Chapter 117 Brothers and Sisters

Su Wan saw her defensiveness, and he was just a stranger to her.

It was obvious that the little girl had suffered a lot.

She did not force it, and took out two taels of silver from her sleeve and put it in the little girl's palm: "This is for your travel expenses, for food and travel expenses."

Su Wan stood up with her hands on her knees, took off the embroidered shoes on her feet and put them in front of her, and asked Gu Huai to get on the carriage and leave.

Jiuge stared at Su Wan's back in a daze, and she never thought that someone she met by chance would give her two taels of silver and food without her having to pay a price?

Is there any good person in this world besides her brother?

Jiuge held the silver in her left hand and stroked her skinny right arm, which was covered with hideous whip wounds, knife wounds, and burns. It can be seen at a glance that she has suffered inhuman torture.

She lowered her eyes to look at the water and food in her hands, and remembered her brother's words. He said: "All the good things in the world that are done for no reason are either for a reason or for a purpose. Ge'er, be obedient and don't easily accept the kindness of others."

Jiuge's eyes were filled with mist, and she pinched the food with her fingers, wanting to throw it away, but she had not eaten for many days since she escaped, and only when she was extremely hungry would she eat tree bark and wild vegetables to fill her stomach.

The sweet fragrance of the snacks in the oil wrapping paper made her stomach gurgle and her stomach hurt. She wanted to eat too much and really didn't have the courage to throw the snacks away.

But she couldn't disobey her brother's words.

Jiuge swallowed her saliva, threw the food on the ground, and got up to leave.

Suddenly, her eyes paused, staring at a string of eye-catching red beads on the green grass on the ground.

Jiuge's face suddenly changed, and she picked up the bracelet on the ground with excitement. Confirming that it was her brother's bracelet, her fingers trembled slightly and tears rolled down.

It's great that my brother is still alive.

Jiuge suddenly remembered something and looked at the carriage going away. Only the dust was flying. She suddenly picked up a pair of shoes and food on the ground and ran in the direction where the carriage left.

"Wait for me, you wait for me..." Jiuge chased after him with all her strength. Thick scabs formed on the soles of her feet, which were worn by stones, and blood marks were left with every step.

"Plop——"

Jiuge gasped for air, and her legs fell to the ground weakly, eating a mouthful of dust. She looked at the carriage that had disappeared, and tears flowed down violently.

Suddenly, she got up and wiped away her tears with her hands. Her eyes washed by tears were clean and determined.

She must find her brother!

Jiuge continued to chase in the direction of Su Wan.

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This time when they returned home, Su Wan and Gu Huaizhi did not rush. They walked normally. When they arrived at Xinghua Village, it was already five days later.

As soon as the carriage entered the village, Su Wan heard the neighbors shouting loudly: "Liu Guixiang, your Gu Dalang and his daughter-in-law are back, why don't you hurry home."

Mo Chen asked the driver to stop the carriage.

Su Wan handed a bundle to Mo Chen: "You distribute these dried fruits to the neighbors."

"Okay." Mo Chen came down with a big bundle and took out the dried fruits to distribute to the neighbors.

The neighbors' mouths were as sweet as honey, and they said a lot of festive words.

At this time, Gu's mother rushed over, lifted the curtain of the carriage, and squeezed out a big smile on her sunburned face: "You're back, Wanwan, you're back so soon!"

Su Wan pulled Gu's mother into the carriage and threw herself into her arms: "I miss you. After the matter is done, I will come back with Huaizhi immediately."

"Wanwan, let go, I'm sweating all over and dirty you." Gu's mother immediately pulled Su Wan's hand away, and anxiously winked at Gu Huaizhi on the side.

Gu Huaizhi was unmoved by anything and liked Su Wan's closeness to Gu's mother.

"You are not dirty. I came back from the capital, and I was exhausted and sweaty." Su Wan saw that Gu's mother was uncomfortable, so he let go of her hand, took out a bamboo tube and handed her a can of water: "Why don't you go to the restaurant today?"

Gu's mother's hands were covered with mud, and she held the bamboo tube tightly nervously, "The restaurant business is very prosperous. Every time the restaurant is full of guests, there are still many diners queuing. The shopkeeper calculated in his mind that the Fengweilou opposite has closed down. With you, the business of this restaurant will definitely become more and more prosperous, so he bought Yanzhilou and renovated it. He gave us all a holiday and reopened the day after tomorrow."

"Yanzhilou?" Su Wan frowned. Shopkeeper Jiang sold the shop?

Mother Gu smiled: "Manager Jiang said we are all family, so we don't need to be so formal. Yanzhilou's business is getting better, so he bought the former Fengweilou and will open it together with the restaurant the day after tomorrow. You came just in time. The two managers will definitely be very happy if they know."

Su Wan laughed happily: "I didn't expect that there would be such a big change during my absence. I have to go to the town tomorrow to take a look."

Mother Gu didn't expect Su Wan to have such ability. She should have been happy for Su Wan, but the more capable Su Wan was, the more uncomfortable she felt.

Gu Huaizhi was sick and weak, and had accomplished nothing. Everyone said that even if they put aside their family background, in terms of personal ability, the two of them were not a good match, and Gu Huaizhi was marrying up.

She was worried that Su Wan would go further and further away, and one day, she would part ways with Gu Huaizhi.

Mother Gu's throat was a little dry, and she asked: "Wanwan, Huaizhi went to see your family, what did he and they say?"

Su Wan saw her nervous look, held Mother Gu's hand tightly, and said with a smile: "Grandma likes Huaizhi very much, and she also prepared gifts for you and your second brother and third sister."

Mother Gu was surprised and said: "Really?"

Didn't you despise Gu Huaizhi for his humble background?

"Grandmother praised him for being very good. He passed the examination at such a young age. He will be a very capable person in the future." Su Wan glanced at Gu Huaizhi and leaned her head on Gu's mother's shoulder: "Huaizhi's body will soon be cured. He will take the provincial examination this time. You wait for him to earn you a good name."

Gu's mother was stunned. Is he cured?

She looked at Gu Huaizhi as if to confirm.

Gu Huaizhi nodded slightly.

Gu's mother's tears rolled down. God opened his eyes and finally began to favor the old Gu family!

"Okay, earn a good name and come back!" Gu's mother was half happy and half sad. She seemed to be proud of herself. Her back straightened: "I have an explanation to the old Gu family."

The carriage stopped. Gu's mother wiped her tears and lifted the curtain with excitement. Seeing Hu standing at the door, she put down the curtain again.

"Wanwan, Mrs. Hu is here." Mother Gu's face darkened: "Song Dalang is dead in prison, and Song Erlang passed the examination and will fail this provincial examination. His family is holding a grudge against our family because of Song Dalang. I don't know what Mrs. Hu wants to do by coming here. Don't pay attention to her."

Su Wan thought of how Mrs. Hu helped her once, and got off the carriage while thinking.

When Mrs. Hu saw Su Wan, she knelt on the ground.

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Author's words:

Good night, babies, see you tomorrow, muah