She had already mentioned this to Lu Yanzheng, and Lu Yanzheng not only did not object, but also asked her to send more things to the children.
Jiang Qinyu didn't have time to think about the deeper meaning, but wasn't it good that he didn't object? She didn't want to be separated from Shufan and Pan'er either.
"That's wonderful!" Pan'er exclaimed, spinning around on the ground with joy.
Shufan grinned, a rare sight for him. "Auntie, let me help you pack. I know where my sister's and my things are!"
Jiang Qinyu looked at the two of them with amusement, feeling quite at ease.
After she had packed up most of the things, she went to the cellar again, leaving behind the things that couldn't be stored for long and putting the rest of the dried goods into her spatial storage.
Just then, Mrs. Chen arrived.
"Eldest daughter-in-law, I've made some more dry food for you. Please take it." Chen handed a large bundle to Jiang Qinyu.
"Mother, isn't this too much?" Jiang Qinyu said helplessly, carrying a rather heavy bundle.
Madam Chen laughed and said, "It's not much, it's not much. If you can't finish it, you can share it with the soldiers. It won't be a waste."
"Thank you, Mother, you've thought of everything." Jiang Qinyu could only express her gratitude, and then added, "By the way, there are still some things in my cellar that I can't take with me. Mother, please remember to come and sort them out tomorrow. Don't be stingy with the food you and Father should eat."
"Alright, alright," Chen patted her hand, "I feel much more at ease knowing you're going with A-Zheng."
Jiang Qinyu then noticed that the sad expression on Chen's face when she learned that Lu Yanzheng was leaving was gone, and now her face was full of relief.
"You go ahead with your work, I still need to go back and make shoe soles for A-Zheng, I'll try to send them over to you tomorrow morning." After saying that, Chen left in a hurry.
Jiang Qinyu looked at the large bundle in her hand, then at the empty courtyard gate, and shook her head with a smile.
Perhaps that's what being a parent is all about—their love for their children is always so genuine.
That evening, Liu Ruyi returned from the county town and heard that Jiang Qinyu was going to the border town with Lu Yanzheng. She was stunned for a moment, but then she immediately made up her mind.
"Aunt Qin, I'm leaving tomorrow too," Liu Ruyi said gratefully to Aunt Qin. "Thank you for taking care of me these past few days."
Aunt Qin looked at her and asked, "Didn't you say a couple of days ago that you wanted to stay in the village?"
Actually, she didn't really like this Miss Liu, even though there seemed to be nothing wrong with her on the surface.
But as a woman, when I saw her trying to get closer to Lu Yanzheng every now and then, all my goodwill towards her vanished instantly.
However, Liu Ruyi wasn't living in the Chen family's house for nothing. She had given them ten taels of silver before, and another twenty taels the day before yesterday. Who would turn down money?
"I misunderstood things a few days ago. After talking things out with my cousin in the county town today, I still think I should go back to the capital," Liu Ruyi said with a faint smile.
Aunt Qin didn't care whether she left or not; she only cared about one thing: "Shall I return the money you gave me before?"
Her question was cautious, and the probing was too obvious. Liu Ruyi sneered inwardly, but smiled kindly on the surface and took Aunt Qin's hand, saying, "There's no reason to take back what's given away. Aunt Qin, please keep it!"
Aunt Qin was delighted. "Then I'll go and make you some dry food for the road."
After saying that, she turned and left. As long as she didn't get the twenty taels of silver back, making more dry rations wouldn't be a bad idea.
Liu Ruyi then took the gift Wu Jingyao had given her that day to Jiang Qinyu's house next door.
Just then, Jiang Qinyu and the others returned from having dinner at Old Man Lu's house. When they saw Liu Ruyi coming over, Jiang Qinyu's first thought was that she was there to find Lu Yanzheng.
"Go open the door," Jiang Qinyu said to Lu Yanzheng.
Lu Yanzheng was a little puzzled and looked at her strangely, "It's a woman who came, shouldn't the madam go?"
After saying that, he stepped into the shower room.
Jiang Qinyu was speechless. This guy was getting more and more fluent in calling her "Madam"!
“Sister-in-law Lu,” the courtyard gate opened, and Liu Ruyi’s ever-present smiling face appeared before us, “I’ve come to say goodbye.”
Jiang Qinyu looked at her in surprise, "Miss Liu, where are you going?"
"I'm going back to Beijing with my cousin." Liu Ruyi looked at Jiang Qinyu with clear eyes. "I've thought it through. It's better to go back to Beijing."
Jiang Qinyu felt that something was wrong. Just two days ago, Liu Ruyi seemed to care a lot about Lu Yanzheng, but now she has given up?
"I don't have anything of value on me right now. This was given to me by my cousin. I'm giving it to Sister-in-law Lu to thank her for her care during this time, and also to General Lu for saving my life."
"I'll have a formal thank-you gift sent over when I return to the capital." Liu Ruyi handed over the box before Jiang Qinyu could speak.
Jiang Qinyu didn't want to accept her gift and pushed it back directly. "Miss Liu, you should take it back. I haven't been of much help to you in the village. As for the life-saving grace to Brother Zheng, you should talk to him about it yourself."
Liu Ruyi smiled and said, "Sister-in-law Lu is a woman too. There are some things you should know even if I don't say them. It seems that General Lu has some misunderstandings about me, but I really have no bad intentions. I won't talk about him anymore. I'll just express my gratitude with a gift in the future!"
After saying that, she bowed to Jiang Qinyu and then turned and left.
Jiang Qinyu raised an eyebrow. It was really strange. Liu Ruyi's attitude today was quite odd. What had she come to her senses? Was it a genuine realization or was there something else going on?
Never mind, it definitely has nothing to do with her anyway.
Just as Jiang Qinyu closed the courtyard gate, Village Chief Li and the others arrived again.
They came over naturally to talk to Lu Yanzheng and Jiang Qinyu some more, and also to inquire about how to strengthen the village's security.
Jiang Qinyu was then pulled aside to ask about other high-yield grain varieties.
In short, the two of them were busy until almost midnight before they finally had some peace and quiet.
"Go wash up quickly, I'll go check if Shufan and Pan'er are asleep." Lu Yanzheng closed the courtyard gate and turned to Jiang Qinyu.
Jiang Qinyu was indeed very sleepy at the moment, so she yawned and went to wash up.
Lu Yanzheng has become familiar with Shufan and Pan'er over this period of time, and the group gets along quite well. At least neither of the children has said that they dislike him.
Jiang Qinyu was satisfied as long as things remained the same.
...
The next morning, Jiang Qinyu got up early, checked the bags she had packed the day before, and took care of the two children. Soon, Qin Shen arrived with his men to pick her up.
"General, you and your wife go first. We'll be there with the sweet potatoes we've loaded up," Qin Shen reported, bowing respectfully.
His face still showed lingering excitement. Yesterday, he received a letter from the general saying that Dingshui Village had a yield of 5,000 catties of grain per mu. He couldn't sleep all night and came to the village with his men before dawn.
After confirming with the villagers, not only him, but all the other brothers couldn't help but burst into tears.
Heaven knows how long it's been since they've had a proper meal in their border town!
The general and his wife's return with sweet potatoes will surely bring about tremendous changes to the border town!
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