It was already late at night, and only the main courtyard of Wangjiazhuangzi was still lit.
The aroma of hot food wafted from the room.
After Chen's mother reheated the food three times, Xiao Yu finally woke up.
Xiao Yu sat in front of the table. He did not move the chopsticks in a hurry, but looked at Chen's mother: "Tomorrow morning, I will trouble you to go to Fengxia Village."
Mother Chen nodded immediately: "Just tell me what the prince asks me to do."
Xiao Yu said: "Send a pair of sheepskin boots to the Zhao family girl."
Mother Chen's eyes lit up with a smile on her face: "Yes, yes, it's all my fault that I forgot about this matter. I happen to still have some good fur, so I'll do it right now."
Xiao Yu nodded.
Mother Chen was wondering how big the Zhao family girl's feet were. Last time the Zhao family girl came to Zhuangzi, she didn't take a closer look.
When you meet for the first time, where can you stare at a girl’s feet?
Mother Chen was just thinking about whether she should make a guess. She glanced around and saw Xiao Yu taking off the tassel that bound his hair.
Xiao Yu measured the tassel strap with his hands, fastened it carefully, and handed it to Mother Chen.
"Just use this size," Xiao Yu asked again, "Don't use too good fur."
Seeing this, Mother Chen hurriedly reached out to take it. She didn't expect that her master was so attentive and even knew the size of the girl's feet.
It doesn't matter whether the things are good or not, the important thing is to keep warm. When Zhao Luoyang was washing herself tonight, Xiao Yu took a look and found that she already had frostbite on her feet.
She originally thought that in a few days, when everyone was settled down, she would think of making herself a pair of boots, but now it seems that she has no such plan.
He was not prepared to wait any longer. The longer it dragged on, the worse it would get. By then, it would be itchy and painful, and he would be unable to get better all winter long.
Mother Chen didn’t dare to ask the prince how he knew all this. It’s better not to know some things clearly. She just smiled and stepped back: “I happened to have some ready-made boot soles, just to keep warm. I don’t care about the style. Let’s rush there overnight. Tomorrow
Just take it."
Mother Chen left the house, Xiao Yu ate some simple food, and then went to the study with Huaiguang to talk.
Xiao Yu's condition was not improving. Only by guarding the charcoal basin and holding the heater in his hand could he feel more comfortable, but he didn't care about this.
Compared to being in the palace, he felt better now, but it was a pity that he could not stay in his body forever.
But that's okay, the body won't recover for a while, and he is in the system and can help Zhao Luoyang every day.
Just as Huaiguang was about to tell Xiao Yu what happened during the day, Xiao Yu stopped him and said, "I know what you have done. The Liu family's case must continue to be investigated."
Huaiguang was a little stunned. He really couldn't figure out how the prince knew.
Xiao Yu continued: "I asked you to inquire about things in the village. If you have any information, please give it to the Zhao family girl."
Huaiguang responded: "There should be a letter coming back soon." They had been following the prince on the expedition, and many things were unclear. It would take some effort to find out the news.
Huaiguang continued: "Don't worry over there in Fengxia Village. There are people watching over there. Nothing will happen."
"There are some things that the Zhao family girl cannot mention to outsiders. You have to help her cover them up," Xiao Yu said, "Tell Zhao Jingyun the same thing."
Remember everything in Huaiguang.
Xiao Yu was about to read the letter at hand. His military guards seemed to have been split up by the court, but in fact they were separated and hidden. He guessed that the Queen Mother would attack him and made arrangements in advance.
Therefore, the Wuwei Army has only disappeared in plain sight, but is still there secretly.
Just after he opened the letter in his hand, Huaiguang couldn't help but said: "My lord, you went to Cangzhou to look for someone before, and then you asked about Hedong Road. Are you looking for Miss Zhao's family?"
After the prince left the palace alone, he went to Cangzhou. Huaiguang had heard that the prince grew up in a village in Cangzhou when he was living abroad.
Later, I heard that many people in the village had moved away. Within a few years, the prince asked about Hedong Road again.
Several times, the prince went to Hedong Road alone, not knowing where he went.
When he met the Zhao family this time, Huaiguang also asked Zhao Jingyun quietly. He knew that the sixteen households of the Zhao family had all moved from Hedong Road, so he thought of this section. He asked Mother Chen, but Mother Chen refused.
After talking to him carefully, he asked the prince.
Xiao Yu nodded: "Yes, when I was living abroad when I was a child, I thanked the Zhao family for taking care of me. The concubine didn't like my association with the Zhao family. I lost contact with the Zhao family for a few years in the palace. When I looked for them again, I found that they had moved away long ago.
Later I found people on Hedong Road, but I didn't go to see them."
The reason why they didn't meet was because he hadn't figured out how to tell Zhao Luoyang the truth yet, and he was even more afraid that after all these years, some things and people would have changed.
Fortunately, the system gave him this opportunity.
Xiao Yu stopped talking and lowered his head to read the letter. He had dealt with it earlier and he had to go back to see Zhao Luoyang. He was afraid that she would not sleep well all night.
…
Zhao Luoyang did have a dream at night, dreaming that she went to Zhuangzi and wanted to save Ah Shu and Zhang Yuan.
The three of them hid and hid, and were caught by the Liu family several times.
Fortunately, she soon realized that this was a dream, and then fell asleep in comfort. When she woke up, Shi Jiu was talking to her in her mind.
Shi Jiu said: "Did you sleep well?"
Zhao Luoyang yawned and fell back on the quilt: "I'm a little tired after running all night."
After speaking, she gently scratched the instep.
Shi Jiu asked: "Is there any frostbite elsewhere?"
"There's a little bit on the legs, but it's not serious," Zhao Luoyang said. "It'll be fine after I sew the quilt."
She used the mattress with the rainproof cloth hidden in it for her grandmother and three younger brothers. She had not yet had time to sew anything into the mattress she was using for herself.
After finishing her work in the village, she had to help make bedding for the family. Although she didn't like needlework the most, she at least had to find a chance to put down the rainproof cloth.
After washing up and eating, it was daybreak.
Zhao Yuanrang ran into the yard: "Someone is coming from Wangjiazhuangzi."
Not from the village? Zhao Luoyang was a little surprised: "Who is it? Wang Huai?"
"No, it's a mother-in-law."
The siblings talked while walking.
Zhao Luoyang soon saw Mother Chen.
Mother Chen's face was full of smiles. She immediately took her hand when she saw Zhao Luoyang: "I'm going to the city and passing by Fengxia Village."
As she spoke, Mother Chen handed the baggage in her hand to Zhao Luoyang: "I made a pair of shoes before, but they didn't know that they were too small to fit my feet. I thought the girl could wear them, so I sent them over. The fur they used was not very good.
Don’t dislike it, girl.”
How could Zhao Luoyang dislike it? He immediately thanked Mother Chen.
Mother Chen smiled and said: "When I talked to Zhuangzi before, I felt that the girl was kind-hearted. In the future, if she has time, she will come to Zhuangzi to talk to me."
Zhao Luoyang responded.
Mother Chen was just like she said, she was in a hurry to go to the city: "Just stay, I have something else to do, so I will stay soon."
The Wang family's carriage left, and Zhao Luoyang opened the baggage in his hand. Inside was a pair of sheepskin boots.
When Mrs. Yang and others rushed over, the carriage had already gone far.
Looking at the sheepskin boots in Zhao Luoyang's hand, Niu Daochang's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wang, looked envious, but she was not jealous at all. Sister Luo was really capable, and there was nothing they could compare with.
They have already benefited a lot from following Sister Luo.
"The craftsmanship is really good," Wang said, "Sister Luo is also warm in her clothes."
"Look at this stitch, it's the first time I've ever seen such a fine stitch."
Feng Lao's third daughter-in-law, Sun Shi, said: "When we earn some money, we will also make a pair of boots like this."
"Okay."
Everyone said one after another.
Wang looked at Sun: "Today Lao San and Shi Ping are going to the city to sell charcoal. They have sold it. Isn't it easy to buy you a sheepskin like this?"
Mrs. Sun immediately smiled and looked at Zhao Luoyang: "If you really can buy leather, let Sister Luo lend it to me to take a closer look and see what to do."
Naturally, she couldn't bear to wear them. She wanted to make a pair for Feng Laosan so that she could walk around more easily.
While several people were talking, Zhao Yuanrang came again and said: "The people from the village are here."
Bai Yuwei came to pick up Zhao Luoyang.
People from the East Village of Fengxia Village saw it from a distance. About five or six people were riding horses and leaving the village with Zhao Luoyang.
"What are you looking at?" Gao Lizheng's eldest daughter-in-law looked at her younger siblings.
The second daughter-in-law, Yao Shi, said: "This morning in the West Village, there were carriages and horses. I don't know whose carriage the carriage in front belongs to, but the carriage in the back is from the village. I saw with my own eyes the girl from the Zhao family, following the people from the village.
Already."
The eldest daughter-in-law, Tian Shi, immediately became energetic: "I don't know why we are looking for her in the village."
"What good thing can it be?" Yao said as if he was watching a show. "This is going to cause trouble. We have to go back and tell the people in the village to stop everyone from being implicated by them."
"These people are not good people," Tian said. "They are making such noise just now. In my opinion, the water in the village should not be given to them. What if they throw something into the well?
?What can’t the people in the village do?"
Yao didn't expect this, and his expression suddenly changed.
…
Zhao Luoyang didn't know that because of the arrival of the Zhaizi people, the East Village was on guard against them.
While talking to Bai Yuwei, she looked around.
As we get closer and closer to the village, we can always see the people in the village.
"Is that a flock of sheep?" Zhao Luoyang pointed to the distance.
Bai Yuwei nodded: "Yes, you have to let the sheep out in winter. They go out at about Si time and return at Shen time."
Bai Yuwei saw that Zhao Luoyang was very interested in the sheep and was about to ask questions.
Zhao Luoyang said: "When I was in Min County, I followed Mr. Zheng to treat the diseases of horses at the racecourse. Mr. Zheng said that he had been to Taozhou and told me that if I encountered livestock diseases like sheep or horses in Taozhou,
If you are not sure, you can write to him and ask him."
Bai Yuwei looked at Zhao Luoyang in surprise: "Are you talking about Zheng Yi?"
Zhao Luoyang nodded: "It's my husband."
Bai Yuwei understood now: "Are you Mr. Zheng's disciple?"
"No," Zhao Luoyang said with a smile, "I am a woman after all, Mr. Zheng just passed me the medicine book and medical skills."
If you pass on medicine, stone books and medical skills, you are still not a disciple? What else should a disciple pass on?
Bai Yuwei felt more and more that she had underestimated this girl from the Zhao family: "What's wrong with the woman? The patriarch of our village is a woman."