Chapter 192 Working as a Security Guard
Xiao Zhang didn't catch the tiger, but he did catch a leopard and a few rabbits.
Everyone else also got something; each person got one or two pheasants or rabbits.
While others cherished the fur and took it to town to sell, Xiao Zhang stripped off the most valuable pieces, saying he would use them to make hats, scarves, vests, and insoles for his wife!
He didn't come home all night, and when he did, he went to the workshop to find Li Meng.
"Honey, are you still at work?"
Li Meng gave him a look, signaling him to leave.
Lu Qingqing just came over and explained the rules: unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter the workshop. There were clearly people guarding outside, but no one knows how he got in.
Of course she didn't know that it was Lu Qingqing who let him in!
At this moment, Lu Qingqing and her father were both hiding outside watching the commotion!
Seeing that he was completely unharmed and grinning at her, Li Meng felt relieved after a night of worry.
He waved him away, telling him to go home: "Don't come here, go home!"
This place is for young women and wives, what is he doing coming in here?
"Going back, going back too, why don't you go back? Why don't you rest at home for a couple more days? You're not short of food, tonight..."
Sister-in-law Linghua, Tian Qiao'er, and a group of women covered their mouths and laughed.
Li Meng suddenly stood up, pushed him towards the door, and even hit him twice in anger.
He was already laughed at for coming to work today, and now he's come here again.
"Don't talk nonsense again!"
"What nonsense did I say? I asked you if you wanted rabbit or chicken for dinner tonight, so I could go back and prepare!" Xiao Zhang scratched his head.
He then whispered in Li Meng's ear, "Did I say something wrong? Why are they all looking at us like that?"
Li Meng turned around and looked.
Indeed, everyone's gaze was strange, not the teasing they used to give.
She figured everyone was probably looking at Xiao Zhang.
Today, everyone was praising Xiao Zhang for being capable, able to support his wife and children without working, caring, and strong. They said the villagers were all blind to have such a good man back then, and their tone was full of regret.
Li Meng immediately felt a pang of jealousy; they talked about Xiao Zhang as if he were a delicious piece of fatty meat.
She pushed Xiao Zhang along so that no one else could see him.
They kept pushing him out the door.
After they left, the others stopped looking at them with envy.
"Li Meng really married the right person this time," someone exclaimed. "From being afraid of men before, she's now even willing to hit them. It's clear how much Xiao Zhang loves his wife..."
"Yes, no matter what you say, you can't tell anything from buying clothes and jewelry, but the fact that he can heal the wounds in a woman's heart so quickly shows that he really hurt."
I'm so envious!
Young women, married women, and old women all craved it.
After Li Meng left, she gave the following orders:
"You are not allowed to come here again."
"Why can't I even take a look?"
"No way!"
She looked around.
No wonder he was able to get in; the people who were gathering herbs outside had all disappeared.
Strange, where are Qingqing and the others?
Seeing that Xiao Zhang's lips were drooping and he looked very aggrieved, Li Meng pursed her lips and explained in a low voice:
"There are only women here, what are you looking at?"
People are more likely to look down on you!
"Well, after work... we have plenty of time in the evening..."
The mere mention of evening would make Xiao Zhang's dejected eyes glow like fluorescent stones that had just absorbed the sun.
Startled, Li Meng swallowed hard and took a step back, afraid that he might abandon her if he were outside.
This guy is really something else.
"How much longer until we finish work?"
"Almost there, almost there, just be patient."
Li Meng called out, "Qingqing? Uncle Lu? Where are they? How can we leave them unattended? Where did they go?"
Xiao Zhang pointed behind the wall: "They're all over there!"
He has good hearing; he heard it a long time ago.
They were discovered, and only then did Lu Qingqing and her father come out.
Li Meng: "..."
He slapped Xiao Zhang's arm hard again.
Damn it, why didn't you tell her sooner!
Did she say anything embarrassing?
"Hehehe..." Old Man Lu touched his nose, "When you get old, you become useless. Why are your ears not working so well? What were you all talking about just now?"
Li Meng: "She didn't say anything."
Xiao Zhang: "How long do you say you'll be off work?"
The two spoke at the same time, and Lu Qingqing and her father burst into laughter.
"Brother-in-law Zhang, if you want to see your wife more often, that's easy. You can come here as a security guard! During the day, you'll be in charge of the bookstore to prevent anyone from causing trouble, and after work, you'll go home with Sister Li Meng."
With Xiao Zhang's keen senses, he's worth ten people!
"How about I pay you one tael of silver a month?"
"Okay!" Xiao Zhang readily agreed.
Money isn't important; the most important thing is being able to go to work with my wife!
Lu Qingqing knew this would happen.
Li Meng said that Xu Rui had suggested that he take a job in the government office, but he refused because he thought it was too far from home and too restrictive.
Now it's great, it's close to home, and I can go to and from work with my wife, so I agreed without hesitation.
He's such a henpecked husband.
"Then I'll lead a few more days of hunting, and then I'll come over and officially start working. Let's familiarize ourselves with things first. Honey, you go inside and get to work, and we'll leave together later."
And so, Xiao Zhang, hands on his hips, wandered around the bookstore.
Li Meng turned and ran into the workshop, afraid that Lu Qingqing would laugh again.
But she was very happy. Working here was much safer than hunting in the mountains, and she didn't have to worry about him getting hurt all the time.
"Hehehe..." Of course, Lu Qingqing had to laugh.
"Alright, one security guard, Xiao Zhang, is enough for the daytime duties. We'll need to hire a few more for the night."
"Dad will keep watch here tonight," said Old Man Lu.
“Then I’ll hire two more. Dad, don’t actually listen to the noise all night. Just think of it as sleeping in a different place. You’re not a young man anymore.”
"Father knows, Father knows."
In addition, we need to find a few people to inspect the medicinal herbs and a person to keep accounts. For example, today when Lu Yun and Sixi went out to deliver goods, we were short of people here.
But she is, after all, a doctor, and she has to treat patients and save lives.
"Miss Lu—"
In the distance, someone is riding a horse.
Fu Leng quickly arrived and dismounted.
He told Lu Qingqing the information he had found:
“I checked on Mu Daye. He himself is fine; he’s just a bodyguard. But his silly wife’s identity is unknown.”
"According to the people from their escort agency, the last time they escorted goods to the capital, they agreed to stay in the capital for five days before returning, but Mu Daye left early on the grounds that his mother was not in good health."
"After that, he stopped accepting long-distance darts as often."
I bet that silly wife is the one he brought back from the capital.
“Miss Lu, I’ve been staking out the Mu family’s house for a few nights and I’ve noticed that Mu Daye and his mother treat that silly wife quite well. Also, although they sleep on the same kang (heated brick bed), there’s a quilt between them, so they’re not really husband and wife.”
"However, his mother doesn't seem to know anything about this."
"I overheard them discussing that they're asking a doctor to take another look at that mentally challenged woman's brain. Or, could you, young lady, use your position as a doctor to have her examined?"
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