The man turned around and saw Xiaoyue at the kitchen door. His eyes lit up. He had finally found the person he was looking for. He rushed into the kitchen without a second thought and said, "You have to take responsibility for me. You have to treat my illness and provide me with food and lodging."
Ge Erping and his sister-in-law, Xiao Sunshi, were in the kitchen, peering out the window. When they saw the man rushing towards the kitchen, they quickly dodged, but their movement wasn't precise enough, and Ge Erping tripped over Xiao Sunshi's leg.
Xiaoyue tripped and fell hard, the basin in her hand clattering loudly. She looked at the kitchen and laughed.
The man watching was shameless. He deliberately sprained his ankle and came to the Ge family to demand that they take responsibility.
Xiaoyue thought to herself that he was trying to extort money from her. Seeing the man walking towards her, she grabbed a broom from the kitchen and started hitting him.
Seeing that things were going badly, Old Mrs. Ge, who was standing still, shouted, "Xiaoyue, stop right now! You broom spirit, get out of the Ge family! Get out!"
Hearing Aunt Ge's shout, Xiaoyue stopped and argued, "You think I'll leave just because you tell me to? Give me my indenture and I'll leave right now." Xiaoyue threw down the broom.
When Grandma Ge heard Xiaoyue bring up the issue, she gritted her teeth and swallowed her anger. After all, the indenture wasn't in her hands, and she couldn't control Xiaoyue even if she wanted to.
At this moment, Ge Erping came out of the kitchen. He glanced at the man, then his face flushed red. He reached out to help Old Mrs. Ge up.
She spoke softly to Old Madam Ge, "Mother, it was Xiaoyue who hurt this young master. Xiaoyue was brought back by Third Brother, and our Ge family is not an irresponsible family."
Grandma Ge looked up at her daughter in surprise, wondering what she was up to.
She glanced at the man again, then said directly, "Arrange for this young master to stay in a guest room. Remember to have your second sister-in-law find Physician Hu to examine him." After saying that, she looked at the man again and reluctantly went to the west room to tidy up.
Xiaoyue looked at his legs and feet as if nothing had happened to them, as if they were floating on clouds.
Seeing Ge Erping's appearance, Second Sister-in-law Sun also had an idea. This young man was well-dressed, handsome, and had bright peach blossom eyes. You couldn't find such a handsome young man in the surrounding villages.
So she leaned close to her mother-in-law's ear and whispered, "Look at this young master's appearance and temperament, he's quite good. Let him stay, maybe my sister-in-law will..." Before she could finish speaking, the shrewd old lady Ge understood perfectly.
She immediately put on a smiling face, "Erping, tidy up the west room for this young master." Actually, Erping had already gone to tidy it up; Old Madam Ge was just deliberately speaking loudly, "By the way, what is the young master's surname?"
The man leaning on the wooden cane raised an eyebrow at Xiaoyue, then immediately smiled at Old Madam Ge, his two dimples becoming even more charming. He said in a deep and magnetic voice, "My surname is Yun, and I am Yun Xingfei. I am still unmarried."
Xiaoyue chuckled when she heard what Yun Xingfei said. This kid really knew what the old lady was thinking, even mentioning that she was unmarried. She quickly suppressed her laughter and decided to go check on the west room.
Yun Xingfei, leaning on the pillar, was not as agile as Xiaoyue. Xiaoyue ignored him and went straight to the west room. The west room originally belonged to Ge Erping, who liked to stay in the inner room of the east room when he had nothing to do.
Upon entering the west room, Xiaoyue saw a new kang mat, newly laid quilts and mattresses, and a small square table on the kang that was also polished to a shine.
In her previous life, Xiaoyue did not encounter this incident, and her sister-in-law did not marry this person; she married the second son of the family that ran a coffin shop in town.
Xiaoyue glanced inside and then came out, just as Yun Xingfei was coming in.
"Don't you think it's inappropriate for you to come into the house at this time?" Xiaoyue knew from the moment she saw this person that he was no good.
“What’s inappropriate about it? You’re the one who caused my injury. You should be the one to call a doctor, provide food and lodging, shouldn’t you? I don’t have any relatives here.” Yun Xingfei argued confidently.
"This isn't my home. I'm just staying here for a few days. If you're trying to extort money from me, you're really missing out," Xiaoyue said in a low, menacing voice.
...
That evening, Xiaoyue served the food in the kitchen. Since Ge Erping had taken her cassava, Xiaoyue wasn't one to take it lying down. She took it to the west wing for Lu Xiaomei and Xiaodouding to eat together.
I went to the vegetable garden, picked four cabbage leaves, chopped them up with a knife, mixed them with leftover rice, and put them in the vegetable bowl for the big white goose.
A small fire was lit, making the kang (heated brick bed) warm. Xiaoyue slept comfortably, and who would call the doctor or feed Yun Xingfei was not on her mind.
As dawn approached, Xiaoyue heard the goose calling out, "Gai ya, gai ya."
Xiaoyue peered out the window and saw Yun Xingfei standing in front of the west wing. Xiaoyue used the same trick again, grabbing the little boy's chamber pot and throwing it at Yun Xingfei. Yun Xingfei was very agile and jumped quite far away.
Yun Xingfei stopped and scolded Xiaoyue, "How can you be so ungrateful? You just throw people like that for no reason..."
Seeing her embarrassed expression, Xiaoyue continued, "Drop the chamber pot."
"Shameless!" Yun Xingfei rolled her eyes at Xiaoyue.
"I'm ashamed! You're standing at my door, and there's no man in the house. What are you up to? Is this something I should be ashamed of?" Xiaoyue shouted at the top of her lungs.
"No, no, keep your voice down." Yun Xingfei was truly exasperated by Xiaoyue's shrewish behavior. She continued, "I sprained my ankle. Doctor Hu set my bone and applied medicine. I just wanted to let you know that I was planning to leave this morning."
"If you want to leave, then leave. I didn't invite you here, so you don't need to tell me who hired the doctor for you or who provided your meals. Go find them. Are you trying to extort me and expect me to take care of you for the rest of your life?" Xiaoyue bombarded Yun Xingfei with questions.
At this moment, the door to the main room opened, and Ge Erping came out, greeting Yun Xingfei, "Young Master Yun, your injury is healing quite quickly. Would you like to have Doctor Hu take another look at you today?"
"I'm planning to leave now, so I don't need you," Yun Xingfei replied apologetically.
“Then I’ll go with you. My mother also asked me to go to town to buy some rice. Let’s go together,” Ge Erping said warmly.
"Alright then," he said, glancing at Xiaoyue, but Xiaoyue completely ignored him.
“My maternal grandparents’ family owns Xingfei Textile in Hejia Town. When you go to the market in Hejia Town, don’t forget to visit Xingfei Textile; I’ll treat you to a big meal.” He said this to Xiaoyue.
Xiaoyue slammed the door shut and simply ignored them.
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