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The sky was turning pale, and Fubao was woken up early by Qingyang to recite his lessons. He finished reciting with a halting look, ate breakfast, packed up the tent, and continued on his journey.

Xiaoshui fed the cows and said, "Let's go back five miles later, bypass this half of the mountain, and go around Qingzhou to Yuzhou."

I had just packed my bag but hadn't set off when I heard a shrill voice in the distance: "Ercui! Ercui!"

Fubao's heart skipped a beat. It was the woman from yesterday who came over. Li Huaiqing immediately frowned: "What is she doing here?"

Fu Bao looked at the troubled Zhang Ercui and saw that she was about to cry. He said helplessly, "Aunt, go over and take a look. But no matter what she wants to do, don't agree to it yet. Come back and discuss it first."

Zhang Ercui felt relieved. Although her family members looked unhappy, they did not stop her.

After she left, Fubao sat cross-legged in the car and asked, "When the aunt meets her sister and brother, she becomes a different person. Why is that?"

She was really curious, and her three cousins ​​were in another ox cart and too far away to hear anything, so she took the opportunity to ask.

Zhou Qiaoping held her in her arms, paused and said, "Your aunt is also a pitiful person."

Fubao looked up and asked, "Why do you say that?"

Zhou Qiaoping: "When she first got married, her arms and legs were so thin that I was afraid she would faint from working so hard."

Fubao thought again about the Zhang Ercui she had seen. She was big and strong, and seemed to have been spoiled since childhood. She didn't expect that she was so thin before.

Zhou Qiaoping: "The Zhang family's first daughter was Zhang Cuicui, their first child. When she was born, they heard that a phoenix flew over the yard. The couple thought that this child was a lucky star and were extremely happy."

Fubao: "Ah? Is there really a phoenix?"

Zhou Qiaoping laughed and said, "It's just a rumor spread by the villagers. They said any pheasant they haven't seen before is a phoenix. Later, when her mother was pregnant with her, the villagers all said it was a boy. How could it be so certain? When she was born, it was a girl, and the family already had one, so they didn't want her anymore and directly called a human trafficker to sell her."

Fubao was surprised because even in the village, few people would sell their babies just because they had a girl. Many people wanted a son, but selling a child was shameful after all.

Zhou Qiaoping: "They sold the child for one tael of silver. It was Mr. Zhang, her grandfather, who felt ashamed and chased her for several miles to redeem her."

Fubao really couldn't imagine how there could be parents who could be so cruel.

Zhou Qiaoping said: "After redeeming him, they treated him as if he didn't exist in the family. They didn't even give him a name, and told him to do this and that every day. When he was ten years old, I don't know what he did, but his parents chased him and beat him to death. He was so scared that he didn't know where to run, and he ran from Zhangjiazhuang to our village."

Fubao: "What happened next?" She seemed to have guessed why Zhang Ercui married him.

Zhou Qiaoping: "It was winter, she was wearing only a tattered single layer of clothing, and her straw sandals were so worn out that they could no longer be worn. Later, your uncle went out to play and brought her back."

Fubao: "Ah? It turns out that uncle's wife was picked up by himself."

Zhou Qiaoping smiled and nodded her head: "Yes, Darong was thirteen at that time. He didn't dare to tell anyone when he brought the person back. He went hungry at night and gave all the food to your aunt. I didn't find out there was someone in the little room until the next morning."

Fubao: "My aunt is hiding in the firewood room where we make tofu. How did you know?"

Zhou Qiaoping smiled and covered her mouth: "Your uncle went in several times early in the morning, each time he was either fetching water or getting a blanket. I think it's hard for him not to know."

Fubao: "What happened next?"

Zhou Qiaoping's face changed. "Her damn parents, I don't know who told them that she was at my house, and they called half the village to come and see her. They insisted..."

Fu Bao asked anxiously, "What did you say?"

Zhou Qiaoping: "They insisted that she was no longer clean and asked my family to buy her away with money. How could we stop the crazy talk of those people in the village? I had no choice. Your uncle would not let me send her away, so I arranged a betrothal. Later, she lived in our house, and Fourteen married your uncle..."

Fu Bao was silent for a while before he said, "Are they her biological parents? How could they be so cruel..."

Zhou Qiaoping: "After she got married, she couldn't even get in the door every year when she went back. When her eldest sister got married, someone came to pick her up. She was so happy that she wore the new clothes I made for her and went there happily. But when she came back, she didn't say a word."

Fubao: "Did they bully my aunt?"

Zhou Qiaoping: "Her parents sent her over to be a servant to her elder sister, fearing that their eldest daughter would suffer."

Never thinking it would be like this, Fubao didn’t know what to say for a moment.

Li Huaiqing tapped his pipe and said, "Ercui is a good girl. We raised her as our own daughter. I don't know why she saw in your uncle. I told her to find a good family for her, but she only wanted your uncle..." Fubao didn't know who his biological uncle was.

Fubao: "So why is she so mean to her sister and brother..."

Zhou Qiaoping sighed: "Her parents have always told her to be good to her sister since she was a child. As for her brother, I don't know."

Until the end of the story, Fubao was shocked. She had never thought that her aunt's life was so miserable. But fortunately, she married her uncle. Although his family was not rich, he treated her well and gave birth to several good children.

Almost half an hour had passed, and Zhang Ercui hadn't come back yet. Fubao: "Go see your aunt, why hasn't she come yet?"

Li Shuangrong held her and took her cousins ​​to the place where they met yesterday.

"Ercui, I'm your elder sister, you can't do this!" The sharp voice hit the eardrum, making Fubao's ears hurt.

When I got closer, I saw that Zhang Cuicui was only left with a layer of inner clothes and was kneeling on the ground wearing Zhang Ercui's clothes.

Zhang Ercui wanted to leave in a panic, but she couldn't break free from the restraints of her and her fat son.

Zhang Ercui: "I've already said it! I really can't take you with me..."

The wealthy man with a big belly was already in a state of disarray, and was firmly restrained by Li Darong.

Fu Bao knew at a glance that they had been robbed by refugees. Originally, they were covered in gold and silver, but now not only were they naked, but even their ear holes were completely torn apart and split in half.

Li Shuangrong stepped forward and attracted everyone's attention: "All of you get out..." The cold and merciless words were thrown out, making the official, who had just put on a smiling face, unable to control the expression on his face.

Zhang Cuicui turned and rushed over again: "This is the second brother of the Li family! We are legitimate relatives, please take us with you, I beg you."

Fubao: "We are poor country folk, and we are not worthy of being your relatives. Go somewhere else and see which family has the best clothes, and ask them if they can be your grandfather and take you with them."

These words were so harsh that the three people on the ground were stunned for a moment, followed by endless cursing.

Fubao walked in front without looking back. The three brothers were not in a position to talk, so they just helped Zhang Ercui away and set off together.