It was a sunny day. Although Lianyi did not go there in person, she arranged for Anhe to take Cuihua to Wenjia Village in person. Because Wen Zhaoming's marriage was agreed by the village chief, Anhe specially brought gifts to greet them before picking them up.
"Village Chief Wen, An He has come to pick up Wen Zhaoming and his sister as ordered by the young lady."
"Although they are engaged, they haven't gotten married yet. Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"
Village Chief Wen asked with a frown.
After listening to what Village Chief Wen said, An He explained respectfully:
“It’s indeed a little inappropriate, but my young lady said that Yueyue is still too young to protect Brother Wen. Although Wen Xiaoxiao is gone, there is no guarantee that there will be no others, so I think it’s safer to bring them to the manor.
But please rest assured, Village Chief Wen, the young lady will definitely not do anything inappropriate before the marriage is completed. There is a separate house in the manor, and Brother Wen and Miss Yueyue will just move there temporarily so that the young lady can take care of them nearby.
Besides, the young lady once promised Brother Wen that she would teach Miss Yueyue and send her to the county school after the mourning period was over."
When Village Chief Wen heard Wen Xiaoxiao's name, he knew that what the idiot had done was probably known to Miss Su, so she made this suggestion.
"Forget it. Ming Ge'er will live with Miss Su in the future. As long as Ming Ge'er is willing, I will naturally have no problem stopping him."
Village Chief Wen finally waved his hand tiredly and sent An He away.
At this time, Cuihua was directing the coachman to help move the luggage. Wen Zhaoming had received Lianyi's message two days ago and had made preparations in advance. Now he just needed to move the packed things into the car.
An hour later, two carriages left Wenjia Village one after the other.
Wen Zhaoyue would occasionally lift the car curtain to look out, her eyes showing a sense of ease and joy, which made Wen Zhaoming, who was standing beside her, unconsciously raise the corners of his lips. He smiled and asked his sister:
"Yueyue, are you so happy?"
"Yeah, happy!"
"Nice to meet Miss Su?"
"Yes, I'm glad that big brother can sleep well."
Wen Zhaoyue said seriously.
Wen Zhaoming was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then asked softly:
"Yueyue, what do you know?"
"Brother, I'm not a child. There were some things I didn't understand at first, but after thinking about it carefully and listening to what people around me said, I finally understood."
Wen Zhaoyue spoke like a little adult.
"Then can you tell me what you understand?"
Wen Zhaoming held the little girl in his arms and asked softly.
"My aunt and uncle are not close to my mother. When something happened at home, they never thought of helping us and even wanted to gain benefits from us.
At my aunt’s funeral, Wen Zhaofeng and Wen Zhaolian still wanted to bully me. They said that if I had married far away according to my aunt’s wishes, their family wouldn’t have ended up like this. They also said that my aunt had said that she would leave me a bite to eat when the time comes.”
Wen Zhaoyue became angrier as she spoke, and Wen Zhaoming's face darkened.
Sure enough, my aunt and her husband didn't want to let him and Yueyue go at all. They wanted them to become stepping stones for their family. But fate played a trick on them. They had an unpromising eldest daughter, who ended up losing her life.
The reason why he was willing to organize the funeral of three people was for Yueyue's future. After all, his sister wanted to pass the imperial examination and could not leave a reputation of being heartless and ungrateful. Although she was only seven years old and her parents had passed away, as long as he was there, he would not let such a thing happen.
Village Chief Wen asked Sister Jiahong to ask him indirectly about the raising of twin boys and girls in my aunt's family. His answer at the time was also very straightforward:
"Sister Jiahong, it's not that I don't want to take care of the two little ones, the problem is that I'm engaged now, and it's already shameless of me to let my future wife raise my sister. If I add my aunt's child to the list, I won't be able to ask for it.
Besides, Wen Zhaofeng and Wen Zhaolian are the same age as Yueyue. Yueyue can set up her own household, so can they. My aunt’s family is richer than ours, and with the care of the village chief, they will definitely live a good life. Why should they live under someone else’s roof?”
Wen Zhaoming shirked the responsibility of this matter with just a few words.
If he still felt a little guilty at that time, now after listening to his sister's words, his guilt disappeared without a trace, because these two children had been taught the wrong way and were not worthy of his heart and soul.
Then Miss Su sent someone to deliver a message, saying that someone would come to pick them up to stay in Sujiazhuang in the next two days. Although it was called a short stay, in fact, he and his sister would basically not come back again, so when they left this time, he decided to sell the ten acres of land in his family and got fifty taels of silver, which was the living expenses for the two of them now.
He did not sell the house, but asked Sister Jiahong to go over and clean it when she was free. From then on, that would be the last resort for him and his sister.
Lianyi has asked Su Wu to bring people to clean up the house one mile away from her residence and let the Wen brothers and sisters live there. After all, both of them are in mourning, so they still have to be careful.
"Lotus, is everything done?"
Lian Yi asked her guard.
"Miss, don't worry. Everything has been done. I sent Wen Xiaoxiao's body to the depths of Liangshan. The beast should have been fed by now."
“Well, this was done very well.”
Ripple nodded.
When she learned from Wen Zhaoyue that someone was targeting Ming Ge'er, she arranged for He Hua to investigate this Wen Xiaoxiao.
The other party was not a very tough woman to begin with. After being beaten up, she revealed Aunt Wen's plan and also told the progress of the plan.
He Hua wanted to strangle the woman to death at that moment, but she held back in the end. Following the young lady's instructions, she asked Wen Xiaoxiao to lead Aunt Wen's good-for-nothing eldest daughter to the gambling house and set a trap for her, making her win first and then lose. In the end, she became addicted to gambling and owed the gambling house money that she could not pay back. After the daughter was detained, Wen Xiaoxiao was asked to go back and report.
Things turned out pretty much as the young lady had predicted. The couple immediately rushed to rescue their daughter, but because they could not pay off all the debts at once, they kept procrastinating until sunset. They were also strictly ordered that the other party must pay off the money owed the next day, otherwise the thugs from the gambling house would go to Wenjia Village to collect the debt.
Aunt Wen was a person who valued her reputation the most, so she naturally couldn't afford to lose face, so she rushed back overnight. She was in a hurry on the way, and the weather was cold and the road was slippery, so the accident happened. She couldn't blame anyone.
As for Wen Xiaoxiao, the only one who knew about the situation, she naturally died out completely after emitting the last bit of light and heat. After all, it was she who teamed up with the gambling house to cheat people, and it was also she who got the share of the gambling house. Lianyi did not intervene. She just asked Cuihua to give the other party a few words of advice.
"Miss, the Wen brothers and sisters have already entered the manor."
Su Wu came to report immediately.
"Take them to their new residence first, and then come to my place for dinner."
"Yes, I'll arrange it right away."
Su Wu agreed immediately. This young man Wen was the future owner of the manor, so she had to deal with him well.
On the other side, Shen Yan had already returned to Qingshan County with the reward money, and the first thing he did was to go to the official media center to register.
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