Zhao Wu continued, "I didn't want the 100 taels of silver, but Uncle He asked me to take it, so I took it. Later, I gave Uncle He and Uncle Jiang 25 taels each. I gave the 50 taels and the other 20 taels to my sister to calm her down and save for buying a house later."
Xu Lanyin wasn't sure whether she should accept the 100 taels of silver. Since Constable He had told her to, she figured it would be a bad idea to refuse. She took the purse, which contained a note for 670 taels of silver.
He said, "The five hundred and seventy taels of silver are all yours. I will save them for you. You can't gamble anymore."
Zhao Wu said stubbornly, "Save the five hundred taels, and the seventy taels are for buying a house for my sister. I will earn more in the future."
Xu Lanyin didn't want to argue with him anymore, so she just divided the money between them. Then she said, "Now that your problems are settled, I want to take Lanting to the provincial capital for medical treatment. Master Hu found us a good pediatrician. I heard he was a former imperial physician."
Zhao Wudao said, "I'm worried about you guys going so far. I'll go with you when my injury is completely healed. Lan Ting's illness isn't urgent, so he doesn't mind waiting a few more days."
This is what Xu Lanyin meant.
The next day, news of Gu Wangchen's success spread throughout Xiaozao Village. People rushed to share the news, their excitement overflowing. Xu Lizheng and a relative of the Gu family were planning a village banquet, inviting Gu Po to join them. Gu Wangchen had considered this before leaving and had left five taels of silver with his relative.
On the day of the banquet, the old couple and Xu Mingqing went to Xu Zhi's parents' home, while Qin took her two children and Gu took her grandchildren to the county shop. Since Fifth Grandfather wanted to have the banquet and no longer drive the donkey cart to earn money, they had no choice but to rent an ox cart from Xinghua Village.
Before leaving, Old Lady Xu scolded Gu, "Don't be so curious. If you dare to use the Xu family's craftsmanship to benefit outsiders, I will send you back to your parents' home."
Old Lady Xu was afraid that Gu would force Li to give her the prescription and make things difficult for her, so she usually didn't want her to go to the shop. But the Xuyuan siblings missed their parents, whom they hadn't seen for a long time, and today they insisted on going, so she had to let her go with them.
Gu's face turned red after being scolded and she dared not say anything.
I heard from the ox cart driver that a new young lady moved into Sujiazhuang yesterday. She seemed to be Miss Su Da, the elder sister of Miss Su Er.
Xu Lanyin thought to herself, this is exactly what was written in the book. Su Qing was favored by Princess Lao Ping, and her mother, Madam Su, and her elder sister, Su Yuan, were so angry that they tried to poison her. After the matter was exposed, Madam Su was confined to her house, and Su Yuan was punished to come to Zhuangzi to reflect on her mistakes and hide from the spotlight...
But didn't Su Qing fail to offer the medicine and win the favor of Princess Ping? I wonder what tricks she used to send her elder sister here. Also, Gu Wangchen passed the imperial examination as a Jinshi as he wished, but Su Qing didn't become the Princess of a County as he wished. I wonder if they will "finally get married."
Thinking of the books from her previous life, she thought of her father and mother from her previous life. It had been so long since she had traveled through time, and she hadn't thought of them for a long time. Her nose felt a little sore, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Xu Lanting in her arms looked up and saw it, and asked, "Sister, are you still sad? Gu Wangchen has bad intentions and is greedy for money. It's right to leave him."
Xu Lanyin was amused by the soft childish voice speaking mature words. She hugged the little person in her arms tightly. She said, "I'm not sad. It was the wind that blew my eyes. After Brother Zhao recovers from his injury and takes care of the affairs at the government office, we will go to the provincial capital to play."
Xu Lanting had heard that he would be taken to the provincial capital for a trip, but in reality, it was just to see a doctor, and he smiled brightly. Only after he recovered from his illness could he go to school and have a bright future.
When Mrs. Gu heard that they were going to the provincial capital, she looked envious and said, "You are so lucky, my sister-in-law. Only my Dashi has been to the provincial capital once, and I haven't been there yet."
Qin smiled and said, "I'll stay home to look after the house, and the children will go."
They went directly to the Xu family shop. Construction was underway in the backyard of the shop. Xu Lanzhou had bought a piece of land outside the right wall and planned to build three wing rooms there.
Xu Yuan and Xu Man were overjoyed to see their parents whom they hadn't seen for a long time. Xu Man, in particular, hugged Li's neck and acted like a spoiled child.
Xu Lanyin smiled and said, "Once those wing rooms are built, there will be more rooms. Xu Yuan and Xiao Man'er can come and stay more often if they have nothing to do."
She knew that Xu Dashi and his wife had always hoped that Xu Yuan would live here permanently next year and study at a private school in the county town. However, they were too embarrassed to ask, feeling that if their entire family moved in, it would seem as if they alone would occupy the entire courtyard.
Xu Lanyin said this because she was very satisfied with their work and didn't mind their family living here.
Her statement made Xu Dashi and Li laugh so hard that their eyes were bent.
Xu Dashi recounted the recent bustle at Yiming Restaurant, how Mrs. Gu had been flaunting her gold and silver jewelry and had come here twice. He then offered some advice to Xu Lanyin and Qin. He added, "Mrs. Gu will definitely go to the capital with her son. Finally, Nanping County is free of this annoying person, and that's something we should celebrate."
After dinner at the shop, Xu Lanyin, not wanting to listen to the noise outside, took Xu Lanting to the Hong family to play. Qin Shi didn't go, and stayed in Xu Lanzhou's hut to do needlework.
When Xu Lanyin and her brother arrived at the Hong family, they heard from the gatekeeper Uncle Hu that a distinguished guest from the capital had come to the house, and General Hong had returned and was entertaining the guest in the hall in the front yard.
Xu Lanyin took Xu Lanting's hand and hurried across the corridor to the backyard.
As they approached the side building, they saw a man in military uniform hurried past them from behind and into the main hall. It was Liu Yong, Hong Zhen's personal guard. The fleeting figure reminded Xu Lanyin of the figure she had seen at the Yiju Restaurant on the 29th day of the lunar year. Who else could it be but Liu Yong?
Xu Lanyin's heart raced. She recalled the connection between the Yiju Restaurant and the Western Xia Kingdom in the book. The highest-ranking official seemed to be a certain lord. Xu Lanyin hadn't noticed the specific lord at the time, and now she couldn't recall it. This lord's eldest daughter was serving as a concubine to the current Crown Prince, Liu Zhaoping. Because the Yiju Restaurant and that lord were reported, Liu Zhaoping's crown prince position was taken away, and he committed suicide. The third prince, Liu Zhaoxian, was subsequently made Crown Prince...
If the traitorous uncle was really Hong Zhen's relative, Xijin Bo, could Hong Zhen also be a traitorous spy? But Xu Lanyin felt that Hong Zhen was upright and would not do such a thing as betraying his country for personal gain. Could everything he did be just a facade?
While lost in thought, I had already reached the backyard.
When Fang Jie'er heard that Xu Lanting had arrived, she ran out with a smile on her face and took her uncle to the corridor to see the parrot she had just bought.
Xu Lanyin entered the main hall and saw Mrs. Hu holding Hongwen and teasing him.
Little Hongwen has grown a little bit bigger, he is now dark and fat, and looks more like Hong Zhen, so cute.
Xu Lanyin pinched Wen Ge'er's little face and said embarrassedly, "I heard that you have a distinguished guest at your house. It's presumptuous of us to come here."
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