I was sold when I opened my eyes! My sick and disabled husband comforts me every night after he wake

Lan Zhi chased after him to the gate, which surprised Nie Yuan. In the past, when he came, Lan Zhi would be eager for him to leave. Why did she take the initiative to chase after him today?

"Anything else?"

Lan Zhi glanced at Xiang Xiu, who was sitting in the courtyard with her head down, and whispered:

"Nie Yuan, I heard that Xiangxiu's mother is going to arrange a marriage for her. Don't you have any feelings for her?"

Nie Yuan paused for a moment, then shook his head.

"Xiangxiuniang has good taste, and the man she finds for her must be excellent. You called me here just to tell me this?"

Lan Zhi nodded.

"Yes, Xiangxiu likes you, you know that."

Nie Yuan laughed awkwardly.

"I've always considered her a friend, a younger sister. Okay, it's getting late, I should go."

Leaving those words behind, Nie Yuan rode off without hesitation, leaving behind only a trail of dust.

Lan Zhi sighed helplessly. It seemed that he really didn't like Xiangxiu.

You can't force a relationship to work; she should try to persuade Xiangxiu properly.

Thinking of this, she was just about to walk into the courtyard when Xiangtou came out to greet her.

"Lan Zhi, I'm going back now."

"Sit down for a while!"

Xiangxiu shook her head.

“I heard what you two were saying just now, and I’ve given up on him.”

As she said those words, her eyes began to redden, and there were tear tracks at the corners of her eyes.

"Xiangxiu..."

She wanted to say a few words of comfort, but Xiangxiu simply shook her head and refused.

"I know I'm not good enough for him. It's not his fault, it's my own. I'm leaving now."

After saying that, she stormed out the door, not giving her a chance to speak at all.

Watching her lonely figure, Lan Zhi shook her head inwardly.

These two people, one with feelings and the other without, it's true that matters of the heart are hard to explain!

……

The next morning, before she even got out of bed, she heard someone calling her name outside.

She rubbed her eyes, got out of bed, went to Mao Mao's crib, covered him with the blanket, and went out the door.

She thought it was a patient in a hurry to see a doctor, but to her surprise, it wasn't a patient who came, but Xiangxiuniang.

Just as she was about to go over and ask, Xiangxiuniang hurriedly asked:

"Where is Xiangxiu? Where did you hide my Xiangxiu?"

Xiangxiu?

She blinked a few times, then shook her head.

"Xiangxiu is not at my house."

"Why isn't she at your house? Someone saw Xiangxiu come to your house yesterday, and she didn't go home all night. Tell me quickly, where did you hide her?"

Didn't go home all night?

She suddenly felt a little worried and hurriedly went to open the door.

"She had dinner at my place yesterday, and then she left. She said she was going home!"

Xiangxiuniang was startled and took a step back. She quickly stepped forward to support her.

"Auntie, do you have any relatives nearby? Could Xiangxiu have gone to visit a relative?"

Xiangxiuniang shook her head directly, "It's all my fault, why did I hit her? If something happens to her, how am I supposed to live?"

“Don’t worry, Auntie. Go find the village chief first and ask him to mobilize the villagers to search together. I’ll tell Mao Mao and help you search too.”

Xiangxiuniang was completely flustered; she nodded hastily.

"Yes, go find the village chief, go find the village chief."

She muttered these words to herself as she ran towards the village chief's house. Lan Zhi hurriedly returned to Mo Ning's room, "Xiao Xin, quickly help me see where Xiang Xiu is?"

Xiao Xin's eyes flickered a few times before she replied:

"Xiao Xin received. Xiao Xin has activated the missing person mode."

But after searching the entire village, he couldn't find Xiangxiu anywhere.

"Master, Xiaoxin can't find Xiangxiu; she's not in the village."

"Then take a look and see which direction she went after leaving our house last night?"

After searching for a while longer, Xiao Xin replied:

"Outside the village..."

Outside the village? She wasn't going home late at night, but instead headed out of the village.

She suddenly felt a little scared.

"Xiaoxin, you stay home and take good care of Mo Ning. I'll go help look for her."

She ran out of Mo Ning's room, and Mao Mao came out of the room at that moment, rubbing his eyes and asking questions.

"Sis, what happened?"

"Mao Mao, your sister Xiangxiu is missing. I have to help look for her. You watch the house. If any patients come, tell them to wait for me."

"I understand, sis, you should go now!"

After giving instructions to Mao Mao, Lan Zhi rushed out the door as fast as she could and ran quickly towards the village.

She had to tell the villagers that Xiangxiu wasn't in the village and that they should look for her outside the village.

She ran into San Shunzi, Er Lvzi, and Sha Dazhu on the road. When they saw her, they gave her malicious looks.

"Dr. Lan, I heard you lost Xiangxiu? And now we have to go looking for her. Why are you so troublesome?"

She had no intention of wasting time on pleasantries and asked directly:

"Have you seen Xiangxiu Niang?"

San Shunzi pointed to the village ancestral hall and shook his head helplessly.

'They're praying to their ancestors for blessings at the ancestral hall.'

She didn't have time to say anything more and quickly ran towards the ancestral hall.

At this time, the ancestral hall was surrounded by many people, all discussing where Xiangxiu had gone, but few were actually willing to go looking for her.

Seeing this, she felt that the self-righteous elders in the village were far less righteous than petty thugs like San Shunzi and Er Lvzi.

When she arrived in the courtyard of the ancestral hall, Nie Shuren came over to greet her and ask her questions.

"I heard Xiangxiu left from your house yesterday? Did she tell you where she was going?"

Lan Zhi shook her head, then said:

"She might not be in the village anymore, village chief! Quickly organize everyone to search outside the village!"

Upon hearing this, Xiang Xiuniang suddenly turned to look at her, then lunged at her fiercely, grabbing her arms tightly and glaring at her as she demanded an explanation.

"Do you know something? Did you hide Xiangxiu? Did you kill Xiangxiu? You wicked woman."

"Aunt Liu, what are you saying? How could I possibly harm Xiangxiu? She had dinner at my house yesterday and then left."

"Then why did you say she went outside the village? How did you know?"

"I……"

Lan Zhi was speechless for a moment. She knew it from Xiao Xin, but she couldn't say it. No one would believe her if she did.

"I'm guessing. If she didn't go home, she can't be in the village. It's been a whole night. Everyone, hurry up and go look for her!"

At this moment, someone in the crowd raised a question.

"Isn't this your scheme to lure the tiger away from the mountain? Maybe you've hidden Xiangxiu away, and she's right here in your house."

Upon hearing this, everyone cast strange glances at Lan Zhi, who immediately felt like she had swallowed a bitter pill.

She truly hadn't expected anyone to suspect her with such malicious intent, and she immediately snorted.

“I always thought you people were just honest and kind, fond of spreading alarmist rumors, and opportunistic. But now I realize that this isn't honesty, it's stupidity, utter stupidity. Xiangxiu left because her mother beat her and forced her to marry. She was heartbroken and left. Yet you're blaming me, a kind stranger who took her in and fed her. Now her fate is unknown, and instead of looking for her, you're doubting me? She's my only friend in this village. Why would I harm her?”

Her words silenced the person who had just slandered her. The person had wanted to say that she wanted to harm her because of Nie Yuan, but when he saw Nie Shuren standing next to her, he swallowed back the words he was about to say.

Lan Zhi glanced at everyone again and shouted angrily.

“If you won’t go looking for trouble, I will. But I’m telling you this: anyone who dares to cause trouble at my house today will be in deep trouble and won’t see the sun rise tomorrow.”