The Little Lucky Girl

"But it would be nice if you could come with us." Thinking about selling things in front of his fellow students, he didn't know how to start the conversation and thought it would be better to have Ming Youyou take the lead.

"But I don't have a student badge."

Feng Xu rolled his eyes and said, "You can pretend to be our book boy, and then you can sneak into the academy legitimately."

"Can it really be that simple?" Ming Youyou looked at him doubtfully.

Feng Xu was not confident when asked this question, and hesitated: "Do we still need parents to write a letter of certification? In our case, it should be written by Mr. Tao."

Thinking of this, the two of them felt a little discouraged. It would not be easy to pass Lord Tao's test.

"I'll try tomorrow. I hope Master Tao will be in a better mood."

It’s hard to say what Mr. Tao’s mood will be tomorrow, but he sounds quite happy tonight.

Because he laughed and laughed and laughed until he almost cried.

"Madam, please spare me, it's so itchy."

It seemed as if all the ticklish spots on Mr. Tao's body had grown legs. Mrs. Tao originally wanted him to relax, but he started laughing as soon as she touched him. Her whole body was twitching with laughter, leaving her with no strength at all.

"Just proceed step by step. That's enough for today." Magistrate Tao begged for mercy. "Madam, be careful not to tire your hands."

The couple lay down again, snuggled together and chatted.

"When I went to Dafeng Village for inspection, I saw a stone path by the river. The villagers took off their shoes and walked back and forth on it." County Magistrate Tao smiled and said, "I thought it was a custom, but it turned out to be for massage."

"Although the operation is simple, it is a good way to cure diseases and strengthen the body." He began to think far away, "Whether it is your hometown or here, or even in the villages near Chang'an, when people are sick, they basically just endure the pain. When they can't endure it anymore, they go to the clinic and ask the doctor to prescribe the cheapest medicine."

He sighed: "After all, people are still too poor to afford medical treatment."

Mrs. Tao looked at him and said, "So, you want to let more people know about this free method?"

"Yes, Madam, you really understand me." Magistrate Tao praised, "When we get back, ask the village heads to go to Dafeng Village and try it out, and then build one in each village. If it works, report it..."

Mrs. Tao looked at the newly added white hair on her husband's temples and couldn't help but ask the doubts in her heart, "Why do I feel that you have been under a lot of pressure recently, and you have to think about your family, country and the world in everything..."

In the past, even in Chang'an, when Magistrate Tao was busy, he would still get together with a few friends during his free time, drinking and chatting, or sightseeing. And on weekdays, he would play the piano from time to time to entertain himself.

But after arriving in Yuqing County, they had not yet gone out to enjoy the scenery, and the piano was already covered with dust.

There weren't many government affairs in the county government, but her husband spent more time thinking. She had seen him in a daze in the study more than once.

Magistrate Tao was silent for a while. "Do you remember that I went to the palace one night before we set out?"

"Of course. You didn't come back after curfew that night. I was so worried that the Royal Guards had to bring you back."

"That night, His Majesty and I chatted until late at night. His Majesty was drunk and cried to me for a long time."

Mrs. Tao's heart tightened, "His Majesty didn't say anything you shouldn't hear, did he?"

Magistrate Tao laughed, "What are you thinking? If that happens, I, your husband, probably won't be able to get out."

"Your Majesty told me about his experience as a hostage in Daliang," Tao County Magistrate sighed, "He said that he didn't want his descendants to suffer such humiliation in the future, and he didn't want the hard-earned money of the people of Dayu to be given to them as annual tribute..."

Magistrate Tao talked about what he wanted to do in a long and rambling way. Mrs. Tao felt her scalp tingling. She felt that even if her husband stopped eating and sleeping from now on and worked for decades, he might not be able to finish his tasks.

She said quietly, "Your Majesty has exchanged a few tears for your devotion."

She really wanted to ask him if he knew whether His Majesty was really drunk or just pretending, but looking at her husband's face, she felt there was no need to ask.

Maybe the king and his subjects are just willing to fight and be beaten, so why should she worry about it?

"No more talking, let's go to sleep. You must take good care of your health and be loyal to your Majesty for a few more years." She said sourly.

Perhaps after talking with his wife, he felt relieved and slept well that night. The next day, he came to the study in high spirits, only to find that Mr. He was dozing off on the chair.

"Master, did you not sleep well last night?" County Magistrate Tao asked with concern.

Master He had woken up after hearing the noise and said with a smile, "As people age, they sleep less and wake up early in the morning. They have to take naps to make up for their sleep."

He handed the letter in his hand to Magistrate Tao, "The people we sent to the grassland sent a letter saying that Daliang sent a lot of valuable gifts to the Yanshi of the Amosu tribe, intending to buy all their horses this year."

The master worriedly said, "If we don't show more sincerity, I'm afraid we won't be able to defeat the pillow talk of that Yanshi."

Magistrate Tao had no idea at the moment, so he nodded, "I understand, Master, go get busy first."

The study became quiet. Magistrate Tao rubbed his brow with his hand, unable to think of what gift to give that would impress the king.

With silver, they could not compete with Da Qi; and as gifts to the harem, their silks and jewelry were not as exquisite as those of Daliang...

While she was thinking, she saw a child peeking out of the door, so she called her in, "You came early today."

Ming Youyou carefully looked at Mr. Tao's expression. Hmm, he didn't look very happy. So she handed the thing in her hand over first.

"This is the rice dumpling I made. Please have a taste, sir."

It is quite easy to learn how to make rice dumplings. You just have to wrap them three or five times. If that doesn’t work, just wrap them smaller. You will eventually be able to wrap them up.

As for the rice dumpling leaves, just use the ones they have eaten, wash them and reuse them.

Magistrate Tao looked at the rice dumplings tied up with string and felt that they were suffering.

He opened one and tasted it. It tasted good, but it was too small and was gone in one bite.

"Tell me, what do you want from me?"

Ming Youyou chuckled, "Sir, I want to be a book boy for Zheng Huan and the others. Can I go to the academy with you?"

Lord Tao narrowed his eyes and asked, "Is this the idea that the three of them gave you?"

"Yes, Feng Xu said that. What's wrong?" She betrayed him without hesitation.

"Do you know that book boys can only stay in designated places in the academy and cannot walk around at will? They also have to obey the orders of the academy and do some physical work?"

Ming Youyou widened her eyes. This was completely different from what they had imagined. She thought she could just wander around and have fun.

"Well, can I just go for a day?"