Chapter 583: Let's Just Go Through It
After Qin Yao counted the New Year gifts from various families, she locked the door of the warehouse and prepared to go back to her room to lie down for a while.
“Boom, boom, boom!”
There were short, rhythmic knocks on the door.
Qin Yao saw Yin Le running out of the woodshed and preparing to open the door, she felt relieved and continued walking towards the bedroom.
She has already dealt with the affairs in the village and the stationery factory, and there will be nothing else for her to do in the short term. Qin Yao guessed that the visitor from outside the courtyard was definitely not here to see her.
Most likely they were the sisters-in-law and younger sisters-in-law in the village who came to find Li to do needlework together.
Qin Yao's family was willing to burn charcoal fires. The walls were thick and the windows were large and bright. The house was warm and bright. In the past few days, there was a constant stream of women coming to Li to ask for charcoal fire.
Borrowing a room was harmless. Qin Yao didn't care at all and just let them do what they wanted.
Li and Qin Yao had guessed the same thing. When she saw Yin Le going to open the door, she hurriedly covered the stove with the lard, took out the firewood from the stove and put it out in the ashes in the lower chamber, then hurriedly washed her hands and walked towards the door with a smile.
Before she could even utter a greeting with a smile, and just as she opened her mouth, the courtyard gate opened. Li was filled with surprise, seeing three completely unfamiliar faces outside the courtyard.
"Little sister, it really is you!"
The young woman among the three people at the door looked at the ugly-faced girl who came to open the door with surprise and called out her name directly, "Ayue!"
When Yin Le's name was called, he looked at the three familiar faces in front of him, his heart churning with joy, surprise, and panic.
One is her father. He seemed to have aged ten years after she last saw him for two years. Most of the black hair she had at home was now white.
One was the eldest brother, who had protected her since she was a child and said that if she wanted to get married when she grew up, he would find the most handsome young man in the area for her. If she didn't want to get married, he would support her at home for the rest of her life.
There is also the eldest sister-in-law. When she came into the family, she was still an ignorant child. When her parents were busy with business, it was the eldest sister-in-law who took care of her, taught her cooking and housework, and loved her like her own child.
If those horse bandits had never appeared, Yin Le couldn't even imagine how wonderful and happy life would be.
Unfortunately, when faced with great adversity, one can see people’s true nature more clearly.
It's true that they love her, but it's also true that they are afraid of her.
The master told her that human nature is complex, and there is no black or white. Most of the time, it is both black and white. If it does not touch the bottom line, just let it go.
Now Yin Le saw herself in the mirror with clear eyes. She no longer hated anyone, including her three closest relatives who had braved the wind and snow to come to her.
Yin Le took two deep breaths and quickly calmed down his turbulent emotions. He tried to ask in a calm tone, "Dad, brother, sister-in-law, how did you know I was here?"
"Your brother saw it." Sister Yin explained, "The day before the first snow, your brother went to the city to buy charcoal. He saw you at the city gate. He called you, but you didn't answer. He thought he had made a mistake."
Later, when he saw the girl in the carriage turn around, Brother Yin was sure that the girl was his long-lost younger sister.
But the charcoal seller was talking to him at that time, so he missed it.
Fortunately, when asking at the city gate, someone recognized the coachman as Liu Gong, the eldest son of a wealthy family in Liujia Village. He also had a younger brother named Liu Li, who was studying in the county school.
Brother Yin found the academy and approached Liu Li to ask about Yin Le, and he found out everything about Yin Le.
However, Liu Li was cautious and did not say that Yin Le and Qin Yao were master and apprentice. He only said that Yin Le was now working as a female worker in the canteen of the village stationery factory and lived in the home of their village chief.
After much hardship, the Yin family finally saw their missing girl. Mrs. Yin excitedly stepped forward and held Yin Le's hand.
When I touched my aunt's warm hand, I realized that my hands were cold and I wanted to withdraw them.
Yin Le felt a pang in his heart and held his sister-in-law's hand.
When Sister Yin saw the huge scar on her sister-in-law's face, her nose felt sore and tears quickly gathered in her eyes and fell uncontrollably.
"Why don't you go home?" Master Yin asked calmly.
He was worried about many things on the way here, but when he actually saw the person, his face darkened again, but he was still as majestic as usual.
However, the trembling fingers hanging at his sides revealed his true emotions.
Master Yin looked up at the house in front of him. It was built in a mess without any order. It was completely the product of the owner's whim.
But the materials are solid, and it can be seen that the family is relatively well-off, so there is no need to worry about wind and rain when living there.
She's just a young girl, it's inappropriate for her to live in someone else's house all the time.
Master Yin winked at his son, and the eldest brother nodded, walked forward, and held Yin Le's arms with his wife, one on each side, and said, "Let's go home with my brother and sister-in-law."
Yin Le was just feeling moved by the warmth, but when he heard his brother's words, he suddenly came to his senses, quickly pulled his hand away and took two steps back.
"I won't leave. I'm living well here now. I can support myself. You don't have to worry about me." Yin Le said seriously.
He glanced at the carriage parked on the dam, raised his hand and pointed, "Dad, you guys go back, don't come to see me again, I will go back to see you when I have time."
Sister Yin immediately frowned and asked anxiously, "Ayue, do you still hate us for forcing you to get married?"
Brother Yin also explained: "The marriage has been cancelled a long time ago. Dad and Mom personally returned the betrothal gifts to them and also compensated them with a lot of good things. Now no one is forcing you anymore. Ah Yue, come home with me. Mom misses you so much that she can't even eat."
Upon hearing the news about his mother, Yin Le's eyes lit up, "Is mother okay?"
Master Yin wanted to say no, but when he saw the scars on his daughter's face, his heart softened and he nodded, "I can still eat, but I miss you too much. I always dream about you at night, and when I wake up, I scold us for not finding her Ah Yue back for her."
This was the truth. Yin Le could see it and felt a tightness in her throat. She also missed her mother.
But she wasn't going back, at least not yet.
However, before Yin Le could say that he would not go back, Qin Yao's voice suddenly came from the yard behind him.
"Please come in and sit down first."
As soon as Li saw that the situation was not right, she immediately returned to the courtyard to report to her wife. Qin Yao had been standing behind and observing for a while.
Qin Yao came out with a smile and embraced Yin Le, who was swaying in the wind, not knowing where to go. "Bring your family in to warm up by the fire. It's cold outside, don't freeze."
"Master~" Yin Le called out in surprise. He immediately felt his body filled with strength again.
Pushing back the tears, Yin Le nodded heavily, reluctantly left the warm embrace of his master, walked forward and said to his family members:
"This is my master Qin Yao, my savior. She is also the head of Liujia Village."
Yin Le said the last sentence with a proud tone.
The Yin family's father and son looked up at Qin Yao in surprise. They didn't expect that the woman in front of them, who looked about the same age as their own daughter, was the female village chief who broke the old customs of Kaiyang County and successfully ascended to the throne as a woman!
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