The train went all the way south, and it was really luxurious to only have so many people using one special train.
"When I return, I'll ask Uncle Ni to load a carriage full of local specialties for me so that I don't lose money on a wasted trip."
Yun Qiao said to everyone.
Xi Rong laughed so hard on the sidelines that he praised her repeatedly: "My wife is so frugal."
"If you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, you should save more in the future. There will be more places to use your money in the future."
Yun Qiao said.
Xi Rong said: "Madam, don't worry, I'm afraid you won't be able to spend all of Qi Ye's money in your lifetime."
Yun Qiao's heart tightened.
In this life...she will indeed have endless money to spend, even if she messes it up again.
She does not have a long time to wait for herself to grow old slowly.
What does that feel like?
Xi Lanting should know that he has lived for too long, so long that he wants a short and passionate life at almost any cost.
It was rare to have peace along the way, and we arrived at Yun Qiao's hometown county smoothly.
She asked Xi Zun to send a telegram to Uncle Ni. Uncle Ni should send someone to wait at the train station every day.
Sure enough, as soon as they left the station and Xi Rong went to explain the parking of the special train, Yun Qiao saw Uncle Ni standing outside the fence.
Uncle Ni was not used to expressing his feelings. When he saw Yun Qiao and others, he just nodded slightly.
He and Fourth Master Xi had only met once, and neither of them was very good at socializing, so they only moved away and nodded as they made eye contact.
Four or five carriages came to the house.
Yun Qiao and Uncle Ni were riding in a carriage alone, and Ni Yuanming found something to say: "I just received the telegram this morning, I'm afraid you guys have been waiting for a long time."
"It's okay to wait. No one is in a hurry."
Yun Qiao said, "What are you busy with these days?"
"Zuo is still busy with rent collection. New grain has arrived, so he is busy with these things."
Ni Yuanming said.
Yun Qiao exchanged a few pleasantries, asked about Aunt Tong and the children, and then asked Du Xiaoqin: "Does she know we are arriving today?"
"I know, your Aunt Tong told her as soon as she received the telegram.
She was very nervous, and when I came she was still looking through her new clothes, trying to look decent."
Ni Yuanming said.
Yun Qiao asked Du Xiaoqin how these days were.
Ni Yuanming: “I am no longer afraid of meeting people, I walk around every morning and evening.
Externally, she asked us to say that she was a distant relative whose family suffered a disaster and was disfigured.
The people in our clan are pretty good-natured, but those naughty children chased after her to look at her. Your Aunt Tong went to tell her a few times.
As time goes by, everyone is no longer new to it.”
Yun Qiao nodded.
Sure enough, life in one's hometown can soothe a person's broken heart.
"How did she react when I first sent you a telegram?"
Yun Qiao asked again.
Ni Yuanming: "I just told her, and her eyes lit up.
A young man in the village got married, and she told your Aunt Tong that Wenqing is already so old, and it would be time to get married in the countryside.
He also talked about you, asked how you were when you were a child, and asked if you hated her; he also mentioned Wen Zhan, saying that he was not in good health since he was a child."
Yun Qiao listened silently.
"She missed her children very much.
She also told your Aunt Tong about the Fourth Master, and she said she didn't blame him, and she felt sorry for him."
Ni Yuanming said again.
Yun Qiao: "After she returned to normal, she actually wanted to go back to her old life.
Blood is thicker than water, and she still can't let go of Wen Qing and Wen Zhan."
Ni Yuanming immediately said: "She can't let you go, Yun Qiao.
No mother can be cruel enough to abandon her child.
Xiaoqin married into the Xi family and became pregnant with Wenqing and then Wenzhan.
Giving birth and raising children took all her efforts, especially since Wen Zhan was in poor health since childhood.
You stay with grandma. She knows that you live a good life, so she only cares about the two little ones."
He was not defending Du Xiaoqin, but hoped that Yun Qiao could understand that her mother also loved her and cared about her.
Mother is irreplaceable by anyone, and Ni Yuanming knows this best.