Early the next morning, Uncle Zhong entered the house and stood by according to the message from Zhihua last night.

Zhihua took out the address that had been written a long time ago and handed it to Uncle Zhong, "Han Niangzi's daughter, it should be in this village, you go and inquire about which family has brought a little girl back in the past few months." After a pause, he remembered the evil deeds of that family, and said, "Take my father's name, if the family is willing to take the silver and release the person, if you want the lion to open your mouth, you don't need to say much, you directly tied up and sent it to the official." If you can buy people from kidnappers, you must not be a clean person. Thinking of Han Niangzi's excited look when she heard her daughter yesterday, Zhihua ordered Bai Lan to go to Qingyun Courtyard to replace Han Niangzi, and asked her to follow Uncle Zhong to pick up her daughter in person.

Lu Yan is in good health, but he was only frightened yesterday, and he heard that he was reborn after waking up after the fever subsided. It's just that Lu Zhenyuan is still not at ease, so he is not allowed to leave Qingyun Courtyard today and have a good rest.

After breakfast, Zhihua came to Qingyun Temple to visit her younger brother. As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw my younger brother's small figure practicing boxing in the courtyard. "Sister!" After a set of boxing techniques, Lu Yan immediately ran to salute his sister, although he still looked excited, he was a lot calmer, and he no longer pounced directly like before. Zhihua ignored him, and only said with a straight face: "Let's talk about it when we enter the house!" ”

Entering the room and sending people back, Zhihua shouted to Lu Yan: "Kneel!" This is the first time my sister has been angry with herself, Lu Yan was a little confused, and still knelt on the ground obediently. Thinking that what would happen next would be a storm and a scolding of anger, Lu Yan shrunk his neck, but who wanted to be silent. Secretly raised her head and glanced at her sister, but found that she had her back to her, her shoulders twitching, obviously crying. Lu Yan's heart throbbed, and he would rather his sister beat and scold him. He stepped forward on his knees and grabbed the hem of his sister's clothes: "Sister, my brother knows it's wrong, don't cry anymore." You...... Beat me up! After speaking, he pursed his lips, and he was afraid that he couldn't help crying bitterly. The man has tears and does not flick, Lu Yan is in his heart, he is his sister's only support, but he is not a child.

Zhihua had already prepared a stomach to reproach him, but he couldn't say it when he saw him so pitiful yesterday, and now he didn't know where to start, all the blame and fear turned into a sigh. She stopped her tears and asked her brother coldly, "Let me ask you, do you remember what my sister told you yesterday?" "Yes. My sister told me to think twice about things and not to go near the water's edge. Lu Yan replied honestly. Let me ask you again, if I hadn't found Jiang Quan and Jiang Yong yesterday, what would have happened to you? When Lu Yan heard this, he didn't dare to answer, he knew that if there was no Jiang family brother, he would definitely not be able to escape this catastrophe yesterday. Speak! Zhihua didn't spare him, staring at him and asking him to answer. The younger brother will ...... They will throw them into the water. "A man has gold under his knees, and he kneels to his parents! I told you to kneel today, not to kneel to me, but to kneel to your dead mother! You are so stubborn, you don't listen to your sister's teachings, and despise your own life, are you worthy of your mother who gave birth to you and raised you, and worthy of her last wish that she wanted you to grow up safely on her deathbed? With tears in his eyes, Lu Yan raised his head slightly, stubbornly not letting it fall. The younger brother knows his mistake, and yesterday he also heard that his sister was wronged by Aunt Zhou, and he didn't worry about wanting to take a look, so he would be fooled...... "Zhihua knows that his younger brother is still young, and it is inevitable that he will not think carefully, but in the current situation, how can they allow their sister and brother to be careless. She hardened her heart and interrupted her brother's defense, "You still have the face to say!" What is a second thought? Don't you know who your sister is? Even if she has been wronged, how has my sister ever cried outside people? The maid who passed the word had never entered the Lu Mansion before, she said that she was a sweeping maid, you believe it, do you have a brain? The younger brother is young, and now it is rare to be so smart and sensible, Zhihua couldn't be harsh anymore, picked up his younger brother, and continued softly: "I know, you are also concerned about chaos. But brother, we are a thorn in the side of some people, and now without the protection of our mother, we can't tolerate the slightest carelessness! Don't look at Aunt Zhou's gentle and amiable attitude to you on weekdays, but you must know that if she can correct it one day, your eldest son is the biggest stumbling block for her son to inherit the family business, how can she tolerate you! The so-called thinking twice in case of trouble is that you can't just look at people and things from the surface in the future, but think clearly about the causes and consequences of things, understand? "Sister, I understand! In the future, I will definitely think it through before I act! "Lu Yan is taught." Also, do you know another mistake you made? Seeing Lu Yan's puzzled face, Zhihua didn't embarrass him anymore, and pointed out directly: "Another mistake you made is that you didn't recognize yourself!" I heard that you thought that girl was very suspicious at the time, didn't you? Lu Yan nodded, "Then why did you decide to go with her later?" In addition to caring about your sister, it's actually because you're arrogant. You relied on yourself to practice martial arts since you were a child, and you didn't take that weak little girl in your eyes at all, right? Carefully recalling the mentality at that time, Lu Yan nodded very honestly, "But Yan'er, you are only nine years old this year, and you are still a child." No matter how well you practice martial arts, your ability is limited after all. If you can't recognize yourself, blind self-confidence will become arrogance, excessive self-humility is inferiority, and you, if you are arrogant, will finally take risks and almost make a big mistake! Sister hopes that when you encounter trouble in the future, you will not only have to think clearly about the cause and effect, but also recognize your own shape and status, only by doing these two points, the decision you make will be invincible! Remember? "Sister, I remember! Not only do you have to think twice about what happened, but you also have to recognize your own shape! Lu Yan nodded again and again. Many years later, when Lu Yan, who is a very popular minister, educates his children and grandchildren, he will always take out what his sister said today, and ask his children and grandchildren to remember this education that will benefit him for life.

At noon, Jiang Zhong finally came back with Han Niangzi's mother and daughter to restore their lives, Zhihua had been waiting in the side hall of Qiuhua Courtyard for a long time, and hurriedly called them in when she heard the report. I saw a small figure behind Han Niangzi, the little girl lowered her head, she couldn't see her face, and a pair of small hands timidly wanted to grasp the hem of her clothes, but because she was wrapped in gauze, she couldn't move her fingers and could only rub it a few times. "Miss Huiyu, the old slave fortunately did not disgrace his life and found the daughter of Mrs. Han." After Uncle Zhong stepped forward and saluted back, Han Niangzi's mother and daughter also knelt on the ground: "Thank you for your great grace, help the slave find her daughter!" Han Niangzi probably cried all the way, her eyes were red and swollen, and she couldn't help but burst into tears at the moment, she turned back to her daughter and said, "Pan'er, thank Miss for your kindness!" Zhao Pan'er stepped forward on her knees, knelt beside her mother, and said to Zhihua: "Slave Zhao Pan'er, thank Miss for saving her life!" Although her voice was so small that she couldn't hear it clearly if she wasn't careful, the sound of her kowtowing was not small, and like her mother yesterday, she had nine rings on her head, and when she got up, her forehead was already bloody. Han Niangzi, quickly bandage Pan'er! Silly child, just get your mind, why do you have to work so hard, what can you do after the girl's house is broken! Seeing this, Zhihua hurriedly helped the mother and daughter up in person. Han Niangzi was not in a hurry: "Thank you Miss for saving your life, how can kowtowing be perfunctory." Not to mention that it just hurt his forehead, even if there is a knife on the ground, Pan'er has to eat these nine rings! When Zhihua heard this, her heart was warm, and she urged Han Niangzi to take Pan'er down to take the medicine before she asked about Uncle Zhong.

After Jiang Zhong and Han Niangzi came to the village that Zhihua was referring to, they heard that a man named Zhang Kui from a family in the village had brought a little girl back four months ago. found Zhang's house, and before he entered the door, he heard a woman's scolding voice coming from inside. The farmer usually doesn't lock the door when there are people in the house on weekdays, and the two of them pushed the door open and walked in, and they were so angry that they were covered in blood and drilled straight to the top of their heads. It turned out that the woman was scolding Zhao Paner, and I saw that the young Zhao Paner was beating a piece of clothing with all her strength, and there were piles of clothes to be washed around her, and her little fingers were full of chilblains, red and swollen. The woman beside her who kept cursing was holding her waist with one hand and waving a thin bamboo pole in the other. Seeing such a scene, which mother is not crazy? Even now, when Uncle Zhong said this, he couldn't help but blush. Han Niangzi was also mad at that time, she rushed over, knocked the woman to the ground like a cow, and rode on her and beat her severely, but the woman was pregnant and had a miscarriage immediately. Uncle Zhong knew that this matter could not be good, and he didn't say anything like ransom with money, as soon as he saw Zhang Kui, who rushed back from the field after hearing the news, he stepped forward and tied him up without saying a word, and took Lord Lu's name card and sent it directly to the yamen, accusing him of colluding with the abductor to abduct the son of a good family. Human trafficking is a serious crime in Jing'an, and buyers who deal directly with traffickers are guilty of the same crime. Jingzhao Mansion Yin immediately opened a court to try the case, Zhang Kui was really not an ordinary buyer, after some torture, in order to reduce his guilt and report meritorious service, he confessed in court. It turned out that it was a gang of human traffickers who had been committing crimes for many years. The children they kidnapped from all over the country were sold directly to a Qinglou in the capital, and Zhang Kui's cousin was one of the small leaders of the gang. Zhang Kui has been childless for many years, and the two want to buy a child to raise. In order to save money, they were reluctant to buy it from a regular person, but bought Zhao Paner, the youngest of the abducted children at that time, from their cousin. The follow-up of the case is the matter of the Yamen, Han Niangzi's mother and daughter recorded their confessions in the Yamen, and then went to Jishitang to resign from their errands, and then followed Uncle Zhong back to the house. After finishing the ceremony, Jiang Zhong looked at the young lady and stopped talking. The group of traffickers who abducted and sold Zhao Paner have been careful and cautious for many years, and Han Niangzi followed the investigation all the way, and when she found the most critical time, she cut off the clues, Miss is a deep daughter, where did she get the news? Uncle Zhong had a lot of questions, but after many years of abiding by the habit of being a servant, he finally didn't ask anything. Zhihua also knew Uncle Zhong's question, and couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief when she saw that he didn't ask anything in the end. She really couldn't explain it.

After giving her daughter good medicine, Han Niangzi took out the deed that had already been written and respectfully handed it to Zhihua. After accepting the deed of sale of Han Niangzi's mother and daughter, Zhihua called everyone in Qiuhua Courtyard and solemnly announced that Han Niangzi would be the housekeeper mother of Qiuhua Courtyard in the future. The big and small maids saluted together, and since then, everyone has changed their mouths to call Mrs. Han "Mother Han".