Three or four days had passed since Xu Songyuan separated from the family. He suddenly sat up in shock from his deathbed, his hunched figure straightening considerably, and the house became quiet again.
It's broken, it's broken.
But it was also something he and his deceased wife built up little by little.
Xu Songyuan changed his clothes early in the morning, planning to go to the city to visit his older sister today.
He carried a basket on his back, filled with vegetables he had grown himself and eggs, covered with a cloth.
As he left the village, he met several neighbors who all asked about his health. Xu Songyuan said helplessly, "I'm going to the city to see a doctor."
It's not surprising to see him carrying a basket on his back; he's probably delivering some vegetables to the doctor or going into town to sell vegetables on the way.
The group then tried to persuade Xu Songyuan to think more positively, their words conveying a sense of regret that he wouldn't live much longer.
Xu Songyuan didn't offer much of an explanation.
Even after walking a distance, I could still hear them talking about it.
"It was indeed caused by Xu Xue. Now that the family has separated, Xu Songyuan's expression has improved!"
"Exactly. What kind of daughter would force her own father to test drugs to raise money for her dowry? Xu Zhongtang's family is really shameless. Xu Xue is their biological daughter, yet they have the nerve to make Xu Songyuan risk his life."
"Xu Zhongtang looks like a treacherous person, let's get away from here..."
As Xu Songyuan was about to leave the village, he caught a glimpse of a figure stumbling into a small mud house, which had been converted from a pigsty.
Xu Songyuan sighed and walked over again.
The person living inside is an idiot; everyone calls him Cao the Big Fool.
His parents were both sick and ran away after he was born. He grew up eating food from many different families and is now in his thirties, riddled with illnesses.
Xu Songyuan walked into the city. He had two steamed buns in his basket and gave one to Cao Dashan.
"Eat."
Xu Songyuan wasn't very capable, but he was kind-hearted at heart, and he would occasionally share some of his extra food with Cao Dashan.
Cao Dashan stared at Xu Songyuan's face with his dark eyes, then rolled his eyes and took the steamed bun to start eating.
Xu Songyuan quickly turned and left.
It was almost midnight when we arrived at Heping Lane.
After visiting once, he basically knew the way. As Xu Songyuan walked towards the Xu family's direction, he saw two figures acting suspiciously outside the Song family's gate.
"Who!" Xu Songyuan shouted sharply.
Thinking he was a thief, Xu Songyuan walked away quickly, his steps as swift as the wind.
The Song brothers were startled by the shout and almost fell over.
Xu Songyuan's expression shifted several times when he saw Song Anmin. "It's you, young man. What are you doing here?"
Song Anmin never expected to run into this uncle again.
He chuckled, "This is my home. You don't think we're thieves, do you? Are there any thieves this handsome?"
Song Jianmin was speechless: "..."
Xu Songyuan squinted as he examined the two brothers' faces; they did look somewhat like the younger brother.
The Song family members are all tall.
"You are... the third and fifth brothers?"
Xu Songyuan's name was unknown, and the eldest sister didn't even want to mention it. She only said that the eldest, third, and fifth brothers had been kicked out. These two were so young, they couldn't possibly be the eldest.
Song Jianmin asked curiously, "How did you know? Who are you?"
Suddenly, the door opened.
Xu Guiying appeared and gestured for Xu Songyuan to enter the house first. "Who you are has nothing to do with you. Who sent you here? Get out of here!"
Xu Songyuan was stunned, "Big sister..."
"Big sister???" The third brother opened his mouth wide, dumbfounded.
Song Jianmin was extremely shocked. "Mom, when did you have a younger brother? How come we didn't know? Why didn't you tell us?"
Xu Guiying ignored her and said, "Songyuan, ignore those two idiots, come in first."
As soon as the door closed, Xu Songyuan put down his basket, and the Song family grandparents came out.
Xu Songyuan called for help and brought out the eggs and other things.
"Uncle Song and Aunt Song, these are all grown in my fields, and they also contain pure free-range eggs."
Grandpa Song exclaimed, "Look how well these potatoes are growing! Songyuan, it must have been hard carrying them all this way!"
Xu Songyuan: "It's not far, we'll get there in a bit."
Two or three hours would pass in a short while.
Xu Guiying frowned and asked first, "Do you know the third brother?"
Xu Songyuan recounted his first robbery.
"It was the third brother who helped me and got the money back."
Otherwise, Xu Zhongtang would have succeeded that time.
Xu Guiying snorted coldly, "Consider it a good deed he did."
Xu Songyuan wanted to say something nice about the third brother, but he held back and asked, "Big sister, what happened to the third and fifth brothers?"
Xu Guiying did not elaborate last time.
Since there was plenty of time today, Xu Guiying told her about her eldest, third, and fifth sons one by one.
After hearing this, Xu Songyuan lost all desire to speak to the third brother.
The third child is really outrageous.
What woman is more important than your own grandfather? You silly child, you've been blinded!
Xu Guiying squinted, "Let me tell you, don't say anything nice about the third brother. He brought this on himself. We've already separated from the family and have no relation to each other."
Xu Guiying spoke these words loudly, specifically so that the two people outside could hear them.
Xu Songyuan glanced at it and asked, "Where's Yang Min?"
Xu Guiying smiled and said, "I went out to play."
Qian Yu'an came to the Song family this morning, saying he wanted to take Song Yangmin out to the park.
At that time, Xu Guiying and Grandma Song went to the back field to cut chives, leaving only Grandpa Song chopping meat at home. Grandpa Song waved his hand, gave the rope to Qian Yu'an, and told them to go out.
"Perfect timing, let's have dumplings and mutton soup for lunch today."
Xu Songyuan then said, "Big sister, is there anything else you want to cook? I'll do it; I'm pretty good at cooking."
Besides working in the fields, Xu Songyuan was an excellent cook, and it was precisely because of his culinary skills that he won his wife's heart. Occasionally, he would also help out at village feasts.
Xu Guiying didn't stand on ceremony with him, "Alright then, stir-fry some more meat."
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