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By the time we arrived in Beichuan, it was already a few days later.
Beichuan has not changed much. It is still the same as before. Looking around, you can see a patchwork of jagged buildings capsized by frost and snow.
Following the direction in his childhood memories, he went around several intersections and finally got off the carriage. When he saw that the Heng Mansion still appeared in front of him with its original appearance, Shu Nuan was stunned.
She still remembers being called back to the palace when she was ten years old. She has never returned to Beichuan since then. Then earth-shaking changes happened. She always thought that Beichuan had changed and Heng Mansion would no longer be the same as before.
But Heng Mansion stands here intact, without any change.
Xuan Jiu felt a bit sore for a moment: "I thought Heng Mansion had been occupied by someone long ago..."
Shu Nuan also nodded and walked forward in a daze. The door of Heng Mansion suddenly opened, and an old man wearing gray cloth came out with a broom.
The old man looked up and saw the two people appearing in front of him. They were all stunned.
"Xiao Nuan?" When the old man called out his name with a trembling voice, he was already in tears.
Shu Nuan ran over to hug the old man, sniffed and shouted: "Uncle Chen, I'm back."
Growing up, what she ate the most was the food cooked by A Che and Uncle Chen, especially Uncle Chen, who took special care of her since she was a child.
There was a reason why Uncle Chen was so excited. He originally thought that after the fall of the Qing Kingdom, Shu Nuan would also disappear. Therefore, when Shu Nuan and Xuan Jiu appeared in the eyes of the old man again, he would not be very excited.
Uncle Chen let her go, and then he noticed that her right hand was in a plaster, and he frowned, "What happened to your hand? Who hurt you?"
Mentioning this, Xuan Jiu, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but snorted coldly. Just as he was about to say something, Shu Nuan had already spoken: "It's a fracture, and the plaster will be removed in the next two days. It's okay. "
Uncle Chen could tell that she had been wronged. He had raised this child with his own hands, so he naturally knew what it felt like for her to be wronged. But he could tell that Shu Nuan didn't want to mention the sad things at this time, so Uncle Chen didn't feel embarrassed. She patted them and said, "Go inside first, it's cold outside."
Xuan Jiu responded, "Princess, please go in with Uncle Chen first, and I will unload the luggage."
Entering Heng Mansion, every plant and tree in the huge courtyard looked familiar to her.
Shu Nuan caught a glimpse of something from the corner of his eye. He walked under the old locust tree and saw the swing swinging slightly under the thick branches. Shu Nuan reached out to touch the rewoven swing rattan.
"Last year the swing was damaged by the wind, so Ah Che made a new one." Chen Bo told her.
Shu Nuan's eyes froze, and he turned to look at Uncle Chen: "A Che... have you been back?"
Uncle Chen nodded and said: "Ah Che would come back to see me, an old guy, from time to time to help with the running of the Heng Mansion. After the fall of the Qing Kingdom, Ah Che took back Beichuan. At that time... we all thought you were Xiaonuan... Ah Che had been ill for a while at that time. If he knew you were still alive... he would be very happy... "
Therefore, it was Ache who kept the Heng Mansion intact as before.
Shu Nuan grabbed the edge of the cane, squeezed it, and said nothing for a long while.
"Why are you still standing here? Come in quickly!" Xuan Jiu unloaded his luggage and came in, quickly calling them to go back to the house.
After entering the hall, Uncle Chen poured them both a cup of hot water. He was extremely relieved to see that the two children were back well.