Chapter 231 Er Ya (1/2)

Chapter 231 Er Ya

It was a fairly solid straw house. Although simple, it was organized neatly. The bamboo mat on the bed was clearly handmade. Beneath it there was straw cushioning, which was quite soft to lie on. Lying on top of it, Ye Wuchen felt a thousand thoughts going through his head. Ning Xue sat by the side of the bed and spoke softly, “Big Bro, I really like the people here. They’re not scared of me, and they don’t hate me. Plus, they’re so nice to us. They’re all really good people.”

“They are.” Ye Wuchen responded with a gentle look at her. “Xue, do you want to stay here forever?”

Ning Xue nodded at first, but immediately shook her head. “If I could stay here with Big Bro forever, I would be so happy. But I miss Sis, I miss Tong Xin Big Sis…and so many other people. They must think we’re not around anymore and must be sad. If we could go back, then they wouldn’t have to be sad anymore.”

A stifling feeling came to Ye Wuchen’s chest and he closed his eyes slowly. Two years was enough to change many things. How were they doing, were they well…

“We’ll go back,” he said in a low voice, raising his head with eyes that seemed to pierce through the simple roof, shooting into the distant sky. “We’ll make it back. Destiny is like a capricious child: sometimes cruel, but sometimes so very kind.”

Creak…the half-closed wooden door was pushed open slowly. A figure hesitated at the door before walking in, head lowered, with a bowl that filled the room with warmth and the aroma of medicine. This was a girl of twenty five or six. Her whole body emanated an enticing mature aura. Whether it was the proud, perky breasts underneath her rough clothing or her full, round buttocks, her figure was the kind that a younger girl could only wish for. But she still had the soft, smooth skin of a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, while her expressions and movements betrayed a timidity that only girls in their early teens possessed in the outside world.

The old man had only one son. His son had one son and three daughters. The eldest daughter passed away soon after birth even with everyone’s efforts. A year later they had a daughter named Er Ya who turned twenty five this year. Three years later they finally had a son, the third child Gong Luo, and seven years after that they had a daughter Si Ya, who was fifteen.

This girl was Er Ya. When Gong Luo had been helping Ye Wuchen in, he saw her immediately and felt a profound astonishment. Brows elegant as slender new moons, skin fair as powder, soft eyes, bright red lips…To think that such a small world was hiding a soul-snatching beauty like this.

Ye Wuchen’s gaze made her face bright red, and she turned around to run away, hands over her face. Gong Luo laughed, “How about it, isn’t my sister pretty? Just call her Er Ya.”

Now she walked into the room again, her head still lowered. In front of the sudden new guest from the outside world, she couldn’t let herself relax. The most important reason for this was that Ye Wuchen’s appearance was too perfect. To an unmarried girl who faced nothing but familiar faces day after day, it had quite the effect.

“Thank you, Sister Er Ya.” Ye Wuchen said with a smile when she put the bowl down. She stood there for a moment, staring, unsure how to respond. In the end she flushed bright red and ran out as if escaping from the room.

“Big Sis Er Ya seems really shy,” Ning Xue giggled to herself, picking up the small spoon in the bowl and stirring it until it cooled down. The spoons here were all homemade, and very rough. But in this isolated, deprived world, the fact that these existed was already proof enough of the spirit of these people.

It was quite funny that a young woman of such age would have such a personality and act like that. Ye Wuchen smiled understandingly before suddenly asking Ning Xue, “Why do you think she’s still unmarried?”

Ning Xue thought for a minute with her head tilted and blinked, “I don’t know. Do you know?”

Ye Wuchen shook his head with a smile, but he was already taking note of things in his heart. Sometimes things that seemed simple were the key to solving all mysteries.

Picking up the black spoon, Ning Xue tasted the bitter medicine. “Big Bro, it’s ready. You can drink it now.”

“How about you feed me.”

“Okay. Heh heh.” Ning Xue giggled sweetly, bringing the spoon to Ye Wuchen’s mouth again and again, watching him drink it happily. Halfway through the bowl the old man appeared at the door before backing away again, exclaiming to himself that the two of them really had an unusual bond. It was only when Ye Wuchen finished the whole bowl that he walked in casually, helping Ye Wuchen inspect his body again.

“How is it?” Ye Wuchen asked.

The old man looked for a while before shaking his head and sighing. “Your body is no longer able to receive power. Even medicine like this that should repair your vital energies isn’t of any use. It all just leaks out. I’ll try some other methods while you stay and rest. Don’t worry, our ancestors have passed down many impressive methods. There must be a way to heal you.” He patted Ye Wuchen’s shoulder comfortingly.