happy event

Chapter 219 Retreat

The steward sent by the old shopkeeper of the cloth village was his nephew, who was very shrewd and capable, and he could tell at a glance that Elder Sister Cao was pretending to be sick.He was impatient and hurried on the road again, fearing that something might happen, these are the relatives of the master, so there must be no harm.

Reluctantly, he stepped forward and said a few words to old man Cao. After all, it was his daughter. Old man Cao was a little reluctant to believe it before, but he sighed after taking a closer look at his daughter.In the end, he strode over and asked, "Eldest sister, since your stomach is uncomfortable, don't follow the car on the road."

"Really?" Sister Cao immediately got up from the ground happily, and asked, "Father, will the house and the orchard with pillars be left to me and my second child to take care of them. Outsiders are outsiders after all, and we can't Entrust such a big thing."

"That's right, Dad, my eldest sister and I have also learned some skills outside this year, so we will definitely not cause trouble." Second Chen also hurriedly patted his chest to promise.

The feeling in old man Cao's heart really didn't know whether it was anger or sadness. He stretched out his hand and picked up the old woman, and said in a deep voice, "Since you stay today, don't regret it in the future. You can live in the yard at home, and I will give you the fields too." Planting, but you can't interfere in the orchard, and the two children must go with us."

Sister Cao felt sorry for the child and wanted to protest, but Second Chen quickly responded, "Don't worry, Dad, I will take care of the family."

Old man Cao sighed a long time, helped the old woman into the car, and then got on the shaft of the car, and finally called the steward to hurry up and set off.

The little steward was so anxious that his heart was on fire. Seeing this, he waved his whip and urged the team to go on the road.Sister Cao looked at the convoy going far away, and suddenly felt that she had lost a lot of things.But don't let her think too much, Chen Lao Er has already told her to happily take over the Cao family's courtyard...

In the Xiaoyi Garden outside the capital, Mr. Feng received letters from his disciples and locked himself in his study for two full hours. Qingfeng hid outside the door in extreme worry. Sigh heavily.He couldn't bear it any longer, so he opened the door and walked in, and said with a smile, "Sir, the three young masters have all drank the tonic soup, and just fell asleep. Do you want to feel the pulse again..."

Mr. Feng seems to have aged a lot in the past half a day, and the wrinkles on his face have become deeper and deeper.He waved his hands weakly, and said after a long silence, "No need, tell Zhang Yang to gather the convoy and supplies quickly, and send the three children south tomorrow morning. There is still a letter here, send it out quickly through the highest-level secret letter channel!"

Qingfeng was stunned for a long time, and he wanted to ask again. Mr. Feng was already annoyed, and scolded, "Hurry up!"

"Hey, yes, yes, sir!" Qingfeng took the letter and ran out...

As the old saying goes, rely on mountains to eat mountains, and rely on seas to eat seas.The people on the plains opened up wasteland and reclaimed fields to grow food, and the people in the hilly areas hunted and collected wild goods, and they could also fill their bellies.For those who live by the sea, all hope of survival depends on the sea.

On this day, at a small bay in the southernmost part of Haining County, Dong Ping was walking barefoot on the beach with an old man and talking gossip.

The old man saw that he was a person who lived by the sea all year round. His face was bronzed by the sea breeze, and the inner side of his eyelids were faintly pale.At this moment, Xu talked about what he was good at. The old man happily pointed to a wooden shed far away on the shore, and said with a smile, "Second Master, our big boat has been built, and we will test the water tomorrow. In the future There is no need to use those small wooden boats to transport things to the island, the waterway of Labyrinth Island is too complicated, and if one is not good, it will easily capsize."

Dong Ping nodded and replied, "The old man is an expert in sailing, so I will follow his instructions. However, old man, you still have to worry about manpower..."

"The old man understands. Don't worry, the second master. Not to mention how much you have taken care of our Chen family members since you came to Haining County. We haven't repaid you for your life. Here, our Chen family can't survive a few."

"The old man is being polite, let's not talk about the past, life is better now."

"That's right, my old man has a pot of wine to drink every night. It's all thanks to the young master."

An old man and a young man were talking happily when they suddenly saw an old man and a young man running over in a hurry supporting each other in the distance.Dong Ping recognized the old man as the shopkeeper arranged by his brother-in-law in the state mansion, so he hurriedly said goodbye to old man Chen, and then walked up to meet him.

"Uncle Shen, how did you find this place? If there is something to do, let the little steward go..."

"Second young master, it seems that something serious happened to the owner." The shopkeeper, Shen Da, waved away his eldest grandson who was helping him, and quickly took out a small brass pipe the size of a finger from his bosom, and finally said, "This is a commercial firm." The highest-level secret letter in the book, I have already read it, and I can't explain it for a while, so the second young master should hurry up and read it."

Seeing the old man's appearance, Dong Ping didn't dare to delay, so he took out the note in the brass tube in two or three strokes.After he could see the content clearly, his face turned pale in an instant, and he wanted to speak with his eyes wide open, but his throat seemed to be blocked by something, and he couldn't make any sound.

The old shopkeeper Shen had been prepared for a long time, so he stretched out his hand to shine on his back and patted him hard twice.Dong Ping finally breathed a sigh of relief, and screamed, "Sister!" As the words fell to the ground, tears also fell down.

The old shopkeeper Shen's nose was sore, and he comforted him repeatedly, "Second young master, don't worry, the mistress is safe now, please don't be too sad. We still have a lot of things to do, and the three young masters are going to leave soon. After sending it over, the island still needs to buy supplies and manpower.”

Xu Shi heard that the three little nephews were coming soon. Dong Ping wiped away his tears, hurriedly grabbed the hand of the old shopkeeper, and asked, "Uncle Shen, what should we do now? Does my brother-in-law have any other news to send?"

Although Dong Ping got married and worked as a parent officer for more than half a year, but after all, he was young, and this matter was related to the safety of all relatives, so he lost his mind in a panic.

Old shopkeeper Shen sighed inwardly, slowly stroking his back for him, and whispered his planned arrangement in a low voice.

"The houses on the island only need to be cleaned. There is no shortage of wooden utensils and other supplies. The only things that need to be purchased in large quantities are food, cloth and various sundries. These supplies can be prepared by an old man. The second young master is the best." It is to choose a capable person to go to the island to take charge of the internal affairs, and everything is arranged properly, and when the relatives of the family come over, they can go directly to the island by boat."

Dong Ping nodded again and again, and replied, "I will arrange for my wife to go to the island when I go back. If she is pregnant, I can tell others to go back to my hometown to raise a baby. In addition, I, the county magistrate of Haining, still have some powers. If something happens to Uncle Shen Just send someone to the government office to deliver the letter."

"Okay, okay." Old Master Shen hurriedly agreed, the old and the young discussed trivial matters in low voices, and just after they finished speaking, they arrived at the coast, so they each got into the car and went back to the city.

Yang Wanyin was setting up a banquet in the back garden this day for the wives of several auxiliary officials in the county government.When women get together and gossip, apart from their husbands and children, they are clothes and jewelry, and it will be even more lively after a few glasses of water and wine.

Yang Wanyin was usually kind to others and generous in her actions. Seeing that the wives were so hot that sweat appeared on their foreheads, she invited them to sit in the flower hall, and then asked the maid to bring over sugared peaches with crushed ice.

The ladies were tired of eating local pineapple, coconut and other fruits, and when they suddenly ate a peach, they felt very sweet and refreshing, and they praised it one after another.Yang Wanyin then gave them two bottles each to take back, making them thank you non-stop.

After finally seeing off the guests, Yang Wanyin rested on the rug, touching her slightly protruding belly with one hand and talking softly to the unborn child.At the beginning, she heard from her elder sister that it was called prenatal education, and the children born were smarter than other people's.

Although she is not greedy, she just hopes that the child will be healthy, but it would be nice if the child can be like her husband.

She was thinking with such joy when she suddenly saw her husband rushing back from the outside, his clothes were soaked in sweat, so she quickly got up and went to meet her and said, "Didn't you say that you will come back after the sun sets in the afternoon? Sweaty like this? Could it be that there is some urgent business in the Yamen that needs to be dealt with?"

Although Dong Ping was very anxious, he still couldn't bear his wife's worry, so he tried his best to suppress the turbulent mood, and replied in a low voice, "It's fine in the yamen, but I happened to meet old shopkeeper Shen on the way back. My brother-in-law sent a letter saying that my sister disliked him." It's too cold at home in winter, so I came up with the idea of ​​going out for a walk again. Old shopkeeper Shen is busy delivering supplies to the labyrinth island. I'm too happy right now, so I'll come back to discuss with you. If I don't feel tired , why not send you to live on the island for half a month, just in time to help arrange housework, and then pick up my sister, and stay with her for a while."

Yang Wanyin was stunned when she heard that, then she laughed and said happily, "Ah, my sister is coming, this is a big event! She has three children with her, and she has to make proper arrangements for food and clothing. Since my husband can trust me, then I will stay with my sister for a while, just in time to ask her how to raise a baby."

Dong Ping heaved a sigh of relief, and finally thought of his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and added, "Sister-in-law has always been considerate and considerate, and she will definitely invite her father-in-law and mother-in-law to accompany her when she comes to the capital. Maybe in a few days you will be able to be with your mother-in-law too." reunited..."

"Really?" Yang Wanyin was even happier after hearing this, and she quickly thought, "Oh, maybe my parents are not used to the humidity here, so I need to prepare more medicinal materials and make medicinal soup for my parents when the time comes. , the seafood my mother likes to eat..."

Dong Ping echoed with a smile from time to time. Seeing that his wife was not suspicious, he went to the study to make arrangements on the pretext of having something to do.The maid that Madam Yang sent later poured a cup of tea to the master, and said in a low voice, "Miss, why does this servant look at the master a little strangely? Is he planning to send the lady out, and then secretly go to the mansion to pick up the newcomer?" ..."

"Crack!" Yang Wanyin slammed the tea bowl on the servant girl with her hands, and cursed, "Shut up, who gave you the courage to arrange the master at will?"

The servant girl was so frightened that she immediately knelt down and apologized again and again, "Miss, this servant made a mistake, and this servant is also worried that Miss will be wronged..."

(End of this chapter)