Chapter 295 Wan Lao Er Gets Information
When the second Wan followed the first Wan into the dining room, Shen and Wan Hu had already stood up to greet them.
"Brother, come in quickly and take a shower first. You've been traveling all day. It must be cold, right?"
When Shen heard that Wan Laoer was coming, she had already ordered the servants to prepare hot water, buy more bowls and chopsticks, and also asked the kitchen to add two more dishes.
Although Shen's status is different now and the family's wealth is in her hands, she has lived a hard life and now lives frugally.
The servants in the house were all given to her as dowry by Shen Jinyuan. She originally wanted to sell them and do everything by herself, but later it was Nanny Feng who reminded her.
She said that she was now Lord Shen's sister, so she couldn't be too shabby, otherwise it would make it easy for others to look down on Lord Shen, saying that Lord Shen only cared about his own pleasure and didn't care about his sister's life or death.
In order to save her brother's reputation, Shen finally accepted these servants, but she still sold some of them secretly. Now there are only a dozen servants in the house, which is enough.
Even so, Shen was very frugal when she was not eating or dressing for formal occasions. For example, tonight there were only three of them eating, so they only had four dishes and one soup, three of the four dishes were vegetarian, and the staple food was a multi-grain pancake.
The clothes that Shen was wearing were the ones that Old Lady Wan had made for her when she was in Shizi Village.
Because Wan Laoer's visit this time was not notified in advance, Shen Shi did not have time to change clothes before she saw Wan Laoer coming in.
Wan Laoer was stunned for a moment. Seeing that the clothes Shen was wearing were made of the same fabric as his own, he couldn't help but feel a little confused.
He remembered that every time he came, his sister-in-law was always wearing silk and satin, looking dazzling and making their whole family look inferior. Why was she wearing so plain clothes today?
In fact, Shen didn't dress like that on purpose. It was just that Nanny Feng said that she had to bring honor to her in-laws and couldn't lose face. That's why she always wore silk and satin. In fact, she didn't like it, and vaguely felt that it was not good. But she felt that Nanny Feng would not harm her.
In fact, Nanny Feng did not mean to harm her. She just wanted her to show her power to her husband's family and make them feel that they were marrying above their station. In this way, Boss Wan would listen to Shen in everything at home. However, Shen grew up in the countryside, so there was no way she would go through so many twists and turns. She just did whatever Nanny Feng said and she thought it was right.
"Sister-in-law, I'm fine. It's not very cold. You don't have to worry about it."
Wan Laoer wanted to stop him, but he saw that the maid had already prepared hot water and fragrant soap and was waiting by the side.
Wan Laoer had never been served like this before, and he felt a little awkward, but since he was already here, he decided to follow the host's wishes. He twisted his nose, washed his hands, and quickly sat down behind Wan Lao Da.
Wan Laoer looked at the food on the table and his stomach couldn't help but growl. As he was in a hurry to travel, he didn't have time to bring any dry food with him. He also didn't have any lunch and had been hungry all day.
When I smelled the fragrance of the food, my stomach started to feel empty.
Wan Laoer lowered his head embarrassedly and touched his stomach. He did not think the food on the table was simple.
No matter how frugal the Shen family was, their life was still much better than that of the Wan family. After all, there was no shortage of food and drink at home. She just tried not to eat too much meat and fish.
But for Wan Laoer, these foods are already very rich.
"Second brother, you must be hungry after all this journey. I didn't know you were coming today, so I didn't prepare any dishes. Just eat something first. I've asked the kitchen to add more dishes. You and your eldest brother can have a couple of drinks first."
After Shen finished speaking, she quickly asked the servants to bring up the wine.
Wan Laoer did not stop him. The weather was cold and it was good to drink some wine to warm up the body.
"Second brother, why are you here alone? Did something happen at home?"
Boss Wan was extremely anxious.
"Brother, everything is fine at home. I came here because I have a small matter for you to do."
After hearing what Wan Laoer said, Boss Wan felt relieved.
"What's the matter? Tell me, I will definitely help you with it."
Ever since he became a constable, Boss Wan has been extremely happy. After all, he is working for the government and is getting a job at the government. However, no one shares this joy. Isn't it what a man wants to return home in glory?
Now that his family finally came to him to do something, he was very happy.
"Brother, this is what happened. Xiao Fubao got into a fight with someone, and the other party injured Xiao Fubao, but he had no money to pay compensation, so he pawned the girl to our family and signed a contract to sell her. The girl's mother is my stepmother, and she is also a badass. I was afraid that she would change her mind and come to ask for her, so I wanted to get the contract stamped by the government so that her stepmother would have no choice."
When Boss Wan heard this, he thought it was easy.
"Okay, leave this matter to me. I will take you to the government office tomorrow morning to ask the adults to stamp the seal."
Shen asked anxiously, "Second brother, how is Fubao now? Is he seriously injured? Why didn't you bring him to the county town to have a look?"
Wan Lao Er smiled and shook his head: "It's not serious, just that Guihua pulled out some of my hair, but it was bleeding, it looked a bit scary, and scared my mother. I went home and applied some medicine, and I was healed the next day."
Shen was relieved, but Wan Hu was a little unhappy. He looked at the eldest brother Wan and whispered, "Dad, I want to go back to Shizi Village with my second uncle to see my sister, is that okay?"
"How can that be? You have just entered the private school, how can you skip classes casually? The teacher should be happier. When the New Year comes, our family will go back, and you can stay at your grandmother's house for a few more days."
Wan Hu was a little unhappy at first, but when he heard that he could stay a few more days, a smile immediately appeared on his little face again, and he sat on the stool happily to eat.
Boss Wan quickly filled up both his and Boss Wan’s glasses. He was in a good mood today, so he drank a few more glasses.
Boss Wan has a good alcohol tolerance, but Boss Wan feels a little dizzy after drinking a few glasses. However, he still hasn't forgotten that he came here today for an important matter.
"Brother, when I came here, I passed through the town and heard some news. I wonder if it's true?"
"What news?" Boss Wan's face turned red as he looked at Boss Wan and asked.
"I heard there's a war going on three hundred miles away from us. Is that true?"
When Boss Wan heard this, he was silent for a moment, then he said in a deep voice: "Second Brother, this is a secret of our yamen, and it should not be leaked. But since it has spread outside, I might as well tell you that there is indeed a war, and it did not start recently. It has been going on for a month. We, Da Qi, have lost two cities in a row, but recently, for some reason, Da Qi suddenly turned defeat into victory and took back the two cities captured by the enemy country."
Boss Wan glanced around and saw that the servants were not in the house to serve, so he whispered again: "I heard that a cavalry of several thousand people suddenly appeared from nowhere. They were very fierce. They didn't even have armor. They were dressed in black and covered their faces with black scarves. Wherever they went, the enemies fled. The weapons in their hands were not swords or something like that, but farm tools. Some used rakes, some used hoes, and some used sickles. In short, their weapons were all kinds of strange."
Wan Lao Er was stunned. What kind of army is this? They have never heard of it.
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