Chapter 58 Embarrassment
Because he wanted to prove himself, Niu Ju went to Jishang for a very purposeful purpose, always chatting with sheep sellers.

The north side of the county is less suitable for farming than Tiaoma Lake, so they mostly live by grazing, and because it is at the junction of Daze and the vassal state, most of the sheep in the north of the county are hybrids of the Daze sheep and the vassal state sheep.

That is, they have a lot of wool, enough goat milk, are small in stature, can't run, and tend to grow flesh.

The people in the north of the county had already felt the tension in the atmosphere in advance, so the whole village moved south.

The sheep is too small to run and cannot run, and each household raises a lot of sheep, so it is inconvenient to take them on the road, and they have to drive the sheep while fleeing. It is better to go to the south of Zhishou County to buy a property instead.

Then slowly live the day.

After listening to Niu Ju's narration, Sheng Jiaojiao who was standing at the gate of the yard said:
"Wait."

After finishing speaking, she returned to her room with a handful of copper coins in her hands, and came out with another money bag, and said to Niu Ju:

"There are a few hundred dollars in it. Go to the market tomorrow and buy me a sheep, preferably a ewe. The rest of the money is what you should share today."

She wants her family to drink goat milk to nourish their bodies.

Niu Ju didn't expect Sheng Jiaojiao to give her wages so soon. She thought that, like men working outside, they would have to wait until a certain period of time before paying her the bill.

As a result, Sheng Jiaojiao's straightforwardness made Niu Ju feel embarrassed.

She pushed the money bag Sheng Jiaojiao handed over with her hands, blushing and said:

"Don't give me money so fast, me, me"

"Take it, let's make it day by day, and you can sell it tomorrow, so that you can see the money in your hand increasing every day, and you will be full of energy every day."

Sheng Jiaojiao smiled, put the money bag in Niu Ju's hand, turned around and went back to the yard.

Hearing Niu Ju calling her behind her again, Sheng Jiaojiao turned her head, waved at Niu Ju under the moonlight, and went back to the house.

The next day, Niu Ju really waited outside Qi's yard early in the morning.

The Qi family went to work in the fields, went to the militia, went to Ergou Niangzi’s house to sell apples, planted trees, and stayed at home to do embroidery work. The whole medicine field of the medicine field.

Except for Sheng Jiaojiao, no one was idle.

It happened to be convenient for Sheng Jiaojiao, Qi Rong and Niu Ju.

Qi Rong now drove his mules to deliver medicinal materials and side dishes to the two military camps in the east and west every day. When he saw Niu Ju waiting outside the yard, he took out a basket of apples for Niu Ju.

And Niu Ju has the biggest advantage, that is, she doesn't ask too many questions, Sheng Jiaojiao does what she says, since Sheng Jiaojiao asked her to take the apples to sell at the fair, and also gave her daily wages.

Then she wouldn't ask where all the apples came from.

Niu Ju looked at the Qi family's yard, where several trees had already been planted overnight.

It was too dark last night, and she was very excited because the apples were selling well, so she didn't see any changes in Qi's yard. When she looked again in the morning, she felt that every tree was growing green, which made people feel refreshed. Look, I feel much better.

Seeing that Sheng Jiaojiao also took a bookbag and came out of the yard, Niu Ju asked:
"Jiaojiao, are you going to the fair too?"

"I'm not going, I'm going to Huangguo Village."

Sheng Jiaojiao sat on the side of the cart, looked at Niu Ju, and said:
"The four guys are going to Dongying to deliver things, and they will pass by Huangguo Village, so I'll do something."

She asked Qi Rong yesterday and knew that Tan Ji was resting at home today, so she planned to send her translation of the vernacular "Geography of Daze" to Tan Ji's home.

By the way, she also used vernacular to write about the country's customs, geographical environment, and royal secrets for Tan Ji.

These summaries are all the real information she learned about this country when she was a queen in her previous life.

When people look at an enemy country, they always have a glimpse of the leopard, they don't understand it comprehensively, and there are even various false and fantasy rumors.

For example, it is said that the Chinese belong to the country and drink blood like hair.

But the superiors look at the enemy country, and can see the whole picture of the subordinate country from various information.

Being a vassal is not without its advantages.

This is what Sheng Jiaojiao wrote to Tan Ji.

She is very down-to-earth, she doesn't blacken the subordinate country, she doesn't belittle the subordinate country, she is what she is, the subordinate country people are just like Daze people, they are all human beings, and they don't have superhuman powers.

The cart was pulled by mules, and Qi Rong and Sheng Jiaojiao sat on the cart together, and when they left Huangtu Village, they separated from Niu Ju.

When they arrived at the entrance of Huangguo Village, Sheng Jiaojiao asked Qi Rong to go to the military camp to deliver vegetables and medicinal materials first, and she went into the village to find Tan Ji by herself, and waited for Qi Rong at the entrance of Huangguo Village after Qi Rong had delivered the vegetables and supplies to Dongying.

The geographical features of Huangguo Village and Huangtu Village are exactly the same. In comparison, Huangguo Village is poorer, and many houses are collapsed and abandoned.

It is said that it was because more than ten years ago, Shuoguo on the west side of Daze attacked Daze, and all the men in Huangguo Village went to join the army to fight.

As a result, Daze was defeated in that battle, and few men in Huangguo Village came back alive.

So from then on, Huangguo Village has almost become a deserted village, the population is withered, and the village is lifeless. In many families, except for the elderly, they are still elderly.

Men died in battle, women remarried with their children, and many families became extinct.

Holding the book in her arms, Sheng Jiaojiao walked quietly in the dilapidated Huangguo Village. She went to the houses with fireworks, looking for Tan Ji one by one.

The weather was cool, and it was already noon. In the courtyard of the Tan family, Tan Ji was sitting in front of the earthen stove, lighting a fire with dried cow dung and horse dung.

Aunt Tan came over, holding a bucket of water in her hand, and said to him:
"It's hard to rest, A Jian said you're going to see Jiaoniang today?"

Tan Ji's eyebrows were intense, and he sat in front of the fire and said "hmm".

The last time he asked Sheng Jiaojiao to translate "Geography of the Great Song Dynasty" in vernacular, I don't know if she has finished the translation.

Aunt Tan looked at Tan Ji and sighed:
"Dalang, you are old and young. It stands to reason that you should have kissed before you went to the barracks, but our family is poor, and you have been delayed for three years. Let me see, Jiaoniang is beautiful, good-looking, and gentle-tempered." ,you."

"Auntie, I don't want to talk about kissing."

Tan Ji threw a piece of cow dung into the earthen stove, and rejected Aunt Tan's offer to marry him without hesitation.

"If you don't say kiss, then why go to her?"

"I'm going to ask her to borrow a book."

Tan Ji said in a deep voice, Uncle Tan Ji's cough came from the room, crackling, his throat was about to crack.

"You said the same thing a few years ago, you didn't talk about your relationship, but now our family is not as insecure as before. Now you are the battalion commander, and you are in charge of a thousand soldiers if you don't say anything. Those soldiers are all married, but you are still alone, and my aunt is also thinking of doing it for your own good."

Aunt Tan looked at Tan Ji, he sat upright in front of the fire, like a sword that would rather bend than bend, so rigid that there was no flaw, so Aunt Tan sighed,
"If you think Sheng Jiaoniang is too squeamish and can't do heavy work, let's find an honest one, that Niu Ju from Huangtu Village, my aunt looks good, she's big and round, and she can give birth."

"Auntie, the country is calling, I don't want to get married for now, if"

Tan Ji closed his eyes. As a soldier, he must be prepared to sacrifice for the country at any time. If he dies and leaves a wife, or a wife and a child in this world, just follow him and his mother. Same, how miserable is that?
He is committing crimes.

"What are you talking about? It has nothing to do with your marriage when the subordinate country calls. Not everyone who goes to the battlefield will die on the battlefield. Your father was an accident."

Aunt Tan was pouring water into the pot while persuading Tan Ji.

Tan Ji didn't speak, got up like a stuffed gourd, turned around and walked into his own room, passed Aunt Tan's room, and took a look inside. Uncle Tan was leaning on a cane, and his trouser leg was empty with a broken leg tied in a knot .

He leaned against the door and shouted at Aunt Tan:

"You don't have to worry about it like this. If Da Lang disagrees, it means he doesn't like that girl from the Qi family. What are you asking? Hurry up and boil the water, I want to take a bath."

In the battle between Daze and Shuoguo, he charged into the battle and was cut off by the enemy. Now he can no longer serve as a soldier, so he spends all day at home and loses his temper.

I couldn't find anyone else to post it, so I could only scold Aunt Sheng all day long.

Tan Ji glanced at his uncle, his eyes darkened.

As a soldier, you can't die on the battlefield as a martyr for your country. If you come back alive without an arm and a broken leg, you will lose your fighting spirit and ambition. unfair.

Suddenly, his ear twitched, he turned his head, and saw a smoky gray cotton skirt hanging behind the earthen house in the corner of his house.

Tan Jijun's expression froze for a moment, and he thought of the way Sheng Jiaojiao poked his head out and stood behind Qi Zhang to look at him when he was in the water that day.

She seemed a little aggrieved at the time.

Thinking back to what he said to the aunt just now, I am afraid that Sheng Jiaojiao has already heard these words.

Tan Ji frowned, and walked towards the corner of the smoky gray cotton skirt.

Sheng Jiaojiao hid behind the earthen house, holding a book in her arms, leaning her slender body against the wall.

Behind her, in Tan Ji's house, Uncle Tan's scolding continued, and Aunt Tan kept silent, telling her grievances silently.

I don't know if it was because Sheng Jiaojiao saw Aunt Tan's grievance, so when she heard Tan Ji say that he didn't want to marry her, Sheng Jiaojiao felt a little grievance in her heart.

She didn't want to marry him!
But Tan Ji doesn't want to marry her! ! !

Well, Tiaomahu doesn't want to marry Sheng Jiaojiao's son-in-law anymore, and Tan Ji thinks so too, so what's the fuss about?

He's just like most men think.

In his previous life, the man who was willing to get involved in court disputes because of her, had an affair with her, and caused Daze to be full of gossips between her and him, said himself that he didn't want to marry her.

Even though Sheng Jiaojiao knew that Tan Ji was helping her with these things and had no selfish intentions, it was quite embarrassing for Sheng Jiaojiao to say this from his mouth.

She suddenly realized that she was the only one who remembered what happened in her previous life.

In her mind, Tan Ji's weight is different.

But in Tan Ji's mind, she is no different from any girl he has ever known.

He will not feel that she is any different from others.

Because in this life, Sheng Jiaojiao will not marry Yin Ze, so the Qi family will not be slaughtered, and Huangtu Village will be fine. Tan Ji will not sympathize with her, will not share the same hatred with her, and will not watch her step by step towards power peak.

He will not form a party with her, and there are many experiences of sharing prosperity through adversity between them.

So in his mind, she will only be a brother's sister for the rest of her life.

Perhaps it was also because of her domineering, Tan Ji also had embarrassment and disgust in his heart that could not be expressed.

Sheng Jiaojiao bit her lower lip lightly, and was about to put down the book and leave, when the light around her dimmed, Tan Ji turned around the corner of the room and stood beside her.

She panicked, and hurriedly raised her eyes to look at Tan Ji.

His sword eyebrows were tightened, and a pair of black eyes looked down at her, there was no smile in them.

Sheng Jiaojiao hurriedly stuffed the book in her hand into Tan Ji's arms, and said:

"I didn't eavesdrop on purpose, it's because you are speaking too loudly."

Well, she listens to the corner, and can speak forcefully.

Tan Ji picked up the book stuffed into his bosom, glanced down, then looked at Sheng Jiaojiao who had no guilt on his face, pursed his lips, and said in a deep voice:

"Are you here on purpose to deliver books?"

Sheng Jiaojiao lowered her head and did not respond for a long time. She looked at her toes, kicked the gravel on the ground, and said after a long time:

"Well, the book has been delivered, and I'm going back."

After all, Sheng Jiaojiao turned around and left regardless of Tan Ji's reaction.

When she reached the entrance of Huangguo Village with a dull head, before Qi Rong came, Sheng Jiaojiao was waiting at the dilapidated entrance of Huangguo Village.

When she was bored, she turned her head inadvertently and saw Tan Ji standing not far behind her.

She walked all the way to the entrance of the village, but he followed her all the way.

Silently, without saying a word, he walked behind her.

He seemed a little guilty, and didn't know what to say, so he could only send her off silently.

Sheng Jiaojiao became more and more embarrassed, she didn't know what to say for a while, she looked at the dirt road under her feet, a dirt road connected the two military camps in the east and the west, and three villages.

At this moment, the road was deserted, and Qi Rong hadn't returned from Dongying yet.

So Sheng Jiaojiao turned around, looked at Tan Ji, and said:
"Don't be burdened, and don't feel bad. Tell my big brother that I don't mean to marry you, but someone said in front of me that he didn't want to marry me. Then I'm a girl, and I always want to marry you." Let’s show some face.”

It's just a little embarrassing.

She knew that she couldn't get married, and hearing someone said that she didn't want to marry her was a different state of mind.

After a pause, Sheng Jiaojiao lowered her eyes and said in a low voice:
"Tan Ji, I didn't mean to embarrass you, nor did I mean to embarrass you."

Her meaning has always been that she hopes to treat him better, but she never thought that such kindness would make Tan Ji unable to adapt in this life.

Sheng Jiaojiao felt a little frustrated for no reason.

(End of this chapter)

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