Chen Ruiyang also wiped his tears, helped the old servant up with his own hands, and hurried into the house.
By candlelight, Mr. Tai recognized at a glance that the old servant and Butler Zheng were blood relatives.
Chen Ruiyang calmed down now and said to the old man, "This is Uncle Zheng and Aunt Zheng, the steward's brother and sister-in-law. When their family fled from the south, they suffered a lot on the way. Uncle Zheng is lame, Aunt Zheng is hoarse, their child died, and the steward is even more seriously ill.
My mother and uncle happened to be out and met them, so they rescued the whole family and took them home to recuperate. Later, they signed a contract to become their slaves.
"The housekeeper learned from my uncle for a few years and has been helping with our household chores ever since. Uncle Zheng and Auntie like quiet and peaceful life, so my mother has always asked them to take care of the garden. They were only sent to look after this courtyard a few years ago."
The old man nodded and sighed, "So that's the reason. Butler Zheng is also a man of friendship. When I buried him earlier, I secretly told him that you were safe, and only then did he agree to close his eyes. It's a pity that good people don't live long!"
Perhaps it was because of the news about his brother that the white-haired Zheng Bo cried so hard that tears flowed like a river.
These past few days have been like the end of the world for them. They wanted to go and bury their master and brother, but they promised their wife to stay here and not leave. They could only shed tears and sleepless nights...
Now seeing the benefactor who buried their master and brother, the couple knelt down again and kowtowed sincerely!
Chen Ruiyang persuaded him a few more times and then asked Zheng Bo to take him to open a private warehouse.
Old Master Tai and his children and grandchildren stayed in the house and refused to follow.
But Chen Ruiyang insisted, and in the end, only the old man followed him into the wing room and opened the hidden cellar under the bed...
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