Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 156

Zhong Ruyi had already discussed this with her; Jiang Rong and the other two should tell others that they were distant relatives from Zhong's mother's side of the family, to prevent the villagers from thinking that they had expanded their business significantly when they heard that they had actually bought servants.

She smiled and said, "Oh, you mean Arong and Xiaoyun. They are my nieces from my mother's side. I also have a nephew who went back to the village with Ruyi today. They are so poor that they have to sell their children. We, as relatives, can't just watch these children being sold, right? So we said we would come to help. Although we can't give them much money a month, at least we're not letting them starve to death, so it can be considered a good thing."

Aunt Wu looked puzzled, "Xiu Lan, you are so kind. I see your store is not busy right now, so why do you need help? My Qingqing has nothing to do at home, so if you need anyone, I can ask her to come and help you!"

I knew it! Zhong's mother thought to herself, it turns out that she was just asking about Jiang Rong and Jiang Yun, but she actually wanted to get her lazy daughter into the store.

If I recruit her daughter Qingqing, it would be like inviting an ancestor back to worship. This girl is so lazy that it is annoying.

It is said that she does nothing at home, quarrels with her elder and younger sisters-in-law every day, and even beats them, often causing unrest in the family.

Why invite such a person back? Do you think you have too much free time?

Mrs. Zhong didn't say anything.

Aunt Wu didn't realize what she meant yet, and she said with a smile, "I plan to go to the Chen family to ask what they think. Their eldest son is still unmarried. Although he is a little older, he can barely match my Qingqing."

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Seeing her talking so excitedly, Mother Zhong didn't have the heart to interrupt her, but she felt that Chen Dongzhi didn't deserve such a crime.

If Chen Dongzhi is not good with her daughter, then forget it. Who cares who he marries? At most, she will persuade Chen's mother, but she can decide whether to listen or not.

If Chen Dongzhi really married this lazy girl as his wife, Chen's mother would definitely be the first to suffer, after all, she has a soft personality and no temper.

Such people will hardly lose their temper unless they are scolded by others.

But now it’s different. Her daughter and Chen Dongzhi are in love with each other. Chen Dongzhi is a member of their family. How could he be cared about like this?

She cleared her throat. "Aunt Wu, that's not what you said. Look at Chen Dongzhi, he works in the fields and goes hunting in the mountains. What's not good about that? If he has these conditions, why would he marry Qingqing from your family? He's not blind."

"Hey! How can you talk like that, Mr. Zhong?" Aunt Wu was immediately annoyed when someone said this. In her eyes, her daughter is good, and even if she is not, it is not the place for outsiders to point fingers.

Mother Zhong rolled her eyes and said, "You don't like others talking about your daughter, so how can others like you talking about other people's sons?"

Aunt Wu choked and muttered, "I am worried about him because he has not married yet at such an old age. The truth is, if Qingqing were to marry his family, they would just get a great bargain. Qingqing is only eighteen years old, more than enough to be with Chen Dongzhi!"

"Come on! Don't you think Yu Wen is easy to control? Don't you think that your Qing Qing will be the master of the family after she gets married? Your Qing Qing?"

Mother Zhong sneered, her expression somewhat disdainful.

Aunt Wu was really annoyed at this moment, "Old Zhong, what's wrong with you? I was talking to you nicely, why do you keep belittling our Qingqing? Even if Chen Dongzhi has a good relationship with your youngest son, you can't protect him like this, right?"

"His aunt, don't be angry. With Qingqing's personality, she should find a husband who has his own ideas to take care of her. Otherwise, with her personality of eating but not working, she will be kicked out of the house sooner or later."

Aunt Wu knew that her daughter had a bad reputation. After all, the girl would fight with her nephews and nieces, who were only a few years older, for food every day. She would get red in the face every day and would not listen to anything she said. The two daughters-in-law in the family had quarreled many times over this.

An unmarried sister-in-law who sits at home doing nothing all day and even fights with children for food every day, what kind of thing is this!

Aunt Wu can suppress her daughter-in-law once, but not for a lifetime, so she wants to find someone whose family conditions are relatively good and whose parents-in-law are easy to control.

As a result, he took a liking to the Chen family at first sight. Their family is good. Chen Dongzhi can hunt and work in the fields. Chen's mother is easy to talk to, and the brothers and sisters in the family are all well-behaved and sensible.

She didn't care. "I think Chen Dongzhi loves his wife. Don't exaggerate here. I will go to her house tomorrow to ask Yuwen's opinion and then arrange the marriage! You just wait to enjoy the wedding of Qingqing and Dongzhi!"

Both Zhong's mother and Chen's mother already know that their children are in love, but the two children don't want to get married so soon. Since Chen's mother already knows about this, it would be strange for her to agree to Aunt Wu's request. She is waiting to see the day when she will be embarrassed.

The two of them couldn't agree on anything and neither of them paid any attention to the other.

Soon, Village Chief Zhou and several people from Yangliu Village were going back. He pulled Zhao Ganwei aside and whispered, "Old Zhao, can you ask the Zhong family to show some mercy and let them go? I will definitely take them to the Zhong family and kowtow to them and admit their mistakes! Do you think it's okay?"

Zhao Ganwei looked embarrassed, "Old Zhou, it's not that I don't want to help you, but you see, today's incident is really too big a fuss. Now the person has been locked up, so don't worry too much."

Finally, Village Chief Zhou returned with his men looking dejected. It seemed that their Yangliu Village was really going to have a few people going to jail. Now he had to be careful with his words and actions in front of the county magistrate, so as not to leave the impression of a unruly village chief.

On the way back, the villagers from Yangliu Village who went with them finally remembered where the Zhou family’s eldest daughter was sold.

"Village chief! I remembered it. The Zhou family has said it many times, but I forgot. The eldest daughter of the Zhou family was sold to the Yu family!" The person who spoke was excited.

He thought of this when he saw the village chief looking worried. This way he could curry favor with the village chief, and then the chief would think of him when there were good things in the village in the future.

Yu family!

Village chief Zhou's eyes lit up, because that was the richest family in the nearby county, town and village.

I didn't expect that Zhou's parents sold her to such a wealthy family. If we let the Yu family go and ask the county magistrate to speak a few good words to him, wouldn't that be enough?

He was a little excited, but he quickly calmed down. Not to mention that the eldest daughter of the Zhou family was sold to the Yu family to be a concubine, just saying that the eldest daughter of the Zhou family has severed relations with Zhou's father and mother, would she still speak for them?

He still remembered that the eldest daughter of the Zhou family had secretly engaged to a scholar in the village. In the end, the eldest daughter of the Zhou family was sold and the scholar died of illness.

Village chief Zhou asked the people who had followed him to go back first, as he had to go to Zhou Yushou's house again. Now there was only Zhou Yuming left in their family.

As soon as I entered, I saw Zhou Yuming lying on a rocking chair in the yard reading a book. Ever since Zhou Yuru stole all the money from the family, he never went to the academy again.

Village chief Zhou was very pleased to see how diligent he was, but when he stood in front of him and saw the book in his hand, he frowned.

What do teachers teach in academies nowadays? What is "The Romantic Scholar and the Pretty Daughter"?

Even if he had not received many years of education, he at least knew a few words, and he would definitely not make a mistake in recognizing the big words on the cover.

Hold it in! Don't be angry!

He comforted himself in his heart that this was not his own child and he couldn't control these things.

Zhou Yuming has been reading a script all morning and hasn't had his meal yet. Zhou's mother and others went out this morning and haven't come back yet.

He was feeling extremely annoyed, then he saw the village chief coming with a serious expression on his face.

He had an ominous premonition in his heart.

really.

The village chief said in a serious tone, "Zhou's second son, your parents and brother have been arrested and locked up in the government office. Now I'm going to find your eldest sister to see if she can rescue your parents. Come with me."