How could the old lady not understand the pressure she was under? She sighed and took the initiative to help Shi Chunquin up, "Silly boy, you will have to work hard in the future."
This short sentence made Shi Chunfen burst into tears. Fortunately, in this huge Chu family, at least there was an old lady who understood her.
After crying for a while in front of the old lady, Shi Chunfen wiped away her tears and left. Now she is the only one who can come and go freely in the Chu family, and there are still many things waiting for her to deal with.
As soon as she walked out of the old lady's yard, Shi Chunfen saw Chu Run standing outside waiting for her. She moved her steps slightly, subconsciously observed the surrounding environment, and then whispered: "Let's talk as we walk."
Chu Run nodded slightly and quickly left Chu's house with her.
The two got on the carriage, and after making sure that no one else could eavesdrop, Chu Run said, "Why did you choose me?"
Seeing that he was still concerned about this at this time, Shi Chunfen glanced at him and said angrily: "Everyone knows that Ah Xiu is a martial arts student. If I propose to let him come and go freely in Chu's house, Huang Yifu will definitely be wary."
, refused to agree, looking at the entire Chu family, you are the only one who can make him relax his vigilance and be suitable to stay with me."
Hearing the word "suitable", Chu Run pulled his lips and said with a wry smile: "That's it."
He looked at her and asked, "Aren't you afraid that your second cousin will be angry with you?"
"There is nothing he can do if he is angry." Shi Chunfen said helplessly: "This is my only chance to bargain with Huang Yifu. I can't give up this opportunity just because I am afraid that he will be angry."
She said it honestly, and Chu Run was very amused when she heard it, but she smiled and felt sour in her heart. Although she had expected that this was a decision she made after weighing the pros and cons, the moment she actually heard it, she felt so much better.
Most of you will be a little disappointed.
So many times of companionship, so many times of life and death, in the end only the word "suitable" came to mind.
To her, he was just a dispensable tool.
"Where are we going now?" Chu Run suppressed the sourness in his heart and asked her pretending to be nonchalant.
Shi Chunfen rubbed the center of his eyebrows and said solemnly: "Go to the drug store to order some goods."
In just five words, Chu Run understood what she meant. If he wanted to find out the casualties of this war without anyone noticing, he could just look at the remaining healing goods in the drug store.
The two arrived at the drug store. In order to control the lifeblood of Liuzhou City, most of the 20% of the property left by the Chu family this time were drug stores and rice stores. Therefore, even if the rebel soldiers and horses were injured, they had to pay for the medicine in a formal manner.
, otherwise they would become a laughing stock if they pretended to be reasonable before.
After counting the goods, they already had an estimate of the casualties in Liuzhou City. Unexpectedly, after fighting for a whole day and night, Huang Yifu's men were not injured too much. In other words, Chu Ling's side might be defeated this time.
When he came back, Shi Chunfen suddenly collapsed on his chair.
Chu Run dismissed the waiters in the store and took the initiative to comfort him, "Maybe things are not as bad as we thought. Maybe there were no casualties on both sides, and they just retreated when they were tired."
Shi Chunquin smiled bitterly, "Is there any difference?"
Even if there were not many casualties on Chu Ling's side, it would be difficult for them to make a comeback. The battle between the two armies is all about working hard. After losing the first battle, it will be even more difficult to crack this hard bone later.
Oh my god, they want to delay time to wait for Chu Ling to save them. I'm afraid they don't know how many years or months they will have to wait.
Chu Run also knew the seriousness of the problem, and he suddenly fell silent. No matter how knowledgeable he was, he was still a scholar who only knew how to read. In the face of this troubled world, he had no place at all.
The two were silent for a while. When Chunfen noticed Chu Run's mood, he raised his head and said, "How's it going over there in Caobang?"
Chu Run came back to his senses and said quickly: "The problem has been solved. The two sisters of the Weng family will be fine for the time being."
Shi Chunfen nodded slightly and said happily: "Thanks to you, otherwise the Cao Gang would be dispersed and the situation in Liuzhou would be even more chaotic."
Chu Run knew that she was looking for an opportunity to praise him, so he couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Unfortunately, I still can't help with anything else. I can only deal with some family feuds."
"Who said that?" Shi Chunquin said with a smile: "Didn't you accompany me to count the goods? Without you, I don't know how long I would have been able to count by myself."
Seeing that she was still wholeheartedly comforting herself at this time, the smile on Chu Run's face faded and she couldn't help but ask: "First cousin...really doesn't care about your life or death?"
Shi Chunfen didn't expect that he would suddenly ask this, and couldn't help frowning, "Two armies are facing each other. Even the relationship between father and son has to be put aside. What's more, I'm just his wife."
Chu Run was speechless and simply punched the wall, "If it were me..."
"Arun!" Shi Chunfen interrupted him, "Some things have no ifs. Please don't make these boring assumptions in the future."
"Boring?" Chu Run was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and said with a wry smile: "It's quite boring."
The city of Liuzhou has reached a critical moment of life and death, and he is still thinking about his children's affair. No wonder Shi Chunfen treats him with such disdain.
Shi Chunfen stood up and did not look at him again. He turned to look at the bright moon outside the warehouse and said sadly: "I wonder how A Ling is doing now..."
Chu Run couldn't tell whether she was deliberately mentioning Chu Ling to warn him, or whether she was really thinking about Chu Ling. He stood behind her silently and echoed with difficulty: "My eldest cousin is unparalleled in martial arts. He should be fine."
Shi Chunfen lowered his eyes, "When Huang Yifu came to Chu's house today, his armor was stained with blood. Do you think there might be..."
"No." Chu Run said decisively, "If the eldest cousin was injured, Huang Yifu acted like a villain and didn't publicize it to suppress us? He didn't mention this at all, which means that the eldest cousin was fine at all. He said
Maybe I’ll even hurt him!”
Even though she knew that he was trying to comfort herself, Shi Chunfen couldn't help but laugh, "Yes, your eldest cousin's martial arts is superb, and nothing will happen to him. At most, it's just the uselessness of his subordinates that hurt him.
He had no choice but to withdraw his troops with gold."
Seeing the smile on her face, Chu Run also curved his lips, "Yes, that must be the case, otherwise Huang Yifu wouldn't be so angry that he would come to the Chu family to humiliate us. The more he is afraid of his eldest cousin, the more he will come here.
Suppress us. If the eldest cousin really poses no threat to him at all, he doesn’t have to go to all the trouble of putting everyone in the Chu family under house arrest, right?"
Shi Chunquin nodded slightly, and then the stone in his heart dropped a little.
She turned around and looked at the bright moon outside the window again, praying secretly in her heart, asking God to keep Chu Ling safe and sound. If he really couldn't save them, just let him go, but never come to attack the city again.