Wang Ze also rode back to Pingding County at full speed. When he got home, everyone saw that only Wang Ze had returned, but the bride was not there. Their faces instantly darkened.
After Wang Ze explained the whole story, Pingding County Magistrate Wang kicked the table over in anger and immediately sent a letter to Zhao County Magistrate, which was full of accusations against Zhao.
After receiving the letter, County Magistrate Zhao also knew that the matter was irreversible. The most urgent thing was to find his daughter first. Hua He had threatened to go on a hunger strike and refused to marry him, but he did not respect Hua He's choice, which led to the consequences today.
Two days later, the news quickly reached the ears of the Jizhou Governor, who sighed and said, "He's a sensible man when it comes to government affairs, but how could he be so confused when it comes to family matters?"
County Magistrate Zhao sent out all his men to search for her, and even asked his servants to visit every household, but they still couldn't find her.
One night seven days later, Hua He packed her bag and set off for the capital.
It was very dark at night and I could only barely see the road under my feet in the moonlight. I stumbled forward and finally walked out of Fujiang County after walking for a whole night. I stopped at a roadside inn to rest.
Hua He had already inquired that a caravan would be heading to the capital in the next few days. In the afternoon, the caravan indeed arrived.
After Hua He had a conversation with the caravan, the caravan agreed to take her along for the money she gave them.
The caravan leader started chatting with her, "You're a very brave girl, aren't you afraid of running into some bad guys and getting into trouble when you go out alone?"
He said, "What if we are not good people? What will you do?"
Hua He smiled softly, "I know you are from the Zhou family's caravan in Fujiang County. I trust the Zhou family, and naturally I trust their caravan as well."
Hua He heard this from Rou'er. After Rou'er knew that Hua He was going to run away from the marriage, she was so sad that she didn't eat properly for three or four days.
The leader of the caravan recalled that the girl in front of him looked about seventeen or eighteen years old. Could she be the daughter of the county magistrate who ran away from her marriage?
Hua He took out another piece of silver from her pocket and said, "I hope you won't tell anyone about this. When we get to the capital, we'll go our separate ways and pretend we don't know each other."
The eldest brother thought about it carefully. According to the personality of the county magistrate, if I captured her daughter and sent her back, the county magistrate would definitely be grateful, but he would still feel ashamed in his heart. Since she could find out when we passed by this post station, she must have a deep relationship with the Zhou family. It is better to have less trouble than more. Besides, she has received so much money, so let it be.
Hua He arrived in the capital smoothly. Looking at the big words on the city gate, she was very excited. Because she was unfamiliar with the place, Hua He decided to find a cheap inn to rent for a while. During this time, she would look for some work to do. She couldn't always rely on her savings, after all, there would always be a day when they would run out.
Erlaizi's wife Dafang had labor that night. The midwife had stayed at home early. Dafang felt wet down there and immediately slapped Erlaizi, who woke up in shock.
"I'm giving birth, hurry up!"
Er Laizi got up and ran to the yard, shouting, "Dafang is about to give birth."
In order to prevent Dafang from giving birth suddenly, Erlaizi slept with his clothes on during this period, so that he could call for help as soon as Dafang was about to give birth.
Everyone was awakened by Erlaizi's shout. Some were boiling water, some were delivering the baby, and everyone was proceeding in an orderly manner.
Er Laizi was listening to Dafang's screams outside the house and felt so distressed. She wanted to go in and accompany her, but was driven out by Dafang. She didn't want to be seen in this state by her beloved man, it was too ugly!
Erlaizi could only run around anxiously outside and do some work like boiling water. He couldn't help with anything else.
Fortunately, the child was strong and was born in two hours. The midwife happily congratulated him, saying, "You gave birth to a big fat boy."
Erlaizi turned his head and looked at the baby. He was so ugly!
I asked anxiously, "How is Dafang?"
"Very well, I was just too tired. I fell asleep and will wake up tomorrow."
It's good that everything is fine. He finally breathed a sigh of relief. Erlaizi went to see his son again. He was so small, only a little bigger than his palm. He felt mixed emotions. He was going to be a father soon. This day came too quickly. He felt at a loss now and didn't know how to take care of such a young child.
The child kept crying, his whole body was red and wrinkled. Erlaizi didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only stand there and watch blankly.
The next day at noon, Dafang finally woke up and found Erlaizi lying on the edge of the bed, holding her hand with one hand.
Hearing the noise, Erlaizi raised his head and saw that Dafang had finally woken up. Tears immediately flowed out of his eyes.
This made Dafang look confused. Logically, shouldn't I be crying? Why were you, a grown man, crying?
Dafang held his face gently with her hands and said, "Why are you still crying? How's the child? Bring him here so I can see him."
Er Laizi looked aggrieved. "I just feel sorry for you. You went through so much pain giving birth to a child. And I'm so panicked. He's so little, how am I supposed to take care of him? I don't even dare to touch him now!"
As he was about to cry again, Dafang quickly covered his mouth. Looking at the grown man in front of her, she wanted to laugh. How come he became like a child after the child was born?
Da Hu came to call Er Lai Zi to have lunch. When he entered the room, he saw Da Fang had woken up. He excitedly asked his mother to bring the child to see him.
Dafang looked at the child in front of her, held him gently in her arms, her face full of love.
The child seemed to feel that he was being held by his mother and immediately started crying, as if he was hungry.
Dahu immediately left the room. Dafang lifted her clothes to feed her baby. Erlaizi was still standing beside her, staring at her with eager eyes. Normally, Dafang would have pushed Erlaizi away with a slap, but this time she just turned her body to the side.
Seeing Dafang suddenly become gentle, Erlaizi was overjoyed. He never expected that his tough wife would become so gentle one day.
After feeding, the baby fell asleep. Dafang gently put the baby on the bed, but as soon as she put the baby on the bed, the baby started crying and she had to hold the baby.
Dafang had no choice but to hug him.
Er Laizi didn't dare to hold her for him, so he could only run to the main hall. Da Hu asked, "Have you finished feeding? Hurry up and call Da Fang to come for dinner. Your mother made chicken soup for lunch."
Er Laizi said helplessly, "The baby must be held. If not, he will cry. I will bring the chicken soup into the house."
After saying that, Er Laizi came over with half a basin of chicken soup, sat beside the bed, scooped up a spoonful of soup and fed it to Dafang.
Dafang was still a little embarrassed. This was the first time Erlaizi fed him, and it took him a long time to open his mouth.
Erlaizi also fed her patiently. In the middle of the meal, Dafang wanted to eat by herself, but Erlaizi directly refused.
After Dafang finished eating, she asked him, "Have you eaten yet?"
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