"Mother, get up and drink your medicine." The woman in the coarse dress brought in a bowl of black medicine and walked to the bedside. She spoke softly to the old woman lying on the bed.
"Cough, cough!"
The old woman had a head full of white hair and her face was full of wrinkles. She stared blankly in front of her and tried to sit up. The woman hurriedly reached out her hand.
"Where did you get the money to buy medicine?" The old woman grabbed the woman's hand and stared blankly at the door.
At this moment, the woman could clearly see that there was no spirit in her eyes. She must have been blind for a long time.
"Business has been good these days, so I saved some money." The woman placed the bowl of medicine next to the old woman's mouth and said.
The old woman murmured, "What's the point of wasting this money? This old woman doesn't have many days left to live. It's better to save it for Duan Wu …"
"Mother, don't say these things anymore. Hurry up and drink your medicine." The woman sighed and urged.
She glanced at a jar in the corner of the room. Buried under the jar was the silver that the young master gave her yesterday.
After using that money to buy medicine for her mother, there was still more than nine taels left. If she used it sparingly, it would be enough for a family for a few years. She must not let those people find it.
Those two young masters were good people. Good people should be rewarded. She silently prayed in her heart that nothing bad would happen to them.
The old woman silently drank the medicine. The woman picked up the bowl of medicine. Before she could put it down, a clear voice came from outside the door.
"Mother, I'm back."
Hearing the girl's voice, the woman's lips curled into a smile. Tomorrow, she would go out and buy a few feet of flowery cloth to make a new dress for Duan Wu. She had wanted a beautiful flowery dress for a long time.
The little girl happily jumped into the room and stuffed a white thing into the woman's mouth. She happily asked, "Mother, is it sweet?"
Before she could react, a few figures walked in from outside the door. The woman's expression changed and hurriedly protected the little girl behind her. Could it be that those people had come again?
The first thing that came into view was an old face.
The woman was slightly startled, and the vigilant expression on her face disappeared. All these years, every time they encountered a problem that they couldn't solve, this old man would appear. Although they had never talked to each other, she could roughly guess his origins.
When another familiar face appeared before her eyes, she stood up immediately.
"Did someone come?" The old woman couldn't see, but she could feel that there was an outsider in the house.
From the looks of it, it didn't seem to be those villains who often came. Her son worked during the day and only came back at night. She felt strange in her heart. How many years had it been since outsiders came to this house?
After Li Yi entered the house, he looked around.
It wasn't an exaggeration to use this phrase to describe a family with only four bare walls.
Other than a stove and a bed, there was no other furniture. There were only four walls. The only bed was in the corner, and an old woman with white hair was lying on it.
There was also a small room inside, separated by a curtain. Through the gap, one could see some clues. The space was not big, probably only enough for a bed.
"Benefactor …"
The woman hurriedly walked over, rubbing her hands. She seemed very nervous.
If it wasn't for the young master in front of her, she wouldn't have the money to buy medicine for her mother. Those ten taels of silver could be considered as the money to save their lives.
"Aunty." Li Yi looked at the woman and said.
The woman was about to open her mouth to say something, but suddenly heard the young noble say something. She was startled, her mouth opened halfway, and her expression became blank.
"He family's Xiao Niang's son." The old man with the surname Li took a step forward, looked at the woman and said, "This is your sister's child."
"Jade Niang, is Jade Niang back? Where is Jade Niang?" Before the woman could react, an anxious voice suddenly came from the room. The old woman was anxious to get off the bed. Because she couldn't see, she tripped and rolled off the bed, but she didn't care at all. She struggled in the direction of the door.
"Mother!"
The woman exclaimed and hurriedly ran over to help the old woman up. The old woman stared blankly at the direction of the door. Two lines of tears rolled down from her empty eyes. She murmured, "My Jade Niang, where is my Jade Niang?"
The little girl stood there blankly. She didn't know what had happened. It was the first time she saw her grandmother like this. Her face was pale and she didn't know what to do.
"Grandmother, don't worry. Mother is not in the capital. I came this time to take you back." Li Yi didn't know if the old woman would be able to take such a blow if he told her that the Jade Niang she spoke of had already passed away over ten years ago. At this time, he could only comfort her like this.
As for the truth of the matter, it was better to tell her slowly.
After seeing that they had lived in such a place all these years, he could guess what kind of hard life they had lived. Naturally, he couldn't ignore it. Just now, Li Yi had already thought of taking them back to Qing 'an Fu.
No matter how long the hands of the nobles in the capital stretched, they couldn't reach Qing 'an Fu.
"You are Jade Niang's child?" As if thinking of something, the old woman temporarily forgot about the matter of Jade Niang. She grabbed Li Yi's hand and continuously rubbed her calloused and rough palm on his face. She murmured, "Jade Niang's child, my grandson, he is so handsome, like Jade Niang …"
As the old woman spoke, her voice gradually became softer. She tilted her head and let out a light snore.
Great joy and great sorrow were the most hurtful. Li Yi hurriedly helped the old woman to the bed and had her lie flat. After covering her with the blanket, he turned his head and saw that the woman, who was his aunt, was looking at him with a complicated expression.
Actually, when he found out that the little girl's name was He Duanwu, Li Yi understood where that familiar and intimate feeling came from.
Because both of them had half of the He family's blood flowing in them.
And the reason why he was familiar with the stall's noodles was probably because he had eaten it when he was young.
"Aunt Xiu, pack up. We'll leave today." From Uncle Li, he found out that the youngest daughter of the He family was called He Xiu. Li Yi looked back at the old woman and said.
"Okay …" Hearing Li Yi's unwavering tone, the old woman opened her mouth and finally spat out a word.
Seeing that the little girl was standing there in a daze, Li Yi walked over and rubbed her little head. The old woman followed and looked at the little girl. She said, "Duanwu, this is big brother."
The little girl nodded mechanically and raised her head to look at Li Yi. Using a mosquito-like voice, she said, "Big brother."
Her little brain still hadn't figured out what had happened, but she knew that this "big brother" was different from the one she had silently called out in her heart.
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