Following the man's shout, Lin Mengya saw a man hurriedly walking out of a small, dilapidated room not far away.
The man's clothes were a little shabby, his face was sallow and his muscles were thin, and he limped over.
The man guarding the door waved impatiently.
"Come here quickly! What are you doing standing still?"
Ji Fangcun obviously speeded up his pace, and after seeing them, he seemed even more timid.
The man guarding the door took advantage of the situation and kicked him.
"You're deaf! If you dare to be so stubborn when I tell you, I'll kick you to death next time!"
The man who was almost kicked to the ground could only endure it.
Lin Mengya only felt that the doorman was too noisy.
"I want to talk to him, you go first."
But the other party said that he wanted to follow, and his attitude was not much better.
Lin Mengya didn't bother to deal with this kind of bully, so Cairu directly stopped the other party, leaving Lin Mengya and Ji Fangcun alone.
"I heard that your wife is sick, can you take me over to have a look?"
Her attitude is very gentle.
Ji Fangcun glanced at her, quickly lowered his head, turned around and led the way.
They returned to the small house again.
The smell inside was even worse, but she acted as if she didn't smell it and followed Ji Fangcun to a place that could barely be called a bed.
There was only a worn-out straw mat spread on it, and a woman as thin as a skeleton with her eyes closed tightly.
She was still covered with half a worn quilt.
Ji Fangcun walked over and said softly in the woman's ear, "Manman, someone is here to see you."
The woman on the bed slowly opened her eyes.
Ji Fangcun walked behind the woman and helped her up with difficulty.
The woman seemed very wary of Lin Mengya, a stranger.
"I don't know who the girl is"
"Nannan is safe at my place, you can rest assured."
She said quickly in a very small voice, and then raised her voice.
"I'm very attached to your young master. I heard that you were sick, so I came here to visit you."
When he heard about his son, Li Man's eyes suddenly brightened a lot.
Even Jifangcun was a little excited, but Lin Mengya quietly shook her head towards the two of them.
She knew that the reason why Song Jian agreed to her coming to visit them must have been prepared.
Maybe he was using Li Man's illness to threaten them into submission.
But he underestimated human nature too much.
From the first moment she saw the couple, Lin Mengya knew that Song Jian's plan would never succeed.
If they were really willing to give in, then the old man from the Ji family who came to cause trouble yesterday wouldn't be the old man from the Ji family who has always had a bad relationship with them.
Some parents don't have to make a choice at all between their own safety and the lives of their children.
"Ahem, cough, cough, Nannan is lucky to have a girl to take care of him."
Li Man coughed a few times, but his face revealed a few Xu smiles.
Lin Mengya looked around and realized that she was temporarily stopped by Cai Ru. She immediately stepped forward and stuffed the medicine she brought under Li Man's quilt.
"Don't talk yet, I know medical skills."
She grabbed Li Man's wrist, but she couldn't help but frown.
"Did you have a miscarriage?"
When Li Man heard this, he nodded gloomily.
"They wanted to arrest Nannan, so they tortured us. I have already lost one child, and I must not lose another!"
The withered woman grabbed her hand with a look of pleading on her face.
"Girl, I beg you to help me take good care of my child. In the next life, I will repay you as a cow and a horse!"
As he said this, Li Man became even more excited.
Lin Mengya could only agree first.
"Okay, I promise you. Calm down first, and you must listen carefully to everything I say next."
Li Man nodded with tears in his eyes.
Ji Fangcun hugged his wife tightly and looked at her.
"I don't care what Song Jian will use to blackmail you, you just need to agree. You must remember that you must work hard to survive in order to be reunited with your children."
In fact, the couple had long been determined to die.
Hearing what she said, the two of them rekindled their hope.
"But it's Manman's disease"
Ji Fangcun said sadly.
Li Man touched her husband's face and pretended to be relaxed and said, "I am lucky to meet you in this life."
She turned to Lin Mengya again and held her hand tightly.
"As long as they, father and son, can be safe, I will be satisfied."
Lin Mengya understood the pleading in her eyes.
Liman's physical condition is very bad.
Originally, she had a miscarriage due to external stimulation, but later her body collapsed because she was too weak.
If you take careful care from now on, you can only extend your life for a few more years.
But now, the situation simply does not allow it.
Lin Mengya can take Li Man out regardless, but in this way, at least Jifang Village will stay here, otherwise, they will bring harm to the entire Li family.
She can help, but it is Li Man who really makes the choice.
"Since you have already thought about it, I will do it as you ask."
Only the two of them understand the meaning behind the words.
Li Man nodded gratefully.
"Thank you."
"No, one more thing, do you know where the heads of the Li family are now?"
Jifangcun whispered, "The head of the family and the elders were imprisoned before us. I heard that they are all in the ancestral hall."
backyard.
But none of us have seen what it looks like in detail, and they won’t let us in at all.”
She was in the front yard of the ancestral hall and saw no traces of their people.
Perhaps, they were also trapped in the backyard with the Li family leader.
"If you have a chance to see the head of the Li family, tell him that Gong Ya is here."
Ji Fangcun nodded.
At this time, footsteps could be heard outside.
Lin Mengya immediately took a few steps back and said loudly, "I know Madam Si'er is eager for you, but your illness is so serious. I'm afraid that the child and you will suffer. How do you feel about Madam staying at my place for a few more days?"
Although Li Man and Ji Fangcun don't know how to act, their reactions are still very fast.
Ji Fangcun still looked timid, with a face full of embarrassment.
Li Man, on the other hand, knew how to take a trick and simply closed his eyes and pretended to be unconscious.
"This this"
The man guarding the door stepped in in a few steps. Seeing that Ji Fangcun was not speaking well, he gave him a hard look.
Useless things!
He cursed in his heart, and then ordered her in a stiff tone, "Manager Song said that the child must be sent back. Otherwise, they cannot afford the consequences."
After hearing this, Cairu went up and gave the man a slap in the face.
"Who do you think you are? How dare you talk to my master like this! If you don't get out, ask your housekeeper if he dares!"
The gatekeeper didn't expect the girl to be so strong. He was so kicked that he felt tight in the chest and short of breath, so he could only glare at them angrily.
Then, the great god shouted, "Here comes someone! Someone is coming to cause trouble!"
After a few shouts, more than a dozen guards rushed in and surrounded them.
Cairu wanted to take action, but she stopped her.
Lin Mengya was seen looking at them coldly.
"It seems that Manager Song wants to take action with me?"
At this time, Song Jian pretended to be "late" and rushed over at a trot.
"Everyone stop it! Stop it!"
He pushed his way into the crowd, turned back and gave the man guarding the door a slap in the face.
"Why don't you apologize to the head of the Gong family quickly? Let me tell you, if anyone dares to hurt my distinguished guest, I will skin him first!"
"No need, in the eyes of Manager Song, what kind of distinguished guest do I, Gong Ya, think?"
Seeing that she was leaving, Song Jian immediately went to stay.
"Master Gong, all my subordinates are ignorant, I will apologize to you."
"Don't." She ducked away.
"How can I, Gong Ya, be so virtuous and worthy of receiving such a great gift from Manager Song? Besides, I just want to keep my child to play for a few more days, but you are so aggressive.
The Ancient Clan is really powerful, ordinary people like us cannot afford to offend them, so take your leave."
Song Jian continued to apologize, but did not dare to mention the child again. It’s about taking things back.
Lin Mengya maintained her arrogant attitude until she walked out of the ancestral hall, then she shook off Song Jian, the annoying piece of candy.
"I checked just now. This ancestral hall also has a backyard, and it is extremely well guarded."
Cairu whispered back.
Just now, apart from irritating the man guarding the door, she was also exploring the situation inside the ancestral hall.
Nodding, Lin Mengya looked back at the ancestral hall.
Li Wushuang said that the Li family has a total of more than 1,300 people.
But although the area of the ancestral hall just now is not small, it cannot accommodate so many people at all.
So where did the remaining people go?
Back at their place of stay, Long Tianyu was reading documents sent back from elsewhere.
When he heard the noise and raised his head, he saw his wife's unhappy expression.
He immediately put down everything and pushed the wheelchair to her side.
"how?"
Lin Mengya shook her head, squatted down and buried her body in his arms.
"The living environment of the Li family is very poor, and many people have been infected with the cold. Song Jian doesn't care about their life and death at all. I'm afraid that if this continues, the Li family won't be able to survive for long."
Long Tianyu gently stroked her back to comfort her.
"how do you want to do it?"
She raised her head and said, "After I entered, I roughly counted the number of people. There were not even 900 people inside. I want to know, where did the remaining people go?"
The worst-case scenario is that they have already suffered misfortune.
But Lin Mengya doesn’t think so.
The Li family has a tenacious character, and they will definitely find ways to save themselves.
Long Tianyu thought for a while.
"Is there no news yet about Li Ao?"
She shook her head.
This brat is really good at hiding.
Not to mention that Song Jian's people could not be found, there was not even the slightest news about her people.
"Li Ao is the Li family's last hope. If I were the head of the Li family, I would definitely give him all the people I can use."
"So what you're saying is that those people have been following Li Ao and hiding outside?"
Long Tianyu tapped her forehead.
"Perhaps, I am looking for the right time."
Lin Mengya's mind was spinning.
"So, they will not go too far. If we let them know that we are coming, maybe they will take the initiative to contact us!"
Long Tianyu also agreed with her statement, but he also raised another possibility.
"But what if they think that the two of us are a trap deliberately set by Song Jian?"
"What's so difficult about that?" She smiled.
"As long as we prove that we are who we are, isn't that enough?"
Long Tianyu smiled and nodded. It seemed that his wife had an idea.
