Chapter 142 Anxious
Zhang Yunniang glanced at her and said, "Old sister, don't bother you with such a small matter. I can wash her. Please boil a bucket of water and give it to Lord Sun later."
Zhang Yunniang was very polite and handed the old woman three copper coins.
The old woman looked at the three copper coins and thought of the one or two taels of silver that Mr. Li had promised her. She opened her mouth and was about to say something when suddenly her eyes went dark and her body fell uncontrollably to the side.
"Old sister? Old sister?" Zhang Yunniang shouted hurriedly.
Gu Yan took two steps at a time and stepped forward to help the old woman up.
Even though the old woman was not conscious anymore, she still stretched out her hand and said to Zhang Yuniang, "Let me... let me serve... the young lady..."
Zhang Yunniang didn't think much about what she heard. She just thought that the old woman was only focused on working. She couldn't help but mutter that the rules of this wealthy family were really good and that the old woman of such an old age was still so hardworking.
"Old sister, please sit down and rest for a while to calm down." Zhang Yunniang comforted her and helped her sit on a chair beside her.
The old woman was still thinking about helping Niu Niu take a bath, but just as she tried to move, she found that she had no strength in her body. She could only watch Zhang Yuniang pull Niu Niu into the small cubicle.
The old woman was outside listening to the sound of water in the shower room. She tried several times to muster up the strength to rush in, but just as she moved, her whole body fell to the ground uncontrollably.
With a "bang".
Her forehead hit the ground hard, and Gu Zhao and Gu Yan, who were standing beside her, felt pain when they heard the sound.
In the eyes of the two children, in just a few breaths, a bump as big as a baby's fist swelled up on the old woman's forehead, which looked very scary.
Gu Yan wanted to help her, but the old woman's body was as heavy as a mountain. He tried his best to help her sit on the ground.
"Please wait a moment. After my mother finishes helping my sister take a bath, she will call someone to help you go back." Gu Yan said.
The young boy's politeness and consideration were seen as easy to talk to by the old woman, so she took the initiative to say, "Young master, help me in. I want to help your sister bathe."
Gu Yan sighed and said, "Why are you doing this? You've become like this, and you're still thinking about it..."
As Gu Yan spoke, his eyes suddenly became alert.
She was just helping with the bathing, but the old woman's behavior was too abnormal, as if she had some ulterior motive.
After thinking for a moment, Gu Yan asked, "Mother-in-law, you are so eager to go in and help. Does the master have any special instructions? Don't worry, even if the master asks, we will speak well of you."
After the old woman bumped her head, her head became even more dizzy. When she listened to Gu Yan's voice, she felt dazed, as if she had fallen into some kind of dream.
People in dreams are not on guard against anything.
"I... I have to go into the house... to see the birthmark..." the old woman said stutteringly.
Gu Yan's eyes suddenly became sharp.
Niu Niu came home last year, and he still remembers the turmoil that happened at home that day.
After seeing the birthmark on Niu Niu's arm, grandma adopted Niu Niu against everyone's opinion.
Although he didn't know why the old woman wanted to see the birthmark, Gu Yan instinctively felt that he couldn't let her get her wish so easily.
He suppressed his displeasure and asked the old woman, "Mother-in-law, why do you want to see the birthmark?"
The old woman was confused and still not on guard at all: "Master... Master ordered... Look... Give me one or two taels of silver..."
Gu Yan clenched his fists instantly.
"Why does he care about this kind of thing?" Gu Yan continued to ask.
The old woman said, "How can I...know anything about the master's affairs..."
Most people who care about Niu Niu's birthmark are probably concerned about her life experience.
Gu Yan couldn't help wondering, could it be that Niuniu was the lost child of the Li family? He looked around at the luxurious furnishings that were obviously not suitable for a country home, as well as this large blue-tiled courtyard.
The Li family obviously had no shortage of money, so why did they lose Niuniu? Why didn't they look for her in all these years?
Perhaps because he didn't want his sister to leave the Gu family, it was difficult for Gu Yan to assume good intentions of the Li family.
He could still hear the sound of water in the house, along with the laughter of the mother and daughter talking in the inner room.
He had long noticed the old woman's abnormal condition and quickly made a decision. He whispered in her ear, "The young lady of the Gu family has no birthmark on her body, no birthmark..."
He didn't know whether such a hint would work. Now he still didn't know what the situation of the Li family was, so he couldn't let his sister get involved.
Seeing that he couldn't get any more information out of the old woman, Gu Yan simply didn't bother to care about her and stood up and walked to the table nearby.
After the old woman left him, she fell sideways to the ground at a speed that was almost as fast as if she was about to be reincarnated.
There was another loud "bang".
Gu Zhao wanted to go forward to help the person, but was stopped by Gu Yan.
When the eldest brother asked questions just now, Gu Zhao did not eavesdrop, but took out the cricket hidden in his purse and played with it for a while. He did not pay attention to the conversation between the two at all. At this time, he could not help but ask: "Brother, don't we help?"
Gu Yan shook his head and said, "We can't keep watching her. If we help her, she will fall to the ground again. It's better to just ignore her."
Gu Zhao thought about it, nodded, and said, "That's right, nothing will happen if you lie on the ground."
The old woman lay quietly on the ground. She felt countless scenes flashing before her eyes like a kaleidoscope, as if she had experienced a lifetime in such a short period of time.
After Zhang Yunniang helped Niu Niu take a bath, she took the little girl by the hand and opened the door. She was startled to see a person lying on the ground. After seeing clearly, she immediately looked at Gu Yan with an inquiring look.
"If I help her up, she will fall to the ground. It's better for her to lie down." Gu Yan said casually.
Her eldest son has always been a well-behaved and sensible child. Zhang Yunniang didn't think much about what she heard, but stepped over the old woman.
"You lie down first, I'll go call someone to help you." After saying this, Zhang Yunniang ran to the gate of the yard to call for help.
But the other maid who was originally in charge of serving in the guest house had disappeared.
Zhang Yunniang turned around and saw that the old woman who was lying on the ground as if dead suddenly sat up and did not seem as weak as before.
The old woman asked, "Did I help the young lady take a bath just now?"
Just as Zhang Yunniang was about to reply, Gu Yan said, "Yes, you just helped my sister bathe."
The old woman's face lit up with joy. She thought she had just dreamed, but it turned out to be true. She just couldn't understand why her head hurt so much.
She remembered the tael of silver in her mind, struggled to get up, and without even taking the three copper coins, she stumbled towards the main courtyard.
Zhang Yunniang looked at her from behind and felt that something was not right. She could not help but shout, "Old sister, please walk slower!"
As soon as Zhang Yunniang finished speaking, the old woman tripped over her left foot and fell flat on her face, which frightened Zhang Yunniang again.
The old woman had a big cut on her forehead, but she didn't take it seriously. She got up, shook her body for a while, and continued to run towards the main courtyard.
"This old woman, why doesn't she want the bucket for hot water?" Zhang Yunniang muttered in a low voice.
Gu Yan naturally understood why the old woman was anxious. He glanced at Gu Zhao and Niuniu, told them to continue writing big characters, and then pulled Zhang Yuniang into the inner room.
The door to the inner room was open. Gu Yan found a position where he could see Niuniu and Gu Zhao in the outer room. He lowered his voice and said to his mother, "Mom, Mr. Li might be my sister's biological father."
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