The ship soon arrived in Lizhou, and I learned that Li Shimin sent him because he had taken office because of a rebellion, and he could be regarded as being ordered in danger, but I could also see how much trust Li Shimin had in appointing him as the governor as soon as he ascended the throne.

I don't want to be a woman like Hillary, my responsibility is to take care of the house, take care of the children, and besides, although the official office is beautifully arranged, it is the style of the previous term, not mine, nor Shitong's, so in the first few months, the time when the two of us are together is about morning and evening, after breakfast he goes out, the meal is in the outside office with the staff, before dinner will come back with thick documents, eat, teach the children's homework and wait for the children to sleep, he also has to approve the official documents, looking tired.

He's also a capable minister, and it's a pleasure to stand by him and watch him handle his official business, and he will discuss and negotiate with me, although I can't really give him advice, but I like to see him proud. Sometimes when there are many official documents, he also reads the official documents while taking the children's exams, and sometimes he will read the official documents out and let the children express their opinions, not necessarily really wanting to listen to them, but he can get along with the children more, which can be regarded as playing with the children. Although I knew that this was actually a very dangerous thing for Mei Niang, it was equivalent to that from this time on, Mei Niang had already begun to contact government affairs, but I didn't stop it, and I didn't know if it was right to do it, although my heart was in conflict, but in the end I kept silent. Mei Niang is always happy like this, and so is Li Niang, secretly telling me that she has never seen my father so happy, and she likes me.

It's night again, Qiang Er is sitting in the fence and playing with herself, Shi Tong frowned and pondered, I think maybe he had a problem, and was thinking about whether to take the children to take a bath and let Shi Tong be quiet for a while, Mei Niang also found out that Shi Tong was wrong, "Dad, what's wrong with you?" ”

Shi Tong thought for a moment and said: "Dad has a position, there are five people who want it, and four of these five people have Daddy's boss behind them, and they all wrote letters of recommendation to Daddy, who does Daddy choose?" ”

"Who is more suitable?" I asked.

"There is no fit, there is no fit." He shook his head, I think it's right, what great work is there, how can you not learn? As long as you are there, you will definitely be able to do it, just do it well and do it badly. I looked at the four letters, and I didn't read the content, only the signature, and the four of them controlled each other, and if I were a scholar, I would be in a hurry, and it would not be good to offend any of them. What's more, it's really troublesome to offend the other three with one.

"Is that stupid that no one recommends?" Mei Niang asked the second question.

I smiled, shook my head, and was about to explain, when suddenly my eyes lit up, and I looked at Shi Tong, and Shi Tong also looked at me, and we looked at each other and laughed, yes, since we can't afford to offend these four adults, then simply don't use any of them, and use one with no background to go up, so that everyone has nothing to say. It's obviously the easiest way, why let this kid remind us.

Li Niang hugged the rag doll and looked at us and smiled, looking a little lonely, I pulled her, and I didn't want to explain to her, so I opened the topic and let Shi Tong concentrate on doing things. Mei Niang didn't say anything anymore, now she has a lot of words, holding a small bench every day and soaking in the study, I said, I allow her to read, as long as she wants to read, and there is something at home. Except for the words she didn't recognize, the rest of the time she seemed to be really addicted to books, and occasionally I would ask her how much she had read, but I found that she was far more intelligent than I thought, was this innate?

Shi Tong finally solved his problem, and we had a relatively leisurely and happy time, and he took us on a tour of the mountains and rivers, and did not deny it, as he promised, that he was really familiar with this place, and that he could tell every story vividly, and I often looked at him with fascination and felt that he was handsome. And he is not the kind of narrow-minded person, sometimes standing in a place where I also know some stories, we talk very deeply, very miscellaneous, I am a person who does not know how to hide himself, I will ask, from the historical, economic, cultural aspects to ask his opinion, and he will not feel, this should not be what women should know, will always be very true to say their thoughts, and what makes me most incredible is that he never asked me why I want to know, and he never asked me, Why are there those books that don't actually see knowledge and ideas at all, a thinking that is actually incompatible with this era?

Sometimes we talk, and even forget about the children, Mei Niang and Li Niang then listen obediently, Li Niang is not very interested, but will also listen, I told her, I hope she can watch me do things carefully, listen to me, although she will be in the future I don't know, but women have to be in charge, housekeepers, can read accounts. I wanted to raise her to be a good housewife, and in fact she did have a talent for it. Mei Niang is different, although she usually follows me in the account room to learn to read the accounts, and watch me discuss family affairs with the housekeepers, but she prefers to listen to the clear conversation between me and Shi Tong, Shi Tong sometimes talks about things in the yamen, but once it comes to this, I will no longer be silent, Mei Niang will frown and be silent every time at this time. But I also remember that I told her that she was not allowed to interject when I was talking to Shi Tong. When Shi Tong was away, she asked me about it in a serious way.

"Should my mother take care of my father's business?" I asked her rhetorically.

"Why not?"

"Dad never cares how my mother raises you, and no matter how I take care of the house; Because my mother's responsibility is to take care of you and take care of your family affairs, and the affairs in the yamen are given to your father by the state, and my mother can't take care of them. ”

"Even if my mother knows how to handle it, she can't say it?"

"It should be said that my father has always known how to handle it, and he told his mother that he just wanted to talk to his mother and express his complaints."

"What if Daddy doesn't know?"

"Mother believes in Dad, Dad is the man that my mother loves, he is very capable, he can do this, and he can protect us." I gently assured Mei Niang, "Don't you believe your father?" ”

She thought about it for a long time and nodded, "Okay, that is, because I believe that my father is doing well, my mother will not do it, and if my father is not doing well, my mother will definitely help." She always seemed to have to think of a reason that she could accept.

"Mei Niang, do you like Daddy?" I looked at her seriously, I had never asked this question, I didn't think I needed to ask it, but I did.

"Of course!" She also seemed to think that I was redundant and gave me another roll of the eye.

"Do you love us?" I looked her in the eye.

She looked at me suspiciously, not quite understanding what I was trying to say, but nodded firmly.

"Like I love your father and mother?" I said slowly, my eyes fixed on her eyes, not giving her the slightest chance of dodging, but she had no intention of dodging.

"You are my own father." The tone was calm and plain, without a trace of hesitation. I know that she has not forgotten Shiju and Yun Niang, but she looked me in the eyes, but said something serious, a trace of unhappiness flashed in my heart, I don't know what answer I want, but this must not be the answer I want, I sat down, a little helpless.

She saw that my expression was wrong, thought for a while, and stood in front of me, "They don't love me, they won't hug me, and they won't teach me sincerely." But I don't blame them, they don't have time, they don't have energy. ”

"Because your father taught you and loved you, so you really love us, right?"

She nodded.

I opened my arms and took her into my arms, "Daddy loves you, so I believe in you very much, you talk and do things, Daddy and Mom will listen carefully, but they won't really help you make decisions." It's not that I don't want to help you, but my father and mother are not you, and the final decision has to be made by yourself. Just like my mother loves my father very much, my father has his own principles and considerations, these mothers can't help, what my mother can do is to help him take care of his grandparents, help him take good care of you, handle the family affairs well, and let him deal with the things that should be done by him with peace of mind. Love is a trust, and trust is a courage. ”

The little man in my arms obediently let me hold it, I don't seem to have hugged her like this for a long time, after Liniang they came, she was like a little adult, reading and practicing calligraphy, studying hard, so that I felt that she was no longer my Mei Niang, and at this moment, my Mei Niang came back, I no longer care if they would be seen by Li Niang, hugging her to the fullest, talking to her.