Liu Qin rested in the inn for two days and then went to the brokerage firm to buy a house.
She bought a house in the south of Youzhou City.
The You River is not far from the back door, and the main street is not far from the front door.
Not only did she buy a house to live in, she also rented a shop and prepared to set up a clinic.
She has medical skills that cannot be wasted.
She had to take in a few apprentices and train them to become doctors with excellent medical skills.
In this world, in addition to studying and taking the imperial examinations, one can also practice medicine and treat illnesses to benefit the people.
After she bought the house, she went to a pawnshop to hire a few maids and nannies, as well as four servants.
She felt so lonely living alone in an empty house.
She still had to recruit some maids and nannies. She needed them to help with housework, such as washing clothes and cooking. Someone had to do all of these things.
With their help, she can practice medicine with peace of mind.
Liu Qin signed four maids and bought a maid.
Lin Ya had a miserable life. Both her parents died and she was sold to a pawnbroker by her brother.
So, she could only buy Lin Ya and name her Hongzhu.
"Hongzhu! From now on, you will stay by my side and work as my personal maid, okay? In two years, I will find you a good family and let you marry off in style!"
As for this indenture, I will tear it up when you get married," Liu Qin promised.
She showed her sincerity first, hoping that Hongzhu would not let her down.
"Thank you, young lady!" Hongzhu said gratefully.
Liu Qin pursed her lips and smiled. "Get up! Don't kneel down so easily next time! If you have something to say, you can just talk it out. Why kneel down? Go prepare some pastries first, and ask the kitchen to prepare two chickens and ducks. I need to go out for a while."
Liu Qin had promised Chen and the others that she would go to Chenjia Village to visit Chen and Lixia, and she couldn't go back on her word.
She didn't know whether Chen and the others were doing well. If Chen and Lixia were not living well in the Chen family, she could bring Chen to her house.
She quite liked the little girl Lixia, so she asked Lixia to study medicine with her so that when Lixia grew up, she would have a way to make a living.
"Miss, where are we going?" Hongzhu asked curiously, holding the lunch box.
They are leaving the city. Where are they going?
"Go to Chenjia Village! I met two friends on the way to Youzhou, and now I am going to visit these two friends." Liu Qin explained.
She's going to live in Youzhou forever, so there's nothing wrong with making more friends.
The carriage entered Chenjia Village, attracting many villagers to watch. Everyone was curious about which house the carriage would stop at.
They are just simple villagers. How could they have ever seen a luxurious carriage?
The only means they had to enter the county was an ox cart, a cart pulled by oxen.
As the coachman walked, he asked the villagers where Chen Xiulian's home was.
When the villagers heard about Chen Xiulian, they started gossiping.
"Are you looking for Chen Xiulian? Chen Xiulian just came back from Fuzhou a few days ago. I heard that her husband died and she and her maid were kicked out of the house by her husband's family.
Who are you to Chen Xiulian? What do you want to do with Chen Xiulian?
"That's right! Wasn't Chen Xiulian kicked out by her husband's family? Could it be that you were sent by the Zhang family to take them back?"
"If you want to take her back, hurry up. I heard her parents want to marry her off to the village cattle butcher! Luckily you arrived in time. If you rush to the Chen family now, you might still be able to stop them."
"That's right! The Chen couple are such scoundrels! Their daughter's husband just died, and they're so anxious to remarry her. They're just after the cattle butcher's few taels of betrothal money!"
“…”
Everyone was talking at once, leaving the coachman completely bewildered. He had no choice but to lift the curtain and ask Liu Qin for instructions.
"Don't worry about it, just go directly to Chen's house." Liu Qin said.
She guessed it! Chen would definitely not have a good life if she took her daughter back to her parents' home.
But I didn’t expect the Chen family to be so excessive. Chen Xiulian was still a widow, but they couldn’t wait to marry her off.
Are they really Chen Xiu Lian’s relatives?
However, human hearts are unpredictable and always selfish, especially in ancient times.
Those parents don't care about their daughters at all.
They all think that their daughters will eventually get married and belong to someone else's family. They don't consider their daughters as their own at all.
Fortunately, she came early, otherwise she really couldn't save Chen and Lixia.
The carriage stopped in front of the Chen family's door. Hongzhu got off the carriage first, followed by Liu Qin.
As soon as they got off the carriage, they heard angry cursing coming from inside.
"You don't want to marry? Chen Xiulian! Who do you think you are? You say you don't want to marry, so you don't? Dad has already accepted three taels of silver from Niu Wu!
If you don't marry, are you waiting for Niu Wu to come knocking on your door and ask for you back? Chen Xiulian, you'd better listen to your father and marry Niu Wu. Then you can stay in our Chen family forever. Otherwise, why should our Chen family raise his child from the Zhang family? "Chen Xiulian's eldest brother Chen Danian said angrily.
"Brother! Zhang Yuan just passed away less than a month ago, and you asked me... Anyway, I won't get married!" Chen Xiu Lian sobbed.
She is still in mourning, how can she get married?
And it’s still that Niu Wu!
That Niu Wu...
It was to avoid Niu Wu that she chose to marry Zhang Yuan and left Youzhou with Zhang Yuan.
Now that she has returned to Chenjia Village, she still cannot escape Niu Wu's clutches.
She doesn't like Niu Wu, she even hates Niu Wu.
Before she got married, Niu Wu had already been touching her. She hated him so much that she would rather die than marry him.
"So what? Chen Xiu Lian! You don't think that you can be honored just because you are a widow for Zhang Yuan, do you? Don't you think about who drove you out of the Zhang family? Are you still a wife of the Zhang family now?" Chen Danian mocked.
Chen Xiulian: ...
Yes! She has now been kicked out of her husband's home. She is indeed no longer a wife of the Zhang family.
Even if she remained a widow for Zhang Yuan, there was no way she could erect a memorial arch for him.
But... she didn't want to be honored, she just wanted to take good care of her daughter and watch Lixia grow up.
She didn't want to remarry, especially not to marry Niu Wu!
Seeing that she couldn't persuade Chen Danian, Chen Xiulian turned to Chen Fu for help.
"Dad! I beg you, I really don't want to marry Niu Wu, I beg you not to let me marry Niu Wu! Please." Chen Xiu Lian pleaded.
However, her pleading did not convince Chen Fu.
Chen Fu said firmly, "A woman always needs someone to rely on. Niu Wu is the butcher in our village! If you follow him, you can have meat every meal. As a married woman, it's good enough to have someone want you. Why are you so picky?"
Chen Xiulian! I advise you to face the reality clearly!
Upon hearing this, Chen Xiulian was completely desperate.
She knew that returning to her parents' home might not be an easy path.
And she seemed to be pushed to the brink of despair.
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