While the old people were having a discussion in the house, the Wang family was bringing a few children to embroider and weave ropes at home. It was much more worry-free.
Through these few days of hard work, Fu Jia and the others had already made more than 100 hand ropes. The Wang family had also embroidered two undergarments and a few sachets. Because of the chaos outside, the embroidery shops had all closed. The Wang family could only use the remaining fabric from their own home to make things. They would embroider whatever they could!
Fu Jia had already discussed it with the Wang Consortium. She would not weave the colored ropes in her hands after she finished weaving them. Firstly, she could not buy anything to make them. Secondly, she wanted to sell them and see the results. The Wang Consortium also planned to do so.
However, the children could still continue to stay there if they stopped weaving ropes. If the children really missed their parents, they could be sent back. It was best if they could not move now. They were afraid that the enemy would suddenly attack again. They had not fought for the past two days, but they had not retreated either! It was still better to play it tight.
Madam Wang saw that it was almost noon and Fu Liangcheng had not returned yet. She estimated that he might not be able to come back, so she stitched a few more stitches in her hand, closed her purse, and went to cook.
Fu Jia looked at the remaining colored rope and said,"There won't be any rope after weaving today. Let's weave these first!"”
"You're not making it up anymore? There are no more colored ropes."
Da Yan and Xiao Yan did not say anything when they heard this. They only looked a little disappointed.
Fu Jia added," There's nothing we can do without colored ropes. We can't buy them now. But when the war stops, the shops outside will open."”
"Yes."
"Are we going back if we don't make it up?" Dayan asked.”
Fu Jia: " If you want to go back, then let my father send you back. If you don't want to go back, then continue living there!”
When Da Yan and Xiao Yan heard this, they looked at each other. Xiao Yan might want to go back. Xiao Yan hesitated to say it but did not dare to say it. Da Yan saw that her sister spoke like this." Will it be too troublesome to send us back?"”
Fu Jia understood that they wanted to go back. They had been out for a few days. They had been outside for a few days and had been attacked by the enemy. They had spent the past few days in fear and nervousness.
Fu Jia did not reply to Dayan's words but asked Wang Qian,"Qianqian, do you want to go back too?"”
Wang Qian: " I want to go back and take a look, but I also want to stay here. I miss my parents too, but I also want to be with you, cousin."”
When I heard this, I also had a plan in my heart. I wanted to wait for my father to come home and send Dayan, Xiaoyan, and Wang Qian back first. They were all young children and were homesick.
......
After Old Madam Fu finished speaking, she picked up the pipe on the table and started smoking. She did not say anything and just waited for these troublemakers to say something.
Madam Zhou and the others saw that the old lady was smoking. The smoke covered the old lady's expression a little. After Old Master Fu entered the house, he did not say anything and only played with the two walnuts in his hand.
Among these people, the Deng Corporation was actually the most anxious. Although the Zhou Corporation was making a fuss, they did not have any big ideas in their hearts. Second Brother Fu was only afraid that no one would be able to help if something happened. He saw that if these people got agitated, they would easily break up the fight. Fu Xiaojuan stood at the door and did not say anything because it was not up to her to decide whether they were going to split up or not.
Madam Deng waited for a long time, but no one spoke. She pretended to be greatly wronged and said,"Since Father and Mother let us speak, let us speak!" Why can't our third family live in this house? What did our family give us when we got married? Even now, our third brother is still living with me at my mother's house! The child is already so big. We don't usually say anything, but what's the situation now? What are we going to eat if he doesn't come back? We gave money to our family.”
Madam Deng rattled on and on, but no one answered her.
Madam Zhou ignored her. Madam Zhou was still thinking about how Fu Yi could get some money from the old lady and the others.
Seeing that no one was speaking, Old Madam Fu knocked on the table with her pipe pot. Her eyes were fierce as she said," Weren't you pretty powerful just now? Why are you all mute?"”
When Madam Zhou heard the old lady knock on the pipe, she seemed to be startled awake. She opened her mouth and said," Mother, I didn't do anything wrong. Go to the neighbors and ask around. How can there be someone like us?" Her sister-in-law brought her children and men to live at home, and her brother-in-law brought her family to rob when they couldn't buy food?”
Third Brother Fu couldn't take it anymore when he heard that they were going home to rob. What did I rob you of?"
Madam Zhou said to Third Brother Fu,"You have no right to speak."”
Third Brother Fu became even angrier when he heard that. The two of them started arguing again. However, this time, the Zhou Corporation went a little overboard and brought up the matter of Deng Corporation getting pregnant before marriage. Their words were especially unpleasant. Third Brother Fu was so angry that he wanted to hit him. If Second Brother Fu hadn't pulled him back, he might have really hit him.
Seeing this situation, Old Master Fu also came up to stop the fight. He couldn't let his brother-in-law hit his sister-in-law, right?
Under such circumstances, the Zhou Consortium shouted that they would split up. If they didn't split up, they would get a divorce. They couldn't live any longer.
When Madam Deng heard this, she was a little happy, but more than that, she was angry. Why? Because Madam Zhou kept talking about her getting pregnant before marriage! Madam Deng thought that she could do this, but others could not say it.
The old master and the fat men were really annoyed. They said that they should stop fooling around and that they should all go out. I want to talk to your mother.
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The Prince's Mansion of Anbo Prefecture in the Capital
"Your Highness, the war in the south has escalated.”The secret guard came to Qi Bai Yi's study and reported.
Qi Bai Yi closed his eyes as he sat by the desk, playing with the jade pendant on his phone. He didn't say anything.
The secret guard added," The price of rice over there is rising rapidly. It's already more than 50 wen per catty. A few ships of grain that were sent over there some time ago were robbed by the Japanese. We have quite a lot of goods among them."”
When Qi Bai Yi heard that his goods had been robbed, he raised his eyelids and tapped his fingers lightly on the table. He still did not say anything.
Just as the secret guard thought that there would be no instructions to retreat, Qi Bai Yi spoke,"Did the Great General of Annan lend us a ship?"”
"Not yet!"
Qi Bai Yi said,"Looks like I still have to find my big brother!" You may leave."
After the secret guards left, Qi Bai Yi calculated how much money he should ask for this time! The ship had to be used. Annan probably did not borrow it now because he was afraid that he would ask for too much.
Qi Bai Yi chuckled. How could he not pay for using my things? You want me to help you for free just because of a few ships of grain? Dream on!
"Tell the butler to prepare a car for me. I'm going to look for my brother.”Qi Bai Yi shouted.
The servant immediately informed the butler to prepare the carriage.
Qi Bai Yi's carriage was very luxurious and flashy. He had actually used a bright red muslin to make a mosquito-like cloak for the carriage. This muslin was called Dazzling Muslin, and it had a brilliant luster under the sun. A foot of it cost a hundred taels of silver.
There were also gold bells hanging on the carriage shed. It was spacious and comfortable inside. This carriage was the only one in the capital and even in the entire Xia Dynasty. When this carriage went out, not only did it attract attention, but it also made people envious. Because everyone in the capital knew whose carriage it was.
Qi Bai Yi sat in the carriage and arrived at the shogunate where his brother usually handled his official business. The guards at the entrance of the carriage sent one of them in to report to him, while the rest bowed and greeted Qi Bai Yi.
Qi Bai Yi casually asked if his brother was there!
The leader of the guards had just returned.
(The shogunate was the office of the ancient kings. Although the male protagonist's brother was the crown prince, he had not been conferred the title yet, so his office was still in the shogunate.）
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