"This is for the second son. Please keep it for him, eldest son, and give it to him when he comes back."
Yue Jiuyue always gave the children pocket money, never forgetting the second child's share, even though she wasn't sure if Lin Chaoxi would ever come back.
The original owner's memories only extend to next year. In those memories, after today, the villagers grew more and more panicked and desperate each day. Because there was no water for spring planting, they had no choice but to leave the place where they had lived for generations and begin their journey of fleeing famine to the north at the end of spring.
Before fleeing the famine, the original owner had never received any news from Lin Chaoxi.
Because Yue Jiuyue has an innate fondness for soldiers, she cares about the original owner's second son differently from the other sons. She hopes that Lin Chaoxi, who is in the border town, can be safe.
Of course, if he has already reached the highest position in the court, or has become the son-in-law of some great man, and just doesn't want to go home, then she can forget about praying for him. She won't pray for the safety of an ungrateful wretch.
After all, even a dog knows not to mind a poor home.
"mother……"
When the eldest brother, Lin Chaodong, looked at the extra red envelope in his palm, his eyes immediately welled up with tears.
God knows how much pressure he's been under these past few years!
He was the one who was supposed to go to serve in the military!
His second brother went in his place, but two years later he never returned. The guilt and endless regret in his heart almost overwhelmed him!
If he goes to serve in the military on his own, even if he doesn't come back, that's his fate!
But the second brother went in his place!
He was the one who should have died!
"Waaaaah..."
Even though he knew that crying was unlucky during the Lunar New Year, Lin Chaodong couldn't suppress his inner pain and burst into tears.
Yue Jiuyue didn't know how to comfort him, so she gently patted Lin Chaodong's back and gestured to her two equally grief-stricken sons to go and comfort him.
"What's wrong?"
When Liu saw Xiaoman giving her a red envelope, she knew her mother-in-law had gotten up. She came over with a cheerful expression, wanting to wish her mother-in-law a Happy New Year, but unexpectedly saw her husband crying like a child, and she suddenly had a bad feeling.
—Could it be that the second brother…
The bright smile on her face immediately froze. Liu felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, her whole body was ice cold from the inside out, and she couldn't breathe.
"Man'er's mother, what's wrong with you?"
Yue Jiuyue watched as Liu Shi, who had been running over happily, suddenly turned into a freak as if she had been struck by some kind of freezing cold upon seeing Lin Chaodong crying. Her teeth chattered and she was afraid that Liu Shi might suddenly have a stroke.
"Mother? Mother! I'm the one who wronged my second son!"
After being called by Yue Jiuyue repeatedly, Liu finally came to her senses and immediately hugged Yue Jiuyue and burst into tears.
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. This is the second son's own choice. You two should remember what the second son has done for you, and treat him even better when he comes back."
Actually, Yue Jiuyue wouldn't know how to handle this situation either, but she thought that if this happened to her, she would definitely treat Lin Chaoxi very, very well after he came back!
Although she doesn't usually owe favors, let alone such a huge one, one that's tied to her life, she can't possibly repay it!
"Gah!"
"mother?"
Liu was taken aback by Yue Jiuyue's words, hiccuped, and looked at Yue Jiuyue with a puzzled expression, wanting to know what was going on.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
