The cannon fodder original wife's bad story

On the day when the imperial examination was over, there was a heavy rain that had not been seen for several years.

Aru, Linxi, and Liu Er drove to pick up the two young masters, only to see Xu Lingbai and Xiao Bei standing hand in hand in the rain, their faces carefree and their smiles hearty.

"This rain comes at the right time, washing away the stench and fatigue on both of us."

Alu jumped off the carriage holding an umbrella and said, "My two cousins, please get in the carriage quickly, or you will get soaked in a little while."

Soaked?

Xiao Bei grabbed Alu and said, "Good boy, you don't know how much this rain is worth. Brother Lingbai and I need this rain to wash away the noise and stench, leaving only freshness."

Xu Lingbai also started to behave like a child, "In that case, why don't we just walk back?"

"Yes!"

The two hit it off immediately, and without wanting the oil-paper umbrella handed over by Aru, they walked hand in hand, singing loudly towards the government office.

"My two cousins ​​are insane. What about this ten-mile area——"

Linxi was overjoyed. "I'm afraid that when I go back, my cousin and his wife will be furious. They are waiting for me in the house. But these two gentlemen are so nice that they just drop the burden and go back."

Liu Er turned the carriage around and said, "Forget it, we will just follow you two masters."

Several people put raincoats on the two horses pulling the carriage and tried to catch up. They almost collided with the Huang family's carriage. Fortunately, Huang Dalang recognized Alu and shouted, "Boy, who are you here to pick up?"

Aru bowed and apologized first, then he said who would pick him up.

At this time, Huang Zhi also came up in the rain. Huang Zhou quickly asked the driver to hand over an oil-paper umbrella and said, "Sanlang, please come up quickly. Mother has been waiting for you for a long time."

Huang Zhi looked absent-mindedly at Alu, "Brother Lingbai and Brother Xiao are not here?"

Alu pointed at the figures going away in the heavy rain and said, "Third Young Master, look... I'm afraid these two are exhausted from the imperial examinations. They didn't take the carriage for no reason, but went out to get wet in the rain."

Huang Zhi didn't know why, so he asked casually, "It's because your cousin's wife didn't come, otherwise they wouldn't be so indulgent."

Alu smiled and replied, "That's right. My cousin's wife and my cousin wanted to come, but my fourth young lady held them back, saying that it would be three days and two nights, the weather was hot and humid, and the smell of the two of them was unbearable."

He knew that the Third Master Huang in front of him was familiar with the young lady's habits, so there was no harm in saying a few more words.

As expected, Huang Zhi's eyes softened, "The fourth young master's wife has always been smart." Huang Zhou was annoyed by the heavy rain, "I say, you guys, find a good time to reminisce about the past. Come up quickly, or I'll get soaked."

Silly hat!

Huang Zhi said goodbye to Alu and the others before getting on the carriage.

Huang Zhou saw that he was absent-minded and was a little puzzled, "Are you tired?"

Huang Zhi closed his eyes, leaned against the carriage, said nothing, and just shook his head. Huang Zhou snorted, "My second uncle's cousin Yunzhi is here."

"Ok?"

Huang Zhi opened his eyes instantly, "Are you here with my second uncle?"

"And grandfather."

Huang Zhi was even more silent, while Huang Zhou smiled, "You wouldn't say that just because you're on the list, you have to be a heartless person, right? After all, we were childhood sweethearts."

Thinking of that woman, he became even more confused and didn't know how to respond to his elder brother's words.

**

Inside the mansion, Xiao Yinxiu specifically asked Pei Jian for permission and only after getting it did he hold a small banquet in Zhengxian Pavilion to celebrate for the two cousins ​​in the mansion who had finished their imperial examinations.

Thinking about the hard work after the scientific examination, Xiao Bei and Xu Lingbai were afraid that they would have to sleep for a few days, so they arranged it on the last day of May, which happened to be Pei An's ten-day holiday.

On May 30th, she and Qi Yueniang were busy running in and out, preparing fruits, vegetables, snacks, rice cakes and other food and daily necessities with great care.

Unlike Xiao Yinxiu's busyness, Shaohuayuan is quiet.

Song Guanzhou rubbed her sore neck. She looked at all the books on the shelves and breathed a sigh of relief, finally completing the inventory.

After registering it, he made two copies, one of which was handed over to the public for safekeeping, one was given to Pei Jian, and Song Guanzhou kept one for himself.

Pei Jian looked at the catalog of the book, examined it carefully, and then invited Lin Shan to sit down.

"I'm afraid this was thought up by Guan Zhou. She is meticulous and good at thinking. I can tell the book volume from the catalogue at a glance."

"My Lord, when I first saw it, I also felt it was novel."

"The accountant can learn from this and use it to record the transactions between the government and the people in the palace. It will be better to use this method than the simple writing method we usually use."

Linshan agreed.

Pei Jian thought of something and told Lin Shan, "Come with me to Shaohua Garden."

"Master, if you want to summon someone, I can go and summon them. Why bother you to go in person?"

Pei Jian stroked his beard and smiled, "Your fourth young master's wife is unable to walk, I will go see her myself." So he wanted to see the fourth young master's wife. Lin Shan stood up and opened the door with Pei Jian.

"I obey my orders."

When Pei Jian stepped into Shaohua Garden, he saw Xu Lingqiao and Song Guanzhou basking in the morning sun under a flower stand.

Hearing the voice, Xu Lingqiao stood up and saw that it was the Duke. She quickly knelt down and saluted. At the other end, the woman who was leaning on the recliner with an ancient book on her face finally reacted and took off the ancient book. She said with sleepy eyes, "Why is father here? Please take a seat quickly."

Pei Jian laughed, "It's still early, why are you sleepy?"

Song Guanzhou rubbed his eyes, a little embarrassed, "I have been sorting out books for the past two days. I haven't worked for a long time. I am weak and frail, so I feel quite tired."

"Shou'an left behind many good books. Fortunately, you have sorted them out. I will take a closer look later and discuss what you said before."

If it is possible to reprint or donate a copy, it still needs to be considered.

The father-in-law and his wife exchanged a few words, and Pei Jian sighed a few times, "When you met your third brother that day, did Brother Che say anything?"

Song Guanzhou hesitated for a moment, "Brother Linshan and I are in the same place, but he missed some things and didn't tell you."

Pei Jian waved his hand, "Lin Shan was a bit rough around the edges, but he did give you the gist of it. It's just that I'm worried about your third brother, so I wanted to ask you a few more questions."

Hearing this, Xu Lingqiao quickly stood up and left with an excuse.

"Your cousin is thoughtful, so there's nothing wrong with that."

Song Guanzhou sat up straight and smiled, "My cousin is different from me. I have always been shameless and always cause trouble for Silang and father."

"That never happened. You are a good kid."

Song Guanzhou sat upright and said truthfully, "Father, I know you miss my third brother. My third brother knows it, but there have been too many hardships in the past. I can't just swallow it all up and let it disappear in a day."

When Pei Jian heard this, a look of great pain appeared on his face.

"It's been nearly six years. As a father, I'm not asking him to forgive this mansion. I just think that life is long. Now that I'm old, I don't ask him to do anything. Just letting me see him again is enough."

Song Guanzhou thought of the original novel, where Pei Jian only lived half a year longer than her.

"Father, my third brother is not complaining or falling into depravity now. Instead, he is trying to calm down his grief. He is very strong, so father should not force him. It is enough to hear that he is doing well now."