Chapter 324 Returning Home ()

The rain stopped at midnight, and the ground looked a little wet early the next morning, but it didn't affect our journey.

The group of people returning home didn't delay much, had a hurried breakfast and set off.

"I wonder if Qing'er has cried in the past two days?" Zhao Yunlan thought about his little girl, and the one she was most worried about when she returned home was her daughter.

"With the master and the young master here, and Aunt Cui taking care of her, the young lady will be fine." Chunxiang comforted her.

In Shiyang County, it rained for several days in a row, and Qing'er also cried for several days. Every day when she got up, she had to look for her mother. If she couldn't find her, she would cry. The little man couldn't bear it anymore and fell ill. Although he asked a doctor to see if there was no big problem, it still frightened Li Mingren. Aunt Cui does not dare to relax in taking care of Qing'er every day.

When the sky finally cleared up, Qing'er felt much better. She looked at Aunt Cui and said, "I want my mother."

Listening to Qing'er's smooth words, Grandma Cui was a little surprised. She held her in her arms and coaxed her: "Oh, miss, be good, let's have some porridge first, and the lady will be back after a while."

Qing'er must have understood, and she opened her little mouth to mean that she wanted to drink porridge. After a few days, the little girl didn't cry anymore when she got up in the morning, but she always said "I want my mother!" to anyone she saw.

Zhao Yunlan and others hurriedly hurried along on the road, and met Li Dashan and his party who were delivering wine to the Northland on the way. The place we met was inappropriate, so everyone left after a brief conversation.

"We are almost arriving in Shangyang County." Li Mingyi was drinking a bowl of hot soup.

Because it started to rain, the convoy stopped. Li Hua and his men found a broken thatched hut nearby to take shelter from the rain.

"Madam, it's drafty here, please put on a cloak." Chunxiang took out a fur-collared cloak from the package and wanted to put it on Yunlan.

Zhao Yunlan also felt a little cold and did not dare to show off.

"Fortunately, the roof doesn't leak. It's okay to block it all around, otherwise I'd have to stay in the car."

Li Hua and others unloaded the carriage and leaned it against the door. The top of the carriage was covered with oil paper. All four horses were led to the middle of the hut and crowded together with the people. Zhao Yunlan and three maids were leaning on each other inside, with a small pile of torches burning beside them. Li Mingyi and his brothers were outside with their guards and servants. They also lit a fire with four horses in the middle.

Along the way back, the weather was obviously a lot colder, and the rain made it even more chilly. People in the hut could only rely on each other to keep warm.

After sitting in the hut all night, almost no one could sleep well. Fortunately, the rain stopped at Yinshi. Although it was still dark, Zhao Yunlan and Li Mingyi decided to hit the road after some discussion and rushed to Shangyang County early so that everyone could have a good rest.

The horse ran to Weishi and finally entered Shangyang County. Li Mingyi found an inn near the city gate and took everyone in.

"Everyone, have a good rest." Zhao Yunlan simply asked, then went back to the room and lay down on the bed to rest without even wanting to eat.

After Chunxiang and the others finished serving their master, they simply had a few mouthfuls of food and went to rest.

When Zhao Yunlan woke up, it was already Mao o'clock on the second day, and Chunxiang was already standing by waiting to serve.

"You got up so early, have you rested?" Zhao Yunlan asked with concern.

Chunxiang: "Well, my slave has already rested."

Seeing that Chunxiang was in high spirits and didn't show any signs of fatigue on her face, Zhao Yunlan felt relieved. Although she was used to being served by servants, she couldn't do anything to treat her servants harshly.

Chunxiang helped Zhao Yunlan wash up, and called for food to be served.

"Second Master said it's raining, so we should rest a little longer and not rush on our way."

When Zhao Yunlan woke up early in the morning, she didn't know it was raining before she had time to look outside.

"Yeah." Zhao Yunlan, who had slept well, already felt a strong sense of hunger at this moment, but she didn't dare to gobble it up and still ate breakfast slowly.

After breakfast, Zhao Yunlan took Chunxiang and others to check their luggage, and the rain outside the window gradually became lighter.

Li Mingli went to the stable in the backyard of the inn to look at the horses, and then walked around the inn. The rain had stopped.

"Second brother, are we leaving?"

"I also said where have you gone? I can't find anyone anywhere." Li Mingyi was sitting drinking tea, while the fourth child was reviewing his homework. Yuncheng also picked up a book and looked through it.

"I just went downstairs and walked around. I didn't run around. It stopped raining outside." Li Mingli wanted to pack his luggage.

The second child said: "Don't worry, we'll do it again later. We'll set off an hour later to let everyone rest more."

Mingli also knew that the ground was wet and the horse struggled to run. He said "Okay" in his mouth, but he didn't stop cleaning it with his hands.

Li Mingzhi couldn't help but smile when he saw the anxious look of his third brother, and said clearly: "Don't laugh at your third brother. You don't have to be anxious about important things in your life. When you get to this day, you will know how anxious you are."

Li Mingzhi: "..."

Ming Li felt embarrassed after being teased, but the movements of his hands did not stop. He only waited for a while to set off, picked up his luggage and got in the car without wasting any time.

An hour passed quickly, and Zhao Yunlan arrived after taking a nap, but Li Mingli was going in and out feeling that the life was difficult.

"set off!"

The carriage continued walking in the direction of Jinzhou City. It was getting dark before we saw the faint light of fire in the village ahead.

"The road ahead should be Xiaojiacun, let's go there and stay overnight!" Zhao Yunlan ordered Li Hua who was driving outside.

Li Hua got the order, passed the message to the three brothers in front, and the carriage headed towards the village. When the carriage arrived at the village entrance, the village chief of Xiaojia Village was already waiting here.

After receiving tourists all year round, most of the villagers in Xiaojia Village have already developed the ability to distinguish sounds by listening to sounds. Part of Xiaojia Village's income relies on hosting overnight guests to make a living.

The group of people got off the carriage. Li Mingyi and his brothers had already met Village Chief Xiao. They had already stayed overnight when they went to Shiyang County before running to the capital.

"Village Chief Xiao, we are here to disturb you again." Mingyi stepped forward to greet him.

Zhao Yunlan also followed, "Village Chief Xiao, please bother me."

"This...it turns out that Mrs. Zhao and Mr. Li are from the same family." Village Chief Xiao was surprised for a moment, so he responded with a smile. Village Chief Xiao understood that he would not reveal too much identity information when he went out, so as not to cause trouble. unnecessary trouble.

Li Mingyi: "This is my sister-in-law. I asked Village Chief Xiao to arrange a room. We should rest early and rush back tomorrow."

"Dear guests, come with me. I still have a vacant room in my house today, which is just enough for all my guests to rest."

When we walked into the village, we saw many horses and oxcarts hanging in the yards of various houses. The accommodation business in Xiaojiacun is doing well, Zhao Yunlan thought in her heart. Village Chief Xiao is not a person who monopolizes interests. As long as he meets suitable accommodation guests, he will be assigned to each house according to the number of people.

"Village Chief Xiao, I wonder if Granny Liao is in good health lately?" Zhao Yunlan thought of the family where she stayed before, an old woman with two children.

Village Chief Xiao: "Alas, I am old and have some old problems. Today, I arranged a team of three to live there. Now Dagou can do the job. Speaking of this child, he has become better now, thanks to the guidance of Lady Zhao and Mr. Li."

"It's not teaching at all. I just gave the child some encouragement. The child is not a bad person. He just needs some correct guidance."

While they were talking, a group of people came to the village chief's house. The village chief's wife had known for a long time that she would bring people home, so she had already boiled hot water.

"Guests, please check your luggage first. The room is empty, and the key is here. Leave the horse to my youngest son to feed, and the hot water will be boiled in a while. At the moment, we can only cook some noodle soup. Let's just deal with it. Take a bite and warm yourself up." The village chief's wife greeted everyone cheerfully with an expression like a lucky cat.

Zhao Yunlan thanked her, but couldn't help but look in the direction of Granny Liao's house, thinking that she wouldn't disturb her at night if she had guests.

Early the next morning, Zhao Yunlan got up and looked at the light outside.

Chunxiang heard the noise and hurriedly got up and dressed.

"Don't worry about me, you can sleep on your own."

Chunxiang insisted on getting up, and Zhao Yunlan stopped stopping her. The two little maids who were sleeping next to her also got up. The master and servants got dressed and came out, and the fire was already cooking in the kitchen.

The village chief's wife heard the commotion and came out.

"Oh, Mrs. Zhao, why don't you sleep more? She must be hungry, the food on my stove is not ready yet."

"I'm not hungry, Auntie. I'm used to getting up early on weekdays. If you're busy, I'll go out for a walk and come back for dinner." After that, he took Chunxiang out of the yard, leaving the two maids to pack their luggage.

Zhao Yunlan wanted to see Mrs. Liao. Last night, she heard from the village chief that the guests at Mrs. Liao's house would leave early in the morning. When she got up in the morning, she heard the sound of a carriage passing by outside. They must be her guests.

After a while, they arrived at Granny Liao's house. "Grandma Liao" Chunxiang knocked on the door, and it was a little girl who opened the door.

"Are you looking for my grandma?" The little girl looked familiar at the person in front of her.

Zhao Yunlan stood up from behind, "Xiaoya, do you still remember me?"

"...Aunt!"

"It's me, where are your grandma and brother?"

Xiaoya: "Aunt, please sit down in the room. Brother, brother, Aunt Zhao is back."

When the big dog heard the shouting outside, he thought something had happened to Xiaoya, so he ran out quickly, and froze in place when he saw the person coming.

"Aunt Zhao."

"Big dog, long time no see."

Only then did the big dog come to his senses and quickly led Zhao Yunlan into the main room.

"Where is your grandma?" After sitting down, Zhao Yunlan couldn't help asking before she saw Mrs. Liao.

The big dog looked gloomy and said in a hoarse voice: "Grandma is lying on the bed. It rained a few days ago and she got cold. She is still not feeling better after taking medicine."

"Can you ask the doctor to come and take a look?"

"Grandma refused, so she said just drink some medicine." The medicine was left over from before and had been boiled several times. Mrs. Liao was afraid of wasting money and wanted to save it for her children.

Zhao Yunlan wanted to see Mrs. Liao, but was stopped by her two children, who were worried that her grandma would be sick and would not be allowed to visit the guests.

"Auntie is in good health!"

Zhao Yunlan held a child in one hand and led them into the house. The house was relatively clean. Mrs. Liao leaned on the bed and looked at the people who came in.

"Ms. Zhao, it's ridiculous to make you miss me but not be able to get up to entertain you."

Hearing the feeble voice of the old man in front of him, Zhao Yunlan said with worry: "It's okay. You have a good rest. You still need to see a doctor when it's time to see him. Don't delay your condition."

Mrs. Liao: "I know my health. Don't worry. I will be fine in a few days. Big dog, little girl, take Miss Zhao out to rest. I'll take a nap."

Zhao Yunlan knew that Granny Liao was afraid of infecting herself with the cold, but she was also really out of energy. She didn't want to consume Granny Liao's energy anymore, so she didn't stay in the house and took her two children outside.

"Were you brothers and sisters entertaining yesterday's guests?"

The big dog nodded, the melancholy on his face still did not dissipate. It seemed that the big dog had grown up a lot during this time.

After looking at the sky, Zhao Yunlan knew that there was no need to delay any longer. She winked at Chunxiang and walked into the yard with the two children. She just said, "Take good care of grandma."

Zhao Yunlan waited for Chunxiang to come out later, and then said goodbye to the two children.

When they returned to the village chief's house, the meal was already served and the brothers were waiting for Zhao Yunlan to come back and eat together.

"Eat, we should go home after eating." Zhao Yunlan sat on the table and greeted everyone to eat. After all, the conditions were limited, so there was no separate table for dinner. Everyone hurriedly ate breakfast and left.

In the carriage, Zhao Yunlan asked: "Where did you put your money?"

"I put it under the pillow. I guess I'll find it when I sleep at night."

It was night, the big dog was lying on the bed and felt his head being hit. He reached out and touched what looked like a cloth bag. I took it out and opened it under the moonlight and looked at it. There were several pieces of silver lying inside, which totaled ten taels. This is specially packed with loose silver so that the big dog can use it for flowers.

Tears had rolled down both sides of his cheeks. The big dog was thinking about his aunt who came home in the morning, his grandma lying on the bed, and his sister's frozen and cracked hands. I was silently planning to go see the doctor as soon as I got up tomorrow.

Here, Zhao Yunlan and his party rushed to Jinzhou City while the last city gate was closing, and the carriage went straight to the house in Jinzhou City.

Having washed up, Zhao Yunlan was lying on the bed thinking: Although he has arrived at his home, he can't sleep well tonight. He has to get up early tomorrow morning so that he can leave the city as soon as the city gate opens. That's it, ninety-nine steps have been taken. Don't relax on this last step, otherwise the journey tomorrow will be difficult.

Early the next morning, when the city gate opened, the Li family's carriage was the first to go out. At the last minute of the journey, Li Mingli made a fuss to catch the carriage, and Li Mingyi followed him. The second carriage sped up and followed the horse in front. Zhao Yunlan only felt that the carriage was running more bumpy.

"Madam, the third master is driving the carriage in front of you." Li Hua explained.

Zhao Yunlan couldn't help but smile. It seemed that the third person in the group was the most anxious.

"Well, come on, we can get home earlier."

"Yes."

Zhao Yunlan didn't stop when passing by Xihe County. He didn't even have time to check out the restaurants in Fucheng, and the county didn't have time. The carriage headed straight for Lijia Village. By the time we arrived at the entrance of Lijia Village, it was already midnight.

"Why are there still torches at the entrance of the village?" Zhao Yunlan looked at the bright light in front of him.

Chunxiang shook her head.

On the other hand, the villagers were already lying down, and they all got up when they heard the movement of the carriage.

"It's the carriage going to Li's house."

"Ah."

Everyone was discussing in the house, but they didn't come out to watch the fun again. Nowadays, carriages come into the village every once in a while, sometimes during the day, sometimes in the middle of the night, and then two torches were set up at the entrance of the village.

The people in Lijia Village didn't know that it was Zhao Yunlan who was coming back this time. After all, Wang received the letter and didn't disclose it.

When the carriage arrived at Li's house, Zhao Yunlan jumped off the carriage and finally breathed a sigh of relief. It was Li Zhongyou who opened the door, "Madam, the second master, the third master, the fourth master, the third master of the in-laws is fine, he is back."

"Why are you opening the door? Where's the concierge?" Zhao Yunlan asked.

"The younger one asked the concierge to go to the main courtyard to report. The younger one has been guarding here for the past few days."

Zhao Yunlan was a little relieved that Li Zhongyou was a man of gratitude, so he just said: "My parents are already asleep, so there is no need to wake them up. We can simply clean up."

Li Zhongyou: "The old lady and the old man have already given instructions, no matter how late it is, they must report it."

Just as he was talking, Wang and Old Man Li came out together, followed closely by Li Mingmei and Wu Yi.

"Dad, mother, younger siblings, little sister." Looking at the family, Zhao Yunlan suddenly felt like crying, but her eyes were only red and no tears flowed down. Fortunately, it was dark and the lights were dim, so she couldn't see it.

"It's good to come back, it's good to come back. I've asked the kitchen to cook the noodles. Let's have a bite before going to rest. Yuncheng, you will also rest here tonight. Tomorrow, my aunt will send someone to pick up the in-laws and we will have a reunion dinner. ." Wang's voice was already choked with sobs.

Zhao Yuncheng: "Well, thank you Auntie."

"As a family, please come and thank me."

"Sister-in-law, I miss you so much." Li Mingmei put her arm around Zhao Yunlan as she came up.

Wu Yi also blinked at Zhao Yunlan before turning to look at Li Mingyi, which annoyed Li Mingyi.

The family entered the house, and no one asked any questions. Mrs. Wang and Old Man Li watched the children returning home to eat, and then watched everyone go back to the house to rest before giving instructions:

"Loyal friend, let everyone be quieter tomorrow morning. Don't disturb these children to rest. Just have breakfast in their own courtyards."

Li Zhongyou: "Yes, old lady."

This is a big chapter, because I didn’t have time to update it yesterday, so I will update it together today.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like