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Chapter 20 is back

The three of Qi Younian were lucky, they rushed to the nearest big town when it was about to get dark.

The three of them found a small inn to stay in, took a comfortable bath, and had dinner in the inn seriously before discussing their future itinerary.

Ye Xinyan talked about her concerns and discussed with the two, mainly asking Qi Younian what kind of livestock and carts to buy for the next journey.

She asked Qi Younian which one was better, an ox cart or a donkey cart.

What Ye Xinyan was worried about was the truth. Now that she has some silver taels in her hand, she should sell an animal as her foot strength as she said.With livestock and vehicles, it not only saves foot power, but also speeds up the journey.When we arrived at Qinghe Village in eastern Henan, the livestock and flatbed carts could still come in handy, so it wasn't too bad a loss.

"If it is more useful, it is better to buy a cow." Qi Younian said, "However, we are mainly traveling now, and the ox cart is too slow, so we should buy a donkey. We don't have much luggage, and we don't need to pull a cart." Too much labor. Donkeys are also cheaper in comparison.”

Ye Xinyan looked at Nanny Jin: "Then let's buy a donkey cart?"

Seeing that Ye Xinyan's behavior of borrowing money had no serious consequences, Jiang Yifan just left, seemingly not interested in where they were going, so she was relieved, "I don't understand this, so I'm still Listen to the old man."

"Then do as grandpa said. Let's find out where we can buy donkeys and carts tomorrow." Ye Xinyan nodded.

A car with a canopy is nice, but doesn't that cost more?And it can't hold much stuff.The cart can store things and save money, of course it is the first choice.

After everything was settled, Ye Xinyan remembered the most important question when they were about to go back to their rooms and rest: "Grandpa, can you drive?"

Qi Younian smiled: "If I don't know how to drive a car, how can I agree with you to buy livestock."

With silver, the road ahead will be smoother and smoother, and only then can I really feel at ease. For more than 20 days, this is the most comfortable sleep they have had.

Woke up early the next morning, had breakfast at the inn, and the three of them went to the livestock market. They spent 11 taels of silver to buy a two-year-old donkey, paired it with a donkey cart, and sold the wheelbarrow at a low price. sell.It cost a total of 19 taels of silver to add some clothes and daily items to the three of them.

Ye Xinyan touched her bulging purse, and thought contentedly: It's good to have money.

After spending a day at the inn, Ye Xinyan and the three of them took a leisurely ride in a donkey cart and embarked on a trip to the east of Henan.

With the strength of their feet, the journey is much easier. At most, they are subject to some bumps. The speed of travel is more than doubled, but they are not so tired.

It took 20 days for the three of them to enter Yuyuan County.

Qi Younian has been away from home for 42 years, and the closer he gets to his hometown, the more uneasy he feels.He was still young when he left home, and he didn't care about the relationship between his parents and brothers at all.By the time I knew how to think about my family, I couldn't help myself, and I was dispatched into the army at the border.After that, I was disheartened again, and I felt ashamed to go back to my hometown and see my relatives in my hometown.

Now that he is nearly sixty years old, it is conceivable that he, an unfilial son, will probably never see his parents again.

Ye Xinyan comforted Qi Younian along the way, and the three of them spent a few days recuperating in Yuyuan City where the Yamen of Yuyuan County was located, and spent nearly ten taels of silver buying some more practical gifts before setting off again.

After borrowing 100 taels of silver, the three of Qi Younian purchased vehicles and supplies, and stayed at the top of the store, to buying gifts for Qi Younian’s family this time, they spent a total of more than 54 taels of silver. Now the family of three saves [-] taels of silver. , It is still a family with a slight surplus.

Qi Younian used to be a well-traveled and experienced person, so a large amount of money was placed on Qi Younian, while Ye Xinyan and Mother Jin carried no more than an infinite amount of money with them, just in case.

Three days later, the three of them arrived in Qingyuan County, stayed at a good inn in Qingyuan County, took a shower and tidied up.At dawn the next day, the three of them had breakfast and took a donkey cart to Qinghe Village where Qi Younian's hometown was.

Qinghe Village is a village under the jurisdiction of Qingyuan County. It is not far from Qingyuan County. After walking for more than an hour, the donkey cart entered the village before Sishi.

Looking at the village that was not much different from what he remembered, Qi Younian's weathered eyes were already wet, and the wrinkles on his face became more and more vicissitudes.

Now is the busy farming season, and there are not many idlers in the village. Occasionally, adults and children passing by will look at the three of them in a car from a distance, their eyes full of strangeness and curiosity.

Ye Xinyan saw all this in her eyes, and felt uncomfortable.This is probably what the poem said, the scene where the children meet each other and ask the guest where he came from with a smile.And grandpa has been away for a longer time, and even the adults in the village don't recognize him.

Ye Xinyan asked Qi Younian in a low voice: "Grandpa, is there any change between the village today and the past? Do you still remember the way home?"

Qi Younian held back the tears that were about to well up in his eyes, and said dully: "There are some changes, but it is still the same as before. I still remember the general location of my home." The hometown that has always lingered in my heart all these years, how could I not remember it?

After Qi Younian finished speaking, he jumped off the shaft.

Seeing that Ye Xinyan was about to come down, he hurriedly stopped him, "You and your mother can sit down. I just want to step on the land of my hometown, and I don't have any other words."

Only then did a villager come up and ask, "May I ask this uncle, are you visiting relatives or looking for someone?"

Ye Xinyan reckoned that he was probably a village head Lizheng or something.

Qi Younian didn't stop, he just cupped his hands to the middle-aged man and said: "The little old man's surname is Qi, he is originally from this village, he left home as a young man, and only now returned to his hometown."

When the middle-aged man heard this, he was stunned for a while, then looked at Qi Younian's age, and then reacted and said in surprise: "You are the second son of the old man of the Qi family, and you have been away from home for more than forty years, right?"

Qi Younian hurriedly cupped his hands again, "It's the little old man, may I ask who you are?"

The middle-aged man glanced at the two young and old women in the car, and also cupped his hands and said, "I am the village head of Qinghe Village, and my surname is He, He Quantai."

"It turned out to be the village chief. The little old man came back rashly and caused you trouble."

"Where, everywhere, they are all folks. It's a good thing that you can always go back to your hometown."

The two walked towards the village while chatting.The few boys who heard them talking at the side had already ran forward in a fuss.While running, she shouted: "A relative from the Qi family is here, and Qi Sanshun's second grandfather is back."

When they reached the gate of the Qi family's old house, an old woman had heard the news, stood outside the gate, and looked over here.

When they came to the gate of the courtyard, Qi Younian stopped the donkey cart, and Ye Xinyan and Nanny Jin got out of the cart quickly.

Qi Younian suppressed the sadness and desolation in his stomach, looked at the old woman for a long time, but didn't recognize who she was, so he cupped his hands again, and said in a trembling voice: "I am Qi Younian, the second son of Qi Wuer, the old man of the Qi family. How dare you ask Qi Younian?" Which one is at home?"

(End of this chapter)