Mu Run got out of the carriage and asked, "How much does it cost?"
"Five coppers." The driver put down the stool and asked Mu Run to get out of the car.
Mu Run took out a piece of broken silver and put it in the small basket at the door of the carriage. There were a few copper plates in it, "Thank you for your hard work."
"Thank you, sir. Please be careful where you step." The coachman saw the broken pieces of silver given by Mu Run, held the carriage stool with his own hands, and steadily let Mu Run get out of the car.
…
Mu Run carried the baggage and entered the back door of Yan's mansion.
The woman guarding the door looked at her in surprise, "Xiao Su?"
"It's me." Mu Run smiled as usual.
"Why are you back?" After the mother-in-law asked, she immediately reacted, "Going back to your parents' house, right?"
"Yes." Mu Run said embarrassedly, "Is my father here?"
"Your father?" The mother-in-law sighed, "Your mother is ill. Your father took your mother back to Sujiazhuang yesterday."
Mu Run was surprised, "What disease does my mother have?"
The mother-in-law said: "I don't know very well. It's probably not a good disease, it's vomiting blood! Your sister-in-law and your brother also went there."
The whole family has left, not to seek medical treatment, but to go to Sujiazhuang. It's really a waste of time...
Mu Run turned around and walked away, shouting to the donkey cart that had not gone far, "Uncle, wait a minute——"
…
Before dark, Mu Run arrived at Sujiazhuang.
The driver of the donkey cart she took before did not go out of the capital, but he helped her find a carriage out of the city.
The carriage driver is a young man named Guo Saner. He is going to Zuoci Town and happens to be passing by Sujiazhuang.
"Thank you, Brother Xiaoguo."
"That's right. It's getting late. Sir, please go back as soon as possible."
"Okay, be careful on the road."
Mu Run watched the carriage gradually go away, then turned to look at Sujiazhuang, where the smoke was curling up and the lights were on, and he entered the village carrying his baggage.
Su Qi came out of the study room with his son Su Shaoqian, holding several books in his hands.
"These days, you should review your lessons by yourself first. If you don't know anything, just ask dad."
"Okay." Su Shaoqian nodded obediently.
Su Qi patted his small shoulder and continued walking forward.
"Hey, Dad, look, is that my aunt?" Su Shaoqian pointed at a woman in front of her who was carrying a bag and looking around.
Mu Run heard the child's voice and looked over, just in time to meet Su Qi's eyes.
Su Qi was surprised to see her, "Xiao Xiao, how did you get here?"
Mu Run thought about what the child said just now and thought that these were Xiao Su's brother and nephew.
"Brother, how is your mother?"
"..." Su Qi suddenly stopped talking.
Mu Run stopped and said, "Am I late?"
When Su Shaoqian saw that his father was silent, he said to Mu Run himself: "Auntie, grandma is sick. Grandpa Zheng, the imperial doctor, said that we can prepare for the funeral."
"Child, don't talk nonsense." Su Qi scolded his son in a low voice. Even if it was the truth, he was unwilling to say it or even hear it.
Mu Run held Su Shaoqian's little hand and followed Su Qi back to Su's house.
The Su family is a house with three entrances, but the strong smell of medicine drifts from the inner house to the door.
After entering the hanging flower door at the second entrance, Su Qi shouted: "Dad - who do you think is coming?"
Su's father heard the sound and came out of the inner house. When he saw Mu Run, his dim eyes instantly blurred, "Xiao Xiao - it's my Xiao Xiao!"
"Dad..." Mu Run's voice became more choked up, and tears began to fall from her eyes.
She had no memory of Su Xiao, and had no relationship with Su's father, but when she saw Su's father's appearance, her father's figure instantly appeared in the depths of her memory, and tears naturally filled her eyes.