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Hearing the guilt and sadness in Second Brother's tone, Cheng Xi spoke up to comfort her, "Second Brother, don't say that, we are family, we should face the difficulties together and work together to overcome them. Besides, what is there for me to feel wronged about? Once we leave Xu Family and go to a county city, we'll only be able to get better and better in the future. "

Speaking of Xu Family, Cheng Xi only thought of the six hundred gold coins she earned every month. Thinking of the money she worked so hard to earn, she unexpectedly had to give it to such a disgusting family like Xu Family, causing Cheng Xi's mood to immediately turn unbeautiful, and she even had no more strength left in her legs. She simply sat on the rocks by the side of the road, and said dejectedly, "Let's rest for a while before leaving."

Cheng Chen worriedly asked, "Does your foot hurt? Can you still walk? It's still far, how about Second Brother carry you on his back? "

Cheng Xi immediately waved her hand, "No need, no need, I will rest for a bit."

Although he was only eleven years old and was still a little girl, his mental age was already nineteen. Even though this person was his big brother, for the current Cheng Xi, he could only be considered to be a relatively familiar man.

Moreover, after these few days of tormenting, his body seemed to have become a lot stronger. At least, he didn't feel as tired as before and was able to recover after a short rest.

After Cheng Chen saw that the color of Cheng Xi's face returned to normal after he rested for a while, he did not mention anything more about Cheng Xi. After all, he still had his brother-in-law by his side, so normally, it was not his turn to carry him.

When the few of them reached town, they directly went to Old Man Wang's doorstep. Unexpectedly, it was quite lively outside, the old and young had surrounded a lot of people beside the ox-cart, it was unknown what they were talking about.

Only when a few people walked closer did Old Man Wang see them. He hurriedly smiled and came over to greet them. I'm afraid it's going to be crowded. "

Cheng Xi smiled and replied, "Sorry for the trouble, it's just two people. This is my brother, come send us off."

Old Man Wang looked at Cheng Chen from head to toe, smiled and nodded, as a form of greeting, which Cheng Chen politely responded to and greeted.

Cheng Xi looked at the people surrounding the ox-cart and asked curiously, "Master Wang, so many people want to go to the county city today? You can't sit here, can you? "

Old Man Wang replied, "Nothing, just three people going to the county city, the rest are their families, they are here to send them off, when the time comes, all of you will have to squeeze in together."

Cheng Chen who was at the side asked, "Are you planning to travel far?"

Old Man Wang replied, "To the Prefecture City. Little brother, are you interested in going? "It's far from here, but the wages are too high. It's about one tael of silver a month."

Cheng Chen was moved when he heard this, but he was a little worried about whether it was true or not, so he asked: "How could there be such a good thing?"

With his age, how could Old Man Wang not see through the thoughts of this half grown Cheng Chen? He replied with a smile, "You think I'm lying? I am helping my son-in-law find someone, he is working as a foreman at the Prefecture City Pier, he lacks subordinates, he wants to find some of his own people, that's why he dragged me to find someone for him. "

Cheng Chen thought about the situation at home, then thought about how he had a silver tael. He became a little moved and asked, "But he's leaving today."

Seeing that Cheng Chen had that intention, the Old Man Wang immediately replied, "There's no rush, we were early, these few people wanted to go, but are not at ease, so they asked me to bring them to my son-in-law's place to have a look, would little brother like to go together?"

Cheng Chen indeed wanted to go, but thinking that his Prefecture City was too far away and that his father was still lying on the bed, he was a little worried. Even if he wanted to go, he had to first discuss it with his family.

Cheng Xi was listening at the side, looking at Cheng Chen's conflicted expression, she asked, "Big bro wants to go?"

In fact, Cheng Xi was a little in favor of him going out to look around. Before, she had always been able to live by growing that land, but now that she was at home, her father's leg injury required medicine and her body also needed proper rest. She did not lack money, so it would not be wise to stay at home and worry about it everyday.

Cheng Chen nodded his head, and replied, "I do want to take a look, but seeing as it is at home, my Prefecture City is a little far, so I still need to discuss it with my family."

Cheng Xi said, "How about this, you go back and discuss this with your family. Xu Sanlang and I will go with Master Wang to take a look, if I can send a message back to you, you can come back to Master Wang then."

The Old Man Wang agreed, "Very good, you guys go help your brother and see what happens. When the time comes, tell me, if it's alright, I will personally go and fetch the person."

Everyone waited for Cheng Chen's reply, and Cheng Chen nodded, and replied: "Alright, Xi, brother-in-law, I will be troubling you."

After the Old Man Wang heard Cheng Chen's agreement, he was satisfied. After understanding that they had something to say, he smiled and said, "You guys speak first, I'll go take a look. I'll call for you guys when we leave later."

Cheng Xi talked with Cheng Chen for a while longer. Seeing that the people at the side of the oxcart had gotten on, he bade farewell to Cheng Chen, and the two of them got on and started their journey.

Along the way, Cheng Xi chatted with the Old Man Wang for awhile, and realized that this Master Wang didn't really know what his son-in-law was doing at the Prefecture City. He only knew that he was working at the Prefecture City Pier as he was so sure that he could trust his son-in-law.

Thinking that it was better to ask for news on behalf of her brother, Cheng Xi discussed things with Xu Sanlang. When they reached the county city, they first went to the restaurant unhurriedly, then followed Master Wang to meet his son-in-law, then went to the restaurant.

The weather was gloomy and gloomy, and it seemed like it was going to rain. Because there was no harsh sun, it was much cooler. Even the ox-cart was a bit faster than last time and arrived at the county town a little earlier.

The ox-cart arrived at a yard that was not small, and the gate was still closed. Old Man Wang called out from outside, "The gate is open."

Not long later, the courtyard door opened and a middle-aged man came out. When he saw the Old Man Wang, he greeted enthusiastically, "Old Gramps, you finally came. I was still muttering with you in the morning." He then helped to drive the oxcart into the yard.

Cheng Xi alighted the ox-cart and followed, her eyes looking everywhere. The arrangement of the courtyard was elegant and refined, completely unlike the farmhouse that she saw here, she guessed that this family must have some background, and at the same time, she saw a woman dressed in pink leading a middle-aged lady out of the house, and headed over.

Cheng Xi observed the two people walking over, the woman in front was the most beautiful one she had seen in this period of time, the light colored dress had a layer of light pink muslin covering it, which was suitable for matching with the woman's fair and bright face, in an instant it was beautiful, the woman's hair was tied up with a simple light coloured pearl flower, although simple, it made her look even better, and when Cheng Xi saw it, her gaze could not bear to move away, and completely ignored the woman behind her, and frowned when she saw herself.

Father, I was still reminiscing about you in the morning with the husband, hurry up and enter the house, these are all prepared to go to the Prefecture City with my husband, Mother Wu, you should bring them to rest first.

Cheng Xi listened to this woman talk a bunch of things to no one. She seemed to have a strong and experienced personality, and a character that was rarely seen in this era.

Old Man Wang finally interrupted in front of her daughter, "Your mouth is full of stuff, but everything was said by you. Is your son-in-law home? These few people did want to go to Prefecture City, but they were a little worried, so they came over to take a look first before making a decision. This lady is here to take a look for his brother. "

"I saw that father was anxious, sorry about that, everyone, I told someone to call husband over. Everyone, please follow me to the front hall to drink some tea and rest for a while."

Even a young lady like Cheng Xi couldn't bear to look away, so the few people behind Old Man Wang were obviously obsessed with it as well. But in the end, they were not Cheng Xi, and after reading it, they didn't look at the woman anymore. Instead, they lowered their heads nervously.

Xu Sanlang was not so obsessed with women's appearance, but he spoke very little, and did not plan to reply, and in the end, only Cheng Xi replied with a smile, "Sorry for the trouble, Madam Zhao."

Cheng Xi's smile always carried a sense of intimacy that made people unconsciously want to get close to him. When the woman saw Cheng Xi's smile, she smiled and replied, "What Mrs Zhao, it feels weird, I'm Wang Ying, you can just call me sister Ying."

Cheng Xi obediently called out "sister Ying", and then let Wang Ying lead the group to the front hall, while she sent the woman called Mother Wu to the study room to call for her husband.

When they went to the front hall, two maids served tea to the group of people, the few men from the village who had never seen this scene before became even more nervous, not wanting to talk to Wang Ying, the beautiful woman. On the other hand, Cheng Xi, as she was a girl, did not have too much scruples, so they started chatting with each other, the two of them were the only ones in the room, along with Old Man Wang, who would interject a few words from time to time.

After entering the courtyard and observing and seeing Madame Zhao, Wang Ying had a plan to play tricks. Although it shouldn't be so, she still had to find out what exactly she was going to do at Prefecture City.

From the moment she knew that Second Brother Cheng Chen wanted to go with him, Cheng Xi had thought about it carefully. In this era, as long as she gave him enough wages, it shouldn't be hard to find labour, and it was said that Prefecture City was not close to the Anyang County. Master Wang's son-in-law who travelled so far to find people, and even gave him such a high wages, Cheng Xi felt that it was a little unreasonable.

She didn't want Second Brother to do these things with her, so she had to find out more.