After her husband died, her parents came to force her to remarry

Chapter 242 Entering the City

On the way back, Zhang Qingshan drove the ox cart. Jiang Xiaohe asked Zhang Qinglian, "Can you hear it?"

Seeing Zhang Qinglian nod, Jiang Xiaohe thought, fortunately I can still hear it.

"Okay, when you go back, just follow the old lady and do whatever she does."

Zhang Qinglian nodded quickly, not daring to look at her.

The two siblings saw the ox cart arriving at a village and thought that the owner must be a farmer.

But when Jiang Xiaohe asked him to stop, they saw that the house built by the owner was so magnificent.

"Go over there and tie the cart to the backyard."

Zhang Qingshan nodded, and Jiang Xiaohe took Zhang Qinglian into the house.

When Zhang Chuan heard the noise, he ran out and shouted, "Mom!"

As soon as Jiang Xiaohe saw him, she quickly picked him up and asked, "Did you behave this morning?"

"I was very obedient. I played hide-and-seek with Sister Xiaohua and Aunt Xiaoya, and they couldn't find me."

Wang Xiaoya ran out immediately: "Cousin, he hid under the blanket and fell asleep!"

Zhang Chuan snorted twice: "You just didn't find me."

Wang Qiuxia also came out and saw a little girl following her. She was a little surprised: "Aren't you buying a groom? Why did you buy a little girl?"

Jiang Xiaohe put Zhang Chuan down and said, "Go play with your sister Xiaohua and aunt Xiaoya. Mom and grandma have something to talk about."

Then she turned around and said to Wang Qiuxia, "The groom is tying up the ox cart in the backyard. This is her sister Qinglian. If you have any work in the future, you can ask her to help you."

Isn't this buying a servant for the family? Wang Qiuxia glanced at Zhang Qinglian and pulled Jiang Xiaohe aside: "There's not much work at home, and mother can do it all by herself. Isn't it a waste of money to buy one more person?" It's another mouth to feed.

Jiang Xiaohe patted the back of her hand and said, "Mom, we have already bought it and spent the money, so you can just use it. She is dumb, but not deaf, and can hear people talking."

What?

"Mute?"

Jiang Xiaohe nodded.

Wang Qiuxia immediately changed her tone: "He is also a pitiful person."

"That's right. Her brother can drive a carriage and do farm work. He even broke his head and begged me to buy her as well. I felt sorry for the two siblings, so I bought them together. It didn't cost me much more."

Wang Qiuxia was a soft-hearted person. After hearing what she said, she didn't mind it anymore. "Okay, Mom knows. You got up early and ran all morning. You must be tired. Go and have a rest. I'll ask Xiaohua to call you when dinner is ready."

Jiang Xiaohe nodded, yawned, and said to Zhang Qinglian: "This is the old lady, just follow her and do what she does."

Zhang Qinglian bowed slightly to Wang Qiuxia and followed her. When she saw her picking vegetables, she took the basin to the kitchen to fetch water for washing.

Seeing her cutting meat, he quickly washed the pot and lit the fire.

Wang Qiuxia saw that she was diligent and didn't say much.

When Zhang Qingshan was tying up the cowshed, he ran into Zhang Fu. Knowing that this was the old man, he followed him and talked while working. It was not until Xu Xiaohua came to call him for dinner that he returned to the front room.

Jiang Xiaohe felt much better after a good sleep.

Wang Qiuxia asked the two siblings to sit at the table to eat, but they refused to do so. Finally, Jiang Xiaohe made new bowls for them, put some food on them, and asked them to take it to the kitchen to eat.

Holding the white rice, Zhang Qinglian burst into tears.

Zhang Qingshan wiped her tears and said, "Don't cry. As long as we work hard for our employer, our lives will get better and better. When I save enough money, I will take you to the pharmacy to treat your throat. We will definitely be able to cure it."

Zhang Qinglian nodded.

Zhang Qingshan wiped the tears from his face and picked up a piece of meat from the bowl and gave it to her.

Zhang Qinglian also quickly picked up a piece of meat and put it in his bowl. Tears were still welling up in the eyes of the two siblings, but they started laughing again.

Since the coachman was already in place, Jiang Xiaohe wanted to go to the county as soon as possible, so the next day, she took Zhang Qingshan to Longshui Town.

When Shopkeeper Chen saw Jiang Xiaohe coming, he gave Wang Hong a few instructions and got on the carriage with a small bag.

In the carriage, Jiang Xiaohe was dressed differently today. Usually when she was in town, she dressed casually and whatever was comfortable for her, but today she wore a rose-red long skirt that she had never worn before, and a melon-seed top of the same color on the outside. She had a simple bun on her head, but today she tidied it up and combed it into a single bun. She decorated her bun with two light pink peach blossom pearl hairpins, a tassel on the left side, and earrings of the same color on her ears. She really looked like someone from a wealthy family in the city.

Chen Dafu glanced twice and lowered his head.

Jiang Xiaohe didn't say much. She got up early in the morning and now just wanted to sleep.

They arrived at the county town in the afternoon. Zhang Qingshan was considered fast in driving the horse-drawn carriage. If he had driven an ox-drawn cart, he would probably not arrive until the evening.

As soon as they arrived at the county town, Jiang Xiaohe asked Chen Dafu to find an inn to stay in first.

Chen Dafu used to work in this county and was very familiar with every place in the county. He sat in the front of the carriage and asked Zhang Qingshan to drive the carriage to a place called Hongfu Inn.

When Jiang Xiaohe saw the carriage stopped, she reached out and pulled open the curtain, preparing to get off.

Zhang Qingshan quickly brought a stool.

Chen Dafu walked in first, and after a few words, came out to tell Jiang Xiaohe that it had been done.

Jiang Xiaohe then walked in, with the inn's waiter leading the way. But just as she went upstairs, she ran into Meng Hetang and Chang Wei.

The two were stunned for a moment, then they recognized that it was Jiang Xiaohe.

"Oh my, sister, you are dressed like this and I almost didn't recognize you!" If he hadn't seen Shopkeeper Chen beside her, wouldn't that mean he didn't recognize her?

Chang Wei was also amazed, but what amazed him the most was that the temperament she exuded from this outfit was not at all inconsistent with others. It did not make people feel that she was imitating others. On the contrary, it made people feel very comfortable...

Unlike the concubines he bought before, because she was originally a peasant girl, she felt an indescribable sense of disobedience when she wore gorgeous clothes...

Jiang Xiaohe looked at the two of them and felt speechless. It was really enough that they could meet in such a big county.

But he still managed to force a smile: "I came to the county town to take a look around, and I never thought I would run into you guys."

Meng Hetang said: "I'm here to see Brother Chang. Since we've met, how about we have dinner together tonight?"

When he said this, Chang Wei immediately said, "It's just right. Madam Jiang needs me for a meal. Why don't we treat her today?"

Jiang Xiaohe: .....

"Okay, you two wait for me, I'll be right back after I put my things away."

After putting away her things, Jiang Xiaohe said to Chen Dafu and Zhang Qingshan who lived in the room next to her, "I'm going to have a meal and will be back soon. We'll look at the shop tomorrow. You and Qingshan can make your own arrangements tonight."

When I went downstairs, I saw Chang Wei and Meng Hetang talking and laughing about something.

"What are you two talking about!"

Meng Hetang asked back: "Sister, what are you doing in this county? If you want to do some business that will make you rich, you must bring your brother with you."