Erya, who had restored her daughter's makeup, entered the house. She didn't talk to Shang Cheng right away, but stood in front of the table with her head down, and kept pulling the silk knot on her belt.

Shang Cheng looked at Huo Shiqi's second daughter gently. He asked her to sit down on a chair at the table and asked, "What's the matter with me?" ”

Erya didn't sit or say anything. A servant girl tiptoed her head out of the door, wanting to come in and pour a cup of tea and soup for Erya, but was stopped by Shang Cheng with his eyes. He stood up, took a clean cup from the cabinet by the wall, and said to Erya while pouring tea soup: "...... You sit down and speak slowly. ”

Then Er Ya sat down. She held the tea soup handed to her by Shang Cheng and was silent for a long time before she said, "Brother, I want to go home." ”

Shang Cheng asked strangely, "What's wrong?" Only then did he notice that Erya's face was not very good, as if he had something on his mind. He was surprised and thought, what's wrong with this girl?

“…… I miss my mother and sister. I still want Yue'er and Pan'er. ”

Shang Cheng fell silent. He knew that there must be homesickness, but on the other hand, Erya also disliked being too lonely and lonely here. Thinking about it, she is only sixteen years old, she is a good age of innocence, and she is a cheerful personality who likes to be lively, but now she is nested in the small courtyard rented by Uncle Seventeen every day, and there is no one to talk to, how can she be happy? Thinking of this, he also felt a little guilty. Since Erya came to Yanzhou with her father, he always said that he would take time to accompany them to go around the city and outside the city, but it has been two or three months since the previous year, and he has not fulfilled his words. He said apologetically, "There are so many things in the yamen that I can't get out of the way all the time...... In this way, "he originally wanted to say that he would take her to play for a day in a few days at the Zhenwuguan Temple Fair in the west of the city, but he didn't dare to guarantee that he would do what he said, so he temporarily changed his mind when the words came to his lips. "If Uncle agrees with you to go back, your Brother Shi will go to Beizheng to take up his post after a while, and you can go with him then."

Erya hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Won't my father go back with me?" ”

"Your dad may not be able to go back for a long time."

This news obviously came out of Erya's expectations. Her expression immediately became nervous, and she twisted the silk silk and asked; "Why didn't he go back? Isn't his official business in the Yamen almost over? ”

This Shang Cheng is difficult to answer. Yes, Erya is not wrong, with the aftermath of the war largely over, there is no need for the temporary institution of the General Governor's Department to exist, and it will soon be abolished. The Director-General was abolished, and of course the personnel in it had to be disbanded. The officials who were sent in from other yamen to help were better said, but they were just going back to work as their own messengers; Only Huo Shiqi's situation is somewhat special. He was originally an idle official, but after being summoned by the Admiral's Office, he was nominated and commended in the two notices sent by the imperial court to Yan Shanwei because of his ability, and the Admiral's Office had to consider his appointment carefully, and it was not yet possible to decide whether to send him to the place or stay in the Health Department. However, one thing is certain, no matter whether he stays in Yanzhou in the end or not, he has no chance of returning to Yi County, although he knows a lot about the situation in Yi County, but the Admiral's Mansion also knows that the contradiction between him and Qiao Zhun is very deep, so he will definitely consider this carefully before assigning him a position......

He thought about it for a while and decided to reveal a little truth to Erya so that she could rest assured.

"He can't go back, of course someone recommended your father to the court." Shang Cheng said with a smile, "Just the day before yesterday, Tao Taishou from Yanzhou told me that he had been vacant for a long time as a judge, and he wanted to transfer your father over." "In fact, there are many people who recommend Huo Shiqi, Lu Ji and Di Xu both hope that he can go over to do things, and the positions of the Wei Mu Mansion and the Inspection Department are also ready-made. But Shang Chengdu did not agree. He put himself in Huo Shiqi's shoes and felt that none of these places were suitable. He thought that Uncle Seventeen only had the identity of Xiucai, and he would be looked down upon by his colleagues when he did things in the local area, even if Lu Ji supported him behind his back, he would definitely be isolated by others!

On this issue, he has his own considerations. Although the abolition and dissolution of the General Rehabilitation Department of the aftermath is imperative, but the ensuing construction of water conservancy and road repair are not necessarily as important as the aftermath, in order to prevent the yamen at all levels from arguing and pushing each other on this major matter related to the people's livelihood in Yanshan, he decided to set up a temporary office to coordinate the plan, he still personally served as the director, Huo Shiqi is still the deacon, and with the strength of Yanshan, these two things must be carried out to the end......

Erya stopped talking again.

Shang Cheng could see worry and uneasiness on her face. Strange, what was she worried about? What was it that made her feel uneasy? "What happened?" he asked. ”

Erya lowered her head for a long time and didn't answer his words, and then she said, "I want to go back with my father." We've been out for so long, my mother must be worried about him......"

Shang Cheng frowned. Obviously, Erya is in such a hurry to find him, it must not be because she is simply homesick; She spoke and slurred, could it be that Uncle Seventeen had done something in business?

As soon as this thought came to his mind, he immediately and completely rejected it. That's impossible! Even if Uncle Seventeen really had this problem, he should have learned a lesson from the heels he had just folded; What's more, Uncle Seventeen's yamen rice for so many years has been eaten in vain? He should have known what would happen if his outstretched hand was caught. Since Erya is not worried about her father's official business, then it is a private matter. But what private affairs can Uncle Seventeen have? The troubles in his fame have been solved, and the deficit in the Yamen of Yixian County has also been filled by Qian Laosan and Sun Zhongshan to help him......

Wait! Just a person is playing in Yanzhou? Alone?

Shang Cheng suddenly remembered what Zhang Xiao, a buddy from Beiqiaoju, said to himself, Uncle Seventeen often went to the teahouse in the teaching workshop to listen to singing, and every time he went back, he had to ask a famous actor to accompany him. Could it be that there is something between him and the kabuki?

He asked Erya, "What is the name of the Kabuki who speaks of the Three Kingdoms?" ”

Erya hesitated for a moment before saying, "...... It's the big lady of Sang. ”

It seems that this is indeed the case.

Shang Cheng smiled bitterly in his heart. He doesn't have a good opinion of it; Especially in front of Erya, he can't say anything. Of course, he is not qualified to make irresponsible remarks about Huo Shiqi in this matter. Don't talk about him, even if Aunt Seventeen comes, there is nothing to say, who let her not give birth to a male baby for the Huo family? Moreover, if she follows the woman's way, it seems that she has to take the initiative to find a few rooms for Uncle Seventeen...... Of course, Aunt Seventeen can't say anything to her husband, but she can teach herself a lesson, even if she doesn't dare to point at her nose and scold, at least she can point to Sang and scold Huai. He could imagine what Aunt Seventeen would give him, and there was no doubt that he would be very embarrassed.

He couldn't comment on this, and Er Ya had no reason to say anything. Where in the world is there a child who blames his father and mother? So the only thing she could do was to beg Shang Cheng to let her father go back to Yi County with her.

"Brother, I want to go home. …… You let my dad go back with me. ”

Shang Cheng anxiously pondered how to deal with this. It is definitely impossible to let Huo Shiqi go back at the moment. Regardless of the "celebrity and mercial", Huo Shiqi's advantages are also difficult for others to have. This person is capable, has a flexible mind, sees things very accurately, knows the importance of doing things, handles official affairs in an orderly and straightforward manner, and many problems that others scratch their heads are quickly solved in front of him. And this person's skills are very clever, and he can mix up and down the Health Department, and even Lu Ji and Di Xu, who have never looked at each other wrongly, praise him. This is especially rare! Shang Cheng now needs such a person to coordinate and run among the various yamen for the upcoming Yanshan construction. If Huo Shiqi left, where would he go in a hurry to find an assistant who had a tacit understanding with him in many aspects?

In the end, he said to Erya: "Let your father go back, I can't do it." But you can bring my aunt here. She can also take better care of your dad when she comes. ”

Erya thought about it and felt that it was the same reason. She can't stop her father, her mother can always do it, right? She asked Shang Cheng: "Then, I'll let Brother Zhao and Siya come too, will it be?" She didn't wait for Shang Cheng to answer, so she said, "You can also call Yue'er and them, and everyone will be lively together." ”

Shang Cheng felt that Erya's suggestion was also good. Yue'er is so big that she hasn't even been to the county seat of Yixian County a few times, so it's good to come to Yanzhou to live for a while. He nodded with a smile and said, "Then you have to run around the city more during this time to see if there is a better house, and you can't let your mother and sister come and have no place to live." As long as the place is good, don't worry about the cost of renting a house, and if you don't have the money, you can tell me. ”

Erya nodded happily and asked again, "Then how can I send a letter to them?" ”

"In two days, I will send a few official documents to the Yamen and Nanguan Transit Division of Yixian County, you ask your father to write a letter, and send it out with the official documents."

Erya is gone.

Shang Cheng picked up a document that he hadn't read. When he opened the official document, two questions suddenly arose in his heart: How could Huo Shiqi, such a cautious and sophisticated person, have a relationship with Qiao Zhun to the point of incompatibility? Why did he make his affair so public, as if he was afraid that others would not know?

Thinking about it, the corners of his mouth suddenly revealed a warm smile.

He shook his head and opened the official document in his hand.

This seventeenth uncle......