Farmhouse life after traveling back to ancient times

Almost ten days after the earth dragon turned over, an imperial edict was issued from the capital, the emperor issued an edict of repentance and issued a general amnesty.

The government office has been very busy these days, and Lu Fanghai has been away from home all day long, but he still brought back an unexpected news for Du Wenxiu: Lu was released.

Xiaohu is now mostly taken care of by Lu Fanghai, who teaches him martial arts when he is free in the yamen.

Now that I eat and drink well, and practice martial arts, I have grown a lot taller.

Lu Fanghai immediately told him the news that Lu had been released, and asked him to go and see if she was his biological mother.

Xiaohu was unwilling to come closer, and hid in the distance and took a peek.

Lu, who had just come out of the cell, looked even more haggard. Not seeing the sun for a long time had made her skin pale, but the expression on her face was still as harsh as ever.

Lu Fanghai wanted Xiaohu to talk to her, but Xiaohu closed the door and refused to come out.

Lu Fanghai knew that he was afraid that he would send him back. Although he did have this intention, it was not easy to force him. Since he didn't want to, he just let it go.

Du Wenxiu was indignant when he heard the news. He wanted to say something, but he was concerned about Xiaohu who was beside him.

Teenagers are very concerned about their reputation. If you say something about his mother, even though he won't say anything on the surface, he will inevitably hold a grudge in his heart.

Forget it, a few words of conversation don’t mean much. I just asked Lu Fanghai not to tell Qiaoer about this.

Her belly is already very big and the baby will be born in two months. Don't let her worry about this anymore.

Lu Fanghai smiled and said, "Of course I know that. Why do you have to worry about me talking nonsense?"

Think about how difficult life was before, it was not easy for the whole family to survive with all their might.

This Lu family brought disaster upon themselves, and today they are still alive and walking in the sunshine.

——What a world.

Du Wenxiu sighed.

A few days after returning home, Mrs. Jiao from Shihe Town came to the Zhu family again on behalf of the Zhu family.

This time, Du Wenxiu didn't have a good look for her.

"Aunt Jiao must have heard about the Zhu family's concubine knocking on my door, so why is she here to propose marriage to his family now?"

Mrs. Jiao smiled and said hurriedly: "Oh, that's what I said, but the master and the eldest master of the Zhu family insisted that I say it, for fear that if the second lady is willing..."

"I don't want to. Auntie, you'd better go back to them." Du Wenchan stood at the small door leading to the inner courtyard of the store, tilted her head and shouted.

Du Wenxiu couldn't help laughing and said softly:

"Please ask Aunt Jiao to help you go back to the Zhu family. My sister is still in mourning, and the wedding will be three years later. Don't delay the eldest young master of the Zhu family."

Mrs. Jiao responded repeatedly but did not move her feet and continued to chat about trivial things.

After a while, he continued, "Speaking of the Zhu family, apart from the fact that Concubine Liu was not very particular, everything else is really fine. If this good marriage is missed in vain, I feel sorry for the Second Lady."

Du Wenxiu was warming himself by the fire, a smile on his face, but he said nothing.

Seeing that she didn't answer, Mrs. Jiao came over and whispered:

"Madam Du, the Zhu family is determined to make this marriage happen, and asked me to ask what they want in order to let Madam Du marry them. They also said that you can ask for any conditions, even if it means half of their fortune, they are willing to give it."

Du Wenxiu turned her head and glanced at Mrs. Jiao. She said awkwardly, "I am willing to make this trip for them because I see that they are sincere."

I'm afraid I got a lot of money for running errands.

Du Wenxiu knew it very well.

However, since the Zhu family is so determined to marry Du Wenchan, they are indeed sincere.

"Aunt Jiao, if it weren't for Madam Liu, we would have been willing to marry her. We are all neighbors, and the tenants on my farm are usually taken care of by Master Zhu. Even from this friendship, we can tell that the Zhu family is not a wicked family."

Mrs. Jiao slapped her thigh and said, "That's right..."

"But..." Du Wenxiu changed the subject and Mrs. Jiao's heart skipped a beat.

"Although my sister was not raised in the palm of her parents' hands, I am an elder sister and I don't want to see her go through the trouble of fighting with concubines. With her gentle nature, she might be tortured to death by the concubine in three to five years."

"How can this be possible..."

"Since the Zhu family is sincere, please trouble Aunt Jiao to go back and pass on a message. If this marriage is to be arranged, it is fine. First, my sister has to observe mourning for three years before she can get married; second, if Aunt Liu was still in the Zhu family, I would not dare to marry my sister off like this."

After hearing what was said, Mrs. Jiao saw that it was not a fatal mistake, so she went back happily to pass on the message.

After some time, Yue Niang sent someone to deliver a letter saying that the Zhu family had sent the concubine back to her parents' home and would give her a dowry to allow her to remarry.

However, Master Zhu was beaten out by his uncle with a stick and has not dared to visit since then.

Du Wenxiu had heard Lu Fanghai talk about this once before, and she still found it funny when she heard it again.

"Where did Lu go after she got out?" Du Wenxiu asked Lu Fanghai.

This man has lived to this age and his character has long been determined. He has only been in prison for more than a year, so perhaps there will be some changes, but it is difficult to change one's nature.

I’m afraid that she will find out about my family’s current situation and have bad intentions.

Lu Fanghai also thought of this: "After she came out, she stood blankly at the gate of the government office for a while, and in the afternoon she went to the place where Old Yang usually parked his car."

"I went over to take a look. Old Yang didn't want to pay attention to her at first, but he couldn't stand her pleading, so he took her with him before he left. I guess he went back to Taohua Village."

Du Wenxiu nodded and looked out the window at where Xiaohu lived in the west wing. The light in the room reflected a human figure, which swayed with the light.

"I hope that after spending time in jail and going through hardships, she can come to her senses and turn over a new leaf."

Don't bother my family again.

Du Wenxiu sighed and asked, "What about Xiaohu..."

"I asked him, he doesn't want to go back to Lu and wants to live with us." Lu Fanghai untied his belt and crawled into the bed.

The weather is getting colder and colder, so we have to prepare thick clothes for the family members in the next few days.

I just don’t know whether it’s better to buy ready-made clothes or make them myself.

About half a month later, Yue Niang came to the shop to find Du Wenxiu.

"Why are you so free? You came here just as you said you would. Isn't the workshop busy?" Du Wenxiu asked repeatedly.

Yue Niang rolled her eyes at her and spat, "It's because something big happened in the village and I was worried about you, so I came to see you in person. Otherwise, do you think I have nothing better to do than to run to the city every day?"

"What's wrong? What big thing happened?" Du Wenxiu remembered what Lu Fanghai said a few days ago about Lu's release from prison.

"Could it be that Lu is still restless after returning?"

"Huh?" Yue Niang asked curiously, "You knew? How did you know she came out?"

Du Wenxiu smiled and sighed, and said, "Have you forgotten what Fang Hai does? I knew it the day she came out."

He moved a small stool from the kitchen and sat down, then took the tea handed to him by Du Wenchan and took a sip.

Yue Niang continued, "You must not know that she did something extraordinary when she returned to the village, scaring everyone in the village. That's why I came here to see you."