Divorced woman with child travels through time

Chapter 372 Gold Mine

Chen Xuanyu looked at him with complicated emotions and sadness in his eyes. "He's gone. I'll go and find out about him tomorrow, and I'll take you to see him."

Xiao Bo was taken aback, then exclaimed, "Okay!"

The children didn't sleep a wink all night. Chen Wenfang also didn't sleep well, and only felt a little better after talking to Wang Erniu when he returned.

They forced themselves to get up and work, and repeatedly told the children not to run around. The children looked at each other and understood that the adults were definitely hiding something from them.

After breakfast, with Uncle Hu watching the gate, the three children had no choice but to sneak over the wall and escape when no one was looking.

Once outside the gate, the children scattered and went out into the street to inquire about the news.

As soon as Chen Xuanyu ran into the clothing store, he heard several customers talking mysteriously. He took advantage of his small size to hide behind them and eavesdrop.

"Have you heard? A child from the Commandant's mansion was murdered yesterday. It was a horrific death, a terrible tragedy!"

"Is it true? I heard about it, but I thought it was a rumor."

"Really, it's more real than pearls, wow, such a small child."

"Oh my God!"

The women who had been sent out to buy things started talking without any hesitation.

Chen Xuanyu's expression changed, he grabbed his clothes and ran out the door as if fleeing.

When I went out, I ran into two other people who also looked grim.

"Let's go to the county government office; we can see Xiao Huang there."

"go!"

The children were so angry that their faces turned ashen, and they headed straight for the county government office.

Along the way, some people recognized the children and hurriedly advised them, "Chen family children, go home early, it's not safe here."

Chen Xuanyu forced a smile. "Thank you, Uncle. We're fine."

No sooner had he finished speaking than several cold arrows shot out from the alleyway beside him.

"Run!" Xiao Hao was the most agile. He pushed the two men aside, rolled to the ground to dodge, and dodged into the corner. A cold arrow grazed his head and hit the wall.

Chen Xuanyu and Shiwu tumbled into a pile of debris nearby, looking disheveled, and didn't dare to come out for a while.

"Run! Murder!" Pedestrians on the road fled in panic upon seeing this.

The assassins retreated after missing their target, and several tall, masked men emerged from the alley. Xiao Hao only dared to retaliate instinctively, firing two small crossbow bolts, and did not dare to give chase.

After waiting for a long time and confirming that everyone had left, the streets gradually became more crowded.

Xiao Hao ran to the pile of junk and searched through the two of them.

"How are you? Are you alright?"

"I'm fine." Chen Xuanyu pushed aside the bricks next to the cage and climbed out.

"I think I have something to do..." Fifteen said weakly.

"What happened?" The two of them hurriedly removed the things from his body and found a broken arrow stuck in his calf. It was a wonder he had endured it for so long.

“Come on, I’ll carry you on my back. Let’s go see a doctor first.” Chen Xuanyu squatted down, and Shiwu didn’t hesitate and climbed onto his back.

Of the three, Chen Xuanyu was the best-looking and the tallest.

There was only one clinic in Huian Town, and somehow, Doctor Lin knew them too.

"Hey guys, things aren't very safe these days. Kids shouldn't go out unnecessarily."

"Hehe, I just came out to have some fun." Chen Xuanyu grinned.

Fifteen remained silent, biting the towel as he forced the young doctor to remove the arrow.

"What's wrong with you guys? I told you not to go out." Chu Yi arrived with his men after hearing the news. He was even angrier when he saw that Shiwu was injured. He raised his hand, but still didn't knock it off the wound.

"I know I was wrong, brother..." Fifteen said weakly, admitting his mistake.

"It was my idea; I shouldn't have called them out," Chen Xuanyu admitted his mistake even faster.

"I shouldn't have come out either." Seeing that they had all spoken up, Xiao Hao, adhering to the principle of sharing the burden, also said stiffly, but his expression didn't seem to indicate that he was wrong at all.

"What happened?" Lu Xiong brought in a few people who happened to be patrolling this area when they heard someone say that an assassin had shot a sneak arrow, but they didn't expect that it was one of their own people who were injured.

I recounted what happened in the first year of junior high school.

"You guys!" Lu Xiong was furious. He grabbed Chen Xuanyu and wanted to hit him, but luckily he ran away quickly.

"Stop hitting me, stop hitting me! We know we were wrong, we really know, Uncle Lü," Chen Xuanyu pleaded as he dodged.

"Hurry home, I'm going to deal with these bastards." Lü Xiong's face turned cold, he gripped his knife tighter, and led his men away.

After the bandages were finished on the fifteenth, he sent them home on the first day of the new year. Recently, he had Lou Min recruit a lot of skilled men outside. It seems that it is time to increase the manpower in the courtyard. Money makes things easier, but it is also necessary to find reliable and trustworthy men. He has to go and meet them today.

As soon as the children arrived home, Aunt Hu gave them a lecture, then Chen Wenfang, who added a lecture and a fake slap to her face before scolding them again. Finally, she served them a table full of good meat and vegetables, telling them to make sure they ate their fill and took good care of their injuries.

The children went back to their rooms, and Xiao Bo came over too. Fifteen, who was injured, had already gone to sleep.

"How is he? How did he get hurt?"

"Don't even mention it, the Minions are definitely gone, and we almost lost them too." Chen Xuanyu said dejectedly.

"Where's your purse? Did they come because of that?" Xiao Hao asked calmly.

"I can't tell anything from this either?" Chen Xuanyu turned the sheepskin over and over.

"Take it to the adults, maybe there's something there," Xiao Bo suggested.

The two children went to find Wang Erniu, and Xiao Bo followed them when he saw this.

Inside the room, Wang Erniu, Lü Xiong, and Chu Yi were talking about something.

"Why are you here?"

“Father, this is a purse that Xiao Huang gave me. There’s this inside. Take a look.” Chen Xuanyu handed over the sheepskin.

Upon seeing the sheepskin, Wang Erniu and Lü Xiong exchanged a glance and revealed a faint, cunning smile, like two foxes.

Xiao Hao and Xiao Bo noticed this.

"Okay, I understand. You all should go to sleep early." Wang Erniu dismissed the children.

"Come, let me see where this thing is hidden." Lü Xiong brought an oil lamp, heated the sheepskin over the lamp, then rummaged around in his pocket and took out a bottle of unknown liquid, dripped a few drops into a basin of water, and then laid the sheepskin out and put it into the water.

After a few breaths, a winding map appeared on the sheepskin, with several mountains marked with names on them, and important places marked with red dots and circles.

“There really is such a place.” Wang Erniu was already very familiar with this town, having recently been traveling around with Magistrate Zheng.

"Second Brother, what do we do now?" Lu Xiong wasn't very interested in this matter. Who knows if this broken picture is even real? Is it worth killing a child for this thing?

"Chu Yi, take this. Go and investigate this matter. Be careful and don't let anything slip. The Huang family keeps saying there's something going on, but the Lin family says there isn't. It's all a mix of truth and lies. I'm afraid someone might be hiding behind this." Wang Erniu gave the instructions. "We need to find out who those assassins are. It's too dangerous."

"it is good!"

Back inside, Wang Erniu told Chen Wenfang what had happened.

"Is there really a gold mine?"