Time Traveling: The Man and Wife Heads the House

After that, there were two more heavy rains in Gucheng. Although it caused some troubles, the rescue team organized by the victims, dredging the river, repairing the houses, everything was done in an orderly manner, and the situation was quickly stabilized.

Zhang Chi discussed with Jiang Lingzhi the issue of hot weather and plague prevention, and Jiang Lingzhi was deeply impressed by the plan he proposed.He asked Zhang Chi to write all the issues that need attention into propaganda slogans, asked the government servants to publicize on the street every day, and sent special personnel to his residence to take care of hygiene and order.He also asked the doctors in the city to write a few prescriptions for disease prevention, boiled the medicine, and put it in the usual drinking water.

With this series of measures, Gu Town is in order.Although some disaster victims left and others came, there was no plague, no common people making trouble, and everything changed for the better.

Almost half a month later, the Licun River was completely treated, and the collapsed houses were all repaired.

When the local villagers in Gucheng Town began to live and work in peace and contentment, many victims wanted to go home.After being out for so long, they are homesick.

Jiang Lingzhi respected their opinions, whether he wanted to stay or leave, he would not force them.

Most of the people wanted to go back to their hometowns. Jiang Lingzhi kept his promise, and each person was given [-] Wen and [-] catties of grain.

He is not tall, with a straight back and a very sincere tone.

"Fathers and folks, although you are not the people of my Gucheng town, you are all the people of daimyo. It is fate that we can meet again. If you want to stay, I welcome you. If you want to leave, I wish you the best of luck."

Everyone was very grateful to Jiang Lingzhi for taking him in, and they all knelt down and kowtowed to him.

Jiang Lingzhi felt very emotional, if it weren't for Zhang Chi, how could there be Gucheng Town now?This Zhangchi really has a lot of skills!No wonder his daughter fell in love with him.If I knew that he was so wise, why would I have to get him to work in the Yamen.It's just that he is a twin, what a pity!

Zhang Chi hadn't been to the Yamen for many days, and Jiang Lingzhi always felt that something was missing.When Zhang Chi was around, he always wanted to ask his opinion on something.If he doesn't come, everything he does seems to be hopeless.

Jiang Lingzhi sighed, but after more than a month, he couldn't live without him!

If Zhang Chi didn't come, there was nothing he could do. After all, he was a commoner and had no obligation to come to the yamen every day.

Liu Xiang has been with Jiang Lingzhi for many years, so he can read his mind very well.

"My lord, do you want to ask Zhang Chi to come to the Yamen to help you?"

Jiang Lingzhi shook his head, "I just wanted to invite him to come, but he won't come."

Liu Xiangdao: "Yes, he is a twin and cannot be an official. But my lord, you don't need to invite someone like Zhang Chi to work in the yamen. We will go to him when we are in trouble, and he will definitely help."

Jiang Lingzhi frowned, "Isn't that good?"

Liu Xiang laughed, "My lord, Zhang Chi runs a teahouse. You often go to his teahouse to sit, drink a pot of tea, and talk about the people's livelihood. He can make money and you can get help. Isn't it killing two birds with one stone?"

"This one……"

This seems like a good idea.

Jiang Lingzhi returned home, still thinking about Zhang Chi.

When eating, Jiang Tinglan saw that he was frowning, and couldn't help asking: "Father, what's on your mind?"

Jiang Lingzhi shook his head and said no.

Mrs. Jiang smiled and said: "I heard that now that the river has been cured, the victims have all left, and the town has returned to its previous state, what else can your father have on his mind? Master, could it be that he is thinking of finding a son-in-law for Lan'er gone?"

Jiang Tinglan said delicately: "Mother, are you so anxious to marry your daughter?"

Jiang Lingzhi also laughed, "Ma'am, I don't need to think about it? You see that Mr. He came to our house so diligently, should I prepare a dowry for Lan'er?"

Jiang Tinglan blushed suddenly, and glared at him coquettishly, "Father, what are you talking about? He didn't come to find his daughter, obviously you asked him to come."

Jiang Lingzhi regards his daughter as the apple of his eye, how could he be angry?He just stroked his beard and sighed, "Oh! I think He Jiahao and Zhang Chi are both good boys, why don't they want to become officials?"

Mrs. Jiang rolled her eyes at him, "Everyone has their own ambitions, so you can't force it. Besides, what's so good about becoming an official? Let me tell you, my lord, as a small county magistrate, you don't have much money, but you have a lot of things. If you rely on you With that little salary, don’t Lan’er and I want to drink the Northwest Wind? I think that kid Jiahao’s business is doing pretty well, so the book he gave me is really interesting! I won’t let Lan’er give it to me for a day I’m going to talk for a while, and I can’t sleep.”

Mr. Jiang, who lived by his wife, was speechless for a moment. Tweety, who came over to pour water, saw that Mr. Jiang was embarrassed, so he quickly changed the subject.

"My lord, I went to the street today, and almost no victims were seen. They all returned to their hometowns. The streets are well-organized, and there is no flood at all. The people are all praising you for handling it properly, and you are a good official!"

Jiang Lingzhi shook his head, and before he could say something proud, Mrs. Jiang said again: "I heard from that child Jiahao that it was thanks to Zhang Chi that he was able to deal with the disaster this time. Master, I really want to see him! Should you hire someone?" Come to have a meal at home? Thank you, my family?"

Cui'er spoke quickly, "Madam, the master just wants to invite someone, but he can't come."

Jiang Lingzhi quickly asked, "Why?"

In fact, he also had the same intention, invited Zhang Chi and Gu Xihe to have a meal, and thanked them for their help.

Tweety said: "Zhang Chi and Boss Gu went to Yunshan Academy."

"Oh?" Jiang Lingzhi was a little surprised, "With Mr. Gu's talent, he will definitely pass the high school in the autumn exam this year, and it is also inevitable to go to the mountains to study. Why did Zhang Chi follow him?"

"Yeah, Sun Zheng and Uncle Cui also feel puzzled, Zhang Chi is not fit to go out at all right now. But who will make the couple feel good!"

Jiang Tinglan poked her with her finger, jokingly said: "Tweety, you run to the teahouse more diligently than to my house."

Cui'er blushed and called Qu, "No Miss, the servant, the servant only goes once every two or three days."

Mrs. Jiang said: "Master, I think we should prepare a dowry for this girl."

Tweety entered the mansion since she was a child, served Miss Jiang, and grew up with Miss Jiang. She was like a sister, and Mrs. Jiang also regarded her as a daughter.

Tweety owled and backed away in embarrassment.

At this time, Zhang Chi and Gu Xihe had indeed gone to Yunshan Academy.

At this time, Gu Xihe didn't feel the discomfort of the first pregnancy at all, except for a slight bulge in the lower abdomen, of course, if you don't pay attention, you won't notice any abnormalities at all.

Walking in the cool morning with the sound of horseshoes, the old Liu Tou who was driving the carriage hummed a little tune, but the people in the carriage were silent.

After a while, Zhang Chi said, "Xihe, have you made up your mind?"

Gu Xihe nodded, "Yes. I've made up my mind."

"But, Xihe, it's only been two years."

Gu Xihe looked up at Zhang Chi, "Brother Chi, I think you should understand me."

"I……"

Zhang Chi understands him, but he has his child in his stomach!When the time comes, his belly will get bigger and he can't cover it, what should we do?In a place like the imperial capital, there are people of all religions and schools. What if someone finds out, or if he and the child have troubles, what should we do?

He sighed deeply, "Xihe, I understand you. But you should also understand me, I will be very worried about you."

"Brother Chi, I'll be fine. By the time of the exam, I've only been six months old, and the imperial capital is cold. When I wear a cloak, no one will be able to tell."

"But, isn't there a body search when you enter the examination room?"

Gu Xihe smiled and said, "They searched the body just to see if there was any hidden papers, and they didn't touch their bellies."

Zhang Chi looked at his understated smile, feeling depressed but speechless.

After a long time, he said: "Xihe, let's go to the academy and ask Mr. Lu for his opinion. If he disagrees, you can't go."

Gu Xihe leaned on the carriage, raised his eyebrows, and said calmly, "What if I convince the teacher? Does he agree?"

Seeing his determined appearance, Zhang Chi sighed in his heart. It seemed that he was ready to accompany him to the imperial capital.

When they arrived at the academy, the students were practicing calligraphy with Lu Zixiu. They didn't bother, and went to visit Lu Kaiting first.

Lu Kaiting looked at Gu Xihe, studied it for a while, and then said with a smile: "I don't see any changes, but my spirit is much better."

"Let the teacher worry."

Lu Kaiting said: "I have already repaired the book for your uncle, telling him to come back as soon as possible, without him on the mountain, how can I rest assured!

Seeing Lu Kaiting being so nervous, Gu Xihe hesitated for a long time before saying, "Teacher, I want to take the exam this year."

"What did you say?" Lu Kaiting was half leaning on the chair comfortably, but now he sat up straight, "Are you going to take part in this year's autumn exam? Didn't you say that it will be two years? In two months, you How do you go to the exam?"

Gu Xihe put his hands on his stomach subconsciously, "Teacher, there are still two months left, and the stomach will definitely be bigger than now. However, there are many fat people, or people with long belly, so there is nothing strange about it. "

Lu Kaiting said angrily: "It's not as simple as you think? People have fat in their stomachs, but you have a child in your stomach! Besides, it takes a month to walk from here to Di, so you are not afraid of something happening?"

Gu Xihe shook his head, "Teacher, Brother Chi will accompany me, and Brother Chi will protect me."

"You clearly know that's not what I meant!" Lu Kaiting took a deep breath and suppressed his anger, "I'm afraid something will happen to you!"

"No. If a woman is pregnant and still works, why should I be coquettish? Teacher, I have already thought about it. This time I go to the imperial capital. I only need to pass the autumn test and keep a low profile in the palace test. , the emperor will not notice me. When the time comes, His Royal Highness will call me to go to the East Palace, and no one will see me. But, I need you to tell His Highness the Crown Prince, and let him help me with it."

Lu Kaiting shook his head, "Ask His Highness the Crown Prince to help...you really dare to think about it! Besides, the East Palace is a place that attracts a lot of attention. If you go, it will only attract more attention."

"Then...how about letting His Royal Highness send me outside to be a magistrate, and return to the imperial capital after I have a baby outside? That way, no one will notice."

Lu Kaiting still shook his head, "Even if you leave the imperial capital, as the lord of a county, can you not be promoted to judge the case? Can you not go out to observe the people's situation? Can you not communicate with other officials? Xihe, don't be delusional."

Zhang Chi also persuaded him, "Xihe, can you just listen to the teacher? There are only two years, and it will pass soon."

Gu Xihe shook his head, "Brother Chi, you don't understand, the officialdom is changing rapidly, if you can wait, the teacher will not mention me in front of the prince. Teacher, I actually thought of a way."

"any solution?"

Gu Xihe looked at Zhang Chi, and suddenly said, "Brother Chi, stand up."

Zhang Chi didn't know why, but he stood up anyway.

Gu Xihe walked up to him and stood side by side with him.

"Teacher, look, I'm as tall as Brother Chi, and I'm about the same size. If I'm released, Brother Chi can pretend to be me. No one knows me anyway."

"This..." Lu Kaiting slapped the table, "You are messing around!"

Gu Xihe didn't expect Lu Kaiting to be so angry, so he immediately stopped talking.

After a while, he said: "Teacher, do you know why I have to take the exam? You must know that this year, there was a severe drought in many places, and then there was a severe flood. Many people lost their land and houses and were forced to wander. They I became a disaster victim, a beggar, and even my wife and children were separated, and my family was destroyed. I thought that I was still young, and I could pass the exam in two years. However, seeing this year's natural disasters and seeing those victims of homelessness and begging, I felt that I I can't delay these two years, I must become an official and be a good official!"

"you……"

Lu Kaiting looked at Gu Xihe's young but unusually determined face, and sighed deeply.

"Xihe, if you decide, then go! I think with your talent and Zhang Chi's ingenuity, nothing will happen."

Knowing that Lu Kaiting agreed, Gu Xihe bowed deeply to the teacher and said thank you.

Lu Kaiting came over and put his hand on his shoulder, "Xihe, you are a good boy, don't let me down."

"Teacher, I will not let you down."

Lu Kaiting nodded, sat back on the chair again, and said in a brisk tone, "Stay here for a few days first, and see if your uncle can come back. If he comes back, ask him to give you some anti-pregnancy prescriptions."

Gu Xihe blushed immediately, bowed his head and agreed.

Seeing Gu Xihe's embarrassed look, Lu Kaiting became angry again. He glared at Zhang Chi, "Zhang Chi, you want to accompany Xihe to the imperial capital, have you explained everything to your family?"

Zhang Chi nodded, "Yes."

"The old man and the old lady of the Gu family are not suspicious?"

Zhang Chi said: "I didn't say I was going to the imperial capital, but I said I was coming to the academy, and I'll be back in a few days. I asked Xihe to write a few letters from home. When we leave, you can send someone to them on time."

Lu Kaiting chuckled, "You boy, you are really good at cheating! Forget it, I won't bother with you anymore. It's a long journey from Gucheng to the imperial capital. If you think about it, you should prepare early and set off a few days in advance. Walk slowly on the road, don't rush too much."

"is teacher."