Unlimited Resources: Raising a Minister with a Space Supermarket-Chapter 500 - 445: Sun Manhong

Yu Xiaolian’s eyes were filled with tears. Her dear father and mother were not by her side, and her only sister, Sun Manxue, was also dead. Sun Manhong seemed to have nowhere to turn for help.

"No, I will write a letter to Yu State and tell Uncle Erlin that you are still alive!" Recently, Yu Xiaolian had already sent a letter to Yu State, explaining roughly the matters concerning each family’s daughters-in-law and informing Sun Erlin about the death of his two daughters.

Now, knowing that Sun Manhong is still alive would be splendid news for Sun Erlin and his wife.

"My parents are still alive?" Sun Manhong wiped away tears with her sleeve.

"Alive, Manjin and Manyin are also alive. Moreover, they are both married now and are living well.

Manhong Jie, I finally found you. You’ve suffered all these years. From today on, you won’t have to work with them anymore. Just oversee their hygiene and ensure they work cleanly. I’ll give you two taels of silver each month."

Yu Xiaolian pressed Sun Manhong to sit on the rosewood chair and poured her a cup of tea. "Where are the children? Are they still in that cave? I’ll have someone fetch them with a carriage right away!"

Sun Manhong sat dumbfounded on the chair, taking a moment to regain her composure. "I’ll go. If I don’t go, they won’t be found. That cave is very secluded. Seeing unfamiliar people, they would hide, and you wouldn’t see any trace of them."

"I’ll go with you!" Yu Xiaolian held Sun Manhong’s hand, calling out to Cao Gen to hitch the carriage as they walked out.

Cao Gen knew that Yu Xiaolian was about to go home at this time, so he had prepared the carriage early. As soon as Yu Xiaolian called, he brought the carriage up to them.

Yu Xiaolian let Sun Manhong get on the carriage first, then called over Steward Liu, "Let someone go back and tell the master that I’ve gone to Beiwai and will only return the day after tomorrow! Just tell him I found Manhong Jie; he will understand what it’s about.

By the way, Jinghua is afraid of sleeping alone at night, have a maid accompany her!" Finishing her instructions, Yu Xiaolian nimbly got on the carriage.

Cao Gen sensed something was amiss and quickly spoke up, "Madam, we’re heading to Beiwai? It’s almost the hour of Xu (7 PM) now?"

Fearing any unforeseen changes, Yu Xiaolian urged, "Bring the lantern, and let’s travel by night."

Seeing Yu Xiaolian’s anxious demeanor, Cao Gen knew there was no persuading her. He asked Steward Liu for an oil lantern and then set the carriage in motion.

Beiwai is much closer to Yangcheng than River Bay Town, but even by carriage, it would take two hours to get there.

Tonight, they would certainly reach by the hour of Hai (9-11 PM). Cao Gen reassured Yu Xiaolian to rest in the carriage, promising to drive steadily, and would wake her upon arrival.

Yu Xiaolian couldn’t sleep at the moment. From the storage box in the carriage, she took out some sunflower seeds and nougat she had stored, handing them to Sun Manhong.

"Manhong Jie, did you walk all the way from Beiwai?"

It takes two hours by carriage, but more than three hours on foot. No wonder Sun Erlin didn’t return; there’d be no sleep all night, only to have to head back upon arrival.

Her Red Sausage Factory took a month and a half from laying the foundation to completion. When it started operations, Sun Manhong reported right on time, indicating she was waiting near Yangcheng all these days, possibly making daily trips.

But how could she feel secure leaving the two little girls in that cave near Beiwai?

Sun Manhong nodded, "I was afraid to miss this opportunity. I’ve been staying near the city outskirts for the past two days."

"How old are your children? How have they been eating while you haven’t been home for so many days?" Yu Xiaolian frowned. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Sun Manhong spoke softly, "My eldest is fifteen, and the younger one is eleven. We’ve been occupying that cave rather well; there are plenty of wild vegetables growing around there, in patches. Few people go there, so in summer, they grow thick and fine. There’s no worry about food.

It’s just that we’ve not had any salt, so our hair is a bit white; other than that, we’re fine!"

Sun Manhong spoke lightly, but Yu Xiaolian listened with a heavy heart.

Yu Xiaolian peeled a piece of candy and placed it in Sun Manhong’s mouth.

Sun Manhong, savoring the milky sugar, asked, "Earlier, you said my parents went to Yu State?"

"Yes, they are in Luocheng in Yu State. If you want to go reunite with them with your children, I will arrange for you to be taken there!"

"Yu State, how far is it from Yangcheng?" Sun Manhong asked.

"Yu State is very, very far from Yangcheng; taking a car and a boat would take over forty days!"

"That far, huh? I’d better not go now. Didn’t you say you’d have me oversee things here? I’ll definitely manage well for you. Perhaps after a few years, I’ll gradually make my way to Yu State."

With her white-haired appearance now, she probably looks older than her mother. Who knows how heartbroken her parents might be when they see her like this!

"That’s fine too!" Actually, Su Jingchen was quite short on hands because he had replaced the government officials and officers previously connected to County Magistrate Qian with his people, leaving few idle hands in the household.

It wasn’t until around 9 PM that Yu Xiaolian and the others arrived near the cave Sun Manhong had mentioned.

Sun Manhong and Yu Xiaolian got off the carriage, with Cao Gen holding the lantern in front. The three of them twisted and turned a lot before finally reaching the cave Sun Manhong described.

"Jinhua, Yinhua, Mom’s back!" Sun Manhong shouted.

As soon as Sun Manhong’s voice fell, cheerful responses came from inside the cave, "Mom!"

The quick response proved that Zhang Jinhua and Zhang Yinhua hadn’t fallen asleep and were perhaps waiting for Sun Manhong to return.

Sun Manhong took the lantern from Cao Gen’s hand, "Little brother, could you wait outside for a moment?"

Cao Gen understood immediately from Sun Manhong’s demeanor that the two people in the cave were likely not properly dressed to meet an outside man, so he turned around and stood at a respectful distance.