"Yan Yan, is everything you just said true?"
Sitting in the tricycle, Zhu Xiuhua finally found an opportunity to ask the question that had been on her mind: "Is it true that Wuji wanted to frame you and sell you to the mountains?"
“Yes,” Fang Yan nodded, “He’s looking for someone…”
She told Zhu Xiuhua and Fang Jie everything about how Fang Yaojin colluded with Zhang Laowu, how he tried to rob her, and how he found someone to frame her and sell her off.
Fang Yan didn't want them to feel guilty or sad.
Instead, she discovered that despite being abused for so many years, Zhu Xiuhua and Fang Jie still held a kind attitude towards humanity and had very low vigilance towards people. They always felt that everyone was family and acquaintances and couldn't possibly be so bad.
Fang Yan wanted to use the black-boned chicken incident to let them know that not all relatives treat each other as relatives.
Not all acquaintances can uphold moral principles.
Self-interest can reveal the ugliest and most sinister side of human nature.
In many people's lives, self-interest is their lifelong pursuit.
For profit, they are willing to sell out and sacrifice everything except themselves.
"Waaah...they...I'm going to fight them to the death." Zhu Xiuhua cried again.
Fang Yan: ...
Coming to her senses, Zhu Xiuhua realized that it was impossible for her to go back to Dashi Village to fight for Uncle Fang and the others. She hugged Fang Yan and cried, "Yan Yan, my poor Yan Yan, it's all because your mother is so useless that you have to suffer."
Fang Yan: ...
What should I do?
I wish Xiaoyuzai were here with me; the little guy seems to know how to comfort people better than she does.
Fang Jie clenched his fists in anger again, "Yan Yan, why didn't you send someone to tell us about something so important?"
After asking, he belatedly realized that he spent every day in the fields, and even if Fang Yan sent people to their home to look for them, they usually couldn't find them.
Besides, he's utterly useless. Once he leaves Dashi Village, he doesn't know many people. Even if Fang Yanzhen comes to ask him for help, who can he ask for help to resolve this matter?
After figuring this out, Fang Jie suddenly realized how utterly useless he was.
He should have been the one protecting his mother and sister, but he couldn't help his sister at all.
In turn, he even asked his sister to help him divide the family property.
"Yan Yan, it's because I'm too useless to protect you."
He quietly loosened his clenched fist, covered his face, and silently shed tears.
When he cried, it was as if he had found a companion, and Zhu Xiuhua cried even harder, "My poor Yanyan, it's all my fault."
Fang Yan: ...
The original owner was quite pitiful, but the responsibility for her depression cannot be entirely placed on Zhu Xiuhua.
The original owner's fate was mostly due to the author's deliberate arrangement, with a small part being regrets caused by the unknown.
After all, in this day and age, not many people know about depression.
Perhaps until her death, the original owner never knew that she died of depression.
Faced with one person wailing and the other covering their face and silently shedding tears, Fang Yan chose to wait on the sidelines.
These days, tissues are especially precious, and more importantly, she forgot to bring tissues when she went out.
Therefore, she couldn't help them hand out tissues right now.
After they had both finished crying, Fang Yan looked at Fang Jie and said, "Brother, in my eyes, you're not useless. How many people in our village can manage ten or twenty acres of land so well?"
"That's true, your brother is a real expert at farming."
Speaking of this, Zhu Xiuhua stopped crying and spoke with considerable pride.
Following her words, Fang Yan added, "Of course! With such a smart sister like me, how could I be useless? So, brother, you must continue to work hard in the future!"
Knowing that they depend on Fang Yan for their livelihood and worried that it would put too much pressure on her, Zhu Xiuhua immediately suggested, "Yan Yan, are there any fields or hills in your village that we can rent? You can lend some money to your mother first, and we can rent ten or twenty acres of land. In less than two years, we'll have a harvest, and then we can pay you back."
Fang Jie agreed with his mother's suggestion, "Yan Yan, we can't go back to Dashi Village. If we come to Gouzi Village, we'll have to rent a house and make a living. No matter how much money your business makes, there's no reason for you to support me and Mom."
"I'm very good at farming. Let's rent twenty acres, and I'll definitely grow the best vegetables and the best rice. We'll sell them and use the money to support you, Mom, and our little fish."
Fang Yan was very happy and gratified, even though Zhu Xiuhua and Fang Jie were a bit foolish.
However, they are diligent, self-reliant, honest, and conscientious, which are very rare virtues.
"Mom, brother, we're almost home. Let's sit down and talk about it later after we've finished packing."
With Gouzi Village fast approaching, Fang Yan said, "Discussing this issue now is neither here nor there."
I had agreed with the tricycle driver that if it was past 8 p.m., I would pay extra and he would also provide dinner.
It's only 7:20 PM now, not yet the agreed time.
Fang Yan didn't give him any extra money. As for dinner, she had just arrived home, so there was none for her.
However, Fang Yan still gave the tricycle driver two meat floss buns. "Dinner hasn't been cooked yet, it might take a while. To get out of here, we need to walk a mountain road. Since we can go back earlier, we should go back earlier. It's safer on the road. These are some snacks I made for my children. I'm giving them to you to try."
The tricycle driver was very grateful. "Sister-in-law, you are such a kind person. I often pick up passengers at the new market. If you need me again next time, you can come over there and I will give you a discount."
"Okay," Fang Yan readily agreed.
Although, at first, he wanted to rip himself off.
However, after spending half a day together, Fang Yan, this young apprentice, seems quite reliable and a down-to-earth person.
These motorized tricycles are not commonly seen. Occasionally, when there are many people or a lot of goods, these tricycles are still needed to transport them quickly enough.
Sometimes, when the pedicab goes uphill, Fang Yan has to get off and help push it...
"Mommy, Uncle, you're back!" Little Yuzai, who had been eagerly waiting and had become like a little stone waiting for his mother, heard the sound and ran out of the house like a whirlwind, hugging Fang Yan's leg.
Fang Yan helped him up and introduced him, "This is your maternal grandmother."
"Hello, Grandma." Little Fish greeted Zhu Xiuhua politely.
"Oh! Good, good, good, my darling, Grandma..."
This was the first time Zhu Xiuhua had ever seen Xiaoyuzai. She was so excited and happy that her eyes welled up with tears. She reached into her pocket, trying to find something to give to Xiaoyuzai.
However, after searching for a while, she couldn't find anything. She was so embarrassed she didn't know what to do. "Um..."
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