Chapter 56 Reconciliation
The Chen family remained silent all afternoon; no one dared to speak or offer any advice.
Wan Qiqi sat in the main room playing with the two little ones, while Chen Yongnian chopped firewood in the courtyard.
We do not interfere with each other, and we do not speak to each other.
Chen Yongliang and Wang Shi stood aside watching, feeling somewhat anxious, while Li Chongniang seemed more composed, even directing Chen Yongxing to do this and that.
Wan Qiqi glanced at the courtyard and played with the hawthorn in her hand.
She didn't understand what Chen Yongnian was angry about. She and Doctor Sun had gone to treat the plague together last time, so wasn't it normal for her to go this time?
Moreover, she was heartbroken about the money she had just earned in the past few days, as she wanted to use it to treat the plague in other villages!
But what can be done?
Guanshi Village is only one mountain away from Lianhua Village. When the plague spread, Lianhua Village could not escape it either.
She didn't know the current situation of the plague in Guanshi Village, and she could only feel at ease if she went there in person and could effectively control the disease with special medicine, something that Chen Yongnian couldn't do even if he went.
But she couldn't tell anyone that she had a special medicine that could cure the plague.
How could she tell Chen Yongnian?
At that moment, Wan Qiqi felt a chill on her forehead.
Coming to her senses, she saw An'an stroking her forehead with her little hand, muttering, "Mother, frowning is ugly."
Wan Qiqi was stunned for a moment, then reached out and pinched An'an's cheek, slapping her face away and saying, "Little brat, how dare you say your mother is ugly? Don't you know it's not okay to comment on a girl's appearance?"
But then she thought to herself, she's already married and has children, so how can she still be a girl?
However, no matter what, women should always take care of themselves, not to impress anyone else, but to make themselves feel comfortable.
She realized something and touched her cheek. Although it wasn't rough, it was far too rough compared to her modern self back then.
An'an rubbed her cheeks, which had been pinched, and cupped them in her hands, saying, "Mommy isn't ugly, Mommy is the most beautiful!"
Wan Qiqi's gaze fell on Li Chongniang's face. Her face, which belonged to a young girl in her prime, looked fair and tender, but perhaps due to pregnancy, she had some light spots, making her look slightly more mature.
She suddenly realized that Li Chongniang, who didn't speak, actually seemed extremely gentle, but unfortunately, she had a sharp tongue.
"What are you looking at?" Li Chongniang met Wan Qiqi's gaze without flinching, as if she would gladly oblige if the other woman wanted to start a fight.
"It's nothing." Wan Qiqi got up and sat down next to Li Chongniang, asking, "Who do you think should go to Guanshi Village, me or Yongnian?"
Li Chongniang glanced at her, then stuck the needle into the embroidery. "Which of you is related to me? If you ask me, none of you should go. What will they do if you lose your lives?"
Wan Qiqi didn't expect Li Chongniang to tell her to think more about the two children, but it was precisely for the sake of the two children that she chose to go herself.
If she gets infected, she can be treated immediately, but Chen Yongnian cannot.
“Sister-in-law, if you ask me, you shouldn’t go. Have you forgotten what happened on the mountain last time?” Chen Yongxing brought in boiled water, poured a bowl for each of them, and sat down. “Leave this kind of thing to my brother! He’s a man, it’s only right that he does these things!”
“There’s no such thing as who does it.” Wan Qiqi glanced outside the door and saw Wang Shi standing next to Chen Yongnian. She continued, “Your mother raised you all by herself. She did what men should do and what women should do. This is enough to prove that these people do not distinguish between men and women.”
“But Mother had no choice, Father died young.” Mentioning this, Chen Yongxing felt guilty, as he had achieved nothing at this age.
Wan Qiqi retorted, "If your eldest brother goes and doesn't come back, wouldn't I be just like Mother again?"
Chen Yongxing was unable to refute, "No... I believe my brother can come back."
“There are no certainties. Your father’s accident was also an accident. Who could have predicted it?” Wan Qiqi remembered that Wang’s husband had fallen off a cliff and died while he was out.
Chen Yongxing lowered his head and remained silent.
Li Chongniang slammed her hand on the table and said coldly, "If you have the ability, go and compete with your husband. Don't talk about my people here."
Wan Qiqi rolled her eyes, got up and walked out.
She felt that Li Chongniang was right; the main problem lay with Chen Yongnian, and she needed to clarify things with him.
"Alright, you should make things clear with her yourself, and don't cause any more trouble." Seeing Wan Qiqi come out, Madam Wang led Chen Yongliang into the main room.
Wan Qiqi took a few steps forward and stopped in front of Chen Yongnian. "I want to go for a walk."
"Okay." Chen Yongnian followed Wan Qiqi out of the courtyard.
The afterglow of the setting sun dyed the horizon red.
The two sat on the riverbank, watching the water churn, and fell into silence.
Wan Qiqi still remembers that the first money she earned after coming into this world was from this very river thicket right in front of her.
In the blink of an eye, nearly two months have passed, and she has come to regard the Chen family as true relatives.
"My wife, I'm sorry, my tone was too harsh just now." Chen Yongnian lowered his head and picked at his fingers.
"It's alright." Wan Qiqi smiled faintly.
Chen Yongnian was stunned for a moment, staring blankly at Wan Qiqi.
He felt that his wife seemed like a different person after falling into the water, but she looked so good that he felt unworthy of her.
So this time he wanted to perform well and prove to his wife that he was also very capable and could protect her.
But it seems his wife doesn't like him doing this...
He pursed his lips and asked, "Wife, wouldn't it be better if I went to Guanshi Village?"
“Very good, but I think the family needs you.” Wan Qiqi played with the grass beside her and continued, “The temperature will get colder and colder, and there are many things that need to be prepared at home. You are the eldest in the family, so you need to take care of these things.”
"You can do it too!" Chen Yongnian blurted out.
“I’m not cut out for hard labor,” Wan Qiqi shrugged. “But I think I’m better at dealing with plagues than you are.”
Chen Yongnian lowered his head, tacitly agreeing to the matter.
"I promise you, I'll come back safely, but make sure the house is in order, I'll be checking it when I get back!"
"Okay!" Chen Yongnian didn't know why he agreed.
He clearly came to Quan Wanqi to ask her to let him go, so why did he agree to stay home instead?
Seeing that he was still a little dazed, Wan Qiqi reached out and patted his head twice, then happily stood up, "Good boy."
Chen Yongnian touched his head, put his fingers to his nose and smelled them, then grinned.
The next day, as dawn broke, Chen Yongliang and Wan Qiqi got up, shouldered the bags they had packed the night before, and prepared to set off.
Apart from the children, everyone else got up and stood at the gate of the courtyard to see the two off.
"Third brother, you must take good care of your sister-in-law." Wang's eyes reddened and soon became moist.
"Mother, elder brother, don't worry, I'll take care of sister-in-law!" Chen Yongliang thought to himself, if something happens to me, I won't let anything happen to my sister-in-law.
Wan Qiqi's gaze swept past the crowd and landed on the doorway. She instructed, "Don't let Pingping move around too much. Take good care of her. Also, take good care of An'an. She's mischievous and always likes to run around. Keep a close eye on her!"
Li Chongniang touched her belly and leaned against Chen Yongxing: "Don't worry! She's much more obedient than you."
After giving them several instructions, the family reluctantly saw Wan Qiqi and Chen Yongliang off.
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