Zhang Erya didn't expect that her little cousin, whom she despised the most, was surrounded by everyone in the crowd, shining like the stars in the sky.

How could this be possible? The resentment in her heart was about to overwhelm her. Just as she was about to say something, Daya reached out to stop her.

"sister?"

"If you don't want to incur public wrath, shut up."

"But our mother..."

"Our mother is supported by our father. If you still want to marry into a good family, don't always make things difficult for your little cousin."

"What does it have to do with me marrying that peasant family?"

Zhang Daya glanced at her ignorant sister and didn't want to care about her anymore. But then she thought about how everyone prospers and suffers together. If she didn't want to be implicated by her, she had to care about her.

But she had lost her patience, and her next words were inevitably tinged with resentment. "If it weren't for that peasant family you're talking about, you'd still be digging in the dirt for food."

"how is this possible?"

"Don't forget, our family is also a military household."

"Aren't military households allowed to leave the village?"

"It's because of Second Uncle following Captain Dong's path that our family was able to leave Junhutun and open a restaurant in the city. What else do you think?" Zhang Daya glanced at her own mother who was still sitting on the ground and refused to get up, and whispered helplessly: "Second Aunt went back today, and Second Uncle knew what our mother was thinking. I don't know if we can still visit this relative in the future. It's also our mother who is going too far. Our family relied on Second Uncle's help to leave Junhutun, and now she turns around and looks down on Second Uncle's family. I really don't know what's going on in our mother's mind."

Zhang Erya didn't expect this to happen. Her face gradually turned red and then turned white.

Zhang Daya ignored her and let her think about it herself. She was not a child anymore.

...

Guan had not expected that her youngest son could talk about the affairs of their Thirteen Banners in such detail.

But when her son was about to talk about Jiang's sister, Guan covered his mouth in time and said, "Sansheng, we should go shopping."

"Mom~" Sansheng wanted to say something but he hadn't finished yet. He saw his mother looking at him with a very serious look, and he immediately understood that his mother didn't want him to mention Aunt Jiang in public.

"Ouch, that was close!" Sansheng covered his mouth and followed his mother out of the crowd.

Seeing the crowd around them gradually disperse, Guan Shi began to quietly scold her son. "Sansheng, you can't tell anyone about your Aunt Jiang. If someone with bad intentions has bad intentions towards your Aunt Jiang, it would be like we harmed your Aunt Jiang."

"Captain Dong can't protect Aunt Jiang?"

Seeing that her silly son still didn't understand the reason, Guan explained it to him in detail.

"No matter how powerful Captain Dong is, he can't protect Aunt Jiang all the time. But those bad guys have evil intentions that are omnipresent. So for Aunt Jiang's safety and her future, we must be responsible and not say anything outside."

"Oh."

After Guan had finished talking to her youngest son, she was afraid that he would not remember, so she reminded him again, and then she glanced at Sister Jiang's carriage. Seeing Sister Jiang still standing next to the carriage, she said something to her and took her youngest son into the cloth shop next door.

She is so worried now. Her three sons are growing too fast. The jackets are okay, but the cotton-padded clothes for winter are not. The cotton-padded clothes for the head of the family cannot be neglected.

As Guan entered the cloth shop, she was thinking about how much cotton cloth and cotton she should buy.

Alas, if you calculate it carefully, it will cost a lot of money.

Guan felt her purse and thought that it was a good thing that she had gained a lot of benefits as the head of the household this year, otherwise she would not be able to support these three sons.

Jiang Yan's eyes followed Guan into the cloth shop, but her mind was in a mess and she couldn't figure out what she wanted to buy.

Forget it, if I can’t remember it, then I can just try again next time.

After buying linen and cotton, Guan went to buy oil, salt, sauce and vinegar.

Yi Chen sat in the carriage and gently wiped Ye Zhan's hands and face with a wet handkerchief.

Seeing that the handkerchief in his daughter's hand quickly became too dirty to look at, Ye Zhan wanted to stop it.

Yi Chen, however, insisted on wiping off all the dirt on Ye Zhan's face. Then, imitating the older generation, she said, "You're a little thinner. But if you take good care of yourself, you'll grow back soon."

The two boys sitting on the other side of Ye Zhan were so touched by Yi Chen's soft voice that they let down their guard and fell asleep with their little heads resting on Ye Zhan.

"dad?"

"It was these two kids who saved their dad."

"Then my mother and I will treat them like family from now on."

"Ah."

"Dad, are you very tired? Do you want to take a nap?"

"Yeah." Ye Zhan hadn't gotten a full night's sleep in the past year due to both physical and mental issues. Now that he was reunited with his wife and daughter, the tension in his head could finally relax.

When Guan came back after buying all the things, she saw Sister Jiang sitting on the shaft of the cart with her head down, thinking about something.

Jiang Yan rarely showed such emotion, and Guan immediately realized what had happened. She immediately ran to the carriage with the package on her shoulder, and Sansheng followed closely behind, also carrying the package.

When Guan ran to the carriage, she asked with concern, "Sister, what happened?"

Jiang Yan didn't say anything, but just silently lifted a corner of the car curtain.

Guan first saw the two little beggars, and then when her eyes swept over the big beggar, there was a hint of suspicion in her eyes.

The beggar's face was dirty at that time, so he didn't look at him closely.

At this moment, the beggar's face was wiped clean. Although he was so thin that his skin was just skin and bones, Guan could still find some familiar shadows in his outline.

After a while, Guan covered her mouth, pointed at the man in surprise and said, "He is Shen..." Guan did not say the last two words.

Jiang Yan nodded.

"This... it's great that he's not dead." But Guan thought of Shen Sanlang's half-dead appearance and became worried about Sister Jiang.

"As long as he's alive."

"Girl~"

"As long as he can talk to me, that's fine. Besides, there's still a lot of time left. I believe his health will gradually get better."

"Yes." Guan nodded. She admired Sister Jiang's mentality. However, she remembered something very serious. "Sister, according to the military records, Shen Sanlang has been killed in action and has been deregistered."

Jiang Yan: …

Seeing Sister Jiang looking at her in confusion, Guan explained to her, "As long as Sanlang Shen is alive, no matter how badly he is injured, even in this situation, your family must be a military household."

Jiang Yan didn't want to be a military household, so she asked Guan: "Sister Guan, what should we do?"

Guan had an idea. She leaned close to Jiang Yan's ear and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Anyway, Shen Sanlang has already died in battle. You picked up these two children today."

Jiang Yan was inspired by Guan's words, "Even if I change my name, I will never admit it."

"correct."

"Then..." Jiang Yan thought, wouldn't it be better if Ye Zhan used his original name?

Yichen, who was in the car, heard everything they said clearly. She lowered her head and looked carefully at her father's sleeping face, the dimples at the corners of her lips gradually revealing themselves.

No matter what, as her mother said, as long as her father is alive, it's enough.

No one knows better than her how her mother has been through all these years. Every time she sees her mother staring blankly at her father's photo, she wants to cry.

Even as an atheist, she would secretly make wishes to various gods and Buddhas, saying that she would give anything to bring her father back.

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