Chen Buhou regained the accounts he had written in the past, and he didn't know where to send them for a while.

I thought about it all night, but I still couldn't do it, so I locked the accounts in the box for the time being, and put them in the secret door when no one was interfering.

His sister-in-law Chen and Cao Dao go out every day, Cao Dao's business has already been discussed, and the two are like sugar people stuck together, turning into a puddle of water and being together, and they will not be separated.

Several large trees planted in the inner courtyard of the Chen Mansion were moved from the back cover house last year, and in March, the leaves were already the size of a palm, the color was tender green, and only a faint howling sound could be heard when the wind blew, not as strong as a large sound in summer.

A few sprinkler servants were busy in the courtyard for a while, and suddenly shouted to the steward, which alarmed Chen Buhou, who was sorting out the ancient books in the study.

There were too many books piled up in the study, and in order not to make the room too stuffy, the windows were opened up and down, and Chen Buhou, who was standing to put books on the Bogu shelf, turned his head to see the situation outside.

The sprinkler pointed to the tree and said, "The magpie has come to our house to build a nest, and something good is near!" ”

If you want to say good things, Chen Buhou's first thought is the palace test.

Today is the day when the tributes participate in the palace examination, Chen Mian went to the palace early in the morning, and when he left, there was a group of classmates from the Dengke Book Society waiting outside the Chen Mansion, I don't know what time it was, maybe I didn't sleep at all.

Just as Chen Buhou leaned over to pick up the ancient books piled on the ground, someone stood outside the hanging flower door and beckoned to the steward.

Because there are few female dependents in the family, the first hanging flower door of the Chen Mansion is generally not on the screen door, if there is something in the front yard, just say hello outside the hanging flower door, and the people in the inner courtyard can know.

The steward talked to the man for a few words, and then turned the nave and entered the study with a solemn face.

"My lord, Master Li from the Ministry of War sent someone to ask about the turmoil in Longxi, do you have an idea?"

Chen Buhou tilted his head and looked, and a person dressed as a small official was standing at the Hanging Flower Gate, his legs and feet were shaking, and he was anxious.

He is in a hurry, but Chen is not in a hurry.

"What's the difference between me and Xianfu at home, the affairs in the court are all in charge of him, Lord Li, and only he knows the holy will, something happened in Longxi, he didn't go to ask the emperor, but came to ask me first, it's really funny!"

Chen Buhou deliberately raised his voice, and the little official outside the door listened to it, and left without waiting for the steward to reply.

The steward listened to Chen's cough and hurriedly poured tea.

It's been a long time since I've been so angry, and once I'm angry, my throat hurts and I cough.

"Lord Li may really have no idea, so he can only come to ask the adult for help."

Chen Buhou drank tea, moistened his throat, and frowned: "He is asking for help, but he is just making a show for others."

It's true that I, the head of the cabinet, are imaginary, but he can't leave me aside and ignore me. The mouth of the literati, the knife that punishes the heart, what he is afraid of is this! ”

Looking at the scenery outside the Chen family, it was actually the same as the Chengping Palace, and the steward knew that there were some things that could not be said, so he retreated silently.

When Chen Mian came back in the second half of the morning, the steward learned from him that the officials of the military department also went to Qin's house, and they were also driven away by Qin Hai in a few words, and in front of the tributes of the Dengke Publishing Society.

The steward saw that Chen Mian was full of spring breeze when he came back, and asked a few words about the palace test, and Chen Mian smiled right.

"Father is in a bad mood today?"

Chen Mian saw that Ah Nuan, the maid beside Cao Qin, came down the porch with a bowl of pear white fungus soup and sent it into the study, so he guessed that something must have made Chen Buhou angry.

The steward said: "It's a matter of Longxi, and the little official that Gongzi saw also came to our house before he went to Qin's mansion." ”

No wonder Qin Hai scolded the little official at that time, "He didn't come to me because he couldn't do it, I, Qin Hai, am not someone else's leftover fruit, you taste one and think it's not delicious, and you want to buy it when you go back!" ”

Thinking that Chen Buhou was still angry at this time, Chen Mian said to the steward: "Go to the back cover and invite Miss Qin to come over, I have picked up a few novelties on the street today, just so that my father and Miss Qin can appreciate it." ”

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At the end of March and the beginning of April, Longxi, which had been burned and plundered by the Tartars, slowly added a few spring scenes, and the pits dug at the beginning of several towns were filled in by the soldiers of the guards, and stone tablets were erected in front of each pit.

The booklet submitted on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year recorded in detail the people and things lost in several towns in Longxi during the turmoil, and it was found that most of the people taken away by the Tartars were blacksmiths and carpenters, and they uncharacteristically did not attack women.

When Ruan Miaoling learned from Qin Jie, she knew that the purpose of the Tartar was not simple.

The Tartars took away the blacksmith and the carpenter for two purposes, knowing themselves and knowing that they could create weapons that could restrain the weapons of the Great Song Dynasty, or imitating weapons that were exactly the same as those of the Great Song Dynasty, and returning the favor to the other in their own way.

Either way, it shows the ambition of the Tartars.

After dealing with the last affairs of Longxi, Qin Jie carried the kidney beans he bought in the reopened shop back to the farm, and before he entered it, he heard Ruan Miaoling's laughter coming from inside.

"Hit, he's hit!"

Who hit and what? Qin Jie was about to go in, when he heard a name at first glance, his feet were stuck to the ground and he couldn't move half a step.

"The champion and the first, Xu Yuan is a jinshi, ask you look, the big characters on the letter are clearly written!"

Although the emperor saw the "Yuan" in Xu Yuan's name at a glance, and thought of the "Yuan, Heng, Li, Zhen" in "Qian", he immediately ordered Xu Yuan's champion, but Ruan Miaoling knew Xu Yuan's strength and was really happy for him.

"What's so happy?" Qin Jie came in with a small basket and asked Huang Liang to heat up the kidney bean rolls.

The joy on Ruan Miaoling's face has not faded, and she didn't hide the matter of Xu Yuanzhong's champion from Qin Jie, and felt that it was not a bad thing for Qin Jie to know Xu Yuan earlier, but she didn't know if the two of them would become superiors and subordinates in this life.

However, thinking about it, I don't think it's possible, Xu Yuan Dengke, what kind of official position should be awarded, the imperial court has already arranged, and no matter how much it is done, it has nothing to do with the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies.

"Don't mention this matter, has Brother Qin dealt with the matter of Longxi?"

After staying in Longxi for more than half a month, Ruan Miaoling was worried about the situation in Ganzhou all the time, although she didn't hear bad news, but as long as the people she cared about were there, how could she be willing to stay here?

Since leaving Ruyang, no matter where they stayed, Qin Jie and Ruan Miaoling had dinner together.

The meal was made by Huang Liang, who was in charge of protecting Ruan Miaoling, Qin Jie was naturally relieved, but what he was not worried about was that someone was making trouble when Huang Liang was not paying attention, and the silver bowls and silver chopsticks used for eating were all brought on the fifth day of the first month before departure.

Sandwiched Ruan Miaoling's moderately thick meat slices, and sandwiched fruits and vegetables, Qin Jie said: "There are still some small things, but they are all handed over to a few commanders of the guard post to look at, and we will leave for Ganzhou tomorrow." ”

While speaking, he served Ruan Miaoling a bowl of sweet and delicious vegetable soup.

After he was busy, he didn't have a good bite to eat, Ruan Miaoling felt that he couldn't go, and said, "Brother Qin, don't bother to take care of me, you will look useless like this." ”

It is not easy to serve people to eat, although she only served Mrs. Xu for half a year after marrying Xu Yuan in her last life, it was also that half a year that made her understand a lot of truths.

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