After she returned to the camp, Li Youmei started yelling. When Ye Chuqiu approached, she asked: "Oh, sister-in-law, what's wrong with you? Your face is peeling."
"I don't know either." Ye Chuqiu shrugged, "Maybe he was exposed to the sun along the way."
"Oh, you have to be careful, come on, come and eat mutton quickly, mutton is nourishing." Li Youmei greeted.
Ye Chuqiu sat down at the main seat. Although her main seat was just the smoothest stone, the sense of ritual and rules were still indispensable.
After she moved her chopsticks, everyone started eating. Ye Chuqiu took a bite and felt it was so bland, "Didn't you add salt?"
"Mom, we are out of salt." Lin Dahu said quickly.
"Who said there is no salt?" Ye Chuqiu walked to the oxcart, fumbled around in a crack, and unexpectedly found a bag of salt. She folded the salt bag with kraft paper, brought it to everyone, opened it,
"Isn't this salt?"
"Mom, you are really good at hiding things." Lin Sihu said.
"If I don't even know how to hide something, can I still be your mother and suppress you hozens?"
Ye Chuqiu walked to the main seat and sat down. Zhao Hehua took the initiative to take the salt, first sprinkled some into everyone's bowls, and then sprinkled it into the pot.
After drinking the mutton soup, Ye Chuqiu sat under the tree to rest again. She didn't plan to go anywhere today. She was really exhausted during this period. She thought they could just camp here. Anyway, in this deep mountain and old forest, it was expected that
There will be no officials coming to chase them.
After telling everyone about this plan, everyone agreed. It had been nearly two months since they had fled the country, and the journey was so dusty that no one wanted to leave again.
"Then we'll rest here and hunt for a living these days. When we've rested enough, we'll continue walking down. If we see a nice village this time, we'll find a way to settle down."
Ye Chuqiu told everyone her thoughts.
"Sister-in-law, aren't we going back?" Lin Qingyun asked.
"If I want you to come back, I won't come back anyway." Ye Chuqiu waved his hand and said.
Why go back? Go back to a place where drought happens all the time? Go back to a place where riots happen and there is no place to hide? Go back to a place where horse bandits are everywhere? Go back to a place where officials do nothing?
What's more important is that when she returns to a familiar place, there are many people who know her, so it's hard for her to perform well. The stranger the place, the more suitable it is for her.
Of course, Linjia Village was as good as Linjia Village, but she didn't want to go back. She had finally escaped from the environment where the original owner lived, so how could she go back again.
"Then what should we do if eldest brother comes back and can't find us?" Lin Qingshi on the side couldn't help but say something.
"Then it depends on fate."
Ye Chuqiu glanced at the two brothers and said: "I want to say something from the bottom of my heart to you two brothers. In the past eight years, I have worked hard to raise my children, and I have been very kind to you, the old Lin family.
As for your eldest brother, I am worthy of him. No matter whether he lives or dies, or whether he can find us in the future, these children are all named Lin and are his sons.
Although he and I have been married for many years, we have also been separated for many years. If he has made a career outside in these years, then he may not look down on my poor wife.
If he has no future outside, then I won’t look down on him either. My old wife can live like this for the rest of her life, which is fine.”
Just kidding, she doesn't want to go back to the village. What if Lin Qingchuan really comes home?
She didn't want to be the wife of a bad old man and have to work as a cow or horse for him.
At this moment, it is enough for her to say a few words to show off her virtuous character and express her difficulties.
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"General, we are too late. The drought is too serious and the nearby villagers have fled long ago!"
When Ye Chuqiu said these words, she would never have thought that Lin Qingchuan had returned to Linjia Village at this moment. Not only that, he was wearing armor, a red tassel helmet on his head, and chain-link iron leaf chain armor, with a solemn face.
, dressed like a majestic general.
And behind him, dozens of soldiers followed.
Over the years, he has been at the border, following his generals in the north and south. Through his own efforts, he climbed up step by step, and became a junior general, commanding tens of thousands of soldiers.
However, he knew the temper of the original owner. If he told her that he had become a general and had an official position, she would definitely publicize it in a big way, show off, and maybe even accept bribes, which would bring disaster to the family.
Therefore, he never told her these things. He just kept the same as before, saying that he was just a captain of ten. Every so often, someone would send some money home, plus the fields at home. He thought, these are also
Enough for the family to live a good life.
But he never expected that because he always sent money in the name of the tenth captain, the money he sent back would be embezzled by the people at the inn before it reached Ye Chuqiu's hands, and the original owner was partial to it.
Most of this money was taken away by the natal family, and the remaining money was not enough for them to live a good life.
He asked Ye Chuqiu to send several children to school, but Ye Chuqiu read his letter to the Ye family. The Ye family was afraid that after Ye Chuqiu sent their children to school, they would have no money to help them, so they told Ye Chuqiu
In early autumn, Lin Qingchuan wrote a letter saying that none of the children in the family were meant to study, so they should be more practical and work honestly, and don't think about what they have or don't have.
Because of this, the original owner stopped letting his two children study.
Speaking of which, the original owner said she knew two words, but in fact she didn't know much. Ye Yaozu pointed out a few words she knew to her, and then randomly distorted the meaning of words she didn't know, and the original owner actually believed it.
After all, who would have thought that her natal nephew would lie to her about this matter?
Until now, the original owner has been kept in the dark. Of course, it is Ye Chuqiu now, and she doesn't know about it either, but she doesn't care about it anymore. She wishes she could draw a clear line with these people and never see each other again.
"Can we still find them?" Lin Qingchuan looked at the empty houses, with a dark cloud hanging over his heart.
"I'm afraid this is difficult. According to our inquiries, Madam and the others have been gone for at least a month or two. I really can't find out their whereabouts." The soldiers below lowered their heads and replied.
"General, don't worry. They will definitely come back one day. After all, this is their root." The deputy general on the side said with relief.
Lin Qingchuan nodded slightly. He could only comfort himself in this way. He just hoped that nothing serious would happen to them this time.
"General, now we just need to release the news about the pacification of Lusu City. I think the villagers will come back one after another after they know the news. Then we will tell the nearby mayors and let them pay attention to this matter."
The deputy general said again.
"That's all we can do." Lin Qingchuan nodded.
He came back this time because of his reputation as a bandit killer. Otherwise, he would not have time to spare.
He was not worried that the children would not come back. He was mainly worried that the children would encounter any dangers on the road. However, he comforted himself that Dahu and Erhu were both grown up, and he had two brothers beside him.
I didn't expect anything serious to happen.
However, they are bound to suffer some hardships along the way.
Alas~
I hope they are lucky enough to have their own destiny.
Lin Qingchuan sighed.
But he never expected that Ye Chuqiu had no intention of taking them home again.