HLnovel Chapter 282 Uncle
Chapter 282 Uncle
The first person to rush to the snow leopard was Xue Lao Hu.
"Son, you said they have reached the river entrance?!"
"It wasn't close when I came, and the people coming were only one boat."
"Let's go and take a look!" Xue Lao Hu rushed out the door with a bow and arrow on his back.
Everyone followed with weapons in hand.
Li Lanzhen also walked out with the axe in both hands. Seeing Li Erhan and Ye were about to go, she hurriedly stopped them.
"Mom and Dad, please go home quickly and take good care of the children."
Silver Fox followed Xue Lao Hu closely with a sword in his hand.
When they reached the mouth of the valley, Han Mingjiang waved and shouted to them.
"Village head, mother, don't panic, it's Shopkeeper Hua who's here."
Everyone felt relieved after hearing this, but Li Lanzhen was thinking, what business did Shopkeeper Hua have here so late at night?
Is there something wrong with the vegetables, or is there something important that needs to be addressed to Silver Fox?
Or is there some problem in the court that made him come to see the prince?
After thinking so much, when I came back to my senses, Manager Hua's boat had already sailed into the Peach Blossom Spring.
Two intercepting dams were installed at the inlet and outlet of the river.
The principle of pulley is used for lifting and lowering.
The dam was built with wood as thick as a grown man's arm.
The lower end of the wood was sharpened, and a distance of about a foot long was left between the two pieces of wood to allow the water to flow through.
The dam is stronger than the original net and is easier to operate.
This was the idea Li Lanzhen came up with after she came back and saw the entrance to the valley being blocked by a net.
The boat arrived at the Eleven Trees Pier. Manager Hua strode off the boat and bowed to Li Lanzhen, Han Shunde and others with his fists clasped together.
"Excuse me, everyone. I have something important to discuss with Silver Fox."
When everyone heard this, they told him to go to the dining room to eat a bowl of rice and warm himself up before going to discuss it with Silver Fox.
However, the shopkeeper shook his head.
"No, we've already eaten. I'll discuss this with Silver Fox first."
Then he hurried to the Silver Fox.
He extended a hand to Silver Fox, motioning him to get on board quickly.
Silver Fox saw from the solemn expression on Shopkeeper Hua's face that it must be something important, so he took a quick step and followed him onto the boat.
The others left the dock and headed toward the former straw hut of Eleven Trees.
The tree houses, dining rooms, and kitchens at Eleven Trees were not demolished. Instead, a lot of construction materials were added to reinforce these straw huts.
They left these sheds so that they could cook and rest here during the busy farming season and spring ploughing, without having to run back and forth and waste time.
It is very convenient for the person on duty at night to sleep in the tree house.
Han Mingjiang and Xue Bao took the night watchmen to the Hekou outpost again.
Two simple houses were built on the cliffs on both sides of the river mouth as sentry posts.
There is a wall more than two meters long outside the house as a shelter.
The people here are responsible for observing the situation outside the estuary. If they discover any enemy situation, they will blow a whistle to warn or send someone to report.
Shopkeeper Hua took Silver Fox on board and entered the cabin.
He just stood at the door in a daze.
There stood an old man opposite.
The old woman is very similar to the mother in my memory.
He is tall and thin, but energetic and has a gentle face.
He has a head full of silver hair, long eyebrows and a very warm look in his eyes.
Silver Fox thought in his mind, could this be his uncle?
But how could it be such a coincidence? Today he just learned about his father's past and saw his father's letter. When he decided to go find his uncle, his uncle came.
Moreover, my uncle is in his 40s, not even 50, how can he look so old? His hair is all white!
"Xuan Shen, you don't recognize your uncle. Come here and let your uncle take a look."
When this gentle voice sounded, Silver Fox's eyes turned red.
He walked closer to the old man step by step, stopped within a step of him, and knelt on the ground.
"Uncle, uncle, Xuan Shen has seen you!"
With tears in his eyes, the old man walked forward step by step, held Silver Fox's arms with both hands and helped him stand up.
She looked at his face, then hugged him in her arms.
"Xuan Shen, uncle found you! Uncle finally found you!"
Silver Fox's uncle Bai Houpu hugged him tightly and burst into tears...
Seeing his uncle and nephew hugging and crying, Hua Zixi also raised his sleeves to wipe his own tears.
After a while, he stepped forward and said.
"Master, uncle, please sit down and talk.
Bai Houpu held Silver Fox's hand tightly and sat down.
Hua Zixi quickly brought tea and teacups on a tray.
He poured tea for the two of them, then went out and stood on the deck, waiting quietly.
"Uncle, I found my father!"
Bai Houpu did not see the pain in Silver Fox's eyes. He only heard that he had found his father, and he happily held his hand and raised his voice.
"What? You found your father? Where is he? Let's go see him!"
Hua Zixi, who was standing outside the door, also heard the voice. He really wanted to push the door open and ask Yinhu where the master was.
He had been searching for him for more than ten years, and today he finally heard some news about him!
But he retracted his outstretched hand and stood at the door without moving.
"Father"
"My father, he has passed away."
……
Next, Silver Fox slowly recounted everything Li Lanzhen had told him.
Hua Zixi, who was standing outside the door, was in tears.
He fell to his knees on the deck, looked at the full moon in the sky, put his hands on the ground, and kowtowed three times.
I silently said in my heart, "Master, have a safe journey. I, Hua Zixi, will still be your loyal servant in the next life and will still serve you!
Don't worry, I will take good care of the young master and see that he gets married and has children!
Then, I will go to see you."
In the room, Bai Houpu covered his face and cried bitterly after hearing this.
He kept pounding the table and saying, "It's all my fault, it's all my fault, I should have left a few more people for him!
I should not have separated from him, I should have gone with him, and this would not have happened!"
Silver Fox comforted Bai Houpu, "Uncle, don't blame yourself. If you all stayed, I wouldn't be able to see you today.
The letter my father left behind said, let me find you, and then take the more than 100 people you brought back to Hulu Medicine Valley to continue growing and preparing medicinal herbs. "
Bai Houpu raised her sleeves, wiped away her tears, looked at Silver Fox with red eyes and said.
"I came here this time to look for you and ask Shopkeeper Hua if there is any news about your father?"
Bai Houpu held Silver Fox's hand and continued.
“For so many years I didn’t dare to go to Shopkeeper Hua because I was afraid that my enemies would find me and find you and your sister.
I just watched from afar that Manager Hua was living well, and you and your sister were living well too, so I didn’t dare disturb you, for fear of being hunted down by your enemies.”
Wiping away tears, he talked about some things that happened in the past few years.
“I also know that Manager Hua has been looking for your father, but there is no news.
Five days ago, your cousin came back to the mountains and told me that Prince Rong had ascended the throne.
I couldn't wait to get out of the mountain and come to Youzhou City to meet Manager Hua at the Sifang Restaurant.
Now I know, now I know, your sister and her family were killed by that beast! Woo woo woo..."
Bai Houpu couldn't stop crying.
"Shopkeeper Hua told me that you were here. I couldn't stand it even for a moment, so I followed Shopkeeper Hua here to see you."
"Uncle, where do you live now? How many people are there? Are my aunt and cousins all right?"
Hearing Silver Fox's question, Bai Houpu burst into tears again.
"Your aunt, your aunt is gone!"
"I led more than 100 people to flee, and when we settled down, there were only about people left.
Your aunt caught a cold while on the run, and died before we could find the medicine."
Silver Fox tightly grasped Bai Houpu's hand.
"Uncle, didn't you take the herbs with you when you fled?"
When talking about his wife's death, Bai Houpu's body became noticeably hunched.
"I brought it. How could I not bring it? I brought all the commonly used medicinal herbs, but I lost them all while fleeing."
Bai Houpu said that his wife's illness was delayed because there was no timely treatment with medicinal materials, and she eventually passed away. He was sad, painful and blamed himself.
The silver fox held his hand tightly, as if to give him strength.
"Uncle, you have to take care of yourself and live well, and then my aunt's spirit in heaven will rest in peace."
"Xuan Shen, Bai Zhi's son Chen'er is here too, right?"
Silver Fox told him in detail that Su Chen and Linglong escaped from the sea of fire and met Li Lanzhen when they encountered the danger of a fire in the mountains near Youzhou City.
Li Lanzhen fled here with her two children, and she has always treated them like her own grandchildren.
He also told him that if Li Lanzhen hadn't saved him, he would have died long ago.
But Silver Fox did not tell Bai Houpu that the prince was here.
The fewer people who knew about the prince's stay in Peach Blossom Spring, the safer it would be.