Seeing that the other party had understood what she meant, Qingyan thought to herself that they were all smart people and knew everything right. She nodded to the old lady and said goodbye, then led the donkey cart and walked into the alley.
It’s not that far away, so you don’t have to sit in the car and drive away.
Because the wheels are made of wood, the sound of the donkey cart is actually quite loud, but fortunately, it is not that obvious in broad daylight.
If this was at night, it would be very jarring. Someone would definitely hear the sound and come out to see what was going on.
The old lady saw Qingyan leading the donkey cart away, and quickly entered the main room with the empty wooden basin.
She said to Zhang Qiaoling who was cleaning up: "The little girl from the Xue family is amazing. I will drive the donkey cart over to pick up Mrs. Xue."
Zhang Qiaoling didn't understand at first, but after a while she digested it and said, "Mom, what do you mean, is that the Xue family's sister has caught a car and wants to pick up Sister Xue?"
The old lady nodded, "Yes, I just happened to see it when I went out to splash water. Let me tell you, the Xue family must be a wealthy family, maybe an official family. The little girl went to the government office and got the divorce papers back. , definitely not an ordinary person.”
"I'm going to Chen's house to have a look."
Zhang Qiaoling couldn't stay any longer. She wiped her hands on the rag and walked out.
The old lady quickly stopped her, "What are you doing?"
Zhang Qiaoling said: "Sister Xue is leaving now, I'm going to see her off too."
The old lady glared at her and said, "Don't make trouble. They probably want to leave quietly. You can't talk for a while when they pass by. Then you will cry and turn around and waste time. I can't leave anymore. Will I blame you then?"
Zhang Qiaoling thought about it and said, "Then I won't go. I'll wait at the door of our house. They will definitely pass by here. I will say goodbye to Sister Xue then."
The old lady didn't stop him anymore. It shouldn't be a problem to say a few words at the entrance of the alley.
Qingyan didn't know the conversation between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. She had already arrived at the door of Chen's courtyard. This time, she didn't need to knock on the door. The door opened by itself. Not only Huan'er was inside, but Chen Fulai was also there.
They finished packing their things and were waiting here. They just saw Qingyan through the crack of the door and opened the courtyard door directly.
The two brothers and sister each opened the two courtyard doors wide, allowing Qingyan to lead the donkey cart in.
Qingyan nodded, that's fine. If the donkey cart is placed outside and is seen by people who come out occasionally, they might come to watch.
Fortunately, the car was not wide and the courtyard door was not small, so it was easy to enter the courtyard.
As soon as the car entered, the brother and sister locked the door to prevent anyone from coming.
As soon as I entered the yard, I saw two bundles at the door of the main room. The bundles were not big, they were probably just some clothes or something.
Qingyan thought for a while and said to Chou Chou, "Chou Chou, can you use your spiritual sense to see if there is anything valuable in the Chen family."
Chou Chou was stunned, "Why are you looking at that? You don't want to steal other people's money, do you?"
Qingyan rolled her eyes and said angrily: "What do you mean I want to steal other people's money? If I can find the money they have hidden, I will get future child support.
Besides, Xue Minghua's embroidery has been supporting them all these years, which is what Xue Minghua's mother and son deserve.
It takes a lot of money to raise two children. They will not come back in the future, so there will be no chance to ask for child support from Chen Jiawang, even if it is a one-time payment. "
Chou Chou thought about it and felt it made sense, so he used his spiritual consciousness to search in the yard.
After a while, he said in surprise: "Holy crap! This Chen family is really not human. Didn't they deliberately bully a woman?"
Qingyan quickly asked: "What's wrong? What's going on?"
Chou Chou said: "There is a hole under a cabinet in the old woman's room, and there is a box of gold and silver in it!"
Qingyan was shocked and paused. She was led forward by the donkey cart for a few steps before she came back to her senses and said, "Could it be that Chen Jiawang's father stole the bodyguard before? Is it just for wages? Even if he is the chief bodyguard, You may not be able to earn so much."
Chou Chou replied: "Then I don't know, anyway, the things are just there."
Qingyan asked again: "Is it possible that neither mother nor son know about this box?"
Chou Chou: "That's impossible. The board at the bottom of the cabinet is alive. It seems to have been moved frequently. The old lady probably has to take a look at it every few days."
Hearing this, Qingyan was also a little angry. This family is really bad. For several years, they have been supported by a woman doing embroidery. It turns out that they are not short of money at all and have so much gold and silver hidden away!
Now he still wants to kill someone so that he can marry a widow again. Even if Chen Jiawang is stunned by the beauty of Widow Cui, isn't this old woman also a fool?
Even if Xue Minghua does not have a natal family, she has devoted herself to their family and has raised them without any regrets for so many years. She can be considered a good housekeeper, no better than a married widow?
Even if the widow gave birth to a son, Xue Minghua also has a son named Chen Fulai. I really don’t know what these two women are thinking.
Suddenly she thought again that Widow Cui seemed to own a cosmetics shop, and thought that the two of them were interested in her shop, right?
This is really possible.
Although Xue Minghua can embroider, which is considered a craft, it is still different from making makeup.
It takes a long time to embroider a finished product, but there is definitely a difference between making it and opening a shop.
It seems that money is still attractive...
Not thinking about it anymore, Qingyan said to Chou Chou, "Can you just put that box into your space?"
Chou Chou: "No problem, but how are you going to take it out later?"
Qingyan: "First send the three of them to the capital. Depending on the situation, we can exchange your gold for silver notes according to the amount of gold and silver inside. This way it is easy to carry, and we can also get some gold from this era. Silver goes back.
If the three mothers cannot return to the Xue family, you can use this money to buy them a property first, and leave the rest for them to spend in the future. Anyway, it belongs to the old Chen family and they deserve it.
If they can return to Xue's house, they can just give the banknote directly to Xue Minghua and tell her that they found it from Lao Chen's house. There is no need to say it now, mainly because it is difficult to explain. "
Chou Chou also agreed with her method. With a thought, he took the box in the hole into his own space and counted the amount of gold and silver in it.
"There are fifteen kilograms of silver and eight kilograms of six taels and four cents of gold in it. You can do the math. We will exchange them for gold for him later."
Qingyan's mouth twitched, isn't this embarrassing for her? She is the kind of person who has to stand vertically if she exceeds two digits. How can she count?
"Just remember it first, and I'll figure it out later, huh? That's not right. How did you get out? Do you still have weight in your dimension?"
Chou Chou: "Who are you looking down on! I can know the specific weight as soon as I enter the space, so there is no need to worry about it."
Qingyan curled her lips, "Then you can help me convert it and save me more trouble."
Chou Chou snorted, it wouldn't tell her, it couldn't convert it either!
Qingyan parked the donkey cart and entered Xue Minghua's house, and saw a small bundle beside her.
Seeing her looking at the baggage beside him, Xue Minghua said: "I asked Fulai to pack some of our mothers' clothes and put them outside. This bag contains the embroidery that I have completed, and I also got the semi-finished products from before. Well, when we get to the capital, selling this thing can be considered as income."
She was a little confused about suddenly returning to the capital after so many years. She was afraid that if she couldn't return home, then by selling these and the little money she had saved before, she could at least find a remote courtyard to live in first.
Qingyan nodded to express her understanding, then directly picked up the mattress on the kang and walked out the door.
As he walked, he said: "I came here with a donkey cart. Put this on the cart. Then you three can sit more comfortably."
When Qingyan came in again, Xue Minghua turned to his side and opened the kang cabinet next to him, and pulled out a thick quilt from inside.
"This is the quilt I bought when I got married. It is made of cotton that my father-in-law brought back from the west. It is not easy to buy here. It can't be covered in summer, so I put it away and we took it away."
Qingyan raised her eyebrows. It was not easy, but she had seen cotton quilts. She had just touched them with her hands. Those two mattresses were not cotton. They were softer than wheat straw. They should be brown or linen. .
"Then put mine in the car. It's softer than a mattress, so you can sit more comfortably.
She had already laid out two mattresses, and then rolled this one up and placed it on the side like a backrest, making it more comfortable to sit on.
She took the quilt out again, and the two children were circling around the donkey cart. They looked at the shed above the cart carefully and found it quite strange.
Generally, donkey carts are used to pull goods, and few are used to install sheds. Generally, they are the carriages of wealthy families with carriages. They are all made of wood and are much more refined than this one.
When Qingyan said it was done like this, everyone in Yangjiaping felt it was very novel. They even thought about doing the same thing for the donkey cart that Qingyan left for them in the future. It would be very convenient to go out in the future.
After packing up the donkey cart, Qingyan took Princess Xue Minghua out and gently placed her on the cart.
Suddenly he thought of something and said: "Sister Minghua, do you want to go...well, for convenience? I'm afraid it will be difficult to find each other on the road."
Xue Minghua nodded sheepishly. She had wanted to go just now, but she was afraid of hurting her legs.
Qingyan picked her up again and carried her directly to the toilet. Fortunately, she only injured one leg, and Qingyan fixed it with a wooden board. She didn't need help from anyone to go to the toilet, she could do it by herself.
After she finished, she refused to let Qingyan hug her. Qingyan thought for a while and asked her to wait against the wall. She found two wooden sticks, one long and one short, in the yard, and whittled them twice with a dagger. The short one was placed across the top to make a simple long walking stick supported under the armpits.
Xue Minghua tried it out and found that the height was just right. He smiled gratefully at her and said, "This girl is really amazing. She can do everything."
Qingyan supported her with one hand and said with a smile: "I learned how to do it after watching others do it. It's very simple."
She was thinking just now that she would have brought Liu Sanli's unused crutch. She had never thought of this before. Xue Minghua's leg would take several months to heal. That crutch was much stronger than this one.
Liu Sanli's legs have healed and he no longer needs crutches. As long as he is not running or jumping fiercely, he can still walk with a slight limp as usual.
Put Xue Minghua on the donkey cart again, let the two children get on, and then handed the baggage to them, asking Xue Minghua to stretch his legs as much as possible to avoid the bumps on the road.
After thinking for a while, she went into Mrs. Chen's room again and rummaged through the cabinet on her bed. Sure enough, there was also a quilt.
She just thought that Xue Minghua and the others couldn't be the only ones to own this quilt. This mother-in-law didn't look like the kind of person who would suffer for her.
Just take out the quilt. Fortunately, this old woman is not good at anything else. At least she likes to be clean. There is no peculiar smell on the quilt.
He took out the quilt and put it on the other side of the car. He said to Xue Minghua: "Put your legs up here to cushion it, and you won't be able to bump on the road."
Xue Minghua smiled and nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, sister."
The two children were playing around in the car. Huan'er also lay down and rolled around, with a smile on her face and she became much livelier.
"Auntie, this feels so comfortable, both sides are so soft."
Qingyan smiled and pinched the little knot on her head, "Then sit down, we are leaving."
"Okay!" Huan'er said happily. After speaking, she quickly covered her mouth and looked towards her grandma's house, fearing to wake her grandma and dad. "
Qingyan said: "Don't be afraid, the two of them won't wake up until night."
Huan'er then put down his hand, and Xue Minghua also breathed a sigh of relief, that's good, they should have arrived in the capital by then.
Qingyan led the donkey and turned around, opened the courtyard door and drove the car out, turned around and closed the courtyard door, and said to Chou Chou, "Can you bolt the door from the inside?"
Chou Chou: "No problem, I can do it with my spiritual consciousness."
As soon as she finished speaking, Qingyan heard a click from the door and smiled with satisfaction. Now she could buy them a little more time. Even if the mother and son woke up in the middle, they were not afraid. Both of them had broken legs. If you want to get out, you have to put in some effort.
Chen Jiawang is young and strong. If he wakes up, he can jump out on one leg, but that would require the other party to find that there is no one else at home before he can do that.
Qingyan sat on the shaft of the donkey cart, patted the donkey's butt gently with her hand, and made it move forward.
When she reached the entrance of the alley, she found Zhang Qiaoling standing in front of her house. Qingyan stopped the car and greeted her softly.
Zhang Qiaoling replied to her, then stepped forward and leaned her upper body into the car. She was a little surprised to see Xue Minghua and her mother inside.
She thought that only Xue Minghua would leave. After all, they were descendants of the Chen family, and the Chen family could not let them go.
But think about it, if you leave the two children here, you may not be able to survive in the future. After all, if you have a stepmother, you will have a stepfather. If you can take them away, it is definitely better to take them away.
Thinking that she might never see her again, Zhang Qiaoling's eyes turned red, and she said softly: "Sister Xue, you have escaped from the fire pit now. Take care of yourself and be well in the future.
If you have a chance, just send me a message and let me know you are well. "
