Chapter 305: Qi Family's Second Branch Has Many Trouble
Qi Yanzhou's words made everyone very happy.
If she could go to Tianshan County, not only would she be able to celebrate the New Year with her family, but Ye Chutang's delivery would also be more secure.
Qi Qingyu's face was full of smiles.
"That is to say, at most, it will take less than 20 days to reach Tianshan County?"
Qi Yanzhou nodded, "Yes, we can arrive in Tianshan County before December. A month is enough for us to settle down and have a great New Year."
After saying this, he thought of the second branch of the Qi family.
"If you think about it, I haven't seen my grandmother for nearly ten years."
The Qi family has been walking on thin ice. In order to keep the second branch out of trouble if anything happens, they hardly contact each other.
Qi Shuyan listened to the cheers on the street and felt a dull headache when he thought about the complicated relationships within the second branch's family.
"Grandma is in good health. Now she has children and grandchildren around her and is enjoying her old age."
Ye Chutang did not feel genuinely happy from hearing these words.
"Brother, is there something wrong with my second uncle's family?"
Qi Shuyan was surprised at Ye Chutang's sharpness.
"Why do you ask this, sister-in-law?"
Ye Chutang raised his hand and circled it around his face twice.
"Big brother's hesitation to speak is written all over his face."
Qi Shuyan raised his peach blossom eyes, "When did I become so emotionally expressive?"
Qi Yanzhou heard the hidden meaning in these words.
"Brother, what happened to my second uncle's family? Why didn't you mention it?"
"Compared to the dangers along the way, the matter at my second uncle's house is nothing, there's nothing to mention.
But I'm going to live with my second uncle's family soon, so let me tell you the details. ”
Ye Chutang interrupted Qi Shuyan immediately.
"What does it mean to live together? Two families living in one house?"
Qi Shuyan nodded, "Yes, since grandma is still alive, it is natural for her children and grandchildren to be filial to her. So we will live in a big house with my second uncle's family. But don't worry, the house is big and our daily lives will not interfere with each other. We just have to pay our respects to grandma every day."
Ye Chutang spoke bluntly, "Grandma is difficult to get along with?"
Normally, if it's just a greeting, it's not a big deal.
"No, my grandmother is easy to get along with. She is a kind and amiable old lady, but..."
Ye Chutang continued, "But is there someone in the second house who loves to stir up trouble? And this person is very much liked by grandma?"
Qi Shuyan gave Ye Chutang a thumbs up.
"My sister-in-law is right."
Although Qi Yanzhou didn't have much contact with the second branch, he always paid attention to their movements.
I've never heard of such a person.
He only knew that the second wife's business was doing well and her reputation was well-known.
"Brother, who is this person?"
Qi Shuyan drank the wintersweet tea in front of him, with the fragrance in his mouth.
"Not just one person, but two people."
Before he came into contact with the second wife, he also thought that the second wife was the same as what was rumored outside.
Just do good things without asking why.
But the actual situation is quite different from the rumors.
Qi Wenhua from the second house had a wife and two concubines.
He has one legitimate daughter, one legitimate son, three illegitimate sons, and two illegitimate daughters.
The two concubines' daughters have already been married, and the two concubines' wives each have a concubine's son who is married.
There is nothing wrong with this family composition, but the eldest son has hysteria.
He looks like a normal person at ordinary times, but when he gets sick, he will not recognize his relatives and friends and may even commit murders with a knife.
Once he had an attack and almost stabbed his grandmother to death, but fortunately he was saved by his personal maid.
As a result, the maid's status rose rapidly and was comparable to that of the legitimate daughter of the second house.
This person is the first one who likes to stir up trouble.
The other one was my grandmother’s niece, who came to live with the second wife with her daughter after her husband died.
This niece and Qi Wenhua had an ambiguous relationship, causing unrest in the backyard of the second house.
Qi Shuyan concluded: "Qiu Hua, the maid who saved Grandmother, and Yun Feiluan, the niece who is best at making Grandmother happy, are both not easy to deal with. You have to be careful."
Although the two families live their own lives and rarely come into contact.
But Qiuhua and Yun Feiluan's daughter, Guo Tingting, is not very content.
After listening to this, Ye Chutang asked curiously, "Is grandma a confused person?"
Otherwise, why would the second branch be led by two outsiders?
Qi Shuyan coughed lightly, "Grandma is not confused, it's just that these two are obedient in front of her, and my cousin is protected by my second uncle. Plus, they didn't cause any big trouble, so it's inconvenient for Grandma to intervene."
After all, the person who manages the inner house of the second house is Qi Wenhua’s wife Su.
If the grandmother intervened, it would be a denial of her being the head of the family.
Ye Chutang nodded in understanding and looked at Qi Yanzhou.
"A Zhou, you know me well. I never accept injustice. If anyone makes me unhappy, I will pay them back tenfold. I am like this even to the dog emperor, let alone a maidservant and a cousin."
The original owner's family was terrible and was almost wiped out by her.
If anyone in her husband's family is so ignorant as to provoke her, she will do it!
Qi Yanzhou grabbed Ye Chutang's hand and said with a smile: "If someone is unhappy with you, you don't have to do anything, I will solve it. Of course, if you feel more comfortable doing it yourself, then do it yourself."
No one can make the person he protects with all his heart and soul angry!
Hearing this, Qi Shuyan raised his eyebrows at Xia Shu.
"Did you hear that?"
Xia Shu didn't react for a moment, "I heard it, what?"
Qi Shuyan rubbed Xia Shu's head affectionately, "Remember what you heard and do it next time."
His woman may be bullied by outsiders, but she must never be bullied by her family!
Xia Shu blinked, "What if the person who bullied me was your grandmother?"
"Then I will separate from the family and let her not be my grandmother."
Filial piety is highly valued in Beichen Country, and Qi Shuyan cannot lay any physical effort on his elders.
All he could do was stay away from troublesome elders.
Of course, based on her understanding of her grandmother, even if she sided with Qiuhua and Yun Feiluan, she would not be unable to distinguish right from wrong.
Xia Shu met Qi Shuyan's serious gaze and a blush appeared on her face.
"It's too early to talk about this now, and there's no need for you to..."
Qi Shuyan interrupted Xia Shu, "It is necessary. You are the one I have chosen. No matter when, I must let you know my attitude."
This made Xia Shu even more embarrassed.
She coughed lightly and said, "A Yan, please tell us more about the details of the second house, so that Miss Ye will not know how to face them."
"Okay, I'll tell you, and you listen carefully."
Qi Shuyan described the situation of everyone in the second branch of the Qi family.
In fact, in addition to Qiuhua and Yun Feiluan, mother and daughter, there is also a fierce fight between the two illegitimate sons and the legitimate son.
It’s just that their fight is about business and won’t hurt others.
***
Three days passed quickly.
There has been light snow falling, but it does not affect travel.
When the road from Wuchuan County to Tianshan County was cleared, Ye Chutang and his party set off again.
This time nothing unexpected happened.
According to the time calculated by Qi Yanzhou, they arrived at Tianshan County.
When they were almost at the county town, Ye Chutang got out of the carriage and sat side by side with Qi Yanzhou.
The outdoor temperature is extremely low now, about minus twenty degrees Celsius.
The wind is freezing cold and your breath turns to ice.
Even though Qi Yanzhou was wearing fur gloves, his hands that were holding the reins were frozen.
He saw Ye Chutang coming out of the warm carriage and said quickly, "Atang, it's cold, go in quickly, and I'll call you when we get to the city gate."
Now we can see the city gate. It will take about half an incense stick of time to reach it.
Ye Chutang gathered his thick fox fur cloak.
"It's okay, we'll be there soon."
When she got closer, she saw Jinzhi and Shan'er who were waiting eagerly.
After not seeing each other for half a year, both of them have recovered a lot in health. Not only do they look better, but their faces are also rounder.
Jinzhi didn't see Ye Chutang's face clearly, she only saw a ball of white in front of the car door.
She guessed it was Ye Chutang and ran over.
"Miss, is that you?"
His voice trembled slightly with excitement, and he staggered and almost fell.
Ye Chutang quickly responded, "Aunt Jin, it's me, slow down, don't fall."
As soon as he finished speaking, the carriage arrived in front of Jinzhi.
Qi Yanzhou stopped the carriage.
Ye Chutang got out of the car and hugged the excited Jinzhi.
"Aunt Jin, we are finally reunited."
Her pregnant belly was so big that it pressed against Jinzhi, preventing her from getting close to him. She could only put her head close to her and reach out to hug him back.
Tears blurred Jinzhi's vision.
"Miss, I have finally waited for you."
She arrived in Tianshan County three months ago.
From then on, every day she looked forward to seeing Ye Chutang.
The result was news of distress.
It always scares her half to death.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly and the young lady finally arrived in Tianshan County before the end of the year.
Ye Chutang pushed Jinzhi away and raised his hand to wipe her tears.
"It's so cold that my tears are freezing."
"Miss, please get in the carriage and warm up, and get off at the Qi family."
Ye Chutang shook his head, took Jinzhi's arm and walked towards the city.
"We've been sitting all the way, let's go for a walk."
The two of them had only taken two steps when they met Dan'er, who was one step slower than Jinzhi.
"Shan'er, are you used to living in Tianshan County?"
Shan'er's eyes were also filled with tears, but she tried hard not to cry.
"I'm not used to the lady not being here."
"Now that I'm here, things will get better and better for us."
"Well, as long as the young lady is here, life will definitely get better and better."
Shan'er said with a smile, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and her gaze fell on Ye Chutang's bulging belly.
"Miss, it's cold and the roads are slippery. How about you get in the carriage and sit for a while?"
This reminded Jinzhi.
The young lady suffered premature birth and difficult labor due to a fall, which led to a series of tragedies.
"Miss, you better get in the car."
The snow on the road had been cleared and there was no ice.
Ye Chutang, wearing cloth boots, walked steadily.
She looked at Jinzhi, who looked worried, and said, "Aunt Jin, I'm not my mother. I know martial arts, so I won't fall. Let's go, it's very cold outside. Where are you living now?"
Jinzhi held Ye Chutang tightly and talked about what happened after she and Shan'er came to Tianshan County.
When they first arrived, Qi Yanzhou's men rented two houses.
It took them nearly a month to integrate into the place.
Then he began to inquire about the merchants and dignitaries in Tianshan County and collected useful information.
By the way, I can learn martial arts by standing still.
Today, the two have acquired some basic skills and can protect themselves under normal circumstances.
When Ye Chutang heard this, he was happy for the two of them.
"You have done a great job. It is better to rely on yourself than on others. Only when you are strong will you not be bullied."
Jinzhi smiled and said, "It's all because of the young lady's good teaching."
After that, she continued.
More than two months ago, Qi Shuyan brought the second branch of the Qi family to Tianshan County to settle down and bought a big house.
Jinzhi and Shan'er were just servants and did not go to meet the people from the second house.
A few days later.
A'man and Xize came to Tianshan County and opened a medicine shop.
Jinzhi and Shan'er went to the pharmacy to work as medicine boys.
As the weather gets colder, more and more people are falling ill.
Ah Man and Xize not only have to sit in the clinic, but also have to go to various counties and towns to provide free medical treatment, so they are very busy.
Jinzhi and Shan'er were also very busy.
After finally having some free time, the two elders of the Qi family went to Tianshan County and lived in the "Qi Mansion".
Then he took them in as well.
During the day, they worked as medicine boys in the pharmacy.
At night, they lived in the small courtyard arranged by Old Madam Qi.
Ye Chutang asked, "Aunt Jin, Shan'er, do you want to live in the Qi family, or do you want to live on your own?"
The two said in unison: "Wherever the lady is, we are there."
"Okay, no matter where we are, I won't let you suffer any injustice."
When Jinzhi and Shan'er heard this, they looked at each other.
“Miss, do you know that the second room is not easy to get along with?”
"Well, for the details, you can tell me in detail when we get to the Qi family."
"Yes, miss."
After entering Tianshan County, the streets were filled with people.
Although they said nothing and did nothing, respect was evident in their eyes.
This is the credit of Qi Shuyan and Xize.
Of course, the second branch of the Qi family also contributed.
After entering the county town, it took about quarter of an hour to reach Qi Mansion.
The Qi Mansion was converted from two houses.
The entrance is imposing and the area is large.
Qi Shuyan had already found a way to bring in the hot spring that Ye Chutang wanted.
The entire Qi family stood at the door to welcome the last person to return.
Old Madam Qi looked at Ye Chutang, who was pregnant, and hurried forward.
"Tang'er, you must have had a hard time on this journey. Are you cold? Let's go in first, and then I'll introduce your second uncle and his family to you in detail."
As soon as she finished speaking, Yun Feiluan, who was wearing gold and silver, spoke.
"Cousin, you don't have to introduce us, but you should at least introduce our ancestors, right?"
Ye Chutang looked in the direction of the voice.
Yun Feiluan was about thirty years old, still graceful, with hooked eyes that were frivolous and alluring.
It is indeed the style that middle-aged men like.
She did not confront Yun Feiluan directly, but turned her gaze to the old ancestor.
The old ancestor is now just over sixty years old. There are some white strands mixed in his black hair and there are shallow wrinkles on his face, but he is in good spirits and his eyes are bright.
She met Ye Chutang's eyes, and there was no oppression, only kindness.
"You are Zhou'er's wife, Ye Chutang, right? You are indeed very good-looking."
Ye Chutang couldn't see through the old ancestor's true thoughts, so he nodded and saluted.
"Granddaughter-in-law Ye Chutang, meet your grandmother."
This etiquette is not considerate when meeting an elder for the first time.
Before the old ancestor could say anything, Yun Feiluan spoke again.
"This is my first time meeting the ancestor. Your manners are so..."
Before she could finish her words, her knees hurt and she fell heavily to the ground.
The ground was as hard as iron in winter. Yun Feiluan was in so much pain that tears came out, and she couldn't get up.
Qi Yanzhou jumped off the carriage and looked at her coldly.
"Is the Qi family's etiquette to keep a pregnant bride out of the house and make her learn the rules of kneeling?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone knew that it was he who attacked Yun Feiluan.
A hint of displeasure appeared on Qi Wenhua's face, and he gently helped Yun Feiluan up.
"Zhou'er, this is your cousin, your elder, how can you lay hands on her?"
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