Uncle Qin Lin's house.
The streets were still buzzing with gongs and drums, firecrackers were blasting, and beautiful fireworks were set off. The people in the county were still immersed in the joy of knocking down three mountains.
However, no matter how loud the noise outside was, it was still not louder than Aunt Feng Ya’s machine cannon:
"It's better now, Xu Zhen. You don't have to pay Cui Yan Wang's debt. You must keep an eye on him at the Yamen. If you keep an eye on him, I heard that Qiu Batian paid compensation after he ransacked his house.
"It must be the same for Cui Xiaotian. If you can get the compensation back, oh... that's a lot of money..."
"Yes, yes," Xu Zhen held his daughter-in-law Youmeng with one hand and saluted his aunt with the other. "Auntie is right, I will keep a close eye on her. As long as I can get the compensation back, I will do it as soon as possible. Send it to aunt!"
Today, Xu Zhen came specially to take You Meng home. It was dinner time and the food had been prepared, but her aunt seemed to have no intention of leaving Xu Zhen to eat.
"No, no, haha..." Auntie said a little shyly, "If you don't need it, bring it all, you should keep some for yourself, one or two, for emergencies."
"Cousin," at this time, the second cousin, Qing Wenxin, interrupted inappropriately, "Since you are here, let's eat before leaving!"
"..." The aunt's face suddenly turned gloomy, and she scolded her daughter, "I don't think your cousin is anxious to go home with a dream. They haven't seen each other for a long time, so naturally they want to go back to have a good meal to celebrate. Besides, we are also going home today. You haven’t made anything delicious, have you?”
"Mom..." Wan Wenxin pouted and muttered, "Isn't the six-pound braised grass carp delicious?"
However, the aunt was accustomed to her daughter's ruthless exposure, so she immediately put away the extra dishes and chopsticks without caring, and said at the same time: "We have been taking care of my daughter-in-law for more than ten days. Although she doesn't eat much, we don't confiscate the food." Fee?"
"Oh, Mom..." Although Qing Wenxin was also used to it, he still felt extremely embarrassed.
"Oh, it's true," Xu Zhen pretended to be surprised and said quickly, "When the salary is paid next month, I will send the meal money as soon as possible. Also, I will prepare a table at home another day, please treat me well. Please Auntie, these dreams are really disturbing you!"
"Look, my eldest nephew is still sensible, haha..." Auntie said with a smile, "Xu Zhen, although you don't have to pay off the debt in the future, I feel that the house is better sold, and you two don't need to live in it at all. It’s a big house…”
This time, Chen Wenxin couldn't bear it anymore, so he simply pulled Xu Zhen and Youmeng out of the yard.
puff……
High in the sky, a firework exploded, lighting up the night sky and looking extremely beautiful.
You Meng looked up and felt happy.
"My mother is really hopeless. Cousin, you must not care about it!" He Wenxin advised, "However, my mother is right about one thing, that is, three mountains have fallen, and good days are coming. .”
With that said, she took out a box of cakes from her sleeve and handed it to Youmeng: "Here, this is your favorite sugar cake, take it!"
"Thank you, sister," Youmeng said even more happily, "Sister, you are really thoughtful!"
"Um..." Xu Zhen frowned, "From my point of view, you should call her second sister, right?"
"Oh, two...two..." Youmeng actually took it seriously. He immediately wanted to change his words, but he couldn't shout out.
"Don't listen to him," Chen Wenxin smiled knowingly, "We all call each other our own, and he just wants to take advantage of me. This is called: asking for an advantage when there is no advantage, and there is no real servant."
Hey?
Xu Zhen heard that this was his second cousin making fun of him.
So, he also made up a sentence casually: "When you can do it, wipe it off quickly, sister Furong is such a beauty!"
Pfft...
When they heard Xu Zhen's "second line", the two women were immediately dumbfounded.
"Okay, cousin." Although her cheeks were slightly red, Qi Wenxin still looked at Xu Zhen differently, "Although it is vulgar, it has a different charm. It seems that your last confrontation with Xuanwu Academy was not an accident!"
"It's not considered obscene," Xu Zhen corrected, "At most, it's considered romantic!"
"Okay," Chen Wenxin smiled sweetly, "Since my cousin is really talented in couplets, then if you have the opportunity, come to our academy and let you compete with my students to see how capable you are!"
There were only female disciples in the Jinxiu Study Hall where Wen Wenxin was located. Xu Zhen's eyes suddenly lit up, he raised his hands and shook his head and said: "I can't ask for it, I can't ask for it..."
After saying goodbye to her second cousin, Xu Zhen walked down the street with her young daughter-in-law Youmeng.
Today, Youmeng finally has a look of relief and happiness on his face.
"Master," Youmeng took out the silver ingot from his sleeve and said, "Sister Wenxin is so kind to us. Since we found the silver, why don't we take some out and give them to them?
“Before, if it weren’t for their relief, our family would have been unable to survive!
"Also, also, my aunt loves to nag, but she is also a good person. Don't be angry with her!"
Seeing Youmeng's anxious look, Xu Zhen was even more pleased.
He asked Youmeng to put the silver ingot back, and said happily: "Youmeng, how can I, Xu Zhen, be an ungrateful person? My uncle's family has been so kind to us, and I will definitely repay you twice as much.
"But... you have to remember that a big tree attracts the wind, and wealth cannot be revealed. Our silver vault can only be used when we have no choice. Otherwise, it will only bring us disaster!"
"Oh..." Youmeng nodded. Although he understood the reason, there was inevitably a little disappointment on his face.
"Don't worry," Xu Zhen comforted, "Although we can't spend a lot of money, there is still no problem in improving our lives. Let's go to Desheng Building now and eat something good."
"Yeah." Youmeng nodded vigorously. It could be seen that she was probably hungry.
…
late at night.
Youmeng finished cleaning the room and went back to his room to rest.
Xu Zhenze held the lamp in his study and was carefully copying the book "The Way of Demons".
Naturally, he had to be extra cautious about such an important secret book, so he decided to make a copy for backup.
While transcribing, he could not help but recall what had happened in the past few days.
Although he realized that there should be a court struggle behind the case between Qiu Zhennong and Cui Xiaotian, it was impossible for him to understand what the emperor's intervention meant.
Although the case is over, after all, they already know the secret of the governor Han Wentao, which is always a hidden danger.
Maybe what Song Zhili said was right. They didn't dare to touch Song Zhili, but there was no guarantee that they wouldn't be touched.
But no matter what, Cui Xiaotian has just been executed, and they should not take any action in the short term.
Han Wentao's secret also made Xu Zhen realize that the darkness of those in power at the top was much more vicious than bullies such as Qiu Batian and Cui Yanwang.
Because of this, I still need to strive for the best and continue to work hard.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Xu Zhen suddenly heard a noise, turned around and looked up, and saw You Meng entering the study with an oil lamp.
"Are you dreaming?" Xu Zhen asked hurriedly, "Are you still not asleep?"
"Master, I can't sleep." Youmeng came to Xu Zhen and said, "Can I stay with you here?"
"What's wrong?" Xu Zhen asked, "In the past, it was okay to be scared. Now that we are liberated and have money, you can't sleep?"
"Well," Youmeng nodded timidly, "I don't know why, but I just can't sleep. Master, what did you write? Can I help you write it?"
"Can you write?" Xu Zhen asked hurriedly.
"Sister Wenxin taught me some," Youmeng said, "I can give it a try."
oh……
Only then did Xu Zhen remember that he had never cared about You Meng's experience in Jinxiu Study.
"Youmeng, come here," Xu Zhen gently held Youmeng in his arms and said softly, "What do you think of the study?"
"It's good," Youmeng obeyed like a kitten, "I especially envy those senior students who can read and write. I..."
"If you like it," Xu Zhen said without hesitation, "then I will send you to study in the study!"
"Ah? Master? Really!?" Youmeng was greatly surprised, but still said in embarrassment, "But, I am a child bride, and the people who study there are all ladies, I..."
"What a child bride, don't underestimate yourself!" Xu Zhen said quickly, "It's a good thing to like reading and writing. I will pay your tuition tomorrow. We can afford it!"
"Master!" Youmeng hugged Xu Zhen and cried in emotion, "You are so good to me! Woo hoo..."
"Why are you crying?" Xu Zhen quickly comforted him, "As long as you like it, I support everything! Don't cry, don't cry..."
…
(End of chapter)
