Because Confucius had poor legs and feet, Shao Zhan specially approved him to enter and exit the palace in a sedan chair. However, it was not convenient to park the sedan chair outside the hall of the upper study, so it could only be placed at another entrance.

Jiang Shanhe supported Confucius and walked slowly, "Master, I heard that you will return home after the spring. If you need any help, please let me know."

"That's great. With the general's words, I feel relieved."

Confucius laughed out loud, and Jiang Shanhe's heart sank. Why did he feel like there was something else behind his words?

"General, if you don't tell me, I'm going to get into bed."

Confucius stopped, looked at Jiang Shanhe with a smile and said.

Jiang Shanhe was not embarrassed by being seen through, he just smiled and said, "Actually, I do have a question I would like to ask you."

"Oh? Go ahead."

Confucius was surprised. It was strange that the general actually needed his help to solve some problems.

"I heard that you are returning to Yonghai County, where my family is also."

"Oh, what a coincidence."

Jiang Shanhe smiled and said, "To be honest, Master, I have a wife and a son at home, and my son is in the enlightenment period. My wife is worried about this matter and has not found a suitable husband."

Jiang Danhe only spoke briefly and did not say everything, but basically everyone understood what he said.

Confucius stroked his beard and half-lowered his eyes. "On the first of next month, I will officially resign and leave Beijing."

After saying this, without waiting for Jiang Shanhe to react, he waved to the servant beside the sedan chair and helped him into the sedan chair.

Watching the sedan go away, Jiang Shanhe smiled. It seemed that this was going well, but what did he mean by telling her the date of departure?

Jiang Shanhe was in a fog as he walked towards where Shao Zhan was. If one person couldn't figure it out, then two people would try.

Unexpectedly, Shao Zhan burst into laughter after hearing this.

Jiang Shanhe stood a little further away from him, rubbed his ears that were ringing due to his noise, and looked speechlessly at the man who looked so gloating.

"You, you, haha..." Shao Zhan slammed the table without caring about his image, "You're dead!"

"Why do you say that?"

Jiang Shanhe looked at him in confusion. What did he mean he was going to die?

"You'll know when the time comes." Shao Zhan kept it a secret, then suddenly thought of something, "By the way, set aside a day that day, dress more comfortably, and eat more."

Jiang Shanhe's mind kept echoing with Shao Zhan's words. He paused, turned his head and looked in the direction of the hall. The confusion in his eyes deepened. What exactly did that mean?

The first thing he did after returning home was to write a letter to Xiaoguo. Anyway, he didn't understand what Kong Fuzi and Shao Zhan said, but he understood one thing: Xiaoguo asked him to confirm whether Kong Fuzi would return to Yonghai County. This question finally had an answer.

Moreover, today he mentioned something about Zhuang Zhuang. Confucius, who is such a smart man, could not have failed to understand it. From what he meant, if he didn't give a direct answer, then there is drama.

But this matter really troubled Confucius. At such an old age, he should have been preparing to enjoy his retirement, but he insisted on asking someone to take care of a child. A normal person would not agree to this.

"Li Shouji."

Jiang Shanhe found the man with dark circles under his eyes in the backyard and called out to him, but he didn't move at all.

After a long while, he still didn't move. Jiang Shanhe didn't have that much patience, so he just picked him up and didn't put him down until he begged for mercy.

"What are you doing now?"

Jiang Shanhe glanced at Fu Bao.

Li Shouji patted his body and stretched out his hand, "Give it to me."

Jiang Shanhe frowned and slapped his hand away, "What do you want?"

"Ah!" Li Shouji covered his right hand and said aggrievedly, "Xin Xin Xin! I'm sending you a letter!"

As soon as I saw the letter, I knew I had to run errands to the post station to deliver it, but he actually hit me. It really wasted my kindness and it was really sad!

"Oh, you don't need to do this. I can do it myself." Jiang Shanhe waved the letter and put it in his arms. "I want to talk to you about something else."

"What is it?"

"There will be a drill on the first of next month. Please go in my place."

"Then what are you going to do?"

Li Shouji's eyes widened. This was really strange. He had never missed such a large military exercise before. It was such an important matter, but he actually didn't go. It was really strange.

"Something's going on."

Jiang Shanhe patted him, turned around and left. Halfway through his walk, he left without even turning his head, saying, "I'll treat you to a drink tonight."

Having said that, he strode away.

Looking at the figure walking away in a hurry, Li Shouji smiled and said, "Ha, I'll make you drink till you drop tonight!"

–

Xiaoguo looked at the homemade calendar, turned to the marked page, counted the days, and found that it was almost too late and she had to send it out tomorrow at the latest.

"Zhuangzhuang, hurry up, we have to hurry up with our plan, otherwise we will miss it."

Zhuangzhuang poked his head out and looked at Xiaoguo. "Isn't it still early?"

"It's still early, but I said that three days ago."

Xiaoguo was busy packing up the needle and thread in her hands. There was only one edge left to sew. She had just said that she was not in a hurry. If she hadn't looked at the calendar, they would have been late.

Zhuangzhuang became anxious when he heard this. He ran over to look at the calendar, then counted with his fingers, and found that it was really too late.

"Can Xiaoyi celebrate his birthday two days later?"

When he got anxious, Zhuangzhuang started to cry.

"Don't talk nonsense." Xiao Guo put down her needlework, comforted him, and then said jokingly, "Who told you not to be anxious? What are you talking about? Oh, it's too early."

Xiaoguo then imitated Zhuangzhuang's tone, and Zhuangzhuang sounded shy and said timidly, "I also calculated the wrong date, just like mom."

In the end, he even pulled Xiaoguo down, which made her speechless. The man was not wrong, who made her miscalculate?

The two of them chatted for a few more sentences, and finally, you urged me and I urged you, and it was finally completed early the next morning. After being packaged, it was sent to the post station.

On the way back.

"Mom, when are we going to eat glutinous rice balls?"

"It's too early. We can eat it in three days."

Xiaoguo tapped his forehead. This kid only thinks about eating every day. It’s still a long way from the Lantern Festival today.

Zhuangzhuang has a drooping little head. I hope the Lantern Festival will come soon. He is so gluttonous.

Xiaoguo smiled at his expression. If Zhuangzhuang hadn't mentioned the glutinous rice balls, she would have almost forgotten about eating them. She hadn't even bought any, and there was no glutinous rice flour or anything else at home.

I rode my donkey cart around the market and saw someone selling glutinous rice balls, so I bought some ready-made ones. Although I could have made them myself, it was more convenient to eat ready-made ones, and the taste was almost the same.

For the sake of convenience, I bought a lot of small fruits. I can eat them during the festival or save them for later.

Many stalls on the street have already put up lanterns, and there are lion dances and dragon lanterns wandering on the streets, as if waiting for the arrival of night.

The scene is so lively during the day, and it will definitely get even more exciting at night.

Xiaoguo drove her donkey cart, gradually moving away from the lively atmosphere of the market. Although the hustle and bustle was good, she didn't like the unfamiliar hustle and bustle. It was the same when she was in school before. She would only go to necessary activities that could not be postponed, and she would not participate in other unimportant activities.

Not to mention the end of the world that followed. People at that time wanted to shrink down and would not go to the more lively places. Moreover, people at that time could no longer be called human beings. The basic moral bottom line and conscience no longer existed. They were just a group of living dead for themselves.

After coming here, she felt better in a real sense. Both psychologically and the environment had a profound impact on her. She liked the simple people here. Everyone had a pure land in their hearts, unlike where she lived, which was full of foul hostility.