Chapter 51 - Relatives coming to one’s door
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临渊慕鱼 update:2022-07-22 17:49
Afterwards, everyone unanimously looked towards Er Dai. Er Dai had a lifeless look within his eyes as he stared at the group of people. Huh, something seems wrong……
Shao Qing touched Er Dai’s head and spoke: “What a quick, easy decision.”
After Er Dai was sold off, his face was still at a loss. Shao Qing quickly added: Let’s make dinner quickly. After dinner, we can start work.”
Yan Hanqing then set off to make dinner. Shao Qing looked at Er Dai, then Yan Hanqing and then finally Xiao Baozi. She immediately had a feeling she was living the winner’s life.
Dinner wasn’t ready yet so Shao Qing sat in the courtyard watching Xiao Baozi being supported by Shao Tong to learn how to walk, when suddenly she detected people outside sneaking around spying on them.
Shao Qing promptly became alert. Ever since last times events, Shao Qing had a feeling that she had become a person who gets startled easily.
Listening carefully, she could hear heavy breathing and footsteps that were not carefully hidden. These weren’t professionals and they should be living people.
Shao Qing carefully thought about it, then released a tiny vine like snake to slowly slither out. In a moment, a sharp scream coming from outside pierced the air. Shao Qing quickly kicked open the door to see two people who were skinny as sticks being tightly bound by the vine and lying outside the door.
Two people, one boy, one girl; they looked between forty and fifty. They were utterly frightened. With their sunken cheeks and pointed mouths, they appeared to be two human skeletons.
“Don’t! Don’t kill us!” The woman screamed out in a frightened manner. “I know…… I know Yan Hanqing. That young man was Yan Hanqing right?!”
The fist that Shao Qing had held up was silently lowered. “Who are you guys? Why were you sneaking around and spying on us?”
The man immediately responded: “We are the inhabitants of this village. In regards to seniority, Han Qing should call me Uncle!”
The woman immediately went along with what he was saying: “Yes, that’s right. Just now we saw you guys enter the village and noticed that within the group there was someone who looked like Hanqing. That’s why we came over to look, we had no other intentions.”
Shao Qing squinted her eyes, not immediately trusting what they were saying. Instead she called Yan Hanqing over. Yan Hanqing hadn’t finished the dishes yet and brought over a smell of oil as he rushed over. “What is it?”
The two seeing Yan Hanqing became cheerful and called out: “Nephew, it’s me and your aunt!”
Yan Hanqing’s face turned slightly cold. However because his face was solemn all year round, most people wouldn’t be able to notice the subtle difference. Yet Shao Qing has always been good at spotting out the minute details and from a glance she had noticed Yan Hanqing’s drop of temperature.
But the two people were still screaming out: “Nephew, tell her to release us quick. You wouldn’t have forgotten that when your father died, it was I who received your family. If it wasn’t for us, how could you have grown so big!”
Yan Hanqing looked a bit embarrassed as he gave a look to Shao Qing who retracted back her vines. The two people crawled up and patted the soot off their bodies and the woman immediately said: “I told you we were on the same side. Is this nephew’s wife? You have grown up to be very talented and handsome.”
Awkwardly looking towards Shao Qing, he spoke: “What do you guys want?”
After saying these words, the woman’s face became heavy. Smelling the delicious aroma of the food he was cooking, she asked: “Yan Hanqing what do you mean? Do you not recognize your relatives? Right now me and your uncle are about to starve to death. Even if you don’t remember that we are relatives, shouldn’t you still take to account that we have helped you before?
Yan Hanqing pursed his lips, his entire body feeling embarrassed and awkward. Shao Qing pulled him towards him and rplied: “So it’s Yan Hanqing’s relatives. Come in. Although we don’t have much food, we should still be able to afford to provide one meal.”
The two people immediately were in high spirits and headed off inside. Giving them a greeting to warn the others, Er Dai went and hid within a room and Gu Panpan took out some vegetables and some other provisions.
Yan Hanqing went back to the kitchen to finish cooking the dishes.
Afterwards the two quite freely sat at the table. The man had already started stuffing biscuits within his bag while the woman was eating and stashing biscuits away.
They also had no need for chopsticks. Using their hands, they stuffed their mouths with vegetables. In particular the preserved meat, in a second they had already polished the dish clean.
When Yan Hanqing was taking out the dish, seeing the two acting like savages on the table, his original unpleasant complexion became even more cold. The woman seeing Yan Hanqing immediately waved him over: “Hanqing, don’t just stand there. There’s almost no more dishes.”
Shao Qing gave him a meaningful glance, then did Yan Hanqing nod his head and place the dishes on the table. The two people ate enough for four people then did they pat their round bellies and stopped eating.
Not even speaking of Yan Hanqing, even other bystanders couldn’t watch any longer.
If it wasn’t for Shao Qing holding them back, Gu Panpan would have already started to mock them. That woman was brazen and thick skinned, seeing that the table had nothing left, she said: “Ah, I’m sorry we’ve already eaten everything. Were you only making this much?”
“You guys are Hanqing’s relatives so eating some provisions isn’t any problem. However, we need to rest now.” Shao Qing’s intention to kick the guests out was very evident, but the woman acted as if she didn’t hear a thing and started to look around the house.
Yan Hanqing could help but speak: “Aunt, the sun is setting soon. Whatever you have to say, let’s just talk about it another day.”
“That won’t do. What if you guys leave the next day? Hanqing, your aunt has something she needs to discuss with you. Look at you guys, you guys had come from the outside so you must have brought quite a bit of provisions right? Your uncle and I helped you quite a bit in the past right? So how about owing to that friendship, you give your uncle and I a few bags of provisions? Our request isn’t that high, just about a dozen or more bags should be enough. Not even mentioning that we don’t have any, but that small amount of provisions is lower than the amount we used when we saved you two that year.”
Yan Hanqing lowered his voice: “Aunt, we don’t have that much……”
That woman’s eyes widened to massive circles. She was already just skin and bones, but that widening of her eyes made her eyes become sinister, just like a horror film. Not saying anything further, she began to cry. “There’s really no principles, what kind of person are you? That year us husband and wife didn’t have food or water and we nearly starved to provide you guys food. Now that we are looking for just a little amount of provisions, you won’t give any. Has your conscience been eaten by dogs?!”
Han Yanqing was stupefied. A dozen or so bags of provisions was something that he just couldn’t give up. Even if he did have that amount, he wouldn’t give it to them.
Yan Hanqing became taciturn. That woman then became even more intense. On one side she was crying hard, in the other she started to look around the house. There were barely any drops of tears, her vision sharp: “I’ve seen it! What are those things in the corner then?”
Volume 3 52 Everyone satisfied and happy
Tang Tiande began his long and pitiful career in farming. He planted vines during the day, went back to eat at night, then began to grow vegetables and fruits again.
Shao Qing had opened up a planting base in Jiangcheng.
This planting base was not small. It mainly grew rice and wheat. After planting, it can be stocked. Anyway, with Tang Tiande and so many zombies to do free labor, it would be a waste not to use them.
Also, there is no harm in hoarding more food.
The other part was for growing vegetables and fruits, all kinds of vegetables and all kinds of fruits. In the future, they really can eat whatever they want.
Shao Qing expressed her satisfaction with little brother Tang Tiande, especially after eating fresh homegrown fruits.
From then on, she can wave her hands proudly: What do we want to eat?
At night, Yan Hanqing came back, with the friends around him, holding Xiao Baozi in his arms.
Xiao Baozi was already asleep, lying on Yan Hanqing’s shoulder, with saliva dripping down, he looked very funny.
“Leave it to me……” Shao Qing stepped forward and took the child. When she took over Xiao Baozi, Yan Hanqing kept looking at her with a deep look.
She felt her skull getting numb, she really didn’t know how to face Yan Hanqing, so she avoided it.
“Qing Jiejie, you’re back!” Gu Panpan happily rushed forward and took Shao Qing aside and left. Her doing this temporarily relieved Shao Qing from embarrassment.
After chatting with them for a while, Shao Qing said: “I have left a meal for you. Let’s talk about it after eating. I won’t go too far in a short while, we will have time to talk.”
They went for dinner.
Shao Qing carried Xiao Baozi upstairs and allowed Xiao Baozi to sleep on the bed. After setting up Xiao Baozi, she saw Yan Hanqing walking in as soon as she turned her head: “You said you would give me an answer.”
Shao Qing continued to feel the numbing of her skull. She gave a dry laugh, then said: “Did I say that?”
Yan Hanqing lowered his eyes, then said faintly: “I know I am not as good-looking as the two of them, I am not good with words, and will not please girls, but I know you in fact do like me, so why do you refuse to accept me? Is it because you’re afraid Er Dai and Yan Qiyue won’t accept it?”
He paused after speaking: “Or do you think I am not worthy to be with you. Or, are you keeping your promise to them, so you are ready to give up on me?”
“No!” Shao Qing suddenly raised her head, only to find that the corners of Yan Hanqing’s eyes were a little moist.
His voice was gentle but stubborn: “After you left, I thought about it a lot. When we first met, thinking about every gentle look from you, I also thought about whether I should still ask you after you came back.”
“I thought about it a lot, and finally found that I am not a generous person. I can’t just simply watch you be with others. I don’t want to be physically close to you, but actually be worlds apart. So be straightforward with me. As long as you simply refuse me, I will leave immediately without any hope again.” Yan Hanqing grabbed Shao Qing’s hand and whispered: “I absolutely, absolutely, absolutely will not come back to disturb you again.”
Her heart felt uncomfortable, as if it was about to explode. As it swelled, it was still filled with sorrow. Shao Qing subconsciously grasped Yan Hanqing’s palm with a hoarse voice: “You are forcing me.”
“How could I be willing to force you.” Yan Hanqing laughed at himself: “I thought I could be like those dramas on TV. Just watching you happy would be enough. Later I found out that I couldn’t do that. I’m afraid if I can’t have you, it will distort my heart and make me do something that will hurt you. Ah Qing, come and refuse me firmly and decisively, let my heart die and then I’ll leave.”
“A**hole……” Shao Qing’s fingertips trembled a little. She admitted that she was a greedy woman. She obviously had Yan Qiyue and Er Dai, but she was reluctant to let go of Yan Hanqing.
Before this, she clearly avoided him. She avoided him, wanting to reject him, but when Yan Hanqing was about to leave, Shao Qing saw clearly what was in her heart.
She really liked Yan Hanqing, otherwise she would not make excuses for herself to help Yan Hanqing.
She just couldn’t save her face. She had already told Yan Qiyue that she would never bring a third man back, but now she is turning her head and accepting Yan Hanqing.
But at this time, she knew that face and everything were all like clouds that just drift away. If she pushed away a man who loves her for face that would be really stupid.
“How much do you love me?” Shao Qing asked calmly.
Yan Hanqing whispered: “More than my own life.”
“I admit, I do like you, but life can’t be decided by a few words. Are you really sure that you can accept four people living together?” Shao Qing asked seriously: “Don’t avoid this question, because it’s really important.”
“If I say that I’m willing to share you with other men, that would be a lie, but I really am fine. This is because I know them. I know that they love you no less than how much I love you. I also know that you love them more deeply than me. You will not give up on them, so I will learn to get used to it.” Yan Hanqing’s eyes flashed with joy. He took a step forward. He hugged Shao Qing, then gently said: “At least let me try?”
“Okay.” Shao Qing said lightly: “I won’t force you to stay, if one day you feel bored or that you’re suffering, if you don’t want to have this kind of life, you can tell me directly or just leave. I’m not unreasonable.”
“There won’t be that day.” Yan Hanqing said that with joy in his voice: “I am very happy today, really, very happy.”
Shao Qing could feel that when Yan Hanqing spoke, his chest was shaking, with a kind of joy and gentleness from the heart. She didn’t know whether her decision was right or wrong, but at least in this moment, whether it was her or Yan Hanqing, they were both happy.
“Move in tonight.” Shao Qing said embarrassedly: “The bed in my house is big enough. It’s okay to sleep four or five people.”
She suddenly felt that there was an ambiguity in this statement and immediately felt uncomfortable.
Yan Hanqing was very happy: “I’ll take my quilt.”
After Yan Hanqing left, Shao Qing patted her cheek, and then became a little worried. What should she tell the two at home?
I just said this morning that I would never bring another man back. Now, I brought one back in the evening? Isn’t that slapping herself in the face?
On the other hand, as soon as Yan Hanqing walked to the end of the corridor, he saw Yan Qiyue leaning against the wall. Yan Qiyue lazily said, “You got what you wanted?”
“Thank you.” Yan Hanqing was expressionless, but his eyes softened. He was awkward with what he said and he couldn’t have said those words before, he could only do it because Yan Qiyue taught him.
Otherwise, with his character, his mouth will definitely be sealed until the end.
“Don’t thank me, I just don’t want Ah Qing to regret it in the future. Everyone has cinnabar moles and white moonlight in their hearts*, whether it becomes a mosquito bite or rice, I don’t want you to become the white moonlight in Ah Qing’s heart.” Yan Qiyue tilted his head, and suddenly smiled: “Since you came after, come on, call me second brother and I will listen.”
* cinnabar moles = ideal woman; white moonlight = romance that left a mark in one’s heart that they can’t forget
Then Yan Hanqing silently ignored Yan Qiyue and went downstairs. Yan Qiyue stayed behind and punched the wall and smiled. He bit his fingertips then gritted his teeth fiercely.
The skin was torn and bloody. Then he finally licked the blood from his fingertips expressionlessly.
He had always been a vicious and selfish man, how could he do such a generous thing.
Yan Qiyue felt that he was becoming crazy. Seeing the men who looked at Shao Qing in a certain light, he just wanted to kill them.
Yet he actually helped another man to be accepted by Shao Qing?
If it was before, he would never imagine that one day, he would be so worried about a person’s mood, and would be happy and sad because of her mood swings.
Just seeing that she liked that man, he was generous enough to go against his own will to match them up.
Just so she won’t regret it in the future and wouldn’t be sad, wouldn’t sigh because she regretted it.
He really was crazy……
“So you taught him.” Shao Qing said calmly and indifferently. Yan Qiyue turned around and hugged Shao Qing, holding her tightly: “I regret it……I feel uncomfortable, Ah Qing, it’s hard…… “
Shao Qing let Yan Qiyue hold her and looked at him with a gentleness that he couldn’t see: “Before you were with me weren’t you very smart, how did you become such a fool?”
Yan Qiyue didn’t speak, he hugged Shao Qing tightly, feeling sour like vinegar.
It was obviously a choice he made himself, but he regretted it in the end.
“No returns.”
“No.” Shao Qing sighed: “How can I not tell that he was taught by someone. With Yan Hanqing’s temperament, how can it be so compelling? The only one who can do such a thing is you. Now you know it’s hard. If you know it’s hard, don’t do it in the future.”
Yan Qiyue replied inaudibly and pressed Shao Qing against the wall, and kissed her. The two kissed until they almost ran out of air before they separated.
Yan Qiyue gradually calmed down: “Ah Qing, I am a very extreme person. If you don’t love me one day, you must kill me because I don’t know what I will do.”
“No. There will be no one day. Even if you leave, it will definitely be you leaving me, I won’t let you have the chance to leave though.” Shao Qing said calmly: “If you want to leave I will break your legs and tether you to the bed, so you can only see me every day and can’t run away.”
These words were really cruel, but Yan Qiyue was short of breath, and even reacted. He leaned against the wall, his eyes were flushed like a peach blossom, gorgeous and sexy.
His eyes were wet, with a hint of temptation. His voice was hoarse: “If you want to change your heart, tell me the day before you change your heart. Either I will eat you or you will eat me. From now on, you and I are one. You can’t shake me off.”
“Don’t seduce me, the baby is still sleeping, what should I do if we wake him up?” Shao Qing’s eyes were very profound. She pressed against Yan Qiyue’s body and sighed: “In this life there will be only the three of you. There really won’t be anyone else this time.”
“I believe you.”
Yan Qiyue let out a long sigh, then said: “Go pack things up first.Help Yan Hanqing bring his things up. The closet and everything will need to be cleaned up.”
“Yeah.” Shao Qing took his hand and put the injured finger in her mouth and gently licked the blood on it: “My heart aches.”
Yan Qiyue took a breath: “Just now you didn’t let me seduce you, now I turn my head and you try to seduce me? You really don’t want to sleep tonight……should we three take care of Ah Qing tonight? Anyway, it’s the first day all of us are sleeping together……”
“Do you want to guess if I will spank you in front of the two of them?” Shao Qing squinted and said dangerously: ” Get to work.”
Yan Qiyue immediately complained: “A new generation of newcomers replaces the old. The newcomers laugh, but the old ones cry, alas……”
“Look at your sharp mouth.” Shao Qing cursed with a smile. She went down to pack Yan Hanqing’s things. He didn’t have many things, it could even be said to be pitiful.
He had just a few changes of clothes, two daggers, then some toilet utensils. The pillows and bedding were all new, so there was no need to bring the old ones.
There was no need for Shao Qing to help to bring everything up.
Gu Panpan stared blankly: “Qing Jiejie, are you moving?”
Shao Qing smiled and said, “Han Qing will live with me in the future.”
When Shao Qing and the others went upstairs, Gu Panpan reacted. She complained and thumped her brother: “You’re unbelievable. Even the boring gourd like Qing Ge has entered the room, yet you are still watching. Do you think the flower will bloom with you watching! The emperor isn’t in a rush but the eunuch is*, pah, who do you think is the eunuch?”
* basically pointing out how the affected person doesn’t really care, but the person on the side does and is in more of a rush and heated because of it
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