Chapter 383 Returning Home
“Wanwan?!”
"Looks like we're back just in time for lunch."
Yunmengyi and the others blurted out at the same time. Shen Xiangwan glanced at the little cub who was washing his hands, and a seductive curve appeared on his lips.
"Aunt!"
After a brief silence, the little cub called out and ran towards her without thinking. During this time, tears unconsciously flowed out of his eyes. Seeing this, Shen Xiangwan quickly squatted down to catch him: "Slow down, slow down, be careful not to fall."
"Aunt..."
Rushing into her arms, the little cub choked and shed tears. She was finally back. He had been waiting for her for a long, long time.
"Well, I'm back, right?"
Seeing him crying like a kitten, Shen Xiangwan felt distressed. She pushed him away slightly and took out a handkerchief to wipe his tears.
"Aunt, are you still leaving?"
Looking at him through tearful eyes, the little cub asked with sobs, looking so pitiful.
"I won't be leaving for a while."
Rubbing his head lovingly, Shen Xiangwan stood up and took him towards Wu Lixiu, taking the towel from her hand to wipe his face and hands: "Have you been obedient during the few days I've been away?"
"have."
The little cub responded obediently, and then added: "I have been waiting for my aunt and second uncle to come back home, and I have also helped my grandmother and my master's grandmother take care of my younger brother."
“So good!”
Shen Xiangwan kissed him and led him to the main hall: “I have prepared a gift for you. I will give it to you after dinner. I promise you will like it.”
"good."
Nodding, the little cub's face broke into a smile. As long as she came back, he was very happy. He didn't care much about gifts.
"You are finally back."
Before they came back, Zhao Yuping had been looking forward to it, but now that they were back, she couldn't help but feel a little resentful. Who made them leave without saying anything and be gone for more than ten days?
"I'll come back naturally when I'm done."
Pei Ji smiled slightly, and sat down with the child, not taking her emotions to heart at all.
"You."
Zhao Yuping couldn't do anything about her, so she could only sigh deeply. "Lichang Yang and the village chief have come to see you several times. What are you going to do about the school? Are you really going to keep it closed?"
"Madam? Are you back?"
Before Shen Xiangwan could respond, Yuan Yue and Yuan Ying came quickly. They had not followed them when they left that day. Even though they knew that nothing could happen with the Second Master around, they were still worried.
"Um."
Looking at them separately, Shen Xiangwan nodded with a smile: "We can talk later if you have anything to say. Let's eat first."
"good."
After making sure she was safe, the two of them didn't entangle themselves, turned around and strode away. Looking at their backs, Shen Xiangwan couldn't help but laugh and shook his head.
"Stop standing there, sit down."
Seeing this, Yun Mengyi said at the right time.
"Um."
The couple looked at each other and nodded at the same time. The Wei family's meals have always been quite rich, so even if they didn't expect them to come back, there was no problem of not having enough food. After the servants left, they also started eating one after another. Maybe it was because they came back, but the little cub had a particularly good appetite and ate two full bowls of rice.
"Second Master, Madam, you are really back."
After dinner, Yuan Xiu walked in from outside with a smile. He was not at home before and had just returned from outside.
"Come in and sit down."
Pointing to the seat opposite, Shen Xiangwan took the tea handed to her by Wei Chengyi.
"I heard that you went to the capital first?"
Sitting down in the main hall, Yuan Xiu asked first. He was naturally aware of the refugee crisis in Chenzhou.
"On my way back, I happened to see a lot of refugees pouring into Chenzhou, so I went to the government office."
Facing the puzzled gazes of Zhao Yuping and others, Wei Chengyi gave a simple explanation.
"well!"
Speaking of this, Yuan Xiu felt a headache. During this period, the government office sent many refugees to Datong County. Although he had assisted Fu Qiuhua in settling the refugees in various villages, there were too many people they settled, and each village had some opinions. If it weren't for the good reputation of the county government and Fu Qiuhua being a good official who cared about the people, they would probably make trouble. If Datong County was like this, other counties would probably be even more difficult. In any case, they had to come up with a plan as soon as possible.
"Let's go to the study."
Wei Chengyi stood up first. He had been away for more than ten days and had too many things to do.
"Um."
Yuan Xiu did not object. He nodded to Shen Xiangwan and the others before leaving the main hall. As he watched their figures disappear from his sight, Shen Xiangwan's eyes flashed. It seemed that the refugee issue was really very tricky.
"Are there a lot of refugees outside?"
They had never left the house. The situation in Yong'an Village was special, and no refugees were settled there. Therefore, they had no idea what was happening outside, but they could still hear a thing or two from their conversations.
"All I can say is it's unimaginably much."
Shen Xiangwan couldn't help but rub her brows with a headache. If she hadn't known the situation clearly, she would have thought that Chenzhou was a severely affected area when she first entered Chenzhou. From this, it was not difficult to see how huge the number of refugees pouring into Chenzhou was.
“···”
Yun Mengyi, who was asking the question, could not help but look at each other with her old man. Zhao Yuping next to her also looked a little confused. They already knew that the entire Chenzhou was in their hands. The influx of so many refugees was all their responsibility. Where could they get so much food to feed those people?
Wei Chengyi and Yuan Xiu went to the study to handle government affairs. Chen Xiangwan had nothing to do, so she chatted with Zhao Yuping and others in the main hall. Chen, who had come to their house crying that day, could not withstand the interrogation of the government office and honestly explained her motives for maliciously slandering the Wei family. It was all because of jealousy. In addition, the Wei family has always been easy to talk to, so she took it for granted that no matter what she said or did, the Wei family would not care about her. The government office gave her thirty lashes of the cane, and when sending someone to send her back to her parents' home, they reprimanded the Chen family, making the whole Chen family lose face. They were already protecting her by not kicking her out. Her life in her parents' home will definitely not be easy in the future, and she probably won't have the energy to do anything weird anymore.
After news of Chen's affair spread back to the village, some people who had the same idea as her and were ready to make some moves all stopped. The Wei family was kind and easy to talk to, but they were not to be bullied. Anyone who dared to challenge their bottom line would suffer the same fate as Chen.
"Aside from Lichang Yang and the village chief, many people in the village have been trying to find us about the school. If they knew you were back, they would definitely come right away."
Speaking of Chen, the matter of the school is inevitably involved. Zhao Yuping couldn't help but sigh deeply. What happened that day really made them very upset, but seeing that everyone was trying every means to find out their thoughts in order to let the children go to school, she couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted. After being in contact with the villagers for so long, she was more or less clear that people like Chen were only a very small minority, and most people were simple and kind.
[End of this chapter]
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