Uncle Hong said, "He said his surname is Ding, he is the third uncle of the general's family, and he has a child named Tadpole, who is said to be the cousin of the general's family."
Yang Haiyan had met Qin's third uncle and Tadpole. Last March, Qin Fang's military service was over. When they returned to their hometown, they also went to Qin Fang's grandparents' home and met Qin's third uncle's family there. She didn't have much impression of Qin's third uncle's family, but she still had an impression of Tadpole, who was a spoiled child. Not only did he have no manners, but he would stuff good things into his mouth. When they went to visit the grandparents last year, they also bought some food, but it was all eaten by this child. And the grandparents obviously didn't have any opinion on this.
At that time, Yang Haiyan didn't have a very good impression of the Ding family. She always felt that the Ding family was not as good as the Qin family. The weirdo in the Qin family is Auntie Qin, but Auntie Qin only talks a lot. She forgets some things after they are said. Moreover, she will not snatch things from children. Speaking of snatching things from children, she remembered that Auntie Qin San would snatch things from children.
Thinking of this, Yang Haiyan couldn't help but frown. Could it be that Uncle Qin San really came with Tadpole? "Only two? No women?"
Uncle Hong said, "No women, they are dressed in rags, and they are no different from beggars."
If it is really Uncle Qin San, then Auntie Qin San didn't come? In any case, Yang Haiyan could only go and take a look first. Logically, even if it is really Uncle Qin San, she, a third-rank county lady, does not need to go to greet him, but some things cannot be explained clearly after entering the door, so she decided to go and take a look. If it is not Uncle Qin San, there is no need to let him in. "Let's go and take a look."
At the gate of the General's Mansion, Uncle Qin San and Tadpole were sitting on the ground. The two of them really looked like beggars. No wonder Uncle Hong thought they were beggars. If they walked on the street like this, even beggars would probably dislike them.
Not only were their clothes shabby, their faces were extremely dirty, and there was a stench on their bodies that could be smelled from a long distance away.
Tadpole covered his stomach, his face was pale and sallow, and it was hard to describe. He said sickly, "Dad, I'm so hungry. Is this really my cousin's house? Why hasn't my cousin come out yet? If it's not my cousin's house, will we be beaten?" Even the youngest child knows that if you knock on the door of a wealthy family, you will be beaten.
Uncle Qin San said, "No, we asked along the way and at the city gate. This is Yunxiang County. And the soldiers at the city gate also said that there is only one general in Yunxiang County. Besides, the soldier just now also said that this is General Qin Fang's general's mansion, but isn't Qin Fang your cousin?" When Uncle Qin San said this, he also looked at the soldiers at the gate.
There are guards at the gate of the general's mansion, and Uncle Hong is in charge of the door. Although there are few servants, there are many guards. There are more than 30 private guards and soldiers.
Tadpole nodded: "Dad, you are right, my cousin is called Qin Fang." As he said this, his stomach growled, "Dad, I'm so sleepy, I want to sleep." He spoke weakly and couldn't even open his eyes. Just as he said this, he fell to the side in a daze.
"Tadpole..." Uncle Qin was startled and rushed to hug him, "Help, help me..."
Yang Haiyan heard Uncle Qin's screams as soon as she reached the door, and she walked out quickly. Although Uncle Qin was sloppy, Yang Haiyan still recognized him as Uncle Qin. "Uncle?" she called out.
Uncle Qin San also saw Yang Haiyan, and immediately he seemed to see a savior: "Afang's wife, it's you, come and see Tadpole, Tadpole is dying... Tadpole..."
Yang Haiyan said: "Uncle San, carry Tadpole into the house, Uncle Hong, Doctor Li didn't go out today, right?"
Uncle Hong said: "Doctor Li went out, but Miss Li didn't go out."
Yang Haiyan nodded: "Uncle San, hold Tadpole and follow me."
Uncle Qin San didn't have the strength to stand up, holding Tadpole, but what happened? He fell to the ground and pressed on Tadpole.
Uncle Hong saw this and stepped forward to hold Tadpole. Uncle Hong is a hunter. He is very strong. Now that his legs are healed, he is very efficient in doing things. When he is free, he asks the private guard to teach him kung fu. The hunter has some skills. After learning kung fu from the private guard for a year, he can be considered a guard. But he still likes to be in charge of the door. He feels at ease when he is in charge of the door. Even in the middle of the night, even if there are guards on duty at the door, he will get up to take a look, and then chat with the guards for a few words, because he is worried that the guards have fallen asleep.
Aunt Hong is not idle either. Because Yang Haiyan has not opened a shop yet, she has contracted the sanitation of the entire general's mansion. The couple are both hardworking people.
Yang Haiyan bought some Uncle Hong because she thought that in this ancient time when women had no status, a grown man was willing to sell himself to treat his wife's illness, so she gave Uncle Hong a chance. This was also part of the reason why she bought Aunt Hong. Aunt Hong didn't want to sell herself at first, but she sold herself to treat Uncle Hong's leg.
Both husband and wife are affectionate and righteous.
Doctor Li was away, and Miss Li was drying herbs. When she saw Yang Haiyan coming with people and Uncle Hong holding a boy, she put down the herbs and went over: "My Lady." She saluted and then asked, "What's the matter?" Miss Li usually stayed in this yard. This yard was specially given to Doctor Li and his daughter by Yang Haiyan, so Li Guangniang would not leave this yard unless it was necessary. Because of the banditry, Miss Li still felt a little inferior.
Doctor Li did not force his daughter to do anything. He just wanted his daughter to be well, so he passed on his lifelong medical skills to his daughter. The father and daughter regarded the General's Mansion as their own home.
Yang Haiyan said, "Miss Li, the child has fainted. Please take a look."
When Miss Li heard that the child had fainted, she hurriedly said, "Hurry up and bring him here."
Uncle Hong took the child in. Uncle Qin San was worried and followed him in. Yang Haiyan did not go in. She said to Nanny Lian, "Nanny, go to my mother and tell her what happened here and ask her to come over." No matter what Uncle Qin San brought the child here for, it was not her business with the elders around.
Lian Ma said, "Yes, I'll go right away."
Yang Haiyan nodded and went into the house.
When she saw Yang Haiyan coming in, Miss Li said, "My dear, the child is fine. He just fainted from hunger and his health is a little bad. He will be fine after some rest. Do you want me to make some nourishing medicine for him?"
Yang Haiyan said, "Make it. Prepare the medicine and pack it up. Uncle San and his family will take it away later."
Miss Li said, "Yes."
Uncle San Qin was stunned: "Afang's wife, take it away? Where will the medicine go? We are here to take refuge with Afang, we are not leaving."
Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Uncle San, you came from a long way, so you will have to stay for a while. Mother will be here later." He didn't say the next words. Although Uncle San Qin was an elder, he was also a man, so it was natural for Mother Qin to entertain him. "Uncle, you stay here with Tadpole for a while, I'll ask someone to prepare food."
Uncle Qin was relieved when he heard that Mother Qin was coming: "Okay, okay. Wife Fang, please make more food." He was so hungry that he could eat three days' worth of food.
Yang Haiyan smiled.
After leaving Doctor Li's courtyard, she first went to find Kun Zhang and asked her to prepare light food, namely porridge, and then went to Liuxin Courtyard.
Only Grandma Qin was in the courtyard. The old lady was bored, so she tidied up the courtyard and planned to plant something. Grandpa Qin was not there. He was about the same age as Niu Da. Recently, whenever he had time, he would go to Niu Da to chat and discuss crops together.
Seeing Yang Haiyan coming, Grandma Qin put down the hoe in her hand: "Yanyan, you're here." Compared to Grandpa Qin who had people to chat with, Grandma Qin was really lonely. Fortunately, at noon and in the evening, the children in the family would come to have dinner with her. There would be more people at that time, including Qin Shouye, Qin Shoucheng, Qin Shouxin, Qin Siya, Qin Qiuya, and Qin Fang and myself would come over occasionally. There would be a table full of people accompanying Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin, and the old people would be particularly happy at that time.
Yang Haiyan said, "Come and see grandma. It's noon now. Why don't you rest in the house? Wait until the sun goes down in the yard. Otherwise, what if you get sick in the sun? Your husband will be worried."
Grandma Qin smiled and said, "Yes, yes, Ah Fang is so careful. It's you, Yanyan, who is worried. I'm free. I'm taking a walk after dinner. Why did you come here without resting?" As they said that, the grandfather and grandson walked into the house.
There was already ice in the house to dissipate heat. In this hot weather, people are really uncomfortable. I don't know how Uncle Qin San and his son got through it.
Yang Haiyan smiled and did not argue. She entered the house, poured a cup of boiled water for Grandma Qin, and then talked about Uncle Qin's third uncle: "Grandma, nothing can be hidden from you. I really came here for something. Uncle Hong just came to report that two beggars claimed to be my husband's relatives. I was really shocked. One of them claimed to be my husband's third uncle, and the other said he was Tadpole. I thought, aren't they Uncle Qin's third uncle and Tadpole? I was afraid that they were pretending to be me, so I went out to take a look. It turned out to be Uncle Qin and Tadpole..."
Grandma Qin frowned when she heard it: "What are they doing here?"
Even though Grandma Qin and Mother Qin have a good relationship and they have never quarreled, it does not mean that Grandma Qin likes Mother Qin's family to take advantage of her grandson. If it was just a simple visit between relatives, Grandma Qin would naturally welcome it, but how could it be a visit between relatives when they came from far away? So Grandma Qin couldn't hold back her smile. "Your mother-in-law's third brother has always been a weird person." She valued Qin's mother back then, so she naturally inquired about Qin's mother's family, so she knew a little about Qin's third uncle. "Yanyan, don't worry about this matter. You are the younger generation, and if you worry about it, it will easily cause gossip. Let your mother-in-law take care of it."
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