Chapter 832: Chapter 832: There Must Be Something Fishy When Things are Abnormal_1
Zhu Hongyun saw the look on Zhang Family’s face and knew she was tempted.
“Mother, you should go back to sleep.”
Now that Zhang Family had agreed, the next thing to consider was how to perfect the plan.
Zhang Family patted her arm, giving her a comforting look, “Pregnancy is hard, bear with it. All women go through this. I’ll go to the town tomorrow to buy you some things to nourish your health.” Original content can be found at N()velFire.net
When Li Rou was pregnant, she never ran out of chicken or fish soup, so naturally, Zhu Hongyun couldn’t be neglected either.
Zhu Hongyun smiled upon hearing this, “Okay.”
Although most of it might be thrown up later, it was still better than eating flavorless meals.
The next day, Zhang Family asked Tong Xingda for silver, saying she was going to town to buy chicken and fish to nourish Zhu Hongyun’s body, and talked about Li Rou’s condition during her pregnancy.
Seeing this, Tong Xingda cursed them as a bunch of debt collectors, but still gave her five taels of silver.
Zhang Family hurried off to town in the oxcart. She bought two chickens, two fish, then detoured to the manor, she had to see if Tong Sanlang was studying properly.
With Tong Sanlang’s looks, even if he didn’t become the top scholar, there would still be people who liked him.
But if he did become the top scholar, then surely more people would like him, and there would be a greater selection of noble ladies to choose from.
She must push Tong Sanlang to study hard from now on!
Tong Sanlang was somewhat surprised to see Zhang Family.
Zhang Family actually cared about his studying?
And she didn’t even ask him for anything.
Coming from town, all she did was urge him to study hard.
The sun must be rising from the west, right?
After Zhang Family left, he turned and returned to the Warehouse Courtyard. He told Qiao Xiaomai and Tong Tiehu about it, and both of them frowned.
But Qiao Changshun, the simple and sweet one, smiled at the news, “As your mother, of course she hopes that you will study hard.”
“After we’re done with this, you should stop doing any work and focus on your studies. Making money is minor; the Imperial Examination is the most important.”
Qiao Xiaomai heard this, glanced at Qiao Changshun, and nodded, “You’re right, Dad.”
Unusual behavior is bound to be hiding some trickery!
Tong Tiehu also found it strange, so he didn’t stay in the manor that evening and specifically returned to the village.
Everything at home was as usual, the cattle, sheep, and chickens were all fine, and everyone seemed well.
He casually asked Zhang Family, “What made you think of going to the manor?”
“Sanlang is there, I went because I felt like it. He is our family’s hope, and he must study hard,” Zhang Family’s face showed no signs of abnormality.
This plan had to be carried out quietly, without showing the slightest hint on the surface.
If Qiao Xiaomai knew about it, she would definitely tear her apart.
How dare she force-feed her something like the Truth Elixir – if Qiao Xiaomai found out, she would definitely hit her again!
Zhang Family’s tone was no different from before, and the content of her speech still treated Tong Sanlang as a tool.
She didn’t go there because Tong Sanlang was her son.
She went because Tong Sanlang could bring benefits to the family.
This familiar rhetoric eased Tong Tiehu’s suspicions.
He had thought Zhang Family had a change of heart, but in the end, she was still fixated on the benefits Tong Sanlang could bring.
With a sigh in his heart, he set the matter aside and threw himself back into researching fire pits.
Qiao Xiaomai said, if the fire pit was successfully developed, she would sell the design to the Capital City, not troubling Huai’an County. Then, she would teach the villagers the design for a mere copper coin.
The villagers could then go out to nearby villages, even to the town and County Town to build fire pits for others.
This was no small business; finishing one fire pit could earn them at least several hundred wen.
The profits of an entire County Town!