When Xu Rao first arrived in Hexi, the county magistrate, Qian, relied on his local power to create many obstacles for him. At that time, Xu Di understood that if the people working with him were not of one mind, it would be very difficult to accomplish anything.
After a brief chat, Xu Di returned to his office and arranged for someone to deliver the gifts he had brought to both families. As for the family in the county government, he sent some local specialties from the capital, not to everyone, but as a small gift.
After Xu Di returned, Li Yuexi was already sitting at the kang table waiting for him to have dinner.
The house here is very small, and there is no special place to wash up. Since it was cold, I simply put a washbasin stand in the corner of the room. After washing my face and hands, I prepared to have dinner.
Li Yuexi slept all afternoon and looked much better. Xu Di asked her if she was tired while eating. Li Yuexi helped Xu Di get a dark-colored steamed bun and said, "I'm not too tired, just a little tired. I'll rest a bit more and I'll be fine."
Xu Di nodded and said, "I went to the county office this afternoon to see the county magistrate and the registrar, and I also sent someone to deliver gifts to both families. I estimate that their family members will come to return the gifts tomorrow. At that time, we will have our mother and nanny take care of them. You can just sit on the side and watch."
Li Yuexi nodded in agreement. She had seen how her mother received the families of her father's colleagues before, so she wasn't intimidated.
Nothing happened that night, but who knew that when they woke up the next day, not long after breakfast, it started to snow sporadically.
It suddenly got cold outside, so Granny Lu quickly sent someone to the street to buy firewood and charcoal. When they returned, they heated the kang (a heated brick bed) in the room until it was warm and cozy. Li Yuexi was still worried about whether the county magistrate and the registrar's family would come over. Around noon, she heard someone coming from ahead to say that the county magistrate and the wife of the registrar, Mrs. Tong, had come to pay their respects.
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