"What is the innate yin-yang holy body? What is this?"
"It's okay, I'm just curious." Ouyang Rong sighed: "Rong Nu Shi is indeed a genius of the Yin Yang family."
"That's true. I'm too lazy to be humble with you."
Rong Zhen, with her long sleeves on her sleeves, walked on the side corridor where the sunlight passed through, her head slightly raised, like a white swan with a slender neck, and her tone was a little calm in front of someone who was leading the way:
"Da Siming has long declared in public that I can enter the sixth grade in the age of Biyu, and the top grade in the age of Huaxin."
"She's already in the sixth grade. What about the age of Hua Xin... isn't she only around twenty-four? How old is Rong Nushi now? She shouldn't be a few years old."
She suddenly turned her head: "Why do you ask so many questions?"
"Didn't you mention it first?"
"But I didn't let you ask." Rong Zhen's eyelids drooped.
"..."
"You really want to know about my private affairs?" she asked again.
"No, no, I'm just asking casually, I don't mean to pry into privacy, don't mind."
"Just ask casually." Rong Zhen turned away, looked at the scenery outside the corridor, and said coldly: "Guide your way."
"Okay. Rong Nu Shi walked this way, why did she go in front of me? I was the one leading the way..."
Ouyang Rong dealt with it in his mouth, and from time to time he quietly looked back at the direction of the main hall.
He wasn't lying. He was indeed just asking casually along with Rong Zhen's topic. He just didn't expect her attitude to be so bad and she just started chatting to death.
Ouyang Rongzheng took Rong Zhen, whose words were as cold and thorny as a white rose, to the stable at the back door.
Maybe he saw Ouyang Rong's honest and sincere attitude as he personally led the way, or maybe he caught a glimpse of him opening the oil paper package and chewing cakes while walking.
The expression of the icy girl in palace clothes who bought an extra piece of cake today has softened slightly, but her tone is still stiff:
"Ouyang Lianghan, if it disturbs your busy work, just say it straight away. There is no need to be patient and accompany you. It is not good for anyone to delay official business despite being polite. I am very easy to talk to and I am not an unreasonable person."
She was very talkative and raised her drooped eyelids slightly, and then said:
"Well, just take the cakes directly to the main hall and eat them. Just say something at the door of the palace and leave."
"No, I'm not busy. I just happened to go out. Haha, I'm going to go to Li Cao to do something. It's not urgent. Please tell me in advance. I just happened to have some biscuits to fill my stomach. I went out this morning and was nagged by my aunt, so I forgot to eat.
Already."
"But you keep looking back. What are you looking at?"
"Watching the road."
"The road is behind?"
"Isn't this the fear of making a mistake? This is called looking forward and looking back."
"Isn't this a derogatory term?"
"When you really start walking, that's the advantage. It's different from doing things. When you walk, you have to look forward and backward to avoid getting lost."
"Oh, is it so."
After a pause, she whispered:
"I thought you felt embarrassed that I came to see you every day and was called by your first name in front of my subordinates, so you went out to stop me and escorted me away."
"Rong Nu Shi has thought too much. Names are not just for shouting. You can just call me by name. Anyway, it means that you are not born, and you treat me as one of your own."
"Then you call me me, isn't it still the honorific title of female historian?"
Ouyang Rong was embarrassed. No matter how high his emotional intelligence was, he could not withstand this low emotional intelligence blow.
"Well, from now on... I'll just call you Rong Zhen in private?"
"what ever."
Rong Zhen was noncommittal about this, and Longxiu walked at the front.
Ouyang Rong ate more than half of the cake, and the remaining portion was wrapped in oil paper again and stuffed quietly into his arms.
His mouth was full of grease, and he subconsciously touched his arms, looking for a handkerchief.
Rong Zhen didn't look away, and after walking a few steps, she didn't see him taking it out. Her hands in her sleeves faintly stretched inside.
Just when he was about to take it out, the young man who forgot to bring his handkerchief suddenly raised his hand and wiped the corners of his mouth with the cuffs of his crimson official uniform with black edges. Then he turned his head and smiled sheepishly at the cold and cold girl in palace clothes:
"It just so happened that I didn't see Yuan Huaimin sitting at my seat just now. You don't have to guess where this guy went.
"Rong Zhen, aren't you curious as to why I am so familiar with this path? Let's go and take you to the stable to check the post."
"Inspection of stables?" Rong Zhen said in a curious tone: "You are a governor of Jiangxi Province, but you still take care of stables?"
Below, the hands trapped in the sleeves retracted.
Ouyang Rong didn't seem to see it. He smiled and led Rong Zhen to the stable.
As soon as he arrived, he saw Ali, the new groom, standing helplessly outside the stable with a green official uniform hanging on his arm. When he saw Ouyang Rong arriving, he immediately pointed his finger into the stable as if he had seen the savior.
Ouyang Rong waved his hand towards him, indicating that it was okay.
He stretched his head and took a look.
Sure enough, in the stable, in front of Dongmei's feeding trough, there was a familiar figure sticking out her butt.
Those who didn't know better thought he was competing with Dongmei for food.
"What is Yuan Sima doing?"
Rong Zhen asked with a frown.
Ouyang Rong didn't answer, and he didn't bother to talk nonsense. He came up and kicked the butt.
"Stay here, I'm almost late. You have to hit the spot every time, right? You won't have a long memory if you deduct your salary. I have told you many times that you are not allowed to run around or do anything unrelated to official duties during duty hours."
"Ouch...Brother Lianghan, can you be gentler and stop kicking the man's butt? It's connected to the front!"
"Really? Why does it feel like your butt is connected to your brain."
Yuan Huaimin stood up in embarrassment, but his attitude remained firm:
"Brother Lianghan, I should say it or not, but I really can't bear to see Dongmei being raised so carelessly by you.
"Tell me, how can a good thousand-mile horse be used for such dirty and physical work as pulling a cart? It is simply killing the horse's life, which is a great sin in the world."
"If it doesn't come, are you coming? Are you coming to pull me?"
Ouyang Rong looked unhappy.
"I think it seems quite unhappy. It's already fat and can keep fit by pulling a cart, but it's you, an old boy, who comes to harass it every day.
"You said you would feed it. Even though you fed it with the grass I bought and borrowed flowers to offer to the Buddha, you didn't have to pay a penny. But why are you touching its butt so randomly? If I were Dongmei, I would kick you too.
"I'm telling you, Yuan Huaimin, be careful. When I just came in, Dongmei was already very impatient with you. She has a straightforward temper and can't hide the look in her eyes when she wants to kick someone. If Rong Nvshi and I come here later,
A little bit, what you hit on the butt is no longer a human foot."
Yuan Huaimin still frowned and said:
"Brother Lianghan, what you said is wrong. Dongmei and I have been together for many days, and we have a deep relationship. Wushang has the sense of supporting him in return. How can it hurt me? How can it be willing to hurt me? I have said long ago that Dongmei is a kind person.
Ma, well, it’s a pity that I met a bad person..."
Seeing someone rolling up his sleeves, Yuan Huaimin immediately stopped and changed his words:
"Although Brother Lianghan bought all the horse materials, Brother Lianghan is a bit too stingy and not as generous as me. Dongmei must secretly remember my goodness.
"Besides, it's autumn now, so you have to let the horse eat more. This is called adding autumn fat, not a thin horse in winter. What the hell is weight loss and dieting? Brother Lianghan really thinks of it as a human being?"
Ouyang Rong nodded:
"I don't know if it's human. You're definitely not human anyway."
Yuan Huaimin looked serious:
"Brother Lianghan, listen to me. It is wrong to raise horses in this way. You have to raise autumn fat in autumn. Don't starve through the winter. This is cruelty to horses... I like to tell the truth."
Ouyang Rong had no expression on his face and walked to chase people away:
"If one day I see Yuan Sima lying straight on the ground in the stable, he will probably be soft all over, but his mouth will still be stiff."
Rong Zhen was a little curious as he listened to what the two living treasures in the stable said to each other.
Immediately after seeing Yuan Huaimin being kicked out, he took the green official jacket from Ali's hand and fled in confusion.
"Wait, stop."
Ouyang Rong walked out of the stable, patted the dust on his sleeves, and scolded him.
Yuan Huaimin's stress response honestly stopped.
But today, Yourong Zhen was standing by, seeming to feel humiliated and embarrassed. However, the next second, an oil paper package was thrown into his arms.
"This is..." Yuan Huaimin was stunned.
"Take it and sneak over here early in the morning. Just remember to feed the horse and you won't eat it yourself, right?"
"Lianghan..."
Half of the cake was warm, and his voice was a little choked.
My friend is still cold-faced and warm-hearted.
"Stop being so stupid, go back and order on time. Also, remember not to mention the cake to anyone in the lobby, especially me and Rong Nushi. This is a disciplinary issue."
Ouyang Rong warned.
"Okay, okay."
Yuan Huaimin nodded gratefully and was about to leave. Suddenly he realized what he was doing and turned around to ask:
"Lianghan, aren't you going back? What are you doing here? Miss Shi, by the way, why are you two here... Didn't you say you are not allowed to run around and do anything unrelated to official duties during duty hours?"
He finally reacted and looked at the two of them and the cake in his hand with a suspicious expression.
Ouyang Rong's stern face:
"I'm not here to catch you. If I don't find you, you will be late. If you don't care, who will care about you? It's really worrying.
"Okay, Rong Nushi and I have something to talk about. This is also business. You should go back to your duty quickly and don't waste time."
"Oh oh oh, okay. Brother Lianghan is really loyal and a good friend of mine."
Yuan Huaimin didn't think much, took someone's leftover hot pie and left with a grateful face.
After he left, Ouyang Rong turned to look at Rong Zhen, then walked to the carriage and brought back a food box.
"Are you not angry when you give the cake you bought to others? In fact, I am full and have some leftover..."
"Everyone eats the same, it doesn't matter."
Rong Zhen curled his lips and said again:
"You have a good relationship with Yuan Sima. He's not even angry when you kick him like this."
"It's okay. Here, here it is."
"This is……"
Ouyang Rong said calmly:
"If you treat me to breakfast, I have to treat you to some in return. I saw that you liked the newly brewed chicken soup, so I stewed some more."
Rong Zhen pursed his lips.
"But while you were making soup, I didn't know that I would buy you cakes this morning."
"They're not all the same."
Ouyang Rong looked confused.
"It is the same?"
"Is it different?"
"Okay, same."
Rong Zhen silently accepted the food box without saying anything else.
The two discussed business matters, but Ouyang Rong found that Rong Zhen's originally harsh tone had softened.
At the same time, the crisp sound of small wooden fish sounded in his ears from time to time.
Ouyang Rong breathed a sigh of relief.
This is a new merit gift package, don’t offend me.
After a while, after the business conversation was finished, and before leaving, Ouyang Rong suddenly called out to the cold and cold girl in palace clothes:
"Rong Zhen, please don't come here again in the morning."
"Oh, okay, if you hadn't told me earlier, there was no need to do so much preparation just now."
She nodded and handed back the chicken soup.
Ouyang Rong shook his head:
"No, what I mean is that it is inconvenient and against the rules for you to come here. You have greater authority, so I should go find you in person."
He touched his chin and sincerely suggested:
"Let's do this. If you have anything to do, don't come over suddenly. I, I will take time to go see you every morning. Let's talk again."
Rong Zhen suddenly stared at his expression and said nothing.
Ouyang Rong touched his face, "Is there something on my face?"
"what ever."
Rong Zhen suddenly turned around and left, but took the box of chicken soup with him.
Before leaving, he left one sentence:
"In the morning, at the second quarter of the first lunar month, the Supervisory Yuan is waiting for you."
"Okay."
Ouyang Rong agreed, and then found that the sound of wooden fish in his ears became louder.
Hey, it’s gone up again?
He glanced at the back of Rong Zhen as he left, and then at Ali who was obediently feeding his horse in the distance, as if he hadn't heard anything.
Finally done!
Ouyang Rong breathed a sigh of relief and left with satisfaction.
However, he did not return to the main hall immediately, but ran to get a pass for his junior sister.
He took it back to the main hall and handed it to the junior sister.
"Why is Senior Brother coming back so late? Does it take so long to apply for a certificate?"
"Go to the stable to get some fodder for Dongmei."
Ouyang Rong said seriously:
"Little junior sister, I don't know. Dongmei has been very tired from pulling carts recently. She needs to eat more and gain some autumn fat instead of being a skinny horse in winter."
Arriving at the spot not far away, Yuan Huaimin, who was quietly eating cakes to replenish his energy at his seat, couldn't help but raise his head and look at the back of a friend opposite.
Ouyang Rong sat down next to Xie Lingjiang and carefully helped her organize her things.
"That's it." Xie Lingjiang smiled lightly, took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat on his neck: "No wonder you sweat so much."
Xie Lingjiang sniffed, pointed at the cuff of his extended palm, and frowned slightly:
"But why are there so many oils on your sleeves?"
"Yuan Sima bought a piece of cake and split half of it when he saw me. It's not easy to shirk it." He sighed.
"Oh, next time you are hungry, tell me and I will bring it to you. We will not eat other people's food randomly, and the cakes on the street are not hygienic. Friends are friends, don't imitate him." She was concerned.
"Okay. Brother Huaimin is actually feeling guilty. He is afraid that I will mark him down for being late. Well, actually it doesn't matter whether he delivers the cake or not. I am not an unreasonable person."
Ouyang Rong frowned and sighed:
"I've told you many times that you can't eat during official business hours. Forget it, let him go. He won't blame him for it."
"Senior Brother, you are so kind." Xie Lingjiang sighed.
"...??" Yuan Huaimin.
Ouyang Rong did not look at his friend with sad eyes behind him and warned him carefully:
"By the way, junior sister, I'm going to Xunyang Ferry later. You can pack up and accompany me there. Since I'm a staff member again, I have to follow closely most of the time and don't waste time. Do you understand?"
"Yeah, I understand. It's all up to you. Do whatever you need to do. Don't let me disturb you. I'll just take a look and help you share the burden..."
"What's the trouble? Junior sister can come and help. I'm very grateful. However, I still have to do a good job as a staff member. I can't let people gossip and do things according to the rules. For example, it's not convenient to bring a staff member to report some things to superiors. So, Xiao
Junior sister..."
"Don't worry, I understand. I'm always with you when nothing happens. If you have something important, just talk to me. I'm not an unreasonable woman."
She waved her hand tolerantly and said softly.
"With junior sister like this, what can senior brother ask for?" Ouyang Rong sighed.
The two brothers and sisters talked quietly and joked from time to time.
Yuan Huaimin, who was opposite him, lowered his head and looked at the half piece of leftover cake under the table, and suddenly felt that he was not the only one who was not human.