Chapter 287 Atonement

Xie Zhao seemed to be thinking about something. He stood up and walked towards the study. After a moment, he took out a few thick books, on which the word "Travel Notes" was particularly conspicuous.

Jiang Yuzhu glanced at the big words, and smiled, "Yuanhe, are you planning to let me do prenatal education for Fugui and Wanwan in advance?"

The couple discussed that if they really gave birth to twins, the son would be nicknamed Fugui and the daughter Wanwan.

If it is twins, we will discuss it separately.

Xie Zhao raised his eyebrows, his eyes turned slightly, his tense expression relaxed a little, and he asked in surprise: "Why does Yuzhu have such an idea?"

"Aristocratic families want their sons to be successful, and they wish they could teach their sons from the womb to become the top scholar."

Jiang Yuzhu lowered her head and stared at her belly, which had not yet bulged. She sighed and said, "Perhaps when he is born, he will be used for comparison."

Jiang Yuzhu felt sick when she thought about giving birth to a little Xie Zhao with a stern face and all sorts of nonsense.

With enough wealth to rival a country, is it okay for your son to be born like this?

For no reason, Jiang Yuzhu felt sad and shook her head slightly.

Seeing this, Xie Zhao hurriedly held Jiang Yuzhu's hand, and his worries grew even more.

After consulting Yan Lin, Xie Zhao realized that a pregnancy of ten months is a very long process.

Even if you have no worries about food and clothing, you can still be controlled by negative emotions.

However, as a husband, Xie Zhao had no choice but to leave for the capital, and there was very little he could do.

"Yuzhu, the travel notes are for hypnosis."

Xie Zhao tried several times and found that Jiang Yuzhu could even listen to Buddhist scriptures with great interest, but she would fall asleep within a quarter of an hour when listening to the travel notes written by Chen Tao.

As for the magic weapon of hypnosis, Xie Zhao specially sent someone to sew a book cover out of cotton cloth and preserve it properly.

Xie Zhao has already written a letter to Chen Tao, and it won’t be long before the complete set of travel notes written by Chen Tao will be delivered.

"If it's not good enough, urge your cousin to go south of Jiangnan and write a few more books."

Xie Zhao took this matter to heart. If Chen Tao was not the only one who had this ability, Xie Zhao would have come himself.

It’s not that he hadn’t written it before, but because it was so interesting, it made Jiang Yuzhu, who was about to fall asleep, laugh and become more and more energetic.

"Indeed, I heard from my cousin that his travel notes are sold in the bookstore in the neighboring city."

If she can't wait, Jiang Yuzhu can go to the neighboring city to buy.

It just so happened that the medicine shop was planning to do a pilot project in the neighboring city first, and she was discussing with Yan Lin about moving to the neighboring city.

The couple talked in the room, and the atmosphere was still warm even though they were facing separation.

Xie Zhao stroked Jiang Yuzhu's slender white fingers, subtly adding his own meaning: "Whether it's a son or a daughter, they are destined to be with you and me."

What he wants is not the father's status as a father through his son, but to be valuable in the first place and put the pressure on his children!

"Yuzhu, when our children grow up, they will eventually start their own families and careers. By then, only you and I will be left as husband and wife."

The topic had gone too far, and Xie Zhao was beating around the bush and speaking with a deeper meaning.

Jiang Yuzhu understood and replied, "Yuanhe, I understand that the chicken must come before the egg. You are more important than Fugui and Wanwan."

When a woman gets married, she regards her husband as her God. This is the custom of Da Qi.

But what if they get divorced? After the divorce, they are worse than strangers and will be fed up with each other.

After all, children are flesh and blood, and blood is thicker than water.

The couple had a lot of contact, and Jiang Yuzhu had learned to be perfunctory with Xie Zhao and touch on the point that mattered most in his heart.

After hearing this, Xie Zhao couldn't help but twitch his mouth and said, "Madam's analogy is even more exaggerated than Yan Lin's..."

In Yan Lin's eyes, it was at most killing two birds with one stone, but in Jiang Yuzhu's eyes, Xie Zhao was compared to a rooster.

Thinking of the saying "The emperor is not anxious, but the eunuch is", Xie Zhao silently accepted that a rooster is better than a eunuch.

"Yuanhe, when are you leaving?"

The roads in the border town are difficult to travel, so riding a horse is more convenient.

Jiang Yuzhu started to help Xie Zhao pack his luggage, ensuring that he could have something hot to eat while on the road.

"Tomorrow."

After taking out Chen Tao's travel notes to coax Jiang Yuzhu to sleep, Xie Zhao went to the study and wrote a thick letter.

No matter what, Jiang Yuzhu gave birth and he had to be there.

Afterwards, Xie Zhao stood up and greeted Liang An, and the two fast horses disappeared into the night.

In the blink of an eye, it is the third month of the lunar calendar and the ice and snow in the north have melted.

Because the people in the border towns had performed labor service in advance to dig river channels, the snow disaster did not have much impact on the border towns.

Since the beginning of March in the lunar calendar, caravans have been arriving from the north to transport goods, and the border town has become bustling.

There were so many caravanserais that the inn was packed.

Seeing the grand ceremony, Chongyang was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. He was even more impressed by Jiang Yuzhu: "Master, you are smart and far-sighted. If you had listened to my slander and sold the shop, we would have lost a lot of money!"

In just a few days, the prices in the shops have doubled again, and the situation in the border town is very good.

The two large shops purchased by Jiang Yuzhu were connected, the floors in the rooms were re-polished, and the beds, lamps and other items were replaced. It would be completed in a few days and an auspicious day would be chosen to open the shop.

There are many shops in the north, but Chongyang is the only one there and there are not enough staff.

Seeing Chongyang hesitate to speak, Jiang Yuzhu understood and said, "Go find Zhao Zhe."

Since coming from the border town to the north, Jiang Yuzhu has never seen Zhao Zhe.

Zhao Zhe was exiled entirely due to his own fault. There must be something hateful about a pitiful person.

Chongyang paused and said in disbelief: "You are not afraid of the young master..."

After all, Zhao Zhe had once framed Jiang Yuzhu. If it were someone else, he would have been beaten to death with a stick.

"What are you afraid of?"

Jiang Yuzhu is very open-minded and she is really not afraid.

The person Zhao Zhe hates is Wei Jing, and has little to do with Jiang Yuzhu.

Zhao Zhe used to work as a clerk in the military camp, but now that the war is over, Zhao Zhe has lost his job.

"Since he has the ability, let him be the shopkeeper."

The suffering of exile to the north was already a punishment for Zhao Zhe.

Zhao Zhe suffered what he deserved.

Jiang Yuzhu knew Zhao Zhe's personality. He had some of the character of a scholar. If he were put in a shop, he would definitely not do those dirty things such as enriching himself or pretending to obey orders.

Zhao Zhe had wronged her before, so it was only fair that he should work for her to pay off his debts.

When Chongyang brought Zhao Zhe to his house, Jiang Yuzhu almost didn't recognize him.

The person in front of me looked at least ten years older, with graying temples. He was so thin that his coat looked empty.

Zhao Zhe took a few steps with a strange posture. A hint of bitterness appeared on his lips as he said, "Master, Zhao Zhe kowtows to you."

"Get up."

Jiang Yuzhu waved her hand. Even if she didn't find a job for Zhao Zhe, Chongyang would never let Zhao Zhe starve because of his loyalty and righteousness.

Zhao Zhe did not stand up, but kowtowed three times respectfully before being helped up by Chongyang.

Zhao Zhe suffered a lot during his exile from the capital, and he always thought that he would not live to see the north.

Whenever he couldn't hold on any longer, he was supported by a belief. Zhao Zhe wanted to see what would happen to Wei Jing.

He was stupid, he was plotted against, and he did those things because of his own fault, but why does someone like Wei Jing continue to be so popular?

"It is because I am blind that I cannot judge people well."

There was no hatred in Zhao Zhe's eyes anymore, but rather indifference.

I can't go back to the capital in this life. I've been abandoned by my clansmen, so it's good to be free of all worries.

"If you give me a chance, I will not let you down."

Zhao Zhe will be a good shopkeeper and he wants to atone for what he has done.