Li Zhong did not come back that night, so Li Wanfei came to his house to help with the news, saying that he had gone to the county to handle matters. He also said that Zhang Xingjing, a doctor from Deji Hall, had confirmed that he had smoked elephant millet and had been fined to build roads.
Yan Dashan and others were punished to build roads for three years. There was hope, but Zhang Xing was in misery. Liang Yan had a stipulation that he would smoke elephant millet and do hard labor for the rest of his life. But he deserved it. Who asked him to let go of his good life and pursue it?
You deserve that unwarranted stimulation!
Cheng Xue nodded after hearing what happened and said:
"Thank you for your hard work. Let's sit down and drink a glass of water."
Li Wanfei shook his head and declined:
"No, my family is still waiting for me to go back for dinner, so I'm leaving now. Everyone who followed us got rice, thank you... No, I... um..."
Seeing his embarrassment, Cheng Xue waved her hands and said:
"It's a good thing to get rice. If you meet anyone who sucks like millet in the future, it will be like today. I won't keep you, go back to eat. If you are not busy recently, the warehouse in the west of the village is short of people. Do you have time?" "Yes, yes, I can go. Can you go directly tomorrow?"
Looking at his expectant eyes, Cheng Xue nodded.
"Chen is at work, go directly to Ma Kuo, and your wages will be paid tomorrow."
"Okay, thank you, thank you very much." Li Wanfei couldn't help but responded, and left happily.
Cheng Xue had long seen that he wanted to work in the workshop, and wanted to find an opportunity to mention it to him. Unexpectedly, it happened today. Although he didn't have much contact with Li Wanfei, in his memory, he only worked in farming.
, or on the way to find a job and make money.
Keeping the family on the ground is a job, I think he will cherish it.
I thought that Li Zhong would come back the next day, but I waited and waited until the sun set, and Li Zhong was nowhere to be seen.
Cheng Xue was a little anxious, but Yu Niang was very calm and comforted in a soft voice:
"Madam, don't panic. Maybe I encountered something in the county and was delayed. He has the key over there, and there is food in the house, so he won't be hungry."
"That's true, but...well, as the saying goes, 'The king of hell is easy to meet, but the devil is difficult to deal with.' County Magistrate Pan couldn't say that the trouble lies with the people under his control." Cheng Xue pursed her lips tightly.
There is a sad look on the corner of the mouth.
The time she adopted Yan Yixin made her see clearly the faces of the county magistrate, the pian and others. The last time she accompanied Zhang and the other widows to collect pension money, it still makes her teeth itch just thinking about it.
If Li Zhong really can't see Pan Yongzhang, and he is made trouble by those donkeys, turtles, shrimps and crabs again...
"Don't worry, madam. I'm not bragging. Li Zhong is very smart and knows how to act based on people's looks."
"I know, I just... Hey, that's not right. You should be more anxious than me, but why are you the one comforting me instead?" Cheng Xue smiled and shook her head, sighing.
Yuniang didn't think so, poured her a cup of sour plum soup, and said:
"It's a blessing for us as a couple that Madam is so worried about Li Zhong. It is estimated that he will be back tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. If he can't come back, he will try to have someone send a letter home. This has happened before, so don't worry." p>
After being married for many years, we still have this tacit understanding.
Seeing this, Cheng Xue stopped thinking, drank sour plum soup to relieve summer heat, washed up and went to sleep.
Two more days passed in the blink of an eye, and there was still no news from Li Zhong. This time, not only Cheng Xue was worried, but Yu Niang was also a little anxious. But she knew that she couldn't show it, otherwise the host family would be even more worried.
On this day, Cheng Xue saw the workshops on both sides and went directly to the forest farm to find Yu Zhao, asking him to help go to the county to inquire about it.
Although Yu Niang seemed to have no problem, Ke Ren's condition could not be faked, and she was also anxious.
Yu Zhao went out for two days and finally brought back two useful pieces of news on the afternoon of the third day.
One is Li Hui’s second aunt and fifth aunt. During the plague in the village in June of the 17th year of Yongle, both families were wiped out, and the entire village was wiped out.
Second, Li Hui's fourth uncle, Zhang Xing's father, passed away in July of the same year. As the eldest son, Zhang Xing sent all his two brothers out.
I guess life is going smoothly and I don’t care about the small favors given here.
"...I came back from the county government office and found Mr. Du next door. I heard from him that Li Zhong told him before leaving that he was going to Zhang Xing's house. He must have been tied up by something there, otherwise he would have been back long ago.
Zhangjiatun is only half a day’s walk from Shushan Town.”
He knew all six of his cousin's aunts. Although they were all married in Pingyang County, they were all in different towns. Only the second and fifth aunts married in the same village, and they were together when the accident happened.
It's easier once you know where to go.
Cheng Xue nodded, breathed a long sigh of relief, and said:
"Okay, you've been working hard these past two days. You must be exhausted. You and your wife will come over for dinner later. Yingjie is playing with them in the backyard, so I won't let him leave."
"It doesn't make sense to just help my sister-in-law with a meal. Just leave Yingjie here to eat, and the two of us won't come over. I'll go home and do some laundry while I have nothing to do. I'm leaving now, sister-in-law.
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"Okay, then I won't keep you, and Lady Yu will go and see you off."
After watching the two of them leave the house, Cheng Xue began to think about going to Zhangjiatun.
If her calculations were correct, the 17th year of Yongle was the year when she and Li Hui had just crossed over. No wonder the three aunts had not come to fight in the autumn wind since they came over. It turned out that something had happened.
This time when Zhang Xing came over, he must have ruined the whole family and had no choice but to make demands for things. It's a pity that the sister-in-law today is not the same as before. Not only did his plan fail, but he also got the punishment he deserved.
"Madam, madam!"
"Ah? What?"
"My slave asks you if you want to eat steamed eggs with bird's nest."
After Yuniang learned about her husband's whereabouts, she was no longer anxious, but why did she feel that something was wrong with her?
"What are you thinking about, Madam, so fascinated?"
"I haven't thought about anything." Cheng Xue shook his head, "The steamed eggs with bird's nest will wait a moment. I want to see Master Gong tomorrow and go to Zhangjiatun. Let Bai Shao go with me. You can take care of the house. There are sugar candies in the workshop. Auntie and the others.
I’m not worried.”
When Yu Niang heard this, she quickly waved her hands in disapproval.
"I am very grateful that Madam can care about Li Zhong so much. But there is really no need for Madam to go to Zhangjiatun. He came back right after he finished his work there. The reason why he hasn't returned now is probably because he was caught up in something. Let's wait for two more days. Two
If he doesn't come back after 3 days, then we'll have to ask Mr. Cousin to go, and you can't move."
This is the backbone of the family. How can you go out and look for someone just because of a housekeeper? This is absolutely not okay.
After some heartfelt dissuasion and reminder of her identity, Cheng Xue looked at such a pretty girl, grabbed her hand, and didn't move it for a long time.
Now, she truly considers herself to be the master and has no second thoughts.
"Okay, I'll just listen to you and wait for two more days."
"Then this slave will make steamed eggs with bird's nest for you. Please rest first."
Looking at Yu Niang's back, Cheng Xue stood up with a smile and went to see the children.
Since moving to the new house, Li Yue, Li Tian, and Pang Yao have lived in their own courtyards. Ma takes care of them and teaches them knowledge on weekdays. Li Huai is still young and is with Cheng Xue, but he goes to play with his sisters during the day.