Started as a poor little girl

Yue Haitang frowned her pretty eyebrows and thought to herself: Could it be that big brother is here again? There is no extra food for him at home, and he hasn't been here for quite a while.

"Husband, you should go and see who it is! It's getting late. He must have something urgent to tell us!" Yue Haitang said calmly. They didn't even know who it was, so it was better to relax.

Wu Qingshu opened the door nervously. Yue Haitang saw the person at the door and ran to the door and threw herself into the person's arms.

"Second sister, you are finally back, woooo... I missed you so much!" Yue Haitang sobbed and hugged Yue Xiangmei tightly.

Li Lulu had just got off the carriage and saw this person whose features and eyebrows were 80% similar to her mother's. She was sure that this was her aunt without a doubt.

Seeing her mother and aunt crying their hearts out, she tilted her head to look into the yard. The little girl saw her mother hugging another person who looked very similar to her mother.

The little girl took small steps and ran to her mother. She stood sideways, hugged both of their legs, smiled sweetly and said, "Mom, don't cry, Yuanyuan will hug you."

Yue Xiangmei looked down at the little baby. The baby was so adorable, just like a delicate porcelain doll. Her heart melted and she squatted down and picked up the little baby.

"Whose little baby is this?" Yue Xiangmei spoke softly, as if she was afraid that a louder voice would scare the little girl.

"I'm my mother's little baby! Hehehe!" The little girl was soft and had a sweet voice. Although she had never seen her aunt Yue Xiangmei, she didn't dislike her embrace.

"Brother-in-law, the kids should stop standing at the door and bring the carriage in!" Wu Qingshu invited Li Qingping and the others to come in and sit down.

The gates of the courtyards in the village are all built large, so carriages can enter.

Li Xiaoyang led the carriage into the house, and Li Lulu followed him in. After everyone came in, Wu Qingshu closed the door and went inside to get a bench. Li Lulu and Li Xiaoguang followed to help.

"Lulu, right? You've grown so big, I almost didn't recognize you." Wu Qingshu took the stool and turned around, then saw Li Lulu and asked in surprise.

Wu Qingshu is the only scholar in the village. He is handsome and gentle. If he were not from a poor family, many girls would throw themselves at him.

"Yeah! Xiaoguang, you've grown so tall too."

"Yes, uncle, I'm Lulu!" Li Lulu smiled playfully and answered obediently.

"Yes! I haven't grown much taller." Li Xiaoguang scratched his head embarrassedly and took the stool from Wu Qingshu. "Uncle, we can do it ourselves."

Li Xiaoguang ran away with the stool, Wu Qingshu went back to the house to get it, and Li Lulu followed and also took two stools.

After putting the stool away and seeing Yue Xiangmei put down the little dumpling, Li Lulu quickly went over to play with the little dumpling.

"Come, sister has some snacks, can you play with me?"

Li Lulu took out an egg yolk pastry from her bag and gave it to Xiaotuanzi. The little girl took the pastry with a smile on her face.

"Thank you, sister. Yuanyuan wants to play with you."

"Oh! This is Lulu! She's so big now, and she's getting more and more beautiful!" Yue Haitang was a little surprised to see Li Lulu.

So when Yue Haitang first saw Li Lulu, she had just gotten married, but after that incident at home, she never saw her again.

"Yes, this is Lulu. When you met her, she was only four or five years old. Now she is ten years old and will be eleven this year. She must have grown up a lot." Yue Xiangmei said happily. She finally felt more at ease seeing her sister.

"Second sister, brother-in-law, have you had dinner yet? If not, make it right away." Wu Qingshu looked at these people who had traveled so far to see his family, and he knew they had to prepare some food.

"Brother-in-law, don't worry, we have already eaten." Li Qingping said hurriedly, fearing that his brother-in-law would have to cook a large table of food.

"Since we've eaten, I'll go clean up the guest room. Second sister, brother-in-law, please take a seat."

Yue Haitang got up and prepared to clean up the guest room. Wu Qingshu's house was quite big and the conditions were pretty good, but it was just a superficial appearance. There was nothing else except the house. All his family members had died of illness, so he just wanted to keep it quiet.

"Little sister, I'll go with you so we can talk together." Yue Xiangmei followed Yue Haitang to clean up the guest rooms.

Li Lulu and Xiao Tuanzi were playing with Wu Yuanyuan in the small garden beside the yard. They were having a great time.

"Xiaoyang Xiaoguang, move all the things down and put them away for your uncle. Since you two are free, I'll have a good chat with your uncle." Li Qingping asked the two children to move the things so that he could chat quietly with his brother-in-law.

Yue Xiangmei and Yue Haitang walked into the guest room with the quilt, put down the quilt, and chatted while making the bed.

"Little sister, have you been doing well these years?" This is what Yue Xiangmei cares about most.

"I'm living a good life. My husband treats me very well and my children are well-behaved and sensible. It's really good. How about you, second sister?" Yue Haitang's face was filled with a happy smile.

"As long as I'm living a good life." Yue Xiangmei frowned, wondering whether she should talk about her own business.

Yue Haitang felt something was wrong when she saw Yue Chunmei's expression. She said solemnly, "Sister, did that old woman bully you again? Or did she bully the children again?"

"No, no, the old woman can't bully us now. She has been taken away by the government, and she probably won't be able to come out for a while." Yue Chunmei smiled with relief, but still told it out. She would have to know it sooner or later anyway.

"Don't worry, sister. I'm living a good life! Lulu is capable now. He opened a shop and makes money. We have built a new house. The carriage outside was also bought by Lulu." Yue Xiangmei became happier and happier as she spoke, with pride in her eyes.

"Ah! What's wrong with this old woman?" After listening to Yue Xiangmei's story about Li Lulu, she was even more surprised. "Ah! Lulu is still a young girl, how can she earn so much money?"

"Ah! It was all because of the old woman. It happened last year. The old woman took advantage of the fact that Lulu was alone at home and asked my eldest brother's maid to trick Lulu out and let Paihuazi take her away."

Yue Xiangmei's eyes were red as she spoke. She continued, "The old woman sold her own granddaughter for that little bit of money. Fortunately, Lulu was lucky enough to escape. She also learned a lot on the way. After returning, she opened a food store in the town, and her business is booming."

"Ah...! What? This old woman is so vicious that she even sold her own granddaughter. Oh my god! Fortunately, our Lulu is smart and escaped. Otherwise, I don't even dare to think about it."

Yue Haitang had a look of fear and uncertainty on her face. She had never heard of selling her own granddaughter to a beggar. Even if there were people who sold daughters and granddaughters, they would be sold to others as daughters-in-law, not to beggars.

"Yes! Everything is fine. Now that I'm back, it's enough for me to see that you are doing well." Yue Xiangmei felt that as long as Yue Haitang was doing well, everything else mattered. Now there was nothing to worry about in her family.

"By the way, I plan to go to Dali Village to visit my eldest brother and sister-in-law tomorrow. Do you want to go with me?" Yue Xiangmei thought about it and decided to ask about her eldest brother's family situation first.

"Second sister, you'd better not go! Let's go to the mountain to burn incense for our parents, and don't go to our eldest brother's place."

Yue Haitang looked worried. She didn't want her second sister to go to her eldest brother. Her eldest brother knew that her second sister's family had money and would definitely rely on them.

Seeing her sister's worried look, Yue Xiangmei felt that something was wrong and there must be something wrong in her eldest brother's family.

"Little sister, what's wrong with big brother's house? Why can't I go?"

"Oh! Just don't go. Just listen to me." Yue Haitang frowned tightly, not wanting to explain too much.

"Little sister, what happened? Tell me about it." Yue Xiangmei looked at Yue Haitang with some worry, afraid that something big might happen and she would not know about it.

"Alas! Since you are back, second sister, if I don't explain it clearly, I'm afraid you will offend their family." Yue Xiangmei sighed and Yue Haitang said slowly:

"Isn't this all caused by the good elder brother and his wife? Originally, the family had no worries about food and drink, but the elder brother was lazy by nature, and the family lost all their wealth in a few years. The kid in the elder brother's family is also a troublemaker. He stirs up trouble in the village all day long and does nothing. Seeing that the family is living beyond their means, they borrow money and food from everywhere. Last year, they borrowed from our family, but they didn't pay it back."

"How could this happen? Oh my God!" Yue Xiangmei looked at Yue Haitang in disbelief.

Yue Haitang sat on the edge of the made-up bed and continued to mutter, "Last year, Qingshu's school was demolished. Shatang Village and Dali Village are adjacent, so the two villages built a bigger school together. He had no source of income. We went to ask the eldest brother to pay back the money and grain, but they beat him up. His Yaozu is now tall and strong, and Qingshu, a scholar, can't beat him. We had no choice but to give up. Alas!"

"What? Why is this happening? What should I do?"

Yue Xiangmei felt angry and annoyed when she heard this, but there was nothing she could do. She knew Yaozu, the eldest brother's son, who was spoiled and had been very domineering since childhood.