Bidding farewell to Sister-in-law Yang and her nephew, when she returned to the house, the lights in the second brother's courtyard in the distance were still on.

The courtyard was quiet and quiet, and the soil in several flower beds had been frosted, white and vast, Cai Xiao looked at it for a while, went to the side of the house to lead the hay to light the stove, and by the way, he also warmed up a bacon.

The fire in the yard in the distance has not been extinguished until three o'clock, she is a little sleepy, thinking that no one will come, so she added some more firewood into the stove, and some frozen hands carried the bacon back to the room through the cloth, touching the kang, feeling warm, and the small body retracted into the quilt.

The flame of the oil lamp made the room dark.

She knelt on the kang, the futon was covered with only one head, holding the fragrant bacon with chopsticks in her right hand, taking a bite, feeling troublesome, raising her hand to hold the bacon to her mouth and biting it little by little, her lips and teeth were fragrant, so she also pursed her lips with enjoyment, squinted and laughed, like a little mouse who stole food.

Thinking like this, she stretched out her hands, shook her lips and nose to eliminate a piece of bacon, and then ate and laughed.

If you still eat at night on weekdays, most of you will be scolded by your father and second brother. What is not abiding by women's morals, the family is unfortunate, when I was a child, I was not sensible, I often heard this, when I was eleven or twelve years old, it seems that I will not be able to, because my mother died, and before I died, I told myself to listen to my father and brother more, as the only female dependent in the family, I must be sensible, and some family affairs that are inconvenient for my father and two brothers to interfere in have to be handled by myself. After that, he also straightened his position, where could he do these immoral things, as for hiding in the bed and stealing food, and holding it with his hands unscrupulously, it was like a dream.

But I really had such a dream, Hanzhong drought, floods and man-made disasters, all kinds of things have not happened, she remembered that there was not much food at home for a while, so she also hid from her father and second brother, every day to prepare enough meals for them, she was hungry, and then she was really hungry, biting her fingers, her nails were gnawed, and she often had such dreams at night, and when she woke up, she touched her rumbling stomach and cried, thinking why she couldn't be a boy, in that case, she should be able to steal food without guilt.

The days that followed, but also slowly recovered, first, the eldest brother who went out with his sister-in-law to visit relatives came back, bringing a lot of delicious food sent by others, and secondly, the second brother hunted more diligently, and his little self slowly grew, from being as thin as a bamboo pole, and slowly growing into the current talent in the eyes of others.

Occasionally think about it, but it is also caused by the reputation of the family, what is the difference between women in the world, as long as it is not ugly, and it is pleasing to the eye and wants to divide it into three, six, nine, etc., then it must be the reason for the family background, talent, temperament, feelings, etc.

If you let those people know that they are hiding in the bed, and stealing food without rules like an ordinary girl's house, they will be stupid...... Well, that Yin Gongzi will also be like this, and he will never forget to come over when he sees him, which must be the reason for his family background and talent. If it weren't for the fact that this identity would be unloaded one day, he should have pretended to be rude in front of him.

Thinking of Yin Yu's reluctant look when she got into the carriage five or six days ago, she was a little unbearable, feeling that the other party's deep affection was used by the wrong person, but it was too much for Meng Lang, and she didn't take the attitude of scholars and students to take the world as their own responsibility to heart.

It's like Daddy, who lived in seclusion in the countryside and got the name of Shuoru, and as soon as he entered the court, he was a close minister of the Son of Heaven. There is also a second brother, who joined the army by chance and was fortunate enough to sit in the position of captain of the shooting sound, and even ......

I don't know if my father is working hard, it's cold, and it's cold food after half a month, he can't even take care of his body for the sake of learning, and the eldest brother, for his own almost death, a few months of hard work, I don't know if the injury is better, the second brother is at home, it's time to find a girl......

Thinking of the embarrassment of the eldest brother marrying at the beginning, and imagining the scene of the second brother at that time, she smiled, but there was a "pop" sound in the porcelain bowl.

She touched the wetness on her face, she always felt that these eyes were so disobedient, and her blurred vision looked at the dark and quiet room, thinking that now that life is getting better and better, she envied that boys can show her face, and she has done it herself, and she has done it better than most people, why is her heart empty.

A mood that has never been felt before......

She couldn't help but think about the news she heard at night, wiped her face and laughed, "Dad, eldest brother, second brother, the concubine is missing you, well, I really miss you......"

Putting aside the uneaten bacon, she got up and went out to wash her hands, and took a look, the courtyard was still lit.

Then he glanced at the courtyard wall, but he was afraid that in the other courtyards, there were family members and happy ......

Smiled a little enviously, and blessed a few times in her heart, she closed the door, blew out the oil lamp, and curled up to sleep.

Not long after the eyes were closed, the sky was bright when they opened, of course, this was not really dawn, but a strange dream that had appeared for half a year.

When I first came to Youzhou, I couldn't sleep at night, but when I got busy at the farm, I was always so tired that I could lie down and sleep.

At this time, looking at the empty room, she also waved her hand, cabinets, bamboo slips, and all kinds of things appeared, but she was still in a daze for a while before deciding to hang the lifelike painting of the modified face on the beam. But he didn't look at it, conjured incense, and then sat down at the desk to sort out all kinds of materials in the farm.

Now that Yan Ye is picky, some things have to be stepped up, although she doesn't go to the farm, she still has to rehearse the rehearsal, see if she can minimize the loss, at least have peace of mind, and listen to the meaning of the "second brother" here, maybe she can also put forward an opinion and try to do things well.

But after all, there is some confusion at this time, there is no real family around during the Spring Festival, and there is a feeling of dazedness that I suddenly don't know who I am doing for this kind of thing like the New Year's sacrifice, and my father is still in the court, full of dangers, she is naturally worried in her heart, and when she prays for blessings, she actually asks for it for Deran, and as a result, she also learned the news of the other party's injury after only a day, and now she is staying in the dream that appeared because of the other party, thinking about the memorable scenes that happened here again and again in the past, and she also spoke, At least vent the emotions that are held in your heart, or else...... I'm so busy every day, I'm afraid I'll really go crazy.

……

Geng Qiuyi had been here on Xianzhang Street for a long time, in fact, this was the property of an uncle in the past, but not long ago she learned that the uncle had an affair with the aunt in the family, and then she was also killed by her own brother who changed his surname and changed his temperament a lot.

But this time is different after all, the scenes in the streets and alleys are all depressed and messy after night, but the sun is shining overhead, and there is no one around, and the silence of the world makes her cranky and a little chilling, fortunately thinking that there are three women like her in this world who endure this strange loneliness, she also gritted her teeth and held on, and there was a feeling of not to be outdone.

In fact, she knew Cai Xiao's identity from Liu Zheng that night, and she had the heart to visit here, but she didn't know what to say, when she thought that the other party was a hundred times better than herself, the pressure was indescribable, and then she thought of the other party's identity as a rival for herself, and even the identity of the future lord and daughter, but she would rather the other party enter Liu's house one day and visit here again.

But today is different after all, the other party stays here, in the final analysis, it is still for his husband, now that his husband is injured, or is injured by Zhang Yan of the Montenegrin Army, the other party may not know from Ke Hai's mouth, there is no doubt that she is worried, she wants to report a letter to the other party to make the other party feel at ease, and in addition to reporting the letter, she also wants to ask about the specific situation of the Montenegrin Army, and even wants to ask the other party to help, and look for clues here according to the list.

She is usually stupid, and the situation about the farm is not very clear, at this time, she actually just thinks that the list can be used, and there is no plan, and when she comes to the door, she also thinks that the other party must know that her husband's injury can be used, maybe she will do it too much, if she speaks badly, she will be despised by the other party, and even take out the posture of the future housewife to beat her own self-righteousness.

It's just that she can't tell why, she thinks she should come over and take a look, even if she doesn't go in, listen to the sound outside and know what the other party is doing, so as to judge the other party's personality.

In fact, it was an unconscious move at the beginning, after the Spring Festival, there was no one in her mother's family, even her brother went to Nanyang, she was busy with housework and had to keep filial piety, plus the weather was cold, and she didn't have time to return to her hometown to mourn the old people and recall the past. At this time, he also took advantage of the willfulness of the dream, walked all the way into the city from the village, walked and cried in some places with deep memories in the past, and then came here.

I didn't know which room the other party was, so I stopped and looked at it for a while, but suddenly I heard a voice from inside a room.

She crept over, her sweet and tender voice clear through the door.

"Cry, cry, cry...... Will De Ran feel that the concubine is stupid? ”

She was stunned, husband...... All the time?

Geng Qiuyi's face was slightly gloomy, and then he also found that there was no other sound in the room, and the other party was talking to himself...... Hey, Miss Cai is so cute.

"But I can't control it...... There is a problem when you hit the small eyes, and when you think of something, there are a lot of tears. It's not that you can't control it, or you can't hide it when you lose your mind...... Perhaps, like you, you have to shed blood and tears, and you have shed blood and tears to hide it...... Blood and tears, are they really dripping blood or mixed with blood...... It hurts to think about it...... Miss Geng will also cry to death. ”

Geng Qiuyi blinked a few times and secretly approached the door again.

There was a pause, "But Miss Geng seems to be a year older than me...... has entered the New Year's Pass, and the concubine is seventeen, but her birthday has not yet passed. Well, she's eighteen...... I remember that Miss Geng's birthday was in March...... You can't afford to take her ...... when something so big happened to her family last year."

Geng Qiuyi's heart was slightly warm, and she felt that everyone's ladies were different, but she still had some minds in her heart now......

There was silence for a while, "I don't think you will fail her...... Hum! Cheap for you. If the concubine is Miss Geng and enters your house, she will definitely be able to prick the concubines who have entered the door with a needle and retreat. If you hadn't read some books, your family would still be famous, where would you be allowed to be half-hearted...... Don't look down on concubines, concubines have heard of them. What is the way of the husband, the charm in the room, the Yang sister-in-law and the Tang sister-in-law have secretly told the concubine...... Scare you to death. The concubine is a fairy, how can she allow others to seize the opportunity and share the same person. You can't be a hero......"

Geng Qiuyi blushed slightly, the admiration for everyone's ladies just now collapsed in vain, but her heart was a little relaxed, Miss Cai is still quite humorous...... Then I was worried, I wouldn't really think that way from the bottom of my heart, would I?

"Poof" laughed over there, "When the time comes, I'll put my face on my waist...... You all kneel down for your concubines! The concubine's father is a close minister of the saint and a pillar of the two brothers. Who dares to be presumptuous...... Well, I don't dare, I don't dare, I'm asking my wife for peace...... This is my sister Geng...... Hello to Sister Geng......"

Changing his tone over there, Geng Qiuyi listened to it interestingly, thinking about that picture, bent over and laughed, his head moved, and the door suddenly "creaked" in front of him.

Her eyes widened, she didn't expect to see the other party's figure on the other side of the door. The other side was also staring at him with wide eyes, and a somewhat immature face was full of consternation, and then Geng Qiuyi saw that the other party's rosy cheeks floated up, slowly swinging away, spreading to the ears and neck, and the whole face was red and tender.

It's so beautiful that I want to take a bite......

"Geng, Aunt Geng...... Madam? ”

……

Not long after, the two knelt on both sides of the desk, Cai Xiao shrunk his neck, put his hands on his lap and pulled the hem of his clothes, and felt that his face was burned through, so ashamed......

Geng Qiuyi was also weak-hearted, but since he was discovered, he couldn't sit still, so he intermittently explained his intentions.

"Aunt Geng, aunt...... Madame is saying, De, Liu...... Liu Gongzi was injured by the Montenegrin Army, so he wanted to ask about the situation of the Montenegrin Army, and by the way, he ...... the name."

"Husband, husband told you?"

"Ah, that, that Fangpana, that night I, concubine...... I got it when the concubine was gone. ”

"Husband, husband...... Oh. ”

Geng Qiuyi blushed, feeling so awkward in her heart.

"Hmm...... Black and Montenegrin Army ......"

"Miss Xun, you are the main room! Can we, can we ......"

Cai Xiao was full of excitement, "Mrs. Geng is cautious, cautious...... How can you be a concubine and a concubine in the boudoir, how can you ......"

"So, that's really what you say, talk?"

"Poof."

Cai Xiao couldn't help but laugh, covering his mouth and chuckling.

Geng Qiuyi saw that he amused the other party, and he also giggled, and hit the railroad while it was hot: "Miss Xun is so beautiful." ”

"Mrs. Geng's talent is beautiful......"

Cai Xiao lowered his head embarrassedly and smiled: "Mrs. Geng still calls me Miss Cai...... It's not too late to call him when he recovers his identity as a concubine...... Well, just ...... Fang Cai is a concubine who is rude......"

"It's okay, actually...... The concubine thinks the same way. ”

Geng Qiuyi smiled and hesitated, "That'...... Miss Cai, let's get down to business. Since you and I have come here, the concubine will not be disturbed in the future, but the time will not wait for me, since I have come this time, the concubine is bold, and I also ask Miss Cai to inform the concubine of the situation...... The concubine is not talented, and she also wants to help her husband. ”

"Good. The concubine actually has something to ask Mrs. Geng...... Well, wait a minute, ma'am. ”

"Let's go out and talk...... Miss Cai doesn't want to look outside? ”

"Out, out?"

Cai Xiao looked out of the door, then turned his head and blinked expectantly, Geng Qiuyi laughed, "Miss Zou's credit, the concubine doesn't know if it's okay, but the door has been opened, how about trying?" ”

……

As soon as the time passed, some things were finally officially finalized, and Cai Yu also sent Ke Hai out, and when he yawned and walked to the bedroom, he happened to meet his wife Tang Shi and go out with an oil lamp.

He smiled, took off his coat and draped it over his wife, and said softly, "The child is asleep?" ”

Yun'er is two years old, and Yu'er is only three or four months old, Tang actually often gets up at night, plus the weather in Youzhou is really too cold, this time is really embarrassing for the other party, Cai Yu is a little guilty, hugging Tang, and only at this time, he will be rare and serious, and his face also shows a more stable and mature temperament than ordinary young people of this age.

Tang closed the door cautiously, nodded, and took her husband's arm and walked to the courtyard, "The matter over there is settled?" ”

She was careful, she obviously spoke authentic official dialect, but she still spoke broken Yuzhou dialect, Cai Yu smiled and took the oil lamp, "What to solve...... This proprietor is reckless, and whenever he has an idea, he does it without saying it. Now we can't send it to the door to recommend our talents, and we can't come up with a better way after all...... Alas, Yu Weifu is not a long-term solution...... Where to go? ”

"Add some firewood to the stove of the female Xun, this girl has just slept for a short time, and the kang doesn't know if it's hot...... Be careful and add plenty of firewood. ”

Tang said softly, then leaned on Cai Yu, and said with a smile as he walked: "It's to help Nuxun, don't think too much." Then Liu Gongzi still has talent, and it is not good to help the abuse. ”

"Yes...... Didn't I get excited for a long time? Ha, self-hanging southeast branch. ”

He smiled, shook his head and said, "Don't talk about it...... I plan to write to Brother Huwor and Youruo in a few days, and ask them to go north as soon as February arrives, and after the festival. After all, Yingchuan is a battleground for soldiers, and it is not safe to stay there, if you want to come quickly, Brother Zhongyu's matter will also be settled at that time, so he will take this opportunity to retire, or take a vacation for a while, and then choose a good place to settle down in Youzhou, Jizhou with Brother Xiu Ruo. ”

"It's fine. The concubine also misses a few sisters-in-law. This year's situation is special, it is not as lively as before, and I am happy to see a concubine. ”

Tang filled the firewood, walked to Cai Xiao's door and stopped to listen, crying and laughing: "This girl is probably tired, and she is talking in her dreams again." ”

Cai Yu didn't come forward well, so he also beckoned, "Let's go." ”

Tang turned around and nodded, suddenly his face was a little stranger, and he only heard a cheerful voice from inside the door, "The five hundred soldiers in the farm, we also have five hundred in the horse farm." So there are more of them. Well, it's also Liu Gongzi's ...... More than 1,000 people...... The concubine remembered that when I left the farm, there were thousands of people on the other side...... Those who spread out and do business are disguised by themselves, and some of them are also local. Originally, there were only Zhuo County, Gu'an, and Jixian County, but in the past few months, I heard from the second brother that Dingxing and Fangcheng have also completed the layout...... Well, it's not my own brother, it's my cousin...... Brother Wenruo, known as Wang Zuozhicai...... Mrs. Geng won the award, you are a good fortune, you can be with Liu Gongzi, not to mention that Mr. Jian is also very powerful, it is said that Nanyang has already risen......"

The voice was like a conversation with someone, Tang couldn't help but glance at it a few times through the crack in the door, and Cai Yu urged, "Madam, it's cold, don't listen to it." She just thinks about it day and dreams night. ”

Tang was about to leave, and then his footsteps were paused again, and Cai Xiao said with some hesitation in the door: "Mrs. Geng, it's not okay...... How could it be in my sister-in-law's closet...... Well, it's good-looking, my sister-in-law is a descendant of Tang Heng, although her father is deceased, but her family background is still solid...... Yes, this belly pocket crepe cloth is only afraid of the best Shu brocade, the handiwork of the flowers is really good, how can the concubine wear it, the concubine is bitter cold at home......"

Tang suddenly shuddered.

If she remembers correctly, the belly pocket is in the closet, and the flower is still tattooed on the inside, and no one has ever seen it, how does Nuxun know? Mrs. Geng...... Who is Mrs. Geng?

"Mrs. Geng, don't turn it over. Since there is no one on my brother's bookshelf, it is impossible for some news to be put elsewhere, outside...... Got it? This is...... Yun'er's clothes? What is written? This...... It should be a letter to Yun'er for the elder brother's memory...... Yes, in troubled times, they all have expectations for their children...... It's the concubine who is embarrassing him. He was afraid of dying here, and he couldn't shelter his wife and children in the future...... In fact, he wants to spend a few days with his sister-in-law...... Well, if you can talk to Liu Gongzi, then the concubine will thank you Geng Fu for her brother...... Well, Sister Geng...... No, it's ...... The concubine will always be called Sister Geng. ”

Tang turned his head, Cai Yu had already arrived at his side, and he also heard about the family letter.

The two looked at each other, and their hearts were pounding.

"It's all said no. No need to flip it...... The concubine is a little embarrassed...... It's for Liu Gongzi, but it can't be like this. Sister, you have to let the concubine be familiar and familiar again, so you rashly enter someone else's room...... The concubine knows that you and I are different from ordinary people, and others don't know what to do here...... Well, it was given by Liu Gongzi...... But as for the news, the concubine will just ask her brother tomorrow. He acts above board and does not hide a hand. You should listen to the concubine and talk about the future situation of the farm. ”

There was a pause, "Na, Sister Geng looked at this picture, and the concubine thought that these people could be given to Taishou...... That's right, I'll just keep the foundation, and I can also put a few people in Taishou......"

Tang suddenly waved his hand to let Cai Yu back away, broke a branch from the side and pried the door bolt, walked in, and saw Cai Yu lying on the bed with his eyes closed and said, "It seems that someone is coming...... The concubine heard the deadbolt ring...... Well, Sister-in-law Yang is occasionally worried that I will drop the quilt, so she will come in like this...... What the? These will be heard from the outside......"

The voice suddenly stopped, and Tang Shi was so frightened that his hands trembled, and he only felt a chill all over his body when he saw Cai Xiao sleeping soundly.

After a long time, the voice sounded again, "Liu Gongzi is very powerful, and he also told me Brother Wen Ruo not to take refuge in Yuan Benchu, Yuan Benchu is not a good person...... Well, it's the prophet of the future...... The concubine also knows that she is different, since she has this space, the concubine body has recited everything that she couldn't think of before...... Do you want to learn? The concubine is naturally willing to serve. ”

Next is a whole paragraph of the scriptures, and occasionally there is any Youzhou dialect "pinyin" and the explanation of the scriptures, Tang stayed for a long time, until he confirmed that Cai Xiao was not pretending, and then went out a little blankly.

Cai Yu shivered slightly, helped Tang close the door, and said solemnly: "What else did you say?" ”

"Said that you would take refuge in Yuan Benchu......"

Tang walked briskly to the house, and then opened a few cupboards, and took out a belly pocket and a child's clothes from inside, and there was a grid on the clothes, and she looked at the belly pocket and the intact wooden stump, and froze beside the bed.

“…… Yuan Benchu? ”

Cai Yu sat down with the Tang clan in his arms, thinking about the momentum that Yuan Yu had created for the Yuan family in the past, and then thinking about Yuan Shao's possible achievements in the future, as well as some of his possible positions and tendencies because of his identity as an insider, he smiled with a complicated face for a long time, "I originally thought that Nuxun was as memorable as Brother Zhongyu, and she was willing to work hard, but I never thought about it...... Scold. ”

"Maybe it's a coincidence...... The concubine has also heard of some people by chance......"

"True or false...... Anyway, the interest of the husband came. ”

Cai Yu shook his head with interest and laughed, "Liu Deran...... Interesting. It's really interesting. ”

"I'm afraid that we won't believe it if we ask about it, not to mention that Nuxun may not say ......"

Tang Shi groaned, and suddenly his face was strange, "You are interesting, then you and I will have sex in the future...... What to do? What the hell is going on with her? ”

Cai Yu's face immediately darkened, "That girl, I'll go and beat her tomorrow!" It's getting excessive! I dare to enter even your room! ”

……

The next day, Liu Zheng woke up, and he also learned from Lu Zhi's mouth about Gongsun Zhan's thoughts last night, looking at the system record of Gongsun Zhan's favorability back and forth, and finally stopped at "-55", Liu Zheng was helpless at the same time, he really didn't expect the other party to swear to prevent foreign invasion.

As for the matter of Liu Weitai leading people to guard, Liu Zheng thought about it, and it was really as Lu Zhi said, blessings and misfortunes depend on each other, and he may not be able to take advantage of them.