Chapter 201: 201 He’s scolding sounds very kind Chapter 201: 201 He’s scolding sounds very kind It wasn’t that she was heartless, but there was simply no affection between them. The only thing there was Ye Erya’s bullying when she used to take advantage of her own poor health.

When Ye Jiu had just entered the house, Ye Erya was still crying behind him.

Madam He would not show mercy. She turned her head and shouted, “Mrs. Zhang, hurry over and take this wretched girl away. Don’t think that since I’m in a good mood today, you can disrespect me. If you dare to cry here again, I’ll sell you to the mountains tomorrow.”

The crying stopped abruptly. Without anyone having to intervene, Ye Erya sensibly returned to the cowshed.

Unfortunately, Madam He was still not satisfied. “All day long, you only know how to be lazy. Go up the mountain and gather wild vegetables for me. Don’t come back until you fill a basket.”

Ye Erya’s steps to return home halted. She turned her head, picked up the basket, and left the house feeling wronged.

Unfortunately, along the way, there was not a single person who pitied her.

A bastard raised by an adulteress, just as Madam He said, not throwing her in the pig cage was already too kind to them. Now, it was merely more work she had to do, and yet she dared feel wronged.

It was truly annoying when she would come home and make a ruckus, but Madam He’s embrace provided Ye Jiu a sense of security she could not find elsewhere.

The weather in late February wasn’t very cold, and the kang in the house wasn’t heated. Madam He had Ye Jiu rest on the earthen kang, and Ye Qingzhi considerately brought her a bowl of water.

Madam He affectionately inquired about Ye Jiu’s whereabouts during this time. When she found out that her beloved baby had been sold to Nanchang by those damn human traffickers, the stream of curse words from Madam He never ceased.

She truly wished those damned traffickers would go to hell, to have their tongues ripped out and their hearts dug out, to stop them from living and committing these utterly conscienceless acts!

Madam He cursed vehemently, tired to the point of panting heavily. Ye Jiu quietly hugged Madam He, finding such a Madam He quite endearing actually.

Madam Zhang quickly heated the water, then laboriously carried it over and poured it into the large wooden tub. “Little sister, I added some mugwort to the water. Hurry over and wash up, change your clothes.”

Seeing Ye Jiu’s attire, tattered and dirty, Madam Zhang understood, even when Ye Jiu had been previously mute, she always liked to be clean, so she had never worn such dirty clothes before.

Seeing her in such a state, it was clear that the child must have suffered a lot while outside.

“Thank you, big sister.” After several days of continuous travel, Ye Jiu had long wanted to have a proper bath, and now her wishes were finally fulfilled.

With Madam He’s help, Madam Zhang tactfully stepped out.

Soon, Elder Ye hurried back from outside, flustered. “Eldest daughter-in-law, I heard outside that our Xiaojiu has come back. Is it true?”

“It’s true. I just heated the water. Right now, Mom is inside helping the little sister wash.”

Madam Zhang was overjoyed yet also heartbroken. “The little sister has returned much thinner. Imagine, she must have really suffered a lot outside.”

“It’s good that she’s back. It’s good that our child is back!” Elder Ye said excitedly, rubbing his hands together.

If it weren’t for the child inside the house washing up, he would really hate not being able to push open the door right away to see his daughter.

For over three months, he and his wife had been anxiously hoping, hoping that when their son returned, he could bring their daughter back with him, but unfortunately, it never happened.

Now, finally, heaven had bestowed mercy and returned his daughter to him.

Now his wife could finally be at peace.