In front of the Ye Family's second house, there was a woman dressed as a peasant woman. Her figure was slender like a willow tree, but she would occasionally stretch out her neck to look around. Her somewhat rough hands couldn't help but knead a handkerchief.
"Mu Er, where did you go?" Why did you only return now? "
The woman was Yang Lili, the cheap daughter of Qi Mu. When she saw Qi Mu's figure from far away, her eyebrows finally relaxed, and a trace of joy and relief flashed across her eyes. Yang Lili, ignoring the scorching sun above her head, quickly walked towards Qi Mu.
"Mom, I'm going to the main house."
Qi Mu affectionately took Yang Lili's arm and glanced at the bright sun in the sky. Her eyes narrowed from the intense light, and her footsteps quickened. The sun was shining right now, and this cheap mother was standing under the eaves waiting for her. It's not good to get caught in the heat.
"Mom, why aren't you asleep yet? Are you not sleeping?"
When they arrived at the cool place under the eaves, Qi Mu smiled faintly and asked Yang Lili in a soft voice.
"Why not? I won't go there. I've exhausted your father to death. In our family, only your father and I can do some heavy work."
"Originally, I was also going to sleep, but I was unable to find you. I sat on the bed for a long time, but I still couldn't see you. I was too anxious and couldn't sit down, so I came out to wait for you. "
"Tell me, what are you doing in the main house on such a hot day? For a girl, it's better to look clean and white. Don't do that again in the future. "
After Qi Mu asked, Yang Lili replied more than ten times without feeling tired. In the end, she added with concern:
"While I was waiting for you, I boiled some water. It's time for me to catch a cold. Quickly go drink a few mouthfuls to quench your thirst. It'll be easier for you to sleep later on."
When Qi Mu heard this, he nodded and smiled. A long and delicate warmth flowed through his heart, and his initial depression gradually dissipated. He felt a lot lighter.
Mother, this morning, little sister coincidentally came to find me. Her eyes were red from crying, as if she had been wronged.
"After I coaxed Yang Yang to sleep, I was worried about little sister's condition, so I went to find her. At that time, I wanted to go quickly so that I could tell you and father, but you worried instead."
Qi Mu and Yang Lili sat together in the living room of their home, one bowl of water each. Qi Mu drank to his heart's content as he told Yang Lili what had happened this morning.
"We'll know when we get there. There's been some unforeseen events in the main house, and our grandparents seemed to be at odds with each other. They were already quarreling in the house, and because of the matter of the girl, the main house went to the main house. It's really a mess. After they argued, Grandpa set some new rules. "
"First, grandfather and grandmother will be living separately from today onwards. Grandpa will still be living in the back room of the main house. Grandma will be living with Third Aunt and the rest of her family."
"Sigh, why are you still fine? Why did you suddenly split up and live together with me? What exactly is going on? "
When Yang Lili heard this, her brows tightly knitted together. With a worried and uneasy expression, she interrupted Qi Mu and asked hastily.
I guess it's probably because of the trouble caused by the piece of meat that our family sent last night. Seeing that our family was suddenly able to afford meat, Grandma saw that in front of Grandpa, our family had the idea of helping him out, and said yes, Daddy is the elder brother, so he should help him out. He wanted to get our family to take out the money, but Grandfather was heartbroken because our family wasn't willing, and Grandma wasn't willing to let him go.
"I wonder what these two people are up to. They talked about the old days of Chen Nian's rotten sesame seed and argued about it. Grandpa got angry and said that he wanted to divorce his grandma, so he went back to his room to get pen and paper."
"Your grandfather couldn't have actually written the rest letter, right?!"
Yang Lili asked with a trembling voice, standing up abruptly in shock.
"No, Mother. Sit down first and listen to what I have to say slowly. There's nothing important, so you don't have to be nervous."
Qi Mu smiled and reached out to pull Yang Lili to sit down once more. He then opened his mouth and said:
"At that time, everyone in the room kneeled down and begged grandpa not to write a letter of rest. Perhaps grandpa softened when he saw that his grandchildren were all filled."
The third branch of the Ye family, if you want to retire, the main branch will be the main branch, and the main branch will be the main branch. However, the main branch will be the main branch, and the third aunt will be the one who will be most fond of the third branch, so the third aunt will be willing to serve the third branch from now on.
As Yang Lili listened, her face relaxed a lot. Madame Li was not let out of the house. It was just that in the future, the Ye family would not fall apart while living in the third house. It was better for them to stay together.
The second thing is, grandpa divided the assets of our family in advance. The main house and the third house are all the same as ours, one house and three acres of land. In the future, all kinds of land will belong to our family, so, in the future, no one will be able to stay at home and say a few words of flattery.
A person like Li Zhiqing should go down to the ground and change the ways of the church. Without farming, he would not know the hardships of the mortal world and would only be able to instigate people with a few words.
Mother, don't misunderstand, this isn't a branch family, it is different from ours, the branch family is hard to listen to, I call it 'division of labor', on the surface, everyone is still a family, however, from now on, everyone will take care of their own work, no one will suffer any losses, it's good that our own family knows, Mother should not speak of it to the outside.
"Oh you, such a young age yet you have quite a lot of thoughts. Is your mother such a talkative person?"
Yang Lili teased with a smile. Her appearance was gentle and charming, making her look suitable to stay at home.
Qi Mu looked at Yang Lili's gentle face and chuckled a few times. Then, as if she had thought of something, her eyebrows unconsciously knitted together. She then said slowly:
"I'll say one more thing, Mother, don't blame me."
"Mm, I don't blame you. Speak."
"I told auntie and the others in the main house that we won't be feeding pigs anymore, and we won't be selling pigs for money at the end of the year. I didn't discuss it with them, so I said it on my own. I'm sorry, Mother."
Yang Lili lowered her head and pondered for a while. She reached out her hand to gently stroke Qi Mu's head. Her smile was still as gentle as before, and her eyes were filled with endless gentleness. She gave off a motherly luster as she said,
"If you don't want to do it, then don't. The family doesn't want the money to live anymore. If you don't want to feed the pigs anymore, you can sleep for a while longer."
"I am the one who should say sorry. It should be mother and your father who should say sorry. Our Mu Er is really sensible and is a good daughter."
"Mom would sometimes forget that Mu Er is still a young girl and is still growing. It's also good to play a little more."
With a faint smile still on her lips, Qi Mu turned her head to the side, slowly suppressing the overwhelming emotions in her heart. When she was face to face with Yang Lili again, her smile was slightly sweet as she said:
"En, alright. Thank you mother."
Thank you for your concern, for your thoughtful love, even if it wasn't because I wanted to sleep a little longer but because I didn't want to do the work of feeding pigs.
Because, I just want, my home is away from the wind and rain, always warm and quiet harbor.
"What are you thanking me for? Hurry up and go to sleep. If you don't, if those two kids wake up and play with you, I won't help you."
"Alright, alright, we'll go now …"
"Right, Mom, you have to tell Dad."
"Mm, I understand. You don't need to worry about everything. You don't live like a little girl, but like an old lady …"
"I know, I know, go to sleep, go to sleep, I still have work to do in the afternoon, Mother …"
"Mm. Alright."
From then on, all five people of the Qi Mo family shared the same room. They would take a nap in the afternoon, and time passed peacefully. Time slowly flowed by with a tinge of sweetness.