You are unlucky and I am tough

Cheng Shuang had previously mentioned to Wei Qinglang her desire to go to the provincial capital, one reason being to find out for herself whether the prefect of Luohe was a good official.

Secondly, after they come back from a trip, anything they bring out in the future will be more reasonable.

So a few days ago, the two of them went to inquire and learned that the fastest way to get to the provincial capital was to take a boat, so they went to the dock to inquire.

However, they were told that all merchant ships needed to be booked in advance, and if they wanted to take a ship, they would have to wait until half a month later.

Of course, there are also privileged people who can take the boat at any time, but they don’t know anyone, so they have no choice but to give up, pay the deposit and wait in line.

The two of them also thought that waiting for half a month was too long, so they might as well just travel by land.

Although there may be some dangers in walking over land for more than two days, Wei Qinglang is here to hide in the space, so there is nothing to be afraid of even if there is any danger.

But when she heard that Zhao Xiuwen was going to the provincial capital, Cheng Shuang's mind instantly became active again.

Each ship cannot be booked after the reservation time, but those who have made reservations before can ask if there are any vacancies on the ship on the day of boarding. If there are, they can pay to bring others on board.

Zhao Xiuwen looked at the two of them and asked, "Do you two also want to go to the capital?"

Cheng Shuang nodded quickly. If Zhao Xiuwen could take them to jump the queue, they wouldn't have to wait another half a month.

Zhao Xiuwen smiled and said, "I'll be leaving in three days, and you two can join me. Merchant ship bookings take so long, some people might change their minds and not go, so there's always room on each ship for those who want to jump the queue, so it shouldn't be a wasted trip."

Wei Qinglang glanced at Cheng Shuang and knew that she wanted to go and come back early, so he said to Zhao Xiuwen, "Then I'll trouble Zhao Tongsheng."

"Brother Wei, you don't have to be so polite. How about just calling me Brother Zhao from now on?"

Wei Qinglang smiled, clasped his fists, and said, "Brother Zhao."

Zhao Xiuwen sat for a while. He was still a little concerned about Song Hui's affairs, but seeing that Cheng Shuang really didn't seem to care, he hesitated to speak for several times, and finally said nothing.

Finally, they agreed on a time to go to the provincial capital. Wei Qinglang sent Zhao Xiuwen out, and the two had already begun to become brothers.

Cheng Shuang was in a good mood as she could go to the provincial capital, but her good mood didn't last long as Wei Xinyi told her what had just happened outside.

Cheng Shuang was so angry that she asked Wei Qinglang why he didn't just break Boss Cheng's hand, and then pulled Cheng Chen over to see if he was injured.

Cheng Chen shook his head and said no, but after pulling up his trouser legs, Cheng Shuang still saw that his knees were bruised.

Cheng Shuang asked him to sit down, cleaned his wound with clean water, then went back to the room and took out a small, flat, round, white porcelain bottle containing Yunnan Baiyao ointment.

Cheng Shuang squatted down to apply medicine on him. Wei Qinglang came over and frowned, "You're bleeding. Why didn't you say anything when I asked you if you were hurt?"

Cheng Shuang also said, "He's such a big man and you can't beat him, why rush up to him?"

Cheng Chen didn't care about the knee injury at all, and said seriously, "Before, if they beat my eldest and second sisters and I went to help, they would beat me even harder, so I didn't dare to resist. But now it's different. My brother-in-law will protect us. I'm not afraid. It doesn't hurt at all. I even bit him."

That little face was full of determination, and Cheng Shuang felt warm at heart when she heard it. It was worth it that the original owner had worked so hard to raise two younger brothers.

"That's right, you have nothing to be afraid of with your brother-in-law around." Wei Qinglang rubbed Cheng Chen's head with relief, "With your brother-in-law around, no one can bully you."

"Don't teach him to get into physical fights with others."

Cheng Shuang glared at Wei Qinglang, then said earnestly, "Chen'er, listen, you were right to rush forward to protect your second sister today, but your eldest sister doesn't approve of you biting anyone."

“When there’s a huge disparity in strength, biting and provoking your opponent will only hurt yourself and the person you’re trying to protect.

If Xinyi hadn't been so smart as to run home and call her brother-in-law to come over in time, you, Pan'er, and Xiao Si might all have been hurt. You can't just act impulsively because you have someone at home to back you up. You have to consider the consequences before doing anything, okay?"

Cheng Chen lowered his head and thought for a moment, then nodded seriously, "Chen'er understands."

"Then don't let the wound get wet when you wipe your body at night. I'll apply medicine to it for you tomorrow."

Cheng Shuang lowered his trouser legs and straightened them, "Okay, go back to your room with your brother and read a book."

Dinner was being prepared in the kitchen. The pheasant had been cut up and water was boiling in the pot. Wei Xinyi was in charge of watching the fire.

When Cheng Shuang entered, Cheng Pan was cutting ginger slices, and Wei Nanxing was squatting on the ground beside the water tank, washing a cabbage.

"Pan'er, are you okay?" Cheng Shuang went over and asked Cheng Pan if he was hurt by Boss Cheng.

Cheng Pan shook her head and put down the kitchen knife in her hand, "Sister, don't scold Chen'er. He has been helping me to block my uncle. I bit him after being pushed down several times."

"I didn't scold him, I just felt sorry for him getting hurt."

Cheng Shuang reached out and tucked the few strands of hair that fell on Cheng Pan's cheek behind her ears. She knew that her sister was as docile as a little lamb and could be easily bullied.

She warned, "No matter if they are from the first or second house, they are like dog-skin plasters that can't be shaken off so easily. If they bully you, you must come back and tell me, and I will get it back for you."

Cheng Pan's eyes reddened as she nodded. Her life now was something she had never dared to dream of before. She lived in a new house with her own room, and there was enough food at home so she could have a full meal every day.

All this was because the eldest sister insisted on taking them with her when she got married, but the Cheng family never treated them as human beings, and in her heart, they no longer considered her relatives.

After a while, the water in the pot boiled, and Wei Xinyi called out, "Sister Pan'er, you can get in now."

Cheng Pan went over, picked up the chicken and poured it into the pot, and was about to add salt, but Cheng Shuang hurried over to stop him.

She took two slices of ginger and threw them in, saying, "Blanch it in water first to remove the blood and impurities, so that the chicken soup won't have a fishy smell."

Cheng Shuang stirred the pot a few times with a spatula, and after it boiled, she taught Cheng Pan how to skim off the foam.

Cheng Pan did as she said, picked up the chicken and rinsed it with clean water, then added water to the pot and brought it to a boil, then put the chicken pieces into the pot and added ginger slices.

"After boiling over high heat, simmer over low heat for about half an hour. Add salt right before serving for a better taste."

Cheng Pan nodded and said that she had taken note of it, then urged Cheng Shuang to go back to her room to rest.

Cheng Shuang returned to the room. She thought that dinner would not be served so soon, but less than fifteen minutes later, someone called her outside to eat.

There was no chicken soup on the table, only stir-fried cabbage and braised pork head.

Cheng Shuang asked curiously, "Why don't you wait until the chicken soup is ready before eating it?"

Wei Xinyi was dividing the chopsticks and looked up and said, "The chicken soup is for you, sister-in-law. We don't want it."

Cheng Pan also said, "Sister, wait until the chicken soup is ready and drink a bowl of it before going to bed."

"Save the leftovers for tomorrow. My sister-in-law is not feeling well, and drinking chicken soup is good for her health." Wei Nanxing also spoke.

Wei Qinglang came in wiping his hands and was a little surprised to hear what they said. He just said that he wanted to make soup with the pheasant for your sister-in-law, but he didn't expect that his brothers and sisters-in-law would not even eat a bite and wanted to leave it all for Cheng Shuang to drink.

However, the body really needs to be nourished.

After exchanging a glance with Cheng Shuang, Wei Qinglang raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Yes, the chicken soup is all yours. If you feel uncomfortable in your stomach, drink a bowl. Drink it all and don't leave any leftovers."

"Drink it all. Don't leave any leftovers." Cheng Xu climbed onto the stool and repeated it.

Cheng Shuang shook her head and smiled. This was the second time she felt touched tonight. Could it be that this family was trying to comfort her because she was not feeling well?