Xu Lanyin kissed Ma Zi's little pointed mouth and said softly, "Let's go to Minfu. Goodbye, my baby."
He opened the window and pushed forward with his hand, and Mazi spread his wings and flew into the sky, then flew towards the provincial capital.
Huazi in the yard saw Mazi flying higher and higher, and was so angry that he barked at the sky.
Afterwards, Xu Lanyin went to talk to He Dong and He Xi again, asking them to prepare and go to the provincial capital in two days. Min Hu had previously said that if Xu Lanyin wanted to go to the provincial capital, he would send a few people to pick her up, and they would set off as soon as they arrived.
Ma Zi will deliver the letter today, and send someone as fast as possible tomorrow. The trip will be completed the day after tomorrow. As for the excuse, Xu Lanting came back tonight and had another bout of illness, so we'll take him to the provincial capital to see Dr. Fang. Luckily, the little boy is only six years old, so a few days of delay in his studies won't be a big deal.
She told Qin about this plan again.
Qin sighed. On the one hand, she was reluctant to let Xu Lanyin and her brother go with Zhao Xingchen, and on the other hand, she didn't want her daughter to have frequent contact with the Fujian people. But she didn't dare to refuse. She couldn't afford to offend the Fujian people, not to mention that she had earned so much money and a shop from them with just one piece of embroidery.
She said, "You really are taking advantage of others. Don't try to earn money from him anymore."
Xu Lanyin smiled and said, "If I don't earn his money, then he asks me to go, so I can refuse?"
Qin was speechless. She thought for a moment and then said, "Mother hasn't been feeling well lately and wants to go to the provincial capital to see a doctor. We have a house there, so we can live in our own home." How could her daughter, now that she was that old, live in someone else's house?
This was certainly the best option. Xu Lanyin had suggested several times that Qin Shi go to the provincial capital to find a good doctor, but she had refused. Furthermore, ever since Xu Lanyin learned of Min Hu's intentions, she had been reluctant to stay at the Min family's house for a long time. This time, with Qin Shi accompanying them, and their own house, she had a good reason not to live there.
The two of them decided that since Xu Lanzhou was going to school, they would let him stay home to look after the house, and they would take Xu Lanting and Zhao Xingchen with them. Furthermore, the Ningzhou Prefecture's No. 1 Department Store was about to open, so they would also take Li, a small worker, and a maid with them.
Tomorrow Xu Lanzhou will go back to Xiaozao Village and talk to the old couple.
When Xu Lanting came back from school, Xu Lanyin pulled him into the house and gave him a few words, suggesting that he pretend to be sick.
Xu Lanting was torn. He wanted to go to the provincial capital to see Jiajia, but he didn't want to delay his studies.
Xu Lanyin coaxed, "You are still young, it won't hurt to delay for a few days."
The next day, Xu Lanting fell ill again and rested at home. Xu Lanzhou went to Xiaozao Village, and Xu Lanyin took Zhangqi to the street to buy things, especially the straw duck and straw chicken that Xu Lanting had promised to give to the little girl.
On the way back, he took a detour to the Hu family and said that he was going to the provincial capital tomorrow. If they wanted to bring a letter or something to Hu Wan, they should send it to the Xu family tonight or tomorrow morning.
Hu Yi wanted to go with her brother and sister-in-law, but Mrs. Hu refused. Hu Wan's wife was pregnant and was afraid that Hu Yi would tire her out.
Xu Lanyin returned home to find Old Man and Old Lady Xu, along with the Xu Yuan siblings. The old couple said they were worried about Xu Lanzhou being alone at home, so they came to help look after the house. Although Old Lady Xu had recovered, her face was still sallow and listless. Old Man Xu wore a scowl, as if someone had offended him. The siblings wanted to spend more time with their mother.
At the old house, Old Man Xu said that the doctors in the county town were very good and there was no need to go to the provincial capital for treatment. Xu Lanzhou explained that the doctors in the provincial capital were better and that one could tell by looking at Xu Lanting's health, but the old man was still unhappy.
In the afternoon, He Xi went to an inn outside the county town to wait for someone. They had agreed before that if the guards from the Min Mansion came, they would stay at this inn.
In the evening, someone invited Xu Dashi and his family to dinner, and asked Xu Dashi to visit the house occasionally.
The next day, as soon as the city gates opened, He Xi returned to the Xu family. He said that five people from the Min Prefecture had come and were waiting for them at a fork in the road two miles outside the city.
Xu Lan hired two mule carts. Qin, Xu Lanyin, Xu Lanting, Zhao Xingchen, and Li sat in one, while the servants, household items, and snack making supplies sat in the other. Ho Tung and Ho Sai sat outside.
As they were escorting the old man and his wife out, they kept telling Qin that they were just women and children, so they should go home as soon as they could after seeing the doctor and not stay outside for too long, as it was not good to stay in someone else's house for a long time. Xu Lanyin told them that they would stay at Hu Wan's house.
Especially Old Man Xu, who said to Qin Shi in a stern voice, "You are a widow, don't be so playful, and come home early. Otherwise, my eldest son will not be at ease over there."
He was already unhappy about Qin's trip to the provincial capital for medical treatment, and when he saw her again in the morning, dressed in a satin dress, wearing a silver hairpin, and anointed with perfume, looking even more youthful and youthful than the wives of wealthy families, he was even more unhappy. He felt that Qin was disrespectful, that there were many bad people in the provincial capital, and that it would be a shame to his dead son to have such a beautiful girl abducted.
Qin was so angry that she burst into tears. She stood up to get out of the car but was stopped by Xu Lanyin.
Xu Lanyin said to Old Man Xu unhappily, "Master, you can't say that about my mother. It's true that my mother is a widow, but she has always been virtuous and respectful, filial to her parents-in-law, and never leaves the house, never stepping out of the front door or the back door, never overstepping the boundaries. As a father-in-law, how can you say that about her? If my father knew that you bullied my mother like this, he would be uneasy."
Xu Lanting said unhappily, "My mother is not a playful person. She is going to see a doctor."
Old man Xu cursed, "You know nothing..."
Old Mrs. Xu was so angry that her face turned red. She cursed, "You old man, if you keep talking nonsense, go back to the countryside. Don't live in someone else's house and eat their food."
Old man Xu started arguing with the old lady, "You damn old woman, I live in my grandson's house and eat my grandson's food..."
Li knew that Xu Lanyin would definitely try to persuade Qin, and some of her words would be unpleasant to her ears, so she made an excuse and took another car.
Xu Lanyin didn't want to listen to their quarrel, so she raised her voice and said, "Old man, you can go now."
The driver drove the mule cart away.
After arriving outside the city, they met up with the five men, and the group of carriages and horses drove towards the provincial capital.
Qin wiped her tears with a handkerchief. Xu Lanyin and the others gently persuaded her, and she gradually recovered. That old man has always been like that. It would be infuriating to argue with him.
But as they crossed the border of Nanping County, Qin's mood worsened. The unfamiliar scenery made her feel uneasy and uneasy, and the same panic she had experienced when she fled the capital all those years ago came back to her. She felt like someone was chasing her. Her breath was rapid, her hands were cold, and even her lips were trembling.
She held Xu Lanyin's hand tightly and said, "Yin'er, let's go back. Mother is scared."
Seeing Qin Shi so frightened, Xu Lanyin hurriedly said, "Don't be afraid, mother. We have so many guards to protect us."
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