Ye Caiping stared blankly at his handsome face, the cloak he wore still warm from his body.
She lowered her eyes, and finally couldn't help but shed two strings of tears.
Shen Zhiyan was deeply moved and didn't know how to comfort her for a moment. In the end, he could only gently brush her temples.
In a soft, gentle voice: "Go back quickly, you'll have to thank me properly tomorrow."
Ye Caiping nodded, gave him a proper bow, and turned to leave.
She had so many questions she wanted to ask him, but her parents and daughter were both grieving, and she had to get back as soon as possible.
Ye Xuan, standing in the crowd, kept looking this way, his face full of shock. That's... Mr. Shen?
"Where's Caiping?" Old Mrs. Ye, who had already gotten into the carriage, climbed down again.
Jin'er, Huan'er, and Madam Du all got out of the carriage and searched around for Ye Caiping. They saw her standing with a figure in the distance.
Then Ye Caiping came over, and Old Mrs. Ye rushed over, tightly grasping Ye Caiping's hand, tears streaming down her face:
"Caiping, where did you go? Waaah... Let's go back to prison, we're not going! We're not going!"
She thought the figure was Magistrate Lu, and that Ye Caiping wanted Magistrate Lu to arrest her alone. She felt a huge emptiness in her heart and cried anxiously.
Du Shi, Jin Hua, Yin Hua, Xiu Xiu, and Xiao Yan also wiped away tears.
Ye Xuan stepped forward and stammered, "Grandma, that should be... my husband."
Grandma Ye was taken aback: "What do you mean..."
Although Ye Xuan couldn't see the person's face clearly, he wouldn't mistake that figure; it was his husband.
Moreover, he recognized the faces of the servants who released the people; they were all servants of the Shen family.
Ye Caiping said, "The matter should be resolved. Let's go home first!"
"Resolved?"
"Um."
Ye Caiping felt both fortunate and incredulous.
Having fallen into a desperate situation, her only hope was that Su Hen or she herself would give in and switch tracks.
Shen Zhiyan was someone she dared not ask for help from, or someone she felt would not be able to help her even if she asked.
Unexpectedly, in the end, it was he who helped him.
Sitting in the carriage, Madam Wei was in great distress: "Mother, little sister, let's go back and talk about it first!"
Grandma Ye, Jin'er, Huan'er, and the others were also hungry and tired, and their bodies were sticky and uncomfortable. They didn't have time to ask any more questions and got into the car and left.
...
Three large horse-drawn carriages entered Qinghe Village in a grand procession.
The commotion woke up many villagers living by the roadside. They looked out of their windows but dared not come out.
Soon, the carriage stopped in front of Ye Caiping's house.
Hearing the noise, Uncle Ye and Ye Sanquan came out with fearful and wary expressions. When they saw Ye Caiping and the others getting off the carriage, they rushed up excitedly: "Big brother and sister-in-law!"
"Big brother, second brother, little sister, you're back!" Ye Sanquan said excitedly. "I never imagined that Mr. Shen was so capable. He only wrote a letter and managed to rescue you all."
Ye Caiping was taken aback.
Old Man Ye and Old Woman Ye were filled with gratitude. Were they really safe? Not because they traded Cai Ping for them, but because someone had rescued them!
And this person is actually Xuan'er's teacher!
The family excitedly gathered together, and the neighbors, hearing the commotion, came out with oil lamps in hand: "Oh, Caiping is home!"
"It's Caiping back!"
One call after another, and soon most of the village knew that Ye Caiping's family had returned. People came out to join in the fun or to offer their greetings.
The workshop employees, in particular, were so happy they almost cried.
Granny Zhao rushed over from so far away, wiping away her tears: "I thought you were going to be taken to the execution ground tomorrow, sob sob sob, thank goodness you weren't, and our family's livelihood is safe."
Old Mrs. Ye gave her a disdainful look.
Ye Caiping thanked the villagers one by one and told them to go back and rest first, and that she would talk to them about anything else tomorrow.
It was quite a struggle to persuade the villagers to go back.
The servant from the Shen family who was seeing them off said, "Madam Ye, we'll be leaving now."
The Ye family members bowed to the servants and said, "Thank you."
"drive!"
Three large carriages slowly drove away.
Ye Daquan said, "Let's sleep at my little sister's house tonight!"
Ye Caiping nodded: "Okay."
After being locked up in jail for so many days, everyone was terrified. Only when they were close together did they feel safe.
Uncle Ye said, "Come in quickly, I'll boil water for you to take a bath. Sanquan, call your wife, sister-in-law, and mother over, and cook for your uncles."
The family rushed through the gate, taking showers, changing clothes, and eating.
To save time, the dishes were very simple—stir-fried greens, stir-fried cured meat, and scrambled eggs. Served in large platters.
The Ye family members had all been released from prison, and once they sat down, they ate like starving ghosts reincarnated.
Halfway through the meal, they saw Uncle Ye and the others standing to the side.
Grandma Ye said, "Second son, you two sit down and eat too."
Uncle Ye waved his hand with a smile: "No need, you guys eat! Sanquan and I have been staying here these past few days, feeding the chickens and ducks for you."
Ye Caiping took a sip of tea: "Thank you, Second Uncle and Third Brother."
"Cough cough..." Madam Wei swallowed a mouthful of rice mixed with eggs and cured meat. "Where are my chickens, ducks, and piglets?"
Ye Sanquan said, "Don't worry, don't worry, I feed them all, including my elder brother's."
Mrs. Wei breathed a sigh of relief, and Ye Daquan and Erquan gave her grateful looks.
After finishing their meal, Uncle Ye and his family cleaned up the dishes and left.
Ye Caiping and her family were so tired that they immediately went to bed to rest.
Jin'er and Huan'er want to squeeze into Ye Caiping's nest.
Jin Hua and Yin Hua both crowded into Xiao Yan's room.
Ye Daquan and the others each found a room, took out their bedding from the closet, and went to sleep.
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