Jian Ning told Lao Liu to wait for the letter. Tian Xiaoyu hadn't promised anyone yet, which made Lao Liu very happy. However, Ding Youtian kicked him when he found out, "You useless bastard! You've seen her and you're attracted to her, but you don't even think of asking her yourself? Is all you do to eat?"
Lao Liu was not convinced, but he didn't dare to say a word. Since he was a child, whenever he was bullied outside, Ding Youtian would ask Xiu Gu to stand up for him. When Ding Youtian realized that he and Xiu Gu could not beat the other party together, he would go to Liu the Blind's house to steal some food and give it to Ma Fuquan, asking Ma Fuquan to beat people for him to vent Lao Liu's anger.
After that, she had to give Lao Liu a good scolding, scolding him for being useless and only knowing how to cry. When encountering problems, he didn't know how to use his brain to find solutions. Therefore, Lao Liu usually didn't go to him when he had problems, but went directly to Xiu Gu.
"Even a good woman is afraid of being pestered by a fool. When you have free time, go to the escort agency frequently and talk to her. Be a good girl and help the agency with some work. After a few times, she will naturally figure it out. Then you can ask a matchmaker to come and mediate, and the matter will be settled. There is no need to bother your fourth sister-in-law."
"It's no use going to someone else's escort agency. It would be bad if you end up making things worse and offending the girl." Jian Ning patted Lao Liu's shoulder. "It's okay. Brother Ma will go and talk to you tomorrow. I'm sure Miss Xiaoyu has seen you too. If she likes you, she'll have news tomorrow. Just wait patiently."
Lao Liu came with Zhang Mazi, and they were going back to the county in the afternoon in the inn's carriage. Before dinner, he went home for a stroll. When Meng saw him, she thought he had received his monthly allowance. She was so happy that her wrinkles on her face blossomed. "Why did you get it early this month?"
As Meng spoke, she stretched out her hand, ready to take the silver.
"What?" Lao Liu didn't react for a moment.
"It's just the monthly allowance. What else can I get? Give it to me. My family is really short of money."
"It will take another half month to send it out. How can it be sent out now?"
"Why did you come back if your monthly allowance wasn't issued?"
It turned out that he couldn't come back home without money. Lao Liu turned around and left without saying a word. Mrs. Meng was disappointed by him and was so angry that she chased him out and scolded him, "You ungrateful person, if you want to die, you should have eaten in the store before going back. How can you rush back at mealtime to find food at home, you spendthrift son!"
Lao Liu didn't expect that he came back excitedly to see his parents, but ended up feeling upset and angry. He didn't go back to Jian Ning's house for dinner and went straight to town.
When it was time for dinner, he didn't show up. Jian Ning thought he was eating over there, so she went to the east room to call Huo Jincheng. When she got there, she saw him still writing furiously at his desk. "Why haven't you finished yet? Is it that difficult?"
"Right away." Huo Jincheng glanced at her. This letter would be submitted to the emperor after the prince had read it, so he had to carefully consider every word.
Prince Yong was, after all, a prince, so he couldn't truthfully write that he was stabbed twice by Jian Ning. He could only write that he was beaten, or that it was an accidental injury during the chaos. He had to work hard to get the emperor to not pursue the matter. The emperor might not be unaware that Prince Yong had ambitions to seize the throne, but the emperor knowing it and the country women knowing it were two different things.
Since ancient times, there has been no emperor who did not mind those around him coveting his throne, even if it was his own son. It is not a trivial matter that a village woman like Jian Ning can see through Prince Yong's thoughts. It is equivalent to a thorn in the emperor's heart.
With this thorn in his side, whether Jian Ning stabbed Prince Yong twice or hit him twice with a stick became insignificant.
Therefore, he had to put a lot of effort into Jian Ning's words, so that the emperor would know that his benevolence spread to every corner of Dayan Kingdom, making all the people submit to him. Even a village woman knew that the world belonged to the emperor, not to any prince!
After Huo Jincheng finished writing the letter, he suddenly thought to himself that Jian Ning had lived here since she was over seven years old, and she only interacted with rural villagers. Even if Ding Youtian had been educated, he could not have taught her such knowledge and courage.
Hateful! There was clearly someone behind this, but they refused to reveal it. He thought he should pay more attention. He didn't believe he couldn't find the person behind them.
He had just sealed the letter when Ma Xiaomai and Da Niu came back from school. Upon learning that he had been entrusted with the important task of writing a letter to the emperor, Ma Xiaomai jumped for joy.
Tian was also happy. After all, reading was the best thing. Her son's handwriting would be read by the emperor himself, which was something she could not even dream of in the past. She watched from the side with great interest. Every time she saw Ma Xiaomai drawing a circle, she raised her hand and hit him on the head.
"Mom, if you keep hitting me, all the words I know will be knocked out of my head."
"Bullshit! Can I knock those words out of your head?" After cursing, Tian realized that his mother was actually herself.
She scolded herself.
"I'm too lazy to read what you wrote. It makes me angry."
When they returned home that night, Tian told Ma Fuquan about Lao Liu and Tian Xiaoyu, asking him to bring them together no matter what. She also instructed him, "Just tell my sister-in-law that Brother You Tian is a man who loves his wife very much. Lao Liu has been close to him since childhood, so he must be a man who loves his wife too. If Xiaoyu follows him, she will only enjoy happiness and no hardship! She has fallen into a good nest. Don't let her and her mother make the wrong decision. If you miss this opportunity, you will never get it again."
Ma Fuquan touched her belly and said with a smile: "Is Ding Youtian the only one who loves his wife? Don't I love you?"
"We were talking about Lao Liu and Xiao Yu, why did you bring us into this? You idiot!"
"Let me hear what my daughter is doing."
"Oh, what can we expect to hear now? Let's wait for two or three months."
The couple laughed and joked for a while, and the next day, Tian Shi urged him again, "If Xiaoyu agrees to see him, you should take Laoliu to our escort agency so that they can see him and decide on him sooner rather than later. That way, I can feel at ease."
"Why are you getting so involved in their affairs? Your first priority right now is to take good care of my daughter. If anything goes wrong, I'll come back and tell you how I'll deal with you."
"Oh, I see. Your daughter can't run away. If this thing succeeds, come back and tell me as soon as possible." Tian was not just trying to get related to Jian Ning. She thought that Lao Liu was a good boy from the bottom of her heart and hoped that they could become a couple.
When Ma Fuquan arrived at the county, he first went to the government office to sign in, and was then pulled aside by County Magistrate He for a chat. County Magistrate He asked him to go back and inform the head of the village that in a few days, village representatives from the entire Dazhou County would come to their village to learn how to plant and cultivate hybrid grains, and he must make sure to do a good job of receiving them.
"Then someone has to take care of everything, including food, drink, and toileting. Will the expenses be paid by the county or the state government? I'll have an explanation when I get back."
"Of course it's from the provincial government. The letter sent yesterday said the money has been sealed. You can go and collect it and take it back with you."
"Okay, I'll go for a walk down the street and come back later."
Ma Fuquan came out of the county government office and went to the escort agency. He told the eldest brother Tian and his wife about Lao Liu and Xiao Yu. They both liked Lao Liu very much. A few days ago, Lao Liu brought a business to the escort agency. The guests of the restaurant needed to ship goods, and he brought them to the escort agency.
"I'll go tell Xiaoyu right now. That damn girl must have seen him. I'll ask her if she remembers him and if she likes him."
Mrs. Tian went there excitedly.
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