Song Qiao heard Hu Xu's footsteps walking out of the alley, then touched his stomach, thinking about the taste of the rice dumplings, and thought to himself: It turns out that he likes that kind of woman.
It's a pity that she will never succeed.
She is just Song Qiao, Song Qiao who only knows how to grow flowers.
Xu Jiang and Lou Yunchun went to Yuan's house first and delivered rice dumplings made from his bamboo shells. Yuan Zuzhi immediately opened one to taste, and boasted that his bamboo was so good that even the bamboo shells were so fragrant.
Afterwards, he told Xu Jiang that if she and Lou Yunchun bought a new house, she should go to his yard and dig up a few clumps of bamboo. Bamboo grows well and a large area will grow soon.
The story was interesting, so he took the two of them to the foot of a wall. Outside the wall was a bamboo forest. The bamboo roots passed through the wall and arched out several thick bamboo shoots.
"Look, how good it looks."
Xu Jiang saw only the precarious condition of the wall. The bamboo had become a disaster, so she suggested digging up the newly sprouted shoots and making dried bamboo shoots, which would be delicious when used in stews or soups.
Lou Yunchun nodded in agreement.
In the end, the two were asked to leave by Yuan Zuzhi.
When Yuan Yanyan learned that Xu Jiang was coming, she sent someone to invite him, but to no avail. Fortunately, she received a gift from Xu Jiang, otherwise she would have ignored her father for several days.
Arriving at Nanshan Academy, Xu Jiang hesitated for a long time and did not dare to enter.
Zeng Zhui, who had just emerged from Bajizhai, spotted them. He quickly tiptoed out, pushed the two aside, and whispered, "Why are you here?"
Lou Yunchun said, "I'm here to give you a festival gift."
Zeng Zhui stared at Xu Jiang's forehead and said, "You'd better not go in, or I'll be punished again."
After saying this, he was about to reach out to take the gift that Lou Yunchun brought, but Lou Yunchun dodged and said, "Since we're here, it would be bad if we didn't go in."
Xu Jiang and Zeng Zhui looked at him at the same time. He looked back without changing his expression. Then he picked up the gift, pushed the two of them aside, and stepped into the gate of the school.
Zeng Zhui's eyebrows drooped, "So you were waiting here."
Xu Jiang shook his head and followed him into the house resignedly.
As soon as the two entered the yard, Lou Yunchun and Master Lin had already met and started exchanging greetings.
Zeng Zhui heard Lou Yunchun ask about his knowledge and thought Master Lin was going to praise him, but he saw Master Lin glance at him and replied, "So-so."
His face fell, and he listened to Lou Yunchun say: "I have indeed been slacking off these days. Now that the students are on holiday, the Imperial College and the academy are free. I can be stricter to prevent them from falling behind in their studies."
Master Lin nodded, clearly listening.
Zeng Zhui's face was numb.
Xu Jiang hid behind the two men, but could not escape Master Lin's eyes.
"Xu Jiang, come here."
"Master, have a happy Dragon Boat Festival." Xu Jiang stepped forward, covered his head and acted like a good boy, but Master Lin pulled his hand down.
When Master Lin saw that her forehead was covered with a bruise the size of a palm and a scar, and her brows were wrinkled like a river, he was shocked.
"Is the medicine available?"
"Yes, I use it every day."
"Did Doctor Chen say anything good or bad?"
"It's nothing serious." Xu Jiang's smile froze. "Look, I'm fine, aren't I?"
"Are you okay?" Master Lin stared at her until her hair trembled. After a long moment, he said, "Go and greet your aunt, light some incense, and wait until the incense burns out before getting up."
"Yes..." Xu Jiang glanced at Lou Yunchun, but Lou Yunchun turned his face away and did not plead for her.
Zeng Zhui felt much better knowing that someone was accompanying him in the punishment.
Master Lin added, "There's some ointment in the room that's specifically for treating injuries. It's for students. It's gentle and harmless. Let Hongchu apply it on you and give it a massage. It'll help in activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis."
"Yes." Xu Jiang snatched the gift from Lou Yunchun's hand, rolled his eyes, and then walked dejectedly to the backyard.
After a while, Lin Hongchu's scream was heard in the backyard.
After hearing Xu Jiang say that Master Lin had made her kneel as punishment, Lin Hongchu stared at her bruised head for a long moment before saying, "It's what you deserve."
Then he went to find some ointment to apply to her.
Xu Jiang respectfully lit a stick of incense for Madam Lin, but for some reason, she felt that the incense burned slower than usual.
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