Chapter 100 Departure to the Provincial Capital

On the third day of September, everything was ready. A group of people from the Xie family bid farewell to their relatives and friends in tears, and marched out of Pingshan County in a mighty procession, slowly heading towards the provincial capital.

Yesterday, the Xie family spread red brocade on the floor, firecrackers were set off, and the second daughter Yu Jin got married.

Seeing her daughter getting into the bridal sedan, Feng, the mother, burst into tears.

Even Chen Qi was moved when she saw this, and couldn't help but secretly wipe away her tears, thinking that her mother must have cried like this when she got married two years ago. Seeing that she was about to leave her parents and go to the provincial capital again, she felt even more reluctant to leave.

Xie Yuduo had already seen her secretly wiping her tears, and he stroked her hair from behind and whispered comforting words.

Unexpectedly, just as the wedding procession turned the corner, Feng wiped her tears, stepped on the red firecracker shells all over the ground, and came to Chen Qi to ask for the house account books and keys.

"My dear niece, you're leaving tomorrow. From now on, I'll have to worry about taking care of this family! It's all my bad luck. The old lady at home is so old, your sister-in-law is sickly, and now you and Duo'er are leaving too. You see, this family really can't do without me!"

Chen Qi hurriedly said that she had given the key to the household account book to the old lady for safekeeping a few days ago.

When Second Aunt heard this, she left Chen Qi and went to the backyard to find the old lady.

After listening to her complaints and attempts to take credit, the old lady turned the Buddhist beads in her hand in a calm tone.

"For the past two years, you've been constantly ill. One day you're not feeling well here, the next day you're not feeling well there. Qi'er has always been busy with everything at home and outside. Now that she's gone with Erlang, I can't ask you to manage the household, for fear that people will say I'm a mother-in-law who treats her daughter-in-law harshly. I've already found someone to take over the housekeeping duties. Just rest and recuperate, and don't worry about anything."

After hearing this, Second Aunt chuckled and was a little unconvinced.

"Who is the old lady looking for? Besides me, who else can manage the household?"

The old lady didn't say anything, but tilted her head slightly and looked towards the Buddhist hall.

Second Aunt followed her gaze and looked over.

Amid the curling incense in the Buddhist temple, Aunt Yun was burning incense to the Buddha and Bodhisattva.

Second Aunt's eyes looked as if she had seen a ghost. She suppressed the breath in her chest and spoke in a low, hateful voice.

"She...how can this be possible!"

The old lady had an indifferent expression.

"Why can't the girl I raised do that? Who is worse than me?"

Second Aunt looked angry.

"But she, she is not the master of the house."

"She is Yu Shuo's biological mother, so how can she not be the master? If you feel dissatisfied, you still have Ming'er's wife to help you. I see that she is in better health and her housekeeping is also okay. She can help Yun girl. If all else fails, there is still me in this family. How come even I can't compare to you?"

Second Aunt heard that the old lady had made up her mind, and she couldn't think of any convincing excuse for a long time. She had no choice but to swallow her anger and leave with hatred.

Seeing that Chen Qi was about to leave, the two housekeepers who took over were the two people she disliked the most. She was so angry that she almost broke her intestines. She went back to her room and cried again. She was more heartbroken than when her own daughter got married.

As for the subsequent events in the Xie family mansion, Chen Qi didn't worry too much.

She was on her way to the provincial capital and was most worried about what to eat for lunch.

It is deep autumn, the flat forests are desolate and the mountains are slightly cold.

Xie Yuming and Shen Shao both rode their horses to see him off, and they drove him thirty miles outside the city before turning their horses back.

As the car slowly left the boundaries of Pingshan County and her brother's figure disappeared at the end of the road, Chen Qi's eyes felt a little sour again.

Yu Jing looked at her sister-in-law wiping her tears and asked her in a low voice.

"Sister-in-law, are you reluctant to leave home?"

Chen Qi also lowered her head and asked her.

"What about you? Are you willing to give it up?"

Yu Jing nestled in Shen Qi's arms.

"A little bit, but I want to be with you and brother more. With you guys around, I'll have a home wherever I go."

Chen Qi touched her head and looked up at Xie Yuduo who was riding a horse in front of her.

That figure is tall and firm, and will surely be able to withstand all the storms in this world.

"I think so too. Wherever your brother is, that's our home."

On the road, a group of people drove slowly and in an orderly manner, stretching back and forth for nearly a hundred meters.

At the front and back were the troops specially hired by Xie Yuduo to escort them. They were all tall and muscular men with swords on their waists, looking around from time to time.

The three in the middle are simple and low-key blue cloth carriages.

The first car was filled with Xiao Ling and several other maids.

The second car was occupied by Chen Qi and Yu Jing.

The third car contained the box that brought Chen Qi's dowry.

Several big guys who were taken away from Xie's shop had already gone ahead and arrived in the provincial capital in advance according to the instructions of the second master to take care of business-related matters.

Xie Yuduo and Xiaowu were riding horses with swords, each holding the reins and walking slowly near the middle vehicle.

Xie Yuduo has been traveling for many years and knows that people who go on a long journey for the first time will feel more or less uncomfortable.

Along the way, he was afraid that his aunt and sister-in-law would not be able to bear it, so he lowered his head and asked from time to time.

How do you feel? Do you want to drink water or eat something? Do you want to stop and rest for a while?

Chen Qi said that he was very noisy.

Yu Jing also shook his head and said, it's okay.

Neither the aunt nor the sister-in-law had ever traveled far, so they felt quite curious. They kept lifting the curtain to look outside, sometimes looking at the herds of cattle and horses on the roadside, sometimes looking at the wild geese flying south in the sky, and then looking at the shops and vendors on the roadside. They chattered and laughed, looking very happy.

By the afternoon, both of them began to look a little listless, they stopped opening the curtains and talked and laughed less.

Chen Qi felt chest tightness and nausea, and Yu Jing felt drowsy.

When Xie Yuduo asked again, the two no longer refused his kindness. They drank some tea and ate some fruit from time to time, and then got off the car to rest for a while.

Even so, Chen Qi still held onto a tree by the roadside and vomited twice.

Xie Yuduo stopped Xiao Ling who was about to get off the car, got off the horse himself, and patiently patted her back and handed her water.

"How are you? Are you feeling better?"

Chen Qi, who had been vomiting in the woods for a long time, rested on him for a while.

"Not bad, feeling better than before. How come I'm the only one feeling uncomfortable when we're all traveling together?"

Xie Yuduo is very experienced in this regard.

"People have different physiques. Some can conquer it, while others will be like you. It's a common occurrence on the road."

Chen Qi breathed a sigh of relief.

"That makes sense. I've never been out of Pingshan County in my life. It's okay, I feel much better. Let's continue on our way."

"Rest a little longer, there's no rush."

Chen Qi looked back at the team on the roadside.

"There are so many people waiting for us over there."

"Then wait a little longer, what's the value?"

The long team stopped by the roadside, waiting for the mistress, who had never traveled far, to rest.

When setting out again, Xie Yuduo ordered the team to slow down.

After walking and resting for a while, the team finally arrived at the restaurant that had been reserved long ago before sunset.

A good night's sleep.

On the second day, Chen Qi felt much better. Xie Yuduo slowed down his pace, stopped and walked, and finally arrived at the new house in the provincial capital before sunset.

Xie Yuduo had told her long ago that the new house was bigger than the old one, with five courtyards in front and back, and the layout was somewhat similar.

The new house is indeed larger and the layout is indeed similar.

But Shen Qi didn't expect that this house could be so big!