Chapter 111 Retribution Has Arrived
"Ye Yaozu, your wife Xianglan has given birth! What are you doing running around here?"
As dawn broke, Ye Yaozu, still dazed and confused, finally found his way home. When he finally arrived at his house, he saw a large crowd gathered around him.
Aunt Liu from next door pulled the dazed Ye Yaozu along.
"Yaozu, where did you get this blood on you? It looks terrifying!"
Ye Wan, who was following behind, said, "He went to my house, and on his way back he accidentally fell into a ditch and tripped, so I came to check on him."
She went up the mountain to dispose of the body before coming to find Ye Yaozu, but he had only just arrived at her doorstep, which saved her a lot of trouble.
"Are you Ye Wan?" Aunt Liu looked Ye Wan up and down several times.
Ye Wan smiled at the person who spoke, "Yes, I didn't expect you to still remember me, Aunt Liu?"
"I remember, you're the prettiest of the three sisters, but you look tanned. Are you back to your parents' home?"
"Come back and take a look."
"Oh dear, come in quickly and see what's going on! Something terrible has happened to your family! Your sister-in-law and your mother are fighting, and she's gone into premature labor!"
Ye Wan was surprised by this interesting turn of events and walked into the courtyard.
Screams echoed from inside the house; Xianglan was giving birth.
"It would be better if he were dead, it would be better if he were dead." Old Mrs. Qian muttered to herself as she paced back and forth in the yard.
Others couldn't hear it, but Ye Wan could.
When Old Lady Qian looked up and saw Ye Wan, she didn't give her a friendly look. "What are you doing here, you damned devil?"
Could it be that Yaozu really took her back to her parents' home? When did this good-for-nothing become so obedient?
Ye Wan walked up to Old Lady Qian and lowered her voice, "Let's see if you're dead or not. If you're not, I'll make you furious! You old hag!"
"You, you..."
Old Mrs. Qian was furious that Ye Wan started cursing at her right away. She pointed at Ye Wan and was so angry she was about to die.
"What do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'you old hag'? You're getting your comeuppance now. I heard the child in your daughter-in-law's belly isn't Yaozu's. How does it feel to sell three daughters and end up being the wet nurse?"
Ye Wan kept her voice very low, so to outsiders it appeared as if she was talking to Old Lady Qian.
She had already heard the gossip outside the courtyard gate.
"You, you... I've raised you for nothing! If I had known this would happen, I should have strangled you when you were born!" Old Mrs. Qian was so angry she almost fainted.
"Then why didn't you strangle me back then? I would have loved to be born into someone like you. It's the worst luck I've ever had."
"Alright, old lady, I'm leaving. You'll have to suffer. Your son will be a green-haired turtle in the future, and you'll have a turtle grandson. You'll have a hard time."
Ye Wan patted Old Lady Qian on the back and turned to look at Ye Yaozu.
"You must never let anyone know that you killed someone."
Ye Yaozu's eyes rolled back and he collapsed to the ground.
"Bring glory to our ancestors! Bring glory to our ancestors!"
"It's born! It's born!"
At the same time, the midwife's voice could be heard from inside the house.
"Why doesn't this child cry!"
"God, it's a stillborn baby!"
"Old Mrs. Qian, your daughter-in-law Xianglan gave birth to a stillborn child. Xianglan's mother is here. You'd better think carefully about how to explain this to her!"
"Bah! She's a slut who cheated on her husband! The Li family treated her like a virgin when they married her off, and I still have to explain myself! Give me back my twenty taels!"
"Stop hitting him, stop hitting him."
Hearing the commotion behind her, Ye Wan thought to herself, "This is karma. I guess this family of three will suffer for a long time to come."
She originally wanted to kill Ye Yaozu, but she suddenly changed her mind. Death might not be a good thing; only by living can one truly suffer.
"Mother, you're finally back?"
It was a cloudy day, and when Ye Wan got home, the sun hadn't come out yet.
Ye Hua was shoveling dirt in the yard when she spoke somewhat awkwardly, "I told them to go to sleep, but the three of them just wouldn't go and insisted on helping me with the work."
There was blood in the yard last night, and it seeped into the soil.
Ye Wan looked at Daya, Erya, and Sanya, "Aren't you scared?"
"As long as Mother is alright, we are not afraid," Daya said.
Sanya hugged Ye Wan's arm, "Mother! Don't be afraid!"
Er Ya, with her delicate fingers raised, said, "Mom, how can we not work now that you're back? I already said we could just cover it with soil, but Aunt insisted on shoveling it!"
“You still have to work now that I’m back.” Ye Wan looked at the three of them. “You’re all worthy of being my daughters, each and every one of you is outstanding.”
Daya, Erya, and Sanya all laughed.
"Oh!" Ye Hua, who was shoveling soil, suddenly remembered something. "Right, you said before that Young Master Liu was here, in the carriage, which is just outside the courtyard."
Just as Ye Wan was about to ask her why she hadn't seen the carriage when she came in, she heard someone shouting at the door.
"Lady Ye!"
Liu Wenshu stood at the courtyard gate, with an inkstone following behind him.
"Young Master Liu."
"Could we talk in the back?" Liu Wenshu asked Ye Wan somewhat awkwardly, tugging at his wrinkled clothes.
Ye Wan nodded and followed Liu Wenshu to the back of the courtyard, where the inkstone was, of course.
Yantai asked curiously, "Madam Ye, did you kill a chicken last night? There was so much blood!"
When they arrived last night, they startled the few people in the courtyard. After they identified themselves, they stayed in the carriage and didn't come in to disturb them.
"Young Master Liu, last night..."
Ye Wan recounted how someone had climbed over the wall and broken in the previous night, but of course she didn't say that she had killed anyone; she only said that the person was injured and had escaped.
Then he asked Liu Wenshu, "Will I end up in jail?"
Liu Wenshu hadn't expected this turn of events and regretted not arriving sooner. Fortunately, everything was alright at Madam Ye's house.
He spoke in a low voice, "If this matter leads back to you, I'll handle it. Don't worry."
"Thank you very much, Young Master Liu." Ye Wan smiled.
After hesitating for a long time, Liu Wenshu finally couldn't help but speak up, "Madam Ye, I have a question..."
Seeing his hesitation, Ye Wan asked suspiciously, "Young Master Liu, you are my benefactor. Please ask me any questions you may have."
"Where did that fruit you gave me come from? I looked left and right but couldn't find any fruit tree." Liu Wenshu said, looking at Ye Wan with some nervousness.
He didn't know why he was nervous; he just suddenly felt nervous.
Ye Wan couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this, "I picked them deep in the mountains. They weren't very red when I picked them, but they turned red after I put them in the grass for a while. Would Young Master Liu like to eat some?"
Liu Wenshu certainly wanted to eat, but he was even more surprised, "You went to the deep mountains all by yourself?"
Ye Wan feigned a sigh, "There's nothing I can do. It's not easy for a woman like me to raise three children alone. I have to find a way to support my family."
Liu Wenshu hurriedly said, "I can give you the dividends in advance."
Ye Wan waved her hand, "No need, Young Master Liu. I am already very grateful for your help today. If you don't mind, please come inside for breakfast."
Liu Wenshu had waited all night, and coupled with the effects of the aphrodisiac he had taken earlier, he was now very hungry.
Ye Wan invited him, and he readily accepted.
Yantai said happily, "Madam Ye, we'll just sit in the courtyard. Thank you for your help."
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