One or two branches of plum outside the bamboo

Chapter 340 Another Year

It was dark when I got home this time, and the yard was quiet.

When Yan Qingzhi walked to the gate and saw that the gate was locked, she took a few steps back and climbed directly over the wall.

The organs in the yard have not been opened, and the security in this area is still good, and the shopkeeper Zhang's family lives in the front yard. Even if there are only four girls leading a group of children here, basically no one will come to find fault.

What's more, Jun Tongyue and Yan Qingzhi are relatively average in kung fu, but dealing with ordinary thieves is also at the level of martial arts masters, and the safety is still very guaranteed.

Yan Qingzhi fell from the outside and did not deliberately hide her voice. Sure enough, as soon as the door to her courtyard opened, Jun Tongyue's door also opened.

The horses were led in by Yan Qingzhi, and Jun Tongyue finally realized that it might be Yan Qingzhi coming back.

With a look of joy on her face, she hurriedly asked.

"Uncle? Sister Qingzhi?"

Yan Qingzhi lowered her voice and agreed.

"Yeah! Don't be too busy, go to bed early, and I'll go to the kitchen myself to see what to eat!"

The Yan family's horse pen was in the second courtyard, and several horses and a donkey were tied in the small pen.

Su He turned his head and hung the door again, while Jun Tongyue over there had already lit the lantern, put on his clothes and went to the kitchen to cook.

Yan Qingzhi said she didn't need her, but how could Jun Tongyue listen? Besides, since she accompanied Yan Qingzhi to Chao County, it was the first time that the two had separated for so long. Before, they were even in military service. All together!
The things on the horse's back were unloaded by Yan Qingzhi. Although they said they had been on their way, they also added a lot of things, as well as things that Gu Shuang and Afu brought to them when they returned from the Southern Wilderness.

Yan Qingzhi cleaned up the horse pen, spread straw for the horse, and fed the fodder, and then said something with emotion.

"There are too many horses. If they can't do it, they can only sell two. How can ordinary people keep so many horses!"

She muttered, and the kitchen rattled.

Yan Qingzhi didn't write a letter back on the way, and the courier wasn't as fast as her and Su He, so Jun Tongyue didn't know when they would arrive home, so naturally he wouldn't leave food for the two of them.

In the past, it was said that there was no leftover from overdoing it, but now the children in a yard only have to cook less and not eat enough, so how can there be any leftovers!
The two help girls at home heard the movement and got up too.

Hearing that Yan Qingzhi came back, the two were also a little happy, and helped Jun Tongyue to work together.

When Yan Qingzhi walked to the kitchen, their food had been steaming for a while. I heard that it was sorghum rice and a large bowl of dried vegetables and meat.

The steaming heat washed away the cold air that covered Yan Qingzhi's body. Seeing her come in, Jun Tongyue hurriedly poured her a bowl of rice soup that she had just caught.

Yan Qingzhi held the bowl, and only then did she feel like she was going home.

Soon, Su He also walked into the kitchen. Both of them moved stools and sat at the stove, heating the fire and adding firewood. Jun Tongyue sat next to them, tilting his head and asking about the situation on the road.

Yan Qingzhi picked up what she could say and told her something, besides the Gu family, there were also the experiences along the way and the situation in the Southern Barren Mountains.

Jun Tongyue was actually not that curious, she was just a little happy to see Yan Qingzhi coming back.

As soon as I was happy, I almost woke up late the next day!
However, the family is about as happy as she is, and only Jun Tongyue is alone.

Because the next morning, when a group of children got up to practice the exercises in the dark night, when they saw Su He and Yan Qingzhi standing in the courtyard, they all burst out crying...

Their days of relaxation are over!
Of course, Yan Qingzhi was not so happy either, because after returning, she would also start studying.

Every time she came back, what was waiting for her was the endless homework arranged by Feng Shanchang.

The mahjong table is missing Su He, a player, and her lover is missing in the academy. Feng Shanchang has been really bored this month. When he has nothing to do, he can only read books, so when he looks at it, he thinks that this paragraph should be Let Yan Qingzhi write it down, and that paragraph should also be written down. If it doesn't seem possible to jump directly to this paragraph, you should read these books first...

Just thinking about it, Yan Qingzhi was awarded a long book list and a heavy schoolwork.

By the time Yan Qingzhi empties all these lessons, the year will be over!
Although there is no Yan Qingzhu, but because there are many more people, this year is not as lively as it looks.

On the night of New Year's Eve, Yan Qingzhi also put a big bowl of steaming dumplings for Yan Qingzhu in the space.

Yan Qingzhu was so suffocated in the barracks that every time Yan Qingzhu was asked to prepare all kinds of food, she would occasionally ask her to help find some medicine.

In addition to using space to communicate, they also did not break up their correspondence, and Yan Qingzhi also asked the caravan from Mengyun City to send some things that were not in a hurry, and no one ever noticed the abnormality between them.

After returning from Nanhuang, everything she had experienced was like a dream, and she disappeared without a trace in a trance. All kinds of questions were pressed in Yan Qingzhi's heart, and she was busy with business every day. Reading and martial arts are filled to the brim.

As people from all over the world came, more and more students in Baiqi Academy, and Qingyuan's business was getting better and better. Yan Qingzhi would also bring Zhang Nianping with him when he was dealing with some matters.

Because of his legs, he can't go to the academy to study like other children. Although this is not Yan Qingzhi's biological child, he is her apprentice after all, and his feelings are similar.

She always felt that the child had paid a lot. Every time the other party was treated unfairly by the world, the child did not respond, and Yan Qingzhi began to feel guilty.

It may be the relationship of his experience. He is only ten years old, but he is mature like an adult. His overall situation is beyond Yan Qingzhi's imagination. He is smart and stable, sharp and peaceful.

Seeing him like this, Yan Qingzhi's heart was even more biased. When he was okay, he took him with him, and even took him with him when Feng Shanchang gave lectures.

Anyway, it is some knowledge that broadens the horizons, he learns a little bit and counts a little bit!
He couldn't practice the exercises on weekdays either, and in order to keep up with Yan Qingzhi's classes, he spent extra time reading books with all his strength.

And Yan Qingzhi also discovered his extraordinary mathematical talent in the process of teaching him.

Talent is very unfair. If you have it when you are born, you will not have it. Yan Qingzhi feels very honored to meet such a child.

And this child happened to be picked up by her when she had no knowledge at all. She can use a more modern way to give him all the knowledge she has learned, even Yan Qingzhu!
In this era, when a person breaks the road to the imperial examination, every knowledge he learns has more and broader meanings.

For example, Yan Qingzhi began to give him some of the work in his hands, and some auxiliary work that required calculation was also placed on the child.

He freed up a lot of time for Yan Qingzhu, and became the third person in this family who could go in and out of Yan Qingzhi's study at will, besides Yan Qingzhu and Jun Tongyue.

Su He is no longer in the restricted scope, but he is not interested in the things that Yan Qingzhi is tinkering with, and he has not been in for so many years!
In such a flash, another New Year's Eve passed.

Just after the New Year, there was a thin snowfall in Chao County. Yan Qingzhi stood at the window and watched a group of children waving big brooms outside and blowing snow everywhere. She couldn't help feeling that her yard seemed a little small.

Seven or eight-year-old children are simply annoying, one or two are a headache, let alone seven!
Moreover, they eat a lot and grow faster every day. They go to the house to uncover the tiles and go into the water to fish for fish. It’s really annoying. The two helpers at home are not enough. , staring at them every day.

The other end of the lunch was ready and served out steamingly. There were two tables in the hall, one for men and one for women.

Yan Qingzhi doesn't care about these things, but in this era, there are always some scruples. There are many girls in their family. If they don't have this awareness, what should they do in the future?
Everyone sat at two tables in the usual way, and snorted and ate.

While we were eating, a voice came from the direction of the courtyard gate, and there was a customer coming!
The Yan family eats three meals, which is not the same as other families. The deliberately staggered time may be the time when they eat.

This is not the first time for this kind of thing, Yan Qingzhi quickly got up and wiped his mouth before going out to greet someone.

There were two women in their 40s and [-]s with combed hair. One of them was wearing an old red padded jacket with no patches on the face and small flowers embroidered beside the buttons.The other was wearing a gray padded jacket inside and a dark blue padded vest outside, with yellow rabbit fur turned upside down at the seam, fluffy and brand new.

The dress of these two people, in ordinary people, can be regarded as quite decent people.

Yan Qingzhi saw a slightly hypocritical smile on their faces.

"It's the sister-in-law of the Yang family! Come in and sit!"

The one she called the sister-in-law of the Yang family was the one in the vest, the daughter-in-law of the shopkeeper of a clothing store not far from them.

Yan's family has many children, and Yan Qingzhi has mediocre craftsmanship and little time, so he freed himself and the helpers who were too busy at home, and made clothes all year round in his house.

It's okay to have a relationship with her.

But she didn't want to see the other person wearing a dark red padded jacket!

Speaking of which, she's seen this person several times recently, and it's bothering her that her brain hurts.

Everyone on the street knows what kind of people they are. When she saw Yan Qingzhi's expression, she knew that she was wrong to help.

But people were already standing here, and it would be a little bad to say anything else, so she quickly explained with a smile.

"This is from my mother's house. My husband's surname is Yu, and I call it Auntie."

Yan Qingzhi has no good face for anyone who wants to take advantage of her in terms of seniority, even if the other party seems to be over 40.

"Mrs. Yu! Come in and sit together then!"

Yan Qingzhi didn't mean to draw close, a name put an end to the other party's plan to climb up the name of relatives.

When the sister-in-law of the Yang family heard this, her smile became even lighter.

They were all female dependents, and Yan Qingzhi didn't shy away too much. She took them to her room. The sister-in-law of the Yang family didn't feel neglected, but Mrs. Yu was a little embarrassed.

She chose to come here at such a time, of course, was it to see Yan Qingzhi!
The two sat down on the chairs against the wall. After Yan Qingzhi poured the tea, they moved a chair and sat over. The sister-in-law of the Yang family looked around, and then said to Yan Qingzhi.

"Hey! Sister, your house is so well cleaned, it's much warmer than my house, and the walls are beautifully painted. Where can you find someone to do the work? I'll ask someone to clean it up too, I don't care about the corners of my house. No matter how I repair it, it leaks, the watermark on the wall..."

Yan Qingzhi just smiled.

"Several tenants in my family work very carefully. Tell me when you need someone, and I will contact you."

Some of the words are just polite, and she always writes in the front yard of her house like this, and no one really asks about it.

When Mrs. Yu heard this, she wanted to interrupt, but before she could speak, Yan Qingzhi said.

"I don't know Mrs. Yu either. I don't know what's the matter with your visit today?"

Yan Qingzhi's straight to the point made the awkward atmosphere a little more awkward.

The sister-in-law of the Yang family wanted to smooth things out, but seeing Yan Qingzhi staring at Mrs. Yu, her eyes were flat and terrifying, she closed her mouth honestly.

And that Mrs. Yu was very good at dealing with this kind of scene, and quickly laughed very happily.

"Oh! Miss Yan is a straightforward person...hahaha...I tell you, I'm coming! I have something good to tell you!"

"I don't know if you've heard of the Lu family..."

Yan Qingzhi took a deep breath and suppressed the irritability in her heart.

"The eldest son of the Lu family and our siblings are both classmates of Baiqi Academy, so naturally they know the Lu family!"

Hearing Lu Jian's name, the woman smiled even brighter.

"That's right! Me! It's because of the people of the Lu family that I came here! Hahaha..."

Hearing this, the sister-in-law of the Yang family didn't say anything. Naturally, she dared to bring people over after she had inquired about these things, but what she didn't know was that the relationship between Lu Jian and Yan Qingzhi was very different from what they imagined.

Looking at her performance, Yan Qingzhi couldn't hold back and interrupted with a smile.

"Mrs. Yu! You didn't come to match me, did you!?"

When the sister-in-law of the Yang family heard this, her face changed at the time, her body moved forward involuntarily, she wanted to say something, but was comforted by that Mrs. Yu's hand.

"Oh! What's the matter?! We are not those who don't know how to praise. We have long heard that the eldest son of the Yan family is very knowledgeable at a young age, and he will definitely be a master of masters in the future. Marrying the official, how dare people like us dare to talk about matchmaking! Do you think...hahaha..."

Her smile spread far and wide, but Yan Qingzhi was even more angry!
Yan Qingzhi sighed, holding on to the smile on her face.

"It's true or not. My brother Zhongju is naturally what I look forward to, but I myself am a disciple of Feng Shanchang of Baiqi Academy, and I will refer to it next year!"

"And my engineering exam is before the imperial examination. Logically speaking, maybe I'm an official, and my brother hasn't taken the exam yet! Hehehe..."

This remark made Mrs. Yu stunned on the spot, her hands shrank in her sleeves subconsciously, women's scientific examination! ?She never thought about...

Yan Qingzhi didn't care about her expression and continued talking.

"And I'm the head of our Yan family. If my brother can win it is only his own business, but if I win, then our family's identities will be different!"

"At that time, the marriage of the children in the family will be different."

There was silence in the room.

In the hall not far away, Xiaole who was sitting beside Jun Tongyue raised her head and asked Jun Tongyue cautiously.

"Aunt Yue, why hasn't my master come back after so long?"

Is she carrying us to eat delicious food! ?
Jun Tongyue turned her head to look at the situation outside, just in time to see Yan Qingzhi triumphantly sending the two women out of the door, she pursed her lips, turned around and said to the little girl.

"I'll be back soon, eat your meal!"

(End of this chapter)