Shu Yan and Ruoxin will tell about the matter in Luoyang. Then, Shu Yan said to Xia Chun with a little shame: "Back then, it was Father-in-law Xia who recommended me as filial piety, so that I was able to go to Luoyang to become an official. Now that he has returned, he is really shameless to face your old man, and he has disappointed the expectations of his hometown fathers. As he spoke, Shu Yan showed a rare look of amazement.

Xia Chun listened to Shu Yan's words, and inevitably sighed, and said after a long time: "In the first year of Taishi, Emperor Wu was Zen and established the Great Jin Dynasty on behalf of Wei, which was supported by the people of the world, and indeed brought a glimmer of light. Who knew that it was just a flash in the pan, the Sima generation was not as good as the generation, and the darkness of the government was better than that of the previous dynasty. Your grandfather's original intention of agreeing to you to join the government was to serve the king and the people, not to be a high-ranking official. You, and Ruoxin, are so precious to have such a steadfast and unyielding integrity, which is exactly what your grandfather wants, how can I blame you? On the contrary, if you go with the flow or even help the abuse, not only will your grandfather and parents not be able to turn a blind eye, but your hometown fathers will also be ashamed of you. Luoyang is a land of right and wrong, and it is a good thing for you to come back, how big the stage is to show how much ability you have, and it is also a great merit to really benefit the people of your hometown. ”

These words greatly soothed Shu Yan and Ruoxin's confused hearts. An old man and six young people said as they walked and said that they had entered the village. first arrived in front of Ruoxin's door. But seeing that the portal was withered and the grass was full of grass, a sense of desolation surged into everyone's hearts. Especially Zhixin, after ten years of changes, remembering the past when she was a child, and now she is back, but it is such a bleak scene, and she can't help but cry on the spot.

A few people, you and I comforted you word by word.

Shu Jin was a little embarrassed and said: "My brother and sister-in-law will go home, and I won't say a word in advance, if I know that you will come back in the next day, I will clean up for you in advance." ”

Xia Chun patted his head and blamed him with a smile: "It's still that you kid is lazy, if you clean it up every once in a while, why is this like this?" ”

Shu Yan understood what Shu Jin meant, and said with a smile: "It's not your fault. A home must be lived in, and if no one lives, even a high-rise building will inevitably be dilapidated. This doesn't have to worry, my family is a school museum, there are often people, presumably not so, let's do it, let's clean up for Ruoxin first. ”

Everyone agreed, and Zhixin stopped crying. Hands and feet, weeding and weeding, cleaning up the room, cleaning up the room, half an hour's work, cleaning up a rough idea, you can move in first.

Although he has a deep affection for the family that gave birth to him, but now that he has a brother and daughter-in-law, this place no longer belongs to him. Zhixin lingered in the house, and then followed Shu Yan back to their home with Xiao Mo.

Houses that are inhabited tend to be better preserved than houses that are not inhabited. First, because the houses where people live often open the windows and doors, it can promote indoor air circulation, so that the roof and wall skin will not be damp, moldy and rotten; Second, there are often some birds, birds, rats, ferrets, etc., which will inevitably cause damage to the house over time, and if people live in them, they will naturally avoid these birds and beasts; Third, the house is inhabited, and if you find a leak in the roof or a hole in the wall, it will be repaired in time to avoid further damage. And the uninhabited house can only allow the loopholes to grow bigger and bigger until they collapse.

The Shu family's house is originally of better quality than the Han family's, and as a Zhen school, it is taken care of every day, so it looks quite tidy. But it's just a courtyard with a few thatched houses. Here, Zhixin seemed to see the shadow of her original childhood, and she couldn't help but feel nostalgic.

Standing in front of the door, Shu Yan said to Xiao Mo: "This is the cold house, is there a little disappointment?" "No matter what era, the first time a woman goes to the man's house, both parties are apprehensive. The woman should be scrutinized by the man's family on her appearance, character, words and deeds. The woman has to look at the man's family environment, and the real estate is the first.

Xiao Mo is the chief's family, if it comes to jewelry assets, Shu Yan can't compare at all. However, when it comes to houses, the living conditions of ordinary Qiang people are more primitive than those of ordinary residents in Shujiazhuang. For the house in front of him, Xiao Mo had already expected it, of course he didn't feel shabby, "It's better than I expected, what am I disappointed about?" After speaking, he rushed into the courtyard, pulled Zhixin to the left to take a look, and then looked.

Shu Yan and Shu Jin helped Xia Pavilion get off the donkey and walked into the courtyard together. Every time I go home, I can always hear the sound of schoolchildren reading aloud, but this time I saw the children running around the yard, only a few readings, but there was no teaching assistant. Suddenly, Xia Chun's face showed a look of embarrassment, and Zhixin and Xiao Mo also thought of a question at the same time - three main rooms, two of which are used as a school hall, a husband and two wives, how can they live?

Of course, Shu Yan had anticipated his family's affairs earlier than others, but he had no good way to solve it. Try to ask Xia Gonggong: "I used my house as a school at the beginning, but it was just an expedient measure. It's been ten years, hasn't the county helped Shujiazhuang build a school? ”

"I apply to the top once a year, but the top always shirks it, and I can't help it." Xia Chun sighed, "Also, our teaching assistant hasn't been here for several days. ”

"How can there be no teaching assistants? I heard Ruoxin say that after he went to Luoyang, an old Confucian from a nearby village took over as his assistant teacher. It's a person who is a little old, and it is impossible to find another job, so why don't you come? ”

"It's because of my advanced age that I don't know what symptoms I have, so I'm bedridden. The children read books spontaneously for several days. ”

"As soon as I got home, I felt that something was wrong, but I didn't have time to ask for a while. Children are naturally playful, and without teaching assistants, how can they study well? ”

"In the first day or two, only a few children were naughty, but later, most of the children who were seduced did not study well. Parents are not happy with this, and some parents would rather let their children work at home than let them study. ”

As he was talking, he saw a woman from a neighboring village dragging her child back, and nagging as she walked: "What kind of book to read here, it is better to give me home and grass, it will be a waste of my money." ”

Seeing this situation, Shu Yan became more and more depressed, the school was still worried, and the teaching assistant was nowhere to be found, how could this be good? I looked at the sky again, the sun was already setting in the west, but there were more urgent and realistic problems.

"Yan'er." Xia Chun said to Shu Yan helplessly, "This is your only home." It's okay to say when you're alone, but now that you have a family, it's a different story. You have worked so hard for thousands of miles, tonight's accommodation problem must be solved first, take a good rest, you have to think of a way to do everything slowly, you can't be in a hurry. As for the schoolchildren's reading, I think I'll stop for a while, anyway, the situation in front of me is like this, and I can't read anything without a teaching assistant. ”

Shu Yan was right when he heard this, so he had to disband the schoolchildren first and tell them not to come here to study for the time being in the past few days.

When the people in Shujiazhuang heard that Shu Yan was back, they all rushed over to meet each other, and when they saw Zhixin, they learned that her death in the water was a conspiracy, and everyone was amazed. Seeing Xiao Mo again, and knowing that there was a left and right lady, I couldn't help but be even more surprised. Shu Yan led Zhixin and Xiao Mo to greet the villagers one by one, and promised to make every effort to solve the matter about Xuxue and find a way to resume classes as soon as possible.

After sending away Grandpa Xia and Shu Jin and other villagers, Shu Yan cleaned up the two main rooms used for Xuanxue, and cobbled together two beds with bookcases, together with the original bedroom, one for each of the three people, so that they could temporarily make do with it.

On the second day, Shu Yan got up to wash and found that Zhixin and Xiao Mo had already gotten up, one was changing clothes for him, and the other was busy in the kitchen. Shujiazhuang is dozens of miles away from Ruyin City, and he can't go home until the rest day, so he must live in the county office, so Shu Yan must bring luggage and food and other things.

Xiao Mo made a few dishes of Shu Yan's favorite meals, although they were just ordinary ingredients, he put a lot of thought into it, and made a large jar of minced meat, a few salted fish, a can of pickled shallots and a few dough cakes, all of which were packaged.

Shu Yan saw that he had eaten too much, so he pushed: "I only went for five days, and I can't eat so much, not to mention that I can make my own food there." ”

"I don't know you yet? Most of the time, it's just a casual mess. Xiao Mo glanced at him and continued to pack for him, "It's hot, I specially made these meals that are not easy to spoil, so I'll make do with them first." Remember, this is just in case. Eat in the morning and evening, buy whatever you want to eat, and make your own, don't be fooled like before. ”

Zhixin wrapped up a change of clothes, including a brand-new green satin robe, let Shu Yan try it, and instructed him: "It's not convenient for you to wash your clothes there, you don't have to wash your clothes yourself, just take them home." ”

Shu Yan unfolded the robe and tried it on, with Zhixin's craftsmanship, of course, there was nothing that didn't fit. He touched the clothes, smooth and soft, not ordinary materials, and remembered Xiao Mo's words just now, and said with emotion: "I only have a few hundred stones, and I only have more than ten rice per month, one of you let me eat well, and the other let me wear well, what will I do to support you like this?" ”

Xiao Mo and Zhixin looked at each other and smiled, glanced at him together and said, "Which one do you want to raise?" No matter how you spend it, you won't have to worry about it in this life. ”

Shu Yan was dumbfounded, and immediately paused. It turned out that during the years that Zhixin had been in the Shi family, Mrs. Shi often gave her some rewards. What is the family background of the Shi family? Plucking a single hair is thicker than an ordinary person's waist. Those who can get their hands on their daughters are not ordinary things. After a few years of accumulation, it is very impressive. Xiao Mo, born in the chief's house, her parents are just this one daughter, of course they do not spare her, and when they left Qiang Village, they also gave her a lot of jewelry. The two ladies are the two little rich women. It's just that Shu Yan never asks them about their money, and only keeps it by themselves.

Faced with double warmth and love, Shu Yan couldn't bear to leave. Gentle Township is a hero's mound, and it seems that it is indeed right.

In this situation, Zhixin and Xiao Mo recalled what they said casually when they were waiting to get married in the peony garden that day: "The two of us, one is good at sewing and the other is good at cooking, if only both of us could be by his side." ”

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After eating, Shu Yan took his luggage and left.

Xiao Mo asked, "How far is Ruyin City from here?" ”

"It's going to take dozens of miles." Zhixin said.

"Dozens of miles, and so much luggage, do you just carry it yourself?"

Shu Yan smiled: "What's this?" In the past, when I was chopping wood, I went into the city every day, and that load of firewood was heavier than this luggage. ”

"It used to be, when you were just a hairy boy. Now you are an official in the court, and then you are not very decent to carry on your shoulders, and the more you are demoted to an adjutant, the more you can't be looked down upon. It's useless to stay at home, so you can ride it. ”33

Although he doesn't care about taking up the post on foot, what Xiao Mo said is not unreasonable. It is better to be respectful than to obey his fate, so Shu Yan put his luggage on the horse's back and straddled the horse.

Some people died, but not completely......