After listening to what her three aunts said, Xu Qinyu sighed inwardly and thought to herself: It seems that people really shouldn't do bad things. Look at how quickly the Luo family got their retribution.
Both the mother and son of the Luo family are disabled. In the future, Old Man Luo will have to support and take care of two people. Just imagine what kind of life the Luo family will live in the future.
It can only be said that Old Man Luo's future life will be even more miserable than that of the Luo family mother and son, because he not only has to make money to take care of the family, but also has to take care of two disabled people.
It can only be said to be retribution.
Two days later, Xu Qinyu heard from Chen that Old Man Luo had moved away from Yuanbao Town with his foolish wife and son with a broken leg, and the family was gone forever.
In the past two days, Lin worked even harder. Her debts had been paid off, and she no longer had to worry about her daughter being kidnapped and sold. She just wanted to work hard to save enough money to buy a house.
Xu Qinyu no longer took the matter to heart. From then on, the Luo family had almost no contact with her, nor with Lin for the rest of their lives.
However, when Xu Feng heard about this and knew that Luo Dagen was beaten by two groups of people that night and wanted to rob him of his money, he felt that something was wrong. He asked Tao Qi and the other two to follow Aunt Lin. Could it be that the matter had something to do with them?
Xu Feng was a little worried, so he just asked Tao Qi and the others to keep an eye on Luo Dagen and not to bully Aunt Lin.
It would be bad if trouble were to arise, as it would also cause trouble for the restaurant.
After thinking about it, he decided to ask Tao Qi.
Even if Luo Dagen deserved it, we cannot rob him of his money.
In fact, Xu Feng felt that it was not Tao Qi and the other two who robbed the money, but they must have done something to Luo Dagen.
Xu Feng went to find Tao Qi, and Tao Qi felt a little guilty when he saw him.
He was a little worried when he heard that Luo Dagen was beaten again and his money was robbed.
If Luo Dagen was just beaten by them, nothing would have happened to him after he returned home. But after they left, Luo Dagen was beaten again, his legs were broken, and his money was robbed. This was a much more serious incident.
Luo Dagen would definitely report it to the authorities. If the authorities found them, it would be disastrous if they mistakenly accused them of breaking Luo Dagen's legs and stealing his money.
Assault resulting in disability and robbery are both severe punishments, with fifty lashes of the cane as a minimum, and the offender must go to jail.
Although they didn't do it, they were the ones who beat me up earlier.
"Brother Feng, why are you here?"
Xu Feng said: "I came here to ask about Luo Dagen. You guys didn't fight him, right?"
Tao Qi said hurriedly, "Brother Feng, we just couldn't stand him. We took advantage of him walking on a dark road and put him in a sack and beat him up. We didn't beat him hard, just punching and kicking him. Then we ran away and went home to wash up and sleep. The rest of the things were really not ours. I guess the people from North Street saw him accepting the money from Lin and followed him all the way. After we beat him up, they took the opportunity to attack him."
They were also very depressed, but they couldn't run to the yamen and tell the county magistrate that although they beat Luo Dagen, they were not the ones who broke his legs and robbed him of his money.
After listening to this, Xu Feng said, "Then it should be fine, as long as you didn't steal their money."
Tao Qi scratched his head and said, "How dare we do that? Brother Feng, don't worry, it's not us. We won't cause any trouble for Sister Lin and Xu Ji."
Since it wasn't Tao Qi and the others who did it, Xu Feng left.
Fortunately, two days later, the government office found some other clues. The people who robbed Luo Dagen's money were in the same group as Dan Niang, who took away more than 40 taels of silver from Luo Dagen's home.
After breaking Luo Dagen's leg, the man left the town at daybreak.
Dan Niang and that man are both outlaws. Even if they don't have a pass, they can find a way to escape to other towns. We don't even know their true identities, so it's even more difficult to catch them.
However, the government office still obtained portraits of the two men and posted them in Yuanbao Town and the villages and towns under its jurisdiction, so that the people would stay away from them when they saw them and go directly to the government office to report to the authorities.
The county magistrate also sent someone to inform the Luo family, telling them that although the identity of the thieves had been found, there was no trace of them, and it was unknown when they could be arrested, so the Luo family could only wait.
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These past few days, Pei Weixuan bought some wood and built a wooden pavilion next to the grape trellis in the courtyard. There were no tables, chairs, or benches inside, but he placed a rattan chair inside so that he could lie on the chair and rest on weekdays.
After the wooden pavilion was built, grape seedlings were planted under the courtyard wall on the back side of the house and a circle of grape racks was built.
Seeing that all the housework was almost done, Pei Weixuan was about to leave tomorrow.
Yesterday, he had contacted Huo Ye and asked him to find a few powerful black-armored guards to stay in Yuanbao Town to protect the Pei family and Yu Niang. If anyone went to the restaurant to cause trouble, they could help. Although Yu Niang didn't need it, because she knew Xu Kongmu and the county magistrate, and few people dared to blackmail Xu Ji and Yu Niang openly, he was relieved that someone was secretly protecting Yu Niang and Xu Ji.
Huo Ye immediately sent pigeons to several black-armored guards who he thought had the strongest martial arts skills, asking them to bring Yuan Bao to guard the Pei family.
Huo Jiang was also there at the time and expressed his willingness to stay in Yuanbao Town to protect the Pei family and the princess.
Huo Ye glanced at him, and Huo Jiang felt a little embarrassed. He was indeed a little selfish. If he stayed in Yuanbao Town to protect His Highness's family, he could continue to eat the food made by the princess.
But he will definitely not be lazy and will take good care of the princess and the Pei family.
However, Huo Ye still agreed to let Huo Jiang stay.
He brought up Huo Jiang himself, and he was very satisfied with his martial arts skills. He was talented and kept his mouth shut.
When Huo Jiang heard that Huo Ye was willing to let him stay in Yuanbao Town, he grinned.
Datou and Chen He definitely cannot stay here. They were originally pirates at the dock and they know some people. It is not convenient for them to stay in Yuanbao Town. They can go back to the island, and Pei Weixuan will take the black-armored guards to get rid of the batch of colored glass.
Fourth brother will leave early tomorrow morning, so Xu Qinyu finished work half an hour early in the evening and returned to Laixi Lane with the food, preparing to have a dinner together as a family.
During the time when her fourth brother was home, she had breakfast and dinner with him on the second day of her day off. After that, they had breakfast and dinner in restaurants every day.
Wen also went back with Xu Qinyu.
When they got home, the hot water was already boiled. Ning Jie'er asked them to go back to the house to wash up first, and they brought the food to the table.
Now we eat in the main hall, which is large and spacious, with plenty of room for everyone.
Wen and Xu Qinyu were both covered in sticky goo, so they went back to their rooms to wash up. Xu Qinyu even washed her black hair.
It's hot now, and it's easy to sweat on the head, so she not only has to wash her face every day, but also wash her hair every day.
After washing up, Xu Qinyu just wiped her wet hair with a cloth towel until it was half dry. Her hair was thick and black. There was no hair dryer here, so she could only wipe it half dry with a cloth towel. After finishing her evening meal, she went to the wooden pavilion to get some fresh air, and when her hair was dry, she could go to sleep.
With her hair still wet, Xu Qinyu, wearing a simple silk dress, went to the main hall to have dinner with everyone.
She had bought some silk and satin to make pajamas for her family.
The silk dress was inconvenient for her to wear when going out to work, but it was just right for her to use as pajamas.
So she made two sets for herself, both of which were ordinary long shirts and trousers, with ties at the waist and one side, just like clothes.
This silk dress is indeed very comfortable to sleep in, and almost everyone in my family wears it to sleep.
The two sets of silk clothes were made last autumn. Even though she was at the border these past two years, she had good food and drink and started to grow taller and taller. The silk clothes made last year were still suitable in the waist, but a little tight in the chest area. However, the clothes and pants were made relatively long, so they fit her perfectly now.
I also made two sets for my fourth brother. He has been wearing silk clothes to sleep these days.
Going to the main hall, Pei Weixuan glanced at Yu Niang. She still had a large cloth towel draped over her shoulders to prevent her hair from getting the clothes on her back wet.
She was wearing a crescent-colored silk dress embroidered with a few simple lotus flowers that were about to bloom. She had a slender waist and a plump chest. Her black hair was scattered behind her. Her face was white and tender, without a single flaw. She had just washed, and her cheeks had a natural blush, like a lotus emerging from the water.
After just one glance, Pei Weixuan lowered his eyes.
Wen smiled and said, "Yu Niang, please sit down and eat."
There was an empty seat next to Fourth Brother, so Xu Qinyu went and sat down.
Everyone ate dinner together.
Wen also asked Pei Weixuan what time he would leave tomorrow and whether he could have breakfast before leaving.
The Pei family usually follows the rule of not talking before eating and not talking before sleeping, and they can say whatever they want at the dinner table.
Pei Weixuan said, "There's no rush to leave after breakfast."
Tomorrow at noon, we will go to the bamboo forest outside the town to meet up with Huo Ye and the others, and then return to the island first.
A mother worries about her son even when he is far away. Naturally, Mrs. Wen gave her son detailed instructions, asking him not to show off when he is away, and to take good care of his health.
Pei Weixuan also agreed.
After Wen finished speaking, she told Pei Weixuan not to worry about home, as she would take good care of everyone at home.
Pei Weixuan listened, occasionally responded, and most of the time he helped Xu Qinyu pick up food.
Seeing this, Wen was moved and said, "In a few years, Sister Ning will be older, and it will be time to find a marriage. Brother Xuan, if you know any reliable people in the caravan or other places, you can help keep an eye out for them." She had given up the idea of returning to the capital a long time ago. Now her family are just ordinary people. When it comes to finding a marriage for Sister Ning, she doesn't look for a wealthy family. She only wants to find a family that truly likes Sister Ning, treats her well, and has no troubles or relatives at home.
Ning Jie'er said coquettishly, "Mom, I don't want to get married. I want to stay with you and sister-in-law for a few more years."
Although Ning Jie'er is already fourteen, she really has no intention of getting married. She just wants to expand her career.
Now more and more people come to her to place orders, so she wants to rent a small shop, set up a small workshop, and hire some women who are good at needlework and embroidery to work.
Mrs. Lu had seen the bags she made before and said they were very beautiful and exquisite.
Most of the bags made by Ning Jie'er now are only suitable for unmarried girls in their teens. Mrs. Lu likes this kind of bag very much, but it is not suitable for people of her age. She also asked Ning Jie'er if she could make some bags suitable for women to carry, which should be calm, elegant and gentle.
Sister Ning really drew it and made it with silk and fine gauze, which is both soft and elegant.
Mrs. Lu really liked it when she saw it, and bought the bag for twenty taels of silver.
So Sister Ning had some other ideas at that moment. She wanted to set up a workshop specializing in making bags, which could be made for people of all ages. She could increase the cost and price appropriately, and use some pearls, gems and jade scraps to decorate the bags, so that the price of the bags could be raised. It was not necessary to sell them in Yuanbao Town. She could talk to Madam Lu and then have Madam Lu's caravan transport the bags to other state capitals to sell.
But she hasn't told anyone about these thoughts yet, and is planning to ask her sister-in-law about them in the next few days.
Xu Qinyu also thought that the bags made by Sister Ning were very beautiful.
The bags made by Sister Ning are not of modern style. They are all made of various silks, gauze, furs, and hand-sewn with embroidery. They match well with the clothes and jewelry worn in this era. Because of such a unique bag, the whole person looks more outstanding, so Sister Ning's business is also very good.
Ning Jie'er said she wanted to stay with her sister-in-law for a few years.
Mrs. Wen glanced at her son and said to Ning Jie'er, "Your sister Yu Niang is already seventeen this year. In two years, she will be nineteen. You all know how she came into our family. She and Xuan Ge'er were not originally engaged. It was the Dechang Marquis's Mansion who didn't want Xu Qinhui to suffer, so they pushed Yu Niang out to replace her."
Having said that, Wen paused, "So it's better to say some things today. Yu Niang came to our house, she is not only a benefactor. If it weren't for Yu Niang, we don't know how we would be living now, but we would definitely have to suffer all kinds of hardships." She knew very well in her heart that if it weren't for Yu Niang using her cooking skills to support them since they arrived at the border, their family would have been without a backbone. Xuan Ge'er was still poisoned at that time. Even if he had a few dozen taels of silver on him, it would be a sooner or later that he would have run out of money.
From the very beginning, everyone relied on Yu Niang, and even now, everyone still relies on Yu Niang.
Therefore, in the eyes of the Wen family, Yu Niang was not only regarded as their daughter, but also as the benefactor of their family.
Pei Weixuan had already anticipated what his mother was going to say next, and he stood there motionless like an ice sculpture.
Wen continued, "Yu Niang is not considered Xuan Ge'er's wife. We didn't even exchange engagement letters or worship Heaven and Earth back then, so we're not considered husband and wife. In the eyes of all of us, Yu Niang is more like a relative, so I thought, Yu Niang is seventeen years old, it's time to talk about marriage. Since we didn't exchange engagement letters and worship Heaven and Earth back then, Yu Niang is just a girl. Let Xuan Ge'er write it clearly, and both of us put our handprints on it. In the future, we can find a good husband for Yu Niang. Yu Niang is old enough, and she will eventually get married."
Ning Jie'er hesitated for a moment. In her heart, although she always called her Fourth Sister-in-law, Yu Niang was indeed more like a sister than a sister-in-law, and she had never thought of letting Yu Niang and Fourth Brother get married and have children.
Because even she could see that Yu Niang and Fourth Brother seemed more like relatives.
After all, Fourth Brother usually treats them all the same, with a cold look and rarely saying a word to anyone.
Pei Weixuan lowered his eyes.
Xu Qinyu heard this and waved her hands hurriedly, "Mom, please stop talking. I don't plan to get married, at least not now. I don't plan to talk about marriage before I turn 20. Let's talk about it after I turn 20. Mom, don't rush me into getting married."
In her eyes, Fourth Brother was more like a relative, and she had indeed never thought of marrying him for two reasons.
She was already 28 years old, and when she met her fourth brother, he was only 19. How could she fall in love with a young man who was nine years younger than her?
Her thoughts and emotions are mature enough. In her heart, she knows what she wants, which is a career.
In her heart, career is more important than love, and her desire for love is not high.
Secondly, this body is only about ten years old, still a child.
In later times, if one gets married and has children in his teens, wouldn’t that be a waste of one’s body?
You are taking the risk of having a child before your body is fully developed.
So even if she wants to get married and have children in the future, she will only consider this after she has made up her mind and has someone she likes.
But to be honest, even in her previous life, when she was already 28, she had never been in a relationship.
She started to work on the culinary business when she was in junior high school. When her classmates were busy doing exercises and studying in high school, she was still busy working on the culinary business.
When she was in college, while other people were busy dating, she had already opened her own restaurant and was so busy that she had no time to date and had to focus on her career.
Later, when her career finally stabilized, she still had no suitable candidates or channels to meet people around her.
Because she hadn't met anyone she liked, she was introduced to blind dates by her mother at the orphanage or her former high school and college teachers.
Either he didn't feel anything, or he was just too weird. He started by asking her about the annual profit of her private restaurant. At the very least, he wanted her to pay for a wedding house and a car, and even wanted to move the whole family in, thinking she had enough money and should be more generous. Even more weird was that he even wanted to keep the shares of her private restaurant after marriage. So, she never met the right person.
Although there were some with good character, she didn't feel anything for them.
Later, her Xu Ji Restaurant chain opened more and more stores, and she participated in world-class chef competitions.
In short, until her death, she had never had a normal relationship.
He suddenly came to this feudal society, and faced guests and the Pei family all day long.
Although Fourth Brother is handsome and a good person, no one would be reluctant to admit his looks in modern times. Even though this body is four years younger than Fourth Brother, in her heart, Fourth Brother is nine years younger than her. She dare not stare at Fourth Brother all the time, for fear of falling in love with him and feeling weird.
Now that Wen mentioned her marriage plans, she also planned to talk about it.
Before she was twenty, she had no ideas at all.
After the age of 20, if you meet the right person, you can make other plans.
Upon hearing that Yu Niang had no plans before she turned twenty, Wen breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but glance at her son who looked like an ice sculpture.
There are still three years left. I hope Brother Xuan can work harder and not just keep silent.
Pei Weixuan's eyelids moved, and his ice-sculpture-like body relaxed a little. He picked up a piece of snail meat with his chopsticks and gave it to Xu Qinyu.
Xu Qinyu smiled and said, "Fourth brother, you eat too."
As he said this, he also picked up a piece of food with chopsticks for Pei Weixuan.
After dinner, Pei Weixuan washed the dishes and came out to see Yu Niang leaning on a rattan chair under the wooden pavilion.
There was a gentle breeze. She was closing her eyes, her black hair scattered on the rattan chair. She was wearing a crescent-colored silk dress. In the dim twilight, she looked like a monster born in the moonlight, capable of confusing people.
Pei Weixuan didn't know what love was, but he knew in his heart that Yu Niang was different in his heart.
He is kind to the Pei family because they are family, so he will protect them.
But Yu Niang is different.
From the very beginning, when he was still on the road of exile, a few days after Yu Niang fell ill, he already knew that Yu Niang was not the real Yu Niang, and her inner core had been replaced.
At that time, he guessed that someone had taken over Yu Niang's body.
Later, I found out that Yu Niang liked to cook and never had any other thoughts. She treated people sincerely and treated the Pei family very well.
During their interactions, or rather during his observation of Yu Niang, he discovered that the place where Yu Niang originally lived was not like this era.
There should be no strict separation between men and women in Yu Niang's place. The status of men and women should be equal. They can have enough food and clothing. There is no war. It is a very peaceful place.
I also know that Yu Niang came here involuntarily.
Gradually, he realized that his attitude towards Yu Niang was different from that towards his family.
He doesn't pay too much attention to his family and his thoughts are ordinary, but he often cares about Yu Niang's every move.
Later, when he went out to sea, he dreamed of Yu Niang day and night, and realized that Yu Niang was not a relative in his heart, and he had other feelings for her.
He had never experienced love before, so he couldn't explain what love was, and he couldn't even describe in detail what it felt like to have Yu Niang.
But just now when his mother told Yu Niang to go and discuss marriage, a trace of blood flowed into his throat, and he thought that if anyone really dared to marry Yu Niang, he would strangle that person's neck.
After hearing Yu Niang say that she wouldn't make any other plans before she turned 20, the numb feeling of wanting to destroy something gradually dissipated.
Pei Weixuan stood at the kitchen door and looked at the slender girl on the rattan chair. The fingers hanging on the side of his thigh moved convulsively. He went back to his room to get the silver hairpin he had bought a few days ago, as well as a large and thick gauze towel.
She took the hairpin and came to the wooden pavilion. Xu Qinyu was not asleep yet. When she heard footsteps, she opened her eyes and saw a tall and slender figure.
It was dusk and the sky was very dark. She couldn't see her fourth brother's face clearly, but she could make out his figure.
She half sat up and said with a smile, "Fourth brother, you go to bed first. I'll dry my hair and go to bed later."
Pei Weixuan said, "I can't sleep either. Let me help Yu Niang dry her hair first. How long will it take to dry it if you keep blowing it like this?"
Xu Qinyu thought about it and nodded, saying, "Then I'll trouble you, Fourth Brother."
He moved a bamboo chair over, sat next to her, and wiped her still wet hair with a thick cloth.
He began to wipe from the scalp, his movements gentle. Xu Qinyu felt so comfortable with the cloth pressed against her scalp that she wanted to sleep. She could only talk to distract herself, "Fourth brother, do you want to eat something tomorrow? I'll make something for you to take on the road."
Pei Weixuan paused and said, "No need."
She was already very tired from being busy in the restaurant all day, and he could only eat a few bites of the snacks she brought him on the way, as they were all shared by Huo Ye and the others.
"No." Xu Qinyu said, "I still have to make some snacks for Fourth Brother."
There are a lot of dried snail meats at the restaurant. She will soak some more tomorrow. After soaking, she can make spicy dried snail meat, which is delicious and chewy and can satisfy her cravings.
She would take out the extra snail meat, clean it, and then dry it into dried snail meat. This way, it can be stored for a long time, so she can have snail meat to eat throughout the winter.
When Yu Niang's hair was almost dry, Pei Weixuan used the silver hairpin in his hand to help Yu Niang tie her hair into a bun.
The hair on top of her head was loose, and her bun was also loose, held in place only by a silver hairpin.
Xu Qinyu touched the hairpin and asked with a smile, "Fourth brother, did you buy me another hairpin?"
"Well, the glass one is not convenient to take out, so I can use this silver hairpin on weekdays."
"Thank you, Fourth Brother."
Xu Qinyu didn't bother to be polite with her fourth brother. She took off the hairpin and took a look at it. It was a very delicate silver hairpin, and also a very everyday style. She could wear it on a daily basis.
She pulled out the silver hairpin, and her loose hair fell down and spread behind her, with a few strands of black hair falling on her face.
Pei Weixuan only took a glance and stood up, "It's getting late, Yu Niang should go back to her room and rest."
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