Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Chapter 210 The feeling of being missed

Time flies, and it is November.

Shen Nankui has also finished her confinement.

In the past few months, the caravan has traveled back and forth between Yongzhou and Cang County several times, and has achieved remarkable results. For the transportation of rouge, the transportation cost has been reduced by 30% compared with the previous escort company. Moreover, the fabric business in cooperation with the Hu family has gradually improved.

Hu Wenyan asked the caravan to bring a letter to her, saying that Madam Hu asked her to increase the supply of floral and horizontal silk. Although it was winter now, this kind of thin material was not selling well in the north, but Madam Hu thought that she could take this opportunity to stockpile more cloth and then order people to make ready-made clothes so that they could be sold next spring.

The price of ready-made clothes is several times higher than that of selling fabrics alone, and the profit is also higher.

Shen Nankui also strongly agreed with this proposal and couldn't help but sigh in her heart that she had found the right person to cooperate with the Hu family. Dealing with a smart person like Mrs. Hu, Shen Nankui didn't even have to worry about anything and only had to provide the goods.

On the one hand, she agreed to the matter and asked Yongzhou to increase the supply. On the other hand, she spent a lot of money to collect many fashionable ready-made clothing patterns in Yongzhou and sent them to the Hu family along with the fabrics.

Hu Wenyan also mentioned a second thing in the letter.

Although there were many teachers in Lai'an Academy who proposed to set up an admission threshold, Shen Nankui did not agree. Hu Wenyan also felt that this move was contrary to the original intention of establishing the academy, so he also disagreed. However, the number of people who held opposing opinions was too small, and when Hu Wenyan was about to give in, he had to ask Mr. Hu to step forward.

In the letter, she said proudly: "Sister Shen, you can relax. No one will disobey my grandfather's orders. Lai'an Academy will never abandon its original intention. Moreover, Lai'an Academy has made remarkable achievements in the past year and gradually won the hearts of the people in Cang County. A few academies have followed Lai'an Academy's example and started to recruit female teachers and female students."

"Hehe, this made the academician very anxious. He even wrote to the court, wanting the county magistrate Zhou to suppress this matter, but he was reprimanded by His Majesty. I heard from my grandfather that it seemed that Gu Yichuan had advised His Majesty and outlined the benefits of opening up more schools, so His Majesty acquiesced to what we did in Cang County. You don't know how ugly the academician's face was after being reprimanded by His Majesty. Now, he dares not say anything against it anymore!"

"Hey! Speaking of which, I have to thank Gu Yichuan. I heard that he is also in Yongzhou, right? How are things going between you? Have you forgotten the past? But no matter what, Sister Shen, as a friend, I hope you can be happy. According to the date, you should have given birth. Enclosed is the gift I gave to my nephew (or niece). See you another day, and I will give you another big gift."

"This letter is short but my feelings are deep. I miss you so much. Please take care of yourself."

After Shen Nankui finished reading the letter, the smile on his face lingered for a long time.

Every time she received a letter from Hu Wenyan, she would be happy for a long time. This feeling of being missed was like a ray of warm sunshine in winter shining on a person, making everyone feel comfortable.

Along with the letter, there was also a small purse, which was probably what Hu Wenyan gave to the child.

When Shen Nankui opened it, he saw a peace locket made of mutton-fat jade inside.

The small jade button feels as warm as water in the hand and shines brightly in the sunlight. There are no traces of carving on it, and it looks beautiful as if it was created naturally.

Lian Hehua couldn't help but praise: "It's really beautiful, Miss Hu is also thoughtful."

"Yes."

Shen Nankui smiled slightly, tied the jade button around Ah Nao's neck, and said softly, "Ah Nao, this is a gift from Aunt Wen Yan. Do you like it?"

The jade button felt a little cool, and when it stuck to Ah Nao's body, it made her giggle.

Hehua picked her up from the crib and coaxed her for a while.

Shen Nankui was looking at them with a smile when she saw Gu Yichuan coming in from outside. He was sharp-eyed and noticed the extra jade button on his daughter's neck at a glance. He asked, "Where did this come from?"

When he learned that this was sent by Hu Wenyan, he suddenly sighed.

Shen Nankui noticed that he looked strange, so he asked, "What's wrong?"

Gu Yichuan said: "My elder brother and his wife also received a letter."

After he returned to Beijing to report from the Western Army, he hurried to Yongzhou, so he had not been home to visit his mother Gu in the past year.

Now, he has settled down in Yongzhou, and Shen Nankui has safely given birth to a daughter. Logically, he should explain everything to his family, so he sent a letter back last month, first explaining that his divorce from Shen Nankui was just a misunderstanding, and then announcing the good news of the child.

Gu Qingrong and Liang were naturally happy to see this happen.

He replied the letter happily and even had a pair of pure gold safety locks made and sent to her, but there was not a single word from his mother in the letter.

Gu Yichuan originally thought that his mother was unhappy about giving birth to a daughter, so she didn't want to say anything to him. But just two days after he received the letter from Gu Qingrong and his wife, he received another letter sent by his mother.

In the letter, she was furious, and she didn't understand why he and Shen Nankui wanted to reconcile when they had clearly divorced.

What I don’t understand even more is why a child that was clearly aborted reappeared?

She didn't even believe that the child in Shen Nankui's belly was Gu Yichuan's flesh and blood.

"Yichuang, what are you thinking about?"

Shen Nankui said with some concern: "I called you a few times just now, but you didn't hear me. Did something happen to my brother and sister-in-law?"

Gu Yichuan suppressed his emotions, put a smile on his lips, and shook his head.

"I am fine."

Then he turned around and went out, bringing in a carved wooden box.

"This is the safety lock that my elder brother and his wife made for Ah Nao. Since she already has a jade lock, you can keep this gold lock."

When the box was opened, the safety lock inside almost blinded several people's eyes.

I saw that this peace lock was made of pure gold, as big as an adult's palm, and was inlaid with a thumb-sized pearl.

Shen Nankui laughed in silence, "The gifts given by my elder brother and sister-in-law are too expensive."

If such a heavy gold locket were hung around Ah Nao's neck, I'm afraid she wouldn't even be able to lift her head.

But when I thought about it, I felt touched.

I'm afraid even Ayuan and Aqiao have never had such a good thing, but they gave it to their own children. This kind of thought is precious.

Shen Nankui asked with a smile: "What else did Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law say in their letter? Did they mention A Yuan and A Yuan? We haven't seen them for such a long time, they must have grown taller, right?"