Xianggong is a big man in men's clothing

However, after arriving in the study, Qi Changle sat on the chair without saying a word, and Qi Zhongyu did not urge him.

After a long time, he sighed and said: "I know that there will be a very difficult time ahead, and our Qi family will definitely find a way to tide over the difficulties together. I am never afraid of offending the new county magistrate. I am just worried that you will be together. Doing stupid things in anger, like going to the county to find trouble with the county magistrate, although it is quick for a while, it will cause endless troubles."

Qi Zhongyu didn't expect that what he was going to say was this, let alone that the second uncle had been keenly aware of her little thoughts.

She paused and said, "Second Uncle, I promise you that I won't trouble you with the magistrate, but if the other party makes an inch of it, then..."

Qi Changle interrupted her and said: "It will be resolved by me, don't worry, if the matter progresses to the point where even I can't solve it, I still have students, their official positions in the court are not low, they can help us The Qi family will come forward."

"You are my brother's only bloodline. I don't want to see you in trouble. I promise my second uncle that I will go back to the mountains and live with your wife. Don't go to the county town for the time being. If there are any daily necessities that are missing, I can go directly to my second uncle to get them. If the second uncle is not here, you can tell me, and I can also arrange for my servants to go to the county to purchase and come back."

He was really worried that Qi Zhongyu would do stupid things. This stupid boy might not know that things in this world can't be solved by force alone.

Even though Qi Zhongyu's martial arts were excellent, the people in the yamen were not vegetarians.

What's more, Qi Zhongyu's powerful reputation has long been spread in the county, and the fact that the other party was able to kill a black bear with one punch has also spread among the streets and alleys and wealthy families.

If it weren't for the fact that everyone didn't know Qi Zhongyu's real appearance, even if he wanted to go to Qi Zhongyu's county town, everyone would gather to watch him.

Even the current county magistrate has heard about it, so he specially wrote out his name list, just to let him serve in the military and do hard work.

It's just that the county magistrate didn't expect that he would come forward to keep this nephew, even if he spent a few thousand taels, he would not hesitate.

And once the county magistrate has an accident in the government office, he can't find the culprit. He has an enmity with the Qi family, so he can just plant the blame on Qi Zhongyu.

Qi Changle was actually very worried, but there was no better way for the time being, he could only let his nephew avoid the county magistrate, so that he could have a clear conscience.

He looked at his nephew's tall and tall figure, and thought: Zhong Yu is a good boy, he has been working outside for so many years, he is the second uncle's dereliction of duty, but he doesn't want to continue dereliction of duty, he must protect him Nephew Zhouquan.

Qi Zhongyu is not blind, of course she can see that the second uncle is worried about her, anyway, she has no plans to kill the county magistrate, so she simply agrees to the second uncle, and then she will not go to the county town casually on the mountain.

Thinking of this, she nodded obediently, and Qi Changle breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he stroked his beard and asked with a smile: "By the way, why did Zhong Yu come to me before?"

Qi Zhongyu originally wanted to tell his second uncle that he had 10 taels of silver bills, but now he was worried that his second uncle would think too much, so he shook his head and said, "If my second uncle interrupts me like this, I will forget it."

Qi Changle didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said: "Forget it, the food should be ready, let's go have dinner, you stay here with me for a few days, and go back to the mountain after the military service is settled."

Qi Zhongyu agreed, and after the two went to the main room for dinner, at night, Lu Dongfu hugged Qi Zhongyu's arm and said, "Master, the service money..."

Qi Zhongyu said: "I haven't spoken to the second uncle yet, let's talk about it later, you share a sum of money, and give it to the second uncle when you find a chance next time."

Lu Dongfu nodded and sighed, "I don't know how long the magistrate will be in office?"

Qi Zhongyu remembered that it was about three years, and then his eyes went dark. In three years, even the land was scraped clean by the county magistrate. Could it be that he really wanted to let the other party run amok?

But Qi Zhongyu thought of her second uncle's advice again, she stroked Lu Dongfu's cheek, and said, "Don't think so much, just let nature take its course, with me here, no one can

hurt you. "

Lu Dongfu felt sweet in her heart, she moved her body, embraced Qi Zhongyu, and said, "I'm not afraid if my husband is here."

Qi Zhongyu kissed her on the cheek and said, "Go to bed early, Second Brother will take care of it."

After that, they lived in the yard of their second uncle's house for two days, and Qi Anye sent his servant, Shu Xiang, back to the village to inform everyone that the county magistrate had let go and crossed off the service list.

Not only that, but the other party has also reached a friendly and cooperative relationship with the Qi family, because in the eyes of the county magistrate, although the old grievances are important, they are not worth the gold, silver and jewels of Baihua.hua.

Especially after the Qi family invited wealthy businessmen from the county to meet with the county magistrate, the county magistrate also saw the Qi family's prestige in Siyuan County, and the Qi family intended to stay low and small, so on the surface they had already opened up their hatred.

As for whether it is true or not, we will not know until later, at least the current crisis is resolved.

Qi Changle was very happy, Yao Shi ordered the cook to cook a sumptuous lunch today, to celebrate and to get rid of bad luck.

Qi Zhongyu and Lu Dongfu also stayed for lunch, and returned to the mountain with their bags in the afternoon.

However, when everyone was chatting, Mrs. Zhang ran in crying loudly, grabbed Lu Dongfu tightly, and said, "Ah, you can't just ignore your father and your brother!"

What's going on here?

Everyone was confused, and looked at the little maid who brought Mrs. Zhang in. It was the maid next to Mrs. Jiao, the fourth younger sibling. I said I had something important to do with the third lady, so I brought her in, could it be that this person is a fake?"

Qi Zhongyu said in his heart: Although it is not a fake, it is not someone to be provoked either.

In front of so many people, Qi Zhongyu couldn't just sit idly by, so he stepped forward, grabbed her arm, pulled her away from Lu Dongfu, and asked with concern, "Mother, what happened?" gone?"

Taking a closer look, although Mrs. Zhang made a crying appearance, her eyes were clear, and she didn't even shed a tear. Qi Zhongyu was even more helpless, and said in his heart: "I can't pretend to be a little bit, and I am still looking at the people in the house with mischievous eyebrows." People, eyes are rolling and rolling, looking very unpleasant.

Qi Zhongyu gritted his teeth, and repeated the accent, Zhang came back to his senses, covered his face and cried: "It's not that utterly conscientious county magistrate, who said that he will send people to serve in the army in two days, so it's better to go in this winter." Serving in the upper reaches of the Huai'an River is to force people to a dead end!"

"Son-in-law, you can't ignore your father and your younger brother. Our Lu family has only two young children, and they are so weak. How did they do such heavy work? If... if anything happens to them, I will take care of you." Not alive."

Having said that, I didn't see her about to bump into a pillar or hang herself, and she was still looking at everyone's expressions through her fingers.

It was the first time for Jiao Shi to see such a person. The other party was Lu Dongfu's mother. She had a very good impression of Lu Dongfu. She never thought that they would be real mother and daughter. They really are...

The world's great wonders.

Qi Changle's face had already darkened, and Yao said gently, "Dear family, don't worry, sit down and talk slowly."

Hearing this, Mrs. Zhang borrowed the donkey from the slope, wiped her face, sat on the chair closest to Mrs. Yao, and said, "The village chief and his wife, you can't sit idly by, please go talk to the county magistrate. Let me tell you, wait until the beginning of spring before serving.”

Lu Dongfu came back to her senses, her cheeks flushed with shame, and said in a low voice, "Mother, the matter of serving in the military service is decided by the county magistrate, and my second uncle can't change it, but..."

Before she could finish speaking, Mrs. Zhang interrupted her, saying: "Well, now that you are married, you can eat and drink hot food, so you don't care about your father and your younger brother, why are you so cruel, they are your family! "

Lu Dongfu's hands and feet were cold, and she thought to herself: Then how did they treat me back then?

Qi Zhongyu squeezed her hand, and said: "Mother, don't worry, the matter of serving in the military service is actually very easy to solve, as long as you give the county magistrate some money, he can cancel the quota of the Lu family."

Mrs. Zhang has heard about it a long time ago, which is also the reason why she came to the village chief's house with the cheek.

Wiping his eyes with his sleeve, he said: "But the family can't get rid of it anymore. Where can I get the money to offset the quota? I heard that it costs 100 taels per person. It's better to kill me directly."

Oh, Qi Zhongyu's heart is cold, so Mrs. Zhang came here to ask for money.

Moreover, ordinary people only need to pay ten taels of silver to offset their service. As soon as Mrs. Zhang touched her mouth, the lion asked for 100 taels of silver. This is to ask for money.

Qi Zhongyu felt impatient, and Qi Changle said: "Dear family, I have a question. When Zhong Yu got married, he gave a big tiger as a dowry gift. The tiger was worth more than 100 taels of silver. Now it's only been a few months since I saw you. The 100 taels What about two silver coins? I won’t spend all of it.”

Mrs. Zhang was a little guilty. Although she didn't spend all her money, it was almost there.

She looked at the village chief with tears in her eyes and said, "You don't know, village chief. A few days ago, the head of my family was seriously ill, and he spent dozens of taels of silver. After that, he had to buy meat to replenish his body. Not much silver left."

She looked at Qi Zhongyu and said, "Son-in-law, I'm the one who's sorry for you, but we don't want Erya's father to be sick either."

Qi Zhongyu was already tired of looking at her face, so he took out ten taels of silver from his pocket, and said, "Mother, I also suffered from a serious illness a few days ago, and I haven't recovered yet. These ten taels of silver are my last savings. Take it to the county magistrate and ask him to be lenient, I think that since the county magistrate is the parent officer, he will understand your difficulties."

Mrs. Zhang curled her lips, a little disliked by Qi Zhongyu for giving too little, and her eyes could not help but fall on the village chief.

Qi Zhongyu has no money, but his second uncle has money.

Lu Dongfu panicked because of her embarrassment, wishing to drive her out with a broom, so as not to embarrass herself here.

Qi Changle glanced at his nephew and daughter-in-law, and saw that the girl was always well-behaved and gentle, but now she was trembling with anger, and her nephew was hugging her, with a cold look on her face.

He sighed, and said: "Forget it, they are all relatives, but my family also gave a large sum of money to the county magistrate, and now I am not well off, so I will lend you 20 taels of silver, first for emergency."

Before Mrs. Zhang had time to be happy, she realized the word "borrow" and thought to herself: What do you mean, they are all relatives, and the Qi family is so rich, so they don't lend 20 taels to themselves, but borrow 20 taels? !

Qi Changle said slowly: "As for the interest on the loan..."

What the hell, and interest? !

Mrs. Zhang's face turned blue and then pale, licking her face and said: "Since these are all relatives, then this money should be given to my family for emergency."

Yao shi smiled softly and said: "How can it be done, even brothers have to settle accounts clearly, in-laws, do you still want to borrow this money?"

After thinking about it, Mrs. Zhang still took the money, and said to herself: Maybe I will forget about it later, anyway, this trip is not in vain, and she will just go to Luo's house later.

She thought so, then smiled and said: "Oh, it's the village head and the village head's wife who are considerate. I will take the money back. I will go to the county to offset the name of the service."

She left again in a hurry, but fortunately she didn't have the cheek to stay here to eat.

The main room was quiet for a while, Yao shi talked about the previous homework again, and comforted Lu Dongfu obliquely. Lu Dongfu's eyes were red, and she clearly made up her mind not to care about Zhang shi and the others, but they can always be more shameless and bottomless.

She had lunch sullenly, and in the afternoon, she and Qi Zhongyu went back to the small courtyard in the mountains.

Qi Zhongyu took her hand and said: "If you are not happy, then I will go to Lu's house later, put a sack on Mrs. Zhang and beat her up, and get the money back."

Lu Dongfu was taken aback, and thought she was serious, but when she looked up, she saw the narrowness in her eyes, and couldn't help laughing.

She thought for a while and said, "Then go, Mr. Be careful, don't be found out."

Qi Zhongyu nodded seriously, and said seriously: "Then you wait for me at home, I will be back soon."

As she said that, she turned around and walked out the door. Lu Dongfu hurriedly reached out to hold her, and said, "Sister!"

Qi Zhongyu responded, turned his head to look at her, and asked, "What do you want my lady to say?"

Lu Dongfu was amused by her, and her dull mood gradually dissipated. Looking at the empty yard, she said, "Forget it, anyway, I don't deal with them often."

Qi Zhongyu patted her on the shoulder and said: "It's right to think so, why bother about them, it's not worth it, and it's only 30 taels of silver, so just think of it as throwing it into the water and listening to the sound. What's more... this service It is indeed very dangerous, if something really happens, I guess you will feel sorry for it for the rest of your life."

Lu Dongfu also knew that if Mrs. Zhang came to ask her for money for other reasons, she would never give it so readily.

However, the matter of serving in the military is imaginably dangerous. I just hope that Mrs. Zhang can go to the county as soon as possible to cancel Lu Bei's quota for serving.

No matter how absurd Lu Bei was, he was also her father. This was a fact she could never change for the rest of her life.

She shook her head, threw away those thoughts, rolled up her sleeves and said, "Master, let's tidy up the things we brought back, and the matter of soaking in medicinal baths and practicing exercises. Make up all the time?"

Qi Zhongyu said: "No need, just add half an hour, and wait for a few days to soak for a while evenly, and then you can catch up with the progress."

Lu Dongfu nodded, and the two of them packed up their things and cleaned the house, then sat together and waited for the hot water in the pot to boil.

The days in the mountains are calm and peaceful. After winter, even the chirping of birds and insects is much less. When the two of them are not talking, the yard looks very quiet and quiet.

The Maxima that Qi Zhongyu brought back from Tan Haoran was also kept in the yard by Qi Zhongyu after several winter rains, and a grass shed was specially built for the horse so that it could live in it.

Occasionally, this horse will be taken out to let the wind out in the mountains. It is very calm. Just looking at its appearance, it is completely unexpected that this horse will be a thousand-mile horse.

Qi Zhongyu unconsciously thought of Tan Haoran, and didn't know how he was doing now.

And in Shannan Road, Tan Haoran was spreading out a map, listening to Song Deliang, the protector on the right, talking about the battle situation in the northwest border of Daqi Kingdom.

After the winter, the grassland tribes bordering the Great Qi State began to attack the Great Qi State.

Although the Northwest Army resisted stubbornly, the food and grass could not meet them. Now the sergeants were already in a panic. If this continued, the situation would definitely be very dangerous.

Both Tan Haoran and Song Deliang knew that this incident was a double-edged sword, it just depends on how they use it.

Song Deliang said: "The civil servants at the imperial court haven't discussed what is good or bad. Let me see, this battle is very close to Daqi."

Pointing at the map, Tan Haoran murmured: "It's not necessarily true. There are still a few available generals in the Northwest Army who can reverse the situation. Let's not act rashly. The previous failures are our lesson. Face to face with the imperial court."

Song Deliang responded, looking at the current leader, he felt very relieved.

Different from Tan Xiutong, Tan Haoran is a mild-tempered leader. He is good at accepting, and makes decisions before taking action. Within a month, he stabilized the situation in the church, and unexpectedly opened up business channels, alleviating the financial pressure in the church. .

He is a rare person in power. It would be nice if his temper could be more cold and hard.

Tan Haoran rubbed his sore eyes, and said: "Let's stop here today, it's getting late, why don't you stay and have a light meal together?"

Song Deliang responded, and the two looked at each other. Song Deliang mentioned Xie Xinghe, and said: "Master, Xie Xinghe has a very high reputation in the church now. I think he has a lot of schemes. You need to be careful in employing people. Don't raise him." Tigers are infested."

On the one hand, this was out of genuine concern, on the other hand, it was dissatisfaction that Xie Xinghe had taken away some of his rights.

Tan Haoran smiled gently and said, "Don't worry, I have my own measure."

Xie Xinghe found him not long after he returned to Shannan Road.

It was an injury, and it was extremely miserable. He asked a doctor to help him heal him for more than ten days before the other party woke up slowly and talked about his experiences these days.

Tan Haoran had doubted him before, but the other party's answer was impeccable, and more than half of his body was burned, so he believed his words and would entrust him with a heavy responsibility, and the other party lived up to the entrustment, which made him very surprised and pleasantly surprised.

Now Xinrijiao is employing people, no matter what the other party's real intentions are, as long as the other party is useful, Tan Haoran is willing to use him.

What's more, the most important rights are in his own hands, even the Right Guardian can't interfere, let alone Xie Xinghe.

If you want him to hand over this right willingly, unless the other party is Qi Zhongyu...

Tan Haoran couldn't help laughing, thinking: Qi Zhongyu wouldn't care about this position, he would rather live a leisurely life in the mountains and wild cranes, so don't bother him with such troublesome things.

However, one day!

His eyes fell on the location of the capital marked on the map, and he curled his lips into a slight smile.

The winter in the south is cold and humid. For more than a month, when Qi Zhongyu is not practicing, most of them are lying on the bed. Fortunately, they can pass the time with words, she thought lazily with a yawn.

Lu Dongfu was embroidering by the bed. She was busy in the embroidery room, but Qi Zhongyu was bored by herself, so she asked Lu Dongfu to sit by the bed and embroider where she could see.

At first, Qi Zhongyu still felt that compared with Lu Dongfu, she was too lazy, but as time passed...she got used to it.

She threw the script aside, crawled to Lu Dongfu's side, put her arms around her waist, took a deep breath, and said vaguely, "It smells so good."

Lu Dongfu paused and continued to embroider, but Qi Zhongyu rubbed her sensitive waist back and forth, making her itchy. She was afraid of getting her hands stuck, so she put the tools in the bamboo basket beside the bed and said, : "It's not good for Xianggong to always lie on his stomach like this."

Qi Zhongyu said: "What's wrong? If there's anything bad to say, it's that there's no TV, mobile phone or WIFI here."

Lu Dongfu had heard her complain several times, so she probably knew what those things were. She simply turned to face Qi Zhongyu, who blinked innocently, lifted the quilt, and said, "Lady, lie down quickly."

Lu Dongfu laughed, maybe he's been bored at home for too long, and my husband has become more and more lazy and clingy recently.

As for clinging, she is happy to see it succeed, anyway, she always wants to stay with her husband.

She lay obediently on the bed, her body temperature was high, and she quickly made the slightly cool blanket warm.

Qi Zhongyu sighed comfortably, and said, "This is the life a person should live."

She was devastated by another world before, she didn't know how to enjoy life, and she went to practice in the mountains in winter, it was crazy.

She hugged Lu Dongfu who took the initiative to rub into her arms, and asked, "What's the date today? I feel like I've been at home for more than ten years."

Lu Dongfu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "It's not that long, it's only been forty days since the service."

Lu Dongfu counted the days every day, on the one hand it was out of habit, on the other hand it was because of Lu Bei.

She didn't even know what was going on in the minds of Mrs. Zhang and Lu Bei. It was obvious that Ms. Zhang had asked for 30 taels from her before, and she also asked for 20 taels from the third sister. Adding up to 50 taels of silver, it was just enough to offset number of serving.

But by the time everyone set out to serve, Mrs. Zhang hadn't gone to the county seat, so Lu Bei had to come forward to serve in the upper reaches of the Huai'an River.

It is said that Lu Bei's face was so gloomy at that time, and in front of everyone, he slapped Mrs. Zhang severely and called her a poisonous woman.

Lu Dongfu was not there that day, and she heard about it from her sister-in-law when she went to her second uncle's house afterwards.

She still remembered that when she heard the news, she was stunned. She really didn't understand why Mrs. Zhang did this.

This is cruelly taking Lu Bei's life. Could it be that in her eyes, Xianggong's life can't keep up with 50 taels of silver?

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Dongfu's heart was in a mess. She had no feelings for Lu Bei, and she thought she was benevolent, so she didn't care too much. She just counted the days every day, hoping that Lu Bei and other civilians who went to serve would survive the heavy labor.

Seeing that her expression was wrong, the sister-in-law comforted her by saying that the second uncle had hired someone to buy rice grains, went to the upper reaches of the Huaian River to boil water for cooking, and sent them to the people of Yuehe Village who served for free, although it was only bland boiled water and rough noodles. Steamed buns, but for them, it is already a great favor.

Because the county magistrate was too stingy, he didn't even bother to provide hot water, let alone other food.

The people of Yuehe Village were at least lucky to have a kind and generous village chief to protect them, so not many people died.

But the service that was supposed to last for more than 20 days has been postponed to [-] days today, and the service has not yet ended and returned home.

Even a hard-working person can't support it, let alone Lu Bei, who is lazy and eats food on weekdays.

Lu Dongfu was already mentally prepared to hold Lu Bei's funeral. She was never sad and hopeless, and what she really wanted to say was only slightly sad.

Seeing her expressionless face, Qi Zhongyu said, "Are you still worried about the people who went to serve? Don't worry, the second uncle said that the county magistrate will definitely let them back before the Chinese New Year."

Right now, the Chinese New Year is only a few days away, Lu Dongfu responded, she didn't want to mention Lu Bei's matter, so she said, "For the Chinese New Year, go shopping in the county and make preparations in advance."

After all, it is the most important festival of the year, so it cannot be fooled casually.

Qi Zhongyu shook his head and said: "I promised my second uncle that I won't go to the county for the time being, and when I go to my second uncle's house for dinner tomorrow, I can ask him, maybe we will all stay at my second uncle's house in the future, and wait until the New Year is over. Come up the mountain."

Although the days on the mountain are free and unrestrained, living with two people can't help but feel a little lonely.

Especially during the Chinese New Year, it is even more deserted.

Lu Dongfu thought for a while, and said, "Why don't you just stay at Second Uncle's house, so we can help prepare in advance."

Qi Zhongyu responded, and cleaned the house the next day, then led the Maxima down the mountain, and went to the second uncle's house together.

This is the second time Qi Changle has seen her horse, but she didn't look carefully before, and only now did she notice the difference in this horse.

He stroked his beard and said, "This horse is unusual, is it male or female?"

Qi Zhongyu said: "Mother."

Qi Changle said: "It looks like it can be bred, but it can give birth to a small horse with my family's horse."

Maxima probably understood, flicked his tail and went away, Qi Changle was even more amazed, saying: "This horse is really good."

He looked at Qi Zhongyu, and said: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, after that, stay at home and celebrate the New Year before going back."

Qi Zhongyu originally planned this way, so he nodded, and Qi Changle told her about the major events that happened recently.

The turmoil over the remnants of the Devil's Cult has almost passed away, and now the court is discussing the war on the northwest border.

The nomadic tribes in the Northwest would set foot on the territory of Daqi State every winter when food was insufficient, and burn, kill and loot everywhere.

This year, there appeared a great Khan in Xu Shi, who gathered several powerful tribes together, gathered [-] soldiers and horses, and marched northwest.

In just ten days, the soldiers in the northwest were beaten and abandoned, and had to retreat to Liangzhou.

Liangzhou, as the first city on the northwest border, was impenetrable, and the nomadic tribes could not take it for the time being, thus forming a confrontational situation.

However, everyone knows that this situation cannot last forever. Seeing that the nomadic tribes are more powerful and the situation in Daqi is not good, they should immediately send troops to support them and deliver food and grass.

However, the imperial court began to quarrel over who would support it.

The battle situation in the northwest border was urgent, and the civil servants in the imperial court were still thinking about infighting, but several adult princes were not worried, and they all volunteered to lead the army in the northwest.

The emperor read their thoughts,

Of course he would not be appointed, so the great eunuch Zhou Xiang refused the kindness of the princes with a smile on his face.

After arguing for more than ten days in a row, it finally turned into a tragedy, and Liangzhou fell.

Moreover, the nomadic tribes came fiercely, and in half a month's time, they had already occupied a large area of ​​northwest territory. If this continued, within a few months, the enemy's iron hooves would be able to enter the capital smoothly.

The officials of the imperial court finally couldn't sit still, and proposed solutions one after another, and then the court hall was as noisy as a vegetable market.

Finally, Prime Minister Fu came forward and elected a general from the northwest to lead the troops to fight against the nomadic tribes.

Food and grass were no longer difficult, and they were transported to the northwest in large quantities, and finally stopped the nomadic tribe's attack, and the situation stalemate again.

Qi Changle paid close attention to this matter, and sent people to inquire about the news every day, and kept studying the map. Unfortunately, he was only a scholar and knew nothing about wars, so he could only worry about it.

After being reprimanded by Mrs. Yao, he came back to his senses, thinking that he is the head of the Qi family and the head of Yuehe Village, and the situation has not really reached the point of no return, so let's relax.

But Qi Changle was still a little haggard because of this matter, Qi Zhongyu didn't notice it before, but now after looking carefully, he found that the second uncle was a little older.

She pursed her lips, and said: "The Daqi Kingdom is full of talents, with strong soldiers and horses, and they will definitely be able to survive this difficulty."

Qi Changle recalled that when he was young, he also encountered foreign invasions, and in the end Daqi Kingdom won. He breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "What Zhong Yu said is very true, but I am getting older, and I am starting to be frightened."

Qi Zhongyu said: "Second uncle don't have to worry, no matter what, I can protect the Qi family well."

This is not a big talk, but a real confidence in her own strength. During the time she stayed at home, her injuries were almost healed.

Moreover, it was a blessing in disguise, and his internal strength has improved a lot. If he is surrounded and blocked by martial arts masters again, he will not be embarrassed.

What's more, Yuenan Mountain stretches thousands of miles deep, and there are inexhaustible supplies in the mountains. In the troubled times that Tan Haoran said, at worst, she will lead the Qi family to hide in the deep mountains with her for a few years, and come out when the world is peaceful.

Hearing what she said, Qi Changle couldn't help but smiled gratifiedly and said, "I know you're capable, but you don't have to make a conclusion so early, and wait for the news from the northwest border."

Qi Zhongyu responded.

Qi Changle said: "Okay, Chinese New Year is coming soon, I don't want to worry about that anymore, I have ordered An Ye to buy more things in the county town, let's clean up the yard first today."

Qi Zhongyu nodded, took the broom and started cleaning the yard.

The yard of the second uncle's house is very large, not only to clean the dust in the yard, but also to clean the corners of each house. Fortunately, there are also a lot of people in the Qi family. After each person allocated a part of the area, it took two days. Just cleaned it all up.

At this time, the common people who were sent to serve in various villages finally came back.

The situation in Yuehe Village is fine, only two people died accidentally, and although the others lost their shape, at least they are still alive.

The situation in other villages was much worse. Seven or eight people died, and a dozen or so died. Even those who returned to the village were too sick to get out of bed.

There was a lot of mourning in the village. It was conceivable that this year was not going well.

After Qi Zhongyu and Lu Dongfu learned that Lu Bei was back, they hesitated for a moment, then went to Lu's house with the supplements.

Zhang's complexion was very ugly, her eyes were red and swollen, and she seemed to have cried.

She changed from her previous vitriol, and only whispered that you are here, and went to the kitchen to boil water.

Lu Dongfu was really not used to it, so she and Qi Zhongyu carried their things to the bedroom, and when they saw Lu Bei lying unconscious on the bed, they almost couldn't recognize him.

Because in the past, Lu Bei was a handsome middle-aged man. Because he seldom worked in the fields, his skin was fair and clean.

Although he is not very good, but the appearance is true

He is good-looking, and all the children of the Lu family have inherited his good looks.

The person lying on the bed looked ten years older, with gray hair at the temples, deeply sunken cheeks, very obvious wrinkles, and traces of whiplash could be seen near the neck.

It is not difficult to imagine what kind of life he has lived in the past 40 days.

Lu Dongfu's eyes trembled slightly, Mrs. Zhang came in with hot water, wiped Lu Bei's cheeks, and cried after wiping.

She trembled and said: "Sister, I really didn't mean it. The county magistrate is not a thing. He asked for 50 taels. I... I don't have so much money. I think I will serve for 20 days. When I come back Serving him with money, eating and drinking, he will make up for the loss of energy and blood, who would have thought! The county magistrate, who has no conscience, why didn't God kill him, a bitch!"

She was still cursing angrily, but neither Lu Dongfu nor Qi Zhongyu could listen any longer.

After putting the supplements on the table, the two of them left Lu's house without saying goodbye to Mrs. Zhang.

On the way back, Lu Dongfu sneered and said, "It's really, ridiculous."

Indeed, she had thought about many reasons before, and thought that it was Lu Bei who was sorry for Mrs. Zhang, and Mrs. Zhang didn't pay him to offset his service.

Unexpectedly, Zhang's mind was simple, she just simply didn't want to spend money.

Just for 50 taels of silver, the 50 taels of silver was obtained from her and Sanmei...

It's pitiful and ridiculous for people to plot against her to such an extent.

It's just a pity that Lu Bei, this service is not just a loss of energy and blood. Lu Dongfu can see that he is already in a state of exhaustion. I only hope that the other party will be lucky enough to survive. As for the future, he will survive. How long, hard to say.