Wonderful Life After Exchanging Fate

Chapter 35

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The next day, Jiang Yunzhu raised the deposit for lunch boxes to ten coins. Otherwise, she was afraid that people who ordered lunch later would have no lunch boxes. Besides, if she raised the price of lunch boxes, it would be easier for Wang De to sell them. She didn't expect to make money from selling lunch boxes, so she took the money and tried her best to leave the benefits to them.

At the same time, she changed the appearance of the deposit slip to prevent people who had taken lunch boxes in the past from coming back to ask for extra money.

The people who ordered the meals also knew that some people took Jiang Ji's lunch boxes and didn't return them, so no one said anything about her price increase. After all, it was just a deposit, and she didn't really want their money.

Jiang Cheng resigned from the mine yesterday. He originally wanted to go with Xu Qingshan to familiarize himself with the route today. But who knew that Jiang Yunzhu suddenly told him last night that the money for buying a donkey had been collected

He was so frightened that he thought she was trying to rob, no, pick up the money.

After finding out the reason, he sighed deeply.

It was difficult to earn a penny in the past, but now it seems that making money has suddenly become easy.

It seemed as if everything started from leaving Changfeng Prefecture and arriving in Wuling County.

Sure enough, it was right to listen to Jiang Yunzhu at the beginning.

After sighing, he became excited again. Does this mean he can buy a donkey today

In this day and age, for a poor person to buy a donkey is probably as difficult as it is for an ordinary person today to buy a luxury car. No wonder he was so happy.

"Yes." Jiang Yunzhu agreed, then took out a purse and handed it to him.

Now Jiang Yunzhu is in charge of the family business, so all the money in the family is in her hands.

Jiang Cheng took the purse and opened it. There were two relatively large pieces of silver inside. One was the one given by Nie Xin, which weighed three taels, and the other was the one given by Wang De. It originally weighed three taels, but after Jiang Yunzhu deducted the money for ordering the lunch boxes, there was only a little more than two taels left.

There were some small pieces of silver and copper coins left, which added up to about seven or eight taels, more than enough to buy a donkey.

Jiang Cheng's hands were shaking as he held the purse. He had never seen so much money before. When he and Chen left home, the most money he had was only five taels. At that time, he vowed to give Chen a home, so he hired someone to build a new house.

Five taels is more than enough to build a house.

He borrowed some money on credit to build the frame of the house. There were no tiles on the roof, no windows around it, not to mention furniture. Even so, he and Chen moved in, slowly fixed the house, made furniture, and had Jiang Yunzhu and several other children.

"Boss, everything will be fine." When Chen saw so much silver just now, her eyes also turned red. She knew how Jiang Cheng felt at the moment, so she spoke to comfort him.

"Yeah." Jiang Cheng nodded with a smile. Everything will be fine.

Jiang Cheng carefully put the silver into his arms, touched it again and again, and then went out to the town.

More than an hour later, he came back with everything around him.

Chen was helping Jiang Yunzhu cut the meat. From time to time, she would look at the door and imagine Jiang Cheng coming back leading the donkey.

What would a donkey look like? Would it be black or grey? Would it have long ears? Would it have shiny fur

Seeing Jiang Cheng coming back by himself, she immediately asked anxiously, "Why, didn't you buy a donkey?"

Jiang Cheng went there with hope but returned with disappointment. He wanted to buy a donkey that could pull people, preferably one that was in its prime, so he could use it right away, but few people would buy such a donkey.

All the donkeys for sale at the market were young or old. There was only one donkey that looked okay, but the price was too high.

This money was earned by Jiang Yunzhu working by the stove from dawn to dusk. Jiang Cheng felt uncomfortable every time he saw it. He didn't want to waste money, so he didn't buy it.

Chen was also disappointed when she heard this, but this matter could not be rushed, and she had to find the right person first.

Jiang Yunzhu looked at the sky outside and said, "There is no fish in the river, so why not go to the county to take it?" Then she said to Chen, "Mom, the weather is getting colder, and we should add some quilts at home. And your and dad's clothes are too thin. Why don't we go to the county together and buy more so that we can get through the winter."

When the Jiang family came to Changshi Village, Chen bought cloth and cotton once, but she only made bedding and thick clothes for Old Man Chen, Jiang Yunzhu and others, but she and Jiang Cheng were reluctant to spend any money.

Besides, Jiang Yunzhu and the others only had this set of thicker clothes, and she had been thinking about when to make a big purchase. It just so happened that today was an opportunity.

Chen was a little moved. The family had money now, and she didn't want to see her children go hungry. But, "If we go to the county, we might not be able to come back in time to cook dinner, right?"

"Then let's not do it. Tell the customers at noon that we will take a break tonight and continue working tomorrow." Jiang Yunzhu said.

"Will the guests go to other houses?" Chen worried.

"Don't worry, people will understand if you only take a break once in a while, as long as it's not too often." Jiang Yunzhu said. After all, everyone has problems.

Chen was still a little scared, and felt that if he didn't do it at night, he would lose a lot of money.

"You can never make enough money, Mom," said Jiang Yunzhu.

"Yeah, it's a good opportunity for Yunzhu to take a day off." Jiang Cheng said on the side.

After hearing what he said, how could Chen not agree

Jiang Yunzhu smiled. In fact, she was not the hardest-working one at home. Before, Jiang Cheng was busy with business with them in the morning and evening, and had to work in the mine during the day. He was the hardest-working one.

Later, she no longer made breakfast. Chen would select and cut all the vegetables and meat for Jiang Yunzhu. Jiang Lin and Jiang Yunxue would wash the plates and bowls, and help her in the kitchen. She was only responsible for cooking and some things they could not do. To be honest, Chen was busy all day long, and she was the one who worked the hardest.

So in fact, without Chen and others, Jiang Yunzhu would not be able to do business.

For a family, it’s not so clear. Only when we work together can we achieve better results.

The Jiang family was going to visit the county town, and the happiest person was Jiang Wu. He ran around that day, wishing he could help everyone finish their work so that they could get to the county quickly.

After delivering lunch at noon, all the members of the Jiang family except Grandpa Chen got on the donkey cart and went to the county.

Jiang Yunzhu also wanted Mr. Chen to go, but Mr. Chen felt that his eyesight was not good and it would be useless for him to go. Besides, he was so old and had seen everything. He preferred to stay at home and look after the house.

Jiang Yunzhu respected his idea and stopped trying to persuade him.

Wuling County is prosperous, and the county town is full of shops and is very bustling.

The Jiang family was all thinking about buying a donkey, so they resisted the urge to go shopping and went straight to the mule and horse market west of the county town.

The mule and horse market in the county town is indeed incomparable to that in the town. Take the horses for example, there are no less than dozens of them here, while it would be good if there were four or five in the town. There are countless mules, cows, and donkeys.

Jiang Cheng looked left and right, and was almost dazzled.

Chen was also looking around. Compared with the donkeys, those tall and strong horses looked particularly outstanding, but it was a pity that they could not afford them.

She suddenly thought of the two horses of Yang Sheng and Shen Fengming, which looked much better than the horses here. It is true that if you compare yourself with others, you will die, and if you compare goods with others, you will throw them away.

The couple was so fascinated by the scene that Jiang Yunzhu pulled Jiang Wu aside and told Jiang Lin and Jiang Yunxue to stay with her and not run around. There were so many people at the market that it would be bad if they got dispersed.

She had no interest in these horses and donkeys. She was just thinking about what to buy when she went shopping.

At this time, Jiang Cheng saw a donkey with shiny black fur. He opened its mouth to look at its teeth and saw that it was two years old, in the prime of life. He also looked at its hooves and tail, and saw that there was no flaw at all.

He was happy and started chatting with the donkey seller.

After talking for about a quarter of an hour, Jiang Cheng's face became solemn. The man selling the donkey was an old man. He said that his donkey was good and he wanted seven taels of silver even if it was bitten to death.

Jiang Cheng knew that his donkey was good, but seven taels of silver was too expensive. If he added a little more, he could buy a mule. Mules are stronger than donkeys and can run longer.

Chen pulled Jiang Cheng's sleeve and told him to go somewhere else to look, as she also felt the price was too expensive.

Jiang Cheng looked at the donkey with longing again and walked forward.

The couple continued to look at the donkey. Suddenly, a female voice said, "Sister Chen, is that you, Sister Chen?"

Chen didn't think someone was calling her at first. It was only when the person pulled her sleeve that she turned around and asked in surprise, "It's you?"

Opposite stood a woman with soft eyes and eyebrows, and a figure as graceful as a spring willow. She was holding a child in her hands, who was about four or five years old. The child looked about four or five percent similar to her, and was as delicate as a piece of jade.

It was Liu from the same village as them in Changfeng Prefecture. Jiang Yunzhu and her family left the village in a hurry and happened to meet her coming out to fetch water, so Chen kindly reminded her. I really didn't expect to meet her here again today.

Chen and Liu were extremely happy to meet an old friend in a foreign place.

"How did you get here?" Chen remembered that she had borrowed food from everyone in the village but failed to get any, and only Liu lent her food, so she was very enthusiastic towards Liu.

Liu was also grateful for Chen's reminder and told her everything. It turned out that after listening to Chen's words that day, she also had the idea of leaving Changfeng Mansion.

Her husband died, and she had no relatives here anyway, so it didn't seem like a big deal for her to leave.

But where to go? She didn't know either, so she decided to go south first.

She was much better off than Jiang Yunzhu and the others. She had money, so she packed her things, took her children, and hired a donkey cart to go to Luzhou.

About twenty days ago, she passed by Wuling County when an old lady suddenly rushed out from the other side of the street and bumped into the car she was riding in.

She and the driver were both terrified.

The coachman said it was none of his fault and that the old lady had hit him herself.

The old lady just cried out in pain.

She got out of the car, at a loss as to what to do.

At this time, a man stood up and asked them what happened.

After they finished talking, the man called a doctor to treat the old lady. The old lady was not seriously injured, and the storm passed just like that.

"Who is that person? He is such a good person." Chen was amazed.

Liu was about to say something when a male voice asked, "Who are these people?"

A man came over leading a mule. He was wearing a light blue robe, had a fair complexion and regular features. Although he was not very handsome, he was quite attractive.

"This is Mrs. Chen's family from my hometown. I told you about them." Liu immediately said to the man, and then introduced both parties.

The man's name was Wei Kangping. He was the one who helped Liu get justice that day. Seeing that Liu had nowhere to go, he let her live in an unused yard of his own first, and he could pay her rent or not.

It turned out to be him. Chen looked at Wei Kangping, then at Liu who was standing very close to him, and seemed to have guessed something.

Liu has been widowed for two years. She is now an orphan and a widow. It would be nice if she could find a suitable person to take care of her.

"Mrs. Chen, how did you get here?" Liu noticed Chen's gaze and quickly changed the subject.

Chen then told them how they fled to Wuling County.

When Liu heard that the Chen family came to the county today to buy a donkey, she was very surprised. She remembered that the Jiang family had a hard time and could not even get enough food to eat. In the end, they had to sell their daughter to survive. How come they had money to buy a donkey in just over a month

But this was quite a coincidence, she looked at Wei Kangping.

Wei Kangping rolled his eyes and said to Jiang Cheng, "Brother Jiang, I have a mule for sale. If you think it's suitable, take it away."

Jiang Cheng had already seen the mule he was holding, a large red mule that was not much different from a horse. He quickly said, "Forget it." He was afraid he couldn't afford it.

"Since you have helped Qiu Niang, the price is negotiable," Wei Kangping said.

Qiu Niang is Liu's name.

Jiang Cheng wanted to refuse, but Wei Kangping said directly, "Nine taels of silver. If you think it's worth it, I'll sell it to you."

Nine taels of silver is really cheap. Jiang Cheng has eight taels in his purse. Jiang Yunzhu wants to buy a lot of things today, so she also brought one or two taels more, which is just enough to buy this mule.

Jiang Cheng hesitated for a moment.

Liu saw that Jiang Cheng wanted it, and looked at Wei Kangping.

Wei Kangping directly put the reins in Jiang Cheng's hand and said with a smile, "Then it's settled. It saves me from having to sell it everywhere."

"How can this be so embarrassing?" Jiang Cheng wanted to return the reins to him.

Wei Kangping didn't answer.

The two men pulled for a while. Wei Kangping was determined to sell the mule to Jiang Cheng, so Jiang Cheng had no choice but to hold the reins in his hand.

After paying, Jiang Cheng looked at Jiang Yunzhu.

Jiang Yunzhu took out a tael of silver from her sleeve and handed it to Jiang Cheng. Jiang Cheng took out a purse from her arms, put the tael of silver in it, and handed the purse to Wei Kangping, saying shyly, "You count it."

Wei Kangping weighed the money bag and said, "Why count it? I trust you."

After coming out of the mule and horse market, Chen was still a little bit unbelieving. It felt like a dream. She met Liu here by chance and bought a big mule for only nine taels of silver.

"This mule is only two years old, it is young and strong." Jiang Cheng couldn't help but said excitedly. As he spoke, he touched the mule's head with his hand, feeling that he couldn't touch it enough.

"We have to thank Qiu Niang." Chen said that if it weren't for her, they wouldn't be able to buy such a cheap mule.

"Yes." Jiang Cheng nodded, "Come to the county town again some other day and bring her more things."

Chen and Liu have already agreed to visit each other more often in the future, so Jiang Cheng said this.

Chen nodded and suddenly smiled again, "She met a good man this time." She saw that Wei Kangping seemed to have some family background, was good-looking, and could save people from danger, so his character should be good too.

Jiang Cheng nodded. He also thought Wei Kangping was a good person.

Jiang Yunzhu was holding Jiang Wu from behind, and frowned slightly when she heard them say that. Why did she feel that Wei Kangping's eyes were turning to her intentionally or unintentionally just now? Was it her illusion, or...

"Yunzhu, are we still going to buy things?" Chen turned around and asked Jiang Yunzhu, her voice full of apology.

After buying the mule, they didn't have much money left, and she knew Jiang Yunzhu wanted to buy a lot of things.

Apart from other things, Jiang Yunzhu was also happy to be able to buy a mule so cheaply. As for the things, she could buy some first and buy the rest next time.

The family strolled around the county town.

As the sun was setting, they were afraid that they would not be able to get home in time, so they immediately left the city and returned home.

After arriving home, Mr. Chen was very happy to hear that he could buy a good mule for nine taels of silver.

Jiang Cheng helped him to see the mule.

Mr. Chen reached out and touched the mule's head, then moved his hand down. He became happier and happier, praising, "This is a really good mule."

"Really?" Jiang Cheng couldn't help but be happy. He busied himself getting food and drink for the mule, fearing that it would be thirsty or hungry.

The Jiang family laughed constantly that night.

At the Shen Mansion in the capital, it was already the evening hour when Shen Fengming came back from outside, feeling cold all over.

"Why do you come back so late again today?" Princess Danyang handed him a bowl of ginseng tea and said with concern.

Shen Fengming took the tea and took two sips. “There are a lot of things to do in the Pacification Office,” he said.

"Or, I will talk to the emperor and ask him to change your job." Princess Danyang said. She did not want Shen Fengming to be the commander. Not only was it dangerous, but it would also not be good.

"Mother, I like this job." Shen Fengming said.

Princess Danyang wanted to say something, but suddenly, she said, "Okay, then I won't care. Have you eaten yet?"

"have eaten."

"Then go back and wash up and rest early." Princess Danyang said.

Shen Fengming nodded.

In the spacious bathroom, someone had already prepared hot water for Shen Fengming.

He didn't need anyone to serve him. He washed himself and went into the bedroom.

As soon as he entered the room, he felt something was wrong. He knew exactly what his own room smelled like, but in this room, there was a faint sweet fragrance.

"Who?" He frowned and spoke in a cold voice.

On the couch, the quilt moved, creating an alluring curve. A beautiful face emerged from the quilt, and faintly, a white shoulder could be seen.

This kind of beautiful scenery that seems to be revealed but not yet revealed is really very tempting.

Shen Fengming felt hot all over. Something was wrong. He held onto the table next to him with his hands. Something was wrong with his body.

Suddenly, he remembered the cup of ginseng tea that Princess Danyang had just handed him.

As the commander of the Qilin Guard, Shen Fengming's caution was enough to keep him away from all dangers. But where was the tea his biological mother handed him

Shen Fengming clenched the edge of the table with both hands, and veins on his hands bulged.

"Young Master." Du Ranshu knew that the medicine had taken effect. She stood up and walked towards Shen Fengming.

She was only wearing a gauze dress, and every look and every movement when she walked was enough to drive any man crazy.

Finally, she came in front of Shen Fengming.

She reached out to touch Shen Fengming, her face flushed. Who says that only women can make men fall in love? Outstanding men can also make women's hearts flutter.

The next moment, her eyes widened in horror.

Shen Fengming pinched Du Ranshu's neck, like an angry god.

Princess Danyang heard two "bangs" and opened the door to check. She saw Du Ranshu sitting on the ground, looking embarrassed, and Shen Fengming standing there, with blood dripping from his left hand.

He was holding a corner of the table in his hand, and he actually broke it off. The splinter pierced his hand and made him bleed.

Princess Danyang only had eyes for Shen Fengming's bleeding hand. She immediately shouted, "Quick, call a doctor."

“No need.” Shen Fengming threw away the things in his hand and staggered towards the bathroom next to him.

“Fengming, you…” Princess Danyang wanted to say something, but was frightened by Shen Fengming’s glance back. She had never seen such an expression in his eyes before.

She stopped talking.

"What happened?" Scholar Shen heard the noise and came over to check.

He immediately noticed that something was wrong with Shen Fengming. Looking at the disheveled Du Ranshu over there, he guessed what had happened and immediately shouted angrily to Princess Danyang, "How could you do this? He..."

He had just said one sentence when Princess Danyang seemed to have found an outlet to vent her anger and started crying and yelling at him, "Why did I do this? What qualifications do you have to ask me? You talk about morality all day long and taught your child to be like this, and now you blame me.

I ask you…”

Princess Danyang started arguing with Scholar Shen again.

Shen Fengming had returned to the bathroom at this time and jumped into the cold water. He slowly regained his senses.

The next morning, Yang Sheng took a case file and said to Shen Fengming, "Take a look at the Luzhou case, or go to..."

"Okay." Shen Fengming said.

Yang Sheng was stunned. He hadn't even said what the case was. What did he promise