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Chapter 22 The wanderer returns home

Chu Huan rushed into the room on the left in anger. Through the moonlight coming through the window, he saw that the room was empty, with only a wooden bed, and there were two chairs beside the bed. An old woman with flower hair had already sat up. Seeing Chu Huan rushing in from outside the door, she looked disbelief and said in a trembling voice: "Erlang, really... is Erlang really back?"

Chu Huan let go of his hand, the package fell on the ground, and stepped forward step by step, looking at the old woman with white hair, kneeling at the old woman's feet, "It's me, I'm your Erlang, my son is back!"

The old woman was already crying like rain, and she opened her hands to hug Chu Huan. Although she hadn't seen her for many years, she could tell at a glance that this young man who had grown up was her missing son for many years.

The old man hugged his child and did not dare to let go, for fear that it would be a dream.

Su Niang had already returned to the house at this time, standing by the door, seeing the scene of mother and son recognizing each other, her face was slightly excited, but soon, a strange look appeared on her face. Looking at Chu Huan's back, there seemed to be a little disgusting in her eyes. Then she saw the gray package on the ground, and she immediately filled her face with a smile. She twisted her waist and went forward, and said with a smile: "Mom, it's good that Erlang is back. You have been thinking about it day and night for the past few years, and finally hoped that he would come back!"

The old woman then let go of her hand, wiped her tears, and said to Chu Huan: "This is your sister-in-law, see her soon!"

Chu Huan had already guessed in her heart, and stood up and bowed respectfully to Su Niang. Su Niang smiled, owed her body and paid the bow back, and then took the initiative to go up and pick up the package from the ground, changing her cold appearance just now, and said with a smile: "Is this Erlang's salute? I'll help you put it!" She felt that the package was heavy, and she felt a little hard when her fingers touched her. She was very happy, but Chu Huan had already come to take it and said respectfully: "I dare not have any trouble with Sister Su Niang!"

Su Niang didn't care, but the old woman asked, "Erlang, you have worked hard all the way and haven't eaten yet?"

Chu Huan went over to hold the old lady's hand, and smiled and said, "Mom, Erlang is not hungry!"

The old woman had already said to Su Niang: "Su Niang, Erlang has no food, you can get some food!"

Su Niang agreed and turned around and went out. The lights quickly lit up in the living room. Then Su Niang took them over and lit the oil lamp in the old woman's room, and then went out.

The old woman pulled Chu Huan to sit by the bed and sighed: "I have suffered all the losses in the past two years. Otherwise, if you come back today, I'm afraid you won't see Wei Niang!"

Chu Huan was also very strange at this time. The memory in his mind clearly told him that he should have his father and brother, but so far, he has not seen any of the other two male men in the family.

"Mother, where did my father and brother go?" Chu Huan asked with confusion, holding the old woman's shriveled hand.

When the old woman heard this, her body trembled, and her eyes turned red again, and she said, "They... they are no longer alive... Erlang, you... you are late!"

Chu Huan opened her mouth and couldn't speak for a moment.

In my memory, my father was in poor health and was old. He had been away from home for many years. It was understandable that his father passed away. However, my elder brother was only four years older than him and was in his prime. How could he also leave the world?

In this way, isn’t Su Niang a widow sister-in-law?

Is it possible that there are only two women in the family who are the old and the young?

Thinking of this, Chu Huan felt a sense of sorrow. He saw that the house was empty and there was almost no furniture. The adobe house had not been renovated for many years and was dilapidated. He didn't even know where he got into the house. Fortunately, the bedding on the old woman's bed was thick and warm enough, but the miserable life at home was also clear at a glance.

"Your father was already sick. Eight years ago, you suddenly disappeared. Your father searched everywhere without any news. At that time, his sadness worsened his condition." The old woman said sadly: "I have been withstanding less than half a year and then I have gone."

"Then...what did the elder brother leave?" Chu Huan asked.

"After your father passed away, your elder brother kept holding this family to take care of me!" The old woman said: "The family is poor. I borrowed a lot of money to cure your father's illness. Over the years, your elder brother relied on two acres of thin land at home to repay the debts and supplement the household income, and it was not enough to make ends meet..."

Chu Huan looked sad.

"There is no money at home. When you were young, your father made a baby marriage with Su Niang's father. Your elder brother is old and should have married and have children for a long time. But... but there is no money at home to marry a wife for him, so I can only delay it again and again!" The old woman sighed: "In order to get Su Niang back soon, your elder brother went out to fish in addition to farming, and wanted to praise more money. Two years ago, your elder brother went to the county town to sell fish, had a dispute with someone, was beaten and injured, and after he came back, he could not get up for several months!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Huan clenched his fists and said coldly: "Who injured his elder brother?"

"I can't explain it now. It's said that it's a bunch of scoundrels in the county." The old woman said sadly: "Your elder brother has been unable to get up, his health is getting worse and worse, and he vomits blood every day... I have no choice but to go to your uncle to discuss it. Your uncle suggested marrying Su Niang to celebrate. Maybe Dalang's illness will be cured. After thinking about it, I gathered up the money from the family and borrowed some money. Finally, I welcomed Su Niang past the door. Who knew...!" At this point, the old man's eyes were full of tears. He raised his hand to wipe it, and continued: "Who knew that Su Niang had passed by less than a month, your elder brother... your elder brother still couldn't hold on, and he went like that!"

Chu Huan sighed, but he really didn't expect that such a change would occur at home. Dalang immediately left, and only two women, one old and one young, lived stubbornly. The pain in the middle could be seen without asking.

He just thought to himself: "Since I'm back, no matter what big things there are, I can't care about it first. I have to let them live a good life first!"

The old woman held Chu Huan's hand and said softly: "Su Niang is a good girl. After your elder brother went there, she took care of me day and night. There are no men at home and can't plant fields. Fortunately, Aunt Xu's family helps, Su Niang can embroider the silk of Aunt Xu's family. Su Niang is on it and embroidered birds. She gives Aunt Xu's family some money to spend...!" When she said this, she thought of something, wiped her tears and forced a smile and said: "Look at me, once you say this, Erlang, tell my mother, where have you been there in the years? Why haven't you come back? Do you know that my mother is so eager to see her over the years, and the people in the village say you... Alas, but for my mother, you know, you will eventually return to my mother's side. Look, isn't this back?"

Chu Huan's expression suddenly became strange, and he pondered for a moment, and finally said, "Mom, kid... When he went out eight years ago, he was caught by a group of bandits. He has been working for them all these years. This time he finally found an opportunity to escape...!" Speaking of this, he felt ashamed in his heart: "It's not that I don't tell the truth, it's really that the matter is too bizarre. If you say it, you won't believe it!"

...

Things are indeed bizarre.

Chu Huan only remembers that in a bartender in his previous life, he saw several hooligans bullying his female boss. He was angry and stood up. After knocking down three hooligans cleanly, he was stabbed by a fierce man and fell into a coma. After falling to the ground and unconscious, he woke up again and came to this world.

He still clearly remembered that after waking up, he saw a big face with a curly beard. From that day on, he left this place for eight years, but the memory of this body was not missing at all. In other words, this body carries the memories of two people - Sha Feipeng in the past life and Chu Huan in this life!

Of course, he would not tell his mother about such a bizarre thing. Not to mention that he was an old village woman who had never seen many worlds, even a noble royal relative who was above all else. He would probably sneer at such bizarre things.

He knew in his heart that if he really said it, his mother would not only not believe it, but she would even feel that his son had mental problems and became a fool outside for many years.

The mother and son said this, but there was a movement outside the door. Chu Huan knew that Su Niang was making food for her, so she got up and wanted to go out and say thank you to Su Niang.

Chu Huan remembers that Su Niang is from Yejiawa, a neighboring village. His father is also from a farmer family. He had some friendship with Chu Huan's father back then. The two families also walked around occasionally. I remember that when Su Niang was young, she followed her father to come here several times. Although she was as old as Chu Huan, she was a little wild, so she insisted that Chu Huan called her sister.

When they were young, the two families made a marriage for their children. It was said that Su Niang and Chu Huan got along more at that time, but the marriage they made was to promise Su Niang to the boss.

Chu Huan helped her mother to lie down first, then came out. The living room was not spacious. An old table was lit with oil lamps, but a stove was built in the corner of the living room. Su Niang was bent and adding firewood to the earthen stove. Her peach-shaped round and tight buttocks were tightly wrapped by a coarse cloth floral skirt. Her tight buttocks almost broke the skirt and broke out in a torn clothes. The shape was extremely perfect, just like a pictured compass, extremely plump and round, extremely seductive. As she added firewood to the earthen stove, her plump buttocks swayed gently, swaying in a graceful posture.

Chu Huan hurriedly turned his eyes and looked at the stove. A half-old little yellow porcelain bowl was filled with the prepared batter, and there was a small bag of flour next to it. It seemed that the portion was not much.

Su Niang added firewood and felt someone behind her. She hurriedly turned around. Seeing that it was Chu Huan, she didn't say much, and quickly poured the prepared batter into the pot and said, "There is not much food at home, I'll fry two cakes for you to fill your stomach... Look at you like this, I'm afraid I've been doing well outside these years. If you have cakes for this meal, the next meal may not be...!" Her voice was a little hoarse, but very pleasant. Although it was not as cold as before when she was outside the door, she didn't have any enthusiasm.

Seeing that Chu Huan didn't speak, he turned his head and looked at it, raised his hand and lifted a strand of black hair on his cheek, which was very feminine, and asked, "Why don't you talk? You're mute?"

Chu Huan looked at Su Niang's simple clothes and quick hands and feet. He sighed in his heart, bowed and said solemnly: "Sister Su Niang, thank you for taking care of your mother in the past two years, Erlang thanks you for your thanks to you!"

"Who wants you to thank me!" A sizzling voice came from the pot: "I've passed the door and I'm the daughter-in-law of your Chu family. It's natural to take care of my mother-in-law. If you really want to thank me, you'll be good at it and be filial to me in the future..." After a pause, he said lightly: "You owe this family, and I'll pay it back slowly!"

Chu Huan understood why Su Niang was so cold. After all, as a son, he had not returned for eight years and had never fulfilled his filial piety. Su Niang did not understand the truth and appearance, so he naturally had a little resentment towards Chu Huan.

Su Niang was frying the dough on the table and said, "I have two wooden boards in my house. You can take them out and spread them in the living room first. Let's take them like this for a night to rest. Then think of other ways to go back!"

Chu Huan nodded and saw the spiritual signs of his father and brother in the front of the living room. He went over to worship for a few respects. Then he got up and walked to the door on the right. He was about to push the door, but suddenly he thought that this was Su Niang's room. I wonder if it was convenient. I was about to ask, Su Niang had already said, "There is nothing inside, just take out the wooden board!"

After all, it was a country family, not as intensive as the high-gate and deep houses and courtyards, so Chu Huan pushed the door open. The oil lamp in the room had already been brought to the living room, and it was very dim. Chu Huan touched and opened the window, and the moonlight shone in. After looking at it, the room was also extremely simple, and it was also a small wooden bed. Behind the bed were two wooden cabinets, which were naturally used to store clothes.

There was a small long table beside the bed, with small bamboo baskets, needlework and scissors inside, and some silk brocade next to it. Chu Huan knew from her mother that Su Niang relied on these to maintain the lives of the two.

There was also a bronze mirror and a wooden comb on the table. The wooden comb was a little old. Thinking of the legendary ancient woman's yellow patch on the mirror, the rouge and powdered rose, Chu Huan shook her head with a wry smile. The bed was neatly tidy, but you could see at a glance that the bed on the bed was very thin, far inferior to the quilt on the mother's side.

The family can be said to be poor, but Chu Huan fully realized that Su Niang was an extremely filial daughter-in-law.

There were two wooden boards placed near the corner of the room. I didn't know what it was for. It happened to be used tonight. Chu Huan took the wooden boards to the living room and spread them together in the corner of the living room. Su Niang had already fried two cakes on the plate and placed them on the table. She just said, "Okay, let's go to bed early after eating!" After cleaning up, she returned to her room. After a moment, she carried a bedding out and placed it on the wooden board. She didn't say much. She went straight to her mother's house and came out after a while. She looked at Chu Huan, and pulled down her very beautiful face, snorted coldly, twisted her waist, and then returned to her room to close the door.

Chu Huan felt a little strange. After eating two cakes, she was only half full, she went to her mother's room again, but her mother had already lie down. The mother and son talked for a while. Chu Huan knew that the old man was in poor health and advised him to go to bed earlier. He went over to get his package, but felt that his package seemed to have traces of turning. After thinking about it, he suddenly understood something.

When Su Niang was just holding the package, she smiled a little. Although her tone was not enthusiastic, she was a little gentler. However, she just snorted coldly and went back to the room. Chu Huan didn't understand the reason. At this time, Chu Huan understood that at first, Su Niang thought the package was filled with money, so she was a little happy. She must have come back and looked in the room. When she saw that it was just broken armor, she changed her face.
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