Chapter 42
Outside the yard was a touching scene of relatives reuniting after a long separation. Although they were family members with blood ties thicker than water, Fu Wei did not feel much moved, as if he was incompatible with this family.
Fu Wei turned his gaze and saw Yu Ying secretly wiping away tears.
Fu Wei thought that she was an emotional person.
After meeting her eyes, Fu Wei was silent for a moment, then looked away and let down the straw curtain.
He didn't want her to see him alone and looking lonely.
But after a while, the door was pushed open and she walked in from outside.
"Why did you come in suddenly?" he asked.
Yu Ying raised her freshly washed hands to show him, then said, "There's some itching powder on them. You need to wipe it off immediately, otherwise the itching will be unbearable in a while."
As she spoke, she put down the bag on her body and took out a small bamboo tube about one finger high.
After opening it, she dug out a small lump of green medicinal paste made from pounded herbs and applied it to her hands.
The cool feeling immediately suppressed the gradually rising burning and itchy feeling.
Yu Ying prepared the itching powder and naturally also prepared some herbs that could relieve the itching, just in case she got it on herself and it would provide relief.
After hearing her words, Fu Wei remembered the medicinal powder she had told him before going to the quarry, and seemed to understand something.
He asked, "Did you do anything to that woman?"
After applying the medicinal mud, Yu Ying didn't hide anything from him: "It's impossible to reason with a wicked person. Besides, she treated Fu An like that, so I have to make her suffer. Otherwise, she will think I'm easy to bully."
Fu Wei couldn't help but curl his thin lips, and there was a hint of admiration in his cold and dull eyes.
He whispered, "You did the right thing."
Yu Ying sighed and said, "So many people saw me and didn't touch her. Even if she suspected me of doing something, she wouldn't have any evidence to prove it. Besides, if she spread rumors that I poisoned her without any evidence, I would be even more happy to see it happen."
Fu Wei raised his eyebrows slightly: "Why?"
Yu Ying said, "She and the villagers thought I wouldn't report it to the authorities, but they were wrong."
Upon hearing this, Fu Wei paused for a moment and said, "The county government won't intervene in disputes between neighbors like this, so they naturally won't take it to heart."
Yu Ying smiled and was about to say something when she suddenly heard Luo outside asking Fu Dalang to go in and see his second brother, so she stopped talking.
Yu Ying covered the bamboo tube and placed it at the head of the bed, then stood aside.
The whole family entered the house, and the thatched hut, which was not very big to begin with, suddenly became crowded.
As soon as Fu An and Funing entered the room, they quickly walked to Yu Ying's side.
Fu An looked at his father and mother in front of him with some restraint, who were strangers but also somewhat familiar to him.
He had been looking forward to his father and mother coming back, but now that they were finally back, he didn't dare to call them dad and mom.
Yu Ying was a little worried that her sister-in-law would feel uncomfortable seeing the two children being so close to her, but when she looked up, she saw her sister-in-law hiding by the door, staring at her two children eagerly.
Yu Ying: ...
Why do I suddenly feel a little pitiful, yet a little cute?
The two children are only alienated from each other now because they are strangers to each other. After some time, they will naturally accept each other. Yu Ying will not think about this matter for the time being, but focus on the two brothers recognizing each other.
Fu Zhen walked into the room with mixed feelings and saw his second brother lying on the bed.
His gaze slowly moved upwards from the abnormally straight legs, and finally to the handsome face.
When I saw him for the first time, an indescribable sense of familiarity came over me despite the strangeness.
Their eyes met, and there was silence between them.
Yu Ying looked at the two of them and roughly understood why she knew that the baby was taken away by mistake.
The first point is definitely to distinguish by appearance.
From what she saw, the two brothers had very similar looks when they stood together.
It was simply because they grew up in different environments, one had a cool and clear temperament, while the other was taciturn.
As for his living environment, Fu Wei lives a life of luxury and his appearance is naturally outstanding.
Fu Dalang, who has been exposed to wind and sun for many years, looks a bit rough.
After a long silence, Luo Shi, wiping away her tears, spoke, choking with sobs, "Of the two of you brothers, the one who looks most like your father is Erlang."
Although her eyes were not clear, she was gradually able to see again. When Luo saw Erlang yesterday, she seemed to see her deceased husband in a trance.
When Fu Zhen heard his mother's words and knew that his mother could see, he was not too surprised.
While at the quarry, I heard He Erlang say that his mother gradually lost her sight after he left home.
While at the quarry, he was worried about his mother's eyesight. But on the way back, he learned from Uncle He that his sister-in-law was treating his mother's eyes, and now his mother could see again.
The two brothers were silent for a moment, and then Fu Zhen spoke, his voice a little hoarse: "My name is Fu Zhen, and I'm your eldest brother."
Fu Wei placed his hands at his side, his palms slightly closed, his face seemed calm, and he replied calmly: "Fu Wei."
The name Fu Wei has always been the name of the second son of the Fu family.
However, by accident, the adopted son was taken away by the second wife and his name was changed, so no one has used this name since then.
This name was left by their father, and finally, it returned to its rightful place.
And the name that had followed Fu Wei for twenty-one years was also lost the moment he was abandoned by his adoptive father.
Yu Ying spoke at the right time and said, "We were in a hurry to get back and haven't had lunch yet, so I went out to cook."
She came out of the house, followed by Fu An and Funing, and then their mother.
Luo sighed and said, "You two brothers, have a good chat. I'm going out first."
Having said that, he left the room, leaving the two grown men staring at each other.
After a long while, Fu Wei spoke: "To be honest, I didn't feel any big waves in my heart when I met you."
Fu Zhen was silent for a moment before he said, "I know."
He could see the calmness and composure of his second brother.
Fu Wei looked out the open door and said, "You were able to come back thanks to Liu Niang's hard work and the risk she took in going into the mountains to collect herbs. I only hope that you..." He paused and changed his words, "Brother and sister-in-law, remember this kindness and don't let it down."
When Fu Zhen heard what he said, he thought of his mother's eyes and her two children who were not as thin as other children. He also knew that it was his brother's wife's fault, and his heart was filled with emotion.
He nodded and said in a deep voice: "I will never forget this kindness."
Before Fu Wei met his elder brother and his wife, he was indeed worried about the character of the couple for Liu Niang.
I was worried that these two people would be ungrateful, but now after meeting them, I have put those worries aside.
This couple is a good couple.
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Outside the courtyard, Luo followed out and quickly grabbed Yu Ying's hand. Her hands were trembling, and her voice was shaking: "Sixth Mother, I, an old woman, really don't know how to say thank you. Moreover, no matter how many words of thanks I say, I can't express all the kindness you have shown to our Fu family."
Yu Ying didn't know what to say to Luo Shi for a moment, so she just said, "Just live a good life from now on. There's no need to express your gratitude too much."
Hearing this, Luo's eyes were filled with tears again.
Fu An pulled at his grandmother's clothes and advised, "Grandma, don't cry anymore, or you'll cry your eyes out again."
Fu Ning also looked at his grandmother with his big eyes.
She was a little confused. It was obviously a very happy thing that her aunt came back, so why was her grandmother crying so sadly?
Mrs. Luo wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, touched the heads of the two children, and then looked up at the figure not far away.
She probably knew who it was and called out, "Xing Niang, come here."
Wen Xing glanced at her children, then at her brother's wife, then she walked over in small steps and called out, "Mother."
Mrs. Luo took her eldest daughter-in-law's hand and said, "From now on, Liu Niang will be the head of the family. You must obey her from now on."
Wen Xing glanced at her brother's wife, nodded twice, and replied, "Okay."
After agreeing, she looked down at her two children. It seemed that she didn't care who was in charge, she only cared about her own children.
Luo lowered her head and said to Fu An and Fu Ning, "An An, Ning Ning, this is your mother. Hurry and call for help."
The two children took two steps back and moved behind their grandmother, looking at their mother with their big eyes, of whom they had no impression.
The eldest sister-in-law's beautiful big eyes were filled with tears again. She looked pitifully at her mother-in-law and then at her brother's wife.
Yu Ying felt that her sister-in-law had a very pure mind.
Those eyes were pure, without any complicated impurities.
Yu Ying has no resistance to soft-hearted and petite women, and is not only a little soft-hearted.
Not only did she feel soft-hearted, but Fu An also seemed a little soft-hearted.
Although he felt unfamiliar with his mother, he couldn't bear to see her crying, so he walked out from behind his grandmother and stood in front of his mother.
Under his mother's expectant gaze, Fu An hesitated for a moment before calling out, "Mother..."
The word "Mother" immediately made Wen Xing burst into tears. She suddenly squatted down and hugged her son, crying loudly.
Fu An was startled. Perhaps he felt his mother's emotions, his eyes also turned red. He stretched out his little hand and gently patted his mother's back: "Mom, don't cry."
Fu'an still had some impression of his parents, but Fu Ning had no impression at all, so he was very confused.
Today is a happy day, but many people are washed away by tears.
After a while, Yu Ying said, "Everyone is hungry. I'll go cook first."
Wen Xing's eyes were red and swollen from crying. Upon hearing this, she immediately let go of her son, stood up, and said, wiping her tears, "I'll do it, I'll do it."
She was about to cook, but she froze.
I don't know when two thatched houses appeared in my house.
It looks like a toilet and a kitchen.
Seeing her bewilderment, Yu Ying walked towards the kitchen and explained, "There are only two rooms. They were built about a month ago. One is a toilet, and the other is the kitchen and bathing area."
Upon hearing this, Wen Xing quickly wiped her eyes and followed her sister-in-law inside.
Because there was no food in the kitchen and all the food was in Luo's room, Yu Ying went out to get some food, leaving her sister-in-law alone in the kitchen.
Wen Xing looked at the kitchen with a hint of curiosity in her eyes.
She took a look and saw a small kitchen with a bathing area inside.
I think back to the three years I spent in the quarry.
Because there is no place to take a shower and there is little water, I can only wash my body once every half a month. So when I see this bathroom now, it suddenly feels unreal.
She had suffered for so long that now when she saw something slightly better, she wondered if she was dreaming.
Yu Ying brought out a bowl of rice, five or six small taro, and the last eight eggs from the house.
Little Funing kept following her, and her mother wanted to go up and talk to her, but was afraid of scaring her.
Yu Ying gave the bowl of rice to Xiao Funing and said to her, "Give the rice to your mother and ask her to wash it."
Fu Ning was stunned for a moment. Holding a bowl of rice, she looked at her aunt, then at the unfamiliar mother. After hesitating for a moment, she slowly walked over and handed the rice over.
Wen Xing took the rice and said thank you softly.
The little girl thought about it, then smiled at her.
When Wen Xing saw that smile, tears filled her eyes again.
Fu An saw this scene and wondered why A Niang was so crybaby. Was she bullied in the quarry?
He felt sorry for his mother. After thinking for a moment, he quickly walked over and said, "I'll wash the rice."
But Wen Xing was reluctant to let her son help her, so she shook her head, turned around and went to wash the rice immediately.
After coming back from washing the rice, Yu Ying told her sister-in-law that she wanted to put the taro in to cook together. Her sister-in-law then hurried to peel the taro, her movements very skillfully.
The two of them quickly prepared today's lunch.
While cooking, Fu Zhen had already come out of the house. He saw that there was not much water in the water tank, so he picked up the bucket and went out.
After three trips, he filled the water tank, then took a hatchet and chopped the thicker branches in half in the yard.
Although the eldest brother and his wife of the Fu family had only returned at noon, Yu Ying still felt a lot more relaxed for a moment.
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