Farmhouse life after traveling back to ancient times

"What a beast!" Du Wenxiu cursed.

"No, calling her a beast is an insult to beasts. She is not really a human being."

Lu Fanghai frowned and said worriedly:

"She didn't commit a crime in our house at that time, which was a blessing. If she had disappeared from then on, it would have been fine, but now she is in my father-in-law's house. I have to go to my father-in-law and tell him to drive her away as soon as possible."

Du Wenxiu asked curiously, "Why don't you catch her and claim the reward?"

"This..." Lu Fanghai said awkwardly:

"She is now the favorite of Big Brother. If I arrest her and take the reward, I'm afraid Big Brother will resent me."

Du Wenxiu laughed and said:

"Don't tell Dad. I'll tell Mom someday. Don't worry, Dad won't take care of this matter. Tell Mom and she will definitely appease Big Brother and hand over Qin Dingxiang."

Lu Fanghai asked her what clever idea she had, but she just smiled and told him not to worry about it.

In fact, there is no magic trick. It's just to seize the weakness of the Du family.

What did the Du family lack the most? Of course, it was silver. A hundred taels of silver would drive the mother and son crazy. Without Lu Fanghai going to arrest them, I'm afraid they would have sent Qin Dingxiang to the government.

Money is a temptation. The mother and son of the Du family have become addicted to selling people to make a living. How could they refuse the money that Qin Dingxiang delivered to their doorstep?

It just depends on when the arrest warrant will be posted.

Seeing that she had an idea and it was also the Du family's affair, Lu Fanghai didn't say much and went back to work at the yamen, saying that he had an appointment with colleagues to drink in the evening and would be back later at night.

Du Wenchan finished cooking and came to the front only to find that Lu Fanghai had left again. She pouted and said in dissatisfaction:

"If you don't want to eat it, why ask me to come in and cook? If you cook too much, it won't taste good when you reheat it next time."

Du Wenxiu laughed at her: "It seems that you are full now, and you dare to be picky about whether the food is delicious or not?"

"Oh." Hearing her say this, Du Wenchan also sighed softly.

"That's right. I used to have a hard time even eating rotten food, and now I'm being picky."

Du Wenxiu said hurriedly: "I was just joking, but you took it to heart."

"I know what my sister means. She is just thinking about the days when she didn't have enough to eat."

There was a trace of worry between Du Wenchan's brows. Seeing that the sun was about to set, she became more silent.

"What's wrong? Did something happen at home?"

Seeing that she looked unhappy, Du Wenxiu put down what he was doing and came over to ask.

Du Wenchan turned her head to look at her, her lips moving slightly, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Du Wenxiu didn't urge her, but just waited for her to speak.

"There have been debt collectors coming to our house again these past few days. Mother and sister-in-law quarrel from morning till night every day. There is no quiet time. My eldest brother was blocked at home, but he didn't come forward, leaving mother and sister-in-law to deal with it..."

"Well, I don't think it's a big deal. You don't have to worry about them. Just stay here and eat and wear warm clothes. When the time comes, pay your wages and they won't bother you."

Du Wenchan nodded silently:

"I hope so."

At this time, many people on the street were noisy, talking and laughing as they ran in one direction. Du Wenxiu was surprised and called out to the peddler at the entrance of the alley, asking:

"Brother Zhuzi, where are you going? Is there anything exciting to see?"

Zhuzi stopped and said to her loudly:

"Yes, there is a big flower boat that is going to pass through our Dongxing County. It will stay for a few days. It is open for business today. There are big red lanterns hanging on it, and the boat is full of red silk. Many fairy-like girls are waving at the bow of the boat. Everyone wants to go and see it."

Having said that, without waiting for her to answer, he rushed to the front in three or two steps, as if he was afraid that he would not be able to squeeze in, causing many people who were traveling with him to scold him.

Du Wenxiu also became interested. He wanted to see the flower boat!

He turned around and shouted to Du Wenchan to look after the shop, and then he followed the crowd to watch the fun.

When we arrived at the riverside, we saw a pleasure boat docked there. The boat was decorated with lights and the sound of stringed instruments could be heard faintly.

Sure enough, there were beautifully dressed girls clinging to the edge of the boat, posing and waving at the crowd who came to watch the fun. Sure enough, some men with poor self-control got on the boat amid the laughter of the crowd.

"My fellow villagers, we are the Zuihonglou of Linjiang City. Now we are going to the capital to settle down at the feet of the emperor. We passed by your precious place and stayed here for three days to have fun with everyone. I hope that the fellow villagers will spread the word and help spread the word about us. We are honored to be here."

A plump, flashy old procuress stood on the boat, talking loudly and bowing to everyone, which aroused speculation and discussion, and could be considered an alternative form of publicity.

Du Wenxiu looked at the excitement and felt inferior. No matter whether other people gained courage from doing this kind of business or had such courage to go to the capital to work hard, he was amazed.

As expected, she could only make a little money by selling pickles and pickles. She laughed at herself and turned back.

Before leaving, he looked around. Lu Fanghai said that he wanted to have a drink with his colleagues, so he was probably talking about this flower boat?

Then he smiled again, thinking that neither he nor his colleague could afford the expenses on a flower boat, so he was worrying too much.

After returning home and having dinner, he let Du Wenchan go home. He also closed the door, closed the shop, and sat on the kang in the main room to settle the accounts.

Today, the shop supplies pickles to several restaurants and wealthy families. Business is much better than before and the profits are considerable.

Even if they don't make it at home and rely on Qiu Yongyue's family for supplies, the profit they make is much greater than when they were in Taohua Village.

Although they had just bought the farm and the land and had no extra money at home, after one season of crops matured, there was a harvest, and life was getting better and better.

When he had nothing to do, he leaned against the wall and thought about Yue Niang's suggestion. It was time to expand production. Although pickles were not a rare thing, there were always people doing even the smallest business.

It is not necessary to be different from others, as long as you can make a lot of money and support your family...

I really want to open a restaurant, but unfortunately I don't have the money to spend now, so I'll put it aside for now...

The courtyard I live in now is still too small. If I have more time in the future, I will buy a courtyard with several entrances. Then I can become a noble lady who never goes out of the front door or the back door, and has maids waiting for me...

I was thinking and laughing, and before I knew it, I fell asleep.

When I woke up early, I saw that I was covered with the quilt and had taken off all my outer clothes. I didn't know when Lu Fanghai came back.

But there was no one around and the sky was bright outside the window, so I thought he must have gone on another mission.

After she put on her clothes and washed up, Du Wenchan came over from the shop in front and smiled when she saw her:

"If it wasn't for my brother-in-law's advice, I would have gone and lifted your quilt. It's true that people become lazy when life gets easier. I just got up now."

Du Wenxiu was also a little embarrassed:

"I don't know why I slept so soundly. Have you delivered the goods to those companies?"

"I've already sent it to you. Why do you need to tell me?" Du Wenchan said with a smile:

"My brother-in-law said that he came back too late last night and left in a hurry this morning, so he asked me to tell you that a flower boat has come from Linjiang City to stay temporarily these days. He is afraid that some scoundrels will take the opportunity to cause trouble, so the county lieutenant ordered them to patrol day and night without delay. I am afraid that you will worry, so I tell you this."