The carriage stopped.
Cheng Wanwan lifted the car curtain and saw shopkeeper He standing in front with a humble face, holding a gorgeously wrapped gift in his hand.
She couldn't help but twitch the corner of her lips. She had said so much to Mr. Qian before, but it was all in vain. She really didn't expect that Shopkeeper He could kneel so neatly.
But speaking of it, she was in Zhao'er's favor. If Zhao'er hadn't been so famous, shopkeeper He wouldn't have bowed his head so easily.
She said softly: "I don't care about what happened that day. Shopkeeper He doesn't need to come again."
Shopkeeper He quickly presented the generous gift with both hands: "Thank you Sui'an people for your generosity. This is a century-old ginseng. Please accept it from Sui'an people."
"No need." Cheng Wanwan lowered the car curtain and said quietly, "Cheng Jia, let's set off."
The carriage drove slowly, and the three cars behind it immediately followed, drove out of Dahe Village, and gradually disappeared from everyone's sight.
Shopkeeper He was holding the ginseng gift box, feeling extremely panicked.
The Sui'an people refused to accept the gift, which meant that they had never let go of the matter in their hearts. Twenty days later, when the Sui'an people arrived in the capital, if they met the He family and casually mentioned him robbing the business, the head of the family would not let him go. His life is at an end.
How to do how to do……
Shopkeeper He's fingers suddenly paused. How could he forget such an important thing.
When he came to Dahe Village that day, he saw a portrait drawn by Sui'an's son. The person in the portrait was the second young master of the He family.
Two years ago, the second young master collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, and was punished by the court. The head of the family exterminated the family, and the wife was unable to save it. Only the eldest young master knelt in front of the palace gate for three days and three nights, but failed to change the emperor's mind... Later, the eldest young master found a way to send the second young master away. , but the second young master escaped halfway. Later, news came back that the second young master committed suicide out of fear of crime. Because of this incident, the eldest young master suddenly lost ten kilograms, and his whole body became emaciated. The eldest young master’s brotherly love for the second young master was moved. Everyone in the capital.
If the eldest young master knew that the second young master might still be alive, I don't know how happy he would be.
And he knew the whereabouts of the second young master. Well, no matter whether it was true or not, it was considered a meritorious service by the eldest young master, and the eldest young master would definitely save his life.
Shopkeeper He immediately turned around and went back to write a letter.
The four carriages soon arrived at Chengjia Village. Mrs. Cheng and her people had been waiting at the entrance of the village for a long time. They all had big and small bags, and I don't know what they brought.
Uncle Cheng and Uncle Cheng helped carry the luggage into the two carriages behind, while the two elders of the Cheng family said goodbye to the people in the village.
This time the Cheng family went to the capital, and most of the people in the Cheng family village came out to see them off. The entrance to the village was densely packed with people, and everyone looked envious.
"When you go this time, you must remember not to cause trouble for Zhao'er." Patriarch Cheng warned again, "There are too many wealthy people in the capital. If you are not careful, you will offend others. You have to take a step back in everything." The sea and the sky are bright. You mentioned before that you are going to the capital to do business. This matter cannot be rushed. After Zhao'er gets married, you can discuss this matter with Zhao'er's wife, and you must not make your own decisions..."
Mrs. Cheng kept nodding her head: "Don't worry, his sixth uncle. We are over a hundred years old together and we still understand these principles. If I am really unsure about something, I will write back to you and ask you."
Patriarch Cheng smiled and said, "I'm an old country man who doesn't understand anything. Instead of asking me, you might as well ask Aunt Cheng Zhao more."
Old Mrs. Cheng nodded again. Her second daughter was really different from before. She once thought that the water in the well would not interfere with the river. But from this point of view, there is no way for them to be independent, because Zhao'er is an official and so is the second daughter. Officials, if the two of them work hand in hand, the Cheng family will get better and better.
"Mrs. Cheng, it's time to set off." Magistrate Shen rode his horse to see us off and said while sitting on the horse, "Start now. You can reach the inn before sunset, otherwise you will have to drive in the dark."
Mrs. Cheng said repeatedly: "Let me tell you more about the family affairs...His sixth uncle, my second and third sons, my two useless sons, have been entrusted to you to take care of them. They have some money on hand. If they use it for gambling and drinking, Drinks should be served directly according to family rules, and don't look at Zhao'er's face..."
The Cheng family was reluctant to leave here, while Magistrate Shen rode his horse to Cheng Wanwan's car.
He said through the car curtain: "If someone from Sui'an goes to the capital this time and meets Zheng'er, please help me to persuade him. I wrote him a letter asking him to come back and study for another three years, but he just refused to come back. His stomach There isn't much ink in it. I can't find any good job in the capital. Why don't I try again? You are still young. You might be able to become a Jinshi after giving it a try..."
Cheng Wanwan lifted the car curtain and said with a smile: "I will definitely bring Master Shen's words, but whether Xiao Zheng is willing to listen to me or not is not something I can decide."
Magistrate Shen said hurriedly: "He always listens to his godmother and will make serious decisions."
The Cheng family finally finished chatting, everyone got on the bus, and the motorcade officially set off. Magistrate Shen and four government officials escorted them to the official road, and then they stopped. It wasn't until the motorcade disappeared into the sky that Magistrate Shen sighed. In one breath, he turned the horse's head and returned to the county government office to handle official business.
Cheng Wanwan sat in the carriage. Because she had taken motion sickness medicine in advance and she was already used to riding in a car, she didn't get motion sickness this time and was still in the mood to enjoy the scenery along the road.
The first post station was Huzhou Post Station, and we arrived just in time for darkness. Because Magistrate Shen had already greeted us, the people from the post station immediately came to greet us.
As soon as Cheng Wanwan got out of the car, she heard two people in the carriage squatting on the side of the road, vomiting wildly. After the Cheng family members finished vomiting, they all looked disheveled and helped each other to walk to the inn.
Cheng Wanwan couldn't help but admire the Cheng family. They were so dizzy that they didn't say a word during the journey. They were really able to handle it.
She walked in first and booked a room at the counter. There were seven people in her room, Sidan and Xiaohai Chengjia shared a room, the two mothers-in-law shared a room, and she and Ninglan shared a room. There were three rooms in total. After finishing, she raised her head and looked at Mrs. Cheng: "How many rooms do you want here?"
Although Mrs. Cheng almost fainted from motion sickness, she was just listening to Cheng Wanwan's words. She heard that Cheng Wanwan opened three upper rooms, and the upper rooms in the inn were ridiculously expensive. Accommodation, three rooms is only three taels of silver, plus food, hot water, etc., four or five taels of silver are gone.
As soon as she counted the money, the old lady immediately became energetic.
She held the counter and walked to Cheng Wanwan, and said slowly: "Although I went to the capital this time for Zhao'er, our Cheng family can't afford it because you spend so much money. Why not change them all to lower-class rooms?" Datongpu, let’s just open two lower-class rooms. It would be nice to separate men and women..."
Cheng Wanwan: "..."
She was feeling a little uncomfortable after traveling all the way. If she couldn't sleep well at night, it would be even more uncomfortable to ride in the car during the day. She didn't want to wrong herself when she was traveling.
She said: "Although I am traveling with you, I am not asking you to bear my travel expenses. We can each do our own thing."
Old Mrs. Cheng was obviously relieved and immediately looked at the counter: "Then we just need a lower-class room here."
We are a family anyway, so it doesn’t matter if men and women sleep in the same big bunk bed.
The two paid separately. Cheng Wanwan took the people upstairs to get a room. Mrs. Cheng and her group were taken to a lower-class room next to the stable in the backyard. Not to mention the darkness of the house, mainly because they could smell horse manure. The smell made the Cheng family members who were already suffering from motion sickness even worse.
Sister-in-law Cheng came back after vomiting and complained: "Mom, why does she live in a superior room? We live in such a bad place, can't she help us open a few more rooms? She's so stingy."
Old Mrs. Cheng took a sip of hot water and said with a straight face: "Logically speaking, her room fee should be paid by the Cheng family. It's very generous of her to not need money from the Cheng family. You actually want her to help you pay." Money, what are you daydreaming about? Besides, we should have paid for the carriage, and she didn't care about it. What if we get in trouble and she drops us halfway?"
Although Sister-in-law Cheng was dissatisfied, after thinking about it carefully, it was true. She could only sigh and lie down on the Datong bunk.
