Wei Jialangjun is indeed sick, Wei Da is pitiful.

The suspicion dissipated, and Ye Fuliu remembered the emaciated silhouette sitting quietly in the dim room, and felt pity.

"The two families live so close to each other, they don't see anyone when they look up, and it's not a big deal to send bowls of soup and cakes over every day. Maybe I can give Wei Jialangjun another life. ”

The two reheated the soup cakes in the pot, put three bowls out, and only two people sat opposite each other on the dining table, so they remembered that there was one less person.

"Why hasn't the chief steward come back yet?"

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The chief steward of Qin dragged the thief to the official early in the morning, and he didn't know what he experienced in the yamen, and he only came back in the evening.

Two people when you go, bring back two rows of people.

In the evening, the wind rose, and at the end of the long street in the hot and dry summer of early summer, two rows of officials came straight to the Ye Mansion with a vigorous momentum, and under the prying eyes of the surrounding neighbors, they didn't say a word, and held sticks outside the gate to separate both sides, and shouted in unison,

"Last night, there were bold thieves who broke into Ye's house at night and disturbed the security of Wukou Town! The county has an order to order us to come and guard the house and search for evidence of thieves! ”

When Ye Fuliu heard the movement and opened the door, he saw the big scene outside the door for the first time, and his heart chuckled.

I thought that the magistrate had seen everything and saw the flaws, so he came to her door to ascend to the court......

Until I heard the phrase "guarding the house", ah, it's okay.

She beckoned and motioned for Grand Steward Qin to approach and speak.

"Qin Long." Ye Fuliu raised his chin and nodded outside, "Tell me about it." Asked you to report to the official, why did you move the county yamen to the door? ”

Qin Long approached with his hands behind his back reservedly.

He felt that today's errand was well done, and he explained it from the beginning without hurrying or slowing.

"According to the instructions of the master's family, in the morning, I dragged people to the county government to report to the official, and presented the cat basin as physical evidence."

"In front of the magistrate, tell the magistrate the original words of the master's 'three sesame nails, crab claw pattern, warm and moist'. Lu Zhixian is really a knowledgeable person, and immediately took the cat'er basin to read it repeatedly, saying that this is the porcelain produced by the Ruguan kiln in Gyeonggi and specially used by the imperial court. It seems to be a few years old, and it should be an old thing from the previous generations. ”

Speaking of this, Qin Long paused.

"There is porcelain flowing from the palace in the Ye family's mansion, Lu Zhixian was shocked, and asked if the ancestor of the Ye family had ever produced a high-grade Beijing official, and the cat basin was brought out of the capital. I don't know the family history of the main family, so I vaguely mentioned a few words. It is only said that the ancestral house of the Ye family is in the south of the Yangtze River, and the main family made a special trip back to find their roots. ”

"Lu Zhixian was originally going to visit in person, but I said that there was only one lady in the family who had not left the cabinet, so he did not come in person, but instead ordered eight officials to guard the door for the Ye family for a few days and strengthen the main family. So I brought them all back. ”

Ye Fuliu played with the Pisces white jade pendant in his hand, and listened to him patiently, the corners of his lips rose slightly, and he showed the kind of expression that he wanted to smile or not.

Qin Long only realized that something was wrong at this time, and asked in wonder, "What's wrong?" What's wrong? ”

"The magistrate is going to give it away, won't you say a few polite words to help me push it?"

Ye Fuliu curled the corners of his lips and clapped his hands perfunctorily, "Bring back the official messenger of the county government, stand outside my house and guard the door, and there are eight pairs of eyes staring at the entrances and exits." Very good. Very good. He turned and walked out the door.

Qin Long was confused, standing in place, stunned, his mind full of questions-

"Invite the county official to guard the door, what's wrong?"

Ye Fuliu's anger came and went quickly, and he stepped out of the threshold in a few steps, and saw eight yamen officials with straight faces lined up in the wind outside the door of Ye's house, and suddenly laughed again.

Doing her business, which has no capital, has an official to help guard the door, and she is majestic.

She smiled and said a few words, and then motioned for Qin Long to take the money.

Money can make ghosts grind, and the eight officials showed a smile on their faces, patting their chests and assuring that the magistrate told them to take care of the Ye family, and if the Ye family has anything to do, just call them for help.

"We're new to the city, so what's the big deal." Ye Fuliu took a soft Jiangnan Wu accent:

"It's just that the house is too big and there is a lack of manpower to take care of it. There are some dilapidated old things in the ancestral house, which are too old, and I want to entrust a familiar caravan to take them to a few nearby cities to repair. The large old things are too heavy to move, don't move them, and please take advantage of the officials. ”

"Whew, little things." The eight officials carried the heavy copper coins in their hands, and their hearts blossomed with joy. Good guys, everyone has been rewarded consistently, and Ye Xiaoniang is really generous!

"Hand in hand to help the work, a few brothers are on call!"

scattered eight copper coins and got eight temporary long-term jobs. Ye Fuliu was satisfied.

She led the Great Steward Qin into the door.

The weeds in the forecourt have been cut, revealing the original bluestone floor. Three-foot-long and one-foot-wide strips of bluestone cover the entire courtyard, vaguely showing the majestic momentum of the mansion back then.

She walked along the spacious courtyard, skillfully bypassing the newly dug holes in the ground, beckoning the officials to go to the remote courtyard in the northeast corner, and in pairs, she carried out a few heavy pieces of loose wood and placed them under the cool and ventilated porch.

On a hot day, eight strong officials sweated profusely.

"The wood is heavy enough." The official at the head smacked his tongue, "The wooden tenons are all corroded, and these pieces of wood still have to be transported to Jiangning City for repair?" Throwing it away directly is called saving trouble. Little lady Ye, brothers help you find a place to throw it out? ”

Ye Fuliu explained to them good-naturedly, "The old things handed down by the ancestors have to be kept no matter how worn and old they are." If it can be repaired and put back in the ancestral house as it is, it can be regarded as living up to the expectations of the ancestors. It's worth the amount of money you spend. ”

The officials sighed with emotion, and the filial piety of Mrs. Ye moved the heavens and the earth.

The sun was not early, and seeing that the sky was gradually getting dark, Ye Fuliu politely sent the official out.

When I arrived at the door, I inadvertently mentioned it.

"He is worthy of being a magistrate, and his eyes are like torches. My great-grandfather did work in the capital when he was a professional, and the specific official position he did was very old, and I don't remember it very well. In short, this ancestral house was purchased back then. The cat pot evidence sent by the official today was also given to my ancestor in the palace that year. The cat basin is left in the county office, please pay more attention, after all, it is a gift from the palace, so don't damage it. ”

The officials were all shocked.

No wonder Lu Zhixian saw the cat pot, his expression immediately changed, he found a brocade box and put it in with his own hands, and sent eight of them to Ye's house to guard the door.

The Ye family is indeed an official eunuch, and the ancestors have had nobles!

Su Qiu took a few strings of bacon-style chicken sausages from the kitchen, and each of the eight officials was full of things in their hands, with a warm attitude, patting their chests one by one and guaranteeing:

"Little Lady Ye just has to live in the boundary of Wukou Town with peace of mind. In the future, if there is a thief who is not long-eyed, he dares to offend the Ye family, I just take the thief and tie him up to the yamen to eat a killing rod first!"

Ye Fuliu smiled and thanked him.

"The Ye family is thin, and it is easy to attract people's attention when they are newcomers. I'll have to work for you in the future. ”

Sending off a group of officials in a lively manner, Ye Fuliu opened the two doors, and the people stood by the doors, chatting with a few ladies who were probing their brains nearby.

"There was a thief in the house last night......"

"No, no, no, my aunt misunderstood, it's not haunted, it's a thief...... Big Living ......"

"Thanks to the vigilance of my family, the thief was arrested on the spot and sent to the official ......"

"Yes, the prodigal in the town, the one called Hu Mazi. People get stolen ......"

"The ancestor did serve as a Beijing official...... Where is it, I don't dare to be, and now I don't live in the capital anymore. My father's last wish before his death, come back to the ancestral house to see ......"

The neighbors' ladies dispersed contentedly.

Ye Fuliu spread all the news that should be disseminated, and closed the door with satisfaction.

Walking along the courtyard wall to the courtyard, I didn't take a few steps, and a strange feeling suddenly rose in my heart.

She followed the strange feeling and stopped and looked around.

Separated by two walls, on the high wooden building of the neighboring Wei house, a hazy figure appeared at some point.

The wooden building faces east, there is sunshine in the morning, the sun in the afternoon turns to the other side, the wooden building faces the east side of the dark longing, and the figure sitting upright is shrouded in the shadow of the long eaves.

Ye Fuliu tilted his head upward, and couldn't see his face in the shadows in the heights, only a pair of dark eyes.

Yo, I ate as many as five bites of soup cakes today, and are you in the mood to come out in the afternoon to see the excitement?

Ye Fuliu took a few steps closer to the wall, raised his head and said hello to the other side.

"My family has an official errand. Wei Jialangjun, but I'm arguing with you? ”

Of course, Lang Jun, who was sitting on a high place, did not react, Ye Fuliu had long been used to it. The patient's reaction is normal.

She said to herself. "The soup cakes delivered in the morning were made with bone broth and fresh-enhancing scallops, all of which were cooked at home. Or do you do the same thing in the evening? ”

Wei Langjun's gaze withdrew from the distance of the long street. The eight county officials each carried the bacon chicken given by the Ye family, and walked away with a smile.

His gaze fell back to the walls of the two adjacent courtyards.

The sun has set. The afterglow of the sunset on the horizon fell on the courtyard, and the light was not very bright. But Ye Fuliu was born white, standing by the wall and looking up, like a white gardenia with dew, setting off the surrounding courtyard scenery as a background.

Wei Langjun's gaze turned around Ye Fuliu's face again.

Slowly opened his mouth.

"Next door is the Ye family's ancestral house? Your ancestor went out to Beijing, and your father's dying wish asked you to come back to the ancestral house to see? ”

Ye Fuliu blinked.

Good fellow, the iron tree blossoms, and the stone speaks.

Although Wei Jialangjun had a serious illness, he put on a lonely posture of living alone. After seeing the excitement of the neighborhood, it turned out that he would also take the initiative to ask about gossip.

The corners of Ye Fuliu's lips turned up slightly, hey, it's very interesting.

"yes." Ye Fuliu pretended to sigh, raised his finger and pointed to the few heavy logs that had just been lifted out under the porch.

"The ancestors were only prosperous for a while, and the family gradually declined. In my father's generation, he was forced to move out of the capital...... I originally wanted to go back to the ancestral house in Jiangnan to have a look, but I didn't expect the ancestral house to be dilapidated like this. What can we, as descendants, do? I can only count the dilapidated furniture in the ancestral house, contribute my own money and efforts, and slowly repair it all the same. ”

She said sincerely, and when she said that she was moved by the back, she raised her hand and wiped her reddened eyes.

Separated by a wall, Wei Langjun was silent for a long time.

Chapter 6

The town is very lively these days.

The Ye family's merchant ships stopped at the dock to ship goods, attracting the shopkeepers of large and small cloth villages within a radius of hundreds of miles to come over to ask for the price, and the shopkeepers of the big cloth villages in Jiangning Mansion came, and Wukou Town became a distribution center for the cloth business.

The Shen family's caravan was also in the town for the past two days. Shen Da's family lives in the largest restaurant in the town, and he feasts with people every day. A familiar business colleague asked, the Shen family caravan has stopped in Wukou Town for a long time, waiting to do what big business?

Shen Li smiled half-truthfully: "Wait for the rabbit." ”

Shen Da was waiting for the rabbit, what kind of rabbit was waiting for, the idlers in the town speculated, but the gossip did not reach Ye Fuliu's ears.

She has been closed in the Ye family's mansion for the past few days.

People are busy.

At the beginning of the day, when the first light of the morning illuminated the courtyard from the east, Grand Steward Qin led the carpenter into the gate of the Ye family.

A few pieces of wood placed in the ventilated and shady place under the porch have been dissipated with mildew, and they are carefully wiped clean. Ye Fuliu and the carpenter squatted side by side under the porch, looking through the wood one by one.

The carpenter, who had been specially invited from another town, squatted down in front of the wood and skillfully inspected it, sighing repeatedly.