As the sun sets, night begins to fall.

The room was lit with a lamp, and Liu Shi squinted, holding a brush and sketching something on a pile of bamboo slips.

Li Shi came back from outside, looked at the meal that was about to cool down, and suddenly pulled the bamboo slip out of front of Liu Shi, and complained: "Liu Yuanqi, you are angry with the child, what are you angry with me?" When you come back, tell me to stay aside, and you can still see the flowers when you look at this? ”

"You give it back to me, this ......"

"Eat!"

The stomach rumbled, and seeing Li Shi pushing the food over with a black face, Liu Shi picked up the food and said with a dry smile: "Okay." Are the children taken care of? De Ran and Ah Cheng, have you changed the medicine for your injuries? ”

Li ignored him, knelt beside the desk, and stared at the bamboo slips.

Liu Shi pulled the food a few times, came over to understand, and flattered: "Madam, you want a daughter-in-law, I have already written a letter, and I have asked the county order to help ask someone to take it to Yingchuan." ”

"It's like words."

Li immediately laughed, "Changed." The doctor called by Steward Zhang. After the two children finished eating, Ah Cheng had already fallen asleep. I also went to Xianhe to have a look. Someone is guarding, and there is a maid waiting, but it is also safe. It's just that he always has a sorrow on his forehead...... I went to Deran's room again, my son was being pestered by Lingxi, teaching Lingxi and the two maids to read and write, and Lingxi called him his mother...... I laughed, but the more I laughed, the more bitter I felt. Xianhe and Lingxi have suffered these two children...... Alas. ”

“…… In the past, let alone mention this matter, the children in the province are also uncomfortable. ”

Liu Shi took a few mouthfuls of food, lost his appetite for a while, took the bamboo slip from Li's hand, and explained with a smile: "When I came back, I told you to ignore me, also because I found a job." ”

"That's it?"

Li Shi came to his senses and leaned over: "What is this?" Household registration ...... in the east city Where did you find a job, and why is it still related to household registration? ”

"Temporarily acting as the county Cheng, the county order says that the monthly salary will be issued."

"What did you say?"

Li Shi was surprised: "County Cheng? ”

Seeing Li's expression, Liu Shi was also a little proud: "Yes." County Cheng. Yesterday, the county lieutenant and the county lieutenant were both cut down by the second boy. Today, the prefectural magistrate is still thinking of hanging their heads on the castle tower. But I haven't decided on it before I come. The reason for this is that the two blood characters 'Jiazi' were written at the entrance of the yamen in the early morning, and it should be a moth thief who made a ghost, and the county order is ready to deter it. ”

He said the decision he heard in the yamen, and used a brush to circle several shops with workshops in Dongshi on bamboo slips, and said guiltily: "This time, because Xuande took his family savings to go to Zigan's brother, it caused you and Deran to suffer." Fortunately, the auspicious people have their own natural appearance. It's just that I'm not too old to do work after all, and I thought about finding another job, but since the county order has repeatedly requested, I accepted the love and tried it first. ”

He remembered his son's sentence when he came back in the afternoon, "A certain family is dead, there is something to burn paper", and then thought that Liu Zheng will definitely go to the battlefield in the future, maybe he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, and he may even send a white-haired person to a black-haired person, and sighed: "It's not easy for us to be virtuous." I've delayed for a few more years for you, and I, as a father, can help a little bit. ”

"Know it's distressing? Didn't you hear the priest say, "My son is a man of destiny?" Just follow him in everything! ”

Li glanced at him, "Don't talk about the girl of the Xun family, now you are afraid of others, and I don't want it when the time comes." Look at my son, it's only been two days, and he has been impressed by the black-hearted county order, and he has married a rich businessman like the third boy, and the second boy dares to kill, and he is not an ordinary person! Now there are several maids all over the place. ”

"Yes, yes, I don't know who knew Xun when he said that I was playing with her."

"You!"

The Li family was still angry, Liu Shi looked at the stack of bamboo slips piled high next to the case, sighed, shook his head and smiled: "But my son, maybe he is really a man of destiny." ”

He suddenly lifted the brush, looked at Li, and said solemnly: "Liu Li, the official asked you, you can knit and cook, how is this knitting, how is cooking...... You take it step by step. ”

"What are you crazy about!"

Li glared.

"Your son came up with it, do you say it?"

"Deran? What does he want you to ask me for? ”

"It's not about you, it's about the whole county."

Liu Shi smiled and said: "Shinong Gonggong, you have to say everything." How to cook, how to buy vegetables, what season to grow the food, including how to use needlework, or whatever. ”

"What is he doing here?"

Li Shi was puzzled, then frowned and got up and said, "Didn't this kid come up with this way to play prestige because of the surrender of the county order?" See if I don't teach ......"

"Come back!"

Liu Shi stretched out his hand and grabbed it, and said with a wry smile: "Okay, women's families, don't make a mess, it's just a little cumbersome, seemingly trivial things, if you use it well, it will benefit the people's livelihood." You'll understand when the time comes. ”

"Benefiting people's livelihoods? Am I so good? ”

Li's eyes lit up, and Liu Shi couldn't help but laugh and said, "Isn't it a person of destiny?" ”

"Yes, yes! My son is a man of destiny! ”

Li nodded hurriedly.

"Auntie! Haven't slept yet, have you? The concubine came to bother. ”

Ke's voice sounded outside the door, and when Li opened the door, he saw Ke carrying a lantern, followed by three women, all four of whom had red and swollen eyes, obviously just crying.

"Yun'er is back."

Li Shi took Ke's hand and patted it, and said with a distressed expression: "How is the Geng family's side?" ”

"The mother and son who left a few rooms are better than I expected."

Ke Shi opened his mouth, but he trembled again, obviously this "good" is not much better, then sniffed, and said with a smile: "Thank you Liu Gongzi." ”

She turned her head and said, "Qiuyi, come here." ”

A seventeen or eighteen-year-old woman with a clean appearance immediately stepped forward and said, "Concubine Geng Qiuyi, I have seen Mrs. Geng." ”

"Where is there a lady who is not a lady. Just call me Auntie. ”

Li Shi straightened Geng Qiuyi's sideburns, and said distressedly: "Girl, don't be sad. Come and sit more in the future, your aunt is your family. ”

"Thank you, Auntie......"

Geng Qiuyi choked up when he heard this.

“…… I really have to bother my aunt. ”

Ke Shi leaned over and patted Geng Qiuyi's back a few times to soothe him: "The rest of the Geng family is a group of widows now, and there is no one to take care of them. This is the clumsy cousin. From now on, I will serve my aunt and son. If there is a chance, let the son take her as a concubine, and the clumsy husband will ...... with me."

"I can't help it, I can't help it! Yun'er, what do you mean? ”

Li hurriedly waved his hand: "When the official road was official, it was Xianhe who fought to the death to let the old man wait for my son to come to save him!" The Geng family is now at the time of employing people, and with the help of my son, it is not impossible to do well, how could they suddenly send Miss Geng into my house as a concubine to serve us as a slave...... But Xianhe wants you to do that? I'm going to look for ......."

"Auntie! To tell the truth, now the Geng family has dispersed. Several aunts complained about Xianhe and me because of their uncle's rescue and murder. Qiu Yi is on her husband's side, she has been kicked out, and she has nowhere to stay, so you can give her peace of mind, okay? ”

Seeing that Ke was stubborn, and Geng Qiuyi was a pear blossom with rain, Li hugged Geng Qiuyi's hand distressedly, "Girl, you can stay in peace." Don't listen to Yun'er's nonsense. Everyone will be a family in the future, you come with me, I will take you to Steward Zhang, and let Steward Zhang arrange a residence. ”

"Auntie!"

Ke Shi was still stubborn, Liu Shi went out and said: "Yun'er, you go back and tell Xianhe that my Liu family will never take advantage of people's danger, and now ......"

"Uncle, my husband promised Liu Gongzi before, and after saving the Geng family, he sold his property and took refuge. It's just that those aunts occupy the land and property deed, saying that they are for their own flesh and blood to use for daily expenses, and they also want a place to stay, I think that my husband is ashamed, and he will definitely not do such a big rebellion as driving people out, so I only took Qiu Yi and returned. Now that Qiu Yi has also agreed to serve in Liu's house, you can make the three of me feel at ease! ”

"Uncle and aunt will agree to come down!"

Geng Qiuyi said with tears in her eyes: "Liu Gongzi can save his brother, and he has solved the danger of the Geng family, and the concubine has nothing to repay." What's more, the disaster in Lousang Village is well known in the county, and the concubine feels deeply guilty, and hopes that the uncle will take the concubine as a slave! The concubine will definitely serve the two as if they were their biological parents. ”

"This ......"

Seeing that Geng Qiuyi said this, Liu Shi and Li Shi glanced at each other, and their faces were helpless.

"Uncle, the humble husband also said that the son treated him with great courtesy, and said that he would be the son's retainer, but the son treated him like a brother. The clumsy husband is now seriously injured, and he has no money or food, so he is really uneasy. It just so happened that Qiu Yi had a heart, so it was better for his uncle and aunt to agree, but he couldn't achieve a marriage, and it was always good for his son to have someone to serve. ”

Ke Shi thought for a while, and then said: "Besides, Gongzi will go out to fight against the thieves in a short time." There is no one around him, if there are three long and two short...... The uncle and aunt forgive their sins, and the concubine feels that there is a bloodline left, and the son is away from home, and the two of them also have a support. What's more, it will not delay the marriage of the son. ”

This sentence reached the hearts of Liu Shi and Li, and the two of them were a little moved for a while.

Li Shi looked at Geng Qiuyi, seeing that she was white and clean, and her appearance was good, the more she looked at it, the more satisfied she became, and she had the heart to agree, but just now she said that she couldn't take advantage of others' danger, and now she is backtracking......

She hesitated for a moment, Liu Shi remembered what she shouted to Li Cheng in the well last night, and said with a straight face: "Miss Geng, are you really willing to serve my son?" ”

"It's an honor to be a concubine."

"Don't hide it from the girl, my son already has a heart, although the girl was born as a businessman, if it is a different time, it is okay to be a wife. Nowadays......"

Geng Qiuyi's face was sad, but he also nodded and said, "Father-in-law, the concubine doesn't have anything to think about. Now that my father's body has been buried, the concubine also wants to keep filial piety...... was just kicked out by the aunts. The concubine knew that the aunt and the aunt refused to repay the favor, but the concubine couldn't let her father be in the spirit of the sky and know that the Geng family had such a notoriety on their backs. I also hope that my father-in-law will not blame the concubine for not keeping filial piety. ”

She suddenly knelt down, bowed and choked up, "Concubine...... Kneel down and thank your father-in-law, mother-in-law! ”

This "father-in-law" made Liu Shi's heart tremble, and he only felt that there was one more person around Liu Zheng, and his heart was a lot more steady.

Li hurriedly helped: "Good boy." Get up, get up. ”

"Yes, hurry up. Autumn of the Akishui Yi people, right? ”

Seeing Ke Shi nodding, Liu Shi smiled kindly, "From now on, it will be my own family." Qiuyi, there are no rules at home, so you don't have to be too restricted. Your father is in the spirit of heaven, and he knows that you have a good home, and he will not blame you. ”

Liu Shi comforted for a while, then came back to his senses, looked at the two women who had been silent, and said suspiciously: "Yun'er, you just said that you and Qiu Yi are the only ones from the Geng family, and I don't know these two ......."