"That's good. Although the world isn't too chaotic right now, after getting married, you really don't have the same freedom as when you were a girl."
Xu Han understands this all too well, especially after having two children, she can no longer travel far from home.
Every day revolves around the children and housework; there's no freedom at all.
Now Xu Han is just hoping that her two children will grow up quickly, and then she will be free.
"Sister Xiaohan, can you come to my wedding?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Han took Zhao Yunyun's hand and squeezed it, "My silly little sister, I'll definitely be there for your wedding!"
Zhao Yunyun was even happier to hear Xu Han say that. "Really? The south is very far from here. I thought you didn't want to go."
"Haha, you silly girl, no matter how far the journey is, it's not as important as your wedding. We can always make it if we set off early. Besides, I'm your family member, and I'll be there to support you. If Li Lin dares to bully you, I'll have your brother-in-law beat him up."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yunyun's eyes instantly welled up with tears. She sniffed and hugged Xu Han, saying, "Thank you, Sister Xiao Han."
Xu Han patted Zhao Yunyun on the back. "What are you thanking me for? We're family. There's no need for thanks. I'll prepare a generous dowry for you and make sure you don't suffer any hardship."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yunyun burst into laughter through her tears. "No need, Sister Xiaohan. You should keep your money for the two children. I'll tell you a secret: Grandpa has prepared quite a dowry for me! Even the Taoist priest prepared one for me."
Xu Han smiled and said, "Really? That's wonderful. Life isn't easy for us girls. If we have a generous dowry, we'll have more confidence. After we get married, we won't have to live at the mercy of our in-laws or husbands, and we won't suffer any grievances. With a generous dowry, we can support ourselves and speak with confidence. If your in-laws want to bully you, they'll have to think twice."
Zhao Yunyun affectionately hugged Xu Han's arm and shook it, "You guys are my biggest support. Yunhua and brother-in-law are skilled fighters, not just anyone can beat them. I don't believe that if I suffer any injustice, you won't stand up for me."
"Haha, don't worry, not only do Yunhua and your brother-in-law support you, but these two kids are also your backing."
The two chatted for a while longer before continuing to pack their luggage.
Since Zhao Yunyun plans to return to the capital with Yunhua, then we can just pack all the things they need to take with them together, and then they can each divide them up after they get back.
Sweet potato wine, dried bamboo shoots, dried beef, dried mushrooms, various pickles, and other miscellaneous items prepared by Xu Han.
After they finished packing, they looked at the pile of belongings on the floor and couldn't help but worry: how were they going to carry all this stuff with them?
Xu Han looked at the pile of things on the ground with a headache. "I thought there wouldn't be much, but I didn't expect there to be so much after I packed everything up. This carriage can't hold it all. What am I going to do?"
Zhao Yunyun was also troubled. "Should I take less? But these are all delicious foods, I can't leave them out. What should I do? I want them all, Xiaohan."
Zhao Yunyun glanced at the wine jar on the ground; it took up the most space. But Zhao Yunyun also knew that Yunhua would definitely disagree if she didn't take it with her.
But I'm not willing to give up these foods.
Seeing Zhao Yunyun's conflicted expression, Xu Han smiled and said, "At worst, we can just hire another carriage. We're not short of money anyway."
"Haha, this is a great idea. This way we can take all of these things with us."
"Alright, let's leave these here for now. Let's go outside and see if they've finished installing the bridge."
After Xu Han finished speaking, she took Zhao Yunyun's arm and walked outside. From a distance, they could see several people working enthusiastically.
The Taoist priest looked up and saw the two of them coming over. "You've packed everything up."
Zhao Yunyun replied cheerfully, "It's all packed. There's so much stuff. I've already discussed it with Sister Xiaohan, and we'll hire another carriage, otherwise we won't be able to fit all this stuff in."
Zhao Yunyun spoke first, fearing that her grandfather might see too many things and ask her to take less.
Grandpa Zhao could easily see through his granddaughter's thoughts, and he smiled indulgently, "Alright, if you have a lot of things, just hire another carriage. It's not far from the capital, just be careful along the way."
Yunhua chimed in from the side, "Grandpa Zhao, you're still worried even with me with you?"
Grandpa Zhao waved his hand, smiling broadly, "Don't worry, don't worry. I couldn't be more at ease. Hahaha."
Seeing them chatting on the side, Xu Han touched the newly built bridge and looked at it, saying, "This bridge looks really grand, and the design is beautiful too."
Lu Chuan pointed to the bridge piers in the river and said, "Look at these bridge piers, they are thick and sturdy, there is no need to worry about them being unstable."
Yunhua stood on the bridge and swayed back and forth. "Yes, look at me standing here. Even with such a strong sway, it's perfectly fine. It doesn't budge at all; it's incredibly sturdy."
Seeing this, Xu Han also went up and asked, "Approximately how much weight can this bear?"
Lu Chuan looked at Xu Han with a smug expression, boasting, "Once it's set up, it will weigh at least a thousand jin without any problem."
The three of them stood on the swaying bridge, discussing the weight issue. Just as they were arguing, they suddenly heard a furious voice.
The Taoist priest glanced resentfully at the three people on the bridge, then roared irritably, "Can you three stop swaying? Can't you see I'm still down here?"
The three looked down and saw the Taoist priest standing in the river, seemingly fixing something under the bridge. Knowing the bridge wasn't finished, Lu Chuan and Yun Hua didn't dare say a word and sheepishly walked off the bridge.
Seeing this, Xu Han quickly followed and came downstairs. She was really afraid that the Taoist priest would catch her and give her a beating. It was better to play the fool for now.
Yunhua and Luchuan dared not slack off anymore, and picked up their tools to continue working hard.
Seeing that she didn't know what to do for a moment, but was afraid of becoming cannon fodder, Xu Han quickly picked up Ze'er and ran to the fishpond next to her, looking like she was coaxing a child.
Ze'er was bewildered when he was suddenly picked up, but when he turned around and saw that it was his mother, he smiled even more happily.
The group worked until sunset and dusk before the bridge was roughly completed.
Grandpa Zhao glanced at the sky and said, "It's too dark to see clearly. Let's go back first. We can finish up the rest tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, everyone picked up the tools that had fallen to the ground, and the group headed home in a large procession.
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