The wheels of the carriage were running over the mud, the sky was gray, the sun was gone, and it was about to rain.

"I'm going back to Qingyu Pavilion to arrange relevant matters, and you will stay where I live for the next few days, so that no one can find out that I am not there."

The blade of the dagger glowed with a cold light, reflecting Qi Lichen's deep eyes, and his plan was finally about to start on the right track.

"The pavilion master here can rest assured that he will hand it over to his subordinates." The white night raised the whip and urged the horse, and the sound of the whip breaking through the air spread far and wide on the trail.

The county order set up a banquet to invite Qi Lichen to participate in the matter spread in the village, and everyone said that Qi Lichen had climbed a high branch.

Many people in the village saw that there was a benefit, so they took out good bud rice, or oil and salt from the cellar, and waited for the master to come back. Qi Lichen didn't wait to come back, but he met a squire who came back from the banquet and passed through Nancun.

I heard that they were waiting for Qi Lichen, and made fun of Qi Lichen disdainfully that Qi Lichen had offended the county order by refusing the marriage of the county order, and whoever didn't bypass him might be disqualified from the scientific examination, so that they should not waste this thought in vain.

As soon as this news came out, Nancun exploded. Everyone is running to tell each other, and they are busy working in the hands of the fields, and they have to be idle.

Xi Duyun was busy with the selection of seeds when he came back from the county, and by the time he returned, it was already dark. Only then did Xi Duyun remember that she hadn't cooked dinner yet, she didn't care, she couldn't be hungry Xiaoyu! Xi Duyun walked out, and Xi Duyu was sitting on the small bench at the gate of the courtyard.

Boss Xi has two daughters, and both of them are kind-hearted and soft-natured. It's not a bad thing, but it's bad because after the couple passed away, the two children were handed over to Xi's second family, and there was no shortage of beating, scolding and oppression.

Xi Duyu is young and has developed an introverted and dull personality, she is okay in front of her sister, she rarely talks in front of people, there are so many children in the village, no one wants to play with Xi Duyu.

"Xiaoyu, why don't you call your sister to cook for you when it's dark?" Xi Duyun lowered her voice, afraid of startling her sister.

The little girl turned her head and held the old rattle in her hands: "I heard someone saying bad things about my brother. ”

Her eyes were red, I don't know if it was because she was angry or if she had cried before. Xi Duyu's heart tightened, and she went over and picked her up.

"Xiaoyu, don't take it to heart, anyway, it's ......," Xi Duyun took a breath and continued, "I usually talk a lot." ”

These people in the village are the grass on the wall, the yang is against the yin, how nice they say on the surface, but they are also scolding behind the scenes.

"It's not the same as before." Xi Duyu gagged, her cheeks bulging like two puffer fish.

Xi Duyun put her down, took out the pastries bought from the county seat from the wooden barrel, and asked with a smile, "Xiaoyu said to listen?" ”

This girl is usually sullen, as long as she talks about Qi Lichen's badness, she won't want to do it at all.

"Hmm...... said a lot, Xiaoyu only remembered that they said that Brother Li refused to marry the daughter of the county order, offended Zhou County, and wanted to lose the qualification for the scientific examination. ”

Xi Duyu said that Qi Lichen was going to be deprived of the qualification for the scientific examination, and tears fell again.

Xi Duyun's hand was stunned, and the pastry that he was about to hand to Xi Duyu fell to the ground and shattered: "Xiaoyu, you eat the pastry first to fill your stomach, my sister will go to leave my brother's place, and I will make dinner for you when I come back." ”

Grabbing a lantern for lighting, Xi Duyun hurried to Qi Lichen's residence.

The sun had completely sunk, and even the last rays of its afterglow had disappeared, and Xi Duyun walked down the path with a lantern, as if he had a golden boulder pressed on his heart.

When passing by the ridge, the fields were lit up, and there were still people working in the dark.

"Do you think that Qi Xiucai is stupid to read, and he dares to refuse the marriage of the county order's daughter, isn't this harming himself?"

The woman's emotion came from the edge of the ridge, which was clearly a sigh, and there was a sarcasm from the woman's mouth.

Xi Muyun's footsteps slowed down unconsciously, and in autumn, there were many flying insects dancing wildly around the lanterns in the fields.

In the past, Xi Muyun didn't want to stay for a moment, just because now her feet seemed to be stuck in the dirt and couldn't move.

"But no, after many years of hard study, a great future is in front of you, so you don't want it. I saw that the two children of the eldest seat were very unlucky, most of them had been with them for a long time, and people were stupid, my good boy. ”

The lanterns on the field were like fireflies, and they couldn't be seen when they stood far away, but the words they said were like thunder, and every word fell on Xi Muyun's ears very clearly.

"But no, I think it's weird to be a big girl, it's like a changed person, it's very evil, I see, it's that doll that hurt Qi Juren!"

A few women are on the ridge of the field, you and I are not very lively, what else did they say later, Xi Muyun didn't know.

She carried the lantern all the way, and the candle flame was almost blown out by the wind several times, but Xi Muyun did not stop.

As a former long-distance running champion, Xi Muyun sparked lightning all the way, but hesitated before arriving at the door of Qi Lichen's house.

Pacing around the gate of the courtyard, I caught a glimpse of the lights in the room dimmed, I don't know if I want to turn off the lights, so I stubbornly said: "Qi Lichen, you ...... Have you eaten? No, slept? ”

Qi Lichen's residence is remote, only he is the light, the room is quiet, and no one speaks.

"I have something to ask you, what happened at the banquet in the county government? Why are you implicated...... What are your qualifications? ”

As soon as the words fell, Xi Muyun rolled her eyes at herself, she was saying something knowingly.

She is decathlon, and when she arrives at Qi Lichen, she stumbles when she speaks, and Xi Muyun wants to cover her mouth when she hears it.

The bright moon in the night sky poked its head out from behind the clouds, and it seemed that he wanted to listen to the words of the person under the moon, but the person Xi Muyun really wanted to talk to didn't seem to want to listen, and all that responded to Xi Muyun was the sound of insects among the grass.

"Qi Lichen! Let me tell you, the marriage between us was originally set by my father when he was sick and confused, you don't have to ruin your future for this marriage, not to mention that you and the county magistrate's daughter got married, I have no opinion on who you marry. ”

Xi Muyun shouted in his throat, for fear that the people inside would not hear.

Inside the house, Bai Ye leaned against the door and bit his thumb, his nails had been bitten bald. Didn't the pavilion master say that he was withdrawn and didn't usually interact with people? The pavilion master asked him to stay and help him hide his whereabouts, but he didn't tell him how to deal with this woman!

"The surname is Qi! If you don't speak, I'll kick you in the door!" ”

Xi Muyun shouted outside the door for a long time, and there was no sound inside, just because he didn't want to talk about the marriage contract, so he avoided himself.

Xi Muyun's voice didn't sound like a bluff, Bai Ye smashed his tongue, and his heart was crossed.

"I'm a little cold, it's inconvenient to see people these days, I'll go to you when I'm well, don't come back after you, I want to stay by myself, don't bother me."