"I met you for the first time in the provincial capital. Although we only said a few words, I felt friendly, and you looked so much like that person..." Old Mrs. Tao sighed, "The Tao family encountered changes that year, and actually wanted to go to the capital, but we met robbers on the way, and most of the valuables were stolen. At that time, my mother couldn't stand this change, and she was old, so she died of illness in the provincial capital. My man took the opportunity to go abroad and left me. My son died before me, leaving me alone."
Yi Anan never thought that Old Mrs. Tao would have such a tragic past.
"I couldn't stand the shock and fell seriously ill. The people who took care of me were a newly married couple. The man was probably a soldier and didn't come back often. The woman was a mute. Later I found out that she wasn't mute, but just couldn't speak Chinese very well." Old Mrs. Tao glanced at Yi An'an and said, "You look a lot like that woman, especially your eyes. They are very beautiful, as if they can speak."
Yi Anan was stunned for a moment. Could it be that Old Lady Tao was talking about Yi Aiguo and Jin Zhenshu?
Yi Anan suddenly thought of something that happened in the past. In the past, Meng Tong was able to rise to prominence and was very respectful to Yi Jixiang. They were very affectionate. There was also a rumor that the Yi family had dug up some valuable antiques and used the money to pave the way for Meng Tong.
Could it be that...
Yi Anan thought that these statements were just rumors, and she was seriously ill at the time and could not take care of herself, so she did not have the energy to investigate whether these things were true or false. In fact, she had always felt that these were rumors. She was so good at the Yi family, and later because of the fire, Yanjia Village was gone, how could she have any antiques?
Now it seems that it was probably Old Lady Tao who found Yi Jixiang and mistook her for Jin Zhenshu's daughter and gave her these good things.
Yi Anan never thought that her relationship with Mrs. Tao as a mentor and disciple was an opportunity brought to her by her mother whom she had never met.
But in this way, Yi Anan's desire to not recognize herself as Yi Aiguo's daughter would die.
It seems that her father is really Yi Aiguo.
"Later, the young couple left and I never saw them again. So many years have passed. When I wanted to go abroad, I found out that the young man was a traitor!" Old Mrs. Tao sighed, "To be honest, I don't believe these words. The young couple were such good people, how could they do such a thing! These people stopped me from going abroad. They regarded me as an accomplice of traitors, saying that our Tao family's things were stolen from the tomb and that I was smuggling. It's ridiculous!"
Yi Anan recalled how Mrs. Tao treated her when she went to see her. She hesitated for a moment and asked, "You drove me away at that time, because you didn't want to implicate me?"
Old Mrs. Tao nodded: "When I knew that they detained me because they wanted to find the things that person left behind, I didn't want them to know your identity."
Yi Anan frowned: "How could they find out about you? You are just a neighbor..."
Old Mrs. Tao seemed to be hesitant to speak.
At this moment, Professor Tao, who had been waiting on the side, came forward and said that the visiting hours were over and he could only come again tomorrow.
Old Mrs. Tao now has more freedom where she lives, but she still cannot move around freely. She said she needs to wait until she has finally found out some things.
On the way back, Professor Tan said to Yi An'an: "Leader Xue told me that Senior Sister's matter seems to be related to a very important matter. It's good that we are allowed to visit her every day, and Senior Sister can move around, but someone must accompany her. Maybe it will take some time to let Senior Sister go free."
Yi Anan has understood what happened to Old Lady Tao. Now it seems that Old Lady Tao cannot completely regain her freedom unless Yi Aiguo's problem is resolved.
Everything we do now will take time. At present, all we can do is to repair the ancient poems.
In the following days, Yi An'an would visit Grandma Tao every two or three days, but Grandma Tao never mentioned Yi Aiguo to her again. Even when Yi An'an brought it up several times, Grandma Tao would deliberately change the subject.
After a week, Mrs. Tao was able to go out, but she had to be followed by someone.
Old Mrs. Tao came to Yi Anan's home. She came to see the progress of the restoration of the ancient poetry collection. Now with the guidance of Old Mrs. Tao, the restoration activity went more smoothly. Originally, the remaining half of the book might take half a month to repair, but in the end the speed was doubled, and by mid-August, it was almost finished.
When the collection of ancient poems was bound, Yi Anan couldn't believe that this was the work she had spent nearly a month on.
The ancient poetry collection was in tatters before, but in less than a month, in Yi An'an's heart, the ancient book was no longer as tattered as before. It looked like a well-preserved old book, full of ancient charm and glowing with the glory of the past. The yellowed pages told stories of several years.
Yi Anan once again felt the power of her hands. She stroked the repaired paper, tears in her eyes.
Old Mrs. Tao took a look and nodded slowly: "You are really better than your teacher. You have done so well just by reading a few pages of a book. In addition to skills, it really takes courage."
Yi An'an didn't expect it to be so successful. She looked up at Old Lady Tao and said, "At first I thought that the restoration of this ancient book was similar to that of an ancient painting. Later I found out that there were many problems. Fortunately, Professor Tan and Teacher Xu helped me, otherwise it would not be so perfect."
Old Mrs. Tao smiled and said, "You are a young and brave man who is not afraid of tigers. Even I would not dare to take on such a big project. There is no other way. I am old and my eyesight is not as good as before. But you, who didn't know the consequences, succeeded by accident!"
Yi Anan thought about it carefully and felt a little scared.
"After the restoration of this ancient book, you will have a place in the antique world of the capital in the future!" said Old Mrs. Tao.
Yi Anan pursed her lips and smiled. After living a new life, she finally realized the superiority of applying what she learned. Now she felt that she was truly alive.
It's time for Old Mrs. Tao to go back.
Yi Anan quickly gave the little toy she made to Old Lady Tao.
Old Mrs. Tao left happily with Professor Tan.
At this moment, Han Dongchang stepped forward and suddenly bowed to Yi Anan, one bow, two bows...
Yi Anan quickly stopped him: "Boss Han, if you bow again, you will send me away!"
Han Dongchang raised his head, his eyes red, "Comrade Yi, you are the savior of our Rongbaozhai. I, Han Dongchang, swear here that from now on, every bite I eat from Rongbaozhai will be a bite from you, Comrade Yi! Rongbaozhai will always be your home!"
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