Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 480 Retreat

By then, if my parents are good people and my father has never taken a concubine, then when I see the dowry list, I might be disappointed.

I have already started to guard against them before I even met them. No one would be happy if they knew. Well, I need to think about the dowry list again.

"Well, sister, in my heart, you will always be the most important. Even if parents come back, they can't replace your place in my heart." Xiaoyuan said again.

"Yeah, me too. You are the most important person to me. Don't worry, no matter whether our parents will change or not, my feelings for you will never change. We siblings should love each other and be a family for life." Hua Lei said with a smile.

"Yeah." Xiaoyuan nodded and returned to his room with satisfaction.

The next day, it was still cloudy and rainy, with the rain coming in heavy and light. Although Hualei was not sure that Cheng Manhua and Wan Siyun were her parents.

However, before finding any other clues, Hualei still wanted to follow this vine to see if he could find the melon he wanted.

So, Hua Lei and Rong Jin went to find the ferry captain again and looked through the population list, but they did not find the names of Cheng Manhua, Wan Siyun and other four people.

Could it be that these people did not land in Qingyangzhou at all and went directly to Tongde Town? Or was it that the detailed booklet missed it? Since I can't find it in the booklet, I will continue to look around the dock.

So Hua Lei and Rong Jin went to the shantytown with their guards to look for him. However, maybe it was because she thought of the possibility that her father had taken a concubine and had a child, or for some other reason, Hua Lei's mood changed, and she was no longer anxious and tormented.

Xiaoyuan probably had the same mentality. He was the first one to get up every day, but he didn't get up this morning. When Hualei went to see him, he said he was not feeling well and had a fever.

So Hua Lei specifically let him stay in the inn to rest, and asked the guards Mu Jian and Mu Xiang to stay in the inn to take care of Xiao Yuan. Xiao Yuan, who had always been strong, did not refute a word and listened to Hua Lei's words obediently.

After another day of searching, everyone was exhausted, but still had no results. After returning to Tongfu Inn in the evening, after dinner, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.

As soon as Hualei entered her room, Xiaoyuan knocked on the door and walked in, handing a dowry list to Hualei, while he kept the original list of the dowry in his hand.

Hua Lei took it and looked at it. All the farms, shops, houses and workshops in the family were written on it. Even the house in Yongningfang, the family fleet and the old house in Tongde Town were all written by Xiao Yuan. Moreover, at the bottom, he had signed his name and the date was one month before leaving Beijing.

"Xiaoyuan, you are pretending to be sick today..."

"Sister, I know you don't take the dowry list seriously. Maybe you're worried about me and afraid that you'll disappoint me by doing this.

So, I finished it myself today. I also moved the date forward a few months. This way, there will be no problem. Even if my parents see it, they won't have any thoughts.

If father is a good person, you can be filial to him in any way you want, and I won't stop you. If father ignores us and favors his concubine over his wife, we have a way out. "

Xiao Yuan, who was already thirteen years old, had already considered everything very carefully. "Besides, I have also made this dowry book old, so don't worry.

Also, only my sister and I know about this. I haven’t told Brother Rong Jin and Uncle Fu, so you shouldn’t tell them either.” Xiao Yuan added.

Looking at the dowry booklet, Hua Lei sighed softly. Xiao Yuan was just like her, and could not tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes. However, his personality was sharper, more direct, and more assertive than hers.

Sometimes I would be hesitant and full of worries when doing things myself, but Xiaoyuan was decisive and quick to act, and would do things as soon as he wanted to.

Thinking about Xiaoyuan's intentions, Hualei nodded and said, "Okay, Xiaoyuan, since you trust me and won't ignore you, then I will accept this dowry book.

Just like you said, it is better to have a way out than to be forced into a dead end. But I hope we are both wrong this time. Then, we can rewrite my dowry book. "

"Well, I also hope that we are wrong this time." Xiao Yuan smiled, stuffed the dowry receipt in his hand into his arms, and returned to the room with peace of mind.

Over the next two days, we continued to look for him. The notices posted on the pier were blurred by the rain, so we posted them again. This time, in addition to the missing person notice for Hualei's father, there was also a missing person notice.

At Hualei's instruction, a notice was written about the situation of Cheng Manhua, Wan Siyun and their family of four, and it was posted at the dock and in the nearby shanty towns.

Regardless of whether this Cheng Manhua is the father she is looking for, she should find him first and confirm it first. Hua Lei also questioned the porters at the dock.

Then he told the illiterate porters several times that he was looking for someone, and promised a reward to anyone who could provide accurate information.

Hua Lei also carefully asked around the restaurants and inns near the pier to see if there was anyone named Cheng Manhua staying in the inn, but there was none.

It has been the sixth day at Qingyangzhou Wharf. Early tomorrow morning, Hua Lei decided to leave Qingyangzhou and go to Tongde Town.

That evening, a porter named "Gou Wa", about 25 or 26 years old, found Hua Lei and his family and said that a family had rented a house from them, and several of the people among them looked very similar to the people listed in the notice looking for Cheng Manhua.

Hualei was in high spirits, but also a little bit happy and worried. She looked at Xiaoyuan who was also looking solemn. However, no matter what, since she had the news, Hualei had to go and take a look.

So, Hualei and her group drove the carriage and followed the porter named "Gou Wa" to his home. After the carriage had been driving for two quarters of an hour, it stopped at the entrance of an alley. It turned out that the carriage could not go in.

Hualei and her group got off the carriage and left guards to guard the carriage. Ziyun held an umbrella, supported Hualei and followed Gou Wa into a small alley in front.

Rong Jin and Xiao Yuan followed behind, holding the same umbrella. Behind Xiao Yuan were Uncle Fu, who looked a little anxious, and Tian Changjin and his son, whose expressions were unclear, and their guards.

Raindrops hit the oilcloth umbrella with a crackling sound, and then formed a line along the ribs, blocking the road in front of Hualei. Underfoot was a bumpy muddy road, deep in one step and shallow in another, and from time to time there were spots of mud splashing on the foot.

"Brother Gou Wa, may I ask, what is the actual situation of the family that you said rented a house from you? Can you tell us about it?" Walking in the winding and dim alley, Uncle Fu spoke impatiently.