Chapter 69 Collapse

She brought the stewed chicken soup into the second young master's wife's room and picked up Xiao Zhi.

She likes to hold babies. They are soft and chewy, with a milky scent that is especially pleasant to the touch.

I carried her to the courtyard, and I don't know if it was the wind or something else, but little Zhi vomited milk.

She quickly turned back to get a cotton towel, but unexpectedly one was stuffed into her arms.

Chen Shiyi didn't even raise his head and hurriedly wiped Xiao Zhi's hair.

After sending Xiao Zhi to the second young master's wife's room, Wen Zhiyuan took Xiao Zhi and said something to Chen Shiyi.

"Eleven, prepare a change of clothes for Big Brother and send them to his room. I guess he won't be back for a long time."

Chen Shiyi nodded in understanding.

"Okay, I'll get ready."

Chen Shiyi collected the clothes hanging on the bamboo clothesline, folded them, and knocked on Wen Zhiheng's door.

Wen Zhiheng opened the door and found that it was Chen Shiyi. There was confusion in his eyes and he asked softly.

"What is it?"

"The Second Young Master asked me to prepare some clothes for you to change into. They just happened to be dried today, so I brought them to you."

Wen Zhiheng slowly reached out to take the clothes, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Chen Shiyi's leaving back.

He really didn't want to stop for a moment.

Wen Zhiheng stood at the door for a long time, then closed the door gently, leaving only a heavy sigh.

The next morning, clear smoke was coming out of the kitchen chimney. On the large iron pot on the stove were two layers of steamers. When the lid was opened, a white mist mixed with the aroma of lotus leaves and chicken swept in. When one layer was taken away, there were white and soft steamed buns underneath.

Chen Shiyi divided it into two portions and placed them in lotus leaves.

One was given to Wen Zhiheng and the other to Wen Zhiyuan.

Wen Zhiheng looked at the large package stuffed in his hands and looked at Chen Shiyi with indifferent eyes.

"Can you give me something else besides food and clothes?"

Chen Shiyi doesn’t know what else it is?

"I'm just a maid, I only know these. If you want something else, tell me and I'll see if I can find it."

Wen Zhiheng remained silent.

Finally, he just glanced at Chen Shiyi with resentment, then walked out of the door with Wen Zhiyuan.

Later, I often heard from Mrs. Wen that their return to Beijing was in sight.

I heard that the emperor has ordered a thorough re-investigation of the corruption case in the Marquis' Mansion. As long as the case is investigated thoroughly and it is found that the Marquis' Mansion was wrongly accused, they can return to the capital with a clear conscience.

Chen Shiyi held Xiao Zhi in his arms and listened quietly.

She became more and more reluctant to leave this place.

Here are Brother Xue's family, Nanzhi who was buried in a mass grave, Mr. Qian who had always helped her, and Pei Luoshu whom she never dared to mention again...

All the good things she had encountered since she was seventeen were here.

She really couldn't bear to leave.

One day, when she was changing Xiaozhi's diaper, a strange man suddenly ran into the yard.

The man said breathlessly.

"The new mine caved in and Wen Zhiheng was buried in it."

As soon as these words were spoken, Mrs. Wen behind him rolled her eyes and fell to the ground.

Wen Zhirou cried and hugged Madam Wen, while Rui'er, who was beside the Second Young Lady, cried out of fear.

Chen Shiyi was so frightened that his voice trembled a little.

"How did it get buried in the mine? Has anyone found it?"

The man shook his head.

"He should have had time to get out, but he went back to look for something and got buried in the mine and couldn't get out. Wen Zhiyuan and his men have been digging, but they haven't found him yet. The manager asked me to come here to tell you to be prepared for someone to be gone."

When Chen Shiyi heard this, he felt a little dizzy.

"Take me over there and have a look."

The new mine was about eight miles away from the courtyard. When Chen Shiyi arrived at the mine full of rubble, he saw Wen Zhiyuan still leading people digging.

"Second Master, what's going on?"

When Wen Zhiyuan saw Chen Shiyi coming, he wiped the sweat from his face and said with a serious expression.

"It happened so fast. When the building collapsed, everyone was able to evacuate safely, but my eldest brother went crazy and insisted on going back to get something. He ended up being trapped inside."

Without saying a word, Chen Shiyi rolled up his sleeves and joined the excavation team.

The team of about ten people dug until after noon, but they could no longer dig.

One of the voices said.

"Forget it. We haven't heard any sound for help yet. Maybe he's dead. Even if we dig him up, it'll be a corpse."

Everyone agreed.

Chen Shiyi was shocked when he heard this.

She said immediately.

"He must still be alive, don't give up, okay?"

Everyone looked at each other, but no one said a word.

Chen Shiyi quickly knelt down in front of them.

"My eldest son must still be alive. Please don't abandon him. I have money. I will give you money..."

When everyone heard this, they all sighed, resigned themselves to their fate and continued digging.

They dug for another hour, but because they could not find the exact spot where Wen Zhiheng was crushed, and the mine was large, they still could not find any trace of Wen Zhiheng.

One person gritted his teeth and left, then another person followed. Later, they all left without asking Chen Shiyi for any money. No matter how Chen Shiyi begged them, they refused to stay.

Chen Shiyi knelt down, crying, in despair...

She and Wen Zhiyuan were the only ones left on the field.

Wen Zhiyuan also stopped what he was doing and advised Chen Shiyi.

"Maybe, maybe, Big Brother is really gone."

Chen Shiyi shook his head.

"No, he must still be alive. I must find him. He once saved my life, and I must repay him."

After saying that, she continued to carry the broken ore into the mine.

Wen Zhiyuan resigned himself to his fate and followed Chen Shiyi.

Because all the tools were taken away by the workers, only Wen Zhiyuan was left to use, so Chen Shiyi had to move the ore with his bare hands.

Somewhere in the dark, she could hear Wen Zhiheng's voice.

She followed her feeling and moved the rubble away piece by piece.

She didn't know how many pieces of rubble she had moved from dawn to dusk, and her hands were already bloody, but she refused to stop.

Finally, when it was almost dark, she gritted her teeth, moved a stone, and found a hand raised high.

Chen Shiyi raised his hand and clenched that hand, tears immediately streaming down his face.

"Master, I am Eleven. Please hold on. I will definitely rescue you."

Wen Zhiyuan just stared at Chen Shiyi and used her bloody hands to remove the rubble that was pressing on Wen Zhiheng's body piece by piece.

Chen Shiyi finally dug Wen Zhiheng out of the mine after great effort.

At this moment, Wen Zhiheng's pale face was bleeding from being hit by the ore. He was unconscious, alive but breathing weakly, and something was tightly held in the palm of his right hand.

Fortunately, fortunately...

Chen Shiyi quickly called Wen Zhiyuan to carry Wen Zhiheng to the clinic. Without timely treatment, his life would be in danger!

Wen Zhiyuan stood far away, but did not move.

"Eleven, just pretend, why are you trying so hard to save him?"