The slave who drove the car politely got out of the car and clasped his fists, and asked a few old men and women who were sitting under the pear trees adorned with pears, "May I ask where is the house of Great Pharmacist Li?" ”

Several old men and women all stood up.

The chubby old man asked excitedly, "Are you looking for Sister Jing?" I'll take you there. ”

Another old man asked curiously, "Are you here to ask her for medicine, or are you here to repay the favor?" ”

Two days ago, the chief physician of Tanzhou Academy sent two medical apprentices to ask Li Jingjing for medicine, bringing a lot of gifts.

The two healers sat in two carriages, exactly like the four carriages in front of them.

The servant smiled and said, "My master came to discuss something important with Pharmacist Li. ”

"You're going to Li's house. We're going to stay here and take you there. Several old men and old women walked in front to lead the way, and four big carriages followed slowly into Lijia Village.

Along the way, more than a dozen fine girls and little girls came up to ask, and when they heard that they were going to Li's house, they all volunteered to lead the way.

Dr. Hong's family, who were sitting in the car, heard the villagers rushing to lead the way, and they all secretly praised the Li family for their good reputation and high reputation in Qujia Village.

The carriages of Hongfu and Dr. Wang are all uniformly prepared by the academy, and they are exactly the same.

In four days, the Mid-Autumn Festival will come, and in order to welcome Li Bing's return, the Li family cleans the house spotlessly every day, and the kitchen is full of food and fruits.

Qu asked He to help him comb his beautiful hairstyle early in the morning, put on a golden hairpin, and wear a gorgeous silk skirt, and then sat by the oranges in the courtyard and waited with great anticipation.

Looking at Dr. Hong's elderly father, Dr. Hong's husband and wife, and Dr. Hong's two sons, the whole family set out and took a carriage for a few hours to the remote Qujia Village, and she liked the Hong family even more.

The four slaves and maids of the Hongfu unloaded two carts full of gifts and placed them in the courtyard, and the villagers standing outside the courtyard saw that they were even more curious about the identity of their masters, and when Qu Kuaishou came, they hurriedly asked him to ask.

Qu Kuaishou asked the He family and learned that it was actually a doctor from Tanzhou Academy, so he was so happy that he hurried to tell the villagers, and then asked them to disperse immediately, don't let Dr. Qu joke that Qujia Village doesn't understand the rules, turned around and saw Dr. Hong's father standing behind him, and said embarrassedly: "The people of the small village make you laugh." ”

Dr. Hong's father waved his hand and smiled very casually: "Everyone is curious. The nobles of the high gate also liked to inquire about Beppu, but they sent people to ask, not to watch in person. ”

Qu Kuaishou felt very reasonable when he heard this, so he chatted with Dr. Hong's father in the courtyard.

Dr. Hong's father asked, "Old man, look at you, you have practiced martial arts, you used to walk darts?" ”

Qu Kuaishou bowed his head and said: "Don't hide it from you, I used to be the executioner of the Liuyang County Ya of the Kaichao Dynasty." ”

Dr. Hong's father was taken aback at first, and then smiled: "I used to work in the Xingbu in the Kai Dynasty, and I had to set the executioner as an official from the ninth grade, but those people rejected it. ”

Qu Kuaishou raised his head and asked excitedly, "Do you think the executioner can be an official?" ”

Dr. Hong's father said: "Before the old man wrote this note, he had investigated hundreds of executioners in Chang'an City and counties directly under the central government. The old man thinks that the executioner is a person who kills great evils for the court, but his reputation is extremely bad, and his family is affected, and the court should compensate him. ”

Qu Kuaishou burst into tears, bowed and saluted: "Thank you for always speaking up for the executioner." ”

"I didn't pass again. You don't thank me. Dr. Hong's father lifted Qu Kuaishou with both hands.

In the hall, Dr. Hong's wife, Li Shidao, said: "Last time in Tanzhou, your family was in a hurry to leave the Guogong Mansion, and we didn't get a letter and never sent each other. ”

He Shi'er said: "Your family is too polite, this time you came all the way to bring so many gifts." ”

She knew that people from Dr. Daohong's family would come to the house to propose marriage, but she didn't expect the whole family to come, so sincere.

Li said with a smile: "The Mid-Autumn Festival will be celebrated soon, and we will bring some food for your family for the festival." ”

Li Yunxiao had already hugged his little friend Hong Zhiyuan, laughed and laughed, and went to the yard to play.

Hong Zhiyuan looked around and didn't find Li Jingjing.

Li Yunxiao asked, "Before I left, Brother Niu said that he wanted to come to my house. Why didn't he come? ”

Hong Zhiyuan said seriously: "Grandpa Niu was demoted by the imperial court and transferred back to Chang'an. The Niu family is gone. Brother Niu also followed. ”

"Brother Niu has left Tanzhou?" Li Yunxiao was disappointed, pulled Hong Zhiyuan to the hall, and said loudly with Qu and He, who were sitting inside: "Grandma, mother, Grandpa Niu's family has gone to Chang'an Academy." Brother Niu can't come to see me. ”

Dr. Hong said: "Your Majesty is gracious, Brother Niu was implicated in the wasp sting case, and was only demoted by one level, exempted from one year, and transferred to Chang'an Academy as the vice president. ”

He and Dean Niu became confidants because of musical instruments, and they were called brothers, but they let their son be called Dean Niu's grandfather.

He smiled lightly: "Tanzhou is not as prosperous as Chang'an. Chang'an Academy is several times larger than Tanzhou. His Majesty's dean Niu is a bright descending and dark ascending. ”

Dr. Hong has always known that the He family is not simple, and nodded and said, "You are right. His Majesty appreciates Brother Niu very much. This time, Brother Niu took all the responsibilities alone, and His Majesty admired his character even more, so he was transferred back to his side. ”

Dr. Hong's wife asked, "What about your family's Jing Niang?" ”

Qu Shi smiled: "She went to Xiaoju Village ten miles away to collect medicinal herbs, and she should be back soon." ”

Dr. Hong's wife asked curiously: "I saw more than a dozen bamboo dustpans drying on the eaves of your house, and the black, gray, and green things in them are all medicinal herbs?" ”

Qu said: "Don't be afraid, some of the bamboo dustpans are filled with medicinal herbs, and more are centipedes, snake bones, snake gall bladders, and toads. ”

Dr. Hong's wife smiled and said: "I'm not afraid, I raised what you said when I was a child, and I also raised mulberry silkworms with meat and arches, and geckos that can live even if they lose their tails." ”

Qu listened to Dr. Hong's old lady describe the silkworm, and goosebumps straightened up all over his body. She is the most afraid of this bug.

When He saw Mrs. Hong talking about the little beast, he was not afraid at all, and he was alive and well as an elderly version of Li Jingjing.

Li Jingjing's silver bell-like laughter came from the courtyard, and soon, she entered the hall with Li Yunxiao and Niu Zhiyuan and saluted several elders.

The Hong family saw Li Jingjing combing the three maids, tying the ink-colored mustache with a purple silk belt, wearing a light purple top, silver-gray trousers, and purple mille-feuille floral silk embroidered shoes, which was very cute and quiet.

He deliberately didn't say the name of the herb just now, just to leave a little suspense for the Hong family, and asked with a smile: "Have you collected the herb?" ”

"Shut it up. Let me show you what kind of herb it is. "Li Jingjing called into Wanglian and Wangyue.

The two aunts each carried a three-foot-high bamboo basket and placed it in the center of the hall, signaling everyone to come in and take a look at the herbs contained in the basket.

Dr. Hong's wife was surprised: "But ginseng? ”

Ginseng is hardy, and the soil is well-drained, loose, fertile, brown forest soil with a deep humus layer or mountain ashed brown forest soil. It is mostly produced in the north and central part of the country, and it is rare to hear that it has been produced in Hunan Province. (Excerpt from Baidu)

As soon as Qu Shi heard that it was ginseng, he immediately stepped forward and looked down to take a closer look, there were several green plants in the two back baskets that had never been seen before, the stems were two feet high, the leaves were palm-like compound leaves, and the roots were buried in fertile black soil, and asked, "This is ginseng?" ”

Li Jingjing stretched out her hand and gently stroked the ginseng leaves, nodded and replied, "Yes." There are five strains in total, and the growth period is 10 to 15 years. ”

He asked, "Where did you dig this?" ”

Li Jingjing's skin was lined with a light purple shirt and made her eyes even whiter, her starry eyes were shining, and she smiled lightly: "They grow in the deep mountains behind Xiaoju Village, and they were unintentionally dug up by the villagers when they were picking herbs yesterday." ”

Qu said with a smile to the Hong family: "I heard that there are bears in the deep mountains of Xiaoju Village, and the villagers didn't dare to go there before. ”

Li Jingjing said: "The villagers didn't go to the pharmacy to ask the price, and this morning, I directly asked Sister Huahua's brother to bring me a message and let me go over for identification." As soon as I saw that it was a rarity, I bought it for three hundred taels of silver. ”

There are various varieties of ginseng, including Korean ginseng, American ginseng, round ginseng, wild ginseng, and side ginseng.

This time, she bought the rarest wild ginseng.

According to common sense, wild ginseng prefers cold and shady places, and can only be found in the broad-leaved forests composed of trees, shrubs, and weeds in the northeast and Goryeo.

There is a cold stream in the deep mountains of Xiaoju Village, and there is a cypress forest of shrubs and weeds by the stream, which is strange to give birth to wild ginseng, or five plants.

Wild ginseng has medicinal effects to replenish deficiency and save vitality, strengthen and strengthen fitness, and prolong life.

She was lucky to come across it and buy it.

Dr. Hong asked, "I saw that there is a medicine zoo in the front and back yards of your house, and I just heard from your family that there are still a few acres of medicinal herbs. Why do you still buy from the villagers? ”

Li Jingjing raised her beautiful eyebrows and said seriously: "I take a lot of medicine every day, and the medicinal materials in the Medicine Beast Garden and the Herb Garden are not enough. ”

Dr. Hong pondered and said, "I remember, when you were at the Xiangguo Meeting, you gave the academy four jars of medicine at one time, which requires a lot of medicinal materials to make. ”

Li Jingjing smiled and nodded: "I not only collect medicinal herbs, but also medicinal beasts." The dried medicine beasts drying on the roof of my house were collected from the villagers for money. ”

Since May this year, she has made a list of medicinal herbs and medicinal beasts, asked Qu Zheng and Qu Yi to inquire about the price in the pharmacy, and then set a price slightly higher than that of the pharmacy and began to buy from the villagers.

There are only good herbs and medicinal beasts in the deep mountains, and it is a dangerous thing to collect medicines.

In the past, villagers went into the mountains to collect medicine and were injured, and even if they died, the pharmacy would not give a copper coin.

The price she gave was high, and the people in the village were bitten by catching medicine beasts and injured by picking herbs, and they were cured by free medicine.

The people in the village have an extra income, and she has her free medicine as a guarantee, so they boldly and confidently go to the mountains to collect medicine.

Gradually, the people from other villages learned about this, so they learned from the people of Qujia Village to catch leeches, centipedes, toads, etc. to dry and sell to him, and if they dug up rare medicinal herbs, they informed her through the people of Qujia Village and asked her to buy them.

She only came across herbs that were not available in the Aphrodisiac Mansion and would buy them herself.

This time, seven ginseng plants were purchased at once, and the jade in the Aphrodisiac Mansion should be happy.

He Shi looked at Li and Dr. Hong's wife and didn't blink their eyelids when they heard the three hundred taels of silver, and said in their hearts: The gifts sent by the Hong Mansion a few times ago add up to nearly five thousand taels, and only Dr. Hong's money and the monthly silver and pen money in the academy are enough.

Qu Shi was a little distressed when he heard that he spent three hundred taels of silver, but he thought that ginseng had the medicinal effect of reviving the dead, and it was not expensive to buy seven plants at this price, so it was much better.

He went to the kitchen to wash fresh fruits, and heard Dr. Hong's father intentionally or unintentionally say to Qu Kuaishou: "The old man's family has more than 20 shops in Chang'an, Wuchang, and Tanzhou, and they can all make some money. In the future, these will be divided equally by the two grandchildren, so that they will not worry about money when they enter the official career, and they can be clean officials. ”

Half an hour later, Li Laoshi and Li Yunqing hurried back from Guanli and met Dr. Hong's family again, with a much more affectionate attitude than when they were in the Tanzhou Courtyard.

"I've packed up the guest room, and you'll stay at my house today." The Qu family has an excellent impression of the Hong family, and compared with the Qin family and the Niu family, which have a complex population, the Hong family is more suitable for being a relative.

Dr. Hong smiled and said, "Then we will stay at your house for one night." ”

Dr. Hong specially called Li Yunqing, took more than a dozen academic questions, and when he saw that he answered fluently, he nodded and said: "You are a tent in Guanli, and you can get in touch with the characters of the three religions and nine streams, but this is not a long-term solution. After the Chinese New Year next year, you will come to my house, I will teach you for a month, you will take the spring entrance examination of the academy, and if you pass the examination, you will become my disciple. ”

was personally taught by him in his mansion for a month, and this kind of treatment was something that Qin Minye had never had.

Li Yunqing's heart was extremely excited, his eyes were full of hope, but he didn't dare to respond on the spot, and bowed deeply and said gratefully: "Thank you." When my grandfather came back from the Mid-Autumn Festival, I asked him, and it was up to him to decide. ”

Qu Kuaishou was in a complicated mood on the side.

Qu was afraid that when Deng came, he would mention to Dr. Hong that Qu Duo would enter Tanzhou Academy, so he did not invite her over.

Qu Kuaishou, Li Laoshi's father and son, and Hong Hong's three generations of men sat at one table, and the women and Li Jingjing opened another table, eating lively and cheerful, not feeling awkward at all.

The Li family was hospitable and left the Hong family for one night.

After breakfast the next day, Dr. Hong finally mentioned to Li Laoshi the important matter of showing marriage to Li Jingjing for Hong Zhiyuan, but he thought about it very carefully and said very sincerely: "Brother Li, if your family thinks that the two children are young, then our family will wait for the two children to be older before proposing." ”

Li honestly said very frankly: "Brother Hong, your family is a scholarly family, if our family forms a family with your family, it is really our high climb." My younger brother is now studying in the academy, waiting for him to get famous, and our family has a jinshi, and our two families will discuss the affairs of their children and relatives. ”

Seeing that both his father and wife nodded, Dr. Hong said, "Okay." That's a certainty. This matter will be discussed when the Jinshi is sick. ”

Li Yunxiao stood beside He's side, and it suddenly dawned on him when he heard this.

The Hong family has only sons and no daughters, and the Li family has only one daughter. The Hong family has a son, and the only one in the Li family who can marry is Li Jingjing.

He immediately exclaimed, "No." My sister is mine, I don't allow my sister to marry, and I won't allow it in the future! ”

Li Jingjing knew that Li Yunxiao would make such a fuss, so she didn't enter the hall after breakfast and stayed in the medicine room.

Li led Hong Zhiyuan to Li Yunxiao, and said softly: "Xiaolang, if your sister is married to Yuanlang, she is still your sister, and you have a younger brother Yuanlang." ”

Li Yunxiao's eyes widened, and he said, "Brother Hong has always called me brother." ”

"That's different." Li smiled and said, "In the future, Yuanlang will treat you like you will be to your brother-in-law." ”

Hong Zhiyuan said sincerely: "Brother Xiao, I will often visit you from Tanzhou." ”

Li Yunxiao frowned, shook his head very hard, and said, "My sister is mine." ”

Li reached out and stroked Li Yunxiao's hair, and said with a smile: "What a good boy, I am so reluctant to sister." He said to his second son: "Yuanlang, in the future, you will treat Jingniang better than Xiaolang to him." ”

"Yes. I'm going to be very nice to Jing Niang. Hong Zhiyuan promised, and lowered his head with a blushing face, which made the adults laugh.

"This is the medicine I made, and it will not spoil if you store it in a cool place for five years. I hope no one in your family needs them. Li Jingjing heard in the medicine room that the Hong family was leaving, so she came out and sent the bamboo basket prepared in advance containing autumn pear paste, calming powder, anti-burning powder, refined cool incense, and tiger beast bone wine.

Medicine can only be sent on ordinary days, and it is unlucky to send it during the New Year's holidays.

Fortunately, this is not the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, otherwise she would not have been able to send it.

Dr. Hong carried a basket full of medicines and said in surprise: "There are so many medicines, and there are even two jars of tiger beast bone wine!" ”

He had already heard that Dr. Wang of the academy had some friendship with Li Jingjing, and in the name of the academy, he had purchased some common medicines with her that were very effective and had no side effects on the body.

According to the price of the medicine prepared by the great physician of Tanzhou Pharmacy, the five medicines in the bamboo basket are worth a thousand taels of silver, to say the least.

The most rare thing is that Li Jingjing heard that his father and mother had rheumatism last night, and he had a bone headache all over his body on a cloudy day.

Li Jingjing said: "I sealed the jar with oiled paper, and the body of the jar was pasted with red paper, with the name of the drug, the efficacy, and the dosage written. Make no mistake about it. ”

Dr. Hong's father was holding a jar of tiger beast bone wine in both hands, and his eyes were too old to make out the crooked ink-colored characters on the red paper.

Hong Zhiyuan leaned over to take a look and said with a smile: "Jing Niang, I recognize your words." ”

Li Jingjing said: Precocious little boy. His right hand crossed his waist and said, "You have to call Sister Jing." ”

After the Hong family left, Li Laoshi and Li Yunqing returned to Taiqingguan. There are many pilgrims who come to the Mid-Autumn Festival in Guanli, and they are very busy, and they will not be able to return home until the afternoon of August 16.

In the afternoon of the same day, a richly decorated carriage came to the door of Li's house, and a neatly dressed middle-aged woman and a handsome slave maid came out of the carriage.

The middle-aged mother-in-law and slave maid were led into the hall by Li Yunxiao and saluted the Li family one by one.

The mother-in-law looked at He's with respectful eyes, and said, "Madam, the slave maid is the person in front of Mrs. Bai of Niufu, and by the order of Mrs. Bai and the Fifth Young Master, I will bring you and Pharmacist Li a letter and two hand-copied medicine books." ”

He didn't know the middle-aged mother-in-law, but he recognized the slave and maid, and asked, "I heard that your government has moved to Chang'an?" ”

The mother-in-law nodded and said, "The old man of our house was transferred to Chang'an Academy as the vice president, and the eldest master was transferred to Chang'an Academy as the deputy general of the army. Everyone in the mansion has left Tanzhou Academy and headed for Chang'an Academy, but now it is estimated that they have not arrived on the way. After the two slaves and maids left your mansion, they will also go to Chang'an tomorrow. ”

The mansion where Dean Niu lived in Tanzhou Academy was given by the imperial court. When he left his job, he had to move out and let the new dean live.

The slave and maid presented a letter with both hands that was slightly thick and sealed with wax.

He took it and opened it, and saw that Bai had written twelve pages, so he couldn't help but look at it carefully for a while, with a complicated expression, and did not give the letter to Li Laoshi, but folded the envelope and held it tightly.

The mother-in-law had already received Bai's orders, and deliberately looked carefully at He's expression before and after reading the letter, and said, "Madam, the fifth young master personally copied two medicine books, saying that he wanted the slave maid to hand them over to Pharmacist Li. ”

He asked Li Yunxiao to call Li Jingjing, who was strolling around the herb garden, back.

The mother-in-law and the slave saw that Li Jingjing's clothes and pants were very clean, only the edge of her shoes was stained with a little mud.

"Pharmacist Li, the fifth young master said that when he waits for Chang'an Academy, he will copy the remaining two medicine books in the mansion and ask someone to bring them to you." The mother-in-law took out a yellow sandalwood box from the carriage, and presented the hand-copied medicine book in the box to Li Jingjing.

After the case of a hornet sting of 100 people, the dean of Tanzhou Academy and the miscellaneous servants called Li Jingjing "Li Da Pharmacist".

The mother-in-law is the housekeeper in Niufu, and she is very well-informed, and she knows that Li Jingjing is a great pharmacist.

"Brother Niu is really bothered. Wait a minute, I'll go get something for him. Li Jingjing held the sandalwood box in both hands, and her heart was very moved.

She went to the medicine room, took out the two hand-copied medicine books in the sandalwood box, filled them with goat milk jade muscle ointment, anti-fever powder, and took out a small basket with pain-relieving and blood-invigorating ointment, hemostatic powder, and autumn pear ointment.

The mother-in-law and the slave accepted the medicine given by Li Jingjing, remembered the name and effect of the medicine, did not dare to eat tea and rice at Li's house, and did not dare to accept He's reward, so they left in a hurry.

He took Bai's letter back to the bedroom, his mood couldn't calm down for a long time, and he ate dinner absentmindedly.

Qu Shi saw that something was wrong and waited for dinner, and deliberately asked Mochizuki and Wanglian to take the dragon and phoenix fetus out of the dragon and phoenix fetus to play, and called He Shi to the bedroom for questioning, and asked with concern: "Sister Yi, you have been in a state of mind since you read Madame Bai's letter today, what is written in her letter?" ”

Qu didn't know how to read, and He could lie to her, but he thought she was her biological mother in his heart, and said frankly: "Mother, Mrs. Bai's letter is to ask for our sister Jing on behalf of her second son Niu Haoxing." ”

Qu immediately smiled, and his voice involuntarily raised, "There are hundreds of women in the family." Our Jing sister is very good, and the Niu family went to Chang'an and asked to marry her. ”

He Shi was infected by Qu's joy, and said excitedly: "Mother, what happened to Mrs. Bai, she told us before. This time she said in the letter that she had discussed with her father-in-law and husband, if Niu Haoxing and Jing Meizi got married ten years later, the first son born to Jing Meizi would be surnamed Niu, the second would be surnamed Bai, and the third would be surnamed He. ”

Qu's face was shocked, and he said, "Madam Bai is really powerful, she was able to persuade Dean Niu and his son to change the surname of the future grandson of the Niu family. ”

He said: "Dean Niu and Mrs. Bai's father are close friends, and I may have agreed to this matter when Mrs. Bai married Niu Haoxing's father. Now, in order to make me agree to marry Sister Jing to Niu Haoxing, Mrs. Bai is on the condition of inheriting the surname and continuing the bloodline. ”

Qu put away his smile and said cautiously: "The Niu family is too chaotic, Niu Haoxing's half-sister has three, and there is also a sister-in-law, Sister Jing has to face four sisters-in-law when she marries, not to mention step-grandmothers and several step-aunts." The Niu family is far less good than the Hong family, and I don't agree with Sister Jing marrying into the Niu family when she grows up. ”

He Shimei's eyes narrowed slightly, and said: "Mrs. Bai said in the letter that when Niu Haoxing grows up and is admitted to the Jinshi, she will let him go to other places to be an official and not return to Chang'an to live." ”

Qu shook his head and said: "Now that Dean Niu is alive, he has the final say in the Niu Mansion, but after a hundred years, his wives and concubines have become old ladies, aunts and grandmothers, and they can suppress the Bai family and his wife with a single filial piety, and leave Niu Haoxing in Chang'an for them to send, and then he will still be a Jing girl." ”

Originally, she couldn't have imagined that she would be so transparent, and this was all realized by listening to dramas and storytelling in the courtyard of Tanzhou Guogong Mansion.

"Mother, in fact, I think the same as you in my heart, but I'm afraid that I will have no shame to see my mother who died tragically after a hundred years." He sighed and took the letter out of the cabinet and placed it on the table.

Seeing that He's eyes were red, Qu felt sad in his heart, and persuaded softly: "Your father will come back in a few days, I'll ask him, what about your mother's inheritance of the family name and continuation of the bloodline?" ”

He thought that his ears had heard it wrong, his beautiful eyes widened, he held Qu's hands tightly, and asked urgently: "Mother, are you serious?" ”

Qu nodded at He's extremely expectant gaze, and said softly: "Your mother's family is a famous family. Our Li family married you, and it was a blessing that we have cultivated for several lifetimes. You have suffered in our Li family for more than ten years. Our Li family owes you a lot, and we should compensate you and help you fulfill this long-cherished wish. ”

He Shi's tears fell involuntarily, and he choked up: "Mother, you are wrong. Being able to marry into the Li family is a blessing for me in my previous life. I didn't suffer at all in the Li family, and you treat me as if I was out. The Li family doesn't owe me. ”

Qu said with tears in his eyes: "Alas, your life in our Li family is far worse than that of your sister in the Qin family. ”

He threw himself into Qu's warm arms and cried: "Mother, you treat me like your own daughter, you respect me very much when you get sick, I am healthy, I have two sons and a daughter, and Changsheng is devoted to me." I don't have to worry about food and clothing at home, and I don't have to worry about it every day. I'm doing better than my sister. ”

Qu's heart was extremely relieved. Since then, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has become closer.

That night, the He family wrote a letter to the Bai family with a polite refusal, and the next day asked Wanglian to send it to the town, and handed it over to the mother-in-law and slave of Niufu who lived in the inn and waited for the reply.

On the first day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Li Quai, Qu Changjiu and the three students of the Qu clan returned to Qujia Village in the carriage of the Qin Mansion from Tanzhou Academy.

The Qin Mansion sent a carriage of food to the Li family to eat. The housekeeper's mother-in-law brought He Huishu's letter to He's family, and brought Li Jingjing a letter written by Qin Minye.

At noon on the Mid-Autumn Festival, it began to rain heavily, and it continued to rain for three hours, and after the rain stopped, the sky also darkened, the dark clouds covered the moon, the stars were dull, and the earth was dark.

Qu's, He's, and Li Qu's illness took the dragon and phoenix fetus to Qu Kuaishou's house for a reunion dinner as in previous years.

Qu Changchang just went to Tanzhou Academy from Qujia Village a few days ago, and he will not come back for the festival this time. He wrote a letter to his family and brought it back with him.

Qu Kuaishou knew a few words and recognized the letter, and read the letter in front of the Li family with great interest.

Qu Changchang's letter is a record of his life in Tanzhou Academy, the writing is really average, and the writing is boring and boring, like keeping a running account, but the Deng family listened to it with relish, as if he saw the happy event of his son in the later years.

Qu Duo came back from the county academy, because he did not have the opportunity to go to Tanzhou Academy to study, his interest was not high. Fortunately, Xiao Deng's belly has grown and he is pregnant with his second child, and he is thinking that he will be a father again in the spring of next year, and he is in a better mood.

The two families went to the dinner table and said auspicious words, and inevitably said the word reunion.

Qu was in a very low mood, and after drinking two glasses of rice wine, he shook his hand and stopped drinking.

He knew that Qu did not wait for Li Bing to be lost. She had already instructed Li Yunxiao not to let him mention his grandfather and make Qu sad, but Li Yunxiao was obedient and never said it.

Qu couldn't help but open his mouth and asked He's: "Your father never lost his word, he said in his letter that he would come back to spend the festival with me before the Mid-Autumn Festival." I've been looking forward to it since half a month ago, and tonight, why hasn't he come back yet? ”

He comforted: "Mother, it has rained so heavily today, there is the Xiangjiang River in Tanzhou, and the water is heavier than ours here, so the rain must be heavier." ”

Qu Shi felt that it made sense, and he didn't talk in Qu Kuaishou's courtyard after dinner, and went back with his family.

Li Jingjing asked Wanglian and Wanglian to go to the backyard to decorate, and after a while, carrying a small basket, she took He Shi to the open space in front of the medicine beast circle in the backyard, and set up a fruit plate and incense candles on the table and chair with her, and burned incense and paper.

He got the support of Qu a few days ago, and he said to himself when he burned paper.

It turned out that she and He Huishu discussed many times in the Guogong Mansion in order to continue the He bloodline.

Her three children, Li Yunqing is the eldest son, it is impossible to succeed, Li Yunxiao and Li Jingjing are all possible.

She told He Huishu about Liu Xiniang's recruitment of a son-in-law, but she was reluctant to let the youngest daughter of the pearl in her palm suffer like that. He Huishu wanted to let Li Jingjing be her daughter-in-law.

The sisters rejected Li Jingjing, and the candidate was Li Yunxiao.

Now Qu Shi actually took the initiative to tell Li Bing about it, and she felt that she was fifty percent sure.

Li Jingjing listened and secretly praised her grandmother's enlightenment.

Last year, He's family cried for half an hour, but this year they met with He Huishu, and stopped crying for two quarters of an hour under Li Jingjing's comfort.

The mother and daughter went back to the front yard, and Li Jingjing asked Wanglian and Mochiyue to clean up the backyard.

Li Quai, the dragon and phoenix fetus all fell asleep.

Qu Shi was still sitting in the hall with candles and waiting, He Shi took a coat and put it on her, and said with concern: "Mother, it has rained heavily today, and the night is cold and humid. ”

Qu nodded, looked at the half-open door of the hall with persistent eyes, and said softly, "You go to sleep." I'll wait a little longer and go to sleep. ”

"I'm not sleepy, I'll talk to you and wait for Daddy together." He looked at him with pity and sat next to Qu.

The two of them spoke softly, but they didn't feel bored.

He's mind drifted away, thinking about how to mention to him the matter of Li Yunxiao's succession to the He family if Li Bing came back, and whether he needed to call He Huishu to the Li family to kneel and beg together.

I don't know how long later, suddenly there was the sound of horses' hooves outside, from far to near, as fast as a drum beat in the silent night.

Qu ran out of the hall with great joy, and He followed quickly out of the hall.

Li Yunqing slammed the door and cried out sadly: "Grandma, it's me who opens the door quickly, I'm a young man." Hurry up and call Sister Jing, grandpa is waiting for her to save her life in the view! ”

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