“Xiaoyun, your mother and I didn’t dare to go back to Yejiagou before because we couldn’t find you. Now that we’ve found you, we were thinking, could we go back to Yejiagou with you? Your mother… is homesick too.” Mu Jingsheng said, a hint of guilt in his eyes.

He dared not take Ye Xia back until he found Ye Yun.

He was afraid to see Ye Xia's parents, afraid they would ask about the child in Ye Xia's belly, so he dared not take Ye Xia back with him.

After all these years, he really should take Ye Xia back to visit.

But things are different now.

If he wants to go back, he has to ask Ye Yun's opinion first. Given his current situation, he's afraid Ye Yun won't let him in.

Ye Yun said, "If you want to go back, then go back. You don't need to tell me."

Mu Jingsheng gave an awkward smile, "Xiaoyun, Dad wants to go back with you..."

"I'm not going back."

"ah?"

Ye Yun repeated, "I'm not going back."

Mu Jingsheng looked astonished.

Tian Xiaohui looked at Ye Yun in surprise and blurted out, "Sister-in-law, didn't we agree to go back to our hometown tomorrow?"

Ye Yun: "..."

No one will think you're mute if you don't speak.

...

The next day, Ye Yun and Qin Zheng, along with Tian Xiaohui and Gu Jin, boarded a bus to the countryside.

Ye Xia and Mu Jingsheng rode in a car.

Mu Jingsheng wanted Ye Yun to ride in the car with him, but Ye Yun wasn't used to it. She hated the enclosed space of the car, and the stuffy smell inside made her want to vomit.

Knowing that she was pregnant, Mu Jingsheng stopped insisting that she come along.

Although he knew that Ye Yun's main reason was that she didn't want to be in the same space as him.

The shuttle bus only goes to the town.

After they got out of the car, Gu Jin and Qin Zheng went to get the sidecar and motorcycle.

Qin Zheng was riding a motorcycle with Ye Yun on the back.

Gu Jin then carried Tian Xiaohui in a sidecar.

Fortunately, the seats on the sidecar were separate, and Tian Xiaohui sat in the sidecar pocket, not touching Gu Jin at all, otherwise the two would have started fighting again.

The sunlight grew even brighter.

The motorcycle and the sidecar entered the village smoothly, one after the other, followed by a black Shanghai-brand sedan. After passing by, the sedan kicked up a cloud of dust on the road, instantly attracting the attention of passersby.

"Isn't that Qin Zheng and his wife?"

"Isn't that Hui-mei?"

"Is that a car behind us? Goodness... This is the first time I've ever seen a car!"

The villagers who were taking shelter under the big tree at the village entrance saw this scene from afar. Erdanzi, who recognized Qin Zheng, jumped up and ran towards Old Qin's house.

"Xiang'e! Zheng is back!"

At this moment, Qin Xiang'e was being cornered at the Qin family home by Li Xiuying, who was pointing her finger at her and yelling at her.

"You old bitch! You don't need to hide at home and keep quiet! I'm sitting right here in front of your house today! As long as you don't return my grain, I'll sit here in front of your house all day! If I can't get in, you can't get out either! If you can't get out, let's see how you sell your mung bean cakes! Let's see who can outlast whom!"

The Qin family raised their fence.

The door was also locked.

Unable to get in, Li Xiuying moved a stool to the doorway, sat down, her face gloomy, and crossed her legs while cursing.

Qin Xiang'e was trapped in the courtyard, washing and picking at the mung beans in her hands with a melancholy expression.

But no matter how much she pried, it was no use; Li Xiuying had been blocking her at home for three days.

Not long after Qin Zheng and Ye Yun left, Li Xiuying started coming to her house like a madwoman, demanding that she return the grain that the Guo family had confiscated. She threatened to steal it if she didn't return it, forcing her to hire someone to raise and reinforce the fence and buy a new large lock to lock the door.

But as Li Xiuying said, she still has to go out and do business.

She really couldn't hold on any longer.

It's impossible for her to provide food!

Putting aside the fact that the family didn't have much food to begin with, this is related to the attitude of the Qin family. The grain that was fined from the Guo family was something Ye Yun had to endure to get it back. It's impossible for her to return it!

Besides, the family had long since run out of food; she had traded it all for mung beans.

Her thought was that since Ye Yun had entrusted the family's mung bean business to her, she must not let Ye Yun down and must make a good impression so that Ye Yun could rest assured when she was away.

But before she could even show her skills, Li Xiuying grabbed her by the neck.

The old woman sat at the doorway of the main room, her weathered face fixed on Li Xiuying, who was cursing incessantly outside. Her cloudy eyes rolled back dramatically, and she stammered in a trembling voice, as if utterly hopeless, "Damn it..."

Qin Xiang'e stood up abruptly.

"Mother, I can't bear it anymore!"

The old woman immediately tapped her dragon-headed cane, "Go, beat that son of a bitch."

Qin Xiang'e immediately threw the mung beans in her hand into the basin and strode aggressively toward the door.

"Li Xiuying! Are you ever going to stop?!"

Li Xiuying turned her head and saw Qin Xiang'e walking towards her angrily. She instantly became energized, stood up, put her hands on her hips, and said, "What do you care if I'm done or not! Give me back my grain and I'll be done! If you don't give me back my grain, I'll keep you waiting! You old bitch!"

Qin Xiang'e retorted, "If you stay any longer, be careful when the village chief comes; you might lose your last two chickens!"

"Hahaha... I'd have killed him long ago! Qin Xiang'e, I'm all barefoot now, I'm not afraid of anyone wearing shoes. I advise you to obediently hand over the Guo family's grain, or I'll rush in and tear your mouth apart!"

"Alright, alright, you come here!"

Qin Xiang'e rolled up her sleeves, thinking that staying at home was a death sentence anyway, so she might as well go all out and fight to the death. She took out her key from her pocket and went to unlock the lock.

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