When Mr. Cui heard that the ox cart last night belonged to Cui Shouqing's friend, he couldn't tell whether he was excited or disappointed.
He accepted the food with a smile and asked, "Were they the ones who delivered food to your house some time ago?"
Cui Wan'er lowered her eyes and didn't answer the question. After chatting about some family matters for a while, she stood up and left.
Old Master Cui looked at his granddaughter's receding back and sighed slightly.
I’m afraid it will be hard to see the harmonious scenes of the past again!
When Cui Yujiao came out of the cellar, she heard the aunts and sisters guessing about Ling Jiheng's identity.
She listened from the side, but always felt that it was unreliable.
Although the man was riding in an ox cart, he had a servant with an extremely bad temper, so he must be of high status.
It is possible that he was the person who delivered food to Cui Wan'er before.
I really don't know what kind of luck Cui Wan'er has, to be targeted by people time and time again. And she still pretends to be noble!
She walked forward with a pout: "My cousin has a wide circle of friends, maybe they came just for her face!"
With just one sentence, the whole place fell into silence.
Cui Yujiao thought she was ruining Cui Wan'er's reputation, but she forgot that all the gossips here were once wives of officials.
He immediately saw the jealousy in her eyes and sneered, "So what? Your uncle didn't say anything. What are you doing here complaining?"
Cui Yujiao was so embarrassed that her ears turned red. She lowered her head and left quickly.
Those former noble ladies laughed heartily at her fleeing figure.
Only after he was out of breath did he start gossiping about Cui Wan'er again.
There is no way. Life is too boring and no one is willing to verify the truth.
Just chat casually and treat it as a spice of life.
In Qingshan Village, in the evening, Erzhu drove an ox cart and took two soldiers to collect mushrooms from house to house.
Song Lizheng was standing by and waited for Song Yuangen to finish weighing the goods before recording the number in the account book.
Today's account books are different from those of later generations. They can fill a page, but can't record much, and are extremely troublesome to calculate.
If Song Lizheng had not studied with an old scholar for a few years when he was a child, and even passed the examination to become a student, he would probably not be able to handle such complicated things.
Chi Xingyue once saw Song Lizheng doing some accounting. He used the abacus very quickly, going back and forth, which was extremely time-consuming.
I really want to teach him Arabic numerals, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, as well as statistical tables to improve his efficiency.
But I feel that it is not the right time and it is difficult to realize the value of knowledge.
So I endured it and didn't mention it again. I would just help calculate it if I saw it, and it wouldn't take long.
This made Song Lizheng very surprised, and he wondered if all the young wives in the Ling family were so powerful?
You can figure out the answer with just a casual glance. So what should her man be like?
Thinking of the Ling family’s identity before the incident, it suddenly dawned on me that they had a long family tradition of learning.
It was completely unclear that Chi Xingyue's original identity was just a girl who stayed in the big kitchen and made fire.
A group of people worked until very late before they transported all the mushrooms back to the Ling family compound.
Ling Jiheng wrapped the mushrooms in a torn quilt, put some dry biscuits and a few water bags into the ox cart, and then took the two guests to have dinner.
We had mutton noodle soup for dinner. It had lots of meat and noodles, and it smelled delicious. The touch of fresh coriander was the finishing touch.
Soon, the mutton soup noodles were finished, and fine beads of sweat appeared on Ling Jiheng's forehead, and he felt very satisfied.
After warming himself by the stove for a while and sweating, he went back to the house with Chi Xingyue.
After washing up, he curled up on the kang and questioned Chi Xingyue about what he had done during this period.
Chi Xingyue knew that she was exposed, so she didn't hide it, but she still acted coquettishly: "It's not that you are not here, it's too boring, I can't stay in the room all day long, so..."
"You just figured out poker? Then do you want me to play mahjong for you?"
Chi Xingyue immediately took advantage of the situation, nodded frantically, and hugged Ling Jiheng's neck and kissed him: "Thank you, husband!"
Ling Jiheng was so angry that he lost his temper. He was silent for a while with a sullen face, then he smiled, his eyes full of sweetness.
He warned without any dignity: "Don't do it again!"
Chi Xingyue said, "Yeah, yeah," "I know, I know. If you go away again, I'll miss you at home. I'll think of you five hundred times a day, day and night, with a deep longing for you!"
Ling Jiheng stared at her with burning eyes, and felt unbearable just listening to her description.
I wish I could never leave her again and stay by her side day and night.
He blew out the oil lamp and climbed up. Discordant sounds came from the west room, while in the east room, Ling Weicheng once again felt the situation was worrying.
Even the nourishing soup given by Chi Xingyue is useless. Is he really going to face a mid-life crisis?
But his wife was so beautiful, even more charming than when she was young. Ling Weicheng was so greedy.
Forget it, forget it, don’t think about it anymore, just go to sleep quietly.
What's going on in the west room? There's always some annoying noises coming from it.
The son is restless after coming home, which makes it hard for him to fall asleep. Oh, what a pity!
As the night deepened, the Ling family fell into silence. The wind and snow outside the window seemed to be affected and also stopped, leaving only the sound of snoring.
At the hour of Yin, the two soldiers woke up from their sleep and wanted to leave secretly, but they found that Qi Zi was already waiting for them in the small kitchen.
The dumplings made last night were cooking on the stove. The delicious smell brought tears to their eyes.
They felt that this business trip was worth it. The Ling family treated people with sincerity. When they returned, they would have to show off to Boss Fu.
I thought the matter was over, but unexpectedly, Ling Jiheng came over before I finished eating the dumplings.
Although they didn't have their hair tied up and their clothes were casual, they appreciated the kindness.
Ling Jiheng ate some dumplings with the two of them and told them that there were weapons hidden under the car.
If you encounter a robber, fight him if you can, run away if you can't. Safety comes first, and it doesn't matter if you lose your car.
When people interact with each other, they must be sincere. A few words made the two soldiers feel warm inside, as if they were immersed in the warm summer sun.
"Thank you, Master Ling. We two brothers will come to visit you again some other day!"
Ling Jiheng smiled and nodded: "You're welcome anytime!"
He stood up to see them out, watched the ox cart go away, and then returned to Qingfeng Courtyard.
He took off his cold cloak and stayed in the corner for a long time.
When he felt warm, he threw off the quilt and got into bed, holding his young wife in his arms.
Chi Xingyue didn't notice that he had gone out at all. She leaned into his arms and slept even more soundly.
The moon peeked out from behind the thick clouds, glanced at the tightly closed door, and then hid back away in shame.
Only a few stars are left blinking curiously.
Time passed slowly, and the day gradually brightened. The Ling family members woke up from their sleep one after another and started a new day of work.
Wash face, brush teeth, go to the toilet, eat, exercise, and visit the mushroom house.
Ling Jiren and Ling Weicun picked the newly grown winter mushrooms in their shed and put them into a backpack covered with straw.
They were carefully placed on the ox cart and prepared to be taken to the county town to be sold.
But he was blocked by Ling Weiyuan and Ling Jihao.
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