roccoschili Chapter 148 Qingshui Town
Chapter 148 Qingshui Town
"Eat a candy and be happy all day long."
Miaomiao gave each person in the room one candy, even Wang Bin got one before leaving.
In the past, Chen Wen would not even look at this kind of ordinary candy, but this time, when he ate it with everyone else, he actually found it particularly sweet.
Miaomiao and Tiantian were still young, and they were whispering to each other and shaking their little feet. Chen Wen was chatting with Mu Tou and Tietou about his school days.
"I am 13 years old this year. I hired a teacher to teach me at home when I was four years old, and went to a college when I was eight years old. Now I am studying in the Tongsheng class of Zhixing College. If I hadn't been released this time, I would have taken the final exam."
Chen Wen gets worried when talking about studying. That's why he wants to become a military officer. Studying is really too boring.
"The math teacher is the strictest. If you make even a single mistake, it won't work. I always do worst in this subject in every exam."
"I am the best at studying and always get praised by the teacher."
"Law is the most boring. I always want to sleep. The two days before each exam are the most painful because I have to memorize a lot of things. After the exam last year, my mother said that I lost a lot of weight."
Chen Wen never stopped talking about learning. People like Mu Tou knew nothing about this and they were not from Guangyuan, so they were the best listeners.
"If you do poorly on the test, will your family members say something bad about you?"
Miaomiao is obviously also a poor student, and she can understand the feelings of poor students very well.
Every time she does poorly on an exam, she gets in a bad mood and needs to eat a few more candies to adjust her mood.
"They never scolded me. My grandmother would even comfort me, saying that the family business would be enough for me to live on in the future and I didn't need to work so hard. Only my uncle would tell me to study hard and make a career on my own in the future."
Mu Tou was very confused. "Do all rich people think this way? My sister told me to learn to read and count well. If I don't learn well, I won't even be able to be an accountant in the future."
Miaomiao and the others nodded in agreement, "That's what my sister said, but the young master doesn't have to be an accountant, so he doesn't need to learn arithmetic." "Then you don't have to learn to read, anyway, you have enough money."
Chen Wen always felt something was wrong. "No, we all have to study. My cousin started to learn at the age of three. In addition to what I learned, he also learned riding and shooting, and writing poems. Now my eldest cousin has followed my uncle to manage the family business."
Miaomiao asked doubtfully, "Then why doesn't your grandma ask you to learn? Don't you need to take care of the family business?"
Chen Wen felt depressed and lowered his head in thought, "My father is the second son, and I have two uncles. My mother said that we can only inherit 10% of the family business. My mother may think that I don't manage much of the business, and I don't have as heavy a burden as my eldest cousin."
"Then I think your uncle is right. It's better to grow your own skills. When I go out to buy food, I have to count the coins carefully, otherwise I will be cheated. We all need to learn well."
When it comes to money, Su Miao is very serious. She has very good grades in math and can always get 100 points.
Chen Wen suddenly thought of how his grandmother would hug him and tell him that it was okay and that he didn't need to work so hard every time he did poorly on the test, and his aunt would agree with him. His mother remained silent, but her eyes clearly showed her disapproval.
If it doesn't matter, then why are grandma and aunt so strict with my eldest cousin? If they feel sorry for his hard work in studying, then wouldn't my eldest cousin have to work even harder? Why does everyone praise him for his hard work and seriousness?
Chen Wen felt that his previous days were too confusing. He just played and ate foolishly every day. His mother must be very disappointed.
Mu Tou saw that Chen Wen's eyes turned red, and he patted Miaomiao gently.
Miaomiao was a little confused. She was so cute, how could anyone watch her cry?
"Master, how do you write your name?"
It's not easy to make wood either, so let's change the subject quickly.
Chen Wen cheered up and wrote on his hand for everyone to see. Several little kids knew the answer to this question. Everyone showed their names one by one. Juhua also breathed a sigh of relief. If Young Master Wen really cried, she would not dare to face Hehua.
While everyone in Tianyuan Village was hurrying on their journey with high spirits, Liu Bai was also hurrying on his journey desperately. He had also been trapped for three days. This morning he set out earlier than the people in Tianyuan Village.
The Zhao Mansion in Yunhe and Guangyuan was filled with crying. In Chen's room, Zhao Qingli and her two daughters were crying in front of their old mother.
"Mother, is there still no news about Chen Shi?"
Chen sighed, "No, we have lost contact. I heard that General Chen at the border had retreated to Jinyang City half a month ago. I estimate that he will retreat to the south. The area within a hundred miles centered on the border is dry. Dali has also been affected. We are not worried about the war now."
Zhao Qingli only cared about her son, so she didn't care about these things. "What about our Wen'er? Why is my life so miserable?"
The two daughters watched their mother cry so sadly, and they kept wiping their tears with handkerchiefs, especially the eldest daughter, Chen Rou, who was about to get married. They could only rely on their brothers for support.
"Well, what's the point of crying? No matter what, you should be tougher and stop being so polite to that old woman. You think she's really doing this for Wen'er's good, you fool."
Chen was also feeling uncomfortable. She had given birth to three sons in one go, and all three sons were doing well. But why was it that her daughter had so few offspring? Wen'er was the only one who supported the family, and now she was missing.
"Qingli, I will lead the caravan to look for Wen'er. I will send a pigeon back with news. Don't cry anymore. Rou'er and Hui'er are counting on you."
Zhao Qingli stood at the door and told his family what he was planning.
Zhao Qingli looked at her second brother in surprise, "Really? Second brother, when are you leaving?"
"Leave immediately."
"Rou'er (Hui'er) thanks second uncle very much."
Chen Rou and Chen Hui stood up to greet them. Mrs. Chen was satisfied with the manners of her two granddaughters. Then she looked at her own daughter with a face full of disappointment.
"Why don't you thank your brother quickly? You don't know how to be grateful. Rou'er and Hui'er are more sensible than you."
Zhao Qingli quickly thanked him.
Zhao Qingli nodded, then knelt down and kowtowed to Chen.
"Mother, my son is going on a long journey. Please take good care of yourself."
Chen wiped her tears and nodded, "I understand, mother. Be careful when you go out and bring more people with you. Don't worry, I'm at home."
"Yes, my son may not be able to come back for the New Year, so I'm leaving now."
Zhao Qingli left after paying his respects. In fact, he already knew where his nephew was lost.
He secretly bribed the servants of his brother-in-law's family. After several days of investigation, he finally found something wrong. One of his nephew Chen Wen's servants had returned quietly. Even a fool would know that something was wrong. Zhao Qingli immediately controlled the man, and Xiaoguang confessed under torture. The last place Chen Wen stayed was Yungang Town. After Yungang Town is Qinlongzhou.
Zhao Qingli decided to take a boat to Yungang first, and then split into two teams, one team to inquire in the direction of the border, and the other team to search in the direction of Yunhe.
Jinyang City
"Sir, everyone in the city has been evacuated. The well in Liushu Village had no water this morning. Also, Xiaoan Village, which is the closest to here, has little water now. Only the elderly are left in the village."
Xiao Wei's lips were already cracked, and there was a taste of blood in his mouth as he spoke.
"Let's finish our last meal and then set off."
"My Lord, where are we going?"
"The road to the south is now crowded with people. Let's go around it via the border."
"Yes."
Chen Shi didn't know that he had missed the urgent letter from Chen, and now he was thinking about going home.
Su He here took everyone to walk two days' journey in just one day. Maybe they had rested enough in Mei Village, so everyone was not tired yet when they stayed overnight in Qingshui Town.
The further south we went, the richer the places we passed by became, and the more inns there were. This time, we all stayed in one inn and booked three large bunk beds.
The Suho family is the smaller one, and the other two larger ones are for others to live in.
This time, Wen Niang and Juhua's family members were all here.
Su He originally wanted to book a superior room for Chen Wen alone, but was rejected by Chen Wen.
He wanted to live with everyone, "It's more lively when we live together."
It seems that this young master has a good impression of the Wang family.
Su He smiled with satisfaction and went to ask Liu Niang to arrange a seat.
"Master, I'm glad you don't mind. It's more lively with more people. I'll let Mu Tou and the others talk to you."
"Well, Lotus, do you have any milk tea?"
Su He looked at Chen Wen's expectant eyes and felt a little helpless. There probably wasn't one in this town.
"Master, there shouldn't be any in town. I'll go ask if there's any milk."
Chen Wen was a little disappointed, but he didn't force it. After all, this was not his home.
In the end, Chen Wen didn't get to drink the milk tea. He could only eat and sleep with Mu Tou and the others.