The old lady was very perceptive; after her son Erdan said that, she understood the general situation outside.
Qian Xiao pointed upwards: "We can't talk about God or anything like that now. We must crack down on all feudal superstitions."
The old lady nodded. Her granddaughter was telling her to be careful what she said in the future. Why shouldn't she believe these things anymore? They're all passed down from our ancestors. But we should just listen to what people say; it can't be wrong.
Even if we can't say it out loud, we can still mutter it to ourselves, right?
Qian smiled and said, "Grandma, there's another bag on the ground full of yarn. They said it wasn't dyed evenly. I bought a lot without needing a coupon, and I'll have my second and third aunts knit a sweater for you and Grandpa too."
"You silly child, the money I give you isn't enough to buy these things. Are you starving yourself again?"
"No, I'm not stupid. My second aunt and third aunt gave me money, and my parents also gave me money. It's enough for me. When we went to university, they gave us meal tickets, and we ate well. I've even gained weight."
"What do you mean fat? You look thinner to me. Tomorrow, Grandma will kill a chicken to help you get some nutrition."
This time, I need to give my eldest granddaughter more money when she leaves. That child is silly; she only knows how to spend money on her family. After looking for a long time, she didn't see that there was anything Erdan bought for her.
"Oh, right, there are some sweets and snacks here. Milk, put them away and give them to Wu Dan and the others to eat slowly."
If you give it to a few boys, they'll eat it all at once. It's safer to leave it with your grandma.
Seeing that the women in the house had all gone to the kitchen to busy themselves, Qian Xiao went up to Old Man Qian and asked, "Grandpa, what's wrong? Are you unhappy that I'm back?"
"Happy? How could I not be happy?" He finally felt relieved after his granddaughter arrived home, something he had been worried about for almost half a year.
"But why do I get the feeling that you and Grandma have had a falling out?"
Old Qian gently tapped Erdan's head with his pipe: "You little rascal, you have pretty sharp eyes."
"Tell me your thoughts, your granddaughter will give you some advice."
"It's nothing, don't worry about it, you're just a kid. I'm going to visit your great-uncle and great-uncle," the old man said, then left wearing his new cotton-padded coat and carrying cigarettes.
Qian Xiao looked at his two uncles with a puzzled expression. Qian Erbao quickly stood up and said, "I'll go get some firewood for your grandma and the others."
Qian Xiao quickly grabbed her third uncle's sleeve, who had already stood up: "Third Uncle, we're best friends, tell me what happened, or I'll tell Grandma you bullied me."
Qian Sanbao... How old are you to still be making false accusations?
Qian Sanbao glanced at them, all busy in the kitchen, and sat down next to Qian Xiao, lowering his voice: "You brat, all you know how to do is bully me. Don't tell anyone I told you this."
Qian Xiao nodded in agreement: "Am I the kind of person who would betray you?"
I rolled my eyes inwardly. It's like everyone in my family knows how talkative I am. I don't even need to admit it; they all know it was you who told me.
Qian Sanbao glanced outside furtively and whispered, "Isn't it because Qian Wangcai came back a while ago?"
Qian Xiao's eyes widened in disbelief: "What? Third Uncle, what did you say? I didn't hear you clearly." How could they let this person go? They just let such a strange thing go like that!
Even if that thing is separated from Qian Wangcai, its memories should still be there, right? Aren't you afraid that this person will release it and make up stories?
Qian Xiao mentally cried out to Shuangdan, "Shuangdan, Shuangdan, did you hear that? Qian Wangcai, who has that weird system, is actually alright! My God, what's wrong with this world? Aren't you afraid that Qian Wangcai will come out and start living again?"
"Maybe, perhaps, that system left to find someone else, and Qian Wangcai is no longer of any use to us? Maybe the person was released because they no longer have that memory?"
Qian Xiao nodded; that explanation made sense.
"Erdan, are you still going to listen?" Qian Sanbao was very dissatisfied when he saw his niece staring blankly. Didn't she know that if she wanted to gossip, no one would cooperate?
"Listen, listen, keep talking about Third Uncle. I'm just too surprised. Didn't they say Qian Wangcai had already been arrested?"
"That's right. I don't know why they let him go after all this time. But Qian Wangcai has changed a lot. He's like a wilted eggplant, he can't bounce back. His family is very lively. They even had a fight in the village yesterday."
"You didn't see it, did you? When Qian Wangcai came back, he looked like a beggar. He was so thin and filthy. You could smell the stench from far away. After he came back, he stayed at home all day and didn't go out."
"His mother had been seriously ill, but suddenly she recovered. She's been causing trouble at her sons' houses all day long, saying that the division of the family property doesn't count and that she still wants her sons to support Qian Wangcai."
"Are the eldest son of the Qian family and his brothers capable?" Having finally escaped the vampires, would they really go back to cause trouble again?
"That's definitely not possible. But that old lady is quite a troublemaker. She's like a theatrical performer all the time. She sits in front of her sons' houses crying and cursing all the time. The old folks in the village say it's no use. Her life is in complete chaos."
"What about Qian Wangcai's father? Doesn't he care at all?" It seems she doesn't have a deep impression of Qian Wangcai's father. She can't even remember what kind of person he was. He has a very low profile.
This was the first time Qian Sanbao had shown such an expression, his face full of contempt: "He's just a senile old fool. Why do you think he doesn't say anything? No matter how much his sons cause trouble, they can't just ignore him in the end, so he won't open his mouth and offend anyone."
This isn't a fool; he's a selfish person who only cares about maintaining his position. I never imagined Qian Wangcai's father would be this kind of person! It's truly unbelievable that someone who always keeps their head down could be like this!
"And then what? What does this have to do with my grandfather? Our family and that family don't really have any contact."
There are many relatives in the village, but even among relatives, there are degrees of closeness. Anyway, my family and Qian Wangcai's family have never really been in touch.
Qian Sanbao glanced outside again with a sly look on his face: "If it weren't for Qian Wangcai coming back, my father and your grandfather wouldn't have been exposed."
Qian Xiao: What terrible thing did my grandpa do that angered both heaven and man?
"Wasn't Qian Wangcai a sorry sight when he came back? His wife wanted to take her youngest son to the city for medical treatment, insisting that her precious son had been tortured and made sick, otherwise how could he be so thin?"
Qian Xiao looked puzzled; she still didn't understand what this had to do with her grandfather.
Could it be?! ...My God! Could it be that Qian Wangcai is my grandfather's illegitimate son?!
That can't be right. My grandfather isn't that kind of person. Could it be that he was tricked by someone else?
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