In the blink of an eye, it's summer again.

When lotus and gardenias bloom, the streets are full of girls selling lotus and gardenias.

Tian Youwei stepped on the afterglow of the sunset and got off work, and Cheng Baoliang greeted her: "Go back to the city together?" ”

Tian Youwei looked at his old horse, smiled and shook his head: "No, you go first." ”

"Want to run back again?" Cheng Baoliang couldn't understand: "I really don't understand you, although you can't become a deputy supervisor, the salary is raised, and it is more than enough to raise horses, why are you still working so hard every day?" ”

What he couldn't say was that a delicate girl's family, disguised as a man to work in the kiln, can it be said that it was a hobby and interest, this day morning and evening on foot and running back, running all over the dust and sweat, what do you want?

Tian Youwei knew Cheng Baoliang's thoughts, and said with a smile: "I like to run." It can strengthen the body, you can stay calm, and you can ...... Help me. ”

"Help?" Cheng Baoliang frowned: "What happened to you?" Tell me about it and see if I can help. ”

Tian Youwei didn't save face for him, and said bluntly: "You can't help." ”

Cheng Baoliang smiled dumbly: "That's okay, I'll go first." ”

Tian Youwei waited for him to walk for a while before tightening her belt and trouser legs, galloping wildly, overtaking the old horse like a gust of wind, and then turning back to grin at him.

Cheng Baoliang was not convinced, and urged the horse to chase after him, but he didn't believe it, the four-legged one couldn't outrun the two-legged one.

Of course, Tian Youwei can't outrun the horse, but Cheng Baoliang's horse is an old horse, and she is carrying a man of more than 100 catties, not to mention that she also threw a handful of fried beans on the ground cunningly and cunningly.

The old horse immediately bowed his head and ate the beans, refusing to chase after her.

Listening to Cheng Baoliang's angry scolding, she smiled extremely proudly and cheerfully.

That's how life comes from.

Running back into the city in one go, it would have been noticeable to run so wildly, she stopped to catch her breath and slowly smelled the gardenia and went home.

As he walked, he suddenly heard someone shouting behind him, "The mission is back!" ”

Pedestrians on the street were instantly quiet, and then turned back neatly.

Tian Youwei's heart was beating like a drum, and she could barely breathe.

She just stood on the side of the street, watching the solemn-looking little sheep, Ah Jiu, and the ministers lead the dusty envoys past, and watched as many coffins were protected by the Imperial Forest Army in the middle, slowly and heavily through the crowd, through the streets, and in the direction of the imperial city.

A well-informed person whispered: "...... It was the clan and the ministers who had died in the Northland, some of them had no bones, and some of them had only a handful of ashes left...... It's good to be able to pick it up, although it's not Bianjing, it's my hometown in the end...... I heard that there are the ashes of the loyal prince inside......"

Tian Youwei looked at the black coffins in silence, as if a boulder was pressing on her chest, making her breathless.

Since the abduction of the clan and ministers by the Tatatars, countless people have died in the Northland, including the first emperor. The imperial court negotiated with the Emperor many times before he was able to welcome back the coffin of the first emperor and the empress dowager at a huge cost.

This time, these deceased clans and ministers who were able to come back were both unfortunate and lucky. Unfortunately, they lost their lives, but luckily they eventually returned home.

Long after the mission left, the atmosphere in the streets was still sad and dreary.

The people angrily talked about the domineering and ferocity of the Taya people, recalled the sad and desolate past of their own family, and scolded the soft bones of the court for refusing to go on the Northern Expedition and allowing others to bully.

A thin and poor little girl carrying a basket of gardenias that had long been stale stood in the street and shouted weakly, wiping her tears from time to time.

Tian Youwei walked up and picked and bought most of the gardenias in her basket, and the little girl burst into tears and laughed, pretending to bargain for a long time, and went home satisfied.

The gardenias were strung with white cotton thread, and Tian Youwei neatly carried them in her hands, bought half a roast goose, and slowly returned home.

Pushing open the courtyard door, I heard the sound of Qiu Bao chanting loudly, Xie Shi and Liao Shu, who was pregnant, sat under the tree to enjoy the cool and do needlework, and Tian's father and Tian Bing were playing chess.

"I'm back!" Tian Youwei greeted her family happily: "Hungry, hungry, is there anything to eat?" ”

Ximei stepped forward to take the things in her hand and complained: "This gardenia is not fresh at all, why does the girl spend money indiscriminately?" ”

Tian Youwei smiled and gave a bunch of gardenias: "Isn't this just a smell?" Doesn't it smell? ”

Ximei no longer disliked it, hung the gardenia on the placket, and set the meal.

That night, Mr. Liao came over: "The mission will take a bath and change clothes today for a short rest, and tomorrow Your Majesty will receive them, and the Ministry of Rites will arrange for the bereaved family members of the returnees to enter Beijing next, one is to bring back the coffin, and the other is to give some bereavement benefits." The coffin of the loyal Duke Mu Zikuan was also there, but he died in a very miserable state, with only a handful of ashes left. ”

For people who have been cut by a thousand knives, it is already good to have a small handful of ashes left.

Tian Youwei clasped her hands together and prayed silently.

I hope all the best.

The next day, the delegation entered the palace for an audience.

After the audience, the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple stayed alone and talked to the emperor for a long time.

A few days later, the imperial court ordered the bereaved families of the returnees to enter Beijing, including the Mu family.

After waiting for nearly a year, that wish seemed to be coming true soon, Tian Youwei became even more anxious.

She was afraid that all this was a dream, and after waking up from the dream, she returned to the cold display - Shao Jing still couldn't come back.

Because of anxiety in her heart, she ate very little, slept very little, in order to alleviate this effect, she did a lot of work every day, in addition to completing her own duties, as long as she was free, she ran around in the kiln, where there was work, where to drill, became a warm-hearted heart loved by everyone.

Eating less, sleeping less, and working more, she lost weight at a rate visible to the naked eye, but there were two sides to everything – she became more familiar with the process and craft of porcelain making.

Porcelain industry, more rely on word of mouth, father to son, son to grandson, even the apprentice is also a rare thing, craftsmen are not willing to teach their ancestral skills to outsiders, just want to occupy exclusively.

However, the craft has always been a bypass, Tian Youwei is willing to study, and she is talented, and she has seen a lot, and she has slowly found out a lot of ways.

For porcelain-making, she was unprecedentedly confident, and she even dared to point out in front of Master Bai: "Your glaze will look better if the glaze is thicker......

Master Bai stopped moving, raised his eyes to look at her, and didn't say a word.

The little insect was so frightened that he stuffed a dirty hand into his mouth and bit it, staring at it left and right with wide eyes, for fear that Master Bai would suddenly have a seizure.

Master Bai doesn't talk much, he is very confident in his craft, last time there was a glaze master who said a few more words, and he poured glaze water directly into people's mouths.