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Chapter 13 Discussion
Although Qi Younian didn't do anything to Lao Liu, the man who betrayed his brother died that night. He threw his head into a one-foot-deep stinking ditch and drowned.

Probably his cowardly spirit, after meeting two brothers who were still alive, could no longer bear the pain of living, which gave him the courage to kill himself, and he could drown himself in a shallow stinky ditch.

The two brothers Qi Younian stayed in Suicheng for a few days, and heard from old acquaintances that after six of their brothers were imprisoned and exiled into the army, the brother-in-law of the squire came forward to take over their livelihood.

The sixth child seemed to be doing well at the time, but he went to the squire's mansion many times to make trouble, saying that most of the silver promised to him by the squire had not been fulfilled.

Not long after that, Lao Liu was covered in bruises and his legs were paralyzed.After that, his wife and children were separated, and the paralyzed man who was left alone became a beggar, and he was still the most miserable beggar in the city.

Originally, brothers Qi Younian came back after earning their lives at the border with the determination of revenge, but what they saw was completely different from what they imagined.That bastard who was not worthy of being their enemy had already received the punishment he deserved, and it was even more enjoyable than what they did by themselves.

As for the squire and his brother-in-law, the disheartened Qi Younian persuaded the fourth son, "Let's do it, people can't fight for their lives. In those days, even if there was no sixth son, we couldn't keep our livelihood. You still have a wife and children, and they are still alive." Waiting for you to go back to reunite, don't let them wait for you for ten years. Forget about it, go home and live a good life, live happily, and let our four brothers live back for them."

The two brothers brought relics to the relatives of the other four brothers, and left only money.Qi Younian sent the fourth child back to his hometown, but he didn't know where he was going.

After being away from home for more than twenty years, he ended up being exiled into the army. How could he have the face to face his parents and brothers at home.Walking blindly all the way, it happened that the Miyi County government recruited masons to do the work, so he stayed in Miyi County until now.

After so many years, seeing that he is in his twilight years, his state of mind has also changed a lot, and his homesickness has become more and more serious. He always inadvertently thinks of his parents and two brothers at home, thinking of returning to his roots, and unwilling to bury himself in a foreign land .

However, he is now too old to withstand the bumps.Even when doing the bricklaying work he is familiar with, his hands and feet are not as good as before, and they are much slower.

His body has been exhausted after being tortured in prisons and frontiers.This place is thousands of miles away from his hometown in Eastern Yu, if he insists on traveling alone, it will most likely be the result of the wilderness.Qi Younian, who has lost his vigor, no longer has the guts to try such an ending.

Originally, he was already disappointed and gave up his desire to go home, but now there was a turning point, and this turning point was the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law next door.

They called themselves mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but judging from Qi Younian's experience over the years, the mother-in-law would show respect to the daughter-in-law from time to time.Although there is a lot of distress and concern in it, the respectful attitude buried deep under the surface is like a deep imprint, which cannot be completely concealed at all.

And the eagerness of the two of them to find relatives and household registration is not just as simple as what they said, just that they failed to find relatives and lost their way.

The only thing that made Qi Younian uncertain was Ye Zi who claimed to be his daughter-in-law.Although her so-called mother-in-law was blindly respectful to her, she herself was by no means like a delicate person who was served by servants and servants, but rather like a smart woman from an ordinary family.

It doesn't seem right to say that. Although Ye Zi's behavior is not coddled, her demeanor seems to have seen a big scene. Even in such an embarrassing situation, she always has an unusual expression. Calm and confident.

In any case, it is true that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have no place to stay, and it is true that their identities are somewhat suspicious.But after two months of cold inspection, no matter what their status is, they are all well-behaved people, and they have indeed looked for relatives.

Looking at the cold sunshine in winter, Qi Younian had a glimmer of hope in his heart.Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, everyone is free, maybe he can mention to Ye Zi that she should be the person in charge of her family...

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On Lunar New Year's Eve, most of the sales were closed, and Nanny Jin wanted to buy some food and cloth for the New Year, but found that at this time, there was no place to buy New Year's goods even with money.

She went all over the streets and alleys before sharing half a chicken and a catty of meat with others.

Fortunately, Ye Xinyan bought some flour on a whim a few days ago.With these white noodles, with the half chicken and the little meat she bought back, I can eat two meals of dumplings and chicken soup noodles during the Chinese New Year.In the days of the poor, this is also a rare delicacy.

Ye Xinyan has never lived a life where she never tires of food and meat, but she has never suffered such a crime.The life of the past few months has been too difficult, coupled with the anxiety of not having a place to live, she, who thinks she has a strong ability to resist pressure, will not be able to bear it.

Although he had money when he first escaped, he was faced with the huge threat of being hunted down, and the fear of committing a crime, even if he had money, he dared not spend it.Now... Even if you want to spend money to improve your life a little, there is no money to spend.

In addition, the status of refugees with no fixed place is always with the two of them, making Ye Xinyan extremely disgusted with the current days of hunger and cold, but at the same time, she can only be patient and slowly plan for the future.

Even if they earned some money these days, it was just so that they would not be left without a penny when something happened.There really isn't much use for this bit of silver other than this.

To put it bluntly, with the little money in their hands, they couldn't stand a gesture at all.

At this time, when she saw Jin Nanny taking out the little ingredients, her face was full of guilt, Ye Xinyan comforted: "Since we have come out, we are now poor people with nothing to do. You see Looking at the neighbors in front of and behind the house, everyone’s life is like this. Besides, it’s good if you can’t buy anything, save money, when the weather is warmer, we will have more money in our hands, which can be used for cooking Capital, do some other small business."

Ye Xinyan doesn't have much obsession with whether or not to eat well during the Chinese New Year. Even if she eats something good during the Chinese New Year, is it true that the next year will be good every day?Still have to rely on hands and brains to make money, right?

So, for the New Year's Eve lunch, they still ate some simple miscellaneous batter and steamed bread as in the past.For dinner on New Year's Eve, I made noodles, chopped stuffing, and made some dumplings.In addition, a spicy cabbage was fried with cabbage choy sum, which can be regarded as an account of the New Year's Eve dinner.

After cooking the dumplings, Nanny Jin asked Ye Xinyan to bring a bowl to old man Qi next door.Although Uncle Qi's New Year's Eve dinner must be better than theirs, but they have been living here for nearly two months, and thanks to Uncle Qi's care, they managed to make a delicious meal, so of course they have to show it.

Although Qi Younian was alone, his habit of living alone for many years made him uncomfortable with eating.When Ye Xinyan brought the dumplings, Qi Younian was also planning to eat, but there were no dumplings, but a pot of hot stew and a plate of braised pork.

(End of this chapter)