Old Master Cen quickly turned his head away. He wouldn't do that. This was such a good opportunity for communication between father and daughter. How could he ignore the hard work of his own third daughter? If his daughter had any problems, she would need her father's help.

The old lady took Chen Ye's hand and asked with a smile: "I only know that these two brothers are your good friends. Can you tell me how you two met?"

Chen Ye recalled it and smiled: "It's been many years since I last talked about this. How old was I then? I should have been only eight years old..."

Along the way, Chen Ye told the two elderly people little by little how she met Dashuang and Ershuang, and how Dashuang and Ershuang took care of her. Chen Ye never felt that her previous life was difficult to talk about, because that was her real life experience.

The old lady wiped her tears when she heard this. She only knew that her granddaughter had a hard life in the past, but she never imagined it would be so difficult. The child must have suffered a lot.

Chen Ye used a handkerchief to wipe the old lady's tears with amusement: "Look at you, it's been so long, why are you still crying? If you are like this, I won't tell you about my past anymore."

"Don't tell me, even though I'm young, I have quite a lot of experience. When I get home, I'll tell you about the treasure hunt I had with my fourth brother. That was really exciting."

The old lady patted Chen Ye and said, "Girl, you must have suffered so much to be so beautiful!"

"That's not true. Although I was still young at that time, I'm not stupid. If they didn't like me, I wouldn't stay in that house and get in their way. I just treated it as a guesthouse and went back to sleep every night."

"Although the villagers are poor, they are kind-hearted. I have never been bullied in the village. They are all very nice to me. Anyone who sees me will give me something to eat. Otherwise, how could I have grown so tall?"

The old lady wiped her eyes. It was easy for her to say, but a child of two or three years old had to go out to find food by herself, otherwise she would starve to death. It was not easy for her granddaughter to grow up smoothly!

"Oh, do you smell that aroma? This is the roast chicken that Ershuang asked their chef to make yesterday. There might also be some pork elbows and other ingredients. It must be Ershuang's craftsmanship. Let's go home and roast it in our new oven. It smells so good."

Chen Ye didn't want the old man to be sad, but next time she would say, "Fourth brother said that you can't keep the suffering you have suffered to yourself, you have to let your family know, people have to speak up."

I didn't say I didn't notice it, but now I'm saying it, I can actually smell the unique smell of roast chicken in the carriage. The old man sniffed and said, "This should be the smell of smoked chicken."

"Grandpa, this is your nose," Chen Ye gave a thumbs up.

"It's smoked. I love the smoky smell. It's a pity that I don't know how to make roast duck. Otherwise, we have an oven at home and can make it ourselves. It's so delicious. Fourth brother said that roast duck is the best."

She had only heard of roast duck in her previous life, but had never eaten it. When it is opened to the public in the future, she will definitely go to the capital to eat it. She also wants to try donkey rolls, luzhu, mending sesame cakes, and fried dough sticks.

"Roast duck is delicious. When you return to the capital, grandpa will take you there every day. There are so many delicious foods in the capital, and grandpa will take you to try them all."

"Okay, then we have a deal, and you can't go back on your word."

"That can't be possible. Grandpa can definitely do what he promised. How about you go back and live with Grandpa?"

Chen Ye immediately shook her head. She would not go. Fourth brother said that these years were the darkness before dawn. It was best to stay away from that center of power. It was safer with them.

"Grandpa and grandma, are you missing home? If so, go back and take a look. When you've waited long enough, come back and live here."

"No, there's nothing to think about. If I go back, it's just me and your grandma at home. Everyone else is extremely busy. It's better to have you here to accompany us two old people."

Who cares about going back? If he goes back, he will have to worry about a lot of bad things. He has been worrying about them all his life. It would be better if he could have more free time when he is old. Life is so good now. He doesn't have to worry about anything and he has his little granddaughter to accompany him. He should be too happy every day.

Chen Ye nodded and did not urge the old couple to return to the capital. They really could not stay there any longer, so she did not need to persuade them to go back. In the words of her fourth brother, it was quiet here and they could enjoy it.

Chen Ye really knows nothing about politics. She only knows how to seek benefits and avoid harm like a small animal. But it doesn't matter if she doesn't understand. There is Cen Zixiang who is familiar with this history. She just needs to be obedient.

"Ouch..." the old lady suddenly cried out.

The grandfather and grandson looked at the old lady together: "What's wrong? Did you forget something?"

The old lady clapped her hands and said, "I just forgot something. I think I forgot to take the sand I made. The fried dried food is more delicious."

"The sand was sifted out bit by bit by Xiao Shuanzhu and me at the riverside. It was also washed clean. We can use it as soon as we take it home."

Chen Ye...thought I had forgotten something important.

"That's okay. I'll find you some sand when we get back. We have some at home. How about I sift it out for you?"

"Okay," the old lady felt that the sand brought back from the river seemed better and cleaner.

If you chat along the way, you won't feel how difficult the road is. It was already noon when you arrived home in the provincial capital. Chen Ye bought steamed buns and noodles directly from the state-owned restaurant, and went home to have a bite to eat before cooking in the evening.

By the time everything was packed up, it was already time for dinner. I brought back a lot of things this time, plus some given by a family in the village, and brought back seven big sacks from the bus station, which were all very heavy.

There are many cellars here. It is said that a cellar is a standard feature of a family in Northeast China. Although the house now looks integrated, it was previously divided into five houses, so there were five cellars.

Of course, only the two cellars here were originally part of this mansion, and they were made very neatly. The rest were dug by the original residents, and they were not big and looked a bit rough. Chen Ye did not plan to use those, so these two were enough.

However, Chen Ye did not put everything in one cellar. Mountain products, dried goods, meat products and the old man's welfare were all placed separately, which increased the time required for sorting.

"Ye Zi, hurry up and wash your hands and have dinner. I told you to leave it there. Your grandfather and I will clean it up slowly at home tomorrow. You are such a hasty child."

"Hey, I'm used to it. Otherwise, it would be uncomfortable for me to look at those things like this. Grandpa and grandma, I've got the floor heating on. Do you two want to take a hot bath tonight?"

"Wash yourself, otherwise you'll feel covered in dust." Everything about the countryside is good, except that there's a lot of dust.