When Jiujiu returned, Chu Hai had just finished cooking.
Jiujiu washed her hands and sat at the dining table. Looking at the busy Chu Hai, she said, "Chu Hai, I want to go outside."
Chu Hai smiled and was extremely tolerant. "Okay."
To him, it didn't make much of a difference where he did things.
It could be said that Jiujiu was his only motivation to live. If Jiujiu wanted to go outside, then he would accompany Jiujiu.
The two of them decided to go outside after a few words.
Early the next morning, the two of them packed up and left.
As for Lu Liu, Jiujiu asked her to stay behind to serve the dishes and take care of the small animals.
After all, she and Chu Hai didn't want strangers to come to their territory.
Of course, some of the things that the two of them did weren't suitable for a little cutie like Lu Liu to know.
And the first place that the two of them went back was Erya's adoptive father's house.
Firstly, she had promised Uncle Niu that she would go back to see him when she had time. Secondly, she wanted to ask Erya's adoptive father about Erya's true identity. If possible, she wanted to meet Erya's biological parents.
Of course, she also wanted to bring back Xiao Bai, who she had left in the deep mountains.
Xiao Bai was so cute. He should stay by her side and play happily with her. Why did he always stay in the deep mountains?
Chu Hai's mount was a thousand-mile horse. The two of them only took half a month to reach Erya's hometown.
Jiujiu first went to visit Uncle Niu.
With the gold that Jiujiu gave him, Uncle Niu's family immediately opened a shop and started doing business.
They earned much more money than before, and their lives were much more relaxed and comfortable.
So after a year, Uncle Niu didn't age. Instead, he looked younger than before.
Because Jiujiu stole all of Erya's adoptive father's money, Erya's adoptive father's idea of marrying a new wife was ruined.
Because he had no money, Erya's adoptive father was too lazy to properly bury his deceased wife. He simply rolled up the straw mat and casually dug a hole to buy her.
However, in the past, his wife was the one who took care of everything at home and the children. Now that he had no wife, he had to do everything himself. His life could be said to be very miserable.
Especially when he didn't cook well, his son, who had been spoiled by his wife, would quarrel every two days and then quarrel every three days, causing chaos in the family.
However, this was his own son, and he would rely on him for the rest of his life. He could only suppress his anger and try his best to satisfy his son's request.
Because he had to work in the fields and return home to take care of his son, he had aged rapidly.
Originally, he didn't have much affection for his wife, but now, he had begun to think of his deceased wife.
If his wife hadn't died, how good would he be now?
Of course, every time this happened, he would begin to curse the person who stole his money.
If it weren't for the fact that he had no money, even if he didn't have a wife, he could still find another one.
And not like now.
Alas …
In just a year, his hair had turned white at the age of thirty, and his face had become weathered, like an old man in his forties or fifties.
Chu Hai had the temperament of an immortal. Jiujiu was like carved jade, and her big eyes were full of spirit. When a gust of wind blew over, the clothes she wore fluttered like clouds. She was so beautiful that it made people's hearts tremble.
When Jiujiu and Chu Hai stood in front of him together, he thought that he had seen an immortal.
Erya's adoptive father rubbed his eyes with his dirty hands, thinking that he was hallucinating.
Looking at Erya's adoptive father's appearance, the corners of Jiujiu's mouth curled up into a smile. She took out a piece of silver and placed it in front of him. "Do you want it?"
Erya's adoptive father hadn't seen any silver for a long time ever since his family's money was stolen.
Now that he saw the silver, his eyes instantly lit up, like a dog who had seen a bone, and he almost drooled.
Jiujiu threw the silver at Erya's adoptive father's feet.
Erya's adoptive father couldn't wait to pick it up. He didn't care that the silver was stained with mud, and put it into his mouth to take a bite. After confirming that it was real silver, he hurriedly put it in his pocket and looked greedily at Jiujiu.
If it weren't for the fact that Jiujiu had Chu Hai's backing, Erya's adoptive father would have definitely snatched the silver.
Seeing that Erya's adoptive father had hidden the silver in his pocket, Jiujiu took out a piece of gold and handed it to Erya's adoptive father. "Do you want it?"
Erya's adoptive father was already drooling over that piece of silver. Now that Jiujiu took out the gold, Erya's adoptive father's eyes almost popped out of his head.
"As long as you answer one of my questions, I'll give this to you."
"Go ahead, go ahead."
At this moment, Erya's adoptive father only had eyes for the piece of gold in Jiujiu's hand. As for what Jiujiu wanted to ask, he didn't care at all.
As long as he could be given the gold, he would even be willing to be a dog.
Seeing the greedy look on Erya's adoptive father's face, Jiujiu felt even more sorry for Erya.
"I heard that you used to have an adopted daughter in your family. Is that right?"
Hearing Jiujiu's question about Erya, Erya's adoptive father, who had originally been mesmerized by the gold, instantly snapped back to his senses. He looked at Jiujiu warily and asked, "Why are you asking about this?"
Even though he had been mesmerized by money, he was still able to snap out of his daze because of Erya's situation. From this, it could be seen that Erya's background was very extraordinary.
Jiujiu chuckled softly and waved the gold in her hand. "Do you still want this money?"
Erya's adoptive father was once again mesmerized by the gold. "Yes, yes, yes. Miss, please ask. Miss, please ask."
"Is she still around?"
"No." Erya's adoptive father pretended to shake his head regretfully. "She accidentally fell into the river in the winter two years ago. She's gone."
"Is that so?" Jiujiu handed the gold in her hand to Erya's adoptive father and pretended to be sad as she said, "To tell you the truth, my aunt lost her child more than ten years ago. Recently, she has been seriously ill and has been missing her child very much. I heard that your family had found a child, so I wanted to come and see if you had found her. I didn't expect that …
Sigh … "
Jiujiu let out a long sigh and said deliberately, "My aunt even prepared a hundred taels of gold as a thank-you gift. Unfortunately …"
Jiujiu's first few words made Erya's adoptive father feel very guilty.
However, from Jiujiu's tone, he felt that she didn't know that the child had been stolen and was even prepared to give him money as a thank-you gift. He thought for a moment and said, "Although Erya is gone, I still have some of her belongings at home. If Erya is really your aunt's child, you can take these belongings back as a memento."
If they could give her so many things just to ask for directions, wouldn't she get even more if she gave these belongings to them?
Jiujiu and Chu Hai exchanged glances and followed Erya's adoptive father to Erya's adoptive father's house. They took the jade pendant that Erya had left behind.
The jade pendant's material and carvings were of the highest quality. There was a signature at the corner of the jade pendant.
Nan.
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