Chapter 360 Return to Dayan Lufan's question about the '...
Lu Fan was very curious about the 'he' Zha Li mentioned. "Zha Li, are you talking about the young master of the Ye family?"
There are quite a few members of the Ye family. As far as he knows, the second uncle of the Ye family is a person who cannot control his lower body. He has seven or eight sons and even more daughters. There are some at home and some outside. If his sons continue to have children like their father, the number of young masters in the Ye family may not be counted on ten fingers.
Zha Li blushed as if thinking of a loved one, and whispered softly, "It's Ye Sifan. He's Ye Shizi's son."
"What?" Lu Fan was shocked. "Ye Sifan? Ye Shizi's son? How many sons does Ye Shizi have? What's his ranking in the Ye family's eldest house?"
Lu Fan's eagerness left Zha Li a bit bewildered. "Third Father, Prince Ye only has one son, and that's Ye Sifan. Third Father, come to think of it, Ye Sifan looks a lot like you. Especially your eyes, and your smiles are similar too, both so gentle."
Zhali likes the gentle smile of his third father the most, which warms people's hearts.
"How is it possible?" Lu Fan muttered to himself. Back then, he had left the capital with his child. The child was in poor health. For the child, he had spent all his money and was left penniless.
Under such conditions, with a hungry child to feed, Lu Fan could hardly move forward and had no relatives to turn to. Every time he saw the child crying from hunger and finally falling asleep from exhaustion, he had no choice but to shed tears. At one point, he wanted to just die with the child, which was better than letting the young child suffer like this.
Just when he was feeling desperate, the skinny Xiao Hengzhi appeared. Xiao Hengzhi felt sorry for him and showed him a way out. He also asked someone to write a letter to Demonno, and only then did he proudly come to the Dongwu Kingdom.
But at that time, he wanted to bring the child with him, but Xiao Hengzhi reminded him that the child was not a child of the Demeng family. If he went there, he would only be a "concubine". The child's status and situation in the Demeng family can be imagined.
He was originally a bastard's son, and he knew too well how difficult it was for an unfavored bastard to live in the deep backyard of a mansion. This was so difficult for a merchant family, not to mention the royal family. For the royal family, this was a stain.
Even if the child may not be his own, he at least pinned his longing for home on it. Lu Fan really couldn't bear to let him go. Xiao Hengzhi saw his struggle and gave him two choices.
He was asked to take the child back to Beijing and hand it over to Lord Ye. Since Ye Fangzheng didn't want the child, Lord Ye should want it.
Secondly, if the Ye family really ignored the child, since the child was Ye Fangzheng's, if his own child was still alive, he, Xiao Hengzhi, would probably be born by now. He would definitely not let the child have nowhere to go. With him around, if the child had a bad life in the Ye family, he would find a way to take the child away.
Lu Fan kissed the child again and again reluctantly. Looking at the thin child, tears fell from his eyes. He felt so heartbroken that he almost died.
When handing the child to Xiao Hengzhi, the child suddenly burst into tears, crying heart-wrenchingly. Lu Fan couldn't help but want to take the child back, but his remaining rationality told him that he couldn't.
That day, he kept wiping away his tears, his ears filled with the child's shrill cries, until the cries gradually faded and faded away with the wind, until the carriage carrying his baby disappeared in his tear-filled, blurred vision. That day, he sat by the side of the road for a long, long time, staring blankly in the direction back to Beijing, until Demonno's convoy arrived...
Now when Lu Fan thinks back to those days, his heart still aches. Here, he placed all his love for his son on Zhali, as if this could compensate for the son he had sent away with his own hands.
But he knew it was unfair.
It didn’t matter to other people whether he saw it or not. After learning that Ye Sifan was not in good health, Lu Fan finally couldn’t sit still anymore.
"Are you going back to Dayan?" Demonno asked. She didn't seem surprised about Lu Fan's origin, or maybe she had thought of this day a long time ago.
Demonno thought to himself, no wonder Xu Yunfan gave him a prescription for preventing cattle and sheep diseases for free. This guy is very smart. He would give this to me instead of anything else. He bought a lot of milk, beef, etc. from Demonno's family. The two parties are business partners. Although Demonno's family did not sell all their things to Xu Yunfan, knowing this, Demonno still had to express his gratitude to Xu Yunfan. He really owed them both a debt of gratitude.
The pair of eyes that used to be filled with tenderness were now red and swollen, showing that Lu Fan must have been crying. Demonno sighed, feeling distressed. "You should know that if you go back this time, he may not let you come back. That person may have gone crazy, and crazy people are capable of anything."
She still remembered clearly the hysterical questioning Ye Fangzheng had given her when Demonno went to Ye's house to bring Zhali out.
"I know, but my child is still there and he's not in good health. I'm worried about him."
"You're confused. That may not be your child, even though there is some resemblance. There are no two identical leaves in the world, but are there no two similar people? I treat you as my brother. Secretly, I don't want you to come back, and Zalli can't bear to let you go either."
Taking Lu Fan back to Dongwu Kingdom was just a favor to Xiao Hengzhi, but after more than ten years of living together, one would have feelings for a dog, let alone a human being.
Lu Fan smiled bitterly and said, "I know he may not be my son, but I recognize him as such. When he was in my arms, he was so small, his whole face not even as big as the palm of my hand. He was like a kitten, whimpering when he had poop or peed. He was very well behaved and would only cry out when he was very hungry. He was so cute and well behaved, but I still didn't want him. Over the years, whenever I thought about this, I couldn't breathe. My mother didn't want me, and my father didn't want me either. I didn't want to be like them. I also warned myself that I would never give my son the same hurt that I had suffered, but I still became the person I hated the most."
"No matter whether he blames me or hates me, as long as I can see him from afar and see with my own eyes that he is living a good life, that will be enough." Lu Fan thought, it has been more than ten years since he left Dayan, and even fallen leaves have to return to their roots.
Demonno stared at Lu Fan for a long time. "Since you want to go back, then go back. I know you haven't been able to let go all these years. Some things must be faced. When you get to Dayan, if the children don't recognize you, then you can come back. This is your home. You can come and go as you please."
She, Demonno, is not so shameless as to hold Lu Fan hostage for some benefit. Moreover, since she has taken Xu Yunfan's prescription, she should pay the price for it.
Upon learning that Lu Fan was going back to Dayan, the First and Second Emperors were very reluctant to let him go. Even Demonno's two sons came to see him off.
Lu Fan was nominally their third father after all, although he wasn't much older than them. "Third father, the journey is long, so you should cherish it. If you encounter difficulties in Dayan, you can let my third brother take over. He's a tough guy and can take a beating."
That’s right, Lu Fan was going back to Dayan, and he took Zhali with him.
Zha Li pursed his lips, "Big brother is really a dog with no ivory in his mouth. He just can't speak. Unlike Ye Sifan, he speaks very nicely."
Young Master De Meng was angry. "Get lost! I think you've been seduced by someone. You keep saying Ye Sifan all the time. He's so nice. You might as well not come back and just marry him instead of getting angry with me."
"Boss, how can you talk like that? He's your brother." The eldest emperor was not very happy. This was the only little brother in their family. Even if he wanted to marry outside, he had to marry in the capital of their Dongwu Kingdom. Marrying to Dayan was too far away.
"Grandfather, I was just saying that." Even if I scold my younger brother, if he really gets married abroad and no one scolds him anymore, he will not be used to it.
At this time, Master Damon still didn't know what it meant for a prophecy to come true.
Demonno ignored the children's bickering and only told Lu Fan to keep an eye on his youngest son, who was a source of concern. "Lu Fan, keep an eye on Zhali. Don't let him get kidnapped by Dayan's people, especially..."
Ye Sifan, in particular, is the key target of prevention.
Demonno knew his youngest son too well. Whenever he mentioned Ye Sifan, it was obvious that he was in love with him without realizing it. Even though he kept saying that Ye Sifan was shorter than him, not as strong as him, and was weak, but recently, all the good things that Zali found outside for nourishing the body, which one was not dug for Ye Sifan?
This child, from childhood to adulthood, has never been seen to care about anyone so much. Even when she was unwell before, he never cared so much. Demonno was depressed and tired.
The child has grown up and is really ready to fly away. I can no longer control my restless heart.
Zhali left Lu Fan happily, completely unaware of his mother's melancholy.
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It was the middle of the year, and it was time to settle the accounts. After calculating for most of the day, Qin Run found that the accounts of the farm could not be added up no matter how he did it, so he immediately asked Wu Shijiang to call the manager over.
When Qin Run heard the report from Manager Liao of the farm that Xu Yunfan had taken dozens of chickens from the farm and more than ten pounds of pork from the food city without paying a penny, the account book didn't match.
After everyone left, Qin Run asked Xu Yunfan: "Yunfan, what do you want so much chicken and meat for?"
Even if Xu Yunfan wanted to eat alone, he couldn't eat so much in one day!
Xu Yunfan: "I took it as a reward!"
Listen to this righteous tone, Qin Run laughed. Just because of Xu Yunfan, he verified it no less than three times, wasting so much time.
"Reward? What reward?" Qin Run was confused.
"It's a reward for the children of the farm and the foundling home."
"Why?"
Xu Yunfan: "A few days ago was Children's Day. In our area, Children's Day is Children's Day. As their big brother, shouldn't I show some appreciation for Children's Day? Do they call me big brother for nothing?"
The children of the tenant farmers on the farm worked very hard. Even the children from the orphanage went there to help with a lot of work during this period. Qin Run offered them wages, but these children put their hands behind their backs and refused to take anything.
Xu Yunfan felt guilty about using child labor, but since he didn't want the wages, he had to take the reward.
Xu Yunfan was a man who knew how to handle things. During the Chinese New Year, he organized an event. He had a large area at the farm enclosed with wooden boards and put dozens of piglets in the area. As long as the man or woman who entered the area caught the piglets, they would be his.
Participants, farm tenants, food city workers and their families are all welcome to join.
This made everyone very happy. Those who went in to catch the pigs were happy, and the spectators outside were also happy. They all started to cheer and act as commanders. The scene was extremely lively.
After catching all the piglets, Xu Yunfan asked people to release chickens and ducks. The wings of these chickens and ducks had been processed and they could not fly at all, but this time, only children could enter.
A group of children ran in, each of them catching ducks with a ferocious look on their faces, which made the elders laugh so hard that their stomachs hurt. Although they were laughed at, the children giggled happily, and each of them got dirty, but the smiles on their faces never faded.
However, such activities cannot be held every few days. Qin Run tried to pay the children several times, but they said they didn't want anything.
He was helpless about this and felt very sorry.
Upon learning of Xu Yunfan's plan, Qin Run clapped his hands and exclaimed, "What a great idea! Why didn't I think of this?"
As he spoke, Qin Run had an idea. "Next time, I'll take care of this kind of thing. There's a lot of rice bran from the rice milling at the factory, and our chickens can't eat it all. Next time, we can give the children at the orphanage some hens and rice bran as a reward. They can take them home and raise them. When the hens lay eggs, they can also use them to replenish their bodies."
Qin Run had taken a look. The yard of the orphanage was not small, and the backyard was very dilapidated and uninhabitable. However, if it was cleaned up, it would be no problem to raise a dozen chickens.
Xu Yunfan nodded: "Well, when the time comes, we'll catch a few roosters and bring them over. Otherwise, how can we hatch chicks if we only have hens but no roosters?"
"Huh? Brother, to hatch chicks, all you need are eggs, right?" Qin An had been listening outside the window for an unknown amount of time when a head suddenly popped up, startling the ghost-fearing Xu Yunfan.
"Ouch~" Xu Yunfan patted his chest. If it was Xiaobao, he would have run out and taken off his pants, but when it came to Qin An, Xu Yunfan just flicked his forehead and said, "You scared my brother to death, why didn't you say anything when he came?"
"Hehe, I haven't seen my brother-in-law today, so I want to come and see him." Qin An's dependence on Xu Yunfan is deepening day by day. He eats, drinks and sleeps as usual when he hasn't seen Xiao Hengzhi for a few days, but he misses Xu Yunfan when he hasn't seen him for a long time.
Xu Yunfan leaned his upper body out of the window and said, "Little guy, now that you've seen Brother Fu, are you relieved?"
"Yeah." Qin An nodded vigorously several times before running to the front yard.
After watching Qin An's little figure disappear, Qin Run continued the previous topic, "Yun Fan, what do you think of my suggestion? If the hen lays eggs, we can eat them."
Xu Yunfan pinched Qin Run's nose in amusement. "Why do you only think about eating the eggs after the hen lays them? Can't you save the eggs to feed the chicks? There are dozens of children in the orphanage, and a dozen eggs are not enough to fill the gaps between our teeth."
There are many children in the orphanage, some of whom are still in their infancy. There are only about twenty children who can go to the food city to help. Among these children, there are seven or eight years old, eleven or twelve years old, and thirteen or fourteen years old. For the sake of fairness, the rewards for younger children must not be the same as those for older children, otherwise it would be unfair.
Even though the children in the orphanage get along well with each other like family, fairness and justice must be guaranteed even between brothers.
"A hen can only lay one egg a day, and if she works really hard, she can only lay two. That's not enough to eat. It's better to save the eggs to hatch chicks. Chickens lay eggs, eggs hatch chicks, and when the chicks grow up, you don't have to worry about having meat to eat."
"That's right." Qin Run slapped his head, "Oh, why didn't I think of that? I'm so stupid."
"Why are you hitting yourself?" Xu Yunfan grabbed Qin Run's hand and pulled him into his arms. "If you dare to hit my husband again, I don't care who you are. I will deal with you later. You are not stupid. Even a saint can make mistakes."
"Yunfan, you are right, but there is a problem that needs to be solved."
"What?" Xu Yunfan buried his head in Qin Run's neck, his nostrils filled with the other's scent, which inevitably made him feel distracted and have wild thoughts.
The breathing in his neck became heavier, and Qin Run shrank his neck, feeling a little itchy. "Many eggs can't hatch chicks. The aunties in the village have to go to the town to buy chicks to raise chickens."
This is also why many families in the village have eggs to sell but few have chicken to eat.
If you kill the hen, you'll lose all the eggs.
Only a few lucky hens can hatch chicks.
Xu Yunfan took a deep breath. "Many people in the village raise hens because they lay eggs. Few raise roosters. But without a rooster, the eggs laid by the hens won't hatch chicks. As for why hens can lay eggs without a rooster, it's because their reproductive systems have the characteristic of autonomous ovulation. You may not understand what I'm saying, but let me give you an analogy. Just like you, without me, how can you get pregnant? Without a man, it's impossible for boys and girls to get pregnant."
"You...why did you talk about these things?" Qin Run blushed.
Seeing Qin Run blush, Xu Yunfan laughed out loud, "What's there to be shy about? Wasn't what I said wrong? I was just explaining it to you normally, but what were you thinking? You're actually blaming me. What a great way to turn the tables."
"I didn't think that," Qin Run said, suppressing his embarrassment. "According to you, if there is a rooster, the hens can hatch chicks?"
"hehe……"
Xu Yunfan couldn't help laughing and pinched Qin Run's waist. "My husband, how can you be so cute? You have a rooster, and a rooster can't mate with a hen. Do you think you can give birth to a baby just by having me, sleeping in the same bed with me every night, and just chatting under the covers? Are you that amazing?"
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