Li Wenxiu's face was straight, her eyes were red and she asked sternly: "Third brother, how come you can't understand what my sister-in-law said?
You and Mingxiang went back a few days ago, and your mother and your second brother wanted to sell my Tongtong. Why do you think this is? "
Seeing the embarrassment on Ye Daqing's face, she warned in a low voice that only two people could hear:
"Ye Daqing, don't think that if your eldest brother is not at home, you can bully my child at will.
You'd better put away this idea, let me tell you, who dares to sell my child? I will die with him. "
The crowd watching the excitement did not hear what they said behind them, and only saw Li Wenxiu talking with red eyes. Ye Daqing's face turned red and white. What else didn't he understand now?
When Ye Mingxuan saw that it was almost done, he carried his sister on his back, looked at Ye Daqing and Ye Mingxiang, and said calmly:
"Third uncle, cousin, although my father is not at home, he still has two sons. If you need anything in the future, just come to me.
If anything happens to my mother and my sister, we brothers will make them live in peace for the rest of their lives. "
After saying that, he carried his sister on his back and supported his mother, who was still crying, and left, regardless of how Ye Daqing and the others explained.
They came here today just to warn the people in the old house so that the old witch would not dare to attack his sister again.
Ye Daqing looked at the backs of the three people walking away, gritted his teeth, calmed down, and then smiled and said to everyone: "A misunderstanding made everyone laugh."
Everyone laughed a few times and dispersed, but everyone had their own considerations in their hearts. The uncle and nephew usually pretended to be serious, but they didn't expect their thoughts to be so vicious.
Looking at the patchy clothes worn by his sister-in-law, nieces and nephews, they are so thin that they look unrecognizable.
And these two people were dressed in ridiculous clothes, and they were generous in spending money. I don’t know which family they thought they were young masters from.
Who would have thought that the dignity he maintained by sucking the blood of his eldest brother would now be selling his niece, hahaha, he really has no shame at all.
Ye Daqing and Ye Mingxiang walked up to the Master, bowed their hands first, and then said with shame:
"Sir, my sister-in-law just came to tell me that my niece is being sold. I really don't know what happened? I want to take half a day off to go back and ask my parents. I hope sir will approve it."
The middle-aged master waved his hand impatiently, "Okay, go back and take care of things at home.
Judging from how much you two spend on food and clothing, it doesn't look like you are so embarrassed that you want to sell your niece. How could you be so childish? "
"Sir, what you said is that this disciple should go back and see what happened at home?"
After finishing speaking, he sighed helplessly: "My niece has been disobedient since she was a child, causing trouble everywhere in the village.
I don’t know why I made my parents angry again this time, otherwise they wouldn’t have said such angry words about selling their granddaughter. "
The master looked at them both meaningfully and entered the academy without saying anything.
The uncle and nephew both had dark faces when they saw the master entering the academy.
Ye Daqing gritted his teeth with hatred, and was secretly annoyed with his mother and second brother for asking them to find an academy even though they couldn't handle such a trivial matter.
The persona that he and Yongxiang had worked hard to build over the past two years just collapsed.
The uncle and nephew discussed outside for a while and decided to go back after lunch. The money they took last time was also used up, so they would give some more to the family today.
After leaving the alley of the academy, Li Wenxiu wiped his tears, and Ye Yutong also got off his elder brother's back.
Ye Mingxuan looked around and whispered: "Mom, why do I feel that there are many more people in this town than when we took my sister to see a doctor last time."
Li Wenxiu nodded and remained silent. She discovered it when she came.
Everywhere in the town sat ragged, skinny men, women and children, carrying their few belongings, their eyes empty and desperate.
She came here to escape the famine, and knew that these were foreigners. They probably fled here because their family had no way to survive.
But they are almost out of water here. How can they find a way to survive here?
She observed her surroundings with her peripheral vision, holding her son and daughter tightly with both hands.
Both Ye Mingxuan and Ye Yutong felt their mother's nervousness, and they followed her forward without saying a word.
Li Wenxiu took the two children to the medical center first, but the door of the medical center was closed.
The shopkeeper of the nearby grocery store saw them and kindly told them: "Doctor Huang's family left yesterday to join relatives in other places. If you want to see a doctor, go to Wang's Medical Center in front of you."
Li Wenxiu thanked her hurriedly: "Thank you so much, shopkeeper."
Just as he was about to take the child away, he suddenly remembered something and asked with a smile: "Shopkeeper, do you sell water bags here?"
Seeing that there was business, the shopkeeper greeted him enthusiastically: "The water bag is gone, but there are still two bamboo tubes filled with water in the store. Would you like to take a look, sister-in-law?"
Li Wenxiu nodded and took Ye Mingxuan and Ye Yutong into the grocery store.
While his mother was looking at the bamboo tube, Ye Yutong began to look at the grocery store. There were not many things in it.
There were several backpacks placed behind the gate, and she picked them up and looked at them. Made of rattan, it is not as light as a modern backpack, but it can hold a lot of things and is easy to carry when escaping.
Ye Mingxuan saw his sister holding a backpack and looking at it. He walked over and asked, "Sister, do you want a backpack?"
Ye Yutong nodded and said, "Brother, let's buy two and take them back. We can carry them on our backs when we dig wild vegetables in the mountains for easier work."
Li Wenxiu had already agreed on the price with the shopkeeper, and saw her daughter and son looking at the two backpacks.
No one in her family knew how to make it up. She originally wanted to buy it from someone in the village, but the wife of that family didn't get along with her, so she never went.
Now that you are in town, buy two and go back. It will be more convenient to dig wild vegetables in the mountains in the future.
She asked: "Shopkeeper, how do you sell that backpack?"
When the shopkeeper heard that she wanted to buy a backpack, he happily said:
"The big one costs fifteen cents, and the small one costs ten cents. Madam, my backpacks are very strong. One can last for several years. You will definitely not lose money if you buy them."
Ye Wenxuan put down the backpack in his hand and said: "Shopkeeper, is your price a bit high? I saw an old man selling it some time ago, and the big one only costs ten cents."
The shopkeeper smiled bitterly and said: "Brother, you said that old man, I also know that he made it up himself. I collect it and sell it. You have to let me make a few cents!"
Li Wenxiu said with a smile: "Shopkeeper, look at what you said, you charge so much at one time, why can't they give you a cheaper price?
Do you think this is okay? I want a big one and a small one. They cost twenty cents. If it works, I will buy them together with these two bamboo tubes and this salt shaker. "
"Oh, take it, take it. Today is also the last day I will open the door. I will take my children to the Yue family tomorrow."
Ye Yutong remained silent, listening to her mother and her eldest brother bargaining with the shopkeeper, and hearing him say that he was leaving tomorrow, so he must have received some news.
She pretended to be curious and asked: "Shopkeeper, there are so many people in our town, and these people have to live, wouldn't the business be better? Why do you want to leave?"
The shopkeeper counted the coins given by Li Wenxiu and then whispered:
"The people who have come to town these days have all fled from the north. I heard that the barbarians are coming. We are almost out of water. Why are we still here? Waiting for others to rob us?"
After saying that, he let out a long sigh, and when sending them out, he kindly reminded them, "If you can find a way to survive elsewhere, run away quickly!"
Li Wenxiu said gratefully: "Thank you, shopkeeper. Please pay attention to safety when you leave. It is best not to travel alone."
