Xiao Wangcheng had a humble life, but when he was ten years old, his family sent him to the blacksmith shop in the town to be an apprentice.
Three years later, the border was in the war and the man in that family happened to be included in the draft, so he falsely reported Xiao Wangcheng as two years old and paid the advance money. Since then, there has been no news from Xiao Wangcheng. After the war, several people in the village came back alive, and they all said that Li Gousheng was assigned to another camp and they had no contact. Li's family and villagers all said that he was dead.
Wang and the others burst into tears after hearing this. Wang, in particular, cried until she almost fainted, saying that she felt sorry for her dead mother and for not protecting her brother. Chen Ming tried to persuade her with tears in his eyes.
Chen Afu also burst into tears. Not to mention that Xiao Wangcheng is the uncle of this body, even if he is a little boy with no relationship, this kind of experience will make people sad.
A-Lu and Dabao also cried along with the adults, one calling "Uncle" and the other "Grandpa Uncle."
The Chu family's grandparents came and heard crying coming from the upper room as soon as they entered the yard. The old man Zeng in the yard told them what happened, and the two of them felt embarrassed to go to the upper room, so they went to the west wing.
Little girl Chu had woken up and was clamoring to go find her aunt, but was pulled aside by Mother Song to be persuaded.
Chu Lingxuan went over and picked her up, saying that something happened to her aunt's family and that her aunt was sad, so she should not be disturbed. After hearing this, the little girl's eyes rolled down, and she buried her head in Chu Lingxuan's arms and started to cry.
Chu Lingxuan was surprised by his daughter's reaction. He hugged her tightly and coaxed her, "Don't be sad, Yan'er. Wait until your aunt comes out and persuade her."
The old man was surprised and moved. At first, the child was very stupid and nothing in the outside world could attract her attention. She was like a puppet that could only breathe and eat. But he didn't expect that after a few months, her stupidity would be cured. She had emotions, likes and dislikes, and had such a deep relationship with little girl Chen.
He sat on the chair and said, "Yan'er is a good and kind child. Don't be sad. No matter what the little girl has, we will help her."
Not long after, Chen Afu brought Dabao to the west wing, both of them had red and swollen eyes.
Seeing the little girl crying in Chu Lingxuan's arms, Chen Ahfu asked in surprise, "What's wrong with you, sister?"
Chu Hanyan raised her head and stretched out her hands, and Chen Afu took her in. The little girl touched Chen Afu's face with her two chubby paws and said with tears in her eyes, "Auntie... is crying, and I... want to cry too." After that, she opened her mouth and burst into tears again.
Dabao was already sad, and when he saw Chu Hanyan crying, he also pulled Chen Afu's skirt and cried loudly. Suddenly, the room was filled with crying, and Chen Afu's eyes were full of tears because of their crying.
Chu Lingxuan advised, "Master Chen, please don't be sad. I heard from Mr. Zeng that there is no news about your uncle, but he didn't say he was killed in battle. So, it is possible that he is still alive. I have been at the border for many years, and my third uncle has been there for even longer, a full twenty years. He participated in all the wars during those years. Please ask your third uncle to write a letter to the generals at the border, and I will also write a letter to ask my good brother to help inquire about it. We will definitely be able to find out the truth."
Chen Afu thanked him immediately. Although fighting in ancient times was a life-or-death struggle, it was always a thought. He then ran to the upper room, holding one and dragging the other, and told Wang not to be sad, saying that her uncle might still be alive, and that Lord Chu would write a letter to help find out the news.
With this thought, Wang was no longer so sad. She also said that she wanted to go to Lingyin Temple to burn incense and pray to the Bodhisattva to bless Wang Cheng to stay alive.
Chen Afu looked at Wang's pale face. She was very sad when Chen Shiying came home yesterday. Today, this incident happened again. She was even more sad and she was a little unsteady when she walked. So he advised, "Mom is not in good health, so just rest at home. Tomorrow I will go to the temple to burn incense and donate more money to bless my uncle to live safely. It happens that the Chu family is going there tomorrow, so I will take their car and go with them."
Wang nodded in agreement.
Ah Lu and Da Bao, who were standing by, also wanted to go. Chen Ah Fu nodded in agreement.
Chen Ahfu went to the west wing to talk to the Chu family and their sons, and they all nodded in agreement. Chen Ahfu then put the little girl down and let her play with Dabao and the animal house, while he went to the kitchen to make vegetarian snacks.
Tomorrow, she wanted to visit Master Wuzhi, with whom she had a long-standing spiritual connection. She had helped him heal the flower and given him so many vegetarian dishes, so she asked him to help her calculate whether Uncle Wang Cheng was still alive.
She was so superstitious about Master Wuzhi, not only because the master predicted that her body's illness could be cured, but also because Wei and others often said that he was a profound Buddhist, and many royal relatives and aristocratic families asked him to tell fortunes. However, many people did not even want to see Master Wuzhi, let alone have their fortunes told.
In order to "pry" his mouth open, the vegetarian dishes should be more delicious this time. So, she went to the space again while going to the toilet.
Golden Swallow was busy with her long tail in the air. When she saw her come in, she looked up and glared at her fiercely.
Chen Ahfu was puzzled and asked, "Baby, has Mommy offended you?"
Jin Yanzi said resentfully, "That's right, you haven't come to see me for several days."
Chen Ahfu explained, "Mommy has been too busy these days, and encountered two emergencies, so she didn't come in to accompany you." He added, "Mommy has to go to Lingyin Temple tomorrow, so I have to take some Yan Chenxiang residue out to make vegetarian snacks for Old Monk Wuzhi."
Jin Yanzi said, "That old bald donkey should have some skills. If he makes unreasonable requests, Mommy, remember not to agree. Even if you agree, I won't give it to you."
Chen Ahfu glared at it and said, "He is a great monk, how can you call him an old bald donkey? You have no manners."
Golden Swallow rolled her eyes at her and continued to work with her tail raised.
Chen Afu took some Yan Chenxiang from his purse and flashed out of the space.
She went to the kitchen with Aunt Mu and Aunt Zeng to make snacks. They made plum blossom biscuits, sweet-scented osmanthus glutinous rice dates, sesame peach rolls, peanut crisps and other vegetarian snacks, and also braised some vegetarian food. Because the old marquis liked snowball glutinous rice dates, she also made some of these snacks.
Since the main focus was on making vegetarian food, the only thing they made at night was minced meat noodles. Even with just a bowl of noodles and a few stewed dishes, the Chu family still enjoyed it deliciously.
After finishing the meal, the old man laughed and said, "This is the aroma of food from another pot. Yan'er passed it on to us."
Chu Hanyan thought that her great-grandfather was praising her, so she raised her head and giggled at him.
When they left, Chen Afu gave them two more food boxes, which were for Abbot Chen.
Chen Afu and his mother sent them out of the courtyard. Chu Lingxuan, who was holding Chu Hanyan, said to Chen Afu, "I'll pick you up at the end of Chen time tomorrow. It's cold and windy on the mountain, so you need to wear more clothes."
"Okay." Chen Afu said with a smile.
I watched their backs go away, then stood still under the tree and looked back...
After returning to the upper room, Chen Afu asked about Wang Cheng's birth date and horoscope.
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