roccoschili Chapter 182: Nighttime Chats
Chapter 182: Nighttime Chats
Su He looked stern and started to scold Xu Lian'er, "If you dare to be rude to me again, I will throw you out!"
Xu Wansheng winked at Steward Wang who was standing beside him, and Steward Wang immediately stepped forward and apologized with a smile, "Haha, Miss Su, it's just a misunderstanding. We are all relatives, please don't be angry."
Su He was not in a good mood this time. She gave in and these people thought she was a soft persimmon.
"What misunderstanding? I don't think it's a misunderstanding. What do you think, Miss Lian'er? Do you still want us to disappear? If you want us to leave, you can't just give us three taels of silver."
Su He looked at Xu Lian'er with a mocking expression, and this person was glaring at her.
"Haha, it must be a misunderstanding. I'm sorry for making you all suffer. This silver is my apology. Just think of it as me treating you all to a meal. We still have to stay together on the ship for 20 days, so it would be better if everyone gets along well."
Manager Wang took the banknote from Xu Wansheng and handed it to Su He with both hands.
Wen Niang walked forward, took it, opened it and showed it to Su He.
Two thousand taels.
Su He chuckled and nodded to Xu Wansheng, "Okay, we didn't want to cause trouble in the first place. Since Mr. Xu is sincere, let's all take a step back. But I want to say something in advance. We live on the first floor. If Miss Lian'er doesn't like the comings and goings, she'd better not come down."
Although Xu Lian'er had a bad temper, she could see that her father didn't want to have a bad relationship with others, so she just glared at Su He and didn't say anything else.
Xu Wansheng chuckled, "Miss Su, you are joking. The view upstairs is better. Lian'er will never come down after she goes upstairs. I will take my leave now."
Su He watched coldly as Xu Wansheng took his daughter and the servants upstairs, and she also took her family back to the box on the first floor.
"Each family shall return to their own residence and send a representative to the meeting."
Su He walked into her own box, which was the only large box on the entire first floor and could accommodate seven or eight people.
This time there were ten people crammed inside.
"Everyone has seen today that peasants like us, without a background, will be bullied wherever we go. I will not share the two thousand taels of silver this time. I will hand it over to Master Chen when I see him next time."
Su He spoke very softly, because all the people upstairs were Xu Wansheng's people, and she was afraid of being heard.
No one had any objection. Su He had already said that this had to be handed over and no one would covet this money.
"Hehua, will Master Chen be our backer in the future?"
They looked at Su He with great anticipation. They had already seen Chen Shi's prestige. If this was their backing, then their future would definitely be good.
"Not now, but maybe later, when we get to a place where we can farm properly. I'll take care of the rest."
Su He promised everyone that if Chen Shi couldn't hold on, the Zhao family would be fine, as she had a better chance with the old lady.
"Hehua, we all believe in you. At worst, we can go back to Su'an and not stay in Guangyuan anymore."
Everyone comforted her quietly, even Wang Laowu expressed his support, and Su He felt very relieved.
"No, we will definitely live well in Guangyuan. Everyone go back and tell your family to be more cautious with the people upstairs in the future and try not to cause conflicts again. Everyone should travel together."
Everyone agreed, and the meeting ended.
Su He slept with Miaomiao and Yanzhi Tiantian. After such a commotion, no one wanted to go out and they all went back to their rooms to rest.
Miaomiao and Tiantian played with the rope together. They were very ambitious and would eat some candy and then take a break after playing for a while.
"Hehua, when I get to Guangyuan, should I take Tiantian with me? My brother will get married sooner or later, and it will be inconvenient for me to stay at home."
Yanzhi finally caught Su He alone, and now she would wait until everyone had left and go to Su He to ask her for advice.
"Not for now, cousin. No matter whether you want to get married again in the future, you don't have to move in a hurry. A cousin hasn't married yet. Even if he does, if the new sister-in-law has a problem with you staying at home, she won't treat Tietou well. Cousin will definitely not agree. Just live here peacefully. You have money in your hand, so what are you afraid of? At worst, you can just move to my house."
Su He was leaning against the wall with his eyes closed, and when he heard Yan Zhi's concern, he hurried to comfort her.
"Cousin, why don't you move in with me? I'll be busy at first, so you can take care of Miaomiao. As for Mutou, when he grows up, I'll find him a college to continue his studies when I have time."
Yanzhi's eyes lit up and she quickly nodded in agreement.
"I am willing to do so. Miaomiao and Tiantian don't really need me to take care of them. If you are busy, I will accompany them."
"Then it's a deal. I'll pay for the house, and you can live in my house for free. Just help me cook. If you get married, I'll keep the room for you. If you don't get married, you can just live with me and we can earn money and enjoy life together."
Yanzhi's eyes were full of joy, she could do this, she also cooked and washed clothes at her mother's house, and she usually took care of Tiantian, so adding Miaomiao to the mix was not a problem at all.
"Okay, Lotus, that's settled. I'm going to help mother prepare dinner. Lotus, I'll bring it to you later."
Yanzhi ran out excitedly. She wanted to share the good news with her mother. Her mother was not like her father and grandmother who always wanted her to get married. She wanted to make a lot of money with her cousin in the future.
Xu Wansheng upstairs was also instructing Manager Wang at this time, "After we get off the boat, find someone to follow them and see where they are staying. Find a chance to investigate their background. If they have nothing to do with the Chen family, they will suffer in the future."
Xu Wansheng didn't believe Su He's words. Like his daughter, he also suspected that these people were lying. However, he was cautious by nature, and when he saw Su He said so frankly that she wanted to go to the yamen, he didn't dare to be 100% sure for a moment.
Therefore, they could only be appeased with silver. If they were really relatives of the Chen family, then the two thousand taels given would be an apology. If not, then it would be money to buy their lives.
Life on the ship was boring and everyone became listless after two days.
By the evening of the sixth day, everyone started to get excited because they would be able to dock the next day. The captain said they could stay for two hours, and they all wanted to take a walk on land.
"Let's go buy some more cakes together. I bought too little before and ate them all in one day."
Li's eldest daughter-in-law was reluctant to spend money. Su He asked them to buy at least four days' worth of pastries, so she bought two days' worth for her daughter. As a result, her daughter finished all the pastries in one day. After her family had finished their pastries, she could only watch others eat them. Seeing her daughter's pitiful eyes, she made up her mind to buy seven days' worth this time.
Everyone was familiar with the days on the boat. This time, the women in the village were discussing what snacks to buy to pass the time on the boat. Su He did not participate. She planned to just walk around the dock and buy some food.
That night, everyone went into the box early, just like the previous few days, chatted with their families for a while, and then went to bed.
Su He couldn't fall asleep. All he could hear were snoring and the sound of the river hitting the boat.
I can’t sleep for unknown reasons. Never mind. Let me have a cup of milk tea.
The adults and two children in the room were sleeping soundly. Su He sat cross-legged, took out a piece of beef jerky and started to eat it. The meat tasted so good. After eating, he drank some milk tea. The delicious food soothed Su He's anxiety about not being able to sleep.
In that case, just eat more. You’ll be free anyway.
Su He became happier and happier as he ate. He kept chewing, and using the sound of the river as cover, he actually opened a bag of tomato-flavored potato chips. It was a long-missed modern product, and he was happy.
"Did you hear anything?"
"No, everyone is fast asleep. I have been observing everyone on this floor for several days. After dinner, they go to the private rooms to rest. Within half an hour, they will all be snoring. It's like this every day."
Indeed, the people in their village seemed to want to make up for the time they lost on the journey. They rocked around in bed and fell asleep easily, except for her.
"That's fine. Wait... until the third floor is ready. Let's... grab..."
Su He was extremely anxious. How could he not hear clearly at this critical moment?