Xiao Wang nodded, but she still didn’t quite understand the connection between dicinal vegetables and her Brother’s family.
Seeing the confusion on Xiao Wang’s face, Zhao Chun glared at her, thinking Xiao Wang was truly a foolish woman.
However, he explained to her, "The Guang Ju Restaurant next to us, it’s the Feng Clan’s Guang Ju Restaurant! And recently, our Brother has been having close dealings with Wang Fuhai, Shopkeeper Wang of Guang Ju Restaurant!"
Xiao Wang’s eyes widened, and she scread, "What? What did you say?"
Xiao Wang wore a look of utter disbelief. When the Guang Ju Restaurant first opened beside them, no one had connected it to the Feng Clan’s Guang Ju Restaurant.
After all, a large restaurant chain that operated throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty wouldn’t open a small tavern in a remote marketplace. Who would believe such a thing!
But it turned out to be true!
At this mont, Zhao Chun didn’t have ti to explain further to Xiao Wang. He said, "Our son-in-law got news that the dicinal vegetables in Guang Ju Restaurant were sourced from a local farr, and there’s an eighty percent chance that our Brother is that farr! So tonight, I have to go to the county town to et our son-in-law."
After saying this, he hurriedly left. Suddenly rembering sothing, he turned back and sternly instructed, "You stay at ho and don’t act rashly, understand?"
With that, he left in a hurry again.
Xiao Wang, left astonished, stood there dazed for a good while before she felt like she had her head back on her shoulders. Without packing anything, she imdiately took her daughter and son and returned to their old ho overnight, heading straight for Mrs. Wang’s room.
Upon seeing Mrs. Wang, she poured out all the news she had just received. After hearing what her third daughter-in-law said, Mrs. Wang was so shocked she nearly jumped out of her skin.
Xiao Wang asked, "Mother, is it possible that the courtyard given to Brother during the family division is really a treasure land?"
Mrs. Wang was both shocked and jealous, shaking her head in disbelief. "Impossible! That courtyard is the most dilapidated one in our family. No one has lived there for many years. How could it be a treasure land?!"
If she had known it was a treasure land, how could she have given the courtyard to Brother’s poor family!
The more Mrs. Wang thought about it, the more regretful and angry she beca. She slapped her thigh, not knowing if it was out of regret or anger, and shouted, "No! I have to go to Brother’s house and see!"
Saying this, Mrs. Wang was about to go to Zhao Dong’s residence, but she was persuaded by Xiao Wang to stay. "Mother, Zhao Chun said we shouldn’t do anything for now. He’s going to find Little Sister and our son-in-law to discuss a plan. Don’t be anxious."
Because of this news, Mrs. Wang and Xiao Wang stayed up nearly all night.
It wasn’t until the next morning that Zhao Chun returned from the county town. He was so excited upon his return that he didn’t even eat before rushing off to Zhao Dong’s residence.
「anwhile, at the Zhao Family.」
Zhao Zhitong had already slung her luggage box over her shoulder, and holding Zhao Cheng’s hand, she skipped out the door, ready for school.
Because she didn’t want to hinder her big brother’s work, she had repeatedly insisted these past few days that she was a big girl now and didn’t need her brother to escort her to and from school.
However, this place wasn’t like modern tis; Zhao Dong and Sun i couldn’t possibly rest easy with a four-and-a-half-year-old young girl going alone.
So, they told Zhao Cheng that when he went to pick up Zhao Zhitong, if he found she had gone to a friend’s house to study, he should co back first and pick her up in the evening. Only then did they reach an agreent.
After sending Zhao Zhitong off, Zhao Dong and Sun i went together to the construction site of their new house. By now, more than half of the house was built, and it was expected to be completed by mid-next month.
When they arrived at the construction site, the workers were already there.
Because Zhao Dong was generous, and most of the workers building the house were his close friends and kinsn, they all worked very diligently.
Seeing Zhao Dong arrive, they all greeted him with smiles.
Sun i, after greeting them, busied herself starting a fire to cook mung bean soup.
So, Zhao Chun, who had rushed to Zhao Dong’s residence imdiately after returning to his old ho, missed them.
At that ti, only Zhao Ya was at ho. She was sitting in the courtyard embroidering when she heard a knock on the door, which startled her. Standing up to open it, she saw Zhao Chun at the entrance. She looked at him cautiously and asked softly, "Third Uncle?"
Zhao Chun first glanced around the courtyard. Seeing no one, he asked, "Where’s your Second Uncle?"
Zhao Ya replied, "Second Uncle is at the construction site of our new house."
Hearing this, Zhao Chun nodded, his eyes still peering inside. Then, he spotted a vegetable plot enclosed by a fence, and his eyes instantly lit up.
However, Zhao Dong had built the fence very densely, so even after staring for a long ti, Zhao Chun couldn’t see the vegetables planted inside.
Since he couldn’t see from the entrance, he wanted to step inside for a closer look, but Zhao Ya imdiately blocked his path.
When Zhao Chun’s eyes fixated on their vegetable garden, alarm bells imdiately went off in Zhao Ya’s mind.
Although Zhao Dong and Sun i hadn’t told the children about the secret of the space Zhao Zhitong possessed, they had told them that their vegetable garden was a treasure land capable of growing dicinal vegetables, a fact that absolutely couldn’t be known to others.
Although they didn’t know what dicinal vegetables were, they knew this treasure land was what had allowed their family to earn a lot of money!
So they were very clear that this secret must absolutely not be revealed, or they would face disaster!
Therefore, when Zhao Chun tried to enter the courtyard, she imdiately stopped him, tilted her head up, and emphasized again, "Third Uncle, my Second Uncle is at the construction site of our new house."
"Oh, ha, I know." Zhao Chun chuckled drily. He still glanced covetously at the vegetable garden but, ultimately fearing he might alert them, decided not to go in. With a forced smile, he said, "Alright, then I’ll go to the construction site of the new house and take a look."
After saying this, he turned and walked towards the end of the village.
As soon as he left, Zhao Ya let out a sigh of relief and hurried to close the door.
Just then, Zhao Cheng returned from taking Zhao Zhitong to school. As he reached the doorway, he caught sight of Zhao Chun’s retreating figure. A flicker of doubt crossed his mind, and he asked Zhao Ya, who was by the door, "What did Third Uncle co for?"
Zhao Ya recounted everything, then added in a low voice, "Big Brother, Third Uncle kept looking at our vegetable garden."
Hearing this, Zhao Cheng’s brow furrowed instantly. He then instructed, "Yaya, go inside and bolt the main door. Don’t open it for anyone unless it’s family. I’m going to find our Uncle."
After hearing her brother’s instructions, Zhao Ya nodded firmly, patting her small chest in assurance. "Big Brother, don’t worry, I understand!"
With that, under Zhao Cheng’s watchful gaze, she closed the main door. After bolting it securely, she moved a small stool and sat right by the courtyard entrance, her eyes wide and vigilantly watching the door.
After Zhao Cheng saw Zhao Ya secure the main door, he quickly ran towards the new house’s construction site.
When he arrived at the new house, Zhao Chun was talking to Zhao Dong.
Zhao Chun looked at the half-built house, his heart filled with astonishnt.
It was just as his mother had said; Brother was indeed building a large residence, a grand manor with two main courtyards!
It seed they had truly earned a lot of money!
Thinking this, Zhao Chun was almost certain that Brother’s family definitely had dicinal vegetables!
So he smiled and said, "Second Brother, this house you’re building is truly magnificent! It makes , your third brother, so envious!"
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