Chapter 420 Asking for Help
The shop was still as deserted as usual, but fortunately a few people came in here and there, and the dessert shop at the door had been set up.
Yu Zhen has been busy with the dessert shop at the door. Although after what happened with Wang Bu'ren, there are not as many people coming as before, but there is still some income. Sure enough, things are getting better. Xu Miaomiao saw the business on the roadside and smiled with some relief.
Although I no longer live in the old house, living in the county is actually closer to the department store and more convenient to go there. Bai County is not that big, so a round trip is relatively short and doesn’t take much time.
Xu Miaomiao smiled with relief and sat beside the shop watching the customers coming and going.
Just as she was about to go home, she saw a sedan chair slowly passing by. Upon seeing this, Xu Miaomiao immediately stepped aside. Although the current house was allocated to Song Wushao, Song Wushao was only a minor official after all. Although the house was not big enough, it was enough for her to live in. It was warm in winter and cool in summer. The only drawback was Hu Chong who lived next door.
Every time he went in and out, he would clash with Hu Chong. Xu Miaomiao held his forehead helplessly. This was probably the biggest disadvantage.
Seeing the sedan chair coming, Xu Miaomiao immediately pushed it aside, but the sedan chair seemed to have eyes on its head and suddenly stopped in front of him and opened the curtain. Hu Chong glanced at Xu Miaomiao on the side of the road and said, "Oh, Madam Xu, I can actually meet you here? What a coincidence."
Then Hu Chong had an expression of sudden enlightenment: "Oh, I remember now, your husband's mansion is right next to mine. What a coincidence, why did you refuse to live here before, but now that you have figured it out, you actually took the initiative to move here."
Xu Miaomiao remained silent and did not answer Hu Chong's words. Instead, she nodded silently: "County Magistrate Hu is right. We were on duty in the county, so we moved here."
Hu Chong thought about this, looked at her and said, "After all, you are also officials. Your wife is secretly opening a shop outside, and Song Wushao can still tolerate it. If I were Song Wushao, I would probably be embarrassed by someone like you."
After Hu Chong said this, he burst into laughter and then waved his hand.
The bearers of the sedan chair walked over immediately.
After hearing this, Xu Miaomiao fell silent for a while. She just looked at the sedan chair slowly moving away in the distance without saying a word.
No matter how Hu Chong bullied her, she didn't want to argue with such a person any more. Looking at the sun that was about to set, Xu Miaomiao immediately entered the mansion. There were no maids or servants in the mansion to clean the place. Song Weiwei and Gu Yuanniang had come during the day, and they were free at home now, so it was easy for them to help out.
As soon as Xu Miaomiao returned home, she saw Gu Yuanniang coming over in a hurry. She pulled Xu Miaomiao and sighed, "You're finally back."
Looking at Gu Yuanniang's stupid and sad expression, Xu Miaomiao guessed what had happened. As soon as she entered the door, she saw Village Chief Wang stand up immediately.
After not seeing him for a few days, Village Chief Wang seemed to have aged a lot. The white hair on his temples could no longer cover up his dry beard, which also looked rustling. When Xu Miaomiao saw this, her heart tightened. She immediately stepped forward and said, "Why is Village Chief Wang here? I've only been away for a few days. Could it be that you missed me?"
Xu Miaomiao teased the man. Village Chief Wang laughed when he heard this and nodded at her: "Madam Xu, I really want you to leave, but I came here today because I really have an unreasonable request."
Xu Miaomiao could naturally guess why he came here today. After she left, the cornfield and pear blossom field naturally did not get better, and Wang Buren just left them alone, so he really had no choice but to come to his door. Of course, Wang Buren would not care about their affairs. What Wang Buren wanted was to drive her away.
Now that Xu Miaomiao has come out, nothing can threaten Wang Buren. So what right does he have to care about the lives and deaths of these people?
For Wang Bu Ren, the lack of harvest meant only a few taels of silver, but for them, it meant the loss of things they needed for the whole year. How would the people in Wangjia Village survive this cold winter?
Xu Miaomiao naturally understood these farewells, but she had made it clear when she left. They had tried very hard to let her go, but it might not be so easy to invite her back, so Village Chief Wang had come to his house rashly today. After all, the only person in Wangjia Village who had a trace of friendship for Xu Miaomiao was probably Village Chief Wang himself.
Seeing the man was a little melancholy and spoke twitchingly, Xu Miaomiao immediately brought a cup of tea, handed it to the man in front of her, and said, "Village Chief Wang, try it. This is the tea from Ye's Tea House. I only got it by chance. It is the sweetest."
Hearing this, the man took Xu Miaomiao's teacup somewhat embarrassedly and drank the tea in front of him.
"Madam Xu, please don't blame us. It's really Wang Bushen who bullies us. We are so scared. Madam Xu, can you please forgive us and save us? Otherwise, who knows how many people will freeze to death this winter?"
Xu Miaomiao sighed and did not answer him. There was absolutely no way she would go to Wangjia Village again. If a person didn't even have this little backbone, what else could she do?
But since Village Chief Wang had spoken, Xu Miaomiao felt embarrassed to refuse. Presumably, the people in Wangjia Village had figured this out, so they let him come to them.
Xu Miaomiao changed the subject and did not answer this question. Instead, she continued, "Village Chief, you have been the village chief of Wangjia Village for your entire life and have devoted your entire life to them, but what is your fate in the end? They may not be grateful for your kindness. If you don't take me back today, they may blame you instead."
Village Chief Wang sighed when he heard this, because every word Xu Miaomiao said was true, but what could he do? He could only watch Xu Miaomiao continue to speak.
"So please have mercy on me, Madam Xu, and do me a favor and come back with us. I'm afraid you are the only one who can heal those lands."
"It's ridiculous to ask a person you once drove out to come back and help you manage your crops."
Xu Miaomiao spoke coldly.
When Village Chief Wang heard this, his expression paused and he didn't say anything. He sighed and brushed the dust off his clothes.
(End of this chapter)
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