Baoqin Cai successfully divorced Ye Qiu and soon after started a relationship with her current husband, Yan Jianjun, an official sent from Shangjing for inspection.
Yan Jianjun ca from a "red" family, and after his father was vindicated, he himself secured a decent position. Under the "chance encounter" arranged by Baoqin Cai, the two quickly developed feelings for each other.
Afterwards, the couple moved to Shangjing, a place of wealth and power, leaving behind the impoverished mountain village completely.
As for Ye Qiu and Yu Xiaolin, who were manipulated by her, their reputations were destroyed. They had no choice but to get married, but even after marriage, they were subjected to constant whispers and pointing fingers for life. Ye Qiu’s two younger brothers and his son Ye Shuai grew up in such a judgntal environnt, developing a character of inferiority and gloom.
Later, the three dropped out of school and went to other places before they were of age, not only getting swindled out of all their money but also getting involved in a pyramid sche organization. To get the three back on the right track, Yu Xiaolin bore a lot of suffering alongside Ye Qiu, while Baoqin Cai, the one who caused their downfall, was thriving in Shangjing.
When Ye Qiu finally managed to bring his two brothers and son back to the village after much difficulty, Baoqin Cai, who had established a career outside, returned to her hotown in glory and pitifully gave Ye Shuai, her son, US$ 50,000.
The villagers started pointing fingers again, which Ye Shuai couldn’t handle, leading him to leap into the Yellow River.
In another life given a second chance, the task was to change the tragic past, to ensure the younger brothers and the son, Ye Shuai, succeed in their studies, to provide a stable and happy life for his wife Yu Xiaolin, and to make Baoqin Cai, who abandoned them, regret it for the rest of her life.
In this life, Ye Qiu chose the Skill of Luck bonus.
Holding his son Ye Shuai, Ye Qiu went to the town’s elentary school to visit his two younger brothers. The brothers were twins nad Ye Hao and Ye Kang. Due to poor dical conditions back then, their mother passed away after giving birth to the twins.
Afterward, Ye Fu had to take care of three children, which was even harder. To earn more money, he went to work in a dangerous coal mine and one rainy day, he never ca out again, leaving Ye Qiu to fend for his two brothers alone.
Ye Qiu is twenty-four this year, but his two brothers are only ten, currently in the third grade at the town’s elentary school.
The elentary school doesn’t provide lunch, so the brothers usually brought pickled vegetables and stead buns to get by. Today, because Ye Qiu ca to town for so errands, he brought them food, but he was delayed a little by eting Baoqin Cai. When he arrived at the school, the two growing boys were eagerly watching others eat, swallowing their saliva.
There was not much food at ho; today, Ye Qiu brought mixed noodles, which also only had pickled vegetables. Though not rich in nutrients, the two hungry boys eagerly devoured the al due to their empty stomachs.
After eating their fill, they finally noticed the red cloth carried behind Ye Qiu.
The older brother, Ye Hao, fell silent for a mont before saying, "Brother, are you really going to Sister Xiao Lin? Will our sister-in-law really not co back?"
Seeing Ye Kang also waiting eagerly for his answer, Ye Qiu nodded, "Your Sister Xiao Lin’s reputation has been ruined by , so she will be your sister-in-law from now on. As for Shuaishuai’s mother, let’s not ntion her anymore."
"Oh." The two boys obediently nodded their heads, afraid of hurting Ye Qiu, and never brought it up again.
"Now that you’ve finished eating, go back to class, study hard, and don’t worry about the tuition fees. I’ll talk to your teachers, and I’ll make up for the fees in a couple of days," Ye Qiu said as he ruffled their heads.
The eldest, Ye Hao, couldn’t help wanting to share Ye Qiu’s burdens, "Bro, maybe I should stop going to school and co back to help you, it might be better to have just one brother in school."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Ye Qiu flicked his forehead, "Focus on your studies and don’t think about such nonsense. I still have sothing here. Once it’s sold, we’ll have money."
"Is it sothing Grandpa left behind?" Ye Kang’s eyes lit up.
It wasn’t strange for him to ask such a question. The Ye family used to be quite well-off. Their grandfather, Ye Banxian, was once a fortune teller, and many landlords would pay a handso price just for him to select a site for them.
However, during the campaign to destroy the four olds, the Ye family’s property was confiscated, and Ye Banxian was criticized to death. Many people suspected that the Ye family must have hidden sothing when their property was searched. Ye Kang must have heard sothing to ask this question.
In fact, when the Ye family was raided back then, they were left with nothing, not even their house; it was torn down. What could they possibly have hidden? When they were driven out of their old ho, they had nothing but the clothes on their backs. The "way" Ye Qiu spoke of was just the money in his space, it was only an excuse to take it out.
"It’s a gold bar that Grandpa hid behind the tombstone of our family’s ancestral grave. He foresaw a day when we might be in desperate need. I originally didn’t want to take it, but there’s no other way now. In a while, I’ll pawn it and pay your tuition fees. So, you two just focus on your studies and don’t worry about money," he assured them.
"Are you lying to us? Brother!" Ye Hao originally didn’t believe the rumor, but after hearing what Ye Qiu said, he almost believed it.
"Why would I lie to you? It’s in my pocket right now, feel it for yourselves," Ye Qiu slightly opened his pocket, indeed revealing a shiny yellow object.
Ye Hao and Ye Kang indeed reached out to touch it, barely concealing their excitent afterward.
"Don’t tell anyone about it, okay? We don’t want to bring disaster upon ourselves. Go to your class now. I’m going to buy sothing, and I’ll cook a big al after school," Ye Qiu instructed.
"Yay!" The two boys cheered, rubbed the sowhat bewildered Ye Shuai affectionately, and then ran back to class.
Ye Qiu watched them with a smile on his face. Both his brothers were good kids who just lacked a bit of sense, which led them down the wrong path in their past life. But in this life, with his guidance, he was determined not to let those past events repeat themselves.
"Let’s go, Dad will take our handso little guy to buy so tasty treats," Ye Qiu lifted his son, Ye Shuai, onto his shoulders, entertaining him along the way, and laughed happily together.
The micro economy in this era was just starting to grow, and although there weren’t many shops on the street, pawnshops existed, albeit in a very discreet fashion. Ye Qiu gave so benefits to the local ruffians and easily found out about them.
"What would the custor like to pawn? Please, take a seat and have a cup of tea. We can talk slowly," said the pawnshop owner, a seemingly astute man who noticed that despite Ye Qiu’s simple dress, his aura was extraordinary, and he treated him much better.
In his eyes, Ye Qiu must be a descendant of so landlord family or a wealthy household, as ordinary farrs wouldn’t have such an aura.
Those wealthy families, although they had been raided, surely had so precious items hidden away. There was a possibility that he could acquire so good finds today.
"No need for formalities, shopkeeper. It’s only because I’m out of options that I ca here. No need to beat around the bush, how do you price gold here?" Ye Qiu asked.
The shopkeeper’s expression beca stern: "That depends on how much the custor has and the quality of it. Naturally, the price is higher for good quality gold. If there are Qing Dynasty or Republic marks on it, the price can be even higher."
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