Ming Langtao said that he was sending account books after a while, but in fact, Meng Huaisu came with piles of account books the next day, seven or eight carriages stopped at the door, more than a dozen Tsing Yi small men were busy carrying account books, and three craftsmen built a warehouse in the open space behind the house, connected to the big house, and built a warehouse within a day to stack these account books.

Hebai looked at the stacks of ledgers piled up in shock, "I'll go, so many!" After reading this, my sister-in-law's eyes are still missing! No, you have to pay more! ”

"Even if you have a conscience, this warehouse will be guarded by you in the future, take a good look at it, if there is one less book, you are the only one who asks." Ming Lanying slapped her on the door of her head, in Ming Lanying's opinion, these are all silver, ten taels of an account book is the lowest price, and the account books of this warehouse are at least a thousand taels, and Ming Langtao can take out this thousand taels and say.

Although she can still show the shop owner the account book, but after doing it for a long time, it will inevitably affect the wealth of her peers, and if there is too much hatred, there may be big trouble, it is better to pit the family's silver, and it is better to earn the hard-earned money of the poor than to earn the pocket money of the rich.

With her professional ability, she can actually read it in about a year, but she has to learn from Ming Langtao, and when the account book is in hand, she must blackmail him, otherwise she can't get this breath in her heart.

Meng Huaisu still had a straight face and no emotion, arched his hand to Ming Lanying, raised his eyes and glanced at Ming Lanying, and quickly looked away, "The account book has been delivered, and the rest will be seen...... Ming Niangzi's farewell. ”

Ming Lanying nodded faintly, and Ye Jielu followed behind her, staring at Meng Huaisu and leaving.

Since he figured it out last night, he realized how attractive Ming Lanying is now, Ming Langtao once bluntly said that the relationship between Meng Huaisu and Ming Lanying used to be, although Ming Lanying explained it clearly, but now looking at Meng Huaisu's eyes and attitude, it is difficult to guarantee that he has no other ideas.

Ming Lanying yawned and wanted to go back to the house to read the account book, but saw that Ye Jielu was still standing in the courtyard and looking at the direction Meng Huaisu left, "Everyone is gone, how long will you have to watch?" Do you have a crush on someone? ”

"Don't talk nonsense." Ye Jielu reluctantly withdrew his gaze, "It's about to be the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, I'll go to the blacksmith shop." ”

Ming Lanying asked suspiciously, "Aren't you all on vacation?" ”

"There are dividends at the end of the year."

"How rare this is! Twenty copper plates a day, there are dividends at the end of the year, it's amazing! ”

Half an hour later, Ming Lanying saw the "huge dividend", sixty copper plates in the small money bag, and there was no more.

"Dividends? That's it? Ming Lanying shook the small money bag speechlessly, and the sound of the copper plate colliding was quite good.

"Bai is excited, and I don't have my sister-in-law to make more money by reading an account." Hebai came over to look at it excitedly, pouted and left disappointed, "Brother is fine, you eat my sister-in-law's soft rice for a lifetime, you are still my good brother." ”

Ye Juelu: "......"

On the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Zhao Taiyi and Dong Xia came over with New Year's goods to eat and drink, and there were many people, and this year was also the most lively year they had ever had in this barren border.

On the night of the eighth day of the first month, a group of people were still having a snowball fight, and Hebai took Dongxia and Ning'er and two little squirrels to besiege the couple, and then on the ninth day of the first month, Ming Lanying caught a cold. Waking up in the morning and feeling groggy and powerless, Ning Er was frightened, crying and shouting that her mother didn't want to die, Ye Jielu hurriedly called Dong Xia.

Dong Xia touched her pulse, Ming Lanying also took the opportunity to raise her hand weakly, and slapped her arm lightly, with a hoarse and soft voice, "Stinky girl, you didn't show any mercy last night." ”

"Yes, yes, it's me who is too ruthless, sister-in-law, you can rest well today." Dong Xia couldn't cry or laugh, "Grandfather repeatedly emphasized that you should eat well in winter, but you didn't listen, wouldn't it be faster to lose weight when spring begins!" ”

Ming Lanying snorted, Ye Jielu frowned, looking at the sick person on the bed, and couldn't stop feeling distressed in his heart, "Why is she so sick?" ”

Dongxia gave her two injections to relieve her, looked at Ming Lanying's frowning brows, and sighed, "My sister-in-law has too high requirements for herself, and it is not appropriate to lose it after winter, but she still controls the food that is too little, and yesterday there was a snowball fight all night, and the cold entered the body, and the illness was like a mountain." ”

"Brother Ye, you have to keep an eye on your sister-in-law to eat, there is still a long time to eat in winter here, otherwise how can you eat in the future!"

"I see."

Ye Jielu pinched Ming Lanying's hand with some dissatisfaction, and regretted that he had indulged her so much before, and he would have to change it in the future.

Ming Lanying was forced to rest in the house for a day, Ning'er guarded her inch by inch, and Ye Jielu was clumsily cooking porridge in the kitchen.

"Mother, are you thirsty? Hungry? Do you want to eat chestnuts? ”

Ming Lanying shook her head lazily, and just as she wanted to speak, she heard a burst of scolding from the crane in the kitchen.

"Brother, put less soy sauce, it's expensive! That's sugar! You've put soy sauce in it, and you can't put sugar in it! The meat is put down to be stirred, stirred! The dish hasn't been cut yet, and what is put in it! ”

Hebai wanted to drive Ye Jielu out, but Ye Jielu wanted to cook porridge by himself, but he was blind to the things in the kitchen, "Brother, you can't do it!" ”

"Shut up."

Ming Lan Ying: "...... Ning'er, go to the kitchen and take a look, don't let your father blow up the kitchen. ”

"Good!"

Ming Lanying is still relieved about Hebai's cooking, although she can't do anything else, but the porridge is cooked very well, and she is afraid of Ye Jielu, because he is not familiar with anything other than the dishes.

Ning Er passed a moment, and Ye Jielu came over with a bowl of porridge, and Ming Lanying smelled the burnt fragrance in the porridge.

"Drink some porridge before you sleep, Hebai is decocting medicine."

Ye Jielu moved over the low table and put the porridge in front of her, Ming Lanying frowned and looked at a bowl of porridge that was not very good-looking, with minced vegetables and meat foam on the face, and an egg lying in the middle, the meat and vegetable matching was there, but the color was not quite right.

Ming Lanying scooped a spoonful of soft and glutinous porridge, "You...... How much soy sauce was put in? ”

Ye Juelu: "...... Not much. ”

Ming Lanying rolled her eyes, the porridge changed color, she was sick, but not stupid.

"Tasted, not salty." Ye Juelu looked away in embarrassment.

Ming Lanying stared at his gaze and finished eating a bowl of porridge, and as soon as he rested for a while, Hebai came in with a blue-brown medicine.

"Sister-in-law, while it's hot! Winter and summer with sweet herbs, not bitter! ”

The brother and sister connected seamlessly, Ming Lanying frowned and poured the medicine, burping bitterly.

Illness comes like a mountain, and illness goes like a thread. The next day, Ming Lanying was much better, except for having no appetite to eat, Ye Jielu had one more thing to do every day, and persuaded her to eat more. Ming Lanying, who is often annoyed, is annoyed, she has worked hard to lose so much weight, Ye Jielu persuaded her to be fat again in a few days, angry!

On the morning of the eleventh day of the first lunar month, Ye Jielu was shoveling snow in the yard, and Ming Langtao took Meng Huaisu over to pay New Year's greetings.

"Brother-in-law!"

Ye Jielu was stunned and looked at the two people outside the courtyard impatiently, "What are you doing here?" ”

"Come to the door to greet the New Year! Poor brother, I only have one sister in the side. Ming Langtao waved the red envelope in his hand, "I specially prepared a red envelope for the Chinese New Year, and I waited for you to come, but you didn't come after waiting for ten days, so I had to come and see." ”

Ming Lanying heard the voice of the smiling fox, hid Hebai in the house, and when she came out with her arms in her arms, she heard this sentence, and her lips raised, "Okay, it's a good start." ”

Ming Langtao took out two red envelopes from his sleeve pocket, "One hundred taels, Sister Lanying, can my brother come in?" ”

Ming Lanying looked at the face of the money and gave Ye Jielu a look, Ye Jielu stepped forward to take the silver, opened the door and let people in.

"Okay, people have seen it, we won't entertain the two of us who have coarse tea and light rice, please go back."

"Don't be so ruthless! I see that you have a lot of good things hanging outside, how can it be coarse tea and light rice? Ming Langtao touched his chin and looked at Ming Lanying carefully, and saw that her face was pale, and he wondered: "Sister Lanying, what's wrong with your voice?" Got a chill? Is it that your brother-in-law didn't take good care of you? Tell your brother that he will clean him up for you. ”

Meng Huaisu also looked up at her when he heard this, and Ye Jielu quietly blocked the sight of the two, "Thank you for your concern, Neizi is no longer in trouble, but she is weak in her illness, so she will not leave the two of you to eat, only tea." ”

Ye Jielu actually wanted them to get out of the way if they had something to say, and the meaning in his eyes was obvious, but Ming Langtao was a cheeky one.

"Oh, since that's the case, there's no way to do it, and tea is fine."

Ming Langtao wanted to go into the house to warm up, but Ming Lanying raised his hand to stop him and pointed to the pavilion in the courtyard.

"The scenery under the pavilion is good, let's talk about things while enjoying the scenery." Ming Langtao was a little hesitant, he has always been a person who wants to be polite in winter, he won't dress so bloated, it's okay in the house, it's a little choking outside, with a slightly aggrieved look on his face, Ming Lanying smiled, "Don't worry, burn some carbon for you this time to warm." ”

Ming Langtao just passed, "Sister Lan Ying is a person who knows how to enjoy after coming to Biansai, and only my sister has such an elegant pavilion in the whole village." ”

"If you have something, just say it."

Ming Lanying made a pot of tea perfunctorily, and Ming Langtao didn't mind, and smashed his mouth after taking a sip of tea.

"Oh, Sister Lan Ying, don't worry." Ming Langtao looked at Ye Jielu with a smile, "Brother-in-law, look at what my brother and I have done properly, for such a big thing as broken ice, my brother has pressed it for you, and he has also exempted you from servitude, which is interesting enough!" ”

Ye Jielu took a sip of tea indifferently, sat up straight and blocked the cold wind for Ming Lanying.

Ming Langtao said again: "But Sister Lanying is not kind, I have to wait for a year before I can help my brother read the account book!" My brother is sad and anxious! ”

Ming Lanying watched Ming Langtao's performance coldly, Ye Juelu silently gave Ming Lanying a cup of tea, Ming Langtao cried for a while, Ming Lanying was impatient to listen to it, and made an excuse.

"I know, I know, don't worry, sixth cousin, since I agreed, I will give you an explanation, but I also have to make some basic preparations for this matter." Ming Lanying buckled her nails, "The government has bad debts, and there are many of them, including basic expenditure income and tax collection, but I have been dealing with the account books of private shops all year round, and I am not very familiar with these official houses, so I have to figure it out before I can start, right?" ”

Ming Langtao looked at Meng Huaisu, who nodded, "It's me who didn't think it through." ”

Ming Langtao pretended to think for a moment, and patted Meng Huaisu beside him, "Since this is the case, then you must find someone who knows these things well to help you, but brother, I'm busy, or I will leave Huaisu behind, and it will be convenient for you to communicate at any time." ”

"I'm afraid this is inappropriate for the general judgment and will damage the Qing Dynasty and reputation." Ye Jielu immediately looked at Meng Huaisu vigilantly, and even used Qingyu.

"Nothing out of place." Ming Langtao waved his hand, "I will push you for the matter of your blacksmith shop, and the money will be made up to you, so there is nothing inconvenient for you to stay at home!" ”

Ye Jielu gritted his teeth and glared at him, Ming Langtao was still smiling, with some bad intentions.

Ming Lanying smiled disdainfully, "The sixth cousin is kind, but the small temple can't accommodate the big Buddha, not to mention that the general judge can't avoid me, how can I do something difficult for a strong man?" Since the sixth cousin has recommended the matter of the blacksmith shop for my father-in-law, I can just ask him at home, so I won't bother to judge the adult. ”

Ye Jielu breathed a sigh of relief, and Meng Huaisu looked at Ye Jielu and suddenly spoke, "Then I want to ask how to choose between renting and adjusting." ”

"The so-called rent is mediocre, there is a rent, there is a body, there is a mouth, this year the household department has changed the charter, intending to reduce the civil tax, and the field tax is ...... per ding" Ye Jielu talked eloquently, giving Ming Lanying more confidence and confidence, and sure enough, the right-hand man who can be selected by the emperor is not a reckless man.

After Ye Jielu finished speaking, Meng Huaisu's face was not very good-looking, and he touched his nose, Ming Langtao laughed twice and still refused to let go of this opportunity to make Ye Jielu jealous, "Brother-in-law is worthy of being the emperor's confidant and old minister, but he specializes in art, and there are always some old bad debts that you can't take care of, so it's better to do this, I'll give you money and buy a house for Huaisu in the village, if you don't understand, you can go to him, so that you don't disturb each other, and you can clearly understand, how about it?" ”

Ming Lanying has no opinion, as long as it doesn't matter if it's not dangling under her nose, Ye Jielu is relieved, no need to go to the blacksmith shop means that he can follow Ming Lanying all the time, as long as he is there, he will not give anyone a chance to get close to her.

Ming Langtao had a good attitude, and Ming Lanying also told him clearly, "Sixth cousin, for the sake of our surname Ming, there are some things I said in front, the old bad accounts accumulated by this official mansion, some account books are not as simple as you think, even if I read them all, straighten them out, check and understand, in the end, some accounts are destined to be confused accounts and nothing can be done." ”

Ming Langtao couldn't laugh anymore, frowning and pondering, Ming Lanying gave him time. She is just an account checker, judging cases and reasoning this kind of thing, she doesn't have such a big ability, no matter what era it is, as long as it is linked, there will be accounts, there will be confused accounts, and some gray ledgers that are not visible. All she can do is give a suitable answer to the price her employer offers.

Ming Langtao pondered for a long time, "It's all a trivial matter, Sister Lanying just needs to check and clean up." ”

"Okay, I'll be relieved if I have six cousins."

With Ming Langtao's words, Ming Lanying didn't bother to leave two more people, seeing that it was almost lunch, she sent them directly away, and Ming Langtao reluctantly took Meng Huai back to the house.

On the swaying carriage, Ming Langtao looked at Meng Huaisu beside him with a smile, "Huaisu, what do you think of my sister now?" ”

Meng Huaisu pursed his lips, a little difficult to speak, "The change is very big, it's unexpected." ”

Ming Langtao laughed, "I regret it now, I knew that she would have such an amazing change, I should have matched you in the first place." ”

Meng Huaisu wanted to say that it was not too late, but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly remembered that she was already Ye Jielu's legal wife, opened his mouth, and the words he said turned a corner.

"It's all gone."

Ming Langtao looked at him with a smile, what kind of thoughts did he have when he grew up together, he could only reach seven or eight, but he didn't say anything, and muttered, "It's a pity." ”

Ming Lan Ying said that he was looking at the accounts after the New Year, in fact, he was just lazy, but he had nothing to do at home, Hebai guarded the warehouse and lamb and chicken cubs, pestering Ming Lan Ying to eat every day, Ning'er had Hebai and winter and summer and little squirrels and little sparrows to accompany her, reading and practicing martial arts every day, and they were all having fun.

And she was soft-boned, lazy and didn't want to move, in the end she could only read the account book to pass the time, and she would flip through two books when she was free, Ye Jielu accompanied her to serve her pen and ink, which made Ming Lanying suddenly have a feeling of adding fragrance to her red sleeves......

Ming Lanying looked through the account books, and occasionally complained to him about the methods of corrupt officials, Ye Jielu sighed a little after listening to it, and some wanted to stop talking.

"If you have something to say, I can't hold back my uncomfortable panic." Ming Lanying looked at the account book in her hand and didn't look up at him.

Ye Jielu looked at her smooth and slender plain hands, holding the pen and writing and drawing lightly on the blank straw paper on the side, her thoughts were a little divergent.

"If you were there back then, the emperor would not have gone through several twists and turns, and finally when he was about to ascend the throne, he would be impeached for a crime of corruption.

In retrospect, it's all remorse.

Ming Lanying said lightly: "I was not the current me, even if you look for me, it's useless." ”

Ye Juelu knew that Ming Lanying at that time was a wasteful and unreasonable who was so unreasonable that people were very repulsed. And the Ming Lanying in front of him is clear and clear, with bright eyes, just one look can make him willingly let her drive.

They're different.

Ming Lanying said again: "You have been with the emperor for many years, and you also know that there is no excuse for the crime you want to add, it doesn't matter if it's true or not, the important thing is that this trumped-up charge is believed by others, and your master can't clear it and can't get rid of this crime, and the opponent only needs to achieve this goal." ”

Ye Jielu sighed again, "You're right, that is, I still regret and resent. ”

Ming Lanying finished reading the account book in her hand, marked and wrapped, looked up at Ye Juelu, her autumn-like eyes were calm and deep, "I can only see through the account book, but I can't see through people's hearts, because the account book is just simple words, but people's hearts are too complicated, it is flexible and changeable, some people may be your friends of life and death one moment, and the next moment they may also be for your loved ones or fame and fortune, and you sword each other." ”

Ye Jielu looked at her, as if he had drowned in her autumn pool, the resentment in his heart gradually subsided, and he said faintly, "Lan Ying, I miss the emperor a little." ”

Ming Lanying was stunned for a moment, goosebumps climbed up from the soles of her feet, stunned her for a moment, and before she could react, Ye Jielu turned his head to look at the distant mountains outside the window, his expression was heavy but in a trance.

Ming Lanying could only sigh that he and the emperor had a really good relationship, if it weren't for the emperor's wife and concubines and children, she would have suspected that there was some ulterior emotional secret between the two.