Chapter 283 No Points

Although Qianzhou is located in a remote area, it has picturesque scenery with green hills and clear water. The doctor also said that living in a place with mountains and water would be good for Kui'er's illness. When she lived here, Liang Qingzi saw that her daughter also liked this place, so she rented a yard for her to live there temporarily. However, she didn't expect that she would get into trouble while living there.

"I'm sorry, Mom. If you don't agree, Kui'er will listen to you."

Liang Qingzi really didn't want to agree, but when she saw her daughter's little face, she couldn't bear to say no. She sighed and said, "Kui'er, you know, this is not just a matter of age. Mr. Shen is the eldest son and grandson in the family. Your body can't bear such a burden. Mother would rather you not get married, live peacefully until old age, and live a long life."

There was one more thing Liang Qingzi didn't have the heart to tell her daughter. As far as she knew, the eldest wife of the Shen family only had one son, so they must be hoping for a son to carry on the family line. With Kui'er's current body, it was already difficult for her to live like a normal person, and she couldn't bear the thought of getting pregnant and having a child.

Liang Yingkui blinked her eyes and her look dimmed. She knew that what her mother said made sense. With her health condition, she could only live for a short time. Why should she get married?

"I understand, mother. You are right."

Liang Qingzi hardened her heart and said to her daughter, "Mother knows you are a good boy. Let's forget about Mr. Shen. If you like this, mother will find you another one to keep at home. There are many men with two legs."

As for Shen Duan, it was also the first time he knew that Kui'er and her mother knew his second uncle's family, and it sounded like Kui'er and Manman were very familiar with each other.

At night, Shen Duan lay on the bed, the bed curtain above his head was made of coarse cloth he bought in the county market. When he took office, he knew that the roads here were difficult to travel, so he only brought very few things with him. The most exquisite thing in this room should be the box of rouge in his cabinet that he asked his sister to buy for him. It took a long time to get it to him, but it seems that he will never have the chance to give it away again.

The first time Liang Yingkui met Shen Duan was outside the city. He was helping two children get paper orioles hanging on a tree. At that time, Shen Duan was wearing a short coat, his trouser legs were rolled up, and he had a straw hat on his head. Liang Yingkui thought he was a very kind farmer.

The second time Liang Yingkui saw Shen Duan was outside the county court. The county chief clerk's family lived next door to her. The chief clerk's daughter was a lively girl. She pulled her to watch the court session. Then she saw Shen Duan in official uniform. Only then did she realize that he was not a farmer, but the magistrate of Yunyang County.

Later, she often heard the three words "Lord Shen" from other people's mouths, and every time Liang Yingkui felt that Lord Shen was truly a good official.

The third time Liang Yingkui saw Shen Duan was at the Lantern Festival in Yunyang County. Although this place was remote, the people were happy and free. She had never seen a lantern festival with people dancing with lanterns anywhere else. So she was so fascinated that she and her maid were separated by the crowd. When she stumbled in the crowd looking for someone, Shen Duan helped her block the people who bumped into her and also helped her find her maid.

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——Beijing, Liang family.

"Come here quickly, Qingzi and Kui'er wrote us a letter today." Meng Shanqing received the letter, but she refused to open it and waited until her husband came back to read it together. If she read it in advance, her man would complain that she didn't wait for him.

"A letter? They said they'd stay in Qianzhou for quite a while. They should have received the things we sent them before, right?"

Meng Shanqing opened the letter before Liang Qingyuan sat down. "Well, Qingzi said she received it, and asked us not to send it again in the future. It's not easy to carry too many things on the road, so we should travel light."

Liang Qingyuan heard this and asked, "Didn't you say last time that Qianzhou was pretty good? Kui'er rarely gets sick there. Are you leaving again?"

"Qingzi said that Qianzhou is still a bit cold in winter and not as warm as Minzhou. It's a good time to go to Minzhou now. The official roads in Qianzhou have been repaired, so it will be convenient to return to Qianzhou after winter is over."

"If Kui'er is feeling better, it would be better for her to come back to the capital. It's not a good idea to travel around like this every year."

"Do you need to tell me about this? Doesn't Qingzi care about Kui'er's health more than you do? Doctor Hua has already said that it won't be a problem if the carriage goes slower. Qingzi will naturally bring Kui'er back when it's time to come back."

Liang Qingyuan shrank his neck, "Why are you shouting so loudly? I didn't say anything. Besides, I was thinking about them, mother and daughter, right?"

The twenty-sixth time Liang Yingkui met Shen Duan was still outside the city of Yunyang County, but this time, her carriage was heading outside the city.

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"Manman, these are sent to you by my elder brother from Qianzhou. He said they are local wax-dyed cloths. Although they are not very fine, they are also quite interesting. I don't know how long it took my elder brother to prepare these things. There is also a big ham. My mother has asked someone to send it to the kitchen. We will try it tonight."

Not long after Shen Yuan returned home from the Dali Temple, Shen Xi brought a lot of things to her yard.

"Also, this is the letter that my elder brother asked me to pass on to you."

Shen Yuan took it with a smile and opened it to read.

"What did Big Brother say?"

"He said he couldn't come to my wedding and felt bad. He also said that next time he comes back, he will definitely come to the capital to see what Xie Hui is like."

"I think he's going to take root there. Grandmother got angry again after reading the letter from my eldest brother."

Shen Yuan hurriedly asked: "What's going on?"

"Didn't you say last time that my eldest brother seemed to have a girl he liked? My grandmother persuaded me for a long time before I accepted that my eldest brother should find someone there, saying that it didn't matter what family the girl was from, as long as there was someone who cared about him. But this time I found out that it wasn't a girl he liked, but a girl without parents from the charity hall in the county who was having a birthday. The girl said that she had never received any birthday gifts, so my brother asked me to buy this and ask the people from the charity hall to give it to the girl."

Shen Yuan couldn't help but admire him after hearing this, "Big brother really takes Yunyang County to heart. Let grandma figure it out sooner rather than later. Now that we have grandchildren, daughters-in-law, and sons-in-law at home, we don't need anything anymore, so stop focusing on big brother."

"Isn't it?"

Shen Yuan smiled and said, "It's okay. I think grandma is still not busy enough. When I find something for her to do, she won't have time to think about these things."

"Don't make trouble. Isn't your wedding a trouble? Your wedding is only a month away. Grandmother only remembered my brother after receiving the letter today. She was busy with your wedding the rest of the time."

"Yeah, I get it. Now I'm the most free one at home. I don't have to worry about anything except going on duty. Oh, it would be great if I could go on duty an hour later. I'd rather go on duty an hour later in the afternoon."