Chapter 59: Enron

After all the words were spoken, whether it was Tan to Ran Ning, or Ran Ning to Tan, they all felt a lot closer, and the two of them no longer felt embarrassed or dull when they were alone, Tan asked Ran Ning carefully about her life in Wanpingbo Mansion, and had a certain understanding of her growth.

Before you know it, the sun is setting. The clothes of the two of them were also dry, and Ran Ning said to Tan: "Mother, it seems that those people haven't caught up, and we are still safe for the time being." ”

None of them heard any movement this afternoon, thinking that they did not chase after them.

"That's good." The Tan family was also a little relieved, if someone really chased them, they were afraid that they would be more than lucky.

"Mother, I'll go pick some wild fruits, collect more firewood, and watch the fire in the cave, don't let it go out." Ran Ning said. In fact, if the fire is extinguished, it can be rekindled, and Ran Ning found this reason just to let the Tan family rest in the cave. She was young, her body was restored quickly, Tan was no better than her, and she cried for a while, Ran Ning really couldn't bear to make her tired anymore.

"Okay, be careful, and call me out if anything." It's not dark now, and it's relatively safe for Ran Ning to go out to find something.

"yes, got it." Ran Ning nodded, put on her clothes, got up and left.

She had already mastered the location of Chai He and Wild Fruit, and it didn't take much effort. When picking wild fruits, Ran Ning found that there seemed to be fish jumping out of the water from time to time, and if you looked closely, it was probably because of the wind, some small white flowers were blown down to the water, attracting many fish to come and feed. A few jumped too hard and jumped directly to the shore and ran aground there.

Ran Ning thought for a while, feeling that this was simply a no-brainer, walked along the road for a while, picked up four fatter ones, and used a knife to clean them at the edge of the water, and skewered them on the twigs to take back to roast. This knife is also in the purse, the knife is only the length of a finger, it can't hurt people, it can't kill fierce beasts, it can only be used to cut something, cut a branch or something, which was specially customized by her grandfather, and it is easy to carry around.

Ran Ning, who returned with a full load, did not forget to throw the relatively small fish back into the water, the small fish must grow up to reproduce endlessly, just like a reincarnation.

Seeing that she had brought so many things back, Tan was a little surprised and asked, "You went to catch fish?" ”

"Nope." Ran Ning put down her things and said with a smile: "They jumped ashore on their own, and I was lucky enough to pick up a bargain." ”

Tan Shi was also relieved after hearing this, she was really afraid that Ran Ning would catch fish, it was too dangerous.

After cutting a few more thin branches with a knife, Ran Ning skewered the fish separately, and then said with some embarrassment: "Mother, I haven't grilled fish, I'm afraid it won't be too delicious." We'll just eat a little bit, we won't have the strength to eat wild fruits. ”

Tan smiled and reached out to bring the fish over and said, "I'll grill it, you rest." ”

"Mother?" Ran Ning was a little surprised.

Tan smiled and said: "When there is no trace, your father and I will go for a walk in the wild from time to time, your father is a martial artist, and he doesn't like to be restrained in the house, so he often has to go outside. At that time, we used to grill something outside to eat, fish, roe deer, pheasants, etc. Although it hasn't been burned for a long time, it's definitely better than yours that hasn't been baked. ”

Ran Ning didn't expect her in-laws to be so affectionate before, "Then I'll leave it to you." ”

"Hmm." Tan began to grill fish and chatted with Ran Ning about Zhong Su's childhood. Let Ran Ning know more about Zhong Su.

Although Tan has not grilled fish for many years, the grilled fish is still charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and the aroma is overflowing, even without salt, the taste is not bad. By the time the two of them had eaten their fill, it was already completely dark. There was a fire in the cave all the time, and it wasn't as damp and cold as it was when I first came in. Ran Ning sorted out the vines at the entrance of the cave, so that it can cover the entrance of the cave to the greatest extent, avoid the wind, and increase safety.

"Mother, you can rest first." Seeing that Tan was already a little unable to open his eyes, Ran Ning said.

"Hmm." Tan Shi is indeed tired, and he is not ready to be reckless, "You can rest too, it seems that it will be difficult for Su'er to find this place tonight." ”

Now it was completely dark, and the moon was obscured by clouds, and there was hardly any light to be seen. It's too dangerous to come to find someone like this, whether it's Ran Ning or the Tan family, they don't want Zhong Su to take this risk.

"Well, you go to sleep first, I'll sleep in a while." Ran Ning said. She needed to watch again to make sure there was no danger before she went to sleep.

Tan didn't say anything more, and lay down first. Although the conditions were a little simpler, and the ground was indeed uncomfortably hard, Tan Shi still fell asleep quickly after a tiring day.

Ran Ning sat near the entrance of the cave for a while, making sure that there was no problem, and then rested against the wall, even if there was no danger, it would probably be difficult for her to sleep peacefully tonight.

I don't know how long I slept, Ran Ning was woken up by a sound of footsteps. In fact, the footsteps are not heavy, but they are particularly abrupt in the quiet valley. In addition, Ran Ning was actually not asleep, so a little movement could wake her up.

After waking up for a while, Ran Ning quietly looked out through the vines, and saw torches lit by the river, as if someone was looking for them. Ran Ning didn't rush out, because she wasn't sure if it was Zhong Su or the person who chased after them to kill them.

The breeze rustles the leaves, making it feel particularly unsettling. Ran Ning looked carefully outside the cave, wanting to see if she could see the figure of the person through the faint light of the torch.

At this time, a familiar and special fragrance was blown in by the breeze, although it was only faintly touched, but Ran Ning immediately recognized that it was the smell of Zhong Su's body. The delighted Ran Ning pushed aside the vines and was about to call Zhong Su, when Zhong Su also heard the voice and looked over here.

The distance between the two is not far, but Ran Ning can't see Zhong Su's appearance clearly, and Zhong Su's eyesight is excellent, he can see Ran Ning at the entrance of the cave at a glance, and the next second he came to Ran Ning's side and hugged the person tightly in his arms.

Feeling Zhong Su's strength and body temperature, Ran Ning's heart also relaxed, hugged him back and said, "I thought you wouldn't be able to find this place until tomorrow morning." ”

"It's fine if you're okay." Zhong Su's arms tightened a little more while holding Ran Ning.

"I'm fine, there's a waterhole down the mountain, you know I know how to water." Ran Ning knew that Zhong Su needed to be appeased more than she did.

"Luckily." At that time, when he heard Bizhu coming to report, the whole person was almost crazy, and finally suppressed the restless internal force, and ordered Bizhu to report to the official, so he hurriedly brought someone to find it. When he found that there was a river connected here, he relaxed a little, and then calmly arranged for the people from the government and the yamen to look for it separately, and he himself went down the mountain to find it.

"Heaven favors." Ran Ning smiled and said, "I know that I haven't grown old with you yet, I can't bear to make us regret it." ”

"Hmm." Zhong Su kissed Ran Ning's ear, and the person slowly calmed down, "Let's get out of here first." Saying that, Zhong Su took off his cloak and put it on Ran Ning, the temperature was slightly lower at night, and he didn't want Ran Ning to freeze.

Ran Ning's cloak was untied by her and floated away with the water after falling into the water, and it was really inconvenient to paddle around such a thing.

"Good. I went to call my mother. Ran Ning said.

Zhong Su had been immersed in the anxiety of looking for Ran Ning and the joy of finding it just now, and he didn't have the heart to think about it on his mother's side. At this time, when he heard that his mother was safe and sound, he also knew that it must be Ran Ning's credit, and he felt even more distressed about Ran Ning in his heart. He was very clear about his mother's attitude towards Ran Ning, and Ran Ning's rescue made him feel much more guilty about Ran Ning.

"Mother, wake up, Xianggong is coming to us." Ran Ning called Tan softly.

Tan opened his eyes in a daze and called "Ning'er".

"Well, mother, Xianggong is here, we can go home." Ran Ning said with a smile.

Tan also came to his senses, sat up and asked, "Su'er is here?" ”

"Yes." Ran Ning smiled and nodded, and then said to Zhong Su, who was standing at the entrance of the cave, "Come in." ”

Zhong Su walked into the cave, looked at Tan, who was not injured at all, and called out: "Mother."

Seeing Zhong Su, Tan's eyes turned red again, but she also knew that now was not the time to say this.

Ran Ning helped her up and said to Zhong Su: "You can carry your mother on your back, your mother is tired and frightened, and the mountain road is difficult to walk, so it is better to rest assured on your back." ”

Zhong Su looked at the Tan family, he had never carried his mother's back, and since his mother began to relieve him, he even stood by his mother's side very rarely.

Tan didn't object, just looked at Zhong Su. Her son has grown so big, how long has it been since she has taken a good look at her son......

Seeing that his mother did not object, Zhong Su squatted down. Tan pursed the corners of his mouth and leaned on Zhong Su's back, and Zhong Su carried her on his back.

Tan's nose is pantothenic, her son, so filial and sensible, but she has been living up to her son's wishes. What kind of mother is this?

After leaving the cave, Ran Ning found that among the people who came to look for them, in addition to the officials of the mansion, there were also officials from the yamen. However, this is not the place to speak, so Ran Ning didn't ask much.

The person was found, and he was not injured, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and returned along the same road, no one spoke along the way, Xiao Wu helped Ran Ning according to Zhong Su's instructions, and Tan kept wiping tears on Zhong Su's back, but the light was dim, and no one noticed.

When I got back to the house, it was already dawn. The people in the house also breathed a sigh of relief. After getting out of the carriage, Zhong Su carried Tan back to the room first, and then didn't stay long, and went back to his yard to take care of Ran Ning.

Ran Ning took a hot bath to drive away the cold, drank another bowl of ginger soup, and then lay down on the bed to rest.

Zhong Su also took off his coat, lay down on the quilt, and hugged Ran Ning.

Ran Ning pillowed his arm and asked, "Don't you have to go to court today?" ”

"If something so big happens at home, who still has the heart to go to court? It's already time to take leave. Zhong Su said. Compared with this kind of thing in the previous dynasty, Ran Ning is more important to him.

Ran Ning nodded, and asked again: "Did this matter alarm the yamen?" Ran Ning guessed that it should be like this, otherwise he would not have alarmed the people of the yamen to help find it together.

"Hmm. This matter of Zhenbei Hou Mansion must be investigated, but because it happened on the boundary of the capital, it is always necessary to sue Lord Xu, so as not to be said that the Zhenbei Hou Mansion used lynching indiscriminately. Zhong Su thought about it very clearly, to find out, with Lord Xu, it was natural to change his name, and others would not say anything, let alone find out the power movements of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion. When it is found out, he will directly tell Lord Sù Xu, and what to do in the face will have to be according to the law, but what to do in private, it is up to them to say what the Hou Mansion in Zhenbei.

"It's fine." Ran Ning didn't want the Zhenbei Hou Mansion to have any unfavorable reputation.

Maybe Ran Ning was really tired, maybe Zhong Su's body temperature was too warm, and as she spoke, Ran Ning fell asleep. Zhong Su looked at Ran Ning's sleeping face, lowered his head and kissed her lightly on the forehead, his treasure was back, and his heart could return to its place.