Chapter 15: Discussion (3)
Uncle Qi's proposal also made Ye Xinyan puzzled, "Why do you want us to accompany you back?" Since you think that we are masters and servants, and that we have escaped, are you not afraid of lawsuits? ”
Qi Younian smiled bitterly: "Isn't there nothing I can do?" One is that I have been out for many years and went back alone, which is too desolate after all. What's more, I don't know if my old bones can withstand the long journey. If there is an accident on the road, not only will you not be able to return to your homeland, but you will also be in the wilderness. ”
Ye Xinyan's eyes widened, and she didn't understand, "Come with us...... It wasn't much comfortable, it was a bumpy trek. "Ye Xinyan is embarrassed to say it, if there is an accident on the road of your old man, won't you be able to return to your homeland?
Qi Younian smiled: "With you, even if I swallow my breath on the road, you can burn me with a fire." As long as you can bring back two pieces of my old bones, the old man will be satisfied. ”
"However, you and your mother-in-law can rest assured, even if I am gone, you can also have a household registration with my tokens, and you can also settle down in Qinghe Village in eastern Henan." Qi Younian added.
Ye Xinyan thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, if that's the case, you can help us more, I'll discuss it with my mother-in-law, and I'll call you back later." ”
Qi Younian originally prepared a lot of rhetoric, wanting to reassure this young daughter-in-law, but he didn't expect her to agree so happily.
It's just a matter of discussing with her mother-in-law, and according to Qi Younian, as long as Ye Zi makes up her mind, this matter is basically settled. At most, it's about giving her time to think about the details.
Ye Xinyan didn't think about it so much, and as soon as she went back, she told Mama Jin about Qi Younian's thoughts.
Mama Jin is a little uneasy, it is a long way from here to East Henan, although Uncle Qi looks fine, but after all, the contact time is short, and it is not considered to understand the details.
Go back and think about it, they have no other way now, if what Uncle Qi said is true, this method is indeed feasible. In recent years, the imperial court's management of the population has become more and more strict, and it is not easy for those who have escaped to have a reliable household registration. These two lone women, if they can have a reasonable identity, they can be regarded as having a personal security.
Compared with the household registration, Mama Kim's uneasiness is only a small part of the mental activity, and the settling component of this proposal is more important. Ye Xinyan persuaded a few more words from the side, and the matter was settled.
Mama Jin also told Ye Xinyan that recognizing her granddaughter is a big deal, and she can't be so hasty.
Ye Xinyan thought about it, although what Mama Jin said was true, but in this case, many things are not good to say to people, so naturally they can't hold a ceremony to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors in a big way. For the ceremony of recognizing ancestors and grandchildren, it is better to ask Uncle Qi what he means first, and then discuss.
In the future, it is better to be commensurate with grandchildren and grandchildren, and it is better to treat each other with sincerity. So Ye Xinyan didn't hang it, the next day was the third day of the Lunar New Year, and after breakfast, she found Qi Younian and told him about her and Mama Jin's decision.
Qi Younian still thought that this was a big deal, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had to think about it for two days before they could decide. I didn't expect him to say it yesterday, and he had a reply today.
When Qi Younian heard this, he had mixed feelings. Now, not only can I return to my hometown where I have been away for decades, but I also have two relatives to accompany me on the road, and I don't have to worry about the rush of being close to home.
Qi Younian's heart has been indifferent for many years, and suddenly he has a warm and down-to-earth feeling.
After stumbling outside for all these years, and suffering so much loss from his brother, Qi Younian thinks that he is still more cautious and discerning in looking at people. Ye Zi, a little woman, is smart and calm, not the kind of person who can't hold her breath. Being able to reply to him in such a short time shows that she is not fighting with him, and she can show sincerity to him, and he is not wrong.
Thinking like this, Qi Younian's eyes were a little moist, and he said with emotion: "Ye Zi, you and your mother-in-law don't treat me as an outsider, and I must treat you sincerely." My family is all loyal people, and it's okay if I don't go back, but as long as I or my descendants go back, although the Qi family is poor, there will always be more or less a share of the belongings. Even if I have an accident, you and your mother-in-law will definitely have a place to live. ”
Ye Xinyan said with a smile: "Uncle, don't think about things so pessimistically, I see that your body is very tough, and we will definitely be able to go back safely." You haven't been back for so many years, the Qi family's belongings or something, we won't ask the family. In the future, we will be grandparents and grandchildren, no matter whether we have property or not, as long as I have a bite to eat, you and your mother-in-law will not be hungry. ”
Ye Xinyan is right, listening to Qi Younian's story, he came out of the house at the age of fifteen, and in the past forty years, he has not been filial piety in front of his parents, and it is unreasonable to go back and share the family property with his brother at this time.
"Alas," Qi Younian was relieved, thinking of the entanglement on the road, he couldn't help sighing, and took out a small bag from the cabinet on the kang, "I really didn't expect to go back one day." If we had known earlier, we would have saved more silver taels, and we would have suffered less on the road. ”
This is really not a lie, in the early years, he did not have such a strong sense of homesickness. always thought that even if he went back, he would be a disgrace to his parents and brothers, and it would be better to just throw the bones everywhere. If you save a day and count a day, where will you save money?
When he wanted to go back in the past two years, his old body didn't allow him to go on the road alone, and he didn't have the physical strength to make a lot of money.
During this time, he just desperately thought that no one would abandon his family and business, go thousands of miles, and accompany an outsider back to his ancestral hometown. Unexpectedly, when he was already dead, he had such an opportunity, and God treated him well.
Qi Younian opened the small bag, and there were a few pieces of silver inside, which looked like more than ten taels. If it is according to the life of ordinary people, a dozen taels of silver is already a lot of savings, but if it is used as a coil for three people to travel thousands of miles, a dozen taels of silver is not enough.
Qi Younian passed the kang table and handed the silver to Ye Xinyan, "I thought I would never have a chance to go home again, and I didn't think about saving money, but now I only have this silver." You take it first, and you can plan what you want to use on the road. If that's not enough, let's leave later, and when the weather is warmer, I'll do more to make a living, and I can earn more money to use on the road. ”
Ye Xinyan hurriedly pushed the silver back: "You put the silver away quickly, I can't take this money." Would you like to believe that the two of us who are unidentified have already done us a great favor by giving us a place to settle down, so how can I ask for your money again? ”
Qi Younian slightly complained in a tone, and pushed the small bag to Ye Xinyan again, "You kid, we will be grandparents and grandchildren in the future, we can't see each other like this." Hurry up, there will be a lot of places to use money in the future, give you this little bit of silver, I really don't want to go. ”
Ye Xinyan said with a smile: "Since you are my grandfather, of course you are a granddaughter who is filial to her grandfather, how can I let my elderly grandfather earn money for me to spend." If you really want to make money, it's also my idea, how can I let you do things? You still keep the money, and when we can't plan it, I'll ask you again. ”