"Although Xingning's body has died, he has always lived in my heart. As long as I am alive, I will remember him..." When the woman said this, the silent sadness in her eyes made even Xu Jie's words...
People who are accustomed to seeing things in the world are also moved.
I can only sigh at the way this world is - without Zheng Qiao causing trouble, Yan'an's mind would have followed the same path.
This seems to be an unsolvable tragedy.
well--
He thought about the "Butterfly Lovers" he had watched back then, but he didn't expect that "Ma Wencai" and "Zhu Yingtai", who were a perfect match, would not have good results. He didn't know yet that this kind of heart-breaking and sad emotion was called "
My CP is awesome."
"Senior Sister Ning, if you don't mind it, feel free to live in Fugu and let Junior Brother take care of you mother and daughter. I want to come and entertain you under Jiuquan, but I won't see you working so haggard and hard." There is no one beside Xu Jie, who has plenty of money, food, and a room.
With a lot of land, I am now able to repay Senior Sister Ning for her kindness and recommendation. To a certain extent, Xu Wenzhu would not be what it is today without her.
"In this case, I will disturb my junior brother."
This is the purpose of women turning around.
It's not that she doesn't trust the escape route that Xingning has arranged for their mother and daughter. His arrangements are as thorough as possible, but it is a favor made by Yan'an, and she is only a widow after all. This favor is separated by a layer. People's hearts are unpredictable.
People take tea to cool down.
At first, people may try their best to take care of their orphans and widowed mothers, but what about as time goes by? Sooner or later, they will get bored and even regard them as a burden. She doesn't want her daughter to experience the pain of being dependent on others too early, so it is better to find another way.
Xu Wenzhu was a righteous person, and she was kind to him. They knew each other well, so she decided to find a way out with him... Maybe she wouldn't be able to make her daughter rich, but at least she wouldn't be dependent on someone else. Thinking of this, she felt a burden in her heart.
Who knows, at this time——
The young man on one side looked at him with astonishment.
He whispered: "This, this is not good, is it?"
Yan Xingning's body is not yet cold at this moment.
Both Xu Jie and the woman looked at him, and the former frowned in displeasure: "What's wrong? What's wrong?"
The young man pursed his lips and did not dare to speak.
He is a commoner at the bottom of the class, and Xu Jie is a literary scholar and the head of the Xu family. How can he withstand such momentum? When they looked at each other, he gave up. The woman recalled the conversation just now and said with a smile
:"You misunderstood."
Xu Jie was stuck for a moment, then he reacted instantly and said angrily: "Are you asking for a beating?"
After saying that, he asked the woman again: "Why did Senior Sister Ning take him with you? Doesn't he look uncomfortable with his face?"
Only then did the young man realize that he had made a mistake.
Hearing Xu Jie talk about his face again, he said angrily: "What's wrong with my face? Is it so crooked and cracked that it scares people?"
The capital given by his own parents, is it the turn of outsiders to point fingers? Was it his intention to bump into Zheng Qiao? How arrogant and unreasonable!
The woman said: "He is a lifesaver."
If it weren't for the young man's generous help, she and her daughter... might have reunited with Xingning on Huangquan Road right now.
Xu Jie was speechless.
I never expected this answer.
He ordered people to tidy up a clean guest house to accommodate the three of them, and sent them clothes suitable for observing filial piety and food overnight. Worrying that they would not take good care of them, he also sent a hundred taels of silver and gold, as well as scattered copper coins and silver, so that the three of them could purchase the necessary supplies.
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The young man was speechless: "So generous?"
Although the assets left by Yan'an are enough for the three of them to live comfortably for a long time, who would have too much money?
The woman didn't refuse and accepted them all. She knew very well that now was not the time to be reserved. The cost of writing and ink required for the child's future education was still huge. If she had to make her daughter live frugally and suffer hardship just for the sake of being thin-skinned, how could she be willing to do so?
besides--
The young man's education must also be grasped as soon as possible. Although his ancestor was a butcher and has a living skill, having one more skill and another way of living can be regarded as repaying the kindness of his wife to him.
The woman told her plan, and the young man was stunned for a moment.
"Ah...I'm going to study..."
"Is it because you dislike the female wife and can't teach?"
"No, no, absolutely not!" The young man waved his hands hurriedly and shook his head in denial three times. In fact, for him, who came from a lower class background, any intellectual was unattainable and required pious respect.
The other party also preached to himself...
That’s a beautiful thing!
The woman said tiredly: "Tomorrow I will go out to buy some pen and ink and get familiar with Fugu City. I still have to think of something..."
Relying on Xu Wenzhu all the time for financial support is not an option.
She and Junior Brother Xu have a clear conscience, but as the saying goes - a widow has a lot of disputes at her door. Even though the two are gentlemen and have a friendship, it does not look like this to outsiders.
I still have to find a way to make a living.
It is not unreasonable for women to worry.
Xu Jie took in a mother and daughter, and sent money, food and a house. The next day, word spread to the lady in the backyard.
He had just finished dealing with the bad things, and then he heard his wife coming to bring him soup, and he quickly put down what he was doing.
"Why are you here today, madam?"
"Didn't I come to give you some soup to nourish you because you are working so hard?" Madam opened the food box and took out the porcelain bowl.
"Madam still understands me."
Xu Jie had no doubt that he was there. He happened to be a little hungry at the moment, so he was immersed in the soup. When he took the first bite, he realized something was wrong.
His wife's craftsmanship and the chef's craftsmanship...
You can still tell the difference.
At times like this, he knew that the other party had something to do with him. So he drank slowly, wiped his mouth, and waited for his wife to speak. Sure enough, she put away the porcelain bowl and asked: "I heard that you took in a mother and daughter yesterday.
?”
Xu Jie raised his eyebrows, but still explained: "I am a fellow senior sister who was kind to me when I was young. Now that I have come to seek refuge, I naturally have to make good arrangements for my family. I guess someone said something nasty to you? Don't believe those nonsense...
"
"Senior sister from the same school? I've never heard you mention it."
"It's not appropriate to talk about a married woman all day long." Why was he talking to his wife about the senior sister who was already a married woman? He knew what his wife was worried about, so he said, "Senior sister Ning is different from others, she has a high spirit. She has an arrogant temper, so those dirty rumors should be dealt with so that they don't reach her ears. If she takes people away in a fit of anger, wouldn't I become ungrateful?"
The lady looked embarrassed.
"This is not about worrying about Master Lang's reputation..."
Nothing like this has happened before.
When Xu Jie first took over the Xu family, he spent most of the year running business outside, and it was impossible for his wife to accompany him. He had no idea who he met outside or what happened. It is common for businessmen to be lonely outside and look for flowers and fortunes. , she has been worried that Xu Jie will bring her a sister or an infant child one day...
Fortunately, it never happened. Ten and a half days later, she received a letter from home saying she was safe, which gave her reassurance.
The concubines that I had worried about before the marriage were nowhere to be seen.
It took many years to get used to it.
When she first heard about this, coupled with those embellished descriptions, it was like a slap in the face. She wanted to make some insinuations about the identity of the mother and daughter, but she didn't expect that Xu Jie didn't even mean to hide it. He was so frank that she was speechless. .
Embarrassed: "If that's the case, you really need to take good care of it."
Xu Jie lowered his head and opened the document: "Yeah."
He had just had some free time and didn't have time to burn any incense when his servants called Senior Sister Ning to ask for an audience. He immediately put down his work.
"Sister, did you sleep well last night?"
"The annotations are well arranged, very good." The woman didn't talk nonsense and went straight to the point, "I just came here and saw the officials in the administration office walking around in a hurry. It seems that there is a shortage of people?"
Xu Jie hadn't realized the woman's purpose yet.
He just nodded and replied: "There is indeed a shortage. This is also a problem left by the previous Lord Shen. It's just that Lord Shen has a lot of talents. One person can support ten people. The operation of the office is very smooth. If it is left to the junior brother, it will be somewhat stretched. …”
He wants to recruit some people from Tianhai.
but--
When I think about bad things, I can't help but look sad.
Under Shen Tang's two-year governance, Heyin County has had two consecutive years of bumper harvests, and the people's homes have abundant reserves. It is now considered a piece of fat meat. Since it is fat meat, everyone wants to take a bite. Heyin's current fields are nominally all It's public and can be leased to anyone. Shen Tang also left him mineral veins and abandoned workshops...
It can be restarted with a little tidying up.
The Lord Wu Xian was a little moved.
Others in Tianhai were also very moved.
Only Xu Jie thought it was a hot potato.
In the past few days, people have been trying to establish a relationship, playing the card of friendship between the two families, hoping that Xu Jie can open a gap so that they can intervene in He Yin smoothly. But Xu Jie knows very well that once this gap is opened, the consequences will be disastrous...
At least, it's not what Shen Jun wants to see.
Immediately afterwards, the senior sister's voice came to my ears clearly: "Since you are lacking, how about I serve you as an official?"