All the adults in the family left at once. Looking at his younger brothers and sisters, Ye Changrui began to wonder what he should do with them.
If I were at home before, there would definitely be a lot of work to do.
The older ones can go to pick grass for pigs, and the younger ones can catch insects to feed the chickens.
You can also go up the mountain to collect firewood, acorns, and pine cones.
But now everyone has just arrived in a new place, let alone going up the mountain, they haven't even familiarized themselves with all the roads in the village. Ye Changrui doesn't dare to take his younger brothers and sisters too far.
After playing in the yard for a whole morning, the children couldn't wait any longer after lunch.
Ye Changxue's eyes rolled and he suggested, "Why don't we go find our cousin and ask him to take us up the mountain!"
"My cousin is going to private school, he must be in class right now!"
When Qingtian heard about the private school, his eyes lit up: "Brother, what is a private school like? Why don't we go and take a look?"
Except for Ye Changrui and Qingtian, no one else had any interest in the private school.
But since Qingtian wanted to go and take a look, naturally no one objected.
Ye Changrui thought that the private school was in the village and there shouldn't be any danger, so he nodded and agreed immediately.
So he went in and said something to Old Mrs. Ye, then he went out holding Qingtian in one hand and Ye Changnian in the other, with three little ones following behind him.
After going out, Ye Changrui asked someone about the location of the private school, and then took his younger brothers and sisters there.
The private school is located in a relatively central location in the village. It is a fairly large courtyard with five main rooms and side rooms on the left and right.
The gate was open, but there was no one in the yard.
The students in the room are reciting their lessons.
Listening to the sound of reading coming from the room, Ye Changrui's eyes flashed with envy, and he didn't know when he could return to school to continue his studies.
Qingtian listened to the sound of reading in the room, but thought of the scene when Qin Hexuan and Ye Changrui were in the carriage and were being watched by Mr. Wei while reading.
Suddenly I miss Mr. Wei a little!
They were peeking at the door and were soon discovered by Ye Xianglei who was not paying attention.
Ye Xianglei didn't think twice and immediately assumed that they were looking for him.
First of all, he was the only person of their age they knew in the village.
Secondly, Ye Xianglei didn’t think that anyone would like to come to a place like a private school when they have nothing to do.
When Ye Xianglei finished memorizing the book in a perfunctory manner, the teacher told them to start tracing the characters in red characters, while he went to the inner room to teach a few children who had just started learning.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ye Xianglei slipped away with ease.
Ye Changrui was about to leave with his brothers and sisters when he saw Ye Xianglei suddenly jump down from the courtyard wall and land in front of several people.
"Cousin Su!" Qingtian was startled, but when he saw that it was Ye Xianglei, he immediately called out politely.
"Shh, keep your voice down." Ye Xianglei quickly made a hushed gesture to her and waved to them, "Follow me."
A group of children followed Ye Xianglei without knowing why, and no one said a word until they reached the edge of the village.
Ye Xianglei said happily: "You guys are here to play with me, right?"
Ye Changrui finally reacted and said in shock: "Uncle, how could you skip school?"
For a good boy like Ye Changrui, this was completely unimaginable and outrageous behavior.
But Ye Xianglei had a lot of experience in skipping school.
To put it bluntly, the gentleman has given up on him.
Rather than letting him stay in the house and influence others, the teacher would rather he go out and play!
"Come on, I'll take you up the mountain!"
Usually when Ye Xianglei skipped school, he could only play by himself. Now he suddenly had a few playmates, and he was so happy.
When he heard that they were going up the mountain, Ye Changrui was a little hesitant.
Ye Xianglei quickly patted his chest and assured, "Don't worry, I'm very familiar with the back mountain. It's like walking around my vegetable garden. I'll take you with me, and you won't get lost."
In order to get Ye Changrui to agree to go up the mountain with him, Ye Xianglei even patted his chest and promised: "If the little fat boy can't walk anymore, I will be responsible for carrying him."
"Then... okay!" Ye Changrui finally nodded.
Now that they have finally settled down, this is their new home.
In the future, I will naturally have to go up the mountain to collect grass for pigs and firewood.
He also wanted to take the opportunity to familiarize himself with the environment in the back mountain.
On the other side, Boss Ye and his group came to the county town, asked someone for the location of the second-hand shop, and then went to inquire.
When the shopkeeper saw them pulling two flatbed carts and wanting to buy old furniture, he immediately realized that there might be a big business coming his way.
He hurriedly told his clerk to look after the shop, and then he came out and said, "The shop is too small to fit any furniture. Those things are all in my yard. Come on, I'll show you."
So Boss Ye and his group followed the shopkeeper to a large courtyard in a very remote location.
The shopkeeper took out the key to unlock the door, pushed open the gate, and saw that the yard was filled with furniture and other sundries.
"Come in and take a look, take your pick." The shopkeeper dragged a stool over, dusted off the dirt, and sat down. "Those that are intact are more expensive, while those with minor flaws are cheaper. Take your pick first, and we'll negotiate the price later."
After some selection and bargaining, the shopkeeper accepted the money with satisfaction.
He gave a large bundle of hemp rope to Boss Ye and helped them tie everything on the car.
After the furniture was tied up, Ye Lao Da and Ye Lao Si rushed forward and each pulled a cart.
Ye Lao Er was a step too slow to catch up, so he could only say, "I'll replace you guys later."
Looking at the bulging muscles on the arms of Ye Lao Da and Ye Lao Si, the shopkeeper couldn't help but praise them, "You brothers are really strong!
"Come over anytime if you need anything in the future. We'll get to know each other better after a while!"
It took a lot of time to choose the furniture. By the time the group returned to the village with the things, it was already dark.
As soon as he reached the entrance of the village, Boss Ye noticed something was wrong.
The village seemed to be bustling with activity. From a distance, a few scattered lights could be vaguely seen on the back mountain.
"What's going on? What happened?" Mrs. Ye didn't know why, but she suddenly felt her heart pounding.
She took a few quick steps and rushed into the village first. Whenever she met someone, she would stop them and ask, "Auntie, what's going on in the village?"
When the old lady heard her accent, she immediately asked, "Are you the old Ye family who just moved back?"
"Yes, what happened?"
"Hey, go check it out! Xiang Lei took your children up the mountain and hasn't come back yet. Liu Quan is asking for help to find the children!"
"What?" When Mrs. Ye heard this, her head buzzed. She didn't bother to tell the people behind her and ran towards the foot of the mountain.
She ran down the mountain in one breath and saw Old Lady Ye at a glance.
"Mom, children..." Mrs. Ye asked breathlessly.
Old Mrs. Ye was trying hard to hold on, but when she saw her eldest daughter-in-law, she finally couldn't control herself anymore, and two lines of tears rolled down her cheeks.
Mrs. Ye felt her vision go dark, her legs went limp and she collapsed to the ground.
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