"Well, very good!" Old Madam Ye nodded with great satisfaction, "Qingshan made a good arrangement. I was worried that he wouldn't dare to send you downstairs to train because of his relationship with you.
"Don't feel any resentment in your heart. You have no culture or knowledge, and you only know some basic martial arts.
"Qingshan arranged you too well all at once. This will only make you a thorn in the eyes and flesh of others, which will harm you instead."
"Mom, look at what you said, when did I ever blame Brother Qingshan?
"If it weren't for Brother Qingshan, I wouldn't even have the chance to deliver night incense to others!
"Brother Qingshan asked someone to take me there to have a look. Although they were starting from the bottom, the conditions there were much better. The houses there were all made of bricks and tiles, which were better than ours!"
Ye Lao Si said this because he was afraid that Old Lady Ye would worry about him.
“I’m glad you understand.
"When you get there, you must work hard and learn from others. It would be even better if you could read a little.
"Only if you can do something good on your own can Qingshan promote you in the future, understand?"
"Mom, I know." Ye Laosi agreed very happily.
Only then did Old Lady Ye change the subject and talk about the Guo family.
"Fourth brother, I've watched you grow up. You've always been a kind-hearted but soft-tempered child.
"You also know that your mother was not very satisfied with the marriage your father arranged for you.
"But your father passed away not long after, and it was difficult for your mother to change his wishes, so you suffered a lot.
"You are a child who values friendship and loyalty. If you are willing to help the Guo family, mother has no objection.
"But there are two things I must make clear to you.
“First, you can give them some clothes and food, but never give them silver.
“Secondly, you must not look for jobs for them in the surrounding area, and you must not ask Qingshan for help.
"Don't think that Old Man Guo just hit Old Mrs. Guo, but for so many years, Old Mrs. Guo has been the one who made the decisions in their family.
"It's no use for Mr. Guo to stand up once in a while; once his life settles down, he will definitely go back to his old ways.
"Mrs. Guo is different from Mr. Guo and his son. She is like a dog-skin plaster. Once you get stuck on her, you can't get rid of her.
"You are still young, and you will definitely marry again in the future.
"If you arrange for the Guo family to stay by your side, what will your future wife think and how will she cope with it?"
Ye Laosi broke out in a cold sweat after hearing what Old Lady Ye said.
It has to be said that no one knows a child better than his mother.
The two things that Old Lady Ye mentioned that she was determined not to allow were exactly what Old Fourth Ye was thinking.
He had indeed had these two thoughts.
Fortunately, Mrs. Ye dispelled the idea in time.
"Mom, I understand. I'll go back and pack up Guo's clothes and things and let them take them away.
"I gave them my old clothes and shoes, and brought them a bag of food. I can't do anything more."
Old Madam Ye nodded, turned around and took out a pile of old clothes from behind her back and handed them to Old Fourth Ye, saying, "These are the old clothes that your second and third sisters-in-law have sorted out. Give them to the two children of the Guo family!"
Ye Laosi returned to his own room carrying clothes from Old Lady Ye's room, took out a bundle of cloth, spread it on the kang, and began to pack.
Ever since Guo's accident, he had not touched the box she left behind, and now he had to open it and clean it up.
The valuable things in the box had long been taken away by Guo, leaving only a few sets of old clothes. Ye Laosi reached out to pick them up, but unexpectedly, something fell out of it and landed in the box with a clang.
Ye Laosi took a closer look and found that it was the hairpin he had made for Guo when he was outside the Great Wall.
This wooden hairpin took him a long time to make after his third brother taught him how to make it. He broke several of them because of his lack of skill, and finally got this good one.
In order to make this hairpin, his hands were covered with blisters.
When he gave the hairpin to Guo, he was very happy, but he was no longer sure whether Guo's love was genuine.
It seemed that he had never seen Guo wear this hairpin again since he arrived in Rongxi Village.
Even when I left, I left it at home along with my old clothes.
It can be seen that Guo no longer had any feelings or attachment to him at that time.
Thinking of this, Ye Laosi snapped the hairpin in half, turned around and threw it into the stove in the outer room, watching it being engulfed by the rolling flames.
Now everything is cleaned up and I won’t have anything to worry about anymore.
By the time Ye Laosi had packed up his things, the lights in other rooms of the house had already been turned off.
He also blew out the oil lamp and lay down to rest, but he tossed and turned all night and appeared in the main room the next morning with dark circles under his eyes.
Everyone knew what was going on, so no one asked what happened to Ye Laosi.
Only Niannian stared at him for a long time and said, "Fourth uncle, did you not wash your face today? Your face is so dark!
"Mom said you have to wash your face and brush your teeth before eating breakfast, otherwise you can't eat. Go wash up!"
Children speak without restraint.
Nian Nian's words made all the adults in the room laugh, and the depressing atmosphere was swept away.
Mrs. Ye San came over somewhat embarrassedly, held her son down and said, "Eat your breakfast, and then hurry to school!"
"Old Four, you should eat quickly too, it will get cold soon."
Ye Laosi nodded when he heard this, and then subconsciously looked towards the door of the west room.
"Don't worry, breakfast has been delivered," said Mrs. Ye. "We've already served all the guests we needed. We can handle this last bit, don't you think, Fourth Brother?"
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