It has been three months since Pei Shuo moved to Wuling, during which he moved once, Pei Shuo moved out of the already arranged mansion on the grounds that the mansion was too big to find A-Yao, found another house by himself, and pulled A-Yao to settle down.

The house is close to the river bank, built on the uphill heights, the front yard and the back room, and the layout of the house rented by Ayao in the capital is somewhat similar, but the climate of Wuling is humid, hot and rainy, and the main house of the slightly conditional home is mostly a two-story structure, the first floor is mainly used for eating and meeting guests, and the second floor is their study and living room. There is also a hut next to the main house, which was originally a storage or firewood room, and Pei Shuo transformed it into a kitchen for A-Yao to play freely.

The low wall in the front yard is the same as that of the neighbors, built with stones, which are no higher than the shoulders, and after a rain, the seeds that fall on the mud ground cling to the stone wall, and green grows between the cracks in the stones. The two of them held the mentality that the result was a surprise, built a fence and a bamboo shed, and pulled bitter gourd and wisteria, on one side is a flower viewing ground for planting peony wisteria, and on the other side is a bitter gourd gourd vegetable field, which is somewhat nondescript, but the two look like it, and the neighbors will not point fingers.

Although Wuling is hard, it doesn't seem to be as hard as imagined, and A-Yao is quite satisfied with the current state of life.

"A-Yao, I'm going to trouble you again. ”

It turned out that the sister-in-law of the Qian family next door shouted outside the low wall, interrupting A-Yao's fugue, she glanced out of the window, kneaded it a few more times, quickly kneaded the dough and put it in the big wooden bowl to cover the cloth to wake up, while picking up the hand cloth to wipe the hands stained with flour, her mouth answered, and went out to open the door for the sister-in-law of the Qian family.

When she opened the door, the sister-in-law of the Qian family was embarrassed, and she was squirming when she spoke, and she was a little vague and couldn't hear clearly, but fortunately, she had helped several times before, even if she didn't speak, A-Yao knew her intention.

She let out half of her body and invited the Qian family's sister-in-law to come in, and the Qian family's sister-in-law stepped into the door and was still chattering: "I don't recognize a single big word, thanks to you." ”

"Where, neighbors should help each other. The sister-in-law of the Qian family sits inside, and I will pour you a glass of water. ”

"No, no, I have to rush home and feed the chickens and water it, just think about it. The sister-in-law of the Qian family handed the letter to A-Yao and looked at her expectantly.

"Okay. Ah Yao took the letter and opened it, cheering up and preparing to read it, but she was deflated when she saw the words on the letter, and pretended to glance at the Qian family's sister-in-law who was looking forward to it, and then slowly read: "One two three four five six seven eight hundred million." ”

"Ahh

There were indeed only thirteen words on the letter, and the Qian family's sister-in-law said that she didn't know a single big character, but she knew one, two, three and ten, "But what does this mean? What does Donglin want to express, is he short of money? Or is this counting the days to come back? Or is there any trouble in the capital? What should I do?"

A letter without a head and tail made this woman, who was so strong that she could point to people and scold people from the street to the end of the alley, scolding so that men had to take a detour, and her eyes were red on the spot.

Ah Yao looked at her and felt uncomfortable, but whether to say it or not, she chose the latter, and reassured her that it would not be long before Qian Donglin returned to his hometown in plain clothes, so he persuaded the Qian family's sister-in-law to calm down and send her home.

"Qian Donglin is a scumbag with a capital letter!"

At the dinner table, Ah Yao was so angry that her eyebrows straightened up, poked at the rice, seemed to treat the meal as Qian Donglin, and poked a few times. "What about bullying the illiterate sister-in-law of the Qian family, dragging a hammer to the text, and packaging the 'unintentional' as a fresh and refined book can eliminate the fact that he is a big pig's trotter! If I guess correctly, he will soon return to his hometown with which jasper rong! I'm so angry, this big pig's trotters!"

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, million, no billion, no intention.

According to legend, it was Sima Xiangru who wrote a letter of harmony to Zhuo Wenjun. Sima Xiangru was appreciated by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty because of "Zixu Fu", and was named Lang with "Shanglin Fu", planning to take a Maoling woman as a concubine, Zhuo Wenjun wrote a poem "Baitou Yin" and said straight "I wish to have a heart and a person, and the white head is not separated", not only did not save Sima Xiangru, but he also continued to send a thirteen-character letter.

Qian Donglin carried such an anecdote on his family letter.

"Dissipate your anger, don't make a big fuss about this scumbag. Pei Shuo was accustomed to the one or two strange words that popped up from time to time by Ah Yao, and handed out a piece of mille-feuille to Ah Yao's mouth. "Eat a lasagna, today's lasagna is delicious. ”

Ah Yao narrowed her eyes, "This cake is made by the Qian family's sister-in-law, and you don't stand on the same line as me if you eat the cake made by others for nothing." "The scent of scallion oil penetrates into the nose, fragrant and crispy, the skin is tough, the mouth is chewy, and it can be torn off layer by layer to eat, which can be used as a casual snack or as a staple food to fill the stomach. Ah Yao didn't resist the temptation of the hot mille-feuille, how could she not eat it when she brought it to her mouth, so she ate it by Pei Shuo's hands.

"Don't worry, the sister-in-law of the Qian family supports Qian Donglin to study and live in the imperial examination in Beijing. If he becomes famous, he will abandon his bad wife and marry the daughter of a rich family, and this is true for his bad wife, not to mention the people under his jurisdiction, and the officials will not let such an ungrateful person be promoted. Pei Shuo said, "Today's saint is Mingjun, who values both the ability of officials and the morality of officials, if there is really that day, he will not be able to go long." ”

Pei Shuo hugged Ah Yao to his lap, Ah Yao was so embarrassed that he fed a few times, and he rubbed the top of Ah Yao's hair affectionately: "My lady is the first in the world, and she will be heart-to-heart to her neighbors." ”

Ah Yao slapped him once or twice, stopped struggling, and rested her chin on his shoulder: "It's not because the sister-in-law of the Qian family is distressed, that big pig's trotter has been gone for ten years, and he is not by the side of the sister-in-law of the Qian family and has difficulties to help her solve it, but he is thousands of miles away to suck blood and ask the sister-in-law of the Qian family to support him." She has no children around a woman, and she has fed the white-eyed wolf for ten years of youth, and now the white-eyed wolf is estimated to be rich, so she kicked away the bad chaff wife, you say I can not be angry. I didn't dare to tell her, for fear that she wouldn't be able to stand the blow......"

There are many tongues in the village, not only women will speak, but men will also, they will not only use their mouths to tease, but also to move, there are many rights and wrongs in front of the widow's door, and it is also applicable to the sister-in-law of the Qian family who has no man in the family for ten years, A-Yao has encountered it more than four or five times, and she understands what is going on when she comes and goes.

Pei Shuo smoothed the fried Ah Yao, "Let's see when the time comes, after all, it's someone else's business." ”

"Well, let's see. Ah Yao was absent-minded, and when she reacted to how she felt that her legs were cold, she found that Pei Shuo's color embryo had untied her skirt! "Pei Shuo!"

Pei Shuo hooked the corners of his mouth slightly, stood up suddenly, and was so frightened that A-Yao subconsciously hugged his neck, "Listen to the lady's words, give you a child." ”

……

A month later, Xinzhi County took office with his wife and dependents.

Qian Donglin's return to his hometown spread all over the streets and alleys, and the sister-in-law of the Qian family heard the good news from the neighbors, and the basin in her hand fell to the ground, and the splash wet her skirt was unconscious, and she howled loudly, and ran to the county government with her legs.

"Sister-in-law of the Qian family, wait for me. Ah Yao, who was next door, saw her galloping figure, hurriedly put down the flower scissors, and ran out after her.

Ah Yao rushed to the main street, and the Qian family's sister-in-law couldn't squeeze in, so she could only stand on tiptoe and stretch her neck hard, looking at it, trying to see the person waiting through the layers of crowds.

She pursed her lips, then stepped forward and grabbed the hand of the Qian family's sister-in-law, "Sister-in-law of the Qian family, follow me." She pulled the Qian family's sister-in-law and sister-in-law all the way forward, and the villagers and elders mainly gathered at the gate of the county to watch Qian Donglin, and they were happy, but the more they went, the fewer people there were.

Qian Donglin took office is really magnificent, early in the morning to sweep the road, the entire county officials are dispatched to maintain order, from a distance to see the guard of honor open the way, in front of the firecrackers, all the way crackling, smoke and dust, red paper has been sprinkled all over the street, Qian Donglin rode a horse, the official uniform raised his hand to greet the villagers, a spring breeze proud, he passed in front of the Qian family's sister-in-law did not recognize her at all, behind him, there are two carriages, an ox cart.

"The girl sitting in the carriage is so beautiful!"

"That's not a girl, it's the lady of the magistrate!"

"But didn't I hear that the magistrate didn't have a lady in the county who had been waiting for him for ten years?"

"Hey, have you ever heard of catching a son-in-law under the list, when the list is released, those rich families will stare at the young people in high school and match them together, maybe the county is also like this, how can a bad wife be as important as a rich daughter. ”

There was a lot of talk, and all kinds of words reached their ears.

"Sister-in-law of the Qian family......" Ah Yao looked worriedly at the sister-in-law of the Qian family, whose face was pale and looked at the back of Qian Donglin's departure in a daze.

She suddenly grabbed Ah Yao's hand tightly, her eyes were red and bloodshot, "Ah Yao, that letter, are there any places you haven't told me!"

The facts are right in front of you, and there is nothing left to hide.

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, million, no billion, no intention. This is Sima Xiangru's letter of divorce. Ah Yao whispered.

"Unintentionally...... I don't want to ......," the Qian family's sister-in-law muttered, "I don't believe it!"

She shouted heartbreakingly, the belief that had supported her for many years collapsed in an instant, tears burst into the embankment, and she grabbed A-Yao and cried. "How could he do this to me!

A-Yao was silent and went down to her back.

The sister-in-law of the Qian family is very thin, if she changes into a wide robe with big sleeves and stands against the wind, she will probably be blown away. She is not good-looking, she has lived alone for many years, planting vegetables and watering in the morning, farming during the day and weaving at night, the back of her hands is withered like an old man, the palms of her hands are thick calluses, she has a lot of gray hair on her head, she doesn't dare to get sick, she lives an ascetic-like life, just to provide for a scumbag thousands of miles away, in addition to occupying the name of the so-called "husband", in addition to asking for money, what else is left?

"Let's go, let's go to the county office. The sister-in-law of the Qian family cried enough and wiped away her tears: "I must ask clearly." ”、

County office.

"Newspaper—My lord, a woman asks to see her. ”

Qian Donglin was still packing up his things, and his eyelids didn't lift: "I don't see." ”

"But she claims to be your lady. "The official hesitated, the county seat is very small, located in the remote south, and everyone knows what kind of people are in the city. Even if you don't know it, the Lin family of Qian Donglin's family has heard of it, it is a spicy and difficult woman to mess with, and what everyone admires even more is that she has been waiting and supporting for ten years.

Qian Donglin's disgusted expression overflowed: "My lady is in the backyard, where did the cat and dog pretend to be and drive away!"

Hearing the words retold by the officer, the Qian family's sister-in-law's heart was half cold, and she walked back in despair.

At that time, the master was explaining to Qian Donglin the officials and wealthy businessmen in the county: "You are new to the county, and you don't know much about it, the prefect and the governor are far away in Fuhai, and it stands to reason that you are the biggest official." But no, there is one person who must remember not to be offended. His surname is Pei, and he is our regimental training envoy. ”

Qian Donglin: "Wait, isn't the regimental training envoy a false title?

Master: "Pei Tuan's training envoy was transferred from Beijing, specifically...... I don't know very well, but with the soldiers in his hands, if something happens, we have to find a team training envoy to borrow someone, so we can't offend him. He usually doesn't appear in the yamen, and when he was first transferred, he moved out, and now he runs at both ends of the school yard at home. ”

"If you are released from Beijing, there is no need to worry. Qian Donglin snorted.

Because the money sent by the Qian family's sister-in-law is limited, Qian Donglin has been living in a temple on the outskirts of Beijing, and he doesn't know anything about the ups and downs of the capital. I have only heard that there is a person surnamed Pei, the saint does not like it, and he is sent to Wuling, and he thinks it is him.

Master: "Be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years." ”

Qian Donglin: "Then in the name of this official, invite Pei Tuanlian to the banquet." ”

The idea is beautiful, the reality is skinny, and the official replied to him and said that Pei Tuanlian refused to do so.

Qian Donglin laughed angrily, and got angry on the spot: "The official is newly appointed, it doesn't matter if he doesn't come to see the official, the official invited him to eat and drink, and he refused, what a big face!"

The master groaned and twisted his beard: "Uh...... Pardon for the bluntness. Pei Tuanlian's wife is good at cooking, and the dishes cooked by her are delicious, even the best restaurant in the county can't compare to her, and it is not surprising that Pei Tuanlian does not agree. ”

"Then you didn't say it earlier!" Qian Donglin scolded. "So what now!"

When the quail's official who shrank his head for a long time trembled and took out a post, he said: "Although Pei Tuanlian refused, he placed a post, inviting you to his house to eat and drink. ”

Qian Donglin's face turned from blue to red, he took the invitation and looked at it again, it was Pei Shuo who invited him to come to the house tomorrow to eat and drink for him, and swallowed all the waste back to his stomach for a while, "The official knows." ”

That night, A-Yao came back from the Qian family's sister-in-law's house next door, and learned that Pei Shuo had invited Qian Donglin to dinner, so she stepped forward and twisted Pei Shuo's ear: "I ran to the Qian family's sister-in-law's house every day for the past two days to comfort her, you are good, you invite that big pig's trotter to our house for dinner, I look at that scum more disgustingly, and I want me to cook for him, why don't you go to heaven?"

"It hurts, it hurts!" Pei Shuo cried out in pain, "The lady spares her life, my heart only contains the lady, and my stomach only contains the dishes made by the lady, and my whole person is a lady." He sent someone to ask me to eat and drink, but I didn't agree, so I invited him to make a few dishes at will. ”

A-Yao raised an eyebrow, "Oh, that's what you said." ”