Xianggong is a big man in men's clothing

Although Qi Anhao disagreed with her unilaterally, he was taught well by Qi Changle. Even if he felt dissatisfied with her, he would only occasionally say sour words and roll his eyes when they met, and never resorted to any conspiracy in private. So Qi Zhongyu has no dislike for him.

She only regards him as a child with a bad temper, and Qi Anhao is only 17 years old this year, but he is only a high school student, and she will not be familiar with a minor child.

Moreover, she could see that Qi Changle attached great importance to this youngest son, while she respected Qi Changle, loved the house and the crow, so it was only natural to prepare a rich wedding gift for Qi Anhao, anyway, it was just a matter of little effort.

On the contrary, Qi Changle thought of her difficult life in the mountains. Although she is very capable, she hasn't gone to the county town to sell large prey for a while, so the money on hand should not be very rich.

So he said tactfully: "It doesn't have to be like this, everything at home is ready, you just go to the mountains to hunt some prey and send it as a congratulatory gift."

Qi Zhongyu smiled, but he had already made up his mind, and then thought that Qi Anhao wanted the courtyard next door where she lived very much before, and said, "I don't know where An Hao is going to get married? Why not choose the courtyard next door, which happens to be empty come out and give it to him and his bride to live in."

Qi Changle shook his head, and said: "No, that courtyard was originally built to see you off, even if you live on the mountain, you will occasionally come down the mountain, and then you can stay there for the night; If you get tired of living on the mountain in the future, you can come back to that courtyard to settle down."

"An Hao just got married at home, and his two elder brothers also got married at home. There is no reason to set a precedent for him. What's more, there are more than a dozen vacant rooms in the courtyard at home, which is enough for him to marry a wife and have children. gone."

Qi Zhongyu was startled when he heard the words, and hurriedly said: "But I won't move back for a while, since An Hao likes it, I will give this yard to him. If I really want to move back in the future, I will live in the second It would not be troublesome to build another yard near my uncle’s house. Besides, it would be too wasteful to leave the yard empty now, and I feel sorry for it.”

Qi Changle waved his hand, and said: "What should be yours is yours. Is that kid An Hao arguing with you again for that house?"

He said, with an angry look on his face, Qi Zhongyu quickly explained: "An Hao never told me, it's just me thinking so, I really think that the yard is better for him, because in the next few years I will , even lived on the mountain for more than ten years, and the yard next door was left empty, and over time, even if the second uncle often sent people to clean it up, it would still be gloomy and unpopular."

Seeing that Qi Changle's expression was a little loose, she continued to persuade: "Also, even if you want to spend the night at Second Uncle's place late at night, Second Uncle will directly provide me with a room in your yard, and just clean it when you want to rest. It doesn't need to be as troublesome as tidying up the yard next door; it can also make An Hao happy, so why not do it?"

Hearing this, Qi Changle pondered for a moment, seeing her firm attitude, couldn't help but sighed, and said: "Okay, then I'll tell your second sister-in-law to let her reserve a guest room in the backyard for When you come, you can stay."

Qi Zhongyu thanked him with a smile, and it happened that dinner was ready, so the two of them went to the main room to eat together.

After eating, Qi Changle called Qi Anhao to the study and told him the good news. I don't know what he said. When Qi Zhongyu was about to take Lu Dongfu back to the mountain, he walked quickly to her In front of him, he lowered his head and said thank you.

Qi Zhongyu thought he was hallucinating, but Qi Anhao blushed, thanked him loudly, turned around and ran away quickly.

She didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and she heard Lu Dongfu ask suspiciously: "What's wrong with fourth brother?"

Qi Zhongyu smiled and said, "It's just that the kid finally got what he wanted, so he just thanked me."

She told Lu Dongfu about the yard in detail, and Lu Dongfu couldn't help laughing, and said: "The fourth brother is really a child, so it's easy to coax."

Qi Zhongyu nodded, and said in his heart: It's really easy to coax. It's beyond her expectation that he can let go of his previous knots in a yard.

It's no wonder Qi Changle won't let Qi Anhao take part in the imperial examination now.

Such a simple and straightforward personality, even if he has outstanding knowledge, it is difficult to gain a firm foothold in the intriguing officialdom.

It's better to wait a few more years, after getting married and having a child, to see if he has made progress in dealing with people in the world. If he is still like this, then like Qi Changle, it is also a good way to take the exam to become a teacher in an official school in the county. way out.

On the way home, Qi Zhongyu said: "An Hao is going to get married in a few days, I'm going to the county town to buy some expensive and important gifts for him."

Lu Dongfu responded, the most important thing they need now is money, and she has sewed another piece of embroidery these days, which can be sold in the county to get some money, and then buy some medicinal materials and food to go back. The weather has been getting worse recently. Cold, food can be stored for a long time.

So, the next morning, after breakfast, the two went down the mountain to the county seat.

They first went to Jinxiu Pavilion to sell their embroidery, and got 20 taels of silver, then wandered around the street, choosing a wedding gift for Qi Anhao.

Qi Zhongyu didn't know much about Qi Anhao, and didn't know what his private preferences were, but considering that he was a scholar and had good knowledge, she only visited the shops that students often go to.

Finally, I saw an exquisitely crafted inkstone in the bookstore, and the clerk talked endlessly about the benefits of this inkstone. Lu Dongfu had some insight and knew what the other person said was true, so Qi Zhongyu spent dozens of taels of silver to buy it. down.

Let the clerk of the bookstore pack it, and then went to the East Street drugstore to buy various medicinal materials without stopping.

The two of them often buy medicinal materials and are already regular customers of the pharmacy, so the medicinal materials they bought today are much cheaper after a [-]% discount.

Because it happened to be noon, they were a little hungry, so they found a restaurant to sit down, and ordered a few dishes. Qi Zhongyu looked out the window lazily, and dully realized that most of the people on the street looked not very good, like Is there any trouble in general.

If it's one or two, it's fine, the key is ten, twenty... That's a bit unusual.

Qi Zhongyu realized that something bad might have happened, but she lived on the mountain, and when she went to the second uncle's house, the second uncle never mentioned it. Without the source of news, she knew nothing about what happened recently. .

After thinking about it, she recruited a buddy and asked, "What happened in the county recently? Why is everyone so worried?"

The man smiled and said: "Guest officer, you don't know something. The magistrate of Siyuan County has expired and was reused by the court, so he went back to Beijing to report on his duties. After a while, a new county magistrate will take office. The common people don't know the temperament of the new county magistrate, so they are all worried about it." Qi Zhongyu raised his eyebrows, the replacement of the county magistrate is indeed a major event, but the people of Siyuan County are so concerned about this matter, it is a bit unexpected.

She gave the clerk a few pennies and asked a few questions, only to learn that the current county magistrate has a very good reputation among the people, and that Siyuan County has become more and more prosperous in recent years, which is also related to the policies he promulgated.

The common people are grateful for his kindness, and they are reluctant to let him go. They are even more afraid that the new county magistrate and new official will take office three times, and the current good situation will be smashed. Most of them are frowning.

Qi Zhongyu could also understand their thoughts. In Daqi State, county magistrates have great autonomy. Of the five counties under the jurisdiction of Haozhou City, only Siyuan County and Quchi County are the best developed.

The county magistrates of the other three counties are all corrupt officials. As the saying goes, if the people don't fight with the officials, the common people can only suffer in silence, and life is very difficult.

Several counties are not far from each other, and there are relatives and contacts. The people of Siyuan County have seen the hardships of other counties, so they are even more reluctant to part with the current county magistrate.

I'm afraid that the new county magistrate will be a corrupt official, and then every aspect of life will be affected, so I have to worry...

Because it is closely related to their lives, but Qi Zhongyu doesn't live in the city, and he rarely comes to the city once a month, so it's okay to hear about it.

After the two of them had dinner, they set off to West Street again, purchased a lot of food and daily necessities, and then left the county town with big bags and small bags.

After returning to the small courtyard in the mountain, the charcoal basin in the house was not very hot, and the room was very cold.

Lu Dongfu didn't care about packing up the things she bought, she hurriedly dumped the embers in the charcoal basin, and added new charcoal into it, and the room gradually warmed up.

Qi Zhongyu's complexion also turned from pale to pale, she put the things away by category, poured a cup of tea and sipped lightly.

Lu Dongfu sat beside her, and Qi Zhongyu poured her a glass too. The two looked at each other lazily in a daze, and couldn't help laughing.

Lu Dongfu suggested: "Master, let's go hunting in the mountains tomorrow."