Thousands of miles away in Yuzhou, Xiao Chengjun let the ship dock at the pier.
Wen Tian ran up to him and pulled his sleeve, and said in a soft voice: "Brother Chengjun, are those boxes really given to us?"
"Well, your boat capsized and all your belongings fell into the water. These things should be your compensation."
Xiao Chengjun thought maliciously: Even if I let that country girl take her back, she and her family won't be able to wear silks and satins, so it's better to give her to the Wen family.
The Wen family has been practicing medicine for generations and is well-known in the medical community. Wen's grandfather is a master in the Imperial Hospital. I might as well do Wen Jingyan a favor.
If the mother and daughter of the Jiang family were lucky enough to return to their hometown safely, they would not be able to do anything to me just because of their status as peasants.
He was far away in Luzhou and was a general of Zhechoufu. He could not do anything to those lowly people. Even if he killed them, it would be as easy as crushing an ant.
Xiao Chengjun thought about it and sneered.
In my dream, I actually married a woman with the same name and surname as that country girl. It was ridiculous to think about it. With her humble status, was she worthy of the same name as my wife
Xiao Chengjun became angry whenever he thought about this, and felt as sick as if he had eaten a fly.
From now on, any family with the surname Jiang must be suppressed.
He just didn't believe that he, the eldest son of the Xiao family, had to be involved with a family with the surname Jiang.
Wen Tian cheered and thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you, Brother Chengjun, you are so nice!"
Xiao Chengjun smiled and nodded: "You're welcome, I'll let Nanzhu take you back."
Nanzhu, who was standing nearby, frowned and kept winking at his master, but the master ignored him.
After waiting for the two young ladies from the Wen family to leave, Nanzhu asked, "Sir, why did you give the Jiang family's things to the Wen family's girl? If people knew about this, wouldn't they criticize you?"
Xiao Chengjun returned to the cabin and said as he walked, "So what if he knew? Can the Jiang family afford something like that?"
"But... many of the items in that box are gifts from the emperor. If they are ever reported to the palace..."
Nanzhu chased after his master and tried to persuade him: "Let's not talk about other things, but it's hard to explain to His Highness."
Xiao Chengjun stopped, turned around and looked at his servant coldly: "If you don't say it and I don't say it, how can this matter be spread to the palace?"
Seeing that his master was angry, Nanzhu lowered his head and dared not say anything.
Alas, my master is good in every way except that he is stubborn. Once he dislikes someone, he will find ways to discipline him.
I hope that the mother and daughter of the Jiang family can return home safely, and it would be best if they never see his young master again in this life.
A few days later, Xiao Chengjun's ship finally arrived in Luzhou.
Because he was delayed for quite a few days on the way, he and his elder brother Xiao Mo returned to the mansion one after the other.
Xiao Chengyu, the son born to his stepmother, came running over and stood not far away, looking at his elder and second brothers curiously.
Xiao Mo walked over, touched his head, and went straight into his father's study.
The five-year-old Xiao Chengyu looked at his second brother again, and seeing that he didn't pay much attention to him, he snorted, ignored him, and ran into the house with his eldest brother.
Xiao Chengjun thought about it and walked into his father's study.
Half an hour later, the two brothers finished talking to their father and came out of the study again.
Xiao Mo looked at his second brother and asked, "Did you send the Jiang family back?"
"Yeah." Xiao Chengjun said vaguely without blushing or beating his heart, "I sent someone to send it back."
Xiao Mo nodded and walked out: "Come with me to Zhechong Mansion to report first and arrange your duties, and then we can talk about other things."
After walking out of the Moon Gate, Xiao Mo turned to his brother and said, "You are still young. If you encounter any problem, consult with a few people first to avoid mistakes."
"Yes!" Xiao Chengjun replied, "I will be careful in what I say and do."
He is here to gain experience, so he cannot make any mistakes in his work, otherwise he will fail the assessment and lose a lot.
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Besides, Yingbao and his group finally arrived at Qinchuan County Water Transport Terminal a few days later.
After getting off the boat, Yingbao found a post office to send the letter she had written.
Earlier on the boat, she had borrowed Li Xu's pen and ink to draw up a list of all the money and belongings she had obtained in the palace. She also wrote a list of the valuable things she had seen in the capital, including those she had taken a fancy to but had not bought. She wrote them all down, put them in an envelope, packed them in a waterproof bag, and mailed them using Li Xu's identity as a scholar.
I estimate that it won’t be long before King Dai will receive it.
It doesn’t matter if they don’t receive it. She has written several copies anyway. It won’t be too late to let the officials take the medicine back when they come to her place to buy it.
In fact, all the truly valuable things were kept in her cave, and those boxes contained only unimportant clothes and shoes.
By the way, there are also a lot of fruits and dry food. In such hot weather, they must have become rotten in the box.
The group of five hired two mule carts and set off early the next morning, returning to Dongchen Village at noon.
Just as he sent Li Xu and his mother to the school, he saw his younger brother Jiang Wu running towards them.
"Mom! Mom! Sister! You are back..." Jiang Wu hugged Chunniang's waist and cried.
Chunniang hugged her son and asked with tears in her eyes, "Is everything okay at home? Where is your father?"
"Dad went to the fields, I'll go call him!" Jiang Wu struggled to get out of A'niang's arms.
Chunniang put her son down and watched him run out.
Yingbao said to Li Xu, "You and your wife will live here from now on. Feel free to use the things in the house. I will send some food over later."
"Okay, thank you very much, young doctor." Li Xu helped his mother sit down on the stone bench in the school yard, and ran to open the door.
The room was spacious and fully furnished, even with wooden boxes for clothes.
There were pots, pans, and utensils ready in the kitchen, but the iron pot was a little rusty, and the cupboards and water tanks were covered with dust.
But even so, it was still much better than his own home.
He then went to fetch some water to wash it, and from now on this would be the home of him and his mother.
Chunniang and the coachman put down the belongings of Li Xu and his mother, and then took their daughter home.
When they passed Xichen Village, Chen Zhao got off the car with his bag and trotted home. There was a faint trace of red paper door gods pasted on the door of Chen Laoshuan's house, and no one knew what happy event had occurred.
After entering her own yard, Chunniang took all the things off the cart. After paying the fare, the two coachmen drove away.
Old Man Jiang and Mrs. Jiang Liu also ran over when they heard the noise.
When the old lady saw Yingbao, she hugged him and kept calling him "little darling".
"My dear, why are you so thin?"
Jiang Liu touched Yingbao's little face and said distressedly, "You've suffered outside, haven't you?"
Yingbao smiled and shook her head: "I didn't suffer any hardship. I even got a lot of rewards there."
Then she took out two silver bracelets from her bag and gave them to grandma. "I bought them from Beijing. They are the latest styles. Grandma, try them on."
The small gifts she bought for her family were not recorded in the list, so she dared to take them out. If anyone came to investigate, she would have something to explain.
Old Man Jiang asked, "Yingbao, is the nobleman recovered from his illness?"
"Okay." Yingbao: "I also told the nobleman about our village and asked him to order the release of Grandpa Chen's family. The nobleman has agreed."
Although Murong Xian agreed, the pardon document or letter still had to be approved by the emperor and passed down from the Secretariat level to level, so the process was relatively slow.
Old Man Jiang sighed, "No wonder they came to inform Patriarch Chen to go to the county government office yesterday afternoon. It looks like they are not going to execute him, but to bring someone back."
Jiang Liu said, "That's right. When the village head came, Clan Leader Chen was frightened. He and his wife cried all the way this morning. I wonder what's wrong with him?"
As they were talking, Jiang Sanlang came back.
"Dad! Dad!" Yingbao waved at her father.
Jiang Sanlang ran over, picked up his daughter, and tears filled his eyes with excitement, "Baoer, you are back."
He looked at his wife again, and finally held back, not feeling embarrassed to hug her in front of his parents.