Uncle Hong said, "The other party's surname is Ding, and he is the general's third uncle. He also has a child named Tadpole, who is the general's cousin."
Yang Haiyan had met Uncle Qin San and Tadpole. Last March, Qin Fang's military service was over. When they returned to their hometown, they also went to Qin Fang's parents-in-law's house and met Uncle Qin San's family there. She didn't have much impression of Uncle Qin San's family, but she still had an impression of Tadpole, a spoiled child with no manners and stuffing everything into his mouth. When they visited his parents-in-law last year, they also bought some food, but it was all eaten by the child. And his parents-in-law obviously had no opinion on this.
At that time, Yang Haiyan had a bad impression of the Ding family. She always felt that the Ding family did not have the family tradition of the Qin family. The oddball in the Qin family was the second aunt Qin, but the second aunt Qin was only good at talking. She would forget some things after they were said. Moreover, she would not snatch things from children. When she thought of snatching things from children, she remembered that the third aunt Qin would snatch things from children.
Thinking of this, Yang Haiyan couldn't help but frown. Could it be that Uncle Qin San really brought a group of people? "Only two? No wife?"
Uncle Hong said, "There are no women, they are wearing rags, and they are no different from beggars."
If it is really Uncle Qin San, then what about Aunt Qin San? No matter what, Yang Haiyan can only go and see first. Logically, even if it is really Uncle Qin San, she, a third-rank county lady, does not need to go to greet him. However, some things will not be clear once you enter the door, so she decided to go and see. If it is not Uncle Qin San, there is no need to let him in. "Let's go and see."
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 look down on them.
Their clothes were tattered, their faces were extremely dirty, and they had a stench that could be smelled from a long distance away.
Tadpole covered his stomach, his face was sallow and pale, and he couldn't describe it. He said sickly: "Dad, I'm so hungry. Is this really my cousin's house? Why hasn't my cousin come out yet? If this is not my cousin's house, will we be beaten?" Even the youngest child knows that if you knock on the door of a stranger's house, you will be beaten.
Uncle Qin San said: "No, we asked along the way and asked at the city gate. This is Yunxiang County. And the soldiers at the city gate are also gone. There is only one general in Yunxiang County. Moreover, the soldiers just now are also gone. This is General Qin Fang’s general’s mansion, but isn’t Qin Fang your cousin?" When Uncle Qin San asked, 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 gate. Although there are few servants, there are quite a few guards. There are more than thirty private guards and soldiers.
Tadpole nodded: "Dad, you are right, my cousin is Qin Fang." At that moment, his stomach growled, "Dad, I am very sleepy, I want to sleep." He spoke weakly, unable to open his eyes. After just that moment, he fell to the side in a daze.
"Tadpole..." Uncle Qin was startled and rushed to hug him, "Ah, help me..."
As soon as Yang Haiyan reached the door, she heard Uncle Qin's screaming, and she hurried out. Although Uncle Qin was slovenly, Yang Haiyan still recognized him. "Uncle Qin?" she called out.
Uncle Qin San also saw Yang Haiyan, and immediately he felt like he saw a savior: "Afang's wife is you, come and check on Tadpole, Tadpole is dying... Tadpole..."
Yang Haiyan said, "Uncle San, please bring Tadpole into the mansion. Uncle Hong, did Mrs. Li stay at home today?"
Uncle Hong said, "Mr. Li has gone out, but Miss Li has not gone out."
Yang Haiyan nodded: "Uncle, take Tadpole with you and follow me."
Uncle Qin San had no strength left, so he held Tadpole and tried to stand up, but what happened? He fell to the ground, and he was on top of Tadpole.
Uncle Hong saw this and went forward to hold Tadpole in his arms. Uncle Hong was a hunter, and he was naturally strong. Now that his legs were strong, he was very efficient in doing things. When he was free, he asked the private guard to teach him kung fu. Hunters were naturally quite skilled, and after learning kung fu from the private guard for a year, he could be considered a guard. However, he still liked to be in charge of the gate, and he would feel at ease only when he was in charge of the gate. Even at night, even if there were guards on duty at the gate, he would come to take a look, and then chat with the guards for a few words, because he was worried that the guards would fall asleep.
Aunt Hong was also busy, because Yang Haiyan had not opened a shop yet, so she contracted the sanitation of the entire general's mansion, and the couple were both busy with their work.
Yang Haiyan bought Uncle Hong because she thought that in ancient times, women had no status, and a man was willing to sell himself to treat his wife's illness, so she gave Uncle Hong a chance. She also bought Aunt Hong for this reason. 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 caring.
Li Guangniang was not at home, and Miss Li was drying herbs. She saw Yang Haiyan bringing her daughter over, and Uncle Hong was holding a boy. She put down the herbs and went over: "County Lady." She bowed and asked, "What's the matter?" Miss Li usually stayed in this yard. This yard was specially given to Li Guangniang and his daughter by Yang Haiyan, so Li Guangniang would not leave this yard unless it was necessary. Because of the banditry, Miss Li felt a little inferior in her heart.
And Mr. Li never forced his daughter to do anything. He only hoped that his daughter could do what she wanted. So he passed on all his life's medical skills to his daughter, and 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 at him."
When Miss Li heard that the child had fainted, she hurriedly said, "Hurry up and bring him here."
Uncle Hong took the child in, and Uncle Qin San followed him in because he was worried. Yang Haiyan did not go in, but said to Aunt Lian: "Aunt, go to A-mother and tell her what happened here, and ask her to come over." No matter what Uncle Qin San did with the child here, it was not her business to take care of it because of the elders.
Nanny Lian said, "Yes, I will go right away."
Yang Haiyan nodded and went into the house.
As soon as she saw Yang Haiyan coming in, Miss Li said, "My dear, the child is fine. He just fainted from hunger and is a little unwell. He will be fine after some rest. Do you want me to make some nourishing medicine for him?"
Yang Haiyan said, "Let's boil it. Prepare the medicine and pack it. My third uncle and the others will take it away later."
Miss Li: “Yes.”
Uncle Qin was stunned: "Take Afang's wife away? Where are the medicines going? We are here to seek refuge with Afang, we won't leave."
Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Uncle San. Since Uncle San has come from a long way, he will naturally stay for a while. Mother will be here soon." He had no more words to say. Although Uncle San was the elder, he was also a man, so naturally, Mother Qin would entertain him. "Uncle San, you stay here with Tadpole for a while. I'll go and call him to prepare food."
When Uncle Qin San heard that Mother Qin was asking for help, he felt relieved: "Hey, my dear wife Afang, please cook more food." He was now so hungry that he could eat for three days.
Yang Haiyan smiled.
After leaving Mr. Li's courtyard, she first went to find Kun Zhang and asked her to prepare light food, that is, porridge, and then went to Liuxinyuan.
Grandma Qin was the only one in the yard. Her family was bored, so they tidied up the yard and planned to plant something. Grandpa Qin was not interested. He was similar to Niu Xiao. Recently, whenever he had time, he would go to Niu Xiao to chat and then discuss crops.
Seeing Yang Haiyan coming over, Grandma Qin put down the hoe in her hand: "Yanyan, you're gone." Compared to Grandpa Qin who was always there to chat, Grandma Qin was really lonely. Especially at noon and in the evening, the children in the family would come over to have dinner with her. At that time, there would be more people, including Qin Shouye, Qin Shoucheng, Qin Shouxin, Qin Siya, Qin Qiuya, Qin Fang and myself who would occasionally come over. There would be a table full of people accompanying Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin. At that time, the old family would be particularly happy.
Yang Haiyan said, "Look at grandma. It's noon now. Why doesn't grandma go to the house to rest? Wait until the sun goes down in the yard. Otherwise, what if she gets sick in the sun? Your husband will be worried."
Grandma Qin said with a smile, "Yes, yes, Afang is not so attentive. It is you, Yanyan, who is worried. I'm just free and want to take a walk after dinner. How come you passed away without a rest?" Then the grandparents and grandchildren walked into the house.
There was already an ice box in the room to dissipate the heat, but the weather was so hot that it was really uncomfortable. I wonder how Uncle Qin San and his son managed to survive.
Yang Haiyan smiled and didn't argue. She went into the house, poured a cup of water for Grandma Qin, and then told her about Uncle Qin San. "I can't hide anything from Grandma. I really have something to tell you. Uncle Hong just reported that there were two beggars claiming to be my husband's relatives. I was really shocked. One of them claimed to be my husband's uncle and the other was Tadpole. I thought, aren't these Uncle Qin San and Tadpole? I was afraid that they were pretending to be them, so I went out to take a look. It turned out to be Uncle Qin San and Tadpole..."
When Grandma Qin heard this, she frowned and asked, "What are they doing?"
Even though Grandma Qin and Mother Qin have a very good relationship, and they have never had a quarrel, it does not mean that Grandma Qin likes Mother Qin's family to take advantage of her grandson. If it is just a simple visit between relatives, Grandma Qin will naturally welcome it, but the family came from far away, how can it be a visit between relatives? So Grandma Qin couldn't hold back the smile on her face. "Your mother-in-law's third brother has always been an unruly person." She valued Mother Qin back then, so naturally she also inquired about the affairs of Mother Qin's family, so she had some understanding of Uncle Qin. "Yan Yan, don't worry about this matter. You are a junior, and it is easy to cause trouble if you worry about it. Let your mother-in-law take care of this matter."