Erlang lowered his head, not looking at Sun's face, which had become somewhat haggard due to worry, dissatisfaction, wind and sun, and getting up early and going to bed late.

"I've asked the villagers about it. Zhou Yunniang had spread the word in the village long ago that she couldn't abandon her young child and elderly mother-in-law, so she couldn't remarry.

At best, she can only recruit a live-in son-in-law. If you don't have that intention, stop bothering her as soon as possible, or she'll be merciless and beat him out with a broom."

Sun was even more puzzled:

"If that's the case, why are you still saying you want to marry her? Aren't you just giving her a hard time?"

Erlang smiled but said nothing, his lowered eyelids hiding the emotions in his eyes.

Sun suddenly thought of an idea, and couldn't help but become more surprised:

"Erlang! Please don't scare me!

Mom is old now and can’t bear it!

We are going home soon. If you are grateful for how well she has taken care of you these days, I will leave her some extra money.

Don't ever say anything about marrying her again!"

Erlang nodded slightly without saying anything else, but no one knew what he was thinking in his heart.

Sun told Taohua to pack up her things and asked Sanlang to look after Erlang. She then went to find Granny Qu and Zhou Yunniang to settle the rent. As she turned to leave, Erlang raised his head, looked at Sun's back, and whispered:

"Of course I'm going to marry her."

However, the voice was very low.

If the summer rice flower's ears weren't particularly pointed, you might have overlooked it.

She glanced at Erlang, and Erlang smiled and looked at Xia Daohua: "Daohua, come here."

Xia Daohua couldn't help but feel a little strange.

Erlang rarely asked him to do anything, and basically just asked Sanlang to do his bidding.

She looked up and saw Taohua packing her luggage. Sanlang ran to the door to eavesdrop on the conversation between Sun and Grandma Qu.

Could it be that Erlang doesn't want to expose Sanlang?

She suppressed her doubts and approached Erlang: "Brother Erlang, do you want to go to the toilet?"

Erlang burst out laughing: "Of course not."

Then, Erlang lowered his voice again:

"Here, this is for you. Don't refuse it. It would be bad if they saw it."

Xia Daohua took it. It was a heavy purse that felt a little heavy in the hand. The embroidery was very beautiful, and she was sure that this purse had nothing to do with her.

Jiro said with a smile:

"Good girl, put it away quickly before anyone else snatches it away. If you like it, you can read it slowly when you get home."

Xia Daohua smiled: "Okay."

The purse that was originally held in the palm of her hand facing upwards disappeared in an instant as her little hand flipped over.

Xia Erlang opened his eyes wide in surprise, and Xia Daohua tilted her head and smiled playfully.

Sun was so hard-hearted that she couldn't bear to give Zhou Yunniang an extra tael of silver. She only paid for the room she had stayed in for the past few days and gave her an extra 200 copper coins.

This alone was enough to make her face twisted with pain.

When Erlang left, Zhou Yunniang did not come out. She stayed in the kitchen, busy with something unknown.

Grandma Qu brought out her eight-year-old granddaughter and stood at the gate to see them off.

Erlang was lying on the cart pulled by the old mule, with three layers of thick mattresses under him and a large and thick quilt covering him.

In fact, he was wearing the quilted spring shirt that Zhou Yunniang had just made for him.

The fabric is new, soft and comfortable, and the size fits perfectly.

According to the current weather, wearing this clothes and covering himself with the wool felt that Xia Daohua gave him would be enough to keep out moisture and cold.

But since Sun was so determined, Xia Erlang just let her do as she pleased.

The luggage and other things were placed on the cart, and Sun, Taohua, Sanlang, and Daohua all walked on the ground, following the footsteps of the mule. When they got tired, they could take turns to rest on the cart.

Erlang's injury had only stabilized, but had not fully healed, so Sun didn't dare to walk too fast.

It took me four days to get here, but it took me six and a half days to get back.

After sending Erlang home and returning the mule and cart to the carriage shop in town, Sun was exhausted.

Although this cart was rented from a town near where Grandma Qu lived, the two carriage and horse shops belonged to the same company.

Sun found a carriage and horse shop, exchanged the deposit slip for the deposit, and settled the rental fees for the mule and cart. He was left with less than two taels of silver.

Sun had been racking her brains to save money these days, living a tight life. Unfortunately, despite her best efforts to save money for herself and her children, the money flowed away like water, and no matter how stingy she was, she couldn't keep it back!

When she thought about having to face Xia Yougui's face after returning, she felt heavy in her heart, as if a big, heavy stone was pressing on it.

Sun sighed inwardly. With such a small amount of money to bring home, she would definitely have to treat Xia Yougui to a meal.

After counting everything, the loss is too great!

This would be worse than just paying Erlang the one or two taels of silver as a substitute for the military service!

Fortunately, Zhou had previously promised in front of everyone to give the second wife ten taels of silver. She had to think carefully about how to report this to the old lady.

Oh, the old lady is so amazing!

If it weren't for the spy Xia Daohua, she could settle the bill however she wanted.

Now, Sun couldn't help but grit her teeth in anger—not only did she have to carefully arrange a proper place for every penny, but she also couldn't tell Xia Daohua what she had said, as the difference was too great...

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