Tian Caixin simply introduced his recent situation and some things he had prepared for them, the most important of which were the pills for Yang Shuqin.
Yang Shuqin followed the instructions in the letter, took a bottle, and poured out a brown pill that was not particularly round. It smelled strongly of medicine. A relieved smile crossed her face, but it quickly disappeared. She sighed, "She is obviously a kind and loyal girl, but she has to deal with parents like that. Don't mention it in front of Zhongwen and the others. Just pretend that Erya really died of illness while fleeing from the famine!"
Tian Xuefeng nodded, "What about Zhixue?"
Yang Shuqin hesitated for a moment, then said firmly, "You're not allowed to tell them. They all thought Erya was dead anyway, so let them keep thinking that. Otherwise, seeing Erya has become successful now, they'll get close to her again and then make trouble for her marriage."
"Mom, are you sure that Tian Cai is Erya?" Tian Xuefeng didn't know how his mother was sure. After Tian Cai left, one day when he came home from work, she suddenly told him that Tian Cai was Erya from Zhongwen's family.
To talk about the relationship between Tian Zhongwen and Tian Xuefeng's family, it can be summarized in one sentence that they are relatives within the fifth degree of mourning, but Tian Xuefeng's father is two generations older than him. In terms of seniority, Tian Zhongwen has to call him uncle grandpa, and Tian Xuefeng also has to call uncle, but in terms of age, he can be his father.
This situation is very common in places where there are many clan relatives. People of the same generation have older people with gray hair, while the younger ones are only a few years old and they all call each other brothers and sisters.
The most exaggerated thing is that a man with gray hair kneels down to wish a happy new year to a little baby. In most places, seniority is still very important.
If this is the case, Tian Cai's original identity is Tian Erya, so she has to call Tian Xuefeng "Uncle Grandpa" and Yang Shuqin "Grandma".
It’s exactly what Tian Cai wanted to call himself.
There was a severe drought a few years ago, especially in Hebei Province. Not only did the crops fail, but even water became a problem. Tian Zhongwen heard from somewhere that the disaster would not be as serious in the north, so several families joined together and headed north. After that, there was no news of them in the village, and it was more than two years later when they saw each other again.
Tian Zhixue joined the army before the drought began. His allowance was small when he first joined. Besides, the drought was so severe at that time that there was not even drinking water. Even if he had money, it would be of no use.
Those people who had gone with Tian Zhongwen at that time also came back one after another. Of course, there were many fewer people in the team because they could not make it on the road.
The reason why Tian Xuefeng didn't pay much attention to this matter was because there were too many people who couldn't endure it back then. Some starved to death, and some died of disease from eating dirt. Dozens of people died in Tianjiazhuang in those years.
There were people of all ages, with the oldest being the majority. Tian Erya’s death did not cause any ripples.
The reason he remembered it was because Tian Zhixue mentioned it when he came back to visit his relatives. Tian Xuefeng still had an impression of that little girl. She was thin and small, and seemed to be unable to be raised since she was a child. She was not talkative and was obviously the only daughter in Tian Zhongwen's family, but she was not valued by the couple.
He could no longer remember what her face looked like, but Zhongwen's aunt was famous for her beauty in the area. If it weren't for what happened that year, she would not have married into their village.
Judging from the looks of Tian Zhixue and his brother Tian Zhibang, they are both the best in the village. Tian Erya will surely be pretty when she grows up, but can she be as pretty as Tian Cai?
"Hmph, you kid just don't believe your mother. Let me tell you, your mother's eyes are famously sharp. If I only take one look at this person, even after a month or so, I can clearly describe his appearance. Besides, Erya has lived in the village for so many years, so if I say it's her, it's for sure! The key is that the girl looks like her mother, and her blood is like her mother!"
Tian Xuefeng thought about Aunt Zhongwen's face which was full of wrinkles but still looked pretty. Well, now that his mother mentioned it, it seemed that there was a bit of resemblance between them.
"Fortunately, the girl left after just two days. If she had been there longer, someone in the village would have noticed." Yang Shuqin re-stopped the medicine bottle and put it in the kang cabinet, locking it. Turning back, she instructed her son, "Don't mention it to Zhixue. There's nothing worth staying with that family. Now that you've left, don't come back."
I don’t know if Tian Cai wanted to see her parents when she came back last time, but she was brought back by her own son by accident. This damn kid still hasn’t said why he brought the girl here at that time. He is really stubborn.
Thinking of Tian Cai's pretty face, Yang Shuqin's heart skipped a beat. She looked at her son suspiciously, "Could it be that you've fallen for Cai Cai?"
Tian Xuefeng: “…”
He was choked by his mother's words. Before he could figure out how to prove his innocence, he was blocked by his mother's machine gun-like mouth and was even more speechless.
"I'm telling you, forget it. The old saying goes that people with the same surname shouldn't marry each other. What's more, there's a generation gap between you two. That girl is your granddaughter. Ahem, ahem, if you really have any thoughts about her, you're such a jerk!"
Tian Xuefeng felt extremely wronged. He quickly raised his hand and swore, "Mom! Mom! I swear I never had that thought. I, I already have someone in my heart."
Tian Xuefeng no longer cared about keeping the secret from his mother, and blurted out the secret hidden in his heart. After he finished speaking, he realized what was going on and his face turned red.
Yang Shuqin didn't believe it. She stepped forward, grabbed Tian Xuefeng's ear, and pulled him towards her. "Then tell me, who do you like?"
"Ouch—Ouch—it hurts, Mom. Let go first. I'll tell you when you let go."
"I'll let go only if you tell me!"
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Finally, Yang Shuqin let her son go and went back to work contentedly. Well, she had to save money well, otherwise her promising daughter-in-law would be taken away by someone else.
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As the days passed, Tian Cai felt no different from the past, but she also had relatives from afar who she cared about. Before the New Year, she received specialties from Hebei Province and Yunnan Province. The one from Hebei Province was naturally the great-grandmother. She secretly made some drunken dates and sent them to Tian Cai to try. The one from Yunnan Province was more surprising. It was sent by Yang Zhengping and Political Commissar Sun. It contained several specialties from there. Tian Cai loved the sweet and sour radish the most. It was so delicious that her mouth was watering.
In return, Tian Cai knew what they wanted, so she took the time to make a large bag of hemostatic powder. As for Yang Zhengping, she thought about it for a long time and finally made a bottle of anti-wrinkle cream. She also carefully wrote the instructions and asked the older unmarried young man to take good care of himself.
Tian Cai understood what the Yang family meant and calmed down. Sending the bottle of anti-wrinkle cream back was also a way of indirectly indicating that the previous matter was over.
Political Commissar Sun took the package back to his office. As soon as he opened it, the eyes of several people in the room drifted over. Seeing that it was hemostatic powder, they immediately smiled like chrysanthemums. Division Commander Deng pointed at Political Commissar Sun and scolded him with a smile, "Good boy, you really have to take action again. I didn't expect Doctor Xiaotian to fall for this trick. All of you should learn from this!"
"Otherwise he's the political commissar, his brain is different from ours!"
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