When Qin Qingman woke up, not only had she traveled back to the resource-scarce 1970s, but she also found herself with nothing.
The wooden house was drafty, and outside was a frozen wasteland...
Huang Wanqing was really angry. Gao Yefang had a good relationship with Huang Wanqing in the past and was very good at understanding Huang Wanqing's temper. She could immediately see Huang Wanqing's anger. In this situation, of course she had to complain to gain sympathy.
"Wanqing, why am I so unlucky? Things have turned out like this. I originally thought that I would be accepted by Zhao Tiancheng's family, but in the end they look down on me. I... sob..."
The tears in Gao Yefang's eyes kept sliding down her face like beads that had broken off the string.
Huang Wanqing was very wary of Gao Yefang and only believed one tenth of what Gao Yefang said. Although she was angry with Zhao Tiancheng's family, it did not mean that she was willing to be deceived by Gao Yefang.
“Why don’t you report it to the police?”
Huang Wanqing believed that as long as Gao Yefang reported to the police, they would definitely give Gao Yefang justice.
Gao Yefang had already thought of a plan before she dared to face Huang Wanqing. When she heard Huang Wanqing's question, her tears fell even more fiercely. "Wanqing, do you think I don't want to report to the police?"
"Then why don't you report it?" Huang Wanqing looked at Gao Yefang with disbelief.
"I wanted to report to the police, but before it was my turn, Zhao Tiancheng's father came. His father is the leader of the commune's revolutionary committee. My household registration is here, and I am an educated youth. Tell me, how can I possibly fight against such a family? Wanqing, do you believe that if I really reported to the police, before the police arrived, their family would have framed me for a crime."
Gao Yefang's man in Beijing is a member of the Revolutionary Committee. She knows the inside story better than anyone else. Otherwise, how could she have tried every means to evade the policy of going to the countryside? Her purpose was to know that the educated youth had no choice when they arrived in the countryside.
Of course, another reason why she didn't report to the police was that she didn't want to break up with Zhao Tiancheng's family. She still wanted to marry into the Zhou family.
Huang Wanqing didn't know all this before. When she heard Gao Yefang say this, she remembered her own experience on the farm and suddenly felt sad.
If she hadn't had Qin Qingman's help, she might have been even more miserable.
Whenever Huang Wanqing thought of the mother and son who were traffickers she met when she first arrived in Baicheng, she immediately shuddered.
At the local level, some people's legal awareness becomes increasingly weak, so weak that some people break the law knowingly.
Gao Yefang had been secretly checking Huang Wanqing's expression. Seeing that the time was right, she quickly took this opportunity to apologize, "Wanqing, I'm sorry, I lied to you at first, but I really saw that you like Brother Qi, so I thought that we could change the place where we go to the countryside to have the best of both worlds."
Huang Wanqing hadn't thought of this at first, but when she heard Gao Yefang talking about it, she was immediately furious and her face became even uglier. "How dare you say that, Gao Yefang? Why did you trick me into coming here for a blind date? And you even lied to me that the person in the photo was Brother Qi?"
After saying that, he added, "Brother Qi is not here at all. I have been looking for him for so long but there is no news at all."
Gao Yefang immediately knew that Huang Wanqing didn't know Qi Weiying had already arrived in the capital when she heard what Huang Wanqing said. She rolled her eyes and had an idea, "Wanqing, it's really not my fault. I heard it from others. Otherwise, how could I lie to you? You are my cousin."
Huang Wanqing looked at Gao Yefang and laughed inwardly.
She didn't believe any of Gao Yefang's lies; this man was used to telling lies.
When they were in the capital, the other party swore to her that the news was true. Otherwise, how could she have taken the initiative to exchange places in the countryside with Gao Yefang without telling her parents.
You have to know that the place where she went to the countryside was near the capital, close to home, so if there was anything, she could just ask her family and they would help her. It was not like now, thousands of miles away from home, and she had to deal with everything on her own.
If she hadn't been lucky enough to meet Qin Qingman and Wei Ling, she probably wouldn't have been left with anything.
When Huang Wanqing thought of Gao Yefang, she suddenly felt no sympathy at all. No matter what happened between Gao Yefang and Zhao Tiancheng, it had nothing to do with her. She couldn't even protect herself, so she couldn't help Gao Yefang.
Thinking of this, Huang Wanqing's heart completely calmed down.
I no longer feel sorry for Gao Yefang.
Gao Yefang is more cunning than her. If Gao Yefang can't handle herself, how can she help others? Besides, she herself is enough trouble to Qin Qingman and Wei Ling, how can she have the nerve to cause trouble to her brother and sister-in-law.
"Wanqing, I heard that you checked out of the dormitory? Where are you living then? Is it safe?"
Gao Yefang didn't know that Huang Wanqing had changed her mind in such a short time. She thought that her words had won Huang Wanqing's sympathy, so she quickly changed the subject.
Huang Wanqing glanced at Gao Yefang, then raised her wrist to look at her watch and said, "It's time to go to work. Don't stop me. I have to go to work." She hadn't even had breakfast while talking to Gao Yefang.
I don’t know if I will have time to have breakfast later.
"Wanqing..." Gao Yefang didn't expect Huang Wanqing to change the subject so quickly.
"Aren't you going to work?" Huang Wanqing glared at Gao Yefang unhappily, then walked around her. If it weren't for the fact that they were cousins, she would have taken a detour long ago.
It's bad luck to meet this person so early in the morning.
Huang Wanqing is still very concerned about what Gao Yefang did in her dormitory.
"Wanqing, you have to believe me, I really didn't lie to you. I was also deceived at the beginning. I really thought that the photo was of Brother Qi." Gao Yefang could see that Huang Wanqing disliked her and secretly hated her, but she didn't dare to really confront her.
She knew Huang Wanqing. Although she seemed naive, she was really stubborn when she got angry and would not recognize her relatives.
Otherwise, I wouldn't have gone against my family's wishes and secretly come to this poor and barren countryside.
"Gao Yefang, I don't believe a word you say. From now on, you go your way and I go mine. We should keep to ourselves. Don't use my name to cheat people on the farm anymore. If you dare to make up rumors or cause trouble again, I will sever our cousin relationship in public on the farm."
Huang Wanqing's clear voice came clearly, which made Gao Yefang so angry that she almost vomited blood.
It turned out that she had performed for a long time but failed to move Huang Wanqing, and that damn girl Huang Wanqing even dared to threaten her to sever the cousin relationship. She really got used to her!
Gao Yefang was almost angered to death by Huang Wanqing.
But she had to hurry to work. As an educated youth sent to the countryside, her job position was fixed. If she was absent from work without reason, it would not only affect her personal progress, but also her salary and food.
Helplessly, Gao Yefang could only go to work first.
She planned to find another time to have a good talk with Huang Wanqing.
Huang Wanqing is a soft-hearted person. After all, she is the other party's cousin. Even if she doesn't consider her face, she has to consider her mother's face. Huang Wanqing will help her sooner or later. She has been calculating against Huang Wanqing since she was a child.
Gao Yefang left with her legs trembling slightly.
Last night, she had been working really hard for most of the night. Zhao Tiancheng had tortured her several times. She had thought that was it, but Zhao Tiancheng was so tired that he fell asleep immediately. Then, that man, who she didn't know, crawled out from under the bed.
This person had been listening to what was said in the corner of the wall for half the night and was already unable to hold it in any longer.
He actually tortured her several times in front of Zhao Tiancheng.
Zhao Tiancheng was lying on the bed sleeping. The two of them were entangled very close to Zhao Tiancheng. The tingling feeling on her scalp made Gao Yefang feel so weak that she couldn't walk when she thought about it now.
That's crazy.
Last night had been more exciting for her than any other night she had experienced in that dormitory.
The only thing Gao Yefang was thankful for now was that she had not made any sound and that Zhao Tiancheng had been calling Huang Wanqing's name. Otherwise, if that man knew the truth, she could not imagine the consequences.
Rubbing her sore waist, Gao Yefang quickened her pace as she left.
She had to go back to the dormitory to pack up. Her clothes were badly damaged from last night's madness, so she had to change into a new set of underwear.
When Gao Yefang hurried back to the dormitory, there was no one inside. She quickly breathed a sigh of relief, then found her clothes and changed.
In the farm, just when Huang Wanqing was planning to draw a line between herself and Gao Yefang in the future, Qin Lei's family also returned from Kaoshantun.
Qin Lei was the most seriously injured and had to stay in the division headquarters infirmary for two days before he could get out of bed.
As for Zhu Hongxia and others, they only suffered frostbite and superficial injuries, which were not as serious as Qin Lei's. The reason they did not go home so early was because of Qin Caiyun.
Although Qin Caiyun is dead, she must be subject to every bit of scrutiny.
After all, it involves treason.
Qin Lei's family of four carefully recalled everything that happened after the criminals entered their home, and then took notes.
The division headquarters obtained detailed records of Qin Lei's family and combined them with the records of Qin Qingman and other residents of Kaoshantun to hold a meeting and discussion. In the end, it was decided not to convict Qin Caiyun of treason because she chose to save people and no real consequences were caused.
But it is also impossible to list Qin Caiyun as a pioneer who sacrificed herself to save others.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Qin Caiyun was quietly buried on the mountain next to Kaoshantun. That mountain was where all those who died before reaching adulthood or before getting married were buried.
There are no tombstones or words on each grave, just a simple grave head.
Only the family members can find out who was buried.
The pit was dug by Qin Jianming and Qin Jianjun together. The soil layer was frozen and they didn't dig very deep. After half a day, they only dug out a shallow half meter. After the digging, they didn't perform any ceremony. They just buried Qin Caiyun in a thin coffin and finally made a mound of soil.
After doing all this, Zhu Hongxia took her two sons and sat on the mountain for quite some time before leaving. When they left again, the three of them walked with a staggering step.
Qin Caiyun's death had a profound impact on them.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, at noon, Qin Lei and his family were sent back home by the division headquarters.
Standing in the cleaned yard, Qin Lei and his family felt as if they were in another world. Although some traces could be cleaned, the wounds engraved in the heart could never be erased.
Hearing the noise next door, not only did Qin Qingman take Chu Chu out to check, but several families next door also came out.
Qin Shu and Qin Shi had a good relationship with Qin Lei before. Looking at Qin Lei's pale face, they couldn't help but feel a lump in their throats.
Everyone felt particularly bad whenever they thought about how they almost died.
The two sisters-in-law, Li Meina and Yao Chunying, looked at Zhu Hongxia and didn't know what to say. They hadn't spoken to each other for a long time because of the conflict between the families before, but on the day when the accident happened in Qin Lei's family, everyone went out to help.
Even though I wasn't able to help at all in the end, the resentment in my heart was somewhat relieved.
Qin Xiang and Jiang Linshan also looked at Qin Lei's family with sighs in their eyes.
If Qin Qingman had not risked her life to save others that night, Qin Lei's family might have been wiped out. Qin Xiang knew best how Zhu Hongxia had plotted against Qin Qingman behind her back. To put it bluntly, she had also aided and abetted the evil. In the end, it was Qin Qingman who did not stand by and watch Qin Lei's family perish.
"Pu Tong."
Just when the Qin Shi brothers and Qin Xiang and his wife were looking at Qin Lei's family and saying something, Zhu Hongxia suddenly knelt down in the direction of Qin Qingman.
As soon as she knelt, Qin Jianming and his brother also knelt down in front of Qin Qingman.
Qin Qingman did not accept the kneeling of several people, and immediately took Chuchu away.
No matter what the relationship between her and Zhu Hongxia and others was, Zhu Hongxia was Qin Lei's wife after all, and Qin Lei was the uncle of this body. The elders kneel before the younger ones, and no matter whether the elders are wrong or not, the younger ones cannot accept it.
There is a saying that you can't afford it, unless there is a big grudge between the two families or they are malicious people.
Qin Qingman looked unhappy when she saw Zhu Hongxia kneeling.
"Second sister-in-law, hurry up. It's not right to kneel down to a junior on New Year's Day. Aren't you going to kill Qingman?" Qin Xiang was the first to react. She quickly opened the door of her house and rushed to Qin Lei's house.
Qin Shi and Qin Shu also reacted and ran to Qin Lei's house.
When Zhu Hongxia was helped up by Qin Xiang and her two sisters-in-law, she realized the customs of their place. Her face immediately flushed. She looked at Qin Qingman nervously giving gifts and apologizing, "Qingman, I didn't mean to do that. I really didn't mean to do that. I'm sorry. I just wanted to thank you for saving our family."
She had faced criminals before and knew how brutal they were.
She also knew how much hardship Qin Qingman had gone through to save their family. She was particularly grateful to Qin Qingman for helping her. When she knelt down just now, she had a sudden thought and wanted to thank her with the biggest gift.
Unexpectedly, I violated a taboo.
Qin Qingman's expression looked better after hearing Zhu Hongxia's explanation.
"Qingman, Second Sister-in-law has been injured repeatedly and her mind is confused. Don't bother with her. If Second Sister-in-law doesn't want to kneel to you, let Jianming and Jianjun kneel on behalf of your parents. They are your younger brothers and can kneel to you."
Qin Xiang could see that Zhu Hongxia really wanted to thank Qin Qingman, and seeing that Qin Lei's family all looked like they knew they were wrong, she simply stepped forward to smooth things over.
Qin Qingman saved Qin Lei's family's life. If Qin Lei's family is not allowed to express their gratitude, Qin Lei's family will probably be very tormented.
"Sister Qingman, I'm sorry. Our family has let you down before. Today, I apologize to you on behalf of the whole family. We don't ask you and Chuchu to forgive us, but we want to sincerely apologize and express our attitude."
Qin Jianming grew a lot from this ordeal.
After hearing Qin Xiang's words, he knelt down, moved a few steps on his knees towards Qin Qingman, and then said these words.
Qin Jianjun was no longer ignorant. As soon as his brother finished speaking, he kowtowed to the snow on the ground, "Sister, no matter whether you and Chuchu recognize us in the future, you are our role model for life. I swear, I will be a good person from now on."
It hasn't snowed much recently, and the snow on the ground has long been frozen hard.
Every time Qin Jianjun kowtowed, it was very real. You could hear the crisp sound, and when he raised his head, you could also see his forehead gradually becoming bruised and swollen.
He is sincerely apologizing on behalf of the whole family.
It also represents Qin Caiyun.
Although Qin Caiyun died and Qin Qingman was not injured in the end, they were all parties involved at the time and knew how Qin Caiyun plotted against Qin Qingman and what Qin Caiyun was thinking.
Qin Qingman never thought that Qin Jianming and his brother would say such things, nor did she think that they would recognize this family again.
At first she saved people purely for the sake of saving lives, and she never thought about improving the relationship between the two families.
"Qingman, I'm sorry. I'm your second aunt, not a human being. I'm short-sighted and that's why I'm fussy all day long. I'm wrong. Can you please forgive us?" Zhu Hongxia was supported by Li Meina and Yao Chunying. There was genuine regret in her eyes when she looked at Qin Qingman.
She regretted why she had schemed against Qin Qingman. After all, Qin Qingman was a child of the Qin family.
She married into the Qin family and became a member of the Qin family. Why couldn't she protect the two children who had lost their parents? Her eldest brother and sister-in-law were very good to them when they were alive. Why did she suddenly believe the lies of her mother's family?
No matter how she says that if she doesn't scheme, others will. She schemes only to help her elder brother and his wife to keep the family together.
"Qingman, I understand that you hate me and blame me. It is I who am sorry for you and Chuchu. I am not a human being. I am so cruel and ruthless. I am sorry for my brother and sister-in-law." When Zhu Hongxia said this, she suddenly reached out and slapped herself hard.
The slap was really hard, and the swelling on the cheek, which had just subsided, became swollen again immediately.
Qin Qingman had been watching Zhu Hongxia and the Qin Jianming brothers pay tribute and apologize.
Because we originally owed this apology to the original owner. The reason why she came to this world was because the original owner was gone, and she occupied this body. The original owner's death was causally related to Zhu Hongxia.
Qin Qingman just watched in silence.
When Zhu Hongxia apologized sincerely and when that slap hit her hard in the face, Qin Qingman felt her body suddenly became much lighter.
Even my heart felt happy.
This was not an emotion from her, but an emotion from the original owner who left this body behind.
"Qingman, I'm sorry. I don't ask you to forgive me. I only ask you to let me atone my sins. From now on, your family's labor will be taken care of by my family." Zhu Hongxia slapped herself hard when she said this.
This slap caused blood to flow from the corner of her mouth.
Qin Xiang, Li Meina and Yao Chunying looked at Zhu Hongxia like this, and they suddenly felt a burning pain on their faces.
"Qingman, I'm sorry." This was Qin Xiang's apology to Qin Qingman.
"I'm sorry, Qingman, we were wrong at that time." This is my second aunt Li Meina.
Third Aunt Yao Chunying suddenly slapped herself and looked at Qin Qingman and apologized solemnly, "Qingman, Third Aunt is also sorry to you and Chuchu. We have not formally apologized to you before. We owe you and Chuchu."
Qin Qingman seemed to see a faint figure in front of her eyes.
The figure looked just like her.
The other party looked at Zhu Hongxia and the others and smiled. His smile was very bright and innocent.
This is the real Qin Qingman, the original owner.
"Qingman, as your uncle, we have failed to fulfill our responsibility to protect you and Chuchu. We did not discipline you strictly enough, and we did not care about you enough. I'm sorry. I sincerely apologize to you." As an uncle, Qin Lei finally apologized to Qin Qingman and Chuchu on behalf of the family.
"sorry."
Qin Shu, Qin Shi, and Jiang Linshan all apologized in shame.
As the people who sleep with them, of course they know what their wives do. They didn't stop them at first because they thought that borrowed things would have to be repaid sooner or later, and every family was not rich, so they could delay it for a year longer, so they ignored the situation of Qin Qingman and Chuchu's family.
Qin Qingman didn't say anything, her eyes were always fixed on the faint figure.
The figure seemed to be floating like smoke, and it seemed that only she could see it.
Suddenly, the figure turned around, looked at Qin Qingman and Chu Chu, waved his hand, and finally disappeared between heaven and earth.
Qin Qingman suddenly understood what the original owner meant.
The original owner was freed, she forgave this group of Qin family members, and she left and went to a place Qin Qingman didn't know.
While Qin Qingman had been silent, Chuchu, who was being held by the hand, looked at Qin Lei and his group stubbornly. His eyes became redder and redder, and tears welled up in his eyes. He remembered the bone-chilling coldness when there was no firewood at home.
"Qingman, I'm sorry."
This is the apology from all the Qin family members to Qin Qingman and her brother.
Not far away, the people in the village heard the commotion and gathered around. Everyone stood far away and did not get close, because everyone knew that this was an internal matter of the Qin family, and they also knew about the grievances Qin Qingman had suffered, as well as Qin Qingman's bravery in saving Qin Lei's family.
In the crowd, some people with low tear points have already started wiping away tears.
They felt sorry for Qin Qingman.
Qin Qingman also felt it was worth it, as the child finally got the belated apology.
Qin Qingman didn't know what the people in the village thought, but she really didn't want to have anything to do with Qin Lei's family. She saved people only because the lives should be saved, not because of the blood relationship between Qin Lei and her body.
Lowering her head, she wiped the tears from Chuchu's eyes with her hand and said to Qin Lei and the others, "In that situation, I would have saved any family in the village. I saved people out of my own heart. You don't have to bear a grudge, but I am also very happy that you know how to be grateful."
Everyone in the Qin family blushed.
They felt even more guilty towards Qin Qingman. How good Qin Qingman was highlighted how bad they were.
Qin Qingman didn't want to stand in the yard in such a cold weather, so she said bluntly: "It will be the same in the future as it was before. I hope nothing will change." After that, she turned around and took Chuchu's hand and left.
She was not the original owner and had no feelings for these Qin family members. As long as they did not cause trouble for her, she thought it was fine to get along with them in a distant and casual manner.
Qin Lei and his group looked at Qin Qingman and her brother walking away with complicated expressions.
They used to look down on Qin Qingman and her brother, but now they were beyond their reach.
"I think Qingman handled the situation very well."
Someone in the crowd whispered.
"Yes, those who repay evil with kindness are saints. Once you are truly hurt, even after the wound heals, there will still be scars. How can the relationship ever go back to the way it was before?"
"But didn't Qin Qingman and his family suffer any losses before? Why can't they be forgiven? After all, they all have the same blood and are a family." Some stupid people in the crowd couldn't quite understand why Qin Qingman didn't forgive Qin Lei's family.
Someone in the crowd immediately whispered, "What do you know? Back then, we were facing wild boars on the mountain. Everyone knows how strong wild boars are. If Qingman hadn't run fast, she would have been killed by the wild boar."
Another person also refuted: "If Qin Qingman had an accident on the mountain, how could little Chuchu live to adulthood? Even if everyone in the village is willing to help, no matter how much kindness is shown, it must be based on the premise that she can survive."
"Yes, this is not a plain. There are not many crops that can be grown in spring and summer. When distributing grain in autumn, every family has to count the expenses carefully. Although Chuchu is small, she can't eat until she grows up. We can only support her for one or two years, but it's hard to say if we can support her for a long time."
This statement points out the most practical problem.
Sometimes it’s not that we don’t want to help, but that we can’t afford to help.
Nowadays, not all those who are taken care of by their families can grow up to adulthood, let alone those who are not taken care of by anyone. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many graves without inscriptions on tombstones in the back mountain. Those are the ones who died early and were not protected.
The crowd fell silent because of these words, and everyone looked at the backs of Qin Qingman and her brother with complicated expressions.
"sister……"
Chuchu's voice with a strong crying tone rang out.
"Um."
Qin Qingman responded indifferently. She was in a bad mood at the moment.
"Sister, I want to cry." Chu Chu asked Qin Qingman for help. He really couldn't hold it back any longer. How happy he was now was in contrast to how miserable he was before. At that time, not only was he often hungry, but there was also little firewood at home. It was cold both inside and outside the house.
"Then cry, cry loudly."
Qin Qingman doesn't need Chuchu to suppress her true emotions all the time. Sometimes proper venting is also a way to relieve emotions.
"Wow--"
After Chu Chu got Qin Qingman's consent, she immediately raised her head and burst into tears.
He cried very sadly. He felt particularly happy about the apologies from his uncles and aunts just now. But there was also sadness in the happiness. The fatherless and motherless child felt that he could finally stand up straight.
Chuchu's crying not only shocked the crowd, but also shocked Qin Lei and others.
A child's cry represents the truest emotion, and everyone can hear the grievance in his cry.
As Qin Lei and his brothers listened, they suddenly slapped themselves hard.
How could they be so inhuman before? Qin Qingman and Chuchu are their own nieces and nieces. Outsiders have not bullied the two siblings, but they, their relatives, bullied others under the guise of relatives.
They feel sorry for their deceased elder brother and sister-in-law.
Qin Shu and Qin Shi squatted down, grabbing their hair. When they heard Chuchu's crying, they realized how inhuman they were for standing by and watching coldly.
How can they be such beasts?
"I am sorry to Qingman and her brother. I am so bad. I... I have to atone for my sins." Zhu Hongxia did not wake up suddenly. She realized the difference between people only when she saw with her own eyes how Qin Qingman saved their family.
She knew that Qin Qingman must be aware of how she treated her.
She also knew that Qin Qingman hated her so much that she severed all ties with their family. But even so, when their family was in danger, Qin Qingman still used her own life to exchange for theirs.
Qin Qingman did not forgive them at the moment of exchanging lives, but it did not hinder Qin Qingman from saving people.
At this time, Qin Qingman and her brother had already entered the house. Zhu Hongxia no longer had any scruples. She knelt down and kowtowed several times to Qin Qingman's family before stopping.
She truly repented.
The crowd watching from afar sighed in their hearts and dispersed.
In fact, they could understand why Qin Qingman did not forgive Qin Lei's family for their crimes, and they could also understand Zhu Hongxia's initial calculations against Qin Qingman.
After all, this era is not rich enough.
If everyone can eat and drink enough, how could they find ways to scheme against others? Trees need face, and people need skin. There is no way to be shameless and skinless.
Qin Qingman and her brother went back, and the crowd dispersed. Qin Xiang and the others waited for Zhu Hongxia to kneel for a long time before they helped her up. Her life was saved, and they could not let her heart down.
Qin Lei and his family cheered up and went home.
Qin Shi and the others didn't leave. No one had lived in Qin Lei's house for two days. The fire in the living room had been extinguished long ago. Qin Lei's injuries were still quite serious, and he had to lie on the kang to recuperate. Zhu Hongxia and the two sons looked better, but compared with normal people, they were still somewhat affected.
Li Meina and Yao Chunying thought of Qin Qingman's choice in the face of major issues, and finally helped to clean up Qin Lei's house silently.
The men who were carrying water jumped into the water, those who were chopping wood chopped wood, those who were sleeping on the kang lit up, and the fire in the living room was also quickly lit.
With the fire, the temperature in Qin Lei's house slowly rose.
It's finally not that cold anymore.
Qin Lei's home had been robbed by two gangsters before. Although the military helped to tidy it up during the inspection, many things were still damaged and could not be used, so Qin Shi and others helped to tidy it up and throw it away.
If it can be used barely, just repair it and use it.
After a group of people worked for more than half an hour, Qin Lei's home finally regained its warmth.
"A Xiang, Mina, Chunying, thank you." Zhu Hongxia sincerely took Qin Xiang and others' hands to thank them. If it weren't for everyone's help at home, they might have to work for a long time before they could take a break.
"Sister-in-law, we are all family. There is no need to talk about different families at a time like this."
Qin Xiang also figured it out and understood Qin Qingman's attitude.
Qin Qingman didn't need them to exclude Qin Lei's family. How they would get along in the future would depend on the performance of both sides.
"My dear aunt, my two younger brothers and sisters-in-law, I have offended you many times in the past, but please don't bear it with me. I have a foul mouth and I am not good at speaking. Today I will give you a gift to apologize, so please don't bear it with me." Zhu Hongxia speaks a lot now.
"Second sister-in-law, take good care of yourself and take good care of my second brother and the children."
Li Meina did not ask Qin Caiyun. Even if some things were not made public, they had watched Qin Caiyun grow up and knew a little about the child's personality.
When Qin Caiyun took the initiative to seduce Liu Hechang to plot against Qin Qingman for her own sake, we could see the girl's scheming. They saw with their own eyes that Qin Caiyun was shot to death by the gangster, so the girl's death was right.
Otherwise, Qin Xiang and the others would worry whether their families would be implicated.
After all, many things in this world today are caused by a single sentence.
"Caiyun was buried in the back mountain. She was not guilty. From now on, everyone should just pretend that this child does not exist in my family. Let her be reborn well. She is a girl. For so many years, I have favored my son and ignored her feelings. As a mother, I feel sorry for her."
Zhu Hongxia finally told Qin Caiyun where she was.
Qin Xiang and the others heaved a sigh of relief when they heard this, but they also felt extremely complicated.
Especially Li Meina and Yao Chunying, both of their families have both girls and boys. Because of their family education, they will subconsciously favor boys and let girls do more work.
Recalling Qin Caiyun's character, the two immediately began to reflect deeply.
After returning home, they must compensate their daughter well. Their daughter is also their daughter and their own flesh and blood.
Only Qin Xiang looked okay. She only had one girl in her family, so there was no problem of favoritism. However, if anything involved the child in the future, she would try to discuss it with the child and see what the child's choice was.
Qin Xiang and others were talking to Zhu Hongxia in the hall. Qin Lei was also lying on the kang, supported by his two sons and brothers.
The heated kang is warm, and it is extremely comfortable to lie on it in this weather.
Qin Shi and others also took off their shoes and sat on the kang to chat with Qin Lei in a low voice. As the backbone of the family, they were of course most concerned about Qin Caiyun's problem.
"Not guilty, buried in the back hills."
Qin Lei closed his eyes tiredly.
He had previously resented Qin Caiyun's cold-bloodedness, but when Qin Caiyun really died, he suddenly felt that there was something wrong with his family's education. If he had cared more about his daughter, perhaps the child would not be so extreme.
"My condolences, brother."
Qin Shi and the others all felt relieved.
Qin Caiyun's innocence meant that their families would not be implicated. At the same time, they thought a little more and thought that perhaps they had taken advantage of Qin Qingman and Wei Ling to avoid being implicated.
At night, Wei Ling came back very late.
Today he finally pried open the mouths of a few enemy spies and was finally able to have a good rest.
At night, as soon as he got on the kang, Qin Qingman clung to him.