Li Qinghuan

"My mother-in-law is really skillful, unlike me, who is clumsy." He Li propped his head and said lazily.

The mother-in-law lowered her head and hugged the dumplings, and said with a smile: "The young master is a boy, and he looks like a golden branch and jade leaf. It's normal for things in the kitchen to be done poorly."

He Li nodded, feeling that his words made sense.After a moment of silence, he added: "It's just that I can't do it well with my own clumsy hands."

The mother-in-law is very kind, probably because no one has chatted with her for a long time, and she began to talk about the past: "These jobs are better done by women, and my grandson couldn't even knead the dough well when he was your age." , let alone making dumplings.”

"Then does he know how to make dumplings now?" He Li asked.

"He's dead." When the mother-in-law said this, her eyes were a little lost, and there was a trace of sadness in her cloudy eyes, but it disappeared quickly.

He Li quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, mother-in-law, I didn't mean to."

The mother-in-law shook her head and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's been many years."

He Lisheng was afraid of saying the wrong thing again, so he lowered his head and stopped talking.

The mother-in-law was silent for a moment, remembering something from the past, and suddenly said: "The people in this cottage are all hard-working people."

He Li let out a 'huh', and he also knew that if it was not a last resort, who would be willing to become a bandit and live a life like this with blood on the tip of a knife?

"Pingyao is a good place, but it's a pity that I didn't meet a good parent official, who turned such a geomantic treasure into a hell on earth, especially for us poor people."

He Li was at a loss. When he was in charge of the government, he heard other officials praise Pingyao's Yamen. How could this Pingyao official become a vegetarian in the mouth of this mother-in-law?He didn't interrupt, just listened quietly.

"The life of the old woman is hard, but after all the children and grandchildren are full of children and grandchildren, the family is ruined." The mother-in-law was still wrapping dumplings in her hand, and her tone was sad.

He Li opened his mouth, not knowing how to comfort him, for an old man who lost all his relatives, any comfort seemed too light.

The mother-in-law sighed, and said to herself: "It's all over, it's all... over." He Li could vaguely see tears running down the corners of her mother-in-law's eyes.

The mother-in-law doesn't seem to care whether He Lihui will answer or not, maybe she just wants someone to listen to her talk about those old things: "Miss Qin is also a hard-working girl, she just got married and then encountered a famine, and was watched by those dog officials. He said he wanted to exchange people for food, and he was almost robbed, not to mention, even the old parents and young brother at home couldn’t escape after the death of her husband.”

He Li frowned, he really didn't expect that the local officials in Pingyao were so rampant that they robbed the women of the people.

In the past, when I was in the court, I only occasionally heard that there were many bandits in Pingyao. Most of the time, when Pingyao was mentioned, the officials in the court were praising the government. , It’s just that the officials are forcing the people to rebel, and there are officials to protect each other. The rich and powerful people are never dared to be provoked by the government, and the people who suffer are ordinary people.

When he didn't know anything before, he felt that he had tried his best and could do it. Now that he knew the truth, He Li only felt ashamed and helpless. He once seriously wanted to do something for the people of Liming in this world. Standing too high, forgetting to look down, and forgetting that all living beings are suffering, saving one person cannot save the world.

Now that he has really entered the world, he has also tasted the sadness and helplessness, and the world is impermanent.After all, he is not a god, nor can he save sentient beings.

He Li lowered his head in disappointment, without looking at him.

"Little son, the old lady knows that you are from an official family, but you are not in the same category as those people. I said something that shouldn't be said, but I didn't mean to scold you. Don't take it to heart."

He Li quickly shook his head: "No, no, mother-in-law, don't worry about me. I just feel that I am useless."

The mother-in-law smiled, and said softly: "Where is it, young master, listen to the old woman, in fact, everyone has their own mission. You are too simple-minded and not suitable for officialdom."

He Li scratched his head and changed the subject: "Grandma is really amazing."

"What's great?"

"It's so refreshing to say that I'm brainless and easy to be framed."

The mother-in-law laughed, and the gloom between her brows disappeared in an instant: "Young master was joking, old lady, I don't mean that."

He Li had a serious face, but his eyes were full of smiles: "I know my mother-in-law didn't mean that, but I have no brains in the first place, otherwise how could I have fallen to this point? And let He Ming get hurt because of me."

The mother-in-law sighed: "Although I don't know the details, the old woman has also heard a general idea. Let him pass the past. Don't worry about it. Look at the old woman, Mr. Ji definitely doesn't like you talking about the fact that he was injured for you. , you are the person he puts on top of his heart, he is willing to do anything for you, if you talk about it all the time, he will definitely not be happy."

He Li: "???"

Why does everyone around him know about his relationship with Ji Qing?

The mother-in-law knew what he was thinking when she saw his expression, and said with a smile: "You young people can't hide the affection in your eyes. Do you remember the last time you came to the village together? The old woman noticed you at that time. I was also puzzled, when you two boys looked at each other, you couldn't hide the joy in your eyes, but later I realized that it was a strong affection, and it was the same when I saw my husband back then."

He Li lowered his head, first the corners of his mouth slowly turned up, and then he let out a low laugh. After a while, he raised his head and rubbed his nose.

Mother-in-law: "You little son, you are so lucky."

He Li nodded, and said seriously: "I think so too."

The mother-in-law got closer and said with a smile: "So don't always mention in front of him that he was injured for you, he will definitely not be happy."

He Li: "My mother-in-law is so good at predicting things. In fact, he was hurt for me more than once, and he would get angry when I said it."

"Of course, if you have made up your mind to be together, you will owe each other a debt. This debt will be repaid by being together for the rest of your life. If you want to count it, it must not be counted."

"If you can't figure it out, forget it." He Li said with a smile.

"That's the truth." The mother-in-law nodded, "When people live in this world, they always owe others something."

He Li smiled, and was interrupted by the noise outside the door just as he was about to speak.

The mother-in-law poked her head out: "What's going on outside?"

"I don't know, I'll go and have a look." He Li shook his head, propped his knees and was about to get up.

Before turning around, the door was pushed open, and a gust of cold wind swished into the room.

"Mr. He, why did you come here? You scared me to death. I thought I lost you."

It was Qin Yang who came. After saying this, she turned around and shouted: "Don't look for it, the person is here with Granny Lin. Go back and drink."

"I'm sorry." He Li smiled embarrassedly, only to realize that he had come out to breathe, and it took him a long time.

Qin Yang stretched out his hand to pull a small bench and sat next to his mother-in-law. He lifted his clothes and sat down: "It's good that you're fine. It's freezing and snowy, and you've been drinking again. What if you passed out drunk and froze in the snow. I Seeing that you haven't come back for a long time, I brought someone to look for you."

He Li lowered his eyes to look at the fire, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly: "I'm fine, I've got to thank Village Master Qin."

Qin Yang picked up the dough rolled out by her mother-in-law from the small table, and began to make dumplings: "Where is Mr. He, don't bother."

There was nothing to say for a while, Qin Yang and her mother-in-law were making dumplings, He Li didn't know what to do, he kept rubbing his knuckles, the room was quiet and warm, and he could vaguely hear the sound of the cold wind outside, He Li Close your eyes gently, as if you saw the raging wind and snow outside the house.

"Mr. He's small movements are exactly the same as Ji Qing's." Qin Yang looked sideways and smiled when he saw the small movements of his hands.

He Li looked down at his hands and smiled.

Qin Yang is right, it is indeed very similar, Ji Qing also likes to rub his knuckles when his hands are idle, it seems that this careless little action can make people feel at ease.Unknowingly, this small movement also infected him.

"Young Master He and Ji Qing are becoming more and more similar." Qin Yang said with a smile.

"Haha, indeed." He Li paused, thought of something, and changed the topic: "Master Qin doesn't have to call me like a son, it's too strange."

Qin Yang lowered his eyes and smiled: "Don't you always call me Lord Qin?"

He Li was stunned, that's right, he also kept calling Qin Yang, Qin Zhaizhu, didn't he also see outside?But Qin Yang is also a girl no matter what, and it seems that it is not good to call her by her first name.

Qin Yang looked at him: "A Li, don't worry too much, just call me Qin Yang."

Ali?He Li smiled brightly: "Okay. Then I'll call you by your first name. If you regret it later, don't say I'm not polite."

Qin Yang laughed loudly: "How could that be?"

He Li nodded thoughtfully, and then smiled: "It's fine if I don't."

"That's why you're so particular about it. That guy Gao Yangsu called me a tigress at first." Qin Yang said this with a bit of annoyance, "It was Ji Qing who dissuaded him, so he changed his words."

He Li: "Huh?"

The mother-in-law who was silent beside her laughed out loud, "Young Master Gao has always been naughty."

Qin Yang agreed, "Indeed."

He Li said: "What about Ji Qing?"

Qin Yang: "Ji Qing is as fastidious as you. He called me Miss Qin. I still remember the expression on his face when Gao Yangsu called me a tigress. I couldn't tell what emotion it was. I guess he was a little helpless." , I remember he said to Gao Yangsu, 'Be courteous to girls'."

"It's him." He Li chuckled.

Qin Yang pondered for a moment, and then said: "Not necessarily, it still depends on who is right. You see, the little girl who is following Gao Yangsu now, didn't she almost die at the hands of Ji Qing?"

She was talking about Yunyi. Gao Yangsu brought Yunyi to Qin Yang's stockade. Qin Yang was very curious when he saw that there was a little girl beside Gao Yangsu, so he asked a lot, and Gao Yangsu said The whole thing was told to Qin Yang.

He Li's smile froze, and he said blankly: "Maybe it's because He Ming thinks that girl's intentions are not right, and he is not so polite to all girls."

Qin Yang smiled slyly: "That may not be true, that girl is not evil, otherwise Ji Qing would not have kept her for so many years, if he just made an ordinary mistake, why would Ji Qing want to kill her, I can only say She was too unlucky to meet Mr. Ji's Ni Lin."

He Li felt his face was a little hot, he lowered his head to look at the burning coals in the stove, and stopped talking.

Both Qin Yang and her mother-in-law saw it, and smiled at each other in a very tacit understanding.

The mother-in-law said: "Young master is too thin-skinned, you can't help teasing him."