Chapter 32 Wishful Thinking
The officials were astonished by what they saw.
“In the past, people were always crying when they were exiled. The Yun family is really strange; they can laugh so happily.”
"You're not happy about the eggs and rabbits you get on your way to exile?"
A bystander quipped.
"Guys, we're having meat again tonight!"
Not only were Xu Qingyi and the others happy, but even the officials and the Gao family couldn't help but rejoice.
"Yuan'er is so clever. By cooperating with the Xu family, he eats better than the government officials!"
Yao Xinrui praised her son.
"It seems that the daughter of the Yun family is truly a remarkable person."
Gao Minglang, on the other hand, understood the key points.
All of this seems to be related to that little girl.
"Sis, how about we eat the chicken first? Roast one and make soup with the other?"
Xu Yifei raised the pheasant in his hand, and the pheasant immediately flapped its wings and cackled.
Xu Qingyi shook her head, indicating that he should give the chicken and rabbit to Zhi Qiu.
Zhi Qiu weighed the chicken in her hand and laughed, "If you stew this chicken with yam, the sauce can be used to dip flatbread and steamed buns."
"It'll be enough to fill you up! The other one can be used to make soup—it'll be nutritious and warming! Miss, what do you say?"
The key point is that this way it can be distributed to many people, and eggs can be put inside, achieving multiple benefits in one go!
They now have to curry favor with the officials and even share some meat with the Gao family.
We need to maximize the profits from this chicken.
"Sister Zhi Qiu is so smart!"
Yun Zhao didn't lower his voice, so the Wei family members next to him naturally heard it as well.
Wei Jingchen was originally helping Xu Yiyan with something, along with his father and uncle.
Hearing the conversation between Xu Qingyi and the others, he took the initiative to go forward to help, and Bai Ling and the others followed suit.
"Brother Jingchen, Aunt Wei, are you all here to help?"
The fact that the Wei family took the initiative to help shows that they at least consider them as one of their own.
Wei Jingchen lowered his eyes and saw that the little girl was looking up.
The warm yellow light of dusk fell on her face, and her glassy eyes shone like sparkling gems.
Wei Jingchen's expression softened.
"Of course, we agreed on that beforehand."
"Hehe, okay, let's help Sister Zhi Qiu set up the stove!"
"Do you even know what a stove is?"
Bai Ling found her adorable and teased her.
"certainly!"
The two families were all happy together, except for Old Madam Xu and her son, whose faces were grim.
"Mother, shall I go and help?"
Wu Lianzhen looked at the plump pheasant and subconsciously licked her dry lips.
She hasn't had any meat for two days.
"Go ahead."
Old Madam Xu looked at her with a cold smile, and Wu Lianzhen immediately turned off the fire.
The old lady has always been very concerned about her reputation, but she has lost all face these past two days.
Now I have no money, no food, and my body is in terrible pain.
You actually expect her to back down first?
impossible!
"Once we get to Jiangnan, when the old man sees his wife being mistreated like this, let's see how Xu Qingyi and her three mentally challenged brothers will explain themselves!"
Old Madam Xu spoke through gritted teeth, and only then did Wu Lianzhen understand.
To save face, the old lady actually planned to wait until she saw the old man to complain.
Does that mean she'll have to endure until she reaches Jiangnan?
Wu Lianzhen looked at the child in her arms with a mournful face.
Seeing this, Xu Yiyuan lowered his voice and said, "Mother, perhaps we don't need to wait until Jiangnan. One of my classmates has been transferred to Xuyangzhou."
I asked the officials, and they said that to get to Lingnan from here, you need to go to Xuzhou (Yangzhou) to get a permit.
My good friend was starving back then, and I helped him out. He'll definitely repay me someday!
Upon hearing his words, the three women's eyes lit up.
"really?!"
"Of course, it's Xu Jiajie! He's from Yangzhou, and he returned to his hometown to become a registrar."
Although it was only an eighth-rank official position, Xu Qingyi was no longer a princess. Even if she were just a lowly ninth-rank official, it would be enough for her to suffer!
Madam Xu naturally had no recollection of the name Xu Jiajie.
She used to not even care about a local official of the eighth rank.
She completely forgot that her son hadn't even passed the provincial examination.
“Very well, he should repay the kindness you showed him back then.”
"Brother, he's the Registrar of Households, so he should know which eligible men are in Xuyang Prefecture, right?"
Xu Qingshi immediately became interested.
In the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Sihu Canjun (司户参军) was responsible not only for managing household registration and taxes, but also for handling marriage matters!
"Of course, my sister wants him to help her find eligible men in Xuyangzhou. But Xuyangzhou is just a local prefecture, not comparable to the capital!"
"Your brother is right. Your father was a Grand General of the First Rank, but he was implicated by that Prince Jin."
Your father's military achievements are outstanding; the entire southwest was suppressed thanks to him. I believe it won't be long before he is reinstated.
At that time, which young master in the capital wouldn't be yours to choose? Let alone Xu Yangzhou,
Even if the Li family wants to re-establish kinship ties in the future, we'll have to reconsider!
This is why Madam Xu didn't have a major falling out with the Li family when she was in the capital.
She firmly believed that the Southwest could not do without the General Zhenguo, and that they would be able to return soon.
“Mother, would the Prince of Jin also… after all, the Prince of Jin is His Majesty’s younger brother.”
Xu Qingshi was a little worried. She hadn't thought about it that much before. She just felt angry because Yun Zhao's return had caused her to be jilted and exiled.
Along the way, she didn't give the Yun family mother and daughter a friendly look.
"Ha, you think fifty strokes of the cane is a joke? You might get beaten to death on the spot!"
As Madam Xu spoke, her words became increasingly harsh, and she soon lost control of her voice.
"So many people died in Jiangnan. If I were the one carrying out the executions in Jiangnan, I would want to tear him apart!"
Yun Zhao was helping Wei Jingchen set up the firewood pile. They weren't far from Old Madam Xu, and she could vaguely hear their conversation.
She naturally overheard Old Madam Xu's last few harsh words.
Her grip on the branch tightened involuntarily, and she stared intently at Old Madam Xu.
In my previous life, the southwest region did indeed face a severe war shortly after my maternal grandfather's accident.
But the soldiers in the southwest were no pushovers either; my maternal grandfather was a skilled military commander.
Without the General Zhenguo as commander-in-chief, that battle was indeed very difficult, but we still won.
Even in his previous life, the Grand General who protected the country was never reinstated until his death.
Their wishful thinking is likely to fall through.
She didn't know the fate of the Xu family members, but in this life, Yun Zhao would never allow her biological father to die so innocently again!
Thinking this, Yun Zhao's little face puffed up with anger.
Wei Jingchen looked at her clenched fists and subconsciously looked up at her.
But all I saw was her head turned to stare at Old Madam Xu, revealing only her chubby little breasts.
He felt a slight itch in his fingertips and wanted to reach out and pinch them; they must be soft, right?
However, Wei Jingchen always kept to his proper etiquette, so he would never actually raise his hand to pinch her.
“Zhaozhao”.
Hearing the boy's clear voice, Yun Zhao finally came back to his senses.
"Huh? Brother Jingchen, you called me?"
Yun Zhao looked at him with an innocent expression.
"Come help me hold this bundle of hay."
Wei Jingchen didn't mention anything, as if he hadn't heard the conversation between Old Madam Xu and the others at all.
"Okay, hold on tight!"
The two, one big and one small, worked together and quickly managed to start a fire.
Xu Yiyan had just finished his work, and Yun Zhao looked at the rows of wooden stakes standing there, feeling a little puzzled.
"Third Uncle, what are you doing?"
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