Unlimited Resources: Raising a Minister with a Space Supermarket-Chapter 479 - 430: Return to River Bay

After arriving in Yangcheng, the first thing Yu Xiaolian did was to arrange the backyard.

From the cook to the maids, and then to the rough servants, Yu Xiaolian meticulously arranged who should do what.

Generally speaking, the backyard of the county government is where the County Magistrate’s family lives, but this backyard is terribly dilapidated, so Yu Xiaolian felt it necessary to renovate it.

However, the renovation of the residence had to be postponed, and Yu Xiaolian first had to settle Sun Wulin’s wife and her family.

Sun Wulin’s wife intended to return to Upper River Bay to see if their old house was still livable, and if it wasn’t too badly damaged, they could do some simple repairs and move in. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Yu Xiaolian also had to return to River Bay to burn offerings for her deceased grandfather and brother, so she informed Su Jingchen and went back to River Bend with the Gao mother and her two children.

Su Jingchen was busy with accounts and overwhelmed, so he didn’t have time to accompany Yu Xiaolian back; instead, he assigned Cao Gen, who knew martial arts, as her driver.

Yu Xiaolian and Sun Wulin’s wife first went to Upper River Bay, originally thinking the house wouldn’t be too dilapidated, but unexpectedly, what house was left?

The former home of Fourth Master Sun was already a flat ground, with only a few solitary walls left to prove that this once was a home.

Even the main beams and wood of the house had long been taken by others in the village to use as firewood.

Sun Wulin’s wife couldn’t help but burst into tears when she saw her former home reduced to such a state.

Someone who saw the carriage coming to the village followed out of curiosity and, upon seeing Sun Wulin’s wife crying, approached and asked, "Are you relatives of the Sun Family?"

Sun Wulin’s wife wiped away her tears and, with teary eyes, looked at the old lady who asked, "Aunt Wang, it’s me, I’m Sun Wulin’s wife, I’ve come back!"

"Oh! You’re from the Sun family?

Wow, I couldn’t recognize you, I thought some noble had come!" Aunt Wang began to scrutinize Sun Wulin’s wife unabashedly.

This person is wearing a long shirt and skirt, a skirt, not pants, is she living well now?

"Oh, you’re fairer than before, plumper than before, more good-looking than before, you’re like a different person, I didn’t dare to recognize you.

I was thinking why your face seemed familiar, so it was you, from the Sun family, where have you been all these years? Why did you just come back? What about your father-in-law? Where is your husband? Why are there two fewer children? Did something happen when you fled the famine?" Aunt Wang bombarded Sun Wulin’s wife with questions.

Along the way back, Sun Wulin’s wife had already thought of what to say, "My father-in-law and the others are fine, they’re in Yu State!

My husband was taken as a militia on the way escaping the famine, he’s probably gone, so I was thinking about my mother over there, wanting to come and see.

Aunt Wang, have you seen my mother?"

Aunt Wang knew the Gao family’s native place was Canghe Village, not far from here, but she wasn’t familiar with that old lady from the Gao family. She had only seen her from a distance when she came for family visits; now she couldn’t remember what she looked like anymore.

Furthermore, she hadn’t seen the old couple from the Gao family coming by in these years, so she assumed they were probably no more?

"I’m not well now, and haven’t been out of the village, so I haven’t seen your parents, you’d better hurry to Canghe Village and have a look?" Aunt Wang’s health had deteriorated since fleeing the famine eight years ago, making her unable to do heavy work now, only able to cook for her son at home.

"Aunt Wang, I do need to go to Canghe Village to have a look, so I’ll head off now!" Sun Wulin’s wife felt a bad premonition in her heart, making her anxious, unable to continue chatting with Aunt Wang.

Sun Wulin’s wife turned and got into the carriage, and Yu Xiaolian took out a silver coin, about half a tael, and slipped it into Aunt Wang’s hand.

"And you are...?" Aunt Wang was confused about why Yu Xiaolian gave her money, but when someone gave her money, she was delighted and very happy.

"I’m the daughter of Sun Chunfang, I remember you, you were very close to my grandmother."

This old Aunt Wang was one of Grandma Sun’s old friends.

"Oh! You’re Chunfang’s daughter?" Aunt Wang was full of joy, "You’ve grown so much, gosh, you get more and more beautiful, where’s your grandmother? Didn’t she come back with you?"

"My grandma is in Yu State, busy coaxing her little grandson, so she didn’t come back!"

"Little grandson? Could it be your uncle remarried and had him?" Aunt Wang was very curious.

"Yes, my uncle married again, to a young maiden much younger than him, she gave him a son, and now she’s pregnant again, my grandma can’t leave!

Aunt Wang, do you know where my grandfather is buried? I haven’t been back for years, and my grandma asked me to come over and pay my respects!"

Yu Xiaolian had never been to Old Man Sun’s burial site before, in the past she had been an outsider and had no right to pay respects to Old Man Sun, but now she was the only one who could do so.

"I know, I’ll take you, it’s just on the back hill!" Aunt Wang was very enthusiastic.

Yu Xiaolian didn’t refuse because the graves at that time often had no tombstones, if Aunt Wang didn’t specifically point out which one it was, she wouldn’t dare to offer sacrifices at random.

If her grandfather’s grave was on the left and she offered sacrifices to the one on the right, she was afraid he might come looking for her at night!

Since they were going to pay respects to her uncle, Sun Wulin’s wife couldn’t not go, so she had to delay going to Canghe Village, fortunately, when they left Yangcheng, they had already prepared the sacrificial paper and offerings, making the sacrifice quick.

After paying respects to Old Man Sun, Yu Xiaolian decided to act separately from Sun Wulin’s wife. Sun Wulin’s wife took Sun Manyue and Sun Mansheng to Canghe Village, while Yu Xiaolian took Cao Gen and returned to her place of origin — River Bay.

Yu Xiaolian first went to pay respects to Yu Zikuang, burned him enough paper money, offered sufficient offerings, and then informed him of Yu Changhe’s and Sun’s recent events before leaving Yu Zikuang’s grave.

"Cao Gen, remember these two graves, when we return to Yangcheng, bring someone here again to remove the weeds on the graves, fill the graves with soil, then carve and erect a stone monument."

"Understood, madam. I’ve noted it down!"

After coming down the hill, Yu Xiaolian got into the carriage and directed Cao Gen to drive the carriage to the village.

They drove until they reached the old site of the Yu Family, and the carriage finally stopped.

Yu Xiaolian didn’t get out of the carriage, the Yu Family’s house was in ruins, with some houses having even half of their roofs collapsed, the courtyard was overgrown with weeds, standing more than half a person’s height, it didn’t look like anyone lived there.

While Yu Xiaolian was lifting the curtain to gaze at the dilapidated thatched houses, the carriage was suddenly surrounded by a group of children.

"Who are you? What are you doing visiting our village?" A boy, dripping wet, boldly asked Yu Xiaolian.

It was clear that the child must have been fishing in the river just now and had followed along after seeing the carriage enter the village.

"Does anyone still live here?" Yu Xiaolian asked.

The boy shook his head, "No, no one has lived here for years."