NOVEL NEXT Chapter 94 - A Relative Visits
Chapter 94: A Relative Visits
As evening approached, the Yu family rushed back to Lotus Flower Village. The usually diligent and thrifty Yu family actually sat in a carriage that they had spent a lot of money to hire from another village. The horse hooves ran very quickly, and the carriage shed was almost knocked down. It was not until they reached Yu Wan’s house that the coachman finally tightened the reins.
“Ah Wan!” Uncle lifted the curtain.
Yu Feng was afraid that he would jump down just like that, so he hurriedly supported him. “Dad, don’t be anxious. We’re here!” With that, he jumped down and helped his father down.
Uncle got out of the car and limped in with his walking stick. “Ah Wan! Sister-in-law! Bruiser! Are you there?”
The villagers were all digging the vegetables in the field. Madam Jiang and Little Bruiser had also gone too. Only Yu Wan was at home. She had just coaxed the three sticky little fellows to sleep and carried them back to the house next door.
Uncle was worried and did not notice that Yu Wan had entered the kitchen from the back door of the house next door. Therefore, he did not notice that a new resident had moved in.
On the other hand, Yu Feng glanced at the Ding Family’s new residence before entering the house. He felt that it was cleaner than before.
Of course, the father and son pair still placed most of their attention on Yu Wan’s family. It turned out that they had accompanied their mother back to her hometown yesterday and stayed in her maternal home, Yaoshui Village. There was an earthquake in Yaoshui Village in the middle of the night. The two villages were not too far apart, and their father was worried that the Lotus Flower Village would also be affected. So they hired an ox cart at dawn from Yaoshui Village to rush back. Unexpectedly, the ox cart broke halfway. Yu Feng and the coachman repaired it for half a day but to no avail. They then went to the nearby village and spent double the price to rent a rare carriage.
Yu Wan looked at the two panicked people in surprise. “Uncle, Big Brother, why are you back? Didn’t you say you wanted to stay with the Guo family for two more days?”
Aunt’s brother was celebrating his birthday during the New Year. The Yu family was both there to visit their relatives and to help.
Yu Wan thought of something and said, “Could it be that there was an earthquake there too? What about Aunt and Second Brother? Are they alright?”
“Little Song was slightly injured, but it’s fine. Are you guys alright?” Uncle’s words confirmed that Yaoshui Village had also encountered an earthquake.
Yu Feng said, “My father was worried about you, so he came back to see you first. My mother and the others are also on their way back.”
Yu Wan was moved. “We’re fine. I’ve gone to the old residence to take a look. The roof that was repaired last time was broken again. The beam in Big Brother’s room was broken.”
Fortunately, they were not around last night. Otherwise, Yu Feng would be in trouble if the roof beam smashed down.
The father and son sighed helplessly. So be it. It was good that they were fine. If he didn’t experience it, he wouldn’t know that in the face of a natural disaster, human strength was so insignificant.
“By the way, Ah Wan, there’s something I need to discuss with you,” Uncle suddenly said.
Yu Wan looked at him. “Uncle, please speak.”
Uncle said, “It’s your aunt’s maternal family, the Guo family. Their house collapsed during the earthquake. They want to stay at our house for a few days.”
The “our house” Uncle was talking about was actually the old residence. Although Yu Wan’s family was living separately, in Uncle’s heart, the old residence would always be her home.
Yu Wan smiled. “Sure, they’re welcome anytime.”
At night, Aunt carried Zhenzhen and returned to Lotus Flower Village with Yu Song and Guo Dayou.
The relationship between the Guo family and the Yu family was actually not that close. Although Yaoshui Village was not a rich village like Apricot Flower Village, it was still one of the largest villages in Lotus Flower Town. Moreover, Old Master Guo had been the village headman of Yaoshui Village when he was alive. The Guo family felt that they were superior to others and had always looked down on a dilapidated family like the Yu family. As a result, they did not pay much attention to their aunt.
When Aunt returned to her maternal house, the Guo family basically did not have a good expression, let alone treat her well.
In contrast, the second daughter of the Guo family, who had married into a rich family, was treated well. Every time she returned to her maternal house, Guo Dayou would kill chickens and ducks, afraid that he would neglect his sister and brother-in-law in the city.
This time, the Guo family’s residence had collapsed. They had originally wanted to go to their brother-in-law’s house to live for a few days, but who knew that their brother-in-law would get someone to send news that his residence had also been damaged and that they were thinking of ways to repair it. When it was repaired, they would definitely bring them over.
Helpless, Guo Dayou could only settle down at the Yu family’s house.
Guo Dayou revealed a look of disdain as soon as they entered the village. “After so many years, your village hasn’t changed at all. It’s still so dilapidated.”
Yu Song’s face fell.
Zhenzhen looked at her uncle in shock.
Guo Dayou had come to Lotus Flower Village ten years ago when Old Master Yu passed away. Something happened to their brother-in-law’s family in the city when Old Mrs. Yu passed away so Guo Dayou had decisively brought his family to the city.
Lotus Flower Village had naturally changed a lot from ten years ago, but in Guo Dayou’s eyes, it was still the same.
Aunt hugged her daughter and did not reply.
The ox cart stopped in front of the old residence.
Guo Dayou’s wife and children were also on the way. However, the mother and daughters did not take the ox cart. They had asked someone to hire a carriage in town. They would probably arrive in less than an hour.
Yu Song’s head was hit by a falling tile. Fortunately, it was only a superficial injury. His skull was fine, but it was still very painful.
Yu Song alighted from the carriage and carried his sister from his mother’s arms.
Little Zhenzhen had already seen Little Bruiser looking around behind the door. She shook off her second brother’s hand and went to look for Brother Bruiser.
“Go call your big brother,” Aunt said.
As soon as she finished speaking, Guo Dayou shouted, “Little Song, take the luggage from the carriage! Don’t forget your aunt and cousin’s boxes!”
Aunt closed her eyes.
Yu Song looked at his mother and did not say anything. He endured the pain from his wound and walked towards the ox cart.
Just as he was about to move the box on the car, a fair hand reached over. “Let me do it.”
Yu Song paused.
Yu Wan pushed him to the side and lifted the large box on the ox cart.