The general kneels on the washboard again

Jiang Yunxiao recovered and was successfully found by his family.

His follower Jiang Hu arrived at Nanshan Village with ease, and brought with him the Duke's right-hand men.

Jiang Hu looked at the two people beside him and felt very sad. Before leaving, the Duke said that he could not beat the Young Master without help.

There was a familiar figure inside, with an aura ten meters strong. It was Zhong Hongyuan whom I had met before. From this point of view, Jiang Hu was just a small follower leading the way.

A ray of sunlight hit Jiang Yunxiao's face, and he felt like a stone was pressing on his stomach. He looked over and saw Yue Niang sleeping soundly.

The girl's fair cheeks were slightly red, and her eyebrows and eyes were picturesque. Staying by her side always made Jiang Yunxiao feel calm.

She was filled with the scent of camellia, and Jiang Yunxiao couldn't help but stretch out his fingers to pinch her cheek.

Before he could touch Yue Niang, she woke up.

Yue Niang rubbed her sleepy eyes and asked, "Are you awake?"

Jiang Hu knocked on the door at the right time: "Is Miss Fu home?"

Mother Ji had already opened the door: "Who is it?"

Jiang Hu led the two of them into the yard: "Old lady, is Miss Fu at home?" He asked almost crying.

His young master doesn't have many friends in Yunzhou, and this is definitely the last one.

Before leaving, the lady told her that if she couldn't find the young master, she would be thrown into the kitchen to work as a cook. If it weren't for the many social engagements at the end of the year, the lady would have come here on her own.

Jiang Yunxiao stormed out of the room: "Protector Jiang!" He was angry for no reason.

Jiang Hu looked at Jiang Yunxiao, tears streaming down his face: "Master, wuwuwu, Master."

Yue Niang also came out of the room. Jiang Hu took two steps back in fear: "Ah? Miss Fu, Master, you guys?"

"Don't get me wrong, your son had a fever last night, I was just taking care of him."

Jiang Yunxiao took over the conversation: "It's been a while since we last met, how come you've gained so much weight?"

Jiang Hu thought to himself: It's all your fault, but he didn't dare to say it out loud, so he didn't respond.

Zhong Hongyuan, who was standing by, still remembered the important matter: "Sir, Madam asked you to return to Kyoto immediately. You cannot miss the tea party at home during the Lantern Festival."

"Brother Zhong, are you tired from traveling? Do you want to take a break?" Jiang Yunxiao tried to pull Zhong Hongyuan away.

Zhong Hongyuan ignored him and said to himself, "Yun Xiao, Miss Fu is an unmarried girl. It is very inconvenient for you to bother her here."

Yue Niang has no say in such matters.

Seeing that it was useless, Jiang Yunxiao tapped the ground with his toes and planned to run away.

Zhong Hongyuan got there first and grabbed his wrist. "Sir, I've been practicing martial arts with you since we were young, following the Duke. I only need to watch your movements to know what you're going to do next."

Jiang Yunxiao begged for mercy aggrievedly: "Brother Zhong, please let me go. I really don't want to go back."

Zhong Hongyuan still ignored his unreasonable behavior and tied up Jiang Yunxiao, who had just recovered from a serious illness.

Jiang Yunxiao's struggling look was really funny, just like a little pig. Yue Niang couldn't help laughing.

Meeting Jiang Yunxiao's glare, Yue Niang shut her mouth awkwardly and watched the show obediently from the side.

"Brother Zhong, please let me go."

Seeing Zhong Hongyuan speed up the process of tying him up, Jiang Yunxiao became even more anxious: "I went to a foreign country to play a few days ago, and I sent you a message for someone."

This trick really worked on Zhong Hongyuan. Zhong Hongyuan stopped tying Jiang Yunxiao's feet, but still did not let Jiang Yunxiao go.

His tone was as calm as water: "What?"

Jiang Yunxiao said, "It's windy in Lingzhou, right? Put on more clothes to keep warm."

After Jiang Yunxiao finished speaking, Zhong Hongyuan blocked his mouth and said slowly, "As the military manual says, all is fair in war. Sir, this is the Duke's military order, and I dare not disobey it."

Jiang Yunxiao was completely reduced to a pig to be slaughtered and thrown into that inconspicuous carriage.

Zhong Hongyuan bowed to Yue Niang and said, "Miss Fu, I'm sorry to bother you."

Yue Niang called out to them, "Brother Zhong, wait a minute."

Yue Niang ran into the house and took out two large wooden gift boxes filled with some homemade snacks.

Yue Niang had some difficulty holding the child, and finally moved him to Zhong Hongyuan.

"Brother Zhong, these are the food that the young master likes to eat every day. There is also this box of my homemade perfume. The young master said last time that he wanted to give it to the Duke's wife as a gift. Brother Zhong, please take it for him."

After saying that, he turned to Jiang Yunxiao who was lying on his side in the carriage and said, "Young Master, have a safe journey."

Yue Niang had a gloating smile on her face, and Jiang Yunxiao simply closed his eyes and didn't look at her.

What to do? Seeing Yue Niang smile, he felt inexplicably relieved.

After Jiang Yunxiao left, life returned to normal.

On the 29th day, Zhang Lan'er, who had not been seen for a long time, appeared again with a flat belly.

She heard that she had given birth to a boy, but his entry into the Ding Mansion was delayed again and again. She blamed all this on Yue Niang, saying that it was Yue Niang who caused unrest in the Ding family's inner residence.

That bastard Ding Jingen kept promising her that he would bring her and her son home after the holidays, but there was no movement and he even stopped paying her for the past few months.

Fu Shou didn't show up either, so this time he came back and thought of going home to bring some food so that he could at least get through the New Year.

Walking on the street, I ran into Li Ang.

Naturally, she had also heard about Li An's success in the imperial examination. Looking at Li An, whom she once looked down upon, she still maintained her pride.

Li An walked straight past her, pretending not to see her.

Looking at Li An's back, he asked without thinking, "Li An, didn't you see me?"

Li An turned around and said, "I saw it, and then what?" Even when she was the village beauty, Li An had never looked at her straight in the eye, not to mention that she was now a bloated woman.

Zhang Lan'er snorted and turned away.

......

Today was also strange. Someone actually came to look for Wenshu at her mother's house.

It was Gu Xiufu, whom I had met once before.

Wen Shu was naturally at Yue Niang's place. The fragrant dew was ready, and she came today specifically to get it.

Gu Xiufu was carrying a box of cakes as usual today. "Master Wen, could you please revise that storybook?"

I have been busy with school matters recently and really haven't thought about the storybook.

Wen Shu didn't care and asked, "What storybook?"

Gu Xiufu's face was filled with bitterness that could not be concealed: "Master Wen, it's the story about Gu Xiufu being a heartless man. I have this."

Gu Xiufu seemed to have gone through a mental struggle, his face flushing as he said, "Recently, the elders have been trying to find a marriage partner for me, but after hearing my name and that I used to work for the Ding Mansion, those girls have been thinking I'm that unfaithful man and are refusing to marry me. Now that you've calmed down, Master, can you please let me go?"

After saying that, Gu Xiufu took out a small booklet and said, "Please take a look at this, Master. This is the book I revised. If you think it's not good enough, I can revise it again."

Wen Shu covered her mouth and laughed, then said cheerfully, "You're such a funny person. This book doesn't fit, so I'll just withdraw it. Why did you make such a thick revision? This is my fault too. I've been so busy lately that I didn't think about this. I'll withdraw it tomorrow."

Yue Niang took the booklet from Wen Shu and read it carefully.

After a closer look, he found that the details of this version were closer to the truth. He said to the two of them, "Why don't we change the storybook of Pinmingju into this one? I'll give you one penny to buy this storybook. What do you think?"

Gu Xiufu was naturally very willing to do so: "Thank you, Manager Fu."