Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei quickly took a few steps back, then ran past Xu Mohan, shouting:
"You're overthinking it, young master. You should hurry on your way."
After saying that, he ran into the Xu residence in a flash.
Jiang Yuwei first found Manager Zhang and explained her purpose to him, then gave him the silver before she felt relieved.
Jiang Yuwei was afraid of running into Xu Mohan again if she went out through the main gate, so she simply told Steward Zhang and went out through the back gate of the Xu residence.
To her surprise, as soon as Jiang Yuwei stepped out the door, she saw two familiar figures coming out of the alley ahead. Jiang Yuwei wanted to chase after them to see them clearly, but after only a few steps, she saw the two of them walk hand in hand into a rouge shop.
Jiang Yuwei was in a hurry to return the money to the remaining customers, so she didn't linger.
It was nearly evening when Jiang Yuwei returned all the money, thus putting her mind at ease.
When she returned to the entrance of the Sun residence, Tie Zhu and the others had already bought everything and were waiting for Jiang Yuwei at the gate.
Just as Jiang Yuwei boarded the oxcart, she saw Madam Sun, dressed in gray and carrying a bundle, emerge from the Sun residence.
It seemed that Master Sun hadn't let her take too much with her. At this moment, behind Madam Sun was Xiao Zuo, the boy who had locked Ning Wan in the room that day. He was crying and tugging at Madam Sun's sleeve, shouting:
"Mother, I won't let you go, please don't go, Mother, Xiao Zuo can't live without you."
Madam Sun happened to see Jiang Yuwei as well, and glared at her fiercely before kneeling down to wipe away Xiao Zuo's tears with a handkerchief.
"Xiao Zuo, a real man is not allowed to shed tears. Do you remember that woman? The reason why your mother was driven out of the Sun family was because of her. When you grow up, you must avenge your mother. It was she who caused us to be separated."
After saying this, Madam Sun hugged Xiao Zuo tightly in her arms and silently shed tears.
Jiang Yuwei was shocked to see that Madam Sun was actually instigating Xiao Zuo to resent her. Was it really okay to treat her own flesh and blood like this?
Jiang Yuwei didn't care whether he retaliated or not. Anyway, she was leaving Ping'an Town, and it was hard to say whether they would ever meet again, let alone seek revenge.
Jiang Yuwei wanted to beat up Madam Sun just thinking about the scheme she had set up at the Sun residence today. If it were an ordinary woman, she would have fallen for her wicked trick and her reputation would have been ruined for life.
Now that she hadn't even gone out of her way to cause trouble, she was already trying to distort the truth in front of the children. Jiang Yuwei grew increasingly angry and shouted at Madam Sun from the oxcart:
"Madam Sun, don't corrupt the children. I'll spread the word about the filthy things you and your cousin did, and your son will be ashamed of you for the rest of his life."
Upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, Madam Sun's face paled in fright. She quickly released Xiao Zuo, stood up, glared at Jiang Yuwei, and whispered angrily, "..."
"Stop spouting nonsense! You're just trying to ruin the reputation of the Sun family. I think you're an ingrate. It's all the old lady's fault for marrying into this mess, causing our family to fall apart. Are you satisfied now?"
Hearing her mention the old lady, Jiang Yuwei felt a pang of resentment, so she glared back at her and snapped:
"Stop talking nonsense. The Sun family has fallen to this state because you were too busy eating and didn't enjoy your good life. If you want me to shut up, you'd better pay up. Otherwise, I'll expose everything you've done and let's see who's shameless!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Sun wished she could devour Jiang Yuwei alive. However, she thought of her unmarried younger sister in her own family and that her son, Xiao Zuo, would have to take the imperial examinations in the future. Her reputation could not be compromised in the slightest. Of course, what she feared most was that Jiang Yuwei would lose face in Ping'an Town in the future.
So he reluctantly took out a ten-tael silver note from his sleeve and handed it to Jiang Yuwei.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei didn't stand on ceremony. She snatched the silver note from her hand, put it away, and then instructed Ning Wu:
"Ningwu, let's hurry up and get away from this unlucky person."
Seeing this, Madam Sun gritted her teeth and shouted:
"Don't forget what you promised me!"
Jiang Yuwei simply waved her hand dismissively and then stopped looking at her.
After the oxcart had gone far away, Ning Qiu couldn't contain her curiosity and whispered in Jiang Yuwei's ear:
"Sister Yuwei, what riddle was that lady playing on you just now? Tell me quickly."
Seeing her gossipy expression, Jiang Yuwei reached out and lightly flicked her forehead, laughing:
"Don't mention that person, it's bad luck! You're getting married tomorrow, have you bought your new clothes yet?"
When Ning Qiu heard Jiang Yuwei bring this up, she immediately blushed and said, embarrassed:
“I bought everything. Aunt Zhou is so kind to me. She insisted on buying me two sets of ready-made clothes. I said that we farmers all make our own clothes, so I was thinking of buying some fabric and making them myself. But Aunt Zhou wouldn’t let me. She insisted that the styles in the ready-made clothing stores were nice. So, she forced me to buy two sets.”
As she spoke, Ning Qiu pointed shyly to her basket.
Jiang Yuwei glanced into the basket and smiled:
"Our Ningqiu really knows how to manage money. She's already saving money for Ningwu even before she's married into the family."
Ning Qiu blushed even more upon hearing this, her face turning bright red to the roots of her ears. Embarrassed, she reached out and nudged Jiang Yuwei.
Seeing this, Aunt Zhou, who was standing nearby, also laughed and said:
"Ning Qiu is a good girl. After she marries Ning Wu, they will surely have a prosperous life together."
Ning Wu, who was driving the carriage ahead, felt a surge of joy upon hearing his mother's words. While driving, he couldn't help but steal a few glances back at Ning Qiu.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei joked:
"Ningwu, you better watch the road carefully, don't drive the oxcart into the ditch again while trying to see Ningqiu."
Upon hearing this, Ning Qiu quickly turned her body to the side and shyly covered her face with a handkerchief.
Ning Wu scratched his head sheepishly, muttering to himself:
"No, no."
Seeing the two of them, Aunt Zhou smiled helplessly:
"My silly son will definitely be a loving husband in the future."
Fortunately, there were no bandits along the way, and the group returned to the village chatting and laughing. Ning Wu first took Ning Qiu to the village head's house.
The two families sat down and talked for a while, and Aunt Zhou gave the betrothal gifts she had prepared to the village head.
After discussing how many tables to hold for the banquet, Aunt Ning looked at Jiang Yuwei and then at Aunt Zhou, and stammered, "..."
"Well, although we want to keep things simple, my family heard that Ningqiu is getting married and they all want to come and see her off, so there are quite a few people here. Since our two families are from the same village, we won't hold the ceremony in our own yard. My husband and I are thinking of sending all the guests to your house to hold the ceremony."
As she spoke, Aunt Ning glanced at Aunt Zhou's expression and continued:
"I'm just worried that your yard is too small to seat so many people."
Seeing that Aunt Zhou looked embarrassed, Jiang Yuwei smiled and took over the conversation:
“It’ll be more lively if both families have guests together. We’re all from the same village, and many of our relatives are related. There’s no need to invite them twice. It’s okay that Aunt Zhou’s yard is small; my yard will come in handy too.”
Aunt Zhou immediately showed a grateful expression upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words.
"Yuwei, look, I'm troubling you again. Thank you so much."
Aunt Ning was very happy to hear Jiang Yuwei say that, and quickly took Jiang Yuwei's hand and smiled:
"Alright, let's do as Yuwei says. There's nothing else. Let's all get ready."
With the matter settled, everyone left the village head's house and headed back. Just as the oxcart reached the Ning family's gate, Jiang Yuwei saw a large group of villagers gathered there, whispering and discussing something.
As the oxcart drew closer, Jiang Yuwei heard Madam Sun cursing in the courtyard:
"You shameless vixen, you failed to seduce my eldest brother, and now you've set your sights on my Chunlin! With me here, you won't succeed!"
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