The next day, Chu Qi got up full of energy as usual, studied hard all day, and finished school in the evening.

She packed up her books, put them back in her dormitory, and prepared to copy the books.

A hundred meters away from the school, at the corner of the street, a thin man with wheat-colored skin and wearing patched shorts greeted Chu Qi:

"Little brother."

Chu Qi was stunned, looked up, and suddenly remembered that today was the day agreed upon every month to send money.

The man in front of him, who was not very strong but had very rough skin, was the elder brother of the original owner who had been working as a laborer carrying bags outside to earn money to support his studies.

My eldest brother’s name was given by my grandfather, Ye Youze.

The first child always comes with high hopes and the purest love.

Youze is taken from Wei Liaoweng's poem "My parents are blessed, and I am in the lake where I live."

It's a pity that such a nice name with auspicious meaning did not bring any blessings to Ye Youze.

He had a very difficult life when he was born, and his family fell into poverty.

That year.

My grandfather was involved in a struggle in the officialdom and was ambushed, which crippled his legs. He then resigned from his official position and moved to this remote place with his family, barely able to save his family's lives.

Ye Youze's biological mother Huang Ying was originally a pampered rich lady whose family was in business.

Although the businessman's status was not high, he had the advantage of being wealthy, well-educated, and having a unique appearance.

Ye Ping fell in love with the girl and begged Old Master Ye to come and propose marriage.

Originally, Huang Ying's mother didn't want her daughter to marry the son of an official, fearing that her daughter would be wronged after marriage.

However, an unexpected event made her change her mind.

Once, the men in the family went out to do business and were hacked to death by robbers.

Suddenly, only Huang Ying and her mother were left in the Huang family, and their collateral relatives were eyeing their property covetously.

The mother and daughter were helpless. At this time, Ye Ping came to comfort Huang Ying. In order to seek shelter, the marriage between the two families was settled.

Huang Ying observed mourning at home for three years and then married Ye Ping.

In the first year, she gave birth to a boy for the Ye family.

Huang Ying thought that her life would continue to be so dull, but who would have thought that she would be involved in official struggles?

She had no choice but to move with her husband's family less than two months after giving birth.

The journey was long and bumpy, and she didn't eat or sleep well, so she stopped breastfeeding.

The child had no breast milk and could only drink porridge. Fortunately, the child was very hardworking and grew up safely even with the porridge.

Instead of the family becoming wealthy, because Ye Ping wanted to pass the imperial examination, the family lived a tight life.

Originally, the whole family was hoping that Ye Ping would have a bright future. Who would have thought that Ye Ping would unexpectedly fail in the imperial examination and thus go crazy?

Since Ye Ping could not be relied upon, Grandpa Ye turned his attention to Ye Youze. However, he seemed not to be born with the talent for studying, and usually did not understand what was said after listening for a long time.

Old Master Ye was often so angry that he sighed: A rotten tree cannot be carved!

Nine years later, perhaps because Huang Ying had recovered, she became pregnant again.

Then she gave birth to the original owner, Ye Qingyun.

In the following years, Huang Ying gave birth to her third and fourth daughters.

I never got pregnant again after that.

Huang Ying gave birth to her eldest son when she was fourteen years old. Now her eldest son is twenty-three years old and Huang Ying is also 37 years old.

Her crazy husband is two years older than her.

I don’t know how old my parents-in-law are now, but they are probably about fifteen years older than Ye Ping.

Then I am over fifty years old, entering the age of knowing my destiny.

The original owner, Ye Qingyun, seemed to be born with a talent for studying. He could learn anything at a glance.

Fortunately, even though Mr. Ye was in poor health, he endured the discomfort and tutored his grandson.

Later, he went to the town's school, but unfortunately the original owner could not resist the temptation and went astray, which eventually led to the destruction of the Ye family...

Ye Youze has long been accustomed to suffering.

Unlike Ye Qingyun who can't bear the slightest hardship.

.....

"Brother." Chu Qi walked towards him.

Ye Youze handed the cloth bag in his hand to Chu Qi.

The cloth bag carried his body temperature and was wrapped tightly, fearing that the contents might fall out.

His expression was somewhat bitter, like a child who had done something wrong, feeling guilty and uneasy.

"I'm sorry, little brother. There's not much work this month. I only saved 65 cents."

Because doing heavy work requires eating, Ye Youze has to use his wages to buy some steamed buns.

The not-so-heavy 65 cents were handed to Chu Qi. She was a little moved as she looked at her brother's thin figure, still wearing short clothes that were not warm enough in the cold season.

Chu Qi said: "It's okay, I recently found a job that can make money, and I can pay for my own meals in the future, you...eat more."

She took off her student gown and wore a thicker cotton top with fewer patches underneath.

She took off her shirt, put on her gown again, and handed the shirt to Ye Youze: "Brother, it's cold, you can take this shirt away."

Ye Youze was stunned for a moment, then his face was touched. He blushed and refused unskillfully:

"No, no, how can I take your clothes? It's not winter yet, and these clothes are enough for me. Keep them for winter, don't freeze, you still have to study hard!"

"I still have several pieces, enough to wear." Chu Qi insisted on giving him the clothes.

The small noise of pushing and refusing attracted the attention of others. Ye Youze felt a lot of eyes focused on them and began to panic.

I never liked him coming to see him, and he knew that his dirty and poor appearance would make me a laughing stock, so he always waited for me to come and get the money at a distance from the school.

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