[Marriage first, love later] She is happy after marrying a widower

To go to Qinghe County, they could not use their own ox cart as it was too slow. Han Heming decided to ask Han Ming to take their family to the town, and then rent a horse carriage from the town to go to Qinghe County.

Song Yanzhi prepared some dry food, especially rations for Sanwa, and took the children and Han Heming on the ox cart.

The ox cart to Hongshi Town was still driven by Han Heming. When they arrived at Hongshi Town, Han Heming handed the ox cart to Han Ming and asked Han Ming to drive their ox cart back. Then their family went to the carriage and horse shop in the town.

It was still early when they arrived in Hongshi Town. There were not many people in the carriage and horse shop, only three or four carriages parked there.

"Brother Han, what are you doing?"

Han Heming and his family had just walked into the carriage and horse shop when they heard a voice calling him.

Song Yanzhi looked in the direction of the voice and saw the person calling Han Heming, a young man in his twenties. She smiled and greeted him.

"Hongbing, I haven't seen you for a while. When did you come back from Hankou?"

The young man who was speaking was called Ma Hongbing. He was from Hongshi Town and had worked in a carriage and horse business for many years.

In the first year he started running the carriage business, he encountered a man who was trying to evade the fare. He argued with him and was beaten half to death. It was Han Heming who saved him and left him some money for his medical treatment.

From then on, he followed Han Heming's lead.

A few years ago, Hongbing accepted a long-term contract to go to Hankou for eight days, so he went there. He didn't come back until a few days ago when the snow melted.

"I came back two days ago. Brother Han, are you going out? I'll take you there."

As Ma Hongbing spoke, he was about to take the package from Han Heming's hand. There was nothing else in the package but dry food prepared by Song Yanzhi.

"That's fine. Your sister-in-law and I are going to take the children to Qinghe for a visit."

Han Heming handed him the package.

"This is my new sister-in-law. Nice to meet you."

The red soldier bowed, and Song Yanzhi returned the greeting.

"Hello, brother Hongbing."

"Okay, okay, sister-in-law and the children, please get on the carriage first."

Ma Hongbing put the package into the carriage, opened the curtain, and asked Song Yanzhi to get in.

"Thank you."

Song Yanzhi didn't hesitate. They were going to Qinghe County, a long journey, so it would be better for them to hurry and go early.

"Yanzhi, you and the children sit inside the carriage, and my brother Hongbing will sit in the front. We'll take turns driving the carriage."

Han Heming did not get into the carriage, but sat at the front of the carriage with Ma Hongbing.

It took them a whole day to go to Qinghe County by horse carriage. With two people driving the carriage, the other person could also rest.

"it is good"

There was no trouble along the way, and when the city gate was about to close, the group entered the city.

"It's late today, we can't explore the county town. Let's find an inn to stay in first."

Han Heming lifted the curtain and spoke to Song Yanzhi in the carriage. Song Yanzhi was holding Sanwa in her arms, and she and several other children in the carriage were drowsy.

The carriage was really bumpy, and at first the eldest and second sons were very excited because they had never traveled far before.

After being excited for half an hour, the children found that the scenery along the way was similar, and their excitement faded. They all leaned against Song Yanzhi and fell asleep.

Several children leaned against her and pressed her down, and she was holding Sanwa in her arms. Song Yanzhi couldn't move at all, and her body had already become stiff and rigid.

Han Heming said that when the carriage entered the county town, Song Yanzhi felt sore in her back and wanted to jump off the carriage immediately.

This was the first time in her two lifetimes that she had ever ridden in a car and suffered such pain.

She looked a little listless.

"It's up to you."

"But tired?"

Han Heming couldn't help laughing when he saw Song Yanzhi's appearance. The little girl was still too weak and needed more care.

"A little."

Song Yanzhi's voice was even weaker.

"Just bear with it a little longer. There's an inn just ahead. Let's stay there."

Song Yanzhi didn't want to reply this time, she just waved her hand to show that she understood.

Soon the carriage stopped, Han Heming came up and took Sanwa from Song Yanzhi's arms. Only then did Song Yanzhi realize that her entire arm was numb and her body was very stiff.

She stretched her hands and feet and took a long time to jump off the carriage. When she got off the carriage, she felt her legs go weak and she almost fell. It was Han Heming who helped her up and she was able to stand firmly.

"Your legs must be numb from sitting here. Walk slowly. I'll support you."

Han Heming's voice was so soft that only the two of them could hear it.

"No... no need."

For some reason, Song Yanzhi felt a little embarrassed, maybe because this was in public.

Han Heming asked for four rooms.

Song Yanzhi lived in one room, Ajiu and Dawa lived in one room, Liu Hongbing lived in one room, he and Sanwa lived in one room, and he and Erwa lived in another room.

"Sanwa, sleep with me. It's not easy for you to take care of three children by yourself."

Song Yanzhi spoke after seeing Han Heming assign the rooms.

"Let me take care of it. You've been tired all day. Take a good rest at night."

He spoke as if he was not tired, and as if the carriage had entered the county town by itself.

Song Yanzhi rolled her eyes secretly and wanted to express her inner complaints, but Sanwa burst into tears.

When it comes to long journeys, the ones who suffer the most are the children. They don't eat well, don't sleep well, and feel uncomfortable.

Especially when it comes to food, for children like Da Wa who can eat normally, Song Yanzhi can fill them up by feeding them some dry food.

Sanwa was still young and could not eat dry food, so Song Yanzhi still brought goat milk and rice noodles for Sanwa in a bamboo tube, just like when they went to the mountains to pick chestnuts.

It was cold in spring, and the goat milk and hot water in the bamboo tube quickly cooled down. They even stopped the car on the way and heated it up again on the roadside, but it still didn't fill the three children up.

The child is hungry now.

"The children haven't eaten well after all this travel. Let's go eat first. Get a can of goat milk and ask the kitchen to heat it up for the third child."

The inn Han Heming chose provides accommodation and food, with a lobby on the first floor, private rooms on the second floor, and accommodation on the third and fourth floors.

Song Yanzhi and the others put down the package and went to the second floor as a group.

Although it is cheaper to eat on the first floor, Han Heming does not want the children to be too exposed to others because of Ajiu and Tuantuan.

Although the two children were dressed up very differently by Song Yanzhi than before, he still chose a private room which cost several taels of silver more just in case.

The private room was elegantly decorated. The eight of them, five children and three adults, ordered seven dishes in total.

The food was okay. Everyone was very tired, so we ate a little quickly and wanted to go upstairs to rest.

Big Brother was a somewhat lively child. He pulled Ajiu, took Second Brother and Tuantuan, walked up the stairs on the second floor, looked at the surrounding scenery curiously, and went to the third floor.

The four children were very well-behaved and did not fight.

Han Heming was holding Sanwa, and Song Yanzhi and Liu Hongbing were following behind. They had just reached the corner of the third floor.

Then I heard a sharp sound and a snapping sound.

"Does that kid walk without eyes?"

Song Yanzhi cried out inwardly that something was wrong, and she and Han Heming and Liu Hongbing quickened their pace and ran to the third floor.