Before going to the capital, Shen Huaixu went to Jiuxi Village overnight to prevent her family from worrying. She had to go back and explain everything clearly.
The children at the entrance of the village had already recognized Shen Huaixu's carriage. When they saw it from afar, they would run to the Jiang family, laughing and shouting, "Sister Xu is back."
The news that the master from Jiangnan found his daughter in Jiuxi Village has been circulating widely these days.
Dafeng Village and Jiuxi Village are close to each other. Seeing the carriages coming and going, they all guessed that the rumors were not groundless. After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Zhou Lizheng found some free time and went to Jiang Zhengmao's house to chat and inquire about some things.
I heard some noise outside and was just trying to find an excuse to go out and take a look when I heard Jiang Zhengmao say, "Maybe my niece is back from the county town. Why don't you come with me to take a look?"
This was exactly what Zhou Lizheng wanted.
Jiang Tao came to the carriage and asked curiously, "Why are you back at this time? Your parents just came back from the county town."
Shen Huaixu jumped down from the carriage and said, "I thought if I walked faster, I might be able to catch up, but I was still a step behind."
"It's cold outside, come inside quickly."
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Zhou Lizheng looked at Shen Huaixu who had just stepped down from the carriage and sighed, "When this girl came up to me and said she wanted to take my pulse, I thought she was just kidding. I never imagined she actually had the ability to do that. Now she's transformed into the Marquis' biological daughter. What a blessed girl."
The most important thing is that even after finding her biological father, her relationship with the people in Jiuxi Village remained unchanged.
These days, many people have tried every possible means to make friends with this group of refugees whom they once looked down upon. He just watched coldly and was glad that he did not become alienated from this group of people.
Jiang Zhengmao was touched by Zhou Lizheng's words. He stroked his beard and smiled, "Xu girl is indeed a lucky girl..."
After hearing Village Chief Jiang praise the girl's performance on the road, Zhou Lizheng finally found a suitable opportunity to ask, "I went to your Jiuxi Village's wasteland a while ago and saw how much land had been cleared. I wonder if it's been much faster?"
"You may not know, but we use new plows to clear the wasteland. They are much lighter than the old ones. I also learned this from a book..."
Zhou Lizheng was afraid that he would continue to talk endlessly, so he hurriedly asked, "Do you have a plan? Can you take me to the wasteland to have a look tomorrow? If it's good, my family can use a new plow in the spring."
"We have the pattern, so let's go to the wasteland tomorrow to take a look."
The land was frozen too hard in winter, making it very difficult to reclaim the wasteland. For the time being, they only removed the tree roots, weeds, stones, etc. on the wasteland, and then plowed it bit by bit.
The two of them agreed and wanted to go back to chat for a while, but they heard someone calling "Uncle" from behind.
Jiang Zhengmao turned around and saw that it was Jiang Sanlang. "Hey kid, be more steady and reserved. Can't you see what's going on?"
Jiang Sanlang was a little out of breath, "Uncle, Dad asked you to come to my house to discuss something."
"This..." Jiang Zhengmao looked at Zhou Lizheng.
Zhou Lizheng waved his hand and said, "The child is so anxious, something urgent must have happened. Go over and take a look. I'll be back soon."
"Okay, Sanlang, you can see your village head off."
Jiang Sanlang's face was almost wrinkled. His youngest sister was about to leave for the capital, and he wanted to sit in on the conversation. Fortunately, it was dark, so the two of them couldn't see his expression. He responded reluctantly.
As soon as Jiang Zhengmao walked into the room, he saw Zheng Li Niang wiping her tears. His heart skipped a beat, "What's wrong? Why is she crying?"
He looked at the others again and saw that their faces were not very good. He hurried to look at Xu girl. The girl was standing steadily and spread her hands when she saw him looking at her.
Zheng Li'niang turned sideways and wiped away her tears. She didn't know what was wrong. Ever since she became pregnant with this child, she didn't vomit often, but she cried more often.
Jiang Dalang quickly explained, "I heard that the emperor wanted to summon the Marquis and the youngest sister to the capital, and Li Niang is a little worried."
Hearing this, Jiang Zhengmao's face also became heavy.
Chen Huaixu said, "The trip to the capital has been decided. We'll leave tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. I don't necessarily have to see His Majesty when I go. There are so many old doctors in the palace who can't cure me. They see that I'm so young, so how could they dare let me touch His Majesty? Don't think too much of it. Just think of it as a trip to the capital."
"With the Marquis here, we are relieved. But I don't know how long it will take you to come back?" Qian Xiuzhu asked.
Everyone in the room looked at Shen Huaixu.
Chen Huaixu couldn't give a definite answer. Neither she nor her father, the Marquis, believed the emperor's excuse. No one knew what would happen when they went to the capital.
"That depends on your majesty's wishes, but I've discussed it with my father, the Marquis, and we'll send a letter home every two weeks. The capital isn't far from Chongming Prefecture, so I can come back quickly if I want, right, second brother?"
Jiang Erlang nodded slowly, "Second brother has told you what I should say. Please take it to heart and save your parents from worrying."
Shen Huaixu smiled and nodded, then said, "Big brother is more familiar with the tofu business than I am now, so I won't say much. As for the five-spice powder business, I still need to talk to my uncle, father, and big brother."
That night, Chen Huaixu slept very late. As soon as he lay down, he found that Jiang Wei and Jiang Fu on both sides were also asleep.
She whispered, "Go to bed quickly and get up early. I'll give you something good tomorrow."
Jiang Wei wiped the tears from her eyes and fell asleep holding her youngest sister's hand. Jiang Fu had been very sleepy for a long time, but she fell asleep peacefully after hearing her second cousin's voice.
The next day, when Jiang Wei and Jiang Fu woke up, they found that everything around them was empty except for two exquisite wooden boxes.
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