Chapter 233 Nice to Meet You, Mrs. Yue
Liu Cuihua was happy to see her delicate face being shy.
Some mothers-in-law just didn't get the idea that if their son and daughter-in-law got along well, the family would be peaceful. It was not necessary to fight for the son with the daughter-in-law.
Jiuyue was such a good person, capable and blessed.
"Okay, okay! Don't think about him! We'll meet him later in Yong Zhou Cit," Liu Cuihua laughed and joked.
Su Jiuyue was shyer by what she said.
"I am not thinking about him..."
Liu Cuihua laughed happily, "Okay, okay, okay! You are not thinking about him. It's me who's thinking about him, all right?"
Su Jiuyue wrinkled her nose and felt too shy to say more.
Honghong was tall and strong, so it was not difficult for her to pull this small cart. She walked so fast on the way that the young and strong Dacheng was out of breath from running after her.
Su Jiuyue felt bad about it, so she told Honghong to walk slower.
Liu Cuihua looked at her with interest, "Honghong seems to understand what you said."
Honghong snorted, seemingly in response to her words, and Liu Cuihua looked even happier, "You guys have found such a spiritual horse. I can't tell who is lucky."
"Of course it's us who were lucky," Su Jiuyue said without thinking.
Honghong had helped them a lot. If they wanted to wait till they could afford a horse, they wouldn't really know how long it would take.
Hearing her words, Honghong was even happier and ran off at a gallop.
Dacheng had just caught his breaths but the horse and cart had leaped off again. He reached out his hand and tried to call out to them, but when he opened his mouth, he saw that they had gone even further away, so he sighed helplessly and resigned himself to chasing after them.
The original ten-hour journey was cut in half as they had been going so fast.
When the tall and lofty city wall appeared in front of them, Dacheng exhaled deeply and wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve.
He thought to himself that they were finally there. This was really more tiring than plowing.
When they arrived at the city gate, Su Jiuyue took out the pass order given to her by Su Zhuang, and they entered the city gate smoothly.
Liu Cuihua asked Su Jiuyue with a frown, "Jiuyue, why are there so many refugees outside?"
Su Jiuyue didn't mind, "That's not a lot. There are fewer people than last time. I guess someone must have settled down."
At first, everyone wanted to get into Yong Zhou City, but when they realised that they couldn't, those who had some money bought land in the nearby villages and settled down.
Just like the Wu family did back then.
Liu Cuihua thought that although the refugees seemed dusty, they were actually less aggressive than the ones they saw outside Niu Tou Town earlier.
Plus, there was a large number of troops sent by the government, so she was not very worried.
When they got into the city, Wu Dacheng patted Honghong's back and grabbed a handful of hay from the cart to feed her.
Only then did he say, "Mother, I'll take Honghong to the vegetable market, and let's meet at the gate of Xiyuan's academy later."
Liu Cuihua and Su Jiuyue were there to meet Mrs. Yue, but it was not convenient for Wu Dacheng to enter the inner house, so Liu Cuihua agreed, "OK, I'll meet you at Xiyuan's academy later."
Spring View Lane was a wealthy area in Yong Zhou City, and those who lived there were either bigwigs or influential officials. Even ordinary wealthy merchants were not qualified to live there.
Looking at these gates and courtyards one after another all the way down, Su Jiuyue was slightly intimidated.
She took one more look at Liu Cuihua who was walking in front of her, and only then did she relax a little.
Fortunately, her mother-in-law was with her, otherwise, she would have been a bit scared.
Liu Cuihua did not know how to read, so she had to ask for directions as she went along.
They finally found the Yue's mansion, but they would not be allowed to enter through the main gate due to their status. They understood the unsaid rule, so they headed to the side gate and let the concierge tell Mrs. Yue that they were there.
Mrs. Yue knew by instinct that she would definitely come, so she left a message for the concierge that if a girl named Su Jiuyue came, he must let her stay!
When the concierge saw that she was indeed the person Mrs. Yue had told him about, he immediately became enthusiastic and invited the two of them in to take a rest, while he ran quickly to inform Mrs. Yue.
Mrs. Yue was playing mahjong with some ladies. When she heard that Su Jiuyue had arrived, she didn't even want to play anymore.
She asked Feicui to come over, "Come on, Feicui, play two rounds for me. It's on me if you lose."
When Mrs. Qian saw her in such a hurry, she lifted her eyebrows and asked, "Why are you in such a hurry that you don't even want to play mahjong?"
Mrs. Yue smiled apologetically, "I have a guest and I have to meet her."
Mrs. Chen smiled and asked, "What guest? Look how excited you are. People might think that your husband is back!"
Mrs. Yue only laughed, not telling them who the guest was.
It was no kidding. Su Jiuyue was the one who would make her rich. She wouldn't let these ladies know about her! Otherwise, if anyone poached this talent from her in the future, won't that be shooting herself in the feet?
"It's just a distant relative of mine who wants to see me about some personal matters."
As she had made it so clear, no one would be so rude to ask any more questions.
She left in a hurry and went to the gate to pick up Su Jiuyue herself.
She saw Su Jiuyue come with a woman who must be her mother-in-law.
Mrs. Yue had been to many places and had seen a lot over the years, so she was good at reading people. She believed Su Jiuyue's mother-in-law was a right-minded person and would not engage in dishonest practices.
She went over to her affectionately, "Jiuyue, you are finally here. The magpies have been chirping outside since early this morning, so I knew something good might happen today. As expected, you are here!"
Su Jiuyue went forward and bowed to her, "Glad to meet you, Mrs. Yue. I went back to discuss it with my family, but I'm not sure how to go about it, so I asked my mother-in-law to come with me to see you."
Mrs. Yue knew that her mother-in-law came over because she was afraid that her daughter-in-law would be defrauded.
Liu Cuihua also came forward and bowed to her, "Mrs. Yue, I don't know about business. I just came to accompany my daughter-in-law."
Being in the business world, Mrs. Yue had met all walks of people. She knew that although these two women were not noblemen, it was obvious that they were very decent due to their clean and tidy clothes, their neat hair, and their clear eyes while talking.
Anyone who paid a visit was a guest. Although their status was so much lower than hers, Mrs. Yue had no reason to let them stand at the door while talking.
"Jiuyue is young, but she has excellent handcraft. With you watching over her, I feel more at ease! Come on, let's talk inside. Now that you are here, I must treat you to a cup of hot tea."