The head of the Red Mansion

Chapter 327 Granny Liu

At Rongguo Mansion, dawn was breaking.

Jia Zhu, who hadn't slept all night, sighed softly when she saw her grandmother rushing back.

"Are you sure it's related to Granny Lai?"

Jia Min, who was supporting the old lady, asked him.

"Yes!"

Jia Zhu whispered, "Didn't the old lady give Granny Lai a carriage? The day the eldest aunt of the East Mansion had her accident, her carriage wasn't at home. It wasn't until early this morning that someone returned it. Not only that, but recently there have been several strangers at her house. On the surface, they are Granny Lai's hired helpers, but in fact, no one knows their true origins."

You never know until you look it up... I wish I could turn back time.

"One of the men and one of the women came to the mansion several times with Granny Lai."

Jia Zhu didn't look at his grandmother, whose face had long since lost its color, and just lowered his head and said, "The old lady felt sorry for her and sent ice several times. On two occasions, the man and woman followed the icehouse manager and went into the icehouse to get the ice themselves."

Where...are they now?

The old lady asked breathlessly, "Where is Granny Lai?"

She trusted her so much.

She gave her dignity, even though the Lai family had done so many wrong things. She provided her with a house and money for her retirement, and also gave her the ability to ensure that Lai Shangrong's sons would have money to study outside the family after the Lai family's downfall.

Even if Shen was wrong in the Lai family's affairs, as a servant, she shouldn't have colluded with outsiders to betray her own family.

"Their whole family has been locked in the woodshed by their grandson."

Not only was he locked up in the woodshed, but Jia Zhu also tortured them.

“Lai Mama cried and said that she had no choice, and that those people were Japanese.”

The old woman, who was hurrying towards the woodshed, suddenly turned back.

Jia Min was also shocked, "Are you sure?"

"Yes!"

Jia Zhu was very upset. "Both Granny Lai and Lai Shangrong heard them speaking in Japanese."

Lai Shangrong spent some time with him when he was a child.

But because he was freed from slavery, when he visited his maternal uncle's house, his uncle said that the Jia family was not short of people, so what was the point of having someone who was neither a slave nor a servant by his side?
He found this to be true and brought it up with Lai Da when he got back.

Afterwards, he was questioned by his father and mother because of this.

Jia Zhu knew very well how much her grandmother, father, and mother valued the Lai family.

Therefore, he acted first and informed Lai Da later, going directly to him.

otherwise……

"But they don't know where those Japanese are now."

Because of this, Jia Zhu almost beat Lai Shangrong to death.

It's hateful that the family genuinely didn't know.

The Lai family used all their brains on stealing from the Jia family.

After Lai Shangrong's family fell into ruin, there was no one left to carry on the family line; they only knew how to take money from Granny Lai to go to school.

He fantasized that he could revive the Lai family through education.

ho~
Why get back up?
On this point, not only would Uncle and Brother Zhen disagree, but Jia Zhu would absolutely not allow it either.

Because of the old lady, the Jia family could disregard how Granny Lai wanted to raise them, but they would absolutely not allow them to one day rise up and threaten the family.

It's perfect timing. Studying is very expensive. If Granny Lai manages to get some money and they spend it all, then the next generation will have even less hope of rising up.

Because of the ancestral bond between the two families, they temporarily ignored the Lai family. Little did they know that this family, if they didn't have the chance, would turn into a venomous snake.

This series of events made Jia Zhu realize that his indecisiveness had harmed his closest relatives.

The East Mansion is difficult to manage because of his grandmother's leniency towards Granny Lai, and his eldest uncle is also difficult to manage. His parents are incompetent. In this family, he should actually be the one to take care of his grandmother the most.

However, he pretended not to know, and whenever he saw Granny Lai, he would often greet her first because of his grandmother.

He thought he should just let go of the old nanny who had watched him grow up, so that his grandmother could fulfill her duty of being a servant. Now he just wanted to skin her alive.

My aunt was kidnapped by the Japanese, and the Lai family can't provide any clues. Is there any chance she can come back alive?

"The old woman asked!"

Grandmother Jia simply couldn't believe that she had kept another poisonous snake.

She slammed her crutch hard on the ground and hurried off to the woodshed.

Jia Min didn't follow immediately. With a soft sigh, she said, "Let's report it to the authorities!"

The note left by the Japanese, asking them to raise money, might not have immediately taken the life of the elder sister-in-law.

Leaving aside the words of reporting to the authorities, Jia Min staggered after the old lady.

The mother believed in the bond between her and Granny Lai, but no matter how strong their bond was, it couldn't outweigh the fate of her own grandchildren.

Without asking, Jia Min knew that her mother was just making assumptions.

Granny Lai probably hates her sister-in-law to the core.

Even if she had had the opportunity to investigate clues about the Japanese, she might have subconsciously chosen to ignore them in the face of immense hatred.

When Jia Min chased after her to the woodshed, she could hear Granny Lai's wailing from afar.

Standing by the window was Lady You, who had not gone to the Iron Threshold Temple because she was pregnant.

Clearly, she was involved in the entire arrest of the Lai family.

……

Hearing the noise, Shen Ning tried to hide, but it was too late.

She was cornered in a pile of firewood by Granny Liu.

Their eyes met, but Granny Liu was even more frightened than she was.

As she plopped down on the ground, she clutched the firewood tightly in a defensive posture, asking, "Who are you?"

"I'm sorry, ma'am, I scared you. Walking at night is too tiring, and the wind is strong. I had no choice but to use the pile of firewood to block the wind, thinking I would rest for a while before continuing on my way."

Shen Ning remembered that when she was rushing around for her life, she couldn't care about anything else, but now...

As soon as I got up, I felt several excruciating pains in my feet, which I couldn't ignore at all.

"Sigh~"

Shen Ning sat down again in pain.

"You've injured your foot."

With the help of the faint morning light, Granny Liu finally saw Shen Ning's appearance clearly.

The woman's left cheek has a faint handprint that is swollen high. She must have been beaten and ran away from home overnight.

She wasn't afraid of anything except for that thing called a ghost.

Grandma Liu felt reassured. She put down the firewood, got up, and immediately came over to help Shen Ning. "Let's go. Since you've come to my house, it must be fate. Rest for a while and have a cup of hot water before you leave."

Her family didn't have tea.

However, farmers don't have that many rules.

"Thank you very much, Auntie."

I met a kind person.

Shen Ning felt a great sense of relief. "My surname is Shen, you..."

"Then I'll take the liberty of calling you Madam Shen."

Grandma Liu smiled and helped her to sit down in the kitchen. "My surname is Liu, and everyone calls me Grandma Liu. Please sit down, I'll boil some water right away."

She quickly ran out to gather more firewood.

But Granny Liu?
Shen Ning's expression was somewhat strange.

Zhou Rui and his wife were both dead in prison, and Wang Shi had also died. Her biggest worry was that Granny Liu would go to the Jia family and not find anyone, and would have to go back empty-handed.

this……

Seeing the old lady quickly start boiling water, Shen Ning said, "Thank you for your trouble, Grandma. We traveled all night and are a bit disoriented. May I ask how far it is from here to the capital? Are there any buses to the capital?"

"We have a car."

As Granny Liu added firewood to the stove, she said, "But they don't leave even when it rains."

It's drizzling outside right now.

"It's about thirty miles from the capital."

As she spoke, Granny Liu glanced at Shen Ning's feet and said, "If there's a car, it's fine, but if there isn't... it'll be difficult for you to walk like this!"

"Ah~"

Shen Ning sighed.

She has to leave, she must leave, even if it means being stabbed in the back.

"Could you please ask Grandma to talk to the family with the car? I'm willing to pay double, no, triple the price." Shen Ning had money.

Although I've been a spendthrift since I transmigrated here, the returns have been even greater.

If she weren't afraid of arousing suspicion, she would be willing to pay ten times, or even a hundred times, just to return to the capital.

"Sure, I'll go talk to them for you in a bit."

Granny Liu's eyes lingered for a moment on Shen Niangzi's swollen left cheek before she readily agreed, "Is Madam Shen coming to the capital to visit relatives?"

He doesn't look like someone who can take a beating!
So delicate and tender.

Moreover, the wrapping cloth was better than the clothes she was wearing.

"Yes!"

Shen Ning nodded, "I have a great-uncle who works at the Ningguo Mansion."

When the Ningguo Mansion was mentioned, she glanced at Granny Liu again.

"Ningguo Mansion?"

Sure enough, Granny Liu's eyes lit up and she laughed, "It's the Ningguo Mansion with two Duke's Mansions?"

"Yes Yes!"

Shen Ning nodded hurriedly, "Grandma knows too?"

She desperately wanted to hear that she was related to the Rongguo Mansion next door!

"Oh, it seems we're destined to meet!"

Grandma Liu immediately smiled.

Her son-in-law's family was facing increasing difficulties, and although she wanted to help them, she couldn't find a way.

As the saying goes, poverty diminishes ambition.

It's not good to be a poor relative and freeloader, but even a hair from that person is thicker than their waist.

If this could change her son-in-law's family's life, she was willing to swallow her pride.

“My son-in-law’s surname is Wang. His ancestors also served as officials in the capital. They were related to the Rongguo Mansion’s second wife’s family.”

"is it?"

Shen Ning smiled.

Sure enough, it was Granny Liu, whom she had been looking for but hadn't been able to find. "That's great! Why don't we go to the capital together? Relatives should visit each other often to stay close."

"...Sigh, it's not that we don't want to leave, it's just that our family has fallen on hard times."

Although she had been thinking about it for a while, it was far from being a dead end.

Even if she wanted to persuade her son-in-law to start visiting these relatives, it wouldn't be that easy.

Even the royal family has three poor relatives.

Shen Ning waved her hand and said, "Even if you, Grandma, can't visit the Rongguo Mansion, you can visit my uncle's door."

In her heart, Jiao Da was already her beloved uncle.

"My uncle once saved the old Duke of Ningguo on the battlefield, and he is still working as an instructor in the Ningguo Mansion."

She couldn't reveal her true identity, but saying Jiao Da was definitely correct. "He's the most hospitable person. With his help, it should be much easier for Grandma to find relatives in the Rongguo Mansion next door."

Lady Wang is gone, but Wang Xifeng is still here!

She is the one who should really help Granny Liu.

Grandma Liu was indeed tempted.

This Mrs. Shen is clearly not a peasant.

"That's a good feeling!"

The water boiled, so I made her a bowl of hot water and put it there. Then Grandma Liu hurriedly brought her a foot basin, saying, "You've walked half the night, soaking your feet should make you feel better."

"Thank you so much, Grandma!"

Shen Ning grimaced as she took off her socks, which were sticking to her skin. "I've never walked this far before."

"Ah~"

Seeing that she looked like she had been abused at home, Granny Liu felt a strange sense of sympathy and said, "It's hard to be a woman. It's good if you have your own family and relatives to rely on."

I just hope her uncle is really as good as she says.

Otherwise, at his age, would he really slink back home in such a sorry state?
"Does Madam Shen have children?"

"Yes!" Shen Ning smiled. "I have a son and a daughter, and my grandson is quite grown up now. He can get married in a few years."

"Do they know you're going to vote for your uncle?"

"Don't worry, they will find out."

Shen Ning sighed softly to herself.

For a whole day and night, she couldn't even think about how Jia Zhen and the others were doing.

They must be so worried about not being able to find her!

"Actually, men are also afraid of being hit."

The socks were covered in black, mostly blood.

It's clear that it wasn't easy for Madam Shen to get here.

Granny Liu said cryptically, "Since your uncle is the instructor, then he must be capable of beating people."

"Ok!"

Shen Ning knew she had misunderstood.

Such a reminder is truly rare.

"So, I'm going to find my great-uncle!"

Japanese pirates should all die.

Shen Ning smiled and said, "He will definitely help me."

Jiao Da was incredibly busy at this point.

For the old man, home security has always been of paramount importance.

However, despite being protected by multiple layers of security, she was stolen without anyone noticing...

Shen Ning suspected that there must be a mole in her family.

The mole's identity is quite high.

Jia Zhen is muddle-headed, Rong-ge'er is still young, and You-shi is pregnant and not at home, so the family can only rely on the old man.

"We should look for them!"

What kind of man hits a woman?
Grandma Liu wholeheartedly agreed, "You sit down first, I'll get a needle, we need to pick at this blister."

"Eh~"

Shen Ning nodded.

With Granny Liu around, she could relax for a while.

Grandma Liu went to her room to get the needle for her. After thinking for a moment, she also took a small bag of rice and flour to improve her grandchildren's meals.

No matter how poor a family is, when relatives come to visit, they should not be allowed to leave on an empty stomach.

She gave the needle to Shen Ning, then washed her hands before boiling water again to make breakfast.

At this moment, although it was raining outside, the sky was noticeably brighter.

Enraged, Kuroiwa Nami summoned Nagayama Takao and the others, and the group finally found the lost basket.

Nagayama Keio looked at the tree, then at the road not far away, and stood there dumbfounded.

Matsuyama Osamu, who was afraid of ghosts, was no better off.

This tree isn't far from the roadside!

It was so hot during the day, and he searched and searched desperately. Was he being watched by Shen Shi every time?

But she's gone now...

"After so much time, she must have figured out our approximate location by now."

When everyone looked over, Kuroiwa Nami gritted her teeth and said, "She definitely won't go where we are. There's only one possibility: she'll go in this direction."

She pointed to the other end of the path.

She was exhausted that night, but no matter how tired she was, she had to keep going.

We can't let ourselves be made fools of again and again.

“There are snakes in the woods. To be on the safe side, she won’t go through the woods. Follow this path and chase her. Once you catch her, break both her legs first.”

You only realize how good your health is when you're sick. A cold feels like going through a tribulation; even your fingernails hurt.

With the changing seasons and fluctuating temperatures, please take good care of your health. Don't overdo it with cooling things! Don't overdo it with cooling things! Don't overdo it with cooling things! I'm saying it three times because it's important...