Chapter 238: An Honest Couple
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Brother Wei?
The only person in Chunzhi's memory who was called Brother Wei by them was Wei Zhong. However, there has been no news of him for a long time, and the memories of Wei Zhong in her mind have been blurred. Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived in the provincial capital, he sent someone to invite them!
And, looking at the situation in front of him, he seems to be mixing well?
The old servant who came to deliver the letter nodded hurriedly: "My master is indeed surnamed Wei." The master also said that Chai Gongzi could know who he was as long as he saw the letter. β
Chai Dong bowed his head. "Where is Brother Wei? I beg you to take us to him. β
"Okay! Please come with me, both of you. The old servant nodded happily, and turned to show them the way.
The old servant was not young, and he came on a donkey, and by the way, a mule.
Haruka told the neighbors where they were and asked them to tell Dai Liang's daughter-in-law when she came. Then the couple mounted their mules and left.
After following the old servant for half an hour, they came to the door of a very quiet and small courtyard.
The old servant got out of the donkey and knocked at the door. Immediately the door opened, and an old woman about the same age as the old servant poked her head out: "Who? β
"It's me. I've invited back the guest that the master wants to invite, you go and tell the master! The old servant said loudly, and the old woman hurriedly looked behind him, nodded immediately, and hurriedly went to the back to pass the word.
After a while, Chunzhi and Chai Dong heard a rush of footsteps coming from behind. Then, Wei Zhong's honest face appeared in front of him.
"Brother Chai!"
Seeing Chai Dong from afar, Wei Zhong's eyes turned red with excitement.
He hurriedly quickened his pace and walked over, and then grabbed Chai Dong's hand.
"Brother Chai......" shouted again, and he choked up and couldn't speak.
After such a long time, looking at the way he is dressed now, he should be regarded as a person with some status. But he is still so honest that he can't even say anything once he gets excited.
The corners of Chai Dong's lips raised slightly, and he took the initiative to speak: "Brother Wei, let's meet again." β
"Yes, yes, we're meeting again!" Wei Zhong nodded hurriedly, his face was so happy and excited that he was even so happy that he was about to cry?
When Chunzhi saw it in her eyes, she couldn't help but want to laugh at the corners of her lips.
While the two men were talking, another woman in her thirties also trotted out and fell out. She was followed by several children, large and small.
She's not outstanding, but she's not ugly either. He was wearing clothes made of muslin, and there were two or three silver hairpins on his head, but his eyes were the same as Wei Zhong's, full of simplicity and simplicity.
"You dead ghost, tell you not to run so fast, you wait for me for a while and you will die?" She scolded all the way, but when she looked up and saw the two young people in front of her, her face was swollen with embarrassment, "Ah, this is the Chai brothers and the couple you have been telling me all the time?" They're still so young! β
Are they young?
Chunzhi thinks about it, she married into the Chai family at the age of sixteen, and it has been four years now, and she is twenty years old! Chai Dong is a year younger than her and is already nineteen. In the village, this age is no longer young. Because of Chai Dong, they gave birth to a child relatively late, and now they have a child. And think about the girls who grew up with her since childhood, they now have two or three dolls on them, to say the least.
"yes, that's them!" Wei Zhong nodded again and again, and hurriedly turned around and introduced to her, "This one is Brother Chai, and this one is his daughter-in-law." The year before last, I took the exam in the provincial capital, thanks to the Chai brothers who helped me three times and twice, otherwise how could I have won the exam and let you live a good life like today! β
As he spoke, he happily said to Chai Dong and Chunzhi: "Brother Chai, brother and sister, this is my daughter-in-law, if you don't dislike it, just call her sister-in-law." β
"Sister-in-law." Chunzhi and Chai Dong hurriedly saluted her.
Wei Zhong's daughter-in-law was busy returning the gift. "Brother Chai, Brother Chai is too polite. The year before last, after the child's father returned from the provincial capital, he talked to me every day, and he had to talk about it ten or eight times a year. Even now, he still mentions you from time to time. Listening to him praise you, I have long wanted to meet you. It's just that our family used to be poor, and if we interacted with you, it was like a poor relative coming to the door to fight the autumn breeze, and it didn't add much light to your face. Later, the child's father came to the provincial capital, and everything started again, and we were so busy that we didn't have time to contact you. Now it's easy to settle down, he started to talk again two days ago, saying that you will definitely come to the provincial capital this year to participate in the autumn festival, and you should still live in that old place, so I sent people to see it every day, and you really came yesterday! He was as happy as anything, he tossed and turned with joy last night and didn't sleep much, and he was looking forward to you early in the morning. Now, you're here! β
Although this woman is honest and simple, her eloquence is not bad. No wonder Wei Zhong came to the provincial capital and settled down so quickly.
Chai Dong bowed his head. "Really? That's good. β
Harueda raised a smile. "We just did what we were supposed to do at the time, but we didn't expect to be remembered by Brother Wei for so long, Brother Wei is really kind."
"Hey, isn't that what he is?" Wei Zhong's daughter-in-law smiled and nodded, and took the initiative to take Chunzhi's hand, "Okay, don't stand here, let's go into the house and talk!" β
"Yes, yes, let's go inside!" Wei Zhong hurriedly nodded, "Look at me, I was so excited to see Brother Chai that I forgot that you were still standing here!" Let's go, Brother Chai, let's hurry up and sit down! β
The group walked inside together, and Haruka found that the courtyard looked small, but the layout inside was very good. The courtyard is divided into two entrances, front and back, and there are also five or six houses in total. Some trees are planted in the front and back of the yard, and it looks very fresh and elegant.
However, the price of such a location and such a house is not low! I don't know where he got so much money to buy it? Harueda thought to herself.
"This courtyard was given to our family by the prefect." As if seeing the doubt in her eyes, Wei Zhong took the initiative to explain honestly after they sat down, "At the end of the year before last, the prefect suddenly sent someone to find me, saying that there was a lack of someone to copy the documents by his side, and asked me if I would like to do it. At that time, I was stupid, and I thought that someone was pretending to be the prefect to deceive me! When I found out that it was true, I immediately agreed. Then, after the Chinese New Year last year, we moved to the provincial capital together as a family. As you saw just now, I have so many children in my family, and it costs a lot of money to rent a house! The prefect also saw that we were pitiful, so he took out a house under his command for us to live in, which solved our urgent need. However, we are still saving money, and when I have enough money, I will go and buy a house on my own. It's not always a matter of living with other people, and the prefect gave me a lot of monthly silver, I save a little every month, and I should be able to buy a house by the end of this year! β
"Indeed, having your own house is still more confident." Chai Dong bowed his head, "Brother Chai, you have done a good job in this plan. β
With his affirmation, Wei Zhong was so excited that he couldn't do it.
He stood up suddenly, and bowed down to Chai Dong again.
His daughter-in-law and several children also saluted.
Chunzhi and Chai Dong were both startled.
"Brother Wei, what are you doing here?" Chai Dong hurriedly went to help him up.
Wei Zhong raised his head again, and his eyes were already red.
"Brother Chai, in fact, I know that the reason why I can learn that Lord Fu values me is because you recommended me in front of him. Otherwise, how could a person like me, who has no talent and no appearance, be able to get into the eyes of the prefect? I am here today thanks to you. I will never forget your great kindness for the rest of my life. It's just that now I don't have any skills, so I can only bow to you to express my gratitude to you. β
Chai Dong sighed lowly. "I recommended you to the prefect, yes. But now that you can gain a firm foothold in the government, it means that you really have the ability. And helping the prefect manage and transcribe documents is an important job, and the prefect is willing to hand over this important task to you, which is also your character to convince him, and I can't help much. So, it's all up to you. And in the future, everything can only be on your own, and I can't help you much. β
"I understand, I understand!" Wei Zhong hurriedly nodded, "But the reason why I was able to have this opportunity was also because of your introduction." Otherwise, where would I be today? Therefore, I will remember your kindness in my heart. Not only me, but also my children, they will remember you! β
As soon as he said that, he beckoned, and the dolls all knelt down and began to kowtow to them.
Chunzhi saw this scene in her eyes, and she couldn't help but hold her forehead.
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