After a while, Yan Shizhen and Yun Shu entered the house, and there was no expression on their faces.

Ying Niang and Hua Niang filled the table with wine and food, then retreated and took the coachman to eat under the kitchen.

Yan Shizhen and Xin Tanzhi sat on the main seat, Li Jiushan and his son on the left hand, Yun Shu and Yu Hong on the right hand, and Zhang Jing sat on the lower head.

In order to express his gratitude to Li Da, Yun Shu deliberately got off the stool, turned to the opposite side, and served Li Da a dish. As soon as he sat down, he saw Yu Hong beside him, and remembered that he had eaten a cooking cake at noon, he was busy looking for himself, and probably didn't have time to eat anything, so he also served him vegetables, "Brother Hong, eat more." ”

Yu Hong was immersed in eating vegetables, but he didn't expect Yun Shu to pick up vegetables for himself coldly, he was stunned for a moment, saw her smiling face, and hooked the corners of his lips at her, "What do you want to eat?" I'll give you the clip. ”

Yunshu smiled even brighter.

Xin Tanzhi and Yan Shizhen were very surprised, how did they go out for a day's work and become so good between the two? In the past, Yunshu's gestures of favor were all pasted on the iceberg. And Yu Hong, at this moment, smiled at Yun Shu twice. But in order to avoid embarrassment, the two quickly closed their eyes.

Yun Shu still felt that someone was staring at him, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Zhang Jing staring at him with an almost "complaining" gaze. Yun Shu couldn't stand it, remembering that he said in the car that he didn't want to eat. "Why don't you eat it? Is it a dish that doesn't fit the mouth? ”

Zhang Jing looked at his rice bowl and raised his eyes again.

Thinking of the despair and loneliness in his heart, he drove him crazy, and Yun Shu, who was overflowing with sympathy, couldn't get angry with him anymore, so he switched places with Yu Hong. "What do you want to eat?"

Zhang Jing looked at the dish in front of him.

Cloud tree clip to him.

Zhang Jing immediately ate happily.

Yu Hong realized that her hands were inconvenient, so he had already sandwiched a bunch of vegetables in the bowl for her, and said coldly to Zhang Jing: "Shu'er, her hands are inconvenient, you are such a big person, can't you eat by yourself?" ”

When Zhang Jing heard this, he buried his head and began to pick up the rice, and began to pick up the dishes by himself, but he only sandwiched the plate in front of him, which seemed to be aggrieved and angry.

Yu Hong actually spoke for Yun Shu, and the two in the main seat were even more surprised.

After finishing the meal, Li Jiushan and his son took the medicinal soup boiled by Hua Niang and went back.

Although Yan Shizhen didn't like this Zhang Jing very much, he felt relieved to put him by his side and watch. That night, Zhang Jing slept on the couch in Yan Shizhen's house. The coachman put two tables together and made do with it for one night in Yu Hong's house.

When this small courtyard was built, I didn't expect so many people to come, I thought that there would be two rooms, and Hai Bo could rest when he came, which was enough to spare, but now he can't live anymore. Yun Shu is looking forward to Hai Bo coming over early this month, arranging for someone to build a few more rooms, raise a few horses, grooms, and the resettlement of small servants. Thinking of these confusing questions, Yunshu fell into a groggy sleep.

The whole courtyard fell into the tenderness of the night.

The bull's eye came over again, and the strange eyes looked at it again, there was still blood on the temples, and Yun Shu couldn't move, and he tried his best to jump off the chair, run, run, but crashed into Li Ge.

Li Ge asked her with a cold face: "Mei'er, you said you want to take care of yourself, how can you let that person be rude?" Mei'er, I'm disappointed. ”

Yun Shu grabbed his wrist and pleaded, "No, no, Brother Li, it's not like that, you listen to me." ”

Li Ge shouted at Yun Shu with a fierce voice that he had never said before, "What else do you have to say? ”

"I, I..." Yunshu wanted to explain, but she couldn't.

Li Ge broke off the fingers she was holding her wrist one by one, "No, no, Brother Li, don't do this, my hand hurts, it hurts." ”

Li Ge ignored her pain at all, slammed her hand away, and walked away without looking back.

"No, no, Brother Li, don't go! Don't go! Don't leave me behind! Yun Shu chased desperately, but Li Ge went farther and farther, and he couldn't catch up.

The cloud tree is crying and waking up.

Yan Shizhen, who had never dared to fall asleep and left only one eye on Zhang Jing's body, keenly heard the faint crying in the cloud tree house. Jumping up from the bed, seeing that Zhang Jing was still asleep on the couch, the whole courtyard was quiet, relieved slightly, and walked quickly to the door of the cloud tree house. said in a low voice: "Mei'er, what's wrong?" ”

Yunshu got out of bed and opened the door for him.

"Father-in-law."

Yan Shizhen squatted down, "What's wrong with Mei'er?" Why are you crying? ”

"Father-in-law, my hands hurt."

Yunshu raised his hand with tears stained. Yan Shizhen took advantage of the moonlight to see the fingers that she had fixed with a small splint, and at this time, the cloth strips and splints were scattered.

"Don't be afraid, there is a father-in-law." Yan Shizhen carried her into the house and lit the lamp. Holding up her hand, she re-sensed the position of the bone joint, and sure enough, it was misplaced again.

"Is Mei'er having a nightmare? How can a tied splint fall apart? ”

When Yun Shu remembered the dream she couldn't speak, Yan Shizhen quickly reset the joint. This time, Yunshu actually gritted his teeth and didn't scream, tears crackled and fell a lot.

"Mei'er, what happened today? Are you still reluctant to tell your father? Father is worried about you! ”

"Father-in-law, I, I'm fine, I just accidentally touched my finger." If he says this, the father-in-law will blame himself for not taking good care of himself. The matter has been settled, and there is no need to blame the stepfather again.

Yan Shizhen didn't want to say anything when he saw Yun Shu like this, and he couldn't force her. She put her fingers back in place with a splint and went back to her room and took more strips of cloth and splints to secure all four of her fingers and palms. Yun Shu's right hand looks like a fat zongzi.

"Do you want your father-in-law to stay with you for a while?"

"Okay." Yunshu was stunned.

Yan Shizhen raised his hand and combed the broken hair on her forehead. "Mei'er, you can say anything to your father-in-law."

"I just had nightmares. Worried the stepfather. Yun Shu looked at Yan Shizhen's concerned gaze and felt very guilty, but his mind was very confused, and he couldn't find the right words to appease his father-in-law's suspicions. Father, tell me a story. ”

Yan Shizhen smiled slightly, "You have read so many books, do you still need your father-in-law to tell you stories?" ”

"Well, I want to hear my father-in-law tell me a story."

"Alright then, lie down, my father-in-law will tell you a story." Yun Shu put away his chaotic thoughts, pillowed Yan Shizhen's legs, and lay down obediently.

Yan Shizhen's voice floated gently with the lights, "Once upon a time there was a mountain, and there was a temple on the mountain, and there was an old monk and a little monk in the temple. One day, the little monk said to the old monk, "Master, tell me a story." The old monk said, "Okay, let me tell you a story, well, once upon a time there was a mountain, and there was a temple on the mountain, and there was an old monk and a little monk in the temple. One day, the little monk said to the old monk, Master, tell me a story... ”

Yun Shu couldn't help but grin, "The story of my father-in-law is made up randomly. ”

"Where? It's really a story, and I'm not done yet. Yan Shizhen said very seriously.

Yun Shu saw that he was serious, no longer confused, and waited for Yan Shizhen to continue.

Yan Shizhen retold the story just now, Yun Shu couldn't lie down anymore, got up and said with a smile: "Father-in-law, you still say that you didn't make up a random story?" Same words! You've said it three times! ”

"I'm telling a really good story!" Yan Shizhen does not admit that he is making it up. It's a good story to be able to make your eyebrows laugh.

"I'll tell my father-in-law a story."

"Oh? I haven't heard Mei'er tell a story yet, so let's talk about it. ”

Yunshu knelt upright and sat down, "Once upon a time there was a mountain. ”

"It's not good, it's not good, that's the story I just told." Yan Shizhen interrupted.

Yun Shu frowned and pouted, "Father-in-law! Don't interrupt my story! ”

"Okay, okay, you move on."

Yunshu said solemnly: "Once upon a time there was a mountain, and there were river valleys and pastorals in the mountain. The important thing is that there is a mausoleum on the back mountain, and a young man sends his father and mother to the mausoleum in the back mountain to settle down, and then lives in the countryside, he has to accompany his father and mother. ”

Yan Shizhen smiled and looked at Yun Shu, wasn't she talking about herself?

Yun Shu smiled at Yan Shizhen and continued: "Actually, the fields around the mausoleum belong to his family, he used to be a little boy with fine clothes and food, and he never knew that there were many people who lived so poor and miserable. But in that small village, the pain of poverty was visible to him. He suddenly felt sorry.

He didn't do anything every day, but he was able to eat and clothe himself, and the tenants who worked hard could not support their families. He was determined to change this status quo, so under the guidance of a master, he cooperated with the county officials to build water conservancy; research on grain cultivation and increase grain production; Lower the tax on tenants. Thanks to his efforts, the lives of those around him have been improved. Later, when the boy grew up, he went to Beijing to participate in the scientific expedition and became a parent official. Everywhere he went, he worked hard to change the local poverty and make them live better and better. ”

"Mei'er, is this your wish?" Is she regretting that she is not a man?

"If you govern a big country, you will want to cook." Yunshu raised his head.

Yan Shizhen couldn't help laughing.

Seeing Yan Shizhen's smile, her eyes suddenly turned red, "I also told my father this, on the day my father was taken away." Father-in-law, I miss my father. ”

That was her father's ideal, and after reading so many of her father's letters and notes, plus the experiences of these days, she understood a little. If my father was still around, none of this would have happened. She is still a naughty and willful little daughter, who reads under the guidance of Master Qin every day, accompanies her father and mother, and often sees Brother Li, oh, she will also have a younger brother. What a good day like that.

Xin Tanzhi also felt that Yu Hong and Yun Shu were going out today, as if something had happened, and the two seemed to have made an appointment and didn't say anything. Thinking about it over and over again, he also couldn't sleep well, and he also heard the faint crying of Yunshu.

got up and walked out of the house, and heard the conversation between Yan Shizhen and Yunshu outside the window. Listening to Yan Shizhen's nonsense making up stories to tease Yunshu, he had never done these things to Yu Hong, no wonder he was cold and smiled so little.

When he heard Yunshu's ideals, he was also a little stunned. That's his ideal, too! Regain the lost land, and return the people to prosperity and comfort! He failed, Yunshu's father also failed, and Yan Shizhen had long been unable to figure out, so he simply didn't even enter the official career.

I've thought about it a lot over the years. Such a good dream, the common hope in everyone's hearts, why did they fail one by one? There are also people who have taken their lives for it!