No one else was paying attention to Zhu Kaishan, but Tan Yongqing, the quasi-in-law, actually started talking nonsense.

"You're still having fun with me."

Of course Tan Yongqing would not be willing to endure it

"If you talk about my father again, let's not talk about our marriage. Let's see who is willing to give your family a stone of millet."

Zhu Chuanwen replied unceremoniously that because he had such a good father-in-law, Zhu Chuanwen had a bad impression of Tan Xian'er.

After giving Tan Yongqing silence, Zhu Chuanwen continued to ask: "Where is Xian'er? I want to see Xian'er."

"Brother Chuanwen, you are here!"

When Zhu Chuanwen asked, Xian'er ran out of the back room.

Apparently after Zhu Chuanwen arrived, Xian'er hid in the back room and eavesdropped.

"I heard you're worried. I'll come over here and let you see if I'm fine."

Xian'er is indeed pretty, that's the first thing to confirm.

"Dad, Brother Chuanwen and I went out to talk."

Xian'er pulled Zhu Chuanwen's sleeve and wanted to take Zhu Chuanwen out.

"snort……"

Tan Yongqing snorted and turned around. Although it was his default attitude, Zhu Chuanwen still took the blame.

Zhu Chuanwen really looked down upon Tan Yongqing.

The person who is in trouble still talks about himself so grandly.

In this kind of disaster year, only the rich landlords can afford to marry young wives.

Ordinary people don't have enough to eat, so they never think about getting married.

When Zhu Kaishan was still at home and the Tan family insisted on marrying the old Zhu family, Tan Yongqing had such an attitude.

Now that Zhu Kaishan is not at home, the Zhu family is having a hard time, but he is always nice to the old Zhu family.

"Xian'er, let me tell you that the stone of millet I borrowed has been returned to the villagers..."

He did not tell the truth to Tan Yongqing, but wanted to know more about Tan Xian'er, Zhu Chuanwen still told the truth.

Not to mention what changes happened to Tan Xian'er later, Zhu Chuanwen's own memory of Tan Xian'er.

There is only this girl, she is very beautiful, and she loves to sing, and there is nothing else.

"Brother Chuanwen, are you unwilling to marry me?"

Xian'er said with a worried look on her face. It could be seen that although it was an arranged marriage, Tan Xian'er also had true feelings.

"No...I don't want to marry you. I just don't want you to have nothing to eat after you come to our house. I borrowed this stone of millet from all the relatives and friends who could borrow it.

Given this stone of millet, if the situation continues to be difficult in the future, people will really starve to death, not only ourselves, but also our relatives and friends."

"What about our marriage?"

"Look at the horse I rode here. When I exchange the horse for food..."

For the time being, the priority is to appease. Zhu Kaishan's letter has not yet arrived, and Zhu Chuanwen cannot say that his family will run away soon.

"Brother Chuanwen, I'll wait for you." Xian'er said affectionately.

"Okay, I'll come over to see you tomorrow."

"Chuangwen, you came back from the Tan family. Did their family allow us a period of grace?"

After the family ate some gruel in the evening, Mrs. Zhu Wei asked Zhu Chuanwen.

The Tan family's urging of the Zhu family for food was similar to the landlord's urging for debts, which put a lot of pressure on the Zhu Wei family.

"Allow it, we can slowly gather the needed food." Zhu Chuanwen replied, even if Tan Yongqing was dissatisfied, the Zhu family still had the initiative in this matter.

It's because the Tan family wants Xian'er to remarry. Apart from sending Xian'er to the landlord's house as a concubine, it's impossible for anyone else to give her a stone's throw of millet.

"It's all your fault for that damn dad. He's been gone for four years and there's been no news at all. If he was at home, how could the family worry about your wife?"

Mrs. Zhu Wei was tired and worried and talked about Zhu Kaishan.

Apart from anything else, if there was a working man in the family, Lao Zhu's family wouldn't have such difficulties.

Whether it is plowing or doing work, Zhu Kaishan is a good hand.

A person can plow a field faster than an animal.

One person is equivalent to several strong laborers. There is no way that Lao Zhu's family can't have enough food to rely on only one woman from the Wei Zhu family.

When Lao Zhu's family was well off, they had enough money to send Chuanjie to a private school, and he was already a high-class household in the village.

"Mom, who is my father?"

Four years is enough time for a child like Chuanjie to have a vague impression of Zhu Kaishan.

"Your father has a strong back, a bearded face, a leopard head and eyes... I don't know if he is living alone outside, making a lot of money, building a big business, and marrying three wives and four concubines..."

When Mrs. Zhu Wei was lost in memories and conjectures, there was a rapid knock on the door of Lao Zhu Jie's house: "Mom, there is someone knocking on the door outside."

"I'll open the door."

Chuanwu got off the kang and ran to the yard to open the door.

"Mom, do you know who is here?" Chuanwu walked in first and said with a look of surprise on his face.

"What's the point? Let's welcome the guests in."

Zhu Chuanwen scolded Chuanwu, saying that Chuanwu couldn't distinguish the importance of many things.

"Chunshan, you are Brother Chunshan, have you returned from Guandong?"

Zhu Chuanshi said in surprise when he saw the person coming.

Zhu Chunshan was the brother who went with Zhu Kaishan during the Boxer Rebellion.

The return of this person means that there is a high possibility that he can bring back news about Zhu Kaishan.

"Sister-in-law, it's me." The visitor nodded and replied.

"Is there finally news about that heartless Zhu Kaishan?"

"Sister-in-law, when Brother Kaishan took us out to fight the Boxer Rebellion..."

To put it simply, after Zhu Kaishan came to the capital and beat Mao Zi, the court turned against him.

Under the chase, Zhu Kaishan took the remaining remnants and ran all the way to the northeast of the pass, and finally settled down.
Chapter completed!