Who was following her? She hadn't made any enemies in Zhuling County, and had only had a minor conflict with Pei Xiyuan and the others. They wouldn't chase her to the ship just for a thousand taels of silver, right?
Jian Ning quickly dismissed the idea. It seemed unlikely that they were child traffickers. How could a human trafficker follow them from the county town to the boat? Furthermore, they had three adults with them. It would be incredibly difficult for her and Blind Liu to abduct them from under their noses.
Suddenly, a barely perceptible smile appeared on the corner of her lips, as if she had thought of something. She turned and went back to her room. As soon as she sat down on the bed, Ma Fuquan sent a message asking when they would be back.
Jane Ning informed that she was already on board.
The same distance and time were taken, but Dabao and the others felt that the journey back was much faster, as if they had not been on the boat for long before reaching their destination.
At the dock, Ma Fuquan's family and Tian's second brother were all there. Jian Ning didn't wake up Ding Youtian until they were about to get off the boat.
Ma Fuquan, Tian's second brother, and Ma Xiaomai rushed up to get their things as soon as the boat docked.
Two other people also came over to get things for them. Seeing them, Jian Ning was not surprised at all. Baimei flapped his wings and flew from Dabao's shoulder to Yue'e's shoulder.
Baimei had become familiar with the children over the past two days, and then it flew back to Dabao's shoulder.
When Yue'e came over, she was thinking of greeting Jian Ning and saying what a coincidence. However, when she saw Jian Ning's calm expression, she swallowed the words back and just smiled.
Now she has washed off all her makeup, and is wearing a straw hairpin and a cloth skirt. The only decoration on her head is a white jade hairpin, which makes her look fresh and graceful, like a pretty lily of the valley.
Jian Ning also admired the brother and sister very much, so he introduced them to Ma Fuquan. The escort company jointly run by Ma Fuquan and Tian's second brother was in need of people, so he naturally wanted them.
Tian Shi saw that Yue'e was pretty and delicate, and she was worried about leaving such a beauty with Ma Fuquan. She pulled Jian Ning aside and said, "Oh, it feels like years since we last met. I must have missed you."
"I've been thinking about you too. Sister Mei knows you're pregnant like her, so she asked me to bring you some clothes and shoes for the baby. I'll give them to you when we get home."
"Oh, it's hard for her to still think about someone like me. If you bring her anything in the future, please remember to tell me. It's not good to accept someone's gift for free without giving anything in return." She patted Jian Ning's hand and winked at Yue'e, "I'm telling you clearly, I don't want to let her go to Xiaomai's father."
Seeing her like that, Jane Ning was amused.
"Are you still laughing? Have you forgotten about that little bitch Meixiang? I tell you, she's finally getting her comeuppance. That idiot has tormented her to the point where she's practically unrecognizable. She deserves it!"
On New Year's Eve, Meixiang was chased all over the village by the big fool Chen Lei with a big wooden stick. Not only was she tormented every day, but she was also beaten every few days. She hated Jian Ning very much.
If Jian Ning had agreed to let her be Ding Youtian's concubine, how could she have ended up in this situation today? She squatted on the bank and beat her clothes with a mallet. Her hands and nose were frozen red. With each beat, she cursed Jian Ning in her heart.
It was as if she was hammering not the clothes, but Jane Ning.
Just as she was cursing in her heart, a pair of black boots appeared in the corner of her sight. She looked up and saw that it was a strange man. She was startled and almost fell to the ground.
"You, who are you?" She glanced around subconsciously. She was really scared by the big stupid Chen Lei.
Chen Lei may be stupid, but he knows how to protect his food, and he does so extremely well. In his heart, Meixiang belongs to him alone. If he sees her talking to any man for more than one word, he will pick up a weapon and beat her to death without a word.
Even if Meixiang said a few more words to his father, Master Chen, it would not work.
On New Year's Eve, he chased Meixiang around the village and asked Master Chen to help her write a letter to her parents. When Chen Lei saw her, she pulled Master Chen's sleeve.
Not only did he beat Meixiang up in front of the whole village, he also jumped up and called his father a cheater. No one knew where he heard such nonsense from, but now their family has become a laughing stock in Dingjia Village.
Afraid of being seen and telling Chen Lei, Meixiang picked up the clothes and put them in a wooden basin, picked up the basin and was about to leave.
"Wait a minute!" the man stopped him, "I want to ask you about someone."
"Are you from Beijing?" Meixiang burst into tears when she heard his accent, which suggested he was from Beijing.
"Could it be that the young lady is also from the capital?"
"Can you take a message back for me?" Meixiang wiped her tears. "You want to find out who, but I don't know the names of most of the people in this village, and I can't identify them."
"If you didn't recognize me, I wouldn't ask you. Just tell me where that family went, and I'll take a message back to your family."
"I know him?" Meixiang looked him up and down. It seemed this man knew her background and had come to her specifically to ask about someone. Her mind worked quickly. "Could it be that the person you're asking about is Brother Ding? Is it the family that makes wine in the village?"
A smile appeared on the man's gloomy face, "Where did their family go?"
"If you ask others, there are really not many people who know. You have finally asked the right person." Meixiang knew from the man's eyes that he was here to cause trouble for Ding Youtian and the others.
Having fallen into this situation, she not only hated Jian Ning but also felt some resentment towards Ding Youtian, wishing them bad luck. She knew that the family had gone to Zhuling County and immediately informed the man.
"I'm afraid I'll be back in the next two days. The winery has a lot of orders. If they pass off inferior goods as good ones and cheat you, not only will they have to pay double the money, but it would be best if I beat them up and teach them a lesson. I'll see if they dare to cheat you again!"
Thinking of the suffering she had endured, she couldn't help but spat in hatred.
Even if this person broke his promise and didn't help her deliver the message, she would still feel relieved.
The man threw half a piece of silver to her and turned away in a hurry.
Meixiang took out the clothes from the basin again, picked up the mallet, squatted by the river and started beating the clothes. If Huo Jincheng had not taken away her ivory cards, she would have run away long ago.
It's a tit-for-tat, making you unable to tolerate her and making you hurt her. Meixiang intuitively felt that the person was not a good person and seemed to be here to cause trouble for Jian Ning and the others.
She suddenly became excited and wished that the man would be more ruthless and be punished by Jane Ning!
The cold wind was howling by the river, but she didn't feel cold at all. However, Jane Ning on the dock sneezed several times because of the wind.
"All the things have been loaded into the car. Let's go quickly, or you'll catch a cold." Tian also shrank her neck and mentioned Yue'e to Jian Ning while walking.
Jian Ning smiled and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll let her go to the bookstore first. You're the boss lady now, and your health will be getting heavier. I'll let her take over your job later. Are you relieved now?"
"Then you have to be careful too. Don't be so careless. It's always better to be on guard."
"Every failure makes you wiser. I know what I am doing now. No one can take away what is mine. And what is not mine cannot be kept even if it is tied to your belt."
"That's the truth. It's better to be on guard."
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