Reborn into this life before the age of two, my Father vanished on his way to the provincial exam in the capital—alive, he was never found; dead, his body never returned. That very month, Grandfa...
128 Send Me to Chen's House
The next day, Erqiang and Xiaohu were both fine, but they were still weak.
Xiaohu was taken back by his family.
After dinner, Ping An saw that Er Qiang had basically returned to normal, so he took advantage of everyone being there and said to Er Qiang with a sullen face, "Second cousin, what did I tell you before we came here? Try not to go up the mountain, at least not when there are not enough people.
It’s only been a few days?
It's only been eight days and someone almost died. He Erqiang, if it had been another hour later, you and Xiaohu would probably be dead.
It was already dusk when we found out that you hadn't returned. You should have been unconscious for no more than half an hour at that time. You knew it got dark quickly in the mountains and should have returned to the yard long ago. You were so bold.
I asked you to study more, but you didn't want to. You didn't want to learn accounting. You didn't want to study medicine. You only want to practice martial arts. You said you don't want to learn anything and you are not obedient. What do I want you to do?
I will have someone send you back to the village tomorrow. While it is not too cold now, I will just send you back to Hejia Village. Otherwise, if something happens, I don’t know how to explain it to my uncle and the others.”
Erqiang saw Ping'an's face was gloomy, and even said the three words "He Erqiang". This was the first time he called him like that, which showed that he really didn't want him anymore.
He was really scared.
"Ping'an, there won't be a next time, really, I swear." Erqiang's eyes turned red and his voice changed.
Zhou Heng looked at him coldly, with the corner of his mouth slightly raised, and Ping An's face sank, and it really looked like that.
Seeing that Ping'an ignored him, Erqiang looked at Qingshi and the others anxiously.
Qingshi knew that the young master was just trying to scare him and would never really let him go back.
But Erqiang was too disobedient this time.
"Master Ping An, please forgive Er Qiang just this once, and don't do it again."
Da Wu also spoke up: "Master Ping An, just tell Qing Shi what you said, just this once, and when you have nothing to do during the day, just follow us and do whatever we do."
Several others also pleaded for mercy.
Ping An looked at Er Qiang who was crying with fear: "Listen, they begged for you this time, I will give you a chance for their sake, if it happens again, I will definitely send you home, don't even think about going to the capital, just stay at home and farm."
Erqiang breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't blame Ping'an for being angry this time. It was really too dangerous.
The Qi family of Huainan Prefecture.
Qi Jiaojiao felt stronger and more energetic, and asked the maid at the door, "Where's my father? Go find the master and the eldest son and tell them that I'm much better and want to go back home. By the way, did your brother-in-law pass the imperial examination?"
She has been feeling drowsy these days and falls asleep after eating. She doesn't know what's wrong.
"My dear young lady, the master just came back and the eldest son is not home yet."
There is no son-in-law here, but she didn't dare to say that.
"Go find my dad."
After a while, Qi Shanxing came over with his son who had just returned home.
"Dad, big brother, I'm much better now. Isn't my husband here? I'd better go back."
Qi Shanxing looked at his daughter steadily. It had been nearly half a month since the incident. In order to avoid trouble, he had mixed some sedatives into Jiaojiao's medicine these days.
Now it's time to tell her the truth. Sheng'er asked them to send him back to the Chen family this morning, but they can't support the child anymore.
"Jiaojiao, you've already divorced."
Qi Jiaojiao almost jumped up: "Dad, what did you say? Big brother, what did Dad say?"
She must have misheard.
Wu Sheng heard that his mother had woken up and his uncle and grandfather had also come over. He thought they were going to tell him about his return to the Chen family, so he hurried over here. On the way, he met his aunt, and the two of them came over together.
Just as I was about to walk in, I heard my grandfather ask, "Let me ask you, did you hide Wu Min's pass?"
Qi Jiaojiao was shocked and silent for a moment: "I didn't, I didn't find that thing."
Qi Wei said angrily: "Wu Min has remembered a lot. He knows that the pass is hidden in his arms. Do you know that he will really sue us? He is already a scholar, and we are merchants. The eldest son is still tired of our Qi family. We must help him get treatment."
Qi Jiaojiao burst into tears: "So what if he hid? If I hadn't saved him, he wouldn't be alive or dead. I'm his benefactor, his life is mine, it's mine."
"You're crazy, really crazy." Qi Wei was furious. "How do you know that no one else would save him? What if you saved him? You hid his pass and did everything you could to stop people from looking for their parents. Maybe his parents would die because of you."
"Dad, look at what my eldest brother said. I am your biological sister."
Qi Wei laughed angrily: "Am I wrong? If it was me, and I disappeared as soon as I left the house, would my father be able to survive? Our father is the father, but other people's parents are not parents?
Wu Min is already a juren. If he really remembers everything, he will go to the government office to sue us. Do you think the adults will be biased towards him? Anyone will be biased towards him. Our Qi family will lose money at best, and we may end up in jail at worst.
"Qi Jiaojiao, why do you want to harm my family? I, Xu Jingjing, am really unlucky to have a sister-in-law like you. Father-in-law, husband, if she is in this family, I and the children will die. If we are in this family, she will die."
Xu couldn't help it and started crying and shouting. If the matter really got out, what would happen to her three children in the future? Even her marriage would be found fault with.
"Mother, how could you do such a thing? Even if you saved Father, you couldn't make him unable to find his family, unable to see his family, and even unable to know whether he was alive or dead. It's too cruel."
Wu Sheng knelt down with a plop and said, "Chen Sheng, I will say goodbye to my grandfather, my uncle and my aunt and go back to my Chen family. I am ten years old now, and I am not ignorant of everything. I am a man, and I have no roots and foundation if I leave my family.
And mother, I have my grandmother's surname, but I was not adopted by the Wu family. My surname Wu is a joke. You deceived father and me. If I can't return to the Chen family, I would rather die. "
Several people were speechless.
His surname is Wu, but Qi Jiaojiao lied to Wu Min and deliberately embroidered the word "Wu" on the hem of his clothes.
Now even Wu Min is gone, and it is not right for Sheng'er to have the surname Wu.
The child is not wrong. Even if he is adopted by the Qi family, the Qi family has their own grandson, so what is Sheng'er?
Qi Wei helped the child up and said, "My Qi family is sorry for you. Tomorrow, your uncle will send you back home. When you get married in the future, your uncle swears to give you a sum of money and will not leave you without support."
Xu didn't object. The child was pitiful, and she would be willing to take some silver. The Qi family was not rich, but they still had some money.
I am afraid that my sister-in-law will do this. If something really happens to Wu Min's family, she might really go all out and end up hurting both sides.
"Father-in-law, husband, ask my sister-in-law if she still remembers his home address. Should we send someone to inquire about it so that we can have a better idea."
Qi Jiaojiao frowned: "I'm not going to look for him, how can I remember this?"
Qi Shanxing sighed: "Forget it, Qi Wei will send Sheng'er back to the Chen family tomorrow. If the Chen family talks too much, just say that the Qi family will adopt him and they won't talk too much in the future.
Jiaojiao, I will send her to the farm in Qiaomu Town tomorrow, and we'll tell you when she comes back."
Qi Jiaojiao was dumbfounded: "Dad, big brother, why did you send Sheng'er back to the Chen family? I spent 10,000 taels of silver to bring him back. Besides, Ping'er is gone, and my husband is gone too. What will you do if you leave me alone in the future?"
Xu sneered, "Sister-in-law, everyone has said so much, Sheng'er has also said so much, and you still ask why? You really never think about the children, including Ping'er."
"Stop talking." Qi Wei saw his father's face darken.
Qi Jiaojiao was stunned and couldn't utter a word.