After the summer solstice.

The fireball-like sun hung high in the air, scorching the earth, and the heat on the ground was scorching. The weather was so hot and humid that there was not even room for a breath, there was not a trace of wind, and the thick air seemed to be condensed. A southerly wind blew, and a wave of heat rolled up from the ground, and the fire burned so that people felt suffocated.

The weeds could not withstand the sun's exposure, and the leaves were rolled into thin strips. The willow branches in the street seemed to be sick, and the leaves hung with a layer of dust, curling on the branches, and the branches did not bother to move, and hung listlessly. Even the birds in the forest rested on the trees with their mouths open, too lazy to fly out to forage for food.

The whole old city is like a burned-out brick kiln, making people breathless. The dogs lay on the ground and spat out their red tongues, the nostrils of the mules and horses were so wide that the vendors did not dare to shout, the dirt roads seemed to be about to be sunburned, and even the copper knockers on the doors of the shops seemed to be turned into boiling copper water.

Ning Han gave Ning San an idea before, but Ning San lost the follow-up 200,000 grass and wood dyeing lists, and after Ning Er took over the list, he showed off his might in front of Ning San Master, making Ning San so angry that his mouth was full of fire and pain for a while.

Moreover, in the past, everyone thought that phoenix grass and wood dyeing was the unique secret skill of Master Ban, but Ning Han's idea unexpectedly made everyone discover that Ning Er's side would also do this. What's worse is that this matter made Xiao Jingyuan very uncertain, and even implied that Master Ning San raised the price on the grounds of his unique secret skills.

Xiao Jingyuan was not happy in his heart, Master Ning San was walking on thin ice, Master Ning San didn't know if Xiao Jingyuan had told the court about that day, if he let the court know that Master Ning San used the list of the court to set up a situation to harm people, Master Ning San was afraid that he would not have a good life in the future.

Master Ning San was afraid of this, so he had to endure the pain in his purse, and prepared a heavy gift to beg Xiao Jingyuan to keep his mouth shut about the events of the day. However, how could Xiao Jingyuan, who was born in the Xiao family, care about that mere gift? Xiao Jingyuan was still angry, and he didn't plan to give Ning San this face at all, and drove Ning San and the gifts out of Wansheng.

Fortunately, Tan Wenshi, who is good at research, stood up, I don't know what means were used, it may have been to buy off the people around Xiao Jingyuan, so that Xiao Jingyuan finally relented and accepted the gift of Master Ning San, which is equivalent to agreeing not to mention the matter of Master Ning San using the order of the imperial court to set up a situation to harm people.

This can be regarded as Ning Han causing trouble, Tan Wenshi ended, and Ning San lost money and face in it. Since then, Ning Han has completely lost the trust of the third master, and Tan Wenshi has been promoted to become the chief steward under the third master Ning San because of his ability to save the world, and has become the leader of all the stewards under the third master Ning San.

Ning Han walked out of the Ning family's mansion, and Tan Wenshi rushed over from behind in a hurry, catching up with the depressed back figure whose clothes were already soaked.

Tan Wenshi called a few times eagerly: "Brother Han, Brother Han, you wait." ”

Ning Han stood still, looked back and saw Tan Wenshi who was sweating profusely and caught up, and couldn't help but have a complicated expression. Tan Wenshi had already caught up, with a worried face, and said sincerely: "Brother Han, I know that you are wronged, don't get angry, the third master is also angry for a while, and he will not really dislike you." ”

Tan Wenshi picked out a small bag from his arms and stuffed it to Ning Han, and said sincerely: "We have worked together for many years, even if this bit of silver is my little heart for Brother Han, I will use it as a plate for Brother Han, Brother Han must be careful along the way." Brother Han will stay in Caoshui County for a while to rest and rest, don't worry, I will definitely find an opportunity to intercede for Brother Han in front of the third master. ”

Ning Han flipped the small bag in his hand, his eyes were extremely sarcastic, he sneered a few times, and said mercilessly: "Why should Steward Tan act in front of me?" Don't think I don't know, I ended up today, and it was all planned by you, Steward Tan, behind my fate. ”

Tan Wenshi frowned suddenly, but said extremely sadly: "Brother Han, what are these words? Let's work together for the third master, and there are indeed some disagreements on weekdays, but we all hope that the third master's business can be better, and I have never had the heart to frame Brother Han because of this. ”

"'I hope the third master's business can be done better'? Tan Wenshi, you really speak better than you sing! You know what you've done yourself! Ning Han sneered a few times and said angrily.

Tan Wenshi said with a righteous face: "Brother Han was reprimanded by the third master, and he was not happy, I understand." But I'm really here to comfort Brother Han, Brother Han can't just sprinkle his anger on me because he has been at odds with me for a long time. You can't just bite at will because of a loss, and think that I framed you. ”

"You kid don't pretend in front of me!" Ning Han was originally disheartened and too lazy to entangle with Tan Wenshi again, but at this moment, he was completely annoyed by Tan Wenshi's pretentiousness, and asked: "Let me ask you, didn't you call Xiao Gongzi over?" ”

Tan Wenshi pretended to be stunned, and then said, "Brother Han, where are you talking about this?" Xiao Gongzi is such a noble person, how can he come if I let him come? ”

"You don't have to be sloppy with me, you and I both know that as long as you put a little effort into it, you can come up with countless ways to lure Xiao Gongzi over." Ning Han stuffed the small bag of silver back to Tan Wenshi in disgust, lifted the burden that was about to slide on his shoulders, and said viciously: "Tan Wenshi, remember, I will find you to settle this account sooner or later!" ”

After saying this, Ning Han left without looking back. Tan Wenshi stood in place, flipped the small bag in his hand, and looked extremely serious. The reason why Tan Wenshi chased after him was to win over Ning Han and bring Ning Han under his command, but this old boy was not easy to fool, so he could only wait for the next day to think of countermeasures.

Looking at Ning Han's back as he gradually faded away and became smaller, and finally disappeared around the corner, Tan Wenshi let out a long sigh of relief. It's been more than ten years, and this last stumbling block finally made him step on the soles of his feet.

I think that when he first worked under the third master, he was just the most inconspicuous little guy, he didn't dare to fight back when he was beaten and scolded, and he was sent by the nobles at will in the wind and snow, and he had enough of those days, and he never wanted to live it again.

After so many years, he finally came to this day, stepped on Ning Han, and became the chief steward of the third master's subordinates, calling for wind and rain to scold Fang Xuan. And his ambitions don't stop there. He is also always moving towards his ambitions, but he knows that he still has regrets in his heart.

Tan Wenshi doesn't feel that he is a lover, on the contrary, he feels that he is a wise man who is above the love between men and women. But there was that person who made him obsessed with it and thought like crazy.

He doesn't like women who are too smart, but smart women have a unique attraction to him, like holding a hook to hook the recklessness and arrogance that he most longs to be understood, but never understands.

Or, because he couldn't get it, he was more worried about her.

That night, Tan Wenshi went home, and after seeing Mrs. Tan, he went directly to Du Qiutong's house. also asked someone to send a message to Xue Qianqian, saying that it was to let Xue Qianqian take care of the fetus, and she wouldn't come to disturb her tonight.

Xue Qianqian had a big belly, and had already prepared Tan Wenshi's favorite dishes and sent them to her house, but Tan Wenshi didn't come over at all! No matter how Tan Wenshi touched Xue Qianqian's nails before, he would at least come to her house for a walk, but today he was simply too lazy to come, and he was really getting more and more inches!

Now that Xue Qianqian is still pregnant, Tan Wenshi is so cold, and she will be able to pay it back in the future! Xue Qianqian was so angry that she flipped the table all at once, and all the good dishes on the table were overturned to the ground!

The nurse has been by her side, and persuaded her in a good voice, so that Xue Qianqian should take care of the child in her belly no matter what, if she is really angry, call Biying to come over and scold a few words, smoke a few mouths, and be angry, but don't be angry with your body.

The nurse persuaded softly: "Mrs., don't be angry with that slut, if you are really angry, you will be able to fulfill the slut's wish." At present, the child in the wife's womb is the most important, if she can give birth to a brother, even if the wife's family has lost power, she can have this hope for the rest of her life. ”

Xue Qianqian's eyes were red with anger: "My father was just transferred, and he wasn't demoted, so he was already defeated by our Xue family?!" How dare you give me such a look now?! I don't want to think about how much help my dad has in him today?! Now it's biased towards that slut?! ”

Xue Qianqian cried as she spoke, biting her lip and gasping non-stop. Seeing that Xue Qianqian's face was so angry that she lost blood, the nurse was so frightened that her face turned white, and she hurriedly helped Xue Qianqian, who had a big belly, to the bed, and picked up good words to persuade: "Don't ...... Mrs. Don't think about it, you should ...... It shouldn't be because of the changes in the Xue family......"

Xue Qianqian complained hoarsely: "What else can it be because of?!" ”

The nurse hurriedly advised: "Master is busy outside now, and there are many entertainments, it is inevitable that he will be more tired than before, and there is always a fire in his heart when he goes home." Now that my wife is pregnant, I am also afraid that I will collide with my wife and hurt my wife's fetal gas, so I simply went to the slut's room, and I am also thinking about my wife. ”

The nurse took a sip and said: "That slut is born to serve people's cheap life, the most low eyebrows are pleasing to the eyes, and it is good to sprinkle fire on her grandfather." Mrs. is pregnant with her child, how can she not think about Mrs.? When the master was angry with the slut, he naturally came to see his wife, and the couple were harmonious and beautiful, so that the slut could stare dryly! ”

"Nurse, don't coax me." Xue Qianqian stared at a pair of red eyes, couldn't cry, and couldn't even speak: "I, I ......" and sighed disheartenedly: "What else do I have to hope for......"

When the nurse heard this, she cried, and hurriedly comforted: "The coming day is long, Mrs. must not think like this......"

After Tan Wenshi returned to Tan's house, after meeting Mrs. Tan, he went to Du Qiutong's house.

In the spring, the cage smoke yarn was on fire, and Tan Wenshi pulled a few zhang of cage smoke yarn to cut Du Qiutong's bedclothes. Although the cage smoke yarn is breathable and cool, it is not a suitable material for making bedclothes, and it is not more comfortable than cotton bedclothes, but Tan Wenshi said that he likes to see Du Qiutong wear this cage of smoke yarn bedclothes, and Du Qiutong wears it every night.

Tan Wenshi also made a veil of smoke for Du Qiutong, which was inlaid with pearls as big as a stone, and every time Du Qiutong wore that veil, Tan Wenshi would always stare at her half-light and half-dark face.

Du Qiutong was wearing a veil, wearing a bedgown with a smoke veil, and his body seemed to be covered with a thin layer of light smoke, Du Qiutong's fingers gently brushed Tan Wenshi's tired shoulders and neck, and the knuckles were properly handled, Tan Wenshi only felt that his whole body was relaxed, looking at Du Qiutong's veiled face, the more he looked at it, the more cute he felt.

Seeing Tan Wenshi staring at him again, Du Qiutong couldn't help but bow his head slightly shyly, and whispered: "I recently learned a little song from someone outside, sing it to my master." ”

"Okay, sing it." Tan Wenshi said casually, Du Qiutong lowered his head shyly, and hummed a few words in a low voice, Tan Wenshi couldn't help but be fascinated by it, and asked with a smile: "Where did you learn it?" You've been practicing for a long time, haven't you? ”

Du Qiutong's face turned red, and said: "Well, I heard others say that the master likes to listen to this tune, and specially invited someone to teach me, and I have been practicing secretly for a long time, I don't know if the lord likes it or not...... "This tune is not a serious tune, and the person Du Qiutong invited to teach him will certainly not be a serious person."

Although Du Qiutong can do this kind of thing, Du Qiutong is just a bride in the end, and when he said it in front of Tan Wenshi, he couldn't help but speed up his tone, and his face was as red as blood. Tan Wenshi was very impressed by her shy appearance, and said with a chuckle: "You are attentive, you sing well, sing again." ”

Du Qiutong smiled sweetly, hummed again, hummed, and Tan Wenshi's hand reached out to Du Qiutong. Du Qiutong wanted to refuse and snorted a few times, and then reached out to take off the veil to kiss Tan Wenshi, but Tan Wenshi grabbed her hand and commanded in a deep voice: "Wear it." ”

Du Qiutong's eyes suddenly showed shyness, obviously when this was Tan Wenshi's new trick, his face turned a little redder, and he obediently put on a veil.

Tan Wenshi stared at Du Qiutong's face again, and he only thought that the two cousins didn't look like each other before, but now seeing Du Qiutong wearing a veil, he was shocked to realize that they still had something in common in terms of bone physiognomy.

Next. It's ridiculously hot today, not only hot, but stuffy, like a steamer. It was early in the morning, and the sun in the east was like a fireball, and the clods of earth on the ground were so hot that even the insects could not climb out.

Master Ning San just sat up from the bed, and he was already so hot that beads of sweat rolled down. There were already things in the house to escape the heat, Ning San shouldn't have been hot like this, and it was really strange today, as if he was sick from the heat, Ning San only felt weak.

Grandma Ning San came in with a maid with herbal tea, and saw that Master Ning San's face was pale and pale, and she couldn't stop sweating, Grandma Ning San was startled, and hurriedly called someone to ask for a doctor, and hurriedly went over to help her, and asked in a loud voice: "Master, what's wrong?" Under the weather? I've already called someone to ask for a doctor, so lie down and rest! ”

Master Ning San said angrily: "You don't curse me every day, I'm fine, there's no!" What are you resting for, where do I have time to rest?! ”

Master Ning San pushed away Grandma Ning San's hand a little roughly, got up lightly, and a wave of anger rushed out of the dantian: "Do you know that I have lost a total of hundreds of thousands of taels these days?!" You woman knows that you are nagging me all day long, if you are so idle, teach me well, and let him quickly share my worries, no better than you nagging all day long......"

Before he finished speaking, Master Ning San suddenly fell down on the bed, scared Grandma Ning San into a ghost, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Master Ning San to calm down, while calling the maid to pour tea, bringing the herbal tea to Master Ning San's mouth, and said with a crying voice: "Master drink tea first, although the business is important, but ...... But it doesn't matter if it's not the master's body......"

"A woman's opinion!" Master Ning San scolded him fiercely, but because he spoke loudly, his brain hurt even more, and he hurriedly rubbed his temples with his fingers, and took a sip of herbal tea from the cup in Ning San's grandmother's hand.

Herbal tea in the abdomen is the best way to extinguish the fire, and Ning San's grandmother saw that Ning San's anger didn't seem to be so big, so she said: "I know, the old man has always loved to scare me, and if he loses hundreds of thousands of taels, he must be scaring me again." The lord just takes the business too seriously, in fact, there are so many things in charge, why should the lord do everything himself? ”

Master Ning San's fire instantly rose again: "I'm telling you, this time it's not to scare you!" What do you know about a woman! If it weren't for Ning Han's uselessness, how could I lose these hundreds of thousands of taels?! I want to slaughter that useless old boy! ”

"Huh? Don't...... Isn't it scaring me this time? Grandma Ning San's face turned pale, but she didn't care about being afraid, she was only busy comforting Master Ning San: "Don't worry, master, although you have lost a lot of silver, but the master can be regarded as seeing Ning Han's ability." ”

Grandma Ning San took another cup of herbal tea from the maid's hand, held it to Master Ning San and said, "Isn't there a steward Tan under the master, I heard that he has been promoted to the chief steward?" Since Steward Tan is so capable, Ning Han will definitely be able to earn back by Steward Tan soon, so don't get angry. ”

"Tan Wenshi ......" Master Ning San suddenly fell silent, his eyes were extremely complicated.