On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chen Erlang came back from the yamen and went to visit his parents first.

Mr. Chen hadn't come back yet, and when Mrs. Chen saw him, she winked at the maid beside her.

The old woman took the maid out and stood guard at the door herself.

Chen Erlang said with a playful smile: "Mother, do you want to give your son some money in private?"

He and his elder brother grew up with Mrs. Chen, and were indeed closer to her than to their biological mother and aunt.

Besides, Chen Dalang doesn't like to joke and is too formal.

For example, when Chen Dalang's biological mother Aunt Wu and her son complained about the food, Chen Dalang would never bring food from outside to his biological mother, but would go and ask the kitchen what was cooked that day.
If Aunt Wu was worried about her daughter-in-law's dowry and complained that she had too little money, Chen Dalang would ask her what she bought?
Anyway, Aunt Wu, who was always bullying her, is now too lazy to complain when she sees her son.

The main thing is that it’s useless to say it, it’s just a waste of breath.

But if Aunt Yang and Chen Erlang complained about the food, Chen Erlang could bring back some braised food tomorrow, one portion for his stepmother, one portion for Aunt Yang, and one portion for himself and Xiao Lian.

Moreover, Chen Erlang is sweet-talker and good at coaxing people, so it is really hard to dislike him.

"Are you dreaming?" Mrs. Chen nodded at him and asked seriously, "Have you had a bad temper with Lian'er these days?"

"No," Chen Erlang thought for a moment before saying, "She must be in a bad mood because Ali is sick."

Mrs. Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Who said she was in a bad mood? It was her elder sister and younger sister from her natal family who came to visit unexpectedly today without a visiting card."

"And talked for quite a while."

"When you go back, pay more attention to her. A harmonious family is the key to success."

She really hoped that her son and daughter-in-law would be loving and happy together, and she didn't even prepare a room for them.

Chen Erlang also suspected that something might have happened to the Xiao family.

Otherwise, my aunt and cousin wouldn't come over so suddenly. I said goodbye first: "Don't worry, mother. I'll go back and take a look. Maybe they heard that Li'er was not feeling well, so they came to check on him."

But he himself didn't quite believe it.

If my aunt really knew that my nephew was sick, even if she didn't bring a doctor from Huichun Hall, she would bring my brother-in-law over.

He also suspected that something might have happened to the Yue family, so he quickly returned to the yard where they lived.

When he entered the courtyard, he saw the maid guarding the door. When he went in and saw the things piled on the table, he couldn't help but blinked: "Did anyone borrow money from you?"

The couple have been married for more than six years. He knows that his wife likes to make money but will not spend it recklessly, and she is very careful with money on weekdays.

I will never show it off.

Therefore, I subconsciously thought that it was the Xiao family who came to borrow money.

But as soon as he said this, he rejected it.

The Jiang family is wealthy, and my aunt is already the head of the family, so she cannot borrow money from her own wife.

He didn't know whether the Li family was rich or not, but he knew that his wife's sister was very rich.

As far as he knew, there were two farms and two shops bestowed upon Xiao Xiao by the Emperor and the Empress, and Xiao Xiao's own seafood restaurant was also making good profits.

Especially now, the health care centers targeting female members are doing great business, making many people jealous.

Fortunately, the health club was in partnership with the Queen Mother, so everyone could only feel jealous in their hearts but didn't dare to do anything.

So he smiled and said, "Could it be that you took it out on purpose to make me jealous? To be honest, I only have two taels of silver on me, and I really hope that Second Madam can help me."

He was just a minor official in the Ministry of Justice, and his monthly salary was only more than ten taels of silver, which was barely enough for his own expenses.

Of course, there are also extra incomes, which are sometimes several times the salary.

The mansion and Mrs. Chen did not ask for their money. Instead, they gave the daughters-in-law ten taels of silver for rouge money per month. The maids and old women's monthly wages were also given by Mrs. Chen.

In addition, Xiao Lian's pastry shop was doing well, and Chen Erlang thought she was richer than himself. He was optimistic about this, and her dowry would either be given to his son or his daughter.

Xiao Lian pretended to be virtuous and generous: "Here are two hundred taels of silver, which I prepared specially for my husband."

"I heard that your husband has a confidante outside. Your fate is so unfortunate that you have ended up in such a place."

"But it's not appropriate for the person to be there. I'll give you two hundred taels of silver. Can you bring the person back quickly?"

Before the incident at home, she thought that she would marry a man whose husband's family would run a small business and have no worries about food and clothing.

After escaping, she had seen blood, killed people, and had experienced many things, so her heart became stronger.

She was satisfied to be able to marry into the Chen family.

Even if we didn't think about being together for the rest of our lives at the beginning.

I never thought that they would get divorced just because he took concubines and maids.

I could leave, but how could I bear to see my children being tortured by their stepmother?
But she also has to save face. Her brother-in-law and sister-in-law don't have concubines, so he can forget about having one.

Otherwise you appear to be useless.

Therefore, she and her sisters had come up with this idea before.

Be a good person and give him money to redeem the person.

But if this gets to the ears of my father-in-law and mother-in-law, they will definitely not agree.

Not only did she achieve her goal, she also gained a good reputation as a good wife and mother.

"What?" Chen Erlang suspected that he had heard it wrong, and quickly explained: "Who told you that? I don't have any confidantes at all."

When he met Xiao Lian, he was also saved by her.

Moreover, the Xiao family saved their entire family, except for their father and eldest brother.

He was originally Li Yan's subordinate, but later he was unable to join the Imperial Guard, so he had to rely on Li Yan, his brother-in-law, to help him get into the Ministry of Justice.

But now, my elder brother-in-law and younger brother-in-law, both brothers-in-law, are not interested in doing anything.

Just because of this, even if he had the intention to steal, he wouldn't have the courage to do it.

Xiao Lian suppressed her anger and spoke very sincerely: "My husband was able to hide it from me, but unfortunately, when I went to that kind of place, I was seen by my brother-in-law."

"My elder sister and younger sister came to persuade me that it's not appropriate for you to go to that kind of place often. Why not just bring him home?"

"Ah?" Chen Erlang didn't expect that his luck was so bad. He had only been there twice and was met by his former boss.

He quickly explained: "You misunderstood, I didn't go there for fun."

Although Xiao Lian didn't lose her temper with him at the moment, he always felt that she would want to kill him if she got angry.

The scene of her drawing her bow and shooting the rebels eight years ago suddenly emerged in her mind.

My heart was suddenly shaken, and I dared not hide it anymore: "I did go to look for someone."

"During the war, there was no news from my aunt's family."

"It was when Sanlang and his friends went to Mudan Tower to listen to music that they met a prostitute who said she was my cousin."

"I haven't seen her for seven or eight years. I was worried that she might have recognized the wrong person, so she made a special trip."

"I didn't expect that she was really my cousin, so I wanted to redeem her."

After hearing what he said, Xiao Lian did not feel relieved, but asked: "Is that cousin the only one left in your uncle's family?" (End of this chapter)