Jiang Yue decided to go to Qingzhou County.

After dinner, Cai said, "Mother, prepare plenty of thick clothes, quilts and food. I will take you to visit your grandmother's home in Qingzhou tomorrow."

Jiang Youshan brought out two thick quilts: "Take these and I'll take your mother with me."

Jiang Yue shook her head: "I'll go. We still have pigs and cows at home, you stay at home and look after the house."

Jiang Youshan was extremely anxious: "Child, there is heavy snow in Qingzhou. If you run into any danger——"

"Are you a better fighter than me, or a better carriage driver than me?"

Jiang Youshan's chest hurts. You'll feel uncomfortable if you don't poke your father in the heart, right?

Jiang Ming also wanted to go with him, but Jiang Yue refused. Mr. Cui had started classes and asked him to go to the school. He didn't know what was going on in Qingzhou. Going out was not a trip.

Before daybreak, Jiang Yue set out with Cai. Although the territory was adjacent to Qingzhou, there was no road and they had to go around the mountain. Jiang Yue took the official road. The journey was not difficult, but after going around the mountain, the snow on the road became obviously thicker.

It was really far. After turning into another mountain, there was less snow on the road. I walked along the winding mountain road for another hour before I saw Cai's maiden village.

They are truly people from the mountains.

Everyone knows how Liu came up with this marriage plan. It must have taken a lot of thought.

"Your uncle and aunt are eight years old, and your aunt and aunt are five years old. When your mother got married, your uncle's family already had two boys, and your aunt's family also had a son and a daughter. Let me calculate..."

Cai counted on her fingers and continued, "Let me calculate. The eldest son Wenlai should be twenty-two, and the second son Wenquan should be nineteen. Your aunt married into the Wan family in the same village. Your cousin Fubao is eighteen now, and your cousin Fuhua is sixteen. Alas, I don't know if there will be any children born later. The older ones should all be married."

Jiang Yue replied: "It's easy to remember, but it doesn't matter if you can't remember the person. Just call them brother or sister when you see them."

Cai smiled and said, "You will remember it clearly once you meet him."

The village is not big, built on the mountain, and is made up entirely of stone houses, with no collapsed walls.

The courtyard wall is made of stone, the yard is paved with stone slabs, and even the roof is paved with stone slabs. All local materials are used, and it blends seamlessly with the surrounding mountains.

Cai's steps became heavy and hesitant. She stopped in front of a house, hesitated again and again, looked at the old persimmon tree next to her, took a deep breath, and reached out to push the door.

The gate creaked open, but no one was in the yard.

"Why...is there no one here?" Cai muttered to herself and walked into the yard with a bit of disappointment.

Jiang Yue followed behind. The snow in the yard had been cleared, and it didn't look like no one lived there. She called out, "Is anyone home?"

The door opened and an old woman came out. She looked at the two of them and asked, "Who are you and what are you doing in my house?"

Jiang Yue pulled Cai's sleeve and asked, "Is this my grandma? You don't look like her."

Cai whispered, "This is your aunt."

what?

This, this, her face is sallow and thin, and she is looking at people with her head tilted. She looks to be over 60. Is this my aunt?

My aunt was getting impatient now: "Who are you looking for? You've come to the wrong door."

Cai's face was not happy, and she called out, "Sister-in-law. I'm Ying."

"Ah? Ah, it's... Miss Ying?"

My aunt opened her mouth wide before she recognized him. She shouted at the top of her voice, "Dad, come out quickly, Madam Ying is back."

An old-looking man appeared in the room, followed by two girls and a boy.

This time, Jiang Yue knew it must be her uncle.

Uncle Cai’s old face was like orange peel, his eyes were narrowed into slits, and he looked at me carefully.

Uncle Cai was surprised: "Is it really Madam Ying?"

Cai choked up, "Brother, I... am back."

Uncle Cai was so shocked that his mouth was opened wide enough for an egg to fit in. He stammered "Oh, oh, oh" for a long time but could not even utter a complete sentence. He hurried over to greet him.

The mother and daughter were invited into the house. When Cai entered, she was a little dazed. She didn't see her parents, so she looked into the inner room. The door curtain was hanging, so she couldn't see clearly. She asked anxiously, "Brother, where are my parents?"

"Father and mother, father and mother..."

Uncle Cai couldn’t explain it either.

Cai's heart skipped a beat and she asked tremblingly, "Dad and Mom...what's wrong?"

"Mom and Dad...are not here..."

Cai was about to faint, so Jiang Yue quickly supported her. Jiang Yue heard it clearly, but Uncle Cai didn't say "了" after "没".

"Not here? Then where is it?"

Uncle Cai heard a cold question and looked in the direction of the voice, and saw Jiang Yue's cold face. He looked away uncomfortably.

"My parents are at Red Lady's place."

"At the eldest sister's house?" Cai didn't faint, but became even more confused. Why did her parents go to the eldest sister's house?

There was a "snort" sound, and it came from the kid behind Uncle Cai, who wrinkled his nose and looked disdainful.

Uncle Cai looked away: "Just staying for a while."

The eldest aunt hurriedly said, "It's not like there's no room for the wedding at home..."

Cai had a guess in her mind: "You drove our parents out in order to find a wife for Dalang and Erlang."

Uncle Cai didn't say anything.

Cai stopped and was silent for a while, then said, "Then let's go to my sister's house."

After saying that, he turned around and walked out.

"Oh, oh, Madam Ying, why are you leaving so soon? Isn't this your home?"

The aunt looked at the basket in Jiang Yue's hand and tried to keep her with a smile.

That so-called smiling face is really not pretty at all.

Uncle Cai also said, "That's right. I'll go call my parents back. You can take a rest at our house. You haven't met your nephews and nieces yet."

The aunt waved her hand, pushed the three children to the front, and asked them to call for help.

But these three little guys looked confused and didn't know what to call them.

The girl and the little boy looked silly and secretly glanced at Jiang Yue, but the older boy looked impatient.

Cai snorted coldly: "I am here to visit my parents, so I won't bother my eldest brother's family. I know where my sister's family is."

Jiang Yue went out carrying the basket.

"Oh my, what's going on? Don't leave. It will be bad if people in the village see us."

The persistent aunt chased and shouted all the way, not feeling embarrassed at all. She followed the rising mountain road all the way to the end of the village.

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