The Yun and Fan families reached an agreement, and both felt relieved.
While they were enjoying their newfound comfort, Yun Erzhuang, Yun Sanzhuang, and the others were suffering terribly. Especially after learning that Yun Ling and her group had exchanged four mu of land for forty mu, they became even more envious and eager to get acquainted with the Yun family every day, hoping to be able to get some travel expenses later.
Wen Siqing was so annoyed by the four people that he estimated the timeframe and invited them to go into the city together in five days.
The letter from Mr. He arrived last night. The young man praised Wen Siqing for his brilliant strategies and then handed the letter to him.
Wen Siqing thanked them and opened the letter again, his heart filled with emotion. In the letter, He Dongjia also told them how his family had faced the bandits and how they had escaped back to Jiangnan, his words filled with fear and trepidation.
"So, did Mr. He mention anything about Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu?"
"I said so."
"Just tell me already! Ugh, you're driving me crazy!"
He said he didn't know Yun Xiaowu and Yun Xiaoliu, but that Master He did buy two boys at the auction and named them Xiao'er and Gou'er. He treated them very well, like godson, and now they have come to Jiangnan with them.
Upon hearing this, the four people's faces showed a mixture of joy and worry. They didn't know what expression to make. Their lips trembled violently, as if they wanted to laugh or cry. In short, they looked rather awkward.
"Is that all? Qing-ge'er, did Master He say anything else?"
Wen Siqing shook his head, showed the letter to them, and said:
That's all for now.
The second son's wife grabbed Yun Erzhuang's arm, speaking somewhat awkwardly.
"Honey, what do you think we should do about this?"
"What do you mean, what to do? Didn't you hear what Qing-ge said? Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu are in Jiangnan, and Master He treats them like his godson. Isn't that exactly what we were thinking?"
The second child's family felt uneasy. If they really treated them well, why give them a dog's name? It sounded strange. She then turned to the third child's family and asked:
What does your sister-in-law think?
The third sister's husband was also undecided. She looked at Qing-ge and asked:
"What does Qing-ge think? Is this a good thing or a bad thing?"
Wen Siqing wasn't going to be a nice guy; he said bluntly:
"I read this letter exactly as it was written. As for whether it is good or bad, you'll have to judge for yourselves. If you don't believe me, you're welcome to take the letter and show it to someone else."
Yun Sanzhuang waved his hand and said:
"Just like what Second Brother said, Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu are in Jiangnan, so let's go find them. As for what they are called, what does it matter? Don't those rich people always try to belittle us poor people to show off their nobility? As long as we are Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu's parents, isn't that enough?"
For the first time, Yun Sanzhuang's words were accepted by everyone. The second son's family also stopped worrying about the title. The four of them were overjoyed and couldn't wait to fly to Jiangnan to recognize Yun Xiaowu and Yun Xiaoliu.
But the young man standing to the side looked on with amusement. In their circle, everyone knew what kind of person Master He was. That old geezer was wicked beyond belief. Not to mention delicate children like him, even older men would tuck their tails between their legs and walk away when they saw him.
However, one must respect the dead. Since this old man has already suffered a terrible misfortune, it is not appropriate to speak ill of him in the past, lest he incur resentment and disturb the peace of those who lie buried below.
Wen Siqing understood this principle, and Yunling, after seeing the letter and knowing He Yuanwai, could easily guess what was going on. However, she did not expect that the four people would come to her door again.
"Ling-jie, could you come here for a moment?"
"What brings you two sisters-in-law to see me?"
"Come here for a moment."
Although Yunling didn't know what these people were up to, she knew it couldn't be anything good, so she put down the wooden board in her hand and walked towards them.
When the second son's wife saw Yunling coming over, she familiarly grabbed Yunling's arm and pulled her forward a bit.
"It's like this, Ling-jie. Qing-ge has already told you, right? Master He sent a letter saying that Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu are in Jiangnan now, so we were thinking of going there to find them."
Yunling nodded and said with a smile:
"This is wonderful news! I wish my two sisters-in-law a safe journey and a speedy reunion with Yun Xiaowu and Yun Xiaoliu."
"As you know, Yuecheng is not a short journey from Jiangnan. Just the boat ride alone would take a long time, not to mention the expenses along the way. We also have Xiao San and Xiao Si, so there are six of us in total. It's going to cost quite a bit."
“Then let’s walk. Sister-in-law saw it before, all thirty of us walked all the way from Pingcheng. When we were thirsty, we drank water from the roadside, and when we woke up, we ate grass from the roadside. It didn’t cost much, and we didn’t die.”
The second sister was stunned and didn't know how to respond. If it were a contest of misery, this person would be even more pitiful than her, which made it really hard for her to say anything.
The third son's family took over the conversation, saying:
"We're also looking forward to seeing Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu as soon as possible, so that we can be reunited as a family soon."
"Oh, I see. Now we can get going so as not to be delayed on the way."
The third sister's lips twitched. She refused to believe that this person didn't know their purpose. Such a clever little thing, with such a convoluted mind—truly annoying.
"We were thinking of taking a boat instead of walking."
Yunling immediately started counting on her fingers and said:
"Back then, when I took a boat from the two towns to Bianjing, the journey was only five or three strings of cash. Yuecheng and Jiangnan are not too far apart, and there are frequent boats coming and going. Plus, the two sisters-in-law are excellent negotiators. I estimate that eight strings of cash should be enough."
"Stop talking nonsense. We don't want to beat around the bush with you anymore. We came here today to borrow some travel expenses. We'll send the money back to you after we get to Jiangnan."
Yun Erzhuang knew that Yun Ling had been pretending to be stupid, so he stopped pretending and went straight to the point to avoid wasting time. Anyway, they would have money soon, so there was no need to fawn over these people.
Yunling withdrew her finger, her face now only showing a fake smile, and asked:
Are we that close?
The second son's family immediately tried to smooth things over:
“That’s not what he meant, Ling’er. We really don’t have enough money to support both families to go to Jiangnan. We all know you’re the kindest person ever. You gave away a chicken and a few bolts of cloth to outsiders without a second thought. We’re still doing this for you.”
"Stop, stop! We're really not that close. We already know the whereabouts of Yun Xiaowu and Yun Xiaoliu, whom you're looking for. Let's end our deal here and call it even."
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