamboo hat, she couldn't see the face of the person in front of her clearly, her body shape was also different from what she remembered, and even her temperament was different.

Although Tu Yu used to be gentle and a little alienated, he felt gentle and harmless.The current Tu Yu is still gentle, but a little more aggressive. She stands there calmly, making people dare not offend.

It's completely different from what I remember.

But she had a feeling that this was her miss!
"Can I come in and sit down?"