After spending the Dragon Boat Festival peacefully like this, the wife sent by the county finally arrived belatedly.
He is a scholar from Linjiang Town, his name is Xin Wei. In addition to his wife and children, he also has two younger brothers who come with him. They all have to go to school.
The master’s family is taken care of. In fact, the family does not need to hand over relatives to study.
As the master and manager of the school, Zhou Fei not only had to provide accommodation for the master, but also had to prepare a table to welcome the master. Both Li Hui and Mr. Liu were present, and the meal did not end until midnight.
I had a lot of chats with Mrs. Liu just now. Li Hui was in a good mood at the moment, humming a little tune and walking towards home with square steps.
When he noticed someone was following him, he deliberately acted drunkenly, hiccupping and retching. He used all his experience in watching TV series at this moment.
Finally, feeling a gust of wind behind him, he turned around quickly like a leopard, and then punched the man who had sneaked up on him directly on the nose.
"Well——"
When the man was about to leave, Li Hui kicked him hard from behind, then grabbed his hair and turned his face away——
"Ha--I knew it would be you! Next time, don't blame me for being rude to you."
After Li Hui finished speaking, he shook his head hard, got up and left.
The man on the ground lay there for a long time before he slowly started to move.
The soreness in his nose made him frown. He looked in the direction of Li Hui's house, spit out blood on the ground, and walked home slowly.
It happened that Guo Dake came out to pour water——
"Hey, Nianzi is back, is your wife feeling better?"
Li Qingnian turned his head, said "hmm", and left directly.
Such an episode did not make Li Hui take it to heart, but it was a heavy blow to Li Qingnian.
You must know that he was the one who rode on Li Hui and tortured him before, and today he was beaten like a bear... What went wrong?
"I'm back. I haven't eaten meat at home for several days. Shanzi is yelling about eating meat."
"Bite your cheeks and it's all meat." After Li Qingnian yelled, he took a breath.
His nose really hurt. Fortunately, he leaned back a little, otherwise the bridge of his nose would have been broken.
Mrs. Qin rolled her eyes when she heard this and went directly to the west room to sleep with her son.
Ever since Li Fang passed away and the bad debts in the clan school came out, she has been like a mouse crossing the street, never daring to leave the house. Even her parents' house, which is so close, she doesn't dare to go back.
This kind of life is really enough, especially since she was sick a while ago. If she hadn't been in good health, she would have dealt with it. When she heard the man coming, Qin closed her eyes and pretended to sleep with her arms around Li Wanshan.
Li Qingnian stood by the bed and watched for a moment, then sighed and went out...
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A few days later, Cheng Xue accompanied Li Yue to Deji Hall to deliver medicine.
When I checked out, I found that the price of the medicine had gone up a lot. At first I thought the medicine boy had made a mistake, but after checking, I found out that the price of the medicine had gone up. I asked them to give away as much as they had, the sooner the better.
Li Yue was filled with joy, while Cheng Xue looked solemn.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster.
I'm just afraid something bad will happen.
After leaving Deji Hall, Cheng Xue was not in a hurry to go home and took Li Yue for a walk around the town. Asking about the prices at grocery stores and stalls.
There was no problem, just like usual. Could it be that she was overthinking it? Even so, she still bought more salt. This thing won’t go bad if left there, so it’s okay to prepare some.
"Sister-in-law?"
Cheng Xue turned around when she heard the sound, and smiled when she saw it was Xiao Qinglin.
"Where did it come from?"
"I just came back from the county. My brother asked me to sell the shop and get everything done." Xiao Qinglin seemed to want to take credit.
Seeing this, Cheng Xue bought pork belly and large bones from a nearby meat stall, put them into a basket and said:
"Come home for dinner tonight and treat you well."
"You still want to eat the fried liver noodles made by my sister-in-law, can you arrange a side?"
"No problem." Cheng Xue bought another pair of pork liver.
After buying the goods and getting in the car, Bai Rui raised his whip and whipped his horse. After leaving the city, he whispered:
"Sister-in-law, does your family have a lot of food?"
"Save it, it will be enough for two years." Cheng Xue did not hide anything, "What's wrong? Do you need it? If you need it, come and get it from home. It seems that the weather will be good this year, and there will be enough food."
Xiao Qinglin hurriedly waved his hand and said:
"No, my family is not short of food. Since your family has enough food, be careful. Food prices will skyrocket in a few days. There is another war in southern Xinjiang."
"What? Didn't we say we won last time? Why fight again?"
"It has always been uneventful. But this time it seems to be serious. The imperial court has sent people to support southern Xinjiang again. My sister-in-law and my brother have been more alert at night these days. Something has been lost in the county again."
Yes, the more chaos there is, the more chaos there will be.
Li Yue, who originally thought about going back to the mountains to collect herbs, now dared not even think about it.
After returning to the village, Cheng Xue went to the west of the village first. It was a bit out of the way, and there was only Guo Sanyu’s house recently, so I still have to remind you.
Sanyu's wife was grateful after hearing this and sent her out gratefully, saying:
"Don't worry, Tiedan, we will secure the door. Now that the spring plowing is over, can we still patrol?"
"I don't know, but I guess not, unless one of our villages is robbed."
After Cheng Xue said that, she turned to Yu Zhao's new house. They were about to move in. They burned the house twice a day these days for fear of the tide.
The house is fully equipped with everything, and they have also moved all the odds and ends from Yujiatun.
There are five rooms, with one room reserved for a bathroom, and warehouses on the east and west sides. The layout is similar to his house, but not as big as his house. But it is definitely enough for a home, and a large vegetable garden is specially left behind. Beans, eggplants, lettuce, etc. are all planted, and you will have vegetables to eat when you move here.
"Ah, sister-in-law Li Hui is here."
Cheng Xue turned around when she heard the sound, and saw Guo Sizhu's wife standing behind her with her belly puffed out, and asked in confusion:
"Why are you running here? You're about to give birth. Don't go alone."
"It's because I was about to give birth that I came out for a walk." Guo Sizhu's wife responded with a smile, "When I saw the smoke coming from the chimney, I knew there was someone in the house, so I came over to take a look. Does my sister-in-law want to move here?"
"No, it's Yu Zhao and his family who are here. What about you? Are you coming back after confinement or staying with Brother Dake?"
"Of course I'm coming back. I was too ignorant before and hurt my eldest brother and sister-in-law. They don't care about past grudges, so I can't stay here shamelessly."
Like Guo Sanyu’s wife, she has changed a lot.
After lighting the fire, Cheng Xue stood up, took her arm and went out, locking the courtyard door.
"Go back and tell sister-in-law Dake that something has been lost again in the county. You must secure your door at night and don't be careless."
Guo Sizhu's wife just wanted to go out for a walk to facilitate the birth, but she didn't expect to hear such news.
"Things were lost in the county... It would be better if some of the nearby villages were robbed."
This was a bit harsh, but Cheng Xue understood what she meant.
The last patrol that was planned for a rainy day ended up being called off due to the displeasure of the villagers. Now, thinking about organizing a patrol is simply a fantasy. But no matter how you say it, you can't hide this matter from Li Zheng, you have to tell it as soon as possible...