Chapter 452: A Virtuous Wife Brings Good Fortune to Her Husband
The woman glanced at them awkwardly and said, "I'm so sorry, but this is just my temper. Please don't be offended. I'll talk to him later."
Fu Bao looked up and said, "Aunt, please go back and persuade uncle. We have done the deal today. Even if you earn less from the sheep, you will still make money. If you wait a month, all your sheep will be gone. We came all the way from the west and saw many sheep along the way. They are probably coming this way. You won't be able to sell your sheep for a good price."
Wan Lao Er looked at his daughter in surprise. When did this little girl see it? Why didn't he see it?
The woman looked at Fubao nervously and asked, "My girl, are you sure? What are those sheep doing here?"
"I heard that there are too many sheep this year, and people over there can't buy all of them. They eat too much sheep, so they have to drive them inland."
The woman's face became visibly panicked.
At this time, Jia Yanbing said goodbye. The woman anxiously sent them out of the yard and immediately turned back to the house.
"Boss, what's wrong with you? Those people just said that the sheep can't be sold at a high price this year. Is that true?"
"What do you mean true or false? They are doing business. How is it different from robbery if they want to lower the price? You are so eager to make goat milk for them. I don't think you can feed the dog and watch the door. Feeding them is the same as feeding the robbers."
After saying this, the old sheephead took out a pipe from his waist, filled it with tobacco leaves, and started smoking.
The woman still felt something was not right, but seeing that her husband was very angry, she knew it was not a good time to try to persuade him, so she went to bring over the prepared dinner.
After the old sheephead had eaten and drunk his fill, the woman saw that his complexion had improved a lot, so she quickly brought him some footwashing water and washed his feet.
The man had been running for a long time and his soles were sore. He soaked his feet in hot water and sighed comfortably.
"Dad, the money for the big and little sheep to go to school next year depends on this batch of sheep. If it's really as they say, our son won't have money to go to school. How about I take you to the town later? Ask around? It will make us feel more at ease, right? They are merchants, they must be more knowledgeable and have more up-to-date information than us. Since they say so, it doesn't matter if we spend a little more time on it, what do you think?"
The woman spoke in a very gentle tone, and her starting point was still their son. The old man couldn't get angry at all. At this time, he also listened to the woman's advice and felt that what she said made sense.
"Okay, then isn't this foot soaked in vain?"
The woman's face immediately lit up, and she quickly wiped the man's feet dry. She bent down to pick up the foot-washing water, stood up and said with a smile: "It's not in vain. I'll wash your feet again when I come back later."
The old sheep head felt a little guilty at this moment. People said that his mother was virtuous and brought good luck to her husband, and he spent a lot of money to marry her. Over the years, she helped him with everything inside and outside the house to make the family better and better, and the family business was getting bigger and bigger. She also gave birth to two smart sons for him. The old sheep head felt very happy.
The old Yangtou stood up and patted his wife's rough hands. He sighed softly, and there seemed to be thousands of words in his eyes, but he couldn't say them. When he came to his mouth, he only said one sentence: "Our family is thanks to you. You are the hero of our Yang family."
The woman felt sweeter than drinking honey when she heard these words. She lowered her head and blushed, "Why are you saying these things? I didn't marry you for anything from your family. I just married you because you are capable and caring. I haven't suffered any hardship these years. I have enjoyed the good life with you."
After the woman finished speaking, she turned around and went out, poured the water in the yard, went back to tidy up a little, and then went out with Old Sheephead.
On the other side, Wan Laoer was driving the carriage while thinking about something. He was full of questions at this time.
"Mr. Yan, how come you and Fubao both said that you saw a flock of sheep along the way, but I didn't see any? If you say you saw them, I have nothing to say, but Fubao was with me the whole time, and I didn't see any. How did she see them? You guys are not lying on purpose, are you?"
Jia Yanbing was dozing with his eyes closed inside. He was a little exhausted after walking all this way and needed to have a good rest. He had a lot to say to Fubao, but he hadn't opened his mouth yet. Now Wan Laoer actually started asking first.
"Dad, the gentleman is not feeling well and is resting. Please ask again later."
Only then did Wan Laoer realize that Jia Yanbing was not feeling well, so he quickly stopped the carriage and pushed open the back door.
"Mr. Yan, what's wrong with you? You don't look well. Are you tired?" Wan Laoer asked with concern.
"Nothing serious, just a little breathless. It may be because of too much blood loss. His body has not recovered yet. He will be fine after some rest. Don't worry too much."
Wan Laoer nodded, closed the car door, and sat back down.
While driving the cart, he turned to the back and asked Fubao, "My daughter, Mr. Yan is not feeling well. So, I want to ask you, when did you see the sheep?"
Fubao climbed onto the hollow of the car door and looked forward at her father, grinning, "Dad, I didn't see it, but Mr. did. I can't ruin Mr.'s business. We went there together, so our stories must be the same. Otherwise, Mr. would be lying. How can we do business?"
Wan Laoer suddenly realized what was going on. Fortunately, he did not ask questions on the spot. He just pretended to be mute when he didn't know something. This was quite useful for him who was not very smart.
But if they said that, weren't they afraid that the shepherd would go to the town to inquire about the situation? What if he went to ask and found nothing, wouldn't he be exposed anyway? After all, this village was the closest to the town, and it only took half an hour to go back and forth.
"Dad, also, when Mr. and I went out this morning, Mr. had already told the butcher and some vendors about this. The news has probably spread now. Even if they go to the town to inquire, we don't have to be afraid."
Fubao seemed to know what Wan Laoer was thinking and directly resolved Wan Laoer's doubts.
"Ah? So this is what Mr. Yan did when he went out during the day? Mr. Yan is indeed very talented and thinks so far ahead."
Fubao was no longer surprised by her father's flattery. She ran back and sat next to Jia Yanbing, looking at his pale face with some worry.
Fubao suddenly thought of something and took out the two medical books given to her by the old doctor from the drawer under the seat in the carriage.
She knelt on the floor of the carriage, placed the book on the seat, straightened her small body, and carefully flipped through the medical book page by page.
There were many pictures on it. Fubao only knew some of the words, so it was difficult for her to read them and she couldn't understand their meanings. However, she memorized the shapes of the herbs in her mind and had a photographic memory.
She wanted to find some useful herbs from the book to nourish her husband, but she found that there were too many words she didn't recognize, so she had to put the medical book back in.
At this time, the carriage had arrived at the door of the inn.
There were few pedestrians on the streets of the town. It was freezing cold and everyone was staying at home on the kang to sleep. No one wanted to go out for a walk in the cold wind.
Wan Laoer helped Jia Yanbing upstairs, and after settling her down, he hurried to boil medicine and order food.
They didn't know that a danger was approaching them.
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