Chapter 35 Worthy of Being a Couple [VIP]
Yang Wenying was awakened by the pain caused by Chen Yao pinching her Ren Zhong.
"Ayao, my brother he--" Yang Wenying woke up in shock and grabbed Chen Yao's sleeve, desperately seeking an answer.
Chen Yao pulled Yang Jizong, who was standing to the side, to the bedside and said, "Here, look, everyone is fine."
Seeing that her brother was safe and sound, Yang Wenying pursed her lips and looked at Chen Yao with resentful eyes.
Chen Yao spread her hands and explained, "Wenying, this matter can't be blamed on me. It's because the officer made us wait for an entire hour today."
When something is out of the ordinary, there must be something wrong, right?
She was just too concerned and confused. In this situation, it's no wonder she was overthinking.
If you want to blame someone, it should be your brother. Why did it take so long for you to come? Wenying, don’t you think so?
Yang Wenying was convinced and nodded repeatedly.
Then the two of them looked up at Yang Jizong at the same time, their eyes full of questions.
"Tell me, why did you come so late and leave my uncle alone?"
Yang Jizong was still immersed in the touching feeling that Shen Yao was willing to risk her life for the police out of concern for him, but he was suddenly interrogated by the two men and had to reveal the truth first.
It turned out that since they parted during the last Mid-Autumn Festival, Yang Jizong had reached an agreement with Coach Xing that as long as he could help him build the city wall within the deadline, Coach Xing would not make things difficult for these hard laborers and would treat him with courtesy.
"So, you organized everyone to build straw huts and mud houses to keep out the cold?" Chen Yao sat on the bench and looked around, secretly praising this man. He did a good job and knew how to seek benefits for everyone.
Without waiting for Yang Jizong to reply, Chen Yao continued to ask, "My uncle lives here with you, right? Why did Coach Xing call my cousin over?"
"It seems like you and them came back in a hurry, and just left in a hurry." Chen Yao suddenly leaned forward across the table, lowered her voice, and raised an eyebrow. "Aren't you afraid that we will take advantage of the lax security here and abduct you and escape?"
Chen Yao threw questions one after another, but the person on the other side was amused by her expression and words.
Yang Jizong felt that every time they met, Chen Yao gave him a feeling of incomparable optimism and confidence.
Chen Yao rubbed her face and asked Yang Wenying, "What's wrong? Is there dirt on my face?"
Yang Wenying ate and lived with her, and the two got along better and better. They could already understand what the other wanted to say or do just by looking at each other.
"Brother, stop keeping us in suspense and tell us what's going on."
Yang Jizong stood up and walked to the window, untied the small cloth bag hanging below and handed it to Chen Yao.
Yang Wenying opened the bag before her and saw a few dry roots inside. She was very confused and asked, "Brother, what is this?"
Chen Yao recognized it as wild Gastrodia elata at first glance, but she didn't say anything. She just asked Yang Jizong, "Is it for us?"
Yang Jizong sat upright, clenched his fists on his legs, and nodded cautiously.
He and his sister have always accepted the Shen family's kindness. This wild Gastrodia elata was found by him when he was looking for food in the mountains recently. He took it out to turn over and dry it every day, and waited eagerly for her to come so that he could give it to her. It was also a little token of his thought.
It was the first time Yang Jizong gave something to a woman, and he was worried that Chen Yao would refuse, so he started to explain.
"This is wild Gastrodia elata. It has the effect of dispelling wind and unblocking the meridians. It is also effective for vertigo. It is suitable for your parents to eat."
"Brother, how come you know all this pharmacology? I'll accept it on behalf of A Yao." Yang Wenying stuffed the small cloth bag into the backpack.
No, that's not right. Why did you accept it for her?
Seeing Yang Jizong's hesitant look, Chen Yao quickly thanked him, "It must be difficult to dig this, can you come and go freely in the quarry now?"
"Every time I go out, there are guards following me. They need me to go into the mountains to find food." Yang Jizong pointed to the cassava piled in the corner and said, "Instructor Xing asked your cousin to go into the mountains to fetch this."
Chen Yao looked in the direction of his finger, her eyes suddenly shining: "Wild cassava? Sweet or bitter? This thing needs to be peeled and steamed before eating, otherwise it will contain mild toxins. How did you find this?"
When they met today, Chen Yao felt that Yang Jizong was no longer the down-and-out nobleman he used to be.
Although I don't know how he was able to find cassava and gastrodia in the mountains, I do have a new respect for him today.
Seeing that she was very interested in cassava, Yang Jizong stood up and took out a piece of steamed cassava from his bowl for her and her sister to taste, and also took out the twelve wolf-hair brushes he had made.
Chen Yao was shocked. She broke off a small portion and handed it to Yang Wenying. She threw the rest into her mouth and chewed while looking at the dozens of brushes. She gasped and jokingly said, "How many more surprises do you have for us? Why not take them all out?"
Yang Wenying hadn't touched real brushes and ink for a long time. Although the brushes in front of her could only be looked at and not used, they were made by her brother himself.
I was so moved that I couldn't help but wipe away my tears with the back of my hand.
Seeing his sister crying, Chen Yao, Yang Jizong couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips, and felt a little relieved.
I just hope Chen Yao doesn’t mind!
However, he felt a little uncomfortable because his sister started crying as soon as she saw him.
"Ayao, Wenying, you are here to cast a spell for Sister Duan.
After all, I have received so many thank-you gifts from others, and I don’t know if it will work out when I leave.
After hearing that Zheng wanted to increase the rent for the tenant farmers in Xiahe Village, Yang Jizong remained silent.
He had been away from the court for too long, and Ayao and his sister's speculations were not groundless, but it was absolutely impossible for the Zheng family to collude with the remnants of the previous dynasty to start a war.
The Zheng family has always been afraid of death. He believed that the Zheng family was hoarding grain, but it was absolutely impossible for them to start a war.
After all, after the establishment of the Daduo Dynasty, the aristocratic families of the same faction as Wang Xiang had been constantly attacking the policy of selecting officials and were in a stalemate with the new emperor.
This plan was probably Zheng's attempt to curry favor with the prime minister by offering granaries from all over Xingyang, and to force the new emperor to give up power.
pity……
Recalling the past, Yang Jizong couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh, which scared Shen Yao so much that she suddenly grabbed his hand.
"Yang Jizon, are we really going to fight a war?" Brother, don't laugh, your sudden laugh is quite creepy.
Yang Jizong's gaze fell on the small hand covering the back of his own. The ten fingers were as thick as vines, but the palm was very warm. He couldn't help but hold it with his backhand. "Don't be afraid. As long as the new emperor is on the throne, there will be no more war in our dynasty."
Chen Yao lay on the table, still worried, "Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure. If you're still worried, go back and ask around at a few grain stores in the city. If grain prices haven't risen, that will confirm what I said."
Yang Wenying believed her brother's words unconditionally and pulled Chen Yao back to sit beside her: "Ayao, just believe my brother this time, he won't lie."
Chen Yao raised her eyes and looked at Yang Jizong again, only to find that he was looking at his hands absentmindedly with his head down.
How can she believe this?
Forget it, she decided to go back and visit the grain store in the city herself. Whether they were going to fight or not, they had to stock up on some rice and flour. But this way, it would take some time to bring them home.
"Well, um, Yang Jizon, let's go, you..." Chen Yao's eyes fell on the cassavas, and she looked like she wanted them very much.
Yang Jizong saw this and offered it to her without her even asking: "Sit for a while. When Instructor Xing and the others bring back the cassava, you can take a basket home with you."
"Thank you in advance." Chen Yao took out the jar of pickled vegetables from the backpack and said, "These are pickled vegetables made at home. Please give them to Instructor Xing for me."
Yang Jizong took the rather heavy jar, a trace of bitterness on his face, "Isn't it a gift for me, your uncle and me?"
"I'll send it to Instructor Xing first this time. After all, you have to take a basket of cassava from him. Anyway, this vegetable needs to be pickled for a month before it can be eaten. Wait until I come back. I'll bring you more next time I come." Chen Yao raised her hand and patted the arm of the person next to her to comfort her.
Yang Wenying stood aside, watching Chen Yao coax her brother with just a few words, and secretly clicked her tongue.
Yang Jizong took a step forward holding the jar and asked eagerly, "When will you come next time?"
When? Chen Yao wasn't sure, as there had been a lot going on at home recently.
But seeing how eager Yang Jizong was to eat the pickled vegetables, then——
"In two days, I'll have my cousin bring you some pickled vegetables. Okay?"
"No, no, I don't want to--" Yang Jizong opened his mouth to explain. He didn't want pickles, no, he just wanted to ask when he could see her again.
However, Chen Yao did not understand what he meant. She watched as Coach Xing and his group came back with a lot of cassava and left the earthen house first.
"Uncle, cousin!" Chen Yao ran towards the two of them quickly, then looked at the full backpacks behind everyone.
"Ayao, you're here." Huang Songbai smiled at his niece.
"Sister Yao!" Several children from Wanhe Township also called out to Chen Yao.
Instructor Xing signaled the officers to gather everyone and prepare to distribute the cassava.
Today, everyone in the quarry can get three cassavas, and the cassava has not been dug up yet, so a new group of people will have to go digging tomorrow.
"Master Xing, are there a lot of cassava in the mountains?" Chen Yao's eyes lit up as she looked at the cassava piled up like a small mountain.
Yang Wenying, who was standing in the room, saw her brother's dejected look and walked over to him and whispered, "Brother, if you like her, you have to fight for her yourself."
"Wenying, didn't you used to dislike her family because they were tenant farmers?" Yang Jizong deliberately teased her.
Yang Wenying put her hands on her hips and pouted, "Don't mention the past anymore. Anyway, I think she's a pretty good person now. What do you think of her, brother?"
"What's the matter? We are fugitives and might bring trouble to her in the future."
"Brother, if it were in the past I might have accepted my fate, but now I don't think we will always be exiles. Daddy once said that officialdom is like a battlefield, they won't always win." Yang Wenying raised her head and looked at Yang Jizong with a smile.
I saw a pair of exceptionally tough and bright eyes embedded in her little face which was red from the cold wind.
During this moment of trance, Yang Jizong discovered that his sister had suddenly grown up. Although she was still a crybaby, she was no longer the timid little sister who only depended on him.
"Brother, Ayao is a really good person. I've seen it clearly these days. Many men are trying to get close to her. If you don't fight for her, don't worry about it in the future..."
Before Yang Wenying could finish saying the word "regret", she saw her brother walking out of the house and heading towards Chen Yao.
"There are still a lot of cassava on the mountain. If you want, I will take you up the mountain to dig it." Yang Jizong said as he stood in front of Shen Yao.
Instructor Xing smacked his cracked lips, frowned, and thought, Do you really think my quarry is your home? You can come in and out as you please. Have you ever asked me for my opinion?
Chen Yao observed the situation and saw that Yang Jizong's words almost made Coach Xing unhappy, so she reached out and twisted his waist, motioning him to step back a little.
Yang Jizong felt a tingling sensation in his lower back and a slight heat in the tips of his ears. How could she be so bold in front of others!
Although Yang Jizong stood steadily beside Shen Yao and listened to her conversation with Instructor Xing, his heart was already in turmoil due to Shen Yao's strangulation.
"Coach Xing, I want to introduce a business to you." Chen Yao rubbed her slightly frozen fingers and chuckled twice.
Doesn’t Manager Ren’s restaurant want fresh food in winter? Cassava sweet soup and cassava flour are both treasures.
Let me make it clear first, although she is a middleman, she will definitely not make a profit from the price difference. At most, she will make a few small requests to you, Coach Xing.
"Oh, you two are worthy of being husband and wife!" Coach Xing snorted coldly. She didn't dare to make excessive demands, so she finally agreed.
After all, if it is really as Chen Yao said, then this is a business that is sure to make money. With the money, he can buy some regular food to support his brothers.
So that these bastards won’t complain to me every day about not having enough to eat.
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