Chapter 244 Never Mention the Hu Family
Yun Zhao froze, afraid that Wei Jingchen would notice something amiss. He lowered his head and drank his porridge, almost burying his entire head in the bowl.
"No, I'm just worried that the Hu family might come today, so it's safer for them to stay in the village!"
Yunxuan stroked his daughter's head and said gently, "Don't be afraid. If they really come..."
"If you put out the wild beasts, they will not dare to act rashly."
Thinking that Yun Zhao was afraid of the Hu family, Xu Yifei also comforted her.
"Li Dali also said that the Hu family's visit this time was probably just to gather information, waiting for the Bai and Lie families to appear."
We should try to make contact with them; they might all want to eliminate the Hu family!
"Yes, you're right!"
Yun Zhao raised his head and said with a forced, relaxed smile.
But she subconsciously avoided looking at Wei Jingchen.
Wei Jingchen felt something was off, but he was in a hurry to leave and didn't think much of it.
As Lu Xun pulled the oxcart over, Wei Mingde suddenly spoke up: "Second Young Master, let me come along too. I'm quite familiar with the purchasing matters."
Wei Mingde was the Minister of Revenue, and in terms of the distribution of silver and money, few people in the entire Great Zhou could rival him.
Upon hearing this, Xu Qingyi happily stuffed the money into Xu Yinan's hand.
"That's great, Anan. We should listen to Lord Wei's advice when it comes to purchasing!"
"Don't worry, sister, I know!"
No one thought there was anything wrong with Wei Mingde going along, except for Yun Zhao, who began to have doubts.
Wei Mingde didn't mention it when we were talking earlier, so why did he insist on following me out the door?
Did Wei Jingchen say something?
Did Wei Mingde know Wei Jingchen's identity and intend to cover for him?
Yun Zhao subconsciously thought the worst, his eyes darting back and forth between Wei Mingde and Wei Jingchen.
Wei Jingchen was loading the baskets onto the oxcart when he seemed to notice someone watching him and subconsciously turned around.
Suddenly, their eyes met, and a chill ran from the soles of Yun Zhao's feet to the top of his head!
Wei Jingchen walked over and asked gently, "Are you feeling unwell?"
After saying that, he raised his hand.
Yun Zhao suddenly shrank back, his pupils shrinking sharply.
Wei Jingchen's hand froze in mid-air, and the two stared at each other with strange expressions.
broken!
Yun Zhao was immediately covered in cold sweat, and suddenly felt a sharp pain in his back.
The coldness and stinging pain of the heavy sword piercing my body that day are still fresh in my memory.
"What's wrong?"
Wei Jingchen was a little confused, so he rubbed her head and squatted down to be at eye level with her.
The young man had gentle eyes and a worried expression on his handsome face.
Yun Zhao pursed her lips, somewhat annoyed.
They even saved your family's life. How can you doubt them just because of a dream?
She shook her head, her voice a little muffled: "I probably didn't sleep well..."
She added, "I'm sorry..."
Wei Jingchen chuckled and picked the person up.
"What's there to apologize for? I'll go to town today to check things out and bring you back some good food and fun things, okay?"
Yun Zhao hugged his neck, looked at the boy with a smile as gentle as a spring breeze, and smiled back.
"Okay, sure~"
She spoke softly, leaning wearily on his shoulder.
Xu Yinan hurriedly said, "Zhaozhao, don't worry, your second uncle will buy you some delicious food!"
I spoke with the villagers yesterday, and they said that people from the surrounding area all go to town to buy their things.
The town is much livelier than Linjia Village, and it even has some Lingnan-style pastries!
Okay~
Yun Zhao finally laughed, and everyone just thought it was a child throwing a tantrum.
Xu Qingyi smiled and said, "Zhaozhao is smart, only Jingchen can coax her."
Bai Ling covered her mouth and chuckled, "That's because your Zhao Zhao is so lovable. Jing Chen is usually very strict with his younger brothers!"
Cousin Wei Jingxiang nodded in agreement.
"My elder brother likes intelligent people. I used to practice calligraphy with him."
If I don't practice well within half a day, my older brother will punish me!
"Isn't that because you're lazy? I don't know how you learned anything; you haven't learned a single skill from your father!"
Yang Cuihe tapped her son's forehead, and although it was a scolding, there was still a smile on her face.
Seeing them enjoying themselves so much, Xu Qingshi pouted unhappily outside the courtyard gate.
Anyone who didn't know better would think they were a family!
She turned back to find Old Madam Xu and complained, "Mother! I've been trying so hard to please Father!"
Why is he still going along with Xu Yinan's wishes and not even giving us a bite to eat?
Old Madam Xu cursed under her breath, but still smiled and coaxed her daughter, "He's still your father, how could he not care about you? Don't worry!"
While she was trying to coax her daughter, Old Madam Xu herself wasn't sure what to expect.
The son is gone, and the daughter-in-law has gone insane.
Now that only her daughter is left, she has to think of a way to regain the old man's trust!
The mother and daughter each had their own thoughts. Wu Lianzhen rolled her eyes in disdain, turned around, and walked out the door.
Wu Lianzhen knew very well that as long as Xu Zhenbang was alive, he would not abandon her son.
But no one knows when Xu Zhenbang will die, so she has to save money for her son!
Linjia Village is not large, and the relationships between neighbors are quite good.
She saw several women washing clothes by the stream, so she smiled and went over to them.
As soon as I got closer, I heard them talking about their group, and I instinctively stopped in my tracks.
"It's said that the Prince of Jin's daughter offended the Hu family. Do you think the Hu family will take their anger out on our village?"
"Who can say for sure? The Hu family isn't exactly known for being reasonable!"
"When are your husbands coming back? When they do, can you take my husband along to go up the mountain and cut some wood to reinforce the gate?"
"Oh dear, then I'll have to invite my husband along!"
Wu Lianzhen pondered for a while, then looked at them and asked what was on the back mountain before speaking.
"Sisters!"
"Oh my goodness!"
The women were startled and turned around to see a strange woman.
"Who are you?"
Wu Lianzhen has looked quite haggard lately, but her appearance was already considered top-notch in the capital, and even now, she is still much better looking than a village woman.
She adopted the same smile she used to use to please the noble ladies of the capital, appearing easy to talk to.
"Sisters, I'm Wu Lianzhen, a newcomer from the Prince of Jin's household."
As she spoke, she squatted down next to the women. Seeing that they looked somewhat frightened, she lowered her stance.
"It's like this, my husband died of illness on the way to exile, and my mother-in-law, alas..."
I just wanted to ask you all, what are some ways to earn some money in this village? I'm good at needlework, and I can read!
She said that her husband had died, and she only told half of what happened to her mother-in-law, which the women immediately understood.
Which of these women hasn't been tormented by their mother-in-law?
"If your needlework is good, you can go to the embroidery workshop in town to take a look."
"However, that embroidery workshop belongs to the Bai family of Fengyun City. You and the Hu family... please don't mention anything about the Hu family!"
When the Hu family was mentioned, the women looked around with some fear.
This made Wu Lianzhen wary.
She had heard Xu Zhenbang say yesterday that the Hu family, the Bai family, and the Lie family had a conflict.
But from what they said, it seemed like they meant something else entirely.
Wu Lianzhen quickly put on a frightened look and asked with red eyes, "The Bai family and the Hu family have a very good relationship?"
"What can I do? My son has just turned one year old. Even if the pay is low, I have to do it!"
The women felt saddened when the topic of children came up.
"It's not that we have a good relationship, it's just..."
One of them looked around as he spoke, then leaned closer and whispered something to her.
"However, the Hu family now controls the lifeline of Fengyun City, and the Bai family is somewhat wary of them!"
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