He Zhiyuan came out of the state government and walked into the street, and found that it was still a sunny day at noon, but now it was cloudy and cold, and it looked like it was going to snow. In winter, the days are short, and less than two hours after lunch, the sky gets dark, and the shops on both sides of the street begin to close their doors and close their boards, and the pedestrians on the street hurry to their homes.

These days, the weather is getting colder and colder day by day, and He Zhiyuan's family has moved to live in a house in the city. So he didn't have to go back to Hejia Town in the dark this time, but even if he didn't move to live in the city, he didn't plan to go back, the bedrooms and living rooms here were burning hot, much more comfortable than the house in Hejia Town, and he, a person who was used to living in heated rooms in his previous life, didn't want to go back to live in a cold room.

When I returned to my home in the city, it was already time to hold the lamp, and my mother had already brought the cook to arrange a table of sumptuous wine and food. Eating a lot at noon in the state canteen, He Zhiyuan still felt hungry at this time, he knew that this was a reception banquet prepared for him, and he couldn't live up to his parents' wishes. So he happily sat down and drank two glasses with his father.

The father and son sat opposite each other, He Zhiyuan felt the thinness of the people for the first time, and if it was a lively family at this time, how happy his parents would be. Thinking of this, he felt that he should find a time to ask his mother how Zhang Luo was about finding an aunt for his father.

In order not to worry his parents, He Zhiyuan had already instructed Ma Wu and Xu Detian not to let them tell the truth to their parents. The two of them didn't know anything about the specific details of going to Huai'an to fish for people this time, so He Shaoyun didn't feel responsible for He Zhiyuan at all.

Through talking with my father, I learned that everything is working normally at the construction site and various workshops in Hejia Town these days. In particular, there are now two or three hundred people working in the white sugar workshop, and the white sugar has been sold to the north and south of Zhili. Today, the sugar factory has become the second most profitable workshop after soap.

Large small houses have been built in the open space to the west of the village, and many of the victims have moved in, but some still live in simple shacks. In winter, the weather is cold, and heating is a problem for these victims living in shacks, and their lives in winter are still very difficult.

He Zhiyuan really ignored this point, at the beginning of the sixteenth century, the Xiaoice period had just begun, and the winter would become colder and colder in the future. The problem of heating in winter was not thought of when the new city was planned. However, the construction of the city has only just begun, and it is not too late to revise the plan. However, the current heating problem of the victims needs to be solved urgently.

The father and son were relaxed, in a good mood, and had a lot of topics, so they ate until the end of the second watch. At this time, He Shaoyun was eight or nine points drunk, and after a few mouthfuls of food, he let the maid help him to the bedroom.

He Zhiyuan has been talking with his father, and he hasn't drunk much. When he saw that his father had gone to sleep in the bedroom, he called his mother, who was directing his subordinates to clean up the dinner table. At this time, he wanted to ask about finding his aunt for his father.

The second watch day is equivalent to more than ten o'clock in the evening in later generations, the dark night is long in winter, the ancients did not have television, mobile phones and other entertainment items, after eating, ordinary people have nothing else except the little entertainment on the bed, so the ordinary Baidu at this time has turned off the lights and went to sleep (entertainment). And in later generations, for those who love nightlife, this is the time when the excitement is just beginning.

He Zhiyuan and Mu Xin came to another room together, and before they could sit down, Chen asked He Zhiyuan: "Zhiyuan, you called your mother so late, there must be something." ”

He Zhiyuan said a little embarrassedly: "A few days ago, you told me that you were going to find an aunt for your father, why haven't you heard about it now?" ”

When Chen heard his son say this, he said happily: "Son, it seems that you are also anxious about this matter. ”

"Today, when I sat opposite my father, I felt that our family was full of people

Thin. Decades later, when my parents were old, I didn't even have anyone to discuss things with, and I always felt very lonely. He Zhiyuan replied.

Chen slapped his thigh and said, "That's right! Look at those big families, which one of the male owners is not a concubine in three or four rooms, and there is a large group of children below, which is like a big family! ”

Then the topic changed and continued: "I discussed this matter with him, but he still disagreed, saying that he was so old, and marrying a concubine would make people laugh, I said, don't you think that just a son is thin?" Isn't this afraid of people's jokes? And he did not speak. ”

"Then the last thing is put down?" He Zhiyuan asked.

"No, then I listened to you and asked your grandfather to help enlighten him. To put it mildly, he finally relented. But he put forward a condition, saying that after you became a jinshi, he would wait for you to go out and become an official before marrying a second house. ”

"Why do you have to wait for me to become a jinshi, if I don't get a jinshi, won't he marry?" He Zhiyuan asked in wonder, and at the same time thought to himself, it seems that whether I can be a jinshi is not only related to my future, but also related to whether my father can marry a second house, and whether he can make the He family prosperous. Suddenly I felt that the burden on my shoulders was heavier.

"Who's to say it isn't?" Chen replied: "Your grandfather also asked him so, and he didn't say why, but insisted on this request." Your grandfather guesses that it has something to do with the past. ”

Then Chen's He Zhiyuan: "Son, do you think you can be admitted to Jinshi?" I don't think you see much these days. ”

"Don't worry, next year, the middle of the year, the next year." He Zhiyuan replied with confidence: "From now on, you should pay attention to this matter, and you can't be wrong by listening to my assurance." ”

After that, He Zhiyuan went back to his bedroom to prepare to rest, the room was dark, he lit a candle with a fire fold, only to find that Yueji was lying on the table, sleeping soundly.

He Zhiyuan went over to pat her, wanting to ask her to go to sleep on the bed outside, Yueji woke up suddenly, wiped off the saliva with the back of his hand, rubbed his sleepy eyes and said, "Young master, you're back, I'll fetch water for you to wash your feet......"

"It's too late to wash, let's go to sleep." He Zhiyuan shook his head and said, "Let's talk about it tomorrow morning." ”

"No, if you let Madame know that I slept without washing the young master's feet, she would scold me to death. Madame specially instructed today that the young master is tired these days, so he must wash his feet and sleep well. Yueji insisted: "The young master will hold on for a while, soon." After saying that, he hurriedly went to fetch water to prepare, and He Zhiyuan had to sit down on the chair.

Yueji brought hot water, and quickly took off his shoes and socks for He Zhiyuan. Speaking of which, there is no blessing that people can't enjoy, a few months ago, Yueji wanted to wash He Zhiyuan's feet, and he was embarrassed to refuse and said, I'll wash it myself. As a result, Yueji cried on the spot, He Zhiyuan asked her why are you crying? Yueji said that the young master disliked her......

He Zhiyuan, this sweat, okay, if you want to wash it, wash it. There is a little beauty who washes her feet, and if she is a man, she can't ask for it, but he is not used to it, and someone will wash her feet without paying......

After that, He Zhiyuan never washed his feet, washed his hair, or wore his clothes, and he became corrupt and degenerate so quickly, he was really ashamed of the education of the party and the people.

Don't look at Yueji's age, but he has a lot of kung fu in his hands, which makes He Zhiyuan feel comfortable, and his whole face relaxes. "Yueji, it's only been ten days, and the technique has grown a lot."

"Yueji learned from Sister Youlan...... Yueji raised her head and said with a serious face: "Young Master has been out these days, Sister Youlan has come here to be my companion almost every day. ”

"How did she come here?" He Zhiyuan asked in surprise.

"Sister Youlan is so good

Pity, she knows that you and Liang Gongzi are good friends, so she comes here every day to inquire about Liang Gongzi's news, and looks forward to Liang Gongzi's return every day. She didn't dare to go to the yamen, so she had to come here to inquire, but where did we know the news of Liang Gongzi. Yueji said sympathetically while pinching her feet.

"So you learned this from her?" He Zhiyuan asked.

"Well, she said that I only need to learn half of her kung fu to keep a man's heart......" Yueji said shyly, her voice getting quieter and quieter.

He Zhiyuan couldn't help but smile bitterly, Miss Youlan was professionally trained in the Teaching Workshop Division, how to keep a man's heart, that was her professional specialty.

Although he knew that Youlan girl was Liang Yuesong's red face, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva when he thought of Youlan girl's charming posture of seeing her feet from her head to her feet, her wind flowing downward, seeing her head from her feet, and her style going up. Looking at Yueji's immature appearance of the little lotus who showed her sharp corners, he wanted to worship her as a teacher, and he couldn't help but want to shout - he must study hard!

Retracting a burst of cranky thoughts in his mind, He Zhiyuan asked Yueji again: "You say she is pitiful?" She now has no worries about food and clothing, and she is blessed compared to those disaster victims. ”

When Yueji heard this, she suddenly raised her head and said a little stubbornly: "Young Master, you can't say that!" You don't know her background. She turned out to be an official eunuch, eight or nine years ago she was still a delicate daughter, because of a catastrophe, the family was ruined, the whole family was beheaded, and the female dependents were confiscated and distributed. I heard that her mother was a military prostitute in the army, and she couldn't stand the insult and died not long after she was in the army. Now she is the only one alive, but she is living in the brothel of the Qinglou, and those victims can still be reunited as a family no matter how hard they are, but she is alone...... "Speaking of this, Yueji thought of herself, and the tears in her eyes were like beads with broken threads, and they fell into the footbasin one by one.

He Zhiyuan couldn't see a woman crying in front of him, and when he saw Yueji crying, he hurriedly comforted: "Look at you, say it well, what are you crying about." I didn't say that your sister Youlan was bad. She is very pitiful, but she will not be pitiful soon, Liang Gongzi will come back tomorrow. ”

When Yueji heard this, she immediately burst into tears and laughed in surprise: "Really? I'll go tell Sister Youlan tomorrow. ”

Hearing what Yueji said just now, He Zhiyuan thought of the salt smuggling case of the grain ship in Yuzhi County, Yancheng. If it weren't for He Zhiyuan's help to save the day, many families might have been ruined, and many girls would have to live in brothels in Qinglou and live their lives alone.

Thinking of this, he asked Yueji again: "You just said that she used to be an official eunuch in the south, do you know where her family is?" ”

Yueji raised her head, wiped her tears and said, "I don't know where her home is, but she said that her father used to be an official in Yancheng County. ”

"Oh!" He Zhiyuan agreed quietly, and at the same time he was thinking in his heart, it wouldn't be such a coincidence, right? Could it be that she turned out to be Yu Zhixian's daughter?

After that, he went on to ask Yueji, "Did Miss Youlan ever tell you her previous name?" ”

"I didn't say it." Yueji replied, and then wondered with some jealousy: "Why does the young master care so much about her affairs?" The young master can't take a fancy to her, right? ”

He Zhiyuan saw that Yueji's girl was about to misunderstand, and hurriedly said angrily: "Where do you want to go!" I'm asking serious things, and you're not allowed to talk nonsense with her. ”

Yueji saw that He Zhiyuan was a little angry, and hurriedly whispered: "Madam has instructed, you can't ask what you shouldn't ask, I forgot it for a while." Yueji doesn't talk nonsense. ”

As he spoke, his feet had been washed, and Yueji took the foot cloth, lowered his head and tried to wipe it. He Zhiyuan also stopped talking, and a bold idea gradually formed in his mind......

(End of chapter)

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