Chapter 246: Traveling back from the modern times to the Republic of China 1
"Madam, the old man just came back. He went into the
young lady's room and lost his temper." It had just rained heavily in the afternoon. The air was a little humid, and the cold wind blew in from the window. Yao Rong raised her hand and tightened her clothes, looking at the middle-aged woman in front of her inconspicuously.
The woman was wearing an indigo gown with no waistband and loose fit. The cuffs of the gown were worn white. Combined with the name, it was not difficult to guess the other party's identity.
Yao Rong was also wearing a gown, but the material was much better and the style was more modern and younger.
The dressing style of this specific period made Yao Rong guess the approximate era she was in.
Yao Rong subconsciously scanned her feet, and after making sure that they were not entangled, she breathed a sigh of relief. She could accept that her original body had physical defects, but she did not like this bad habit.
"Where is the young lady now?"
"The young lady locked herself in the room and did not allow anyone to enter."
Yao Rong frowned slightly, worried that something might happen, and immediately said, "Take me to see the young lady."
While walking, Yao Rong quickly accepted the memories of her original body and the subsequent plot.
As she judged, this time, she came to an era of transition from the old to the new.
The imperial system collapsed, the Republic of China was established, and various new and old thoughts continued to impact the people of this era.
The mountains and rivers withered, the wind and rain swayed, and the fate of the country came to a historical fork, but no one knew where the country would go next. Everyone was groping in the dark, trying to find a way to save the nation.
Under the impact of various thoughts, this era showed a progressive side, but it also retained various backward feudal customs, thus forming a specific era style.
The original body was on the feudal and conservative side.
Her grandfather was a judge in the Qing Dynasty and had great prestige in the local area.
Her father was not as knowledgeable as her grandfather, but he was also a scholar.
When she was five years old, her grandfather died of illness. Her father became addicted to smoking under the temptation of his bad friends, squandered his family business, and finally died of illness in the winter.
His death was the end of everything, leaving only the original body and the original body's mother with nowhere to go.
In desperation, my mother took me to my uncle's house.
But my uncle was not a reliable person.
My mother told me before she died that her grandfather had saved the life of a classmate when he was young. Later, her grandfather passed the imperial examination and did not take any more exams. That friend passed the imperial examination and became a high-ranking official in Beijing, with a prominent family.
That friend was also a grateful person. He kept in touch with my grandfather. Not long after I was born, the two families arranged a baby marriage and exchanged tokens.
For the sake of my grandfather's face, if I went there with the token, I would definitely be taken care of.
So after burying my mother, I went through many hardships and finally found the Ye family.
Not to mention that my family had fallen into poverty a long time ago, even when my grandfather was still alive, my family background was far inferior to that of the Ye family.
But Master Ye was indeed a trustworthy man. He not only took the original body in, but also acknowledged the marriage.
The person who was engaged to the original body was Ye Fuguang, the eldest son of the Ye family.
Ye Fuguang wanted to go to study abroad. At that time, Master Ye, who was getting weaker and weaker, said that it was okay to go to study abroad, but he had to get married before studying.
In the end, under the dominance of Master Ye, Ye Fuguang compromised.
Not long after the marriage, Ye Fuguang left the Ye family.
Two months later, the original body found out that she was pregnant.
After hearing the news, even Madam Ye and Madam Ye, who had always disliked the original body, became much better to the original body.
But after the original body gave birth to a daughter, Madam Ye and Madam Ye's attitudes became cold again.
Only Master Ye was the happiest.
He specially asked someone to make a longevity lock made of gold for his granddaughter, and the lock was engraved with the name he gave his granddaughter: Ye Heqi.
If Grandpa Ye could live a hundred years, perhaps the original body and Ye Heqi's life would have been smooth sailing. However, on the day of Ye Heqi's full-month banquet, Grandpa Ye drank a few more glasses of wine because of his greed, and passed away that night.
Old Lady Ye, who didn't like this great-granddaughter, looked at Ye Heqi more like a disaster star.
Grandpa Ye was the pillar of the Ye family. When he fell, Ye Fuguang, who was studying abroad, naturally had to come back to attend the funeral.
As a result, Ye Fuguang not only came back himself, but also brought back a woman who was six months pregnant.
Except for the original body who was very shocked, everyone else seemed to have known it for a long time.
Finally, it was Mrs. Ye who let the cat out of the bag, and the original body knew what was going on.
It turned out that a few months ago, Ye Fuguang brought this woman back to the Ye Mansion, saying that the woman was pregnant and wanted to ask Mr. Ye to help them.
Mr. Ye directly kicked him out.
Now that Mr. Ye was gone, Ye Fuguang couldn't wait to bring the woman into the house.
The original body cried and made a fuss, but the weight of the original body and the daughter combined could not match the weight of the grandson born by the woman.
Finally, Mrs. Ye stood up and decided to take the woman named Wen Cui as Ye Fuguang's second wife.
The son born by Wen Cui was named Ye Yaozu.
Soon after, Ye Fuguang took Wen Cui and Ye Yaozu away from his hometown and went to live in a big city in the south. He did not return home for several years.
Old Madam Ye and Madam Ye blamed the original body for this matter. They thought that it was because the original body could not keep Ye Fuguang's heart that Ye Fuguang never returned home. They also disliked the original body and Ye Heqi more and more.
The original body also gave up completely on Ye Fuguang because of this matter. He just wanted to stay in the Ye Mansion and raise his daughter well.
...
The original body's memory was interrupted here. Yao Rong urged the system in his heart: "What about the part about Ye Heqi."
[Wait, Ye Heqi's situation is a bit special. I still need some time to fully receive it...]
Yao Rong raised his eyebrows slightly. What kind of situation would it be if he could be recognized as special by the system?
"How long do I have to wait?"
[It's ready. I'll send it to you now.]
After reading the relevant plot introduction, Yao Rong understood.
——Ye Heqi is a time traveler.
Time travel.
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Ye Heqi was originally an ordinary high school student in the 21st century.
She suffered from congenital diseases and was abandoned in the hospital by her parents just after birth. Later, after the incident was exposed, Ye He received a lot of anonymous donations.
Relying on the donations of these kind people and the rescue of the hospital, Ye He successfully completed the operation, survived safely, and was eventually sent to an orphanage.
Although because of the sequelae of the operation, her body was weaker than her peers and it was impossible for her to jump around like other children, but Ye He still grew up safely and became a cheerful, optimistic and grateful person.
In addition to studying, Ye He's favorite thing is to read all kinds of books, watch all kinds of documentaries and TV series. Encouraged by the dean and others, she also tried to write some articles and sent them to the publishing house, earning some royalties.
During the winter vacation of her first year in high school, Ye He went out to the bookstore to buy books, and on the way she had a car accident while trying to save a child.
After that, Ye He was reborn more than a hundred years ago and became Ye Heqi of the Ye family.
The baby's brain could not bear too many memories. It was not until the age of six that Ye Heqi slowly dreamed of some memory fragments of her previous life.
She did not regard these memory fragments as real things, but there is no doubt that these things she dreamed of were also constantly shaping her character.
So when Old Madam Ye and her friends wanted to tie her feet, Ye Heqi struggled madly.
So when Old Madam Ye and her friends invited someone to come to their house to teach her to read "Nu Yi", Ye Heqi was so angry that she tore the book into pieces and drove the invited female teacher out.
So when Ye Fuguang took Ye Yaozu back to his hometown, facing Ye Yaozu's boasting and provocation, Ye Heqi pressed Ye Yaozu to the ground and beat him up.
When the adults arrived and forcibly pulled them apart, Ye Heqi still clenched his fists and threatened: "If you dare to bully my mother again in the future, I will beat you every time I see you."
Ye Yaozu was also angry when he heard it, and he cursed something dirty.
Ye Heqi roared, shook off the adult's hand, and rushed towards Ye Yaozu again.
Ye Fuguang reached out to pull her, but she punched him twice.
Because of this incident, Ye Heqi completely annoyed Old Madam Ye and the others.
When a group of adults really hardened their hearts to deal with a little girl, the little girl had no power to fight back.
Ye Heqi was first punished to kneel in the ancestral hall and could only eat one meal a day.
Even so, Ye Heqi was stubborn and refused to give in. As a
result, on the third day, when Ye Heqi was hungry and cold, Old Madam Ye actually brought people in and wanted to forcibly tie Ye Heqi's feet.
Ye Heqi had no strength to resist, so she kept crying.
She cried until her whole body was convulsing, she cried until she fainted, and she had a high fever that day.
This acute illness allowed Ye Heqi to escape the fate of being entangled, and also allowed Ye Heqi to recover all her memories of being "Ye He".
If Ye Heqi, who had not recovered her memory, could still barely endure life in the Ye Mansion.
Then Ye Heqi, who recovered her memory, just wanted to escape.
Escaping is not an easy thing. Even if she has the memory of her previous life, Ye Heqi is still just an ordinary person. It is impossible for her to have a golden finger that can change her fate with just a wave of her arm.
She knows the importance of education very well. In this era, the best way to change your destiny is to receive education.
So Ye Heqi wanted to go out to study like Ye Yaozu, go to a new-style school, take the college entrance examination, and find a decent job in the future. After saving a certain amount of money, she would take her mother out of the Ye Mansion and let her mother live with her outside.
However, this plan died at the first step of implementation.
Because Old Madam Ye firmly disagreed with her going out to study.
Old Madam Ye felt that she had developed such a wild character without going out, and she would only be more disobedient if she went out.
Ye Heqi tried many times, but failed to change Old Madam Ye's mind.
If there was no other way, with Ye Heqi's character, she would never write to Ye Fuguang for help.
However, Ye Fuguang, who had received modern education and was the deputy editor-in-chief of the newspaper, not only did not agree to her request after receiving her letter, but also rushed back to the Ye Mansion and severely reprimanded her, asking her to be a law-abiding person.
At that moment, Ye Heqi finally despaired.
The attitudes of Mrs. Ye and Ye Fuguang made her realize the reality.
How could an ordinary person resist the environment of an era?