At this moment, Gu Nian couldn't control her tears, perhaps because of the bond with her original self. They fell one by one.
She bit her lip hard, trying to stay awake. Through her tears, she turned back to Lin Sanshui for help, "Uncle, I... can I ask you to help me with something?"
"Girl, just say what you need help with. If Uncle can help, he definitely won't refuse. No need to be so formal."
Gu Nian wanted Lin Sanshui to help her find out the whereabouts of her brother Gu Bei. So she spilled the truth without hiding anything, but Lin Sanshui fell into silence after she finished.
In this era, having a child out of wedlock is indeed considered disgraceful behavior.
His first thought was, what kind of lives would these two children have in the future!
"Uncle, please help me?"
The scene from the day their mother was submerged in the pigsty was vivid. Those people couldn't wait to throw the siblings into the river, but she and her brother hid.
Now, she dared not go to the village.
"Don't cry, wipe your tears first." Looking at the pitiful girl in front of him, Lin Sanshui felt reluctant, "Sit here obediently and wait, don't run around. Uncle will go inquire for you."
Lin Sanshui went down the mountain, and after walking through the village, he found several households were holding funerals.
These weren't just one or two families, there was clearly something amiss. He immediately secretly found a child around ten years old to inquire, kids of this age understood things and are easy to fool.
After a few questions, he got the full picture. However, the result left him somewhat unable to accept it.
The little kid's mother was submerged the night Little Hu's brother somehow got rat poison and dumped it into the village's only well before running away.
A six-year-old child was burdened with the lives of more than ten people; this act was incredibly ruthless.
But the people of Fenglai Village were too merciless. If they hadn't forced the mother into the river, they wouldn't have pushed such a little child to this extreme.
With so many deaths, Lin San hurried to find Gu Nian. After explaining everything to her, he took the donkey and was ready to leave.
Undeniably, he felt quite uncomfortable, otherwise, his demeanor wouldn't have suddenly turned cold.
This outing had indeed scared him to a cold sweat.
Watching Lin Sanshui's sudden change in attitude and the hurried retreat, Gu Nian raised her little voice and bowed, "Uncle, thank you for the past couple of days. You and Auntie are good people. Also, please tell Hu sorry for me. I didn't mean to bite him last night..."
Lin Sanshui paused in his steps, waved at Gu Nian without turning back, and left.
Gu Nian couldn't possibly blame him. After all, so much happened, and him not handing her over was truly something to be grateful for.
Besides, Uncle saved her life. She sat beside a tree, holding her cheeks with both hands, but her brother Gu Bei had run for two or three days, and she had no idea where to find him or if she even could!
Looking at her skinny arms and legs, she seemed barely able to fend for herself.
The sky gradually darkened, she glanced at the dilapidated house, knowing she could be found at any time here; it was not a place to stay long.
Her little hand touched her grumbling stomach, hungry to the point of pain.
Gu Nian's mind recalled the place she dreamed of last night. If only it were real, at least she wouldn't starve to death.
She fantasized about the scene, and this time, the small hand reached out successfully plucking a peach, bringing it to her mouth.