Run away from home

  "Alas, don't mention it, can't even make money at home, might as well go out and try their luck. He went with those brothers to Altai to take a look, gotta find a way to make some money, we've got two sons at home, there'll be many expenses in the future, if not now when they're young, hurry up and earn some, or else where will we get the money for our children's weddings?"

  The neighbor said so, and Geng Mei could more or less understand where Jin Defu and his brothers had gone.

  Looking around and making sure no one was listening, he whispered, "Sister-in-law, isn't that place rumored to be quite unsafe? Are you really so at ease with letting big brother go out?"

  "Hey, what's there to be afraid of? He brought so many people with him, didn't he? Don't worry, our Old Jin is quite capable, it should be fine."

  Malan Flower didn't worry about anything else, but she was worried that her husband would fool around outside. However, this kind of thing couldn't be discussed with neighbors.

  "Sister-in-law, if there's anything you can't handle in the future, just let me know, don't be polite, we're all neighbors."

  Geng Mei turned back home after chatting with Ma Lianhua for a while.

  Yu Sai had already hidden under the grape arbor to rest, and Jin Jia's son really couldn't get along with them two, usually not playing together, even more so without a common language.

  And she felt a little scared by the way Jin's two children looked at her, so when Geng Mei spoke, she took the things and went home first.

  Sitting under the grape arbor, picking all the ripe grapes, her father had heard of a recipe for making wine, but Geng Mei didn't have the leisure to bother with it, so she decided to do it herself.

  "What are you doing, girl?"

  Geng Mei saw her daughter squatting on the ground washing grapes. She thought she wanted to eat them, but when she saw a large basin of them, she felt it didn't seem like they were for eating.

  Yu didn't lift his head, carefully plucking the grapes. "Mom, I want to make wine for you guys to drink. Didn't Dad say that recipe last time? This time I'll start experimenting to see if it's good or not."

  Geng Mei was thoroughly stunned by her words, "Girl, you'd better not do it yourself, let me do it. Look at your small wrist, where is the strength to squeeze grapes?"

  It's not that Geng Mei looks down on the girls, but it's a fact that's right in front of her. Yu Tong also tried once and found that crushing a grape is really quite difficult.

  "Alright, I was thinking of making things easier for you, now it's your turn, crush these and seal them with sugar."

  Geng Mei also knew that making wine wasn't difficult, she just hadn't had the time to do it before. If her daughter hadn't picked so many grapes, she still wouldn't have had the leisure to deal with this thing.

  The two daughters-in-law were busy with this. Geng Mei hurried to cook, her son was about to go to school, she had to make more delicious food.

  Bai Haoran also knew that he had to go to school, and there wouldn't be many chances to play afterwards. He made the most of the time they could spend together, letting loose with all his might and releasing the pent-up energy he had been holding inside.

  Yu Xi also thinks that children as young as Bai Haoran are quite pitiful, having to board at such a young age, but there's no way around it.

  They start school earlier than other places. I guess the education department also knows that this remote place has poor teacher resources. So they recruit students from a younger age, which is also good for leaving more time for students to prepare for university exams in the future.

  The time in Beijiang is two hours slower than the coastal area. So when it was almost seven o'clock, Bai Haoran slowly returned home to eat dinner.

  "You little stinker, stay home and behave yourself tomorrow. The day after tomorrow you'll be going to school again. If you don't shape up, what am I supposed to do when I see you at school?"

  Geng Mei discontentedly slapped her son, Bai Haoran chuckled and said, "Mom, I studied hard when I was in school, but now isn't it not yet time? I must make the most of my time to bid farewell to those brothers of mine."

  A six-year-old kid talking about brothers? They're just a bunch of little brats, Rain thought to himself, shaking his head.

  Geng Mei had finished cooking the meal, but her husband was nowhere to be seen. She couldn't help but wonder, "What's wrong with your dad today? Why hasn't he come back for so long?"

  Yu Sha also couldn't understand what was going on. According to her dad, he said he would go out and meet up with some old friends in the afternoon, so why wasn't the gathering over yet?

  No sooner had he finished speaking than Bai Wenli stumbled in, his eyes somewhat dazed, as if he didn't recognize them.

  Yu Xuan could smell the alcohol on him from afar, and just by looking at his footsteps, it was clear that her dad was drunk.

  Geng Mei took one look at her husband and felt both distressed and angry. "Bai Wenli, look at the state you're in now! You're nothing but a drunkard! Aren't you afraid of not making it halfway?"

  Yu Xi didn't expect her dad to suddenly slap Ge Mei without saying a word, "You woman, what nonsense are you spouting? When has it ever been your turn to speak when the masters are drinking?"

  This was her first time seeing Bai Wenlei in such a state after getting drunk.

  She had never seen such a scene since she was young, and for a moment, she was stunned. Bai Haoran rushed over like a small cannonball and pushed Bai Wenli's body, "Don't you dare hit my mom..."

  Geng Mei was slapped in the face, tears and anger bursting out together, and she rushed towards Bai Wenli.

  The couple rolled around on the ground, and when Yu Tong and Bai Haoran came to their senses, they started to pull them apart. However, after all, the two were still children, and neither of them had enough physical strength or stature to stop this fight.

  "Stop hitting me, Dad, I beg of you, stop hitting me..."

  For the first time facing such a situation, even if she was mentally an adult, she was only in her early twenties and hadn't graduated from college, still being that kind of sweet and obedient girl who grew up under the care of her family.

  She didn't know how to deal with such a thing. In her previous life, when her mother was alive, the couple had never encountered such a situation.

  Bai Haoran also burst into tears. The little guy tried to separate the couple, but they were already beyond consolation.

  Yu Sai pinched her small throat and shouted loudly, "You stop fighting, if you continue to fight, my brother and I will jump into the river."

  Geng Mei was really frightened by these words, and hurriedly let go of her hand. However, Bai Wenli was obviously drunk, and his brain was unclear, so he couldn't listen to what his daughter was saying.

  Geng Mei pushed her husband onto the kang with a force, and pulled over the two children with disheveled hair. "Girl, Haoran don't cry, Mom didn't mean to, don't be afraid..."

  Geng Mei hugged the two children and comforted them in a low voice. Tears also flowed down her face uncontrollably, she knew all too well what kind of virtue her husband had after getting drunk.

  In the past, the two of them had not quarreled, and when they were good, Bai Wengu was indeed a good husband. However, after getting drunk, he was no longer human, and he was no different from other men in the army, beating his wife. This was something that Geng Mei could not tolerate, so she would not let him drink if possible. Even if he did drink, she would watch him closely to prevent him from getting drunk.

  However, in recent years, her husband has been behaving quite well and has restrained himself from drinking. It's unknown what happened today, but he suddenly reverted to his old ways.

  Thinking of the beating she had endured, Geng Mei felt a chill in her heart, and the pain on her face and body kept reminding her.

  Yu Tong and Bai Haoran were both startled, hugging Geng Mei as they burst into loud wails of crying.

  Geng Mei, who was heartbroken, led her siblings to the next room. She packed up the clothes and money in the cabinet, grabbed the two of them, and left the house.

  "Mom, where are we going?"

  Bai Haoran hummed and asked a sentence.

  Geng Mei walked while sobbing, "Good son. Mom will take you back to your grandma's house, this life can't be lived like this."

  It's not going to work if they leave like this, what about his dad? The couple can fight all they want, but now that she's left, things are going to be tough. Especially since she went back to her maternal grandmother's house, which is such a faraway place. Even if she wants to come back, it'll be a real hassle.

  Tugging at Geng Mei's hand, she sobbed and said: "Mom, we're leaving, what about our family orchard? And besides, there are no cars at night, where can we go so late?"

  Geng Meiren patted her on the head, "Don't worry, let's head towards the team department, there will be a car tomorrow morning, don't be afraid, mom is here."

  It's already the weather of autumn, and at night, the temperature in the north is much lower than during the day. Yu Tong wants to persuade Ge Mei to go back, but her mother doesn't seem to listen to anything right now.

  Geng Meila led the two children walking in the dark, speaking from her heart. Yu Tong was really a little scared. In such an empty place, they could still hear the distant howling of wolves from time to time.

  She shrunk her neck and looked around timidly. Under the moonlight, she couldn't see anything except for the dark expanse of the wilderness.

  "Mom, I'm scared..."

  It's not just Yu Tong who thinks so, even Bai Haoran, who is fearless of heaven and earth, has spoken up.

  "Mom, it seems like there's a wolf howling in the distance, are we going to be eaten by the big bad wolf?"

  Geng Meixin's heart skipped a beat. She must have gone mad to choose this time to take the child and run away from home. The sound she heard earlier was indeed that of a wolf.

  But now that things have come to this, what can they do? They've already left Tuen Village far behind. Their hearts are filled with hesitation, but they steeled themselves and thought: even if their mothers were eaten by wolves, they still didn't want to go back.

  This white-haired old man lay on the kang, dazed for a while, feeling a bit parched, and wanted his wife to get him some water to drink, but after shouting twice, it seemed that no one was home.

  He opened his eyes to look around, but the house was not lit up. Where were his wife and children? Thinking of this, he broke out in a cold sweat all over his body, and finally remembered what had just happened.

  As soon as he broke a sweat, the effects of the wine wore off. He grabbed the flashlight at home and rode his bike to chase after him. It was late at night, if something happened to his wife and child, how could he live with himself?

  He was so anxious that he wanted to slap himself, but his heart was also worried about the three children. As he rode his bike and shouted their names, the vast Gobi Desert only echoed with his own voice, and he couldn't hear any response from the kids at all.

  Thanks to Tan Ge, Yang Xiaoshuang is not Yang Xia'ers, May sister, Cai Jiyang, Shu Yuanwu and other friends for the peace symbol.

  Thanks to Cai Jiyang, Qiao Suixin, Hei Yan Gu Feng and Ge Lin Hai for casting pink votes for 99.

  Introduction: A supernatural power from the sky, a mysterious legend, and a group of aristocratic families vying for fame and fortune. In the end, who saved whom? An ordinary office worker, with the power to see through jade, became the target of others' pursuit. The interests behind those powerful families, were they protection or selfishness? Everything is inseparable from that ancient legend. Tianyan Duan Cui, wealth and honor are sought in danger.