Du Xuanmo smiled, he was also used to someone telling him about kissing.

"I'm already engaged." Du Xuanmo replied indifferently, but Wang Zhutou was embarrassed.

Since Wang Zhutou's wife and sister saw Du Xuanmo from afar in the yamen, they went home to inquire with him, and he didn't dare not ask because of the majesty of his old mother-in-law.

"Then even if I ask more!" After Wang Zhutou finished speaking, he laughed.

Du Xuanmo didn't take it to heart, it wasn't a big deal.

After finding a shop here, Du Xuanmo sent a letter to Shen Shiliu and asked her to come over and take a look.

Shen Shiliu didn't expect Du Xuanmo to move so fast, and he had already found a house that met the requirements in just a few days.

"I'm going to Fengyang County tomorrow, the house has been almost found, I'll take a look, if there is no problem, start talking." Shen Shiliu said.

Hong Xiuhua is nothing, although Shen Shimei is not there, although there is pressure on her, but the branch is definitely going to open, and she has to get used to the situation of being alone earlier, so she said: "Go, do you want to take someone with you?" ”

Shen Shiliu shook his head: "No, the route was already familiar last time, I'll just go by myself." ”

Zheng said at this time: "Will you go with Han Shuliang tomorrow?" ”

Shen Shiliu shook his head: "It shouldn't be, they have already delivered this month's grain two days ago." ”

The family chatted while eating, and after eating it was the most peaceful time in the afternoon, the weather had become warmer, and Shen Pomegranate was also lazy.

Zheng brought the sewn clothes to Shen Shimei at night, and tried them on and they fit well.

"It's good, it's good to wear this dress when you go out in the future, and you're not afraid of getting dirty when you work." Shen Shiliu said with a smile, when he drew pictures before, he drew a standing collar, and then he drew a hole on the sleeve, usually with a glance at normal clothes, and when he was working, the sleeves were buttoned up, similar to the short clothes on TV martial arts movies, crisp and neat.

Zheng sighed: "You are so strong, you have to open a branch, otherwise now that your sister-in-law is in the store, you don't have to stay in the back kitchen all day long, how good it would be to wear beautiful clothes and go to the street to buy some girl's gadgets!" ”

Shen Shiliu smiled: "I can do it every day when I dress well and wander around the street, but if I do too much, I will be bored, I am just a person who can't be idle!" ”

Zheng knew that Shen Shimei was stubborn, and she couldn't persuade Shen Shimei.

"Tomorrow I will go to Fengyang County to see what the attitude of the Du family is, you have all gone, it is better to get married earlier, and my mother will not have to worry about it in the future!" Du Niangzi said that she is mainly talking about this matter today. Although she didn't want her daughter to marry too early, her daughter was going to Fengyang County and was not by her side, and she also hoped that someone could take care of this Shen Pomegranate.

Shen Shiliuxin mentioned it, and said: "Mother, it's not good to marry early, it's difficult to have children!" She told Du Xuanmo's words to the Zheng family as they were, and the Zheng family was also stunned.

"Then don't mention it first, listen to what you mean Du Xuanmo is not in a hurry for you to get married, then wait for another two years." Zheng said that she didn't want her daughter to really have an accident.

Shen Shiliu breathed a sigh of relief, so that his wish to "marry later" was realized.

Shen Pomegranate went out early the next morning, and there were a lot of people on the road, but when they arrived at the fork, there were fewer people, but Shen's father said that he had also walked this road a few times, and there were many people on the road, so there was no need to worry about safety.

After walking for a while, Shen Shiliu found a wooden pier to sit on for a while and drink saliva.

There are a few people who ask for food on the road, and many villages in Fengyang County are seriously affected, but the imperial court has already distributed grain, and they can barely fill their stomachs with public food, so why come out to ask for food again?

"Do you have anything to eat, okay and give it to your stutter!" An old lady trembled and walked towards Shen Pomegranate.

Shen Shiliu saw that there were still three or two beggars around, so he helped the old lady sit down first, and then took a cake to the old lady.

The old lady looked really hungry, and took the cake and thanked her while eating, and ate it in two bites.

Shen Shiliu handed the water to the old lady and asked, "Auntie, didn't you say that Fengyang County is now distributing grain?" Why do you still come out to beg for food when you are so old? ”

After the old lady drank the water and swallowed the contents in her mouth, she said: "The imperial court has released grain, but the people in our village have very little, and the young and strong ones are fine, and those who are old like us are not within the scope of grain!" ”

Shen Shiliu saw that the clothes on the eldest lady's body were quite clean, not like she had been begging for food for a long time, so she asked: "Auntie, are you afraid that there will be not enough food at home, so you ran out by yourself?" ”

When the eldest lady heard Shen Shiliu say this, she suddenly burst into tears: "There is no way, my son and daughter-in-law are filial piety, and they save food for me every day, but I still have a few little grandchildren, I am afraid of dragging down the family, so I secretly ran out three days ago!" ”

Shen Pomegranate sounded sad, but the imperial court should have issued all the grain, although the older ones are not as much as the young and strong laborers, but there is no reason not to give it!

"Auntie, come with me, I'm about to go to the Yamen of Fengyang County, I guess the grain in your village will be like this if someone withholds it!" Shen Shiliu said, she also had depression in her heart, she did this, probably to make trouble for Du Xuanmo, but seeing such an old lady starving to death in the wilderness, she really couldn't bear it. There are indeed a lot of hard-working people in the world, and she can't control it, but when she encounters it today, she can't just watch people die.

Shen Pomegranate felt that he was not a white lotus, but he ...... There's a little bit of a virgin, isn't it poisonous......

When the old lady heard that she was going to the yamen, she was a little scared: "Where can a person like me enter that place, and the officials all help the officials, how can they care about the life and death of the people?" ”

"Let's go and see it first, I can't guarantee it, but if it does, you will also have a share of the food of the imperial court, and you can go home with peace of mind!" Shen Shiliu said.

As soon as the old lady heard that she could go home, she finally nodded and followed Shen Shiliu to Fengyang County.

Along the way, Shen Pomegranate stopped and stopped, and he couldn't go too fast with the old lady on the road. The old lady was hungry for two or three days, and after eating a meal, she was still weak in her head and feet, and Shen Shimei went directly to the county seat with the old lady on her back.

Walking to the yamen, Shen Shiliu first put the old lady at the base of the wall and sat down, and then said to the catcher at the door: "I'm looking for Du Xuanmo." ”

The two people on duty were the last time, and Shen Shiliu was also familiar, so he went to report it first without saying much.

When Du Xuanmo came out, he saw Shen Shiliu wearing new clothes, so he said, "Did you come to see me dressed on purpose?" ”

"Hey, take your smugness!" Shen Shiliu smiled, and then pointed to the old lady sitting at the root of the wall and said, "I'm afraid I've caused you a big trouble." ”

Du Xuanmo glanced at the eldest lady and looked at Shen Pomegranate, not knowing what Shen Pomegranate meant.

"Let's go in and talk about it." Shen Shiliu said, this gate is not a place to speak.

Du Xuanmo walked over, and Shen Shimei helped the old lady to enter the yamen.

Du Xuanmo poured water for the old lady, but the old lady looked directly at the rice on Du Xuanmo's table.

"Auntie, you eat first." Du Xuanmo let the rice out, and then asked Shen Shimei: "Didn't you eat on the way?" ”

Shen Pomegranate held her forehead and smiled bitterly: "I originally brought sugar cakes for you and my aunt, but I was eaten by my aunt on the way. ”

As soon as Du Xuanmo heard this, he told the eldest mother: "Auntie, don't eat too much, your stomach can't stand it!" ”

The eldest lady nodded, but she still ate it on her lips.

Taking advantage of the eldest mother's dinner, Shen Shiliu told Du Xuanmo the words of the eldest mother, and finally said: "Is there someone doing this pickled thing behind his back?" Am I getting you in trouble? ”

"It's not your fault, it's someone behind the scenes!" Du Xuanmo's face darkened, and he said: "They didn't dare to do anything about the grain collection, but they didn't expect to be idle in the grain release section!" ”

Shen Shiliu looked at Du Xuanmo's appearance, and there was already a smell of mountain rain coming and the wind was full of buildings, and said, "Can you solve it?" Listen to the meaning of the eldest mother, the old people in the village in their fifties have no food, and there are many old people in a village, if there is not only one village like this, then ......"

Du Xuanmo nodded, this matter is serious, his grain is distributed according to the head, and the grain is deducted below, if the people break out one day, then he can't get out of this matter!

"I'll investigate this matter, and blame me, I didn't expect them to deceive and deceive the subordinates to this point, it was my negligence!" Du Xuanmo said that in the end, it is estimated that a large number of people will be involved in this matter, and he must be careful not to be targeted.

Shen Shiliu looked at Du Xuanmo like this, and said, "I'll go to see the house first, you should be careful in everything." ”

Du Xuanmo nodded: "I owe you today, otherwise I might have been cheated and I didn't know it." ”

Shen Shiliu smiled, he thought it was a trouble, but he didn't expect it to be a good thing.

Du Xuanmo asked Wang Zhutou to send the old lady to his residence first, and then lead Shen Shiliu to see the house, he was too busy to leave, and knowing today's events, Du Xuanmo also had to plan again.

Wang Zhutou was not familiar with Shen Pomegranate, so he asked, "What kind of relative are you from Master Du's hometown?" The relatives who came before were all blown away, and you are the only one who didn't blow them away! ”

Shen Shiliu was stunned: "Relatives in my hometown? Been looking for it? She remembered that Du Xuanmo and their mother and son were abandoned by the people in the family, and now they are looking for them again?

Wang Zhutou was speechless: "Didn't you come to find it, you want this and that, and you want Lord Du to arrange an errand for their sons and nephews in the yamen, but they are all driven away by Lord Du!" ”

Shen Shiliu thought about it, it should be those old people of the Du family who heard that Du Xuanmo was developed, and wanted to come back to take advantage of it.

"Oh, I'm not even a relative." Shen Shiliu said that she hadn't passed the door yet, so she wasn't any relative.

Wang Zhutou smiled: "That's a fellow countryman?" I'd like to ask you something! ”

"What's the matter?" Shen Shiliu looked at Wang Zhutou and asked.

Wang Zhutou asked, "Does Lord Du have a marriage contract?" My sister-in-law has taken a fancy to Master Du, but Lord Du said that he had a marriage contract, isn't it perfunctory? ”

Shen Shimei: "......"