"What? The first wife?" Yang Ruoqing caught this key word and raised her eyebrows in surprise.
Wang Cuilian also smiled with interest: "I'll just tell you what I happened to hear. Is it interesting?"
Yang Ruoqing nodded repeatedly, "It's really interesting. I didn't expect Zhou Xia to become a concubine for someone?"
"No, being a concubine means living in someone else's home, like Aunt Xiaojuan."
"For someone like Zhou Xia, who is raised outside, she is not even a concubine. If she is exhausted, she will be considered a wild flower!" she said.
Wang Cuilian said: "If you don't take the right path, your auntie still thinks that this ending is good, so she talks about it like your uncle is offering a treasure."
"I've invited your uncle to go back to the county town. Go to Zhoujiacun to call her and come with her. Then go to Zhou Xia's place for a casual meal..."
"What did my uncle say? It's probably unlikely that he will go, right?" Yang Ruoqing asked.
Wang Cuilian said: "Your uncle just shook his head and said he wouldn't go. You know your uncle's character well."
"It's true that he cherishes his nieces and nephews, but he is a stubborn person and is aboveboard. He is the most disgusted with things that are raised outside without knowing whether they are hidden or not."
Yang Ruoqing nodded slightly and agreed with Wang Cuilian's words.
"I still say the same thing, you have to choose your own path, good or bad. When the time comes, don't blame others, just don't involve others," she said.
"As for the rest, it's none of our business. Everyone lives their own life."
…
On the twenty-sixth day of the first lunar month, more than ten days had passed since Tangyazi went to Beijing. Yang Ruoqing estimated at home that if the journey went smoothly, Tangyazi and Muzichuan should have left Changhuaizhou and entered Helanzhou.
Although Muzichuan was the county magistrate in Huguang County, in the eyes of officialdom people, the magistrate was just a sesame official as big as a sesame seed and a mung bean.
But Magistrate Mu is different from other magistrates.
Why do you say that?
Mu Zichuan was born in Tanhua, and was the most proud disciple of Mr. Zhang Ge in the current cabinet. When he was in the capital, he was in the same faction as the second prince.
Later, after the rebellion of the pseudo-emperor, the second prince completely lost his ability to seize the crown prince and became completely on the same page as the sixth prince Qi Xingyun.
Zhang Ge Lao and other factions who originally supported the second prince also turned to the side of the sixth prince Qi Xingyun, and finally supported Qi Xingyun to ascend to power.
Therefore, Mu Zichuan can be regarded as a confidant of the new emperor Qi Xingyun. In addition, Mu Zichuan is young and promising, and is a rising star among the civil servants in the court.
The new emperor Qi Xingyun intended to cultivate Muzichuan, so he temporarily sent him to the lower county to start as the county magistrate.
In modern terms, start from the grassroots level, be down-to-earth, go deep into the masses, and understand the people's sentiments.
Wait until certain political achievements are made, and then promote them step by step, so that others will be convinced and there will be no criticism.
"Qing'er, are you in the house?"
Outside the house, the voice of fifth uncle Yang Huazhou came.
Yang Ruoqing came to her senses and hurriedly got up and came to the door, "Uncle Wu, I'm in the room, you come in and sit down."
As soon as Yang Huazhou entered the main room and sat down, he said to Yang Ruoqing: "Qing'er, I'm here to say goodbye to you. I will leave for Qing'an County early tomorrow morning."
Yang Ruoqing brought the freshly brewed tea to Yang Huazhou, "Are you going tomorrow? Why don't you stay at home for a few more days? There are still a few stewards taking care of it over there!"
Yang Huazhou waved his hand and said: "In previous years, I would leave after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. This year, I delayed it for ten days. I have had enough of being lazy."
"Although those few stewards are not bad, they are outsiders after all, not our own family. I don't trust them, so I have to get over it tomorrow."
After hearing Yang Huazhou's words, to be honest, Yang Ruoqing was really moved.
In the past ten years, Uncle Wu has been her most powerful assistant in the restaurant business.
From Qingshui Town to Wanghai County, then to Xiushui Town in the south, and even Licheng...
When I was unsure who to send to open up the market and take care of the restaurant, and when others were reluctant to leave their hometown, it was Uncle Wu who stepped forward.
"Fifth Uncle, I have really worked hard for you these past ten years." Yang Ruoqing said softly,
"Without the fifth uncle, there would be no Qing'er today, and there would be no Tianxiang Tower today. Please ask the fifth uncle to pay homage to my niece!"
Yang Ruoqing stood up, picked up the skirt of her skirt, and bowed deeply to Yang Huazhou.
Yang Huazhou quickly put down the tea bowl in his hand and reached out to pick up Yang Ruoqing.
"What a silly girl, what's the relationship between us? Why do you need to pay such a big gift and say such unintentional words?" Yang Huazhou said reproachfully.
Yang Ruoqing said a little embarrassedly: "Qing'er is just very grateful. In order to help me, my fifth uncle has been alone in Qing'an County for more than a year, spending less time with my fifth aunt and spending more time away from me. Qing'er couldn't bear it..."
Yang Huazhou smiled and waved his hand and said: "It's nothing, I will come back and stay for three to five days every quarter!"
"Besides, I have good food and drink in Qing'an County, and your fifth aunt has no shortage of things at home. With your help, we are living a good life now!"
Yang Ruoqing listened with a smile. Seeing the satisfaction in the corner of Fifth Uncle's eyes and brows, she couldn't help but feel filled with emotion.
He is also his biological uncle, and his fifth uncle sincerely helps him manage the restaurant.
The fourth uncle is insatiable. As long as you give him a little wind, he will definitely make waves of all sizes for you.
It’s really like eating the same rice and raising all kinds of people.
Of course, no matter how others treat you, you will respond accordingly.
For Yang Ruoqing, the fifth uncle is second only to his father Yang Huazhong!
"Uncle Fifth, you will start working at a restaurant in Qing'an County tomorrow. Have you discussed with Aunt Five about Dabao's studies? Are you going to stay in town to study, or what?"
Yang Ruoqing sat back again and asked this question.
Yang Huazhou said: "I was just about to tell you this. What I meant was for Dazhi to stay and study in the school in the town."
"This way he can go home every ten days to spend time with your fifth aunt and Mianmian, and your fifth aunt won't miss you so much."
"But your fifth aunt asked me to take Dabao to study in a school in Qing'an County. Although she said that she was attracted by the school in the county, I know that was not her truth..."
Yang Ruoqing interrupted Yang Huazhou with a smile and said, "My fifth aunt's true intention is that she is afraid that you, fifth uncle, will be lonely in Qing'an County, so she sent Dabao to keep you company!"
Yang Huazhou grinned and gave Yang Ruoqing a thumbs up: "You still know your fifth aunt, I feel the same way."
Yang Ruoqing covered her mouth and smiled.
"Have you finally decided?" Yang Ruoqing asked.
Yang Huazhou said: "Your fifth aunt is a stubborn donkey this time. I couldn't defeat her. I came here to talk to you about this. She and Mianmian are packing Dabao's things at home!"
Yang Ruoqing said: "Then which academy in Qing'an County do you plan to place Dabao in? Except for Bailu Academy, one of the four well-known academies in Daqi, the threshold is too high to get in. I have any other academies. Find a way to get Dabao in!"
