Chapter 93 Stealing a Mule
Wan Qiqi believed that Wan Ziyan must have heard about what happened to her in Guanshi Village and, like Chen Yongliang, was worried that something might have happened to her in Shanfeng Town.
But is it really a good idea to let Wan Ziyan use his connections to expand the honey pomelo jam business to the county town?
She hesitated, feeling uneasy because the road seemed too smooth.
Chen Yongliang was overjoyed to hear this.
Sister-in-law doesn't have to go to Shanfeng Town, and someone can help her negotiate business with Yunhe County. Isn't that a great thing?
But then he wondered, why would Master Wan help his sister-in-law like this?
Could it be that he's taken a fancy to his sister-in-law and is planning to steal her away from his brother?
The other two were about to criticize Wan Ziyan for spoiling his sister when Chen Yongliang suddenly stood up, slammed his hand on the table, and said, "No way! My sister-in-law belongs to my elder brother, and no one is allowed to take her away, not even you, Master Wan!"
Wan Qiqi wanted to find a crack in the ground to stick her head in.
Seeing Chen Yongliang's reaction, Tao Ran couldn't help but laugh out loud, apologizing repeatedly, "I'm sorry, please forgive my rudeness... hahaha..."
Tao Jing stared blankly at Chen Yongliang, not understanding what he meant.
Wan Ziyan paused in his teacup-holding motion, raising an eyebrow. "If I were to take it, what would you do then?"
Wan Qiqi looked at Wan Ziyan with a look of astonishment.
What is he planning to do now?
Chen Yongliang's face turned red as he stammered, "I...I...I'll just tell my sister-in-law to stay home from now on and not come to town, so you'll never see her again..."
Wan Ziyan took a sip of tea and smiled faintly: "Do you think I don't know to go to Lotus Village?"
"You...you...you are a teacher, how could you...you steal someone else's wife?"
Wan Ziyan said calmly, "Did I say I was going to steal your wife?"
Chen Yongliang was stumped by his question.
What's the meaning?
Wan Qiqi couldn't stand it anymore and pouted, "Second brother, you can't bully him just because he's not well-educated."
Second brother?
Chen Yongliang was even more puzzled.
Although the two share the same surname, Wan, they are completely unrelated. How did he come to be the second brother?
"I didn't." Wan Ziyan narrowed his eyes and looked at Wan Qiqi. "He misunderstood. I'll explain!"
Brother, this doesn't sound like an explanation at all; it's just making the misunderstanding worse!
Wan Qiqi was helpless and could only explain herself: "Third brother, Master Wan is just joking!"
She stood up, placed her hands on Chen Yongliang, and asked him to sit down.
"Let me introduce you. This is my second brother, Wan Ziyan. As for why he is in the Wan family, I don't know."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Yongliang was so startled that he stood up from his chair.
As soon as he stood up, Wan Qiqi immediately pressed him back down.
"Sister-in-law, you're saying Master Wan is your second brother?"
"Mm." Wan Qiqi nodded seriously.
Wan Ziyan nodded.
Finally, Chen Yongliang accepted the situation, but he still found it hard to believe.
The young master of the Wan family in Hefeng Town is actually the elder brother of the eldest sister-in-law!
He felt that if the villagers knew about this, they would all try to curry favor with him, hoping that his sister-in-law would find a way to send her child to the academy.
Chen Yongliang secretly resolved that he would keep this matter a secret and only tell his elder brother, not anyone else.
He was secretly pleased, knowing that with this older brother, Pingping's schooling would be no problem!
If a family can produce a scholar, even if they don't pass the imperial examinations, they can still become a teacher like Master Wan.
Under the blazing sun, a gentle breeze was blowing.
After Wan Ziyan and Tao Ran had lunch, they returned to the academy, and Tao Jing was also taken back to study.
Wan Qiqi didn't go to Shanfeng Town; instead, she returned to her usual stall and started doing business with Chen Yongliang.
It wasn't until evening that the two of them went to the academy to bring out the mule.
The students hadn't finished class yet, and Wan Ziyan and Tao Ran didn't have time to come out, so Wan Qiqi gave a few instructions to the academy servant Ajiu and drove away from the town.
After school, Wan Ziyan heard from Ajiu that the person had left, and he felt somewhat disappointed.
Tao Ran stared at him from behind for a long time before walking up to him, taking out a money pouch, and handing it to Wan Ziyan.
What do you mean?
Tao Ran stuffed the money bag into his arms and left the academy.
Wan Ziyan patted the container twice, estimating there were about six taels of loose silver inside, and quickly followed him out.
He stopped Tao Ran, holding up the money bag and demanding, "What do you mean by this?"
"The money for the sweet soup."
"That's only five taels!"
"Today's meal money."
"It's a promise, it's on me!"
Tao Ran didn't reply, but quietly looked at Wan Ziyan.
After a long while, he took the money bag and tied it around Wan Ziyan's waist. "With me, you don't need to pretend." He tied a tight knot before letting go. "Uncle Wan needs a lot of money. If you use all the money to buy sugar water, how will you survive? Winter is coming, so you might as well save it to add some charcoal to the fire."
Wan Ziyan turned his face away, his expression ashen. "You found out again?"
“I’m like a tapeworm in your stomach, how could I not know you?” Tao Ran patted his shoulder. “Let’s go, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen Uncle Wan, I’d like to pay him a visit.”
Under Tao Ran's persistent nagging, Wan Ziyan finally gave up his obstinacy, and they disappeared into the sunset together.
As the last rays of the setting sun faded, Wan Qiqi and Chen Yongliang finally entered the village.
As soon as they entered the village, a villager said to them, "Go home quickly. Uncle Lin brought Chen Lizheng to your house and said you stole their mule."
Wan Qiqi had expected Lin Youtian to cause trouble, but wasn't this charge too serious?
However, if the family insists that they stole it, there's no way to defend themselves, since there are no security cameras here to prove it.
Chen Yongliang hurriedly drove the mule home, not even noticing when Wan Qiqi got off the cart.
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