The Little Lucky Girl

"What's scary is being stabbed in the back." County Magistrate Tao said, "The Zheng clan leader has already come forward to talk to your father. The best way to save the family's reputation is to have you return to the main branch."

Magistrate Tao picked up a letter on the table and said, "This is written to you by Patriarch Zheng himself."

"What does he want me to do? Act out a father-son reunion scene with him, hugging each other and crying bitterly?" Zheng Huan's lips curled up, but his eyes flashed with coldness. "Those elders didn't care at first, but now they are pretending to be sympathetic. They all have their own calculations. Why should I take advantage of their intentions?"

Magistrate Tao nodded. Zheng Huan's reaction was not surprising.

He took out another letter and said, "This is from your uncle. He said he respects any decision you make. You can just follow your own heart."

Zheng Huan took the letter, but felt a little uncomfortable. His uncle did not send the letter directly to him, but asked Lord Tao to convey it, which seemed a bit strange.

Lu Tai saw it and whispered on the way back: "Your uncle is afraid that you will be embarrassed, so some things are not easy to say directly."

Zheng Huan nodded, "I understand. It has always been my uncle who wrote to me. I...I haven't done enough."

Lu Tai patted his shoulder sympathetically. Zheng Huan still hadn't changed his name, and he didn't know when he would be able to let go of this knot. "Then you should take the initiative in the future, and the rest will come slowly."

After returning home, Zheng Huan wrote a long letter. After thinking for a while, he attached his recent homework papers to the letter and also sent a small bag of their newly harvested rice.

The two exchanged letters several times, and then Uncle Zheng Huan wrote an article "Admonitions to My Son" at a gathering of literary people.

The article, in the form of a dialogue between a father and son, tells many principles of being a human and doing things. As soon as the article was published, it was praised by many people and became widely circulated for a time.

While everyone was appreciating the article, they couldn't help but talk about the Zheng family's adoption issue. It was said that the Zheng family patriarch was so angry about it that he fell ill.

"This is in line with your uncle's temper. If they want to give him a son, they can give him one. If they want to take him back, they can give him one. Even a clay man would be pissed off. This is a good slap in the face."

Feng Xu ate his meal with big mouthfuls while sighing, "It's a pity that Duke Zheng is too shameless. It would be better if he could get sick too."

Zheng Huan added a lot of dishes to his plate and said, "Enjoy your meal."

Feng Xu's escort team rushed and finally returned to Yuqing County before New Year's Eve.

Many days of sleeping outdoors had made him darker and thinner. When he first walked in, his eyes were bright and sharp. After taking a shower and eating, he was almost the same as before.

He ate his meal hastily while speaking vaguely of his feelings: "To escort an escort, one must not only be skilled in martial arts, but also be able to read the weather. The sky looked clear, but Master Cao insisted that we find a place to take shelter from the rain. Guess what, it really started to rain."

Feng Xule happily took the soup handed over by Lu Tai, drank it in one breath, burped for a long time and said: "And you also need to understand some different local dialects. They are not the jargon we usually think of, but the languages ​​of various tribes in the mountains."

"There are so many tribes here. You can run into one every few hills. What's more, they all speak different languages. I remembered a lot this time. It's a pity that Master Cao doesn't know much, otherwise I could try to do business with them."

Zheng Huan thought for a moment and said, "The imperial court has officials from the Honglu Temple who are responsible for communicating with various countries. I believe that the county government should also have clerks who can speak the tribal language. Let's go to the county government and ask them when we get back."

Ming Youyou waved his hand, "Don't bother, just find a peddler who does small business. They travel through the streets all day long, and they know a lot of things to say."

Feng Xu was very interested and asked hurriedly, "Has the peddler come here these days?"

"Don't think about it. We've been here a few days ago. It will probably be after the New Year before we come again." Lu Tai said, "Are you full? If you are, come and give us your account. Tell us how much money you made this time."

Feng Xu's face froze, he smiled awkwardly and stammered, unable to speak.

The others understood immediately. Ming Youyou said nervously, "You didn't put any money in it."

"How could that be possible?" Feng Xu said immediately, "I didn't touch any of the money you gave me. I brought it all back."

The other three immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It was okay, as long as they didn’t lose money. It was their first time and as long as everyone was safe, it was good enough. They didn’t expect him to make money.

Seeing that the men were not angry, Feng Xu immediately came back to life and said proudly, "Although I didn't make much money, I did bring back a sheep."

"What about the sheep?"

"At Mr. Luo's house, the Zhang family planned to close the mutton soup shop for a few days during the New Year, so they sold all the stock. But Mrs. Zhang wanted to eat mutton offal these days, so she asked for my sheep and said she would come back and process it and send it to us."

Ming Youyou asked, "How is Madam Zhang doing lately?"

Feng Xu scratched his head and said, "It's pretty good, but the belly is a little scary."

Ming Youyou was a little worried. It was still very unsafe for women to give birth here. "I want to go see Madam Zhang."

Zheng Huan looked up at the sky and said, "If we want to go, we should set off quickly. We can also pay New Year's greetings to Master Tao and his family on the way. The road is not easy to travel recently, so we won't go there on the first day of the New Year."

Feng Xu hadn't been able to sleep well outside, and now he was very sleepy after eating and drinking. Hearing this, he said, "I just came back, so I won't go out. You guys go ahead."

Ming Youyou disagreed, "You ate too much. Going to bed right away is not good for your health."

When Zheng Huanlu Tai heard this, he decided not to indulge him, but he still went to the village to borrow a donkey cart and stuffed the sleepy Feng Xu in it.

Many houses have been built along the dirt road from Xiaguan Village to the county government office. Wisps of smoke are rising from the roofs, and the sounds of children's laughter can be heard, making people feel particularly comfortable.

The county town is still as lively as usual. Some families go back to their hometown to celebrate the New Year, but many others take advantage of the free time before the New Year to come here to do some shopping.

Uncle Zhang was standing in front of his mutton soup steamed bun shop and talking to someone, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my daughter is not feeling well, I asked her to rest but she refused to listen, and when she saw me working she insisted on coming to help, so I might as well let the shop close for a few days. When the baby is born, I'll treat everyone to wedding cakes."

The people who had come here specifically to eat Pao Mo were dissatisfied with the store being closed, but when they heard what was going on, they immediately expressed their understanding and said, "It's okay, it's okay. Let your daughter have a good rest. I'll give you a big fat grandson in the spring."

When Uncle Zhang saw Ming Youyou and the others, his face lit up with joy. He quickly said goodbye to everyone and led the four people into the house.

"We asked a doctor from Huichuntang to come and see her a few days ago. He said there was no big problem and just asked her to control her food intake." Uncle Zhang sighed, "But the child has a good appetite and gets hungry if she doesn't eat enough. We can't do anything about it."