There is not a trace of clouds in the blue sky, the fiery sun is scorching the earth, the water of the Qinhuai River is almost exhausted, and the soil in the ground is also dry and cracked into pieces.

Niu Yanghui looked at the piles of people outside the city, and he was also very sad. It's not that he doesn't want to let these people into the city, but many people have already been let in the city, and if he lets them in again, I'm afraid it will cause chaos. All they could do was send as much food out as they could. But there was food, and every day hordes of people died. Because they were worried that they would attract the plague, they burned them whenever they found dead people to prevent the plague from happening.

Niu Yanghui looked up at the sun hanging in the sky, and said to himself: "God, if you still have a little mercy, hurry up and make it rain!" "If this continues, Niu Yanghui is really worried that the government will not be able to control it and the people will riot.

The husband and wife have been doing it for a long time, and they also have a heart, and Mingzhu is also praying at home that it will rain. This pregnancy, although the child did not toss her, she also suffered a lot. Pregnant people should have to move around more, but now she dares to go out except in the morning and night, let alone go out at other times, even in the house, she doesn't dare to move around much, and when she walks, she is covered with sweat.

Mama Zhou also looked outside through the glass, although she didn't go out, she still knew the news outside. I don't know how many people have died so far, and if it doesn't rain anymore, I'm afraid the river will dry up. If so, they will definitely not have the good life they have now.

Mingzhu muttered to herself, "I don't know what Yueyao is doing?" Mingzhu regretted a little, why did she forget to ask Yueyao when the drought would end? If you have a number in mind, you don't need to be in such a hurry now. But this kind of thing should be kept secret, and you can't write to ask about it.

Just when Mingzhu was depressed, he suddenly heard a boom. Mingzhu was taken aback: "What's wrong?" What's going on? ”

Mama Zhou pointed to the sky in surprise: "Madam, look? "The sky was blue just a moment ago, but now there are dark clouds, which is a sign that it is going to rain.

Mingzhu clasped his hands together: "Amitabha, God, you have compassion and give the people a way to live!" "Mingzhu is afraid that she is bluffing, not long ago there was a similar thing to this, but before she was happy, the dark clouds dispersed.

Obviously, this time is different from the last time. In the blink of an eye, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and the room suddenly went black because there was no light.

Mama Zhou hurriedly shouted: "Light the lamp, hurry up and light the lamp." ”

Mingzhu's voice was louder than Mama Zhou: "Don't light the lamp, just watch." Mingzhu was worried about a little light, and the dark clouds dispersed again.

Boom, boom, thunder kept ringing, and then, a bolt of lightning pierced the sky, and just when Mingzhu was nervous, the raindrops of soybeans fell from the sky, hitting the ground and crackling.

Seeing this, Mingzhu hurriedly put his hands together again, and muttered: "Amitabha, Bodhisattva bless, it finally rains." ”

Outside, everyone cheered. Some even ran into the rain, and the soybean-sized raindrops hurt very much on their bodies, but these people didn't care at all. All they know is that it's finally raining.

After more than three months of drought, it finally rained heavily, and it continued to rain for more than an hour. This rain greatly eased everyone's emotions.

Niu Yanghui has not been home for half a month, and now that it is raining, he finally has time to go home. However, because there were too many things to deal with, he also went home to see Mingzhu, and when he saw that Mingzhu was all right, he hurriedly went out to work.

At noon the next day, it rained again, and this rain lasted for half a day, and everyone became more and more relaxed.

Just because it's raining doesn't mean it's easy for officials. On the contrary, at this time, the people in the government became more and more busy.

Yueyao got the news of the rain in Jiangnan, and it was already early September. Yueyao breathed a sigh of relief, it's good if it rains, it's raining in August, although you can't plant rice anymore, but you can also plant some other things, and with the help of the government, the people should be able to survive this winter.

At this time, Steward Hong sent another piece of good news, the northwest won another battle, and An Zhichen made another great contribution.

Yue Yao didn't have too many smiles on her face.

When Steward Hong saw Yueyao's appearance, he didn't know what Yueyao was worried about. It's just that Steward Hong thinks differently from Yueyao, unless he is the boss, if he doesn't charge ahead, his military merits will be greatly reduced.

Kexin was overjoyed when she heard that her father had made another meritorious service: "Mother, has my father won the battle again?" Isn't it going to be long before Dad will come back. During this time, there has been good news in the northwest, which makes several children excited, and they are all looking forward to the war in the northwest ending as soon as possible, so that they can see their father.

Yueyao was worried, but she never showed it in front of the child. It's okay for her to worry alone, and she can't let her children worry about it too. Yue Yao smiled and nodded: "Well, your father has made another great contribution." As for when I will come back, my mother doesn't know, but it should be soon. "Now that the war is going so well, we should be able to end the war sooner. After all, it is different from the previous life, and there is no incident where the prince failed to send grain and grass to the northwest in time in order to ascend to the throne.

Speaking of which, this is also the credit of Yueyao. Although the emperor was skeptical, Jingning Hou Luo Shao believed Yueyao's words, so he began to transport a large amount of grain, grass and other military supplies to the northwest from February.

When Kexin heard this, she was not disappointed, but asked with a smile: "Mother, do you miss Daddy!" Seeing that her mother always looked light-hearted, Kexin really doubted that her mother had ever thought about her father.

As soon as Kexin's words fell, her upbringing grandmother Guan Mama coughed beside her. Where is this what everyone should ask.

Kexin had a look of chagrin on her face, how could she forget that Mama Guan was by her side when she was happy.

Yueyao looked at her daughter's delicate appearance, but she was happy. Brother Sheng's three brothers studied with Mr. Min, and Yueyao now has a lot of time to accompany Kexin. not only taught Kexin to deal with housework, but also taught Kexin female celebrity and cooking, and taught Kexin to practice calligraphy, play the piano and play music in her spare time.

Kexin always thought that her mother didn't eat fireworks in the world, and she didn't know anything other than writing and painting. Because in Kexin's memory, housework is handled by the housekeeper, she has never seen Yueyao handle housework, at most she asks. At first glance, seeing that Yueyao's needlework was so good and that she could make pastries, Kexin was really surprised.

Kexin actually didn't mind that Yueyao was busy with her own affairs, and she was very proud to have such an excellent mother-in-law. However, Yue Yao was willing to spend most of her time with her and taught her female celebrity cooking, and Kexin was still very happy. Although there are nurses and nurturing grandmothers around him, there are more than a dozen maids, but these people can't be compared with their own mothers.

Yueyao also discovered the shortcomings of Kexin during this time, not a shortcoming to be exact, Kexin was taught by her mother to be a little too regular, and completely lost the vitality that a little girl should have. After Yueyao's deliberate guidance, Ke Xin is much more cheerful, and she is no longer as good as before.

Yue Yao smiled and asked Mama Guan to go down, then scratched Kexin's nose and said with a smile: "There will be outsiders in the future, so you have to be careful when you speak." "The daughter's rules must be followed, but she can't be bound by the rules like a puppet.

Kexin pursed her lips and smiled: "Mother, I know." ”

In the evening, the three brothers came back and were overjoyed to know that their father had won another battle. Especially Brother Xu, he muttered that their father was a big hero: "Mother, I used to be a general when I grew up." ”

Yue Yao didn't speak, but Ke Xin said with a smile: "It's hard for you to practice martial arts, and you always need the help of Brother Sheng and Brother Fei in your homework, can you still be a general like you?" ”

Brother Xu didn't dare to speak anymore when he heard it.

Yue Yao said with a smile: "Hurry up and wash your hands and eat." ”

It was also through Kexin that Yueyao realized that she had some failures as a mother. An Zhichen was not at home, and she, a mother, was busy with her own career, which caused several children to be very insecure because of lack of love, so the four children were so sensitive.

Recognizing her mistakes, Yueyao also worked hard to correct them. Now he accompanies Kexin during the day every day, and watches his three sons do their homework at night. Originally, Yueyao was also going to watch her three sons practice martial arts, but unfortunately Fei Ge'er thought that Yueyao would interfere with them and protested. Yueyao just gave up. Now Yueyao has some time to write and paint in the morning and evening.

Xiang Wei came back from outside and saw Yueyao accompanying Kexin to do needlework in the house, and said with a smile: "Madam, there is good news, do you want to hear it?" ”

Yueyao was immune to the good news.

Kexin gave Xiang Wei a lot of face and said, "Auntie, what good news!" ”

Xiang Weile said hehehe: "The emperor has issued a holy decree to promote the lord to the general of Congyipin. Madam, you can rest assured. "The general also has to lead the troops to fight, but as a general, he will definitely not charge at the forefront. Xiang Wei knew Yueyao's worries, so she believed that Yueyao would be very happy to hear the news.

Sure enough, Yue Yao asked in surprise, "Really?" "This news is a great joy for Yueyao.

Xiang Wei was also smiling: "Naturally, it's true." Xiang Wei also knew that An Zhichen had a good future, but she didn't expect An Zhichen's future to be so good. Now he is a general from Yipin, and when the battle in the northwest is over, maybe An Zhichen will be able to earn a title!

Yue Yao was relieved, and said to herself, "That's good." ”

Xiang Wei looked at Kexin, whose eyes flashed next to her, and said with a smile: "Kexin, you go out first, I have something to say to your mother." ”

Kexin knew that there were some things that she shouldn't know now, so she stood up and bowed to Yue Yao and went out.

Yue Yao was in a very good mood and asked, "What's so mysterious?" ”

Xiang Wei didn't have anything mysterious, but she had something she wanted to ask Yueyao: "Now that the master's official position has gone up, Kexin's marriage should go much smoother!" "An Zhichen has outstanding military achievements, and his official position is getting higher and higher, Kexin is An Zhichen's daughter, and her status is naturally rising. Xiang Wei felt that Kexin's marriage should go much smoother.

Because of Old Lady Niu's broken promise, Xiang Wei has always felt guilty about Kexin. It can be said that this incident actually caused a shadow in Xiang Wei's heart.

Yue Yao smiled and said, "It turns out that you are still worried about this!" ”

Xiang Wei muttered, "Can I not worry about it?" I'm afraid that because of me, I will miss Kexin for the rest of my life. "Kexin grew up watching her, if it was because she missed her life, she wouldn't be able to live in peace for the rest of her life.

Yue Yao no longer hid Xiang Wei and said, "As long as we don't pick at the scholar's house, Kexin's marriage will not be difficult." Seeing that Xiang Wei was a little puzzled, she explained with a smile: "There are too many scholars who pay attention to it, on the contrary, meritorious people are not so particular about it." ”

Xiang Wei reacted: "This is the same reason that you don't want to marry a scholar but marry An Zhichen, a military general?" ”

Yueyao bowed: "That's pretty much what it means." Actually, you really don't need to worry, not long ago, Wanhe said that she wanted Kexin to be her daughter-in-law! Although Wanhe County Lord was joking, his attitude was serious, but he was rejected by Yueyao. The population of the Yongding Marquis Mansion is too large, and there are many people, and Yueyao is reluctant to let her daughter suffer that hardship.

Xiang Wei breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm relieved." "Lian Wan and the county lord want Kexin to be her daughter-in-law, which proves that Jiangnan's affairs are over.

Yue Yao said with a smile: "Anyway, Kexin is still young, so she is not in a hurry. "There are hundreds of women in a family, this is the glory on the face of parents.

Xiang Wei agrees with this sentence very much, it's not that she is boasting, although Kexin is only eight years old, whether it is appearance, morality or talent, there are really few people in the capital who can compare. Before, she was worried that Kexin was dragged down by her, but now she doesn't even have this scruple, so she can pick slowly.

Xiang Weile said hehehe: "Madam, I went to look for Bai Yi this morning, and she told me that Mingzhu is a son again. "People want a son, Mingzhu has always wanted a daughter, but unfortunately it backfired, and she was pregnant with another son.

Yue Yao was a little surprised: "Can't it?" I read that Mingzhu's letter said that her baby is very well-behaved, not noisy at all, and it is completely different from the previous ones. Not only that, Mingzhu also said that the grandmother and doctor around her said that they were daughters! ”

Xiang Weile couldn't stand it: "She has always thought that she is her daughter, and the people around her are afraid of stimulating her, so they dare not tell her the truth, so they can only follow her words." In fact, the doctor and Mrs. Wen both said that her fetus was a son nine times out of ten. ”

When Yue Yao heard this, she couldn't help laughing: "In this way, Mingzhu wants a daughter, and she can only wait for the next one." Yue Yao thought that Mingzhu had always thought that she was pregnant with a daughter, and when she saw that it was her son after she was born, she really couldn't imagine Mingzhu's reaction.

Xiang Wei can imagine: "I guess Mingzhu must think that everyone is playing with her, or she thinks that someone has replaced her daughter with a son." "For a woman who thinks about her daughter and wants to go crazy, she won't act normally.

Yue Yao scolded with a smile: "Nonsense. "There will definitely be disappointment, but it is definitely not as exaggerated as Xiang Wei said.