Ye Qingshan's eyes turned red when he heard this. He must have guessed it a long time ago, but he just didn't want to believe it.

Now that Ye Dongkui had revealed the truth, Ye Qingshan's tears instantly flowed down.

Ye Dongkui felt bad too and could only hold Ye Qingshan's hand to comfort him.

After he calmed down, Ye Dongkui continued, "After your parents passed away, your old house was taken over by the widow Liu from the village.

"It wasn't until last year before the autumn harvest that your aunt and her family returned from outside the Great Wall and drove him out and moved in."

Ye Dongkui seemed to be afraid that Ye Qingshan would not remember, so he deliberately asked: "Do you still remember Widow Liu? She is the mother of Wang Dafeng who was engaged to you.

"But you haven't been back for so many years, and she has already married.

"It's a good thing you didn't marry her, that family is nothing!

"Fortunately, her family has moved away now, so it's peaceful not seeing her."

Ye Dongkui originally wanted to ask how Ye Qingshan was doing now and whether he had married and had children.

But looking at his tattered clothes, Ye Dongkui thought that he must not be living a good life, so he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

"You've suffered so much at the border these years, but now you're home and can live a stable life from now on."

When Ye Dongkui said this, his eyes were actually always on Old Lady Ye.

After all, his family is large and powerful now.

But no matter what, half of the Ye family’s land and old house should belong to Ye Qingshan.

If Old Lady Ye dared to bully Ye Qingshan by relying on the fact that she had many sons, he would be the first to disagree.

Ye Qingshan lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Old Madam Ye said, "It's good to be back. There's no place like home.

"Now that there are so many of us in our house, it's definitely not as spacious as you used to be..."

Hearing this, Ye Dongkui's nerves tensed up immediately, and Ye Qingshan's hands clenched into fists.

Mrs. Ye continued, "If you don't mind, I'll ask them to clean up the west room and you can live there peacefully.

"It just so happens that we were discussing a few days ago that we would build a few more rooms after the spring. Then we would have more space."

After Old Lady Ye finished speaking, she suddenly asked what Ye Dongkui had wanted to ask but hadn't the nerve to ask: "Qingshan, are you married now? Have you brought your wife and children back with you?"

Ye Qingshan first shook his head, then nodded.

Seeing that no one else understood, he explained, "I'm already married and have children, but I didn't know the situation back home, so I didn't bring them here. I'll bring them over when I'm settled."

"That's good. You have considered it very carefully." Old Mrs. Ye nodded.

However, when Ye Dongkui heard that Ye Qingshan already had a wife and children, he immediately asked excitedly: "How many children, boys or girls?"

Ye Qingshan said: "Two sons."

"Good, that's great!" Ye Dongkui's eyes turned red instantly.

After all, the population of Old Lady Ye's family is too prosperous, which makes Ye Qingshan seem even more lonely and pitiful.

Now that he heard that he already had two sons, Ye Dongkui felt relieved.

"Now the spirits of your grandfather and your parents can finally rest in peace." Ye Dongkui wiped his tears and said with emotion, "Now Qingshan has not only returned safely, but also has a wife and a son. I wonder what those gossipers in the village have to say!"

"What do you mean by gossip?" Ye Qingshan asked in confusion.

"It's nothing, just some rumors spread by ignorant women." Ye Dongkui patted Ye Qingshan's shoulder and said, "Now that you're back, those rumors will be proven wrong!"

Seeing that Ye Dongkui was unwilling to elaborate, Ye Qingshan did not ask any further questions.

After not seeing each other for so many years, Ye Dongkui had a lot to say and ask. The other people in the room were meeting Ye Qingshan for the first time and didn't know what to say, so they just sat and listened to them chat.

Old Mrs. Ye took the opportunity to whisper a few words to Mrs. Ye.

Mrs. Ye quickly called her two sisters-in-law to go out and prepare dinner.

"Mom said that it's New Year's Day and Brother Qingshan is back. This is a great thing, double happiness. She asked us to cook a few more dishes and invite Uncle Dongkui to stay for a good meal."

Mrs. Ye Er and Mrs. Ye San both laughed when they heard this.

"That's easy. What we have at home is plenty of delicious food!"

"That's right! If Mom asked us to make more vegetarian dishes, it would be hard on us!"

So in the evening, Ye Qingshan and Ye Dongkui were both shocked by the sumptuous dishes on the table.

Braised venison, five-spice donkey meat, roe deer meat stewed with mushrooms, stir-fried rabbit meat, pig's trotters stewed with soybeans, dry-fried carp, Gastrodia elata and pheasant soup...

Boss Ye even brought out two jars of fine wine and placed them on the table, saying, "Brother Qingshan's return is a great joy, and since it happens to be the first day of the Lunar New Year, it can be said that my family has a double blessing.

"We have to have a good drink tonight and not leave until we are drunk!"

Ye Dongkui also became more excited and said, "With so many delicious dishes, it would be a shame not to have a few drinks. Come on!"

Ye Dongkui and Ye Qingshan were pushed to the seats of honor, accompanied by the four brothers of the Ye family.

After drinking, the distance between everyone quickly shortened.

Ye Qingshan was younger than Ye Lao Da and Ye Lao Er, and older than Ye Lao San and Ye Lao Si, so everyone quickly decided on his name.

"Brother Qingshan, I offer you a toast." Ye Laosi raised his glass and clinked it with Ye Qingshan's. "You've worked hard as a soldier on the border these years. Now that you've finally returned, let's live a better life together."

Ye Qingshan could be said to be a man who accepted everyone's toast. He drank from everyone who offered him a toast and soon became drunk.

By this time, everyone had almost finished drinking and the food on the table was almost gone.

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