With this shout, the village suddenly became lively, and everyone was curious about what Ling Chaofeng looked like, those who had seen it in the town bazaar, and when they came back, they had their own opinions, and the more it spread, the more evil it became.

But everyone knows that Ling Chaofeng and the Xu family don't deal with each other, and they all said that Xiaowan married such a powerful man, and finally could vent her evil anger for her after suffering for so many years.

The people in the village thought that when Xu saw his eldest son-in-law in the future, he would hide and go, but who knew that she had already calculated with Aunt Wang next door that she wanted to make money from Lingxiao Inn through Xiaowan. It's too late to find a chance to communicate with them now, so she doesn't care about her face, she just knows that she can't live without money.

At this time, Xu was boiling corn porridge in the kitchen, and when he heard this, he hurriedly put out the porridge, and then rushed into the house, beating his son and daughter from the bed, they slept like pigs one by one, and couldn't open their eyes, Xu shouted: "Go quickly, your eldest sister and brother-in-law are back, go and bring them back." ”

When Mu Wenbao heard that it was Ling Chaofeng, he was so frightened that he shrank in the corner and cried: "I don't go, I don't go, he wants to throw me out again, mother, my ass still hurts now." ”

Xu picked up the broom that swept the ashes on the kang and threatened: "Go or not, if you don't go, I'll beat you up if you don't believe it or not?" ”

However, Xiaowan and Ling Chaofeng didn't plan to go back to the village, since they were determined to live with Xianggong in the inn, unless there was something to do with her father in the future, she would never go back to that home easily.

Xiao Wan has no nostalgia for her mother's family, which is something that makes Ling Chaofeng very surprised and gratified, I thought that Xiao Wan was too kind-hearted, because she was married to a good person, and she didn't care about her past suspicions in the future, and she didn't take care of her younger brothers and sisters, but she didn't have it at all. Aunt Zhang also told him that Xiaowan said that she would never care about the life or death of the family in her life, and she would never forgive the Xu family.

But at this time, the two returned to their mother's grave, put away the tribute incense burner, did not want to let others spoil or call wild dogs and wild cats arch, and brought them back again, and agreed to come back to worship their mother on Qingming Festival next year.

Ling Chaofeng helped Xiaowan down the mountain, but Xiaowan smiled: "I am flexible when I go up and down the mountain, I used to go up the mountain every day to chop wood." ”

But as soon as he finished speaking, he was tripped by a dead branch under his feet, fell into Ling Chaofeng's arms, and was reprimanded by Xianggong: "Slap your mouth, right?" Calling you frivolous. ”

She smiled coquettishly, in a very good mood, the two went down the mountain hand in hand, to the foot of the mountain, Xiaowan looked back for the last time, and said to Xianggong: "Actually, I have never said bitterness to my mother, I am afraid that she will worry about me in heaven." ”

"And what do you say?" Ling Chaofeng asked.

"I said I'm fine, let my mother rest assured." Xiaowan smiled, as if she was afraid that her husband would not believe it, "It's true, it's ...... anyway"

Her eyes and nose were red, she was still fine, she didn't cry at all, but she couldn't help it at this time, she looked at her husband with tears in her eyes, and choked softly: "Anyway, it's useless to say it, and my mother can't come to save me, but now I'm really good, I have a husband who loves me and protects me." ”

Ling Chaofeng said gently: "Then why are you crying, am I bullying you?" ”

Xiaowan sniffed, and was even more sad: "I'm sorry, I didn't want to marry at first, I want to fight with you alive or dead, fortunately you didn't lose me, if you lose me, what should I do?" ”

Ling Chaofeng sneered: "I've always wanted to ask you, at that time, you were bent on running, have you ever thought about where you left me?" ”

Xiaowan wiped away her tears and said, "Aren't people stupid at that time." ”

They slowly walked to the bottom of the mountain, the carriage was tied here, most of the donkeys and mules in Qingling Village were very strange, and it was very unusual to see a horse, and the villagers were already looking at it from afar, and the couple did not care.

Ling Chaofeng helped the little night car to sit down, and the voice of the child came from a distance, and I saw the two children running here desperately, shouting: "Eldest sister, eldest sister!" ”

It was the younger brother and sister, Xiaowan glanced at Ling Chaofeng, and when she saw her husband nodding, she got out of the car again, and the two children ran to her, Mu Wenbao was very afraid of Ling Chaofeng, and hid behind the second sister Wenjuan.

"Eldest sister......" Wen Juan was also timid, not daring to look at the tall man next to her, pulling Xiaowan's sleeves, and stammering, "Breakfast was made at home, and my father and mother called you, you, sister, and brother-in-law to have breakfast." ”

Wen Juan's hair was messy, and Wen Bao still had pillow marks on her face, this was just dragged out of the bed, and the stepmother suddenly "treated" them as husband and wife, Xiaowan understood what she was trying to do.

touched my sister's hair, but said, "We have breakfast, there is something to do now, hurry up, you tell Dad, I will come to see him next time." ”

Wen Bao shouted: "Eldest sister, go back, if you don't go back with us, my mother will beat me." ”

Sister Wen Juan also begged: "Eldest sister, my mother said that I must take you back." ”

"Juan'er, I can't go back." Although Xiaowan is not close to her younger siblings, they are children, they are not sensible, they follow their mothers to bully people, and they can't distinguish right from wrong, and Xiaowan won't care about them.

But this is the same thing, it can only be said that she does not care, but she does not intend to take any responsibility for their present and future, even if it is a small matter.

"Xianggong, let's go." Xiaowan was resolute and turned around to get into the carriage, but Wen Bao played tricks, and sat on the ground holding her legs, "Sister, I won't let you go, you go home with me for breakfast, if you don't go, my mother will beat me." ”

Xiao Wan couldn't push it away, and he couldn't persuade him, so the two of them simply cried, and the sound spread far away, and more and more villagers came to look.

Ling Chaofeng saw that Xiaowan was unmoved, and it was not a way to stalemate like this, so he took out two silver ingots from his arms, gave one of them and said, "You bring this back, my mother won't beat you, we are leaving today, and we will come back next time." ”

Mu Wenbao trembled and took the silver from his brother-in-law, and whispered to his second sister, the two babies are not very old but they know money, it seems that they followed their mother-in-law, took the silver ingot, and immediately ran back.

"Don't give them money next time." Xiaowan was not grateful to Ling Chaofeng, and took out a bit of his wife's posture, "Didn't you say that the money is mine, I haven't nodded yet." ”

Ling Chaofeng smiled and coaxed: "That's my private money, it's just a little ghost, it's not worth anything." ”

Xiaowan insisted: "You have to promise me that you are not allowed to give money again, that woman is a bottomless pit, give it this time, she tasted the sweetness, and next time she will come to blackmail the money." ”

Ling Chaofeng picked up his wife with relief, ignored the fact that someone was looking at him in the distance, and kissed him on the tender face: "Wanwan, you are not stupid at all, you will always surprise me." ”

"What's wrong? You're laughing at me again, aren't you? ”

Xiaowan didn't know what her husband was happy about, and she was still worried about the two pieces of silver, muttering for a long time on the way back, secretly thinking about making a wish with the jade ring and "getting the silver back". But thinking that if the silver is gone, the Xu family will definitely turn the family upside down, and if you want to come to the inn to find trouble, it will be troublesome.

Besides, this jade ring is so sacred, she wants to use it to do good deeds, and the kind of person who is the stepmother is not worthy.

On the way back, passing through Baisha Town, Ling Chaofeng went to the charcoal fire to lay a deposit for the winter, and took a few workers back to the inn to check the fire kang flue.

Their bedroom is on the third floor, and they don't burn the kang in winter, so they bought a new charcoal stove when they got married late this year.

Xiaowan looked at Xianggong and put the fine charcoal into the stove to light it, but there was no smoke and dust at all, and the room was already as warm as spring, and it was so hot that she was sweating.

"Xianggong, why is there no smoke?" Xiao Wan was so surprised, and circled around the charcoal stove.

Ling Chaofeng smiled: "It's not unusual, this is not the best, the smell is not good." When the ship from the capital arrived, I ordered better charcoal and burned it in our house for the winter. ”

Xiaowan felt so extravagant, but she had seen the gold and silver in the cellar, and knew that Ling Chaofeng didn't care about this bit of silver, so she said happily: "I don't need to cover the quilt and wear a cotton jacket in winter, but my aunt also made a new quilt jacket for us." ”

Ling Chaofeng leaned into her ear and whispered, "In this winter, let's turn over and turn, and we're not afraid of the cold, aren't we?" ”

Xiaowan blushed, pushed him away, and turned around to run: "I'll never talk to you again, it's not serious at all." ”

Ling Chaofeng caught her back: "What did I say?" ”

Xiao Wan hurriedly said: "Ignore you." ”

Ling Chaofeng kissed happily: "Didn't you say that we want to give birth to dolls and teach them to memorize the three-character scripture?" ”

Xiaowan smiled softly, struggled slightly, and said glutinously: "Then you have to treat me well." ”

The couple was sweet and sweet, and Xiaowan forgot about the morning.

But that night, when the moon letter came, he couldn't go to the clouds and rain with the minister. And she had no one to take care of her before, she was padd with straw paper, and she was worried that it would leak out every day, and because of the lack of food and clothing, the people who were still in high spirits during the day shrank into a ball of pain at night.

This matter naturally has to be taken care of by Aunt Zhang, and Xiaowan only knew what mat the young lady of the big family used for menstruation, and only then did she know that the egg brown sugar was so sweet.

Aunt Zhang wrapped a towel in a soup woman and covered her belly, and coaxed gently: "Don't be afraid, just sleep well, go back to the town to find a doctor to prescribe medicine, let's take care of it, and it won't hurt in the future." ”

Xiaowan smiled weakly: "It's just that I'm pampered when I came here, and it hurt in the past, but I still have to work, and I gritted my teeth and got through." ”

Aunt Zhang was very distressed and covered her with a quilt: "You don't have to endure anything in the future, there is an aunt who loves you." She thought for a while, and then asked: "Later, do you know everything about the woman's family, do you know that if you suddenly don't come to the monthly letter in the future, it may be a doll?" ”

Xiao Wan nodded suddenly: "I know, although no one teaches me, but what is the person of my stepmother, I have served her for so many years, and I can see it." ”

Aunt Zhang said: "That's good, anyway, if you don't understand it in the future, my aunt will teach you." ”

Xiaowan thought about it for a while and said softly: "My aunt treats me like a mother." ”

"I want you to be my daughter." Unexpectedly, Aunt Zhang was not disgusted, but she smiled, "I can't let the shopkeeper follow you and call me my mother, anyway, we are together every day, it doesn't matter what it is called, with a little girl like you by your side, my aunt is happy." I, every day, I look forward to the shopkeeper's daughter-in-law, or Ershan to marry the daughter-in-law, but I didn't expect to be really looking forward to a baby. ”

Xiaowan became more and more coquettish, and got up to lie in Aunt Zhang's arms, Aunt Zhang naturally liked it, touching her and coaxing her, so that she could forget the severe pain in her lower abdomen, and gradually, Xiaowan fell asleep.

When Ling Chaofeng saw her happily going downstairs, he asked, "Is she better?" ”

Aunt Zhang smiled and said: "It's okay, the woman's family, go back and take her to see the doctor, she must have suffered too much in the past and her body is weak." ”

Ling Chaofeng was thoughtful, Aunt Zhang had known him for many years, so he was not taboo, and said bluntly: "Shopkeeper, it's better to listen to my advice, the late son is still young, and his body is weak, if you want a baby, don't worry about these two years." ”

"That's exactly what she thinks, not to mention that she's still a child herself." Ling Chaofeng smiled faintly, "I am also relieved to have an aunt to take care of her." ”

In this way, Xiaowan raised her body for a few days, and she was not allowed to do any work in the store, so she really had nothing to do, so she memorized the three-character scripture over and over again.

In a blink of an eye, at dinner on this day, she memorized it word for word in front of everyone, Aunt Zhang slapped her again and again, pulled the big chicken leg award for her to eat, and praised: "Now you don't have to fight for your heart, we are fighting for luck in the evening." ”

Xiaowan looked at Xiang Gong triumphantly, and Ling Chaofeng said: "There is also "Thousand Character Text", which has been memorized, you are proud again." ”

Before the words fell, there was a knock on the door of the store, which was an ordinary knock on the door, and Ershan went to open the door, but it was the person who delivered the letter.

Aunt Zhang poured tea and water for people, and asked if she had eaten, the person was in a hurry to rush back, Xiaowan has now learned the way of hospitality, and without waiting for Aunt Zhang to speak, she has already wrapped some food and a kettle to send it.

Ling Chaofeng read the letter, but did not reply on the spot, so he asked the man to go back, and when he came back, he saw Xiaowan waiting by the door, she knew that Su Su's matter should have a result in the past few days.

Ling Chaofeng gave her the letter and asked with a smile, "Can you understand it?" ”

Xiaowan read it a few times, but she couldn't connect it into a sentence, and she couldn't understand it even when she connected it, so she only heard Xiang Gong say: "The Shangshu of the Criminal Department has been investigated for dereliction of duty and corruption, and the court has already taken people." ”

Aunt Zhang and Uncle Biao were all indifferent, as if these things were not unusual, but Xiaowan asked excitedly: "Is there no one to catch Su Su anymore?" ”

Ling Chaofeng said: "They can't protect themselves, as for Su Su's deed of sale, someone will send it in a few days, and I have asked someone to go to the mansion to redeem it." ”

Xiaowan asked again: "What kind of adult was arrested, did what Su Su said that day play a role?" ”

Ling Chaofeng said with a smile: "No, those things have already been watched, I just went to check with her to see if it was true." If you want to help people, you can't harm innocent people at will, what do you say? ”

Xiaowan nodded again and again, seeing that it was getting late, it was too late tonight, so she said that she would go to send good news to Su Su and Aunt Chen early tomorrow morning.

Aunt Zhang said: "Evening, let Ershan send a message tomorrow, we have to clean the inn, the day after tomorrow, there will be distinguished guests." ”

Xiao Wan hurriedly agreed: "Then I won't go, I'll work with you." But she asked curiously, "What kind of distinguished guest, more noble than Lord Sun, where did he come from?" ”

Ling Chaofeng said with a smile: "You came from the capital, you forgot, I said that there is a ship from the capital to dock." ”