"Tell me yourself, what did you do wrong yesterday?"
Ye Changxue didn't expect that he would be criticized so soon.
He wanted to get away with it by acting like a spoiled brat, but seeing Old Madam Ye's serious expression, he finally lowered his head and said after a long pause, "I shouldn't have gone to the roadside to look at toys...
"But that toy is really beautifully made. It's a dragon carved out of wood, and its body is divided into several movable sections..."
At this point, Ye Changnian also realized something was wrong and quickly changed the subject, saying, "Grandma, I know I was wrong. I should have held my brother's hand properly and shouldn't have been so playful as to look at the toys."
"Children love to play. It's normal for you to want to look at the toys, but think about it, what does Qingtian do when she wants to look at something?"
Ye Changnian would answer this question and said immediately: "Qingtian will tell grandpa and auntie, and then grandpa and auntie will carry her to..."
When Ye Changnian said this, he also realized the problem and lowered his eyes and said, "Grandma, I know. It's right that I wanted to see the toys, but it's wrong that I ran over to see them without saying a word.
"I should tell my parents and ask them to take me there."
"That's right! Remember this next time, okay?"
"Grandma, I understand." Ye Changnian nodded repeatedly.
Old Mrs. Ye actually wanted to say a few more words to teach Ye Changnian a lesson.
But on the other hand, I thought that Ye Changnian was still young and had just been frightened, so he might not be fully recovered.
Secondly, it doesn’t seem right to talk about these things during the New Year.
So Old Lady Ye patted Ye Changnian and said, "That's enough, just remember it. Go to sleep."
Ye Changnian didn't feel sleepy before, but after his mood went up and down, he quickly fell asleep under the gentle patting of Old Lady Ye.
Ye Changnian was awakened by the fragrance.
He turned over and got up, and found that Old Mrs. Ye was no longer in the room.
There was a burst of fragrance coming from outside.
Ye Changnian was very familiar with this taste. In the past, Mrs. Ye would make these things before the Chinese New Year every year.
After it is made today, it will be placed on the altar tomorrow for ancestor worship, and will be distributed to everyone on the first day of the new year.
But this year's flavor is obviously more fragrant than before.
Ye Changnian quickly got up from the ground and ran out in his slippers.
According to the custom of previous years, if you go there while Mrs. Ye is cooking, you might be able to pick up some leftovers to eat.
As soon as he ran out of the east room, he was stopped by Ye Changxue.
"elder brother!"
"Year after year!"
The two brothers had grown up sleeping naked in the same bed, and now they felt a little awkward when they looked at each other.
Ye Changxue scratched the back of his head and asked, "Are you still in pain?"
Ye Changnian smiled innocently and said, "Brother, I'm fine, I'm much better.
“Actually, the beating that guy gave me wasn’t that severe. It wasn’t as painful as when my mother hit me!
"He was hoping to kidnap me and sell me for money. Wouldn't it be a loss if he beat me to death?"
Ye Changxue said nervously, "That's not necessarily true. You fell asleep in the capital yesterday, so I don't know. But the master said that the police found a dead child in the yard you escaped from, and they said they need to solve the case as soon as possible!"
"What?" Ye Changnian suddenly became anxious. "Someone died? Who died? A boy or a girl?"
"Huh?" Ye Changxue was confused by the question and shook his head. "I don't know. Master didn't explain it in detail!"
Ye Changnian's eyes turned red and tears began to fall.
Ye Changxue was startled. She reached out to wipe his tears and asked nervously, "Brother, what did I say wrong? Why are you crying? Or are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere? Tell me!"
Ye Changnian sobbed and said, “That day I wanted to take everyone away and escape, but just as I opened the lock and climbed out the window, someone in the house informed the traffickers and wanted to chase me out to arrest me.
"At this time, the other boy who was caught was already sitting on the window. He could get out by just turning over, and maybe he would have a chance to run away.
"But he yelled at me to run and call the police, and then he was caught.
"The last time I saw him before I left, I saw him clinging tightly to the person who leaked the information.
"I didn't dare to look any further, so I just went out the back door and ran away without looking back.
"If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have been able to escape..."
Ye Changnian looked at Ye Changxue with red eyes and asked with a sob, "Brother, could it be that he was killed by those people because he helped me?"
Although Ye Changxue was a few years older than Ye Changnian, he was still a child after all. He had no idea how to get angry, and instead, his eyes turned red along with Ye Changxue.
Old Mrs. Ye had just left for a short while to go to the kitchen to see how Mrs. Ye had prepared the offerings. When she came back, she saw her two grandsons wiping their tears face to face.
"The New Year is almost here, what's going on between you two?" Old Mrs. Ye asked puzzledly.
Ye Changnian cried and threw himself into Old Lady Ye's arms and asked, "Grandma, who was the child who died?"
Old Mrs. Ye looked at Ye Changxue speechlessly. She had only been away for a short while and hadn't given any instructions before leaving, but this unfortunate child immediately spilled the beans.
Old Madam Ye reached out and took Ye Changnian into her arms, comforting him, "Don't worry. At that time, the officials and our family were searching for you all over the capital. Those human traffickers didn't even have time to hide. How could they dare to kill someone at such a critical moment?
"The child found over there was murdered long ago. It has nothing to do with you."
In fact, Old Lady Ye didn't know either. What she said was just her own speculation, mainly to appease Ye Changnian.
"Really?" Ye Changnian looked up at Old Lady Ye while crying pitifully.
"When did grandma ever lie to you?"
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