"Ah, something was stolen?" Liu Wang's jaw dropped in shock.
A Bao is a child who has always been precocious and sensible. Why would he imitate other gangsters in the village and steal his own things?
Lin Xiuzhen nodded, shook her head hastily, and told the whole story.
"You also know the situation at my house. A Bao doesn't play with the children in the village for a while. My house is close to the banyan forest. He always likes to lead the rhubarb alone and dig into it. I also know that. He has always been smart and has a good temperament.
With Rhubarb accompanying me, I'm not afraid of him getting lost. Besides, I've already reminded him not to go deep into the forest, let alone get close to the Ghost River, and he agreed one by one."
Liu Wang nodded: "A Bao, this kid has always been sensible. I will definitely listen to you and not go to the Ghost River. He is probably just playful. There are some wild fruits in the forest that taste good. He will just go there to get some at most. No.
It will run far away. Don’t worry too much, lest you hurt yourself.”
Lin Xiuzhen pointed at the banyan tree forest and said angrily: "It's different this time. He just came out of my room sneakily, and I was a little suspicious. I looked at him coldly and went to the kitchen to get two more steamed buns.
The banyan tree came here. As soon as he left, I went to the house and took a look and found that he had taken away my clothes."
At this point, she felt a little embarrassed: "It's the one I usually wear when I go to town to sell cloth."
Liu Wang nodded understandingly.
Of course he knew about that men's shirt. Xiuzhen once went to town to sell cloth, and met a slut who blocked the way and teased her, and she almost got into trouble. Later, she often wore men's clothes when traveling far away, which not only caused less trouble, but also
safer.
Everyone in the world likes to bully others. In this world, it is always more convenient for men to walk outside than for women.
"Not only that, Abao also took my yellow jasmine powder."
"This..." Liu Wang became even more confused. He didn't know what this jasmine powder was, but he thought it was a woman's makeup.
A Bao is young, what do you do with these things?
"It's not that I feel bad about these things, nor do I dislike him for stealing steamed buns. He's young and in good health, so I'm happier if he can eat more. But the more I think about it, the more wrong it becomes. He's been acting very abnormal recently. So, I followed him in.
In this forest, I am a woman who rarely comes to this remote place, so I accidentally lost Ah Bao. So, I thought of coming to you to help me find Ah Bao."
"He is still young, so I am afraid that he will be deceived by someone!" Lin Xiuzhen said, unable to help but shed tears.
Liu Wang hurriedly said: "Don't worry yet. You said he has been very unusual recently?"
"Yes, he has been complaining about being hungry as soon as he comes home recently, and he always asks for a few steamed buns as snacks. I thought he had a big appetite recently and ate more, so I didn't care much. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes today.
See, I never thought that he would secretly hide the snacks and give them to others."
"You said he has been acting abnormally for some time?"
Lin Xiuzhen nodded: "About, about twenty days."
"After Bao goes into the woods to play, will he come home on time?"
"It's the same time I go home as usual, only sometimes later."
Liu Wang nodded clearly and said, "Xiuzhen, don't worry. Since he comes home on time every day, we will just wait here."
He explained: "This forest is not small at all. Instead of looking for A Bao aimlessly in it, it is better to wait for him here. When the time comes, we will ask together and we will know what happened to him."
Lin Xiuzhen looked at his confident look, and her anxious heart finally dropped.
Yes, I also lost my bearings in a hurry.
Po returns home on time every day, so he probably doesn't meet any evil people. Waiting outside the woods is indeed much better than wandering around like a headless fly.
She looked up at him.
This place was remote, so they waited here and expected not to encounter anyone from the village.
It won't damage his reputation.
Liu Wang looked at Lin Xiuzhen, filled with sadness.
To leave such a kind-hearted wife and such a smart child and leave them alone and helpless in this village, Xu Zixuan is really a beast.
Half an hour later, Abao hurriedly ran out of the banyan forest.
However, they were caught by Lin Xiuzhen and Liu Wang who had been waiting for a while.
"Mother? Uncle Liu?"
Liu Wang had a smile on his face: "Little Abao, tell Uncle Liu, what are you busy with in such a hurry?"
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Early the next morning.
Yun Ling felt that her body was getting better again and she was able to get up and walk a few steps.
There is just one small problem, her left foot is not lame.
However, she doesn't care much. Her body is improving day by day, which is a good thing!
She finished chewing one of the steamed buns that Po brought yesterday and changed into the men's clothes she brought with her.
The crimson-grey linen was washed clean and tidy, and even the stitches were tight and firm. Thinking about it, Po's mother must have been a neat and diligent lady.
Thinking of what Ah Bao said when she fell asleep, she sighed: "It's just that this life is a little bit harder."
I heard that A Bao's mother, Lin Xiuzhen, was from Chaowu Village next door, and she and his father, Xu Zixuan, had been married since childhood.
Unfortunately, just after the wedding was arranged, Lin Xiuzhen's parents both fell ill and died, leaving her alone. Fortunately, the Xu family did not dislike her and took her to the Xu family to raise her since she was a child.
After Lin Xiuzhen got hairpins, she got married to Xu Zixuan, and she became pregnant not long after.
Lin Xiuzhen is beautiful and gentle, and although Xu Zixuan is a farmer, he is also handsome and somewhat talented. The man is talented and the woman is beautiful, which is also a happy marriage. However, Xu Zixuan is not willing to farm and raise tea in Xixia Village for the rest of his life, so he finds a way out.
He went to Mingyue City, thousands of miles away, to make money selling tea.
Under the caring care of the two elders of the Xu family, Lin Xiuzhen gave birth to her eldest grandson Abao in October. The two elders of the Xu family were full of joy, but during Abao's full moon party, they heard the news that Xu Zixuan had married into Mingyue City. The Xu family raised them well.
The son gave up his ancestral surname and became the son-in-law of a wealthy family. From then on, he lived a wealthy life calling slaves and maids. The second elder of the Xu family became angry and sick.
The great joy was followed by great tragedy. It took a few months for the two elders of the Xu family to pass away. From then on, Xu Zixuan never returned to Xixia Village and ignored Lin's mother and son.
"What a scumbag." Yun Ling said secretly.
However, she had already thought of what to give as Bao's first thank you gift.
Under the men's clothing, there was an exquisite wooden box.
Yun Ling opened it and smelled the delicious fragrance of jasmine.
I gently pinched a handful of jasmine powder and rubbed it on the back of my hand, only to find that it was not a white powder, but a slightly brown powder.
She remembered what Abao said to her: "My mother used to go out to town to apply this powder. You are so good-looking, so you should dress up like this."
Being an orphan and a widowed mother is not easy, so this child develops the temper of a brat.
Just when Yun Ling was sighing, Yun Ling sensed someone coming outside the tree hole.
A man!
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