Chapter 503 - Chapter 503: Chen Zhao Extra Chapter_3 (1/2)

Chapter 503: Chen Zhao Extra Chapter_3

The Emperor summoned them to Beijing and even granted them official positions.

Before the departure of my daughter, she gave me the Elixir that Yingbao had given her, saying that if consumed, it could keep one’s appearance unchanged for fifty years.

I took it, so my face has stayed around thirty years old, which has inspired admiration in everyone. Even the birth mother of my daughter-in-law started to curry favor with her, just because my grandson had been chosen to go to the fairyland.

As the days passed, our tavern grew increasingly prosperous. My younger brother’s inn was also rebuilt, turning into a three-story building.

The first floor was built with bricks and stones, and the second and third floors were made of mortise and tenon wooden structures.

Because more and more guests wanted to stay, and his yard was only so big, rebuilding it into a multi-storey building would accommodate more guests.

One day, I suddenly had a dream. I dreamed of my childhood and even dreamed of my mother.

She was using a bamboo stick to beat a child. I took a closer look and that lamb was Yingbao when she was a few years old.

I wanted to stop my mother, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t.

At this time, I discovered that my childhood self and my elder sister were hiding behind the door, peeking.

Then, I saw more scenes: Yingbao was beaten by my mother until her body was covered with bruises; the skin on her arms and face was even cracked, exposing the fresh flesh.

She was lying in the haystack outside the yard, covered with a tattered reed coat.

I saw my younger self walk over, toss a piece of black bread from a distance, and put a broken bowl next to then run away quickly.

I could clearly feel what my younger self was thinking. I was very scared of Yingbao at that time, really scared, because her eyes were very strange.

But I never thought of helping her, and neither did my older sister. We would give her some leftovers after we finished eating, sometimes it was me, sometimes it was my older sister, but I found that several times my elder sister gave the black bread to the dog at home.

But I didn’t say anything, nor did I think of telling my grandmother.

Latterly, Yingbao gradually improved. I heard my grandma saying to my mother that she was really lucky. Even though she was beaten so badly, she managed to survive. It showed she was a wretched creature.

At this time, my mother, cradling my little brother Xubao, was feeding him steamed egg custard, commenting: “It’s good she survived. We need someone to do chores in the house in the future.”

So my elder sister and I got some free time. Except for occasionally fetching water from the river, she was given all the chores.

Later, I learned from chatting with the girls in the village that the Jiang family had moved out of Dongchen Village, supposedly to Jiang Village.

But several times I saw Yingbao sneaking to Dongchen Village, and I quietly followed her. I saw Jiang’s couple hugged her and cried, and even stuffed several boiled eggs into her hands.

I was thinking, when she returns, I will take the boiled eggs to my mother. As a result, I saw her sitting on the ground eating all the boiled eggs.