The apricot blossoms bloomed, the pear blossoms bloomed, the peach blossoms bloomed in the blink of an eye, the willow trees turned from misty to twigs, and the grass on the ground turned green overnight.
On a hillside covered with a green carpet, a white horse is galloping carrying a woman in a white dress. The woman's head and face are covered with white gauze, and the long white gauze is fluttering behind her, as if she is flying in the clouds.
She held a black bow in her hand, with a red arrow attached to it. The bowstring sounded and the arrow hit the target at the foot of the hillside.
Cheers rang out on the hillside, and men, women and children wearing colorful clothes applauded.
After Mrs. Chu shot an arrow, she rode her horse and ran towards a place on the hillside.
There were dense crowds of people standing on the hillside, and one spot was vacant. There was a person sitting on the vacant grass. His white robes were scattered like clouds. Behind him, there was a soldier holding an umbrella... The umbrella was closed.
After getting up, Bao Bao opened the umbrella when Mrs. Chu dismounted and approached.
Lian Xiaojun stretched out his hand, and Li Minglou held his hand and used his strength to sit down.
Lian Xiaojun lowered his head and looked at the two people's clothes stacked up like clouds, smiling happily.
The sound of horse hooves sounded again on the hillside. Several young men ran out to shoot arrows, and several women were not to be left behind. They were also wrapped in veils...
Mrs. Chu rarely showed her face, but no one said that Mrs. Chu was ugly because of her appearance. Many people in Gwangju Prefecture had seen her appearance, and everyone could describe it.
Then I saw Mrs. Chu covering her face and holding an umbrella. Some people said that this was how Mrs. Chu kept her appearance. You see Mrs. Chu was as white as snow. But some people thought this was too superficial. They said that Mrs. Chu’s black umbrella and veil covered her face.
, because she couldn't bear to see the chaos in the world and the loss of life, Mrs. Chu said that she would only put away her black umbrella and take off her face covering when there was peace in the world.
What this person said was as if he heard it with his own ears beside Mrs. Chu.
However, no one looked into it deeply. There were too many rumors about Chu's wife, and everyone dismissed them as soon as they heard them. As long as the government offices were running normally, the army was strong, and Huainan Road was stable, everything didn't matter.
Cheers rang out from the bottom of the mountain. All the archers, male and female, hit the target, no less than Li Minglou.
Li Minglou smiled and said to Baobao that he would be rewarded. Baobao shouted loudly, and the guards waiting in the distance brought a dustpan. The dustpan was filled with gold and silver jewelry, which shone in the sun.
Archery men and women came on horseback. Some people grabbed a handful from the dustpan and stuffed it into their arms. The women laughed and discussed carefully choosing one or two things they liked. Others chose one and put it on themselves.
Remove the jewelry you are wearing and put it in a dustpan.
"My wife is also very good at archery. I gave it to you as a token of my appreciation."
This is a handsome young man, wearing a white robe and a wide black belt, very dazzling.
Seeing this scene, some people around him shook their heads in disdain, but most of them cheered and laughed.
Lian Xiaojun stood up and handed over to the young master: "Madam, thank you very much for your kindness, I will accept the gift."
He came to relay Li Minglou's words, and smiled at the young master again, with a smile that even the sun couldn't avoid. The young master felt a little embarrassed, turned his horse and ran away.
The laughter was even louder on the hillside.
Most of the laughter was kind and not sarcastic. Mrs. Chu was easy to get along with and had no requirements for the people around her, so everyone could be better at archery than she was, or they could be terrible at archery. She didn't care about the result, just the result.
I wonder if everyone comes to play.
But Mrs. Chu was not easy to approach. She sat there motionless and did not speak, and was far away in front of them. Everyone did not dare to come forward, so they just sat far away so that they could see her but did not disturb her.
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In this way, although everyone followed Mrs. Chu out for a spring outing, they all had a great time in the end.
Sometimes Mrs. Chu would play for a long time and sometimes she would just go around once and then leave. However, before she left, she would leave food and wine for everyone to eat together. This time she only played archery once, and Mrs. Chu got on her horse and went back with Lian Xiaojun.
, wine and meat were still laid out on the hillside. Although the people were very sorry, they continued to have fun.
Li Minglou did not rest when he returned to the back house of the government. Song Observer was waiting with thick documents and a group of officials. Even Xiaojun did not leave, just sat in the hall to accompany him...
Li Minglou didn't care and didn't let him avoid her. What could Observer Song do? He could only pretend not to see it and console himself that Jiang Liang and Liu Fan followed his wife like this in the past, even though they were a bit ugly.
After surviving the winter, Huainan Road is not resting easy. There is still a war outside, and the number of new recruits in Huainan Road is far from enough. The population, people's livelihood, one after another, what is the face of Li Minglou covered with white gauze?
Xiaojun couldn't see it, so he raised his hand, yawned and pulled Li Minglou's sleeve. Li Minglou looked back at him, and all the officials in the hall looked at him sideways.
"Thank you for your hard work, madam." Lian Xiaojun whispered to Li Minglou, "I'm not as good as madam, I'm going to rest."
Li Minglou smiled and nodded, and Lian Xiaojun Shi Shiran left. The officials pretended not to see him and he couldn't see them either, making a standard gesture of being a favorite.
Lian Xiaojun returned to his residence and saw Lian Xiaoqiang sleeping under the flower stand with her hands and feet spread out with a gauze draped over her face.
Lian Xiaojun stepped forward and said: "The price of rice has dropped by 30%."
Even Xiaoqiang stood up, and the gauze scarf on her face had not fallen off or opened her eyes. She stretched out her hands and shouted: "Who lowered the price? If you lower the price without negotiation, are there any rules?"
Then his body tilted and he was knocked to the ground.
Lian Xiaojun took the gauze scarf from his face and lay on the rattan bed.
Lian Xiaoqiang sat on the ground for a while before she came back to her senses. She patted her heart first. Fortunately, the price of rice had not dropped. Then she turned to scold Lian Xiaojun: "Why don't you eat, drink and have fun with your wife? You have fallen out of favor so quickly?"
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Lian Xiaojun ignored his ridicule and said lazily: "I'm so tired from eating, drinking and having fun."
"Are you tired of eating, drinking and having fun?" Lian Xiaoqiang grabbed the butcher on the table and stuffed it into her mouth, laughing, "Then are you envious of me?"
No one seems to have seen someone as ordinary as him living in Mrs. Chu's house.
Lian Xiaojun took off the gauze to look at him, then covered it again: "Only a fool wants to look like you."
Lian Xiaoqiang jumped to her feet and said: "Why are you so tired? You are really proud of me."
Lian Xiaojun looked at the flower stand through the gauze and looked at the sky through the flower stand: "Of course it's tiring to eat, drink and have fun for others to see."
Lian Xiaoqiang understood and grasped the key point: "Do it for others to see? So the lady doesn't like you at all?"
Lian Xiaojun said: "Of course Madam likes me." He touched his face through the gauze scarf, "Although it's not because of my face."
Mrs. Chu Guo liked him enough this time, and her liking was genuine. She was impressed by his business talent and liked him.
But taking him out for fun and company like this shows not his love for his talent, but his face.
Mrs. Chu needs his face to show everyone, so of course he will not refuse. He is here to be used by her, whether it is because of his talent or his face.
And Madam doesn't just use his face.
"Madam trusts me very much, and she also allows him to be present in government discussions."
Although it seemed that he could not live without pampering and companionship, it also allowed him to see everything about the military and people's livelihood in Huainan Road. What the government officials sat together and talked about was not the prosperity seen by the outside world, but the shortages, dangers and dangers.
None of this should be known to the outside world. Just like a beautiful beauty who tore open her brocade clothes and found sores and boils on her skin. No matter how beautiful her face is, no matter how exquisite her clothes are, people who see her will be scared away.
Mrs. Chu Guo tore open the Huainan Road to show him, not to scare him away, but to let him see clearly.
“Only when you have a clear look at what Huainan Road is like and understand yourself can you know how to do business in Huainan Road better.”
Lian Xiaoqiang breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this: "What is this if not love? This is love from the bottom of my heart."
Lian Xiaojun shook his head: "This is a frank love, but it is not a tempting love. Madam is still not tempted by me. I am so beautiful, why is Madam not tempted?"
He stood up, took off his gauze scarf, and looked at Lian Xiaoqiang to ask seriously.
"Should I go see Han Xu first or Xiang Nan first?"
Lian Xiaoqiang threw the butcher shop into his hands: "Go and see Mrs. Chu's husband first!"
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The discussion did not end until dusk. Li Minglou went to have dinner with Mrs. Wu as usual. When he entered the door, he saw that the table was set with food, but Mrs. Wu and Jin Jue were not sitting at the table.
Laughter came from the inner room.
"Madam, there is a letter from the Governor." The waiters explained.
Li Minglou was a little surprised. The letter was not sent to her this time. She didn't know the news.
"It was said to be for the old lady. Master Yuan saw it and had it delivered." Jin Jue heard the sound and came out and said.
If it is for her, it will be delivered directly to her. If it is for Mrs. Wu, Yuanji will give it directly to Mrs. Wu after checking it.
"Miss, come and see." Jin Jue smiled and waved, "The governor gave me two pieces of clothing."
Clothes? Li Minglou walked in and saw clothes laid out on the bed. Mrs. Wu sat on the edge of the bed and stretched out her hand to rub them.
Jin Jue walked over and held up her clothes in front of her. She was short and her long clothes touched the floor.
This is a set of white lining, with simple but exquisite patterns on the cuffs and collar. There is nothing special about it. Yuanji has checked it and there is definitely no inclusion. There is no code hidden in the pattern... Li Minglou doesn't know.
untie.
"The governor said, let the old lady see the clothes he is wearing now." Jin Jue said the content of the letter, "The clothes he is wearing now are made of very good material. He is living a good life. Let the old lady touch it with her own hands and feel reassured."
So that's it, Li Minglou smiled slightly, Wu Ya'er was quite attentive.
Jin Jue held up the shirt and spoke to the woman: "Please touch it and see if the material is good. If such a good material is used as a lining, it will definitely be more cost-effective for daily food and clothing."
The blind woman stood up and touched the clothes inch by inch, with a smile on her face: "Yes, good material, good clothes."
She touched her head to her feet and felt the legs of her trousers that were dragging on the ground.
"Yao'er has grown so tall."
She sighed with joy.
Li Minglou thought for a while and couldn't help but stroke the top of his head. That night when she was in his arms, it seemed that she only reached his chest. She was indeed very tall.
Because she received Wu Ya'er's clothes, Mrs. Wu was very happy and ate an extra bowl of rice. Li Minglou was also happy to accompany her to eat an extra bowl. After dinner, the three of them played chess games with the waiters until they held the lantern.
Ju should wait for Mrs. Wu to rest before leaving.
When Li Minglou was about to leave, Jin Jue stopped her, took Wu Yaer's clothes from the hanger and gave them to her: "Miss, this is yours."
Li Minglou glanced at the woman sitting in front of the mirror combing her hair: "This is what the governor gave to his wife."
Jin Jue chuckled: "There are two of them, this one belongs to the lady."
Li Minglou was stunned for a moment, two pieces?
"The governor's letter said that I would like to show my mother and the young lady two pieces of clothing." Jin Jue smiled and pointed at the hanger, where there was also a set hanging, "Of course, one for the old lady and one for the young lady."
Li Minglou looked at the clothes rack and then at the woman. The woman was holding a comb in front of the mirror and turned her head. Her hair was as white as snow. She smiled at Li Minglou.
Li Minglou also smiled and put away his clothes: "Madam, I have to go out tomorrow morning, so I won't have dinner with you."
The woman smiled and nodded: "Go and do your work."
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"You said Wu Ya'er gave two pieces of clothes as a gift?"
In the room with flickering lights, Jiang Ming asked, twirling his short beard and looking solemn.
"Did you check carefully?"
Yuanji sat aside and ate some pickled beans, saying, "Of course I checked it out. There is nothing wrong with it. It's still old clothes."
Jiang Ming frowned: "This man is really baffled. Why are you giving me clothes?"
"I don't think he's lying. Let his mother take a look. He can't see his food, housing or transportation, and he can touch his clothes." Yuanji took a sip of wine.
He seldom drank alcohol. He drank a little to relieve his fatigue and then recommended it to Jiang Ming.
Jiang Ming smacked his lips: "That can only be said that he is really a filial son, although his thoughts are a bit..."
Can't think of a way to describe it.
Fang Er said from the side: "Mother-in-law, mother-in-law."
Jiang Ming nodded: "Yes."
He pushed the wine to Fang Er.
"Giving clothes? Or giving old clothes. This kind of thing is similar to crying when you are sad for spring and autumn, right? It's a small love and fun, a grown man."
Jiang Ming laughed, Fang Er took a sip of wine and said nothing.
"He gave two pieces of clothing?" Jiang Ming thought of something else, "So there is also one for the lady?"
Yuanji squeezed the beans again and threw them into his mouth, saying: "It was written casually, what does the lady want with his clothes?"
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The children lit the lamps, put down the curtains and retreated. Li Minglou let his hair loose, sat barefoot in front of the window, looked at the clothes on the table, and wanted to laugh.
I specially sent two pieces. Unlike his mother, she needed to see these to feel at ease...
Li Minglou pursed his lips and reached out to pinch his clothes. Someone actually gave him clothes for daily wear...
What was she doing taking this clothes back? Is she displaying them to look at? It was like seeing him in person?
The thought flashed across his mind, and Li Minglou's hand holding the clothes was startled, and then he released it and took it back.
Putting your hands on your knees, they still feel slightly hot.