Chapter 126: Folklore ( 1 )

Chapter 126: Folklore ( 1 ) Xue Ya’er placed 3 pouches in one box with the letter for her husband and placed 6 pouches with a letter for her father in another box. She closed the boxes, locked them, and tied a bamboo strip on each box with a name written on it.

"Chun Hua, use the fastest horse and send these boxes to my father and husband. Tell them that these boxes contain very important items. Ask them to use the best guards to escort them."

Knowing the importance of the matter, Chun Hua didn’t dare delay. She bowed and picked up the boxes. "Understood."

When she was alone, Xue Ya’er called out softly, "Ah Jun."

The next moment, a man suddenly appeared in front of her. "Miss, what orders do you have for me?" he asked with his head bowed.

"Send this to Old Heng," Xue Ya’er said as she handed him a letter and a leather pouch.

Ah Jun accepted the items, and in the blink of an eye, he disappeared from the room.

Meanwhile, Yao Zhi returned to the abandoned house and removed her disguise. Afterward, she went to Zhou Boming’s shop.

When she arrived, the store was empty. Besides a middle-aged woman checking the account book at the counter, there was no one inside.

Seeing that there was a customer, Liu Meihua stopped calculating and greeted her with a smile, "Welcome, young lady. What seasonings do you want to buy?"

Yao Zhi returned her smile and walked over. Standing near the counter, she asked, "Aunty, I came to find the store’s owner, Uncle Zhou."

Hearing this, Liu Meihua observed the girl for a moment before she asked her back, "May I ask who you are and why you want to find my husband?"

The moment she heard this, Yao Zhi introduced herself. "Aunt Zhou, my name is Yao Zhi. I have something important to discuss with Uncle Zhou."

As soon as she heard her name, Liu Meihua’s eyes lit up. "So, it’s Miss Yao. My husband is currently not at home. You can tell me; I will relay your message to him."

Yao Zhi thought for a moment and leaned closer. "Aunt Zhou, I just heard that the locust plague might occur. If you have land, you should make preparations. If you don’t have land, you should buy more grains."

When she heard this, Liu Meihua frowned and asked, "Miss Yao, where did you get this news?"

"I heard it from the General’s mansion’s people."

Although she didn’t fully believe this young girl’s words, Liu Meihua couldn’t take a gamble.

Their family owned a small estate and had a few acres of land. While the land’s quality was not the best, it was still able to produce more than 3,000 jins of grain every year.

If a locust plague really came, they had to harvest the grain early. Even if they lost several hundred jin of grain, it was still better than having nothing left.

While her mind was racing, Liu Meihua showed nothing on her face. She nodded and said, "Miss Yao, I will inform my husband. Thank you for reminding us."

Yao Zhi knew that she didn’t believe her words, but she had tried her best to remind them. If they chose not to believe her, then there was nothing she could do.

After the brief conversation, she went to get her donkey cart and returned home. Not long after she left the town gate, she saw a group of villagers. One of them was Wang Shen.

When she was near them, she shouted, "Wang Shen!"

Hearing the familiar voice, Wang Shen stopped in her tracks and turned around. Seeing her, she greeted her with a smile, "Yao Girl, are you coming to buy things in the town, too?"

"I came to sell vegetables. Wang Shen, are you going back?"

Wang Shen nodded and replied, "Yes."

"I’m also going back. Everyone can sit on the cart and go back together."

When the villagers heard this, they exchanged glances.

Some of them often said bad things behind Yao Zhi’s back and didn’t want to owe her a favor. While the rest of them didn’t talk badly behind her back, they disliked her because the original soul often took advantage of them and bullied their children.

Out of 9 people, only Wang Shen had a good relationship with her.

Seeing their reactions, she sighed and said, "Everyone, I have told you so many times that Yao Girl’s behavior back then was due to poisoning. Now that her poison has been cured, she no longer has that bad temper anymore."

"She also apologized to you all before. Not to mention that what happened back then was not entirely her fault—even if it was her fault, we should give her a chance to repent, right?"

After she said this, some of the villagers finally nodded, and one of them said, "Since my Sister-in-law already said so, I will give you a face and give her a chance."

"I just hope that she really changes and is not lying to us," another villager added.

Hearing this, Yao Zhi gave Wang Shen a grateful smile and said, "Aunties, I promise I won’t return to my old behaviors."

Although the villagers still had doubts, they finally agreed to go back with her.

"Aunt Wang, you can sit in the front," Yao Zhi said as she reached out her hand.

Since the cart was only enough for 8 people to sit comfortably, Wang Shen agreed and climbed to the driver’s seat.

Along the road, everyone chatted with each other while Yao Zhi listened to them. When the topic came to the rain in Lanhe City, she finally said, "Aunt Wang, back then, my grandfather said that if there is a long period of rainfall after a prolonged drought, a locust plague will come."

Wang Shen learned from Fu Chen’an that Yao Zhi’s maternal grandfather was an Xiucai. For commoners like them, an Xiucai was someone who knew a lot of things.