Mrs. Wang here greeted Zhuqing to go home, while Mrs. Lu had a sullen face on the other side, but she didn't stop her at all. This eldest granddaughter is now a person of honor in front of the county magistrate.
If she hadn't come forward, there's no telling where their family would have fallen into this time.
Therefore, even if you can't support her, at least you can't offend her specifically.
Besides, what Wang said is right. The child must have been exhausted from running back and forth all over the county.
If there was something really wrong with her health, wouldn't the matter of making a fortune in the future be delayed? Lu felt that she was considering the overall situation, so she didn't say anything.
Zhuqing had been traveling all day and was really tired now. She just hoped to find a place to have a good rest. Going home was of course the most relaxing rest.
So she nodded and followed Mr. Wang home.
"Sister, you are finally back. I have already prepared dinner. Let's have porridge tonight. I can only cook porridge, but I also steamed a few eggs. Sister, let's eat together!" Zhushan saw them and hurriedly
Come forward.
"Well, okay! Zhushan will know that you are becoming more and more capable!" Zhuqing smiled at him.
Then he took out a small package and a small food box from it: "I know you like to eat Yipinzhai's snacks, so I brought some back for you. Let's all eat together later!"
Usually, every time Zhuqing goes to the county town, he knows that Zhushan likes to eat Yipinzhai snacks, so he will bring them for him every time. This time is no exception.
"Ah, so good!" Zhushan was very happy when he saw the box of snacks.
Afterwards, their family of four happily ate dinner together around the stove.
During the dinner, Sun Fucheng and the others asked Zhuqing carefully about the situation when she met Magistrate Guan. They all expressed great interest and pride in Magistrate Guan's care for her and their peppermint oil business.
Zhuqing knew that they were asking this question because they were worried about him, but he was really proud of himself. So he took the trouble to tell them his conversation with Magistrate Guan in detail.
After the three of them listened, it can be said that they were completely satisfied.
However, Mrs. Wang still has some concerns about Zhu Qing deliberately letting Guan County Magistrate facilitate the marriage between the Cheng family of Pang County and Zhu Jin.
"Qingya, if Jinya marries into the Cheng family of Pang County, will she bully you if she becomes powerful in the future?" This was Wang's first concern.
She felt that although Zhu Qing could escape and did not need to marry into the Pang family, Zhu Jin and Zhu Qing had never dealt with each other. If she married into the Pang family and gained power, there was no guarantee that it would be detrimental to Zhu Qing.
"Mom, don't worry! She can't bully me! In the future, we will be successful in studying in Zhushan and pass the imperial examination. I am the elder sister of the official. Why should she bully me? Besides, even now, I have nothing to do with my care.
Well, the Pang family will never dare to deal with me!" Zhu Qing didn't take this to heart at all.
She didn't take the Pang County Prime Minister's family to heart. The things she wanted to do were all big things, and she didn't have time to argue with these people.
"Oh, that's good." What Wang is most worried about is whether her daughter will be bullied. Now that her daughter is confident, she is temporarily relieved.
"Yes, mother, I will definitely study hard! When I win the first prize and become an official, no one can bully my sister and you!" Zhushan expressed his position quickly.
"Hmm, our family is counting on you from now on, Zhushan!" Zhuqing saw Zhushan showing off his manly responsibility so cutely, and couldn't help but smile and encourage him.
"Well, sister, I've finished eating, and I'm going to practice thirty more characters! The teacher said that my characters are not strong enough yet, so I have to practice hard!" Zhuqing's encouragement made Zhushan feel like he was beaten to death.
, put down the bowl, got up and went to practice calligraphy.
Zhuqing was deeply impressed by her enthusiasm for learning. She couldn't help but think of her former colleagues who complained to her that their children were unwilling to study and were in a state of panic when doing homework. She felt that if the child could also
Once you have a taste of such a hard life, you will probably become enthusiastic when you study, right?
"Well done, Shanba! That's what it's like!" Seeing Zhushan like this, Sun Fucheng's face was filled with relief.
"Qingya, you should go to bed early after eating. You can get up early tomorrow to read medical books!" Wang's words made Zhuqing blush. She actually became a reference for Zhushan!
Compared with Zhushan's hardworking spirit, she really had to study hard to become a success.
"Okay, I understand." Zhu Qing nodded.
Lying on the bed, Zhuqing felt that her whole body was aching. However, the pain was worth it. After all, it solved a major problem for her.
The Pang family was also persuaded to withdraw. In a short period of time, Zhuqing felt that she would no longer be troubled by any marriage issues.
I don't know when Zhuqing fell into sleep.
"Everyone is so polite! No need, really no need!"
"Hey, we have these eggs at home, we do!"
"No need to do it, my Zhushan swept this place all morning!"
Early in the morning, Zhu Qing woke up to Wang's polite rejection.
As soon as she woke up, she discovered something that made her laugh a little.
The house and outside were actually crowded with people!
Some of these people know each other, and some do not. The purpose of everyone's coming today is said to be very simple. I hope that when Zhuqing's family grows mint next year, they can take them with them!
These are the more clever ones among the people who got the news yesterday.
Some of these people enthusiastically sent their own rice, some sent home-grown vegetables, and some even sent eggs and other foods that are valuable in the eyes of the villagers. Others came directly to help.
Survive. Of course, those who came to help with the work were those whose families were really poor and had nothing to give.
Wang had never seen such a battle before, so when she saw so many enthusiastic people, her first reaction was to be nervous, and then she felt particularly uncomfortable and embarrassed.
Although she repeatedly refused, she still couldn't resist the enthusiasm of everyone.
Zhuqing was woken up under such circumstances.
After listening for a moment in the room, she understood what had happened.
So he quickly got dressed and went out to help Wang's rescue.
"We appreciate everyone's kindness! Don't worry, the county magistrate has already said that next year's mint planting tasks will be distributed door to door according to the village. Our family cannot decide how to allocate it! But I promise it will be fair!"
Qing walked out and everyone stopped talking.
"Miss Zhuqing, what you said is true? That's really great! However, we all voluntarily thank you for these things! If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have had this opportunity at all!" A gray-haired old man
Hearing Zhu Qing say this, he told her sincerely.
Zhu Qing nodded and smiled at him: "Grandpa, it's true. Mr. Guan is very concerned about the sufferings of our people. He heard about our current chilblain ointment and asked me to make more and send it to Huimin Hall for him.
. He said that we should make more of these products that are affordable and close to the people.
Medicine can be affordable for everyone. Peppermint oil is easy to make and has good effects. Therefore, he strongly supports it and hopes to promote this peppermint oil to the county or even the country, so that our business can be bigger and everyone can
You can make more money.”
Hearing what Zhuqing said, everyone cheered and jumped for joy. They all kept saying that Mr. Guan is a good official!
Zhuqing felt that by saying this, he was worthy of Guan Dingzhong's support for him. What Guan Dingzhong wanted was probably this result.
Of course, if spring comes and mint is planted on a large scale and real profits can be obtained, Guan Dingzhong's official reputation will definitely be improved to a higher level.
"Miss Zhuqing, no matter what, I still want to thank you! It's not easy for you to share this mint thing with everyone. Most people only care about making money for themselves. Who would want to help you?
!Today these things are also ours
I just want to accept it reluctantly! I heard that you want to get up early and study medical books, so we won’t disturb you!" The old man seemed to be the leader. After he finished speaking, everyone in the room also agreed.
, and then followed him in twos and threes to say goodbye.
None of them refused to take away the things they had brought, leaving behind a pile of food, which made Mrs. Wang suddenly look sad.
"Qingya, you said there are so many things, what should we do? We can't accept these things!" Wang's first reaction was that we can't accept these things.
She is not a greedy person, so she has no interest in things that do not belong to her.
"It's okay, mother. We can give these things to the poor families in our neighborhood. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and they all lack food and clothing. If we have these things for them to celebrate the New Year, they can also have a happy New Year." Zhu Zhu
Qing immediately figured out where to go with these things.
"Oh, that's a good idea! Okay, Qingya, Zhushan, come and help me sort out the things. Let's put all these things away and then divide them up and give them to the families in our village who don't have anything to eat.
I sent it over." Mrs. Wang was overjoyed when she heard this.
So, their family of four started working together and quickly sorted out everything, and then sent things to those families in the village based on their actual conditions.
Most of the people who have received help from their family are very grateful to their family.
There are also a small number of people who are not only ungrateful, but also say behind their backs that their family is just for the limelight, and even feel that the Zhuqing family does not give enough.
For such a family, Wang and others were very angry, but Zhu Qing was indifferent: "Mom, let's just have a clear conscience. What should we do with them? At most, we won't give them any more next time. Such poor-hearted people
Man, our help is in vain."
Seeing how calm Zhu Qing was, Wang gradually no longer felt so unbalanced.
"Well, that makes sense. Our family has a clear conscience." Mrs. Wang is now convinced of Zhu Qing.
However, they just got rid of a lot of things at home, but someone also sent a lot of things to their home.
Seeing the smiling old Uncle Ding, Zhuqing's first reaction was to take a closer look to see if he had recognized the wrong person.
"Uncle Ding, why are you here?" Zhu Qing greeted him after realizing that he had not admitted his mistake.
"Old lady, my wife asked me to give you a New Year's gift for your family! Miss Sun, thanks to your timely action, we saved our old lady and the young master. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, let me send something over to express my respect.
!" Old Ding looked at Zhu Qing with a respectful expression.
He liked and admired this girl from the bottom of his heart. He liked that this girl was sensible, strong, and smart. He also admired her intelligence and courage to refuse a powerful family.
And even though Zhuqing rejected the Zhou family, she did not make others look down upon her. Instead, she felt that they should not underestimate her.
"Uncle Ding, you old ladies and madams are so polite! Thank you for their gifts! Our family's income is quite good this year, and we have no shortage of things for the New Year. You'd better take these things back and tell the madam and others to give them to them.
Those who need it?" Zhuqing declined politely.
"Hey, girl, the things I gave you are yours. It's up to you to decide what to do with them! This is our old lady and my wife's wish, just accept it!" Lao Ding was not satisfied with Zhuqing's rejection.
Not surprising.
After he arrived, he had already inquired about the whereabouts of Zhuqing and his family. After knowing that they were donating their things, he actually already knew how Zhuqing would respond.
"Our family has received too much favor from your family! I really can't accept these things! Well, since you said I can make the decision, then you can just send them to the Huimin Hall in the county. Even if
This is my heartfelt feeling for the orphans and the elderly there!" Zhuqing thought and accepted it, since she still couldn't use it all at home. Why not just do a favor and ask Uncle Ding to help her send these things to Huimin Hall?
.
After hearing Zhuqing's suggestion, Lao Ding had nothing to argue with.
"Hey, you girl, it's true. Okay, I'll help you deliver these things! It can be regarded as helping our wife and the old lady to accumulate virtue."
"But there are a few small items among these things that you must accept! In this way, you can be considered as accepting our wife's wishes." Lao Ding said, taking out a few small items from the carriage and giving them to Zhuqing.
Zhuqing took it and took a look and couldn't help but laugh.
These are several small head flowers, all of New Year style. They don’t look expensive, but they are just right for a little girl of her age and suitable for her to wear during the Chinese New Year.
"Thank you madam for taking the trouble!" Zhu Qing sincerely felt warm for Mrs. Zhou's attentiveness.
Mrs. Zhou seems to have really good intentions.
"I will tell our wife what the girl said! In that case, I will leave first if I have something to do!" Old Ding breathed a heartfelt sigh of relief when he saw the few flowers Zhuqing collected.
