☆, Chapter 57 That man is Zhou Mujiao's lover!
Chen Xiuxiu and Miss Chen got into a fight.
Eighteen and Ninth Day ran home excitedly, their little faces flushed with excitement. One rushed into the embroidery room, and the other ran to the hall to tell Aunt Zhao and Zhou Mujiao the good news.
"Sister Jiaojiao, tell me how amazing I am!" Eighteen stood with her hands on her hips, begging for a reward.
Zhou Mujiao never expected that Shiba would run down the mountain to find Chen Xiuxiu. Now that the two are fighting, the fire can't reach her anymore.
She patted Shiba's head: "Shiba is great!"
Eighteen-year-old Xiao Wu: "Brother Xiao Wu is great too, that's what he told me!"
So it turns out there's something to do with my own younger brother.
Zhou Mujiao smiled indulgently: "Yes, yes, yes, Xiao Wu is great, Shi Ba is great, Chu Jiu and Chu Liu are great, we are all great!"
Young Master Chen and Yang Xiaoya finally finished sorting the goods, and, covered in sweat, came to ask for a reward: "Miss Zhou, how was my performance today?"
Before Zhou Mujiao could speak, Yang Xiaoya said, "Sister Jiaojiao, this man has fair skin and looks weak, but he is quite capable and literate. If you take him in and give him half a tael of silver a month, it won't be a loss. Our embroidery workshop is producing more and more goods every day, and we can't rely on Brother Zhao alone."
Young Master Chen looked completely bewildered: "What half a tael of silver?"
"Hey, didn't you come here for a trial job?"
"I am Chen Liangjin, the son of the county magistrate! I am the admirer of Miss Zhou, and the future husband of Miss Zhou!"
Yang Xiaoya looked him up and down and sneered, "So you're a young master, no wonder you're so weak!"
"You! You just said I'm quite capable!"
"Then you can only do work that pays half a tael of silver a month. Half a tael of silver isn't even enough for your own expenses. Maybe our Sister Jiaojiao will have to earn money to support you!"
"My father is the county magistrate!"
"Can your father be a county magistrate for life? Won't he die someday? When he dies, how will you, someone who only earns half a tael of silver a month, support our Sister Jiaojiao? Brother Zhao is different. Brother Zhao is amazing; he can earn money with Sister Jiaojiao!"
Young Master Chen was furious. If the other party hadn't been a young woman, he would have grabbed her by the neck.
"I may not be good at making money, but I can pass the imperial examinations! The grand examination is held every three years, so please wait for me for two years, Miss Zhou. Once I pass the examinations and become the top scholar, I will bring you into my home in a grand sedan chair and make you the wife of a top scholar! I will give you a large number of servants to serve you and endless money to spend!"
Zhou Mujiao...
She rolled her eyes slightly.
Young Master Chen was truly furious: "You! Don't you believe me! I'm not just saying that! I'll go to the county school right away! No, I'll go tomorrow!"
Just then, Miss Chen returned covered in mud and water. Young Master Chen, ignoring his sister's disheveled state, went straight to Zhao Yunjing behind her: "You, surnamed Zhao! Come out with me!"
This looks like they're about to have a duel!
Zhou Mujiao spoke up: "Young Master Chen, you lost an argument with Xiaoya, what kind of behavior is it to take it out on others?"
"I am not taking my anger out on anyone! I want to make a gentleman's agreement with Zhao Yunjing! Zhao Yunjing, if you are a man, then come out with me!"
The two went to a small grove of trees not far away, one after the other. The servants of the Chen family anxiously watched from outside the grove, fearing that the two would fight. They were worried that their young master would be at a disadvantage if a fight broke out.
Zhao Yunjing stopped under the tree and noticed a small gray rabbit beside him. He picked it up, stroked its fur, and said, "Young Master Chen, I really have no such feelings for your sister. I hope you will persuade Miss Chen when you return. Miss Chen is the daughter of the county magistrate, and I am just a country bumpkin. I am not worthy of her."
"Knowing he's just a country bumpkin, how dare he try to take Miss Zhou from me?"
Young Master Chen scoffed, "I'm not afraid to tell you, today you're like the difference between a county magistrate's son and a country bumpkin, but two years from now, you'll be like the difference between a top scholar and a country bumpkin! By then, even if Miss Zhou is still in love with you, will you still have the face to keep her around?"
Zhao Yunjing narrowed his eyes. Young Master Chen continued, "If you like her, you should make sure she lives a comfortable life! Not keep her in the village suffering with you! I've made up my mind. I'm going to the county school tomorrow. If you're a man, don't take advantage of this! We'll see in two years! Anyway, I've already said it! I'm going to be the top scholar! I'm going to make her the top scholar's wife!"
The top scholar, the top scholar's wife...
Zhao Yunjing pursed his lips as he thought of the books he had locked away in the high cabinet.
“My sister is a wealthy young lady, skilled in all the arts, including music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and capable of managing a household. She’s blind to like you now. I will never let her marry a peasant. Don’t even think about Miss Zhou, and don’t even dream about becoming a son-in-law of the Chen family! You’re not worthy!”
Zhao Yunjing clenched his fist and walked step by step toward Young Master Chen. Young Master Chen was so frightened that he backed away: "Hey, what are you doing? We're trying to reason with each other, how can you start hitting me?! Ah! You brute! You brute! How could Ajiao like a brute like you! Ah, don't hit my face! It hurts!"
"Take your sister and servants and get out of Peach Blossom Village immediately. It is Ajiao's right to like whomever she wants. What kind of life I can give her is my own business. Young Master Chen, you'd better stay away from Ajiao in the future. Although she has no parents, she has someone to take care of her—I will."
"That's selfish of you! What right do you, a mere villager, have to stop her?!"
"I'm a villager now, so I'll be a villager for life?" Zhao Yunjing said softly. "You can go now, but watch your words. If I hear even the slightest bad word about Yu Ajiao in the city, I'll break your arms and legs."
"A brute! A brute! A brute!"
Young Master Chen stumbled out of the grove and forcibly took the weeping Miss Chen away.
With the Chen siblings and their servants gone, the Zhao family finally had some peace and quiet. Uncle Zhao had just returned when he caught the young master and young lady of the Chen family struggling to get into their carriage. He asked Aunt Zhao, "Who are these two? Why are they fighting in our house?"
Chen Xiuxiu, who had won the fight with Miss Chen, said, "Uncle, that woman came to steal Brother Zhao from me! That man is Liu Ya's lover!"
Uncle Zhao immediately flew into a rage: "Xiuxiu! How can you, a young woman, speak so rudely? 'Mistress, mistress,' is that something an unmarried girl like you should be talking about?"
"Uncle, I—"
"Stop with the 'you and me' nonsense. Yun Jing has no feelings for you. Don't ruin your reputation and cause trouble in other villages. Your marriage prospects will be ruined!" Uncle Zhao waved his hand. "Stop talking and go home, or your mother will come and yell at you again!"
He then turned back to comfort Zhou Mujiao: "Ajiao, don't be afraid. You're living in the Zhao family now, so you're a member of the Zhao family. You're someone the entire Zhao family will protect. If that young master Chen comes again, I'll just chop him up!"
Aunt Zhao came over, took her hand, and patted it a few times: "Your Uncle Zhao speaks bluntly, but his words are rough but his reasoning is sound. Don't be afraid, you and Xiao Wu, we're here for you."
Eighteen, hands on hips, said, "Sister Jiaojiao, Eighteen can protect you too, you don't need to be afraid!"
Zhou Mujiao felt a warmth in her heart. She could tell that the Zhao family's protection was genuine.
only……
Judging from Young Master Chen's demeanor, he probably won't let this go easily.
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