So Bai Yushuang decided to continue south. Chen Tu asked Zhu Lin and the others to send people over to help search. She felt bad about troubling others, but now was not the time to worry about saving face; finding the person was the priority.
When their family is reunited in the future, if they are able, they will definitely repay Young Master Zhu and Young Lady Zhou. If her husband is no longer alive, then they may only be able to repay him by serving him like a slave.
In a small village below Changping City, a young boy stumbled back along a deserted path to a thatched hut at the end of the village. The hut had only three rooms: one was the kitchen, and the other two were for living.
At this moment, Chen Tu was lying on a wooden bed supported by two long benches. A straw mat was placed on the bed, and a tattered thin quilt covered him. He had been lying in this bed for almost a year.
He was severely injured by the men sent by Yang Er to hunt him down, and his leg was also slashed. Because he had no money for treatment, he kept delaying treatment until he ended up like this, paralyzed in bed and unable to get up. He looked like an old man with no energy left.
Chen Shuhang paced back and forth outside the door, hesitant to go inside and face his father. His father's injuries were getting worse, and if he couldn't get any money soon, his father really wouldn't be able to hold on.
But for some reason, not long after they hid the silver, a group of bandits started loitering around the area, committing murder and robbery. The world was too chaotic, and the government couldn't do much about it.
The bandits became increasingly arrogant and showed no intention of leaving. For the past six months, Chen Shuhang had been trying to find an opportunity to dig up some silver, but he had not succeeded.
This morning, seeing that his father couldn't eat or even drink, he decided to go dig for silver. Even if he only dug up ten or twenty taels, it would be good enough to buy some medicine for his father to take for now, just to make do for a while.
Chen Tu could sense that his son was outside and wouldn't come in. Although his body was severely weakened and he could barely get up, his mind remained clear.
"Hang'er, come in, I have something to say to you."
Upon hearing Chen Tu's voice, which was filled with vicissitudes and extremely weak, Chen Shuhang suddenly shed a tear, but he quickly wiped it away, took a deep breath, and stubbornly refused to let himself cry again.
His father often taught him that a man doesn't easily shed tears, and that a man's knees are worth their weight in gold. He was the eldest son of the family, a true man, so how could he be timid?
Seeing his son come in, Chen Tu looked at his slender and tall figure and felt gratified. No matter what, his Hang'er had grown up and his mind had matured rapidly in recent days. Even if he was gone, he believed that Hang'er could live a good life.
He beckoned Chen Shuhang closer, then gripped his son's hand tightly, "Hang'er, life and death are natural occurrences, and fate has its own course. Perhaps your father is truly gone."
"Dad, don't say such things. It makes me feel suffocated."
“I have to tell you, Hang’er. If your father really can’t hold on any longer and passes away, you should leave here with Chen Xiaoshuan and Chen Erzhu to find your sister. Find your eldest sister first, and then go find your mother and your youngest sister. No matter what, you must at least know whether they are alive or dead.”
They did try to find Chen Yuexin that year, and even secretly sneaked into Changping City to stake out outside the Yang family's gate, but unfortunately they still couldn't find her whereabouts.
Chen Xiaoshuan and Chen Erzhu were servants of the Chen family. When they fled, so many people from the Chen family were scattered, and in the end, only the two of them escaped to Changping City with Chen Tu and his son.
These two men were servants of the Chen family and were very loyal. That year, they went around looking for odd jobs and used the money they earned to treat Chen Tu's illness. But in this world, human labor was the least valuable thing, and the wages for work were very low. The combined wages of the two of them were only a little bit.
After deducting daily food and other expenses, the remaining money was only enough for Chen Tu to get medicine once. Once that was gone, there was no money left to buy more medicine. Otherwise, how could Chen Tu have ended up in such a state?
They had some money with them at the time, but unfortunately it was all robbed by the men sent by Yang Er. Those men not only wanted to kill them, but they also wanted to rob them because of their shabby appearance.
"Father, don't say such discouraging things. I don't want to hear them. Don't worry, I will definitely find a way to dig up some silver tonight. I will definitely cure you. If I have to go, I will take you with me." Chen Shuhang said stubbornly.
"Hang'er, don't act impulsively. It's not easy for us to live until now. You must not give up your life for someone who is about to die. You must listen to your father, otherwise I will not be able to die in peace." Two tears slid from Chen Tu's sunken eyes.
There are two sides to the story.
At the dilapidated temple, Xingxing watched the ten gray-clad men and her ten bodyguards ride away. She walked up to Zhu Chumo and asked with a serious expression, "Fourth Senior Brother, do you remember to give the medicine to the bodyguards? Ruru's father is very ill. If he doesn't receive your elixir, he won't make it."
Yes, Xingxing had a mental image flashing before her eyes. She saw Chen Tu on the verge of death and was very worried. If Chen Tu died, then Ruru would have no father. Aunt Bai and Sister Yuexin would cry. They had been separated for so long and hadn't reunited yet. How could Ruru's father die?
Xingxing quietly told Zhu Lin about this, and Zhu Lin said that her fourth senior brother was a skilled doctor and had a life-saving elixir. He told her to send one out and have the secret guards take it to Chen Tu.
Xingxing was concerned about this matter, and seeing that the people sent to find the person had set off, she came over to confirm it again.
Zhu Chumo lifted his eyelids, somewhat reluctant to speak. However, if he didn't agree, this little girl would keep asking endless questions, and he couldn't do anything about it. If he dared to do anything, his junior brother would definitely not let him off the hook.
"I've given it to you, and I even included a few doses of medicine. Don't worry," the fourth senior brother replied in a low voice.
"Okay, Fourth Senior Brother, I trust you to handle things. You go ahead and do your work, I won't bother you anymore." After saying that, Xingxing went off to play with Zhang Xiantao.
Zhu Chumo sighed helplessly. They were all little devils, and he couldn't afford to offend them.
Zhu Changge and Zhu Qingruo watched and laughed. The former said, "Fourth Junior Brother, you should be used to it by now. This little girl is the apple of your eye, and you are the apple of our eye. It's all about loving the house because of the dog. Didn't you know this all along? Why are you still making this face?"
“That’s right. If Junior Brother finds out, he’ll definitely be unhappy, thinking you’re looking down on Xingxing.” Zhu Qingruo chimed in.
Zhu Chumo glanced at the two of them and said, "It's all because you two spoiled him. Junior Brother has developed this kind of personality because of your spoiling."
"Tsk, Fourth Senior Brother, the way you're talking makes it sound like it has nothing to do with you. If you didn't spoil Junior Brother, you wouldn't be able to grant him every request. If he asks you to deliver medicine, you'd deliver medicine; if he asks you to save someone, you'd save someone. You're not much better than us, spoiling him just as much." Zhu Qingruo pointed it out directly.
Zhu Chumo lowered his eyes and ignored her.
"Why are you leaning against Mingyue again? This morning you seemed so lively and energetic, why are you suddenly so listless?" Xingxing looked suspiciously at Zhang Xiantao, who was leaning weakly against Zhao Mingyue.
Zhang Xiantao was furious and felt a tightness in her chest. Couldn't that princess just stop trying to sabotage things?
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