Confiscated my property and exiled me, I emptied the emperor's old nest to escape famine

"Why did you help us report the news?"

"Did Mr. Hu San ask you to come?"

Ye Fei frowned and looked at Wang Dahai.

Although she was very worried about Ye Qingyun and the other person, Ye Fei was still wary when she heard the news from the wretched Wang Dahai.

She was guessing Wang Dahai's intentions.

"It wasn't Mr. Hu who asked me to come here. I wanted to come here on my own."

"I was just wandering around... uh... taking a walk, and I saw..."

Wang Dahai explained with a little embarrassment, and then straightened his chest: "Although I don't have a very good reputation in Ling Village, I am kind-hearted and I just did it to report the news."

"Don't worry, although I helped to report the news, I am definitely not someone who would seek repayment for a favor."

"Of course, if you really want to repay me... Hey, hey, why are you leaving?"

"I haven't finished talking yet."

Wang Dahai was pretending to be humble and observing Ye Fei's reaction, but he didn't expect that after Ye Fei comforted Lin Xue'e, he raised his legs and quickly went in the direction of Hu Laosan's residence.

Wang Dahai's eyes rolled around, and finally he followed Ye Fei's footsteps.

The only person left there was Lin Xue'e, who was filled with worry and muttered to herself, "You must come back safely."

When Wang Dahai shouted like that, naturally some of the neighbors who were at home nearby heard it.

They looked at Lin Xue'e and began to whisper:

"I heard something happened to the Ye family?"

“I don’t know what they did to deserve this.”

"I think the Ye family is too high-profile. They just came to Ling Village and built such a big house. Maybe they have been targeted by someone with ulterior motives."

“No matter who the Ye family was before, once they come to Ling Village, they must learn the rules of Ling Village.”

"It looks like we have offended the four major families in Ling Village. It will be difficult for them to stay in Ling Village in the future."

"That's right. In Ling Village, the four major families are the sky above our heads. Although we have a certain degree of freedom of movement as exiles here, in the final analysis, we are still exiles or descendants of exiles."

"For people like us, being able to live and lead a stable life is the most important thing."

"But I heard that when they first came to Ling Village, it was Uncle Hu San who brought them here personally. This shows that Uncle Hu San is still very caring towards their family. Maybe they will be fine..."

"Mr. Hu Sanye does have some influence in Ling Village, but he is not the only one who has the final say in Ling Village..."

"........."

Lin Xue'e felt even worse after listening to the discussions, so she simply went into the house.

Qian Dalang's wife happened to be at home. She wanted to go talk to Lin Xue'e, but was immediately scolded by the old lady of the Qian family:

"Why are you joining in the fun at a time like this?"

"Do you know what trouble their family has caused that you dare to come to their house like this?"

"Just because I chatted with them for a while and ate a few of their fried dough sticks and buns, do you think I have a deep friendship with them?"

"Do you want to cause trouble for our Qian family?"

"There's a sick person lying in the room waiting to be taken care of. If you don't have enough to do, go take care of her."

The main purpose of Mrs. Qian's words was to let people know that the Qian family and the Ye Fei family had nothing to do with each other.

Qian Dalang's wife curled her lips.

However, she did not go to Ye Fei's house in the end but returned to Qian's house.

Ye Fei couldn't hear or care about the discussions at the moment. She rushed to Mr. Hu's residence as quickly as possible and explained her purpose.

But she couldn't get in and was stopped outside.

The man guarding the gate looked Ye Fei up and down and asked, "You, a woman, want to see Mr. Hu San?"

"You can't see Mr. Hu whenever you want."

Ye Fei was about to force his way in when Wang Dahai, who had followed him breathlessly, happened to hear the gatekeeper's words. He immediately started to act arrogantly:

"What are you talking about?"

"Everyone in Ling Village knows that Mr. Hu San is a very reasonable person."

"Miss Ye came here for the safety of her family. Mr. Hu must be willing to see her."

"Hurry up and let us in. You don't want to make things awkward, do you?"

Wang Dahai started to yell with a shameless look: "Uncle Hu San, Uncle Hu San, I'm here to see you."

"Mr. Hu San, I miss your family's food."

The gatekeeper had a headache.

He stopped Wang Dahai from continuing to act like a spoiled brat with a dark face: "Alright, alright, stop shouting."

"You are not ashamed, but we are."

"Wait, I'll report to the Third Master right away."

"Report, what else is there to report? We can just go in by ourselves." Wang Dahai put his arm around the gatekeeper's shoulder and acted like a good brother, half forcing and half pushing him into the courtyard:

"It's not like I haven't been to Mr. Hu's house before. We're all acquaintances now. There's no need to be so serious about the rules."

"You also know that Mr. Hu San always calls me Brother Dahai when he sees me."

"You...you really are..." The gatekeeper was very angry at Wang Dahai's shamelessness.

With Wang Dahai carrying this conspicuous bag in front, Ye Fei was happy to follow behind.

As soon as Ye Fei approached the main hall, he heard a man's sarcastic voice coming from inside:

"You're exiled here and you're still thinking about studying. Just look at what happened to us. Once we're exiled here, we'll have to stay here forever."

"Even people from our big families are like this, do you still want to turn the world around by studying?"

"You'd better give up on this idea. As a convict or the offspring of a convict, you can't take the imperial examination even if you are good at studying."

"So don't waste your time and energy. Plant the fields, grow the land, and raise the fish ponds. This is what you should do after being exiled here."

"I know that your Ye family has an extraordinary status in the capital, but so what?"

"Whose ancestors haven't been rich?"

"But now we are still working in the fields, facing the earth and working hard to barely survive."

"I don't eat well, I don't live well, I don't wear well."

"Generation after generation has endured the pain..."

At the end, the man's tone was quite complicated.

Ye Fei felt that there was a sense of nostalgia and longing for the family's former glory, as well as helplessness and resentment towards the current situation.

Ye Fei completely understood.

Although the so-called four major families have a certain prestige in Ling Village, they are only among the fugitives in Ling Village.

Convicts are convicts after all, and this is an identity shackle that they can never get rid of in their lifetime.

But Ye Fei didn't care about these. She just wanted to know the situation of Ye Qingyun and Ye Ling.

Fortunately, she heard Ye Qingyun's gentle yet firm voice: "I know everything you said, but I still want Ling'er to study."

"Ling'er is young and at the right age to study. I can't hold him back."

"Anyway, we won't delay the mission assigned to us in Ling Village."

"Please help me, Third Master, and all the stewards."

"So what if it doesn't work out?" the man snorted coldly.