Chapter 89 Jinjiang First Release Chapter 89 A Nest of Gold or Silver is Worthless...
Initially, Magistrate Ma wanted to keep the two men, at least until the New Year. But then he realized how diligently and selflessly these two young men worked, without asking for anything in return, helping the county run its affairs. Even the provincial officials praised them upon hearing the news. He thought it wouldn't be a good idea to keep them from leaving.
After discussing with Cao Zhenshou, they allowed the two men to rest for seven days.
Yu Qinglong and Fang Shu wished they could grow wings and fly back home. But this time, they couldn't just use a carriage as before.
This time, Guo Hengan brought them a lot of food and drinks. The Qin family also brought them a lot of things, as did Shopkeepers Jiang and Wang. Even Lu Dexin, upon learning that Yu Qinglong was pregnant, sent two jars of fine wine, brown sugar, and venison.
Everything from food to daily necessities was fully furnished. If he hadn't been unable to find a suitable house, Yu Qinglong would have wanted to keep half of it before leaving. There were so many things that the last two carriages could barely fit them, not counting the one they were traveling in.
Fortunately, Cao Kuo had a conscience and sent a team of people to escort them directly back to Xiaxi Village.
It was already night when they arrived home. Yu Qinglong was in a special situation, so no one dared to let him ride, and the carriage was moving much slower than usual.
But there are so many people, so I'm not afraid at night.
Their family members didn't know they were coming back and were waiting for them day and night.
That evening, after they had dinner, Fang Wu went to see Xiao Song'er, then returned to her room. While sewing the cover of her schoolbag, she said, "Master, do you think the children won't be able to come back for the New Year? Why are they taking so long? Can't those high-ranking officials handle things themselves? Why are they keeping our children here and not letting them leave?"
Fang Dingman was also worried. He said, "Shu'er and Long'er are both capable. Maybe we can discuss this with them. Didn't that Lord Niu who came here say the same thing? And Xikuan and the others also said Shu'er and Long'er are doing well there. Don't worry. They'll definitely be back by the New Year."
Fang Wu sighed.
She actually didn't dare say it because she had another worry.
She was now particularly worried that the children had lied to them about leaving home so far. What if her husband wasn't pregnant at all, and they were just saying it to disappoint them, and then went so far away to the county? She even thought, would the children come back next year? Then they would just bring a baby and claim it was theirs. What would she do then?
Fang Dingman then asked, "By the way, are there any steamed buns heating up in the pot?"
Fang Wu said, "It was so hot that I didn't dare to miss a day."
Fang Dingman asked again, "Is there a fire in the house today?"
Fang Wu rolled her eyes. "Didn't you burn it yourself? And you're asking me if I burned it. You burn it every day without forgetting."
They were afraid that the children would feel cold when they came back home, so they burned firewood every day.
The old couple sighed together again after they finished speaking, and suddenly they heard the faint sound of horses and carriages.
The countryside on a winter night was very quiet. As long as there was no wind, one could hear everything outside clearly. The two men subconsciously held their breath, then said in unison, "It seems to be coming!"
The old couple quickly put on their shoes and went out, and the sound could be heard clearly!
But there seem to be more carriages and horses, maybe something happened!
Yu Qing's family also came out.
"Aunt, are Shoucheng and Longge'er back?"
"Hey! It looks like it's really coming towards us!"
"Lantern! Go get the lantern, old man!"
Fang Dingman hurried back and soon got the lantern back. Sure enough, he saw the carriage at the door. But even when it arrived, the children were nowhere to be seen.
The leader was Niu Quan, riding a big horse. There were two horse-drawn carriages behind him, but there was no other movement.
The two of them couldn't help but feel panicked. If their child came back, they would have to call for help before they got out of the car!
Fang Dingman held his wife's hand and said, "Master Niu, my two children didn't come back this time?"
Niu Quan had just finished instructing the people behind him to unload the things when he replied, "Come back, we're on the way, not far away. Mrs. Fang is pregnant, and our masters said we can't drive too fast. We were walking together before, but now we're almost there, we're walking faster, so we figured we'd unload the things first."
Fang Wu quickly patted her chest and said, "Great, great. I'm back. What are these things?"
Niu Quan said, "There's wine, meat, cloth, candy, and more. I don't know exactly. Anyway, they're all going to be delivered to your house."
A group of officers and soldiers unloaded all the things, and the carriage that Yu Qinglong and Fang Shu were riding in also came back. Wow, not only was it a carriage, but there were also a dozen officers and soldiers riding tall horses guarding it.
Fang Wu said, "Quick, Qingjia, go tell your father and your grandpa. They're worried about you too, so tell them to come over."
Yu Qing's family hurried to Li Zheng's house.
Yu Qinglong shouted from a distance: "Father! Mother!"
Fang Shu also shouted: "Father and Mother!"
Fang Dingman and Fang Wu shouted, "Hey!" and ran over before the car even reached the door. Fang Shu and Yu Qinglong couldn't wait any longer and simply asked the car to stop. Fang Shu got out first and helped Yu Qinglong.
When Fang Dingman and Fang Wushi saw that Yu Qinglong was pregnant, they were so happy that they cried and laughed. Fang Dingman said, "Come on, it's cold outside, let's go back inside and talk."
"No, no, no, we have to go slowly." Fang Wu supported Yu Qinglong, and the heavy stone in her heart finally fell. "My son, you are finally back. Are you used to the food over there?"
"I'm used to it. It's not much different from what we have here," Yu Qinglong said. "Just a little more seafood. But I don't feel sick or anything. I can eat anything."
Yu Qinglong had never thought that this place would give him such a strong sense of belonging. He had thought that he would not miss the country courtyard very much after leaving. But as soon as he entered the gate, he heard the salted egg yolk and black iron egg in the backyard calling, as well as the two geese calling, and that sense of security instantly came back to him.
No wonder people say that a nest of gold or silver is not as good as your own doghouse.
Niu Quan had already confirmed that everything was unloaded and was about to leave when Fang Shu handed Yu Qinglong to his parents and said, "Master Niu, please stay."
He said, "Everyone has gone through so much trouble to see us off, and we don't have much to give you. Take three jars of wine and two roast geese back with you. We brothers can drink some to warm ourselves up before we go to sleep. It's at least a token of our appreciation."
Niu Quan said, "How can this be? Giving you a ride is what brothers should do."
Fang Shu said, "Isn't that a bit too formal?"
As he said this, he moved the things back to the car: "We have known each other for a few days. I shamelessly called you big brother. How dare you, big brother Niu, refuse me, your little brother?"
Niu Quan thought for a moment and said, "Okay, then I'll thank the brothers who are guarding the city on behalf of my brothers."
Fang Shu said there were two roast geese, but in fact, there were more than two roast geese on the cart, as well as two large pork elbows. These were all brought by Guo Hengan, and he brought quite a lot. They were all made the night before, so they were fresh and tasted good.
Yu Qinglong asked from inside the house, "Mom, do we have any extra steamed buns?"
Fang Wu said, "Yes, I made a big jar of it and froze it."
Yu Qinglong said, "Put more on board. It's so late, and I'm afraid these people won't have anything to eat when they get home."
These were Cao Kuo's soldiers. Normally, they weren't allowed to eat at restaurants, let alone brothels. This was a key reason why Niu Quan had sent them to Fuyue Restaurant instead of staying there. But at this time, there were basically no other places to eat besides these two.
Fang Wu quickly brought a clean cloth and put at least thirty big steamed buns in it.
Yu Qinglong quickly took it out and put it in with the wine and meat. "Wine and meat taste good, but this is more filling. Brother Niu, take it too."
Niu Quan said with a smile, "That's true. I won't be polite then. Thank you, Brother Xiaoyu, and Brother Shoucheng. I'll come pick you up in six days."
Fang Shu and Yu Qinglong nodded and watched the carriages and horses leave. Now his father and dad came together, and no one else was there.
Zhou Yuehua said, "Pan'er is asleep, otherwise Zheng'er would have wanted to come see you too. I guess your second brother and the others don't know yet. Let Dad take a good look. You've gained a lot of weight and you're actually pregnant."
When Fang Wu saw Yu Qinglong's belly, she was very happy and said, "I don't know if this grandson or granddaughter is going to be big and strong."
Fang Shu said, "Maybe she's not very strong, mother."
Fang Wu glared at her son: "What are you talking about? How can you not be strong with such a big belly? Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand."
Yu Qinglong said, "Mom, we saw a doctor, and he said I might be carrying twins, which is why my belly is so big. If it were twins, one wouldn't be as strong."
After all, the laws of nature are there.
The four elders were stunned for a moment, and almost said in unison: "Twins?!"
Yu Qinglong said, "That's what he said. But the doctor said it's still too early, so it's not certain. But he looks like it. I can eat so much because I'm probably pregnant with two babies."
Fang Dingman and Fang Wu felt like they were dreaming. Fang Dingman said, "The ancestral graves are about to burst into flames! Oh my God, I must bring some good food and wine to thank Doctor Mo tomorrow."
If it weren't for Doctor Mo, it wouldn't have been so easy to marry into the Yu family.
Yu Dayou and Zhou Yuehua were naturally happy too. They had always felt bad that their youngest son wasn't doing well, but now that he was doing better than anyone else, they were finally relieved.
Yu Qinglong couldn't say any more: "Mom, is there anything to eat? I'm hungry."
Fang Wu nodded vigorously as if she had come back to life. "Yes, yes, yes. Go back to your room and rest. Talk to your father and the others. I'll bring it to you right away. We heat up food at home every day, and we were hoping you could eat it straight away when you get home."
Fang Dingman said, "You have a fire burning in your house every day, so it's not cold. Go quickly."
Yu Qinglong took Zhou Yuehua back to his room, chatted with her for a while, and then gave Zhou Yuehua thirteen taels of silver.
Zhou Yuehua said, "Why are you giving so much again? Last time when I was defending the city, I bought a house, and I haven't touched the ten taels yet. You also gave me so much food and daily necessities, so my father is not short of money anymore."
Yu Qinglong said, "As for the money my second brother earned from making the pen holder and Li Zheng from making the bag, give three taels to my second brother and one tael to Li Zheng. You can keep the rest. I brought back a lot of food, but it's hard to move things around now, so I'll bring it back to you tomorrow."
He had originally wanted to give more. But he really wanted to buy a house in the county town. And after buying the house, he also wanted to do something else on his own, so he wanted to keep more money in his hand.
Fang Shu said, "Father-in-law, please don't be polite with us."
Zhou Yuehua put it away and said with a smile: "Then my father thanks Long Ge'er and our good son-in-law."
Yu Dayou couldn't help but feel a little emotional. Thinking back to the days when he was in debt, it seemed like not that long ago. Now he didn't have to worry about food and clothing anymore. It was like a dream.
They chatted for a while while Fang Wu swiftly prepared a soup. With water always boiling on the stove, egg drop soup was a breeze.
Fang Shu was afraid that Yu Qinglong would be hungry, so when he arrived, he had a roast chicken wrapped in three layers of bread, and also put several hand warmers inside. These hand warmers were sent by Qin Yushuang, and they were preparing to use them for their family.
If you warm up the roast chicken on the way, it won't freeze even if it's no longer hot.
It was still warm when Fang Shu took it out, just right for him to tear some into it and eat it with the steamed bun.
Yu Qinglong didn't eat too much. After eating until he was 70% full, he packed up his things.
I won’t write anything tonight.
He took out a small red cloth bag and went to Fang Wushi: "Mother, this is what I got back from drawing a pattern for you in the county town. I saw that you would not be willing to give it to me even if I gave you money, so I just got it myself. Do you like it?"
This is a pair of bracelets, and they also cost ten taels of silver. A pair of bracelets naturally doesn't require that much silver, but when he drew the design, he designed a small golden flower inside. Although it's very small, the price difference between gold and silver is ten times, so it's different.
Fang Wu had never seen such a bracelet before. The silver bracelet had branches and leaves on it, and a small golden flower was attached to the root of the branch. However, the small golden flower was not attached to the surface, but was wrapped in outer petals made of silver.
"How much does this cost, Longge'er?"
"Ten taels of silver, please. Wear it if you like."
"I like it, I like it very much. Thank you, my good husband. Oh! It's so beautiful. I've never seen anyone wearing it in your fourth uncle's house before."
"Fourth Uncle?"
"That's the home of Shu'er's grandfather's fourth brother. He lives well. We'll go there whenever we need anything. There are many new and interesting things there. Mother has seen the women in that family wearing silver bracelets, but none as beautiful as this. Thank you, Long Ge'er."
"You're welcome. As long as you like it, Mom. I'm going back to my room to rest."
"Go quickly, oh, can I still sleep tonight?"
"Haha, then you are slowly brewing sleepiness."
Yu Qinglong returned to the room and saw Fang Shu fetching water. They washed briefly and got into bed.
Fang Shu said, "I've already put the money away. There's a total of 765 taels of silver in there. Our original jar couldn't hold it all, so I found a wooden box to put it in."
Besides the money from selling storybooks, there was also the money from selling gloves, the money from selling snow-covered bean paste given by Guo Hengan, and the money from Fang Shu's writing and copying of scriptures for others. Putting it all together, it was indeed a lot.
Yu Qinglong rested his head on Fang Shu's arm and said, "Next year, I will definitely buy a house in the county town."
It's been a while since I mentioned this, and I haven't bought a house yet. I haven't found a suitable one yet, and I think buying a house is a bit sensitive right now. Those who know about them think they made their money writing storybooks, but those who don't think about them thinking they embezzled the money from the relief fund.
Yu Qinglong thought that Fang Shu would take the imperial examination next year, so it would be better to be cautious.
And you have to stay at home for a long time during the Chinese New Year period - here we have a Chinese New Year break for more than half a month, so even if you buy a house, it will be empty.
Fang Shu stroked Yu Qinglong's belly. "It's not too late to wait and see after the New Year. Didn't Brother Guo also say that he will help keep an eye on it. And if you want to plant more potatoes and red eggplants next year, we will definitely have to stay home for a long time then."
Yu Qinglong wants to plant more potatoes next year.
There are so many delicious foods that can be made with potatoes. If we can collaborate with Fuyue Restaurant, the income will definitely be good.
Yu Qinglong was just thinking about it when he felt an itch in his stomach: "Don't make a fuss, I've been holding it in anyway."
There are people coming and going in Fu Yue Restaurant all day long, and Fang Shu is busy outside every day, so the two of them haven't done any negative distance exercise for a long time.
Fang Shu asked, "Where are you holding it in?"
Yu Qinglong asked back: "What do you think? Of course..."
Before he could finish his words, he was gently bitten.
The overwhelming heat instantly swallowed up all words, leaving only intermittent gasps for breath.
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Author's words: Qinglong: Today the small theater is closed, I recommend a farming article to my mother who writes novels, please collect it [let me see]
Title: I Traveled to Ancient Times and Became Long Aotian's Husband
The text is as follows:
Peng Pai is the third generation of a wealthy family from a well-known food chain.
He is good at everything except studying, and his best qualities are his looks and acting skills.
But he didn't want to be an actor because he loved studying food more than acting. Inheriting the family business was the greatest blessing in his life!
However, on the day of the inheritance banquet, he traveled into an ancient pure love novel called "The Road of Tyrant" and became a boy.
This guy married a bastard from a wealthy family (the future Long Aotian) and became a husband.
In the novel, after the original owner got married, he got the instruction from the mistress of the house to treat Long Aotian coldly and violently, not giving him food or water, forcing Long Aotian to run away from home. When he came back with a large army, he killed the whole family.
Peng Pai: ...Oh no!
Such a tragedy must never be allowed to happen!
He must live to the end and live a free life with delicious food and good wine!
Guan's family recently discovered something strange about the man they were forced to marry. Previously, he never gave him any food, or even left him scraps, not even a warm meal. But recently, he's been eating freshly steamed buns every day, and occasionally even meat.
The mistress was stingy, and he had no pen to write—
The husband secretly handed him a pen and two ink sticks and said, "Keep them safe. Don't let the people in the main house find out."
He has no clothes to wear—
My husband brought him a set: "I won this from a bet. The color isn't very good, so you have to make do with it for now."
He has no money to buy books—
The husband secretly brought him a copy and said, "I asked someone to help me copy it. They paid me several hundred coins for it."
Guan Shu looked at the brand new pens and ink and the clothes that fit him perfectly, and then at the book he had always wanted to buy but was unable to do so because of his lack of money.
The title is the same, and the content is pretty much the same. But the characters don't look like they're worth a few hundred coins.
It would be fine if there were some mistakes from time to time, but some pages are actually written horizontally from left to right.
And...I bile dog le...what does this mean? ?
This is really confusing.
While Peng Pai coaxed the confused Long Aotian, he secretly worked on his own business, selling delicious food and opening a small shop, making a lot of money. He was now counting on Long Aotian to wake up quickly and divorce him!
In this way, he can enjoy fine wine, delicious food and be a little wolfdog, and roam freely in the world!
Who knew that after waiting and waiting, Long Aotian passed the imperial examination, but still refused to mention the divorce. And one day, there was a happy event at home, and after drinking too much... they belatedly got married.
Damn! How could this be possible?! He didn't want to have a child! To be free, Peng Pai packed up and ran away.
Long Aotian finally turned evil, and when they met again, he had become the chief official of a state.
The prefect stopped her husband and said, "Pai'er, why are you so frightened when you see your husband?"
Peng Pai covered her slightly bulging belly, her eyes evasive. Seeing no way to escape, she threw herself into Guan Shu's arms: "Husband! Wuuuuuu husband! Why are you so late! I missed you so much, husband!"
Guan Zhizhou: “……?”
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