Why marry someone when you are reborn?

With three eggs, Xu Yun helped read twenty or thirty letters, and his mouth was very dry.

But, Accountant Tan was right. No one else in the village brought back anything. Only Aunt Deng's second son sent a lot of things.

Erlang wrote four letters in total, all of which were to announce his promotion or reward, and to bring back the gifts. Each time he wrote the same sentence: "Save it for me, mother, so I can use it when I get married."

Xu Yun felt that this person was not simple, but also felt that his brain was a little... weird.

You might say he is smart, but he didn't think about the items and didn't write down the amount. What if someone steals some?

You might say he is not smart, but in just one and a half years, he was promoted four times.

Xu Yun did not comment, but just shook his head slightly.

When Xu Yun put down the last letter, he picked up the bamboo tube and took a sip of cold boiled water to moisten his throat.

Just as she recovered a little, Auntie Deng took out the account book again and asked: "You can read, can you read and write in the account book?"

Xu Yun nodded: "Yes."

Aunt Deng asked Xu Yun to help. They dictated the information and Xu Yun rewrote the real account book. Then they compared how much grain the accountant Tan had embezzled. And he promised five eggs.

Xu Yun earned eight eggs that day.

Even though his mouth was dry and his hands were sore, Xu Yun felt inexplicably relieved holding these eight eggs.

Xu Yun kept five of the eight eggs and gave the remaining three to Hua Niang: "Hua Niang, cook these three eggs for Tie Niu to eat."

Hua Niang was surprised and a little hesitant. She rubbed her hands on her coarse cloth skirt again and again, and looked at Aunt Deng: "Oh, this is not appropriate, this is so inappropriate——"

Aunt Deng smiled and said, "Miss Xu will give it to you, just take it."

Hua Niang responded happily.

Xu Yun took the opportunity to ask Hua Niang for help, asking her to cook two of the remaining five eggs every day and make steamed egg custard for Hongyu on the third day.

This time, Hua Niang showed no expression of displeasure. She agreed with a smile and even said that she would give her two drops of sesame oil when the time comes, which would ensure that it would be fragrant.

Xie Wanqing and Hongyu were both extremely surprised, but in addition to being happy, Xie Wanqing was also a little worried.

As soon as Auntie Deng and Auntie Hua entered the house, Xie Wanqing quickly pulled Xu Yun back to the house and asked in a low voice, "Why did I give you so many eggs?"

Xu Yun then explained the whole story.

Xie Wanqing frowned: "We just arrived and got involved in such a thing. It may not be a good thing. The people in the Tan accountant's office will definitely hate you if you caught them doing such a good thing. The three of us women..."

Hongyu was originally happy, but when she heard this, she couldn't help but start to worry.

Xu Yun also had such concerns.

But Aunt Deng didn't give her a chance to hide herself. Now thinking about it... Xu Yun said softly: "Today, when I saw Aunt Deng doing things like this, I suddenly felt that there was nothing to be afraid of. It is not necessarily a good thing to be too cautious."

She gave a detailed account of Aunt Deng's bravery today.

Hongyu's blood boiled after hearing this, and then she lowered her voice mysteriously: "Do you know? Aunt Deng was a widow before. She raised two sons by herself and even married a wife for the eldest son. Do you know how she, a woman, supported the family business?"

Xu Yun and Xie Wanqing really didn't know this and both shook their heads.

Hongyu lowered her voice even more: "It's a pig slaughter!"

Xu Yun immediately remembered the knife that Aunt Deng had worn on her waist today.

It doesn't look like a butcher's knife, but more like... a bone chopping knife.

Xie Wanqing was a little surprised: "A woman killing a pig? Is that okay?"

Women are inherently weaker than men, and I've never heard of a woman killing a pig.

Hongyu glanced at the window and the door before saying, "That's what others told me. I think Aunt Deng is also like that. She's pretty powerful. I think it might be safer for us to follow Aunt Deng. She's a pretty good person."

Xu Yun nodded: "I also plan to stay here first, and then set off with Aunt Deng in the future."

The letter said that once the capital city was chosen, the second son would come to pick up Aunt Deng.

And after what happened today, Xu Yun really didn't dare to leave Aunt Deng, for fear that those people were waiting for revenge.

Originally Xu Yun thought it was just a minor incident. But when he saw those golden cakes today, he understood that this corruption case was probably a big one.

When you are involved in something like this, you must follow the right person to be safe.

Xie Wanqing and Hongyu had no objections, saying that although this place was a bit remote, there were not many outsiders, no wars, and it was connected with the government, making it much safer than other places.

The next day, just after Xu Yun had breakfast, Aunt Deng came to find Xu Yun and asked her, "Can you be an accountant for a while?"

Xu Yun was very realistic: "What about the reward?"

Aunt Deng said, "One egg a day, and free meals."

Xu Yun agreed. Then he asked, "What are you going to do with Accountant Tan? And the matter of corruption——"

"They are going to go buy grain today. It will take nine days to go back and forth. Let's keep it a secret for the next few days. Lock up Tan the accountant. I will write a letter to Erlang, and then go to the county town in person before the grain-collecting soldiers come." Aunt Deng looked calm and methodical. "Even if they are in the same group, Erlang can save me. He is an official now, and he can't just watch me get killed!"

Xu Yun hesitated for a moment: "I think they may not have intended to let you live. Otherwise, such a big thing, as long as you and Erlang meet, the truth will be revealed."

Only if there is no evidence, this matter will not be leaked.

Aunt Deng glared and said, "Who dares? I'll chop him up!"

But soon Aunt Deng calmed down, "You are right, maybe at first they thought Erlang would not come back, after all, it is normal for people to die in war. But now Erlang is getting more and more powerful, if we want to reunite mother and son in the future, they will definitely be nervous."

Aunt Deng frowned and said, "You still have to be careful. I still have to stay alive to find a wife for my second son."

Seeing this, Xu Yun swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth to persuade him, and directly expressed his own thoughts: "In fact, I think that instead of writing a letter, we should go to the county town to ask around and see if there is anyone who can handle this matter. As for accountant Tan... just say that he got seriously ill and died suddenly. Then keep him in secret, and when the time is right, hand him over as a witness."

By then, we will have both witnesses and evidence, and it will be easier to investigate.

Aunt Deng looked at Xu Yun and grinned: "You are a very thoughtful young lady."

After a pause, she asked Xu Yun again: "Are you afraid?"

Xu Yun told the truth: "I am afraid of death. I don't want to die either. So we must not act recklessly in this matter. We must be careful. Moreover, the letter will not be sent from us, nor will it be sent in your name. I will write it and send it in my name. Please ask him to send someone back."

After a pause, Xu Yun coughed and said, "Just tell him that I have chosen a wife for him and ask him to find a way to send someone back to see her!"

Given Erlang's obsession with getting married, he would definitely send someone he trusts to take a look.