Chapter 147 The Good News Brought by the Caravan
After the Qiao family members left, the Cui family returned to peace.
Konjac sat in the living room and looked at the empty yard. She suddenly felt sad. She seemed to suddenly realize that she was really going to leave the girl this time, and this would no longer be her home.
The more she thought about it, the sadder she felt. When Cui Qingyi came back from seeing off the guests, she saw Konjac crying alone.
Seeing Cui Qingyi come in, Konjac's voice was choked with sobs: "Girl, I don't want to get married. I don't want to leave you, and I don't want to leave home."
Seeing her like this, Cui Qingyi felt bad too. She had lived in Dajin for twenty years, fifteen of which she had spent with Konjac. They were master and servant, but also sisters. Now that Konjac was getting married, it was like a very important half of her life was suddenly being torn away.
Cui Qingyi walked forward, bent down slightly, put her arm around Konjac's shoulders, patted him, and whispered, "Don't be silly. No matter whether you get married or not, wherever I am will always be your home. If you're unhappy, you can always come home and we can still be like before."
If she were still in the Chen family, Cui Qingyi would naturally not dare to say such words, because even if Kong Ru married the lowest-ranking servant in the Chen family, if Kong Ru was wronged, Cui Qingyi, who was trapped in the inner house, would not be able to reach out to her.
But now they are in Dongping County, they are free, and Konjac will marry her. If Konjac is wronged and she cannot knock on the door of the Qiao family, it will be considered that her family is weak and incompetent.
Of course, these are all assumptions. Not only does Konjac miss Cui Qingyi, but Cui Qingyi also misses Konjac. The two of them rely on each other just as much.
It is precisely because she cares too much that Cui Qingyi keeps thinking about these trivial things, but she hopes more than anyone else in the world that Konjac can marry a good man and live a happy life of love.
The anxiety before getting married came too suddenly. Konjac hugged Cui Qingyi's waist and cried enough. Finally, she calmed down and said, "Miss, why don't you buy two more servants and take good care of them before I go out. Otherwise, I will be too worried."
Cui Qingyi thought for a moment and replied, "No rush, let's wait and see."
Cui Qingyi had thought about buying someone, but this person was hard to come by. If she was in a hurry and didn't keep her eyes open, and let that person with bad intentions in, it would be like placing a time bomb next to her.
Hearing Cui Qingyi say there was no rush, Konjac couldn't describe how she felt. She just tightened her arms around Cui Qingyi's waist. If possible, she really hoped that she could always be the closest person to the girl.
After the wedding date was set, the Qiao family became busy. Qiao's mother was in high spirits every day when she went out and came in. From time to time, she came to the Cui family to talk to Cui Qingyi. Many families in the alley envied the Qiao family.
When the Qiao family first moved to Huaihua Lane, they were penniless. The three of them were like refugees fleeing a war. Who would have thought that they would quietly become affiliated with the Cui family and become rich now.
Looking at the Gu family in the alley, everyone sighed even more. Previously, Gu's mother and Gu Erlang had tried to plot against Cui Qingyi but failed, and were instead sent to the yamen. Although nothing serious happened later, the Gu family's reputation in the alley was not very good.
In addition, Gu Erlang failed to make the list of the exam last year, so he stayed at home and refused to go out. This family became even more invisible in Huaihua Lane.
If the news of the marriage between Miss Konjac from the Cui family and Qiao Erlang from the Qiao family had not been spread, no one would have remembered Gu Erlang.
Gu Er, who was mentioned casually by everyone, was not as concerned about the affairs of the Cui family as everyone imagined. In fact, his life was a mess now. Since he failed the exam last year, Gu Erlang seemed to be obsessed with something and threw himself into books like a madman.
He had obviously worked harder, but the Gu family was a little frightened seeing him like this. After all, they were an ordinary family, and if they couldn't become an official, they would not be destined to be an official. Although it was a pity, they would still have to live their lives in the future.
But if a crazy person appears in the family because of studying, that is another matter. Their original intention of sending their children to school is not for this. Every family has its own problems.
Cui Qingyi had already prepared everything necessary for Konjac's wedding. Now she only needed to ask a carpenter to make a few sandalwood boxes to hold her dowry. As for any other miscellaneous items, Cui Qingyi prepared them without any sense of panic as she thought of them.
While Konjac's wedding was being prepared, Cui Qingyi and Konjac also did not delay their own affairs and lived their daily lives as usual.
It was not until the end of March that a caravan from the north brought good news to Cui Qingyi.
When the caravan arrived, Cui Qingyi was in class at the girls' school. A tall, bearded man was blocked outside the school by Wangcai. He stood outside the courtyard and shouted, "I'm not angry.
"Mr. Cui, are you here? I'm the escort leader of the Fengxing Caravan. We met a caravan from Dongping County on the way, and they asked me to bring someone to you."
The man's voice matched his height very well. As soon as he spoke, the entire female school could hear what he said. Cui Qingyi naturally heard it too. She was delighted and told Pang Ya to take the students to do the work. She hurriedly cleaned up and left the backyard.
Zhou Wu was originally patrolling the streets with Shufeng and his brothers. Seeing that the foreign caravan was about to arrive, the most important thing for his master to do while staying in Dongping County was to trade with the foreigners.
Fearing that someone with ill intentions might cause trouble, the adults told them to patrol closely in the near future and arrest any suspicious persons immediately.
Everything was fine along the way, but just as they arrived near the county government office, the originally quiet Shufeng became a little disobedient. It heard something and its big ears were twitching. Its front and hind paws were nervously probing the ground. Zhou Wu knew at a glance that this guy was going to run away again.
Sure enough, before Zhou Wu could finish his thought, Shufeng suddenly struggled forward and then retreated half a step, and the strap of the traction rope was taken off.
Looking at the leash lying alone on the ground, Zhou Wu still couldn't figure out how Shufeng had managed to do it. He'd clearly checked it carefully before leaving, and it was secure and impossible to break free. But the facts were right in front of him, and he couldn't help but believe it.
The yamen runners who were patrolling with Zhou Wu saw the majestic big dog break free from the leash and run away again, and they all teased Zhou Wu, "Boss Wu, has Shufeng gone back to her parents' home again?
Are you being mean to Shufeng? Why does it keep running back to its mother's house every other day?"
Zhou Wu... was speechless.
Outside the gate of the girls' school, a bearded man was looking at Wangcai with admiration. He had been escorting people for many years and had seen a lot. He could tell at a glance that Wangcai was different. He was still a wolfdog. Look at his limbs, his fur, and his big head. Hey, he was really rare.
When they are escorting goods, especially in the north, dog teams are as indispensable as camel teams and horse teams.
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