Ling Ba squatted down and took out a handful of peanut candies that Gu Xiaoran had given him from his pocket. "Brother has some candy here, you can have some."
Seeing that Xia Minxin still hadn't moved, Ling Ba smiled at her and said, "Don't be afraid, your brother isn't a bad person."
Xia Minxin rarely saw a stranger come to her house, so she was very curious and walked closer to him.
As soon as she approached, Ling Qi patted her head. "This little girl looks quite like Ling'er."
"Ling Qi, don't scare the child." Ling Ba glared at Ling Qi and shoved the peanut candy in his hand into Xia Minxin's hand. "Eat it."
Xia Minxin's expression remained timid.
Looking back at her eldest sister, she saw that her eldest sister and cousin had already entered their own yard, so she jogged into the yard as well.
Ling Qi and Ling Ba followed behind.
"Minmin is back? Why was she gone for so long? She made your mother very worried."
At this moment, Guo was leaning against the edge of the earthen bed.
The worry I had just felt about my eldest daughter vanished instantly.
She looked out through the window and saw Xia Minmin leading several people into the courtyard, where they began to check on each of them.
Finally, her gaze fell on Qiu Yan's face, and a bitter feeling welled up in her heart, causing her nose to sting.
"Xiaoyan, Xiaoyan is here."
"Mother, it's Xiaoyan, Xiaoyan is here." Xia Minmin replied with a smile.
Qiu Yan followed Xia Minmin into the house.
The woman inside the house was unable to get up.
Qiu Yan stared at the woman. She had a very unfamiliar impression of her aunt, but Guo Shi was very excited when she saw Qiu Yan.
Qiu Yan was a long-lost relative to her.
"Xiaoyan, you've grown so tall."
Her words, though choked with emotion, were filled with joy.
Qiu Yan stepped forward and sat down next to Guo Shi, "Aunt."
"Sigh." Guo sniffed and turned to look at Qiu Yumei and Ling Qi and Ling Ba outside the house.
"Yu Mei is here too, come in quickly... Xiao Yan, those two men, did they come with you?"
Qiu Yumei was her sister's sister-in-law, so she had naturally met her before.
Qiu Yan nodded, "Yes, they came with me."
Qiu Yumei followed her into the house, while Xia Minmin was pulled out of the house by Xia Minxin.
Previously, Qiu Yumei had heard about Guo's leg disability from Xia Minmin, and now seeing it with her own eyes, she felt a pang of sadness. "Sister."
Many years ago, when she met Guo, she was still so young and beautiful.
Time waits for no one!
Hearing the word "sister," Guo thought of her younger sister, and her nose tingled with emotion.
"How are your two older brothers?"
"Second brother is doing well, eldest brother..." Qiu Yumei thought of sad things, feeling depressed and sad.
"Yu Mei, what's wrong with Xiao Yan's father?" Seeing Qiu Yu Mei's expression, Guo Shi had a bad feeling.
"My elder brother died on the battlefield a year ago."
“What…” Guo trembled, somewhat incredulous.
The smile she had been trying so hard to maintain finally crumbled.
With her brother-in-law gone, how pitiful Xiaoyan and her younger siblings must be.
When Qiu Yumei saw Guo's state, she also started to cry.
In the end, it was Qiu Yan's comforting words that calmed them down.
Qiu Yumei left the space to Qiu Yan and Guo Shi.
Although Qiu Yan didn't know what to say to her aunt, Guo Shi had a lot to say to her.
They either offered words of comfort or inquired about her younger siblings.
On the way, Xia Minhan, the fourth brother of the Xia family, and Xia Minrui, the fifth brother, returned from the fields.
Xia Minmin has five younger brothers and sisters.
Xia Minzhen and Xia Minqing, the second and third sisters of the Xia family, are now married and live with their husbands.
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