The two set out early, and it was still relatively light when Song Yuehua and Xiaobao returned home.
Xiaoyu had eaten in the school and learned that they had not eaten yet, so she went to the kitchen to cook porridge and steamed vegetables. Song Yuehua also went over to help.
"Next time I'll prepare dinner in advance." Xie Yu said.
Song Yuehua smiled and said, "It's okay. It won't take a while."
Watching Xie Yu chopping vegetables and cooking neatly, Song Yuehua sighed, "Xiao Yu's cooking skills have become independent now."
After hearing this, Xie Yu said proudly, "Sister Song, don't laugh. If I take my craftsmanship home, it will be second only to my eldest brother's level."
"No wonder your eldest brother was left behind to nourish your third uncle's body." Song Yuehua said.
Xie Yu also laughed and said, "It may be that Third Uncle is greedy."
When mentioning Xie An, one can't help but think that the provincial examination he participated in should have ended long ago, so why has there been no news from him?
Song Yuehua asked, "Didn't your uncle go to take the provincial examination? What's the situation now?"
Xie Yu said, "He passed the provincial examination, but according to my father, Third Uncle has no intention of taking the exam again. Third Uncle and Second Uncle have not returned, and the villagers only came to congratulate him."
These two masters and apprentices are quite interesting, one only took the academy examination, and the other only took the provincial examination.
If Zhang Rushan did not like being plotted against, then Xie An was already a major general's man, so could he have some unspeakable secret?
"It's indeed a pity that you were stopped at the provincial examination." Song Yuehua said.
After hearing this, Xie Yu sighed and said, "It's nothing to regret. Third Uncle has always been unpredictable since he was young. I've seen that a long time ago, if things can't be done, it's probably because he doesn't want to."
That's true. No matter how you look at it, Xie An doesn't look like someone who would suffer a loss.
Song Yuehua added, "Uncle Xie, I haven't seen you for a long time."
Hearing this, Xie Yu's eyes lit up. Just as he was about to speak, there was a knock on the door. Song Yuehua got up to open the door. It was matchmaker Tang.
As soon as Matchmaker Tang entered the room, she took Song Yuehua's hand and said with a smile, "Daya, I have a very good young man here. He is good in every way. Would you like to take a look at him for Xue Yatou first?"
Song Yuehua asked Xiaoyu to make some tea while she listened to the matchmaker Tang found for Liu Xue.
The man's name was Huo Minggui, and he came to Hongye Village from the south to look for his relatives.
Unfortunately, his maternal grandfather's family was burned and killed by refugees in the first year of the drought, and only Liu Pozi survived by relying on Taoyuan Village.
On the day Huo Minggui came looking for her, Mrs. Liu happened to be in Taoyuan Village. As soon as the two met, they hugged each other and cried bitterly.
Matchmaker Tang was also present at the scene. She said a few words of comfort and then took the opportunity to inquire about the other party's family background.
Huo Minggui was the grandson of Liu Pozi, so they were not distantly related, because the Huo family was a business family and they moved to Lianzhou with their mother and son to settle down.
Later, because Huo Minggui's mother passed away, he had less contact with his maternal family and only visited them during the Chinese New Year every year.
As soon as the drought was over this year, Huo's father went out to sell goods, but was killed by bandits. Huo Minggui had no choice but to sell his property and seek refuge with his maternal family.
I didn't expect that my family was in such a miserable state.
Matchmaker Tang also found out that Huo Minggui was a scholar and had no other place to go except his grandmother's house, so it seemed that he planned to live here permanently.
Song Yuehua said, "This person originally lives in Lianzhou, and I don't know his background or character..."
Matchmaker Tang smiled and said, "This man has only one grandmother in his family. I heard that he originally had property in Lianzhou. Since he sold his property and came here, it will be no problem for him to become a small landlord."
Song Yuehua thought about it and said, "I have an idea. I will give you a reply in a few days."
"Okay then." Matchmaker Tang didn't bother anyone else and just left, waving her handkerchief.
Song Yuehua wrote down what she heard from Matchmaker Tang about the old site of the Huo family in Lianzhou, and took the copied paper to find Duan Yidao.
When Xie Yu saw the guests had left, she was about to continue the topic about her second uncle, but unexpectedly Song Yuehua walked out with a piece of paper.
School.
When Duan Yidao heard Song Yuehua asked him to go to Lianzhou to investigate the background, he asked, "Miss, do you think you look like a mother?"
"Once a teacher, always a father," Song Yuehua said with a smile, "You have so many disciples, as an old father, you should also pay attention."
Duan Yidao, "..."
Lianzhou is nearby, and it would take about three days to rent a horse carriage for the round trip. Adding the time for the investigation, it should take about five days to get back.
After Duan Yidao left, Song Yuehua asked Liu Shanpao from the village to find out about the character of Huo Minggui.
"This person has just arrived. How can we find out about his character?"
Liu Shanpao leaned back, his shoulder still wrapped in gauze. He did not go to the village to work during the day. After all, he was injured for the sake of the village, so the villagers did not say much.
Seeing him like this, Song Yuehua wanted to slap herself. This guy's character was as bad as dog shit. She must have been crazy to look for him.
"Forget it, I'll go find out myself." Song Yuehua turned and left.
Liu Shanpao sighed twice and chased after her, "Girl, you left without saying a word. Isn't that just your character? I'll go and find out for you, brother. Shouldn't you give me some hard work fee?"
Song Yuehua forced a smile and declined politely, "Forget it, that's not necessary."
"Wait a minute," Liu Shanpao ran over and stood in front of Song Yuehua, saying, "Just tell me a number, and I'll do it for you if I see if it's suitable. You're not the kind of person who runs away without even finishing your words."
Song Yuehua sighed and said, "I can only give you 5 cents."
Liu Shanpao opened his mouth for a long time without saying anything. Song Yuehua walked around him and continued walking home.
“I’ll do it!”
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