The next day, after setting off and walking for less than an hour, they arrived at the intersection where the Ye family was supposed to turn.
Li Fu came over and informed them. After the Ye family said goodbye to Li Fu and the Qin family's servants, the eldest and fourth Ye pulled the flatbed cart and took the whole family to another road, gradually moving away from the Qin family's convoy.
Mrs. Qin looked at her little son who was looking out of the car window. She felt that under the influence of Ye Changrui and Qingtian, he had become more and more like a child these days, and she felt quite relieved.
"Rongxi Village is only two hours away from the capital. We will definitely have the chance to meet again in the future."
"Yes, mother." Qin Hexuan replied.
At the Ye family's side, before noon, everyone had already passed the dilapidated temple that Li Fu mentioned, went upstream along the river, and finally arrived at the village entrance.
There is a very large banyan tree growing at the entrance of the village, and on a stone under the tree are the three words "Rongxi Village" engraved.
Obviously, the name of the village is closely related to this big banyan tree.
When Old Lady Ye saw the banyan tree, she immediately said excitedly, "This is it, your father once said that when he was a child he would always climb up the big banyan tree at the entrance of the village to sleep.
"One time, I was half asleep and fell out of a tree. Not only did I break my arm, but I was also beaten up by my parents when I got home..."
Old Mrs. Ye recalled the appearance of her hometown that Old Mr. Ye had described to her, and most of it matched her, which made her feel much more at ease.
As the saying goes, things change and people change. Now that things are still there, people should not have changed much, right?
At this moment, a young wife with a slightly protruding belly came back from outside carrying a basket.
Old Madam Ye hurried forward to greet her, "What's your name, young lady?"
"My last name is Jiang, and my husband's last name is Wang." Seeing the Ye family members with their families, Jiang asked, "Where are you from? Are you visiting relatives or friends in the village or doing something else?"
"Mrs. Jiang, we've come from outside the Great Wall to look for our relatives," Old Madam Ye asked politely. "Do you know Ye Wei's family? Or Ye Donglin's family?"
Ye Wei is Mr. Ye’s father. If he were still alive, he would probably be in his seventies or eighties, so it is very likely that he has passed away.
Ye Donglin is Mr. Ye’s younger brother, so it is more likely that Jiang knows him.
Sure enough, when Jiang heard that they were looking for Ye Donglin, her eyes changed immediately.
She looked the Ye family members up and down and asked suspiciously, "Who are you? What do you want to see Ye Donglin for?"
Old Madam Ye pulled out the correspondence between Old Master Ye and his family from her bosom and said, "My old man is Ye Donglin's elder brother, Ye Donghai. He went to seek a living outside the Great Wall and stayed there and never came back.
"There was a disaster outside the Great Wall this year, so we..."
Upon hearing this, Jiang's already bad expression became even gloomier.
"You've come to the wrong place. There's no Ye Wei or Ye Donglin in our village."
After Jiang finished speaking, he turned around and left quickly.
She trotted back home and shouted as soon as she entered the door: "Oh no, something terrible has happened!"
Jiang's mother-in-law, Widow Liu, was sweeping the yard. Her face darkened when she heard this. She threw the broom to the ground and cursed, "You ran away without sweeping the yard or feeding the chickens this early in the morning, and you only came back for lunch. If you open your mouth, you'll get into trouble. I think you deserve a beating!"
Widow Liu cursed and yelled into the side room: "Dalong, can you please control your wife?"
"Mom, something really happened!" Jiang said anxiously without bothering to explain, "Ye Donghai and his family are back!"
"Who?" Widow Liu didn't react for a moment.
"That's Ye Donglin's eldest brother, Ye Donghai!" Jiang stamped her foot and said, "I saw them at the village entrance. A large family with their children and luggage. They said they had escaped famine outside the Great Wall!"
"What?" Widow Liu finally remembered and slapped her thigh. "Is this true? His family isn't completely wiped out yet?"
"Mom, how could I lie to you? They're already at the village entrance. I guess they'll be coming to your house soon!"
Widow Liu was so angry that her eyebrows were raised, and she put her hands on her hips and said, "Whoever dares to come to my house will be kicked out!
"I've lived in this house for almost ten years. I wonder who dares to ask me for my house!"
Hearing what Widow Liu said, her two sons Wang Dalong and Wang Dahu also came out of the house.
"That's right, who knows whether they are real or fake? What if they are here to commit fraud!" Wang Dalong said, picking up a hoe.
Wang Dahu also picked up a firewood stick and said sullenly, "There are more people with the surname Wang in our village than those with the surname Ye. If they want to come back and rob the house, they'd better think twice and see if they have the ability to do it!"
Even Wang Dalong's son Wang Zhengbao came out of the house, waving the wooden sword made by Wang Dalong in his hand, making haha sounds, as if he wanted to join the battle too.
Widow Liu was reminded by her youngest son and quickly instructed her grandson, "Zhengbao, go quickly and call your uncles and tell them that someone is coming to rob our house!"
While Widow Liu and her family were on high alert, the Ye family was discussing what to do next at the village gate.
Ye Lao Si said, "The letter clearly says Rongxi Village, and the big banyan tree at the entrance of the village is exactly the same as what Dad described. How could we have found the wrong place?"
"Maybe she just got married and doesn't know the situation." Although Old Lady Ye said this, she already had a bad feeling in her heart, "Let's not block the village entrance, let's go into the village first.
"Your father said that our old house is the third one from the east end of the village. There are two persimmon trees planted at the door. Let's go in and take a look."
"Okay!" Boss Ye pulled the flatbed cart and took his whole family into the village.
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