Shanzi was riding on the back of Liu's sister-in-law, waving the wooden knife in his hand and shouting, "Chong, the sons and daughters will follow me to kill!" After speaking, he kicked Sister-in-law Liu with his foot, leaned forward, and made himself look like he was riding a horse.

And Sister-in-law Liu was crawling on the half-melted snow, and her cotton pants were already dirty, and half of her sideburns were scattered, but her face was smiling doting and happy, and she even kept echoing in her mouth, "The general is mighty!" ”

Fat Dun'er and a group of children were standing next to them with wooden knives and swords, blinking with big eyes, holding up their sleeves and wiping their noses from time to time, looking like they didn't know what to do. In their careful eyes, they felt that it was inappropriate to ride a woman of the same age as their mother as a horse, but they could not tell what was wrong.

Occasionally, a child turned around and saw Pu Cao standing at the door with a blue face, immediately lowered his little head, and finally pulled the friends next to him to look, and then ran away in a hurry.

Shanzi, the general of the light pole, shouted for a long time, and only then did he realize that something was wrong when he heard no response. When I looked back, I immediately jumped down with a weak heart, stepped forward with a smile and pulled my sister's shirt, and flattered, "Sister, I wrote five pages of big characters today, and my uncle praised me for writing well." ”

Pu Cao didn't answer, and watched the sister-in-law get up, and then responded, "The previous rule is that you can only play after writing ten pages of big characters every day." Why did you stop writing halfway through today? ”

Shanzi was even more weak-hearted, lowered his head and desperately made excuses, but he didn't want the sister-in-law Wang to walk up to him and said with a smile, "Zhang Dongjia doesn't know, our little master accidentally twisted his wrist yesterday, and it is inevitable that his hands will be sore when he writes too much." The slave maid was distressed for a while, so she persuaded the little master to play for a while, and then continue to practice calligraphy for a while, which would definitely not delay her homework. ”

Pu Cao glanced at her lightly, and at the end, she still stared at Shanzi and asked coldly, "Shanzi, is Sister-in-law Wang telling the truth?" ”

Shanzi shrunk his shoulders and whispered after a while, "Sister, my hand hurt just now, so I'll go write right now." ”

Since his hand hurts, why is he still holding the wooden knife and wielding it so happily, this kid actually helped the nurse lie. Pu Cao was so angry that he almost blew up his lungs, and he wanted to slap him twice, but he was afraid of making him even more alienated from himself, so he had to suppress the anger in his heart and said, "Okay, go into the house and write, and write another ten pages and take it home to show me." Also, next time, don't ride your sister-in-law as a war horse, there is still snow on the ground, and it's too cold to crawl on your knees, understand? ”

"Yes, sister." Shanzi secretly glanced at her sister, her face was still not good, and she hurriedly ran back to the house.

Sister-in-law Wang smiled and saluted, and said vaguely, "The slave and maid thank Zhang Dongjia for worrying, as long as the little master is happy, he will jump into the river to catch fish, and the slave and maid are also willing, let alone just crawling around the yard twice." ”

Pu Cao looked at her face carefully, and it really seemed that she was sincere in her speech, and there was no flattery at all. But this also made her heart sink even more, and after a few simple words, she turned back to her house and hugged the tea bowl, frowning silently.

Chunni took two cotton horses and pushed the door in, and when she saw Pu Cao's face, she asked, "Who is this who upset you, your face is darker than the bottom of the pot?" ”

Pu Cao has always had nothing to say to Chunni, so she told the story of what she had just done in detail, and said at the end, "I don't know how to raise children in a high-ranking family, but that sister-in-law Wang is really too pampered. If this goes on for a long time, I am afraid that Shanzi's temperament will become arrogant and arrogant, and it will not be easy to correct it at that time. ”

Chunni also sighed and said, "Pucao, although you have recognized Shanzi as your younger brother, but now that your uncle has been found, and he is a big family with status, if you come forward to discipline again, it is really a little unreasonable." It's better for you to find an opportunity to talk to the prince of Chu, and it's best to get that sister-in-law back to the capital. Otherwise, it would be a pity that Shanzi was a good child, and it was really taken badly. ”

Pu Cao thought about it, this method was also good, and she didn't want Chunni to worry about her, so she turned to ask about the purpose of the two pieces of cloth. Sure enough, Chunni immediately discussed with her with great interest which horse was suitable for making a jacket for her mother and mother-in-law, and which horse was suitable for making a small quilt for her son.

After finally sending Chunni away, Pucao went around the house, and saw that the peach blossoms also went to Lizheng Niangzi, and the house was even more deserted, and it was inevitable that she would be anxious again. So she simply went out and called Uncle Jiang to send her to find Fang Jie, Uncle Jiang was not a person of many words, so he quickly set up a climbing plow, and Pucao surrounded the big plow handed by Aunt Jiang and went on the road.

The two of them went all the way into the city, and when they arrived, they didn't see Fang Jie, it turned out that he went to Diaoyu Villa again. Pu Cao's heart felt aggrieved for half a day, as if she was about to explode, and she wanted to find Fang Jie to talk about it. So the carriage went out of the city and went straight to Diaoyu Villa.

Fang Jie was standing by the river with Steward Wang, pointing out a few places that he had already fancied, preparing to build a trestle bridge. Sitting on the bridge in summer and watching the water in winter and fishing in winter are all rare leisure places.

Steward Wang was originally a shrewd person, and he had the heart to show his ability in front of the owner, so he explained the good ideas that he had pondered over the years. Fang Jie naturally wanted to smile and praise twice, promising him a good future.

When the master and servant were in harmony, they saw from afar that horses were approaching with plows. Steward Wang's eyes were sharp, and he vaguely recognized that the climbing plow was sitting like a second owner, and hurriedly made an excuse to retreat.

Fang Jie thought that Pucao was missing him and deliberately looking for him, and his heart was instantly overjoyed, as if he had passed the cold winter and arrived in spring. But he had just taken two steps, and before he could speak, Pu Cao had already burst into his arms with tears in his eyes.

Fang Jie's face sank suddenly, now that he had cut off his blood relationship, his eyes were full of this woman. She is his concern and companion in this life, if he himself has three disasters and eight calamities, he may not blink his eyelids more. But even if the woman frowned, he was so anxious that he wanted to kill.

"What's the matter, Pucao? Whoever provokes you does not like it, say quickly, I have everything. Fang Jie pulled the thick silver rat skin and wrapped it tightly in the grass, and asked anxiously one after another.

But Pucao's tears were like beads with broken threads, crackling and falling into his collar, burning his heart so much that he couldn't say a word.

Fang Jie couldn't, so he had to look at Uncle Jiang not far away. It's a pity that Uncle Jiang just sent Pucao over, and he didn't know what was going on, so he had no choice but to shake his head and answer.

Fang Jie sighed, took Pu Cao and walked back to the small courtyard, waved his hand to signal Dongzi, who ran out to greet him, to step back, and then settled Pu Cao to sit on the soft couch and poured hot tea for her with his own hands.

Pu Cao cried for so long, the grievances and boredom in her heart had faded a lot, and after a cup of hot tea, she looked at Fang Jie with a worried face, and she rarely felt a little guilty, and quickly said, "Don't worry, I'm fine, but I'm a little idle with the child." You're not here, and I can't find anyone to say, so I rushed here. ”

Fang Jie saw that she didn't seem to be hiding something, so he was relieved, and then felt a little funny. The two have been together for a long time, and Pucao has gradually recovered the weakness of a three-point woman compared to before, and is a little less cold and hard. No matter how big or small, I am more and more accustomed to consulting with him and relying on him. This also makes him secretly happy, although he still loves Pucao decisive and intelligent, but men, there are some heroic plots, occasionally holding his beloved woman in his arms, sheltering her from the wind and rain, in the end it is still a very ambitious thing.

Pu Cao wiped his tears for a long time and didn't see Fang Jie's answer, looking up and seeing him with his eyebrows flying like this, the corners of his mouth slightly curled, how could he not guess what he was thinking. So Qianqianyu's finger immediately stretched out to the familiar position again, Fang Jie woke up with a spirit, and hurriedly begged for mercy, "Don't be annoyed, Madame, I like Madame to be so childish, I forgot to say a few more words of comfort for a while." ”

Pu Cao pouted and snorted, turned to lean on his shoulder aggrievedly, and whispered, "It's not that I don't understand the reason, it's just that Shanzi has been by my side for more than a year, well-behaved and sensible." Now that I have only been following the Qin family for a few days, I have been indulged like this, I am reluctant to say more. I felt aggrieved, and what was even more infuriating was that this kid actually helped the sister-in-law to lie to me together. He... He took me as an outsider, and he was separated from me. ”

The more Pu Cao spoke, the more sad she became, and she wiped her tears again. Fang Jie was distressed and hurriedly wiped her up, and coaxed, "I thought you could think about it, but how did you know that you were still so cautious." He went back to Kyoto a year later, and now he is still by your side.

Although Na Chu Fei is a bit pedantic of literati, he is not an unreasonable person, as long as you take advantage of it, you don't have to worry about anything. Besides, Shanzi is also playful for a while, and he is afraid of your punishment, so he panicked like a nurse, why do you say that she is not close to you? That kid keeps calling 'sister' all day long, pestering you, and I can't get close to you for a moment. If he is far away from you, I will be very happy..."

Pu Cao naturally understood these truths in her heart, and the more she heard Fang Jie's words, the more outrageous she became, she blushed and glared at him, and said angrily, "You also laughed at me for playing a child's temper just now, don't you also eat children's vinegar." Hmph, I was expecting you to persuade me, but I didn't expect to send you a joke, I knew that I wouldn't come. ”

Fang Jie laughed loudly, and his subordinates hugged her tighter, "That's not possible, I've been busy with this villa for more than a month, you finally came to take a walk, I still have to take you around." In a few days, the ice will be thicker, let's invite Brother Liu and others to come and play for two more days, okay? ”

"Of course, let's go, let's go and see." Pu Cao vented just now, but now her heart is light, and she can hear that the villa is well built, so she can't help but get up and pull Fang Jie away.

The two of them each wore thick coats and walked around the villa holding hands. The riverside at the foot of the mountain, which was originally a little barren, has changed dramatically.

Not far from the valley where the small courtyard is located, there are six small farmhouse yards lined up on both sides, with blue brick and gray tile fence walls, trees in the courtyard, tables and chairs under the trees, and all the wings, ear rooms, and stoves.