Gerile asked him, "Did you like Aruna at first?"
"Because Aruna loved Qinggertai and became the Khan's woman, she had to settle for the next best thing and married me?"
"If Aruna is willing to stay with you now, what will you do?"
Bayar felt that if he answered truthfully, Gerile would definitely not go back with him. But if he lied to her, he really couldn't bring himself to do it.
So Bayar remained silent, but silence itself was also a kind of answer. Gerile let him go back by himself.
Bayar knew that Aruna had left the tribe alone. After all, she was the one he rescued. It was impossible for a girl to survive alone on the winter grassland, so Bayar sent someone to find her.
The three questions from Gerile kept circling in his mind, wondering how to answer them without deceiving Gerile and coaxing his wife back.
For example, for the first question, can I answer that I like her a little, but not too much, after all, I only met her once.
He hesitated for a moment and thought, "After all, we've only met once," so that Geerile wouldn't think that it's not good to like her after only meeting her once.
The second question is definitely not about settling for second best. The Iceberg Beauty is no less beautiful than the Prairie Pearl, so how can we say we're settling for second best? That's not a good answer either. What does "no less beautiful" mean? So how can we put it appropriately?
The third answer especially cannot tell the truth. The truth is that he thinks it would be nice for Aruna to stay with him if Gerile doesn't mind.
But if Gerile minds, then Gerile is more important. They are already husband and wife and have a child. What else does she want? Does she still want to separate?
Thinking this way, Bayar heard that Aruna was not coming back. She not only took a horse with her, but also took a young man with her. He felt relieved. This was good. It would be easier to explain to his wife.
Lan Ya spent half a month so blissfully surrounded by her sister and her family that she couldn't bear to see her elder sister leave. She'd call home, "I'm back!" and her sister would answer, her nephew would run out. Although the house was about to be demolished and replaced, her brother-in-law was always working on repairs, bringing a new lease of life to the family.
Lan Duo decided to go home with her husband, and her nephew would stay with Lan Ya. Lan Duo was very practical. Lan Ya would soon marry He Qing, so if her eldest brother's son stayed with Lan Ya, it would be the same as if he stayed with He Qing. They could give their nephew much more than they could give themselves.
But Lan Ya had a bigger idea. She didn't just want to keep her nephew. She said to her elder sister, "The new house will be built soon. When it's finished, you and your husband can move here with your nephews, nieces, and mother-in-law. Is that okay?"
In this way, I can be considered to have a maternal family, and when I get married, my sister and brother-in-law will send me off.
As soon as my wedding is complete, my elder sister and I will go back to Xinjiang and move my elder sister-in-law's grave. She wants to go home."
Lan Duo said that it was such a big thing, so she discussed it with her husband. She was willing to do it, but her husband's family relatives were all in Xinjiang. She had to think about whether they were willing to come, whether they could leave, and what kind of livelihood they would do after coming.
However, Lan Duo said that the most important thing now is to register her nephew officially and give him a name, because her eldest sister-in-law's last words were for her eldest brother to name the child.
When registering in Western Xinjiang, my nephew's name was given by Lan Duo, following the hunter's surname. Now that he has returned to his ancestral home, his name must be changed.
Lan Ya took out her eldest brother's belongings. In the first part of his suicide note, he was thinking about them, including his eldest sister-in-law. But the last line of the part about his eldest sister-in-law was, "Chun Ya is pregnant. If she survives, the child will be named Lan Tian in his father's name. He will live a good life for his father."
Lan Duo hesitated. Calling herself Lan Tian, wouldn't that be against her father's taboo? How could she have the same name as her father? Perhaps a more homophonic name, like Lan Tian, would be better.
Lan Ya said that we should ask when we apply for a new household registration for the child. If possible, we will name him Lantian. If not, we will name him Lantian.
It was not until He Qing was about to get married that he thought of owning a house in the border town. In the words of his future wife, it didn't need to be big, as long as it was close to the military camp so that it would be convenient for him to go on and off duty.
He Qing had hardly ever withdrawn his salary over the years because there was no one to take care of it for him anyway. He had food, clothing, and shelter in the army, so the salary was always kept in the military accounting office. Whenever he needed money, he would go there to withdraw some.
Now he had saved a considerable amount of money, and He Qing took it all out. He used part of it to buy a small house with a small yard. It was chosen by Lan Ya, who liked its location close to the military camp, and also liked the layout of the rooms and the orientation.
After discussing with her husband, Lan Duo decided to move. After returning, the couple sold their house and land, packed up their belongings and loaded them into the caravan, and followed the caravan to the northern border.
For Lan Ya, the past few months have flown by really fast. She's been busy getting married, settling her sister and brother-in-law's families, building a new house, and relocating her eldest sister-in-law's burial.
Lan Ya was once very afraid that after the new house was built, she would be alone to decorate each person's room and recall every little thing that each of them had mentioned.
Now, the new house that the family once longed for and dreamed of is now home to a large family, including the elderly and children. Lan Ya feels satisfied every time she sees it. After giving her endless suffering, life finally gives her sweetness.
When Lan Duo's family moved, the old lady was reluctant to throw anything away, so she brought a whetstone and a stone mill with her.
The hunter asked the old woman to throw away the two heavy tools. The old woman scolded her son for wasting money and said, "Have you ever seen such a useful whetstone? Have you ever seen such a useful millstone? Have you ever seen one that doesn't wear out at all no matter what it's used on? It's very useful. It's a good thing. Don't throw it away."
Indeed, these two things will emit a faint glow on their own every full moon night, and the brighter the moon, the brighter the light.
Meanwhile, within the demon clan, the little demons were discussing, "Have you heard? The demon clan masters have figured out the reason why there's no amnesia in Xijiang County and Yunzhao Prefecture in southern Yunnan."
There are things blocking these two places. The Demon Lords have already sent people there."
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