69: Chapter 69: Plot(2)_1 69: Chapter 69: Plot(2)_1 “Ah, it feels like a dream.
Yesterday we were still farmers in the Mu Family Village, and today we’ve become the owners of a city tavern, heh heh…”
Uncle Zhou sighed contentedly, his face full of laughter lines.
Aunt Zhou said: “It’s all thanks to Wei’er’s capabilities.
Let’s quickly go home and pack up.
We’ll move to town first thing tomorrow morning to help Wei’er out with some work!”
Cai Wei laughed: “Aunt Zhou, you’re not just helping me.
You should know that you share ownership of the tavern too!”
Aunt Zhou laughed heartily: “Yes, Wei’er is right, we’re helping ourselves.
We’re also the bosses now, haha…”
When they entered the village, the sky was completely dark.
The Zhou family’s cow cart dropped the mother and daughter off at their front door before heading back.
Seeing that the lamp was still lit at home, Cai Wei knew that the little ones were still awake, so she supported her mother and slowly walked into the room.
On the kang, Cai Fei was sitting under the lamp, lowering her head, and diligently stitching.
A palm-sized tiger head shoe in her hand looked lifelike.
Wen’er and Wu’er were sticking their heads together, engrossed in a travelogue with illustrations.
Wen’er and Wu’er had sharp eyes.
As soon as they saw Lady Du and Cai Wei, they exclaimed in surprise, put down their books, ran over, and threw themselves into their mother and older sister’s arms.
Cai Fei also stopped her work, happily got up and left the kang: “Mother, older sister, you must be tired on the way.
The food is still hot in the pot.
Wait, I’ll serve it for you!”
Cai Wei and her mother washed their hands.
Cai Fei brought the food over.
In the rice bowl were sweet potato cakes that Cai Wei had made in the morning.
A green porcelain dish contained a few vegetable balls, and another one contained a few thumb-length salted fish.
Cai Wei pointed at the two unusual dishes and wondered, “Where did these come from?”
Cai Fei said, “They were brought by Cai Lian this morning, sent by Third Aunt Mu.” Having said that, she slapped her head and said, “Look at my memory.
When Cai Lian came to our house this morning, she said she saw the second son from the main house.
He looked sneaky, hanging around our house.
I wonder what nefarious plans he is plotting!”
“The second son from the main house?”
Cai Wei repeated it, her gentle face gradually turning cold, a hint of bloodthirsty smile faintly surfaced.
The second son from the main house, Mu Chongcai, was learning butchering skills from Butcher Zhang.
Their tastes were similar, and they hung out together all day.
Originally, when Cai Wei encountered Butcher Zhang in town today, she found it very strange.
Her mother rarely went out, so how could she run into that nasty fellow as soon as she left the house?
Now it seems that there must be more to it!
Cai Wei found an excuse to go out and quietly let Brother Ying out of the space: “Brother Ying, go to my uncle’s house and listen to what they are saying.
Are they talking about anything related to our family…”
“Yes, Master—” Brother Ying called and dashed into the night…
Inside the large room, Mother was telling the children all about the houses and shops in the town, full of emotion: “Tomorrow, we are going to move to town and start enjoying life.
We don’t have to put up with those people anymore!”
“We don’t have to endure them anymore, but before we leave, we must settle the scores!” Cai Wei thought to herself.
“Master, master, I heard it, I heard it…”
A squawking voice sounded in her ear, “They’re scolding you, and it’s very unpleasant.
They want to disgrace Madam and make the old master repudiate her.
They want to evict you and then steal your silver.
They want to sell you to a brothel, and let Madam be sold to…”
Cai Wei shielded her thoughts, and Brother Ying’s voice abruptly stopped…
Everything was almost as she had guessed.
The main house was the one causing trouble, wanting to ruin her mother and herself by any means necessary…
She originally wanted to let go of the past and sever all ties with them, but some people are not willing to let it go.
They are eager to find their own death.
In that case, she can’t be blamed!