The old lady is reborn

That night, the proprietress slept in the big house with her son, while Dou Fengnian slept in Dou Yang's small house.

Several times during the night I thought my son had come back, and I hurried to get up, only to find that he wasn't there, and everything around me was quiet.

In his daze, he couldn't tell whether it was a dream or a real sound in reality, and he missed it.

I couldn't help but go out to take a look. The rain had stopped. I don't know if it was because it was night, but there was a cool and fresh smell in the air.

Dou Fengnian tossed and turned all night and did not sleep well. When he woke up the next day, he heard the landlady calling him for breakfast.

The kitchen was filled with the smell of steam. She boiled some water and mixed one bucket of hot water and one bucket of cold water in a basin for him to wash his face first.

The proprietress made hot porridge, baked pancakes, and pounded cucumbers. The food was quickly served on the table. Dou Fengnian felt a little embarrassed: "You are a guest, so why do I ask you to do these?"

The landlady said, "You braved the heavy rain yesterday to help me fix the roof. You also vacated your sleeping room for us. How can I thank you?

You are being unorthodox when you say that."

A hot pancake was stuffed into his hand: "Eat it quickly!"

After eating, Dou Fengnian went to the blacksmith shop again. His son didn’t come here yesterday, and it would be useless even if he came because the shop was closed early yesterday.

Dou Fengnian suddenly became anxious. He didn't know much about his son's affairs. The child had been very well-behaved and obedient in recent years.

In the past he was either at the academy or at home, but later he switched to the blacksmith shop and home, which seldom gave him any worries.

In the past, when he came back from the police station, he would see the house tidied up. At first he felt guilty, but he could see that his son had tried his best.

If he has free time, he will do all the work and let his son sit next to him and eat the delicious food he bought.

After his mother passed away, Dou Yang rarely laughed like a child, but every time at this moment, while eating and listening to his father talk about the case he had just handled, and watching his father work, the corners of his mouth were always raised.

Later, whoever of the father and son was free would do the housework. They depended on each other and took care of each other.

But now, Dou Fengnian was really confused, wondering if his son had any place to stay. He hoped that it was the case, that he had a place to stay that he didn't know about.

He also thought that he should go to the police station because Dou Yang was missing, so he asked his colleagues to help find him.

Then I thought about going home to take a look and see if my son had come back.

But when I got home, only the boss's wife and her child were there. She had packed up and was about to leave.

She was as forthright as ever: “Sorry for disturbing you all night, I’ll go to the tavern and find someone to fix the roof.

The pub needs to be cleaned up too."

She hesitated for a while and then spoke for the first time. In the past, they had done things for each other in silence, with a tacit understanding.

This time she asked, "Will you come with me?" It was hard to tell whether she was asking him to walk the same route together or to ask for his help.

Dou Fengnian was stunned for a moment, but still answered "OK". He just went to his neighbor's house to ask for help to keep the child if he saw Dou Yang coming back before leaving.

Dou Fengnian helped repair the roof of the tavern, cleared out the things that were flooded in the tavern, and was busy cleaning.

But I was still worried. I went to the police station and was told that it rained heavily yesterday and Dou Yang had not returned home overnight, nor was he in the blacksmith shop, so I asked the inspection team and the police station colleagues to keep an eye on him.

However, he saw his colleagues in the police station looking at each other in confusion. He felt that something was wrong. Then he realized that several bodies had been found in twos and threes in the past half day.

It rained heavily all day yesterday. Accidents have been reported in several places in rivers and lakes throughout Kyoto, including the moat.

The water level surged, the bridge and boats were flooded, the vision was blurred, the water was turbulent, and the weather was like yesterday, with strong winds and heavy rain. The tree behind the police station fell down, and Dou Yang did not return home all night...

Dou Fengnian never thought about things so seriously. The area around his residence seemed to be fine and the situation was not that bad.

Here he read urgent news from various places, while his colleagues were busy like spinning tops.

The relatives who came to the police station to identify the body were crying loudly, and he felt weak all over and sat on the chair in the police station as if exhausted.

Dou Yang woke up two days later. Yunxiang was a talkative person.

Seeing that Dou Yang had woken up, she asked him where he lived, why he ran out in the rain, who else was at home, what was his last name, whether he was still dizzy, and whether he was hungry.

Dou Yang originally thought that he was fine, but after she asked him this, he really felt dizzy.

So I answered honestly: "Dizzy. Hungry."

Yunxiang said, "Just wait. You haven't eaten for two days and only drank water a few times. You must be hungry."

When she came again, she brought the court doctor and food.

After examining him, the court doctor said, "It's nothing serious. If you want to be safe, just rest for two more days."

Yunxiang asked: "Excuse me, sir, is there anything I should avoid eating?"

The court doctor said, "It's nothing. Just don't eat too much greasy food these two days."

After hearing this, Yunxiang happily placed a tray on Dou Yang who was half lying and half sitting: "Eat, it's up to you."

The court doctor took a quick look and said, "Is this the meal for your young lady?"

Yunxiang said, "Please speak softly. Mr. Zeng and his wife both think that my young lady is too thin, and they also said that if my young lady eats more, she might grow taller.

Each meal was enough for three of my young ladies, and they simply couldn’t hold on any longer.

This is just one of them.”

Yunxiang smiled at the court doctor and said, "How about you try some too? There's another portion."

The court doctor said, "You are such a cunning girl, I dare not eat it."

The court doctor left.

Dou Yang looked at the things on the tray. The colors of the food matched the utensils very well.

A small bowl of crystal white rice, a small plate of purple dessert, just a small piece; a small bowl of soup, a plate of beef slices, a small double-grid plate with mushrooms and Chinese cabbage, and a small bowl of steamed egg. He didn't understand why he couldn't eat it all.

He usually eats a bowl of rice when he comes back from the blacksmith shop, but he only eats one or two bites of each of these things, just a few sticks or slices.

While the court physician was talking to Yunxiang, he was already eating because he was extremely hungry.

Seeing the court doctor leave, Yunxiang continued to chatter: "I'll make you some tea. You can have a cup after dinner."

When she was still talking and making tea, she saw that the tray was empty. Dou Yang was a little embarrassed and didn't dare to say that he was not full.

Yunxiang was not surprised when she saw this. She just said, "You are not full, right? My father and brother both eat rice and noodles in big bowls. They eat quickly and just keep their heads down while eating without talking."

She picked up the tray and said, “You still need to grow taller!

Wait a minute, I'll clean this up and bring your meal."

This time, Yunxiang brought two normal-sized bowls of rice, a plate of stir-fried pork with chili peppers, and a small dish of diced tofu and pork mixed with fermented black bean sauce and sesame oil.

Yunxiang said, "I can't find a large bowl. I'll get it for you next time."

Dou Yang was a little nervous. After making sure that she really wasn't making fun of him, he picked up the bowl and started eating.

After Dou Yang finished his meal, the chattering little girl disappeared, so he got up and walked around the room.

Yunxiang came with Jiang Muwan again.

Jiang Muwan asked, "Do you feel better? Where are your family? You've been in a coma for the past two days and there's no way to send a message or anything. They must be worried.

You can rest here for two days. I will have someone pass a message to your family."

Dou Yang remained silent for a while before he said, "I don't have a home."

Yunxiang asked, "Where did you live before? Why were you walking on the street on a rainy day?"

Dou Yang didn't want to go back to that home, but he knew he had to give people an explanation. He didn't know if Rong Huaian would cover up for him, but he felt that this uncle was different from other uncles. And he had no other choice.

So he said, "My name is Dou Yang, I work for the Rong family, and my son is Rong Huaian."

After hearing this, Jiang Muwan asked someone to contact Rong Huaian, but he became suspicious because everyone in the Kyoto circle knew that Song Ying and Nan'an Marquis had divorced.

The Nan'an Marquis Mansion can barely be called the Rong Family. Although most people would call it the Marquis Mansion, the mansion where Song Ying and his two legitimate sons live does not call itself the Rong Family.

Perhaps it was because they were afraid of confusion and creating two Rong families, or perhaps it was because the current head of the family was the divorced Song Ying.