"I was just joking. So when are we leaving?" Li Chenyang asked as he went out to lock the door.
"We'll leave tomorrow after Dad registers the three of them."
Ye Xiaoxiao didn't want to be back from her parents' home only to have her sixth and seventh children cause trouble and stay home for another month.
The next day, while they were having breakfast, Ye Xiaoxiao received a reward notification from the system.
[Completed the mission of getting your brother-in-law and sister-in-law into school, 1% complete. Reward: One Health Pill. (Special consideration for the host)]
When Ye Xiaoxiao saw the reward, she didn't even eat her meal and went straight out the door to the backyard.
I was so happy when I got out the back door, I covered my mouth and tried not to laugh out loud.
【Tongzi, I absolutely adore you. But since you've already given it, why only one? My parents, two older brothers, and two sisters-in-law—that's five people in total.】
[Host, you should be content. You want everyone to be like you? If you dissolve that medicine and each person drinks some, it will be enough for a lifetime.]
Upon hearing this, Ye Xiaoxiao stopped talking. Indeed, one shouldn't be too greedy.
Although her family members were wealthy, one after another their health deteriorated.
First, the original owner's father was in a car accident and died before he recovered. The mother suffered from Alzheimer's disease due to the shock. The eldest sister-in-law later died of cancer at a young age. The second brother and his wife also developed serious illnesses in their 50s.
One year, they even consulted a fortune teller who said the feng shui of the original owner's father's grave was bad, which led to the deaths of his relatives. They then called all the family relatives back and moved the grave, after which things gradually improved. I don't know if it's true or not.
However, now that we have this health-enhancing pill, I'll invite everyone back this time and have them each drink some. At least they won't get this disease or that disease too early. As for the original owner's father's car accident, it didn't specify the year, but it seems to have happened around 2000.
After calming herself down, Ye Xiaoxiao returned to her room.
"What's wrong? Do you have an upset stomach?" Li Chenyang had finished eating and was holding his son, ready to go out for a walk.
"Okay, it's nothing. You can go out now, we'll leave first thing tomorrow morning."
However, Ye Xiaoxiao still took out the pill in the end.
I thought of my father-in-law. He passed away after the original owner had her eldest granddaughter. Logically speaking, old age, illness, and death are all common occurrences.
But thinking about the money her father-in-law had brought them the night before, Ye Xiaoxiao was too soft-hearted and took a small bottle of liquor.
I scraped some powder off. I hope that no matter when my father-in-law passes away, he won't suffer so much before his death.
Why do I say that? After Li Jianguo realized he was not feeling well, he had already lost a lot of weight. He called out to Li Chenyang every day, or his eldest grandson Li Zhonghao would take him to a big hospital to see a doctor, saying that he was unwell.
After arriving at the hospital, Li Chenyang didn't dare tell his father what illness he had.
Because the doctor said that his father was beyond help; his intestines were completely rotten, and even if he underwent surgery, he would still be waiting to die. The idea was to let the old man spend his last days happily, so that he might live a few more days.
But Li Jianguo always felt that he could be cured. When he saw that none of his sons would take him to see a doctor, he called his sixth brother, who was making a lot of money outside. When the sixth brother came back, he didn't consult anyone. He felt that none of his brothers were good.
Instead of taking his father to see a doctor, he drove him directly to the hospital.
Ignoring the doctor's advice, he insisted that the doctor operate on his father.
They stitched it up again. It was incurable; Li Jianguo spent his last month at home lying in bed, never to get up again.
He died when he was nothing but bones. This caused quite a stir.
Ye Xiaoxiao held the bottle of wine. No matter what, her father-in-law was a decent person. She hoped he would live a long and healthy life.
After clearing the table, Ye Xiaoxiao took the small bottle of wine and prepared to go to the old house to give it to her father-in-law.
Before she could even leave, her father-in-law brought over another bag of apples.
"Xiaoxiao, these are some apples I got from your cousin's house."
"Have something to eat on the way; it looks like a lot. Take some back for your parents too."
Ye Xiaoxiao accepted the apples. They weren't as big and beautiful as the ones people see in later generations, but Ye Xiaoxiao was still very happy. She then quickly pulled a small bottle of wine from her pocket.
"Dad, I bought this wine for you in town yesterday. I was just about to bring it over. Drinking a little every day is good for your health. I heard it's a medicinal wine."
"Okay. When are you leaving? I'll have your mom make you some fried dough sticks to take with you."
"I'm leaving first thing tomorrow morning. I'll just get on the train at the provincial capital's train station and buy the ticket on board."
You can board the train without a ticket. They will check tickets after departure, and you can buy a ticket if you don't have one.
Therefore, there are a lot of pickpockets on trains nowadays.
"You must keep a close eye on the children on the road. The things are not important; your family's safety is the most important thing."
After seeing her father-in-law off, Ye Xiaoxiao put all the apples into her spatial storage, figuring she could just take them out of the bag when they arrived.
On the morning I was leaving, before dawn, my mother-in-law came to knock on the door.
Ye Xiaoxiao and Li Chenyang got up and got ready. Ye Xiaoxiao put a diaper on the baby and changed his clothes. Li Chenyang opened the door, and his third and fourth brothers came in, riding their bicycles.
"You're leaving today, right? I made you some fried dough sticks early this morning. Take them with you in the car. I also boiled a dozen or so eggs here. Take them all with you." Liu Juan came into the house carrying a bag, which was still warm to the touch.
The third and fourth brothers came in, asked what they needed to bring, and then each of them tied a bag to their bicycles.
"Thank you, Mom." Ye Xiaoxiao accepted the things. She wrapped them in a bundle and had Li Chenyang tie it to his back.
Soon they were ready and the four of them set off. The third brother led the fourth brother, and Li Chenyang led Ye Xiaoxiao.
These days, there are no buses in the village; you have to be taken by your own family to the city and then to the station.
Then I took a bus to the provincial capital. Once I arrived in the provincial capital, things were much easier; it wasn't far from the train station.
The two brothers saw their elder brother and sister-in-law off at the station and watched them board the bus before each of them rode home on a bicycle.
I boarded the bus; the ticket to the provincial capital cost two yuan. The ride was bumpy, and the smell of gasoline made me dizzy.
It took three hours to get to the provincial capital.
After getting off the bus, Ye Xiaoxiao found a spot by the roadside, sat on the bag, and started breastfeeding her son using a bottle from her storage space.
After feeding the child, the two headed towards the train station. The bus station and train station were next to each other; it was only a 200-meter walk.
Li Chenyang picked up the bag, and also carried another one on his shoulder.
Ye Xiaoxiao was holding the child, with a small bag hanging from her arm. Inside were food and other items.
After arriving at the train station, Li Chenyang found a seat. He then inquired whether there were any train tickets left for Dongshan. If not, he would board the train directly; otherwise, he would buy a ticket.
"The train will be here in a little over an hour. We didn't buy tickets, so they told us to get on the train first and buy them later," Li Chenyang said as he returned.
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