"Hey. It's He Xin, right? You...you've grown up so much." Jiang Hongxin finally let out the tears she had been holding back all the way. "Are you married?"

Jiang Hexin waved behind him, "Come here."

A woman following behind him heard it and took two quick steps forward, "Second sister."

Jiang Hongxin held the hands of the two men, crying with joy, choking with sobs and unable to speak.

"Mother is in the room. When she heard the news that you came back, she was so happy that she cried. Aunt Chun was trying to persuade her." Jiang Ning said with tears in his eyes.

The couple held her hand and walked into the yard. Jiang Muxia was deeply moved and her eyes became wet unconsciously.

"Aunt, what happened to them?" Ping An looked up and asked her in confusion. He blinked his big eyes and couldn't understand why they were crying. He tugged at the corner of Jiang Muxia's clothes and asked in a low voice, "Aunt, why are you crying too?"

Jiang Muxia bent down and hugged him, smiling, "I'm not crying, I'm happy."

He left Goudan, who was still crying at the top of his lungs and gasping for breath, and went into the yard.

The door to the main room was open. Jiang Muxia looked at the situation inside the room while holding Ping An, not knowing whether to go in or just stay where she was.

Jiang Hongxin was kneeling in the main room, with Aunt Jun and her husband in front of her. The scene was too sad and she was afraid to see such a scene.

Aunt Chun stood by the door and waved at her, "Come quickly, come quickly."

Aunt Jun and her husband hugged Jiang Hongxin and cried their hearts out. Only those who have truly experienced it can understand the feeling of losing and regaining something.

Jiang and his wife were beside them, wiping their tears. Aunt Chun saw that they had almost finished crying, so she helped Aunt Jun to stand up and said, "You are not feeling well, so don't try too hard. The children are back now, and we have plenty of time to accompany you. You will get annoyed sometimes. Let's calm down and make something delicious for the children."

Jiang Ning hurriedly said, "You guys stay here with your second sister, I'll cook." He pulled Jiang Hexin's clothes and pulled him away.

Jiang Muxia's eyes flashed, afraid that there was nothing to eat at home. They came back from the county in a hurry and didn't bring anything back.

"I'm going to go out for a while and I'll be back later."

She carried Ping'an to the other courtyard and asked for a chicken. Xiaohu had just killed two rabbits, and she snatched one from him.

Two decent dishes can be added for lunch. When Jiang Ning threw the food on the chopping board, his voice was choked with emotion.

Jiang Ning lowered his voice and said to her, "Your grandma is also here. If you don't want to see her, stay here with me and cook."

The two families lived close to each other, and they were family members within the fifth degree of mourning, so it was not surprising for Qi to hear the letter. Jiang Ning reminded her because he was afraid that it would be awkward for them to meet.

"fine."

In the main room, a wooden fan was opened wide, and several people surrounded Jiang Hongxin, listening to her talk about her experiences in the past eight years since she was abducted. Aunt Jun wiped away tears from time to time, her eyes full of heartache and guilt.

Jiang Muxia sat down holding Ping An. When she met Qi, she just nodded faintly without saying a word of greeting.

Qi's eyes darkened and she turned her head away.

Listening to Jiang Hongxin's past years, which were a mixture of truth and lies, she brushed them off in a few words, the bitterness of which was beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Eight years ago in the spring, she was kidnapped from the market and stayed in a yard in the west of the city with a few companions for seven or eight days. Then she was taken to the ferry, got on the boat in a daze, and when she woke up, she was in a carriage.

There were only two boys and the two girls in the carriage.

The four children, who were of similar age, huddled together, crying.

The carriage finally arrived at a small town with a lot of sedan chairs flowing, and stopped in front of a large house with a wide gate.

The four were thrown into the utility room, served delicious food, and then the door was locked.

These people spoke words they could not understand, and there were people guarding the door. They felt like they were thrown onto an isolated island surrounded by people, and they couldn't find a way to escape.

The four of them stayed in the house until night. When midnight came, they were dressed in colorful clothes, their hands and feet were tied tightly, handkerchiefs were stuffed in their mouths, and they were taken to the bank of a big river.

The riverside was brightly lit, but the crowds of people were silent.

Although they could not understand their words, they understood from the altar set up by the river that they were going to be used as living sacrifices.

The river water was churning and turbulent under their feet. Throwing their small bodies into the river was like throwing a small dumpling into a boiling pot. But the pot was of a certain size, and the dumplings could not get out no matter how hard they tried. However, the river had no end.

The four of them had no way out but death.

Jiang Hongxin was filled with despair and had no choice but to wait for death.

As for her impression of entering the water, she only remembered the moment when she was thrown in headfirst, the water poured into her mouth and nose, and she couldn't open her eyes or breathe. She closed her eyes in fear, and in a moment, she knew nothing.

When Aunt Jun heard this, she hugged her and cried. Aunt Chun persuaded her, "It's all over, it's all over. After a great disaster, there will be good fortune. Our good fortune is all in the future."

Qi was speechless and could only wipe away tears.

"Good boy, how did you get saved? We should thank them."

She was the first child abducted from Suanzao County to return home alive and well. It was not easy for her to survive, and the person who saved her had to take a huge risk. The life-saving grace was greater than heaven, and her family could not repay the kindness even if they gave her a gift of grass and a ring.

Jiang Hongxin helped her mother wipe away her tears and continued talking.

When she woke up, she found herself lying in a shabby house with only a teenage maid by her side.

She told me that her master found me floating on the river bank while patrolling on the river. He asked someone to check and found that I was still breathing, so he rescued me and brought me to the manor.

She said that the master never saved people for nothing. He kept me here, taught me to practice in the morning and evening, and let me work in the fields the rest of the time.

As long as I work for ten years, you will let me go home.

Jiang Hongxin glanced at Jiang Muxia, and they both understood each other tacitly.

Her words were so false, she just wanted to comfort her family. But Aunt Jun and the others were so concerned that they didn't think deeply about it.

"Then, this year is only the eighth year, why were you let back?" Although Aunt Jun was crying sadly, she still thought of this.

"Don't worry, the master has a business in our county and sent me here to manage it. I won't leave. I will never leave you."

"Okay, great."

"In two years, when you are completely free, I will find you a good young man in a nearby village, so you can start a family. We can see each other often in the future, okay?"

"it is good."

Jiang Hongxin responded readily, but Jiang Muxia felt uneasy.

With her status and her nowhere to settle down, the faster she agrees, the more worried Aunt Jun will be in the future.

What is she doing? Has she thought about the interests involved?

Aunt Jun's body cannot withstand secondary injury.

She looked at her with complicated emotions in her eyes. Jiang Hongxin smiled at her and avoided her gaze.

Jiang Ning walked into the house sweating, "Mom, it's time to eat."

Jiang Muxia remembered that she had to go back to the county to find Tang Zhongbai to discuss going to Wuquan Villa to invite people, and Jiang Hongxin's sudden move made her lose the mood to eat.

I handed Ping An to Aunt Chun and said goodbye with apology, "There is a plague in the county. I have to accompany someone to another place to seek medical advice. I will leave soon. When I come back, we will gather again. You should also be careful and stay at home as much as possible. Don't run around."

Everyone knew the priorities of the matter and did not force her to stay.

Jiang Muxia walked to Jiang Hongxin and stopped, lowering her voice, "Be careful."

Jiang Hongxin patted her shoulder and said nothing.

She walked out of the door and saw sisters Jiang Hongjuan and Jiang Hongyu running home like the wind. They didn't even bother to say hello to her, and in the next moment she heard their screams and cries.

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