After eating the spicy oxtail, Wen Tian once again took Li Heng and Yan Yixin to the mountains to experience. Gastrodia also followed him into the mountains this time.
Originally, Cheng Xue wanted to plead for mercy for the three children, not to train so hard and stop letting them eat raw meat, but after talking to Mr. Pang during the day, he completely gave up the idea. As the old man said to Li Hui, training Li Heng is getting harder now, and he
Only when you go to the battlefield can you save your life more effectively and achieve success.
It is not easy to become a general. Since the child has that idea, being a mother naturally cannot hold him back.
Even though there are two young children at home, there are not many people coming in and out of the house. Recently, the house was dug and drained again, and six workers were busy coming in and out, making it very noisy.
Mr. Pang didn't like to go back to that cold big house. Now that outsiders are working in the Li family, he has more reason to take his granddaughter to live here for a short time. Cheng Xue is of course happy. There are people helping to take care of the house, and she can do it without any scruples.
Working in the shop.
For five consecutive days, with Shuangxi urging every day, all the drainage in the house was dug.
Cheng Xue walked along the front yard to the stable, and then went out through the back door. Several people worked very carefully, not only digging the drainage ditch in the mansion, but also re-cleaning the drainage ditch outside the mansion.
"Well done, double happiness checkout. The shops on the main street also need to be re-excavated. Do you still have time?"
"We are all free when we are free, thank you madam."
The few people collected the money and left with Shuangxi, not daring to waste time. Cheng Xue walked slowly to the front yard. She stopped going to the shop at this time and cooked a meal for her family. They didn't see each other much for five days. Li Heng and
Yan Yixin hasn't come back yet. If her guess is right, Wen Tiancai will bring them back two or three days before the end of the palace examination.
In the kitchen, Bai Shao is busy with dinner, and Mrs. Ma is teaching Bai Zhi and Ginkgo to steam snacks. She is here to take care of Pang Yao in name, but in fact she is helping the Li family teach others.
Cheng Xue went over to help and made a leek box for dinner. It is the season to eat leeks.
Add some dried shrimps to the leeks, eggs, and the taste is particularly bright.
"Oh, ginkgo, it's not like this. How many times have I said this? What's wrong with you today! You have to use chopsticks to make circles, little by little, like this." Mrs. Ma said while demonstrating.
In fact, such a tone is not serious, but she who has always spoken harmoniously and softly suddenly acted like this, obviously she was angry.
"Is she always like this these days?"
Bai Shao nodded and replied in a low voice:
"Ever since Bai Zian moved to the east of the city, this girl has been absent-minded all day long. My ex-son talked to her yesterday, but the effect was not great. It must be small."
As soon as he finished speaking, Mrs. Ma spoke again——
"Ging Guo, you are fourteen, so you are not young. Bai Zhi is still two years younger than you. She is down-to-earth and listens carefully. Why are you so absent-minded? You can't always rely on your sister, do you understand?"
When the word "sister" suddenly appeared, Ging Guo was startled, then nodded heavily and said:
"I'm sorry, Grandma Ma, it was my fault and I won't do it again."
Seeing this, Bai Zhi helped to smooth things over. Mrs. Ma sighed heavily and stopped caring.
Cheng Xue, who was packing boxes at the side, whispered to Bai Shao to pay attention to Ging Guo's movements and not to say anything else. She could understand that Ging Guo was absent-minded at the moment, but it would definitely not work if it continued like this. It depends on whether she can wake up on her own.
While he was busy, Li Zhong stood at the door of the kitchen and called "Madam".
Cheng Xue took off her apron, patted the flour on her hands, walked out of the kitchen and asked:
"What's wrong? Is something wrong?"
"It's nothing serious. I just want to tell my wife that the shop on the main street has sufficient materials, bricks and other supplies. Here is the account book. I only paid the deposit and nothing else. Everyone in Shunxi knows that he can take care of it.
Things."
When Cheng Xue heard this, she asked directly:
"Do you want to go back to Liaodong tomorrow?"
"That's not true." Li Zhong shook his head, and then said embarrassedly, "Not so fast. I want to go back in three days to ask your opinion."
Although I can see the children here, I still miss my wife in Liaodong.
Cheng Xue understood his mood, but her original plan was a little caught off guard.
"I know you will be thinking about Yu Niang during this period. You and your wife have a good relationship, and I am very happy to see it. However, I still hope you can be present for Bai Shao's engagement. The little girl definitely hopes you can be there too. I want the imperial examination to be over.
Tiandong came out from the palace to accompany the master..."
Before she could finish her words, Li Zhong couldn't help but shake his head in refusal.
"No, madam, it's been like that for too long. I still want to go back before closing the ridge to see how the seedlings are doing."
"With Ma Kuo and your wife, Miaoer has no problem."
Li Zhong sweated on his forehead anxiously, and after a while he spoke again:
"Madam, in fact, you can make the decision on the eldest girl's marriage. Neither I nor Yu Niang have any objections. I'm not afraid of your jokes. I miss my wife. This is the first time we have been apart for so long since we got married.
.Although her knees have improved, she is willing to deal with it. If I am not here, she will definitely miss every meal..."
"Stop, stop, stop, I'm telling you to go back, don't make it look like I'm beating up the mandarin ducks." Cheng Xue had no choice but to interrupt his frantic feeding of dog food.
She thought she had good intentions. After all, both the children and their parents would want to be there for their children's life-long events. But this person in front of her was a newbie. She didn't want to participate, and even showed off her affection in various ways, bullying her and currently staying alone in the empty boudoir.
?
Seeing his even more nervous expression, Cheng Xue rubbed her temples and said:
"I'm not angry, I just feel...that's all. Since you want to go home, I won't stay. Don't wait for three days, go back and pack up, and leave as soon as possible. As for the matter of Bai Shao and the others, I will wait until this time."
After taking the imperial examination, go home and you two will be there. Let’s talk about it then.”
"Okay, okay, thank you, madam, thank you, madam."
Li Zhong couldn't help but bow. Cheng Xue frowned and suddenly understood his intention.
It’s true that I’m anxious to go back to see Miao’er, and it’s also true that I want Yu Niang to participate in my daughter’s lifelong events.
Okay, okay, let’s play a trick.
Cheng Xue didn't expose him, but she was looking forward to Li Huidian coming back after the trial. He said "let her wait for him", and didn't know what the situation was like when he was in the palace at the moment.
"A sneeze—A sneeze—A sneeze—"
Li Hui sneezed three times in a row, and Xiao Qinglin immediately came over and handed him a red porcelain bottle.
"Brother, take one."
Li Hui rubbed his nose, poured a pill into his mouth, and asked:
"How is Zhou Fei? Has the fever gone down?"
"Not yet, but I have taken medicine and will be fine soon."
Li Hui swallowed the saliva with a long sigh of relief. The saliva mixed with the pills entered his stomach, and he felt a warm current in an instant.
After all, it is the secret medicine of a wealthy family, which is really amazing.
"We have to take shifts in the next few days, so we can't be careless anymore."