Travel to the mountains and make a fortune in silence

Wang Qing'er lay in bed for a while, then thought she had to get up, otherwise it would be too inappropriate.

She got out of bed, dressed, and went out of the room, but didn't see Muqin and the others in the yard.

She asked her daughter, who was following behind her, "Where are your aunts?"

"My aunt and the others are tidying up the shop."

"Oh, it seems that only Mother is the laziest."

"Father said Mother works the hardest, but Mother is not lazy at all."

"Alright! Whatever your father says goes. I'll go wash up first. You wait for your father obediently in the yard."

"Yes, Mother. Father will be back soon."

"Be good, don't run out of the yard." Wang Qing'er repeatedly reminded her daughter, worried that she might run out if she got bored by herself.

"Mmm." Mu Yao nodded obediently.

Fortunately, business in the shop decreased by more than half on the second day, even less on the third day, and only fifty-odd items were sold the following day, so Wang Qing'er and the others no longer needed to help.

"Muxia, Jingyi, we're going back tomorrow," Wang Qing'er suddenly said as the three of them sat in the courtyard drinking tea.

"Sister-in-law, I'll have a carriage take you back tomorrow." Mu Xia knew there were many things to do in the countryside, and since they had been away for so many days, they must have a lot to do at home, so she didn't try to keep them.

"No need to send it. We'll buy two carriages this afternoon. It'll be more convenient to deliver soap in the future." One carriage at home is simply not enough. The one we have at home is used to deliver braised meat every day.

If Mu Xia hadn't sent a carriage to pick them up this time, they probably would have had to borrow carriages from several of their uncles.

Mu Xia thought for a moment and said, "That's good too. It will be more convenient for Zihao to visit Jingyi in the future."

Jingyi objected when she heard Muxia say that, glaring at her friend and saying, "Muxia, why are you dragging me into this again when we're talking about buying a carriage?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Xia fearlessly moved closer to Jingyi and said, "I'm telling the truth. Don't you want Zihao to come see you?"

He then laughed.

Jingyi pointed at Muxia and said angrily, "Why are you so annoying?"

Wang Qing'er asked seriously, "Jingyi, how have you been thinking these past few days?"

"Sister-in-law, I have nothing to consider. I've already told my parents, and they didn't object." After returning home that day, Jingyi told her mother about meeting Wu Zihao.

She also truthfully told her mother about the matchmaking arrangements made by Mu Xia.

Jingyi's mother felt that her daughter would get married sooner or later, and it would be good if she could meet someone she liked.

Besides, the Lin family and the Jing family have known each other for many years; they are both business people in the county town.

The person introduced by the young mistress of the Lin family must be someone good, and besides, he is the benefactor who saved her daughter.

After discussing it with her husband, Jing's mother agreed to let them date for a while, but they could not overstep any boundaries.

The groom needs to go through the proper formalities of marriage with the bride's family.

"After I go back this time, I will discuss it with my family and then find a matchmaker to propose marriage."

"Sister-in-law, why don't you ask him for his opinion first?" Jingyi thought that although the two of them saw each other every day, Zihao hadn't said more than a few words to her in the past few days.

She didn't know if he was willing, but Jingyi was very clear-headed. If he wasn't willing, she wouldn't force him, because a forced relationship is never sweet.

"Who is he?" Mu Xia asked with a smile as she leaned closer.

"You little brat, do you want me to teach you a lesson?" Jingyi rolled up her sleeves and pretended to hit Muxia.

"Jingyi, let me tell you, my sister-in-law is right here, so don't do anything rash." Muxia quickly got up and hid behind Wang Qing'er.

"She's also my sister-in-law; she might not necessarily help you."

“Hey, Jingyi is right. You guys fight, I won’t help either of you.” Wang Qing’er stood up and stood aside, smiling as she watched the two eager participants.

"Fine, I'll spare your life." Jingyi didn't really want to hit Muxia, so she sat back down on the stool, picked up her tea and took a sip.

"Sister-in-law, my mother-in-law asked me to invite you to our house for dinner this morning, but I've been too busy these past few days, so I didn't tell you."

"Go back and tell your aunt that I will definitely visit her next time I come to the county town."

"Okay." Mu Xia hadn't told Wang Qing'er that it was because she had been too busy these past few days, and another reason was that she had argued with her mother-in-law after returning home that day.

Lin Shen lived at the academy from that day on, and his mother would wait for her son to come and pay his respects to them in the evenings.

She went to Muxia's courtyard to see if her son was feeling unwell, but she didn't see him. She only saw Muxia sitting alone in the courtyard drinking white fungus soup.

Although Mu Xia was also furious, she still stood up and bowed.

"Mother, it's so late, why are you coming over to my place? Just call me if you need anything."

"Where is Shen'er?" Lin's mother asked as soon as she entered the courtyard.

"Mother, my husband said he'll be staying at the academy starting today. Didn't he tell you?" Mu Xia asked Lin's mother.

"What? Living at the academy? Shen'er has never lived at the academy, how is that possible? Did you upset him, that's why my son doesn't want to come home?"

When Lin's mother heard that her son wanted to live at the academy, she became angry and, without asking why, said that Mu Xia had upset her son.

Hearing Lin's mother being so unreasonable, Mu Xia became even angrier and retorted without backing down:

"Mother, you flatter your daughter-in-law too much. How could I dare to upset my husband? But Mother, could it be that you've done something to offend him?"

"How could I possibly upset my son? I cherish him so much."

"Mother, you should think carefully about what you did to upset your husband."

"Mu Xia, don't think that just because our Lin family values ​​you, you can be disrespectful to your elders. How dare you speak to me like that?"

"Mother, why can't I speak to you like this? What did you put in the chicken soup last night? And you can't be unaware of my husband's health condition, can you?"

"Do you know that the drugs you put in will only make his body even more damaged?"

"I... I'm doing this for your own good, so that you can get pregnant soon and continue the Lin family line."

“Mother, you say it’s for our own good, but you’ve made him unable to face himself, unable to face me, and now he doesn’t even want to come home.”

……

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law argued back and forth. As Mu Xia spoke, she began to sob uncontrollably. Finally, she couldn't hold back anymore and ran back to her room to cry her heart out.

Lin's mother stood in the yard for a long time before returning to the kitchen and throwing away all the medicine she had brought back that day.

She went back to her room and cried, believing that it was her own poor health that had harmed her son.

Her son was frail and sickly from childhood, and remained so into adulthood, making it difficult for him to even have children.