"I should be the one to ask Mrs. Cheng, what will it take for the Cheng family to let Zhaoer study hard?"
Cheng Wanwan had a cold smile on his lips.
"Zhao'er is studying hard day and night in Dahe Village. With Master Yu's personal guidance, it is certain that he will be admitted as a scholar. However, you Cheng family insist on staining his life. Once he is interrogated as a prisoner, then his life will be ruined. They are not allowed to enter official career again."
"Don't say that I, the second aunt, don't care about the child. I can't help it. You use filial piety to suppress me. I can't ignore human ethics and punish my mother and brother. It shouldn't be a problem if I punish my nephew. ? From now on, as long as you come to my house to cause trouble, and I feel unhappy, I will transfer this unhappiness to Zhaoer, how about it? "
"you you you!"
Sister-in-law Cheng was almost furious.
She couldn't wait to rush over and slap Cheng Wanwan's face hard like she did before.
But there were countless people in the yard staring at the three Cheng family members, and there were also many villagers watching the fun outside the yard. How could they dare to go against the entire Dahe Village.
Mrs. Cheng held down her angry eldest son and daughter-in-law, took a deep breath and said, "As long as you let Zhao'er go, I can promise you anything."
Cheng Wanwan smiled.
There was no such thing as breaking off a relationship in this dynasty. Even if it was done, it was because someone in the family had committed a serious crime of murder and chose to break off the relationship for fear of being implicated.
If she did this rashly, her spine would be broken, and most importantly, her four sons would also be spat on behind. This is why she has never broken ties with the Cheng family.
But the Cheng family comes here from time to time, which is really disgusting.
She spoke slowly: "The three of you go to the Yamen and receive twenty pieces each. After that, you are not allowed to set foot in Dahe Village again."
Brother Cheng rushed out in a hurry: "Why should I be punished? Why can't I come to Dahe Village? Who do you think you are..."
"Snapped!"
Mrs. Cheng slapped Brother Cheng with her backhand.
"What time has this happened? You are still making trouble? You think the Cheng family is not embarrassing enough, right? Just forget about embarrassing yourself, don't embarrass Zhao'er!"
Zhaoer is the hope of their Cheng family, and they must not ruin their future.
Old Mrs. Cheng turned around and said coldly: "You two, stop hanging around and follow me to the Yamen!"
Although Brother Cheng and Sister Cheng were arrogant, they did not dare to confront the old lady. They lowered their heads and followed behind the old lady.
"Wait a moment."
Cheng Wanwan spoke quietly.
Mrs. Cheng clenched her fists and turned around: "What else can you do?"
"Take away your Cheng family's things." Cheng Wanwan placed the jade locust wrapped in red silk on the stone table, "This is a gift from the emperor. If it is pawned or sold, it will be contempt of the saint's face, and even the house may be ransacked. , more importantly, it will implicate the three clans, take it back and provide it well."
Cheng Zhao turned around and came back: "Second aunt, this jade locust belongs to..."
"Zhao'er, this is something given to you by the Holy One. It's clearly written in the imperial edict. My surname is Cheng Zhao. Why, do you want to accuse your second aunt of robbing the holy thing?" Cheng Wanwan smiled, " You are a member of the Cheng family, so the gifts given by the emperor should be enshrined in the Cheng family ancestral hall and let your grandma take them back."
Brother Cheng rushed over and held Jade Locust in his arms.
Sister-in-law Cheng opened a small gap in the red silk cloth. When she saw the green locusts, her lips trembled with excitement.
Old Mrs. Cheng was afraid that Cheng Wanwan would regret it, so she took her eldest son and daughter-in-law and left Dahe Village quickly.
Cheng Zhao lowered his head and chuckled, his shoulders slumped, his whole person was listless, and he no longer had the usual calmness and gentleness.
He spoke slowly: "I have lived in my second aunt's house for so long, and it's time to go back. Thank you for your guidance and care for such a long time. My second aunt's kindness to me cannot be explained clearly in a few words. I will also I will do my best to repay my second aunt."
Shen Zheng said in shock: "You want to go back, where? Back to the Cheng family?"
Cheng Zhao nodded: "I'm going to pack my things first."
"Big cousin!" Zhao Sidan grabbed his sleeve, "Didn't we agree to go back during the Chinese New Year? Why don't you leave?"
Cheng Zhao didn't want to leave either.
But if he stays here, it will only bring endless trouble to the second aunt and his family.
In the past, he stayed here to teach his four cousins how to read. Now that Master Yu is here, it no longer makes sense for him to stay here. Instead, the second aunt has to support him.
"Zhao'er, you can't go back now." Cheng Wanwan said softly, "Today I went to Ping'an County and negotiated a soap business. In the future, soap production will expand. The most scarce thing at present is wrapping paper. You can go to Nanfu again Let’s find a few more classmates in the academy to help. One thousand is never too little, and ten thousand is never too many.”
She has the confidence to promote soap to every region of the country.
Cheng Zhao pursed his lips. Although his cousin at home could read and write, he really couldn't paint. Only he and Shen Zheng knew how to paint, but Shen Zheng's painting style was more elegant and free. What the second aunt needed was a decent pattern. It seemed that only He can do it.
He lowered his head: "Yes, Second Aunt."
When he said this, the surrounding villagers all breathed a sigh of relief.
Mrs. Zhao patted Cheng Zhao on the shoulder: "You just said you wanted to go back. It really scared me to death. I can't bear to leave such a good child like you."
"Yes, yes!" Aunt Wang was still frightened, "Our Loach has learned a lot of great principles from you. If you leave, he will definitely not want to study anymore."
Tiezhu Niang lowered her voice: "We all know that Master Yu is knowledgeable, but the children are afraid of Master Yu, and we don't know why."
"Anyway, as long as Cheng Zhao is in the village, the children will have a backbone and they can all concentrate on their studies."
"Cheng Tongsheng, you are my son's role model, you can't leave!"
The villagers looked at Cheng Zhao with eyes full of respect and gratitude.
He opened his lips and said after a long time: "Okay, then I'll stay for another two months."
When the Chinese New Year comes in two months, he will really go back.
After the villagers gradually dispersed, Cheng Wanwan announced a big event: "Tomorrow Ergou Dawang and I will go to Nanyang. The waterway will take one day and one night. The boat will stop in Nanyang for three days. After three days, we will take the boat for one day and one night. It will take five days in total to come back.”
"Five days?" Zhao Sidan's little face was full of eagerness, "This is too long, mother, I want to go with you."
Zhao Sanniu nodded: "Mom, I want to go too."
He wants to protect his mother from being bullied.
Zhao Dashan originally wanted to say to follow him, but when he looked up and saw Zhao Yuezhu waving his little arms in Wen's arms, his eyes immediately softened.
He said: "Mom, don't worry and go to Nanyang. I will take care of everyone at home and won't let any trouble happen at home."
Of course, Cheng Wanwan would not take more people there, as more people would cost more.
She then mainly explained the arrangements for various things at home. It happened that Wen was taking care of the children at home, and there was an elder sitting in charge, so the children would have a backbone.
The matters in the fields are still left to Dashan. The soap workshop has started working normally. Let Mrs. Zhao come over and take care of it. Let Sanniu do the technical work. Wu Xiaochui alone in the warehouse is not enough, so let Old Man Zhao do it. I come here from time to time to do some hammering. As for the circulating money, I put it in Cheng Zhao's hands. If I need to buy goat milk, honey or wrapping paper, I come to Cheng Zhao to write an order and withdraw the money. Cheng Zhao needs to keep accounts...
After everything was arranged, Cheng Wanwan began to pack the things he wanted to take to Nanyang. The first was cloth, and the second was soap. He loaded a whole cart and piled it high, covering the top with a coarse cloth.
