Chapter 336 Past Events
The following days were not as busy as before the New Year holiday, but there was a sense of sadness of parting.
The escort agency had to select escorts and prepare items that would be needed on the road. They also made a list of things that would be used or might be used on the road, and asked Jiang Xiangdong to purchase them according to the list.
There are only nine donkeys in stock at the Mule and Horse Market, but the next batch will have more than 30 donkeys, and they will probably arrive on the 18th of the first lunar month. You can give them priority in selection!
The earliest time to reclaim the wasteland would be the end of February or early March, so the 18th day of the first lunar month was just in time. Therefore, everyone was relieved. Three of the nine donkeys were in poor condition, so Shen Qing finally bought six donkeys and three carriages.
The journey southwards, where the weather gets warmer, is incredibly cold in the north. Warm clothing and a quilt are essential.
The two donkeys are strong in carrying heavy loads and the two carriages are spacious. The men drive the cars while the women can rest in the carriages to keep warm. When they arrive at a place to stay, they will have energy to cook.
There is also a car used to transport food and other items.
On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Huo Bingjiang led the six selected people to the east, driving a donkey cart loaded with the necessary things and preparing to go to Jincheng early.
"Mom, don't send me off. It's cold outside. Let's go back to the house and warm up." Huo Bing looked at the family members who followed her and advised with concern.
Jiang Xiangdong smiled innocently and said, "Yes, we came back in about five months. It's not that long actually."
No matter whether the days are good or bad, they pass by quickly, just like a donkey that cannot be pulled back!
The only thing he couldn't bear to leave were his two children, especially the younger one. He had been raising the younger one since he was just a few days old, and the younger one was closest to him as their father. When he came back in five months, would he still recognize him?
Suddenly I feel sad about parting, ah~
Shen Qing had already reminded them of everything she could think of, and now she wanted to repeat it in her mind so they wouldn't forget, but the words that came out of her mouth were: "Okay, be careful."
It will take more than two hours to get to the city from here, and we can’t let the escort agency wait too long.
"Sister-in-law, we will take good care of our niece. Go ahead and do what you want. Don't worry about them." Jiang Shui pursed his lips, his voice light and firm.
Jiang Xiangnan said cheerfully: "Brother, you should be smarter outside. When you see your sister-in-law's family, think more before you speak. Forget it, you should talk less, work more, do more, and talk less!"
I heard that the Huo family is a powerful family. Even if it was reasonable and legal at the time, you still feel uncomfortable when your daughter is married to a rough farmer, right?
Jiang Xiangbei frowned slightly, and then warned: "If my sister-in-law's family doesn't like you very much, don't say anything. Think about it, you are not very good-looking, and you don't have any special abilities. Your performance in recent years has been even more unremarkable. If they don't like you, it proves that they have good taste.
You must perform well and win face for your sister-in-law! Let them trust you to entrust their sister-in-law to you!"
Jiang Xiangdong always felt something was a little strange when he heard the words "not very good looking, not very talented". Then he thought about it and saw that there was nothing remarkable about his performance.
Previously, when his mother said she wanted to abandon her two daughters, he actually agreed. After his mother woke up, she looked at him coldly. He thought that was his mother testing him, and he was the only one in the family who agreed. This matter cannot be erased. His mother, A Bing and his brothers all said that he was right!
He really didn't perform well.
He smiled naively and said, "Third and fourth brothers, you are right. Don't worry, I will listen to your eldest sister-in-law! I will do whatever she tells me to do."
My mother said that people can be stupid, but they cannot be dumb.
Because you are stupid, you can do what is asked;
But stupidity is being dumb and not realizing it. Even though others tell you what to do, you refuse to listen and insist on doing things according to your own wishes, which ends up in a mess!
Huo Bing was telling his family about this while also trying to comfort Jiang Xiangdong: "Back then, the human traffickers took a group of us girls from the village to the city. I was too tall and the price was too high, so I couldn't be sold several times. The human traffickers originally planned to find a brothel to sell me for more money.
When your eldest brother passed by Qili Village, he saw me and insisted on buying me. Mother and mother-in-law disagreed at that time. He said that if he bought me as his wife, it would be worth it as he could save the betrothal money. If I didn't agree, he would look for a girl with a very good appearance. My mother-in-law had no choice but to agree.
If it weren't for your eldest brother, I would have been sold to a brothel. My mother and the others won't make things difficult for him, so don't worry."
The Huo family was originally a good family, but the exiled people are guilty. Compared with the farmers, who is less worthy of whom?
She was a person who was bought and sold by human traffickers. A decent farmer family spent their family fortune to keep her. Like her, her mother probably only had gratitude left.
After all, it wasn't the Jiang family or Xiangdong who caused their suffering...
Except for Jiang Yu, everyone else present, including Shen Qing, was stunned when they heard Huo Bing's words.
Shen Qing never thought that it was Jiang Xiangdong who insisted on keeping Ah Bing!
She always thought that the boss had no choice.
The man is really unreliable. He actually agreed to abandon his daughter. Sigh~
Jiang Yu was a few years older and remembered what happened back then very clearly.
Her eldest nephew had always listened to his mother, almost to the point of being unwavering. That was the first time he had his own opinion.
This was his only decision, and it helped him to choose his own wife.
Moreover, Xiangdong, who was only a little over ten years old at the time, didn't threaten his mother by saying "I will never marry", but that he must find a very pretty girl, because finding a very pretty girl means a very high betrothal gift!
Xiangdong is the eldest son. How will his younger brothers and sisters view him now that his marriage has not been settled?
So even though the eldest sister-in-law was still a little reluctant, since the eldest brother nodded and agreed to buy it first, she just went along with it and stayed.
But she was forced to spend the money after all, especially since it was the first time that her eldest son, who was the most obedient to her, disobeyed her, so all the anger naturally fell on Ah Bing.
At the beginning, Xiangdong was very protective of Ah Bing, but the more he protected his mother, the more cruel and ruthless she became. She didn't understand it before she married into the Liu family. Later, when she became a daughter-in-law, she realized that some mothers-in-law couldn't stand their daughters-in-law living a good life.
What's more, she can't stand the close relationship between her son and daughter-in-law. Once things get better, she has to stir up trouble!
And they are all targeting my daughter-in-law. The more people there are, the bigger the commotion will be, and it is especially important during festivals.
Her sister-in-law was like that at the beginning. Later, Xiangdong didn't know whether his feelings for A Bing gradually faded, or he realized something and stopped protecting A Bing. The only thing he insisted on was that A Bing should not be sold again. He would listen to his mother for everything else.
Jiang Xiangdong was suddenly reminded by Huo Bing of what happened nearly ten years ago, especially since she brought it up to explain to her brothers that she was defending him... He felt so awkward that he didn't know where to put his hands and feet.
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