According to the previous arrangement, he should have spent half a day in each of the two caves, and together with the workers covered with cloth towels to inspect everywhere, but at this moment, he walked back step by step.

Several officials took the masked cloth for Qi You, just like on weekdays, only to find that Qi You's people were gone.

"Where have you gone?"

"I don't know, will I go back to Xiaoliangshan, adults are usually in Xiaoliangshan in the morning, could it be that I came to talk to us about food supplements today?"

The other official almost nodded: "It won't be wrong, otherwise it won't be a big deal." ”

"Huh! It's nice to be an adult! I also said it on purpose. Let's get inside! ”

These officials happily entered the cave again, with gratitude to Qi You.

On the other hand, because Cai's labor day is almost over, Chun Gui and Aunt Wang will prepare all the things they will prepare, although they still care about what Geng Rong said in their hearts, but thinking that Qi You already knows and can always know what is going on, he put it down for the time being.

Cai's side invited Dr. Fu Qing's wife to take the pulse every day, and the two girls did not leave their bodies, Zhiping's habit of jumping every day was also changed, and when he came back from the private school, he quietly walked aisle, and Mrs. Cai personally invited her mother, and all the things were in place, just waiting for that day to come.

Cai's second child, he has a charter since he was a child, and he was a little embarrassed to see that the family was busy up and down, so he touched his stomach and sighed: "You are a blessed one, and everyone in the family takes care of you." ”

Li Zhicun never leaves an inch every day, he can't speak with such a simple character, but he remembers the good of the family in his heart, and the couple are grateful for such a good day.

The two were talking in front of the house, and some mothers-in-law grew in the yard at some point, and Cai asked him to pick some while tinkering with the small clothes in his hands with the two girls. And Chungui is stewing soup in the kitchen, three cups of soup, and the other two bowls are prepared for Qi You and Zhixing. After being busy for a long time, both of them have lost weight visibly.

The smell was mixed with the scent coming from the shop in front of me.

Qi You walked all the way, hiding the emotions surging up in the suburbs of the town, people often called him on the road, he responded to everyone with a gentle smile on his face, but the steps under his feet did not stop, and he walked straight to the door of the house, smelling a familiar smell, and his eyes couldn't help but be a little wet.

Counting it, he hasn't eaten the food cooked by Chungui for a long time, and he goes out early and returns late every day, and every time he sits alone at the lively table on weekdays, eating the food prepared by Aunt Wang or the girl.

He only stood in place for a while, and was seen by Li Zhicun, who was picking wild vegetables in the yard and getting up.

Li Zhicun didn't see anything, only laughed: "Why did Qi You come back?" ”

Qi You stepped into the door and smiled as usual: "There is nothing to do today, so I came back." ”

nodded to Cai, who was sitting on the side, "Sister Cai, I'll go back to the study." ”

After speaking, he walked quickly into the main hall.

Li Zhicun picked a handful of mother-in-law Ding to show his daughter-in-law, and said: "Qi You came back just in time, this mother-in-law Ding is delicious when she picks it, and the ones sold in the town are not fresh." Make a dumpling in a while. ”

Li Zhicun can't see anything, but Cai's is a person who can look at his face, this blue sky and white day, even if there is nothing big about the two caves, Qi You and Zhixing are staying there every day, and they came back not long after they went out today, and how strange it looks on their faces.

She thought for a while, pointed to the kitchen and said, "You go to talk to Chun Gui, saying that Qi You is back and has just entered the study." ”

She can't say anything, and only Chun Gui can talk to Qi You.

Li Zhicun didn't doubt that he had him, so he just passed a word, walked to the kitchen and put a handful of wild vegetables in the basin, and said to Chun Gui: "Qi You just came back, in the study." ”

"He's back?"

Chungui turned his head and took off the apron from his waist while asking, "Why did he come back?" Zhixing also returned? ”

Li Zhicun shook his head: "No, Qi You is back." ”

Since the two sides were opened, Zhixing also advanced here every day, and picked up Guo Ruyi, who had come to eat, to go home.

Chungui was stunned, turned around and scooped a bowl of duck soup and walked out of the kitchen.

……

Qi You sat in the study, thinking carefully about the past few days, it is not difficult to guess what happened in the cave, there were signs from years ago, reluctant to pay and felt tired of work, so he found a person who was willing to replace him to fill the number, or divide the money evenly or give some sweetness. Chapter 2 was a stand-in for one of them, and according to the six or seven faces he saw today, the cave was full of people.

He leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes and was silent.

He was so tired these days that he left his newlywed wife and his younger siblings who had been raised for two years, and he went out early and returned late every day, and he didn't even eat a decent meal with his family.

He put all his energy on these two caves, and put all his energy into these workers, and tasted the admiration from the people at the bottom, and tasted the meager sense of accomplishment as a county magistrate.

He has always known that people's hearts are unpredictable, he tasted the coldness of this world early, and after returning to the spring, he finally gradually learned to restrain the indifference of the whole body, and repaid it with a gentle attitude to the world, and today's hard-won and rare gentleness was slapped in the face like this, and he suddenly felt that it was not worth it.

Lian Yuelai's persistence broke a hole and caught him off guard.

……

Chungui pushed in after looking at the door outside, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Qi You closing his eyes and frowning, as if he didn't react, and the next moment he opened his eyes suddenly, with an unobstructed silence in his eyes, and a slight disappointment hidden underneath.

Seeing her heart, she hurriedly smiled: "I came back just in time, I just stewed soup, and I wanted to stay up for you until the evening." ”

She saw that something was wrong, but she didn't ask, and just put the soup in her hand in front of him.

"There are a lot of wild vegetables and mushrooms in our yard, and I picked some after I got up.

"The duck is still stewed, the soup is fresh enough, you can taste it."

She smiled and pushed the bowl forward.

Qi You looked at her quietly, and the pungent fragrance came over, which made him feel a little solid.

He picked up the spoon and stirred it a few times, with Chungui's gentle gaze above his head.

After taking a sip, it seemed to come back to my senses.

He raised his head and said softly, "Sister Chun, doesn't you ask me anything?" ”

Chungui smiled, pulled over the chair, and sat down opposite him: "What do I ask you?" It's easy for my family Cheng to rest at home one day, and I don't bother to feed you something delicious and drink and come to ask you, isn't it a waste. ”

She made him smile, who had been silent all the way, as she joked.

After a pause, he suddenly said: "Then I'll be at home every day and eat the dishes made by Sister Chun every day, okay?" ”

There seemed to be a seriousness in his words, he looked at her with a smile, and when he saw Chun Gui, he was stunned for a moment, and then lowered his head and continued to drink the soup.

Chungui was quietly accompanying him, but his mind was searching for anomalies, and he was so busy every day these days, the same itinerary, except for what Geng Rong saw and told him last night.

I'm afraid that something big has happened, which can make him have the idea of resigning or being passive and slacking off.

Qi You drank the soup one by one, and finally picked up the bowl and poured it down, and then half-hung his head and waited for it to come over.

He has always been able to control his emotions freely, and this bowl will go down to the end, and he is reluctant to let Chungui wait with doubts.

The next moment, he clearly explained today's incident with the return of the spring.

Inspecting every day, the cave under his nose has been replaced, and the workers and others have partnered to calculate the wages of the government, I don't know whether to argue that the people's hearts are unpredictable or that he is useless as a county magistrate.

It is conceivable that after listening to Chungui, a fire in his stomach came out.

"How dare you be! Don't die! ”

This order of the Holy Lord, the work linked to the treasury of the imperial court, there are such short-sighted and greedy people to stir up! If Qi You reports this, this group of people will lose their skin if they don't die!

Her eyes were full of anger, but after facing Qi You's face, her anger gradually subsided, and then turned into distress for him.

After all, the person in front of him is just a county official who was forced to stand up, once the Son of Heaven ordered, he and Zhixing took on a heavy responsibility, she knew that he was tenacious, knew that he was resolute, but she couldn't prevent a calculation from the people below after months of rushing.

In addition to disappointment, I am afraid that there are also doubts about the months of payment.

Questioning the hard work of the past few months, he has never gained anything, and he has been drunk by some despicable human nature.

She got up and walked over to him, half-crouched down and took his hand.

"Qi You...... I know it's going to make you very uncomfortable. She has been involved in this since a few years ago, and she also knows how much he values his marriage with her, but she has also retreated from the matter of the porcelain kiln, and she knows that he is tired when he comes back every night, and when he lies on his side, even his breathing is light and shallow.

Throughout the ages, many good officials who have done practical things for the people and served the court deserve praise, but only after seeing Qi You like this, she clearly perceived how much hardship was needed behind that praise.

"It's not uncomfortable, Sister Chun."

He shook his head slightly: "I don't know what to do or say for a while." ”

And he returned.

"Don't hide it from Sister Chun, when I come back, I smell the soup stewed by Sister Chun, and I just want to unload this burden from my shoulders for a moment, and I don't care about anything outside the house anymore."

At first, he just wanted to live an ordinary life with her, instead of seeing the calculations of ordinary people in the tired rush.

Chungui's nose was sore, and the hand holding him tightened slightly.

"I know that after Sister Tongchun said it, I will continue to bear it, in the final analysis, when I reveal it, I should be beaten, punished, and the county order identity is suppressed, and the anger that should be released is also out, but even so, I want to come back and talk about it."

At this moment, he was already much better than when he came, as if as long as she was in front of her, what was missing and what was passing before would gradually be filled.

Chungui smiled faintly and looked up at him: "Isn't that what it means to help each other." ”

Joy, anger, sorrow and joy are shared together, and when you are weak, you turn around and rest, and then you have the confidence to step out of your steps.

"It's just Qi You, don't be disappointed in all the people because of these people's calculations."