Before the time, Xu Anping returned to Qingping County with the carriage of the Deng family's father and daughter, and then left the horses in the carriage and bought some rice noodles, pork and two maltose back to Yujia Village. An hour later, he came to the entrance of the village panting, and he was a little afraid in his heart, not knowing what kind of mentality to face Aunt Yu and Yi Lian'er, after all, Father Yu died tragically because of himself. At the beginning, he almost left Yujia Village with the intention of escaping, and killed the assassins of the Anlu Mansion of the Bloody Hand League as if he were angry; But two months later, he returned to a familiar place, and the scar hidden in his heart was revealed again, still dripping with blood. After taking a few deep breaths to make his expression more natural, Xu Anping walked into the village with his head down. Under the old elm tree at the entrance of the village, there is still a familiar group of people laughing, but Daddy Yu is the only one missing. He still greeted the village elders shyly as usual, and then walked home. Pushing open the gate, the leaves of the sycamore tree had stretched and shaded half of the yard, and there was not a single weed in the yard, he knew that this must be the credit of Yi Lian'er again. "Alas, this little girl is still sensible and distressing." Without entering the hall, he turned around and knocked on the door of Aunt Yu's house next door. It's only been two months since he saw him, and he feels that Aunt Yu seems to be a lot older, and he doesn't see the energy and spirit he used to have, and he feels even more sad.

Aunt Yu saw that Xu Anping was back, her face was full of joy, and she hurriedly put down the vegetables she was washing in her hand, wiped her hands on her apron and said, "Anping is back!" It's good to be back, it's good to be back. As he spoke, he wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeve, and then came up to take over Xu Anping's burden and things, carefully beating the dust on his body, and muttered as always: "You say that you are a child, but you are disobedient." How many times have I told you that you should keep the money to marry your daughter-in-law. There's nothing missing at home, so why buy these things......"

Xu Anping listened to Aunt Yu's nagging, and his heart was very warm, but the feeling of guilt became stronger and stronger. Raising his head, he saw Yi Lian'er poking her head out of the stove room, her moist eyes filled with joy and affection. Because Aunt Yu was still nagging beside her, Xu Anping didn't say much, just smiled and nodded at Yi Lian'er.

Yi Lian'er quickly retracted her little head like a frightened rabbit, and then there was a sound of ping-pong, and after a while, she couldn't help but secretly stick out her head to take a look.

After dinner, Xu Anping did not go home directly to rest, but stayed to talk to Aunt Yu. Yi Lian'er sat on the small stool next to her, bowing her head and embroidering a handkerchief, while pricking up her ears and secretly listening to Xu Anping.

Aunt Yu sat spinning in the middle of the house, gossiping: "Anping, how many days will you stay at home this time?" ”

"Auntie, I'm going back in a few days, and I want to discuss things with you this time."

Yi Lian'er, who had been listening to the side, suddenly collapsed her upright shoulders, looking very disappointed.

Aunt Yu stopped what she was doing and asked with concern, "Oh, what's the matter?" Auntie doesn't understand anything, you have seen the world, just take the idea. ”

Xu Anping said directly: "Auntie, I am very respected in the house and have saved some money, so I want to take you, Lian'er, and Xiaohu to live in the county." You are getting older, and a few acres of paddy fields can be rented to the second uncle's family next door to plant, and you can collect some rent every year. ”

"You kid. The eldest lady lives well in the village, what are you doing when she moves to the county, she is not familiar with the place. Besides, I can't let his father be here alone. Speaking of this, she couldn't help but wipe the corners of her eyes again.

Xu Anping felt a pain in his heart, but he still persuaded: "Auntie, after a while, Master Deng arranged for me to go to the capital, and I can't come back in a short time." I want to take you to the county seat and ask a friend to take care of you. ”

"You're going to go far away, huh? Well, the eldest lady can't go to the county seat, there are neighbors in the village to take care of, and it's cheaper. When I arrived in the county seat, there was no one to talk to, and it was inconvenient for the eldest lady to go anywhere. Anping! Auntie knows that you have a chance, but going out is no better than at home, and you have to keep an eye on everything. ”

Xu Anping nodded, still ready to persuade the eldest mother to rent out the family's land and then move to the county seat. At this time, Aunt Yu suddenly said: "Lian'er, you go back to sleep first, my mother still has to talk to Anping about something." ”

Yi Lian'er, who was sitting next to her, agreed, and reluctantly stood up and went back to the back room.

Seeing Lian'er enter the back room, Aunt Yu lowered her voice and said, "Anping, you are going to the capital, and Auntie will not stop you." But there is one thing, the eldest lady wants you to come down. ”

It was the first time Xu Anping saw that the eldest lady was speaking so seriously, so he sat up straight and replied, "Auntie, you say." Whatever it is, I'll do it. ”

"That's right, the eldest lady wants you to take Lian'er to the capital."

"Auntie, I thought it was something, of course I could. Lian'er is my sister, and she is so sensible. With her, I can also save a lot of heart. Xu Anping happily agreed.

"Anping, you don't understand what the eldest lady means. Lian'er is sixteen years old this year, and she has already reached the age of Xu Match. A few years ago, many matchmakers came to propose marriage, but the eldest mother did not agree. You also know Lian'er's thoughts, plus she's still a dead brain. The eldest lady also watched you grow up and knew that you were a good boy. Therefore, the eldest lady wants you to settle things in advance, so that Lian'er can have a good home. ”

Xu Anping was stunned when he heard this, and he didn't know how to answer for a while. He is eighteen years old this year, and according to the view of this era, he belongs to the older unmarried young man, but he has never considered this matter. Because the soul from the afterlife is influencing his opinion, he is not fully mature at the age of eighteen. Coupled with the emotional betrayal he experienced in his previous life, he was not ready to accept another person again. At this time, Deng Xiaoke's charming face also came to mind, and the unique heroism and charm of the same charm made him a little confused.

Aunt Yu seemed to be in a certain emotion, and then said: "Anping, you also know that Lian'er is not the biological daughter of the eldest mother, but the eldest mother has always regarded her as her own flesh and blood, and the child's father is also like this. Originally, I planned to tell Lian'er about family affairs in the past two years, so that she could stay by her side. Now that your father is gone, the eldest mother has often had the idea of asking Lian'er to find her biological father recently. After all, Lian'er is also a piece of meat that fell from her mother's body, how could people not want to panic. Lian'er is also a poor child, and the eldest mother doesn't want her to continue like this. When she said this, Aunt Yu remembered the tragic death of her wife, and tears flowed out again.

Xu Anping reacted and hurriedly said: "Auntie, don't cry, I promise you to treat Lian'er well." But there is a vast sea of people, where can I find Lian'er's father? ”

Aunt Yu cleaned up her mood for a while before saying, "Just when you were going to the capital, Auntie told you about it." That winter, when your father picked up Lian'er, who was not yet one year old, at the foot of Yuzui Mountain, there was still a round jade pendant and a note in the quilt. At that time, your father asked the children in the village to read the words on the note, and it was written in the capital Yifu. ”