That night, Liu Qian stayed with Zhao Wei and his group, forgetting about his mother who was waiting anxiously for him.
He was so happy, playing in the mud with everyone.
This is something hard to experience in the city.
When he was tired from work, he had delicious midnight snacks, and even some wine that he felt was particularly delicious. It was made from the berries of a kind of wild grape, had a low alcohol content, and tasted sour and sweet, a hundred times better than the soda he had drunk before.
Because they were so happy and it was a rare occasion to have so many people gathered together, Er Laizi secretly went back to his home and brought back some wild fruits and animal meat, ready to have a good meal.
Of course, he did not forget to pass the message to Yunxiu and brought her out across the wall.
So, apart from the four old ladies, there was only Zhao Nan, a woman, left in the Zhao family.
She was afraid of the dark. Even though her own son was missing and everyone had gone out to look for him, she just stayed with the old man and his wife and refused to go anywhere.
She even made the worst plan. If something really happened to her son Liu Qian, she would make Zhao Wei's family give her an explanation even if she tried her best.
Yunxiu was already getting bored of staying at home, so naturally she wanted to leave and get some fresh air.
I followed Er Laizi all the way to Master Lin's house. When I passed my uncle's house halfway, I saw Zhao Qian, the child, sleeping at the gate.
There was still cake cream on his face and he seemed to be sleeping soundly.
But this was no place for anyone to sleep, so she hurried forward to wake the man up.
"Why don't you go inside and sleep? Aren't you afraid of catching a cold?"
You have to know that the weather is quite cold in the morning and evening, and you will get sick if you wear a little thinner.
And looking at his appearance, his face was flushed, and his forehead felt a little hot when he touched it...
Zhao Qian had treated Yunxiu badly in the past. Seeing her asking him with such concern, there was guilt and stubbornness in his eyes. He said in a low voice, "I just came back late and didn't want to alarm my parents. You don't have to worry about me..."
"Are you... sure you're okay? Don't you need help?"
Yunxiu said with some concern: "Forget it, I think you should..."
"No...I don't need it, go away, I want to sleep!"
Zhao Qian wrapped his dirty clothes tightly around him, then curled up and prepared to continue sleeping.
As long as he fell asleep, he could forget the cruelty of reality and deceive himself into thinking that he was still the happy person who had enough food and warm clothes.
Yunxiu couldn't do anything about him and could only let him stay there.
After arriving at Master Lin's house, his woman enthusiastically brought Yunxiu with her. With her around, even though there were many men at the scene, it didn't feel awkward.
After eating and drinking, Yunxiu poked Zhao Wei, who was in high spirits, and whispered something in his ear.
Zhao Wei was somewhat surprised and said, "I didn't expect that after all this trouble, this guy is still living such an easy life. Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. Why is this happening?"
After Erlaizi's eyes rolled around, he suddenly came up with a bold guess.
"Maybe he's not the biological son of that couple. Tsk tsk... wasn't our master robbed by someone from their family?"
These words enlightened Zhao Wei and he stood up immediately.
"It's really possible! Tsk tsk...the whole family is not good people. Maybe Zhao Qian was abducted."
Speaking of this, Sister Lin, who had been working silently and taking care of them, suddenly said, "In the year since I married into your Yushutun, it seems that your aunt has announced to the public that she is pregnant."
"I didn't understand much at the time, but I heard from people in the village that she was lazy and greedy. After she got pregnant, she relied on being the Zhao family's golden granddaughter and did nothing. She was so precious."
"Besides, someone accidentally bumped into her stomach, and it felt soft and not tough at all."
"But she was such a wicked person that no one dared to say anything to her. Her belly had only been the same size for several months, as if it had not grown at all. The elders in the village even joked that she was having a false pregnancy."
"Later, I saw her holding a big fat son and showing off after her full month, so this speculation was dispelled."
Mrs. Lin's words, speaking at this time, actually confirmed the truth of the matter. It was very likely that Zhao Qian had adopted the child from somewhere and pretended to be the child.
Ten years ago, the Zhao family had a hard time. At that time, the whole family worked from dawn to dusk and could not even fill their stomachs.
It's hard to say that the aunt-in-law faked this pregnancy just to avoid hard labor.
Zhao Wei stood up and said, "I have to figure this out. You guys wait here for my news. I'll be back soon!"
If Zhao Qian is not a member of my family, it would be nice to help him find a family that loves him.
Not everyone is as obsessed with profit as the old man. For the sake of power and status, family affection is almost gone.
No one could stop Zhao Wei from doing what he wanted to do, but Yunxiu was worried about him going alone, so she followed him.
Liu Qian was so sleepy at this time that he could hardly open his eyes. Master Lin carried him back to his kang and fell asleep. Everyone continued to play drinking games in the yard, waiting for Zhao Wei and the others to come back.
It was getting late at night, and it seemed like they still had a lot of time...
When Zhao Wei walked to the door of his uncle's house, he saw Zhao Qian had already fallen asleep.
This time, no matter how they called, they couldn't wake him up.
People are already confused due to fever!
Zhao Wei picked the man up and kicked him directly towards the gate.
The door was not very solid, and the kick shattered the wood chips all over the floor.
Such a loud noise did not wake the two of them up. The couple slept too comfortably, which made Zhao Wei angry.
He came out with Dahei and gave Dahei a command at that time.
Dahei's cries were much louder than the sound of kicking the door.
Soon, the oil lamps in the room were lit.
"Are you sick? Whose dog is barking here? It's making me unable to sleep. Are you looking for death?"
"See how I deal with you..."
My uncle's angry voice was heard, and the door creaked open.
I saw two people and a dog standing in the yard, holding the fire sticks tightly in their hands.
"Who asked you to come here in the middle of the night? If you dare bark again, I'll beat you up and eat your meat! Humph..."
Zhao Wei smiled coldly: "Humph! I warned you not to abuse Zhao Qian again, but you locked him out and made him unconscious now."
"If I hadn't happened to pass by and saw him, I wouldn't have known how he died."
The aunt's voice shouted from inside the house: "Even if the child died, it was still our child. What does it have to do with you, an outsider?"
"Really... You're the one who's sick, and you're the one who's worried too much!"
The aunt-in-law rushed out and tried to grab Zhao Qian.
"You little bastard, you're still pretending to be dead, wake up now!"
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