After living a new life for my neighbor's grandmother, I traveled through the book again

The day Tong Jia and his group returned to their hometown was the 25th day of the 12th lunar month, and almost every household was making tofu.

Tian Ma smiled and said, "We came back at a good time. This 'tofu' has a good meaning and it means good fortune.

As the saying goes, 'A tree that doesn't move dies, but a person who moves lives.' We northerners are not used to the climate in the south, but after returning, everything will go smoothly for us."

In order to maintain the image that Yang Jixia was forced to resign and return home, Yang Jixia and Tong Jia kept their distance along the way.

Diao Yongting, who had been indifferent to Yang Jixia since he became disabled, was particularly concerned about Yang Jixia along the way.

He may feel that he had to resign due to health reasons, while Yang Jixia was held back because of a woman, and he must feel more aggrieved than himself.

It appears to be comforting, but in reality it is a mockery.

At this time, he had completely forgotten how much he envied Yang Jixia for having a virtuous wife like Tong Jia when he was in Jiangcheng, while he only had Rong Xinzi, a woman who was not presentable, and he even wanted to find an opportunity to seduce Tong Jia.

But before he could implement his idea, he became disabled and his career was in jeopardy, so he naturally stopped thinking about those romantic things.

Now seeing Yang Jixia like this, he was very glad that he did not take action at the beginning, otherwise he would be alone with two women who were holding him back. Even if he was not physically disabled, he would not be able to bear it.

So, on their way back to their hometown, the women stayed together and the men stayed together, and the atmosphere was very strange.

In fact, what Tian Ma said was also intended to ease the relationship and give Yang Jixia a way out in public.

I have returned to my hometown and will start work soon. It is really inappropriate for the two of us to remain in a stalemate.

There was no real conflict between Yang Jixia and Tong Jia. Now that he had a way out, Yang Jixia just went along with it.

He coughed lightly and said, "I'll accompany you back to your parents' home to see how your mother-in-law is doing, and then we'll go home."

Tong Jia nodded, glanced at Rong Xinzi, and asked, "Are you going back to your own home first, or are you coming with us?"

Diao Yongting wanted to go home first, but Yang Jixia had to go to his mother-in-law's house first. Since they were both sons-in-law, it would be inappropriate for him not to go.

So, he said reluctantly, "Let's go together. My mother-in-law is not in good health. If we go together, we won't have to bother her to get up twice."

Everyone reached a consensus and went straight to Rong's house without stopping.

Yang Jixia had come to the Rong family once before getting engaged. Although he did not come in person to pick up the bride, it was not his first time to come to the Rong family.

But it was Tong Jia's first time to step into the Rong family's home.

Although she had many memories of Grandma Rong in her mind before, those memories became increasingly vague after she and Yang Jixia signed the divorce papers.

Especially when she started working with Yang Jixia, her memories of the Rong family, or to be more precise, those people and things that were not good to her, gradually faded from her mind.

Now she remembered very clearly in her mind only three things related to the Rong family.

One is where my grandparents’ graves are and what they like to eat.

Secondly, before their parents passed away, they really left a dowry that belonged exclusively to Rong Xintong. She originally wanted to find these things when she returned to her parents' home and share them equally with her younger brother, but neither Tong Jia nor the former Grandma Rong had the opportunity to return to her parents' home.

Many years later, although Grandma Rong came back, those things had already been taken away by her unscrupulous elder brother Rong Xinhua because of the renovation of the old house.

Third, the night before her wedding, Rong Xinsong, her younger brother, gave all his savings to Rong Xintong as a dowry. Rong Xintong didn't want her brother's money, so when her brother wasn't paying attention, she put the money together with the things her grandparents left for her, planning to return it to her brother when she returned home.

Again, unfortunately, they no longer have this opportunity.

The brother and sister never met each other again in their entire lives.

Thinking of this, Tong Jia suddenly felt very uncomfortable, and there was a cold feeling in the corners of her eyes.

It was Tao Junle who was wiping her tears.

Standing in the courtyard of the Rong family, she actually shed tears without realizing it.

Looking at everything in front of me, it seems to be the same as what I remember, but it seems so strange and unreal.

Tears must have been Grandma Rong's emotion. She said silently in her heart: "Grandma Rong, don't worry. If I have the chance to see your little brother, I will definitely give him everything you want to give him and do my best to save his life.

If there is no chance, then I guess you two sisters have already met.

You should also find a chance to tell me, so that I don’t waste my time.”

Everyone looked at Tong Jia's tears and thought she was moved by the scene. Except for Tao Junle and Tian Ma who stayed with her and comforted her silently, no one else came over.

Yang Jixia didn't know what to say. Rong Xinzi and Rong Xinzhi were feeling even more deeply than she was, and they really couldn't take care of her.

After everyone calmed down, they continued to walk into the house.

The late patriarch of the Rong family, Mr. Rong, the father of the five siblings, was originally a private school teacher who opened a school in his own home.

Therefore, the Rong family lived in a courtyard house with three entrances and three courtyards.

The back house was once the students' dormitory and canteen. The main house in the second courtyard was the school. The east wing was Mr. Rong's bedroom and study, and the west wing was the bedroom and study of other gentlemen.

The rest of the family lived in the back room of the third courtyard.

Now, although Mr. Rong is no longer with us, there are still many students taking classes here.

But when they walked to the main room and heard the content of the course being taught inside, everyone's expression changed.

The children in the class are all from China, but the content they teach is not the Four Books, the Five Classics, or various classics, history, and collections. Even the language spoken by the teacher is not the language of China, but the language of Fusang.

Tong Jia was furious and wanted to rush out to stop the children's minds from being poisoned, but someone held her wrist tightly.

The person holding her wrist was Yang Jixia. From the strength in his hand, Tong Jia could feel that Yang Jixia was actually very angry.

But when I looked into his eyes, I couldn't see anything.

After feeling the message Yang Jixia was conveying to her in Morse code on her wrist, Tong Jia forced herself to calm down and began to carefully observe the surrounding environment.

Sure enough, there were people standing in the four corners of the main room, all of them unfamiliar faces, the likes of which had never been seen before in my memory.

Tong Jia was worried that her memory was failing, so she pulled Rong Xinzi aside and asked, "When are we going to have classes? And why do we need bodyguards? Who are those four people? Are they uncles or cousins?"

Rong Xinzi shook her head and said, "I don't know either. I've only been back twice since I got married. Does my younger sister know?"

Rong Xinzhi also shook her head and said, "After Dad passed away, my eldest brother didn't interact much with the uncles and brothers in the clan. When I went to Shanghai, the school at home had already closed down, and I don't know when it will resume enrollment.

I don’t know those four people, and I don’t know the gentleman who is giving the lecture.

Let's go to the back and ask Aunt Ling. She's been taking care of our mother, so she must know what's going on at home."

Several people nodded and walked towards the back room together.

But as soon as they reached the corridor, they were stopped by someone.

The people who stopped them were all wearing clothes from the Fuso Kingdom, and they all looked at them with unfriendly expressions.

As the one who had the most dealings with Fuso among the few people, Diao Yongting naturally took the initiative to step forward and communicate with these Fuso people at this time.

The Japanese who had been staring at them fiercely became much kinder when they looked at them again after communicating with Diao Yongting.

But no matter how kind the eyes are, the actions taken are still those of asking the person to leave.

Yang Jixia and Tong Jia had been learning the language of Fuso, so they probably understood it. Tao Junle already knew it, and he had a child's appearance as a disguise, so he went straight to the front to listen, and heard more than the two of them.

Rong Xinzi and Rong Xinzhi, who had wanted to say that this was clearly their home and why they were not allowed to go home, did not dare to say anything when they saw Diao Yongting saying goodbye to those Japanese people with a smile, and then walking out with everyone with a happy expression but a cold look in his eyes.

After everyone stood at the Rong family's door again, Yang Jixia finally asked, "Brother-in-law, what's going on now?"

Diao Yongting said: "Rong Xinhua sold this house and moved to the provincial capital with his wife and children.

As for my mother-in-law's situation, I didn't ask. The Japanese said they didn't know and told us to ask the elderly neighbors nearby.

"Brother sold the house? When did that happen? Why didn't he write to inform us?" Rong Xinzi and Rong Xinzhi asked in unison.

Diao Yongting said: "I guess my younger sister offended him after she followed us to Shanghai.

He's doing this now, clearly trying to draw a line between us and us."

Tong Jia had also heard from Rong Xinzi about the disagreement between Rong Xinhua and Diao Yongting. It was nothing more than that they both wanted to use their sister-in-law's marriage to pave the way for their future careers.

But in the end, no one benefited.

If the old lady of the Rong family is no longer around, the relationship will be severed.

But the biggest problem now is that we are not sure whether the old lady of the Rong family is still alive.

Yang Jixia said: "My home is too far from here. If I go back home and come here again, it's really too far.

It will take more than a day or two to find out the truth. How about we stay in a hotel for a couple of days, find out where my mother-in-law is, and then go home to celebrate the New Year?"

He said the last sentence while looking at Diao Yongting.

Diao Yongting shook his head and said, "Since you, my brother-in-law, want to stay and inquire about it, then you can go ahead and find out. If you find out, send someone to my house to deliver a message.

I have a lot of things to deal with at home, so I won't waste any more time staying here.

Diao Ren, take your luggage and let's go home."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Rong Xinzi had no choice. Although she had murderous intentions towards Diao Yongting, it was not a good time to turn against him. She could only smile apologetically at Tong Jia and Yang Jixia and quickly followed.

Rong Xinzhi looked at the backs of the three people walking away, and stood next to Tong Jia with a very lonely look.

She said, "Sister, I have lost my home now. What am I going to do in the future?"

Tong Jia sighed and said, "Let's find a hotel first. After we find out where Mom is, we can discuss what you should do next."

Originally, she thought that no matter what, letting Rong Xinzhi live in the Rong family was a good home for her.

Unexpectedly, Rong Xinhua was so cruel that he directly sold the ancestral home to the Japanese, leaving no way out for the three married sisters and the brother who ran away from home.

No wonder when Grandma Rong explained things to her, she specifically told her not to be soft-hearted towards people from her mother's family?

It seems that all my family members are profit-driven and whoever gives me milk is my boss.

Today is the 25th day of the 12th lunar month. I have looked around in the county and town, but there is no hotel open.

"It seems that it will be difficult to find a hotel to stay in today. Xiaozhi, you are the last one among us sisters to leave home. You should know which neighbors or relatives near our old house have a good relationship with our family?" Tong Jia felt that it was a waste of time to continue looking for a hotel. It would be better to just ask relatives or neighbors to stay overnight and they would pay.

This way she could get more detailed information about the old lady of the Rong family, but she had no impression of the Rong family's relatives, so she could only pin her hopes on Rong Xinzhi.

Rong Xinzhi thought for a moment and stammered, "Actually, after Dad passed away, neither the neighbors nor the relatives were willing to interact with our family anymore.

Big brother... Big brother is a comprador. Originally, many people wanted to have a good relationship with him, but later they found out that he mainly served the Japanese. So many elders came to our house to criticize Big Brother, saying that he... Well, anyway, what they said was pretty unpleasant.

Then came my marriage. My eldest brother wanted to give me to a Japanese manager of their foreign company as a concubine. My mother didn't allow it, but she couldn't stop him, so she went to find someone to help.

I had the opportunity to go to Shanghai with my second sister and brother-in-law.

After going to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, I realized that everyone is actually the same, it’s just that one is open and the other is sneaky.”

"Then...then when you left home, who did our mother ask for help?" Tong Jia asked helplessly.

It is estimated that Rong Xinhua has offended everyone he can, and now he can only go to the people who have a relatively good relationship with Rong Xinzhi's family before she left home to inquire about the news and stay overnight.

Rong Xinzhi said, "Just go down the alley in front and go to your fifth uncle's house, the third one.

He and my father were cousins, and all the children in our family studied in our school, and my father never charged them any money."

Tong Jia glanced at Yang Jixia, and Yang Jixia said, "Okay, let's go to this fifth uncle's house.

Auntie Tian, please bring out two packs of Shanghai dim sum. Whether you're staying overnight or setting it up, it wouldn't be appropriate to go empty-handed."

After preparing everything, the five of them, led by Rong Xinzhi, knocked on the door of their fifth uncle's house.