Although he had already seen the clues in Xu Heng's expression, Lu Xinghe could not hide the joy in his heart when he heard Xu Heng say it with his own ears.
Chu Yue happily hugged Lu Xinghe.
"Ms. sir, you have become a scholar!"
Xu Heng looked at the two of them being intimate, covered his lips and coughed twice.
"In public, please be more careful."
Lu Xinghe hugged Chu Yue with one hand and glanced in Xu Heng's direction lightly, "We are husband and wife."
Xu Heng pursed his lips and finally chose to shut up.
Chu Yue smiled and got out of Lu Xinghe's arms, holding his hand and entering the city.
"Ms. sir, let's take a quick look."
Looking at the two people running so fast, Xu Heng scratched his head helplessly, then took a step forward and ran in the direction of the two people.
"Brother Lu, Miss Chu, wait for me."
Soon, the three of them arrived at the place where the county office released the list. After confirming that Lu Xinghe's name was on the list and ranked high, Chu Yue once again hugged Lu Xinghe with surprise and joy.
It was simply more pleasant than her reward of one hundred taels of gold.
"Ms. sir, you really hit the target!"
Looking at Chu Yue with a smile on her face, the corners of Lu Xinghe's lips began to rise, and he reached out to take her into his arms.
Xu Heng stood not far away, looking at the two of them quarreling with each other, and simply did not dare to look directly at them.
This is too boring.
Xu Heng looked away.
"Brother Lu, Miss Chu, it's getting late now, and you have just arrived in the county town. Why don't I treat you two to dinner?"
Finally, the three of them went to Juxian Pavilion.
The three of them sat around the table, Chu Yue and Lu Xinghe sat on one side, and Xu Heng sat on the other side.
Originally, Chu Yue didn't want to sit at the same table with the two of them, but because Lu Xinghe insisted on letting her follow, she could only stay with the two of them.
Xu Heng picked up the teapot and poured tea into their cups.
"When I brought Yufang here before, the dishes at Juxian Pavilion were not complete due to the impact of last year's disaster. Recently, the vegetables in the fields have grown, and the dishes are much more complete. You can try Juxian Pavilion's dishes later. New dishes.”
Chu Yue raised her eyebrows.
"Mr. Xu also brought Yufang to Juxian Pavilion for dinner? When did it happen? I didn't even know."
Xu Heng scratched his head.
"The time you were attacked, after Brother Lu found you, he asked me to go back to the county to deliver a letter to him the next day. Yufang also came with me. She stayed in the yard you rented that night and had no food at home. , I took her to Juxian Pavilion before going to Wuxi Town early the next morning."
Chu Yue understood and looked at Xu Heng.
"It's been a month since Mr. Xu last went to Nanping Town, right?"
Xu Heng nodded.
"yes."
"Why haven't I seen you go to Banpo Village to recruit people?" Chu Yue asked directly.
Xu Heng's heart tightened, "But Yufang asked Miss Chu to ask me?"
Chu Yue shook her head, "She didn't ask me to ask, but I saw that she seemed to care about your status. She hasn't been very interested recently, so I thought of asking you."
"Not in a good mood?" Xu Heng looked puzzled, "But did you encounter anything unhappy?"
"After I sent Yan Zichu to the Yamen, his parents came to the door." Chu Yue said concisely.
Xu Heng looked worried, "Did Yan Zichu hurt her?"
"That's not true. He sneaked into the hospital late at night and wanted to blame Yufang, but he was caught by my people before he could do anything."
Xu Heng nodded, with a slight helplessness in his expression.
"My mother has agreed to my marriage to Yufang, but my father and the relatives of the Xu family don't agree very much. I'm trying to convince them recently. While I'm studying, I have to help my father run the family business. , I’m really busy, and I decided to arrange my family affairs early because I was waiting for the results to be released today.”
Chu Yue understood. She asked, why did Xu Heng not take action even though he had already made an agreement with Lu Yufang?
It turns out there was some resistance from the family.
"In this case, Mr. Xu should write to her and tell her about your situation, so as to save her from thinking all day long."
Xu Heng nodded hurriedly, "Okay, I will write to her when I get back later."
After eating, it was completely dark. Chu Yue and Lu Xinghe walked under the moonlight back to the courtyard they rented in the county. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw a man about twelve or thirteen years old standing next to the door under a slightly dim light. young man.
The young man was dressed in dark blue cotton clothes, with a delicate face and clear eyes.
As soon as he saw the two of them, he bowed and saluted.
"Master, madam."
Chu Yue raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at Lu Xinghe.
"This is?"
Lu Xinghe hurriedly introduced to Chu Yue, "This is Aji. I picked it up from the street. I felt that I needed such a person around me, so I kept him."
Chu Yue nodded, "That's fine. I can feel more at ease with Aji taking care of my husband from now on."
She said, taking a package of pastries in her hand and handing it to Aji.
"Aji, this is for you."
Aji waved his hand to refuse and looked in the direction of Lu Xinghe.
The next moment, Lu Xinghe said quietly, "Go on, your wife's heartfelt wishes."
After saying that, he went straight into the house.
When Chu Yue heard what Lu Xinghe called her in front of Aji, her face turned red with embarrassment. Fortunately, it was dark and she couldn't see the expression on her face clearly.
She stuffed the pastries into Aji's hands and followed Lu Xinghe into the room.
"Ms. sir, do you know where Xishui Street is?"
Lu Xinghe placed Chu Yue's baggage on the kang and answered quietly.
"Know."
Chu Yue stepped forward, unpacked her baggage, took out the clothes one by one and placed them neatly at the end of the bed.
"Can my husband take me to Xishui Street tomorrow? Miss Shen's shop is on Xishui Street."
Lu Xinghe nodded, "Okay, you pack up and go to bed first while I read a book."
Because she was still immersed in the joy of the scholar in Lu Xinghe, even though the night was already deep, Chu Yue still couldn't sleep.
She got up and walked to the opposite side of the desk, picked up another brush, dipped it in ink, and began to write and draw on the paper.
Lu Xinghe raised his head and glanced in Chu Yue's direction, a trace of surprise flashed across his face.
"Your words..."
Chu Yue pursed her lips and smiled, "Master, do you think my handwriting has improved?"
Lu Xinghe hummed, "Great progress."
Chu Yue's face was full of pride.
"I have not been idle at home during this time. I have been practicing calligraphy every day." After she finished speaking, she took the piece of paper she had written on and blew on the still-dry handwriting. It's a happy event, I have to have someone send the news back early."
Lu Xinghe pursed his lips slightly and continued to read.
Chu Yue put the dried paper back on the table, then folded the letter paper with kraft paper. After sealing the envelope, she looked up at Lu Xinghe.
"My husband, aren't you still asleep?"
Looking at the sky outside the house, the moon had gradually risen into the sky. Lu Xinghe closed the book and stood up.
"Go to sleep."
