Chapter 534 His Uncle
An ox cart was driving on the road from Xiahe Village to Liujia Village. There were five people on the cart, an old lady, an old man, and a young couple with their eight-year-old son.
An autumn wind blew last night and it rained in the middle of the night. The road was slippery and not easy to walk on. Fortunately, the road has been widened a lot, so it is still okay to walk on. However, I dare not go too fast for fear that the cows will slip.
This was not the first time the old lady had walked this road, but it was the first time in more than a decade that she felt the road to Liujia Village was easy to walk on.
"Mom, look at this road. It wasn't so easy to travel on when we came here that year. Liujia Village must be developed now!" said the young woman holding a child in the car in surprise.
As she spoke, she thought of something and became a little worried, "I don't know if my brother-in-law has come back. If he's not here."
The woman didn't say anything else. The child felt bored after sitting in the car for too long and started crying. The woman threatened to hit him, but before she could do anything, she was glared at by her parents-in-law.
"Here, have some candy and stop crying. We'll be at your uncle's house soon. There will be plenty of good things for you. Don't be so impatient. If you keep crying, I won't bring you here next time!"
The old lady took out half a piece of maltose from her bosom. She didn't know how long she had hidden it. It was stained with the lint on her linen clothes and looked very bad.
But for children, it is a delicacy.
She took the candy and immediately stuffed it into her mouth, her crying face turned into a smiling one, "Oh, go ask my uncle for something good!"
When the child was happy, he said what the adults in the family had said most often in the past two days.
The four adults in the car looked at each other and couldn't help but look forward to it.
Shunzi was busy at the factory until late yesterday evening. In order to avoid sudden death, he asked for half a day off from Manager Song, intending to get enough sleep at home before going to work.
I was riding on the road on the donkey that my family had just bought this year. I thought I wouldn't meet anyone since it was almost noon, but unexpectedly, an ox cart that I had never seen before appeared in front of me.
He rode his donkey faster and chased for a while, then turned his head and saw the man driving the ox cart, and his heart immediately began to panic.
"Brother Mo?" Shunzi called out tentatively.
The other person turned around, not quite remembering what he looked like. After thinking for a while, he asked him uncertainly, "Are you the friend from my brother-in-law's family?"
"Yes, I'm Shunzi. Brother, you still remember me." Shunzi smiled and nodded politely to the old couple and Mrs. Mo in the car.
In fact, the alarm bells in my heart were ringing, it’s all over, it’s all over!
Shunzi suppressed the inexplicable panic in his heart and asked tentatively: "Where are the old lady and the old man going?"
Brother Mo was very happy to meet an acquaintance, and immediately asked Shunzi whether it was true that his brother-in-law had passed the imperial examination.
"We heard the news yesterday, and my family was so happy. We didn't expect that my brother-in-law would be so successful. He left home early in the morning and planned to bring the kids over to meet his uncle and get to know him."
Shunzi's suspicion was confirmed. Qin Yao's fierce eyes suddenly appeared in front of him. He shuddered and reminded awkwardly:
"Liu Ji is not at home. Only the village chief is here. The child wants to see his uncle. If he goes today, he will miss the meeting."
The Mo family was indeed stunned for a moment. After all, they had all heard of Qin Yao's reputation, and now she was the village chief of Liujia Village. They didn't know how powerful she was.
Therefore, if they really had to confront her, the Mo family would be quite panicked.
But when Liu Ji passed the exam to become a scholar, they had wanted to come and see him. However, when they thought of Qin Yao, they were still unsure, so they suppressed all the thoughts in their minds.
However, when they heard yesterday that Liu Ji passed the imperial examination, the Mo family could no longer sit still.
If they didn't go and take a look, Liu Ji would have definitely forgotten about them as relatives long ago. What benefits would they get from that in the future?
Under the temptation of huge benefits, the Mo family temporarily overcame their fear of Qin Yao and left home with their children early this morning.
But Liu Jiren was not there, and they were really scared to face Qin Yao.
Just when Mrs. Mo and Mr. Mo were a little panicked, Mrs. Mo took over the conversation, waved her hand and smiled:
"It's okay, it's okay. I haven't seen my sister's four children for a long time. Now that I'm here, I have to go see them. Otherwise, the children will think that my uncle's family doesn't miss them."
Shunzi glanced at the empty ox cart with only people on it, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly. He had never seen anyone visit relatives without taking anything.
"Dalang and the others have gone to school. If you want to see them, you can go to the Ding clan school and wait for the children to get out of school." Shunzi hinted again.
However, the Mo family did not respond to his words. Old Mrs. Mo understood his intention to dissuade them and glared at him secretly.
Shunzi was speechless. Since he couldn't persuade the Mo family to leave, he had to go over in advance to inform Qin Yao.
After saying goodbye to the Mo family, Shunzi pretended to have something to do and left first.
He rode his donkey in a hurry to Liujia Village. As soon as he arrived at the village entrance, he ran into Qin Yao who was slacking off in the mill and hurriedly called her.
Qin Yao was mainly responsible for carrying the goods, while Li was responsible for watching the mill inside. The two had a clear division of labor, and she felt at ease waiting at the door.
Seeing Shunzi's donkey rushing towards her without even stopping, looking anxious, Qin Yao took two steps forward and asked worriedly:
"What happened to make you so anxious?"
Shunzi waved his hand to indicate that it was not the factory's business. He took a breath and said hurriedly, "Third sister-in-law, the Mo family is here. I just met them on the way. They are an old man and an old lady, the eldest brother and his wife of the Mo family, and they brought a baby boy with them."
"It seems that they came here because of my third brother's success in the imperial examination. I said that my third brother was not there, and I did not persuade them to go back."
Shunzi thought, he had already advised her and was definitely on her side.
Qin Yao was stunned for a moment, she almost couldn't remember which Mo family it was.
Seeing Shunzi's surrender, he laughed and said, "I'm here, why are you panicking? I know, just go and do your thing."
"Then, what should I do?" Shunzi asked anxiously. Strangely, this smiling face made him even more frightened.
Qin Yao waved her hand with a smile on her face. Shunzi felt relieved. He turned around, led the donkey, and walked into the stationery factory, looking back every few steps.
"Madam, the flour is ground." Li called softly from inside.
Qin Yao strode into the mill and picked up two heavy loads. "Da Lang's uncle's family is here."
Li was confused for a moment before she realized the relationship here and hurried to look at Qin Yao's expression. She was smiling faintly and seemed to be in a good mood.
Li was even more unsure of her thoughts, so she asked tentatively, "Are you ready to welcome her?"
Qin Yao nodded and said calmly: "Provide him with good food and drink, and give him five taels of silver to send him away."
She is the village chief now, and her reputation is very important. If she doesn't know how to leave after being given benefits, then just wait for Liu Ji to come back and let him deal with it himself.
"By the way, let Xiao Laifu go to the cafeteria and tell Yin Le to come home immediately after work and guard the door."
Li's eyes turned and she realized that this meant to keep the person in the yard and not allow him to go out.
I can't go out, so no one else will know what's going on in the yard.
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