Chapter 241 Brothers reunited

Some enthusiastic neighbors went to check, only to discover that the mute woman's husband had passed away.

When he left, there was a satisfied smile on his face.

People said that although the mute woman's husband died of illness, he had a smile on his face when he passed away, so it could be considered a happy funeral.

The reason why happy funerals were considered auspicious things in ancient times was because the common people lacked medical care and medicine, food and clothing, and few could live to die of old age, so being able to leave the world peacefully was considered a blessing.

The woman sighed and said, "We are all suffering and can't even afford to eat, so we can't help much at ordinary times."

"Everyone said that the old man was able to die with a smile because he had a full meal with meat before he died, so he had no regrets in his heart and died happily!"

"Perhaps this is why the mute woman is grateful to you, the boss..."

Wang An remained silent for a long time, and no longer asked the mute woman to stand up. Instead, he turned to Tian Erlangzi and said, "After you go back, give the mute woman's son ten taels of silver and ask him to come back to attend the funeral!"

Tian Erlengzi nodded and said nothing.

The mute old woman on the side heard it and finally opened her mouth, letting out an "ah ah" sound, tears streaming down her wrinkled face.

While crying, he kowtowed to Wang An.

But this time Wang An did not stop him, and he seemed to have realized something in his mind.

The reason why ancient Chinese people loved to kowtow was not necessarily due to power and strict hierarchy.

Because this is the only way they can give to their benefactor to express their gratitude, apart from this they have nothing else.

But as time went by, people gradually became spineless and began to kneel down to others no matter what the situation.

Little did people know that although the ancients loved to kowtow, there was also a saying that a man’s knees are made of gold.

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As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. Wang An and his companions eventually parted with these helpless family members and set out on the journey back to the capital.

Finally, after a few days, I returned to the capital city after being away for a long time.

As soon as he returned to the capital, Tian Erlangzi immediately withdrew ten taels of silver from the accounting office in the name of Wang An and found the son of the mute woman, a one-armed man named Zhuzi.

Zhuzi is not very old, less than thirty years old.

Because one of his hands was cut off by the Qing army, no girl was willing to marry him because he was a cripple.

When he learned that his father passed away during the time he was away, he cried like a child because he could not accompany his father on his last journey.

But he was extremely relieved to learn that because of Wang An's unauthorized decision, his old father was able to eat a full meal with meat before he died.

He personally found Wang An, knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily.

But Zhuzi's personality is similar to that of the mute woman. He just kowtows and doesn't say much.

It’s just that the mute woman lost her voice, but Zhuzi is like this because of his personality.

Wang An did not say much. After all, this incident had happened a few days ago, and the initial touch in his heart was not much left. He just patted the other person's shoulder and told Zhuzi to take good care of his father's funeral.

If you don't have enough money or encounter any difficulties, go to the Datong General's Office to register your name.

But in the end, Wang An couldn't control himself, thinking of the wrinkled old face of the mute woman and the tears in her eyes.

She was so old, her husband had passed away, and her son was not around, which was not good, so she said to Tian Erleng:
"Choose two brothers who are good at moving around and have them go back with Zhuzi. First, they can help with the funeral arrangements, and second, they can take the old lady over after everything is done. After all, she is old..."

When Zhuzi heard this, the tears that he had been holding back suddenly burst out of his eyes.

Just like all the poor people in this world, he could only kneel down to express his gratitude. Tian Erlangzi went to pull the pillar and sighed, "Let's go. I'll go with you to find someone."

However, this pillar was indeed very much like the mute woman, kneeling on the ground stubbornly, as if it wanted to go through the full ritual of three kneelings and nine kowtows.

Tian Erlangzi knew that Wang An didn't like others kneeling to him, so he advised: "Don't bother with these empty formalities, our boss likes this."

"If you really want to, just work hard in the future."

Unexpectedly, Tian Erlangzi's words moved Zhuzi. Zhuzi raised his head sullenly and looked at Wang An, saying, "Boss, my life used to belong to the court, but from now on it belongs to you!"

After saying that, he stood up quickly and bowed to Wang An.

Wang An nodded and said, "It's not that serious. I'll just take good care of you after I take you home. Your mother's life has not been easy."

Zhuzi nodded firmly, and then followed Tian Erlangzi away.

After Zhuzi and the other man left, Wang An did not go home immediately as it was still early. Instead, he inspected the factory and flagship store first. After confirming that everything was normal and that the flagship store's business was even more booming than before they left, Wang An was contented and prepared to go home and rest.

The experience on the grassland during this period, as well as what he saw and heard on the road were so exciting that Wang An felt physically and mentally exhausted.

So after meeting Yun Zhao who was checking the accounts at the flagship store, Wang An returned to his house in Chengnei with the excited girl.

Xiaowu, Xiaoliu, Yunmu and others were all very surprised at Wang An's return.

So all the women in the room prepared a table full of delicious food for Wang An that night.

But Wang An didn’t have much appetite. After just a few more bites, he lost all appetite.

Yun Zhao immediately asked with concern: "Master, is the food not to your liking?"

Wang An shook his head and forced a smile, "No, the food is delicious, but I'm tired from the long journey, so my appetite is poor."

Upon hearing this, Yun Zhao immediately went to the kitchen to make some soup for Wang An.

But he was stopped by Wang An.

Seeing that Wang An really had no appetite, Yun Zhao had no choice but to give up and could only advise Wang An to rest early and recover his energy.

Just as I was about to go back to my room, there was a knock on the door.

Xiao Wu immediately said, "It must be the master of the hall who has come."

Xiao Liu continued, "During the days when the master was away, the master came almost every three or five days."

Wang An smiled and patted the two girls on the head, saying, "You knew who was coming but you didn't open the door instead of talking nonsense here?"

Xiaowu and Xiaoliu put down their bowls and chopsticks and ran to open the door.

After a while, he came back with two people.

It was Chongzhen and Wang Chengen.

As soon as they met, Chongzhen smiled and said, "Brother, it's been a long time since we last met!"

"I kind of regret introducing you to the job of Royal Merchant. You're always traveling far away!"

Wang An laughed and immediately asked Yun Zhao to warm up two jugs of wine so that he could have a good drink with Chongzhen.

After they sat down, Wang An sighed and said, "My dear brother, you didn't want me to go far away. Now your words have come true!"

As soon as these words came out, Chongzhen was surprised and asked, "Oh, what do you mean?"

(End of this chapter)