Chapter 7 Hometown

Going to find Ji’s family?

Lin Shouyi's face changed, and he quickly denied the speculation, "It's impossible. Our two families haven't had any contact for more than ten years."

After he said that, Sun Xiuzhi was not so sure. "That's right. Qiao was still young at that time and didn't know anything about it. Even if the old lady told her, the Ji family would not be willing to pay attention to her. At that time, Master Ji..."

Before he could finish his words, Lin Shouyi looked over.

Sun Xiuzhi immediately swallowed her words, which made Lin Wei wonder, "Who is Master Ji?"

"Who cares who he is?" Sun Xiuzhi glared at her son and slumped back down on the kang. "If I had known this damn girl would be restless, I should have locked her up at home. It turns out that her honest appearance is all fake. If I don't do something she likes, she will do this to me."

She has said this many times, and during the one and a half days of searching for someone, she has said many things that are more unpleasant than this.

Seeing the couple looking worried, Lin Wei tried to speak, "Since Qiao Qiao doesn't want to, why don't we just forget it."

"The Ma family has already given all the betrothal gifts, and you're just telling me to forget it?" Sun Xiuzhi almost jumped up.

Seeing her intense reaction, Lin Wei trailed off and said, "If it doesn't work out, just return the gift money. Our family doesn't need that little bit of money."

He thought it was not bad, but Sun Xiuzhi did not think so. "You say it is easy, but it is worth several hundred yuan! Now the clothes are worn, the meat is eaten, and the two bottles of good wine given as an engagement gift have been drunk by your father. What do you want me to give back?"

Hearing Sun Xiuzhi mention wine, Lin Shouyi coughed lightly, "That's not what I meant. Since our two families have already made an engagement, we can't just ignore it. Besides, Qiao is too willful. Although Xiao Ma is a second marriage, he has good conditions and is not bad looking. If she follows Xiao Ma, she can go to the city and enjoy a good life, which is better than following a farmer. How can she just run away?"

Seeing that Lin Wei wanted to say something, he said impatiently, "What's wrong with you today? You keep saying nonsense."

Lin Hui, who was only two years younger than Lin Wei, was already yawning. "Yeah, you didn't let Lin Qiao run away on purpose, did you?"

After searching for more than a day, she had found enough people. Now she felt annoyed when Lin Qiao was mentioned.

"Where can I put her?" Lin Wei quickly looked at Lin Shouyi and his wife.

Lin Shouyi didn't think about it and waved his hand, "Okay, we've been looking for a whole day, let's go to bed early."

After sending the two children back to the house, Sun Xiuzhi scooped hot water from the earthen pot and wiped Lin Shouyi's body. "What should we do about this?"

It was impossible to sleep. Without finding Lin Qiao, none of them could fall asleep.

Lin Shouyi frowned and pondered for a while, "Just tell them that Qiao got sick from the rain and can't get married tomorrow. Let them pick another day."

Marriage is a happy event. Who wants to marry a sick wife? It's not auspicious at all. It happened to be raining today, so I could use it as an excuse. I can't delay it forever, so I still have to find Lin Qiao as soon as possible.

Sun Xiuzhi gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, I'll go to the county tomorrow and talk to them."

But the date had been set long ago, and the Ma family must have arranged in advance what guests to invite and what dishes to cook. It would be difficult to suddenly go over and say that the wedding could not be completed for the time being. Maybe you would have to pay a little to compensate for the losses.

Thinking that this was all Lin Qiao's fault, Sun Xiuzhi was furious, "When that damn girl comes back, I'll show you how I'll deal with her!"

The next day the sky finally cleared up, and Sun Xiuzhi prepared to leave after dinner, in order to stop the Ma family before they came to pick up the bride.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I walked out of the hospital, I saw a strange yet familiar face in front of me.

Lin Qiao's mother Liu Yulan didn't know what time she left the house. Her shoes and trousers were all covered in mud. She was standing on the side of the road talking to someone. Her facial features were about 50% similar to Lin Qiao's, except that her eyes, with drooping corners, were gentle and soft, and at the moment they were filled with worry.

Sun Xiuzhi's heart sank immediately. When she looked at the person who was talking to her, her eyelids twitched twice.

Living in the same village, how could she not recognize Zhao San's wife, Ma Rongliang's previous mother-in-law, the former in-law of the Ma family? When Xiaoxia from the old Zhao family got into that incident, Zhao San's wife had been pointing fingers at everyone and scolding the Ma family for being inhuman.

These two people met at this time, and it was hard to think of the worst.

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As expected, Zhao San's wife caught sight of her and raised her voice even louder, "What good is that Ma Rongliang? An ungrateful bastard! If it weren't for our family's help, he, an educated youth, wouldn't even know how to farm, how could he have enough to eat? But he abandoned his wife and children as soon as he returned to the city. If you tell your daughter Qiao about this kind of person, wouldn't she get cystitis? She even had two shots of cardiotonic."

Lin Qiao was indeed sick two days ago. There was only one clinic in the village, so it was normal that the news could not be kept secret.

However, because she was sick, Sun Xiuzhi didn't expect that she could still run and had the strength to run, so she took advantage of her opportunity.

Liu Yulan hasn't felt at ease since she met Lin Shouyi yesterday. Who would run to her in the heavy rain to ask her if she had seen Lin Qiao?

After a sleepless night, she left home at dawn and walked nearly thirty miles through the mud. When she heard what Zhao San's wife said, her face turned red with anger. She rushed to Sun Xiuzhi and asked, "Where is Qiaoqiao? Is Qiaoqiao missing?"

There was no way Sun Xiuzhi would admit it. She glared at Zhao San's wife and said, "Qiao Qiao, just stay at home and stop listening to those gossipers."

"I'm talking nonsense? Why would I talk nonsense?" Zhao San's wife was so angry that she laughed, "I'm not the only one who knows about this. If you don't believe me, just ask anyone in the village. Did she sell Qiao girl right after your old lady died?"

Some things cannot be said. Sun Xiuzhi was in a hurry to make progress. She was already unhappy when she was interrupted like this. Seeing that some people around her looked over after hearing the sound, her face became even uglier. "Isn't it because you are not wanted as a daughter, and you can't stand seeing others go to the city to live a good life? If you ask me, it's your Xiaoxia's fault. She gave birth to two girls. Family planning is so strict in the city now. You have to check your menstruation every month. If you have more than one child, you will lose your job. Your Xiaoxia can't give birth to a son, so you can't let her find someone else to give birth to a son?"

Each word hurt more than the last. Zhao San's daughter-in-law no longer cared about Liu Yulan and immediately started quarreling with her.

Liu Yulan didn't care whether they were arguing or not, and simply walked past them and entered the yard.

She ran into the Lin family father and son who came out to check on the situation. She glanced at Lin Shouyi, who was obviously in a bad mood, and asked Lin Wei, who looked uncomfortable when he saw her, "Dawei, tell me the truth, is Qiaoqiao missing?"

When Liu Yulan remarried, Lin Wei was already old enough to remember that every time she bought candy for Lin Qiao, she would also buy one for herself.

At that time, Sun Xiuzhi was pregnant again and again, and was busy taking care of her son who was in poor health since birth, so she left him to be raised by Old Lady Lin. Looking at Liu Yulan, he couldn't help but think that if this was his mother, she would not ignore him even if she had other children, right?

Later, my brother could not be taken care of, and the rash disappeared, so my parents took me back, even for their own sake...

Lin Wei lowered his head, not daring to look at the other person's anxious and anxious eyes, "Qiao Qiao is gone. She disappeared the day before yesterday morning."

Liu Yulan's eyes went dark and she almost fell to the ground.

Sun Xiuzhi reacted and ran into the courtyard, only to be met with a pair of red eyes. "We gave you the martyr's subsidy, we gave you everything, and you uncles and aunts, how can you treat Qiao Qiao like this? If anything happens to her, I, I don't want to live anymore!"

Hearing that she even mentioned the martyr's subsidy in public, Sun Xiuzhi was furious and said, "We raised the child by ourselves. We don't have the surname Liu, nor does we have the surname Deng after you. You haven't raised the child for a day, so why do you care about our family's affairs!"

"Didn't I raise her? Qiaoqiao has grown up so big, every year I haven't paid her child support? It's you who won't let me see her!"

This morning, the family of the man rescued by Lin Qiao and his team finally arrived at the hospital, repaid the medical expenses they had paid, and sent a lot of steamed dry food from their own home as a token of gratitude. They ate while rushing on their way, but they didn't expect to hear these words as soon as they arrived, and they were stunned.

The original body had very few memories of this mother, and the little that was there was full of rejection. Every time I thought of it, I would remember Sun Xiuzhi's words, "Why are you crying? Your mother didn't want you a long time ago." "Don't you know that your mother gave birth to another fat boy?"...

She never knew that Liu Yulan had given her child support.

The neighbors who were standing nearby watching the excitement were obviously hearing about it for the first time as well.

"Didn't they say that Shouren's wife never takes care of the children and doesn't even come to see them?"

"She also said that Shouren's wife had been in love with that Deng for a long time. Do you believe it? The two families are dozens of miles apart."

"Yes, and there is also Huang Laizi from our village. Even if Shouren is in the army all year round, can Yulaner be interested in Huang Laizi? I think she just thinks Yulaner is good-looking and has a good personality, and both Mr. Lin and Mrs. Lin like her..."

This involves the privacy of the Lin family. Xiao Fang carefully glanced at Lin Qiao's face in the rearview mirror and asked, "Stop here?"

Although Lin Qiao is not the original body, he has inherited the original body's memory. It is impossible for him to not be angry.

The father died early, the mother remarried, and the child at this time needed the love of others the most, but Sun Xiuzhi said this to her all day long. Although Lin Qiao was not a person who experienced it personally, she could feel the helplessness of the original owner at that time.

Her face was expressionless for the first time. "Let's stop here. Thank you."

As soon as he finished speaking, he couldn't help but tilt his head and sneeze.

This was already the tenth time he had woken up in the morning. Ji Duo, who was sitting in the front seat, turned back and asked, "Do you have a cold?"

"It's okay, maybe it's a little cold this morning." Lin Qiao rubbed his nose, and Xiao Fang opened the car door as soon as he stopped.

In the 1980s, tractors were still a rarity in the countryside, let alone jeeps. Some people were busy watching the excitement, while others heard the sound and turned back curiously. Lin Qiao walked over and supported the shaking Liu Yulan, facing those surprised or puzzled gazes.

Liu Yulan's eyes were blurred by tears. She was stunned for a moment before she reacted, "Qiao Qiao?" Her eyes were full of disbelief.

Not to mention that she just thought the child was lost, even before, Lin Qiao was rarely this close to her.

Others didn't expect that after two days of searching, Lin Qiao would actually come back on his own. Especially Lin Wei, who widened his eyes, which were very similar to Lin Qiao's, and blurted out, "Why are you back again?"

This statement was obviously not right, but Sun Xiuzhi did not bother to reason. As soon as she realized what was going on, she immediately came up and grabbed Lin Qiao, "You're back just in time."

She was very strong, as if she was afraid that the person would run away again. She held Lin Qiao's wrist and walked inside. "You kid, you ran outside when the weather was bad. You got caught in the rain, didn't you? Fortunately, the rain stopped today, otherwise your uncle and I would have been worried to death."

As if trying to find an excuse for Lin Qiao's disappearance over the past two days, he unconsciously turned his attention back to the marriage with the Ma family. "The clothes have been prepared a long time ago and are on the kang in my room. You should change into them quickly because the bride-pickers will be here soon."

Lin Qiao stood there without moving, and Liu Yulan even grabbed Lin Qiao's other hand, "No, you can't go!"

Liu Yulan had a very gentle appearance, but at this moment, she looked at Lin Qiao with determination in her hands and eyes, "Listen to mom, you can't marry that kind of person. Xiaoxia gave birth to two children for him and he just dumped them. He can also say he doesn't want you tomorrow."

Only her mother would say such words to her. At least Lin Shouyi and Sun Xiuzhi would not say such words.

Lin Shouyi's expression was so ugly that it couldn't even be described as ugly. "Let's go inside and talk. If there's anything, let's talk inside."

Sun Xiuzhi wanted to curse her mother, but time was urgent and there were so many people outside, so she could only force a smile, "Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? Shouyi and I are her uncle and aunt, how can we harm her? Xiao Ma has a job in the city and is a full-time worker. He also cares about our girl Qiao. The materials he sent are all the best nylon, and he even hired a guest to pick up the bride."

Using a minivan to pick up the bride for a wedding is a style of ceremony that only happens in the city.

After all, all buses are from the bus station. If you don’t have some connections, you don’t even know who to rent one from. It’s good enough to have a bicycle in the countryside.

Sun Xiuzhi said all this to prove that she had not treated Lin Qiao badly, and also to persuade Lin Qiao to get married quickly. However, Lin Qiao, who had always been obedient and did whatever she was told, remained silent. "Auntie, I really can't get married."

Sun Xiuzhi was stunned, and even Lin Shouyi frowned, "What do you mean?"

In the silence, the whispers outside the yard seemed particularly clear.

"Where did this car come from? Looking at the license plate, it doesn't look like it belongs to us."

"It looks like a military vehicle. How did the girl from the Lin family get off the vehicle?"

From the car?

Several people looked at the same time, and just in time they saw Ji Duo closing the passenger door with a frown, and walking towards them with his sleeves adjusted. Even though his military trousers were still a little messy, he still had a tall and straight figure, sharp eyebrows and eyes, and could not suppress his imposing aura.

This jeep is much rarer than a bus, and this person doesn't look like someone who would appear on this country dirt road...

Sun Xiuzhi's hands tightened consciously, but Lin Qiao shook them off the next second. "Before grandma passed away, she told me that grandpa had arranged a marriage for me when I was a child. I came back this time to get my household registration and get married in Yandu."