Yu Qiuying and the others returned on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, and Qin Yang drove them to the train station.
This train journey was not as easy as the first time. There were so many people everywhere. Yu Qiuying's seat ticket was slightly better, as at least the aisle was passable. In the carriages without seats, it was so crowded that you could barely move.
After a day on the train, my body was stiff.
Yu Qiuying and her group arrived in the county around 7 p.m. It was so late that they didn't plan to go back to the village and instead found a hotel to stay at for the night.
The next day, after having breakfast, I called a taxi back to the village.
As soon as the car entered the village, it attracted the attention of the villagers.
When the village saw that it was Yu Qiuying and her family returning, they immediately became excited.
As soon as Yu Qiuying and her companions entered the house, a large group of people rushed over.
"Oh, Lao Yu, you're finally back! I thought you weren't coming back for the New Year this year." Wang Xiuying, who was the first to come in, was a little surprised to see how much Yu Qiuying and the others had changed.
Zhou Cailian, in particular, had become fair and tender, with bright eyes. She wore a stylish apricot-colored long coat and a pair of beautiful shoes. Standing there, she was indescribably beautiful.
She's really changed so much that she hardly recognizes herself anymore.
"Widow Yu, how's it going outside? Did you make any money this year?"
"My God, is this Cailian? She's become so beautiful! I just glimpsed her from afar and thought Jiadong had brought back his girlfriend!"
"Qiuying, what kind of factory did you work for? Are you going to work there again next year?"
"The water outside is so nourishing! Everyone looks so fair and delicate. Widow Yu looks several years younger."
"Yes, the change is too great. Look at Cailian, her skin is so fair and tender! I even feel like she's grown a little taller than before!"
"Cailian has really become much prettier! Look at her outfit, she's dressed better than the people in the city. They must have made a lot of money outside, right?"
A group of people stood in the courtyard surrounding Yu Qiuying and her friends, chattering amongst themselves. Some were curious, some were envious, and some felt a pang of jealousy.
However, those who could enter Yu Qiuying's courtyard were all people who had no grudges against her. Although some of them felt a little jealous, they had no malicious intent.
Yu Qiuying didn't have time to chat with them right now. "Everyone, let's go home first. We just got back and haven't tidied up the house yet. Come over another day."
The others were quite sensible and agreed to come and chat with Yu Qiuying another day.
After everyone else left, Wang Xiuying said to Yu Qiuying, "Old Yu, come to my house for lunch."
“Okay, I’ll come to your house for lunch.” Yu Qiuying didn’t stand on ceremony with her. She and Wang Xiuying had been friends for over twenty years, and being too polite would be a bit too formal.
Sure enough, Wang Xiuying's smile deepened when she saw that she had agreed, and she happily went back to prepare lunch.
Yu Qiuying took out the key, opened the kitchen door, and told Zhou Jiadong to hurry up and fetch water.
Zhou Jiadong responded and took the carrying pole and buckets to fetch water.
The house has been uninhabited for so long, it's covered in dust, cobwebs, and rat droppings.
As soon as I opened the door, a musty smell hit me.
Fortunately, the weather was nice and sunny. After Zhou Jiadong returned with the water, the group tidied up their own rooms.
The main tasks are cleaning up cobwebs, wiping away dust, and taking the bed boards and other furniture out to air them in the yard, opening the windows to let the air out and dissipate any odors.
Around midnight, Wang Xiuying's youngest son came over to call them for dinner.
Yu Qiuying took out a bag of fruit candy and two bottles of Moutai. The fruit candy was bought in Dongguan Province, and the Moutai was taken out of her spatial storage.
Unexpectedly, I ran into Zhou Qiming right after being discharged from the hospital.
There was a woman standing next to Zhou Qiming. When Yu Qiuying saw the woman's face clearly, she was stunned for a moment.
Isn't this the widow who had an affair with her youngest son in her past life?!
How did she end up with Zhou Qiming?
While Yu Qiuying was still in a daze, the other person greeted them with a smile, "Hello, I'm Qiming's wife. I heard your whole family went to Dongguan Province to work. Are you back today?"
Yu Qiuying: "..."
I never imagined I'd meet this woman in this way.
Zhou Cailian, Zhou Jiadong, and Zhou Jiahong: "..."
What did she say?
Is she Zhou Qiming's wife?
No, Zhou Qiming isn't even an adult yet, is he?
How did you end up getting married?
And he even married someone who looks seven or eight years older than him?
All three were somewhat surprised, but more than that, speechless. They hadn't expected that Zhou Qiming would get married in just one year.
However, none of them paid any attention to them, locked the courtyard gate, and went to Wang Xiuying's house.
Zhou Qiming said to Guo Qingqing with some displeasure, "Why are you paying attention to them? Didn't I tell you before that our family and their family don't get along?"
Guo Qingqing rolled her eyes. "That's because you guys don't get along with them. What does it have to do with me? I can talk to whoever I want, hmph."
After saying that, he swayed his waist, stepped forward, opened the courtyard gate, and went in first.
Zhou Qiming's eyes were glued to Guo Qingqing's shapely buttocks. He touched his nose and hurriedly chased after her.
"Don't be angry, I didn't say anything to you."
Guo Qingqing entered the main room and plopped down on a stool.
Zhou Qiming tried to cling to her, but she pushed him away. "Go cook quickly. You can take the food to the hospital yourself later. I won't go. I'm afraid I'll really anger your mother to death. It's the New Year, and that's bad luck."
Zhou Qiming said "oh" and obediently went to the kitchen to cook.
Over here, Yu Qiuying's family of four and Wang Xiuying's family of five have already started eating.
Wang Xiuying was telling Yu Qiuying about Lü Sanmei's family situation. "At the beginning of the year, the day you went to Dongguan Province, Zhou Qiliang was arrested. It was karma, really. Zhou Qiliang stole a lot of cigarettes in the county and hid them at home. But Zhou Qiming found out and secretly took them to sell outside, which is why he was arrested. Then he implicated Zhou Qiliang. Later, Zhou Qiming was only detained for a few days, but Zhou Qiliang was sentenced to five years in prison."
"And another thing, you guys don't know, Zhou Qiming has already gotten married. He married a widow from town. Oh my, it's embarrassing to even talk about it. Zhou Qiming dared to mess around at such a young age, and in the end, he was forced to marry her. Lu Sanmei is so angry that she's always cursing at home. That widow isn't someone to be trifled with either, and the two of them fight every few days. Just the other day, Lu Sanmei was beaten up by Zhou Qiming's wife and ended up in the hospital."
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