Chapter 70 Vegetable Planting (1)

The next morning,

  the news that Mu Xiucai's family and Zhou's family had moved to the town spread like wildfire in the village. Beside the old well, a villager was describing it to other villagers who were fetching water with great joy.

  "I saw it for real. There were two carriages with boxes. One was occupied by the scholar's family, and the other was occupied by Zhou Laowu and his wife. Jiujin was following behind with his own ox cart. The ox cart was full of wild boars he had picked up the day before yesterday..."

  "Wow! I heard that the two families each received a reward of 100 taels of silver the day before yesterday. They are so rich that they don't want to live in this shabby little village anymore..."

  "What's so strange about this? The scholar's wife has been favored by the eldest wife in the village. Now that she has finally got some money, she doesn't run away quickly or she will be robbed by the eldest wife?"

  Everyone gathered around the well, forgetting to fetch water, and started to talk about it.

  When Mu Zhongli heard the news, he was about to go out to find the clan leader, ready to provoke Du about the incident yesterday when a man fought with Zhang the butcher because Du went to town. Women value their reputation, so when such incidents happen, whether true or false, they will make her bow her head and surrender, and honestly hand over the 100 taels of silver. Who would have thought that before he could make any move, the man moved away quietly without even saying hello. Now, even if the clan leader is willing to help him provoke Du, it is too far away to do anything!

  "Oh! What a pity for the 100 taels of silver!" Mu Zhongli's heart was trembling with pain.

  His daughter Caiping comforted him, "Dad, why are you in such a hurry? One hundred taels is not a small amount. Second Aunt has always been careful with her money and would not be willing to spend a few cents. When Second Uncle comes back, let's discuss it carefully. That silver is still ours!"

  "Ping'er is right!"

  Mu Bai raised her slack eyelids and glanced at her eldest son, "You, a man in your forties, are not as scheming as a little girl. When the second son comes back and sees that his wife and children left so quietly, won't he be suspicious? By then, of course, what we say is what we will say. We are not afraid that she will run away to the sky!"

  "Yes, mother is right!"

  Although Mu Zhongli was unwilling, he had no choice but to suppress his greed and look forward to the second son's return soon... Just after the Si hour

  in the town

  , two ordinary two-wheeled carriages stopped at the door of the Bafu Restaurant. The curtains were lifted, and a girl in a pink slanted-collar jacket jumped out of the car. She turned around and took a three or four-year-old child out of the car.

  The little boy, wearing a brand new blue cotton jacket and a pair of newly made tiger-head shoes, leaned tightly against the girl's arms, looking nervously at the magnificent restaurant in front of him, his clear eyes were both excited and nervous.

  "Eldest sister, is this the restaurant that our family has invested in?" Caifei got off the car and looked at the spectacular sight in front of her, feeling a little unbelievable.

  "That's it!" Mrs. Du also got off the car, took Wen'er, and smiled knowingly: "Let's go in and take a look..."

  In the carriage behind, Zhou Laowu and his wife had already gotten off, and followed Mrs. Du and her group into the restaurant.

  It was not yet time for dinner, and Shopkeeper Cui was sitting idly at the counter, chatting with the accountant. When he saw Caiwei and her group coming in, he hurriedly got up to greet them.

  Cai Wei smiled and said, "Excuse me, Shopkeeper Cui. I brought my family here to meet the family and we are moving here today."

  Shopkeeper Cui said politely, "Why bother you? I was just wanting you to meet the guys in the store and you are here by chance." Then he called all the employees in the restaurant. There were

  two waiters, a chef, an accountant and a dishwasher in Bafu Restaurant, a total of five people.