The Gu family children all looked at Uncle Gu.
Uncle Gu, supporting the old lady, also looked completely bewildered!
Well, people get old and forget things; there are some like that in their village.
But, but this isn't their village!
The old lady blinked as she looked at Uncle Gu.
Uncle Gu felt sorry for the old lady, so he said, "Grandma, how about I take you to the clinic first, and then we'll go to the yamen and ask them to help you look for her?"
The old woman grabbed Uncle Gu's sleeve: "I'm scared to go to the yamen. The little girl recognizes me, please take me home!"
Gu Nian stepped forward and said, "Grandma, we don't know you! My sister has only met you once. I remember your family's surname is Shen. How about we go to the yamen and have them put up a notice saying that a Shen family in the capital has lost their old lady, and we can go to the yamen to pick her up, okay?"
Old lady: "...Ouch, it hurts so much...Ouch..."
Uncle Gu said, "Then why don't we take you to the clinic first? Can you walk? If not, I'll carry you! By the way, Huihui and Xinxin, where is the nearest clinic?"
Gu Xin pointed in a direction.
Uncle Gu turned around and carried the old lady on his back.
The old woman cried out in pain as she said, "Young man, you're so kind!"
Uncle Gu chuckled and said, “Seeing that you’re older than my parents and all alone, I can’t pretend I don’t see you! Normally, I would pretend not to see you when I’m alone, but my children are here, so I have to set a good example, right? Hahaha… By the way, Grandma, do you have any money on you? If you do, you can pay them yourself later. If not, I’ll lend them to you, but when your family comes, you must pay me back.”
Empress Dowager: "...Alright."
Gu Nian and Gu Ren exchanged a glance. This didn't seem like a staged accident.
Gu Nian slowed down a few steps, pulling Gu Xin along: "Xin Xin, you've really seen it before?"
Gu Xin: "Yes! I even smiled at her then! She seemed like my grandma! She's the kind of person who stares at you without smiling. If you don't know her, you'd think she's giving you a cold shoulder, but if you know her well, you'd know that's her normal expression."
Gu Nian: I don't think so.
When we arrived at the clinic, they didn't do much of a checkup. They just gave us a bottle of medicine for sprains and bruises and told us to be more careful in the future because we're getting old.
Uncle Gu carried the old lady on his back, intending to go to the yamen.
The old woman said, "Can't the little maid take me to find my family? Do we have to go to the yamen? I don't like going to the yamen."
Uncle Gu: "Old man, you can't even remember where you live, but you still remember you don't like going to the yamen? Let me tell you, at your age, I dare not take you home. What if something happens to you? If your children come looking for you, wouldn't they blame me? Luckily, you have your own money, otherwise, I would have to wait with you for your family to come and give me the money! Hehe..."
Empress Dowager: "You really like silver, don't you?"
Uncle Gu: "Isn't that obvious? Who doesn't like money?"
Empress Dowager: "...Besides money, what else do you like? You look so handsome, didn't you take the imperial examination? Or perhaps you want to go into business?"
Uncle Gu shook his head: "Someone in our family took the imperial examination. My second brother is the new top scholar. Hehe, I only told you this to help you. If you spread the word, it will be good for my second brother's reputation. If I were out playing alone today, I would never say that I am the top scholar. As for what I like to do, farming! I just like watching the crops grow well in the fields."
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