Chapter 377 - Chapter 377: Good News
Chapter 377: Good News
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After the cheers ended, Zhou Jia and Chu Sihai looked at Ouyang Xiong and gave him a thumbs-up. Chu Sihai smiled and said, “General Ouyang, this commander’s martial arts are not bad. The Qi army’s rations have been cut off, so they should retreat, right?”
Ouyang Xiong looked at the Qi army tent in the distance with worry in his eyes.
“We can’t let down our guard yet. We have to be on guard against the Qi army.” Chu Sihai nodded in agreement. “As the saying goes, it’s better to be careful.”
Zhou Jia recalled that Li Yu had already returned home. He cupped his hands at Chu Sihai and Ouyang Xiong and said, “General, I’ll take my leave and return to the city.”
Chu Sihai stopped Zhou Jia. “Lord Zhou, I won’t delay General Ouyang here anymore. Let’s leave together.”
Zhou Jia and Chu Sihai bade farewell to Ouyang Xiong and walked down the city wall. Zhou Jia looked at Chu Sihai and asked, “Head Shopkeeper, do you know how the war in Qingzhou is?”
Speaking of the battle in Qingzhou, Chu Sihai was a little worried. He looked at
Zhou Jia and shook his head. “I’m not sure about the recent battle situation in Qingzhou. There should be news in the next two days.”
Zhou Jia looked at Chu Sihai’s expression and felt that it was not optimistic. He patted Chu Sihai and comforted him. “Don’t worry too much. We are winning in Yunzhou. It’s possible that we have also won the war in Qingzhou.”
Chu Sihai thought about it and agreed. He cupped his hands at Zhou Jia and smiled. “Thank you for your blessings.” The two of them cupped their hands and did not get into the carriage separately.
After getting into the car, Mr. Qian looked at Zhou Jia’s face and smiled comfortingly. “Sir, in my opinion, the Qi army will break camp soon. Now that the Qi army has run out of food, it would be great if a general and General
Ouyang attacked from both sides and wiped out Yang Huaiyi and Crown Prince
“That’s right! But where can we find an army to attack from both sides? We’ve wasted such a good opportunity.” Zhou Jia glanced at Mr. Qian, who had lost a lot of weight these days. “Sir has been tired these days.”
“It’s been hard on you too,” Mr. Qian said, rubbing his face and smiling. “Sigh!
When Qi dogs withdraw and get lost, I have to sleep well.”
“Have a good sleep before getting Old Madam Liu to make soup for you,” Zhou Jia said with a smile.
Ji Xiang turned to look at Zhou Jia and pointed at his face. “Master, look, I’ve lost weight. I have to nourish myself.”
Zhou Jia looked at him and smiled. “Alright, nourish yourselves. Tiezhu has also lost weight.”
Everyone chatted and laughed as they returned to the government office. Zhou
Jia jumped out of the carriage and ran towards the back office. The guard at the entrance looked at Zhou Jia’s back and smiled. “The magistrate probably ran so quickly because he knew that the Madam is back.”
Another guard nodded in agreement. “Yes! This is the first time I’ve seen a magistrate treat his wife so well.”
Lord Zhou was already sitting on the edge of the bed. He looked at his sleeping wife and thought that after the Qi soldiers left, Yu’er would no longer be exhausted.
Zhou Jia sat for a while and quietly left the room. He stood on the veranda and looked at the gray sky. It was about to snow. “Master!” When Zhou Jia heard Ruyi’s call, he turned around and saw Ruyi walking in happily with two large travel bags in his hands.
Ruyi looked at Zhou Jia happily and smiled. “Master, Shopkeeper Chu Feng sent it over. He also said that Young Master Ah Qing took the top scorer and has already gone to the capital with the bank’s convoy to take the exam. I invited them to bring these things.”
“Hahaha! Not bad! Not bad!” Zhou Jia laughed excitedly when he heard that. He said two good things in a row. “This kid is not bad. He’s diligent and motivated.
Looks like he’s really going to surpass his teacher.”
“What’s not bad? Is there news of Ah Qing?” Zhou Jia’s laughter woke Li Yu up. She walked out of the house and asked the two of them.
Zhou Jia grabbed Li Yu’s hand excitedly and shouted happily, “Yu’er, Ah Qing clinched first place.”
Ruyi also congratulated Li Yu. “Congratulations, Madam. Young Master Ah
Qing won the first place.”
“Really?” Li Yu looked at the two of them in surprise and joy. The two of them kept nodding.
Zhou Jia pointed at the two travel bags Ruyi was carrying. “It’s true. Look, there are even letters.”
“Ruyi, quickly show me the bag. What does the letter say?” Li Yu said with a smile and took the bag from Ruyi. She carried it into the house and opened the bag. She saw that it was filled with fur coats, sweaters, clothes, shoes, and a few pairs of leather boots. Finally, she took out a small bag wrapped in oil paper. After opening it, she saw the letters inside. There were a total of three letters. One was written by Zhao Cai, one was written by Li Qing, and the last was from Li Mei.
Li Yu smiled and handed the letter to Zhou Jia. “Zhao Cai must have written the good news.”
As she spoke, she opened Li Qing’s letter. She saw that it said that he missed his sister, his brother-in-law and Little Yang’er. After that were the words to report the good news, followed by Li Mei’s words and his evaluation of Li Fengqi. After reading it, Li Yu handed the letter to Zhou Jia.
After opening Li Mei’s letter, she saw that the content in front was similar to what Li Qing had written. It also mentioned the disappointment of Li Mei and her husband in Laidi. There was also a reminder to the couple not to help Laidi and his husband. In the end, she wrote dryly that Laidi would get married on the eighth day of October.
When Li Yu saw this, she thought to herself that it seemed that Laidi’s actions had broken Aunt’s heart. Even her big day was so casually mentioned. Today was the eighth of October! It was already this hour, and Laidi had already been happily married to the man she liked!
After Zhou Jia finished reading Li Qing’s letter, he said to Li Yu, “Yu’er, according to Ah Qing, this Li Fengqi is making use of Cousin Laidi and doesn’t like her much. I remember that this little cousin used to be quite sensible and smart. It’s only been a few years since we last met. How did she become so confused?”
Li Yu thought for a moment. “Her thoughts can’t be judged by common sense anymore. It’s as if she’s entered an illusion now. She’s already lost in her fantasy world. She’s blinded and covering her ears. She doesn’t want to hear or think. When her illusion shatters, if Li Fengqi is a mountain wolf in disguise…”
Zhou Jia nodded and said, “Most of such people are selfish people. Write to Ah Qing and tell him to be wary of Li Fengqi.”
Li Yu looked at it and smiled. “Alright, I’ll write to Shopkeeper Chu later to ask him to help bring it to Ah Qing. Why didn’t you go to the government office? Is
the Qi army retreating?”
“Yes!” Zhou Jia walked to Li Yu’s side and sat down. He told Li Yu what he had seen on the city wall and reached out to hold her hand. Yu’er’s hand was warm and soft. Zhou Jia felt that even his heart was warm. “Yu’er, I’m thinking that after the war is over and stabilized, I’ll resign. Let’s go back to Tongzhou and open an academy to teach two to three naughty children and live a leisurely life. What do you think?”
Li Yu was a little touched when she heard that. She knew that she had worried him by helping the military twice, but she could not tell him that she had the space which served as a means to escape. She could only tell him her thoughts and let him decide..