Ye Yanping was overjoyed: "Then I'll set off before dawn tomorrow!"
Yun Niang walked towards the door, "Can I not let you go? You are very capable, Yexiong Ridge is just a piece of cake for you! I'll go talk to my parents and make them happy too!"
After saying that, he shouted outside: "Mother——"
Ye Yanping covered her mouth, "Don't scream, don't scream!"
If my mother finds out, I'm afraid her legs will be broken.
Yun Niang cried: "Do you still want to go?"
Ye Yanping: "I won't go, I won't go!"
"Is this true?"
"Seriously! How often have I lied to you! I did have this idea just now, but now I don't." Ye Yanping said, "We can't afford to take this risk. There is always a way, and there will always be other ways. If it doesn't work, the big deal Let’s run away as a family.”
Yun Niang stared at him, and her heart dropped when she saw the sincerity on his face. She knew this man, and he had never lied to her.
…
The stars hang low in the sky, and the evening breeze of the summer night blows away the heat of the day.
There were only deep and shallow breathing sounds in the room. With the faint starlight, Ye Yanping looked at the soft profile of the woman next to him and said softly: "I'm sorry Yun Niang, this is the first and last time I lie to you."
…
The morning light is dim, and the day in Heihe Village begins with the sound of fetching water.
There is no water in the river for a long time. Only the ancient well in the village still has water, but the amount of water is far from meeting the drinking, washing and irrigation needs of the whole village.
In the past, villagers were fighting for water. Li Zheng came up with a way to let each household receive water based on their head. Every morning, he personally opened the lock on the manhole cover and supervised everyone's fetching of water. This way, the conflict was not aggravated.
As soon as it dawned, Ye Yanan picked up the bucket and walked out of the house. At this time, many people were already queuing up to fetch water from the well.
By coincidence, the person standing in front of Ye Yanan was Huo Zhongnian.
"Hey, today is Zhongnian's day to fetch water!" Someone greeted Huo Zhongnian.
Huo Zhongnian was wearing a green gown and said with a gentle smile: "It's rare for me to go home, so I should share some of the burden for my brother and sister-in-law."
The Huo family and the Ye family both have a family of eight, and they used to fetch two buckets of water.
Huo Zhongnian filled two buckets of water and was about to take them away when Li Zheng suddenly said: "Wait!"
Li Zheng picked up the big wooden ladle by the well, scooped out four ladles from the Huo family's barrel, and poured them into the Ye family's barrel.
Huo Zhongnian: "What does this mean?"
Li Zhengdao: "Since yesterday, there are only seven people in your family. Remember to fetch water for one less person in the future."
"Okay, Uncle Li Zheng, I remember it!"
Huo Zhongnian smiled lightly, picked up the bucket and left.
When he saw Ye Yanan, he even nodded, as if what happened yesterday never happened.
But the moment he turned around, a gloomy and vicious look appeared on his face.
You little bitch deserves to drink water!
Old guy Li Zheng, just wait for me!
Let’s see how dare you do this to me after I pass the imperial examination and go to high school!
…
As soon as Ye Yanan entered the yard carrying water, he saw his sister-in-law running out in a panic: "Yan An, have you seen your brother?"
"no, what happened?"
"Your brother is missing!" Yun Niang turned pale with anxiety, "He must have gone to Wild Bear Ridge!"
"What! Wild Bear Ridge!" Ye Yanan's legs went weak and the bucket on his burden almost fell to the ground.
…
Xiaojiu is dreaming.
In the dream, his new father was running through a dense forest.
Behind him, the roar of the beast was close at hand. Suddenly, Ye Yanping stumbled and fell to the ground. The huge shadow of the beast approached step by step, and soon enveloped his whole body. In his frightened eyes, the beast opened its bloody mouth, Ye Yanping let out a shrill scream...
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
But no one paid attention to her.
"This troublemaker! He is going to make me angry to death!" Luo Qiuyue's loud voice came, and Xiao Jiu was a little confused. What happened?
The little baby climbed to the edge of the bed while crying, but found that the bed was too high, so he had to turn around and lie down, struggling to swing his two short legs and slide down along the edge of the bed.
With a "chirp" sound, he finally fell down. Xiaojiu rubbed his butt firmly and staggered out.
In the main room, Ye Buwei's voice was low and calm, "I heard the sound of A Ping's door at Yin Shizhong this morning. He should have left at that time. It is now Mao Shizhong, only an hour before he set off, so I will catch up now. Then you can stop him.”
Ye Yanan frowned and said: "Dad, I'm afraid it will be difficult. The eldest brother is very strong and fast, walking like flying. No one in Heihe Village can compare with him!"
Ye Buwei stood up slowly: "Me."
Yun Niang was so shocked that she forgot to cry.
Luo Qiuyue said in surprise and uneasiness: "Old Ye, you——"
"Oooh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!"
The sound of soft little breasts sounded, and everyone looked around, only to see Xiao Jiuer standing outside the door with a messy head of hair, sobbing and crying.
Yun Niang wiped away her tears and hugged her, "Xiaojiu, why are you crying? What did you just say?"
Ye Xiaowen hesitated and said: "Sister, she, she, she said, daddy is dead!"
The whole family suddenly turned pale.
Luo Qiuyue's voice trembled: "Xiao Jiu'er, do you know something?"
Xiaojiu was so anxious that her little hands danced: "Brain axe, it's seven!"
This time everyone understood.
Xiaojiu said that Ye Yanping was eaten by a big tiger!
"Ms. sir!" Yun Niang rolled her eyes and was held by Luo Qiuyue before she fell to the ground.
"Don't worry, the little kid is talking nonsense!" Luo Qiuyue comforted Yun Niang, but she was very worried.
She had already seen Xiao Jiu's magical powers, so there must be a reason why she suddenly said this.
"Xiaojiu must have had a nightmare, why are you so nervous!" Ye Yanan felt that her mother and sister-in-law were making a fuss out of a molehill.
"Let's set off immediately." Ye Buwei's voice was firm and powerful, "But I need someone to show me the way."
"Dad, what are you talking about?" Ye Yanan was confused.
How many years has it been since his father left the courtyard? And how could he, a blind man, go after his elder brother?
But he also knew that this father was a man who never spoke falsely, and what he said was like a certainty.
Ye Yanan suddenly realized that he seemed to know very little about this blind father.
"I'll go with you!" Luo Qiuyue said.
"What a fool!" Xiaojiu raised his hands and shouted anxiously.
Ye Xiaowen: "My sister said she should go!"
"Xiaojiu?" Ye Buwei's serious face showed a soft look.
"Baobao, Baobao!" Xiaojiu raised her hands.
Ye Buwei walked towards her firmly and picked her up accurately.
Xiaojiu hummed and climbed up on his back, sat directly on his neck, and pinched Ye Buwei's ears with his two small hands.
"Brain bag, Jie Ben!"
Xiaojiu grabbed his left ear, and Ye Buwei took a step with his left foot and walked towards the courtyard door.
"Lao Ye!"
"Abba!"
"Xiao Jiu'er!"
After the people in the house chased them out, Ye Buwei and Xiaojiu were already several feet away.
