When Man'er rinsed her mouth, she habitually flattened her mouth and removed the water stains from the corners of her mouth, instead of wiping it with a handkerchief.

Afu covered the smile on her face with a handkerchief and listened to the old lady Huan continue to chatter: "My sister is really diligent and thrifty, and the handkerchief is not willing to get dirty, like the canary in the cage, grinding on the cage, and after a while, the beak is clean, and the mouth is clear and bright. When she said this, Man'er didn't dare to say anything.

After a long afternoon, Man'er's face turned green, and Ah Fu and Huan Xian smiled and returned triumphantly.

Looking at the backs of the three of them, Man'er's hands on his knees were clenched tightly, and he broke his nails with two "clicks".

After this fierce battle, Afu had a special impression of this old lady Huan, and moved her feelings for old lady Pei to her, holding her arm affectionately, chirping like a little sparrow.

While chatting, Mrs. Huan suddenly said, "I went to see your sister-in-law yesterday, and she still talked about you." ”

This sentence stunned Afu, and she had a creepy feeling, as if Wang Xi had stabbed her behind her for half a year.

Seeing her expression, Mrs. Huan smiled slightly: "Look at this little fool, have you forgotten your sister-in-law?" She still said that you are beautiful. You see, she is so sick that she can't forget it! ”

Afu smirked: "How could I forget my sister-in-law, it's just that I haven't seen her since I have my body, and I didn't react when you mentioned it suddenly." Sister-in-law is better? ”

Old Madam Huan said: "It's much better, it's still too good for doctors." But now I look at my eyes and I am still stunned, and I don't know how to turn when I speak, so I can say what I think in my heart. ”

Afu sighed.

Huan Xian said: "Auntie, doesn't my uncle know yet?" Why did he never come to see his cousin? ”

Old Madam Huan gently patted the girl's back: "Don't you know that there are people like your uncle?" He is so cold, where is he willing to intervene. ”

Afu didn't dare to squeak, and she couldn't pretend not to hear. Listening to Mrs. Huan's tone, she was quite dissatisfied with the right minister Wang Ji.

Combined with the previous rumors in the market, she was afraid that she was not coerced by the right minister to marry the old and flowery Huan Chong, right?

Huan Xian did not refute A-Niang's judgment against her uncle, but just sighed and looked up into the distance.

This side of the carriage Man'er sat in anger for a long time, stomped his feet, and called: "Luo'er, come here!" ”

Luo'er responded, and knelt timidly at Man'er's feet: "What does Madame command?" ”

Man'er said: "I just gave birth to a girl now, and I need to take care of my body, and I can't be happy anymore recently." You go out and buy me some musk and come back to use it with me. ”

Luo'er Mu Ne nodded, and was about to get up, but Man'er rushed and said, "Slow!" This is our master's house, don't hate to spread the word! Quietly, go to those small pharmacies in the south city and buy some, don't tell anyone, listen? ”

Luo'er nodded again. Man'er was angry when she saw her stupid, and she raised her hand to be big, so frightened that Luo'er shrank her neck.

Man'er's face changed again, and she smiled kindly: "You are the person I trust the most, and I will naturally have a reward after buying it, and your brother and your aunt's rewards are indispensable." Go ahead! ”

Watching Luo'er go out of the courtyard door, Man'er eased her face and opened the drawer at hand, which was the sachet that Afu and Huan Xian took off when they were eating, and she quietly caged it in her sleeve.

The two sachets are the same, except that one is blue-pink and the other is blue-white.

When I got the tip of my nose and smelled it, I thought it was a new one this year.

Afu also returned to the hospital to find that the sachet was missing.

"Yuan Niang, have you seen the new sachet I just made a few days ago?"

Yuan Niang hurriedly said, "No? Didn't the girl take her out today? Maybe I lost it somewhere! ”

Afu couldn't find it all over her body, and she was a little annoyed: "Alas, I just did it a few days ago, but I lost it today, it's really annoying." ”

Wanwan smiled: "Didn't the girl make two and give one to the third lady?" Is that the one? ”

"Well, the third lady is still wearing it today." Ah Fu was depressed, sat down at the desk, and opened the compartment of the letter, wanting to retake a look at the letter sent by Ming Yan and Jin Heng before.

"Huh? What about the letter from the second brother and Jin Heng's brother? Afu opened several squares in a row, but he didn't have it.

Yuan Niangqi said: "Do you really have wings?" I'm here anyway! ”

Afu was irritable for a while, why didn't she disappear from anything?

She slammed the lattice shut and sat there sulking.

Wanwan exchanged glances with Yuan Niang, and hurriedly came over to coax her: "Girl, the second master sent a letter a few days ago, and it was delayed in the concierge for a few days, and it only arrived in the morning." Do you want a girl..."

Afu's eyes lit up: "Bring it quickly!" Why is it delayed? I said, "Why hasn't my husband written from me these days?"

She hurriedly spread her letters, greedy but cautious, lest she would be lonely for a long time after reading ten lines at a glance.

Wanwan and the others also exhaled and retreated lightly.

From Chang'an to Fu'an to send a letter, the road is long, the road is obstructive and difficult, and it often takes three months to walk the people's road.

The site of Yumen Pass is much closer to Chang'an, and Shu Yu, as the commander-in-chief, has set up a special team to be responsible for his family letters, and it will be there in more than a week.

Afu saw that the letter was written two weeks ago.

The letter is not long, and it is not as short as the paper on weekdays, and it can even be said to be a little perfunctory. The handwriting changed a few times, and Afu could almost imagine how many times he was called off the desk when he wrote the letter.

I'm afraid the war is very tense.

Ave clutched the letter to her chest, a wave of worry looming over her heart.

Suddenly, she felt a kick in her stomach, a slight but strange sensation that made her subconsciously touch her belly.

Yuan Niang always said that she wanted her to talk more to the child in her belly, and in the future, when the baby was born, she would be smarter than others.

But Afu always felt too strange, how could there be a reason to speak to her belly. This will naturally say softly: "You are.... Do you miss Daddy too? ”

She gently covered the letter on her stomach and couldn't help but smile a little: "Do you recognize words?" Can you read it? ”

"Daddy is doing his job and will be back soon. During these days, A-Niang is with you, okay? ”

The fetus may have understood, and perhaps he was playing by himself, and Afu felt that he was gently kicking herself.

Suddenly I didn't feel so lonely.

Fu'an County.

"Xiang Junshou, Lord Mu is in the small council hall, please come over."

It was already dark, and the night breeze was blowing, with the dampness characteristic of the southwest.

Ming Yan was wearing a loose white robe, sitting under the banyan tree in the courtyard for divination, when he heard the little maid knocking on the door, he raised his voice: "Come!" ”

Jin Heng was not an outsider, and he didn't change his clothes, so he put off the tortoise shell and went to the small council hall.

Jin Heng was still wearing the clothes of the day, his brows were tightly locked, his head was buried in the mountain-like account books, holding a red pen in his right hand, concentrating, and he didn't pay attention to Ming Yan's arrival at all.

Ming Yan tiptoed behind Jin Heng and patted him on the back of his head, so frightened that Jin Heng's red pen fell to the ground with a "click", and the ink splashed on the tail of Ming Yan's white robe.

Ming Yan's heart ached, this was his favorite "Taoist robe", and he bent down to wipe it in a panic.

Jin Heng turned around, looked at his appearance, and said with a smile: "Look, it's backfired, right?" ”

couldn't wipe it off, Ming Yan flicked his sleeves and sat opposite Jin Heng: "Master Mu, it's so late, what are you studying?" ”

Jin Heng glanced at his partner with a smile and handed over a book: "Look at this one." ”

Ming Yan took it, spread it on his knees, and looked at it carefully one by one, and finally his fingers fell on one place and looked up at Jin Heng.

Jin Heng nodded, and the pen was like a sword, falling on the account book: "In the past two years, the population of Fu'an has been rising every year, and it will only consume 10,000 stone of grain this year." But this year, there was no disaster, and the public grain bought from the imperial court actually was..."

Ming Yan continued: "There are 15,000 stones. ”

Jin Heng handed over another copy: "Look at the place I marked." In fact, the imperial court did not give a lot of support to Fu'an County, but it was used in some inexplicable places, such as to repair this magnificent small council hall, or to build a pontoon bridge connected to Badai....."

Ming Yan frowned: "In the matter of the pontoon bridge, many officials in charge were drowned, and I was very puzzled in the past." Moreover, although the water surface of Dajingze is quiet but wide, the pontoon bridge is by no means the best plan, and the bamboo raft is enough. ”