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Chapter 52 Homecoming

Before Huang Qiu left, Liu Jing asked him for ten days' leave on behalf of Ma Zhou, Huang Qiu naturally had no reason not to agree to such a small matter.

After tossing and tossing for half a day, Ma Zhou was already extremely exhausted, so he could go back to rest after leave. Liu Jingling ordered an official to go to the city to hire an ox cart and take Ma Zhou back to the official quarters.

At this time, Liu Jing once again felt the inconvenience of lack of means of transportation. Unfortunately, he only had thousands of dollars left on him. Buying a cow, let alone a horse, would drain his wallet dry.

A man cannot be without power for a day, nor can he be without money for a day.

If you have no power, you will depend on others; if you have no money, you will inevitably be bound.

For a traveler, it is very easy to make money, but it is a bit difficult to absorb hundreds of millions of funds that can be "split" at will within two or three years.

In this regard, he already has a plan, which is an idea formed when he first came to the city, and it is also an important factor that drove him to work in the city.

But now is not the time, and it needs to wait until he has fully grasped the power of Shilou before it can be implemented.

He set a deadline for himself: within this year, he must replace Huang Qiu and become the owner of the city building.

After all, time waits for no one...

Half an hour before the closing of the market, Song Gu drove the ox cart to the front of the market building. Liu Jing will take a rest tomorrow, and he is here to pick Liu Jing home.

Liu Jing called Song Gu into the room and asked about the situation at home. Fortunately, everything was fine at home and nothing special happened.

When the drum sounded for the closing of the market, Liu Jing immediately returned to the official house in an ox cart to pick up the dove cart and gifts for his family. He also took home the books he had finished reading, as well as bean sprouts, which Liu Jing had eaten several times. Very tender and delicious, it is better to enjoy it alone than to enjoy it together, and let the family members try it.

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After Liu He and Liu Rao had a hasty dinner, they couldn't wait to lead their nephew Hutou to the big locust tree outside the house to wait for Liu Jing to return.

If it wasn't for his mother's disapproval, Liu He would have taken his sister and nephew to greet him outside Liu's Pier.

The three of them sat under the tree, their hands resting on their cheeks, and their eyes were fixed on the west.

The setting sun fell from the sky little by little, and finally disappeared, the sky dimmed, and night was coming.

In Changsha in May, the weather was humid and infested with mosquitoes. Several people stayed outdoors for a long time.

Just when they were about to lose their hold, an ox cart came leisurely and broke into sight. The person driving the cart was the servant Song Gu.

"My lord is back, my lord is back..." Liu Qun clapped his hands and said happily.

Ever since his uncle left home, he has chanted it countless times every day, and even in his dreams he is thinking about his uncle—Jiu Che.

He finally wants to have a dove car of his own.

Liu He and Liu Rao were also full of expectations, and brother also agreed to give them a gift.

The bullock cart came to a steady stop, Liu Jing jumped out of the cart, picked up his nephew Liu Qun who was running over, and hugged him into his arms. Seeing how red and swollen his forehead was, he felt distressed, and said, "There are a lot of mosquitoes outside. Why doesn't Hutou stay at home and wait?"

Liu Qun said in a crisp voice: "Hutou wants to see you soon."

Liu Jing rubbed the worm bag on his forehead for him, and said, "Hutou would rather be bitten by mosquitoes than go out to meet him. Uncle is very touched."

Seeing that Liu Qun was absent-minded, staring at the ox cart and looking around, as if he was looking for something, Liu Jing couldn't know what he meant, and said with a smile: "The tiger head is looking for the dove cart? Don't worry, what uncle promised you will never Go back on your word."

Liu Qun immediately felt relieved, and his small mouth seemed to be smeared with honey: "Thank you, my lord, you are the best person in the world who treats Hutou apart from my father and mother..."

Liu Jing asked Song Gu to take out the dove cart from the cart and put it on the ground.

When Liu Qun saw Jiuche, he immediately struggled to get out of Liu Jing's arms, held the rope, dragged Jiuche and ran into the house, cheering non-stop.

Liu Jing shouted at Liu Qun's back: "Hutou, run slowly, run slowly...don't fall."

Liu He and Liu Rao said miserably, "Brother, we were also bitten by mosquitoes."

Liu Jing rubbed the buns on Liu He and Liu Rao's heads, and said with a broken smile, "Yes, yes, Ah Ruo and Ah Li have also worked hard, brother thank you very much."

Liu He asked expectantly: "Brother, what gift did you prepare for me?"

Liu Rao said coquettishly, "And me."

Liu Jingdao: "In order to choose gifts for you, I have spent a lot of thought on my brother. You will definitely like it very much-this is not a place to talk, let's go in and talk about it."

Liu Rao couldn't help but pursed his mouth, brother, isn't this intentional to whet people's appetite.

Liu He made fun of her and said, "A Li, your gift won't run away with long legs, why are you in such a hurry?"

Liu Rao rolled his eyes at him, and followed Liu Jing's footsteps closely.

"Wait for me……"

Stepmother Zhang and sister-in-law Lai Ci were sitting in the hall at the moment, chatting and waiting, seeing him come back, they stopped talking immediately.

Liu Jing came in front of his stepmother Mrs. Zhang, bowed respectfully, and said, "My lord, my son is back."

"En." Zhang nodded calmly.

Liu Jing didn't take it seriously, and bowed to his sister-in-law Lai Ci: "Sister-in-law, I'm back."

Lai Ci sat elegantly, and said softly: "Zhongda, you have worked hard. I heard from my neighbor Liu Liang that you were appointed as Shizuo Shi, and your position is only below that of the supervisor. ——You and the supervisor can get along very well on weekdays. Are you still on good terms?"

Liu Jing replied: "Jian Shiyan is not a vulgar person, he is a descendant of the Huang family of Linxiang, and we get along quite well."

Lai Ci said with peace of mind: "That's good."

Liu Jing looked at Lai Ci's pale and beautiful face, and said, "Sister-in-law's complexion is stronger than when I left home."

Lai Ci nodded and said: "Since we have made an agreement with Zhongda, my sister-in-law will definitely abide by it."

Liu Jing nodded in relief, then untied the cloth bag he was carrying, which contained all the gifts he had prepared for his family.

The first is the stepmother, Mrs. Zhang. Liu Jing knew that she always valued her appearance, so the gift she prepared for her was a box of rouge.

Then came his younger brother Liu He, who liked swords very much. Liu Jing gave him a dagger as a gift.

Then there is my sister Liu Rao, who is ten years old this year and has begun to love beauty. The gift Liu Jing gave her was a hosta.

As for my sister-in-law, Lai Ci, because she has recently lost her husband, it is not suitable to accept things of enjoyment.There was no other way, so Liu Jing had no choice but to fold some fragrant and elegant flowers on the side of the road when he returned home, weave them into a bouquet, and gave it to Lai Ci as a gift.

"Thank you Zhongda, sister-in-law likes it very much." For Uncle Ji's act of sending flowers, Lai Ci was both surprised and delighted. After holding the flowers, he lowered his head and sniffed, and his nose was filled with fragrance instantly.It was a cold spring when her husband died, and since then, she has never stepped out of the house.

(End of this chapter)