The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

Pei Yanxu raised his eyebrows and looked at Xia Mianwan with a burning gaze.

"what for?"

Xia Mianwan looked straight at Pei Yanxu, "Master Pei, I just want to say that the way of heaven cannot be changed, and human power is limited. Being an official can be for the sake of the people of the world, or for a better life for yourself. As long as you are not a corrupt official who is unforgivable and unreasonable, there is no right or wrong. If you only think about the people of the world, you will also feel guilty towards your parents."

Pei Yanxu was silent for a long time and asked seriously: "Are you willing to marry me? If you marry me, I promise that Zheng Xiaoyun will never harass you again. I will step on him until he can't get up."

Xia Mianwan was really impressed by the mother and son of the Pei family.

Can you really understand what people say?

Pei Yanxu saw Xia Mianwan's speechless face and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

Xia Mianwan suppressed her temper and asked, "Master Pei, have you forgotten that we are in a cooperative relationship? I will not get married just for Zheng Xiaoyun. He is as good as heaven and earth, as long as he does not affect me, I don't care at all."

Pei Yanxu knew that Xia Mianwan had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained: "That's not what I meant. I meant that you could seriously consider our marriage. It's true that Zheng Xiaoyun can't do anything to you, but with the current you, even if you have a thousand tricks, you can't stop him. If he really has no shame and doesn't care about the consequences, you will be in danger as soon as I leave. This is the fact in front of us, and it is also the gap in strength. We are married. If you don't want to talk about feelings, you can still treat it as a deal. I will help me manage the household affairs, and I guarantee that you can do whatever you want, and I will never restrict you. If you don't like it, I will never touch you!"

It was only then that Xia Mianwan realized that Pei Yanxu was serious, but... she didn't want to get married again.

Seeing her hesitation, Pei Yanxu could understand. Xia Mianwan was different from the other women around her. She would never belittle herself because of her status.

"I will stay in Yanzhou for a while. I am not in a hurry. You can think about it slowly. If you have made up your mind, tell me."

Xia Mianwan nodded, "Okay, I'll seriously consider it."

Pei Yanxu is good-looking, has a good status, and seems to be a nice person at the moment. If they really want to cooperate, such a partner would be the best.

"However, if you are with me, you may encounter a lot of problems. Zheng Xiaoyun is only an opponent at this level now, and after returning to the capital, he may not be an opponent. But as long as I am here, we can share the responsibility." Pei Yanxu said.

"You are like this...what if you find someone you like?" Xia Mianwan asked.

Pei Yanxu shook his head and said, "Essentially, you and I are the same kind of people. All I care about is the rise and fall of the Chen Kingdom."

Xia Mianwan smiled and said, "Then I am still different from you."

Pei Yanxu didn't know what to say when he heard that, so he had to tactically drink a sip of water. Maybe at the beginning, Pei Yanxu really just wanted to deal with Aunt Xu, but at this moment, the more he understood Xia Mianwan, the more Pei Yanxu felt that Xia Mianwan was a very powerful partner.

"What happened next?"

After a good meal and a good drink, it was time to talk about business. Pei Yanxu didn't know what Xia Mianwan was thinking, so he naturally had to ask.

Xia Mianwan was puzzled. "The original plan will not change, but... let me think about the marriage."

When Pei Yanxu saw that Xia Mianwan was willing to consider it, he felt a little excited.

When the two were returning from Yuelai Restaurant, they happened to meet Zheng Xiaoyun who was out with his colleagues.

"Sir Pei." Zheng Xiaoyun's colleague looked at Zheng Xiaoyun with an ambiguous look and greeted Pei Yanxu.

Pei Yanxu nodded, then protected Xia Mianwan and left.

Zheng Xiaoyun stared at the backs of Xia Mianwan and Pei Yanxu as they left, feeling gloomy and uncertain.

……

The impact of the severe drought in the north has finally become apparent. I heard that the price of rice in the north is getting more and more expensive. Once the price of grain rises, other things related to grain will follow suit.

In addition to the wine from Xia Ji Winery, Xia Mianwan’s wine is fruit wine, which does not require grain.

Due to the rise in grain prices, the prices of wine in other wine shops also went up, but the price of wine in Xia Ji Winery never went up, and instead it captured a large market share.

"Sister Xia, the situation is not good now. The donkey cart business has been temporarily stopped, and the surrounding area is not very safe." Xiao Wu took a break from work today and immediately rushed to Xia Mianwan and told Xia Mianwan about the current situation outside.

It was only a matter of time before the donkey cart business stopped, after all, the profit was limited. But I didn’t expect that at this time of year, the impact of the severe drought in the north had already affected the south of the Yangtze River?

Xia Mianwan thought about it for a long time but still had no clue.

Seeing that Xia Mianwan had been thinking for so long, Xiaowu asked, "Sister Xia, is there any problem?"

Xia Mianwan nodded and said, "Logically, the impact of the drought in the north shouldn't reach the south of the Yangtze River so quickly. It feels a little unusual. Are there... a lot of refugees?"

Xiao Wu responded: "They are indeed refugees."

"How are you dressed?"

Xiaowu was shocked when he heard Xia Mianwan asking about her clothes. No wonder he felt something strange, it turned out that the problem was with her clothes.

"Although the clothes are worn out, they are... all clean."

"What about your complexion?" Xia Mianwan's expression became serious at this time.

Xiao Wu thought about it carefully and replied, "Although his complexion..."

Xiao Wu paused, and then thought about it carefully. His eyes lit up, "I know, I know the problem! Those people are not refugees, they must not be refugees!"

Xia Mianwan raised her head slightly and let Xiaowu continue.

"If they were refugees, they would have been exhausted from the journey, so their clothes would not be so clean. And the biggest problem is that although their faces look dirty, it's not the kind of dirt that comes from being on the road for a long time under the sun and wind. It's more like... more like the kind of dirt that comes from smearing mud on the face."

"Are there many people? Are all of them like this, or just a few?"

Xiao Wu did not hesitate this time and said directly: "The number of people is not small, and it seems... it seems..."

Xiaowu paused as he spoke.

Xia Mianwan felt that this point should also be crucial, so she did not interrupt Xiaowu's thoughts and let him think slowly.

Xiaowu's brain was working rapidly, but he was still not sure.

"Sister Xia, I'm only telling you my guess. I think there aren't many of these people outside the city. Most of them are in the towns next door that have docks."