Chapter 17 Su Xiuer arrives, semi-immortal life
After several days of trekking, the Su family finally arrived at the Yuzhou border post station.
The family found an open space near the post station to rest for a while.
Because they were short of money, the family had to sleep in the open air along the way. After many days, everyone was covered in dust and dirt, and at first glance looked like refugees fleeing from a disaster.
Su Da and Su Er used local materials to build a stove and started cooking. There was a dead forest next to the place where they rested, and branches for burning the fire could be picked up anywhere.
As for food, a handful of cassava flour soaked in snow in advance and a handful of dried vegetables are enough for the whole family to have a meal.
Liu Yuelan and He Daxiang were also busy. They boiled snow in another pot. In a moment, a pot of hot water came out and they used it to wipe the faces and hands of the elderly and children.
The Junction Post Station was dozens of meters ahead of them. Horses and carriages were parked in front of the station. There were not many passengers, but it was bustling.
As the New Year is coming to an end, red lanterns are hung at the post station, giving off a strong festive atmosphere.
Old Mrs. Su and the old man sat together on a big rock next to the wooden cart, holding Tianbao in her arms, and three naive little kids laughing and playing in front of her knees.
The old couple looked at the red lantern swaying in the wind in silence.
"Dad and Mom are worried about Xiu'er, right?" He Daxiang said softly, feeling a pang of sadness. "In previous years, Xiu'er would come back on the second day of the Lunar New Year, and the whole family would be together and have a great time... This time, something happened and we left in a hurry, so we didn't even get to see Xiu'er for the last time. Sigh."
Liu Yuelan bent over to add firewood to the earthen stove and replied in a low voice, "Xiu'er is a daughter who married out, so she was lucky enough to avoid being implicated. In our family's situation, it's better not to see each other. She's in a difficult situation at the Chen family's either."
When they left Dahuai Village, both of their families came to see them off, but the Chen family who lived in the next village did not show up.
This hasty attempt to distance themselves from the matter is disheartening. The Chen family is so cold-hearted, how could Xiu'er have a good life in that family?
Liu Yuelan sighed in her heart. Her parents-in-law were worried about Xiu'er and must have seen through this.
Before the Su family got into trouble, Xiu'er still had the support of her natal family, and the Chen family didn't dare to do anything too much to her.
Now that the Su family has been exiled, Xiu'er's backing has collapsed. A weak woman is left alone, and her life will only become more difficult in such a husband's family.
The stoves for boiling water and cooking were placed side by side, so Su Da and Su Er naturally heard the conversation between the two sisters-in-law.
"That bastard Chen De, when he came to our house to propose marriage, he acted like a decent man and said all kinds of nice things! If I had known earlier that he was a soft-hearted coward, he would never have even thought of setting foot in our house!" Su Er cursed softly while holding the firewood jar.
Su Da took the firewood from his hand and threw it into the stove. "Alright, shut up. Don't you think your parents are worried enough? We are in a difficult situation now, but Xiu'er can at least stay on the shore. We can only talk about the future later."
The two young couples were talking in very low voices, and in the biting cold December wind, it was difficult to hear them from a distance.
Tianbao glanced indifferently in the direction of his parents, moved his ears slightly, and raised his little hand to touch grandma's chin.
The woman, who was in a trance, was brought back to her senses by the child's little movement. She immediately stuffed her little paw back into the blanket and said, "Dear baby, stop making trouble."
"Ah." The child looked at her with his dark eyes, opened his mouth and spit out bubbles of saliva.
The old woman with a gloomy face was amused and smiled.
"Old woman, old woman!" As the old man and the young were joking, Old Man Su suddenly straightened his back and said excitedly, "Did you hear that?"
"What did you hear?"
"Xiu'er! Xiu'er is calling for daddy and mommy!"
"That's all nonsense. This place is at least hundreds of miles away from Xiu'er..." Old lady Su looked up inadvertently, and her scolding stopped abruptly.
Then she stood up suddenly, staring at the opposite side with her lips trembling.
At the end of the official road extending behind the post station, a figure stumbled towards this side, seeming to shout something.
The closer you are, the clearer the sound.
"Dad! Mom!"
Old Man Su also stood up with the help of a cane, tears streaming down his face before he could say a word, "It's Xiu'er, it's Xiu'er!"
Su Da and Su Er also heard the call at this time, and they stood up excitedly and looked over there.
The young woman who came into view had a haggard and dusty face, with disheveled hair, and looked even worse than them.
The three little ones recognized their aunt and ran over, shouting and jumping, "It's my aunt! My aunt is here!"
Tianbao played with saliva bubbles in his blanket again, as calm as an old dog.
She heard her aunt's voice before she appeared.
Her ears weren't this amazing before, but after turning into a baby, Tian Bao discovered that many strange things had appeared on her body. Not only were her ears amazing, her eyes were amazing too, and...
Tianbao looked up at the sky with an innocent look, and his little hand touched a little bit of fabric in the quilt and hooked it lightly.
Sizzle——
There was a tear in the lining of the quilt.
Tianbao let go of his little hand as if nothing had happened.
As long as she doesn't admit it, no one will know that she did it.
She quietly did the bad thing, and Su Xiuer and her family hugged each other and cried bitterly.
"Dad, Mom, I'll go to the border with you!" Su Xiu'er wiped away her tears, her lips curled up, "I asked Chen De for a divorce letter, and I will have nothing to do with his family from now on. As long as I can be with Dad and Mom, I'm happy to be exiled!"
Old Lady Su's eyes were red as she slapped her daughter's back. "You silly girl, silly girl!"
"Mother, I'm not stupid. The news of the incident at home reached the Chen family at noon that day. Mrs. Chen was afraid of being implicated, so she changed her face at that moment and scolded me as a hen that didn't lay eggs. I hadn't borne any children for her Chen family in the two years since I got married, so she asked Chen De to divorce me." Su Xiu'er downplayed these troubles when she talked about them. "Chen De is a soft-hearted man. He hesitantly told me that as long as I agreed to let him marry his cousin, he would guarantee me a place in the Chen family. I didn't agree and asked him for a divorce letter. From then on, I had nothing to do with him or the Chen family. He wanted to enjoy the happiness of having two wives, but I didn't want to endure such humiliation. From now on, I will be wherever my parents are, and I will serve you until the end of my life!"
Su Er said sternly, "Well done! The Chen family is a nest of snakes and rats. You have escaped from the sea of suffering by drawing a clear line between you and them! Don't worry, your parents are served by me and your elder brother, and your second brother will even take care of you! I don't believe it, it's just exile, right? We can still live well!"
Su Da also laughed, "Xiu'er, you really made the right choice this time. Don't look at me covered in dirt, I live a carefree life that I couldn't find before! The yamen runners looked down on small people like me and didn't want to endure the hardship of escorting me, so they let me go to the border to receive my punishment. No one is watching over me, and I've been here like a tourist, eating and resting whenever I want, and I don't even have to work! You didn't expect it, right? It's like a life of demigods!"
The Su family, "..."
After a moment, "Hahahaha!"
The family was together again, finding joy in the midst of hardship, and their open-minded attitude finally dispelled the thick haze.
Bursts of laughter from the forest drifted on the wind and reached the post station.
At the dining table by the window in the inn's inner hall, a beautiful young woman was feeding her baby. She was attracted by the laughter outside the window and turned her head to look in. "Who is making so much noise over there?"
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