No one spoke outside, and it wasn’t the waiter. Zhulan stood up with a frown. Zhou Shuren pulled Zhulan. Who knew who was outside!

Zhulan shook her head. There was no danger now, but to be careful, Zhulan carefully walked to the door.

Zhou Shuren pulled Zhulan behind him and didn’t give her any chance to open the door. He blocked her and his face turned very dark. It turned out to be Zhang Sanni and Wang Xin.

Zhulan was touched that Zhou Shuren protected her, but she was also unhappy that Zhou Shuren rushed to the front by himself. When she saw Zhang Sanni and the others, Zhu Lan’s face was very bad, “Why didn’t you say anything?”

Zhang Sanni didn’t dare to speak, for fear that no one would come out if she spoke. She just had a vague feeling that it was Zhou Xiucai and his wife. She knocked on the door and someone responded before she confirmed that it was indeed the voice of Zhou’s wife. Now she was filled with joy and was not afraid of Zhou Xiucai’s dark face at all.

Zhang Sanni knelt at the door neatly, “Madam Xiucai, for the sake of my brother, please take us two weak women with you!”

She thought Wang Ru was missing, and that she and Wang Xin would either be killed or sold. Unexpectedly, the young master’s personal servant went through Wang Ru’s things, returned her and Wang Xin’s indentures to them, gave them five taels of silver each, and let them leave.

But they were two weak women who couldn’t even lift a hand, and she was pretty. Once they left the post station, they would be in the wilderness, and who knew who they would run into, especially since they still had the indentures on them, which needed to be canceled at the government office to be valid. Even if they had them with them now, they would still be slaves, and if they were taken away by others, they would still be slaves who had signed a death contract. This was not what she wanted. She had had enough of being a slave, and she just wanted to find a stable person to live with.

Wang Xin also suddenly came back to her senses. She not only knelt down, but also kowtowed directly, “Aunt, you also watched me grow up. Although I have done wrong things, now I have received retribution. Please take me away.”

Zhulan had calmed down. After listening to what the two said, she felt that Zhang Sanni still had some conscience, but Wang Xin did not. At least Zhang Sanni mentioned taking Wang Xin with her, but Wang Xin only mentioned herself and was still very selfish.

The two women were kneeling at the door, talking loudly. Well, the people who were watching the fun just now opened the door and looked in again.

Zhou Shuren had a calm expression. He was not afraid of being watched. The people in the convoy didn’t know each other. The only person he knew was Shi Qing’s personal servant.

The servant was stunned for a moment. He didn’t expect that Zhou Xiucai and his wife were also in the convoy. Then he calmed down. It didn’t matter whether they were there or not.

Zhulan didn’t like being watched, she didn’t want to bring anyone with her, she had heard the story of the farmer and the snake since she was a child, Zhulan said to Zhang Sanni: “You left early, you don’t know yet, your father told us the truth, Rongchuan is not a member of the Zhang family, from now on, your Zhang family and Rongchuan have nothing to do with each other.”

Zhang Sanni was dumbfounded. Without her relationship, the Zhou family would not take her with them. “Madam Xiucai, please help me for the sake of being from the same village.”

She heard clearly what Wang Xin said just now. Wang Xin actually didn’t want to take her with her. Haha, so don’t blame her for not taking Wang Xin with her.

Zhulan stood up straight. “You have already sold yourself into slavery. I don’t care why you can leave, but we will not take you with us. If you have money, tell the escort. The escort will be happy to take you to the next town.”

She and Zhou Shuren were not soft-hearted people, especially towards the two girls with bad character, they had no sympathy at all.

After saying that, Zhulan closed the door. You guys can kneel down if you want!

Zhang Sanni watched the door close, bit her lip, and stood up quickly. She didn’t want to continue kneeling. Since there was a way to leave, it would be better to do it as soon as possible. It would just cost a lot of money. She wanted to go back to Wang Ru’s room to look for the jewelry she had left behind. These were all silver.

Wang Xin was stunned when she saw Zhang Sanni leaving. She continued kneeling for a while unwillingly. She thought someone would help her speak up, but they closed the door and went back one after another without even looking at her.

Wang Xin could only stand up unwillingly. Now she could only follow Zhang Sanni.

Zhulan listened to the footsteps of the departing team and sneered. She really thought that someone would help her speak up. Forget it. Zhang Sanni and Wang Xin were slaves. People in ancient times were sometimes the most cold-blooded, especially towards the slave class. Even a compassionate person would not intercede for a slave. What’s more, the convoy had just been through something. Based on the principle of keeping one’s nose out of trouble, they just watched the fun and definitely did not meddle in other people’s business.

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren didn’t get enough rest last night. They lay down for a while and then went downstairs to have breakfast. They didn’t go out for a walk and went back to their room to catch up on their sleep.

They slept until the afternoon. Even if they made up for the sleep, they were not young anymore and had not had a good rest in the past few days. They ate a quick meal, chatted for a while, and went back to sleep.

This time they slept peacefully, and they slept until dawn, making up for the sleep they had missed. They got into the carriage in good spirits and continued my journey.

The speed of the convoy increased. The escort company wanted to escort the caravan to the capital as soon as possible, so they traveled as much as possible every day. In the past, some people complained when they had to get up early to travel, but since the accident, all the complaints have stopped. They can’t wait to reach the capital as soon as possible.

It was supposed to take three days to reach Haicheng, but it only took two days. Zhulan watched Zhang Sanni and Wang Xin leave the team, rest in Zhoucheng for a night, and then the convoy continued on its journey.

This was the last provincial capital they passed by on the way to the capital. Zhulan breathed a sigh of relief. The journey in the past two days had been so bumpy that she felt like she was falling apart.

At night, Zhulan said with emotion: “In the future, I will not go out easily. If I want to go out, I will wait for the servants to guard the house. This trip is so tiring. Only by experiencing it personally, can I deeply understand how difficult it is for you to travel so far. Thank you for your hard work.”

Zhou Shuren didn’t feel well at all. “Then when I will go to the capital to take the exam, will you come?”

Zhulan: “Come.”

She was worried about Zhou Shuren going to the capital alone, so she decided to follow him.

Zhou Shuren also felt sorry for Zhulan’s suffering with him, “After the xiāngshì, we will leave early. We won’t be in a hurry and will be more comfortable.”

Zhulan turned sideways and said, “I’m telling you, I miss my daughters-in-law, especially Li Shi, so next time I go out, I have decided to take the eldest and his wife with me.”

Zhou Shuren was silent for a while, “I think it’s a good idea to take them with us.”

This was the first time they felt that the Zhou family’s sons were not necessarily annoying at the same time. As parents, he and Zhulan had no problem with their sons and daughters-in-law serving them.

Zhulan became more excited and asked, “Do you think the Zhou family’s sons and daughters-in-law are missing us?”

Zhou Shuren answered quickly, “I am sure that they are thinking about us.”

Zhulan nodded, “I think so too.”

Especially Li Shi, without her biased mother-in-law to help her, she must have been bullied terribly, and she would even cry when she thought about her!

In Pingzhou City, each family returned to their own room. Li Shi counted the copper coins absentmindedly, “Boss, do you think my parents have arrived in the capital?”

When her mother-in-law was not at home, she didn’t even want to count coins.

Boss Zhou was also counting the days. In the past, when his parents were at home, he and Li Shi just had to be obedient. When his parents were not at home, they had a very hard time. He and Li Shi had lost weight. “It should be time now.”

Li Shi threw the coin aside and asked, “When will mother come home?”

Her mother-in-law wasn’t at home to support her anymore. She didn’t feel like the dàsǎo at all. Her two younger dìmèi were too shrewd.

(End of this chapter)

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