After reading my mind, Daddy, why don't you smile?

Chapter 224 How long will he pretend?

Hall of Light.

"what?"

After listening to Nanny Li's report, Zhao Ying was surprised.

Shangguan Shu actually fell to the point of buying firewood in the suburbs of Beijing for a living?

The informants also said that Shangguan Shu was wearing a patched coarse linen shirt, had a thin figure, and a haggard face, and was no longer as high-spirited as before...

The spies also said that Shangguan Shu only drank cold water all day, and only took out a penny to buy a cold steamed bun before leaving the market in the evening, and then ate it while going up the mountain to his residence.

His residence was even worse...

After hearing these words, she subconsciously felt that Shangguan Shu was using a torture tactic.

Even if he gave her half of his fortune after the divorce, he was still rich. How could he have fallen to this point?

Ah……

Zhao Ying sneered in her heart. Since he wanted to use torture to gain control, then let him suffer. She wanted to see how long he could pretend!

……

Wei House.

Wei Yuan came back, and although he was almost beaten out as a beggar, he happened to meet Wei Fu who was returning home and recognized him.

Shangguan Shu still found a set of clothes for Wei Yuan, which were not bought by him. He was lucky. There was a beggar lying on the street. He observed him for a whole day and found that the beggar was motionless. He went over to check and found that the person had been dead for a long time.

The bodies were dried.

He stripped off the beggar's clothes, which were barely enough to cover his body.

He didn't dare tell Wei Yuan that these were taken from a dead person, as he was worried that Wei Yuan was too delicate and wouldn't wear them.

When Wei Yuan saw him bringing the clothes, his eyes brightened even more than those of a child who got new clothes during the Chinese New Year.

It has been buried in the soil for two days. It occasionally goes out to relieve itself, and then comes back to bury itself again. It is well-behaved and sensible.

As he scooped up the dirt to cover his belly, he couldn't help but comfort himself that his life was not in vain. After all, not everyone has the opportunity to bury themselves.

Wei Fu had learned that Wei Yuan's body had been stolen, and he mobilized a large army to search for it for two days, but he did not expect that Wei Yuan left the Wei Mansion lying down, and returned standing up...

While I'm happy, I can't help feeling a little scared.

Not only he was frightened, but the entire Wei family. Wherever they passed, the whole yard was filled with howling and screaming, which lasted for a long time before the noise subsided.

Wei Yuan hurriedly took a hot bath, but it was too cold, too cold.

After taking a bath and getting dressed, Wei Yuan was enjoying his meal when Wei Fu sat opposite him and began to ask Wei Yuan, "How did you survive? Do you remember who killed you? Who stole you from the coroner?"

Wei Yuan knew nothing about anything.

He only told us what he knew, which was not any important information to Wei Fu.

Wei Fu sighed and said earnestly: "Your resurrection from the dead is a great opportunity that others would not be able to obtain. You must cherish it and never waste your life on alcohol."

These words touched Wei Yuan's heart. Wei Yuan felt that this experience had made him grow up, his mind became more open, and he no longer complained about himself.

Especially in the past two days, I have seen Shangguan Shu’s ups and downs. Even so, he did not become decadent, and remained strong and inspiring.

Thinking of Shangguan Shu, Wei Yuan's heart was filled with strength and motivation.

He couldn't help but tell Wei Fu about his experiences over the past two days, "Brother, guess who saved me?"

"Who?"

"Shangguan Shu!"

"what?"

Wei Yuan told Wei Fu everything about Shangguan Shu's current situation, with sympathy and regret in his words. Finally, he said, "By the way, I promised him that I would give him some silver when I get home, Lao Liu..."

Wei Yuan called the old servant and was about to ask him to deliver the silver to the outskirts of the city when he was interrupted by Wei Fu.

Wei Fu raised his hand slightly, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said simply: "No need..."

"Why?" Wei Yuan didn't understand.

Wei Fu looked at Wei Yuan as if he was a fool.

He did not want to explain to Wei Yuan that Shangguan Shu's move was most likely a trick to torture Zhao Ying.

Since it is a self-torture trick, then he will fulfill it!

If Yingmei knew that he was extremely wealthy but still pretended to be poor to deceive her, she would definitely hate him even more!

The next day, Wei Fu entered the palace and suggested to Emperor Jianxi that the Lantern Festival banquet was held in the palace in previous years, which was too boring.

I heard that spring comes early near Yumang Mountain and the peach blossoms bloom early, which is a unique experience. Why don’t you go to Yumang Mountain to take a hot spring bath first, and then enjoy the flowers and lanterns at night and have fun with the people? Isn’t it wonderful?

Emperor Jianxi thought about it and readily agreed.

So the holiday expenses of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the emperor's decree to visit Yumang Mountain fell into the hands of the officials under the jurisdiction of Yumang Mountain.

Everyone was curious about why His Majesty came to Yumang Mountain, excited about receiving the project payment, and worried about what to do if something went wrong at work and they didn't take good care of the emperor...

After much consideration, Yumang Mountain finally "moved".

The emperor wants to appreciate the peach blossoms, but what should he do if the peach blossoms are not in bloom?

She searched the flower markets and the famous varieties raised in the homes of wealthy families in the capital. If that was still not enough, she would go to other provinces and spend a lot of money to buy them, to ensure that the peach blossoms would bloom on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Repair the hot spring and trim the weeds.

The weeds and garbage on the road were cleared, vendors were not allowed to set up stalls, and some yamen runners were allowed to pretend to be vendors and set up stalls on the roadside. At the same time, the smelly beggars on the roadside were driven away. Martial law was imposed three days in advance, and knives and iron tools were controlled. If anyone wanted to enter Wogua Town, their identity had to be verified to prevent assassins from taking advantage of the situation...

If there are sons and daughters of officials and wealthy families who want to come and have a chance encounter with the nobles, they can register in advance and the registration fee will be waived...

How could Shangguan Shu not know about such a big commotion?

When cleaning out the vendors, he will be the first one to be cleaned out!

In the past, he came to sell some firewood, and because of his good looks, he always sold it faster than others. His competitors were jealous and wanted to make trouble, but seeing that he was tall and strong, they knew he was not someone who could be messed with, so they just endured it.

Therefore, his timber business was relatively smooth.

But in the past few days, a young woman with a round face came to buy firewood from him every day. This young woman had an affair with a bailiff in the yamen. When the bailiff knew about this, he would certainly not let Shangguan Shu go. He was looking for a reason to punish him, and then the opportunity came.

When Shangguan Shu was driven away, his face was cold. He had never suffered such humiliation in his life. But when he heard that the emperor was coming here, his angry heart was calmed down at once.

If the emperor is coming, it means Zhao Ying will come too.

He had been looking forward to Zhao Ying's arrival every day, but he didn't expect that she would come at this moment. He was actually a little excited and at a loss.

Shangguan Shu's steps went back lighter and even his expression looked better.

He missed Zhao Ying so much that he was going crazy.

He had to see her no matter what!

Not only her, but also his children.

Shangguan Shu was feeding the cows and couldn't help but smile. In his mind, there were many beautiful and lovely little faces, including Zhao Ying's and the children's.

Not only the spring but also the imperial power was felt and was coming early. The air was warm and Shangguan Shu felt that everything was warm.

He wanted to tell Zhao Ying that he missed her very much, and he also wanted to tell the children that his father missed them very much.

Especially since I didn’t spend this year with them and haven’t given them any red envelopes yet.

There are many ways to express love, and Shangguan Shu used to be best at spending money.

But now it’s no longer possible, because the thing he lacks most is money.

When Shangguan Shu thought about this, his brows furrowed and he looked a little sad.

How can I get money in a short time?

Why didn’t Wei Yuan send any news after he returned?

Shangguan Shu was not a man who would sit and wait for death. He thought of giving his wife and children some thoughtful gifts when he saw them, so he fed the cows and went down the mountain to find work.

He didn't know anyone in Wogua Town. He had only met the landlord Zhang, who seemed like a nice person, so Shangguan Shu wanted to ask him if he was hiring temporary workers.

Landlord Zhang saw that he was still smiling, but the wages he offered were very low.

Shangguan Shu once again felt the hardships of people's lives.

The wages are too low, and working for a few days is not enough to buy gifts.

Shangguan Shu turned around and was about to leave, but Landlord Zhang stopped him and told him that if he wanted to make a lot of money, he had a way. The dock thirty miles away was recruiting workers, and the day's wage was only one or two taels of silver.

Shangguan Shu's eyes lit up when he heard this. For him now, one tael of silver was a sky-high price!

Then, Landlord Zhang shook his head again, "But the journey is too far, and it takes too much time to go back and forth. If you take a car, the fare will take up 80% of your wages. The men here basically walk to work at the docks, and it takes a whole day just to walk there!"

Landlord Zhang looked at Shangguan Shu's delicate skin and tender flesh and knew that he would not be able to endure this hardship!

Unexpectedly, Shangguan Shu asked him for the address.

He is going!