Chapter 55
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Cheng Yeran shook his head and said, "If the adults send someone to send us back, it will definitely cause unnecessary unrest. The villagers will talk about us. Although the medicine was passed down from our ancestors, only the two of us have eaten it. This is the first time we have given it to outsiders, and no one in the village knows about it."
County Magistrate Chen guessed that he had some things that were not convenient to talk about, so he did not take the initiative to ask about the hidden secrets. "I will send a servant to go back to the village with you, so you don't have to make another special trip. When the child is well, I will treat you to a good banquet."
County Magistrate Chen had someone bring a tray, lifted the cloth covering it, and underneath was a pile of white silver.
"These are given to you as a thank you gift. You will be rewarded handsomely when your son recovers." County Magistrate Chen asked his servant to hand a tray full of silver to Cheng Yeran.
Cheng Yeran shook his head, "I'm not doing this for money."
"What's that for?" County Magistrate Chen became alert. The easiest thing in the world is something that can be solved with money. If something cannot be solved even with money, then it will be difficult to deal with.
"It's to study." Cheng Yeran saw that County Magistrate Chen's tense nerves relaxed after he finished speaking. He continued with confidence, "One of the main purposes of our coming to the county this time is to find a school to attend. However, we asked around and found that the official school requires a scholar to pass the exam. Another private school needs a recommendation. I didn't have a recommendation, so I was driven away before I could say anything at the door."
County Magistrate Chen asked about his situation and learned that his family had been in trouble and he had not read books for many years. Now that his life was better, he wanted to study again. He appreciated him very much and said, "That's easy. I'm familiar with the teacher of that private school. You go back and wait for my news."
Cheng Yeran and Shen Yuntang bowed to the county magistrate together, "Thank you, sir!"
"No need to say more, just go back and get the medicine." County Magistrate Chen patted Cheng Yeran on the shoulder and told him to study hard in the future.
"Of course, I won't waste this hard-earned opportunity." Cheng Yeran stood up and happened to see a little head hiding at the door. It was the young master of the county magistrate's family.
After looking at Cheng Yeran, he shyly hid back into the door. He is such a cute little boy.
Cheng Yeran couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth. Except for the naughty kids, most of the children were quite cute.
He pulled Shen Yuntang and turned to walk out the door. After taking two steps, he suddenly remembered something and turned around to call the county magistrate.
County Magistrate Chen asked him patiently, "Did you forget something?"
"There were two sacks in the car when I arrived..." Cheng Yeran calculated the time. It had been several days. These two people must have starved to death. If they really died, would he be considered murder?
County Magistrate Chen: "The guards saw something wrong with the two sacks in your car, so they opened them the day you entered the government office. The people inside were hooligans from the neighborhood, one named Erhu and the other named Sanhu. They were very scared, and when they saw the guards, they confessed everything. They have been beaten with a stick and taken into custody."
"That's good, that's good." Cheng Yeran patted his chest, "I'm scared to death. They said they have a lot of power in the local area. If I don't listen to them, they will make it impossible for us to survive in the county."
"No matter how powerful they are, can they be as powerful as mine? You can go back without worry, no one dares to cause trouble for you." County Magistrate Chen told him to go without worry, and said that there would be someone watching his donkey cart in the next few days, and someone would feed his donkey, so he didn't have to worry about the donkey being unable to walk on the way back.
The two men thanked the county magistrate again and went back with the servants sent by the county magistrate.
When the two of them got on the donkey cart, they asked the servant to get on as well, but the servant waved his hand and said that he would just follow behind.
"You're walking too slowly. The master needs to use the medicine urgently and you can't afford to delay." Cheng Yeran calculated the distance. If he walked back, his feet would be blistered.
As a result, the man still refused and walked very fast, following behind their donkey cart.
The two of them saw that he had practiced martial arts before and might be a martial arts master. Plus, he had a cold personality and didn't want to talk to them, so they didn't force him.
On the way back, Shen Yuntang secretly asked him: "Why didn't you tell me that you were robbed?"
"I was afraid that you would worry. I was also afraid that they would cause trouble for us, so I took this risk." Cheng Yeran actually felt that he was not rational enough, but fortunately the result was good.
"Even if you are worried in the future, you must tell me. We can discuss it together. I won't stop you from doing anything, but I will analyze the pros and cons with you." Shen Yuntang saw that there was someone following the car, and he didn't dare to do anything too intimate. "You did a good job this time. You saved a child's life and solved the problem of going to school."
Cheng Yeran seldom heard him praise himself. With Shen Yuntang's proud and arrogant personality, it was not easy for him to say words of praise to him. Cheng Yeran felt as if he was floating.
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This time they were away for too long, and the villagers thought they had an accident.
As soon as they entered the village, children ran around the village, shouting that Cheng Yeran was back. Soon the news of their return spread throughout the village. Many people came to talk to him and asked him when he would sell the dried tofu.
Cheng Yeran said that he would let them go back tomorrow. The villagers went back in dissatisfaction, but now that people had returned, they had hope and were no longer afraid of not making money.
The servants following behind their car were not dressed very conspicuously. In addition, there had been outsiders coming to the village to buy dried tofu recently, so everyone was used to it and thought that the person had come from the city to buy dried tofu.
As soon as the two arrived at the door of their house, Father Shen and his fourth brother also came, and Yuanbao arrived right after him.
Father Shen and the fourth brother were relieved to see that the two of them were safe and sound. "You have been gone for so long, and I thought something happened. I asked the fourth brother to go to the county town to look for you, but he didn't find you. No matter how playful you are, you must report to the family."
"Dad is right." Shen Yuntang said apologetically, "I'm sorry for making Dad worry. We were delayed by something."
"What's the matter?" Father Shen pulled Shen Yuntang to his side and asked him carefully.
Shen Yuntang thought he could tell his father, but he couldn't explain the medicine, so he omitted a lot of things, including the medicine, and only said that the county magistrate's child had fallen into
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They were rescued from the water by Cheng Yeran. In order to thank them, the county magistrate wanted to recommend Cheng Yeran to study in the school.
"Is it the school that Xia Xiaowu went to?" Father Shen remembered how arrogant Xia Xiaowu was when he went to the county to study, with proud eyes that grew to the top of his head. He didn't expect that his brother-in-law would have such an opportunity. Will this brother-in-law also be able to become an official in the future? His brother can also become an official's wife.
"It's that school," Shen Yuntang touched the bag in his arms, "but most of the people in that school are young masters from wealthy families. I sold two pieces of cloth and prepared to make a gown for him. Dad, I won't tell you yet. I don't know when the county magistrate will notify him to go to class. I'll hurry up and make the clothes."
"You really forgot your father after you got married. Go." Father Shen waved at him and turned around to take his fourth brother away, but found that his fourth brother had already followed Cheng Yeran into the house. He didn't care anymore and went home.
After Cheng Yeran came back, he went into the house to look for cough syrup. He had previously put the bought cough syrup in a porcelain bottle, so now he just had to take it out directly.
Yuanbao followed Cheng Yeran into the house, and his fourth brother followed behind Yuanbao. The fourth brother was silent, but Yuanbao chattered non-stop.
"Cousin, what did you do when you went to the county this time? Did you find the school? Did you stay in the school to study these days? What about your tofu business in the future? The villagers scold you every day for not opening the shop, which affects their ability to make money."
"Your chattering gives me a headache. I won't go to the county town to study for the time being, at least not until after the New Year." He took the porcelain bottle and handed it to the servant, and also gave him some dried tofu. They had agreed on the way here that he would use the dried tofu as a cover to prevent the villagers from knowing what he had done.
Yuan Bao did not ask about the porcelain bottle. After the man left, he asked Cheng Yeran eagerly, "Cousin, is the county fun?"
Cheng Yeran tapped him on the head and said, "You want to go to the county? I'll give you a chance. I've negotiated with a bakery. They'll buy our bean flour, but they'll need us to deliver it. You'll go there to deliver the goods."
"How can a kid like him drive a donkey cart? I'll go with him from now on." The fourth brother stepped forward and said, "I'm familiar with the roads in the county."
Cheng Yeran looked at him in surprise, as if he was seeing a mute speaking, "Okay, then I'll trouble you, Fourth Brother."
"Is there anyone buying our soybean powder?" Yuanbao's eyes lit up when he heard this. When soybean powder was first made, it sold quite well, but as time went on, fewer people bought it.
Unlike dried tofu, bean powder cannot be used for cooking or as a side dish for drinking. In comparison, not everyone likes to drink bean powder. It is also easy to prepare and the villagers are frugal, so if they want to drink it, they can just make some themselves. There is no need to spend money to buy it.
Even though the bean flour couldn't be sold, his cousin asked them to continue making it. He was very worried, but fortunately it has been sold now. "Cousin, you are amazing."
"Stop flattering me. I'm going to rest with your sister-in-law. You can go back." Cheng Yeran quickly sent the child away, closed the door and went back to the house. Shen Yuntang was sitting on the bed, preparing to cut the newly bought material. He had been thinking that after sleeping on a hard bed outside for several days, he could finally sleep on a comfortable mattress when he came back. Before entering the house, his mind was full of thoughts of running over and throwing himself on the bed, but when he saw Shen Yuntang sitting quietly on the bed, as beautiful as a painting, he was reluctant to disturb this beauty.
He slowly walked to the bed, but did not sit on it. Instead, he sat on a chair beside the bed, watching Shen Yuntang's white fingers stroking the material. The folds on the material seemed to like Shen Yuntang and became smooth.
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Cheng Yeran originally planned to go to the county with Yuanbao in a few days to take the cake shop's deed to the government for record, and by the way, ask County Magistrate Chen about his studies.
Unexpectedly, the county magistrate sent someone to deliver a message first, saying that the child's illness was almost cured, and the cough was no longer as heart-wrenching as before, and there were some slight coughs.
I have also made arrangements for his schooling. He said he wanted to go after the New Year, so it is up to him to decide when to go.
The prefect also gave him a letter of recommendation and asked him to take the letter with him when he went to school as a proof.
In addition to this letter of recommendation, there is also a thank-you letter written by a child. The child's handwriting is very neat, as if it was printed.
Cheng Yeran couldn't help laughing out loud after reading the letter. Shen Yuntang came over curiously to read it. He could only barely recognize a few words at the moment. "What's in it? What makes you so happy?"
"I'm not happy, I'm just thinking, this kid writes so well, he must have been beaten by his father when he was learning to write?" Cheng Yeran thought of Lord Chen with a serious face. He must be a strict father, but such a strict father could actually teach such a cute child. If I have children in the future, will they be more lively?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but take a look at Shen Yuntang's belly. This was the first time he had the idea of having a child.
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