Started as a mute girl? I prospered in the lean years

"Brother Lu!" Li Qiaoer called Lu Hui and pulled Jiang Huaixu over.

When Lu Hui heard the shout, he looked up and didn't notice the two people in the crowd. He just thought he heard it wrong and continued to eat the cake until two pairs of feet appeared in front of him.

"Brother Lu, I will bring my sister Axu over to see you."

Lu Hui looked up and saw Jiang Huaixu and Li Qiaoer, and quickly stood up: "Why are you here?"

Afterwards, he said in embarrassment: "Ms. Li, I can't pay back the money you lent me for now. I will pay you back as soon as I get my wages!"

Jiang Huaixu looked back and forth between the two of them. Li Qiaoer was still wearing men's clothes today. Lu Hui knew that Li Qiaoer was a woman and it was Li Qiaoer who should have told him.

"No, no, we came here this time to ask you for help, not to ask you to pay back the money." Li Qiaoer waved his hands and explained.

Lu Hui pointed to himself in disbelief, "You want me to help? How can I help you? I..."

He smiled bitterly, lowered his head to look at the patches on his body, and said in a bitter tone, "I have fallen to this point."

"You can help us." Jiang Huaixu said firmly, "As long as you are willing."

Lu Hui slowly raised his head, with a little hope in his eyes.

The Chen family in Beichuan County has not been at peace these past few days.

Mrs. Wu stood in front of a door, crying so hard, "Master, master, it's all brother Hui'er's fault. Hui'er and brother already know their mistake. Please don't get angry..." ·”

There was the sound of breaking porcelain falling to the ground inside the door, and Wu was immediately frightened into silence.

Then an angry roar came, "I've been crying all day long. Do you have anything else to do besides crying? What's the point of crying in front of me? You don't know who to go to?"

County Magistrate Chen stopped walking back and forth, strode to the door, opened it, and suddenly met a pair of watery, tearful eyes. His angry expression froze, and after a moment he cruelly looked away, The tone was a little softer.

"In the name of the county magistrate, you bully the people and buy and sell by force. Is your good brother carrying a tumor on his shoulders or something? It is now a critical time for me to advance or retreat in the spring next year. If this matter becomes a big deal , I can’t get up, and I can’t even think of saving your brother’s head!”

"Master~" Mrs. Wu called out coquettishly, and carefully pulled Magistrate Chen's sleeves with her onion-like fingers, shaking him from side to side, "Hui'er knows you are wrong, please don't be angry anymore. Concubine I have apologized to my wife a long time ago, but my wife has not given me any good looks. I really don’t know what to do..."

As she spoke she began to sob again.

As soon as she cried, County Magistrate Chen's heart twitched, and he hurriedly put her in his arms and brought her into the house, "You, you, you are like a cat, crying after just a few words, are you ashamed?"

He tapped the tip of Wu's red nose with his finger, "Madam, let me tell you, the same goes for your brother. It's not good to offend anyone, but the Jiang family. There was a little girl in the Jiang family who saved the boy from the Cheng family in Yang County. Isn’t this embarrassing for me? You keep saying that he is the county magistrate’s brother-in-law, isn’t this giving away the clues to others?”

"Master, I will definitely tell my brother in the future and I will never let him commit such a mistake again." Wu sat on County Magistrate Chen's lap and slowly approached her with red lips.

Just when County Magistrate Chen couldn't resist the temptation and wanted to kiss Fangze, a servant's voice came from outside the door.

"Master Qi, madam is here."

County Magistrate Chen pushed the soft jade Wenxiang away from his arms and made a gesture to ask Wu to get down faster.

Wu pursed her lips and snorted, then slowly backed away.

When I met Mrs. Chen on the road, she knelt down and saluted, "I've met Madam."

Mrs. Chen passed by her without even looking at her.

Entering the house, Mrs. Chen glanced at her husband, who was still neatly dressed, "The nephrite is warm and fragrant in my arms, but I disturbed the master's interest."

"What are you talking about?" County Magistrate Chen took a sip of tea in a disguised manner, "The new guy doesn't know the rules, and if Madam doesn't teach him, I naturally have to teach him myself."

Mrs. Chen's tone was calm: "I'm joking, I'm just a concubine. I can leave it to my mother to teach me. Her brother dares to call himself my uncle. You can imagine how ignorant Aunt Wu is on weekdays." For the sake of my future, can I bear it?"

"...Be patient, of course I can be patient."

"In that case, I will take my leave."

Mrs. Chen came and went in a hurry, leaving County Magistrate Chen to almost crush the tea cup in his hand. After a while, his whitened knuckles gradually returned to red.

The people in Jiuxi Village waited in fear for some time, but in the end they found that no one was even bothering their stall, so they gradually felt relieved.

That night, when everyone was having dinner, someone couldn't help but say: "I don't know what happened to Xu Yatou and Qiao'er in Huaizhou, and I didn't send a message back."

"The Fang family is taking care of it. It won't be lost or hurt. Don't worry."

"It is said that Huaizhou is the best place in the world besides Beijing. We can go and see it anytime..."

"Hahaha, maybe I can dream about it at night..."

Mrs. Zheng was not in a good mood these days. She finished her meal quickly and pulled Zheng Liniang aside, "Let me ask you, did your parents tell you when you would renovate the house? You and your wife can't sleep separately all the time. ?”

She is not worried about her two sons at all. What she has been worried about is when her daughter's belly will grow.

Before escaping, she could hear people talking about it when she returned to Shili Village. After escaping, people started asking her about it again. She was so worried!

Others don't care whether it's a man or a woman's problem. If they can't get pregnant, they blame it on the woman. She will feel tired even if she quarrels with others.

Zheng Liniang suppressed her nausea after smelling the aroma of the food and asked in a low voice: "Mom, do you always want to vomit when you are pregnant?"

"You -" Mrs. Zheng was about to stop talking, but was stunned again, "What do you mean? You, you are not - Ouch!"

Mrs. Zheng slapped her thigh, she was so happy that she asked incoherently: "Then... you and Dalang..."

"Mom!" Zheng Liniang's cheeks turned red with embarrassment, "I'm not sure yet! Don't tell others this!"

"Hey, hey, hey, I won't tell you, I won't tell you if you don't tell me!" Mrs. Zheng promised, "When I go to the village chief to borrow an ox cart, I will accompany you to the county town tomorrow to let the doctor take a look. I won't do it until you take your pulse." rest assured······"

"This way others will know..."

"What are you afraid of?" Mrs. Zheng wanted to go from house to house to inform her that her daughter was pregnant, so that those big mouths would gossip behind their backs. "Everyone has this experience. This is a great event. Why are you so secretive? ?”

With that said, Prince Zheng left happily.

Zheng Liniang looked helplessly at Mrs. Zheng's back, and looked down at her belly in annoyance. She didn't even know if she had a bad gastrointestinal problem. She should have told her mother if she had known better!

In a teahouse in Huaizhou City, Lu Huizai listened carefully to what Jiang Huaixu said, and the more he listened, the brighter his eyes became.

"You mean to ask me to take charge of the five-spice powder business here in Huaizhou City? Are you not afraid..."

"I'm afraid I won't come to you." Jiang Huaixu interrupted, "I heard from Sister Qiao'er that you were a prodigy in math, so I decided to leave this matter to you. You are now in a state of poverty, and you have hurt yourself and your mother at home. Sickness, I took advantage of it.

I heard that your parents want you to take the imperial examination. If you agree to me, the road to the imperial examination will be completely blocked. You have to think carefully. Don't take the kindness into consideration and accept it as soon as your head is hot. I don't want to fail to save people and end up making enemies. "

After hearing what Jiang Huaixu said, Lu Hui gradually calmed down. He thought for a moment, stood up and bowed, then stood up straight and said, "I wonder when you two will leave Huaizhou? I will give you an answer before that."

"If you have made up your mind, just come to Wangyue Tower to find me in the next two days."