Chapter 4 Zhang Doesn't Speak

ad happened."Your Highness, shortly after the drought in Xizhou, the imperial court allocated relief funds and seventy million bushels of grain to this place. Several irrigation canals were also built...Mu Yunhe and her daughter were stunned. Fang Dazhu jumped up angrily, pointing at her face, about to yell, but seeing the onlookers, he swallowed his words.

“Alright, from now on you'll stay in the Zong family and live a good life! Hmph.”

He pocketed the silver, bowed to Mu Yunhe, and turned to leave. The other party, Jinxiu's daughter, had not offered any instructions or expressions of regret.

Mu Yunhe's heart was filled with a tinge of sadness, and seeing the other person's appearance made her feel a touch more concerned.

She stepped forward and untied the ropes that bound her, “I didn’t see it just now, child, you suffered.”

She already knew how the rumors about her son spread outside, including the nickname "Night Demon," Mu Yunhe had a grasp of it all.

When the average girl heard about his son's reputation, she would burst into tears. She thought Fang Jinxiu was also afraid and had been kidnapped and brought here. She quickly soothed her and said.

“Actually, my eldest son is a really good person. Don't be afraid of him, he just happens to be tall and strong.”

Besides, with me here, he wouldn't dare to bully you.

Fāng Jǐnxiù rubbed her wrist and nodded gratefully at her.

"Don't worry, whatever happens, happens. I'm not afraid."

Her frankness caused Mu Yunhe's affection for her to grow even deeper. She turned to look at her daughter.

"Yulian, you hurry and call your older brother and younger brother back. Let your sister-in-law introduce everyone."

Zong Yulian turned her head and walked out angrily, muttering, "What a sister-in-law, she's clearly a disaster."

There were only five ounces of silver left at home. She was fifteen now, and they had agreed that half of it would be saved for her dowry.

Mu Yunhe told her not to mind, and pulled Fang Jinshu's hand towards the wooden hut on the west side. He pushed open the door and said,

"This is Zongyu's house, you will live here from now on. By the way, where's your luggage"

Fang Jinshu shook her head. "I have no luggage."

She smiled and said it was nothing.

I still have some old clothes from when I was younger. If you get them altered, they should fit you.

Then she introduced the rooms of the other members of her family.

Zong Yulian shared the main house with her. Her second son, Zong Bai, had previously lived with his older brother, but when it was time to marry Zong Yu, he moved into the shed.

Luckily, the Zong family's houses were all built of wood, so there wasn't a big difference. They just added a bed in the firewood shed to sleep in, and Zong Bai didn't mind.

Fang Jinxiu listened to Mu Yunhe's introduction, while her mind recalled the information about the Zong family she had heard from the villagers before.

His father was a scholar, but he disappeared when he went to the capital for the imperial examination over ten years ago.

Everyone said he was dead, the same year his father disappeared. Mu Yunhe became pregnant with twins.

It is Zong Yulian and Zong Bai.

Mu Yunhe did everything she could to help her daughter-in-law get closer to her son. She even dug up all of her son's old secrets to help them bond.

"Jinxiu, my family's Zongyu actually isn't easy. He's 28 this year, and he took on the responsibility of supporting our family when he was just thirteen to take care of me, Yulian, and Zongbo."

"I am frail and in need of a large sum of money to cover the cost of long-term medication. Zong Bo, when he was young, even sent him to school for a few years and never forgot to save dowry for Yu Lian."

He spent all the money he earned on the three of us, never thinking about himself.

"As a mother, I feel so guilty. I know my body is failing me, and any money spent on me is wasted."

"It was I who forced Zongyu to empty his family's savings to buy you back. After I die, he'll have a companion by his side and won't be lonely in his old age. That way, I can rest easy."

As for Yu Lian's complaints, don't take them to heart.

"I can tell you're a good person. Whether it's Yulian getting married in the future, or Zongbei finding a wife, I believe both of you as a couple will definitely take care of them."

Fang Jinshu listened silently for a long while. As a mother, Mu shi naturally stood from her child's point of view and made plans for them.

As someone who was bought, she had no right to refuse, especially since the Mu family had no ill intentions towards her.

However, what she said about Zongyu was quite different from the rumors circulating outside.

To say he was fierce and savage is just nonsense. A man who is both filial and responsible, how fierce could he possibly be

Although Fang Jinshu didn't see Mu Yunhe with her own eyes, she wasn't completely convinced by his words.

A mother doesn't see any bad in her own child.

"Jinxiu, you sit inside and rest for a while. Zongyu and the others will be back soon. I'll start cooking."

Fang Jinxiu sprang to her feet. There was no way she'd let a patient, with such a frail body, cook for her.

Not to mention, the other party is still an elder.

She briskly rolled up her sleeves and followed him into the kitchen. "Let me do it, you rest."

Mu Yunhe let out a light chuckle, "Jinxiu, from now on we'll be family. Can you call me 'mother'"

Fang Jinshu's body stiffened, and she suddenly couldn't bring herself to speak when a stranger called her "mother."so need to give each other some space.She tried her best to suppress the unease in her heart, making herself ignore the matter.As soon as Zong Yu had set out the bowls and chopsticks, Fang Jinxiu bro...