Chen Jiefang is the name Chen Dasheng changed after he joined the army, but the villagers are still used to calling him Chen Dasheng.

Chuncao sighed: "This child said she didn't want to cause trouble for her father, she just wanted to tell her father a message. This child is too sensible."

The woman looked disapproving. It was just a nice thing to say. A child has no relatives around him, so he just wants to find a father to rely on.

"Tsk, that's just nice talk. Why do you need someone to go there just to report a message? What if the train ticket is free? She went to Chen Dasheng but he didn't want her and sent her back."

Chuncao spat, "Why can't you just say nice things? Ye Zi is such a sensible kid, who wouldn't like her?"

The woman looked a little embarrassed: "Hey, why are you arguing with me? Don't you know that I don't have any bad intentions, I just say things that are not nice?"

"Besides, the people from the Chen family's main branch don't like that girl. What's the point of us just watching her?"

This woman's words were harsh, but she wasn't a bad person. "Tell me, how could there be such cruel parents? After her mother remarried, she never came back, right?"

"You didn't even look at the flesh that fell from your body. How could you really not care about it at all? Just imagine how cruel your heart is!"

"How can they treat their own children so cruelly? This is the case of the top beam being crooked and the bottom beam being crooked. Those two old people are not good people, so how can the children they raise be good people?"

"Fortunately, Ye Zi is a capable child and doesn't follow the eldest wife of the Chen family. Even if she doesn't rely on anyone, she can still live a good life. At least she won't have to support the family in the future and won't starve herself."

Chuncao agreed with this: "That's right. Just tell me, we are all so old, and we have never heard of two old people asking a child of a few years old to support them. The two brothers of the Chen family are ungrateful and cruel."

"What are you talking about?" Another woman came over. The villagers were like that. When they saw someone talking, they would gather together to gossip.

"Isn't it about Ye Zi from the Chen family? If I remember correctly, that child is only in his teens, right?"

"I know Ye Zi. She's only twelve, still a little kid. What's going on? Didn't they say Ye Zi went to live with Chen Dasheng? Did Chen Dasheng chase the child back?"

Originally, it was said that Chen Ye went to announce the death of Chen Jiefang, but I don’t know how the rumor spread and turned into that Chen Ye went to join Chen Jiefang.

"Not really. I just saw that kid go to see our captain."

"Bah, what a piece of shit, he can't even raise his own child. It's just pitiful for Ye Zi's child."

"Speaking of which, Ye Zi will have someone to live with after she returns, right? What does she want from the captain?"

Chuncao had the most say in this matter: "It is said that before the two old men died, they signed a document stating that after they passed away, Ye Zi would be adopted by Uncle Chen's family."

"I think this is a good thing. Uncle Chen is a good man and he doesn't have any children. He will definitely be good to Ye Zi."

"Uncle Chen has adopted a child, so what should we do if Ye Zi goes there to tie him up? He's a boy." Nowadays, who would like to adopt a girl who will become a stranger in the future?

"Ye Zi says she has Chen family blood flowing in her body, but Shuanzhu is a child from another family. Blood relatives are always the only reliable ones."

"That's right. If it really doesn't work out, why not just let one of Ye Zi's children have the surname Chen? Shuanzhuo won't have the surname Chen even though it's a boy."

"That's not so bad. You said Uncle Chen adopted Shuanzhu, so why didn't he change the child's surname?

"Tsk, what's the point of changing your surname? You won't have Chen blood flowing through your body. Besides, the child was old enough to remember things when he came here. How could he not miss his biological parents?"

"Don't say that. Shuanzhu is a good boy. If we raise him sincerely, I bet he won't ignore Uncle Chen in the future."

"Who knows? It's hard to tell what people's hearts are like."

"Oh, let's not talk about this anymore. Didn't the two granddaughters-in-law of the Zhang family fight again yesterday?"

"Hey, I know about this. I was right there at the time. Let me tell you..."

Seven or eight women were chattering, and then the conversation became erratic.

Chen Ye also knew that the villagers were like this, but she had built a good image since she was a child. Except for a few people who disliked everyone, few people said anything bad about her.

The team leader's family lives on the other side of the river, near the middle. Most of the houses here are made of yellow mud. It is not cheap to build a brick and tile house at that time. Ordinary people cannot afford it, and no one likes to build a conspicuous house.

If you really want to build a nice house, someone will say that everyone works and earns work points, so why is it that only your family has the money to build a big house? Where does the money come from?

Although rural people are not well educated, they are all very wise. Even if they have a good life, they still follow the principle of eating meat with rice.

The team leader's yard is not small either, but it is also a yellow mud house, but the roof is covered with tiles just like her new house. Such a house is considered a good house in the village, and it also represents that the family lives a good life.

Chen Ye called out across the wooden stick, "Is Uncle Zheng home?"

A woman's voice replied, "Who is it?"

This woman is the captain's wife, Sun Guizhi, a very gentle and decent woman.

I heard from the villagers that Sun Guizhi was the wife that the team leader brought back from outside. When she first came, it was obvious that she was not a girl from an ordinary family. Her demeanor was completely different from that of the villagers.

Although the women in the village are all very fierce and can start fighting if they disagree with someone, when facing the captain's wife, these women feel ashamed of themselves. The curse words seem to stick to their lips, and they become extremely honest.

"Auntie, I'm Chen Ye. Is my uncle at home?" People who come here don't knock on the door, but just shout through their sticks.

Sun Guizhi opened the door and smiled gently, then took Chen Ye's hand and walked into the yard: "Is it Ye Zi? You just came back, didn't you have a good rest?"

"Come in quickly and let me pour you some sugar water. Your uncle is also in the room, so it's a good time for you to go in and talk to him."

Chen Ye took advantage of the situation and placed a piece of cloth in Sun Guizhi's hand. "Auntie, I just drank some water, so please stop busying yourself. This is a gift I brought for Sister Yanzi. Let me take a look at it and see if Sister Yanzi likes it."

As soon as Sun Guizhi got the item, she knew what was inside. She didn't even open the outer packaging and handed it back to Chen Ye.

"What gift do you want to give? Auntie will be happy when you come. Your sister Yan Zi has gone to her grandmother's house. She will be back in a few days. Then you can ask her to come and play with you."