On the other side, Shen Anan slept until the afternoon. When she woke up, her stomach growled, so she just found a noodle shop and slurped a bowl of hot noodles. After eating and drinking, she planned to go to Wangjiazhuang, thinking that she should find a three-wheeled motorcycle on the way to avoid taking the detour.
Who would have thought that just as she walked to the three-wheeled vehicle, she saw a figure. She looked closely and found that it was Li Shunzi!
"Master, I'm going to Wangjiazhuang!"
Li Shunzi shouted and was about to get on the three-wheeled motorcycle.
Hearing this, Shen Anan was wondering why Li Shunzi had to run to Wangjiazhuang? With a puzzled look in her eyes, she asked, "Li Shunzi, are you going to Wangjiazhuang too?"
When Li Shunzi was asked this question, he realized that Shen Anan was right next to him. He was so panicked. He couldn't just say that he was helping Shen Xiuxiu find out about Shen Anan's biological parents. If he told this to others, Xiuxiu would definitely be angry with him!
He hesitated for a long time, and the expression on his face was more bitter than eating bitter melon.
When Shen Anan saw his appearance, she felt something was wrong. Something must be wrong with this kid.
Knowing what was going on, she wasn't in a hurry. She just glanced at Li Shunzi with a half-smile on her lips.
As for Li Shunzi, he scratched his head, dodging his gaze, and muttered, "Ah, that... yes, yes! I have something to do, so I have to go to Wangjiazhuang."
Shen Anan's eyes were filled with confusion. The next moment, he waved his hand and said, "Come on, Li Shunzi, let's go together. We can have a companion on the road."
So, the two of them got on the three-wheeled motorcycle together and bumped all the way to Wangjiazhuang.
On the way, Shen Anan looked at Li Shunzi from time to time, wondering in his heart, what is this kid up to? As for Li Shunzi, he was very nervous, fearing that Shen Anan would notice something.
The wind was blowing at the end of March, and the three-wheeled motorcycle was bumping on the bumpy dirt road. The two of them drove towards Wangjiazhuang, each with their own little plans in mind.
When they arrived at the entrance of Wangjiazhuang Village, Shen Anan and Li Shunzi parted ways.
Shen Anan ran straight to Uncle Shen's house, in a hurry, like a gust of wind. As soon as she reached the door, she heard Uncle Shen in the room crying out in pain.
What could be the reason? Uncle Shen accidentally sprained his waist while working. His wife rubbed some healing wine on him, but his waist still hurts a lot and he is planning to go to the clinic.
As soon as Shen Anan entered the door, she saw Uncle Shen sitting on the kang with his teeth bared, and his wife was anxiously running around beside him.
Seeing this scene, Shen Anan stepped forward without saying a word. She took out a set of silver needles from her small bag and began to give Uncle Shen acupuncture and massage with swift movements.
At first, Mr. Shen was skeptical, but after a while, he felt the pain in his waist gradually eased, and the expression on his face changed from painful to comfortable.
He tried to straighten his back, and a long-lost smile appeared on his face: "Oh, my waist really doesn't hurt anymore! Girl, your skills are more effective than the doctor in the clinic!"
Shen Anan put away the silver needle and told Uncle Shen a few words, asking him to rest well these days and not do any heavy work.
Uncle Shen nodded repeatedly and looked at Shen Anan gratefully: “Your craftsmanship is amazing, it really saved my life!”
"Nothing, nothing!"
Shen Anan waved her hand and sat down on the kang.
Now that she was here, she had to get down to business.
Playing with the silver needle-wrapped strap in her hand, with a hint of inquiry in her eyes, she asked softly, "Uncle Shen, where are your son and daughter-in-law? I didn't see them here the last time I came here."
Hearing this, the smile on Grandpa Shen's face gradually faded. He lowered his head and fiddled with his old pipe, and said in a low voice: "Hey, they've been gone for many years, and there's no news."
Shen Anan's heart tightened. She could feel the loss and helplessness in Uncle Shen's words. She continued to ask carefully: "Did they...go out of town to do business?"
However, Uncle Shen shook his head and sighed: "Who knows? They didn't explain clearly when they left, and they just disappeared like that."
Looking at Uncle Shen’s lost expression, Shen Anan felt a pang of sadness in her heart. She knew that her biological parents were Mr. Shen’s son and daughter-in-law who had been missing for many years, but she did not dare to reveal this secret easily.
"Master, could it be that they... have some unspeakable secrets?"
Shen Anan asked tentatively, hoping to catch some clues from Uncle Shen's words.
Unfortunately, Uncle Shen looked up with a confused look in his eyes: "Unspeakable secret? I'm not sure either. They left in such a hurry that they left nothing behind."
Hearing this, Shen Anan finally gave up, looking at Uncle Shen like this, as if he really didn't know.
"Uncle, don't worry too much. They might come back someday."
Uncle Shen smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Girl, I'm old and can't wait any longer. I just hope they can be safe and sound, I don't ask for anything else!"
This is indeed what he really thinks. Now that it has come to this, what can we do? My wife and I don’t have many years left to live, so we can only hope that our child is safe.
Seeing this, Shen Anan was silent for a while, and was about to continue to ask Uncle Shen about something.
Suddenly, the gate of the courtyard was slammed open with a clang, and several figures rushed in aggressively, heading straight for the place where grain was piled in the corner. The leader was a man with a ferocious face, and behind him followed several followers, each of them looked ferocious.
Several of them reached out to take the food.
"What are you doing?!" Shen Anan immediately stood up and stood in front of the grain pile, frowning, with an unquestionable determination in his voice.
"Get out of here and mind your own business!"
The leading man waved his hand, and the followers behind him were ready to step forward and push Shen Anan away.
How could Shen Anan let them succeed? She twisted her body and dodged the follower's hand, while loudly scolding: "You are robbing openly! Is there any law?"
"The law? Humph, Shen Xiuxiu still hasn't paid us back for the betrothal gift, so we should pay her back with some food, it's only natural!"
The leading man sneered, his face full of disdain.
When she heard Shen Xiuxiu's name, Shen Anan's heart skipped a beat. She understood that these people were the family that Shen Xiuxiu was going to marry.
She remembered that the old man said that Shen Xiuxiu had once run away with the betrothal gift, but she didn't expect that these people would come here every few days to take Uncle Shen's things to pay off their debts.
"The old people shouldn't be implicated in Shen Xiuxiu's affairs. If you have the guts, go find her. How can you be a hero to find two old people? You took away the food. You are going to let them die!"
Shen Anan gritted his teeth.
The leading man was shocked by Shen Anan's momentum. He was stunned for a moment, and then became angry and said, "You stinky girl, you are looking for death!"
As he said that, he raised his fist and was about to hit Shen Anan!
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