Chapter 640 The Person in My Heart
In the evening, the ship arrived at Hekou County.
Cao Defu and his men were waiting at the dock when they saw Cheng Wanwan return unharmed, and they were extremely excited.
"I'm so glad you're okay, mother-in-law. Many people from Nanyang City said she was drowned, but I told them they were talking nonsense. As expected, they just spread rumors!" Cao Defu rubbed his hands and said, "You've been on the boat all day, you've been tired. Stay at the Cao's house tonight."
Mrs. Meng followed up, "The master comes to the dock every hour, and he's finally waiting for the lady to come back. The family has prepared all the fine wine and food, just waiting for the lady."
"Thank you for your kindness, father-in-law, but I have to go home right away," Cheng Wanwan declined. "I've been away from home for many days and I really miss it. I hope you can understand."
Cao Defu naturally understood and immediately arranged for a comfortable carriage to take Cheng Wanwan and her group back to Dahe Village.
On the way back, it was completely dark.
However, Dahe Town is already a small town, and at night it is illuminated by lanterns, giving it a warm and inviting feel from afar.
The carriage had just reached the village entrance when it was stopped by the patrol team. Before the patrol team could even question them, they saw that the person sitting in the front of the carriage was Cheng Jia. They immediately became happy and shouted, "It's Da Shan's mother back! Everyone stop what you're doing, Da Shan's mother is back!"
All the villagers rushed over immediately.
Many days ago, something happened to Dashan, and Dashan's mother went to Nanyang City to look for him. The villagers have been worried ever since then.
Later, news came from Nanyang that Dashan had drowned, and Dashan's mother had been swept away by the flood when she went to look for her son. No one could find him alive, and no one could find his body.
When the news came back that day, the entire Dahe Town was shrouded in a dark cloud, and many people cried... But no one believed that Dashan Niang had died just like that...
A temple is being built in Dahe Town. As soon as the four walls of the temple are completed, it begins to receive incense from the people of Dahe Town every day.
The villagers went to the temple to worship every day. Since there was no Buddha statue available, they burned incense and prayed to the gods and immortals, asking God to let Dashan Niang and Dashan come back alive.
"I knew Aunt Dashan wouldn't be in any trouble!"
"Such a good person, God will always bless him, how could he die so young?"
"With Zhao Youjin protecting us in heaven, our Dashan mother will definitely live to be ninety-nine."
"..."
Cheng Wanwan was both amused and exasperated. Living to ninety-nine years old would make her an old hag.
She said, "Thank you all for thinking of me. I'm fine. I'm fine."
"Oh my, eldest daughter-in-law, you're finally back!" Old Mrs. Zhao squeezed through the crowd and hugged Cheng Wanwan tightly. "You know how worried your father and I were! If you hadn't come back, we were planning to go to Nanyang City... Thank goodness you're alright, that's wonderful! This is truly a blessing! You've been on a boat all the way back, haven't you eaten yet? Come on, come on, we have everything we need..."
As the old woman spoke, she noticed another person standing beside her. "Dashan, how are you? Are you alright?"
Zhao Dashan: "..."
He had been standing here for a long time, but no one asked him a single question. Even his grandmother only asked him a perfunctory question.
In the past, Grandma's favorite person was her eldest grandson, but now, the person she cherishes most is probably her mother.
"Sister-in-law, I'm so scared!" Sun rushed over crying, "If anything happens to you, I don't want to live anymore, wuwuwu..."
Zhao Dashan: "..."
Well, even my third aunt, who used to argue with my mother all the time, now cherishes her dearly.
His mother is a blessing to the family, the village, and Dahe Town...
Since the Zhao family didn't know Cheng Wanwan would be coming back today, they didn't prepare any fancy dishes, just some home-style cooking, which tasted quite good.
Donghua lay at the edge of the table, stealthily taking a bite of lard residue, and muttered, "Auntie, please don't do such dangerous things again. Grandpa and grandma cry at home every day, and my eldest and second sisters-in-law cry with them..."
Old Zhao blushed and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? How could an old man like me cry?"
"Just crying." Qiuhua said, "Grandpa was sitting by the bed in the room, and grandma was standing by the window, both of them crying together."
"Ahem!" Old Mrs. Zhao cleared her throat. "Donghua is right. We must never do such dangerous things again. If anything happens to you, our whole family will be heartbroken. And Dashan, you're in your twenties now. When you go on a long journey, you must pay attention to your safety and don't let others worry about you. Remember?"
Zhao Dashan nodded obediently: "Don't worry, grandma, I won't do it again."
Zhao Youyin, who had been sitting silently to the side, spoke up: "My third brother and I have discussed something, and we'd also like to discuss it with my sister-in-law. Although my eldest brother is dead, he's been protecting my sister-in-law's family from heaven, and he's even been appointed a seventh-rank military officer by the Emperor. My third brother and I are thinking of setting up a memorial tablet for him in a temple. We've heard that spirits worshipped with incense are more powerful and more likely to appear, so that my eldest brother can better protect my sister-in-law's family in the future. What do you think?"
Cheng Wanwan replied almost without hesitation, "Of course."
She has too many secret weapons that she can't use, and Zhao Youjin is her best shield. With the ancestral tablet, if anything strange happens in the future, the villagers will automatically push Zhao Youjin out to take the blame. It couldn't be more perfect.
Zhao Youcai immediately said, "I'll go and settle this with Tiezhu tomorrow."
"Why are you waiting until tomorrow?" Sun gave him a push. "It's still early. Go and make it a decision with Tiezhu now."
Zhao Youcai immediately stood up and went out.
After eating and drinking her fill, Cheng Wanwan returned to her own courtyard to rest.
In fact, she didn't stay in Nanyang City for long. Perhaps because she almost lost her life, when she came back, she felt as if she was in another world.
The dogs, wolves, and big white geese in the yard all came over to rub against her and cuddle. She touched them all before going back to her room to rest.
She slept until noon the next day.
The courtyard was filled with joy. Little Zhuzhu and Chenchen chased after Xiaodian, Wu Huiniang held Xiaozhen in her arms, and Cao Yingying was looking at the account book...
"Mom, you're up." Cao Yingying turned around and asked Ma to bring the food. She walked over to Cheng Wanwan and said with a smile, "Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Zheng came here just this morning, as well as Old Master Qian, Shopkeeper Zhou, and Mr. Wang... Many people came to visit, but when they learned that you were resting, they didn't dare to disturb you. They just left their gifts and left."
Cheng Wanwan sat down and took a sip of porridge to moisten her intestines before she spoke, "Tell Mrs. Qi to prepare the return gifts and send them over one by one later."
The waitress Qi replied, "The return gift has been prepared and needs your approval."
"Hui Niang." Cheng Wanwan looked up. "From now on, all the welcoming and sending-off matters at home will be left to you. If you really can't make up your mind about something, come and ask me."
These days, Cheng Wanwan is not at home, Dashan and Ergou are not at home either, but someone comes to the house every day to inquire about the news. It can be said that Wu Hui Niang is dealing with it all alone.
She knew that she would have to face all of this sooner or later, but she didn't expect it to come so soon.
However, she was not afraid or uneasy. She nodded and said, "Don't worry, Mother, I will study hard and won't let you down."
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