The lady escaped marriage and became addicted

Chapter 145 Little Uncle Missed, An Ran Borrowed Money and Was Humiliated (1)
There are a lot of bamboos planted in Gu Chongshan's yard, which is called Xiuzhuyuan.There is also a small lotus pond inside, with mulberry trees planted beside it.Gu Wanniang thinks about others when she sees things, and remembers when was the last time she supported her parents to bask in the sun in the yard?The laughter at that time seemed to be still in front of my eyes, but my mother had already gone, and she didn't even see her mother for the last time...

Seeing that the woman leading the way had already looked at them several times, An Ran hurriedly reminded her mother, "Mother, let's go in! Grandpa must miss you."

Gu Wanniang quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, followed the woman in front, and walked into her father's bedroom.

While still outside, An Ran could smell a strong smell of medicine and charcoal, and the air was turbid. Not to mention sick people, even good people would get sick if they were locked up in this room for a long time.An Ran looked at it, thinking in her heart that she must find a chance to let the grandfather's room breathe.

At this time, the curtain of the inner room was lifted, and Yang came out with red eyes.She took Gu Wanniang's hand and said, "Wanniang, don't blame sister-in-law for being rude, it's because daddy can't leave here."

Gu Wanniang hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law, don't say that. For more than ten years, you have taken care of your father and mother... Sister-in-law, what's wrong with dad? But he caught a cold?"

"Father drank the medicine and fell asleep, you should take a look first, we will talk about the specifics later."

Yang's voice was very soft, Gu Wanniang nodded immediately, and walked in with An Ran and An Qi lightly.

Walking into the room, the air is indeed even more turbid, which makes even good people feel uncomfortable smelling it.But thinking of her grandfather, An Ran still overcame the discomfort in her heart, and hurried to the bed.An Ran remembered seeing her grandfather the last time, he seemed to be in good health and spirit.But now lying on the bed seemed to be a different person, the original gray hair was all white, the eye sockets were sunken, the complexion was sallow, and the body sunken deep in the bedding was so thin and thin.

Seeing Gu Chongshan's current appearance, An Ran couldn't help turning red eyes, let alone Gu Wanniang?She just glanced at it, and the tears kept falling, afraid of crying, she quickly covered her mouth.

Yang was afraid that she would wake up the old man if she cried out, so she quickly helped her out again.Brother and sister Anqi and Anran naturally followed their mother and went out again.

Yang pulled Gu Wanniang, who was covering her mouth, to the side room next to her and sat down. The girl brought tea, and then Yang sighed softly: "Wanniang, my sister-in-law knows you too... Alas, when your brother left, you didn't Let me tell you. But father is getting worse these days, I am really worried, and I have no choice but to send someone to invite you back."

When Gu Wanniang heard this, she put down her hand covering her mouth in shock, looked at Yang Shi anxiously and said, "Sister-in-law, what happened?" Mother had passed away, and father was ill again. Something made my brother worry that she couldn't bear it, so he didn't tell her. "By the way, where did big brother go?"

Yang choked with red eyes and said, "Wan Niang, it's the second uncle, the second uncle... he's missing... your eldest brother went to Zhao's house after attending the funeral, and went to look for him, but there's been no news... we've been He kept it from dad, but dad somehow found out. Then, he fell ill that night and never recovered..."

Uncle is missing?An Qi and An Ran on the side were also shocked. The little uncle had always been so kind to them, so why did he disappear without any news for so long?
An Qi looked at An Ran and said: "This kind of thing happened to our Zhao family, and something happened to my little uncle again. Could it be that people from the Lu family did it?"

An Ran hurriedly asked her eldest aunt, "Auntie, please tell us quickly, what is the reason for the disappearance of little uncle?"

Mrs. Yang heard what An Ran and his sister said strangely, so she hurriedly took out her handkerchief and pressed the corners of her eyes, and then she explained in detail.

"We only got the news in early May that your little uncle took a few people to the settlement of the Yi people south of Xicheng in early February. We don't know what he was going to do, but he never came back. The shopkeeper waited for half a month and there was no news. He was anxious, so he asked the magistrate He to send someone to ask the Yi people for help, but they said that he continued to go south. The county government officials did not dare to go further south. , Said that the forest over there is too dangerous, there are many poisonous insects and beasts, even the local barbarians dare not go there.

The shopkeeper waited for another half a month, but there was still no news, so he wrote a letter and reported back.When I received the letter, it was just in time for the funeral at Zhao's house. Your eldest brother came back from Zhao's house and set off for Xicheng the next day.But it has been several months now, and your elder brother wrote two letters back, saying that he has traveled everywhere, and there is no news of second uncle..."

As soon as An Ran heard it, she knew what happened, and she was afraid that her little uncle had really gone to look for jadeite.

Seeing that An Ran's face changed, Yang thought she had the best relationship with Gu Shengwu, so she hurriedly asked, "Sister Ran, do you know something? What did your little uncle go to the place where the barbarians live?"

Gu Wanniang and An Qi also looked at her nervously.

An Ran said anxiously and regretfully: "Little uncle heard that there is a special kind of jade in the south of the west city. It is said that it was left behind by Empress Nuwa's refinement of colorful stones to mend the sky, and it was hidden in the stones underground. But that rainforest is very dangerous, there are many poisonous insects and beasts, I advised him not to go, and he promised me that he would not go..."

Yang really thought that Gu Shengwu heard this legend in Xicheng and was moved to go treasure hunting, but Gu Wanniang and An Qi knew that An Ran must have told him the legend.They all believed that An Ran was a fairy who came down to earth, so they knew many things they didn't know.For example, there are some legends about Nuwa mending the sky, but who knows the place where Nuwa made five-colored stones?Who knows if the multicolored stones are used up?
"You child, what should I say about you, really..." Gu Wanniang looked at An Ran complainingly, stomped her feet anxiously, and asked, "How far is that place from the West City? Are there really colorful stones? There are many poisonous insects and beasts ?”

An Ran nodded, and said with a hum: "It's not very far away, but there are many poisonous insects and beasts, it may not be possible to find it..."

Mrs. Yang seemed to understand half-understood eagerly, but as if grasping at a life-saving straw, she took An Ran's hand and said, "Sister, when I see your grandfather later, you should tell him about you. The little uncle told you about the five-colored stones. He said that the place is far away and easy to get lost, but it is not very dangerous... In short, you must convince your grandfather that your little uncle is still alive! Do you understand? ?”

(End of this chapter)