Chapter 11: The Turning Point (2)
Ye Feng was still immersed in his own world, and when he came back to his senses, he found that Chen Jixing and his wife were already kneeling in front of him.
This made Ye Feng very stunned and at a loss, he hurriedly bent down and half-squatted, half-knelt on the ground and said in fear: "Uncle and aunt, why is this?" Hurry up, the kid can't stand it. ”
Although he did have some other thoughts and plans in his heart, at the moment he just wanted to eat a full meal, the kind that was steaming. As for kneeling down to give thanks or something, forget it! For him, saving the little girl was just a gesture.
Moreover, he doesn't like it when someone kneels down at every turn or something.
But Chen Jixing and his wife thought obviously differently from Ye Feng.
I only heard Chen Jixing say emotionally: "Yesterday's incident, my husband and wife are very grateful. If it weren't for the little doctor, you used your magic at a critical moment, I guess I would have ...... long ago."
Speaking of this, both husband and wife had red eyes.
"That, save someone's life, win the seventh-level floating slaughter, I'm just ......"
Without waiting for Ye Feng to finish speaking, the couple began to kowtow to him again, and there was a tendency to talk about it.
I couldn't care so much, Ye Feng was really hungry and couldn't stand it, and his stomach twitched. If you don't eat, you will probably faint from hunger again.
"Have you any food, I'm so hungry."
Ye Feng said this very inappropriately, interrupting the two of them.
Chen Jixing was a little stunned, and Ye Shi wiped away his tears with some embarrassment, and said with annoyance: "It's rude, it's really rude." We were so excited that we forgot about it. The meal was already ready and hot in the pot. Come with me, little doctor. ”
After speaking, Ye hurriedly walked forward. The man also followed closely behind Ye, and the two of them frequently turned around to lead Ye Feng in unison.
In fact, there is no need to guide the way at all, this courtyard is so big, what buildings there are, it is not clear at a glance.
It seems that the hall is not a place to eat every day, but more for hospitality. Ye Feng followed behind the Ye couple, and said in his heart that this was probably going to the kitchen.
It's just that he really didn't expect that such a dilapidated place would actually be a kitchen. Originally, he thought it was just a firewood house or something.
While walking, Ye Feng looked at it, and the whole picture of the entire courtyard was displayed in front of him. It's a typical small farm yard. The yard is not large, and it is surrounded by a bamboo fence, which is better than nothing, because the protective effect of this bamboo fence is almost zero.
The whole courtyard is east-west facing, and there are only four rooms. The one where I lived was the easternmost one, and the hall was in the middle. The room next to it is estimated that the couple is living with a thousand words. As for the last one, it is naturally the destination that is about to go, the kitchen.
When he arrived in the kitchen, Ye Feng found that what Ye said was true, the meals had been prepared, and it was estimated that he could enjoy them at any time when he woke up.
When Ye Fengwei entered the kitchen, Ye had already lifted the lid of the pot. As soon as the lid was lifted, steam kept coming out of the pot. It can be seen that it is ready at any time, and it can be eaten when you wake up.
Thinking of this, my heart warmed.
In his previous life, where did he have such treatment!
Either eating in the cafeteria or ordering takeout, he rarely cooks food when he comes home after a tiring day. At most, it is to sleep enough on the holidays and simply make one or two dishes.
His cooking skills are really not good, and the cost of a person's meal is not much less than eating outside.
The dinner prepared by the Ye couple for Ye Feng was very simple, just two steamed buns mixed with sorghum noodles and Ye Feng that Ye Feng couldn't eat, a bowl of porridge, a small plate of pickles, and a boiled egg.
The couple seemed a little embarrassed about this quality of food, after all, it was a dinner for their daughter's lifesaver.
It's a pity that in addition, this family can't come up with better food.
But Ye Feng really didn't care at all.
In the past six months, there has been such a "luxury" as pickles, let alone steamed buns and eggs! Except for a thick mushroom porridge when I left the temple, the rest of the days were not light gruel! After eating the clear soup for half a year, the mouth can fade out of a bird!
The point is, there are also eggs. Aside from the eggs he had eaten in the woods, he hadn't eaten any other meat for more than a year.
"This is also a meat opening, right? Hahaha", Ye Feng laughed in his heart.
As for the coarse steamed buns, Ye Feng didn't mind even more, this was the first time he had eaten steamed buns in so long.
Pickles with steamed buns are about the same as modern mustard with steamed buns.
I devoured it right away.
Seeing that Ye Feng was eating sweetly, the couple relaxed a lot. In their eyes, this little doctor knows such magical medical skills at a young age, and his family must be from a family of Xinglin, at least he is also wealthy.
I thought it was a tricky mouth, but I didn't expect it to be a picky eater at all. Thinking of what he might have experienced again, his good impression of Ye Feng deepened again.
After all, it is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift.
For a meal, Ye Feng ate very quickly, but the food on the table was swept away in three or five minutes, and the couple felt some pity in their hearts, and they were also dumbfounded, thinking about how long this little doctor hadn't eaten.
Ye Feng could probably guess what they were thinking, so he smiled innocently at the three of them, and said embarrassedly: "I've been hungry for several days, and I've been eating some wild vegetables or something all the way." ”
Originally, there were a lot of things to ask, but seeing that Ye Feng took the initiative to open the conversation box, Ye took the initiative to ask: "Little doctor, what is your name, how did you get here in our Chenjia Village?" ”
In fact, Ye Feng had two names in his previous life, in addition to the name Ye Feng, the other name was Gu Ming.
The reason why there are two names is because the orphanage that adopted Ye Feng waited for a year and didn't see his parents come to look for him, and it happened to be autumn at that time, and the maple leaves outside the orphanage were all red, and the children who couldn't find their parents in the entire orphanage followed the dean's surname Ye, so the dean casually gave him the name Ye Feng.
Who knows, when Ye Feng was more than ten years old, because he was going to study in other places, the dean packed his luggage with him, and turned out the swaddling clothes that he was originally sent to the orphanage. If you look closely, the word "Gu Ming" is still embroidered on it.
These two words are really inconspicuous embroidery, and they can't be seen at all if you don't look carefully.
But because everyone has been calling "Ye Feng Ye Feng" for more than ten years, he decided not to change his name.
It's just that, because of the word "tea", he once thought that his biological parents were from China's tea-producing land. So after graduating from university, he happily traveled to several major tea-producing areas in China and registered with the local public security bureau.
And the name used is the word "Gu Ming".
Coincidentally, in this life, the two tokens that the master gave him before he left the temple, and the half of the jade jue also had the word Gu on it, which was thought to be the surname of the mother in this life.
And the leaf character on the cloth bag, he thought it was his father's surname. Otherwise, his master wouldn't have called him Ye Feng.
Therefore, Ye Feng said without hesitation: "Uncle, aunt, my surname is Ye, you can just call me Ye Feng, don't call me Little Doctor anymore." ”
"Your surname is Ye, and my surname is Ye, this is really fate." Ye said happily.
Ye's maiden home is Yejia Village, which is seventy or eighty miles away from here. It's still my family! With this new discovery, Ye Shi became even more enthusiastic and directly took Ye Feng's hand to speak.
Ye Feng was only ten years old, and he ate very poorly in the temple, so he looked like he was seven or eight years old at most. A woman in her thirties who gave birth held the hand of a child of seven or eight years old, although in ancient times when there were men and women guarded, it was okay.
Chen Jixing took the split piece on the side and began to weave bamboo utensils.
Ye asked, "How did you come to our Chenjia Village at such a young age?" ”
"This may be a temptation, or a casual inquiry about one's own background." Ye Feng thought to himself, but his face did not show it.
So, the rhetoric that he had thought of a long time ago slowly came out.
"My ancestors used to practice medicine, so although I am young, I have also heard some of them. Because some... As a result, I was separated from my family, and I followed the victims to this place. ”
Ye Feng didn't want to tell the Ye family the fact that he had been abducted by Hanako since he was a child. It's not that he doesn't believe in the Ye family, but he wants to give the Ye family a little hope, that is, he has some family background, and he will find his biological parents one day.
I only hope that the Ye family can take him in for a while for his pitiful sake.
Moreover, except for the fact that the ancestors of the family practiced medicine, it can be said that he did not deceive the Ye family much. After all, it was true that he was separated from his family because of some changes.
Hearing this, Chen Jixing and Ye glanced at each other and smiled bitterly, which was similar to what they thought before. A man who knows how to heal, is still a boy, and he fled alone, most likely because of something bad in his family.
Otherwise, parents will be reluctant to make a decision.
After chatting for a while, it was mostly sighing and emotional.
Ye Shi said again: "Then what are you going to do in the future?" After all, I don't know where my relatives have gone, so it's not easy to escape alone. ”
The implication is that even if you ask Ye Feng where you want to go in the future, it is impossible to always wander like this.
To be honest, this question really stumped Ye Feng.
He was only thinking about leaving the Nameless Temple, but he didn't know where to go next. Right now, I am helpless and penniless, and I don't want to wander again. However, if you want to stay, you can't open this mouth.
Therefore, there was some hesitation for a while.
Ye Shi only said that the content of the chat touched Ye Feng's sadness, and when he saw that he didn't speak, he stopped and didn't continue to ask.
At this moment, the curtain of the door moved, and a gust of wind seemed to rush in a person. Ye Feng looked at it, but he was a little unrecognizable. But you don't have to think about it to know that this girl is probably the same little girl who fell into the lake yesterday.
Thinking of this, Ye Feng looked at it carefully.
This girl is only five or six years old, and she is seven or eight points like the head of the family, only a pair of big eyes, but not like either husband and wife.
Both husband and wife look honest, and their eyes seem to be dyed with a veil of hard life, covering all their expressions, leaving only numbness and resignation. The little girl is different, her eyes are smart, her eyes are bright, and she is very clever.
Seeing that there were outsiders, the little girl's footsteps paused, and then flew into Ye's arms quickly, and she couldn't tell that she was dying yesterday evening.
The arrival of the little girl broke the previous silence.
Ye laughed at Ye Feng and said: "This child has been very naughty since she was a child, like a child, and her footprints are all in the sky." Otherwise, I wouldn't have fallen into the lake yesterday. ”
Speaking of this, his eyes turned red, "If you hadn't saved her, her father and I really wouldn't have survived...... Her sister has been lost, and if she has another three long and two short, how can we live......
Chen Jixing was still skillfully weaving bamboo utensils next to him, and looking at the prototype, it was estimated that it was a fish basket or something. Small and delicate, indescribably exquisite.
Seeing that Ye seemed to have a tendency to cry, he interjected to stop him: "Look at you, the little doctor is still there, why are you crying!" Besides, isn't it good for us to say a thousand words now? Qianyan, come here, this is your savior, kowtow to him! ”
Hearing this, Ye really stopped crying, no matter how Ye Feng refused, he insisted on helping the girl who was called a thousand words to kowtow to him.
After a few more conversations, it became dark.
Ye Feng was anxious, if he couldn't stay, as soon as it dawned tomorrow, even if the couple didn't drive him away, he would be embarrassed to continue living. After all, this family doesn't seem to be rich, and it's not easy to live, and there is no extra money to support yourself as an idler.
For this poor family, one more person to eat is by no means just an extra pair of chopsticks. In many cases, one more person means that the other people have a less chance of survival. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many things selling children and daughters in this era.
Therefore, in many cases, selling children and daughters is not the most cruel thing, after all, if you give it up, the one who is sold still has a new chance. And those who remain, even the money that sold their bodies also have the capital to live.
However, I really don't have the ability to continue wandering. What's more, only by settling down and slowly accumulating enough strength can you continue to look for your parents.
Thinking of this, Ye Feng asked Qianyan's situation with some humility, and then casually talked about some topics. After laying the groundwork, he stood up and saluted Chen Jixing and Ye.
Seeing Ye Feng stand up abruptly and salute himself again, the couple couldn't guess what Ye Feng wanted to do for a while.
However, their doubts quickly dissipated.
I only heard Ye Feng say: "Uncle, aunt, just now you asked me what my next plan is, to be honest, I really don't know where to go." Left is just continuing to wander. Since we are our own family, I am helpless now, if I can, can you temporarily take me in for a year and a half? ”
After speaking, he looked at the two of them, and saw that Ye and Chen Jixing did not have obvious expressions of disgust and embarrassment, so he continued: "I don't eat for nothing, I can do anything." When I grow up, I will go looking for my biological parents. When the time comes...... I will thank you well then. ”
After speaking, he looked at the two sincerely.
This is a decision that Ye Feng made after thinking about it for a long time, after all, there are not many families like Chen Jixing's family in any village. Simple, just three people, no matter how poor they are, they can be worth half of the labor force.
As for other families, one is that they have nothing to do with it, and the other is that there must be a lot of family members, and they are unwilling and unable to take them in.
Regarding Ye Feng's request, Chen Jixing was quite surprised. It's not that he doesn't want to, but I didn't expect him to make such a request. He has always been bad at making decisions, let alone refusing people, so he only opened his mouth wide and only looked at Ye, not knowing how to respond.
Ye Feng didn't know Chen Jixing's temperament, so he just thought that he was very embarrassed and wanted to reject himself. Thinking about it, my request was too direct and unexpected.
It is normal for the other party to be unprepared.
Thinking of this, Yin said again: "Of course, if it's inconvenient, it's nothing. I'll just think of a way out. ”
However, Ye Shi was a little relieved and a little happy, she had been planning to do this since last night, but she didn't tell Chen Jixing.
Hearing Ye Feng take the initiative to say this, and seeing that he seemed to have misunderstood something, he was a little anxious, and hurriedly said, "What is my Tao, it turns out that I want to stay." Not to mention that you are my son's savior, not to mention, I don't have a brother, and I envy those who have brothers and brothers. ”
After a pause, as if he had made some kind of determination, he continued: "It just so happens that we are all surnamed Ye, why don't you be my brother?" You don't have to worry, if the villagers ask, I will say that you are a distant brother from my mother's family. What do you think of this? ”
"My mother's brother?" Ye Feng was stunned for a moment.
I have to say that this identity is naturally excellent, but it is estimated that the villagers will not believe it. Otherwise, why didn't the Ye family recognize themselves yesterday evening?
However, that's all for later, so I'll stay for now.
Ye Feng was grateful, knowing that the Ye family had promised him to stay, and a few simple words solved his "identity problem". Therefore, where is this to ask for his opinion, in fact, it is afraid that he will be embarrassed.
Thinking of this, he became more and more grateful, and called "sister" to the Ye family with red eyes, and then called "brother-in-law" in the direction of Chen Jixing.
Not to mention that the Ye family has already made a decision, Chen Jixing is indispensable. Originally, he didn't think about refusing, but he was just not good at expressing it. And Ye Feng even called "brother-in-law", he was no longer confused, and answered honestly with his mouth open.
For a while, Qianyan knelt down and called Ye Feng "uncle" again.
At this point, the recognition ceremony of this turning family can be regarded as the official end.
Ye Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief, finally, he had a home in this time and space. He is not an idle person, he tries to help the Ye family do what he can to take care of the housework on weekdays, and when he is busy with farming, he helps Chen Jixing to take care of the fields, which is not expected to be too difficult.
It was a thousand words of "uncle", which made Ye Feng feel a little pressured for no reason. The ancients often said that the thunder in the sky is the uncle on the earth. It can be seen that the weight of the maternal uncle on the scale of kinship is really not small.
It seems that he must work hard and be worthy of the little girl's "uncle".
Actually, what Ye Feng didn't know was that the Ye family also had "selfishness" in his heart. Qianyan is already so big, but there is still no news about her belly.
Her two sisters-in-law are fine, she has become accustomed to the cynicism after so many years, just if she can't hear it. The mother-in-law's face is getting darker and darker, and although they don't live together, they have never given her a good face.
She can endure these, but the days are always her own, even if she has another daughter, she will admit it.
It's just that there is a custom in her mother's area, there are women who have not been pregnant for a long time, or people who have been giving birth to daughters, if they can take the son of a relative to their own home for a year and a half, they can dream of a bear and a man.
Of course, some people say that this is a fake, and it doesn't work at all. But Ye had seen a neighbor succeed in doing so. So, since Qianyan was born, she has always had such a plan.
It's just that ordinary people's children are noble, except for their closest brothers and sisters, who is willing to "lend" their sons. However, the Ye family's mother's family only has three younger sisters, none of them have a child, and they are not married, and there is no way to borrow them.
And now that Ye Feng's arrival has saved a thousand words, he has saved a thousand words, and now he wants to live again, maybe he really has a chance to have another son.
In the evening, Ye told Chen Jixing his thoughts.
"Boss, you don't blame me for making up my own mind, do you? I thought that I had been married for so long, and I couldn't add a son to you, and I felt ashamed. The eldest doesn't know where he is now, and the second one has nothing to do with us, so he ...... before we meet."
Speaking of this, Ye Shi choked up a little.
Chen Jixing fumbled and held her hand and listened to her.
"Although Qianyan is a clever girl, she is a girl in the end, and she will be married in a few years. If we don't have a son, what can we do when we get old? There is a saying in my mother's family that if you can raise someone else's child at home for a year and a half, you can give birth to a son......"
"So you left Ye Feng behind?"
"This is just one of the reasons, of course it's good to have a son, but not to have a son, this is also my life. It's just that Ye Feng's kid looks pitiful, he is alone, if we don't leave him, he can only continue to walk around. ”
"Yes, this kid saved our daughter in the end, just rush this point, we can't stand idly by. Didn't he say that his family practiced medicine, and his father and mother would find us sooner or later. ”
"That's easy, it's June in a few months anyway, and we're going to the city. It's better to find an opportunity to talk to him, and if he is willing, let's give his information to the officials. ”
"Well, I think it's a good idea, if you get on the file in the yamen, you will have a much better chance of finding his father."
"I hope so, you said it would be really useful, why have we been on the Yamen for so many years, but the big girl has no news at all? Hey, when I think of where she might be suffering and suffering, or even wandering around like Ye Feng, who doesn't have enough food and clothing, I feel uncomfortable here. ”
Hearing Ye start talking about the eldest girl, Chen Jixing's heart was also a little trance-like. Counting it, this child has been lost for so many years, but there is no news at all.
It's just that he didn't want Ye to be sad, so he comforted: "Maybe a miracle will happen this year?" You see, since the auspicious weather fell in the village last year, hasn't our life been getting better and better? ”
Last year, not only was there nothing abnormal, but it was surprisingly good, and it could be called smooth. Every household in the village has received more grain, and the chickens, ducks and pigs are also fat and strong, and at the end of the year, they have more income than in previous years.
Chen Jixing's words greatly encouraged the Ye family, Chen Jixing was right, as soon as his daughter fell into the water, Ye Feng coincidentally appeared and saved her life. Maybe her eldest girl fell into trouble and was abducted by Huazi, maybe another Ye Feng saved her.
And if Ye Feng lives with his family in the future, will it be like the rumors on his mother's side, bringing good luck to her and Chen Jixing, and recruiting a kid for this family?
Perhaps, in a few months, they will not only be able to see their eldest daughter, but they will also be able to make a fortune.
Thinking of this, Ye's mood suddenly improved a lot, shook Chen Jixing's hand, pillowed his head in his arms, and slept sweetly.