boyutpedia Chapter 259 One Day's Journey
Chapter 259 One Day's Journey
Speaking of this, Chen Yunrui immediately started talking incessantly, talking about his wedding date with Su Luoshan and their past.
Their wedding will be on the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month at the end of the year. Su Luoshan will be coming of age in March this year. Since they grew up together as childhood sweethearts, this is a natural thing to do.
Because they were worried that Su Luoshan would not be used to living here alone, they sent her here to live for two months so that she could get familiar with the home environment.
Huanxi also pieced together the Chen family's family environment from his words.
Chen Yunrui's biological mother died of illness when he was young. The person in charge of the household affairs in the Chen Mansion now is the maid who came with Mrs. Chen's dowry and was promoted from a concubine to a wife.
This new Mrs. Chen also has two children. One is thirteen years old and is studying at Hongbo Academy in Shang'an Prefecture. Her name is Chen Yunyu. The younger daughter is eleven years old and is named Chen Yunqiao.
It was precisely because Chen Yunrui was about to get married and couldn't continue to be a lifelong liar who depended on his parents for support that Boss Chen sent him to the Zhenxiu Pavilion for training.
"The tenth day of the twelfth lunar month is a good day. I will definitely come to the wedding to drink wine then, haha." Huanxi laughed.
"Of course, I'll send you three visiting cards from Shuxiangju when the time comes." Chen Yunrui seemed to remember something after he finished speaking. He immediately looked at the two people sitting and drinking tea and asked in disbelief:
"You two... haven't gotten married yet?"
Huanxi was embarrassed for a moment and immediately took over the conversation:
"Isn't this almost here..."
She regretted it so much. If she had known earlier, she would not have put on such a big show when buying the first pot of flowers. It would have been better to sell it directly. Now, it was so embarrassing to be exposed in front of others.
Chen Yunrui looked at the two of them meaningfully, hummed with a smile, and picked up the teacup to drink a sip of tea.
Xu Qingzhao's face was calm and unperturbed. Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Chen Yunrui came from a merchant family, so he should understand this principle.
"By the way, Master Zhou, when would it be convenient for me to pick you up and take you to Dashi Village?"
Zhou Wencong looked towards the courtyard where he lived, thought for a moment and said:
"About two days later."
Huanxi stood up and said, "In that case, I will come to pick you up in two days with the head of Dashi Village. We came in a hurry this time and brought nothing with us. This hundred taels of silver is a token of our whole village's appreciation. Please take it. I know that Master despises money, but my aunt is weak, and medical treatment and medicine will cost a lot of money. Please accept it."
"Oh, no... no, how can this be possible?" Zhou Wencong quickly stood up and refused. Although his life was hard, he didn't need help from others.
"Master, you may not know that this banknote was prepared long ago. Knowing that I was coming to town, every household contributed silver and collected sixty taels. Forty taels of this was a personal gift from me, so you must accept it, Master. Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain myself when I return."
This is true. Knowing that she was coming to the town to find a husband, almost everyone in the village had one or two taels of silver. Even those who didn't have silver came to exchange it for some eggs or something.
After collecting all the scattered money, he actually had sixty taels. Huanxi paid forty taels himself, making it an even number.
This matter has been made public in the village.
Zhou Wencong was somewhat moved by Huanxi's words. It was a small village full of villagers who worked hard to make ends meet. How could he be so worthy of such a large sum of money?
"Miss Zhao... thank the villagers for me..." He choked up as he held the banknote.
"I am the one who thanks you, Master, on behalf of the villagers. When the villagers heard the news that you were coming to the small village, they were already preparing to celebrate." The atmosphere was a bit solemn, and Huanxi quickly said something happy to ease it.
He talked about the village meeting and how excited the villagers were when they learned that the teacher was a Jinshi, successfully bringing the atmosphere back to normal.
After a few pleasantries, he pulled Xu Qingzhao out of the Chen Mansion. Because the Shuxiangju transfer shop had been renovated and was located near the Pangshi Escort Agency at the city gate, it used to be a grocery store.
It is three meters wide, which means it is very long, about seven or eight meters. There are four rooms and a small kitchen in the small courtyard at the back. It is fully furnished with all kinds of furniture. The rent is three taels of silver per month.
She rented the shop for three months at the time. Now she has money and the shop is nice, so she is thinking about buying it.
The shop was rented from a pawnshop, and there was still time, so the two of them hurried to the pawnshop.
When I came out of the shop, only half of the sun was left hanging in the sky. It was a bit anxious to go back tonight, so I might as well rest for a night in the town.
I went to the inn near the shop, rented a room upstairs, and ate something. I went to Wenchuntang and got some medicine. Then I decided to go see Yunchuan in that beggar's den.
On the way, the two chatted:
"This shop is quite expensive. I spent 120 taels right away... and the dealer even took 5 taels from me..."
"This shop is really nice. The four rooms in the back are quite large. There's a small well outside the corner door. I wonder if you've noticed it."
"It's in the haystack behind the corner gate. I saw it, too. Otherwise, I wouldn't have thought of buying it. Now, when we come to town, we don't have to stay at an inn anymore. We can just stay in a shop. How nice!"
"Huanhuan, you have the final say..."
On the way, I bought a few roast chickens and a large basket of hot buns. When I arrived at the door of the shabby house, Huanxi really didn't want to go through the dog hole and was struggling...
"Ah..." Xu Qingzhao hugged her waist, and she jumped onto the roof and into the yard with another jump.
The children inside were all confused and were about to run away when they realized it was their sister from the daytime.
"Sister, you are here! Brother Yunchuan is awake!" Gouwazi ran over and said excitedly.
Huanxi handed him the food and said, "Take it and eat it. It's enough for you."
The aroma of the roast chicken and the fragrance of the buns aroused the appetite of the children.
"Thank you, sister. Brothers, come and eat!" Gouwazi commanded.
But the children did not rush to grab the food. Instead, they lined up in a long queue in front of Gouwazi.
Start from the smallest one and take them first. Huanxi bought enough buns, so there were still two left for each person.
Gouwazi gave each of them a bun, and tore off two legs of the roast chicken and gave the rest to the children.
Huanxi certainly didn't think that this kid was going to eat it all by himself, because he took the chicken leg into the main room, squatted where Yunchuan was lying, and handed the chicken leg to her:
"Brother Yunchuan, are you feeling better? Have some chicken legs~ and some buns~ that my sister brought~"
Yunchuan woke up slowly. After taking the medicine, she looked much better than in the morning. Seeing the chicken leg in front of her, she blocked it with her hand, looked at Huanxi and Xu Qingzhao, and sat up with difficulty.
"No merit, no reward. Please tell me what you two want to do..."