As soon as this action was made, the people who had just been watching the fun suddenly started talking. Some of the gossips drifted to Liu Yong's ears, which was simply an insult to him.
He really didn't expect that his wife, at this age, would still act like a shrew. Who had replaced the gentle woman of the past? "You, when did you become like this? Okay, you're right. I'm leaving now, okay?"
Mrs. Liu thought Liu Yong was just talking, but she didn't expect the old man to leave before he even finished speaking. Seeing this, Mrs. Liu quickly patted her butt and stood up to chase him out: "Who are you trying to pick up again?"
Liu Yong paused, turned around, snorted, and walked away without a word. Seeing that one of the main characters of the show had already left, the onlookers dispersed tactfully. Madam Liu stomped hard on the feather duster on the ground, then angrily fetched a broom and muttered something, but it wasn't a good thing at all. After cleaning up the broken porcelain pieces on the ground, Madam Liu picked up the account book on the table and threw it on the ground: "Life is really not going well!"
The books were thrown, the floor was swept, and Mrs. Liu left for home. When Liu Yong's son Liu Zhong returned, he happened to meet his mother who had returned home in a rage. As soon as he went up to greet her, Mrs. Liu glared at him fiercely, and he was so frightened that he forgot everything he said about the medicine.
When Liu Zhong arrived at the study, he saw his wife sitting at the counter watching over the shop and hurriedly asked, "Are they arguing again?"
The Liu family's wife nodded helplessly and said, "It's not a solution to keep quarreling like this. My husband, as the younger generation, we can't just sit there and watch. We should think of some way."
After saying this, Liu looked down at her still-unrevealed belly and sighed deeply, saying, "In the final analysis, it's all my fault. If it weren't for this child, my father wouldn't be in such a dilemma, and my mother wouldn't be laughed at by the neighbors like this."
Liu Zhong said he was just an ordinary person, neither good at literature nor martial arts. If he had learned a skill or passed the imperial examination, he wouldn't be so dependent on officials. Look at what those people have done to his family: "Alas, it's fate."
...Lin Qinghui and Zhou Xiao'e, who had left Qingliang Valley to seek help from the Zhou family, only learned upon their return that the only member of the Zhou family's Wei generation who possessed the technology to help them create weapons of mass destruction had passed away years ago. Now, only Zhou Weiyong, who had voluntarily left the Zhou family to establish his own business, remained. While Lin Qinghui and Zhou Xiao'e had indeed done things that displeased the Zhou family in their youth, these were now past events. The eldest daughter of the Zhou family, who had been depressed by Lin Qinghui's broken engagement, had become the current pillar of the Zhou family. If Lin Qinghui hadn't broken his engagement, she wouldn't have met her destined man, nor would she have the joy of having children and grandchildren around her.
Zhou Xiao'e had never dared to return to the Zhou family. Now, she had finally reconciled with her childhood best friend and fulfilled a very important wish in her life.
With the help of Old Lady Zhou, Zhou Xiao'e and the others learned that Zhou Weiyong had now settled in Qinghe County. Furthermore, Old Lady Zhou had also said before they left that when Zhou Weiyong left, he was no longer considered a member of the Zhou family. He took everything that belonged to him. From then on, no matter what he did, he didn't need to worry about the Zhou family's rules, and it had nothing to do with them.
Upon learning this momentous news, Lin Qinghui and Zhou Xiao'e rushed to Qinghe County without delay. However, seeing that Qinghe County was heavily guarded, they wandered around for several days before disguising themselves as fishermen bringing fish into the city for sale. Their fishing trip was delayed for several more days.
Fortunately, the two of them had never been active in the martial arts world or the imperial court before, so when they entered the city, they were not troubled by the imperial guards.
After entering the city, in order to avoid suspicion, Lin Qinghui and his companion split into two groups. Each of them took some fish and sold them to vendors at the stalls while gathering information.
Zhou Xiao'e was lucky. She happened to find a small fish stall near Zhou Weiyong's residence and sold the fish smoothly.
While Aunt Zhang, the stall owner, was counting the carp in the wooden barrel, Zhou Xiao'e asked casually, "Auntie, I want to ask you about someone. Do you know where Zhou Weiyong lives?"
Aunt Zhang straightened up and thought for a moment. She knew everyone on this street who had a few fish, but the name sounded unfamiliar. "I've never heard of this person. You can ask somewhere else later. Who is this person you're looking for?"
Zhou Xiao'e said with disappointment, "Alas, he is my cousin. I have no way to seek refuge with him. Thank you, auntie."
When Aunt Zhang heard this, she realized that this person looked like someone with a hard life, so she quickly took out the money. She had originally thought about bargaining with her, but since it was not easy, she gave up and said, "Don't worry, your fish is good. If you have more in the future, you can bring them to me and I will definitely give you a good price."
Zhou Xiao'e quickly thanked him and said, "Thank you very much, Auntie. I just fled here from the surrounding area and I'm thinking of selling some fish to make a living. Thank you so much!"
Aunt Zhang's eyes flashed with a hint of gossip, and she said, "Oh, no wonder you're a stranger. It's okay. Come to me if you have any problems next time. We're all from the same village."
Unable to resist Aunt Zhang's enthusiasm, Zhou Xiao'e had no choice but to stay with her for a while. When she left, Liu Yong, who had left the study in a huff and was just about to buy some vegetables to teach the old woman a lesson, happened to hear this conversation.
After Zhou Xiao'e left, Liu Yong came over and said as he was picking fish: "Aunt Zhang, what did that person ask you about? From his accent, he sounds like a foreigner."
This kind of gossip between women is nothing to talk about with people like Liu Yong who don't know how to chat. Aunt Zhang greeted other guests while saying, "Looking for someone with the surname Zhou. Those who can freely enter and leave the city gates of Qinghe County are people we can't afford to offend. It's better to avoid trouble than to cause trouble. What kind of dishes would Shopkeeper Liu like to buy today?"
Liu Yong squatted on the ground and looked at the fish jumping around in the basin. He said, "This carp is good. It looks quite fresh. Give me one."
Aunt Zhang said as she caught the fish, "Shopkeeper Liu is indeed a businessman. He just brought this in from outside the city today. It's very fresh. The woman just sold it to me."
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