Cao Dajing's mood today can be described as twists and turns.

If it was said that when the court meeting was over and the court meeting ended, when he talked to his colleagues about Xu Ming's coming to him, he was moved, hesitant, and a little entangled in his conceit, and when Xu Ming met him and got that volume, he didn't have the heart to care about it.

I still have to take an exam!

Even if you don't go to the water prison in the end, it shouldn't be because you can't do that topic, but because you don't want to go.

If you really can't do it, wouldn't it be a shame?

And when he saw the scroll, he became even more and more empty-hearted.

There are too many things that need to be checked, and there are a few places that are particularly difficult to verify, and you have to use several arithmetic methods to connect them in one place, once you are slightly negligent, it is easy to make mistakes.

He didn't even bother to eat dinner, he was hungry and fought at night, and his body and mind were immersed in it, and he forgot the time for a while, and he forgot that his stomach was empty.

It wasn't until he heard someone outside calling "Cao Tuiguan" that Cao Dajing raised his head suddenly, and saw a small official standing outside with a lantern in his hand, and poked his head in.

"Cao Tuiguan, someone from your family is waiting outside, and he is asking you what is important here, why haven't you returned yet, do you want to explain to them?"

Cao Dajing was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look, through the wide open window, he could already see the sky full of stars outside, and he woke up and asked, "What time is it?" ”

The little official said, "It's already past the hour." ”

Cao Dajing was taken aback, and looked down to see that the things to be calculated on the scroll were less than half done, and at this time, as soon as he got out of the state of Fang Cai, the hunger in his stomach and chest against his back made him completely unable to ignore it.

It's so late, and then go back to the house to toss, come and go, I'm afraid I can't finish it.

Compared to eating, to sleeping, at this time, the scroll in front of him is much more important.

Cao Dajing thought about it, didn't hesitate at all, and beckoned to the little official: "You come in." ”

As he spoke, he took some money out of his purse, and handed it to the servant, saying, "Go and tell the people who have come that I have an important business here, and I have no time to return tonight, so they should wait outside in the morning and take my clothes." ”

He also said: "You help me go to the royal street outside to buy some food and come back, cooking cakes, Hu cakes and other convenient and quick food, don't want such time-consuming things with soup." ”

When they are busy, the officials in the accounting department work day and night, and they all eat and live in the yamen to run errands. After gaining previous experience, Cao Dajing knew that if he ate some soup and water at night, he would have to take time to go to the thatched house when doing things for a while, which was really inconvenient.

If you buy something that wants to spit out bones, it is a waste of time.

The little official took it, although he felt strange why Cao Dajing was the only one left in a huge public hall, and he had never heard that Ji Si had any important errands for a while, but he was not stupid in the end, he didn't ask much, took the money and hurriedly went out.

***

Not to mention that in this place, Cao Dajing buried his first file, and in the other place, in the Gu Mansion on Jinliangqiao Street, Ji Qingling was facing the "Bianqu" in front of him.

It was already dark, she had dinner early, and the yard was quiet, only Qiu Yue and Qiu Lu sat behind to pack the cabinets.

In the outer room, several tables are gathered together, and there is a "Bianqu" on it.

If the civil and military officials on the Wende Hall arrive here today, most of them will be able to recognize it, this "Bianqu", except that it is half smaller than the Bianqu on the palace, and it is rough and simple, and the rest of the shape is the same.

Qiu Lu on the side saw Ji Qingling holding a stack of books in his hand, and he didn't look at it, just stared at the "Bianqu", and didn't know what he was thinking, so he asked in a low voice: "Madam, it's already the time of the child, and the officials haven't said that they won't come back today, and it won't take long to get to the house, why don't you go to bed and rest first?" ”

Ji Qingling was thinking about things, and when she asked like this, she was also a little funny for a while.

Mo said that the rest of the servants in the house are the big girls who have seen her every day in her room, and she is afraid that the fifth brother will be very afraid. It turned out that he was not at home the previous time, and he was late to read and act, but he was also arrested, and he was caught by the fifth brother, and they panicked.

Obviously, he didn't reprimand, let alone punish the rest, all his emotions were directed towards him, but somehow, since then, everyone had to stare at the help, and remind himself from time to time, as if he was afraid that if he was caught again, something big would happen.

Ji Qingling smiled and said, "It's okay, I have something to do today, and I have to wait for him to come back." ”

Qiu Yue said: "Madame is worried that the officials will have to do something when they go to the court meeting today?" ”

Qiu Lu hurriedly said: "Madame, don't worry, with the Bianqu made now, and the pattern you painted, the truth of this dredging canal is that Qiu Shuang's fool also understands, there is no reason that others can't understand - besides, the Bianqu made by the water supervisor himself is more exquisite and accurate than what we do, I don't know how many times more delicate and accurate." ”

Because she was in the house, there were no outsiders, and she was not afraid to say two disrespectful words, so she added in a low voice, saying: "If you can do the role of the queen mother, you won't be more stupid than Qiu Shuang?" ”

Ji Qingling couldn't help but reprimand her and said, "You can talk nonsense like this." ”

In the end, he was still provoked to laugh, and said, "But it's not because of this......"

As he was talking, there was already a sound of footsteps outside, and sure enough, Gu Yanzhang walked in slowly.

Seeing that the lights were bright, Ji Qingling was sitting outside again, he was obviously a little surprised, and asked, "It's so late, why don't you sleep?" ”

As he spoke, he approached and whispered, "But you're waiting for me?" Hurry up and rest, today is very smooth, and there is nothing wrong with it. ”

I want to hold Ji Qingling's hand again.

Ji Qingling hurriedly said: "I'm waiting for the fifth brother to come back, you will come back after changing your clothes in a while, I have something to tell you." ”

As he spoke, he hurriedly moved the chair on the side, put it next to the chair he was sitting on, and faced the Bianqu in front of him.

Gu Yanzhang heard what she said, and hurriedly entered the inner room, first took off his outer robe, changed into homely clothes, changed into cloth shoes, washed his hands and face, and then came out to sit with Ji Qingling, and asked, "What's the matter that you stay up so late and don't sleep, you want to wait for me to come back?" ”

Ji Qingling pursed her lips and said, "I don't know if it's feasible, I was drawing the ladder diagram of the dredging canal that day, facing this 'Bianqu', and I happened to look at this ......."

As she spoke, she pointed to an empty spot next to the old Bianqu.

Gu Yanzhang looked at the place she pointed to, and said strangely: "Isn't it wasteland?" What's wrong? ”