1,000 stone steps.

Xu Qinghe couldn't help it, and said softly to the county magistrate: "The folk girl really can't walk, so please go first." The folk girl wants to take a break here. ”

Shen Ye looked at the woman beside him with red cheeks and sweating like rain, and nodded in response: "You can rest on that stone bench for a while." ”

Xu Qinghe thought he had agreed, so he hurriedly dragged his sour legs and sat down on the stone bench. Seeing that he was still standing aside, he kindly reminded: "Your Excellency can go first, you don't have to wait for the people's daughter." ”

Shen Ye replied softly: "It's okay. ”

The wind is rustling, the fragrance of flowers is overflowing, and a few azalea petals occasionally fall in the air. For a while, I could only hear the gentle birdsong in the forest.

Xu Qinghe wanted to say a few polite words to the county magistrate, but he was afraid that he would be considered a sycophant, so he simply sat there disrespectfully and rested, raised his eyes to look around, and admired the gorgeous sea of flowers halfway up the mountainside.

Shen Ye looked at her and asked, "I heard that Miss Xu is going to open a new shop?" ”

Xu Qinghe heard the county magistrate's question, so he had to look at him and replied gently, "Yes, my lord." A small shop selling rice and grain is not worth asking about adults. ”

Shen Ye asked again: "Miss Xu seems to be busy all day long. There are not many people in Xu's house, what is Miss Xu doing with so much money and making so many silver taels? ”

Why don't you stay in the house like Mrs. Li, wearing gold and silver, and living comfortably in gorgeous clothes?

Xu Qinghe listened to the slander and said: The government did not prohibit women from doing business!

What's more, she doesn't break the law, she doesn't kidnap, she opens a shop, and earns some money, why not? Isn't the county magistrate jealous, and she is a woman who earns more money than him?

However, he replied with a smile on his face: "Everything is just the word pursuit." Adults pursue careers, be diligent and love the people, and rise step by step. Folk girls pursue gold and silver, so they naturally go out early and return late, buy and sell goods, and earn some silver. ”

Shen Ye nodded and said, "This is true. ”

Xu Qinghe suddenly remembered that he had lied to the county magistrate before. Now it seems that no matter what she says, the county magistrate has to guess the truth in her heart.

I heard Shen Ye ask again: "I don't know if Miss Xu has a family appointment?" ”

Xu Qinghe was annoyed, how could the county magistrate ask such a personal question?

Besides, she is old and unmarried, and it is not a new thing in Meizhou City, how could the county magistrate not know?

Xu Qinghe replied stiffly: "No." ”

Then he stood up, without saying a word, and continued to climb the stairs with his stick.

A smile flashed from the corner of Shen Ye's eyes, and he followed, still walking side by side with her.

"Shen Moufang has no words, offended Miss Xu, please forgive Miss." Shen Ye said softly.

Xu Qinghe struggled to climb the stone steps, and at the same time had to deal with the county magistrate, and he was really tired.

"How dare the people dare to deal with Lord Shen." Xu Qinghe replied weakly.

Shen Ye watched the woman's exhausted appearance from the side, and wanted to reach out to help her several times, but he still restrained himself.

Two thousand three hundred stone steps.

Xu Qinghe was sweating, his breathing was disordered, his legs were weak and weak, and he climbed more than a dozen stone steps, and finally he couldn't support it and collapsed on the ground, and threw the branches aside casually.

Shen Ye hurriedly reached out to help her, but the woman shook her head and refused.

Xu Qinghe gasped and reluctantly said, "Please go first." The folk girl is very tired, so she will rest here for a while. ”

Shen Ye frowned, still reached over, held the woman's arm, and pulled it up from the ground with a slight force.

Xu Qinghe was forcibly dragged up by the man, and couldn't help but be annoyed: "What did Lord Shen do!" ”

Her legs were extremely sore and weak, her arms were dragged by the county magistrate, and there was nothing to lean on, so she really had to stand extremely hard!

Shen Ye ignored the woman's anger, held the woman's wrist with his right hand, stretched out his left hand from behind the woman, forcibly supported her on the left side of her body, and immediately wrapped the woman in his arms.

"If Miss Xu wants to rest, go to the stone bench on the side of the road. Paralyzed on the stone steps stepped on by 10,000 people, what does it look like! Shen Ye said unhappily, and then without waiting for anyone to reply, he walked up step by step with the woman in his arms in half a circle.

It was the first time Xu Qinghe was so close to a strange man, and between his actions, he could smell each other's breath, and the novelty extinguished his anger and shyness, and he completely forgot that he should push away the hands of the county magistrate.

She raised her head slightly, looked at the man's unswerving face, and suddenly laughed, "Lord Shen, is it a pity that the people's girl's new dress is dirty?" ”

She now has no strength in her legs, and she can barely lift her feet by relying on the county magistrate to hold and drag her.

Shen Ye glanced down at the woman and snorted, "Since Miss Xu still has the strength to laugh, let's go by yourself!" ”

After saying that, he really let go of his hands and took a step back.

Xu Qinghe suddenly lost her support, and her legs immediately softened, so frightened that she exclaimed, "Ah! ”

The corners of Shen Ye's lips hooked, and he quickly stretched out his hand from behind to grab her, and took the woman into his arms at once.

Then he put on a serious expression and said pretendedly: "It seems that Miss Xu's physical strength is really poor." ”

Xu Qinghe glared at the county magistrate viciously, "What is Lord Shen doing to trick the people's daughter!" ”

Shen Ye lowered his head and smiled at the woman: "Shen is obviously helping Miss Xu, why do you want to play tricks?" ”

The woman in her arms has beautiful eyes and a very fierce appearance, but she is exhausted and soft as a boneless, but she has become a sick cat, which is pitiful.

Xu Qinghe was discouraged, lowered his head, and stopped looking at him.

They climbed more than 30 stone steps against each other before a stone bench appeared on the side of the road.

Shen Ye helped Xu Qinghe to go over, raised his sleeves and swept away the fallen flowers on the stool, and then helped the woman sit down. Take a step back and stand with your hands on the side.

Xu Qinghe sat on the stool relaxedly, gently pounding his two sour and numb calves with both hands, and seeing the county magistrate standing silently on the side, he couldn't help but say: "Lord Shen doesn't have to wait for the people's daughter, it's better to take the first step, otherwise I'm afraid that I won't be able to catch up with the lunch in the morning." ”

Shen Ye stared at the woman in front of him with a pair of deep eyes, and asked in a deep voice: "Miss Xu has driven Shen no less than three times along the way, I don't know why Miss Xu is so reluctant to go with Shen?" ”

Xu Qinghe was so surprised that he hurriedly explained: "Lord Shen, don't misunderstand! The folk girl is not driving the adults away. The folk girl was weak, and she was afraid that she would drag down Lord Shen's footsteps, so she persuaded her several times. ”

Shen Ye looked at her silently, obviously not believing what the woman said.

Although Xu Qinghe does not have the habit of sycophancy, he also knows that she is a merchant and must not offend the county magistrate.

He immediately patted the extra slate beside him, raised a smile and said, "Lord Shen, come over and sit and rest, wait to speed up, you should be able to catch up with the fast." ”

The prefectural magistrate seemed to hesitate for a long time before coming over and sitting down.

The majestic body sat on the golden sword, and the stone bench immediately became narrower and shorter, and the two of them were next to each other, impermeable.

Xu Qinghe moved to the side without a trace, and only when he was far away from the fiery body did he breathe a sigh of relief.