The Fallen Medicine Woman: The Daily Life of Chun Nuan-Chapter 314 - 194_3

"Madam, our mother is missing, madam..."

"There, there, don’t be afraid. Follow me first, and I’ll send someone to look for your mother later."

Old Madam Wu watched the scene, wanting to say something, but in the end, she dared not speak.

Those watching, upon seeing Mrs. Xu dressed in splendid attire, had nothing to say.

Mrs. Xu held the children’s hands, one in each hand, and led them into the tea house.

"Come, wash your hands and face first," Mrs. Xu instructed. "Xia Yu, right? Bring some pastries for the children to eat."

The two children returned from washing their hands and sat properly.

Mrs. Xu could tell they were somewhat clever and well-educated.

"Come, eat," Mrs. Xu placed the pastries brought by Xia Yu in front of the children for them to eat.

Upon seeing this, the two children exchanged a glance and directly knelt in front of Mrs. Xu.

"Thank you, madam, for saving our lives. Please help us find our mother."

"Oh, dear children, get up quickly."

Mrs. Xu hurriedly helped them up.

"Tell me, what are your names, where are you from, and where were you headed?"

"Answering to Madam, my name is Xiao Xi, and my younger brother’s name is Xiaoqing. We are twins," the girl spoke eloquently. "We came from Shujun, and our mother brought us here to find our father..."

Through Xiao Xi’s account, Mrs. Xu learned they were eight years old and knew that Shujun was even more chaotic than here.

Their father worked in a trading company in Changzhou, and their mother was the daughter of a scholar from Shujun, able to read a bit. The twins were taught by their grandfather since they were three, but their education stopped after their grandfather passed away last year.

Mrs. Xu was much moved, indeed children who have been educated are different.

They were clever enough to avoid danger, choosing her instead of Old Madam Wu when strangers reached out to them.

They even knelt before Mrs. Xu to ask for help in finding their mother.

They spoke with great respect during the account.

"What is your mother’s name, and where did you get separated?"

From their description, it happened when the army entered the city.

They didn’t see their mother being taken away,

meaning, they were just separated? 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"Madam, how about I send someone to look for her first?"

Xia Yu, a warm-hearted person, suggested, "If they’re merely separated, their mother must also be looking for them."

"Alright," Mrs. Xu nodded, "You two shouldn’t go anywhere, just wait here in the tea house for news."

"Thank you, madam, thank you, sister."

"You’re welcome, you must be hungry, have some pastries to fill your stomach, and rest here if you’re tired," said Mrs. Xu, "Don’t go anywhere until we find your mother; that old woman earlier is not a good person."

"Yes, Xiao Xi will listen to Madam."

Mrs. Xu sighed.

"By the way, you mentioned your father works with a trading company in Changzhou, which one is it?"

"Not quite sure, Mother hasn’t had news of Father for over three years either."

There are several trading companies in Changzhou, the largest being Master Zhou Qi’s.

They only knew their father’s name was Yu Changfa.

He used to return to Shujun periodically, but not since three years ago, and there’s been no letter.

After their grandfather died, the mother and children depended on each other. They sold their possessions, and eventually, only three houses were left.

Two months ago, rebel forces appeared in Shujun, prompting their mother to decide to bring them to Changzhou to seek relatives for refuge.

Upon finally reaching Changzhou, they encountered the rebel forces right at the city gate. Amidst the surging crowd, they got separated in an instant.

After the rebel forces had passed, they searched endlessly but to no avail, leading them to cry.

Unexpectedly, their cries attracted both bad and good people.

Xiao Xi and Xiaoqing stayed in the tea house while Mrs. Xu spoke to Xia Yu about buying people.

"Madam, if you want to buy people, it would be better to have my master find a broker for you. The people trained by the broker he knows are quite decent."

"Alright, that works."

After all, it’s for Nuannuan, and with Zhao Minghua’s help, it’s even better.

Xia Yu promptly instructed someone to notify the master.

Chun Ning and Mrs. Xu waited in the tea house.

Soon, Zhao Minghua arrived.

"Who are these two children?"

Catching sight of the children sitting beside Mrs. Xu, Zhao Minghua knew they weren’t from the Xiao family nor the village neighbors.

"This is Xiao Xi and Xiaoqing. They’ve been separated from their parents, so I asked them to wait here," Mrs. Xu explained. "Chun Ning and I are here to buy a few maids and two family companions for Nuannuan. Do you know of any suitable brokers?"

"Sure, I’ll go find Uncle Wu now. He’s trained a batch of people," Zhao Minghua said. "As for these two children, should we hand them over to the authorities?"