It just so happened that the original owner of this house was an old man living alone in the village.
The old man has no relatives, his legs and feet are inconvenient, and his temper is very bad. No one in the village is willing to associate with him.
Aniu's wife also moved here. When Uncle Aniu was hunting in the mountains, Aniu's wife would make some snacks at home and buy them on the street. Seeing the old man alone and helpless, Aniu and his wife also took good care of him. No matter what the old man's temper was, the couple always took care of him happily.
Perhaps their kindness moved the old man. The old man adopted Uncle Aniu as his son in the presence of the village chief, and the house was naturally transferred to Uncle Aniu's name.
After the old man passed away, the house was transferred to Uncle Aniu's name. This house was originally dilapidated, and the villagers didn't care about it. However, since Uncle Aniu and his wife spent money and effort to repair the house, the villagers have frequently come to harass it.
Uncle A Niu and his wife were kind and did not argue with these people. A Niu's wife even tidied up one of the rooms and used it as a B&B to occasionally receive guests from out of town. A Niu's wife's cooking skills were quickly recognized by the guests, and the business was getting better and better. People in the village became more and more jealous of them. They often came over to make trouble, saying that the house did not belong to them and asked them to leave it. The house was returned to the villagers.
When Aniu and Uncle Aniu didn't know how to deal with it, Uncle Aniu couldn't stop hunting in the mountains and broke his leg. The people in the village suddenly became more arrogant, bullying them because they had no backers in the village, and wanted to drive them away. Fortunately, Chu Yan took a few people down the mountain at this time and helped Uncle A Niu and the others along the way.
Uncle A Niu and the two were grateful, but unfortunately not everyone could enter the mine. They could only wait at the foot of the mountain, hoping to meet Chu Yan again and thank him properly.
"Mrs. Chu came to our store, I can't charge you any more rent." With that, Mrs. A Niu returned all the money she had just received to Su Liuye, and also went to prepare her own specialty dishes.
Su Liuye wanted to refuse, but Mrs. A Niu had already hurried out.
Uncle A Niu was also full of enthusiasm, "Mrs. Chu, you sit down first, we will be ready soon."
"Uncle Aniu, you'd better keep the money, otherwise I won't feel at ease."
"No! Mrs. Chu, I really can't accept this." Uncle Aniu repeatedly declined, "Madam, if Mr. Chu hadn't helped us, we would have been kicked out a long time ago. How can I accept your money now? If When Mr. Chu comes, I will entertain him well."
Su Liuye persisted several times, but Uncle Aniu still pushed her hand away. In desperation, she had to ask, "Uncle Aniu, I want to ask you about a few things. Do you think it's okay?"
"Of course you can! What do you want to ask, Mrs. Chu? As long as I know something, I will definitely tell you." Uncle Aniu said.
Su Liuye lowered her eyes, silently sorted out what she had just learned this morning in her mind, and simply told Uncle A Niu and asked him if such a thing had ever happened before.
After being surprised, Uncle A Niu waved his hand firmly, "No, Shopkeeper Su, I can assure you that such a thing has never happened before."
"Although I am not a local in the village, I have lived here for nearly ten years, and I understand the things on the mountain." She said, "The mines on the mountain were specially used to provide iron ore to the court, and the iron ore was transported to the capital. After that, they will be forged into weapons and then sent to the hands of soldiers. Whether the country can win the war depends on how powerful our weapons are, so the court monitors the mines very strictly. Outsiders cannot come in and out at will, and neither can the miners inside. Leave, if there are a few people running out in the early morning, you must tell Mr. Chu immediately!"
Su Liuye pursed her lower lip. She thought the same thing, but after experiencing people like the Fifth Princess, she really didn't want to walk that mountain road alone, for fear that some accident would happen on the way and no one would come to help her.
Letting Xiao Wu go to Mr. Xiao first is another way.
Seeing Su Liuye's hesitant look, Uncle Aniu immediately thought of the reason and asked, "Mrs. Chu, is it because the mountain road is difficult for you to walk through?"
"Yes, I came here with a good friend of mine. She has something to do. I want to wait until she comes back before I go back and tell my husband."
"No! This wastes too much time! Let's do this, Mrs. Chu. I'll help you find someone to go back and tell Mr. Chu about this first. Do you have any tokens on you? If you don't have a token, you can't go up."
"Token?"
Su Liuye thought for a while and took off the bracelet on her wrist, "Uncle Aniu, can you take a look at this? My husband knows that I have such a bracelet on my hand."
This bracelet was bought by Chu Yan for her when she and Chu Yan were shopping at the Flower Street in Luoxi Town. When she was taken away, she also threw the bracelet to the ground. Chu Yan recognized the bracelet and came to find her.
"sure."
Uncle Aniu carefully picked up the bracelet and wrapped it carefully in a piece of cloth.
He asked Su Liuye to wait and limped outside on crutches.
From Su Liuye's angle, he could be seen walking outside the yard and raising his voice. Soon, a young man walked into the yard next door.
Uncle Aniu handed the bracelet to the young man and didn't know what he said. The young man took the package solemnly, turned around and ran towards the mine.
When Uncle A Niu came back, he saw her looking outside and explained, "Mrs. Chu, the one just now is the fastest in the village. I asked him to help me deliver the token to the mine to Mr. Chu. By the way, I asked him to send the message to Mr. Chu." Take it over."
"He can run very fast, and since he has grown up here since he was a child, he is familiar with the way up the mountain. He will probably be able to run up the mountain soon."
Su Liuye was a little worried, "Really? Don't make any mistakes on the way."
"Mrs. Chu, don't worry! I have warned him repeatedly, he will be careful on the road!"
With Uncle Aniu's guarantee, Su Liuye was still worried. She walked to the window and looked at the distant mountains and forests. The white snow covered the bare trees, which made her heart feel chilly.
I don't know if it's an illusion, but Su Liuye always feels that something is going to happen recently.
"Mrs. Chu, the food is ready. Come over and eat!" came the voice of Mrs. A Niu.
Su Liuye turned around and saw her coming in with a pot of hot stew. The alluring aroma seemed to blow away the coldness in the room.
Uncle A Niu and the other two entertained her warmly. Su Liuye took a sip of the hot soup, feeling so heavy that she couldn't eat it.
Seeing her expression, Uncle Aniu comforted him, "Mrs. Chu, don't worry, the token will definitely be delivered safely. Just make it clear to Mr. Chu when the time comes. But... I have lived here for so long, I really haven’t heard of such a thing.”
