Chapter 40 Ji Xuening Witnesses Her Parents' Death

Grandma Ji simply said, "Aren't you going back at the end of the month? Why don't you transfer your household registration to our brigade? That way you can not only work and earn work points, but also get your marriage certificate sooner, and people won't gossip."

She added, "I know that it's very difficult to get a county-level household registration these days. Many people want one, but if you keep your household registration in the county, you won't be able to work and earn points, and you won't be able to get a marriage certificate in recent years."

These words reminded Wang Yuqing that the Wang couple were still receiving state-supplied food under her name!

She replied, "Okay, Grandma."

The reason for agreeing was not to get the marriage certificate sooner, but to prevent Lin Xuemei and Wang Jiandong from benefiting!

Wang Yuqing went out after dinner that evening.

When Ji Xuening returned, he didn't see Wang Yuqing and asked curiously, "Where is she?"

Ji Meimei was playing with pebbles on the ground and said, "Mom went to visit some neighbors. She said there are quite a few, so she'll probably be back late."

Visiting someone's home?

Ji Xuening was a little surprised. Who was she visiting? Chen E's house? Or someone else's? Suddenly, he put down his chopsticks, stood up abruptly, and said with a serious expression, "I'll go take a look."

He figured Wang Yuqing must have gone to fight.

Wang Yuqing visited seven or eight houses, giving each one five or six dried fish. Wherever she went, the houses erupted in laughter.

When they left each house, they always carried food in their hands. Although it wasn't much or expensive, it was considered quite good for that era.

She eventually sat down at Chen E's door, eating roasted sweet potatoes while gossiping with Chen E and the others.

Yuan Fang had just returned from outside when she heard people talking about her as she passed by the door.

Wang Yuqing spat out the sweet potato peel: "Here it comes, here it comes, stop talking or someone will hear us."

Yuan Fang: "..."

She was heartbroken. She didn't know what these people were talking about. In the past, she was the one gossiping about others, but today she was the one being gossiped about.

She tried to greet them, but everyone had their backs to her as if they hadn't seen her. She was so angry that she held back her tears and went home wiping them away.

As soon as the person left, Wang Yuqing started gossiping again. That's just how she is; if you talk about her, she'll talk about you back.

Grandma Cai suddenly sighed: "Your fourth son, Ji, was also a pitiful child. He was only five years old when his parents were killed by falling debris."

Her daughter-in-law, Niu Zhenzhen, said, "Mom, I remember you said that Ji Xuening was watching from the side at the time. Tsk tsk, he watched his own parents get crushed to death, and he didn't become an idiot."

Grandma Cai said with a face full of sympathy, "I was so scared at the time that I rushed to call for help. I didn't care about him anymore, and then I came here with people..."

Her voice choked with emotion: "He was such a little kid, only this tall, and he ran into the kiln and dug with his hands... He was crying as he dug, and his fingers were covered in blood, tsk tsk... It made my heart ache just watching him..."

Wang Yuqing had heard from Grandma Ji about the cause of Ji Xuening's parents' death, but she didn't know the details. Her nose tingled, and she asked softly, "And then?"

Grandma Cai continued, "Later, when we came, we dug together. We dug the couple out, but they were dead, not a breath left. Then Ji Laosi stopped crying and knelt on the ground, and we could see that all ten of his fingers were trembling."

Some people sighed, "It's really tragic to witness your parents die, especially for such a young child."

Wang Yuqing felt a little sad. He lost both his parents at such a young age, and he witnessed it with his own eyes, yet it didn't leave him with any psychological problems.

Chen E said, "I agreed to be his matchmaker because I thought Ji Laosi was a good person, a good person, and capable. If his eldest brother hadn't died, his sister-in-law hadn't run away, his grandparents hadn't gotten old, and his second brother and sister-in-law hadn't separated their family, he would probably still be in the army, and he would be an officer now."

Wang Yuqing paid no attention to what they said after that; Grandma Cai's words kept echoing in her ears, and she felt a pang of sadness in her heart.

Just as she was lost in thought, Chen E nudged her with her elbow: "Speak of the devil and he appears."

Wang Yuqing looked to her left and saw Ji Xuening striding towards her. Finally, she seemed to see her too and slowed down.

Chen E joked, "Ji Lao Si, are you here to pick up your new wife? Look how anxious you are, do you think we're going to beat her up?"

Niu Zhenzhen laughed and said, "With your wife's skills, if we really fought, a whole group of us couldn't beat her, hahaha..."

Wang Yuqing laughed along with him.

Ji Xuening was dumbfounded. Why did he feel that Wang Yuqing had a good relationship with everyone? They were not only sitting together, but also chatting and laughing? This was different from what he had imagined.

Wang Yuqing stood up and said, "That's enough, I need to go home and sleep too."

The two walked one after the other.

Ji Xuening remained silent.

Wang Yuqing couldn't help but ask, "You came here to see me?"

Ji Xuening: "Ah."

Wang Yuqing then asked, "Then why were you in such a hurry just now, walking away so fast?"

She suddenly stepped forward with a grin: "What? Afraid I'll get into another fight? Are you afraid I'll get beaten up, or afraid I'll beat up someone else?"

Ji Xuening blushed and quickened his pace: "I have them all."

Wang Yuqing didn't hear clearly: "Huh?"

Just then, Wang Yuqing and Ji Xuening both saw a man and a woman pulling at each other in front of them, and heard the woman say coldly, "Let go, it's not a good look."

Because it was a bit far and dark, Wang Yuqing could only see that the woman was carrying two bundles of firewood on her shoulders, but she couldn't make out what she looked like.

The woman's voice was a little annoyed: "There's someone here, why aren't you letting go!"

She followed Ji Xuening closer before she could see the two men clearly. The man was tall and thin, wearing a white shirt and blue pants, a very fashionable outfit for that era.

As for his appearance, he has a pointed forehead, a small mouth, high and sparse brow bones, and watery eyes, giving people the impression of being dishonest and unreliable.

He spoke in a glib and smooth-talking manner: "Let me lend you a hand. You're so small and weak, what if you get tired? I'm going home too, we can go together."

The woman snapped back without giving her any face: "What nonsense are you talking about? Your home is over there and mine is over here. What do you mean by 'all the same way'?"

Wang Yuqing then looked at the woman. The woman was tall with a small square face, light eyebrows, narrow eyes, and a somewhat aloof and elegant demeanor.

According to modern societal standards, she possesses a beautiful bone structure.

Ji Xuening spoke up: "Liu Huo, Tang Sao."

Liu Huoyuan had been leaning close to Tang Wan, reaching out to take her firewood. He withdrew his hand, touched his nose, and said, "Xue Ning, it's you. I was planning to lend Tang's wife a hand."

Tang Wan kept a sullen face and ignored him.

Liu Huo gave an awkward smile, his gaze falling on Wang Yuqing. He looked her up and down very rudely, his eyes shining: "Is this your wife from that county town? She's different from what I imagined. She's really beautiful. You're a lucky guy."

After saying that, he extended his hand, his face full of smiles, and his voice was gentle: "Hello sister-in-law, my name is Liu Huo, your husband's good brother, I came home from the war a few days ago."

Wang Yuqing then recalled that a few years later, this same man had an affair with Wang Yuyan. She raised an eyebrow in disgust, did not reach out, and coldly replied, "Wang Yuqing, that's my name."

Liu Huo: "..."

Tang Wan, standing beside her, let out a cold laugh through her nose.

Liu Huo chuckled sheepishly, "Brother, your new wife doesn't seem to like talking to me. Did you say something bad about me to her?"

Before Ji Xuening could speak, Wang Yuqing said, "I don't know you, why should I talk to you? Don't you know that men and women shouldn't touch each other?"