Chapter 798: Matches
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“You should go home quickly. It’s already cold. When it gets dark, not only will it be colder, but it will also scare you. How old are you? The children in our village aren’t allowed outside when it’s dark. You should go home quickly before it gets dark.” Xiuhua quickly spoke.
Xue Yan cupped his hands and said, “Actually, we came to look for you. We have something to ask you. Can we go in and talk?”
Although Laicai and Xiuhua were confused and didn’t know why the two children came to look for them, since they had something to ask them, they quickly put down the things in their hands and let Xue Yan and Jiang Yue come in.
Xue Yan and Jiang Yue followed him in.
Because the house was small, the windows were small, and there was no oil lamp in the house, the house was also a little dark, and the line of sight was naturally blocked.
There was no fire in the house, nor was there any charcoal to keep warm. It was quite cold.
Since they were so poor, they had very little furniture.
Fortunately, there were a few stools that they could sit on. However, the stools were very old, and some of them were missing legs.
Laicai and Xiuhua wanted Jiang Yue and Xue Yan to sit on the stools, but Jiang Yue and Xue Yan insisted on standing. The old couple kept asking them to sit.
Because Jiang Yue and Xue Yan still wanted to return to their rice noodle shop before dark so that Sifu wouldn’t worry, they sat down and didn’t say anything Jiang Yue asked, “l heard that when you were a servant of the Wei family, someone put a child at the entrance of the Wei family. You put the child somewhere else, right?”
Laicai and Xiuhua immediately panicked.
When Xue Yan saw the situation, he hurriedly said, “Please don’t misunderstand. We just came to inquire about it with you. We don’t have any ill intentions.’
Seeing that there were only two children in front of him, Laicai was relieved and sighed.
“It was a few years ago. Yes, someone put a child at the Wei family’s door. I don’t know who put the child there.
“l saw it as soon as 1 opened the door, but Master Wei didn’t allow strangers to be raised in the family. My wife and I couldn’t raise it either, so we could only put the baby somewhere else.
“I’ve never done anything wrong, but this mistake has haunted me forever. My wife and I are living like this as retribution for what the heavens did to me. “It’s also because the people of this village are good. Seeing that we have nowhere to go, they took us in and even built this house for us. They usually give us money to survive. Otherwise, if we were chased out of the Wei family and thrown out, we would definitely not be able to survive.”
Xiuhua did not say anything. She only lowered her head and wiped her tears.
“Then do you remember the exact date you left the child? Where did you leave the child?” Xue Yan asked.
“l remember every detail. Of course, I remember it very clearly.”Laicai said. “It was the twentieth of April, seven years ago, I placed the child outside the county. The county didn’t dare to discard the child and just left it there. That child must have died. I even deliberately placed the child on the main road, the main road from the county to Pingan Town.” April 20th?
The main road from the county to Pingan Town?
The time and place matched.
Jiang Yue and Xue Yan’s eyes met.
At this point, Laicai could not help but say regretfully, “I don’t know how that child is doing now. Maybe that child died so my wife and I have to suffer for our sins..”