At this time, almost every family was preparing dinner, and there were not many people on the village paths.
According to what Old Man Ye said back then, Fengle County was a place where the Ye family was a major clan, and the Ye family had a very high status in the county.
It’s just that Mr. Ye’s family is not a direct branch, but just a distant relative who is barely related within the five generations.
Even Rongxi Village, where the Ye family lives, is the poorest village in Fengle County and has the fewest Ye clan members.
The surname Wang accounts for the majority, and the remaining few households include distant relatives of the Ye family who are similar to Grandpa Ye’s family, as well as a few families who settled here from outside.
The village was not too big, with only about thirty households in total, so everyone quickly found the yard with two persimmon trees at the door.
Looking at the curls of smoke rising from the chimney, Boss Ye said with a happy expression, "Someone's home!"
The other members of the Ye family also became happy. There was nothing happier than seeing their loved ones after a long journey.
Only Old Mrs. Ye was still frowning.
Boss Ye stepped forward and prepared to knock on the door.
The courtyard gate suddenly opened and Wang Dalong rushed out with a hoe.
Boss Ye quickly took a few steps back, spread his arms in front of his family and asked, "Brother, let's talk it over. What are you doing?"
As he spoke, he glanced quickly into the yard.
In addition to the man holding a hoe at the door, there was an old woman, a strong young man and Jiang who had just been met at the village entrance in the yard.
Jiang raised her finger and pointed at the Ye family and said, "Mother, these are the people. They are fleeing from the famine outside the Great Wall and are trying to rob our house!"
The Ye family was confused when they heard this. What was he talking about?
At this moment, countless thoughts were running through Old Mrs. Ye's mind.
She still remembered that Jiang had said before that her husband's surname was Wang.
But isn't this the Ye family's house? What's going on with the Wang family living there?
Could it be that Donglin is gone and his wife has found someone else?
This kind of thing is quite common in the countryside. When some women lose their husbands, if they have a house and land at home, they will find another man to live with them and help them with farm work and raise children.
So Old Lady Ye asked tentatively, "You are Donglin's daughter-in-law, right? Is this Donglin's son?"
"Don't get me wrong, we are not bad people. I am Ye Donghai's wife, we..."
Before Mrs. Ye could finish her words, a stone flew out from the yard.
Boss Ye kicked the stone away, his face darkening, and reached out to pull out a wooden stick from the car.
The other three brothers of the Ye family also drew their weapons and stood side by side with Boss Ye.
Although they don't want to have conflicts with others, they will not be afraid if they are bullied.
Qingtian was so scared that he hid in Mrs. Ye's arms, but he was worried about Boss Ye, so he turned his head and stared at him.
When Widow Liu saw that there were so many people in the Ye family, especially the four strong men, she knew that she would never be able to defeat them if she fought, so she simply sat down on the ground, slapped her thigh and cried.
"I don't know who Ye Donglin is, and there's no one named Ye Donglin here.
"You refugees from outside the Great Wall, can you act like bandits and forcefully claim kinship with any random family?"
Old Madam Ye was furious and said, "You're going too far. We're just here to look for our relatives. We just knocked on the door and haven't even said a word yet, and you're already ready for a fight. Now you're trying to turn the tables on us?"
Widow Liu turned a deaf ear to her words and continued to cry: "It's a pity that my old man died early. It's not easy for me, a widow, to raise my children and make a living.
"Now we have to suffer the bullying of outsiders. Oh, God, will you let us live?"
Seeing that Widow Liu was completely unable to communicate, Boss Ye simply turned around and asked Wang Dalong, "Isn't this Ye Wei's house? Who are you?"
Wang Dalong rolled his eyes and said, "My last name is Wang. I've never heard of Ye Wei Ye or anything like that. You refugees, get out of here right now! Don't force me to report you to the police!"
If it were in the past, these words would really scare the Ye family.
But before in Shanhaiguan, Li Fu had already helped the Ye family to get a travel permit in order to enter the country smoothly, so at this time the Ye family could no longer be considered refugees.
However, Wang Dalong's words successfully angered the four brothers of the Ye family, and they all stepped forward.
Wang Dalong was so frightened that he retreated repeatedly, but he still shouted stubbornly: "What are you doing? I'm telling you, Rongxi Village is not a place for you Ye family to show off your power, and my Wang family is not to be bullied!"
When the two sides were in a stalemate, Wang Zhengbao finally arrived with his relatives.
Suddenly, more than a dozen people came, both men and women, all holding weapons in their hands.
They rushed forward and blocked the door of Widow Liu's house, forcing the four brothers of the Ye family to retreat.
"Sister-in-law, what happened?" An old man in his fifties or sixties came forward and asked Widow Liu.
Widow Liu cried, "These refugees suddenly came to our house and said this was theirs. Isn't this clearly bullying..."
Hearing this, the old man squinted his eyes and looked down at everyone in the Ye family.
"Who the hell are you? How dare you come to our village and bully orphans and widows? I think you must be tired of living!"
Old Mrs. Ye was so angry at his words that her chest felt choked. Who was bullying whom?
Besides, the grandson is already so old, why bother talking about him being an orphan and a widow?
Who isn't a widow?
But now the gap in numbers between the two sides has been greatly reversed.
Boss Ye made a gesture, signaling his three younger brothers not to be impulsive.
As the saying goes, a good man never suffers a loss in front of him.
Especially if there are old and young people in the family, it is easy for something to get bad if a fight breaks out.
But before leaving, he still left a message for Widow Liu's family: "Whoever owns the house is the owner. The government has the files. It doesn't matter who owns it!"
Widow Liu stopped crying as she watched the Ye family turn and leave. She gritted her teeth and said, "Uncle, we can't let them stay in the village!"
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