Yun Qiao was horrified by the following words.
The father-in-law who has an affair with his daughter-in-law, the eldest son who picks up a knife and hacks people when he is provoked, and the younger son who makes trouble when he is drunk... Just one of them is vicious enough, but there are three in this family!
Although she couldn't confirm whether the culprit was among the Hu family, the risk of being a neighbor of such a person was already great.
Yun Qiao shuddered: "Aunt, this family sounds scary. We should stay away from them if possible."
She couldn't help but ask, "Are there any other empty houses in the village? Can I apply to move in?"
Bai Qiu shook his head. "Your uncle was sent down here. He's lucky to have been assigned a decent house. How can we be picky? There are two factions in the village who still live in drafty thatched houses."
Seeing Yun Qiao frowning, Bai Qiu patted her hand and comforted her, "Don't worry, it's okay. After all, it's just across the alley. We can't usually walk to his door, and we might not see him for ten days or half a month."
Yun Qiao's brows were still furrowed tightly. "How could I not be worried in this situation?"
Especially since the shadow of her former lover was still looming over her, she had to prepare for the worst.
"Aunt, his family has a madman and a drunkard, they are like two time bombs, and I don't know when they will explode."
Yun Qiao couldn't help but urge them again and again: "Since we can't move, you and your uncle must be very careful and careful. Don't let your uncle go far away. Don't leave you and your mother alone at night. It's better to have a man at home to keep you safe."
Yun Qiao's concern made Bai Qiu feel warm in his heart.
"Auntie knows. I'll tell your uncle tomorrow not to let him go far away." Bai Qiu gently touched Yun Qiao's hair and said softly, "It's getting late. Stop worrying and go to bed."
"Then you must remember to tell my uncle," Yun Qiao said. "Don't travel far for the next few years. If there's a mission like blasting rocks for a reservoir, which requires you to be away from home for days or weeks, don't agree to it."
"I understand." Bai Qiu tucked her quilt and gently urged her, "Go to sleep quickly."
Until Yun Qiao fell asleep, he kept repeating to himself, "Don't let your uncle leave home."
Moved by her unwavering faith, Bai Qiu made a promise: "Just sleep soundly, dear. We will listen to you and not let your uncle leave the house."
After hearing Baiqiu's assurance, Yun Qiao finally felt relieved and slowly fell asleep.
Because he slept too late, Yun Qiao woke up late the next morning.
Bai Qiu came and helped her get up: "Yun Qiao, get up and eat."
Yun Qiao opened his eyes and found that it was already dawn outside.
Kang Ning and Yuan Qing were standing around her kang, smiling happily.
Yuanqing covered his eyes and said, "The sun is shining on my butt. I'm so ashamed."
Kang Ning suppressed his laughter and said, "Sister, my mother steamed shredded potatoes today and mixed them with garlic sauce. They are delicious. You should get up and eat them."
"Sorry, I got up late." Yun Qiao got up shyly.
After breakfast, Aunt Bai Qiu was busy frying meatballs. Yun Qiao wanted to help, but Aunt Bai Qiu wouldn't let her, saying she could do it alone.
Her uncle Ye Yuanzhang took her and her younger brothers and sisters to the back mountain to catch wild birds.
In winter, there's little food in the wild, making it hard for birds to find food. They're especially easy to catch. With a handful of millet, a basket, a small wooden troll, and a long rope, I caught two in less than half an hour.
I took it home, plucked the feathers, and put it in a casserole. At noon, I added a bowl of wild bird truffle soup to the table. Although it was only seasoned with some salt, it tasted particularly delicious.
After lunch, Yun Qiao was about to leave, and Uncle Ye borrowed a horse carriage from the village to take her back to the company.
Aunt Bai Qiu gave her a small bag of fried carrot balls to take home. The fried carrot balls were fragrant and crispy. They tasted great even when eaten alone. They could be a small snack when she had nothing to do.
Yun Qiao reluctantly said goodbye to his aunt and his younger brothers and sisters and climbed onto the carriage.
Accompanied by the sound of horse hooves, Yun Qiao, escorted by Uncle Ye, set out on his journey back to the company.
The carriage came down from the halfway point of the low mountain. Just when Uncle Ye was driving the carriage to a fork in the road two or three miles away from Sanheying Village, he suddenly saw a bicycle overturned on the snow on one side of the intersection.
"Huh? Why is there a bicycle here?"
Ye Yuanzhang was feeling strange when he saw a person lying in the drainage ditch nearby.
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