"Auntie, are you up? I went out for a walk earlier and brought back some cakes for Auntie and Sister Wuyou. You guys can try them."

When Zhang Shuilian returned to the backyard of Tianxiang Tower, she happened to see Yang Ruoqing standing in the yard, drying her clothes.

She hurriedly came over here and handed over the bag of snacks she was holding.

The worry-free sister she talks about is none other than Luo Baobao.

The word "baby" is her nickname, and only those close to her call her by it.

Externally, she has her own name, her name is Luo Wuyou, and she hopes to live a life without worries.

"I heard that these snacks are made by a famous pastry shop in Qing'an County. Sister Wuyou must like to eat them." Zhang Shuilian added, and presented the snacks to Yang Ruoqing like a treasure.

Yang Ruoqing gently wiped her slightly wet hands on her body, then took the snack box and thanked Zhang Shuilian.

Zhang Shuilian waved her hand nonchalantly and said, "Uncle and aunt have helped us so much. It's only right that I buy two boxes of cakes for Sister Wuyou to eat."

Yang Ruoqing smiled and nodded.

Zhang Shuilian said: "Auntie, please be busy first, I'll go back to the house to find the big ball."

"Okay!" Yang Ruoqing nodded.

Looking at Zhang Shuilian's leaving figure, a trace of doubt flashed in Yang Ruoqing's eyes.

Today's Zhang Shuilian is obviously different from last night's Zhang Shuilian. Last night's Zhang Shuilian looked like a poor person with short ambitions, shrinking from everything.

Today, Zhang Shuilian seems to be in a good mood, radiant, confident and confident.

These are not the important points. The important point is that last night Zhang Shuilian did not have any jewelry on her body, but today Zhang Shuilian is wearing a bracelet on her wrist and a silver hairpin in her bun.

These objects definitely do not belong to Zhang Shuilian.

She went out early this morning, presumably to meet someone, and only after returning did she add these jewelry.

They came from Yangzhou and were unfamiliar with the place. Her only relative was her cousin.

However, Zhang Shuilian complained to her in tears last night, saying that her cousin and cousin-in-law had borrowed money from them and had not paid it back, so why did they go out for a walk and come back?

Put on jewelry?

She gave them a few taels of silver to go shopping. A few taels of silver could never buy so many things.

The only possibility is that these jewelry were given by Zhang Shuilian's cousin.

As for why the cousin's attitude changed so much overnight, the best explanation is that the cousin and her husband knew about Zhang Shuilian's relationship with them and their true identities.

Thinking of this, Yang Ruoqing looked at the guest room where Zhang Shuilian's laughter could be heard, and her face suddenly turned cold.

…

In the guest room of Zhang Shuilian and Daqiu.

Zhang Shuilian dangled the jewelry she collected from her cousin Huang one by one in front of the big ball like a treasure, showing off how good she was.

"Daqiu, you haven't seen it with your own eyes. My cousin's face at that time was red, green, blue and white, as if she had opened a dyeing shop. She dared to be angry but dared not speak," Zhang Shuilian said, "I feel so sad in my heart.

It's bleeding, and you still have to smile like this on your face, coaxing me like a good cousin."

Hearing this, Daqiu also felt very satisfied.

"But Shui Lian, you took so much jewelry from your cousin for nothing. All these things together are probably worth seven or eight taels of silver, right?" he asked.

Zhang Shuilian nodded, "Well, almost seven or eight taels, what for? Do you want me to take out all these jewelry and exchange them for silver?"

Daqiu nodded: "The family has no money. When we came to Qing'an County to collect debts, my mother told me that the family's money is only enough to cover the rice and grain expenses for a month."

"At the moment, I don't know when my brother-in-law will be able to return the one hundred taels of silver. At least these seven or eight taels of silver, plus the few taels of silver that my aunt gave me last night, together are more than a dozen taels. We have this money.

You have to collect it and take it home to buy rice and grain for your mother."

"Buy it for you!" Zhang Shuilian said angrily, and put the jewelry away again.

"In the years since I've been married to you, I haven't even had half a piece of decent jewelry. My cousin gave me this. Why do you want me to take out these jewelry to add to your family's brothers and sisters?" Zhang Shuilian asked.

.

"Big ball, I can tell you, don't even think about this jewelry. It belongs to me. It's all mine."

"If you want to support your big family of brothers and sisters, you go and please your uncle and your aunt. They are two rich people. A little leakage between their fingers is enough for us to live for a year and a half!"

"

After saying these words, Zhang Shuilian stood up and poured herself a bowl of tea, drinking it in big gulps. After drinking three large bowls in one go, she finally suppressed the anger in her chest.

She turned to look at the fairway: "Later, go to your aunt to ask for help. Just say that my cousin and cousin-in-law heard about their raising of Dazhi. They are very grateful and want to invite your uncle and aunt to eat together."

For a meal, please give me a favor from your uncle and aunt."

Daqiu was surprised, "I'm worried that my uncle and aunt won't want to eat with your cousin and husband."

"That's why I asked you to go and beg your aunt. Remember, you must mention your ambition. This is what your aunt cares about." Zhang Shuilian reminded.

Daqiu was a little flustered, "If your cousin and cousin-in-law reveal the one hundred taels of silver at the dinner table, I'm worried that my uncle and aunt will be angry."

"Do you still remember that when my uncle and aunt gave us that large sum of money, they told us to buy land in our hometown, but we took a hundred taels and used it for loan sharking..."

Zhang Shuilian raised her eyebrows and said, "Don't worry, I've already made it clear to my cousin. They won't be stupid enough to talk about this at the dinner table."

"What they are looking for is a ladder so that they can climb up to the high branches, and as for us, it happens to be that ladder."

"Anyway, my cousin said that as long as we provide them with an opportunity to treat them to a meal, the principal of one hundred taels of silver will be returned to us after the meal."

As soon as he heard that he could get the one hundred taels of silver back, Daqiu's eyes immediately lit up, and the trace of concern he had before was long gone.

He said excitedly: "Shui Lian, do whatever you say, I will listen to you!"

Luo Fengtang went to the Ministry of War to do some business and came back after noon.

"Have you eaten?" asked Yang Ruoqing, who was making watermelon juice for Baby Luo to cool down.

Luo Fengtang said: "We had dinner at the Ministry of War. By the way, Qing'er, Xiao An happens to be on errands and can't come over during the day, but we can come over and have dinner together tonight."

Yang Ruoqing smiled happily, "Okay, I'll make some of Xiao An's favorite dishes at night."

Luo Fengtang said: "What about Daqiu and Zhang Shuilian? Do they eat together at night? To be honest, I don't know why, but I always feel that these two couples are a little sneaky when they appear in Qing'an County this time."
Chapter completed!