So, in the evening, the Yang Familyâs third branch celebrated heartily for finally getting their first large sum of income and a channel for obtaining wealth.
Braised pork, sweet and sour ribs, stir-fried shredded pork with green peppers, stir-fried green peppers with eggs, stir-fried vegetables, and stir-fried shredded potatoes, along with a whole chicken soup, made the dinner lively.
Of course, to show filial piety, Yang Chuxia invited people from the principal wifeâs house before dinner. However, donât think she really wanted to invite them to her house for dinner; she just wanted to annoy some people from Old Yangâs house, and she only invited Old Yang himself. Old Yang naturally wouldnât go, and for some reason, she always felt that Old Yangâs attitude towards the third branch was a bit strange, so she didnât invite him again with much enthusiasm when he refused.
The next day, because they had newly purchased rice, Ms.Wang got up early to cook rice porridge, and after finishing their meal, Yang Chuxia and the others went to the small beach to collect sea goods. This time, because they already had a sales channel, Yang Chuxia cleaned out everything on the beach without leaving anything.
She didnât bring the goods back to Old Yangâs house to wash, but simply washed them clean in the nearby river. In the end, she put the goods in Ye Ziâanâs house, even the saltwater was prepared in Ye Ziâanâs house. After making the drunken crabs, Yang Chuxia dug a hole in the kitchen of Ye Ziâanâs house, put the items inside, covered it back with soil, and put a pile of rice straw on top to conceal the trace.
Of course, all this was done with Ye Ziâanâs consent. In fact, it wasnât really consent; it was Ye Ziâan who suggested it. He thought that the matter between the third branch and Old Yangâs house was such a big deal that the people of Old Yangâs house might not show it on the surface, but they might be watching them secretly, so it was better to be careful.
When he said this, Yang Chuxia also thought it made sense.
Anyway, she had already taken the silver that Ye Ziâan had given her before, and he didnât want the silver back when she tried to return it yesterday. Since that was the case, she considered Ye Ziâan as a partner; this way, it seemed more justified to borrow his kitchen.
When she went home, she only took back some small shrimps, fish, and scallops.
Of course, she didnât plan to dry them this time, just save them for dinner in the evening.
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When the rooster crowed for the first time, people in Old Yangâs house began to get up. However, the courtyard of Old Yangâs house was filled with a low-pressure atmosphere that morning, as if a storm was about to strike at any minute.
On the contrary, the children in the third branch were laughing and chatting happily. The laughter reached the principalâs wife, and Old Lady Hua felt suffocated. Ms.Luo didnât eat the breakfast she had prepared and took everyone from Old Yangâs family to the village entrance to wait for the ox-cart.
After the people from Old Yangâs house went out, Yang Dachuan, Yang Chuxia, Yang Qingrui, and Ye Ziâan also left on an ox-cart borrowed from Land Officer Yangâs house.
Ms.Wang, Yang Qingtong, and Yang Xiayun stayed at home to watch the house.
Because it was still early, when they arrived in the town, the sky was just getting light. After renting a horse carriage in the town, they rushed to the county city all the way.
Two "four hours" later, the horse carriage stopped in front of the county office.
"Are you alright?" Yang Chuxia looked at Ye Ziâanâs increasingly pale face and couldnât help but ask.
Ye Ziâan shook his head, "Iâm fine."
"Thereâs no problem with the wound, right?"
"Itâs fine, Xiaxia, itâs been so many days, the wound is almost healed. As long as I donât make big movements, it wonât affect anything." Hearing Yang Chuxiaâs concern, Ye Ziâanâs heart felt as sweet as honey.