Siheyuan: The wife was intercepted after returning from the battlefield

At this time, Lin Shanhai only had his sister in his eyes. It turned out that Lin Shanhai had three siblings. His second sister unfortunately died when she was young, leaving only two siblings at home. Lin Shanhai's father died early, and his mother relied on sewing and washing to raise the two. Until Lin Shanhai was old, his mother passed away and told Lin Xueyan to make sure her brother found a wife and had children.

Only after Lin Xueyan nodded did the old mother close her eyes. However, it was impossible for Lin Shanhai to marry and have children in that era. For Lin Shanhai, Lin Xueyan sold herself and married a man ten years older than her.

Just because that person was willing to give ten dollars as a betrothal gift so that Lin Shanhai could find a wife.

After leaving ten dollars behind, Lin Xueyan went out to do business with her husband and there has been no news of them since.

At this time, Lin Shanhai hugged Lin Xueyan tightly, crying with red eyes: "Sister, how could you be so cruel to leave me and not come back to see me? Do you know how long I have been looking for you, wuwu..."

Seeing Lin Shanhai crying so sadly, Lin Xueyan couldn't help but choke up and said, "Shanhai, don't cry. Seeing you have a family and a career and are living so well, I am satisfied. Even if I go to see our mother now, I have a clear conscience."

After Lin Xueyan's narration, everyone understood Lin Xueyan's situation. It turned out that she became pregnant not long after she married that man, so the two of them stayed in Jinling. Life was easy at first, but the world was in chaos, and soon Lin Xueyan's husband had an accident.

The child was only one year old at the time. Lin Xueyan had no source of income, so she had to take the child back to the man’s hometown in the suburbs of downtown.

The man had few relatives at home, but fortunately there was a small yard where the mother and child could settle down. Because the child was young and they had some money, they were not in a hurry to find Lin Shanhai and his wife.

When the child was five years old, he wanted to find Lin Shanhai. However, after Lin Shanhai got married, the area where his old house was located was bombed, so everyone in the area moved away. In this way, Lin Xueyan lost all news of Lin Shanhai's family.

Not finding her brother, Lin Xueyan had to return to the village to continue her life. She has been delayed until now. This is because there was a famine and her family was not well fed. She did not want to drag her family down, so she ran to Sijiucheng to beg for food. She thought that at her age, she would be fine if she died, but she must not drag her family down.

Who had wanted to go to the former neighbor's house for a meal, and then she knew where Lin Shanhai had moved to. After getting the news from Lin Shanhai, Lin Xueyan rushed to Lin Shanhai's address without stopping.

It's just that Lin Shanhai's family had moved away a long time ago. Fortunately, she knew that Lin Shanhai worked in a steel rolling mill, so she ran to the steel rolling mill to look for him. The person on duty felt sorry for her and looked up Lin Shanhai's address, so Lin Xueyan found the courtyard.

Lin Shanhai heard that his sister was having such a hard time, so he hugged Lin Xueyan's arm like a child and asked, "Sister, who else is in your family?"

Speaking of her family, Lin Xueyan's sallow face showed a hint of smile, and she said, "Your nephew Feng Tieniu is thirty-three years old this year, and he has three granddaughters and two grandsons at home."

Seeing the elder sister's heartfelt smile when she mentioned her family, Lin Shanhai was also happy for her and said, "Sister, don't worry, with your brother here, no difficulties will be a problem. I will go back with you later and bring some food home. As long as your brother is here, your sister and family will not starve."

Lin Xueyan touched Lin Shanhai's head with relief and said with a smile: "Okay, with our Shanhai here, I'm not afraid of anything."

Seeing Lin Shanhai’s enjoying expression, Lin Ping, who arrived later, knew that the relationship between his aunt and his father must be very deep.

At this time, Lin Yun and Li Jing came to the main room with food and said, "Aunt, let's eat first and talk later if we have anything to say."

Wang Xiuzhi looked at Yan Fugui who had not left and said, "Uncle San, you should eat something too."

Yan Fugui looked at the sumptuous meal on the table and wanted to stay, but the family must have something important to say, so he refused with a painful heart: "No, I've eaten, you family can talk, I'll go back first."

Lin Ping was very satisfied with Yan Fugui's attitude, so he whispered, "Uncle San, leave the door open for me at night. I'll bring you some food."

Yan Fugui was delighted when he heard this. He thought he had done the right thing. It was good to have a meal for himself, but it was not as good as having enough food for his whole family. So he smiled so hard that his mouth stretched to the back of his head. He nodded quickly and said, "That's great. Third Master will remember your kindness."

After Yan Fugui left, Lin Xueyan looked at the steamed buns, stewed meat and some cooked food, swallowed her saliva and said, "Shanhai, what are you doing? Even if the conditions are good, you can't do this. How much coarse grain can these things exchange for? How many lives can they save? Take them away quickly."

Lin Shanhai smiled and said, "Sister, just eat with peace of mind. We have no shortage of food. Your nephew can hunt and has a way to get food. Just eat with peace of mind."

Lin Xueyan looked at Wang Xiuzhi in disbelief, and Wang Xiuzhi also smiled and said, "Sister, what Shanhai said is true, just eat with peace of mind, our family really has no shortage of food."

Lin Xueyan then realized that the Lin family's adults and children all looked very healthy, and they were obviously good at eating. She half-believed and half-doubted, "Shanhai, don't lie to me, or I'll really punish you."

Lin Shanhai blushed and said, "Sister, I'm already so old, and you still say that. I have to save my face too, okay?"

Lin Xueyan laughed and said, "That's right. You're my grandfather now, so it's a bit inappropriate to beat you up."

Wang Xiuzhi came to Lin Shanhai's rescue and said, "Sister, let's eat first."

Lin Xueyan was no longer polite and started to eat with big mouthfuls. It had been a long time since she had eaten such a delicious meal. Thinking of her granddaughter and grandson at home, she put down her chopsticks and ate the steamed buns.

Lin Shanhai saw it and asked, "Sister, why don't you eat meat? Is it because it's not tasty?"

Lin Ping understood Lin Xueyan's thoughts. Lin Xueyan smiled embarrassedly and said, "I just want to save some for my family. They haven't eaten meat for a long time."

Lin Ping smiled and said, "Aunt, eat as much as you want. There's more in the pot. I'll bring it back for you in the evening."

Lin Xueyan smiled and said, "I'm just an old woman, so I just need to be sweet-mouthed." Having said that, she still couldn't help but eat a few more pieces of meat.

Let’s look at the Jia family in the central courtyard.

"What? There is no food in my house. We can't even get enough to eat, so where can we get food for you?"

When Jia Zhang heard that Qin Dashan wanted food, she immediately jumped up to object.

Qin Huairu was also in a dilemma. Her family was indeed not rich, but Qin Dashan was her biological father after all, and she could not ignore him. So she said to Jia Zhang: "Mom, let's bring some food to my father first, so that our family won't starve to death. My mother's family is really struggling to make ends meet."

Jia Zhang was not willing to agree. She herself could not eat enough every meal, so how could she give the food to Qin Dashan and then starve herself? So she shook her head and said, "Qin Huairu, other things are fine, but the food is not okay. We can't feed your family and let us starve. No matter what you say, I will not agree to it."

Qin Huairu felt sad when she heard this. On one side was her biological father, and on the other was her own child. She felt so distressed that she didn't know what to do for a moment and just kept crying.

Qin Dashan has long known that Jia Zhangshi is not an easy person to deal with, but now the family is relying on him to bring back food. If he can't bring back food, how will the family survive?

Yi Zhonghai had seen Qin Dashan entering the yard a long time ago, and he knew what Qin Dashan was here for. He knew what the countryside was like now, so he didn't go out, otherwise he would have shed some blood.

Qin Huairu saw the terrifying silence in the room, so she stood up and said, "Dad, wait a moment, I'll go borrow some food for you."

Qin Dashan sighed and said, "It's hard for you, kid."

Qin Huairu shook her head and wiped her tears and said, "Dad, wait."

After saying that, he went out and came to Sha Zhu's door and said, "Zhu Zi, are you home?"

When Sha Zhu heard Qin Huairu's voice, he said, "Sister Qin, the door is not locked, come in."

Qin Huairu pushed the door open with red eyes. Seeing her, Sha Zhu asked, "Sister Qin, what's wrong with you?"

Qin Huairu cried and told Qin Dashan's intentions, "Zhu Zi, what do you think I should do?"

Sha Zhu was helpless after hearing this and sighed, "Sister Qin, no one has enough food now. We have to go to Pigeon Market to buy food. How about I go to Pigeon Market with you tonight to buy food?"

Qin Huairu knew about the pigeon market, but it would cost money, so she cried, "Zhu Zi, where did my family get the money? Aren't you making things difficult for me?"

Sha Zhu has bought a bicycle now and still has 200 yuan in his hand, but he doesn't want to lend this money to Qin Huairu, because Qin Huairu never pays back the money she borrows, and he has to keep the money to marry Li Tong. No matter what Li Tong thinks, Sha Zhu thinks so, so he said in embarrassment: "Sister Qin, you also know that I just bought a bicycle, and I really have no money. I can only lend you ten yuan."

Qin Huairu wondered how much food she could buy with ten yuan. Corn flour at the pigeon market was more than three cents. How much could she buy with ten yuan? She had quite a few people in her family.

However, she also knew that since Sha Zhu had said so, she could only lend this much. Besides, she had not tied Sha Zhu down yet. She wanted to give him some sweet treats, but it was not convenient in broad daylight. And if Sha Zhu really refused, she would be so embarrassed. So before Sha Zhu gave up on Li Tong, she could not do this, unless she really married Sha Zhu. But she also knew that she could not get past Jia Zhangshi.

Thinking of this, Qin Huairu said with red eyes: "Thank you, Zhuzi, my father and I can just go to Pigeon City, just lend me ten dollars."

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu took out ten yuan and gave it to Qin Huairu. Qin Huairu took the money and went back to Jia's house. As soon as she entered the house, she said, "Dad, I borrowed ten yuan. Let's go to the pigeon market to buy food in the evening, and then I will take you home."

Jia Zhang originally wanted to leave five dollars, but she was also afraid that Qin Huairu would run away and her in-laws' livelihood would be cut off, so she frowned and said nothing.

Qin Dashan nodded when he heard this. Although ten yuan could not buy much food, it could last for a while. He could think of other ways then. His daughter had done her best.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Qin Huairu and Qin Dashan went straight to Pigeon City. When they arrived at Pigeon City, they happened to see a grain sale. Qin Huairu and Qin Dashan bought 100 kilograms of corn flour from two places respectively, spending more than 30 yuan, which was the money she deducted from Jia Dongxu's pension.

The reason why the two people went to two places to buy four times was also for safety reasons. These days, life is at stake, and someone who is desperately hungry might take a risk.

The two sneakily left Pigeon City and went out of the city. After leaving the city, Qin Dashan asked curiously: "Didn't you say you wanted to borrow ten yuan? How come you have more than thirty?"

Qin Huairu didn't dare to tell the truth, or else she was afraid that Qin Dashan would take all the money, so she smiled and said, "Dad, if I ask to borrow more than thirty, will my mother-in-law let me buy you food?"