When the old couple Chen Huishi came out of the inner gate, they saw Aunt Gui and Jianmin's wife wandering around in the outer courtyard. He walked past them with a sullen face and without saying a word.

His second grandmother wanted to say hello, but she opened her mouth and couldn't make a sound. So she followed her old man and walked away.

When Lao Er's wife and Gui Niang saw that the two old guys had finally come out, they hurried to the inner courtyard. After entering the house, they both looked at Xia Ran with starry eyes.

It was as if she had never seen it before, and it was as if she couldn't see enough. After looking at Xia Ran for a long time, Gui Niang chuckled and laughed first.

"I'm convinced. You look so handsome when you're killing people. You made those people dare not say a word. I've been displeased with them for a long time. No one can control them. They always take advantage of their age. When I separated from Lao Ba, they got involved a lot. They even sided with Lao Ba and suppressed and bullied our family.

Your tenth uncle, who was so strong and had never cried before, was so angry that he cried and couldn't sleep all night. Now they finally met their match. Hahaha, I want to laugh when I think about this. You don't know that your tenth uncle was just under the eaves, and he was grinning with joy when he heard you scolding so happily. He hasn't been so happy in a long time. Finally, someone got back the anger he suffered when he was young."

"That's right, that's right. Sister-in-law, you really spoke my mind today. I wanted to scold them a long time ago, but unfortunately I'm not good at speaking. When I get anxious, I don't know how to scold people, so I can only cry. What happened today was so refreshing, and the depression in my heart finally dissipated."

The second son’s wife said affectionately, she was very happy.

"Jian Guo, I found that you have become smarter and more eloquent. Could it be related to the white-bearded old man you met that day? Could it be that the old man you met was not an ordinary old man, but some kind of immortal? While talking to you, he also gave you some advice."

The more Gui Niang thought about it, the more likely it seemed, and she asked with increasing certainty.

When sleepiness met the pillow, Xia Ran took the opportunity to back off and said:

"I don't know either. But, ever since I saw the old man with white beard in my dream, I have a lot more things in my mind. Moreover, my brain works better than before. It seems that my mind is clearer."

"That must be it, otherwise how could it change so much?"

The second son's wife interrupted, "I'm confused by what you're saying. What immortal guidance, what white-bearded old man?"

Gui Niang explained and also mentioned the story of the cuckoo.

When the second daughter-in-law heard this, she immediately slapped her thigh:

"My sister-in-law must have met a fairy. In a village behind the mountain where my mother's family lived, there was a man who had been crazy for half his life. As a result, because he dreamed of a fairy who gave him some advice, he not only recovered, but was no longer crazy and could even tell fortunes for others.

It is said that he is very effective. Anyone who comes to him can burn three sticks of incense devoutly, and according to the direction of the smoke, he can tell you all your ancestors for eighteen generations. Sister-in-law, do you have this special ability?"

Xia Ran knew from her original memory that the second son's wife was a superstitious person. Unexpectedly, she believed in it so seriously that she was a little obsessed.

I quickly replied: "I don't have any special abilities, it's just that my mind is clearer than before. It's not like before, like a ball of paste, always unable to figure out problems."

"Oh, I see. If you don't have special abilities, then you don't have them. Not everyone can have that kind of meal. Hey, you just said that Tingwazi is destined to have no parents or brothers or sisters. Is that true or false?"

"We don't know either. The old man with white beard said so."

The second son's wife continued, "Then it must be true. Even the gods said it, how could it be false? What should we do? You can't give Tingwa back to her now, right? She didn't want her in the first place, and she didn't want to raise her. If you give her back now, she probably won't want her. What should we do?"

"I haven't figured out what to do yet. This is my plan for now. I'll keep her for another two years, then let her work in a carpet factory. Let her earn money to support herself. Anyway, I don't plan to keep her any longer."

"That's fine. I've already raised her, so let's just leave it that way. I won't be able to raise her for many more years. When she grows up, I can just marry her off. I can also collect the bride price at the same time."

"I didn't think of taking her betrothal money, I just wanted her to stay away from me. She was born without parents. Jianguo was killed by her, and I'm afraid she will kill me."

Aunt Gui continued, "That's true. But it's even harder to get it out now. No one will accept it."

The second son's wife objected: "Why can't we accept her betrothal money? Our Chen family raised her and saved her life. Shouldn't she leave the betrothal money to you for your retirement? Isn't this a matter of course? Look at the ravines and ditches behind our mountain, there are baby girls thrown everywhere.

If it weren't for you and Jianguo, she would have died early. Look how well you raised her. She is plump and strong, as good as two children in other families. In the village, who else has raised her better than she? She protects her from the wind and sun, and she wears good clothes. I heard that you fed her with goat milk for more than a year when you first brought her home. Is that true?"

Xia Ran explained: "It's true. I worked for Uncle Qing's family for a whole month and a half, and only earned a small bowl of goat milk every day to feed her. Later, Jianguo saw that she really liked drinking malted milk, so he bought it for her several times."

"Speaking of this, I remembered. After I gave birth to Jing, the food at home was poor and lacked nutrition, and there was a lack of milk. I spent a lot of money to buy two cans of malted milk, and all of it went into your Ting's mouth.

As soon as I made malted milk, she came over following the smell, but Jing was not used to the taste and vomited as soon as she drank it. Your Ting was waiting by the side, and when she saw her sister didn't drink it, she picked up the bowl and gulped it down. After drinking it, she left, and came over again next time. If I didn't make malted milk for her, she would remind her that it was time to make malted milk for her sister.

After trying it several times, Jing just couldn't get used to it. There was no other way, so the second child said, why not give it directly to your Ting child. I disagreed at the time, it was too expensive. But the second child said, there are only two girls in the family, no matter whether they are adopted or not, they are our own children.

Just give it to him to drink, otherwise it will be troublesome to come to him on time every day. So, Ting drank all the last two cans of malted milk. Oh, now that I think about it, I shouldn't have given it to him in the first place. He fed a person who is good at killing people! He is small, but he has a lot of tricks. It's true that other people's children are hard to tame. "The second son's wife sighed.

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