Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 463 Difficult Choices
Chen Liang ran out first. Yan Jiekuang was very puzzled as to what was going on outside, so he carried his daughter out of the house as well.

The Big King and Little Wang outside were standing in front of the car. There were seven or eight people opposite them, led by an old man in his sixties or seventies holding a hoe. They stood there not daring to move, and the Big King and Little Wang, who were as big as lions, were in an attacking posture.

Yan Jiekuang saw that this must be a misunderstanding, so he quickly called Da Wang and Xiao Wang to his side. The people on the opposite side also put down their weapons. The old man in the lead shouted, "Liangzi, are you okay? Who is he?"

Chen Liang walked up to the man and said, "Grandpa Village Chief, I'm fine. He was just passing by and was feeding his daughter."

When Yan Jiekuang heard this, he almost spat out a mouthful of blood and said quickly: "The child is hungry, give him some milk. You are the old village chief, right? Chen Liang mentioned you. I am just passing by."

The village chief still did not let down his guard and asked, "Who are you? Where are you from? Do you have a letter of introduction?"

Yan Jiekuang thought to himself, I didn't expect that someone would actually need a letter of introduction, so he said, "I'm going to XZ, I'm just passing by, I still have a letter of introduction, I'll give it to you."

Yan Jiekuang carried his daughter into the car, got off with his small bag, and handed his ID and letter of introduction to the village chief. After the village chief read them, he handed them to a man next to him. The man also took a look and said, "He is just passing by here. You are making a fuss. Come on, let's go."

The man wanted to take the person away. Those people already knew that Yan Jiekuang was not a bad person, but they were attracted by the car. There hadn't been a car in the village for many years, so they surrounded him all of a sudden.

The village chief said embarrassedly: "They are all men from the fields, and have never seen the world." Yan Jiekuang waved his hand, meaning it was okay, just watch, then he carried the girl into the house and continued to feed her milk.

The village chief looked around and shouted, "You can only look but not touch. If you touch it again, it will be damaged." Then he also took Chen Liang into the house.

While feeding his daughter, Yan Jiekuang started chatting with the village chief. Gradually, he learned the origins of Chen Liang and his two sisters.

It turned out that what Chen Liang said was almost true. Chen Liang's parents came here to escape the war. When they came, they only had one child, Chen Liang. But in this place, they had no house or land, and they could not survive.

The old village chief did not say what happened afterwards. It seemed that he wanted to avoid Chen Liang. After all, Chen Liang was already old enough to remember things. Yan Jiekuang put his daughter down and followed the old village chief out. He handed the old village chief a cigarette, but the old village chief looked at it for a long time but didn't put it in his mouth. It seemed that he was reluctant to smoke. So Yan Jiekuang simply stuffed a pack of cigarettes into the old village chief's pocket.

The old village chief also lit a cigarette and said, "It wasn't his parents who died. It was his father who died. When his mother heard about it, she was very sad at first, but she disappeared after a few days. Everyone was afraid that the children would be sad, so they said that his mother also died. This happened less than two months ago."

Yan Jiekuang thought for a moment and said, "Is it because the people in the village are not doing well that no one is taking care of these three children?"

The old village chief took a puff of his cigarette and said, "To be honest, my family has eight children. After they get married, they have at least three or four children. It's not easy for any family. Who can adopt them? We can't let the children starve to death. It's with the help of the whole village that we can keep them half full. If you ask us to adopt them, it's very difficult."

Yan Jiekuang was very conflicted. He didn't want the children to continue like this. He still had to go west. He didn't know what to do. At this time, the old village chief said, "I know you are a good person. If you can take them out, take them out and find a good family. These three children have a hard life. If they stay here, sooner or later something will happen to them."

Yan Jiekuang didn't say yes or no. He really hadn't figured out what to do, but he decided to stay here for one night and make a choice tomorrow.

The village chief left with his people. Seeing that the house was really simple, Yan Jiekuang carried Nannan to the car and put her on the bed in the bedroom of his car. When he covered her with a warm quilt, Nannan said the word "big" and Yan Jiekuang smiled. Chen Fang ran directly to Nannan's side and looked at Yan Jiekuang with expectant eyes. Yan Jiekuang said, "Okay, wash yourself well and sleep next to Nannan."

Chen Fang took the towel that Yan Jiekuang handed to her and went to take a shower. She went to the river not far away. The weather was not really warm at that time. Yan Jiekuang rushed over with a towel and blanket.

Chen Liang looked at Yan Jiekuang's back with a confused look in his eyes, and vaguely saw the figure of his mother coaxing his sister.

Yan Jiekuang wrapped Chen Fang in a blanket, carried her into the car, and put her in Nannan's bed, saying, "Sleep well. This car is like a home, it's warm."

Yan Jiekuang dimmed the lights in the small bedroom at the back, then walked to the living room in the front near the cab. Chen Liang was sitting there, drinking water silently.

Yan Jiekuang thought for a moment and said, "Today the village chief told me about your situation. I am from Sijiu City. My name is Yan Jiekuang. This time, I plan to go on a pilgrimage to XZ. It is really difficult for you to live here. Since it is fate that I met you, tell me, do you want to continue here, or do you want to live somewhere else?"

Chen Liang thought for a moment and said, "Will it be troublesome for you if we follow you?"

Yan Jiekuang frowned. He had originally planned to ask Li Dong to come here to pick them up and take them to Fangshan. But when he heard what Chen Liang said, it was a little different from what he thought. However, he did not interrupt him and asked, "Follow me?"

Chen Liang seemed to have made a great decision and said, "I want to bring my sisters to stay with you. My sisters like you very much. I think my sisters will not do this if it is someone else. I want to bring my sisters to accompany you on the pilgrimage. I will work and will not cause you any trouble."

Yan Jiekuang burst into laughter and said, "Do you know where I'm going? It's XZ, very far away, and it will take a long time. Can you do it?"

Chen Liang nodded solemnly and said, "I can do it, and so can my sisters. You don't know that my little sister called you dad, which is a recognition of you. I can't let her leave the person who is closest to her."

Yan Jiekuang was stunned and asked, "Didn't your little sister yell 'big'?"

Chen Liang shook his head and said, "No, that means Dad, she thinks of you as her dad, I think you are suitable to be our father."

Yan Jiekuang frowned and said, "Let me think about it. You can go sleep over there. There is a small bed next to your sister. Go and sleep. Don't think too much."

Chen Liang looked at Yan Jiekuang and walked in. Yan Jiekuang frowned and thought about this matter that gave him a headache. He was also unable to make a decision. Taking them with him would involve great risks, but if he didn't take them with him, Yan Jiekuang couldn't live with himself.

Yan Jiekuang opened the car door and walked out. The two Tibetan mastiffs looked at him and lay down in the living room again.

At this time, on the bank of the Sanggan River, the sky was full of stars, and next to it was the sound of the leaves of the birch forest rustling in the wind. Yan Jiekuang looked at the reservoir in the distance, with rippling blue waves, smoking a cigarette, and thinking about what happened today. It felt like it was destined that he would meet these three brothers and sisters at the first stop. Was it fate or a test?
(End of this chapter)