klisemfg Chapter 678: Are you going to find a stepmother for yourself?
Chapter 678: Are you going to find a stepmother for yourself?
More and more people were fleeing famine in Anzhou City.
Most of them are gathered in the south city.
Mrs. Lin went to the Nanjiao market every day to ask if there were any people coming from Ye County.
I finally met a group of people that day.
Those people were all skinny.
They said that the entire village came here to escape famine, and when they got here, they were the only ones left.
Mrs. Lin listened to them talk about the situation in Ye County and the difficulties they encountered along the way.
She was completely confused.
I don’t know how I got home.
When Liang Yuyao saw her mother-in-law like this, she hurried over to ask what was going on.
Mrs. Lin choked up and told what she had heard.
Liang Yuyao's expression also changed.
She touched her big belly and tried to calm herself down.
"Mother, my sister and the others are not fleeing famine. There are inns to accommodate them along the way. They are storing farmland for the frontier and are making contributions. They will be fine."
Liang Yuyao helped her mother-in-law into the house.
When Shitou came back, Liang Yuyao repeated what her mother-in-law had said.
Shitou's heart skipped a beat. It would be very inconvenient for his sister to take care of two children. What should he do?
He calmed down for a while, and then comforted Liang Yuyao: "It's okay, sister has always been lucky, she will be fine, let's not worry, mother will be even more worried about us two. I will ask the merchant to find out what the situation is in the west..."
The young couple chatted for a while.
Liang Yuyao said, "The price of grain has increased a lot recently. Brown rice has increased by five cents per pound, and polished rice has increased by six cents. It may increase further. As more people flee famine, the price of grain will increase... It's better to buy more grain outside first."
"Sister has stockpiled a lot of things in Zhengguo Manor. Do we need to buy more?" Shitou asked, holding Liang Yuyao's hand.
She has a lot of things to worry about now, plus housework.
Her hands are rough now.
"The ones in the manor belong to my sister. She will deal with them when she comes back. There are so many people in our shop, so we have to buy more."
"Then go talk to Mom!"
Liang Yu shook his head.
After the two shops merged, Shitou took over all external business.
Under Liang Yuyao's guidance, the stones were made in a very realistic manner.
Liang Yuyao is in charge of the affairs in the shop, fortunately Aunt Song and the others can help share some of the burden.
Shitou was so busy every day that he always came back very late. Sometimes, he didn't want to disturb Liang Yuyao's sleep, so he stayed over at the shop.
He hadn't been home for several days, and his eyes lit up when he saw his wife.
Stone closed the door.
"Yao'er, come here quickly. I haven't seen you for several days. I miss your husband so much!" Shitou held Liang Yuyao's hand tightly.
Liang Yu shook her head with a red face and tapped his forehead.
After Ji Xiaobei left, Shitou grew up a lot. His words were law in the shop and he acted like the head of the family.
But as soon as he got home and entered his own room, he started to act like a spoiled brat.
Liang Yuyao was afraid of disturbing the fetus, so she didn't let him get close to her.
At night, he looked pitifully at Liang Yuyao at the other end of the kang, with his lips pouting, as if he had suffered a great injustice.
Liang Yu was so angry that she couldn't help but smile and crawled into his arms.
Shitou held Yu Yao in his arms, kissed her on the face, then held her mouth tightly, sucking again and again, enjoying it very much.
"Okay, it's broad daylight, aren't you afraid of being seen?"
Liang Yuyao pushed him away.
"Mom is in that room, she won't come over..." Shitou pouted and acted coquettishly.
Liang Yuyao had no choice but to take the initiative and kiss him.
"Okay... Mom said that the fetus isn't firmly seated yet, so we can't do anything rash..." Liang Yuyao pushed his head aside.
"I didn't do anything wrong. You were the one who ran into my bed at night..."
"You... Ji Shitou..."
"I was just teasing you... Look what delicious food I brought you..."
……
When Mrs. Lin heard that her silly son had fallen into the honey pot again, she closed the open door.
After the two children got married, they were inseparable.
At night, the daughter-in-law lit a lamp to check the accounts, while Shitou read and learned to read.
During the day, the daughter-in-law goes to the shop to take care of miscellaneous matters, while Shitou goes out to deliver goods and manage business outside.
There is no need to worry about the stone.
She lay on the kang, thinking about Ji Xiaobei who was far away.
She wasn't too worried about Ji Xiaobei, she was just afraid that her two children would suffer.
……
Ji Xiaobei was not idle either.
He asked Zheng Guo to find some books for him about how ancient Central Plains dealt with ethnic minorities.
In fact, there is no better way. We can only rely on our wits, courage and vigorous efforts to build a riding team.
She closed the book and closed her eyes.
Tomorrow is the day when Lord Fang and the leader of the Western Barbarians will compete.
Fang Qing got up early in the morning, dressed in armor, stood in the yard in high spirits, bowed solemnly in the direction of the capital, and strode into the mansion.
The 15-year-old Fang Zhiying looked at her father worriedly and walked out the door.
He turned around and wiped the tears from his eyes.
She went to the makeshift ancestral hall in the backyard, where her mother's tablet was placed.
She burned incense for her mother, knelt on the cushion, and kowtowed to her mother with clear and determined eyes.
There were men everywhere in the military camp, so she and her mother lived in the backyard, never leaving the house. She learned to read, embroider, and make soup and cook with her mother.
There are only two maids in the back house, and they have to do many things themselves.
My mother, who had always been in good health, suddenly fell ill and died.
My father has been guarding the border for five years, and my mother is the only one by his side. My father's eyes were red.
It took Fang Zhiying a long time to walk out of the shadows.
From then on, she was the only one left in the back house.
That day, she overheard the two maids whispering to each other.
Only then did she realize how difficult life was for her father.
Her father came back to stay every night. Although the two of them didn't talk much, she felt at ease when her father was around.
If she could share some of the burden with her father, she would naturally be willing to do so.
However, when she thought about the nanny saying that she would hand her over to the western barbarians, she couldn't help but tremble all over.
She had heard from her mother that the barbarians in the west were the most barbaric. They would go bare-armed regardless of winter or summer, and would eat raw meat and drink blood...
She was scared to death just thinking about it.
Ever since she found out about this, she couldn't sleep all night and was in a daze.
She hoped that her father could defeat the Western Barbarian leader today.
A few days ago, the Western Barbarians attacked the military camp, causing quite a commotion. She heard the sound of horse hooves, roars, and the barbarians' random calls.
She knelt on the cold mat, shaking uncontrollably.
Two days ago, she saw her father bringing a woman back.
The woman was very good-looking. She followed her father into the study and stayed there for a long time before coming out.
After my mother passed away, no strange woman ever entered the backyard.
A chill ran through her heart.
Is my father going to find a stepmother for me?
The woman lived in a small side courtyard. Dad would go to the side courtyard in the evening, and then there would be bursts of sounds of swords and sticks being brandished in the side courtyard.
She just watched and listened secretly.
I didn’t dare to go to the side yard to see.
The maids avoided looking at her and said they didn't know who that woman was.
Dad promised Mom that he would never take a concubine.
Before my mother died, my father told her to take good care of herself.
But he brought the woman back.
Even if my father is reluctant to give me to the barbarians, that woman might also send me away.
Mammy had told her many stories about wicked stepmothers.
Fang Zhiying stood up in a daze, untied a belt around his lower body, moved a bench, and hung it on the beam.