Chapter 126 Return to the Capital 1

On Qiao Xin's side, she was sitting on a pony holding Sanniang, enjoying the scenery along the way.

This time, Qiao Xin was no longer traveling alone. In addition to Xu Shizi's motorcade, she also had four or five cars of her own.

Xu volunteered to stay to look after the house, and Nanny Qin was not willing to travel long distances, so the two of them naturally stayed. Butler Cao was now in charge of a lot of things in the Qiao family, so naturally he couldn't leave, so Qiao Xin asked his wife to follow with their two sons.

Seeing this, Qiao Dalang, Qiao Erlang and Qiao Sanlang took the initiative to find her, saying: Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling a thousand miles, they have not seen what the capital is like! Please help grandma realize her dream. So, she brought several grandchildren with her.

Fearing that the teacher would not let her go, Qiao Xin simply invited the new teacher and his family to visit Beijing in the name of studying abroad, and she covered all their food, accommodation and transportation.

Who can refuse such generous treatment?

So, two carriages were used to take the gentleman and his family along.

With Shunzi and the other ten guards and ten servants selected by drawing lots, Qiao Xin's outing this time was considered quite grand.

It’s also a show if half of it is for children!

Since they were out, they let the children relax. When Qiao Xin told them to play, they jumped around like wild horses. Some of the older grandchildren of the Qiao family actually started running with Xu Can.

The chief guard of the Marquis's Mansion was so frightened that he couldn't help but run over.

"Madam, should we ask the prince and his men to stop? It would be terrible if the child gets hurt!"

"No, they were kept too tight for a while. It's time to relax."

Spring is the season for children to have fun! It's not like an old lady like her...

Qiao Xin didn't restrict them too much. She only asked those who followed them to pay attention to the children's personal safety, to prevent them from bumping into passers-by or trampling on other people's crops, and to not interfere too much, and let them play to their heart's content.

Seeing that Qiao Xin really didn't care, the captain of the guards stopped talking!

His son is now thick-skinned, dark and strong, and is no longer the weakling he once was. A few bumps and bruises are not a big deal, but the Qiao family's child is still young, and if something happens, they can't afford it.

Now it seems that the Qiao family has no intention of pampering their children at all!

With Qiao Xin's approval, he won't have to worry anymore when serving others!

Qiao Sanniang also wanted to ride a horse like her older brothers and sisters, but she was small, had short legs, and little strength, so she had to ride on the same horse with Qiao Xin.

The child was curious about everything and chattered all the way. After asking about the white clouds, he asked about the blue sky, and after asking about the blue sky, he asked about the trees. His little mouth chattered, and small questions came one after another, endlessly. Only Qiao Xin could patiently answer them one by one.

She pointed at the flowers on the ground and taught Sanniang bit by bit: "Look, this is a dandelion, also known as motherwort. It is both a wild vegetable and a medicinal herb, a treasure that can save lives in times of famine."

"Sir, don't you say that you can't take medicine randomly? Then how can he be eaten as a dish!"

"What you said is true, sir. But there are always some things in this world that are both medicinal and edible. It's okay to eat more, just like this motherwort. Dig it up and clean it, blanch it in boiling water, then add salt, shrimp powder, garlic, and sesame oil, and mix it. It's very fragrant."

Qiao Xin's vivid description made the people around her salivate. How could this ordinary wild vegetable become so delicious once it fell into the old lady's hands?

"Look, the yellow one is called cat's claw, and the purple bell is Viola yedoensis..."

Qiao Xin's voice was soothing and gentle, and every word could be clearly heard by the audience around her. Fan, who was sitting in the carriage, said to her husband enviously, "The old lady is so good to her grandson!"

Fan Yanqiu looked at his wife with a gentle expression: "You still have me. Some things cannot be envied. Now that we are in the Qiao family, our lives will gradually get better."

Fan gritted her teeth and said what she was thinking, "My husband, what do you think if I find a job in the Qiao family? I just want to save more dowry and betrothal money for my children."

"That's why, the child is still young and can't leave you!"

Fan sighed. Her husband was a gentleman with a good temper and personality, but he was too out of touch with reality. He spent all his energy on studying and had no interest in household chores.

If it were better in the past, she could rely on the support from the family of the direct branch, her dowry and the few acres of land owned by her parents-in-law, and could barely make ends meet.

But now that the old man of their family has passed away, the old lady has divided the property and reduced the amount of support. We, the side branch who are almost five generations away from the deceased, have suddenly lost our source of income.

The situation in her family was particularly serious. Last year, a snowstorm took away her parents-in-law. The two elderly people did not die all at once. They had coughs and typhoid fever for more than two months and finally died.

In order to pay for their medical treatment, she sold her family's land and her dowry shop, and all her savings over the years.

But God still felt that it was not hard enough. After Fan Huairen came back, the fifth and sixth branches of the ancestral house had been clamoring to split up. After more than two months of clamoring, they finally got what they wanted. But during this time, no one remembered these distant relatives.

The last source of income has also been cut off!

Seeing that there was no way to go up to heaven and no door to enter the earth, I didn't know how my husband was introduced by Fan Jihuai to Laohu Town to be a private school teacher.

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