Gou Zai woke up a lot, rubbed his eyes with his little hands and was about to get out of bed and walk by himself, Zhong Yanyu had no choice but to put on small clothes for him, and took his little hand to the backyard for dinner.
“This is Uncle Li, Aunt Li, and Sister Li.” Zhong Yanyu introduced to this villain.
The little boy stood up immediately, holding Zhong Yanyu’s hand with his little hands, and said in a childlike voice: “Hello, Uncle Li, Aunt Li, and Sister Li.”
This white, tender, cute and soft little guy, Who wouldn’t like it, Li Erhu couldn’t help rubbing the little guy’s head, “This kid is so cute.” “
Thank you Uncle Li for the compliment~”
Of course Gou Zai knows he is cute~
Otherwise, Daddy wouldn’t kiss him every day Lah~
“I’ve got my little tail up, let’s go eat, the food will be cold later.” Zhong Yanyu smiled at Li Erhu, then carried the child into a chair and served him a bowl of red bean porridge.
Recently, the child has grown up. He has boiled a lot of food to nourish his body. Every five days and a half months, he eats all kinds of meat. Gou Zai’s body grows fast, but it also costs a lot more to buy vegetables. Zhong Yanyu plans to copy more this winter. Sell ​​some books and earn more money.
Li Erhu smelled that the braised pork was very fragrant, and the farmer’s family could not eat the meat several times a year, and the family would have a bit of meat during the holidays. In addition, Zhong Yanyu was willing to put oil and salt, the meat was so good that Li Erhu almost ate it all. Most of it was eaten, and the remaining half went into the stomachs of Aunt Li and Li Caihua.
Zhong Yanyu’s expression was unnatural, he only had time to pick up a piece of meat for his own cub, this meat was for him to make up for his body, but he was too embarrassed to talk about the guests, so he could only eat as usual.
After eating a piece of braised pork, the little Gouzai saw that it was gone, his eyes dimmed, but his father didn’t speak, so he had no choice but to continue eating.
After the group had finished their lunch, the Li family’s nephew also came over, just in time to carry Li Erhu back, but the sauerkraut that had been agreed to was not brought over the next day.
Old doctor Liu was sorting out yesterday’s medicinal materials, took them to the back kitchen and lit a fire to dry them. He said to Zhong Yanyu: “Some people in the village like to take advantage of small things. This kind of thing can only be regarded as stupidity. Don’t take it to heart.” Zhong
Yanyu Nodded, “I know, master.”
After all, he is an outsider, so it’s better to swallow his anger.
He just brought a lot of paper, ink, pens and inkstones from the town, and almost all of them are nestled in the room to copy books in the winter, and have no time to deal with these things. The little Gouzai is very obedient, nestling on his bed and watching. The picture book is not noisy, and he is so good that it makes him feel distressed.
When he saves a little more money, he won’t be too wronged when he is on his way.
The candlelight was dim, and Zhong Yanyu’s hands gradually became numb. He stretched his wrist, looked at Gou Zai who was already asleep on the bed, covered him with a quilt, and then quickly went to bed to rest after washing.
In the capital, Jing Guhan’s face became more and more serious, and his temper was unpredictable. This morning, someone just mentioned the matter of the withering of the emperor’s heir, and he was thrown out and beaten fifty times, losing half his life.
The atmosphere in the court hall is getting colder day by day, civil and military officials are trembling and afraid to speak, Zhong Chuxun is begging for bones to go back to the mansion to take care of his old age, the only one left in the court hall who can say a few words is Zhong Yanqing…
At any rate, the emperor still cared about the face of the former empress, and never felt sorry for him. Everyone was counting on him to be able to speak, and advised Jing Guhan to consider the matter of the emperor’s heir. The world cannot do without a prince, and the emperor is thirty-eight this year. It’s old…
“General Zhong, why don’t you tell His Majesty that if it doesn’t work, you can choose a few more from those princes’ heirs to train them.” .
Zhong Yanqing cast a glance at him, and went over with a sloppy eye, “You and I don’t know what His Majesty thinks, let alone persuade him? If Mr. Xi wants to persuade His Majesty, then go by yourself. My position is low, and people speak lightly, but I don’t want to cause trouble.”
He didn’t like Jing Guhan, he didn’t like it very much, this bastard lost his brother and little nephew.
Three years have passed, but there is no news about Zhong Yanyu and his little nephew. They probably died in the Yellow River, and there is no body left. Who is Jing Guhan showing this affectionate appearance now? !
Thinking of this, he was a little disgusted, he quickly walked out of the palace gate, rode his fast horse back home.
Winter is almost over, and the snow and ice have begun to melt. Zhunan Village is located in the Guanshan area north of the Huaihe River. It is surrounded by mountains on all sides. The location is dangerous. The village is remote and closed, and there are few outsiders.
The town is fifty kilometers (that is, 50 kilometers) away from here, and it takes a lot of time to go back and forth. Most people go to the town by bullock cart, and it takes at least a day to walk. As for the distance from the county, it is even worse. Far.
In this winter, Zhong Yanyu almost devoted all his mind to copying books, but… the
young man stretched his sore hand bones, and felt quite satisfied. This winter, he earned more than six taels of silver just by copying books, thanks to The son of Wang Yuanwai’s family in the county wanted to study, and the book store ordered the books he copied in advance, and Yuanwai generously gave him some silver taels.
“Gou Zai, will Daddy take you to the town tomorrow to buy candied haws and eat them?” Zhong Yanyu hugged the little one from home, and kissed the baby’s tender cheeks, “In a few days, we will go to the capital to look for Gou Mother cub.”
It’s more than fifty taels of silver, it should be okay to save some money, they can rush to the capital while helping people to see a doctor and earn money.
Gou Zai said that he only heard the first half of the sentence, and rubbed his father’s cheek, “Thank you Daddy, if Daddy is too tired, Gou Zai can skip the candied haws.”
Zhong Yanyu didn’t feel tired, she rubbed her baby’s hand, and coaxed her to bed for a nap.
There is nothing to do in winter, and it’s freezing outside, so it’s better to be comfortable under the blanket. He was coaxing the
little boy to sleep when Liu Sanxi came over, “Yuqing, there is a matchmaker looking for you outside, would you go and have a look?”
Zhong Yanyu looked up at him with a puzzled face, “Matchmaker?”
There were indeed many women who fell in love with him when he was young, but since he found out that he had a cub, almost no one came to his door, and he made it clear that he did not want to get married and wanted to find the mother of the child.
“It is said that she is the only daughter of member Shen. Go out and see when you provoked this person.” Old doctor Liu lowered his voice, feeling a little bad.
This member Shen is a merchant in the town. He made a lot of money in business in the early years, but he also broke his health. He only had one daughter, Shen Baozhu, who was pampered like an eyeball. She couldn’t bear the slightest grievance. He recruited sons-in-law several times, but in this era where husbands are paramount, Shen Baozhu divorced several husbands-in-law in succession.
Many of those son-in-laws who came to the door also had the idea of ​​making a fortune, but Shen Fuhu was a cunning person. There was no property under Shen Baozhu’s name, and it was all in his name. the benefits of.
The point is that Shen Baozhu is not a good person either. Rumor has it that she was spoiled by Shen Yuanwai and has an arrogant personality. In the town, she can’t get any man she likes. There were several husbands who were forced by her before. , intimidating and luring, and even used some dirty tricks to threaten the man’s family…
“I don’t know.” Zhong Yanyu was also very puzzled. He remembered that he had to live peacefully here. When going shopping, she never provoked Shen Baozhu.
What’s more, when he usually goes out, he always wears a bamboo hat to cover his face, so as to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.
“You should deal with that matchmaker first, but I see her as a hostile person.” If she really offended Yuanwai Shen, then Zhong Yanyu might not be able to stay in Zhunan Village any longer.
“Okay, I’ll go out and have a look first.” Zhong Yanyu nodded, and walked to the front. From a distance, she saw a woman with a big red flower on her hair and a mole on the corner of her mouth, sitting in the upper seat with a smile on her face, drinking tea.
“This is Mr. Zhong, right? I’m a good-looking person. I’m He Liucai, a matchmaker in Weilong Town. Just call me Liu Gu.”
Zhong Yanyu paused, and her voice was as warm as jade, “Then sixth aunt, please sit down first. I wonder who you are talking about for?
” You, you asked me to come here specifically to inquire, do you intend to marry now? Ms. Shen is very fond of you, and said that the bride price can be two hundred taels of silver, and let you be a door-to-door son-in-law.” The matchmaker smiled blindly, but
she After accepting the big red envelope from the Shen family, she came here in person, and Shen Baozhu said that she would give her three taels of silver when things were done, so she didn’t have to do her best.
One must know that an ordinary farmer’s family only earns five liang of silver throughout the year, so she is good, and Shen Baozhu is willing to give three liang of silver if she agrees with this matchmaking!
“I have a son and I don’t plan to get married. Please tell Miss Shen to find another son-in-law.” Zhong Yanyu frowned and said.
Hearing this, the matchmaker’s smile remained the same. She had inquired about Zhong Yanyu’s situation long before she came here. She had a child who was about four years old. He was rescued by Liu Sanxi three years ago and lost his memory. A good skin, followed Liu Sanxi to learn medical skills, heard that he was literate, and often copied books and sold them at bookstores.
“I have told Ms. Shen about these things a long time ago. Ms. Shen said that she doesn’t mind. As long as Mr. Yu is willing to come in, it’s not a problem. Ms. Shen will naturally treat the child well, and the child’s mother… said It may not be alive long ago, and the government also has regulations. Those who don’t see each other after three years can be regarded as dead, and even if the person comes back at that time, if you explain carefully, it will not be considered bigamy.” The matchmaker looked at Zhong Yanyu’s face and was a little dazed
. Not to mention the town, I’m afraid even the county couldn’t find a few people who were prettier than him, no wonder Shen Baozhu fell in love at first sight, and he didn’t hesitate to spend a lot of money to find her as a matchmaker.
“I don’t know my background now, and I don’t want to marry anyone. Whether it’s Miss Shen or any other lady, I don’t have that intention. Thank you for your kindness, but you should persuade Miss Shen more when you go back.” Zhong Yanyu stopped beating around the bush and directly Said locally.
He took a sip of the tea on the table, “I don’t know what Ms. Shen is looking for in me, but I hope she understands that marriage cannot be forced. She should find someone who is in love with each other. She’s lowly, and she doesn’t deserve her.”
The matchmaker was not surprised, and she didn’t speak tactfully, “Did you hear the rumors about Miss Shen outside, so that’s why you don’t want to marry Miss Shen?”
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