"Isn't Big Brother still unmarried?" Chu Qi urged, "That girl looks about my age. If we can take her in and raise her, she can be Big Brother's wife."

These words hit Huang Ying right in the heart.

Because the Ye family had to support Ye Qingyun's studies for the imperial examinations, the family was unable to afford the money for Ye Youze's marriage.

Furthermore, I am afraid that it will be difficult to raise one more person.

Therefore, although Huang Ying was moved, she was also hesitant.

Chu Qi then encouraged:

"Don't worry about my expenses. I can find a job in my spare time while I'm in school. I can help my eldest brother get married sooner, and let grandpa and grandma have a great-grandson sooner. They will be very happy. Mom, don't you want to have a grandson?"

Thinking of her small and soft grandson, Huang Ying was deeply moved.

She said, "Why don't we ask those two people what's going on first?"

If the other party doesn't want to, it would be awkward for them to discuss whether the other party should stay or leave.

Chu Qi dared to say this because he relied on his knowledge of the original plot.

In the original plot, the two siblings were robbed by bandits when their family was moving.

The situation was extremely tragic at the time, and the siblings' parents tried their best to help them escape safely.

However, leaving is not the beginning of escaping bad luck, but the first step into their real nightmare.

Having lost their loved ones and their property, the helpless brother and sister didn't even have an ID card, so they could only wander around Yuzhou as vagrants.

Because they needed an ID card to enter the city, and the town didn't need one, the two of them went from town to town begging.

Now, winter has arrived and the town is extremely cold. If we continue to live here, we might freeze to death on the streets.

An old beggar showed them the way and said that there might be villagers in the countryside who were in need of daughters-in-law, and the brother and sister could go and try their luck.

This time I wandered here for the same reason.

Therefore, when Huang Ying asked her sister Zhuang Qiuling if she was married, Zhuang Qiuling became a little excited.

Her face was covered in mud and it was hard to see her features clearly. She blushed slightly and said hesitantly, "Not... Not married yet."

"Then..." Huang Ying hesitated for a moment, and under Zhuang Qiuling's extremely nervous gaze, she slowly said: "If I want my son to marry you, are you willing?"

To avoid misunderstanding, she immediately said, "It's not the one who received you just now, it's the eldest son who works outside, he is twenty-three years old this year..."

When talking about her age, she was a little shy. Twenty-three years old is indeed a bit old.

Generally speaking, girls can get married when they are thirteen years old or above, and the same is true for boys, who can get married when they are thirteen or fourteen years old.

For cases like Ye Youze, it's too late.

Almost ten years late.

When Zhuang Qiuling heard the age, she was a little hesitant, but then she thought that she had become a beggar, so what conditions did she have to despise?

She nodded: "I do."

"That's good..." Huang Ying felt relieved. She asked Chu Qi, who had entered the house, to come out and pour some hot water for the two of them, while she went into her parents-in-law's room.

About a cup of tea later, Huang Ying came out with her mother-in-law Ye Zhang, smiling, and formally met the siblings.

After each party introduced their situations, the marriage was settled, of which Ye Youze alone was unaware.

To avoid conflicts in the future, Huang Ying took the lead in explaining the situation:

"There are some things we need to tell you in advance."

Zhuang Qiuling's heart, which had just relaxed, became tense again. She asked nervously, "What did you say?"

Huang Ying continued, "Our family is poor, and we have to support Qingyun's imperial examination, so our life will be very hard. Can you accept that?"

So that's it...Zhuang Qiuling relaxed again after hearing that.

As soon as she saw the family's thatched hut, she knew that the family was not doing well.

But as long as there is a place to live, shelter from the wind and rain, and food to eat, what's the harm even if life is a little hard?

She nodded: "I can accept it."

To show her sincerity, she said sincerely: "I am grateful to you for taking my brother in. I don't ask for anything else. As long as our family can live together, even if it is hard, my heart will be happy."

These words made Huang Ying and Ye Zhang extremely satisfied. It seemed that there was nothing wrong with this girl except that she had no parents' home.

As for taking care of a younger brother, he looks like he is not too young anymore. After raising him, he should be able to work and earn money like Ye Youze.

.....

So on this day, the Ye family added two new family members.

There were no extra rooms in the house, so Zhuang Qiuyi temporarily lived in the same room with Chu Qi, while Zhuang Qiuling lived in the room of the Ye sisters.

The room of the Ye sisters is temporarily used as a storage room. All the messy items in it have now been moved out to make room for Zhuang Qiuling. As for the sundries, they are planned to be put back to their original woodshed.

The original woodshed had been the residence of Ye Qingyun's biological father Ye Ping for more than ten years.

This crazy man sat in the room as usual that day, occasionally standing up and talking to himself.

It's nothing more than mumbling like "I passed, I passed", "I am a Jinshi,... no, I am a Juren", "Dad, I have a bright future" and so on.

His crazy look is scary.

Chu Qi carefully unlocked the woodshed and quietly opened the door a crack, "Dad, are you there?"

"I got it! I got it!"

As if he heard some voices, Ye Ping stood up suddenly, walked to the door and laughed.

Chu Qi was startled and turned back to Huang Ying, who was frowning slightly, and said:

"Dad is very energetic today. Let's put the things in another day. Put these sundries in the main room first..."

Huang Ying also heard the sound. She motioned Chu Qi to open the door wider, then walked over to hug Ye Ping and coaxed him:

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