Chapter 348 They gave them silver as a thank you gift
Du Wanchun was not in a hurry after hearing this, but instead poured her a cup of tea.
"Sister Wu, don't rush, tell me slowly."
Madam Wu took a sip of tea and continued, "Those two little children don't understand anything. They came to Cheng'an County on their own, and we don't know where they went."
Du Wanchun comforted her, saying, "Mianmian and Qing'er have always been intelligent, more precocious than most children. I guess they'll come back on their own soon."
"Really?" Madam Wu asked doubtfully.
No sooner had she finished speaking than someone at the shop entrance said, "Is this Zhou's Rice Shop?"
Wu Niangzi and Du Wanchun looked up.
"That's right, this is Zhou's Rice Shop. And you are?"
The little boy and girl led Mianmian and Qing'er to them and repeated exactly what Mianmian had taught them.
Madam Wu was overjoyed and quickly strode over. First, she slapped Xiao Qing'er's bottom, then picked up Xiao Mianmian and said, "You two are really too bold. What if you run out like this and get sold?"
As she spoke, she looked at the two children at the door and said, "Luckily, you met kind people, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to come back."
Little Qing'er stood obediently to the side with her head down.
Du Wanchun walked slowly over and looked at the two children.
It was winter, and the two children were wearing worn-out shoes, their toes sticking out and turning red from the cold.
"Thank you both for saving my daughter."
As Du Wanchun spoke, she turned around and took out a small bag of silver from the house, handing it to them, "These are gifts of gratitude."
She saw through Xiao Mianmian's little scheme at a glance, but the two children were indeed pitiful, and she really did bring Xiao Mianmian and the others back, so it was only right to thank her.
The little boy hesitated for a moment, then took the silver and quickly thanked him, saying, "Thank you, shopkeeper."
Du Wanchun slowly stood up and said, "Go back quickly. It's cold outside. Remember to buy a couple of pairs of shoes."
The little boy, holding his sister's hand, quickly bowed to Du Wanchun, then turned and hurriedly left.
Du Wanchun got up and went back to her room. She did not blame Xiao Qing'er for taking Xiao Mianmian out without permission.
They also knew that he was reluctant to leave this place.
She led the two children into the house, poured each of them a bowl of hot soup, and said, "Little Qing'er, do you know how long it takes to get from Beidiyang City to Cheng'an County?"
Xiao Qing'er shook her head.
Regardless of whether they could understand, Du Wanchun continued, "It takes at least ten days to get from Yangcheng to Cheng'an County, but as little as five days."
Xiao Qing'er was taken aback. "Five days?"
Du Wanchun smiled slowly and said, "That's right, it will only take five days at the fastest. If you miss us in the future, you can come back anytime."
"But the most important thing is whether you will be willing to spend five days looking for our Mianmian."
Xiao Qing'er quickly replied seriously, "Aunt Wan Chun, I will come back, even if it takes ten days."
Du Wanchun pinched his little cheek, "Look, you'll come back, so why worry about not seeing Xiaomianmian again? Go back with peace of mind. As long as you have the will, no distance can stop you."
After hearing this, Xiao Qing'er nodded as if she understood but not quite.
Although it was uncertain whether he understood the meaning, he did not complain about not going home after that.
Wu Niangzi breathed a deep sigh of relief.
As night fell and the family was preparing to return to Changliu Village, a woman walked in from outside. She was pale and emaciated, and while coughing, she said, "Shopkeeper, are you there?"
Du Wanchun looked up at the sound, "Madam, what brings you here?"
The woman took out a bag of silver from her bosom and said, "My son brought a bag of silver today. He said it was a thank-you gift from you."
Du Wanchun nodded and said, "That's right, this is indeed my thank-you gift to him."
The woman quickly placed the bag of silver on the table and said, "Shopkeeper, this is far too much silver; we cannot accept it."
Du Wanchun took the silver pouch and put it back in her hand, saying, "Your son brought my daughter back, so this silver is only right."
The woman withdrew her hand, refusing to take the silver. "This is absolutely unacceptable. There is far too much silver. I cannot accept this silver."
As she spoke, she began to cough violently.
"mother!"
The little boy outside ran in and helped the woman, saying, "Mother, you're short of money for treatment right now. Let's go find a doctor first."
The woman waved her hand and said, "Forget it, my illness is incurable."
He frowned and lowered his voice, saying, "I can't watch you go astray because of this money."
“Madam, accepting gifts of gratitude doesn’t mean you’ve gone astray,” said Madam Wu as she approached.
The woman bent over, coughing and shaking her head, saying, "No, no, I asked them, and it wasn't them who brought your child back. They stopped your child on the way and tried to rob the money. It was the young lady and young master who took pity on us, so they said that."
Madam Wu looked surprised. "What? Robbing money?"
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