Chapter 445 Are you leaving?
"Thank you ma'am!"

After everyone thanked them, they filed out of the hall. Shen Xiangwan took out a stack of indentures from his sleeve pocket and handed them to Zhao Yuping: "Mom, I'll trouble you to hand them out later. I have something to ask Uncle Zhao, and I should go to the county government office later."

"Okay, you go do your thing and leave the housework to me."

Taking the indentures, Zhao Yuping said gently but with a hint of distress that they would be leaving in a few days and all matters had to be dealt with within these few days. She probably had more things to do than they imagined.

"Ah."

Nodding, Shen Xiangwan turned around and said, "Send someone to call Cheng Yusheng over. I have something to tell him."

Ever since she decided not to open the workshop, Cheng Yusheng has focused on the trade of snowflake salt and colored glaze. Currently, they no longer export snowflake salt, but sell it at low prices to the people in the conquered states. Only colored glaze is still being sold to the countries in the Western Regions, and the military expenses of the Wei family army are basically supported by it. However, their focus will be shifted to the imperial city in the future, and Cheng Yusheng must also be prepared.

"Yes."

Yuan Xiu bowed and retreated. Shen Xiangwan turned around and looked at the children playing together, with a hint of warmth in her eyes: "Mother, Master, Master's wife, please take care of the children first."

"I'm taking care of my own grandson. Why would I ask if it's troublesome or not?"

Zhao Yuping glared at her in pretended annoyance, and her eyes couldn't help but look at Xiao Yanqing and Xiao Yanyu who were surrounded by the little cubs. In her opinion, the two grandchildren were very well-behaved and didn't need them to worry about anything at all. Hadn't they seen that they had been playing by themselves for such a long time without crying or making a fuss?

"Then I'll go out first."

Shen Xiangwan gave a mischievous smile and finally looked at the children before leaving with Yuan Yue and Yuan Ying.

"This kid... I don't know what's going on in the East Territory. When will Chengyi come back?"

Watching her figure disappear from sight, Zhao Yuping sighed helplessly. Logically, these things should be handled by Wanwan as a man, but now everything falls on Wanwan's shoulders.

"Don't worry, Chengyi will be back soon."

Reaching out and patting the back of her hand, Yun Mengyi motioned her to rest assured. They were more or less aware of the fighting power of the Wei army. Even the fierce and warlike Western Hu people were beaten back to the depths of the grassland, let alone the Qiang Kingdom? If nothing unexpected happened, Cheng Yi would be back soon after they returned.

Almost all the people in Chenzhou knew that the Wei family led the Wei army to fight, and they supported them from the bottom of their hearts. The fact that the future emperor and empress of this country once lived in Yong'an Village also spread. Many people outside envied them for being able to live in the same village with the Wei family. However, the villagers were proud to the outside but bitter in their hearts. Only they themselves knew how weak their relationship with the Wei family was.

"Knock down!"

"Uncle Zhao, are you home? I'm Shen Xiangwan."

Outside the Zhao family, Shen Xiangwan knocked on the door. She and Yuan Yue and Yuan Ying had gone to the pork processing workshop before, but there was no one there. She couldn't help but feel a little strange. Now every household raises pigs, so they shouldn't be unable to receive live pigs for slaughter. Why is the workshop closed? Could something have happened?
"Hey, I'm here, I'm here."

A familiar response soon rang out from inside the house. Not long after, the tightly closed door was opened from the inside. When Aunt Wang saw them, she was startled, and then she shouted with surprise, "It's really Wanwan. Come on, come in and sit down. When did you come back?"

"I came back yesterday."

Seeing that she was still as enthusiastic and cheerful as before, Shen Xiangwan's smile became more sincere, and he followed Yuan Yue and Yuan Ying in.

"Wanwan?!" Zhao Dashan, who came out from the backyard, exclaimed and hurriedly walked over to them. He really didn't expect to see her again. People outside said that they might have already fought to the imperial city and might not come back. Even if they came back, their identities would be different and it would be impossible for them to associate with these peasants. But not only did she come back, she also came to them in person, and her attitude was exactly the same as before, without any change at all.

"Uncle Zhao."

Shen Xiangwan nodded obediently and entered the main hall with them, not treating herself as an outsider at all.

"Are you all right? Are you having any trouble?"

Several people sat down in the main room. Aunt Wang asked worriedly as she handed her tea. In the past year, she had asked Zhao Yuping and others about their news. Every time they said that everything was going well. She didn't want to ask too directly how smooth it was. Every time someone talked about them, she couldn't help but worry that they would encounter some difficult enemies.

"No, Aunt Wang, we have already captured the Imperial City."

Knowing that she was really worried, Shen Xiangwan briefly told them about the current situation: "When my husband comes back, we will legitimately become the new empress. This time I am here to pick up my mother and the child."

In the entire Yong'an Village, the only people she trusted were Zhao Dashan and his wife. She did not hide anything from them. However, they were farmers after all, and knowing too much might not be a good thing. She just gave them a brief account and did not explain it in depth.

"You're leaving?"

Before she could feel happy for them, she suddenly heard that they were leaving. Aunt Wang felt a little uncomfortable. After more than three years of contact, she really treated her as a junior and maintained friendly relations with Zhao Yuping and Yun Mengyi. After leaving this time, they would never come back, right? They would never see each other again.

"Ah."

Nodding in the direction of their gaze, Shen Xiangwan asked calmly, "Why don't I see Brother Xin and the others?"

It's not that she didn't want to continue talking, but Shen Xiangwan could see that they needed to slow down. Only when they calmed down could their conversation go on smoothly.

"Ah? The eldest son went to the county town with his wife to sell sausages and bacon. The second and third sons went to the mountain to cut cypress branches. Some of the children went to school, while others went to their grandparents' home."

Pulling herself away from the thought of their impending departure, Aunt Wang hurriedly replied.

"is it?"

For some reason, Shen Xiangwan always felt something was odd, as if she had thought of something, and suddenly turned to Zhao Dashan: "By the way, Uncle Zhao, I went to the workshop to look for you just now, but there was no one there? Did something happen?"

"this···"

Hearing this, Zhao Dashan was inevitably a little hesitant. If you look closely, you can easily find that there is still a trace of anger in his eyes. After a long while, he sighed deeply, "Where is the workshop? The recipe for making sausages and bacon has been leaked. Now many people can make it, and they sell it cheaper than us. The sausages and bacon we make can't be sold at all. A few months ago, after selling all the sausages and bacon in the warehouse to Chen Dangjia and his people at a low price, the workshop was disbanded. Now we just make a little at home and sell it outside. The money we earn is not even enough to live on. If it weren't for the fact that we have enough food, I'm afraid we can only rely on our old capital."

It was not until the Wei family's workshop was closed that they realized that raising so many pigs was very laborious. Apart from other things, just cutting grass for the pigs was tiring enough. In the past, they basically fed the various scraps from the Wei family's workshop. They only needed to mix a little pig grass with it, and the pigs at home would grow fast and well. Later, without the scraps, how could they dare to raise so many pigs? At most, there were only 10 or 20 pigs. Although it was much better than before when they were penniless, it was impossible to make a lot of money from raising pigs.

Compared with other villagers, they also have a workshop. Even if they don't raise pigs, they can live well relying on the workshop. Unexpectedly... Thinking about the fact that the recipe was leaked, he secretly resented it a little more and became more disappointed with the villagers.

【End of this chapter】

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