169 w.a.n.g Chuanman Sets Off to Search
Before w.a.n.g Aibao was lost, she had been inseparable from w.a.n.g Chuanman. The siblings had the best relationship.
w.a.n.g Chuanman said, “Eldest Brother has to handle the matters in the village. Second Brother has to study with the children now, and Third Brother has to manage the shop. Only I haven’t gone to work yet. It’s most suitable for me to go and look for her.”
w.a.n.g Chuanfu disagreed. “How are you going to find her? Do you know where she went? I’ll go. I’m older than you and have made some connections in town. At least I can use them.”
Seeing that w.a.n.g Chuanman was about to speak, w.a.n.g Chuanfu reached out to stop him and continued, “There’s nothing much going on in the village. It’s just that we have to take care of the local business. If you’re really too busy, you can hire someone. It’s better if you stay in the village. Our family doesn’t have the reason to let a younger brother go out when the Elder Brother is at ease at home.”
Actually, w.a.n.g Chuanfu was thinking that his two sons were about to get married. If everything went smoothly, they might be able to get married at the end of the year.
Sanlang was now a man. He could get married after two years. Even if something happened to him outside, it would have a successor.
However, his Fourth Brother was different. Although he had Ah Yu, she was still a girl. The fourth branch had yet to have a son, so it was naturally not appropriate for him to go out like this.
What if something happened outside? What would Fourth Sister-in-law do?
w.a.n.g Chuanman did not think that far ahead at all. “Big Brother, I’m better at swimming than you, and I know the way better than you. Other than me, I’m afraid no one else is suitable.”
Another thing was that w.a.n.g Chuanman felt that as long as he was closer to his sister, he should be able to sense her.
The other three brothers definitely could not do it.
w.a.n.g Chuangui also said, “The matter of looking for our Younger Sister is important. It’s fine if I let go of my studies. At most, I’ll partic.i.p.ate in the next freshman examination in two years.”
It had been many years since he last studied. Now that he had suddenly picked it up and had to deal with the freshman examination a year later, w.a.n.g Chuangui felt quite pressured.
He might as well go out and look for his sister.
w.a.n.g Chuanyuan and his wife had already gone to the shop to work, so they naturally did not partic.i.p.ate in this discussion.
If w.a.n.g Chuanyuan knew, he would naturally want to go too.
All these years, Old Madam w.a.n.g had looked valiant, but actually, losing her youngest daughter had always been a pain in her heart. Usually, as long as someone mentioned that their family was filled with sons, Old Madam w.a.n.g would be angry at home for a long time.
She also hated to hear anyone say that girls were liabilities.
When her sons saw this, how could their hearts not ache?
Old Madam w.a.n.g placed her hands on her knees. When she raised her head, she was back to her expressionless self.
“There’s no need for you to go. I’ll go myself.” Old Madam w.a.n.g’s gaze swept across everyone present. Her sharp expression shocked everyone.
It was as if the fragility just now was just everyone’s illusion.
If Old Madam w.a.n.g wanted to go, Old man w.a.n.g naturally had to follow.
“I’ll go with you, old woman.” They were a pair of old bones now anyway. It didn’t matter if anything happened to them.
Their children had all grown up. They could walk their own path in the future.
In Old man w.a.n.g’s eyes, no one could compare to Old Madam w.a.n.g.
“Grandma, where are you going? Ah Yu will follow you, okay?” Little Ah Yu looked at Old Madam w.a.n.g and then at w.a.n.g Chuanman. “Father, where are you going? Bring Ah Yu along. Ah Yu will go too. Ah Yu is very useful!”
The little girl’s innocent voice was like a stone that had been thrown into a mountain spring. With a clink, it instantly broke the slightly heavy atmosphere in the house.
When Old Madam w.a.n.g saw Little Ah Yu, her eyes immediately became infinitely gentle.
“Ah Yu, you’re Grandma’s angel, Grandma’s little lucky star. Thank you!” Old Madam w.a.n.g had nothing to be glad about in her life. Now, she was very glad that she had decided to adopt this child at first glance.
A small kindness in exchange for great kindness.
How many surprises had she brought to the w.a.n.g Family?
It would not be an exaggeration to say that she was the w.a.n.g Family’s salvation!
On the other hand, Liu Shi kept twisting the corner of her clothes with her hand. At this moment, she finally mustered her courage and said, “Mother, let my husband go. I believe that husband and sister-in-law are people blessed by the heavens and will return safely.”
Actually, Liu Shi did not want w.a.n.g Chuanman to go. There was a vast sea of people, and they only knew this bit of news. How could he find her?
Although it was not a chaotic world now, there were always risks in traveling far away. It was not so simple.
w.a.n.g Chuanman was also very moved when he saw his wife supporting him.
Seeing how conflicted the w.a.n.g Family was, Qin Huai glanced at Chi Jia.
After many years of tacit understanding, Chi Jia instantly understood what he meant.
“Cough!” Chi Jia coughed lightly, immediately attracting the attention of the w.a.n.g family.
In front of everyone, Chi Jia said, “It’s not that complicated. I know a few people in town. They’re all good martial artists and are also preparing to take a ship south recently-why don’t we let them accompany Brother Chuanman? They can take care of each other on the way.”
The eyes of everyone in the w.a.n.g Family lit up.
Seeing that the w.a.n.g family was listening, Chi Jia continued, “They have also worked in the escort company before and even helped the government capture criminals. They should have some ability to protect themselves and conduct investigations. Perhaps they can even help w.a.n.g Chuanman find-”
Of course, these words were fabricated. Those so-called brothers were naturally Chi Jia’s lackeys and also Qin Huai’s subordinates.
The Madam had even sent some people over to protect Qin Huai.
Now, there were more than ten people permanently protecting Nanhe Town. They were hiding in different places, so taking out two or three of them would not affect anything.
At this point, everyone could naturally tell that Chi Jia wanted to help.
Old Madam w.a.n.g originally did not want to owe him such a huge favor, but since this concerned her youngest daughter, she could not reject the help.
Hence, Chi Jia stepped forward and invited three “brothers” to go out with w.a.n.g Chuanman to search with him.
As for what the person suspected to be w.a.n.g Aibao looked like?
Under everyone’s gaze, Qin Huai took out a pen and paper. With just an outline, the image of a young woman appeared on the paper.
Although the strokes were still a little immature, one could see the smoothness. It was very pleasing to the eye.
When Madam Feng saw the painting, she blurted out, “Ah, this looks like Mother!”
Little Ah Yu also came to a realization. “No wonder Ah Yu felt that Auntie looked very different. So she looks the same as Grandma!”
Madam Feng married w.a.n.g Chuanfu 16 years ago. At that time, Old Madam w.a.n.g was only in her thirties. Because she was running all over the wilderness with the family, she looked a little thin and weak, but her aura could not be hidden.
She still remembered Old Madam w.a.n.g’s appearance when she was young.
On the other hand, the young woman should have been tortured and looked slightly older.
Wouldn’t that match?
Qin Huai drew a total of two paintings. He handed one to w.a.n.g Chuanman and left the other for Old Madam w.a.n.g to keep.
That day, they bade farewell to the w.a.n.g Family and set off.
Old Madam w.a.n.g even took out 100 taels of silver and gave 50 taels of silver to w.a.n.g Chuanman.
“Practice thrift at home but be amply provided while traveling. This money will cover your expenses along the way. Regardless of whether you find her or not, you have to come back before the Zhongyuan Festival.”
It is only the fourth of March now. There were still four months before the 15th of July. There was enough time.
w.a.n.g Chuanman was about to agree when he heard Old Madam w.a.n.g say, “Never mind, come back before the Dragon Boat Festival. Bring her back early and the family can reunite.”
w.a.n.g Chuanman: “…Mother, isn’t this a little too rushed?”
Old Madam w.a.n.g looked at him. “Huh?”
w.a.n.g Chuanman clenched the silver and braced himself. “I understand.”
150 taels. Ordinary families could live for more than ten years on this kind of money.
Even for a student who had entered the capital to take the examination, it would be considered not bad if he could get more than 20 taels for half a year’s journey.
It was not a lot for the four of them to spend on the road, but it was definitely not little.
Little Ah Yu already knew that her father was going on a long trip and did not know how long it would take.
Therefore, she prepared a huge gourd filled with Myriad Spirit Water, intending to fill it up for w.a.n.g Chuanman.
He could drink it when he was hungry or thirsty, or use it when he was injured.
However, Old Madam w.a.n.g stopped her and replaced it with a palm-sized gourd. There were only a few mouthfuls inside.
Old Madam w.a.n.g handed the gourd to w.a.n.g Chuanman and whispered to him, “The water in this gourd can’t be used unless it’s absolutely necessary.”
w.a.n.g Chuanman asked, “What’s inside?”
“To you, it’s a medicine that can cure all illnesses. In emergencies, you can also use it as poison.” Old Madam w.a.n.g smiled faintly.
w.a.n.g Chuanman: ???
Was that medicine or poison?