So I felt relieved.
Gu Beijian and Yi Yami sent Afuchi away, while Yao Wenyuan stayed to continue to understand the situation.
"Uncle He, is this the only mountain in your home?" Yao Wenyuan asked.
"There are two more." He Heihu said.
Yao Wenyuan smiled and said, "Uncle He, your family has done a great service this time!"
He Heihu was confused and asked, "Why?"
"That guest is from the Unicorn Country, and he came here just for blueberries. I received a secret letter from the emperor, asking him to exchange war horses for blueberries from the people of the Unicorn Country. So you have made a great contribution this time." Yao Wenyuan was very happy.
He Heihu estimated that the mountain could yield about 300 to 400 kilograms of blueberries. Even if one kilogram could be exchanged for one horse, that would be 300 to 400 war horses. If one and a half horses were exchanged, that would be even more. His face flushed crimson, and at that moment, he felt a surge of pride in sharing the burden of his country.
"Xiu Xiu, pour us a glass of water. The master has been here for a long time, but he hasn't even given anyone a glass of water. Go quickly!" He Heihu shouted.
He Huaixiu responded and hurried over. At this time, it started to rain heavily, so Yao Wenyuan had to go into the house to take shelter from the rain.
He Huaixiu handed a cup of ginger and jujube tea to Yao Wenyuan. "Sir, please have some tea."
Yao Wenyuan glanced at He Huaixiu. Her eyes were full of affection. She wanted to look at him but didn't dare to.
The ginger and jujube tea at hand was steaming.
Yao Wenyuan thanked him, "Thank you very much!"
As the spicy taste of ginger slices and the sweet taste of red dates entered his throat, Yao Wenyuan felt his stomach warm.
He Heihu sat down and said, "Sir, you look young, about the same age as my son. You are so young and already a county magistrate. You are really young and promising!"
"Uncle He, you are too kind. Your son must be more capable than me." Yao Wenyuan took another sip of tea.
"Oh, then I'll borrow the advice of the county magistrate!" He Heihu said with a smile.
Yao Wenyuan looked outside the house. The rain was falling non-stop, and he sighed.
He Heihu also took a look and said comfortingly, "My Lord, you must have had a hard time coming from the county town. How about this, my son Tuyuan's room is empty, you can go and rest for a while."
Yao Wenyuan bowed and said, "Then I'll bother you!"
As soon as Yao Wenyuan entered He Tuyuan's room, he saw calligraphy and paintings all over the wall, as well as several piles of books, each of which was torn to pieces.
Yao Wenyuan actually looked up to He Tuyuan. His handwriting was beautiful and his paintings were quite interesting.
The most eye-catching thing was a note stuck on the wall. It was obviously not written by He Tuyuan, but by a woman: Let’s start over, clean up the old mountains and rivers, and face the sky!
Yao Wenyuan couldn't help but nod, "That sounds quite heroic!"
As Yao Wenyuan lay down, there was a knock on the door.
"Who is it?" Yao Wenyuan asked.
"Mr. County Magistrate, please eat first and then take a rest after the meal." He Heihu said while standing outside the door.
"Okay, Uncle He, just call me Wenyuan." Yao Wenyuan said.
"Wouldn't that confuse the hierarchy?" He Heihu was frightened.
"Hey, what's the point of talking about hierarchy? We are all human beings. I just have one more set of clothes. I still have to serve the people. To me, I am a child of the people. I was born among the people, and I must go among the people." Yao Wenyuan said seriously.
He Heihu nodded, no longer panicking, "Then I'm sorry, Wenyuan, let's eat."
Yao Wenyuan smiled and nodded.
Fang Caixiu and He Heihu kept putting food into Yao Wenyuan's bowl. "We don't have any fancy dishes to treat you. Just some simple food. Please make do with it."
Yao Wenyuan thanked them repeatedly, "That's enough, Uncle He, Aunt Fang."
He Shoushan and Zhao Hongying went to visit relatives.
He Jinlu and He Huaixiu were eating quietly on the side.
He Jinlu looked at He Huaixiu. He Huaixiu seemed to be eating, but in fact he was secretly glancing at Yao Wenyuan.
Yao Wenyuan ate a very full meal. In the dim candlelight, he seemed to be back in Kyoto, back in his own home. His parents also picked up food for him and told him to eat more.
After dinner, He Jinlu held an umbrella and He Huaixiu held a thick quilt as they knocked on Yao Wenyuan's door. "Sir, County Magistrate, please open the door."
Yao Wenyuan opened the door and saw He Huaixiu holding a thick quilt. He quickly made way. He Huaixiu walked in and said, "My brother said that the rain in late autumn is very freezing. The quilts in my nephew's room are very thin, so I will spread a thick mattress and a thick quilt for you, the county magistrate. I guarantee you won't catch a cold!" He Huaixiu said as he spread the quilt, his hands and feet very skillfully.
"You can call me Brother Yao in private. After all, we are not in court." Yao Wenyuan said.
"Okay, Brother Yao, the bed is made for you, go to sleep, we're leaving." He Huaixiu retreated.
Yao Wenyuan felt that the He family was really considerate and caring.
He had just laid down when he seemed to be hit by something. He took it out and saw that it was an earring, a small silver earring with auspicious clouds. Yao Wenyuan put it on the table, thinking that it must have been dropped by He Huaixiu accidentally, and he would return it to her the next morning.
He Jinlu whispered to He Huaixiu, "Aunt, do you like Master Yao?"
"Ah? No, no... Why do you think so?" He Huaixiu was in a panic.
"Then why did you keep staring at me while I was eating?"
"I... I just... want to eat the dish in front of him." He Huaixiu explained.
"I think you want to eat Lord Yao?" He Jinlu joked with her.
"You girl, you dare to say anything, I'll beat you up!" The two of them played and joked, and the whole night passed.
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