The fifth day after the county test was released was the government test, and as before, Situ Yan sent people to the tribute courtyard before leaving. There are only three government exams, that is, one a day, and after passing, he is a "child", even if he has the status of a literati, of course, this identity cannot be exempted from servitude, for ordinary people, it is just a good thing to say.

"Miss, my mother said that you had a late break last night, and cooked some nourishing soup for the slave to bring it to you!" The plug put the decoction on the table, looked at Situ Yan who was busy sorting out the account books in the study of the outer courtyard, and felt that if there was no eldest lady in this house, he didn't know how to live, and he was also worried about Situ Yan's health.

"Cui Ping has a heart, you put it there first, I'll drink it later!" Situ Yan lowered her head and continued to bury herself in the case, she was now not enough for twelve hours a day, where could she be distracted by these trivial things.

"Miss, your body is important, if the eldest young master comes out and sees that you have lost weight again, I don't know how to feel heartache!" The bolt also knows the temper of the eldest lady, and it is not enough to persuade him, but when he thinks that the eldest lady still has to support him up and down in this house, even if it doesn't work, he has to persuade him again.

"Alright! Bring it here! The plug hit Situ Yan's weakness, she was most afraid of Situ Jin's tight spell, but she didn't want to delay the matter at hand, so she reached out and brought the soup bowl over and drank it all.

"Miss, you don't have to worry about the eldest young master, the slave accompanied the eldest young master to participate in the imperial examination in the previous dynasty, and there must be no problem with the eldest young master's knowledge!" The bolt thought that the eldest lady was worried about the eldest young master because he couldn't sleep well at night, so he persuaded him a few more words.

Situ Yan didn't explain, after all, she was the master. Nothing to explain to the minion, he handed the empty soup bowl to the plug and waved his hand to stand down. Continue to fight with the ledger. In fact, she can only blame herself, she is not used to the ancient way of bookkeeping, so after the accounts of each shop are given to her, she has to transcribe and set up new accounts in her own way, although the workload has increased, but it seems to be very convenient. And no one but her could read what she wrote. No one knows exactly how much money she makes. This is also the reason why she did not teach the shopkeepers the new bookkeeping methods.

On the third day of the government examination, Situ Yan took the four brothers of the Li family from Henan County to Beijing as before. After all, the college exam will not start until more than a month. During this time, the four brothers of the Li family were left to rest in the capital, and they also learned more from Situ Jin. As for Fuxiang Village, with the help of the two patriarchs Li and Yang, it can cope with it. If there is any list in the county, Li Aniu will naturally send news to the shops in Henan County.

On the day of the release. Ding Man immediately delivered the news to the capital. The four brothers of the Li family all have the identity of "children". Of course, Situ Jin also passed.

Naturally, the family should also have a small celebration. Situ Yan thought that Li Dalang and Li Erlang were afraid that it would be a little difficult to pass the hospital exam, so it was better to go back to the village now to hold a small event, and let the whole village follow the fun, even if the hospital exam failed, the two brothers should not leave any regrets.

"Big brother, I want to send my brothers back to the village tomorrow, when the county tried it before, there was no celebration. Now that the brothers have the identity of 'Tongsheng', it is rare to see them in these ten miles and eight villages. If you don't go back to the village and set up a few tables, I'm afraid that it will attract discussions, saying that our family has forgotten about our neighbors after gaining fame, and the eldest brother will go back to the village to be the village leader in the future, so don't leave any suspicions! Situ Yan's words are exactly what Li Dalang meant, he is also thinking about this these days, he thought that Ming'er would discuss it with Xiaomei again, but he didn't want Xiaomei to think about it for him a long time ago.

"Well, everything is up to Xiao Wu!" Li Dalang is used to leaving everything to Xiaomei to arrange, and he feels that this can be at ease.

"Second brother thinks this is good?" Situ Yan felt that she was worried about her life, she thought that Li Dalang had also been a village leader for so long, and she should have an idea of herself, but she didn't want to listen to her in the end.

"I don't have anything, I listen to Xiao Wu!" Erlang usually doesn't take everything to heart, but now that he has his little sister by his side, he won't use his own brain. Saburo is willing to help, but he feels that the identity of "Tongsheng" is nothing to show off, and it doesn't matter if he can't do it, but Shiro is full of joy.

"Okay, that's it, my brothers will go back to the village early tomorrow morning, I will prepare some things in Henan County first, and then enter the village at night!" Situ Yan and the four brothers of the Li family decided the matter, and then went to discuss with Situ Jin. Situ Jin also thinks it's very good, but he has some questions these days and wants to ask Mr. Gongsun, so he won't go back to the village to set up a banquet this time.

Although the four brothers of the Li family had some regrets, they didn't feel that there was anything wrong, and the next morning after breakfast, the group drove two cars out of the capital.

It's also a shame that Duanmu Xuanren is not in the capital at this time, and he was arranged by Situ Yan to go to Heyang County, otherwise let him, the vinegar jar, know, I'm afraid that he will come uninvited.

Li Cunzheng's house in Fuxiang Village, set up a flowing water banquet for two days in a row, Situ Yan did not use any particularly precious food to entertain, but just made more meat dishes, not gorgeous, but beneficial, eating so that the whole village was full of oil, and even the people in the surrounding villages were alarmed, especially knowing that Li Cunzheng had already passed the age of marrying, but he was still single, and for two days in a row, the blind date of the blind date almost broke the threshold of the Li family.

"Big brother, although what the matchmakers say is not true, if there is something that the eldest brother likes, we might as well secretly inquire about one or two, there is always a girl from a good family?" Situ Yan has been smiling these days, and she is so tired that she doesn't even have the strength to raise her hand. Although she intended to match Lin Tao and Li Dalang, and specially arranged for Lin Tao to come to Li's house to help, but these days, seeing that the eldest brother is not interested in Lin Tao, she is not good at mentioning it again.

"Little Five, I! I! Li Dalang's heart hurts, what he cares about is his little sister, and what he likes is his little sister, but he also knows that his little sister only treats him as a brother, and he will not have a chance in this life. But he didn't want his little sister to arrange a marriage for him, but he didn't know how to refuse.

"Big brother, we brothers and sisters, if there is anything you can't say directly, as long as you like good character, I won't object. If you don't like it, no one will try to force their way into the Li family's door, even I won't agree! ”

Li Dalang's heartache tears swirled in his eyes, but he also knew that it would be sooner or later. It was something he didn't want to face, but now it's time to have to face it. For the sake of the Li family's incense, he can't be willful.

"Let's wait until the hospital has tried. Let me think again! Situ Yan saw that Li Dalang was finally relieved, and knew that it was not appropriate to say these things at this time, so she found a topic to talk to the four brothers about other things.

Lin Tao has been standing outside the house and listening, she is also past the age of discussing relatives, and she really likes Li Dalang, firstly, because Li Dalang is a village leader, there is no need to serve every month and have a monthly salary. The second is that Li Dalang is not only knowledgeable. And also kung fu. hates that she is still a slave, even if she wants to be Li Dalang's wife, she can't change her nationality without the eldest lady.

The more I thought about it, the more sad I felt. Tears dripped down the corners of his eyes, and he didn't dare to cry, so he turned around and ran into the stove room.

Li Dalang was also in a bad mood, so he also entered the stove room in order to avoid his little sister. I happened to see Lin Tao crying.

"Lin Tao. What happened to you? Did someone give you a face and bully you? In Li Dalang's opinion. Lin Tao is a slave, it must be something that the people in the village said, which made her sad.

The more Li Dalang cared about her, the more sad Lin Tao felt in his heart, he was just sobbing quietly, but now he was crying even more sadly.

Li Dalang was a little panicked, except for Xiaomei, he had never contacted other women. I don't know how to persuade her, "Lin Tao." You wait, I'll go find Xiao Wu! ”

"Don't, don't! Master Li, me! ……。 No, don't go and invite the eldest lady! Lin Tao pumped and hooked up, and he couldn't speak completely. It looks really sad.

"Okay, don't look for it, then you tell me, why are you crying?" Li Dalang felt that this Lin Tao Xu was afraid of his little sister, so he didn't want to invite him.

"Young Master Li, the slave maid just felt that her life was miserable for a while, and she was not bullied!" Lin Tao sighed, she liked Li Dalang, so she was willing to chat with him.

"Oh!" Li Dalang didn't know how to comfort him, if he wanted to say bitterness, if there was no little sister, the four brothers would be inferior to Lin Tao, so he didn't know how to comfort him.

"Young Master Li, Lin Tao understands your intentions for the eldest lady. I also know that the eldest lady respects you as her own brother and brother. Lin Tao dared to ask the eldest young master to be fulfilled! Lin Tao thought that it would be better to beg Li Dalang, maybe there was a glimmer of life when she waited for the eldest lady to match her with the little girl. It was also her ambition to be the mother of the family.

"Lin Tao, what do you mean by this?" Li Dalang was told that he was a little annoyed for a while.

"The slave didn't dare to hide it, the eldest lady's words just now, the slave and the maid understood. These days, when I look at the eldest young master, I will look at the eldest lady from time to time, and I can guess your mind somewhat. The slave doesn't care who you have in your heart, the slave will respect the eldest lady and love you! Please take the slave and maid from Master Li! Lin Tao's bold expression surprised Li Dalang. First, the heart was broken by someone. Second, if the person he marries is Lin Tao, maybe he can continue to silently like his little sister without being discovered by others. Anyway, he married anyone just for the Li family's incense, and his heart would not be given to any woman except Xiaomei. And the last one is this Lin Tao, compared to a peasant girl, she has the bookish air of a rich lady, and her appearance is beautiful, if there is no Situ Yan to compare, it can be regarded as fresh and lovely.

"Think about it!" Li Dalang was a little tempted, but he didn't agree to Lin Tao immediately. The two of them went out of the stove room with their own hearts. It's a pity that Li Dalang didn't tell Situ Yan about this, otherwise with Situ Yan's temperament, he would never have left such a purposeful person by his side, and there would have been no misfortune in the future.

After returning to the capital from Fuxiang Village, she left the four brothers of the Li family in Situ Mansion in Beijing, and she herself went to Heyang County with Duanmu Xuan, and did not personally supervise it for nearly a month, Situ Yan felt a little uneasy.

"Thanks to Brother Xuan's help, Zhuangzi's progress is so fast!" Situ Yan was really sighing, she was busy for a month before, and she didn't even pave the road, but Duanmuxuan was also busy for a month, not only opening mountains and drilling holes, but even the small farms used to hide people's eyes and ears have been fenced off, and they are beginning to take shape.

"It's Yan'er who planned it well! I'm just reading from the book! Duanmu Xuan didn't feel that he had played any role, if there was no plan for Situ Yan, let him build it while thinking about it, I am afraid that the road has not been paved yet.

"When did Brother Xuan become so modest, it is very different from the bohemian and uninhibited in his usual days!" Situ Yan mistakenly thought that Duanmu Xuan was deliberately humble in front of him.

"Yan'er, don't you like my prodigal habits?"

'How so!' 'Bohemianism' is not a derogatory term. It means that Brother Xuan doesn't like traditional constraints, dares to break the shackles, and yearns for a free and easy life like me! That's a big compliment! "Situ Yan is the same as Duanmu Xuan in his bones, so he naturally doesn't hate his temperament.

"Sure enough, Yan'er who knows me is also!" Duanmu Xuan's face was proud, this was the first time Situ Yan praised him like this, which made him feel so proud.

For Duanmu Xuan's show of love from time to time, Situ Yan pretended to be stupid, she couldn't respond now, and she didn't want to do anything to hurt the other party's heart.

Duanmu Xuan understood in his heart that although he was a little disappointed, he soon launched a new round of offensive, "Yan'er, I have always wanted to ask, the Zhuangzi you built in the valley is only ten centimeters shorter than the city wall, and even built a shop and divided the main and auxiliary Zhuangzi, what is the purpose of this?" ”

"Resist strong enemies externally, and self-sufficiency internally! Even if the world is in turmoil, I can keep my relatives safe! At this time, Situ Yan had nothing to hide.

"And those private soldiers you trained?" Duanmu Xuan saw that Situ Yan was willing to tell him his secret, and he didn't want to pretend to be deaf and dumb anymore, and asked all the suspicions in his heart.

Situ Yan was stunned, she didn't expect her to be aware of such a secret action, but Duanmu Xuan, it seems that the Iron Blood Guard of the Guogong Mansion is really not just famous. Now that it has been known, she is naturally with the discernment.

"Yes, in the name of a slave, he is raised in the house to take care of the family, and in the future, when his brother becomes an official, he can also collect information for him, take charge of the shop business, etc.! In short, I have someone to do things by myself! Situ Yan's idea really surprised Duanmu Xuan.

The Guogong Mansion has been established in the imperial court for so many years, and his mother has been an edict for so long to see that he is concerned about the affairs of the imperial court, but she doesn't want Situ Yan to even take care of Situ Jin's future affairs as an official.

"Yan'er, no matter who marries you, it will be his great luck!"

"Brother Xuan is wrong, whoever marries me will definitely be in chaos in the house. How can any mother-in-law want to see her daughter-in-law show up all day long! Of course, I hope that my daughter-in-law can serve every day at the side of the tea and water, and teach her husband and children! But I'm not that kind of person in my bones, and I can't do such a thing, so how can I be home and Wan'an, I'm afraid it's not an exaggeration to describe it as chickens flying and dogs jumping! Situ Yan's words, of course, Duanmu Xuan understood, with his understanding of his mother, if he really married Situ Yan, he would not allow her to go out to do business, and it would be impossible for him to raise a private soldier.

But he just likes Situ Yan, he will not restrain his beloved, if Situ Yan is disciplined as a young lady who does not go out of the door, then he will not be so fascinated by Situ Yan. "Yan'er, I don't care what other people's families do, but if I Duanmu Xuan can marry you, I will never put you in the house. If your parents don't want to, I will open another house, and I will never let you suffer the slightest grievance! ”

Situ Yan didn't look up at Duanmu Xuan, such words sounded very exciting, but she also understood that sometimes people are in that position, and there will be a lot of involuntary bodies, even if Duanmu Xuan promises it well now, but he is the only prince of the Guogong Mansion, how can he be willful. smiled bitterly, but didn't hear Duanmu Xuan's words. (To be continued......)