Xianggong is a big man in men's clothing

Because the new yard had been built, Qi Zhongyu was free. She saw Lu Dongfu was sewing a quilt cover, wandered around for a while, and felt that she couldn't help, so she took the initiative to clean up the yard.

She moved very neatly when she was working, and the yard was not dirty, so it only took an hour to clean it up. She saw that it was still early, and according to her usual habits, she would find a clean place to practice, but the yard is not as good as in the mountains. The place to display it is too small, and many objects are relatively expensive, so it is not suitable for her to wave and gesture.

If you meditate, it is easy to immerse yourself in that kind of mysterious and mysterious realm. You may not hear the movement of the outside world for more than ten hours, and then you will miss the voice of Lu Dongfu calling her to eat. After much deliberation, she decided to go to the second Uncle, hello.

She talked to Lu Dongfu, and went out to the next yard.

Although the two families live very close to each other, Qi Zhongyu doesn't often come over to disturb her second uncle, and Qi Changle also knows that she is taciturn and withdrawn, so he doesn't often invite her over for dinner.

The two families are not far away, Qi Changle will order the eldest daughter-in-law to bring some melons, fruits and vegetables every two days; and Lu Dongfu will also make some delicious pastries and snacks as gifts in return. up.

After Qi Zhongyu paid his respects to his second aunt and sister-in-law, he saw his second uncle who was teaching his grandson in the backyard. He was leisurely leaning on the recliner, and two boys were sitting in front of him with a small bench, shaking their heads and reciting poems.

Qi Zhongyu stood aside quietly and listened. She was very unfamiliar with these poems, and she barely understood them. She was not as knowledgeable as the two children, because after they recited them, Qi Changle would randomly check the meaning of a certain sentence.

Among the ten sentences, Qi Zhongyu only said two sentences, which was simply horrible.

She admits that she has never been very good at studying. She was the bottom student in the class in elementary school. Later, she entered the city's top middle school thanks to her status as a sports student, and her family's relatives at school. .

His grades are still at the bottom. If he hadn't accidentally traveled to this different world in the third year of junior high school, he probably wouldn't even be able to pass the entrance exam of a serious high school.

She was a little frustrated, staring at the two ten-year-old children, wondering if she should find a few books to read, but she was not going to take the imperial examination and read, and the books here were all ancient books in traditional characters... Just thinking of this Thinking about it, she started to have a headache.

She stood here with mixed expressions, suffering for a while and feeling helpless for a while. Qi Changle had already found out that he was here, but he kept silent. After checking the studies of the two grandsons and asking them to go back to the study to write ten big characters, he said to Qi Zhongyu: "Zhong Yu is here, the courtyard on the mountain should be almost built."

Qi Zhongyu nodded, walked to the stone bench in front of him and sat down, said: "Back to Second Uncle, the yard was just built not long ago, I took my wife up the mountain to have a look yesterday, she likes it very much."

Qi Changle had already tried to persuade him to stay in the courtyard next door, but he couldn't persuade him no matter what, he just stopped talking, he sighed, and said: "Well, let's pick a good day and move there."

Qi Zhongyu saw that he was in a bad mood, and said, "We can move after the Mid-Autumn Festival, I still want to stay here and spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with my second uncle."

She came from Yuehe Village after the Double Ninth Festival last year, and this was the first Mid-Autumn Festival she spent with the Qi family.

In the past, Qi Changle missed his parents and elder brother, and would drink too much at every dinner party. After getting drunk, he would tell his wife and son that he was sorry for his elder brother.

Now that Qi Zhongyu came back, he moved away a big stone that was pressing on his heart, and he said with a smile: "Okay, I will ask your second aunt to prepare more good wine and food. This year's Mid-Autumn Festival must be a lively one." .”

Qi Zhongyu responded, and asked, "Second Uncle, will Siyuan County hold a Mid-Autumn Festival poetry meeting on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival?"

Qi Changle raised his eyebrows, according to his understanding of Qi Zhongyu's temperament, the more lively places he was, the less he wanted to go, why did he take the initiative to ask him this time?

You must know that the Mid-Autumn Festival Poetry Festival is the most lively. The streets are rubbing shoulders, and there are many people dragging their families past. The children can't control their temper, making noise and screaming loudly.

My nephew doesn't like to be noisy the most.

I will go back to the mountain after eating here during the New Year's Eve, and I won't stay too long unless I'm drunk, so the purpose of asking about this is probably for my nephew and daughter-in-law. Sure enough, after getting married, it will be quite different.

He smiled and said: "Siyuan County is the largest county under the jurisdiction of Haozhou. It has a large scale and a relatively dense population. In addition, the reputation of the official school is excellent. Many students from other counties come here to study here. The other three neighboring counties are different, Siyuan County and Quchi County, the second largest, will hold Mid-Autumn Festival Poems on the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"In addition, Siyuan County has one more thing than Quchi County, and that is the Lantern Night Market. In the evening of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the East Street becomes extremely lively, and all kinds of lanterns are hung on the left and right sides. If you can guess the anagrams on the lantern, or match the neat poems, you can get that lantern for free."

"In addition to the colorful lanterns, there are also various delicacies and snacks. I have visited several times when I was young. The food prices on the night market are reasonable and the taste is very good. It is a good place to visit. If you are interested, you can After the reunion dinner, I took my nephew and daughter-in-law to the county town, but..."

Qi Changle paused, frowning a little uneasy, Qi Zhongyu was aroused by him, but the other party changed the subject, she suddenly felt something wrong, and asked, "Just what?"

Qi Changle pursed his lips, thinking: It's just that Huainan Road has been a bit uneasy recently. It is said that the remnants of the Demon Sect have lurked in the crowd, trying to harm the officials of the court. What's more, there are rumors that they are going to attack King Kang.

King Kang was furious when he learned of this, and issued a strict ban to track down the whereabouts of these demon cult remnants. This matter has been known to everyone in the upper echelon. For a while, the rumors spread like wildfire, and all the officials and King Kang's subordinates were dispatched. Yangzhou City As well as on the streets of several state capitals under the rule, there are many more government servants in official uniforms, and the search at the city gate is much stricter than before.

It's just that Siyuan County is too far away from Yangzhou, so it's not obvious to ordinary people.

Yesterday, the second daughter-in-law specially sent the scholar beside her back to the village to inform him about this matter. She also said that on the bulletin board in Siyuan County, several wanted heads of the remaining evil leaders had been posted. Depressed, but not serious, most ordinary people still live their own lives, but...

This matter is of great importance, and with Qi Changle's political sense, he always feels that it should not be so easy to expose it.

Presumably after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the head of the village under the jurisdiction of Siyuan County will get an order from the county magistrate, and then go back and issue it to the villagers to strengthen the security of the village and be vigilant against strangers who appear in the village.

Qi Changle was a little hesitant, wondering if he should tell his nephew about this matter, but after thinking about it, the situation in Siyuan County was not serious, not to mention that it was such a coincidence that the remnants of the Demon Cult wanted to take revenge, and they must live in the state capital where the high-ranking officials of the court were located , and not hidden in a small county town.

Why should he spoil his nephew's rare interest because of this matter, it won't be too late to talk about it after the Mid-Autumn Festival, anyway, it will only be a day.

So, he shook his head and said: "It's nothing. I just wanted to say that there are many people in the city, and thieves on the street will steal by taking advantage of the moonlight. I wanted you to be careful, but suddenly I remembered, Zhong Yu, you are very capable. The thief on your hand is really in bad luck."

Qi Zhongyu was skeptical, and always felt that what the second uncle wanted to say just now was not this, but since the other party didn't want to say more, she didn't go to the bottom of it. Anyway, the second uncle treated her very well, and if he didn't tell the truth, he was thinking of her.

She pretended to be a letter, and chatted with the second uncle for a while, and at noon, Qi Changle asked her if she would like to stay here for lunch as usual.

Qi Zhongyu shook his head and refused, saying that the lady at home had already prepared lunch, and she just went home to eat.

Qi Changle didn't force it, watched her leave, and went back to the study to read the letters sent by the students. Now that the situation is unstable, and even the court has changed a lot, he was uneasy, and always felt that something big was going to happen, so he was very careful Collecting information from all parties, as the head of the family and the head of Yuehe Village, he must be aware of the current situation in order to be prepared.

After Qi Zhongyu returned home, he saw that Lu Dongfu had prepared the meals

, because there is plenty of time today, so the meal is very rich, she first brought half a roast chicken to the next door for the second uncle and the others to taste, and then went home to have lunch with the wife.

In the afternoon, Lu Dongfu continued to sew the quilt cover. She was very patient and could continue to embroider for a long time without getting bored.

Qi Zhongyu was a bit lazy at first, but he was affected by Lu Dongfu's diligence, and it was not easy to lie on the bed and slack off, so he wanted to find something to do for himself.

Thinking about it carefully, although the mid-autumn festival is approaching, the weather is still hot. Although the mountain is cool, there are many snakes, insects, rats and ants.

She herself is not afraid, because when she was trying to detoxify, she took all kinds of weird medicinal materials, and even her body was messed up. In addition to being cold and sterile, the cold fragrance on her body also has the ability to drive away The effect of insects.

If she was in the yard, snakes, insects, rats and ants would not come close, and she always went to the back mountain to practice, or went hunting in the deep mountains, leaving Lu Dongfu alone in the yard, it seemed not so safe up.

It's not because there are large prey on the mountain, because of her existence, the large prey on Yuenan Mountain are dead and running, and now there are only some small animals left, such as pheasants and hares, and even a wild boar is extremely dangerous. Hard to find.

But there are too many snakes, insects, rats and ants on the mountain. If they slip into the yard, they will definitely scare the delicate little girl.

She needs to prepare sachets and medicinal powders with repelling effects. When the time comes, hang the sachets in every room, and then sprinkle the medicinal powder around the yard, so that most snakes, insects, rats and ants can be driven away.

She originally had the same plan, but she forgot about it for a while. Now that she has nothing to do, she searched the house and found that there were not enough medicinal materials, so she planned to go to the pharmacy in the county to buy some.

Before she left, she asked Lu Dongfu if she wanted to bring her something back. Lu Dongfu thought about it, stood up and said, "Why don't I go with my husband."

Qi Zhongyu snorted, and heard Lu Dongfu explain: "I planned to go to the county town tomorrow to buy sweet-scented osmanthus wine and materials for making moon cakes, and now it happens that my husband is going to the county town, so let's go today, I still have more time to spend." Prepare."

Qi Zhongyu responded and said, "Okay, then let's go together."

They tidied up and set off for the county seat. Qi Zhongyu was still thinking about the money she had on her. She bought furniture, paid the laborers, and hired those laborers to eat and drink in restaurants. Every sum was a big expense. As for her, there are not a few taels of silver left on her body.

It's really a bit shabby, but fortunately, everything in the house is complete, and the Mid-Autumn Festival gifts for relatives don't need to be too expensive. Her little money should be enough.

However, it is still necessary to find a way to make some money, otherwise money will be tight, and if something happens, there will be no money to turn around.

They came to the county without a word all the way, Qi Zhongyu was immersed in his own thoughts, and didn't find anything wrong.

However, Lu Dongfu noticed that there were several times more pedestrians on the road today than in the past, and every villager who came back from the county was carrying big and small bags in his hands, with a smile on his face.

This year, the weather is beautiful and the weather is good. In addition, Yuehe Village is close to the river bank, with fertile land and convenient irrigation. Therefore, most of the households in Yuehe Village have a good harvest in the field. Not good, even the Mid-Autumn Festival is too tight.

Originally, the Lu family was also one of them, because Lu Bei was really too lazy, and although the Zhang family was hot-tempered, she was a woman after all, and couldn't do much heavy work. Every penny has to be broken in half and spent.

Last year, Mrs. Zhang married Lu Sanya to Carpenter Luo, and received a dowry gift of 20 taels of silver, which made the family have a good year.

This year, Lu Dongfu got married, and Qi Zhongyu was even more generous, allowing Mrs. Zhang to get more than 100 taels of silver. As long as they don't spend it carelessly, they will be able to relax and worry-free for the next ten years.

Although Lu Dongfu wanted to make a clean break with Lu Bei and Zhang, she had to care about her and Qi Zhongyu's reputation. Fortunately, the married daughter splashed water. She didn't need to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival at her natal home, she just had to send some small gifts back. .

Lu Dongfu made up her mind that a box of mooncakes made by herself and a bottle of sweet-scented osmanthus wine would be enough to send back to her natal home.

As for the second uncle, the gift should be much more generous, because the second uncle is sincerely thinking of her and Qi Zhongyu, thinking of them all the time, so it is only natural to be more filial.

The two came to the gate of Siyuan County unhurriedly, because people from several other villages would also come to Siyuan County to buy, so the gate of the city today was extremely lively, with a long queue lined up, chattering unknowingly Talking about something, you can hear mixed discussions from a long distance away.

Lu Dongfu and Qi Zhongyu consciously stood at the end of the team, but today's team progressed very slowly, and it took a long time to walk a short distance.

Could it be that the guards under the city gate were busy with other things, otherwise why did the team move so slowly?

Lu Dongfu poked her head to look forward, but the crowd was so dense that she couldn't see the scene at the city gate at all. She couldn't help feeling discouraged and muttered, "What are you doing ahead, why are you so slow?"

Qi Zhongyu came back to his senses when he heard her voice, and looked at the long line. A warm-hearted aunt standing not far in front of them heard Lu Dongfu's voice and said, "Hey, little sister, what do you think?" I don’t know, just now my son went to the front to take a look, and said that there might be remnants of the Demon Cult lurking in Huainan Road, although it is unlikely to be hidden in Siyuan County, but every county has received instructions from the lord, and must be strictly controlled. Investigating everyone who enters and leaves the city, my son also said that there is a government arrest warrant posted on the bulletin board, this is not a trivial matter, and it is always right to be careful."

Hearing this, Qi Zhongyu narrowed his eyes and murmured: "So that's how it is."

Seeing someone talking, the aunt became more interested in the conversation, and said happily, "If you want me to tell you, the remnants of the demon cult are definitely not our government's opponents. I heard that they instigated poor people to fight against the imperial court. It's too wrong for us. Your Majesty is a real nobleman, a god who came down to earth, and is still full of energy after the age of [-]. This is God's blessing for us. These evil remnants of the demons are causing trouble, and they have harmed the people in other places for their own selfish desires. , if you die, you will go to the eighteenth level of hell."

Qi Zhongyu: ...

Lu Dongfu blinked her eyes and complimented: "Eldest sister knows a lot, but I don't know if this will affect our Mid-Autumn Festival."

The aunt giggled, and said, "Little sister is so sweet, don't worry, the guards are just checking to make a statement. In fact, there is nothing wrong with it. Everyone who goes out of the city and enters the city has been investigated and let go. Think about it That’s right, we are so poor here, what are the remnants of the Devil’s Cult doing here, are they full? You, put your heart in your stomach, and enjoy this festival with your family.”

Qi Zhongyu said in his heart, if it was really a remnant of the Demon Cult, he would naturally not come to this small county, and the news is far from the truth.

She was a little puzzled, why did the government of Huainan Road make such a big commotion all of a sudden?A few days ago, she was still safe and sound. Could it be that someone leaked the news?She was a little worried about her mild-tempered old friend, and she didn't know what Tan Haoran and the others were planning, let alone whether they had left Siyuan County.