Chapter 126 Discovered
This incident became a scandal in Ye Family Village, making it difficult for any young man in the village to find a wife.
"Oh, I never expected this to happen. Don't be too sad."
After comforting Ye Wan, Aunt Wang felt a pang of sorrow. This vibrant person had died just like that.
"It's no use being sad now that things have come to this." Ye Wan wasn't sad at all.
"It's good that you can take it easy."
Ye Wan pretended to sigh and lament along with Aunt Wang.
Aunt Wang had just left when Ye Hua arrived.
"Little sister, you've heard about what happened at home, haven't you?"
Ye Hua arrived in a hurry, her face still bearing tear stains, clearly having cried on the way.
"I heard about it, I just heard about it." Ye Wan let Ye Hua in and offered her some water first.
Ye Hua still didn't go inside. After drinking some water, she cautiously looked at Ye Wan and said, "She is still my mother. Let's go and give her a proper burial."
Now that Yaozu is dead, no one is holding a funeral except for the two married daughters. Although the people of Ye Family Village know how to bury people, it is still unreasonable for the two of them not to go back.
"Okay." Ye Wan nodded.
"Little sister, thank you." Ye Hua originally thought she wouldn't want to go, after all, her mother had gone too far before.
"Why thank me? You said it yourself, we're still connected by this relationship. She's not acting like a decent person, but we are."
Since the person is dead, she naturally wouldn't care about saving face.
Ye Wan introduced the new Hui Gu to Ye Hua, and then said to Daya and Sanya, "You guys stay at home, I'm going to Ye Family Village with your aunt."
Huigu said, "Let's put the eldest and third daughters' hats on as well. No matter how many grudges they had in life, death is the greatest honor."
Daya had already changed herself and Sanya into a set of plain old clothes. "Mother, Aunt is right, let's go with her."
It was described as plain clothes, but they were actually old clothes that had been washed until they were faded and had patches on them.
“You’ll have to wear mourning clothes if you go.” Ye Wan didn’t really want to bring the child; the occasion would be chaotic, and it would easily frighten the younger Sanya.
“Mother, let her wear it. If it weren’t for her, we wouldn’t have such a good mother.” Daya truly meant it.
Since their mother came into the family, the three sisters were no longer motherless children. They had enough to eat and wear, and they never dared to dream of such a good life.
Ye Wan smiled. "You're so sweet. Let's go."
Huigu looked at Daya and nodded in satisfaction. This young lady is clever and quick-witted; if she is properly nurtured, she will surely amount to something in the future.
Huigu stayed home to look after the house, while Sha Niu took San Ya with her.
When there are more people, we can keep an eye on Sanya.
When we arrived at Yejiacun, the courtyards were packed with people.
"mother!"
Ye Hua burst into tears as soon as she entered the door. Her mother, who had given birth to her, was now dead.
Ye Wan lowered her head in a pretentious manner, making it appear to outsiders as if she were crying.
The bodies of Granny Qian and Li Xianglan were already wrapped in straw mats. With such a big incident, the whole village had come, including the village chief.
The women gathered together, and they were talking about all sorts of things.
They said their family had committed some terrible sin, which led to their family line ending in extinction.
They say that old woman Qian doesn't treat her daughter like a human being. Ye Cao might not even be alive yet. This is her retribution for ending up like this!
It is said that Ye Wan and Ye Hua were indeed filial; the two married daughters even pooled their money to buy a coffin and bury their mother.
Since there were no men in the family, the village chief decided to bury the person as soon as possible.
After finishing his work, the village chief found Ye Wan and said, "Little girl from the Ye family, there's no one left in your family. This yard..."
Ye Wan feigned sadness and interrupted the village chief, "I'm already married, and my eldest sister is married too. The village chief can decide what to do."
There's no point in her keeping this courtyard; no one will live here anyway, so she might as well do a favor.
"Good, good, you're a sensible person. Live a good life in your husband's family from now on. If you really encounter any difficulties, come back to Ye Family Village. There will be a place for you two sisters in the village."
"Thank you very much, village chief."
Anyone can say nice things, but if she really came back, she definitely wouldn't be like this.
It was already dark, and everyone in the village had gone home. Every household was struggling, and no feast was being held.
"Big sister, have something to eat, you haven't eaten all day."
Ye Wan gave Ye Hua a piece of the pancake she had brought.
Ye Hua took it, her eyes swollen from crying, and she seemed somewhat dazed.
"Big sister, cheer up. You still have me. From now on, it'll just be the three of us sisters. We have to take good care of ourselves." Ye Wan held her hand to comfort her.
The death of her husband followed by the extinction of her entire family was a devastating blow to Ye Hua, who had been raised with patriarchal ideas.
Hearing Ye Wan's words, Ye Hua came to her senses and began to eat the pancake.
On the way back, the moon was very bright.
Ye Wan noticed that San Ya, who was lying on Sha Niu's back, looked a little listless.
"What's wrong with Sanya?" Ye Wan was afraid that the child's innocent eyes might have offended something.
Since she wore it, she must believe in ghosts and gods.
“It’s alright, Mother. Sanya just misses her second sister,” Daya said.
Actually, someone in Ye Family Village had said bad things about Ye Wan, and San Ya was unhappy when she heard it.
Daya thought it best not to tell her mother about this, since she was already exhausted after a long day. She would try to comfort Sanya when they got back.
"Speaking of which, your second sister has been staying for several days now." Ye Wan patted Sanya's head. "I'll take you to see your second sister tomorrow."
Sanya looked at Ye Wan with bright eyes, "Mother, you miss Second Sister too, don't you?"
"Yes, I think so!"
Sanya laughed heartily.
The silly girl couldn't help but laugh. It's so good to have a mother. She wondered where her mother was.
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Achoo, achoo!
It was already chilly on this early autumn morning, and Er Ya sneezed several times from inside the house.
He rubbed his nose. "Who's talking bad about me so early in the morning? Anyone who talks bad about me has a foul mouth."
"What are you muttering to yourself? You start the fire, I'll cook."
Aunt Cai called for Er Ya from the kitchen.
Er Ya went to work somewhat dazedly.
She doesn't have a problem with anyone, she just doesn't like to work. She's disliked working since she can remember, and she loves dressing up the most.
She always fantasized that she was a wealthy young lady who had been separated from her family and was living away from home, and that one day her biological parents would come looking for her...
Bang bang—
Er Ya was lost in her daydreams when there was a loud knocking on the courtyard gate.
"Who's that so early in the morning, knocking so hard? Don't you care if it's not your door? If you break it, you'll have to pay for it!"
Er Ya cursed as she went to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, two people rushed in, almost bumping into Er Ya, which made her stomp her feet in anger.
The two men who barged into the courtyard glanced at the coughing old man and immediately went to grab him.
The old man paused for a moment, then did not resist.
"Old man!"
Aunt Cai ran out of the kitchen, startled, and dropped the bowl in her hand.
They were living here under assumed names; has this been discovered?
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