Ye Lan smiled and said, "Go! Why not? You gave me two months' salary in advance, and I haven't finished my work yet!"
"Besides, I feel pretty good there. Really! It's more comfortable than at home. Haha."
"It's just that, Qingqing. Ding Lanhua is my sister-in-law after all. She's gone now. Should we go see her after lunch?"
Ye Qing nodded: "Okay! Although I don't like her, if it weren't for her this time, Qin Ye and I might be in big trouble. Hey, she is also a poor person, so let's go! Just consider it a farewell to her."
Ye Lan and Ye Qing made lunch together. After lunch, Ye Lan, Ye Qing and Qin Ye went to the next village together.
Ding Lanhua was about to be buried. She was only wrapped in a straw mat, without even a change of clothes, let alone a coffin.
When Ye Qing and the others arrived, the pit had already been dug. It was his brother who led the men to dig it.
Seeing Ding Lanhua being hastily buried, Ye Qing couldn't describe the feeling in her heart.
The book only briefly mentions the original body's death. I wonder if it was the same as Ding Lanhua, who didn't even deserve a coffin after death.
If she hadn't come through, both the original body and Nannan would have had the same fate.
She couldn't understand anything he said. It was the 1970s, and in this backward mountain village, women who had lost their virginity were still treated like this!
Ding Lanhua was pretty. If she were divorced in modern times, there would be plenty of people vying for her, right? But she ended up with such a miserable end.
No wonder in this era you never see a divorce in every village. It’s not because they live so well, but because they really have no way out after divorce!
Ye Qing was depressed the whole afternoon, not because she felt sorry for Ding Lanhua, but because she felt indignant for all the women of this era, including herself.
Qin Ye sensitively sensed that something was wrong with her. He avoided the eyes of Ye Lan's family and took Ye Qing's hand, holding it tightly in his hand: "Don't think about it, it's not your fault. Good and evil will be rewarded in the end, but the price she paid was a bit heavy."
Being held by his warm and generous hands, Ye Qing felt more at ease. She nodded and said, "I'm fine. I just feel that this society is unfair to women. If she still had a glimmer of hope, she wouldn't have taken this path, right?"
Qin Ye held her in his arms and said in a deep voice: "So, your father was right to insist on sending you to school. He also saw the truth and wanted to leave a bright future for you, right?"
"Let's get up early tomorrow and take me to visit his grave."
Ye Qing nodded and agreed.
Qin Ye got along very well with Ye Lan's two sons, so he did not return to the guesthouse that night but stayed at Ye Lan's house overnight.
Qin Ye squeezed together with his two children, Ye Qing and Ye Lan squeezed together with their daughter, and Ye Lan's husband set up a small bed in his mother's room and spent the night there.
Qin Ye got up before dawn and followed Ye Qing to his father's grave.
Qin Ye personally added soil to his grave, planted pine and cypress trees, saluted respectfully, then shook Ye Qing's hand and said:
"Don't worry, old man. The girl you have taken care of all your life has grown up. Now I am handing her over to me. I swear to you on my honor as a soldier: I will respect and love her all my life and will never let her suffer any injustice again."
Ye Qing raised her hand to wipe away her tears, held Qin Ye's hand tightly, and then said: "Dad, don't worry. I am living well there. Thank you for insisting on supporting me to study. Now I am a teacher and the children like me very much. You can rest assured if you know it in the afterlife."
She looked up at Qin Ye and said, "His name is Qin Ye, he is from Beijing, and he treats me very well. Dad, don't worry, your daughter will be fine and will come to see you every year."
The sky in the east was turning pale, and Ye Lan was already waiting not far away with her bag. This place was still far from the train station, and even if they called a donkey cart from the town to pick them up, it would take quite a while, so they had to go.
The donkey cart was bumpy. Qin Ye held Ye Qing and Nan Nan in his arms and waved to Ye Lan's two sons: "Go back! I'll pick you up and take you there to stay for a few days during your holidays."
Ye Lan smiled proudly: "These two kids are ignorant, brother-in-law, don't bother with them. What are you asking them to do? The train tickets are free, right?"
Qin Ye smiled and said, "You have raised two good children, really! Both of them are very good and will have great futures."
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