readsfreenovel Chapter 324 Looking for Sister
Chapter 324 Looking for Sister
Song Chunlin was speechless. He didn't know how to tell his brother that he was not willing to give birth to a baby for Gu Fengyue. If his brother knew that he had such an idea, he would probably find it difficult to understand. After thinking about it, Song Chunlin decided not to talk about this matter with Song Chunsheng, so he pursed his lips again and again, and finally told his brother to go have breakfast.
Song Chunsheng was confused by his brother's inconsistent behavior, but thinking that this was indeed something his brother could do, he let it go. Zhou Ning happened to be full, so Song Chunsheng picked up the egg and half a corn that Zhou Ning had left over.
Looking at his brother and sister-in-law, no, the whole family of three, sticking together, Song Chunlin shuddered. No wonder people say a short separation is better than a new marriage. He thought, it's not like he didn't ask his brother to come back in the past month, so how come they are so sticky?
After Song Chunsheng and his friends got up, the people in the family also got up one after another. Although they had agreed to take a good rest for a while, Song Dazhuang and Grandpa Song, who could not sit still, still went out one after another after breakfast, saying that they wanted to take a look at the fields.
Aunt Song also put down her bowl and went to the backyard to work on her vegetable garden. After Song Qin and the children cleaned up the table, they sat under the porch, holding a small basket for needlework, preparing to make some small clothes for their unborn grandson.
After Zhou Ning's belly became big, his family members didn't allow him to do needlework, saying it would hurt his eyes. So he held a copy of the Three Character Classic and recited it. The other kids also recited along with him, and the whole yard was filled with joy.
Song Chunlin also went out early in the morning. He hadn't been to the military camp for a long time. He was afraid that the group of animals would just eat and not work, so he assigned them a 20-kilometer task as soon as he arrived. At first, everyone was very excited to see Song Chunlin coming back, but after hearing the 20 kilometers, they began to howl like ghosts.
Song Chunlin turned a deaf ear to their pleas for mercy. Although he did not have rich theoretical knowledge, he had eaten pork before, even though he had never seen a pig run. A good archer not only needed good accuracy and arm strength, but endurance and physical strength were also important. Otherwise, if he ran slower than others on the battlefield, he would also be dead.
General Lin never interfered with Song Chunlin's training methods. Instead, he stood aside and watched the fun. However, today he not only wanted to watch the fun, but also wanted to use a back door to have Song Chunlin's shop send some cakes to his home every few days.
"My ancestor is old, and he likes this kind of soft and sweet cake, but he lives in a farm outside the city all year round, and it's too much trouble to go back and forth. Can you please give him some convenience? The price is not a problem."
Of course, Song Chunlin was not worried that the Lin family would not pay, as that family was a wealthy one. However, he had now handed over all matters in the store to Shumo, the manager of the Charity Bureau. If they wanted to order cakes, that was not impossible, he could just help make the connection.
Knowing that he had accomplished his task, General Lin smiled and was about to put his arm around Song Chunlin's shoulder, but Song Chunlin slapped him away.
"Get out of the way, you're single, but I'm not."
General Lin, a single man, said that he felt a little pain in his heart. He looked at Song Chunlin with grief and indignation, and said aggrievedly: "Oh, oh, oh, I knew you were heartless. What's wrong with having a fiancé? I...if I want, I can have three wives and four concubines!"
"Three wives and four concubines? Are you sure anyone can stand your garbage dump?" Song Chunlin looked General Lin up and down. He didn't understand why a person who looked normal and clean from the outside had his own house so messy that it became a garbage dump. Even a rat would get lost if it went in, right?
Speaking of this, General Lin seemed a little guilty. He said awkwardly: "That's not it, that's not it. I'm just waiting for the destined person. As long as that person appears, I think I can still overcome it."
Song Chunlin looked disdainful: "You overcame it? I'm afraid it will take the other party some time to overcome it."
After being criticized from head to toe by Song Chunlin, General Lin lost his confidence and began to doubt himself. Could it be that he was really not a good match?
But his uncle clearly said that he was a handsome man. Could it be that his uncle lied to him?
After supervising a group of livestock to run 20 kilometers, Song Chunlin did not forget to have a meal in the canteen. He ate and drank his fill, wiped his mouth and then went back.
Since Xingchengfang's business got on track, life at the Charity Bureau has been getting better and better. The most obvious thing is that the children's food standards have risen sharply, from eating meat only once a month to having a meat meal every day.
However, the manager of the Charity Bureau did not want to cultivate the children's habit of eating too much meat and fish. The daily meat dishes only used some minced meat, which was made into a dish with other vegetables. There was not much minced meat in it, but it was much better than before.
Song Chunlin also taught them how to deal with the difficult-to-process pig offal and how to use the cheapest bones to make soup.
Nowadays, people don't have much fat in their stomachs, so they naturally prefer fatty meat that can be made into lard. Lean meat is relatively cheaper, while bones without meat are very cheap. Pig offal is also cheap, but few people buy it, mainly because they don't know how to handle it.
After the children drank the soup made from big bones once, the uncles and aunts in the kitchen would make soup for the children every now and then. Bones were very cheap anyway, and everyone sighed that they had never known bone soup could be so fragrant. If they had known that this meatless bone soup was so delicious, they would have bought it and eaten it a long time ago. Besides, there was still some meat on it, which they could give to the children to chew on.
After the meals improved, the most obvious change was that everyone started to grow taller, especially those who were twelve or thirteen years old. They grew noticeably taller and looked like little adults.
Song Chunlin came back a month later and almost didn't recognize them.
"Wow, the food is good. At least you have grown... uh, a head, right?"
Song Song touched the back of his head a little embarrassedly: "Young Master Song, please don't make fun of me. I'm just a little bit taller. By the way, Young Master Song, you have a relationship with the government, right? Can you help me find out about my sister?"
Song Chunlin's heart paused. He blinked a few times, and after calming down his guilty conscience, he pretended to agree to Song Song's request.
Song Song was overjoyed and was about to express his gratitude, but Song Chunlin raised his hand to stop him from thanking him.
"Don't thank me yet. I can only say that I can help you find out, but I can't guarantee the result. Do you understand?"
Song Song's heart, which had just been relieved, was hanging again. Then he smiled bitterly: "Young Master Song is right. It has been so long. I have long given up hope. I just want to know where my sister is in the end and whether she is suffering."
Song Chunlin looked at Songsong, whose mood was obviously depressed. Words of comfort came to his lips, but nothing came out.
When he arrived at the kitchen, he met the steward uncle. The steward uncle pulled Song Chunlin aside, looked around carefully, and confirmed that Song Song was busy in the front before he dared to speak in a low voice.
"Song Song asked you for help, right?"
Song Chunlin nodded: "Well, he wants me to help him find out about his sister. Where can I find out?"
Looking at Song Chunlin who looked embarrassed, the steward sighed.
"This child still can't let go of his sister. Even though the store is busy, he would be in a daze when he's not busy. We all know he must be thinking about where his sister is, but we all know that the longer time passes, the slimmer the hope of finding his sister Songsong."
Song Chunlin knew about this very well. He had asked the spies from the Ministry of Justice to track down the whereabouts of the child. Such a long time had passed, but no good news was brought back. There were several times when they almost found the child, but they always failed. What's more, Songsong and his sister were both powerless orphans. To those powerful people, such a child would be useless even if found. Therefore, he no longer put in his effort.
Song Chunlin has now begun to think about how long it would take if he were to go looking for it in person.
Although he knew that there was little hope, Song Chunlin still went to the Ministry of Justice and happened to go there when Gu Fengyun was on vacation. Fortunately, other people in the Ministry of Justice knew him and had heard of his name.
When Song Chunlin heard that Gu Fengyun was taking a day off, he asked again with some uncertainty.
"Take a rest? Is my brother the kind of person who would take a rest?"
When this question was asked, the person being asked fell silent, thought about it carefully, and shook his head decisively.
"No, Lord Gu is not the kind of person who takes a lot of days off. In the past, he usually ate and lived in the Ministry of Justice. But recently, Lord Gu, um, no longer lives in the Ministry of Justice. No matter how late he is, Lord Gu has to go back to the mansion."
Well, it seems that everyone in the Ministry of Justice knows that Gu Fengyun is a workaholic.
However, the man added, "But that was before the Marquis got married. Now that the Marquis has married, he naturally feels like going home at night. You will understand this in the future, little brother Song."
Song Chunlin was silent and said that he didn't really want to understand.
However, since Gu Fengyun was not there, he could ask other people, because what Song Chunlin asked about was not a major case, so the people from the Ministry of Justice readily gave the file to Song Chunlin.
Looking at the thick file and the special seal on it, Song Chunlin was surprised and asked, "Has this case been closed? But those children have not all been found."
The official told him that all the kidnapping cases in the capital had been closed, and the case would be closed regardless of whether the child was found or not.
"The people in the Ministry of Justice are so busy every day. Those children have been sold countless times and have long disappeared. It would take a lot of manpower and resources to find them all. The area is too wide. The time needed for the journey alone would take more than one or two months. There are also a lot of cases piled up in the Ministry of Justice. It is really hard to spare the time to find a few children who may not come back."
When Song Chunlin came out of the Ministry of Justice, he felt very heavy-hearted, because he knew that even the Ministry of Justice had given up investigating the child trafficking case, so now he really had no way of telling Song Song the result.
With a heavy heart, Song Chunlin returned to the shop. Through the window glass, he looked at Song Song who was serving meals among the tables and chairs. Finally, he decided to turn around and leave.
But he didn't plan to let it go. He had just taken pictures of all the files and planned to go back and study them slowly. Since the people in the Ministry of Justice had no time, it didn't mean that he had no time, right?
Even if it would take a lot of time, Song Chunlin decided to give it a try. At the very least, he had to tell Song Song where his sister was. He wanted to see her alive or dead.
In the evening, Song Chunlin went directly to the Marquis' Mansion, intending to stay there for one night. Gu Fengyun was on a day off today, but Gu Fengyue was not. Song Chunlin had already put the dishes on the table before Gu Fengyue returned home.
Looking at his brother and sister-in-law sitting at the same table with Song Chunlin and the happy atmosphere among the three of them, Gu Fengyue couldn't help but smile.
"Brother, sister-in-law, Chunlin." Gu Fengyue greeted everyone one by one, and then sat next to Song Chunlin naturally.
"You're so late." Although Song Chunlin said with disgust, he still helped Gu Fengyue serve a bowl of soup.
Gu Fengyue took the bowl of soup handed over by Song Chunlin with a smile: "Thank you Chunlin."
Song Chunlin rolled his eyes at him, and Gu Fengyun, who was standing next to him, felt that the two of them were simply unbearable to watch.
"I'm not saying anything bad to you, Chunlin, but don't spoil him too much. Don't you have hands? Can't you serve it yourself?"
Gu Fengyue looked at his eldest brother in shock, thinking, am I not the most important treasure in his heart? It was unbelievable that Gu Fengyun, who always doted on his younger brother, would say such cold words.
Su Fuqing on the side covered her lips and chuckled, then she reached out her chopsticks to pick up a piece of meat for her husband.
"Don't bully your brother. Look, you have it too."
Gu Fengyun immediately smiled and said, "Well, thank you, ma'am."
Gu Fengyue: “…”
Song Chunlin: “…”
The two little ones looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.
"It's terrible! How did your brother become like this?" Song Chunlin whispered to Gu Fengyue.
Gu Fengyue also whispered, "He wasn't like this before. Is it because he's married that he's acting so strange?"
Song Chunlin suddenly looked at Gu Fengyue warily: "Don't do this in the future, it's too corny, I'm not used to it."
Gu Fengyue was speechless and really wanted to pry open the kid's head to see what kind of garbage was inside.
After the four of them had finished their meal, Song Chunlin expressed his desire to find Song Song's child.
Speaking of that case, Su Fuqing had some impression of it, because the little grandson of their neighbor's grandmother was also one of the victims, and he even took the neighbor's grandmother to recognize the grandson.
"Isn't that case closed? I heard that most of the children have been found."
Song Chunlin sighed, "Yes, we did find most of them, but some children were sold to other places. These children were sold too many times, so it is very difficult to find them back."
Gu Fengyue looked at Song Chunlin with some disapproval: "Those people are desperate criminals, worse than those barbarians back then, and may even be more vicious. If you really want to go, I can ask the emperor for a long vacation and go with you."