Dressed as a farmer's widow, she brought her daughter to stock up on food and reached the top

Wu Junfan nodded and said seriously, "Aunt, on my way to Dayan, I heard from those merchants that although the Shang Kingdom won the battle against the Tianqi Kingdom, they themselves were badly injured and will not have the strength to fight again in the short term."

Xiuying felt relieved after hearing this and breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good."

She had to seize the opportunity to earn more money, because no matter where she was, she had to make money and start a business of bartering.

The next morning, there was a knock on the gate of Xiuying's house. Taohua, who was cleaning the yard, heard Chen Zexi's voice and excitedly opened the door to greet him. A smile of surprise spread across her face: "I didn't expect Brother Chen to come back so soon."

Chen Zexi walked into the yard with a smile, accompanied by his uncle Wu Baixi.

Xiuying came out of the house upon hearing the noise. Seeing the two of them, she hurriedly called out, "Come in, come in. You must be tired from the journey."

Wu Baixi bowed and said, "Sister Xiuying, I'm sorry to bother you."

Everyone walked into the room and took their seats. Taohua was busy pouring tea for the guests.

Wu Baixi bowed deeply to Xiuying as soon as he came up.

Xiuying was startled and quickly stood up to help him: "Brother Wu, what are you doing? Get up quickly."

Wu Baixi said sincerely, "Sister Xiuying, I came here to ask for a favor."

Xiuying looked puzzled and asked Wu Boxi to sit down: "Brother Wu, let's talk slowly, don't be so formal.

If you hadn't been so perceptive last time, I would have been wronged by my mother-in-law. You are my benefactor."

Wu Baixi said, "Something has happened recently between Dayan and Shang State, and our Qingshui Town is at the border. The emperor summoned me to the capital to discuss important matters, and he wanted to leave Zexi with you for a few days."

Wu Baixi was worried about sending Chen Zexi back to Chen Yonggui. Chen Yonggui only had Liu Ruyan in his eyes, not his own son. On the contrary, Chen Zexi had grown stronger and corrected many bad habits during his time with Xiuying. Xiuying was more reliable than his biological father.

Xiuying nodded without hesitation: "Brother Wu, don't worry, I'm here with Zexi and will take good care of him."

Wu Baixi looked at Xiuying gratefully and bowed again: "Then I'll trouble you, Sister Xiuying."

Chen Zexi felt a little embarrassed and scratched his head: "Aunt Xiuying, I'm back again."

Xiuying smiled and said, "It's not a problem, it's not a problem. Zexi is a very sensible child. Brother Wu, please don't be polite to me."

Wu Baixi said embarrassedly, "Last time, Liu Ruyan was ignorant of etiquette and offended you. These days, Chen Zexi always thinks about how good you were to her."

Wu Baixi has already sent people to secretly investigate Liu Ruyan. Since his nephew wants to go back, as an uncle he naturally has to help him clear the obstacles.

Xiuying waved her hand and said gently, "Let's not talk about the past. Zexi is a kind-hearted child, and I like him."

Chen Zexi hurriedly said, "Aunt Xiuying, you are such a kind person."

Aunt Xiuying not only trusts him, but also thinks he is good in every way.

Taohua looked at Chen Zexi and smiled secretly.

Wu Baixi smiled and said, "I brought you some things this time." Then he asked the servants to bring up the prepared gifts.

Several servants filed in, holding exquisite gift boxes in their hands.

Xiuying quickly declined, waving her hands repeatedly: "Brother Wu, you are too polite. I can't do that."

Wu Baixi insisted: "Sister, this is a little gift from me, you must accept it."

Chen Zexi also advised: "Aunt Xiuying, please don't refuse."

Xiuying had no choice but to say, "Okay then, thank you so much, Brother Wu."

Seeing Xiuying accept the thank-you gift, Wu Baixi relaxed and said with a smile, "I heard from Zexi that the food here is very delicious. I wonder if you are enjoying it today?"

Xiuying laughed heartily and said enthusiastically, "Brother Wu, what are you talking about? Since you're here, I naturally want you to taste my cooking. Please sit down for a while, I'll go and prepare it."

After saying that, Xiuying took Taohua and walked into the kitchen and started to get busy.

Chen Zexi was with a few of his friends. After not seeing the little ones for a few days, they had a lot to talk about.

Chen Zexi gestured excitedly: "Let me tell you, this trip out of mine is going to be really fun!"

His uncle has kept him by his side these days. When his uncle was trying a case, he would watch from the bottom of the court. He never knew that trying a case was so much fun. He became even more certain that his uncle was a good official.

Chen Zexi's eyes sparkled with admiration: "Uncle is a god at solving cases. None of the bad guys can escape."

The friends were all envious: "Wow, your uncle is so awesome!"

Chen Zexi raised his head proudly and said loudly, "Of course! In the future, I want to be like my uncle and be a good official who serves the people!"

If he could become an official without taking the imperial examination, the Master said he was not cut out for academic study.

The little friends opened their eyes wide and couldn't wait to ask: "Tell me about it, tell me about it!"

Chen Zexi talked incessantly about what he had seen and heard in the government office in the past few days, with a happy smile on his face. His friends listened with great interest and exclaimed in surprise from time to time.

Wu Baixi walked around Xiuying's courtyard, and Xiao Laoliu from Sheniu took him on a tour.

Little Laoliu skipped ahead, leading the way, saying, "Uncle, look, these are the vegetables we planted, and over there are the chickens we raised."

Wu Baixi followed behind with a smile, nodding from time to time: "Not bad, not bad, this courtyard is well maintained and lively."

Little Laoliu pulled him to a big tree and pointed at a bird's nest on the tree: "Uncle, there are little birds here!"

Wu Baixi looked up, a kind smile on his face. "How interesting."

Wu Baixi looked at the spacious courtyard and the twelve brick houses and couldn't help but admire Xiuying.

He sighed, "Sister Xiuying is truly capable. She manages this large family so well and has built up such a fortune."

According to Zhao's mother's account, all these family properties were purchased by Xiuying by dividing the family property.

Thinking of this, Wu Baixi's eyes flashed with admiration: "Sister Xiuying is really extraordinary. She must have suffered a lot to achieve such success after the separation of the family."

He looked at Xiuying busy in the kitchen and couldn't help but feel more respect for her.

He was so surprised that he couldn't speak until he was pulled to the backyard by Xiao Laoliu and saw the pigpen covered with blue bricks.

He stood there for a long moment with his mouth open and eyes wide open: "This...this pigsty is so grand!"

They actually used blue bricks to build a pigpen!

Little Laoliu chuckled and said, "Uncle, Mom said the chickens, ducks, and pigs at home are important assets, so of course they must be protected."

Wu Baixi walked into the pigpen and saw that it was planned reasonably. Half of it was used to raise chickens and ducks, and the other half was used to feed two pigs. There was also a drainage ditch, through which the poultry manure could be discharged directly.