For dinner, Ye Yunniang cooked porridge and steamed a pot of buns. She also made braised pork, stir-fried pork with green peppers, green vegetables and mushrooms, and stir-fried bean sprouts.
Cai Damei couldn't stand the smell of meat, so Ye Yunniang brought two servings of vegetarian dishes to the room in the backyard.
With another child in the family, the house is no longer big enough.
Cai Damei built a house in the backyard for herself to live in, so that she could easily contact Bao Min.
Cai Damei left her bedroom for her three children.
When they arrived at the backyard, Bao Min was there too; he was reading.
Bao Min knew that prenatal education was good for the baby, so he would read to Cai Damei's belly whenever he had time.
Ye Yunniang put down her plate and left to eat with her three children in the front yard.
After dinner, Li Pan and Li An did their homework, while Ye Yunniang did needlework. Li Ping lay down to rest.
After finishing her homework, Li Pan started drawing.
Li An taught Ye Yunniang to read.
In six months, Ye Yunniang not only learned all the surnames in the "Hundred Family Surnames", but also studied the "Three Character Classic".
When the time for studying was almost up, Ye Yunniang went to brew some calming medicine and fed it to the three children.
After putting the three children to sleep, Ye Yunniang returned to her room.
Ye Yunniang lit the oil lamp and opened the letter that had been placed on her bedside table that morning. The letter contained only one sentence.
"Ye Yunniang, don't be stingy. Master has money."
Along with the letter was a roll of silver notes. This roll contained ten thousand-tael silver notes.
Ye Yunniang opened the drawer and took out the innermost box.
Two banknotes were already placed in the box.
Ye Yunniang carefully put the items away, returned them to the drawer, and lay down to rest.
Thinking of her three children, Ye Yunniang woke up at midnight and went to the main room.
The three children slept soundly.
After covering the three children with blankets, Ye Yunniang left the room and closed the door.
She went back to her room and lay down to sleep. In her dream, Ye Yunniang returned to the night she burned clothes in the garden.
Her neck was wrapped around again. "You lied to me. You said I would have loving parents, brothers, and sisters."
Ye Yunniang felt her neck being hugged very tightly, and she could hardly breathe.
"Let go, let go," Ye Yunniang said with difficulty. But her neck was being held tighter and tighter, and she could hardly breathe.
Am I going to die?
No, she still has a child; she can't die. Thinking this, Ye Yunniang felt an overwhelming surge of strength within her. She forcefully pushed away the person who was holding her.
Ye Yunniang opened her eyes, rolled over and lay face down on the edge of the bed, coughing violently.
Cough cough cough cough cough cough cough...
After a while, her coughing stopped, and Ye Yunniang got up to pour herself a sip of water.
Cold water down the throat.
It hurts so much.
Ye Yunniang reached out and touched her neck, sensing that something was wrong.
He lit the oil lamp and went to the bronze mirror.
Her neck, clear fingerprints.
Her hands were very small, even smaller than Li Ping's when she was a newborn.
Recalling what she had just dreamt, Ye Yunniang trembled.
Is that you?
You lied to me.
"I didn't lie to you."
The lights flickered violently. "You have one. My bride doesn't want me either. She deliberately got into a fight to get rid of me."
Ye Yunniang suddenly remembered Hongyan's actions during the day.
"You were reincarnated into Hongyan's belly?"
Mentioning Hongyan caused the lights to flicker violently, almost going out.
Why did she do that?
There was a moment of silence; no one answered.
"I'll try to find out why she did this for you," Ye Yunniang suggested.
"Make her stay with me; I want to see the colorful daytime."
Ye Yunniang hesitated; she didn't want to have much contact with Hongyan.
The light flickered again. "You lied to me. You have to help me."
"Okay. I'll think of a way," Ye Yunniang reassured, afraid that the other party might hurt her three children if they were unhappy.
While Ye Yunniang was pondering how to investigate, Liang Maimiao strode in, her voice filled with excitement.
"Yunniang, big news!"
Ye Yunniang poured her a glass of warm water. "Drink some water, speak slowly, don't rush."
How could Liang Maimiao not be anxious? This was a very serious matter.
"The child in Hongyan's belly is Ma Xiaokou's!"
"Ma Xiaokou has a child?" Xu Erlei exclaimed in surprise, interrupting Liang Maimiao's next words.
"Go away, go play somewhere else. What are you doing here, little kid? Don't disturb me and your Aunt Yunniang's conversation." Liang Maimiao urged Xu Erlei to go play somewhere else.
"Mom, even if you don't tell me now, I'll find out in a couple of days. Tell me quickly," Xu Erlei urged, he really wanted to know.
Xu Erlei moved a stool and sat down to listen.
Ang Lee also brought his own small stool and sat down next to Ye Yunniang. Ang Lee was also very interested in these things.
Li Pan and Xu Dalei, who were not far away, were not interested in these things and went back to their room to look at picture books. Li Ping, who was lying down next to them, was too lazy to move.
"Mom, stop dawdling. Tell me quickly," Xu Erlei urged again.
"I don't know who you take after? You don't study properly all day long. You just listen to all sorts of gossip." Liang Maimiao was speechless.
Ye Yunniang: ...Just like you.
"How is the baby in Hongyan's belly?"
"The doctor saved her." Liang Maimiao said, sighing with admiration. The baby in Hongyan's belly was really lucky to survive, losing so much blood.
"How can you be sure that the child is Ma Xiaokou's?"
“Hongyan said it herself,” Liang Maimiao said, but her expression showed disbelief.
Ma Xiaokou had squinty eyes, a flat nose, a bulbous snout, and a short, stocky build. When it came time to find a spouse, no one wanted him.
Later, having no other choice, Ma Xiaokou's grandparents spent 10 taels of silver to buy a young girl from a slave trader. This girl is Chunxing, who became Ma Xiaokou's wife.
“If Hongyan says the child is Ma Hui’s, some people might believe her. But Ma Xiaokou,” Liang Maimiao shook her head.
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