The next morning, Lu Pheasant got up very early, she first made water for Liu Yuan's face, and then went to cook on the fire. Lu Pheasant had little work in the past, and the Liu family was hard, and she had no complaints at the moment. The rice grains were put into the pot, Liu Yuan had already washed them, Liu's mother also got up and went out of the house, and when she saw Lu Pheasant's busy figure, Liu's mother stepped forward and said, "Mother, let's do it." ”

Lu Pheasant said with a smile: "Mother, you go back to the house first and wait, this meal will be ready soon." She helped Liu's mother back into the house.

Liu Yuan saw Lu Pheasant's weak figure chopping firewood, he shook his head slightly, walked over, took the woodcutter from Lu Pheasant's hand, and said with a smile: "Ejiao, I'll do this kind of work." ”

"Husband!" Seeing that Liu Yuan was up, Lu Pheasant's eyebrows were crooked, and he smiled innocently. A few roosters, a wisp of smoke, you come to chop firewood and I cook, Lu Pheasant feels quite happy in his heart, the days are so dull that they are the most beautiful.

In the thatched hut, Lu Pheasant personally served rice porridge to Liu's mother, and she diligently sent it to Liu's mother, who pursed her lips and took a sip, nodded and said, "Well, it's good." ”

"Mother, how about you taste this wild vegetable?" Hearing Liu's mother's words, Lu Pheasant was even more happy, and immediately grabbed the dish and asked.

Mother Liu tasted a wild vegetable, the taste was crisp, and she was also satisfied and said: "Pheasant, I didn't expect you to be quite good at cooking." Mother Liu couldn't help but glance at her daughter-in-law, thinking that the young lady of this big family was delicate and not good at work, but she didn't expect Lu Pheasant to be so virtuous.

After breakfast, Liu Yuan took Lu Pheasant to the ancestral hall in Jingyang to recognize his ancestors, and then added new soil to his father's grave. After everything was done, he asked Lu Pheasant to return home first, and he rushed to the pavilion. Lu Pheasant was smart and didn't linger, but quietly dressed Liu Yuan, and said with a smile: "My husband is busy outside, and there is a concubine at home, so you don't have to worry about everything." Remember to come back at noon, and wait for Ejiao to prepare a meal. ”

Liu Yuan stroked Lu Pheasant's hair, nodded in response, and said, "With E's presence, I feel at ease." ”

After the two separated, Liu Yuan walked quickly to the pavilion, Liu Fang and Da Niu were waiting for a long time, to his surprise, Zhou Bo was also there, he gave up his hand to the three of them, and said sincerely: "Yesterday made the three of you tired." ”

"Brother Yuan marries, so we won't be tired." Da Niu said honestly.

"Brother Yuan laughed, these are all things that are within the scope of the matter." Liu Fang also responded.

Zhou Bo also bowed his head, he smiled shyly, and said, "Brother Yuan, was he tired last night?" ”

"You stinky boy." Liu Yuan saw the three of them squeezing their eyebrows and laughing, he pointed at Zhou Bo and scolded with a smile, "Why are you here today?" ”

Without waiting for Zhou Bo to answer, Da Niu's anxious temper was quick and said, "Brother Yuan, Brother Zhou Bo has decided to move to our Surabaya Pavilion." ”

"Oh?" Hearing this, Liu Yuan was overjoyed, of course it was the best for Bo to move here this week, seeing that the First Emperor was about to die, he now urgently needed to accumulate strength. "The debt has been paid off?"

"Hmm!" Zhou Bo nodded and replied, "It's clear." ”

"That's good!" Knowing that Zhou Bo had a thick temperament, Liu Yuan had never changed him, and then said: "Liu Fang, you can find some people later and build a house for Zhou Bo in our Jingyang." After a pause, he thought for a while, and then said: "In this way, these **** will live in the pavilion, and as for the aunt, you can live in my house first." ”

When Zhou Bo heard this, he hurriedly waved his hand and shook his head, and politely refused: "How can this be done?" Brother Yuan, my sister-in-law has just gotten married, how can I let my mother live with you. ”

"You don't have to worry about it, your sister-in-law is still virtuous, and this matter is settled. Go back and pack up, and I'll have some ox carts pick you up and your aunt later." Liu Yuan waved his hand and said in a deep voice.

Zhou Bo was a little excited, and said with a slight choked up: "Brother Yuan, Bo ......, Bo everything is arranged by Brother Yuan." ”

After Liu Fang and Zhou Bo left, Liu Yuan took Da Niu to inspect the arsenal, and after counting again, they found no mistakes before leaving. Liu Yuan is very cautious, and he has to count this arsenal every month. The weather in May is already hot, out of the pavilion, Liu Yuan walked on the country road, the simple farmers in the fertile fields are hoeing the grass, sweat beads are sprinkled, who knows the hard work.

At noon, he returned home, Lu Pheasant really cooked the meal, and there was such a virtuous helper in the family, which really saved him a lot of worry. After the meal, he told Zhou's mother about moving in, and Lu Pheasant also agreed. "Don't worry, husband, the Zhou family's aunt will be handed over to Ejiao, and Ejiao will go to clean the side house later."

Lyric often followed Liu's mother to learn weaving and farming, and now she can operate the loom alone, and often haunts the farmland and works with the farmers. Lu Pheasant's virtuousness made Liu's mother very relieved, and she often praised her daughter-in-law in the neighborhood in private. Gradually, the name of Lu Pheasant also spread in the Surabaya Pavilion, and even children sang nursery rhymes: "Be a man as Liu Pavilion Chief, and marry a wife as Lu Ejiao."

And under the virtuous name of Lu Pheasant, Liu Yuan's prestige has increased again.

On this day, Lu Pheasant went to the field as usual, and when the farmers met her on the road, they all smiled and greeted, "Lu Wa, go to the field again?" On this hot day, they don't wear hats. ”

"San'er, blessed to be able to marry this Lu Wa."

Lu Pheasant also smiled and saluted one by one, most of these farmers were elders in Jingyang, she was well-informed, so naturally she would not lose face to Liu Yuan. Hoeing grass and loosening the soil, she is now proficient, although the weather is hot, she works hard.

After finishing his work, Lu Pheasant thought that the fence at home was cracked, so he took out a woodcutter again, wanting to cut some bamboo and go back to repair it. At the foot of the mountain, into the bamboo forest, Lu Pheasant found a few green bamboos with good toughness, but when she was about to cut them from the roots, she suddenly stopped.

Lu Pheasant squatted down, and when she saw that the soil at the foot of the mountain was reddish-brown, she seemed to have thought of something in her heart. She immediately opened the bamboo leaves on the ground, and used a woodcutter to dig some and hold them in her hands, Lu Pheasant recognized it very carefully, she repeatedly kneaded the reddish-brown soil in her hands, she nodded, and had an answer in her heart.

At this time, Lu Pheasant held the soil in his hand and anxiously rushed to the pavilion. Beads of sweat continued on her delicate face, but she didn't care about wiping it at all, she just wanted to tell her husband about it quickly. When the people on the road saw Lu Pheasant's hurried expression, they all wondered in their hearts, why did this usually virtuous and steady pavilion chief wife become like this?

When he arrived at the pavilion, Liu Yuan saw Lu Pheasant's big-headed, tanned cheeks, he also hurriedly got up, and hurriedly wondered: "Ejiao, what's the matter?" Could it be that something has happened in the family? ”

Lu Pheasant shook her head, she was squeamish, but she couldn't hide her excited look, she stretched out the soil in her hand in front of Liu Yuan, and said earnestly: "Husband, look, what is this?" ”

Liu Yuan looked at the reddish-brown soil in Lu Pheasant's hand, and asked puzzledly, "What does this mean?" What's so special about this dirt? Knowing that Lu Pheasant is not a vexatious person, Liu Yuan is also a serious observant.

"It's terracotta!" Lu Pheasant smiled and said with a sense of accomplishment: "I didn't expect that there was clay in our Jingyang." ”