After the girl left, Tie Ren's two servants became angry and looked sullen when they served him tea.
Tie Ren said, "Are you two a bit like the slave bullying the master?"
The two men bowed their heads and retreated, sitting together and muttering, "Madam has been gone for five years. Is it really necessary to suffer like this?"
Qin Zhong asked, "Do you prefer the one next door?"
Zhong Yong said, "That's even more impossible. Even if you and Dongzao get along, they won't be able to get along either."
Qin Zhong said: "What do you mean?"
Zhong Yong said: "If it were this girl today, at least one of her ends would be hot."
Qin Zhong said: "But usually they seem to be quite nice to each other, they can chat and laugh a little, and they look after each other.
Whenever they make something delicious over there, they never forget to send us a portion. They also help us with sewing and mending, and often make us mosquito repellent aromatherapy sachets in the summer."
Zhong Yong said, "But aren't we the ones doing the hard work over there?
It's like they don't have the convenience of hiring servants, and we don't have any maids, so if there's any work, the two courtyards can help each other and take care of each other."
Qin Zhong said, "But they can still chat for a few words, but this girl can't chat at all today."
Zhong Yong said, "They can chat for a few minutes because they have no intention of chatting with each other. Just like our neighbors Aunt Zhang and Aunt Zhao, they can also chat for a few minutes when they meet. It's the same idea."
Jiang He's yard next door welcomed the guests she had been longing for, her two children.
Chun Tao sat in the carriage and said to Lu Shiqing, "I won't go in."
Lu Shiqing said: "Then I won't go in either."
Chun Tao said, "How can that be possible? You must send the children in safely and hand them over to the young lady or Dong Zao."
Lu Shiqing said, "Then I'll send the children in and ask them what time to pick them up. Then I'll come out. You wait for me in the carriage for a while."
Chuntao nodded and watched Lu Shiqing lead the two children into the street.
Lu Qingyang and Lu Qingyin were brought into the yard by their father and were a little reserved at first.
Jiang He almost hugged one child in each hand, looking at the two children with joy, unable to take her eyes off them.
Dongzao was busy serving tea and water, and serving snacks and dried fruits. Lu Shiqing said, "Don't bother with my part. I'm leaving now. I'll pick them up after lunch."
Jiang He and Dong Zao prepared a table full of dishes for the two children and took out their newly bought clothes.
This was the happiest day for Jiang He after her divorce. When Lu Shiqing came to pick up the child, Jiang He said, "Thank you."
Lu Shiqing hesitated and said, "Actually, it's not me."
Jiang He nodded and said, "Please thank her for me. I remember she loved eating crystal dumplings made with broad bean vermicelli. I made this one. Please give it to Chuntao for me."
Lu Shiqing took it and took the two children away.
Dongzao could never understand Chuntao. She could look for any man in the world, so why did she look for the young lady's ex-husband?
Now she was a little angry and said, "Young lady, you still need to thank her. Look at your own biological child, now you have to thank her!"
Jiang He said: "She should be thanked, Lu Shiqing couldn't have thought of this.
This is because Chuntao is the stepmother. If it were someone else... Chuntao is kind to the children and is willing to let them come to see me, so I should be thankful."
When Dongzao heard this, he hesitated to speak and finally turned around to clean up the dishes.
The next morning, when Qin Zhong came to chop firewood, Dongzao lit the fire and simply baked a few more pancakes, made some soup, and prepared breakfast for the three people in the next yard.
While the two were busy, Qin Zhong said, "Zhong Yong said that there is no hope for the two masters."
Dong Zao sighed and said, "If you told me this half a month ago, I wouldn't have believed it. At that time, the more I watched them, the more they seemed to have a chance, but now I also feel that it's probably over."
Qin Zhong said: "What do you mean?"
Dong Zao said, "They went from being strangers to being familiar with each other, to helping each other out, to... well, I've actually seen the light and surprise in their eyes and faces after they chatted.
At the time, I thought, this must be a mutual attraction. Later, when your master brought you two to fight for us, I thought we would finally be able to confide in each other.
But... now I think I might have been wrong from the beginning."
Qin Zhong said, "What are you thinking?"
Dongzao said: "Do you think it could be that your master intends to live alone for the rest of his life, but someone always wants to find a companion for him?
My young lady also plans to live the rest of her life alone, but there are always people like us, and her sister-in-law and her best friends who always want her to take another step.
So the surprise and brilliance on the faces and eyes of these two people at that time was not because they were attracted to each other, but because they thought, "You feel the same way, you think the same way."
They found a kindred spirit, not just a crush."
Qin Zhong sighed and said, "I don't know what they're thinking. I always think that having a wife, having a few children playing and fighting, having a man to protect her and the children, working hard to earn money for them, and being loved by them, is a good life."
Dongzao said: "Everyone has his own thoughts. Our young lady has walked this path before, but she can't go on."
Qin Zhong said, "The one in our courtyard wanted to go on, but since his wife had gone, he couldn't go on either."
Dongzao said, "There are two kinds of pancakes: meat pancakes and sugar pancakes. This is hot and sour soup.
There's also some porridge, would you like to take some with you?"
Qin Zhong said, "Dongzao, I want to protect you for the rest of my life. Are you willing? I have also bought a house and good farmland. My family also..."
Dongzao said, "If I leave with you, what will the young lady do? Take these and leave quickly."
Qin Zhong walked a few steps and turned back, put down his things, took out a box from his arms, and stuffed it into Dong Zao's hand: "I wonder if you will like this..."
Dongzao was embarrassed and anxious: "Go away quickly."
Qin Zhong picked up the things and walked a short distance before turning back.
Dongzao asked, "What happened again?"
Qin Zhong asked, "Are there any pickles to go with the porridge?"
Qin Zhong took his breakfast back and said to Zhong Yong with a bitter face, "I probably won't be able to marry Dongzao."
Zhong Yong asked, "What's wrong?"
Qin Zhong said: "She wants to protect her young lady, she is worried about her young lady being alone.
Do you have any idea to let our man marry the girl from her family, so that I can marry Dongzao?"
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