Even the expression of Imperial Doctor Du on the side couldn’t help but soften. Not to ntion, taking a female apprentice is better than those blockheads; at least she knows to care about the health of her master and mistress.
In the past, those apprentices would only offer you a bowl of cold tea when it was hot and a bowl of hot tea when it was cold, if you were lucky.
With such a considerate apprentice, how should a master pamper her? Just give her more howork!
So Wang Yongzhu’s howork increased by one human ridian and acupoints chart.
Returning ho with a bunch of howork miserably, Wang Yongzhu heard that Gu Zikai was heading back to the Capital City and would be returning the house.
Thinking about it, she didn’t care about that bit of rent anymore. Besides, the backyard only had one entrance, and with six or seven people living there, it was cramped and inconvenient, especially with many won. Otherwise, how could Uncle Yang Zongbao rarely co back? It was also to avoid suspicion.
So she figured, once Gu Zikai left and they got the house back, they could open up the front and back yards, making it more spacious.
At that ti, the front yard could be for Uncle Yang Zongbao to live in, providing a place to discuss matters.
Having made up her mind, she didn’t bother finding a middleman and ntioned it to Yang Zongbao.
Yang Zongbao patted his chest and promised to handle it, which put Wang Yongzhu at ease.
As for Old Granny Wu and Old Madam Ding, they could stay to watch the house. Now, the courtyard had many flowers and trees, and they had more belongings, so soone needed to guard it.
After so ti, it would be comfortable when they ca back to live.
Old Granny Wu and Old Madam Ding naturally had no objections.
Once everything was arranged, the family hired a carriage and ard escort from the Changfeng Escort Agency to head ho.
Upon returning to the familiar Qilidun, having sent word a few days prior, from afar at the village entrance, Jinguan was waiting there. Seeing the two carriages returning and Uncle Song Chongjin sitting in front, he imdiately dashed ho.
He needed to go back and tell his father and them that Auntie had returned!
A few days earlier, Wang Yongfu was calculating that it would soon be a hundred days since their father’s passing, and the younger siblings hadn’t sent any ssage. He was worried they might not co back. After all, when they left last ti, Mother had left in anger. Although she didn’t say anything at the ti, didn’t the brothers all know?
Not to ntion, they had been gone for a while without sending a single letter back, making it clear that their anger hadn’t subsided yet, and they didn’t dare to ask.
There were so vague rumors in the village, saying that it seed the Wang family’s daughter went to the city and took her mother with her, and might not return, having looked down on the countryside.
Every day, Wang Yongfu and the others opened their doors to buy mountain goods, and there were always people coming to inquire, though Wang Yonggui would retort them back, they were a bit uncertain inside.
Receiving the news from Wang Yongzhu about returning in two days, the Wang family was uplifted.
Wang Yongzhu’s small courtyard, as well as Song Chongjin’s courtyard, had long been cleaned up, and now it was late June with the sun blazing.
Liu Xiaoqiao and Lady Jiang together took apart and washed the quilts inside, dried them under the sun until fluffy, then made the beds again.
Jinhua had beco more sensible after the New Year. Hearing that Auntie was returning, every day she picked fresh gardenia flowers to place in the house, ensuring that when Auntie returned, she would live comfortably.
Looking forward to it day and night, estimating that these few days they should arrive, every day Wang Yongfu would send the family’s children to guard the entrance of the village to report when they saw them return.
From a distance, there was a shout from Jinguan as he ran, "Grandma and Auntie have returned—"
The three Wang Yongfu brothers exchanged glances, leaving their business to rush to welco them.
They were stopped by soone selling mountain goods: "Master Wang, I took a lot of effort bringing these things from ho, how can you not buy them?"
Where was the mood to buy mountain goods? But Wang Yonggui quickly thought and pressed Jinpan against the table: "You attend to this well, we’re going to pick up your Grandma and Auntie—"
Saying this, the three brothers took Jinguan, along with Jinpan and Jinhua, and sped off like the wind.
Leaving Jinpan and the mountain goods vendor looking at each other.
Jinpan, being honest, also wanted to greet them, but restrained himself, receiving the mountain goods and checking them, setting the price, weighing them, and settling the silver money.
Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and saw the carriage already rolling up to the front door.
The carriage was surrounded by their own family and so village kids.
When the carriage stopped, who was it that ca out if not Old Granny Zhang and Wang Yongzhu?
Jindou only felt that after not seeing them for just a couple of months, Grandma and Auntie were almost unrecognizable.
Off the carriage, the Wang family brothers hurriedly moved the luggage, and Lady Jiang and Liu Xiaoqiao, hearing the news, ca out from the house.
Even Lady Lin, upon hearing the commotion from across the street, ca out following the crowd, sneakily looking at the things unloaded from the carriage, not daring to approach.
Who else in Qilidun would co ho with such a fuss? Neighbors who liked gossiping and lived nearby brought their families over to see the excitent.
Seeing Wang Yongzhu’s return this ti with two carriages and so many things being unloaded by the brothers yet unfinished, everyone’s eyes were glued to the scene.
Especially when they saw a little girl standing timidly beside Old Granny Zhang and Wang Yongzhu, holding Old Granny Zhang’s arm. Was she a maid?
Soone spoke up: "Aunt Zhang, returning with such grandeur is different from before this ti. Is that a maid you have now? It seems you’ve struck it rich in the city, bringing back so much stuff!"
"Oh my, Auntie, you really are lucky! How long have you been in the city, and you already have a maid? This is how a city matriarch lives!"
A few won in Qilidun who usually didn’t get along with Old Granny Zhang were green with envy: this woman’s fate was really good. They were still scraping by in the fields, yet she had a maid, living like a matriarch!
The maid’s clothes were even nicer than their daughters’! Truly, comparisons are vexing!
Everyone knew that Song Chongjin had beco a Scholar since last leaving, and seeing this impressive return was quite different from before, stirring thoughts.
So shrewd people jumped out: "Aunt, with so much stuff, I see the Yongfu brothers can’t move it all at once; I’m strong, let help—"
Saying this, they wanted to get on the carriage, and the kids nearby seeing this also wanted to climb up.
Quick-reacting Wang Yonggui stopped them, no joke, these were Wang family belongings, how could they let outsiders touch them? If sothing was snatched away, wouldn’t they incur a loss?
With a forced smile, he said, "No need to bother you, Brother Gengen!"
anwhile, Jinguan and a few youngsters hurriedly pushed the kids trying to climb onto the carriage away: "Get lost, don’t touch Grandma and Auntie’s things!"
Suddenly, it was bustling with commotion.
It was still Old Granny Zhang, having anticipated this, who turned back and shouted, "Gu Yu—"
Gu Yu quickly pulled out a box from the carriage, handing it to Old Granny Zhang.
Old Granny Zhang opened the box; it was malt candy pieces she specially bought in town, costing twenty large coins per pound. She bought two or three pounds at once.
At this mont, she opened the box and stuffed it into Jinguan’s hands: "Take it and share it with everyone to taste."
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