Based on all the signs, Zhao Guizhi was almost certain that Li Qian's wife was Zhong Daya, the daughter of her own aunt. Later, Li Qian even took out an old-fashioned silver hairpin, saying that it was left to her by her uncle.
At that time, Zhong Daya had already been sold to a wealthy family as a maid. Zhao's uncle and his wife only found out a month later. After that, they deliberately waited outside the wealthy family's door for half a month before they finally found an opportunity to see Zhong Daya.
“Da Ya, your aunt and uncle are powerless to redeem you, cough cough…” At this time, Zhao Guizhi’s father was already very ill and did not have much time left.
"I heard that this family is moving to another prefecture, and we may never see each other again. Daya, your uncle has nothing to give you, but keep this silver hairpin as a memento." It was the only valuable piece of jewelry Zhao Guizhi's mother had, and both Zhao Guizhi and Zhao Guihua recognized it.
This silver hairpin is very ordinary and light, but it has the character "秀" (xiù) engraved on it. Zhao's mother's full name is Ye Xiu. When she got married, Zhao's father gave her a silver hairpin with the character "秀" engraved on it.
He wouldn't have given away the silver hairpin if he hadn't really had nothing else to offer. Zhong Daya's mother was Zhao's father's only sister, and Zhong Daya was his sister's only daughter. He didn't want to lose contact like that.
“Guihua, this is Zhong Daya, Sister Daya…” Zhao Guizhi said.
Who is Zhong Daya? Zhao Guihua tried hard to recall before she remembered, oh, she is the only daughter of her deceased aunt.
Aunt Zhao had a hard life. She gave birth to a daughter the year after she got married, but then she couldn't conceive again. When her daughter was six years old, she suddenly fell seriously ill and passed away a few days later. The year after she died, her husband remarried.
When Zhong Daya turned twelve, she was sold by her father and stepmother. The family that bought her moved away, and the Zhao family had no contact with Zhong Daya for more than ten years. Zhao Guizhi and Zhao Guihua never expected to meet her at the brokerage.
If there was anything that Zhao's father was worried about, it was probably his eldest daughter who had been sold and his sister's daughter who had also been sold. Zhao Guizhi was alright; she was sold to the Chen family. Although the Chen family was in the prefectural city, Zhao Guizhi had a flexible contract, so she could still go back to her hometown to visit relatives during her leave.
Unlike Zhong Daya, who signed a contract with no future, that family had moved away, and the Zhao family was too busy to look for her.
Once their identities were confirmed, Zhao Guihua paid to buy Li Qian's family and brought them back to town.
"This house belongs to our family. From now on, your family can live here. You should rest well tonight, and tomorrow I'll take you to the tavern. You can help out at the tavern from now on," Zhao Guihua said with a smile.
Li Qian rubbed his hands nervously, feeling a mix of emotions. He was both relieved and touched, never expecting to find his wife's family.
My cousin and her husband are both easy-going people. They didn't look down on them at all. They spent twenty taels to buy their family's house. Now they have a house for them to live in and a tavern for them to work in. This is something they never dared to dream of before.
If he weren't afraid of upsetting his cousin and her husband, he would have liked to bring the children to kowtow to them a few times to express his gratitude.
Zhao Guihua, of course, had no idea what Li Qian was thinking. After settling them in, she went to attend to other matters.
“Nonsense, you’re already quite grown up, not twelve. Twelve is still a little girl. You’re a mother now, you have three children. Look, this older brother is twelve. You’re an adult, not a child.” Xingxing explained patiently, word by word.
Sigh, this aunt is so difficult to deal with. She just rushed over and snatched the candy from her hand, and now she wants to play house with her and Ruru.
She also said that she was only twelve years old, not married, and had no children, and that the three children were not hers.
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