Chapter 296 Xu Jingxi Asks for Help
Xie Mingan's expression changed. After a moment, he thought of something and quickly left the Dali Temple and hurried back home.
He went straight to the private storehouse in his yard and ordered his followers to open the storehouse door.
"Let Uncle Pang take the gift list collected that day and check it one by one. Find out which one is the gift from the Chen family."
The servants saw Xie Mingan's gloomy and cold face, and they dared not say anything.
After a while, Uncle Pang, the housekeeper, hurried over with a book in his hand.
After he led people to check one by one, he took out a long brocade box with auspicious lotus pattern.
"This is what the Chen family sent."
Xie Mingan opened the box and saw that it was the bracelet with colorful gems.
His face suddenly darkened.
If he remembered correctly, that day in the palace, he saw Chen Wanru, the second lady of the Chen family, talking to Shen Ningning with this bracelet.
So, Shen Ningning dared to accept such a bribe for him?
Did he think that if he mixed in with the gifts from other noble families, he wouldn't find out?
This kid is so bold!
Xie Mingan's breath dropped to the freezing point.
He threw the box heavily on the ground and walked out with a cold expression.
Uncle Pang didn't know what happened, so he could only pick up the bracelet and put it away separately.
Two days passed.
Shen Ningning was in Xiangyun Village, helping Grandma Qin decorate the village house.
Grandma Qin introduced two good girls from Xitai Village to Dong Aniu, one with a slender figure and the other with a round face.
Dong Aniu fell in love with the thin woman, but she didn't like him.
The round-faced woman was willing to get in touch with Dong Aniu again.
Who would have thought that Dong Aniu still disliked her for not being pretty enough.
However, in just a few days, Dong Aniu went back and reconciled with Lifen.
Every time he came back to Grandma Qin, he would beg for mercy and say good things, and then take some things given by Grandma Qin to please Lifen and her family.
When talking about Dong Aniu, Grandma Qin always shook her head and sighed: "Aniu is useless, pity my sister."
"Let's get their marriage done as soon as possible and let them leave quickly, so that they don't have to stay under my nose. I can't stand it and can't control it."
Shen Ningning was very curious: "Grandma, will you give birth to a baby immediately after marriage?"
She blinked her big crystal clear eyes, and her white and tender face was full of inquiry.
The little guy has only seen a few weddings since he grew up.
In the past, when there was a wedding in the village, the elders of that family would give the children a lot of loquat candies to eat, so as to share the joy.
Shen Ningning could only stand in the distance with envy.
Seeing the bride wearing a red veil, surrounded by a group of people entering the house.
Then, there would be a group of children holding wedding candies and running around the house for several laps.
Shouting: "A wife is here, blessings are here, give birth to a son soon, and have two in three years."
For the ignorant Shen Ningning, she probably understood that getting married means having a baby.
She must have come out of her mother's belly this way.
Grandma Qin took the little guy's hand and said lovingly: "Two people who love each other will naturally have children after marriage."
Shen Ningning didn't have any feelings for Dong Aniu, but after hearing this, she immediately cheered up.
"Then I have to help arrange the wedding of my cousin Aniu."
"I have to make sure that his baby has a warm home when he is born."
Don't be like her, who has never seen what her parents look like.
Shen Ningning became busy, stepping on a stool and helping to hang red lanterns with her own hands.
Looking at her petite figure, Grandma Qin's eyes showed distress.
This child, the matter of her parents, has become her heart disease.
While Shen Ningning was busy, someone called out in a hoarse voice: "Is this Shen Ningning's house? I'm looking for Shen Ningning."
The black wolf king at the door was lying down, but suddenly he raised his ears and looked at the door of the courtyard with his yellow wolf eyes.
Shen Ningning went to open the door and looked out.
Xu Jingxi was wearing a ragged jacket with cotton wool leaking out, and there was a little black ash on his handsome white cheeks.
He was always as cold as a bamboo, and even if he was poor, his clothes were never stained with dust.
It was rare for him to be so embarrassed.
Shen Ningning couldn't help but be surprised: "Xu Jingxi, what's wrong with you?"
Xu Jingxi looked at her, and his usually calm expression was now cracked, and his bloodshot eyes were full of earnestness.
"Shen Ningning, please help me once, my grandfather is lost!"
He said, and handed over a letter.
Shen Ningning took it and saw that the old man couldn't write, so he used a picture to scribbled his meaning.
On the picture, there was only a tree and a rope for hanging!
"Your grandpa wants to commit suicide?" The little guy was shocked.
Xu Jingxi had been searching for a whole night, and his voice was hoarse at this moment.
"The heavy snow collapsed our house. Grandpa didn't want to implicate me anymore, so he left a suicide note. I asked people in the same village, and they saw him go up the mountain."
"Grandpa should want to end his life in the mountains. I have been searching for him all night, but I don't know where he went. I can only ask you for help."
Shen Ningning immediately handed the letter back, turned around and shouted: "Wolf, let's go, find someone!"
Grandma Qin chased out: "Ningning, it's cold outside, you have to be careful."
"I know, grandma!" The little guy said, turning over and riding on the back of the black wolf king.
She put her little hand on her lips and blew a clear whistle.
After a while, Xu Jingxi saw a group of wolves running down the mountain.
The black wolf king raised his neck and howled, giving orders.
Wolf Three immediately galloped to Xu Jingxi and lay down.
Shen Ningning said: "You ride on Wolf Three, let's go into the mountains to find someone."
Xu Jingxi looked at Wolf Three and felt really embarrassed.
But in order to find his grandfather, he couldn't care less at this time.
"Sorry." He bowed to Wolf Three and then climbed on its back.
Wolf Three immediately ran forward, and Xu Jingxi felt like he was sitting in the wind, and the surrounding scenery was rapidly receding.
He pointed the way in front, and the Black Wolf King followed with the wolves.
A group of wolves, two people, galloped in the white snow forest, leaving one black footprint after another.
The mountains were dark and cold, and the white snow was dark.
After searching for a long time, they went into the deep mountains, but no one was found.
Shen Ningning immediately stopped, and her little face was blown pink by the wind.
She said seriously: "We can't look for it like this, it will only delay time, and we will act separately."
After speaking, she patted the Black Wolf King's ears with her little hand.
The Black Wolf King immediately gave orders to the wolf pack.
Xu Jingxi saw that the wolves were divided into four rows in an orderly manner. They came to his hand one by one to smell the suicide note left by their grandfather, and then ran to the southeast, northwest, and northeast.
After that, Shen Ningning stopped where she was.
She took off the water bag from her waist and handed it to Xu Jingxi: "Drink some, your throat is hoarse."
Xu Jingxi's lips were dry and peeling, but he was embarrassed to accept Shen Ningning's kindness.
Originally, he had helped him save his grandfather, and he had nothing to repay.
He could only nod gently: "Thank you, but no, don't we follow the wolf pack?"
Shen Ningning saw that he didn't drink, so she opened it and drank a sip herself.
The warm spiritual spring water went down her throat and into her stomach, bringing a sense of comfort.
"Don't go, the wolves have found it, and they will give us a signal, we just need to wait."
As she said, in just half a moment, there were wolf howls coming from the south.
A thin scout wolf ran back first, bowed its head and howled at the Black Wolf King.
The Black Wolf King stood up immediately and shook off the snow foam on his body.
Shen Ningning pointed to the south: "It's over there, let's go!"