Chapter 243 Useful People
Lin Anyuan knew immediately that she was teaching her daughter, and quickly grabbed Ye Wan's hand.
"Wanwan, don't worry, you're all I have."
"Cough cough."
Fang Daru coughed lightly to remind them that there were other people nearby.
Lin Anyuan then looked at Ge Chen and the others, "These are..."
"They were the victims we met on the road; they came from Jiangnan."
Ye Wan explained what happened when she met the group of people.
Lin Anyuan looked at the three people and said, "Their surname is Ge? That's not a very common surname."
Ge Chen said, "It's not very common. We live in a small fishing village."
"Madam is kind-hearted; since she saved you..."
Lin Anyuan didn't say the rest of his words, but instead instructed the servants to prepare the meal.
The servants filed in without making a sound. The family members were not used to being waited on, so they set out the food and sent them away.
The food was delicious as usual, and Ye Wan knew that Lin Anyuan was always kind-hearted, so she didn't scold the servants.
During the meal, Ye Wan looked at Ge Chen and the others.
“If the three of us feel uncomfortable, we can stay at the guest house next time and don’t need to come here.”
Everyone was distracted. Ge Chen stood up and said, "Thank you for taking us in along the way, Madam. We are about to take our leave. We will definitely repay your kindness in the future."
"The future?" Ye Wan put down her chopsticks. "When is the future? Without giving a specific date, isn't this just empty talk and wishful thinking?"
"Why don't you report it now?"
Upon hearing this, Ge Chen, Ge Yue, and Grandpa Ge were all stunned.
Ge Chen blushed and said in a low voice, "Madam, my brother and I are currently very short of money, I..."
Ye Wan spoke calmly, "If you leave now, do you have the ability to make a living, or are you going to take your sister out to beg for food and sleep in a straw hut?"
Ge Chen was shocked.
"Don't ask me how I know. Such a delicate little girl would easily attract attention even if she dressed as a man. This is near the capital, full of powerful and influential families. You need to think carefully about whether you can protect your sister." Ye Wan said, taking a sip of tea.
A sip of tea after a meal truly leaves a pleasant aftertaste.
The tea in her online space is really good.
The main hall was quiet, and no one spoke for a moment.
After a long silence, Ge Yue spoke softly, "Madam, I want to follow you. Can you take me in?"
“Xiaoyue!” Ge Chen looked at his younger sister.
Ge Yue lowered her head. "Brother, following you will only make me a burden to you. When you are able to repay Madam in the future, then come to me, okay?"
She wanted to stay, firstly to reassure Ye Wan that as long as she was there, her brother would definitely come back to repay her kindness, and secondly to avoid becoming a burden to her brother.
"But now there are only the three of us left at home, how can I abandon you..." Ge Chen's tears fell before she could finish speaking.
Ye Wan opened his mouth upon seeing this.
"You two siblings should have a good talk about it. Like I said, I don't keep useless people around me, and I'm not a bodhisattva in a temple."
"Yes, madam."
The three of them left.
Ye Wan said, "Someone, send a portion of the dish to the guest quarters."
The three of them hadn't eaten much, and they were all staying at the house. It's not a famine year, so it's not good to let them go hungry.
"Wanwan, is there anything special about these people? Do you want to keep them?" Lin Anyuan asked Ye Wan.
Ye Wan stroked her chin. "It's just my intuition, anyway, I quite like that little girl."
These people must have questionable identities; they might bring her unexpected joy.
Aunt Cai smiled and said, "You're just a little girl yourself, yet you criticize others."
"I'm a mother of three, how can I be considered a little girl?" Ye Wan joked with Aunt Cai.
After the meal, Aunt Cai called Ye Wan aside and told her about Ye Hua.
“You know, it’s not that the family can’t accommodate her, but she’s still young. She can’t live like this forever.”
It's not that you have to marry a man, but you have to look forward and not stay in your own world forever.
"Mother, you're right. There has to be someone who loves you back. I'll take my eldest sister with me more often when I go out in the future."
Ye Wan had also thought that Wang Ming was not a good man back then, and she hoped that she would meet a good man in the future.
“You are a blessed and lucky child. If your second sister were alive, you would have met her sooner or later.”
"Mom, you are so good."
"It's all because you're good to me, Wanwan. Sincerity begets sincerity. You're truly sincere to me and this old man."
"..."
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"I really don't want to talk to you, why can't you understand that!"
The He family in the capital.
Imperial Censor He frowned as he looked at the weeping lady.
I don't know what got into him, but he insisted on going to Jiangnan.
He has no connections in Jiangnan. What good would it do him to go there? Would it be any better than what he has now?
Madam He cried bitterly, “I just don’t understand. I sent you to Jiangnan for the good of the family and the children. The Emperor has already left. If you don’t go with him, and he comes back and blames us, our family will be completely ruined.”
Her family was different from other aristocratic families. To put it bluntly, the He family were from humble backgrounds, and the mud on their clothes hadn't even been washed off yet.
"Why can't you understand? It's no use me going; the Emperor has already abandoned me!"
Imperial Censor He sighed.
If they fail to persuade King Jing to surrender, and now he has even marched on the capital, the emperor will be furious and going there will only be suicide.
“Even if it’s just a temporary dislike, he’ll rise again sooner or later. We lawyers still have to pursue official careers, so don’t forget him.” Madam He was still thinking about her family.
Her family has already moved to Jiangnan, and she wants to go there too.
Imperial Censor He took a sip of the tasteless tea. "Enough. I'm tired of these past few decades. There's nothing wrong with living this ordinary life now."
He had already drunk all two cans of tea he brought back, and the last little bit left had lost its flavor after repeated brewing.
“You’re living this kind of life, but what about the children at home? You don’t think about the family at all. Whatever, I’ll go and beg my brothers on my mother’s side.”
Mrs. He left in tears.
After finishing his tea, Imperial Censor He hesitated for a moment before heading to the palace, thinking of his wife's crying and the children at home.
He should try to curry favor with Prince Jing; maybe he can get a minor official position.
By the way, betraying his old friend was also great news for Prince Jing.
Old friend, I'm sorry.
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"I'm sorry, Madam Lin, it took us a while to copy this book."
Yun Qin bumped into Ye Wan on the street and returned the book to her.
He wondered if their repeated encounters were a kind of fate.
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