When Lin Ting sent Lin Lin back, he saw Yang Xiuxiu had boiled water and was giving Shen Wanyi a bath.

Shen Qingzhou and his father-in-law Shen Dali were slicing calamus, preparing for drying it tomorrow. This kind of heartwarming scene was what Lin Ting had always wanted.

"Lin Ting, I'm glad you're back. You've been tired all day. Take Xiaobao to rest."

Children go to bed early, so Lin Ting tidied herself up first and coaxed Shen Wanyi to sleep, and then she came to cut calamus with them.

This was her plan, but Lin Ting still overestimated her body. She never worked, and she had to walk long distances and carry things, so her body fell asleep faster than her consciousness.

Late at night, the tired Shen Qingzhou tidied himself up before coming in. He was holding an oil lamp, and the flickering light shone on Lin Ting's sleeping face.

As long as Lin Ting doesn't act like a troublemaker and cleans herself up, she will still be a beauty with her willow-shaped eyebrows.

Shen Qingzhou was stunned at this moment. When his eyes fell on Lin Ting's shoulder, he found that there were blood marks on her shoulder from the backpack.

With the help of his hand, he walked to his bed and took out a small box containing various medicines he had used to treat his injuries.

He picked one and gently rubbed it on Lin Ting's shoulder. He was very nervous, afraid that Lin Ting would suddenly wake up and think he was a dirty person.

Fortunately, Lin Ting was a sound sleeper and could not be moved even by thunder.

When Lin Ting woke up again, it was already the morning of the next day, and Shen Wanyi was nowhere to be seen.

Faint light came in from the window. She turned to look at Shen Qingzhou's bed on the floor. He had already gotten up.

After putting on her clothes, she suddenly felt pain in her shoulder. She turned around and realized that she was injured because she carried too many things yesterday.

However, there was a residual herbal smell on the wound. She tilted her head and smelled it, and it was the smell of white peony.

White mulberry has the effect of promoting tissue regeneration and can help wounds heal quickly.

Lin Ting raised her eyebrows. It seemed that Shen Qingzhou had given her the medicine.

Suddenly she felt that her life was not bad. She had good parents-in-law, a lovely daughter, and a husband who could not catch up with her.

Shen Qingzhou is emotionally stable, careful and quiet, simply perfect.

The sun was already very hot in the morning. Lin Ting went out and saw Yang Xiuxiu drying the cut calamus, with Shen Wanyi next to her who wanted to help.

"Mom, you're awake. Daddy said I'm tired and can't be disturbed."

Shen Wanyi trotted to Lin Ting, holding a small piece of calamus in each of her two little hands.

Lin Ting picked her up and asked Yang Xiuxiu.

"Mother-in-law, where is Shen Qingzhou?"

A few years have passed, and this is the first time that Lin Ting has taken the initiative to ask Shen Qingzhou. Feeling this change, Yang Xiuxiu was extremely happy.

"Qingzhou is still the same as always. He went to the county to write letters for people. If he is lucky, he can earn a penny more."

Lin Ting wanted to thank him properly and take his pulse and check his legs, but it seemed he had to choose another time.

Someone was needed to watch over the calamus drying at home, and Lin Ting's shoulders were hurting, so this task was given to her.

At noon, Yang Xiuxiu went to the field to pick some cucumbers. Lin Ting simply made a cold cucumber salad. As for the beans that Lin Lin brought, she didn’t finish them, so she made another stir-fried beans.

After lunch, Shen Dali and Yang Xiuxiu went to the fields to repair the canal.

Lin Ting felt bored, so he went to the bookcase where Shen Qingzhou used to study and took out a few books to read.

These books haven't been read for several years, and many of them have become moldy. Since they are just sitting there anyway, Lin Ting simply took them all to the door to dry in the sun.

"Xiaobao, Mommy gives you a task. You put every one of Daddy's books under the sun. Can you do it?"

Shen Wanyi nodded vigorously: "Yes! Xiaobao, you can."

After the two of them put all the books in order, Lin Ting hid under the eaves and picked up a book called History of Dongxia to read.

It turned out that the place where she was was called Dongxia Kingdom. The book recorded that Dongxia Kingdom was vast and rich in resources, but it also suffered from many natural disasters, with frequent floods in the south and droughts in the north in summer.

This also leads to material scarcity. The country has been trying to solve these problems, and Dongxia Kingdom still has room for development.

After reading the history of Dongxia Kingdom, Lin Ting also read the national laws of Dongxia Kingdom. As long as she understood the laws thoroughly, she would not suffer any losses in the future.

Just as I was watching with great interest, a person in a pink dress came towards me from the other side of the fence, twisting her body.

Shen Rou looked at Lin Ting, who was reading, with a look of disdain and mockery.

"Do you understand? You're so poor that you have to eat grass, yet you try to imitate others and read books for pleasure. How ridiculous."

Lin Ting looked up at the person opposite him, his face calm.

"Don't talk about ice with summer insects!"

Shen Rou was confused. What did this mean? Was he calling her a summer insect?

"Who are you calling a bug? Let me tell you, Lin Ting, I can read."

Lin Ting: "Oh!"

Lin Ting couldn't help but smile, and Shen Rou actually responded to this sentence.

"Why are you laughing? Don't think that just because you're reading this book, you can become a learned person.

Let me tell you, my father will be the chief clerk in the county government next month. This is a very important official position, do you understand?

Do you know what the chief clerk does? He is the highest-ranking official in Wenzhu County, aside from the county magistrate. He manages household registration, taxation, and the archives of the people of Wenzhu County."

Shen Rou proudly showed off to Lin Ting, and was afraid that Lin Ting would not understand and think he was a minor official, so she explained it to her.

"Oh! Congratulations then."

The Shen family has no connection with the people in the county government. Just based on the dozens of taels of silver that Shen Jizu has, can others really give him such a position?

Not to mention that he was an old scholar who failed to pass the imperial examination, even if he relied on spending money, there were so many landlords in Wenzhu County.

Why don’t others want such a big piece of meat in the county government? Is it because others are stupid?

"What's with your attitude? I'm going to be a legitimate daughter of an official family soon. From now on, my father only needs to do the slightest thing to make sure you can't survive in Wenzhu County.

If you just kneel down and apologize to me now, I might be able to let your family live here for the sake of your relatives."

Lin Ting closed the book in his hand and stood at the fence in front of Shen Rou.

"Wait until you become a real official's daughter before you come to me and show off. Otherwise, you will only be Miss Tianluo in front of me."

"Lin Ting, how dare you insult me! I'm a lady from an official family."

Shen Rou kicked the fence and wanted to attack Lin Ting, but was blocked by the fence in front of her.

Lin Ting took a step back and deliberately shouted loudly towards the main house of the Shen family.

"Sister Shen Rou, now is the critical moment for my uncle to become the chief clerk, and you always keep mentioning that you are the daughter of an official family.

Be careful, someone might get jealous of you and report you to the county government. You'll never be able to hold this position again."

As expected, after Lin heard this, Xu immediately came out of the main house next door and quickly pulled Shen Rou away.

"Rou'er, watch your mouth."

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