The person who asked the question was Mrs. An. She hadn't seen her for several months and she seemed to have aged a lot.
The wealthy old lady's life she once had in that house is gone. Her ill-fitting cotton coat is printed with the Anzhou City No. 1 Prison.
Her gray hair was messy, she had black spots on the corners of her mouth, she was skinny and skinny, and she no longer had the fat figure she had before.
Gu Yao didn't answer. She held the enamel bowl in her hand and hesitated for a moment, "Mrs. An?"
She actually couldn't recognize it.
She is really thin and out of shape.
Mrs. An nodded, "It's me. Why did you come in before you answered me?"
She was holding an enamel bowl and her eyes were constantly observing the situation around her.
Gu Yao didn't want to answer, so she chose to remain silent.
"I know even if you don't tell me, you must have been sent in by Gu Ning, right?"
There are many acquaintances of hers in Anzhou City No. 1 Prison.
There were the Gu family and her inside. Unexpectedly, Gu Yao was also captured.
Old Mrs. An smiled foolishly, and no longer had the serious look of the person in power before.
As soon as Gu Yao heard this, her face suddenly filled with hatred, "I didn't break the law, and I didn't harm Gu Ning. I was implicated. If Gu Ning hadn't been meddling in other people's affairs, I wouldn't have come in at all!
"
Her voice was loud, with a bit of anger and unwillingness.
The clerk who was in charge of the care in front yawned and placed the big iron spoon on the enamel basin, banging it loudly. "What are you making a noise about? If you continue to make a noise, the dumplings will be confiscated!"
As soon as these words fell.
All the prisoners in the queue stared at Gu Yao angrily.
No way, they have been waiting for this meal of dumplings for a year.
If Gu Yao doesn't want to eat, forget it, don't bother them!
Gu Yao's original arrogance suddenly dropped, and she tried to please others with a little care. In prison, the first thing she learned was to please people.
Otherwise, you will be bullied.
Seeing Gu Yao's appearance, Mrs. An sneered, "Slavish, if I had known you were like this, I might as well have gone to Gu Ning to cooperate!"
This way, she won't end up in jail.
Gu Yao ignored her, it was too late to say anything now.
She held the enamel jar numbly. When it was her turn to make dumplings, the clerk next to her glanced at the list in her hand and said, "Gu Yao, right? This is all you have for dumplings. You will be let out tomorrow."
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As soon as these words fell.
All the prisoners present looked at Gu Yao with extremely envious eyes.
Old Mrs. An became even more excited, wishing she could jump in line and talk to Gu Yao right now.
Unfortunately, Mrs. An did not dare because the officials were maintaining order in front. However, she made up her mind to find Gu Yao later.
When Gu Yao heard the news that she was going to be released, she actually didn't feel too happy.
Because, after she was released, she had nowhere to go.
It is more likely that she will be living on the street on the first day of the new year.
All in all, it's better to be in prison and at least have three meals a day.
However, she couldn't say these words. She took the enamel jar handed over by the other party, whispered thank you, and walked out with the enamel jar.
"Gu Yao, wait for me where you are in the dining hall."
Mrs. An couldn't help lowering her voice when Gu Yao passed by.
Gu Yao paused for a moment. She neither agreed nor refused. She just squatted in the dining hall to eat with an enamel jar.
Looking inside the enamel jar, there was clearly visible water, as well as five floating stick noodle dumplings.
It's not white, it's more brown.
It was a bit prickly when biting into it, but compared to the pig food in the afternoon, this dumpling was no longer so delicious.
However, Gu Yao still couldn't help crying, and her big tears rolled down on the dumpling soup, creating ripples.
She didn't know how she got to this point.
On New Year's Eve in prison, the only sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner was five dumplings.
"Stop crying. At least you can get out. Unlike me, I'm afraid I have to die in this cell." Old Mrs. An tremblingly held the enamel jar and squatted against Gu Yao's wall.
Next to him, "You must be homeless now, right?"
After all, he is a monster who has lived his entire life.
You can see Gu Yao's problem at a glance.
Normal people should be happy after being released, but Gu Yao was not. When she heard that she would be released tomorrow, she looked a little sad. Seeing this, Mrs. An should understand.
Gu Yao is worried and has no home to go out to.
This is really envious.
She wanted to go out, but she couldn't.
Gu Yao didn't hide it either. She bit into the stick noodle dumplings with difficulty and swallowed them bit by bit. "Yes, I am homeless now."
The An family kicked her out of the house, the Liao family disowned her, and her parents severed ties with her.
Gu Yao thought for a long time, and after leaving the prison gate, she completely lived on the streets.
This is her biggest problem.
Mrs. An next to me heard this and said, "If you can help me with something, I can find you a temporary place to live. What do you think?"
"What happened?"
Gu Yao looked up at her.
"Go to Anjia and bring me a message to ask Ding Shuli, Mingzhi Jiaojiao and others to come and see me in the prison."
She has been in jail for almost half a year, and she looks forward to it day by day, month by month, but her eyes are blinded by the hope, and no one comes to the prison to see her.
Gu Yao hesitated for a moment, "I may not be able to get through An's door!"
Speaking of which, she was pitiful now, and Gu Yao didn't know how she could change from the glorious woman she was before to the street rat she is now.
Even, he couldn't even get through the door of An's house.
Old Mrs. An was a little disappointed, "Since you can't get in, then just wait at the door. At this time every year, Jiaojiao and Mingzhi will think there are too many people at home and can't sneak out to play. You can just wait for them at the door. You will definitely be able to
wait until."
Gu Yao was also very shrewd. She swallowed the last dumpling hard, "If I can help you bring the message, how can you agree to find me a place to live?"
"You underestimated me, didn't you? I was the old lady of the An family before." Old lady An whispered, "I once helped a street sweeper and was a life-saving grace to her. Her family lived at No. 33, Qingshui Street.
No., when you go, just tell me that I will let you find her. I can't do anything else, but if you ask her to take you in for a few days, I will definitely be able to do it."
"It's just that it won't work in the long run. People have their own lives. You still have to figure out where to live in the future."
Gu Yao frowned, but thought that this was all she could do. At least she had a place to go on the first day of the new year, which would be better than living on the street.
However, she thought of something, "If I tell An Mingzhi and An Jiao to come to the prison to see you, and they refuse to come see you, then it's none of my business."
Mrs. An actually didn't believe that her beloved grandchildren would reject her and not come to see her.
But then I thought, she has been in prison for so long and no one has come.
She wasn't sure either, "Let me think about it."
Old Mrs. An was a little hesitant about whether she should tell her that she hid the bankbook under the bed. It was her last coffin book.
But don't tell her, Mingzhi and Jiaojiao might not come back to see her.
But if the other party takes the bankbook and ignores her, then her hard days are still to come!
Old Mrs. An made repeated choices, "Well, you tell me and the others, if they come over, I will tell them where my coffin is hidden!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Yao had a bit of sarcasm on her face, "I'm afraid you don't know that Lin found out the bankbook you hid under the bed."
However, she didn't know who the bankbook belonged to in the end.
At that time, when she was living in Anjia, she could not protect herself, and it was not her turn to snatch these things.
As soon as these words were spoken, Mrs. An's breathing became rapid, "What did you say?"
The enamel jar in her hand also fell down.
"As soon as you were arrested, Lin Yonghe went under your bed and dug it out."
This made Mrs. An feel depressed all of a sudden. She never expected that there would be such an answer.
She shook her body and said to Gu Yao, "Just let me take the lead and say, Cunning Rabbit Three Caves!"
Under the bed is her largest collection of denominations of money.
However, she is more than just a place to hide money.
Old Mrs. An was born into a poor family, and she experienced the aftermath of a maid taking over and stealing Liao Guqiu's husband. She was not without sequelae.
She refused to believe anyone.
Even the best sisters have betrayal, so she only believes in herself.
She is old school and likes to hide cash and big yellow croakers.
Mrs. An's words surprised Gu Yao, and also fueled her ambition. She lowered her eyes and made a condition, "I can help you with the message, but you have to share it with me!"
Mrs. An almost didn't even think about refusing.
But Gu Yao said, "One-tenth, I only want one-tenth!" Her condition was not excessive. It made the other party feel painful, but it was just within the acceptable range. "Mrs. An, you have to know that without me,
, you can’t contact anyone outside at all!”
No one comes to see Mrs. An in prison, which means she is isolated from the outside world.
If things go on for a long time, the money that Mrs. An has hidden will only grow old like herself and be buried with her.
Gu Yao understood this, and so did Mrs. An. She hesitated for a moment and finally agreed, "Okay!"
"But you have to come see me with An Mingzhi and the others, otherwise I won't worry!"
She doesn't worry about her grandchildren, let alone Gu Yao.
Gu Yao nodded, and driven by the prison officers, they each went back to their cells.
The cell was damp and dark, and there were rats squeaking and crawling around in the middle of the night. Gu Yao couldn't sleep at all.
She stayed up all night like this until dawn the next day.
She heard someone calling her, "Gu Yao, you can go out now. After you go out, remember to be a good person!"
Under the envious eyes of everyone, Gu Yao walked out empty-handed. When she was caught, she had no luggage with her.
Gu Yao nodded towards the officer and stood outside the police station.
Looking at the sun in the sky, she felt for a moment that she didn't know what year it was.
The usually lively streets were deserted at this time, with only the occasional sound of firecrackers signaling that it was the Chinese New Year.
The wonton stall that was open before is not open today because it is the Chinese New Year.
Gu Yao touched her hungry and suffocating belly and walked towards An's house.
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settle down.
Gu Ning had a particularly comfortable rest that night. Perhaps when she saw the smiles of her family last night, she was completely relieved and accepted, which made her no longer resist the An family.
The room she lived in was on the top floor of the third floor. It had been specially decorated by Mr. An, and the beds inside had been replaced by wooden beds with fashionable Simmons beds.
Extremely soft.
Liu Shuzhen and the others were not used to sleeping on such a soft bed, but Gu Ning was very used to it, because in her previous life, she had been sleeping in this kind of Simmons for nearly ten or twenty years in the Zhou family. When she lay down on it, her whole body sank into it.
Then I covered myself with a thick quilt and slept very soundly.
In the morning, she was woken up by the sunshine outside. As soon as she jumped down, she opened the window, and a red wintersweet that was about to bloom outside followed her head in.
Wintersweet is extremely fragrant, and the whole house is suddenly filled with fragrance.
Gu Ning's mood immediately improved. She stretched and went downstairs.
There are already many people sitting in the living room downstairs.
An Lao was sitting on the sofa, reading the newspaper as usual. Liu Shuzhen and Gu Jianshe were helping in the kitchen. Even Ding Shuli, who had never done anything, actually started making dumplings.
Gu Ning was extremely surprised.
Ding Shuli always had a mean mouth, "Hey, the sun is shining on your butt. Miss An finally knows how to get up?"
In fact, Gu Ning always got up early, but she was too comfortable yesterday, so she slept until seven o'clock. She usually got up after six o'clock.
This strange atmosphere instantly froze the originally warm atmosphere in the room.
Wu Ma did not dare to say anything, Liu Shuzhen frowned, Gu Jianshe was displeased, and Mr. An also put down the newspaper.
Then she heard Gu Ning suddenly say, "Why didn't you see An Jiao and An Mingzhi? Did they go to work?"
She also took a special look inside the house, checking upstairs and downstairs, and indeed she did not see An Jiao or An Mingzhi.
This made Ding Shuli choke for a moment, "Just take care of yourself, what do you care about them?"
Gu Ning walked down the stairs briskly, her little leather shoes making a clicking sound, as she should.
"Look at the eldest young master and young lady of the An family. Do they know how to get up?"
Returned it intact.
Ding Shuli was immediately stunned and speechless. She also regretted that she shouldn't have been the meanest person to talk to Gu Ning.
Her Jiaojiao and Mingzhi didn’t even get up!
This is simply giving people away for free, leaving Gu Ning to take advantage of him!
Ding Shuli was so angry that she made dumplings fiercely, "The two of them study too late, so it's normal to wake up late!"
Gu Ning rinsed her mouth skillfully and looked back at her, "The two of them study so hard, but they can't do well in the final exam like me. How pitiful!"
This is another topic that cannot be answered.
Ding Shuli's face turned green with anger. She took her chopsticks and vigorously poked the dumpling fillings in the stainless steel basin.
Liu Shuzhen and the others next to them couldn't help laughing when they saw this scene.
By the way, Liu Shuzhen was also a mother, so she couldn't help but ask, "Comrade Ding, our family Ningning ranked first in age in the final exam last year. What age did your family Jiaojiao and Mingzhi rank in the exam?"