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Chapter 403
It was already the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month. In Qingfu County, Han Qiaoer sat on a swing and looked at the branches of the tree. She didn't know what she was looking at.

"Aren't you afraid of the cold?" Gao Mingyue came and sat down on another swing.

Han Qiaoer turned her head and said as a matter of course: "I'm from the north, of course I'm not afraid of the cold... However, I have been in the south since I was born, and I haven't seen the heavy snow that my parents said."

"I've never seen heavy snow falling, I've only seen Cangshan Mountain covered with snow." Gao Mingyue said in a low voice, "Thousands of mountains are snowing at dusk, who is the only shadow going to?"

"Does Sister Gao miss Brother Li too?"

"He should be back soon."

Li Xia originally said to come back in November, but now it's December, they can't help but worry...

Han Qiaoer thought for a while and asked, "Are you going to get married when you come back? I heard from Mrs. Li that the marriage is already ready."

"En." Gao Mingyue lowered her head.

"Sister Gao, do you think Mrs. Li looks at you strangely?"

"Ok?"

Han Qiaoer propped up her chin with her fingers, but she couldn't speak...

The next moment, only the shouts from Qianya were heard.

"Brother Li is back!" Han Qiaoer cheered, stood up and pulled Gao Mingyue to run.

It was only after reaching the small door in the front yard that a figure turned in.

"Brother Li..."

Han Qiaoer just wanted to rush in, but when she saw Li Xia holding a small thing in her arms, her eyes widened.

"Ah... what is this?"

Li Xia's whole body was filthy, his face was covered with dust, his hair was already lumped together with muddy water, and the corners of his trousers and boots were also covered with muddy water.

"Riding a horse is not much faster than taking a boat. If I knew this, I would have come back by boat... Oh, this is a bamboo bear. I picked it up on the road. There was a war in the mountains and forests to the east. The little guy was alone, so I brought it back. After weaning, you can eat some tender bamboo..."

Gao Mingyue looked at Li Xia for a while, and the little bamboo bear in his arms for a while.

There are too many things to say, and she is much more lively than usual.

"I'll send someone to boil hot water, wash it quickly, is it raining? Don't be sick...ah, it's so cute, where can I find tender bamboo? By the way, there are some battles in the east, and the court wants to subdue the Bo people , but a few small tribes have rebelled, and the Changning army is encircling and suppressing..."

"No hurry, slow down, Qiaoer, find a warm place to put it. Is Mr. Yang here? I made a detour to Ezhou, and they won't be much later than me."

"It hasn't arrived yet, but Jiang Fan has already returned. Did Mr. Han tell you? Will Mr. Yang come? Then send someone to pick him up on the road every day. Are your legs injured?"

"Jiang Fan is so fast? That's right, he left from Hanzhong. I can arrange someone to pick up Yang Gong, and an official will lead him. His legs are fine, and he rides a horse. This time, his riding skills will be much better. By the way, This is for you..."

"Brother Li, what is this?"

"Some useful items, I got them from a big family..."

Reunited after a long absence, the three of them answered several questions in one sentence and kept talking for a long time, looking a little lively.

Han Chengxu and others looked at the corridor of the front office for a while, with a smile on their faces, knowing that Li Xia would not come to discuss matters too soon, they turned and walked towards the public room.

"Let's go, let Zhixian take a rest..."

When Li Xia was away, although various things were not delayed, only when he came back did they feel that they had a backbone.

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"Let me just say that when I withdrew from Kaifeng, the county magistrate said it was over. He was going to cross the Huai River soon, so it must be fine."

In the public room, despite what Jiang Fan said, he still breathed a sigh of relief.

Han Qi'an couldn't help laughing.

Although there are too many things to tell Li Xia, there is no rush, just take your time.

He glanced at Jiangfan's hook and asked, "Jianggou, why is there still oil on your hook?"

"Didn't this just send two pieces of bacon to Granny Ruan's house just now? The hook is on." Jiang Fan said: "Grandma Ruan is also responsible for the success of going to the north this time. Without her, how can I be called Prime Minister Yu Dao help?"

"You have killed so many people with this hook, don't hang some food."

"It's clean, it doesn't matter." Jiang Fan laughed.

After Li Xia came back, he obviously felt a lot better, and said: "Tell Mr. Han something interesting. I just came back yesterday. After taking a shower, I forgot that this hand was equipped with a hook, so I wiped it on my butt... then Call it a bloody..."

"Only smeared to the buttocks?"

"is not that right?"

"Ok."

"Mr. Han doesn't believe it?"

Jiang Fan got up and took off his pants to show Han Qi'an.

At this moment, the door was pushed open, Yan Yunyun walked in, and saw Jiang Fan facing Han Qi'an with his ass.

"Yeah, it's all bleeding?"

"what!"

Jiang Fan was taken aback, and hurriedly gathered his robe, his face was already flushed red.

"You, you, you... why did you come in without knocking on the door... this is... an important place for public housing."

Yan Yunyun usually wears half a black lacquered ghost mask, but today she rarely wears the colorful feather mask, which covers the injured left face and looks quite bright.

She has been in charge of the salt industry for a year, and her temperament has changed a lot compared to before. She is less tacky and more cold.

Jiang Fan looked at her and blushed even more.

"Yes, yes, I was wrong. I disturbed Bantou Jiang and his elder brother... I heard that the magistrate is back?"

"The county magistrate just came back and didn't see us so soon, what's the matter?"

"Send the account book here, and bring some new year's goods for father." Yan Yunyun said, glanced at Jiang Fan again, and said with a smile: "The size is also the best in the county, and how can you be so embarrassing? Why hasn't this old lady seen it?"

"No good, I, I... I..."

Jiang Fan was waiting to talk, Yan Yunyun turned around and walked out.

"Mr. Han, she..."

Han Qi'an shook his head, and said: "It's okay, she won't misunderstand. But you will do secret things for A Lang in the future, and you must stop bragging like this."

"Yes."

"You don't need to tell me about the matter in the north, just report it to Alang."

"I don't know when the county magistrate will come back..."

Han Qi'an nodded and said nothing more.

As a northerner, he was of course very interested in Li Xia's placement in Kaifeng.

But he knew that the more interested he was, the less he should intervene too much...

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In the back office, Li Xia has gone to take a bath.

Gao Mingyue and Han Qiaoer squatted there looking at the little bamboo bear lying lazily on its stomach.

The stove was lit in the house, and it was not as cold as outside.The quilt spread on the ground was already dirty from being rolled, the little bamboo bear finally found a comfortable position, no longer struggling to roll, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

"Sister Gao, it's so cute. How can its legs be so short? Are they too short? Can it crawl?"

Gao Mingyue nodded, remembering that he had talked about the bamboo bear with Li Xia a few months ago, but he didn't expect him to remember... Well, of course, it may be that he just picked it up when he saw it caught in the chaos of war on the way.

But she also saw Li Xia rushing back all the way, and she obviously cared about her in her heart.

He usually doesn't say anything, but she can discover and remember everything that is good to Gao Mingyue...

After a while, Li Xia came out of the shower and said with a smile, "You don't have to be silly here, it's tired too."

"Okay, are you still going to the barracks?"

"Don't worry, let's go tomorrow. There shouldn't be any more wars a year ago." Li Xia naturally took Gao Mingyue's hand and said, "It's also a rare breather."

"Well, I'll dry your hair for you, eat something later and rest earlier?"

"Look at these things, they all came from the deputy prime minister." Li Xia obviously talked too much in front of Gao Mingyue, and picked up the small package he brought back, "This is a small pliers for cutting nails, I think You and Qiaoer can do nails for a day..."

"Because we want to make it beautiful, others use it to bite..."

"This jade and amethyst mirror is used to see things. Mr. Han has bad eyesight, so he can use it to read..."

"Wow, this is amazing? Sister Gao, look..."

"Really? The words have become bigger."

"This jade amethyst is too expensive, otherwise it can be used as a telescope. I'll go to the workshop tomorrow to have a look..."

These small objects are common to Li Xia, or outdated, but to the two girls, they are all novel, and each of them can be discussed for a long time.

Li Xia didn't feel bored either, he laid out one by one for them, and seemed to find a lot of fun in it.

His personality is alienated, so it is actually not easy to integrate into this era.

Today, I discovered that the sense of belonging is not brought by a pile of achievements, but such boring homely gossip.

……

"What is this bag?"

"Shawo bean shreds...you try it."

Li Xia took one and gave Gao Mingyue a taste.

"Ok?"

"It smells weird."

"Because it has to be fried to taste." Li Xia picked up the remaining half and ate it.

Gao Mingyue was a little shy, lowered her head, pretending to be calm and said: "You are in a good mood today."

"I'm back home, I'm in a good mood..."

(End of this chapter)