Transmigrating with a Five Million Dollar Retirement Life

Chapter 219 Urging Letter

In a good mood, Wang Chi began to stroll around the courtyard. The new courtyard wasn't very big, and there wasn't much to see; it was just a way of asserting his status as the male head of the household.

Everyone Wang Chi encountered along the way could see that he had a smile on his face. If his subordinates had seen it, the image of the ever-victorious general would have collapsed.

Mu Xue woke up and saw Wang Chi looking so cheeky, wondering why he was here so early in the morning.

She went back to her room after eating hotpot last night and didn't know what happened afterward. She thought that Song Jiaojiao had agreed to let him stay and that she wanted to test him. How could she compromise after just one meal? Mu Xue was so angry that she didn't even eat breakfast.

So much so that during lunch, Song Jiaojiao always felt a murderous aura, but when she looked up, she didn't find anything unusual.

Wang Chi did not stay at the new hospital at noon. It was not that he did not want to, but these things needed to be done step by step, so as not to anger people and cause more harm than good.

Fortunately, Wang Chi wasn't seen at lunch, otherwise Song Jiaojiao really wouldn't know how to explain this.

Upon returning to the old courtyard, Wang Chi received an envelope from his subordinate. The letter was written by the old general, urging him to bring it to the capital as soon as possible. The emperor had only given him three months, and two months had already passed. October was almost over, and it would still take half a month to travel from Yunshui Town to the capital.

Wang Chi also wanted to hurry, but he was afraid of angering Song Jiaojiao, so he hesitated and acted timidly.

General Wang Yi, the General Who Guards the North, is already in his sixties. He has suffered many injuries over the years and his health is failing. The Emperor, understanding his situation, has allowed him to recuperate at home and will not need to go to the frontier again.

However, the successor has yet to be decided. Many people speculate that it will be Wang Yi's eldest son, General Changsheng, who was recently recognized by the emperor. Some people believe that the Wang family's achievements overshadow the emperor's, and the current emperor is unlikely to entrust him with such an important task. A small number of people remain neutral.

Song Jiaojiao has been back for two days. She thought that Old Lady Wang would still seize every opportunity to take over her things, just like before. But she didn't even see her. Could it be that Old Lady Wang has changed her ways?

Little did Song Jiaojiao know that Wang Chi was afraid that his wife would cause trouble, so he had arranged for two subordinates to stay at Old Wang's house long ago. These two were stubborn and once they made up their minds, nothing could sway them. They watched over the Wang family's every move like door gods, following them everywhere like shadows.

Granny Wang had no way to deal with them; she couldn't beat them or shake them off. She didn't see them until Song Jiaojiao's family left.

Song Jiaojiao had intended to ask Mu Xue for her thoughts in the afternoon, but unfortunately Mu Xue was not home. Bored, Song Jiaojiao had no choice but to wander around the workshop.

Just then, they ran into the village chief. "Jiaojiao, is it time to harvest the asparagus planted before the New Year?"

If the village chief hadn't mentioned it, Song Jiaojiao would have almost forgotten about it. "Now we can harvest it. First, cut off the vines, then dig out the root tubers, just like digging out sweet potatoes. As long as you have the tubers on the rootstock, that's asparagus."

Song Jiaojiao carefully explained the precautions for digging the Tianmen Cave.

Upon learning that it was harvest season, the village chief hurriedly went to the village to inform everyone.

Song Jiaojiao didn't know if she would be home again, so she taught Sun's sister-in-law how to prepare asparagus. The preparation of asparagus is relatively simple. You just need to put the washed asparagus into a pot and boil it for 15 minutes, peel off the skin while it's hot, and then dry it.

After saying all this, Song Jiaojiao went to the Qingshui Mountain workshop. Now, not only is the workshop there, but the chickens and ducks are also there. The leftover bean curd residue from making tofu skin can be used to feed the chickens and ducks.

As soon as they reached the foot of the mountain, they saw a white lightning bolt heading straight for Song Jiaojiao. When it got close, Song Jiaojiao realized that it was Xiaobai.

It's a white wolf that Song Jiaojiao brought down from Qingshui Mountain. Little White doesn't roam around the village anymore. Its size makes it obvious that it's a wolf. Xu Fang said that you can hardly see it during the day, and it only comes back to guard the chicken coop at night.

The villagers knew that Song Jiaojiao's family had a white wolf, and they would avoid it when they encountered it on the mountain. However, most of them worked in Song Jiaojiao's workshop, so there were fewer people on the mountain.

There are many fruit trees planted on Qingshui Mountain, but it is not the fruit-bearing season now, and many trees have already started to lose their leaves.

Song Jiaojiao wandered around until it got dark.

"Muqing, how's that manor in town? Is it easy to manage?" Song Jiaojiao suddenly thought of the manor. Considering that Xu Da and Xu Fang had been apart for quite some time, she wondered if she should let Xu Fang go to the manor as well.

"The village is fine. The people of Zhangjiagou cherish the opportunity to work, so there are basically no major problems," Mu Qing said. There were definitely minor issues, but Xu Da could handle them, so there was no need to mention them.

Song Jiaojiao had made up her mind and decided to ask Xu Fang about it tomorrow.

Since what happened this morning, Song Jiaojiao hasn't seen Wang Chi today, which puts her at ease. She still doesn't know how to face him.

The next day, Song Jiaojiao saw Mu Xue come over before she even got out of bed.

"Mother, what are your plans regarding Father?" Mu Xue asked awkwardly. Yesterday, when she went to the village to distribute gifts, her eldest uncle's son, Wang Dahe, came over and pushed her down, saying that she was a bastard, otherwise why hadn't her younger uncle acknowledged them and come back to live with them?

This scene was witnessed by Wang Chi, who was idly in the village (actually secretly following Mu Xue). He taught Wang Dahe a lesson and even said that he was still asking Song Jiaojiao for forgiveness.

"What does Mu Xue think?" Song Jiaojiao wondered why Mu Xue would bring this up, and wanted to know her thoughts.

"Uncle Dayong told me that Beijing is a prosperous place, much better than any of the places we've been to," Mu Xue said, expressing her meaning indirectly rather than directly.

“Indeed, the capital is very prosperous. Mother has never been there. Why don’t we all go and have a look? We can also visit the General’s Mansion. If the General’s Mansion isn’t good, we won’t go. We can just treat it as a trip.” Song Jiaojiao understood Mu Xue’s meaning. The little girl was shy and cared about her image.

"It's Mother's decision, I'll listen to Mother," Mu Xue said softly, and then left.

Watching Mu Xue leave, Song Jiaojiao knew she couldn't escape the matter. She went outside the courtyard to find Xu Fang and asked her to call Wang Chi over.

At this time, Wang Chi was not in the old courtyard, but in Cheng Yun's house. During the time that Song Jiaojiao was away, Cheng Yun married a girl from the village.

Cheng Yun's wife recently discovered she was pregnant. Yesterday, she accidentally fell at home, which affected the fetus, and she needs to rest in bed. Therefore, Cheng Yun took the day off today.

When Wang Chi found out, he brought gifts to Cheng Yun's house. Cheng Yun was one of his only two good friends in Qingshui Village. Song Jiaojiao had been kicked out of her home at that time, and Cheng Yun had taken good care of them.

"What wind blew the General here?" Cheng Yun asked jokingly when he saw Wang Chi outside the courtyard.

Wang Chi punched Cheng Yun in the shoulder, causing Cheng Yun to stumble.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Is your sister-in-law alright?"

"The doctor examined me and said it was a miscarriage scare and I need to rest in bed," Cheng Yun said.