Old Man He was flattered: "Oh, so that's how it is. OK, I'll go bake the others."
"I just caught a few fish. I'll go grill them. They taste great. You can enjoy them later."
Su Qiao nodded: "Okay."
Host, why are you so polite to him
Even when talking to Professor Tang, the host didn't seem to be so polite
"This guy is not a simple person at first glance. I want to test him to see who he really is."
Of the four major families, Gu, Chu, Su and Shang, three have already arrived.
Su Qiao suspected that this old man He was a merchant.
He must be from a business community, just like Professor Tang. They are in the same group, so they should both be from a business community.
"That's not necessarily true."
Su Qiao felt that although these two people were in the same group, they were in a cooperative relationship rather than a superior-subordinate relationship.
*
Early the next morning, after packing up, Su Qiao and his crew continued on their journey.
But this time, Su Qiao clearly found that Professor Tang and Old Man He were watching him more strictly.
"Miss Su, do you know anything about herbs?"
Old man He held some dry branches in his arms and looked curiously at Su Qiao who was squatting by the grass.
Su Qiao picked up a handful of grass and turned around: "I don't understand, I just picked it up for fun because it looked pretty."
"You city girls rarely see these mountains and trees, so it's normal for you to be curious."
Old man He smiled generously, and after saying this, he carried the firewood out of the woods.
"You're watching closely enough."
Su Qiao threw away the grass in his hand, clapped his hands, and continued to stroll slowly around the camp.
About ten minutes later, before it got completely dark, Su Qiao walked towards the camp with a handful of messy grass in his hand.
When she passed by Old Man He, who was squatting by the woods, seemingly in a daze but actually monitoring her, she paused.
Staring at the worn black-and-white photo in his hand, she raised her eyebrows in surprise: "Uncle He, this photo of yours... ?"
"ah?"
"Oh, nothing, nothing."
Uncle He was a little flustered and quickly stuffed the black and white photo with worn corners into the inner pocket of his sleeve.
If it's really nothing, why are you so panicked
Su Qiao looked at him meaningfully: "Don't be nervous, I just think the person in the photo has some similarities with me in his features."
"resemblance?"
Old Man He was stunned by her words.
"It's nothing, actually. In this world, besides the similarities between blood-related people, two complete strangers sometimes have some similarities as well."
"I'm leaving first. Uncle He'd better not stay any longer. There are poisonous snakes in this forest."
Su Qiao said this lightly and walked towards the small river not far away.
"wait… "
It would have been better if Su Qiao didn't say anything. Instead, this made Old Man He even more suspicious.
He bought his wife from a group of human traffickers. Because she had been hit on the head while escaping, she lost her memory and couldn't even remember where her home was or who was in the family.
"That's not right. She can't be related to the Su family."
Old Man He patted his head and felt that he was overthinking.
Su Qiao squatted by the stream, washed his face first, and then carefully washed the dirt off the roots of the herbs.
"Xiao Si, I suddenly have a very bold guess."
You don't think you are Uncle He's biological child, do you
This is a bit too much.
444 rolled his eyes.
"Who says this isn't possible?"
"When we do research, we must make bold assumptions, verify them carefully, and be cautious..."