The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 241 is not for you to suffer.
The sky was beginning to lighten, and the first rays of dawn were appearing, though the morning mist still lingered in the air.

Yesterday's spring rain has stopped, and a cool breeze sweeps across the damp ground. Accompanied by the strange cries of blue crows outside the window, the vegetable garden in the yard, washed clean, reveals its intoxicating green.

Hui Niang barely slept all night. She got up early and went to the kitchen to work. Wei Shouzhong watched the fire in the stove.

Yu Tingwan woke up when she heard a slight noise outside. She put on her clothes and went to the kitchen.

"Why are you up so early? Did I wake you up?"

Hui Niang: "Go back and lie down again."

Yu Tingwan said in a muffled voice, "I'll keep Mother company."

"If you get sleepy, you can sleep on the way."

Hui Niang forced a smile to hide her reluctance.

"Mother will make more dry food for you to take on your journey."

“Ah Lang won’t let you go hungry, but what if there’s no village or shop in sight, and it’s hard to find something to eat? You can’t go hungry.”

She was very thoughtful.

"Take the sauce that we made at home with you. You can eat it with your dry rations later."

She knew that Yu Tingwan loved pickled radishes, which were crunchy and slightly sweet.

I made a jar of it early this morning, put it in a ceramic jar, and sealed the lid tightly.

This storage method preserves food for a long time.

The radish is washed whole and placed inside. It can be eaten after about seven days. Take it out and then cut it.

"I had your father take down the smoked meat hanging from the roof beam. It's good for stir-frying, stewing in soup, or even steaming."

Hui Niang noticed that the girl's cotton-padded coat was a bit wrinkled, so she stepped forward and helped straighten it.

“These are all worthless items, not really presentable. I’m worried that they might be inconvenient for you to carry on the road, but I’m also worried that if you want to eat them later, you won’t be able to taste them.”

In her opinion, nothing is better than home.

Yu Tingwan would never find it troublesome, nor would she want Hui Niang to waste her efforts.

“I’ll take everything my mother gives me.”

“Even if Mother doesn’t give it to me, I’m still going to take it.”

Upon hearing this, Hui Niang smiled genuinely.

She continued rambling on and on.

"You still have quite a bit of the mountain produce your aunt sent last time."

“This happened so suddenly. Logically, your uncle and aunt should have come to see you off. We don’t know if you’ll ever come back, but they live in the countryside and can’t get here anytime soon.”

Yu Tingwan looked at Hui Niang: "They will come back."

She said sincerely, "The Wei family is my family. I still have to be filial to my parents and take care of them in their old age."

However, she couldn't give a specific return date.

Hui Niang's heart melted.

She had so much to say, but she was afraid she wouldn't have time to give any more instructions.

Therefore, what was said became fragmented.

"After you leave, remember to send a message home."

Yu Tingwan: "Mm."

"Now that Ah Lang is almost fully recovered, hurry up and get pregnant."

Yu Tingwan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Yes."

“We don’t care about gender, but I’m afraid his family will.”

Having experienced the hardship of being disciplined by her mother-in-law, Hui Niang was unwilling to let Yu Tingwan suffer the same fate.

"Judging from his tone yesterday, his relationship with his birth mother isn't good. But she is still your mother-in-law. If she hasn't done anything excessive, you should still treat her with respect. But if she doesn't treat you well, then you should avoid getting close to her."

The look in her eyes as she looked at Yu Tingwan remained loving.

“Your mother is sending you along not so that you can seek wealth and glory and suffer mistreatment.”

"It's just that I think my stepmother is good in every way, and she should choose the best man to match her with."

"There is..."

She paused.

They still call him that. "With Ah Lang as a comparison, who else in the world is better than him?"

In a woman's marriage, it is important to consider whether the families are of equal social standing.

Don't let yourself get carried away and marry someone less attractive.

Why choose someone whose circumstances are worse than your own family's, only to live a life even more miserable than your own?
Similarly, one should not marry into a wealthy or influential family.

If your husband's family is difficult to get along with, you'll have to be mindful of their attitudes after you marry into the family.

If it weren't for spending time together and getting to know Wei Zhao's character, Hui Niang would never have dared to let Yu Tingwan leave like that.

Seeing that the girl didn't speak but her eyes were red, Hui Niang also wiped away her tears.

“It rained yesterday, so Zhao Niangzi didn’t bring Nannan back. There’s no one home right now, so they’re just staying at the academy because it’s inconvenient to travel at night.”

"Would you like to go and say goodbye to Master Sun?"

Yu Tingwan pursed her lips.

She paused for a long time before speaking.

"No."

"The imperial examination is imminent, and the Master is busy with other matters. If I go there, he will inevitably be distracted."

"When he comes back, Mother, please give me a few words."

“Tell me, and I’ll remember.”

Yu Tingwan replied without hesitation: "The doctor told him to eat less sweets, don't be so disobedient. You should be saying it properly, but you're always secretly eating them behind people's backs. As a teacher, you're getting on in years, you should listen to the doctor's advice. You should accept your age."

and also……

Her voice lowered.

"The traitor has finished writing the article about the willow tree; it's on the table inside the house."

Yu Tingwan muttered, "He's remembered something for nine years and keeps bringing it up to me every now and then. Who's as petty as him?"

She suppressed her complicated emotions and took a key out of her sleeve.

What followed was addressed to Hui Niang.

“There are four families living in our alley. This is the key to the second one. Mother, do you think we should have Uncle and Aunt move to Ze County?”

She knew that farmers couldn't bear to leave their small plots of land in the village.

The girl then pulled out another land deed.

"This is the estate, located in the suburbs. It was arranged by Wang Yazi of Wutong Lane, and it was stamped at the yamen."

I was planning to take the Wei couple to see them in the next few days, but it's too late now.

"A few days ago, we had someone build a simple wooden house inside that people can live in, and all the tools needed for farm work are also prepared inside."

"Planting trees or vegetables is fine. Wang Yazi knows where it is. Let him go and show you the way. Don't be afraid to trouble him. He's made quite a bit of money from setting up this estate."

The girl was meticulous in every aspect.

"My husband and I think it would be best for my uncle and aunt to settle down in Zexian County. Ayu needs to study, and his aunt in the village must also be looking after him."

The academy finally gave them a few days off, and Zhao Yu wanted to go back, but he was afraid that he would spend all his time on the road.

“Since the two families are close, they can help each other with anything. If you can’t stay idle, you can grow whatever you want on the farm, and if you can’t finish it, you can sell it at the market later.”

Finally, she took out a thick stack of silver notes.

Hui Niang's expression immediately changed.

"Keep it yourself. You're going on a long trip soon. Your father and I are perfectly capable..."

Yu Tingwan insisted on putting it in her hand.

"This is what my husband and I are giving to our parents."

In this world, you can lack anything but money.

How can one complain about having too much when one only thinks it's too little?
Yu Tingwan watched Hui Niang do this and that in the kitchen, and was fed every now and then.

The carriage stopped in front of the Wei family's house an hour later.

Shunzi carried the luggage.

Compared to Wei Zhao's hastily packed girl's belongings overnight, the Wei couple's preparations were truly extensive.

He moved it back and forth many times.

Yu Tingwan watched quietly from the courtyard.