The old Ye family had just finished their meal, and Old Mrs. Ye was sitting on the kang sewing shoe soles.
Usually, this kind of work is done by the other daughters-in-law, so she is not needed at all.
But now, Mrs. Ye has to take Mrs. Ye San out to prepare banquets from time to time.
Ye Ersao also took on several spring clothing businesses through the Qin family and has been very busy recently.
So Mrs. Ye took the initiative to take over the task of making shoes for her family.
Her eyesight is not good now, and she can't see clearly when making clothes, but it's no problem for her to sew soles.
"Who did you say is coming?"
"Hiss--" Upon hearing what Boss Ye said, the needle in Old Madam Ye's hand twisted and pierced her own hand directly. She gasped in pain and quickly put her finger, which was bleeding, into her mouth.
"Guo's family is here." Boss Ye whispered, "Her parents, her brother, and her two children are here."
"How did you find this place?" Mrs. Ye said and quickly remembered that when the two families were talking about marriage, the old man seemed to have said that he had relatives in Rongxi Village, Fengle County, which was nearby.
What a good memory he has. He still remembers it after so many years and even found it.
"Mom, what should I do?"
Boss Ye was a little worried. All the Guo family members were gone, and now her family members from her mother's family suddenly came to visit.
Although the original incident was not their fault, it was still a headache to figure out how to make things clear so that the other party wouldn't cause trouble.
"What can we do? No matter how you look at this matter, we are in the right. What are we afraid of?" Old Madam Ye said with great vigor. "If it weren't for the fact that we all fled the famine and went our separate ways, then Guo's family should have come to our house to apologize for what they did."
Although Old Lady Ye spoke very strongly, when she walked out of the house and saw the Guo family, especially Guo Shijie's legs, she suddenly couldn't say many things.
When the Ye family heard that the Guo family had arrived, they all gathered in the main hall.
After everyone greeted each other in a messy manner, the main room fell into an awkward silence.
Old Man Guo looked around and asked, "Where are Lao Si and Fengying?"
At the same time, Old Lady Ye also asked, "What's wrong with Shijie's leg?"
Both sides fell silent again.
Finally, it was Guo Shijie who broke the silence in the room and said, "Auntie Ye, when the earth dragon turned over, my waist was injured by the beam, so..."
After hearing what Guo Shijie said, everyone in the Ye family looked at each other in surprise.
"What about your wife?" Old Mrs. Ye asked tentatively.
Guo Shijie lowered his head sadly and said, "She was hit on the head..."
The earth dragon turned over at night when everyone was sleeping.
The initial vibration was not very obvious, and Guo Shijie was the first to be awakened.
He first reached out to wake up his wife and told her to run out quickly, then he picked up his sons in each hand and rushed out first.
After putting his sons in the yard and telling them not to wander around, he rushed into the main house to call Old Man Guo and Old Lady Guo.
When he helped his parents run out of the main room which had started to shake, he found that his wife had not come out yet.
Thinking that his wife might be half asleep and not awake yet, Guo Shijie rushed back into the house to call his wife again despite his parents' objection.
At this moment, the vibration suddenly became stronger, the adobe house collapsed instantly, and the beams fell on the two of them.
He was hit in the lower back and couldn't move, while his wife was hit directly on the head and blood splattered all over his face.
The old couple of the Guo family spent most of the day digging the people out from under the rubble before they began their extremely difficult journey of fleeing famine.
The family is full of old and young people, and the only strong laborer has broken his waist.
They lagged far behind along the way, not daring to conflict with anyone for fear of becoming a fat sheep in someone else's mouth.
Fortunately, they were lucky. When they were about to reach Shanhaiguan, they happened to meet the people sent by General Wen who were maintaining order and donating rice and medicine. There were also several doctors who were treating people for free.
The Guo family then took Guo Shijie to see a doctor.
But after examining him, several doctors said that his leg was useless and there was no hope of him standing up again.
Perhaps because they felt that the family was too pitiful, someone came and took them to the other side, placing them with a group of elderly, weak and sick people, saying that depending on the situation, they might be allowed to enter the country in a few days.
After all, after entering the pass, they can continue to move south. If they stay outside the pass, these people can only wait to freeze to death.
In this temporary accommodation, the Guo family finally had a few days of food and drink without having to travel.
Then General Wen's men led them into the pass.
After entering the pass, they only had some dry food given by General Wen's men, which was finished in a few days. Several people had to beg for food along the way before they could barely reach the capital.
When the old couple heard their son say this, their eyes couldn't help but turn red.
It only takes a few words to say, but only they themselves know how difficult the journey was.
Especially after arriving at the Ye family, I saw that Old Madam Ye was radiant with rosy complexion, the Ye brothers seemed stronger than before, and even the children were all wearing new clothes, looking clean and white...
Thinking of this, Old Man Guo remembered and asked, "By the way, mother-in-law, where are Lao Si and Fengying? Why don't I see them?"
Mrs. Ye paused and said, "The fourth son went to the capital to work and is not at home."
Then she immediately changed the subject and said, "You haven't eaten yet after all this journey, right?
"Big Boss, go make something to eat.
"Boss, go and light up the kang in the west room.
"Second brother, go boil some water so your uncle Guo and the others can take a bath.
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