Cheng Xue "Pfft..." couldn't hold it back and chuckled, and Wen Tiantian stood up and went out.
The moment the door closed, Cheng Xue slapped Li Hui.
If you want to say that it was him who suffered the loss, his words hit the heart of people's hearts, and it would be regarded as his mistake.
After Wen Tian left, Li Heng really didn't make any plans to follow him to suppress the bandits.
Just when we were having dinner, the young man looked at Li Hui sadly with Wen Tian. The feeling of grievance and unwillingness was textbook level.
After eating dumplings stuffed with pork and green onions the next day, Cheng Xue took Bai Shao and others to work in the kitchen.
We have barbecue in the evening, so the meal at noon should be very rich. It should include chicken, duck and fish, as well as elbows and pork liver.
Living together for such a long time, she knew Li Hui's tastes and preferences well. He loved offal, sour and sweet, pot-wrapped pork, and shredded sweet potatoes. They cooked ten dishes in total, each using a small spoon.
Put one portion on a plate and put it in the food box.
"Madam, my servant will accompany you."
Cheng Xue handed the food box to Bai Wei. Seeing Tiandong passing by, she called him over and asked the two of them to carry the food box over first.
"White peony root, after the meat is cut, marinate it with onions, ginger and garlic to remove the smell, and then season it when I come back."
"Got it, ma'am."
"And Tangtang, you take your brother and sister at home and have dinner with Master Wen, while mother goes to the front to accompany your father."
"Okay, mother, go quickly." Li Yue urged with a smile.
Children's ideas are very simple: family harmony, parents' love, brothers and sisters who are healthy and not sick.
All of this has now been realized in their family. Not only that, their father is an official, and they have transformed from farm boys and girls into official young masters and ladies.
"Sister, what are you thinking about?"
Li Yue shook her head with a smile when Li Heng shouted back to her senses.
"Without thinking about anything, I just felt that our family is getting better and better now. It feels like a dream."
"Sister, do you think so too? Me too! Sometimes I dream in the middle of the night, dreaming that my mother is dead, and my father is bullied by that old guy Li Fang so badly that he vomits blood and gets sick. There is no money at home, so my sister and Tiantian will help each other.
I sold it myself in exchange for money to treat my father's illness, but later he left anyway. Sidan and I were even worse. We were treated like horses by Li Wanshan every day, and I woke up with suffocation several times."
Li Yue became more and more panicked as he listened, and finally covered his mouth and said:
"Dreams are all reversed. Li Fang is dead and his son has been beheaded. As for Li Wanshan, I don't know where he is serving people now. Don't scare yourself. Let's go and have a meal. It's a big holiday.
Don't mention them."
"Yes, yes, don't mention it, don't mention it."
The siblings cherished the life in front of them very much, and Li Hui and his wife in the lobby of the government office also expressed various emotions.
From the time they arrived here, they have struggled for five years. From a scholar to the second place in the rankings in five years, it has been as fast as a rocket, not to mention that Li Hui has not yet reached his thirties.
"Come on, Mr. Li, my little lady, I wish you smooth political affairs in the days to come. I hope that when you stand next year, the northern border will have good governance and people."
Li Hui smiled, picked up the wine glass, clinked the glass with her, and drank it all in one gulp.
He will work hard in this direction.
Ten plates, two bowls of rice, and the table was fully laid out.
There are only two of them in the entire government office, so they don't have to worry about talking, and eating is even more casual.
"You don't know, eating with those old antiques these days is killing me. You can't eat too fast, you can't make any noise, and you can't talk. There are a lot of useless rules. In fact, it is best to use meal time to discuss government affairs.
It’s appropriate, but these people have many rules.”
"This is normal!" Cheng Xue smiled and put vegetables into his bowl. "You don't talk when you eat, and you don't talk when you sleep. Besides, you burp every time you eat fast, which is not good for your health."
"Yes, yes, Doctor Cheng, I will pay attention to it in the future."
Listening to his coaxing tone, Cheng Xue reluctantly tapped his forehead.
"Seriously, what are you planning to do to suppress the bandits after the holiday? Will you personally lead the team?"
"How is that possible? I'm a civil servant."
Well, that’s right!
Cheng Xue's unabashed expression immediately made Li Hui laugh.
The next second, he stood up and walked to the desk, pulled out an official document and handed it to her.
"Can I see it?"
"Look, Mr. Li asked me."
Cheng Xue put down the bowl and chopsticks, took it and opened it and was stunned.
It was Renpai, the top leader of the Northern Army. She was familiar with the name above, and she knew his son even better.
"Where's Gu Quanming?"
"He went back to Beijing early for the festival. He left before we came."
Listening to Li Hui's answer, there is a lot of detail in this. They saw Su Hou when they went north, and Gu Quanming had already left before they came here, so he and Su Hou can be said to be on the same foot. The military camp in the north
The two backbones of the army are not in the military camp, which is a big problem.
"Is the palace aware of this?"
Li Hui poured a glass of wine, played with the glass and raised his eyebrows at her, his bulging cheeks barely noticeable.
"Hey -" Cheng Xueqing stepped forward and kissed him as he wished.
"Doctor Cheng is still sensible!" Li Hui drank the wine with satisfaction and continued, "If I guessed correctly, Xiao Song is currently celebrating the festival at Xiao Feng's house in Pingyang County. He will arrive in less than seven days. If he works day and night
It's a part-time journey and I'll be here in three days."
"Only Xiao Song himself?"
"At least it will be just him for three days."
When Cheng Xue heard this answer, her head suddenly got big. There was nothing she could do. She and Xiao Song's daughter-in-law, who was Xiao Qinglin's mother, couldn't get out at all. More importantly, people had misunderstood the Qinglin brothers and Tangtang. The more she thought about it, the more...
angry.
"Okay, don't make it difficult. If she comes, it's okay if she's in general contact. If you don't want to contact her, don't contact her. Look at Qinglin, we have to respect them as husband and wife."
"Do you even need to say this?"
"Well, no need, my wife is the most generous."
After Li Hui finished speaking, he took the food to eat. The official document was just there, and no one touched it.
After the meal, Cheng Xue put the empty plates and bowls into the food box. When she was about to leave, she was arrested by Li Hui.
Looking at the charcoal sticks, wooden rulers, and notebooks prepared for her on the table——
"Master Li, how much hard work fee can you give me? First of all, my appearance fee is not cheap."
Li Hui leaned forward, trapped her between him and the chair, and said in a hoarse voice on purpose:
"Is it enough to give me to you?"
Oops, it's greasy.
Cheng Xue shook the goosebumps on her body, pushed the person away, picked up the charcoal sticks and wooden ruler, and marked the paper.
This is a big project. It has to put together the contents of several years ago, and all the books will be replaced with the new style decided by Li Hui. Although it is easy to search according to the year and month on the header, it is very difficult to actually implement it.
Difficulties.
Li Hui divided the work according to the number of people and the number of books. Those who were not going to suppress bandits would work in the government office. No one would be idle if he was the master.
I drew the form for a full hour. At the end of the time, I put down the charcoal strip and checked what I had drawn earlier.
It's okay, not dark at all.
"Master Li, I can't draw anymore. I have to go home to taste the meat."