Longcheng County, Jiangzhou.
On July 12th, it rained lightly.
The fine raindrops were like big and small beads falling on a jade plate, hitting a water-green oil-paper umbrella with an open dome, and shattered into mist and scattered in all directions.
Under the oil-paper umbrella, the brother and sister shared the umbrella and walked side by side.
In fact, they were not exactly side by side. A certain senior brother turned slightly sideways, as if facing the junior sister at an angle, and calmly gave her a position under the umbrella.
There were traces of rain staining his left shoulder, which was exposed along the edge of the umbrella.
Under the water-green oily paper umbrella, a junior sister suddenly said:
"It's rainy and cold these two days, senior brother, don't forget to put on some extra clothes."
"Junior sister, no, no, no."
Xie Lingjiang didn't squint his eyes and said, "My daughter has one more thing in her house. Does senior brother also want to learn from it?"
"..."
Ouyang Rong was speechless for a moment.
The most deadly thing is when the junior sister suddenly drives.
Although the speed of the car is not very fast, come on, this is the junior sister who has always been serious in the past.
correct.
He also discovered something recently.
When we get along these days, the junior sister will show some of the emotions and words of her younger daughter from time to time.
Ouyang Rong felt a little guilty because he had led her astray and failed her teacher Xie Xun's trust.
But when Ouyang Rong thought about it carefully, he felt something was wrong.
Apart from the fact that he occasionally failed to control his eyes and kept his eyes silently lost in the mountains that made people look up and stop, he never said any naughty jokes in front of his junior sister.
Pretty serious and honest, okay?
It's not like in front of friends such as Su Dalang and Yan Liulang, you can occasionally be a little less serious.
It's not like the master can be overbearing and bad in front of Wei Lai.
After all, in this era, if you drive in front of other girls casually, not only will the latter blush, they will really think that you are harassing and teasing a good woman.
And sometimes Ouyang Rong has to act like a gentleman and a senior brother from time to time in order to satisfy his younger junior sister's need.
In front of her, he was full of awe-inspiring righteousness.
So he is such a good role model, how could the junior sister learn so badly? Instead, you started teasing your senior brother?
He would also often come out with some slightly mean and resentful words to stab him.
Could it be that the person who is close to vermillion is red, and the one who is close to ink is black? His irregularity cannot be hidden?
Ouyang Rong, who was holding an umbrella for his junior sister, looked at the rain curtain in front of him and sighed quietly, and couldn't help but think about it.
After thinking about it carefully, I found that these subtle changes in their relationship seemed to have happened after the Liu family's last apology banquet at Yuanming House, and they seemed to have started like this since they came back together in the carriage that night.
The little junior sister was also promoted to the seventh level that night and became a middle-level Qi practitioner in the Confucian sect at the age of less than eighteen.
Then he started not to be as gentleman as before... Also, the junior sister is now a book reader, she has really surpassed the gentleman.
Someone's thoughts are flying like raindrops outside an umbrella.
In the midst of random thoughts.
This "oil-paper umbrella" passed through the courtyard of the alley and entered the semi-open lobby of the county government's back house.
It's raining today. According to Mr. Chen's suggestion, work at Di Gong Gate will be suspended for one day without affecting the construction schedule.
Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang did not rush to Yue Nu Gorge early in the morning. Instead, they went to the county government office together to deal with the official affairs that had accumulated in the past few days.
Walk into the lobby.
Ouyang Rong folded the aqua oil-paper umbrella outward and placed it against a white wall beside the door.
A certain female master had just plucked up the courage to say "beat the elm on the head", and she kept her eyes fixed on her, with a slight blush on her ears.
At this moment, she saw her senior brother folding his umbrella and bending over. She took out her handkerchief and suddenly reached out to wipe the material on his left shoulder that was wet with rain.
Ouyang Rong turned his head in shock and saw Xie Lingjiang's calm face.
Before he could react and speak, she showed some sudden expression, as if she had remembered something, and said:
"By the way, I met Su Dalang this morning. He asked me to ask my senior brother why he hasn't visited for so long recently."
Ouyang Rong's attention was diverted and he laughed and said:
"Junior sister didn't tell him that the county government has been very busy recently. The matters of Digong Gate and Zheyi Canal are all together. I don't have time to go there. Let's wait until the ribbon-cutting ceremony is over. It might be easier then."
Xie Lingjiang nodded:
"I told him, but Su Dalang said that senior brother should be busy with official duties just like he was studying hard in a cold window. He should combine work and rest, and should not work behind closed doors.
"He also asked senior brother if he hadn't made an appointment to go to Yunshui Pavilion for a health-preserving tea ceremony on another day. He asked Brother Liulang to join him, and he was already looking forward to it."
What is it that makes you want to see more, is it because you are hungry and thirsty?
Ouyang Rong was speechless.
Also combine work and rest, maintain health through tea ceremony... Is that tea you drink, is it health-preserving, I am embarrassed to expose you.
Also, I am the magistrate of the county to accompany you to drink tea and maintain your health. If I hadn’t owed you a favor before, I would...
"Next time, see you next time."
Ouyang Rong said with a straight face:
"The little junior sister went back and told Su Dalang that he should study hard these days and stop thinking about things that are not enough. Don't let him live up to the ardent expectations of his parents and young sister."
"good."
Xie Lingjiang nodded, her eyes fell on Ouyang Rong's upright face, and she asked:
"Health-preserving tea ceremony, what is this? Is there such a business in Yunshui Pavilion? It sounds quite interesting. Senior brother has been there before? Next time Su Dalang and I go there again, how about I go and see it together?"
Ouyang Rong remained calm and spoke immediately:
"It's nothing, it's just some businessmen selling money to cheat money. Junior sister, I'd better not go, and I won't go either...
"By the way, isn't there a temple fair at Donglin Temple in a few days? We'd better go to the temple fair and leave Su Dalang and Liulang alone."
Xie Lingjiang heard the words behind him and nodded immediately, "Okay."
Ouyang Rong breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, Yan Liulang trotted over in the rain outside the lobby.
"Mingfu, you are here."
Yan Liulang smiled and walked into the lobby with a closed umbrella in his hand.
Xie Ling Jiang Muran took back the light pink handkerchief that he used to wipe Ouyang Rong's shoulders, put it into his arms, returned to his serious and calm posture, turned around and went to the desk to sort out someone's papers, turning his back to them.
Yan Liulang was stunned for a moment, glanced at the deserted back of Miss Xie, and then looked back at Ouyang Rong's calm expression.
He cursed in his heart that he came at the wrong time. Hey, why are you so blind? Next time, you can't just rush in. You have to take a look from a distance to see if you might disturb someone. I'm sensible. Waiting outside.
In fact, Yan Liulang didn't need to be afraid of the Ming Mansion. The Ming Mansion had always been tolerant and distinguished between public and private affairs.
But the noble lady Xie would not be happy if she couldn't keep it all in order, so she secretly kept a small notebook in private.
Although the junior sister next to Mingfu used to be in the county government, she was very polite and courteous to everyone except Mingfu, she was also easy to talk to, and her attitude was quite friendly.
But underneath this intimacy, the sense of plainness and distance is always there and cannot be hidden.
In other words, Miss Xie didn't hide it at all, and she didn't do it on purpose. It was just that everyone and her were completely different in terms of status, family, and world.
Everyone also knows that this small Longcheng County Government Office is just a short stop in the life of this noble lady of the Xie family.
She would be a part-time master here because of her brother, the county magistrate. One day not long after, she was sure that this short-lived nest would fly to the stage that truly belonged to her, like a phoenix.
As a result, in the eyes of everyone in the county government, no matter how kind this girl Xie was, the aura she naturally exuded was intimidating.
Of course, this is except for the Ming Dynasty.
Yan Liulang felt that only a strange man like Mingfu could quickly get along with everyone in Longcheng, from the Xie family's noble daughter to the homeless slaves.
When he shows a serious listening expression and looks into your eyes, the sense of distance will disappear temporarily.
"Mukuro, why are you here so early? Have you eaten?"
Yan Liulang came back to his senses and found that Ouyang Rong glanced at the document in his arms, then raised his head and looked him in the eyes, and asked with a smile.
"Eat. Oh, by the way, Mingfu, please take a look."
Yan Liulang reacted and immediately handed the document in his hand to him and reported seriously:
“There are actually two main things to do here.
"The first thing is that the schedule of the officials from Jiangzhou City who came to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony has been confirmed. The governor's office has sent documents to the county government, asking us to make preparations in advance and contact the two sides.
"As for the second thing...it's about Donglin Temple's Beitian Nursing Home."
"Oh? Beitian Almshouse?"
Ouyang Rong seemed to be more curious about the second thing. He took the document and looked down at it.
It's a bit short... Let's continue coding. Brothers, go to bed early.
(End of chapter)
