"Xiang'e, you don't know, Lu Guohua's notice has been posted all over the brigade's wall, it's just short of setting up a loudspeaker and shouting it throughout the village! Now our Blackwater Village will no longer have that Zhao family's den!"

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"That's not true! I saw with my own eyes Lü Da leading people to Sun Fengmei's house! They just kicked her out of the village! When Zhao Wencui left, her bicycle was flat, and she was wiping away tears as she walked. It was hilarious!" Aunt Tian said, sitting on a stool in the yard, cracking sunflower seeds.

"Oh dear... karma! Karma!"

While washing clothes, Qin Xiang'e was all smiles, looking up and talking to Aunt Tian, ​​and she even washed the clothes in her hands with more enthusiasm!

"I told you your Zhengzi's wife is something else! Look how much she's helped you get revenge!"

Aunt Tian's words made Qin Xiang'e blush.

Qin Xiang'e washed the clothes in her hands, lowering her head shyly, "Our Zhengzi's wife has a kind heart..."

Ring ring ring!

Ye Yun rang the bell on the handlebars, rode her old bicycle up the hill, and naturally called out, "I'm back!"

Upon seeing this, Aunt Tian immediately stood up.

"Zhengzi's wife is back!" She had just been talking about Ye Yun, but now she quickly greeted her.

Qin Xiang'e also put down the clothes she was washing, wiped her hands haphazardly on her apron, and said with a smile, "His wife, you came back from Lü Guohua's house?"

"Hey!"

Ye Yun didn't hide anything; Aunt Tian, ​​that big mouth, had probably already said everything she needed to say.

Aunt Tian winked at Qin Xiang'e triumphantly, "See? I'm your daughter-in-law, aren't I amazing?"

Qin Xiang'e was overjoyed and didn't know what to do.

She didn't expect Ye Yun to stand up for her because of this, and even directly made Lü Guohua kick Sun Fengmei's family out of Heishui Village. She guessed that Zhao Wencui's flat tire was caused by her daughter-in-law!

Ye Yun first fetched water and washed her face.

After working outside all afternoon, her face was covered in dust and sweat, feeling sticky and uncomfortable. She buried her face in the washbasin, which quickly provided a cooling relief.

Seeing this, Aunt Tian said, "Xiang'e, I'll go back for dinner now!"

"Hey!"

Qin Xiang'e was taking Ye Yun's towel off the wire beside her when she hurriedly responded.

Ye Yun's heart skipped a beat. She abruptly pulled her face out of the basin, still wet, and hurriedly called out, "Aunt Tian! Wait a minute!"

Aunt Tian had just reached the door when she asked suspiciously, "Zhengzi's wife, what's wrong?"

"What's wrong?" Qin Xiang'e handed her a towel, looking at her with a puzzled expression.

Ye Yun picked up a towel and wiped her face, then chuckled, "Aunt Tian, ​​stay a little longer, I have something I want to ask you."

Aunt Tian is a chatterbox, always talking about everyday things, so she must know a lot of rumors.

Aunt Tian is the village's know-it-all.

When Aunt Tian heard that Ye Yun wanted to ask about something, she immediately turned back and said with a smile, "Zhengzi's wife, what do you want to hear?"

Ye Yun led her to a seat.

Aunt Tian also loved to chat and gossip, so she quickly moved a small stool over to sit down next to her.

"Aunt Tian, ​​what kind of person is my mother?"

The words hit her so hard that Aunt Tian was stunned as soon as she sat down. She looked up and stared at Ye Yun, who had asked her the question, with a look of surprise.

Suddenly she chuckled and said, "His wife, why aren't you playing by the rules?"

Ye Yun was slightly taken aback.

Aunt Tian realized something was wrong and quickly patted her shoulder, saying, "Zhengzi's wife, don't mind me. This is the first time I've ever seen someone pry into their own family's affairs. Everyone else pries into other people's affairs just to watch the excitement. Why are you prying into your own mother's affairs?"

Ye Yun nodded.

Because she doesn't know.

"The child is talking to you seriously, why are you asking so many questions?" Qin Xiang'e glared at Aunt Tian, ​​then went to coax Ye Yun, "Your Aunt Tian is just carefree, don't mind her. Zhengzi's wife, why are you suddenly asking about your mother?"

Ye Yun smiled and said, "I don't mind. I'm easygoing."

She looked at Aunt Tian, ​​her earnest eyes full of smiles: "Aunt Tian, ​​I'm just curious about my mother. I've never heard much about her since I was a child, so I wanted to ask if you know anything about her."

Aunt Tian thought for two seconds, then hesitated and said, "I do know a little bit, but..."

"Aunt Tian, ​​just tell me what's on your mind. If you can, tell me everything you know. Don't worry, I'm easygoing and won't get angry," Ye Yun said with a smile.

Aunt Tian chuckled, "Then don't blame me if I tell you..."

"Uh-huh."

"Then I'll tell you." Aunt Tian sighed, her gaze slowly drifting into the distance, her voice growing increasingly melancholic: "Back then, I went to Yejiagou Brigade to provide support, and I saw your mother there. Your mother was a stunning beauty that we all envied. Before, I had only heard that there was a particularly beautiful girl in Yejiagou, but it wasn't until I actually saw your mother that I realized what it meant to be a woman of heaven, unmatched on earth..."

Snap!

Qin Xiang'e slapped Aunt Tian on the shoulder and said defiantly, "Get to the point!"

"You little moth! Why did you hit me!" Aunt Tian, ​​her chance to display her literary talent interrupted, glared at Qin Xiang'e with great annoyance. "Wasn't what I said the point?"

Qin Xiang'e pushed her again, "Tell me about her mother's affair with a male educated youth."

Ye Yun: ...?

Having a relationship with a male educated youth?

She had never heard of this before and looked at Aunt Tian eagerly: "Aunt Tian, ​​which male educated youth is my mother dating? Where is he?"

"I don't know the specifics, but it seems the family is quite wealthy. He made a mistake and was sent to prison. Your mother dated him for six months, but he suddenly went back home. Your family also arranged a marriage for your mother, but your mother..."

At this point, Aunt Tian glanced at Ye Yun with a cautious look.

Ye Yun said, "Please feel free to speak."

"It's because your mother didn't want to get married, so she ran away. After that, she came back, heavily pregnant, and gave birth to you..."

Aunt Tian shrugged and said she was done.

"Zhengzi's wife, that's all I know. I heard your mother brought back a lot of gold and silver jewelry. Some people say she's hooked up with a rich man, but whether it's true or not, we don't know. Dinner's ready at home, I'm going back to eat now!"

After saying that, Aunt Tian ran away.

Since it might offend people and cause gossip, she didn't want to leave any bad luck for Ye Yun.

Ye Yun fell into deep thought.

If Aunt Tian says so, then after her mother ran away from her arranged marriage, she most likely went to find the educated youth boyfriend she had been dating.

Could she find her mother's whereabouts through this person?

Ye Yun immediately turned to Qin Xiang'e and said, "Aunt, judging from your expression, you know about my mother's past. Do you know about that educated youth from back then?"

Qin Xiang'e quickly replied, "I don't know much. I only heard it from your Aunt Tian. In those years, waves of educated youth came, and no one would specifically ask where an educated youth was from. Besides, I'm not even from your brigade..."

This sentence reminded Ye Yun.

Yes, she can go back to Yejiagou and look for information about the educated youth who went to the countryside back then!

Let's do it!