Divorced woman with child travels through time

"You don't need to be wary of me!" Zhao Yang saw through A Xing's concerns at a glance. "I didn't do anything to her!"

Ah Xing smiled and slowly walked over to Ah Yue and sat down next to her.

"How are you? You seem to have lost some weight."

"I'm fine, I just didn't eat well." A-Yue looked at him, her eyes full of tenderness.

Zhao Yang said somewhat sourly, "I brought you guys out with me, and you didn't even tell me you're together now."

"Now you know, don't you?" Ah Xing said bluntly, grabbing Ah Yue's hand.

"You guys are so naive!" Zhao Yang took a bite of his pancake and threw a stick into the fire.

Bathed in the flickering red firelight, Ah Xing's face was obscured by shadows.

"What exactly do they want from above?"

"I didn't say that. Just follow me and do your business as usual."

“I think you know my choice!” Ah Xing turned to look at him, her determination evident in her eyes.

"You can leave if you want, but do one last thing for me, and then you can go."

“Alright! But I want to marry A-Yue first, after so many years of relationship. Anyway, my older brother is here, so he can be our officiant.” A-Xing smiled at him.

Zhao Yang was silent for a moment, then looked back at him and said, "Okay! Let's find a place to do it tomorrow."

Seeing this, A-Yue said anxiously, "I'm not in a hurry. Let's get married after everything is settled."

Ah Xing hugged her and said, "No, I can't wait any longer. I don't want to let you down." Given the current situation, their chances of survival are slim, and it's uncertain whether they'll even live. They should just get married first. Ah Xing sighed inwardly.

The next day, Zhao Yang found them a house, hastily performed the wedding ceremony, and then took the two of them to the capital.

December 18th was also an auspicious day for Lü Xiong. With Wang Erniu's matchmaking, he met Zheng Xinyi, the eldest daughter of the Zheng family. They got along very well, and he was getting on in years; it was time for him to get married.

The bright red bridal sedan chairs stretched for miles, all arranged by Chen Wenfang. She had originally intended to arrange one for Wang Xiaoguang as well, but he didn't like it, so she had to give up. Chen Wenfang had put in a lot of effort for Lü Xiong's wedding this time, taking out 10,000 taels of silver and giving 5,000 taels directly to Lü Xiong so that he could buy his own dowry. This was just the amount she gave him; Lü Xiong's own wages were probably already over 1,000 taels by now.

The house was chosen by Wang Erniu and Lü Xiong. It was not far from the militia headquarters. Chen Wenfang had Chu Yi buy it and gave him the deed. The remaining five thousand taels were used to hold a banquet and give red envelopes. Two thousand taels were left over and given to Zheng Shi as part of her dowry during the wedding ceremony.

This was Zheng Xinyi's first time meeting Chen Wenfang face-to-face. She was delighted by Chen Wenfang's generosity and was even more satisfied with Lü Xiong.

Zheng Wanyi came to the banquet with her mother. Since they were close by, she was stunned when she saw Chen Wenfang give her two thousand taels of silver. She gritted her teeth and forced herself to finish the meal. After everyone had gone to join in the fun of the wedding night, she made an excuse to her mother that she was going to the toilet, but actually went to find Chen Wenfang, who was lounging in the pavilion.

Chen Wenfang was whispering to Caiyun, who had rushed back to attend the wedding, as she reported on the recent situation of those women.

He was quite surprised to see her coming over, as she had never had many female best friends, let alone young and pretty girls.

"Greetings, Madam Militia Leader!"

"Who are you?" Chen Wenfang looked at the beautiful woman in front of her with surprise. She was wearing a light pink brocade jacket with delicate white lace embroidered on the cuffs. Her hair was styled in a bun with a white jade hairpin in it. Her earrings were round pearls. Her skin was as white as jade. Her eyebrows and eyes were full of affection. Her cherry lips were slightly pouting, which made her look a little coquettish.

"I am Zheng Wanyi, the younger sister of Zheng Xinyi from the Fang family." Zheng Wanyi gave a graceful curtsy.

Chen Wenfang looked her up and down and smiled, "So you're Miss Zheng, you're so beautiful."

Zheng Wanyi smiled, a calculating glint in her eyes, "Since you are so generous today, Brother Lü and Sister Lü will surely take good care of you in the future. As for me, I would also like to ask you for a favor."

Chen Wenfang looked at her with great interest. "Oh? Tell me about it." She and the woman were complete strangers, yet the woman had come to her for help.

Zheng Wanyi blushed slightly. "I'm also of marriageable age, and I'd like to ask you, Madam, to help me find a good family."

Chen Wenfang understood her thoughts; she was only after the wealth and status on her side. So she said, "It's not difficult. I'll keep an eye out for someone suitable when I meet them."

Zheng Wanyi thanked her profusely, but said, "I already have someone in mind, I just need your consent."

"Oh, I wonder who it is? If he is willing, I will certainly agree." Chen Wenfang thought she had taken a fancy to some young man at the banquet but was too shy to say it. In fact, Wang Erniu thought that Zheng San's embarrassing incident was over and never mentioned it to Chen Wenfang. Magistrate Zheng, adhering to the principle of not airing family scandals, would not say anything either. The other two were not talkative either, so for a while, not a word of this matter was revealed.

"Madam, is this really true?" Zheng Wanyi jumped up happily, her little feet tapping excitedly.

"Really?" Chen Wenfang looked at her daughter's girlish attitude and couldn't help but want to laugh.

"Thank you, Madam!" Zheng Wanyi quickly gave a deep bow and then ran away.

"Hey, they haven't even said who it is yet!" Chen Wenfang was speechless. This person was so rude. She was even trying to be a matchmaker.

“Madam, you agreed too quickly. What if she has impure thoughts?” Caiyun disliked her affected and coquettish manner, finding it petty.

"Oh dear, never mind her, just tell me quickly, how's their martial arts training going? My women's army's success depends on you," Chen Wenfang said excitedly, holding her hand.

"Yes, yes, I'll tell you, the older woman who led the group last time, she's incredibly hardworking. She ran ten miles with sandbags tied to her body. Everyone else collapsed halfway there from exhaustion, but she made it all by herself. I used to only be able to run six miles." Caiyun exaggeratedly spread her hands and blew hard.

"Haha, really? What else?"

"There are also two Wu sisters, which are not bad either. There are seven or eight in total. Most of the others are hardworking, and we should see the results soon."

"That's good. How are those old women?"

"They're quite honest. I heard they've been collecting their wages quite well. The chicks and ducklings have arrived recently, and they've been taking good care of them. Only one chick has died in the last ten days or so." Caiyun reported to Chen Wenfang in detail, like a housekeeper.

"You've worked so hard! I just don't know who will be so lucky as to marry you someday." Chen Wenfang stroked her hair, feeling cared for her like an older sister, yet also a little conflicted, feeling the melancholy of her child about to fly away.

“I’m still young. I’m only nineteen. There’s no rush. Look at Brother Lü, he’s already twenty-six and he’s only getting married now. I’m still young.” Caiyun said dismissively.

"They're making a ruckus in the new house, aren't they? Let's go take a look."

"Great!" Chen Wenfang was also a fan of lively events.