Phi-Fic Chapter 244 The Dead Man in the River
Chapter 244 The Dead Man in the River
Su Wan stood up from his chair and stretched out his arms to embrace Su Shi. "Have you felt any discomfort staying here these days?"
Su shook her head and glanced around the room, "Where's Arou?"
Speaking of Su Rou, Su Wan's face suddenly turned gloomy.
"Arou...is still in the North Country, but the Third Brother will go back to her after he finishes his business. She'll be fine."
In fact, even when Su Wan said this himself, he didn't believe it.
He also wanted to stay there, but Ah Rou and Lao San's attitude made it impossible for him to refuse. After all, he was old...
From now on, the world will belong to the younger generation.
Su frowned and looked at Yuan Wen, as if he wanted to hear from Yuan Wen that Su Rou was safe and sound.
Yuan Wen cleared his throat and said, "If Auntie is still worried, I will send someone to find out about Rourou. The Yuan family should have some subordinates near the North Country."
Su nodded politely to Yuan Wen, "Thank you, Miss Yuan."
Su Wan called Ji and went back to their residence together.
Yuan Wen said, "I will not go with you. I will send people to help General Su take all your bags over. If you need any help, just tell them to go."
Along the way, Ji and Su looked at each other in silence. The only thing they could hear was the noise from the street outside the carriage.
The carriage stopped outside the courtyard.
Su was the first to be helped off the carriage by the servants. "This is the place that Arou prepared for us."
Su Wan also got off the carriage. He stepped over the threshold. Although this door was not as grand as the general's mansion, it was not inferior to those of his neighbors.
The yard was swept clean.
The servant said with a humble look, "This courtyard was bought by Miss Su. My daughter met Miss Su because of this courtyard. Miss Su also has a house in the suburbs, and the key is in the hands of Madam Su. Although this one in the city is a little small, it is more convenient and can also allow the general and the two ladies to go to the street, so I cleaned this one. If you want to take a look at the one in the suburbs, just ask Madam Su for the key."
Su Wan felt a pang of heartache, "This girl..."
What did you do behind your family's back?
Ji took Su Wan's arm and said, "General, let's take a look at this yard first."
Su Wan said, "Okay."
The servant of the Yuan family followed Su Wan again, "My young lady also said something. Miss Su told her earlier that if the general needs to survive after arriving, he can directly get money from my young lady. Miss Su has stored ten boxes of gold bars, twenty boxes of silver, and thirty boxes of silks, satins, and jewelry and jade with her."
Su Wan was stunned. "Did Ah Rou deposit it with Miss Yuan a long time ago?"
He gradually felt uneasy. Arou really knew what would happen and made preparations in advance.
But that's how it is, how can she be so sure that she will come?
The servant from the Yuan family looked at Su Wan, as if he could tell what he was thinking.
"Miss Su is filial. She anticipated the war between the two countries, so she made preparations in advance. She also said that no matter what, she would bring you here to spend your old age in peace."
Su Wan waved his hand and said, "Thank you for your help today, Miss Yuan. You can go back first and leave this to us."
Outside the door, Aruo supported Su Chong and slowly walked in.
After cleaning up, it was dark.
Snowflakes were falling from the sky, and the courtyard was covered with a layer of snow.
Su Wan was wearing a fox fur vest and looking at the gray sky.
"General, please have some hot tea."
Su Wan sniffed. It was such a cold day, and the two countries were at war, and the soldiers and civilians were suffering.
I wonder if Ah Rou is starving or freezing...
The village is close to the river. Before it snows, it rains first when it gets cold.
A layer of fog rose on the top of the mountain, and the stone road underfoot was slippery and wet from the rain.
A child wearing a tiger-head hat excitedly ran to a woman squatting by the river washing clothes with a bracelet in his hand. "Mom, I found a treasure. Come and see if it's worth anything."
The woman took a look, her delicate eyebrows furrowed in worry, "Where did this come from?! Return it quickly."
If you are not from a noble family, you can't afford this thing. Could it be that this child stole it?
The child looked at the woman's sudden change of expression, was stunned for a moment, and then hid the bracelet behind his back, "I took this off a very beautiful dead person! It's mine!"
The woman's frown deepened. "What dead body? Where did you pick it up? You dare to take something that was taken from a dead body? Don't you think it's bad luck? I'll go tell your father right now."
The child was anxious, after all, his father hated these things the most.
The child pointed to the river and said, "That dead body is right there in the river. She floated over here by herself and then hit the shore and stopped floating."
The woman picked up the washtub and said, "I'll go over and take a look with you."
With the recent war between the North and the South, there are bound to be some dead bodies appearing near the village.
"Pah" The woman took two steps and was stunned when she saw the face of the dead man lying in the icy river water.
The blood dyed the entire river surface red, and the dead man swayed with the current like a blooming magnolia.
The wooden basin in the woman's hand fell to the ground, and the freshly washed clothes also fell out of the basin and onto the ground.
The woman didn't care about anything else, "Ah...Arou!"
The water near the shore is not deep, but it is above the ankles. In the summer, children in the village often jump in to play.
The woman quickly jumped into the river. The ice on the river broke and her white ankles quickly turned red from the cold.
The woman dragged Su Rou ashore...
Those hands were red from the freezing river water and they couldn't stop shaking...
How could she have hit the shore and stopped drifting forward?
She stopped because she knew she was there.