Chapter 125 The Changes of the Three Brothers
As dawn breaks, the azure sky is tinged with a rosy hue.
Sun Qianyi stopped at the village entrance as usual, waiting for the villagers who were going to town.
The grass by the river, mixed with morning dew, dampened the straw sandals of passersby, chilling them to the bone.
"Let me tell you, don't try anything funny. Come back to me right after you buy it, and don't even think about messing around with the Chen family!" Lin Youtian placed the money bag in Lin Dazhuang's hand, his eyes filled with suspicion.
His family had run out of food, and he didn't want to go hungry, but he dared not leave home.
Yesterday, the Chen family announced that he would be setting up a stall today. He felt something was amiss, so he dared not leave home, fearing that the Chen family would let Lin Zhaodi escape while he was away.
But Lin Dazhuang was worried that his son would go to town to find Wan Qiqi and ask someone else to buy grain for him, and he didn't trust that, so he had no choice but to let Lin Dazhuang go to town.
Lin Dazhuang took the money and smiled. "Dad, don't worry, I'll come right after I buy it."
After he turned around, the smile on his face was replaced by disgust. He quickly left the courtyard and headed towards the village entrance.
Sun Qian looked up at the sky.
It's about time to set off!
I had only driven a few dozen meters when I heard a male voice behind me.
"Uncle Sun, wait, I haven't gotten on the bus yet!"
Sun Qian stopped the car, turned around and saw Lin Dazhuang, showing a hint of surprise.
Lin Dazhuang ran over quickly, grabbed the back of the cart, jumped onto the cart, took out a copper coin and handed it to Sun Qian, "Uncle Sun, thank you."
Sun Qian hesitated for a long time, then took the copper coin and drove off.
Lin Dazhuang's appearance reignited the villagers' curiosity, and they were eager to know whether the rumors circulating in the village were true or false, so they asked one question after another.
The person being questioned ignored him and just sat there blankly.
Some people were displeased and scolded, "How can you be like this, child? How can you speak to your elders without any manners?"
Lin Dazhuang glanced at her, giving her a cold look, and said coldly, "Aunt Zhang, do you think you're so cultured just because you're asking about other people's business?"
"Lin Dazhuang, how dare you speak like that..." Before she could finish speaking, Aunt Zhang was pulled away.
She turned around, about to speak, but when she saw it was Madam Zheng, the village head's wife, she froze.
Then, her expression immediately changed. She smiled and approached Zheng, chatting casually, unaware that the other woman didn't want to leave her.
Lin Dazhuang glanced at him indifferently and said nothing.
When the morning sun paints half the sky red, it is a sign that the sun is about to break through the mountains.
Chen Yongxing parked the oxcart in the spot where he used to set up his stall.
Wan Qiqi jumped off the mule cart and greeted He Shi with a smile.
The other party ignored her and even moved their stall further away from her.
Looking around, everyone else avoided her as if she were a plague.
The other stalls were quite close together, but their stall stood out because it was surrounded by empty space.
Chen Yongxing frowned and looked at Wan Qiqi, somewhat puzzled.
Wan Qiqi knew that these people avoided her like the plague because she had offended the magistrate's nephew, which was also considered an offense against the magistrate.
Although Fang Ziming assured everyone that he would not cause trouble for the Tang family, it did not mean that others would not cause trouble to curry favor with the Tang family and Magistrate Fang.
She didn't care much about it.
Setting up a stall today was just a pretext; her main purpose was something else. So much so that she simply rested by the mule cart and didn't actually set up the stall.
Chen Yongxing, unaware of the situation, began to move the items from the car onto the ground, one by one.
After carrying the two buckets of water, he turned to look at Wan Qiqi with a curious expression.
He always felt that his sister-in-law didn't look like she was there to set up a stall.
At that moment, two people walked out from the crowd.
Chen Yongxing stopped, smiling and waving, "Big brother, third brother, over here!" Watching the two approach, he asked, "What brings you here?"
Chen Yongliang smiled faintly: "I heard from the Wan family's servants this morning that they saw my sister-in-law, so I guessed she must be here to set up her stall." Compared to before, he seemed more composed and spoke less verbosely.
The bruises on his face had faded considerably, and his clothes were much neater, showing less of the mischievousness of a wild child.
Wan Qiqi was also somewhat surprised when she saw it.
In just a few days, it gave people a completely different feeling.
He was still that fifteen-year-old boy, but she felt that he had grown up a lot.
She thought it was fine, but also felt that something was missing.
Chen Yongnian walked to Wan Qiqi's side and called out gently, "My wife."
Compared to his usual self, he seemed less enthusiastic, but his gaze was intense, making it hard for Wan Qiqi to ignore him.
She felt that Chen Yongnian had lost some of his drive and gained more restraint.
This made her curious about what Wan Ziyan had said while she was away, that made the three brothers seem to have grown so much in just a few days.
The impulsive eldest son learns to be patient, the lazy second son becomes diligent, and the talkative third son learns to be concise.
Is this the power of being a teacher?
She only hesitated for a moment before getting back to the main topic.
"My lord, today you and my second brother will accompany me to Baizhi Town, and my third brother will help me make a trip to the brokerage firm..."
Everyone looked puzzled by Wan Qiqi's arrangement, but Chen Yongxing immediately realized, "Sister-in-law, are you planning to help Lin Zhaodi?"
"It's not really helping, it's just that I owe someone a favor." Every time Wan Qiqi sees a mule, she thinks of Qian Shi.
She knew that divorce would give women ammunition in ancient times, so she guessed what happened when Qian returned to her parents' home.
At that time, she had planned to teach the honey pomelo jam making technique to Ms. Qian, so that Ms. Qian could set up a stall here every day, earn her own income, and be self-reliant.
She just didn't expect that of all the options she considered, the Qian family didn't choose any of them, but instead chose the most extreme and least worthwhile path!
“Alright, everything is arranged by my wife.” After Chen Yongnian gave his support, the other two had no objections.
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