Ye Donglin married the daughter of the Fang family from the next village, and they had two sons after marriage.
Ye Donglin is an honest farmer who cultivates the land left by his old man. His life is not rich, but at least he has enough food and clothing.
It’s a pity that the eldest son Ye Qingsong was born with poor health and died of illness in his twenties without even getting married.
The youngest son, Ye Qingshan, was a good young man. He had already been engaged and was just waiting to marry his new wife.
Unexpectedly, the war in the northwest became intense and the imperial court came to the village to recruit soldiers.
According to the files kept by the government, Ye Donglin's family had two sons, so one of them had to be conscripted into the army.
Ye Donglin had already lost his eldest son and his youngest son was not yet married, so how could he be willing to let him join the army?
But the police officers who came to recruit soldiers didn't care about these things. They only recognized the books and not the people.
Since the eldest son is not at home, let the youngest son take over.
So Ye Qingshan was arrested and sent to serve in the army.
After he left, there was no news for several years. Later, someone brought back a set of clothes and two taels of silver.
It was said that Ye Qingshan died on the battlefield and his body could not be transported back, so he had already been buried on the spot.
In accordance with the court's order, he sent back a set of clothes and two taels of silver for funeral expenses so that his family could build a cenotaph for him to express their grief.
Ye Donglin and his wife lost two sons in succession, leaving behind no grandchildren. Unable to bear the blow, they fell ill one after another and passed away soon after.
As a result, Ye Donglin's family was completely left without anyone, and the house and fields were empty.
"Aunt, how did the Wang family move in?" Ye Laosi asked anxiously.
"The one Qingshan was betrothed to was Widow Liu's daughter, Wang Dafeng.
"After Donglin and his wife passed away, Widow Liu insisted that she was Qingshan's mother-in-law and that it was her right to live in his house."
Old Madam Ye was startled when she heard this and asked, "Why, has her daughter Dafeng been guarding Qingshan all this time?"
Although the two were only engaged and had not yet married, if the girl had really been guarding Qingshan for so many years, it would be reasonable for her to live in the old house.
Unexpectedly, when Ye Juan'er heard this, she immediately spat and cursed, "What the hell, she should have married and lived a good life in the capital long ago!"
"She's already married, how dare her family live in my house?" Ye Laosi was furious when he heard this.
"It's because her daughter Dafeng 'married well'.
“Although his wife died, he has status in the capital and earns a lot.
"Why else do you think the village chief is so flattering to her family of orphans and widows?"
When Mrs. Ye heard this, her heart sank.
What should I do?
Is it really impossible to get the house back?
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