roccoschili Chapter 363
Chapter 363
The days passed slowly, and during this time Yu Da bought a piece of land from Zhao Ganwei, planning to build a house. The village had allocated some land to them, but everyone was busy with farming and had no time to go over to help.
The site he chose happened to be next to Jiang Qin's new house. The house for Jiang Qin and her three children had been built at the beginning of last year. The money that Zhong Ruyi had spent on redeeming them was also returned to her, using the money she had gotten back from Old Lady Jiang and the others.
So now Sun Tao, Jiang Qin and others are no longer bound by the indenture contract. Even if Jiang family members come to their doorstep, they will be beaten away. For them, the current life is just right.
Not long after Chen Dongzhi returned from Qingyun Township, Dafeng brought Zhang Mingzhu to visit.
In the past two months, she and Cuicui have been selling egg cakes in the town. Their stall is next to Dafeng Niang's tofu stall. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law stay together all day long, and their relationship is even better than that of real mother and daughter. Anyway, Zhang Mingzhu is unwilling to listen to Zhong Mei's nagging now.
"You don't even know. My mother actually told Dafeng to take my brother with her on the escort mission." Zhang Mingzhu showed a disdainful expression. "Isn't it because she knows that the escort agency pays a lot for escorting goods? Doesn't she think about whether my brother can endure this hardship?"
"Also, do you know how shameless my brother is? He actually went to my father-in-law and eldest brother's blacksmith shop to ask for money!"
Zhong Ruyi looked at her and asked curiously, "Is it coming?"
"Of course not!" Zhang Mingzhu was quite proud, glancing at Zhong Ruyi and said, "Haven't you met my father-in-law and elder brother? With their bodies, my brother is no match for them! And you want to throw a tantrum? Just get kicked out, okay?"
Zhong Ruyi found her smug look a little funny, "Are you happy to see your brother get humiliated?"
"Of course! You don't know how much he bullied me when I was at home for so many years!" Zhang Mingzhu said angrily, and then began to recount everything Zhang Mingcong had done over the years, as well as the indulgence and indifference of his parents and grandparents.
As she spoke, she sighed again, "I don't know whether I should sympathize with my mother or hate her. She clearly told me when she was a child that grandpa and grandma never treated her harshly because she was a girl. Instead, they treated her much better than my uncle. But she didn't treat Mingzhen and me like that. She only wanted to marry Mingzhen and me off early so that she could use the betrothal gifts to find a good wife for my brother. She said that she, my brother, and my sister-in-law are a family, and that Mingzhen and I will get married in the future. It's useless to be too nice to us! But look at the kind of person my brother is. I don't believe he can be nice to my parents."
Zhong Ruyi thought about what her mother Zhong had told her about her grandparents, and found it hard to imagine why they would raise a child like Zhong Mei. Could it be that it was because they spoiled her too much?
She shook her head and comforted Zhang Mingzhu with a few words. Seeing that her eyes were slightly red, she was about to give her a handkerchief to wipe her tears when Chen Dongzhi and Dafeng came back.
The two of them were holding four rabbits with their hands and feet tied with straw ropes. Dafeng came back happily and wanted to tell her the funny thing that had just happened, but he saw that his wife's eyes were slightly red.
His inquiring eyes fell on Zhong Ruyi, but he saw her shaking her head. Not knowing what was going on, he pursed his lips, put the rabbit down, hugged his wife and whispered something in a low voice.
Soon Zhang Mingzhu put aside the sadness she had just felt and started to smile foolishly again while carrying a few rabbits.
As evening approached, the two of them declined the invitation to dinner and prepared to go back. She pulled Zhong Ruyi over and whispered a few words to her.
Zhong Ruyi's eyes fell on her belly in disbelief, and when she came to her senses, the person had already walked away.
"What did you say?" Chen Dongzhi asked, noticing that her expression looked a little strange.
Zhong Ruyi glanced at him and said, "My cousin said she is pregnant."
Pregnant?
Chen Dongzhi's expression was blank for a moment, and then he looked at her cautiously, wondering what she was thinking.
Zhong Ruyi didn't have any thoughts, but she was a little shocked when she first heard about it. After all, it had only been a short time since they got married, and Zhang Mingzhu was already pregnant? The progress was a bit too fast.
Seeing that there was nothing unusual on her face, Chen Dongzhi finally let go of his worries.
The next day, the couple delivered two baskets of watermelons and two baskets of apples to the escort agency. When they arrived, most people were there.
The younger guys came up enthusiastically, calling them Brother Chen and Sister Chen, and helped the two move their things in. The older guys looked at them enviously but just chatted with them about family matters.
After the two men left, the four baskets of fruit were immediately snatched away. Escort Master Duan wanted to save the next basket for Escort Master Hu who was not there, but he failed.
"You bunch of idiots! You're so quick to act? I couldn't even get it!"
A group of people divided the fruit and ran away, without thinking of leaving any for those who didn't get any.
Master Duan could only stare at the backs of these people running away in silence.
When the convoy arrived in Wuzhou, Chen Dongzhi looked back at the carriage following behind him, and after confirming it, he stepped forward and paid the city entrance fee.
This time their escort agency received an order to deliver five carts of cloth to Meng's Cloth Shop in Wuzhou. It happened that Escort Master Duan had gone to Jixiang Town, and Escort Master Hu was still outside and had not returned yet, so he had to lead the team to Wuzhou.
"Brother Chen, should we go to Meng's Cloth Shop first or find an inn first?" Dafeng, who was following behind him, caught up on horseback.
I originally thought that after he and Zhang Mingzhu got married, they would change the way they addressed each other, but Dafeng still called him brother.
Chen Dongzhi, "It's still early now, so let's deliver the goods to the cloth shop first, and then go to Jinzhou to deliver the batch of medicinal materials to Qingyun Township after we rest tonight."
The convoy was heading towards the Meng family cloth shop. Blocking the way ahead was a wedding procession, with music and drums making it very lively.
Not sure how long the wait would be, Chen Dongzhi could only ask people to take another route.
While riding on the horse, he accidentally heard the words "The prefect is marrying a rich girl". Thinking that it must be someone from the Feng family, Chen Dongzhi did not listen carefully and turned around with his men and took another route.
Although it was a bit of a detour, we finally arrived at the cloth shop. The manager had received the news early in the morning and was already waiting at the door of the cloth shop.
After both parties counted the quantity and checked for any damage, they settled the money.
The empty carriage was hurrying on its way, with Chen Dongzhi at the rear. Just then an accident happened. A woman who had been standing on the side of the road somehow fell under the horse's hooves.
There were exclamations all around, and everyone was worried about the woman's life.
Chen Dongzhi reined in the horse, trying to control the horse's hooves from falling on the woman, but it was too late.
In a split second he could only turn sideways on his horse and kick the woman away with his toes. His strength was not strong, so after making sure she was out of the danger range, he got off the horse and walked in front of the woman.
The people had already surrounded the man. He pushed through the crowd and saw that the woman had already stood up. It looked like she only had some scratches on her body, which was a blessing in disguise.
Out of concern, he still asked, "Are you okay? Do you need to go to the clinic?"
The woman seemed to be still in shock. She only reacted after hearing his words and waved her hand quickly, "Thank you, but I'm fine. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
After saying that, he left without waiting for a reply.
Chen Dongzhi was not a meddlesome person. Since others said it was okay, then it was okay. He did not take it to heart and followed the convoy in front to find an inn.