Because of the preparation of the banquet, the Wang family, which has always been thin, suddenly became lively and noisy, because the noble ladies and ladies of the family in Manqi are coming, and there will be some old men and sons who will have to come at that time, so the manpower of the Wang family is definitely not enough.

If you go out to hire people temporarily, the details are not clear and it is not suitable, so Li Yueshu went back to her parents' house to ask for some manpower to help.

Li Yueshu is an orphan girl who grew up with relatives in the clan since she was a child.

Marrying the Wang family was considered a high climb at that time, but her husband and father-in-law passed away one after another, and her mother-in-law's family declined, and her mother's family was not salty or indifferent to her.

At this banquet, the mother's family became enthusiastic about Li Yueshu again, and each family sent people to call Li Yueshu, and these manpower were handed over to a distant cousin Weng Yirui for overall management.

This Weng Yirui is Weng Ce's cousin.

Zhou Niangzi was carrying a burden in her hand and was about to go out, when Zhou Qing chased from the house to the yard.

The lively footsteps of the young girl startled the chickens, ducks and geese in a yard, and for a while, the sound of "clucking", "oh oh", "quacking" and "chirping" was loud, so lively.

In the meantime, the girl's voice was the clearest and loudest: "Mother, mother, you wait for me." ”

Zhou Niangzi turned around and looked at her daughter angrily and funny: "Why is a girl's family always in a hurry, look at these chickens." ”

Zhou Qing laughed and said: "Mother, they are all poultry you raise, and you are also eccentric, you feel sorry for chickens, not ducks and geese." ”

Zhou Niangzi glared at Zhou Qing: "The chicken is going to lay eggs, and I am so frightened that I can't lay eggs, what should I sell them?" ”

"Chickens lay eggs, ducks don't lay eggs? The goose doesn't lay eggs? Zhou Qing stepped forward and grabbed Zhou Niangzi's arm and shook it, "Mother, if you go to the Wang family to help, I will also go, one more person will earn an extra commission." ”

Zhou Niangzi refused: "This time my mother was able to get this short-term errand thanks to Weng Xundao, he has always pitied your brother's character and learning, knows that our family is poor, and wants to help us ......"

The Weng training in Zhou Niangzi's mouth is Weng Yirui.

Discipline is the official position of the students under the official school of Qidu.

Weng Xundao and Lai Song, the teacher in charge of teaching in the official school, are both superiors and subordinates, and they are close friends.

"So, let Weng Xundao put another person's hand, anyway, the Wang family needs manpower to hold a banquet, who is not hired by Weng Xundao? Mother, you only have one remuneration for going alone, and don't you have two remuneration for your daughter? You can make up for more household ......"

Zhou Niangzi looked at Zhou Qing and felt relieved, knowing that her daughter was sensible and diligent, but she still asked her on her mouth: "According to what you say, if your brother goes, won't there be three remunerations to supplement the family?" ”

Zhou Qing immediately waved his hand: "Of course my brother can't do it, my brother has to study hard at home, gain fame in the future, establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, continue to study for the saints, and open peace for all generations." ”

Zhou Qing shook his head and shook his head, Zhou Niangzi laughed "poof", and tears appeared in her eyes.

"You learned well with your brother," Zhou Niangzi couldn't help but praise, and then said with a straight face, "Your brother needs to study hard at home, don't you need it?" My mother has never despised you because you are a girl, although our family can only provide your brother with a study, but your brother will teach you after learning well, it is the same, as long as you are willing to learn more and ask more questions, and follow your brother to work hard, you can also be a useful person, and you don't have to be blind like your mother. ”

Zhou Qing is most grateful for his mother.

She has never treated her son and daughter differently because of the difference between men and women, and even her mother often taught her to be sensitive, studious, and self-improving.

"Okay, mother, I know, don't worry, I will take care of these chickens, ducks and geese at home, and then take care of my brother, I will also study with my brother, you can rest assured to go to Wang's house to help." Zhou Qing smiled and sent Zhou Niangzi through the courtyard to the door.

The surrounding chickens, ducks and geese immediately opened the way in front of the mother and daughter, and the scene was quite spectacular.

Walking to the door of the house, Zhou Qing waved to Zhou Niangzi: "Mother, take care of yourself." ”

"You also have to take care of yourself, don't be the same as last time, scared your mother to death, fortunately, Ye Gongzi rescued you back."

Zhou Niangzi wanted to be verbose again, and Zhou Qing hurriedly drove her away: "Mother, I know, I know, you go quickly, it's too late, I'm worried that Weng Xundao will give the quota to others." ”

Zhou Niangzi stepped up her pace.

Seeing that his mother was far away, Zhou Qing turned back.

As soon as I turned around, I saw a burden on the ground.

Could it be that my mother fell?

Zhou Qing picked up the burden strangely, opened a corner and looked at it, and was startled: Cancan, a burden of gold and silver jewelry.

Zhou Qing looked left and right, Zhou Niangzi had already left, the whole alley was empty, no one was coming, who would have fallen?

The flying wealth is hot with your hands.

On the opposite roof stood a young man in white, with a sword at his waist, his face like frost, and his face shining in the sun.

He watched coldly as the girl on the ground hurriedly entered the door with her baggage, and after a while she went out with a basket, which was covered with a cloth, and she couldn't see what was in the basket.

Closing the door and locking it, Zhou Qing hurriedly walked out of the alley with the basket.

The people on the roof are as light as swallows, walking in the wind, following all the way.

Zhou Qing walked out of the alley, and the people on the roof jumped lightly and fell to the ground, waiting behind Zhou Qing to follow him step by step, all the way to the official school.

Zhou Qing said something to the boy guarding the gate of the official school, the boy went in, and Zhou Yan was brought out after a while.

"Brother-" Zhou Qing immediately greeted Zhou Yan as soon as he saw him.

"Aqing, why are you here?"

Zhou Yan took Zhou Qing to a secluded place, looked at the basket in Zhou Qing's hand, frowned and smiled: "I'll go home for dinner after school, why did you send the official school for?" ”

Zhou Qing carried the basket with a lot of effort, but still glared at Zhou Yan, pouted and said: "Isn't my brother studying in the official school, but he is thinking about eating all the time?" ”

Zhou Yan smiled with a wrying smile in his eyes, reached out to rub Zhou Qing's head, and said, "I feel sorry for you for walking so far with you, let me see what delicious food you have brought me." ”

Zhou Yan said and uncovered the cloth on the basket, there was a burden in the basket, Zhou Yan reached out strangely and touched it, and his face immediately changed.

Knowing that his brother had seen the clue, Zhou Qing stuffed the heavy basket into Zhou Yan's arms and said, "Brother, what should I do now?" ”

"A gentleman loves money and takes it in a good way, so naturally he can't take the money that flies, so go and hand it over to the government." Zhou Yan immediately made a decision.

"I'll go with my brother." Zhou Qing responded immediately.

Not far away sat the young man in white on the tree, who heard the words of his brother and sister so well that he snorted: nerd!

The brothers and sisters of the Zhou family escorted the basket all the way to the official mansion.

Chen Shen, the head of the soap class official who was in charge of the county guard's entourage to open the way, ascend to the hall and stand on duty, and carry out the punishment in the public court, looked at the things in the basket, and said: "I will report it to the county lieutenant, you two leave your name and address, and return to the county lieutenant to commend you, and we will send someone to send the pennant to your home." ”

Zhou Qing felt that it was inappropriate, so he asked more: "Do you know that it is only reported to the county lieutenant, not to the county guard?" "It's a lot of money, after all.

Chen Bantou glanced at Zhou Qing obliquely: "Do you want Lord County Shou to personally send a pennant to the two of you?" ”

"Chen Bantou said with a smile, it is the duty of a scholar not to leave anything behind, and there is no need for any pennant awards." Zhou Yan gave a salute, pulled Zhou Qing and left.

Seeing the back of the brother and sister walking away, Chen Bantou sneered coldly, and swept the basket in his hand, don't say that the county guard, even the county lieutenant, he will not report it.

With so much gold and silver jewelry, isn't it fragrant to swallow alone?

Glancing at a few soapy people beside him who were like fart worms, he hurriedly smiled and said, "Those who see it have a share." ”

The soaps immediately laughed and flattered.

"Chen Bantou, will you go to Tianxianglou to gather at night?"

Tianxianglou is the largest restaurant in Qidu, and the identity and salary of these servants can not easily go to that kind of place.

Chen Bantou readily agreed: "I'll be the east tonight, and invite the brothers to have a few drinks." ”

"There is meat to eat with the head of the team......"

The group was about to enter the yamen, when suddenly there was an additional person in front of them, with a long body standing like a bamboo, a face as bright as the moon, eyebrows as cold as frost, white clothes fluttering, and a sword shining at his waist.

He shook the token in his hand in front of Chen Bantou, and Chen Bantou was frightened: This is Xiaowei's waist card!

"Of course, it is necessary to collect gold, but it has lost a basket to our family."

Zhou Qing has been talking about this sentence all the way, and a basket costs a few dollars.

Zhou Yan smiled: "Go back, big brother will help you make up a new one." ”

Zhou Qing immediately shook his head: "No, no, my mother said, you don't care about everything, just study." ”

The brother and sister had already arrived at the door of the house while talking, unlocked the door and entered, Zhou Qing went to cook, and Zhou Yan sat in the yard reading. Beside him, chickens, ducks and geese were contented, surrounding Zhou Yan, like an excited companion.

Soon, Zhou Qing came out and asked Zhou Yan: "Brother, should dinner be placed in the yard or in the house?" ”

Before Zhou Yan could answer, there was a noise outside the door, as well as the sound of firecrackers.

The brother and sister naturally didn't hear anything outside the window, but someone patted the door of Zhou's house.

After opening the door, a group of officials poured into the courtyard of the Zhou family, and Chen Bantou personally sent the pennant of "collecting gold", and sent Zhou Qing's basket back, and the basket was still the bag of gold, silver and jewelry.

Chen Bantou enthusiastically said to Zhou Yan and Zhou Qing: "I reported to the county guard, and the lord said that the spirit of collecting gold is worthy of praise, and I specially ordered me to send you a pennant, and the lord also said that it is not easy to find the lost owner of the things lost on the road, so I will reward you." ”

The hula people came, the hula people scattered, and only the basket on the square table under the plane tree in the courtyard remained.

In the basket is the magical baggage, and next to the basket is the bright red pennant.

Zhou Qing was incredible, just like a dream, and asked Zhou Yan: "Brother, what's going on?" ”

Zhou Yan was much calmer and said, "Put it all away, and then start eating." ”

The young man in white on the roof, still standing tall like a bamboo, his face was as bright as the moon, his eyebrows were as cold as frost, and a pair of black eyes looked condescendingly at the girl in the yellow dress and green skirt in the courtyard.

The king said that even revenge must not harm the innocent.

This basket of jewels can make up for it, right?