On this day, Li Changqing returned to Lijia Village, and with him was the son of the county magistrate's family. He was the youngest legitimate son in the family, two years younger than Li Changqing.
A young man of fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a green robe and a long gown, looks like a scholar.
The two were riding in a carriage. This was not the first time that people in Lijia Village had seen this carriage. Someone greeted them as soon as they arrived at the entrance of the village.
"Changqing...oh no, I want to call you Master Xiucai...he's home!"
Li Changqing was sitting in the carriage. When someone made a sound, he opened the curtain of the carriage and talked to the people with a smile on his face, "I am going to carry water! Well! In half a month, the drought should be over."
"Really! This is great!"
I didn’t expect to grow crops, but now I have water to drink that won’t make me thirsty to death. Thank God. The first person to predict drought was Li Changqing's family, which also said it was going to rain. Although people had heard that it was going to rain, and it was said to be from this family, the words came from this family, or from the scholar's mouth.
The villagers who carried the water felt flattered and quickly put down their burdens and saluted casually, "Thank you, Mr. Scholar, for your advice."
"Ah! The scholar from the county magistrate's family is also here!"
I heard that this young master also became a scholar last year, so people here in Lijia Village called him that.
The excitement at the head of the village quickly attracted other villagers, but within a short time it spread throughout Lijia Village.
The Shen family, Shen Orion's family, moved to Lijiacun four or five years ago, and it was this family that made the marriage arrangements with Li Zhenzhen. Since he is a hunter, he naturally makes a living by hunting. The weather is not good, it is not the right time to hunt in autumn, and there are few prey in the mountains.
"Brother Yao, please send this rabbit to the Li family." The speaker was the head wife of the Shen family, Shen Yao's mother, who was engaged to be married to Li Zhenzhen.
"My brothers and sisters are still young, let's keep it at home!" Shen Yao is three years younger than Li Zhenzhen. At the age of eleven or twelve, although he is studying, he often goes to the mountains and forests with his father, and his skin is oily when exposed. Black hair shines.
"I heard that your uncle is back, and the son from the county magistrate's family has also gone to your father-in-law's house. You send the rabbit there and talk to Zhenzhen by the way."
Shen Yao glanced at his mother and uttered two words coldly, "No!"
"You kid!" Mrs. Shen sighed. She heard that the son of the county magistrate's family had the appearance of a scholar in Yushu Linfeng. He ran to Lijia Village every three days. Why? That girl Li Zhenzhen has no choice in appearance and is so... His abilities are well known to the county magistrate. My own children are very good in my own eyes, but how can they be compared with the son of the county magistrate's family?
"This stubborn temper needs to be changed. I think I will cherish you very much. This time I have free time to study, so don't go into the mountains and forests with your father all day long. Our family has no shortage of game food. Let's enjoy it all. What has happened!"
"Yeah, um, I got it! I'll send the game over right now." Shen Yao carried the rabbit and walked out. He was impatient for his mother to say this. If she didn't respond, his mother could keep talking.
He was also wondering in his heart, what did Li Zhenzhen see in him? In the past two years, although his father was an Orion, his mother was a concubine from a wealthy family in the county. In terms of food and clothing, she was much better than the villagers in Lijia Village facing the loess. But now, Li Zhenzhen’s brother He was admitted as a scholar last year and had a solid reputation with the county magistrate. Today's Li family is different from what it used to be.
When Shen Yao arrived at Li's house, he saw Li Changqing and the magistrate's son standing in the yard talking. They nodded to say hello. Li Zhenzhen was with her mother in the kitchen, and he put down the rabbit and left.
Li Zhenzhen caught up and asked, "Brother Yao, are you angry?"
Shen Yao didn't stop, looked at her sideways, and said, "No."
"No? My mother asked you to stay, why don't you stay?"
It's still his fault.
Shen Yao stopped and said, "I don't have any fame now. If I try my best to reach the top, I will fall to the bottom."
Li Zhenzhen secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. The son of the county magistrate's family came to the house from time to time, and she was really worried about the Shen family's overthinking.
Shen Yao was two or three years younger than her, and not taller than her in height. Li Zhenzhen scolded her immediately, "If you don't have any fame, just study hard, and my family won't be short of your rabbit. Let's see what you have become." That’s it.”
It will take a few years for Shen Yao to grow up to be a tall man, but he is so dark. Who knows when he will become fair? Just now she couldn't hold it back and spoke.
Shen Yao listened to his mother's nagging, but he didn't want to listen to Li Zhenzhen's nagging anymore, so he hurriedly said: "I know, you can go back!"
Li Zhenzhen stood there and watched Shen Yao go away. She didn't know if this man was still young. Although the two of them were engaged in marriage, they met occasionally and could not exchange a few words. It was as if there was a wolf chasing him behind them.
"Miss Li."
Li Zhenzhen turned around when she heard the voice, "Mr. Qiao, what's the matter?"
The county magistrate's surname was Qiao, so Li Zhenzhen called him that, but this man was still talking to his brother in the yard just now, why did he run out?
Li Zhenzhen was able to guess quite a bit about Mr. Qiao's thoughts, and he valued her, but she was the one who predicted this disaster. The magistrate's family would be promoted to another place in another year and a half, and she would never dare to provoke him.
In her last life, she never left Linshan County until her death. How could she predict whether it would rain or not when she was elsewhere? Without value, I can't expect people to still value her. Furthermore, her brother was over 40 years old in his previous life and was admitted to the imperial examination. In this life, although he had become a disciple of the magistrate early in his life, how difficult was it to take the imperial examination?
Shen Yao was different. Not only did he value love and righteousness, but in his last life, he had become a high official in the capital. In this life, Li Zhenzhen successfully saved his father. She was confident that she had been a great benefactor to his family and would definitely do the same in the future.
Another point was that Li Zhenzhen was subconsciously unwilling to admit that Shen Yao was Li Qiusui's husband in her previous life.
"Miss Li?" Mr. Qiao saw Li Zhenzhen lost in thought and said again.
Li Zhenzhen came back to her senses. Although she didn't have that intention for Mr. Qiao, she didn't want to offend anyone. She hurriedly apologized and saluted, "Mr. Qiao, please speak!"
"Girl, you're welcome! I'm here this time for a favor. I want to invite her to the county seat as a guest. Is it convenient?"
Before Li Zhenzhen could refuse, Mr. Qiao said again: "The people who invited me are two younger sisters at home. They are about the same age as the girl. I heard that the girl has extraordinary abilities, and I feel respect for her! If I hadn't stopped them, they should have come to inquire in person. ”
Li Zhenzhen wanted to go to the county seat and also wanted to make connections. A lady from the county magistrate's family could be considered a serious official lady. Even now, she is well-known, not only in the county, but also in Lijia Village. Whenever someone sees her, she will stop them and ask questions. Nowadays, she usually doesn't go out unless she has nothing to do.
Li Zhenzhen declined as soon as she opened her mouth, "Now that the fields are droughty, my family is working hard to make a living. Although I can't bear the hardship, I can still embroider a handkerchief and exchange it for two coppers to supplement the family income. In this way, the next time you come over, Master , just bring the two young ladies together, and I will do my best to serve as a landlord."
This was rejection. Seeing Li Zhenzhen's extraordinary conversation, Mr. Qiao actually had something else in mind.
