Chapter 106

The next day, at the first light of dawn, the couple got up.

They were going to send Qin Shi to the county to be settled today. Taking advantage of the fact that Zheng Shi and the children were still asleep, the two of them carefully moved Qin Shi and her child into the carriage.

Qin Shi was still in her postpartum month and couldn't be exposed to the wind.

Du Ruo spread a thick quilt in the carriage, and the curtains were also covered tightly.

Then she left a note telling the family that she and Jiang Li had something to do in the county and would be back soon.

Jiang Li drove the carriage out of their courtyard.

Just as he was about to raise the whip, two people came down the village road ahead, the tall one with muscles all over and a full beard.

Wasn't that Wang Bujiu?

"Oh, Brother Jiang, fortunately we got up early, we nearly missed you, hahaha."

Hearing this movement, Du Ruo hurriedly poked her head out of the carriage. "Brother Wang, keep your voice down, be careful not to wake others."

It would be terrible if the child in the carriage was woken up.

Wang Bujiu said "Oh" and then helped the woman behind him over. "Mother, this is Brother Jiang and his wife I often tell you about."

Jiang Li got down to greet them.

Du Ruo also hurriedly climbed out of the carriage and bowed to her. "Auntie Wang."

Auntie Wang was about fifty years old, thin and short, likely not even reaching her son's chest.

She was small in stature but had a lot of energy, and the moment she opened her mouth, she hit the soul.

"Dog-remnant, why didn't you tell Mother that your Brother Jiang was so handsome?"

Wang Bujiu touched his head, his face full of gloom. "Am I not much worse than him?"

"You're not much worse, one is heaven and one is earth, there's just that layer of air in between." Auntie Wang looked at her son with disdain.

*Pfft*, Du Ruo couldn't help but laugh out loud.

This Auntie Wang was a bit sharp-tongued.

Auntie Wang's gaze immediately turned to her, her expression becoming very kind and amiable. "I've long wanted to see Little Wife Du, and today I finally have. You don't know, ever since my Dog-remnant ate the food you made, he's been smacking his lips in his dreams. I've always wanted to come and learn from you."

"Auntie is too kind," Du Ruo smiled. "Our two families aren't far apart, feel free to come and visit often when you have time."

After the pleasantries, Wang Bujiu helped his mother onto the carriage.

As soon as Auntie Wang lifted the curtain, she was startled. "Oh, why is there a child?"

Du Ruo and Jiang Li looked at each other.

This carriage originally belonged to both families; now that Auntie Wang wanted to sit, they naturally couldn't stop her. Even if it didn't, with Wang Bujiu's face involved, they absolutely couldn't drive people away.

It seemed two more people would know Qin Shi's secret...

Since that was the case, they might as well be open and honest; fortunately, the Wang family wasn't an outsider.

Du Ruo climbed up, squeezed into the carriage, and pulled Auntie Wang to sit down together.

"Listen to me..."

Outside, Jiang Li raised the whip, and they drove all the way to the county town.

By the time the carriage reached Xiushan Town, Du Ruo had finally finished telling the whole story.

"Bah, that beast Jiang Zongbao, he has a bird but no use for it, just ruining good families' daughters!" Auntie Wang was a straightforward person and couldn't help but curse immediately. "Leaving is right, the further away from that kind of family, the better, out of sight out of mind, and it saves the child from learning bad habits from his father."

Qin Shi smiled weakly. "I hope Auntie can keep this secret for us mother and child."

Auntie Wang waved her hand. "Don't worry, Auntie isn't a loose-lipped person, I can't do that kind of wicked thing."

After saying this, she carefully took the little baby from Du Ruo's arms, teased him, and said with envy, "Oh, when will I be able to hold a grandson?"

Those stinky hags in the village all liked to bring their children to show off in front of her, nearly making her drool with envy.

But her own son, who didn't live up to expectations, didn't know if he was still thinking of his first wife; he wouldn't even touch a woman sent to his bed, it was truly worrying...

"By the way, where do you plan to live?" Auntie Wang asked.

Du Ruo shook her head. "The matter was sudden, we didn't have any preparation, so we have to wait until we arrive to find a place to settle."

So that was it. Auntie Wang's eyes lit up.

"I actually have an idea."

"I don't know if Dog-remnant has mentioned our family's situation. Our Wang family now only has Dog-remnant as the sole seedling, and we have no fields, no land, and no worries. I'm a widow, and Dog-remnant is worried, so he plans to take me to the county to live, which is also convenient for him to take care of me nearby."

"We've already rented a small courtyard in an alley near the *Ya Men* entrance. I was thinking, if Qin Niangzi is willing, she can stay with me first, which can also save a sum of money, right?"

Du Ruo looked at Qin Shi.

Qin Shi said gratefully, "That would naturally be good, it's just that I'm afraid of causing you trouble."

"Bah, what trouble is that." Auntie Wang smiled from ear to ear. "I was just worried about being lonely living over there, now that I have you and the child, I'm too happy to be unhappy."

The matter was settled just like that.

Du Ruo was also very happy; originally, she had planned to rent a courtyard and find someone to take care of Qin Shi.

But she was afraid of finding someone who wasn't attentive, or even had bad intentions.

Now with Auntie Wang, it truly couldn't be more suitable.

While they were talking, the carriage had already entered the city, turned left and right, and soon arrived at a quiet place.

The courtyard was indeed not big, only two rooms, but it was complete with everything, a vegetable garden, a well for water, everything that should be there was there.

Everyone was quite satisfied.

Du Ruo firmly stuffed one tael of silver into Auntie Wang's hand as payment for taking care of Qin Shi and her child.

Auntie Wang wouldn't take it, pushing it back and forth, but in the end, it was one sentence from Du Ruo that made her accept it.

Du Ruo said: "I know you aren't that kind of petty person, but Brother Wang still needs to save money to marry a wife, and without silver, he won't be able to marry a good wife."

This hit the nail on the head for Auntie Wang.

Yes, wasn't the first wife because the family was poor that she ran off with a peddler?

When leaving, Qin Shi called Du Ruo into the room alone. "From now on, I'm no longer the Jiang family's daughter-in-law. My given name is Qin Shiyue, you can call me Sister Yue."

Du Ruo agreed, and then gave Qin Shi the precautions for a cesarean section one by one, promising to come see her again in a few days.

"In the future, I will definitely repay you," Qin Shi said solemnly.

Du Ruo smiled and didn't take it to heart.

She hadn't saved Qin Shi for the sake of repayment, but it was good that Qin Shi had this heart.

After settling Qin Shi, Jiang Li first took Du Ruo to fill her stomach and then sent her to the city gate.

"You stay home well, in three days I'll come home and we'll dig up the *gu-du-you* together," Jiang Li said.

Speaking of *gu-du-you*, Du Ruo suddenly remembered something.

She hurriedly pulled Jiang Li under the willow tree by the roadside and told him her plan. "What do you think?"

"Feasible." Jiang Li looked at his little wife with approval. "In that way, Doctor Gu will never be able to practice medicine again in this life, and he'll have to face a lawsuit."

Du Ruo *hmph*-ed. "That's him bringing it on himself, he deserves it!"

If Doctor Gu didn't take the bait, it would prove he still had a little bit of conscience, and she would give him another chance.

If he took the bait, *hehe*, then she couldn't be blamed.

His own morals were corrupt, who could he blame?

Jiang Li put Du Ruo on the rented carriage, thought for a moment, leaned into her ear, and whispered with a smile, "Then when I come home next time, help me, okay?"

Help? Du Ruo blinked her eyes and suddenly realized.

She was both ashamed and annoyed, and slapped that handsome face away. "Help your head!"

After saying this, she turned and entered the carriage, quickly lowering the curtain.

Her face, however, couldn't stop burning.

In her mind, the system sighed. "Host, this is what you call truly bringing it on yourself."

"None of your business." Du Ruo said crossly. "The mission to save Qin Shi and her child is complete, open my data and let me see."

This time there should be enough points to buy the stiff silkworms, right?