Chapter 76: The bloody drama turned into a story of searching for relatives
After the Chinese New Year, people started visiting relatives and friends. Wang Xiaoli had no contact with her mother's family for a long time, so naturally there would be no visits.
Lin Nuan is now Song Ziyuan's apprentice, so naturally the two families have to interact with each other, and it is natural to visit during the New Year.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Nuan's family of four went to the Song family with gifts.
The Song family is very lively today. Zhao Mingyan's family of five and Zhao Hanwen are all here.
After more than a month of acupuncture, medication, and medicated diet, Song Ziyuan no longer hurts in his legs and can move freely, even though the weather is very cold now, as long as he wears thicker clothes.
Zhao Hanwen also suffered a lot in that era. He also suffered from leg pain, but it was not as serious as Song Ziyuan's. However, he also suffered from pain every winter.
The two families are so close that they would naturally not hide any good methods to reduce pain. As soon as Song Ziyuan's condition improved, he shared the treatment method with his elder brother-in-law.
It was winter vacation, and Zhao Hanwen was the only one left in the Zhao family, so he simply moved to the Song family. In addition to receiving treatment, the two of them could keep each other company. After all, they were family, so there was no need to be so formal.
As soon as Lin Nuan and He Enze entered the door, they said Happy New Year and before they could say the auspicious words they had prepared, they received full red envelopes.
Wang Xiaoli was naturally well prepared and had prepared big red envelopes for the little ones in the Zhao family.
Since you have received the red envelope, of course you cannot miss some auspicious words. You should say auspicious words while holding the red envelope.
"Congratulations on your prosperity, good luck, good health, peace and happiness, and continuous good fortune."
Giving red envelopes from elders to younger generations is one of the customs of the Chinese New Year. Red envelopes represent the elders’ love and blessings for the younger generations, and also convey the elders’ good wishes for the younger generations’ future. Therefore, Chinese New Year red envelopes are also commonly known as “lucky money”, which symbolizes blessings and good luck in traditional culture.
The elders believe that by giving red envelopes, they can ward off evil spirits and protect peace, hoping that the younger generations will be healthy, smooth and happy in the new year. In addition, the red color of the red envelope symbolizes joy, vitality and good luck, and is believed to have the effect of warding off evil spirits and avoiding evil. Therefore, giving red envelopes during the Spring Festival is also seen as a way to pray for peace and good luck.
So during the Chinese New Year, no one will refuse the red envelopes given by the elders.
Zhao Mingyan is a very talkative person. Since he is in the medicinal materials business and often travels all over the country, he has a very high vision and knowledge, and he gets along very well with He Yunzhou.
Su Yao and Wang Xiaoli have become close friends for a long time. They feel like they have been apart for a long time and have so much to talk about.
The four little kids all surrounded Lin Nuan, and she completely became the king of the children, leading the little guys to set off firecrackers, build snowmen, and have snowball fights, having a lot of fun.
Song Ziyuan and Zhao Hanwen were playing chess leisurely, occasionally looking at the children playing in the yard, listening to their laughter, with kind and pleased smiles on their faces.
The Song family was filled with joy, peace and warmth.
I don't know when a few people came in from outside the door. One of them was a woman who looked to be in her 50s. She was wearing a dark blue cotton jacket, a headscarf on her head, and cotton trousers with the legs rolled up, just like an old lady in the countryside.
Behind him stood a young man who looked to be in his early 20s. He was wearing a dark blue double-breasted cotton jacket and army green cotton trousers. Next to the man stood a woman about his age. She was wearing a somewhat old floral cotton jacket and dark blue cotton trousers. She looked a little reserved.
The woman was holding two children, one on each side. The two children seemed to be about the same age, so they must be twins, a boy and a girl.
Zhao Lei was the first to see the person standing outside the door, and he told Lin Nuan after seeing it.
The woman, who looked to be in her 50s, kept leaning her head towards the yard with a look of confusion on her face.
At first I thought they were here to visit relatives, but they had nothing in their hands. Not only were their hands empty, but they all had a look of misery on their faces. If it weren't for the clothes they were wearing, which were in decent condition, they would have looked like refugees if they were wearing tattered clothes.
Lin Nuan walked forward and greeted her, "Auntie, what can I do for you?"
"Little girl, I want to ask if there is a family with the surname Song living here, and the owner is called Song Ziyuan."
The old woman asked with an ugly smile.
I heard that he was here to see his master, and judging from his age, I wondered if his master had some romantic debt outside.
The main reason is that the young man behind has some similarities with Song Ziyuan in his eyes and eyebrows, otherwise he would not have made such a guess.
But this master's vision is not very good!
Although the old woman was smiling, she still gave people a feeling that she was difficult to get along with. Her inverted triangle eyes made people feel very uncomfortable when they stared at people.
We can't chase people away when they come, right?
Maybe she's the master's wife?
Curiosity got the better of her, so Lin Nuan couldn't help but ask what was really on her mind.
"Excuse me, who are you? What do you want to talk to my master about?"
After just two questions, a look of impatience flashed across the old woman's face.
"Why do you have so many questions, little girl? Just tell me if this is the Song family and if the owner is called Song Ziyuan. Why are you asking so many questions? Why are you so nosy at such a young age?"
This made Lin Nuan feel that her guess was almost right. If there was something that was difficult to talk about, it must be because of the lack of identity.
I didn't expect that the master was once a scumbag. He provoked someone but didn't even give her a legitimate status.
However, if this old woman is really my future master's wife, she must not be offended.
Lin Nuan was not the kind of person who didn’t know what to do. Since the other person didn’t want to talk about it, she didn’t plan to ask any more questions.
She nodded, "This is the Song family, you are not in the wrong place."
As soon as the words fell, an angry voice came from behind.
"What are you still doing here? I have severed ties with you a long time ago. I have already published a statement in the newspaper. You are no longer a member of the Song family. Get out of here!"
Lin Nuan was startled. She knew who it was just by the voice. She had never seen her master so angry before.
Could it be that...
Before she could even think of anything, she heard the old woman suddenly cry out, "Dad" walked into the yard, and then fell to her knees on the ground.
"Dad, I know I was wrong. It's all my fault. I was bewitched and had no idea what was good for me. If you're still angry, you can scold me and beat me up. I beg you, please forgive me. I've been punished. My husband died in the reformed farm, and I almost couldn't come back. Can you bear to watch me die? No matter what, I'm your biological daughter!"
dad?
daughter?
Oh my god!!!
Guessed wrong.
It turned out that this old woman was the daughter of Song Ziyuan, who sacrificed her own family for the sake of justice, reported her own father, and eventually killed her own brother and mother.
The melodrama turned into a story of finding relatives.