The road to wealth of a peasant widow

As soon as the convoy entered the gate of the carriage and horse shop, the shopkeeper and his employees who were waiting to receive the goods surrounded them.

After the cars stopped, they began to claim and hand over the goods from each family one by one.

It was so late, and the brother and sister couldn't go back. They could only stay here for one night and go back early the next morning.

Chen Cui and Chen Dahe got off the car and booked two rooms at the nearby inn. They ordered some food to fill their stomachs, then took a shower and went to bed.

The next morning, Chen Cui took Chen Dahe to buy some meat at the morning market, and the two of them took a carriage out of the city.

After staying in Chenjiagou for a while and dropping off Chen Dahe, Chen Cui chatted briefly with Chen's parents, and then the car took her back to Liujiaping.

Now Chen Cui sincerely feels that this horse-drawn carriage is much faster than an ox-drawn cart, and it saves a lot of time for the same distance.

But in rural areas, cows are far more popular than horses.

Because cows are docile, have great endurance, can carry heavy loads, and are great at pulling crops and plowing the fields, it seems that apart from their speed, there is no way that horses can surpass cows.

In the countryside, there is nothing too urgent and they don't need to pursue the speed of horses, so they are more eager for cows.

In fact, the more important reason is that horses are much more expensive than cows, and most people dare not even dream of owning one.

Ordinary wealthy farmers may be able to afford a cow after saving some money and gritting their teeth, but the price of a horse is several times that of a cow, which is something they cannot afford no matter what.

As soon as Chen Cui entered the house, she saw Chang'an holding Suisui, followed by Changfu, who surrounded her.

Although she had been going out frequently since she came to this era and felt that she had adapted to it, the children were still not used to it.

Sui Sui, in particular, was having a great time playing with her brother, but when she saw Chen Cui, her eyes suddenly turned red, her mouth pursed, and she began to cry.

Chen Cui quickly stepped forward to take her, held her in her arms, and tried to comfort her, but the girl turned her face away and didn't look at her.

It seems that he is really angry!

Chang'an coaxed softly, "Sui Sui, this is mother. Mother is back. Don't you know how to call her mother? Hurry up and call her mother!"

Chen Cui couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise: "Sui Sui can call me mom now. Let me hear her call!"

Chang An smiled and said, "I just learned it yesterday. I kept calling you mother when I woke up this morning. I called everyone mother, but now I won't open my mouth when I see you."

Sui Sui's eyes were red, tears rolled down her cheeks, and she looked pitiful.

Chen Cui wiped her tears and said softly, "Sui Sui, are you blaming me for not taking you with me when I go out? When you grow up, I will definitely take you out, okay!"

Sui Sui pouted and said nothing, and Chen Cui didn't know whether she understood or not.

She pretended to hand Sui Sui to Chang Ping: "If you don't say anything, I will hand you over to my brother. I'm going to wash my hands. Mother just came back and she's dirty. I need to change clothes."

In order to protect the cotton-padded jacket in winter, one usually has to wear a coat over it. She has been wearing this coat these past few days when she went out. The road was dusty and after a few days of wind and dust, even though the clothes were a stain-resistant gray color, they were already in a mess.

Sui Sui had been crying before but didn't say a word. However, when Chen Cui pretended to hand her over to her brother, she suddenly hugged Chen Cui's neck and burst into tears.

Chen Cui patted her back gently to comfort her and wiped her tears.

For some reason, when she saw Sui Sui's sad look, she began to feel sad and tears welled up in her eyes unconsciously.

When Suisui saw her crying, he gradually stopped crying, stretched out his little hand to wipe her tears, and gently called her "Mom".

The clear childish voice calling out "Mom" rang right beside Chen Cui's ears. She heard it clearly, and it was like a loud thunder exploding beside her.

Chen Cui's eyes were dazed and she responded stupidly with "Ah", but then her tears became more and more violent and flowed out uncontrollably.

Since she came to this time and space, she had never been so excited even though she had been called "Mom" so many times by the three Changping brothers. It was only the first time that Suisui called her like that, but it made her so excited.

The reason for this is that she did not really regard the three of them as her own children at the beginning, but had to care and love them out of interest and responsibility.

But for the younger Sui Sui, she had devoted herself wholeheartedly from the very beginning, so she lost her mind just because of the word "mother".

Seeing Chen Cui like this, the other two children were stunned.

Changfu reached out and tugged at the corner of Chen Cui's clothes, murmuring, "Mom, mom, why are you crying?"

Changan also said worriedly: "Mom, what's wrong with you?"

Chen Cui then realized her own gaffe, and quickly came back to her senses, wiped her tears, and explained, "I was just thinking of your father. If he knew that Sui Sui could talk and call people, he would be so happy!"

After hearing this, Chang'an and Changfu were silent, with sorrow on their faces.

Yes, their father loves his little sister the most. If he knew that his little sister could speak and call her mother, he would definitely be very happy.

If only Dad were still alive~! They both thought at the same time.

Chen Cui had just made it up casually, but seeing that the two kids really took it seriously, she couldn't help but push them and said, "Stop standing outside, go inside quickly and take the things I brought back."

In addition to snacks and candies, Chen Cui also bought some toys for the children.

Among them are a set of nine linked rings and a set of Luban locks, both of which are educational toys that test children's intelligence.

Strictly speaking, the boys in the family are still children. Although we cannot send them to school for the time being, they can play with some intellectual toys to broaden their thinking.

Sure enough, the two children were extremely excited when they saw this new toy and immediately started playing with it.

Of course, the older children all have a share, so how can they be left out? It’s the same every year.

Chen Cui bought Suisui a new rattle. It was bright red in color and had a clear sound, which was very popular with children.

Sure enough, after Chen Cui fiddled with it twice, Sui Sui's eyes lit up and he quickly stretched out his hand to grab it. Chen Cui coughed lightly and said, "Call me mom and I'll give it to you."

Sui Sui was a very sensible child. He immediately called out "Mom" clearly and looked at the rattle with expectant eyes.

Chen Cui also fulfilled her promise and handed the rattle to her. Then, the sound of "dong dong dong dong" of the rattle continued to ring in the house.

"Did your eldest brother go out with your uncle?"

Chen Cui couldn't help but ask after not seeing her eldest son and the eldest brother of the Chen family for a long time.

"Well, they went to the mountains early in the morning."

Upon hearing the voice, Chang'an temporarily put down the Lu Ban Lock in his hand, looked up and replied.

Changfu was immersed in the world of the Nine Rings and didn't hear what his mother said at all.

Seeing this, Chen Cui didn't take it seriously. She asked Chang'an to look after Sui Sui while she changed her clothes and went to prepare lunch.