But the bright moon shines on the ditch

Chapter 21

A few years ago, since Xu Zhiliu started to play the leading role and most of the common affairs of Hutian kiln were gradually transferred to him, Xu Zhong didn't care much about miscellaneous and trivial matters.

There are stewards on the left and right to assist, and Xu Zhiliu is meticulous, so there has not been any moth in the Hutian kiln these years.

To put it bluntly, the two uncles and nephews had a disagreement about An Jiu's handling.

But now that An Nineteen has left, the crisis alert has been lifted, and all taboos have passed. It is said that the uncle and nephew should reconcile as before and love each other, but Xu Zhiliu has been "snow hidden", and Xu Dadong's family has started to work again.

Don't outsiders look tricky?
The first thing to suspect is the frequented porcelain shops and red shops in the past. They are used to dealing with Xu Zhiliu, and even Zhang Lei and others are in charge. Unexpectedly, Xu Zhiliu and Zhang Lei did not show up for many days. Later, Zhang Lei made two trips, and most of them were helping to deal with some kiln affairs that Xu Zhong was not familiar with.

When I first asked about Xu Zhiliu's situation, I always got perfunctory answers from visiting relatives in my hometown, but Xu Zhiliu was famous for his diligence, and Xu Zhong was also known for his meanness. How could he not return for many days?

After slowly recollecting it, I had guesses, but I didn't dare to ask Xu Dadong's family directly, thinking that the workers of Hutian kiln must know the key, right?
Unexpectedly, after inquiring a lot inside and out, no one knew the inside story.

The more so, the more their curiosity was aroused.

What secrets are hidden in the barrel-like brick walls of Hutian Kiln?
Just at this stall, news spread from the matchmaker that the daughter of the Xu family was discussing marriage to Qimen, but she was not the "certain" Xu Zhiliu?
What I just wrote in the teahouse is only half written in the book!

Could it be that the uncle and nephew of the Xu family turned against each other?Xu Zhiliu was sent back to the countryside?

But why?

So the silk thread was wrapped around it, which aroused people's curiosity even more, and those who had the courage to ask Xu Zhong, but they didn't believe in evil after being scolded for a while, asked again, and they were beaten up directly.

Seeing that the Hutian kiln is airtight, not a single fly can fly in.

I was really tormented by curiosity, and even started to use my brain. On the evening of this day, the little god went to the Hutian kiln alone, and rescued the storyteller and the melon-eaters who were in danger.

The news spread throughout the streets and alleys of Jingdezhen within a short time.

And wait to see the follow-up.

I saw Xu Zhong going out with a livid face.

The little god stayed in Hutian kiln for two full hours.

Two hours!

What have you done?

On the way Liang Peiqiu ran to Xu Zhiliu's study, Xu Zhong's word-by-word warning echoed in her ears, which made her feel colder than a knife resting on her neck.

"If you really want to see him, I won't stop you, but you must promise me that you will not reveal a word. This matter is related to Zhiliu's life, and there must be no rumors about it."

"How is he?"

"You swear first."

"Okay, I swear on my life, if there is even the slightest rumor, I will be hit by a thunderbolt, and I will die a hard death."

Xu Zhong asked him to swear, but he didn't expect the child to be so sincere that he even took his own life to swear poisonously. Then he sighed, retreated and said, "Zhiliu designed An Nineteen to leapfrog the superiors and committed a felony. I thought he was kind enough to burn the big dragon vat. The merits and demerits can be offset, but he still has to be punished. , After several days of rescue, he just recovered, and now he still has a low-grade fever, and he is confused, and sleeps sometimes, the doctor said that there is no guarantee that he will get better, and it depends on his personal will."

He was usually tensed like a string, but when An Jiujiu left, he let out a sigh of relief. It just so happened that this bad thing happened, wouldn't soldiers come like a mountain?
"I'm telling you this in the hope that you, my little god, will understand the righteousness and the dangers involved. Zhiliu took the risk to sue not just for my Hutian kiln family, but for the safety of the entire Jingdezhen kiln. He risked his life and took a dangerous move. In fact, he shouldn't have to bear this sword alone. If it wasn't for his fate, I'm afraid, I'm afraid he has already gone to see the king of Hades..."

Xu Zhong couldn't continue talking about the following words, choked up again and again, turned his back, his trembling body swayed, and returned to his previous appearance.

He raised his hand to wipe away the tears from his eyes, then looked at Liang Peiqiu, saw her eyes surging, and a strong sense of sadness jumped out of them, he understood it, waved his hand and let her go.

It was not the first time for Liang Peiqiu to come to Xu Zhiliu's study. The reason why he wanted to come last time was because Liang Yu asked him to write an official signboard. Before leaving, he asked him "Can I still come to you in the future?"

At this moment, Shi Nian and Ah Yao were sitting on the front steps and whispering, when they saw a person running towards them from a distance, they immediately got up and looked forward vigilantly.

Seeing that it was Liang Peiqiu, and Shi Nian hadn't made a statement yet, Ah Yao was relieved.

She had an indescribable affection for Liang Peiqiu, stepped forward two steps and said, "Why are you here?"

"How is he?"

The two spoke at almost the same time, and after each paused, Ah Yao replied to her first: "It's better, I woke up once in the afternoon, but I fell asleep after taking the medicine. Do you want to go in and see him?"

Liang Peiqiu murmured: "Can I?"

She was still panting, not evenly breathing, with worry written all over her face.

A Yao asked her to breathe a sigh of relief, and then said: "You ran so fast, didn't you just come to see him? If you don't see him, you will feel at ease?"

This is really a considerate woman.

Liang Peiqiu didn't know that Ah Yao was already negotiating marriage with a Qimen merchant, and he still treated him as Xu Zhiliu's fiancée, thinking that she was good enough to match Xu Zhiliu.

Little did they know that Ah Yao looked at her with the same attitude.

Only the little God of Anqing Kiln deserves to be treated differently by her brother Aqian!

As she spoke, she was about to lead Liang Peiqiu in, but Sinian strode in front of her.

Shi Nian always felt that Liang Peiqiu's appearance was weird and sudden, and his overtures to the son also had an indescribable meaning, as if he was uneasy and kind, but also seemed to have some other purpose.

But right now the biggest cancer has been removed by the young master. Even if this person is the opposite, but she is so weak, what trouble can she cause?

He wanted to say no, but then he remembered that last time in Shizi Lane, when she pointed to the missing moon and said it was big and round, his heart softened again.

Seeing pleading in her eyes, he hesitated again and again, and said angrily: "I can only watch for a while, don't talk, don't disturb the young master's rest."

A Yao pushed him away anxiously: "Would she not know the severity? Don't get in the way."

As he spoke, he pushed Liang Peiqiu a few steps forward, and gave her an encouraging look.

Afraid of disturbing Xu Zhiliu, Liang Peiqiu couldn't help but hold his breath, tiptoed open the door, first glanced in, saw that Shi Nian and A Yao didn't intend to follow, so he simply closed the door, crossed the rows of bookshelves, and walked towards the innermost shed.

When she came back last time, although she hadn't entered the bedroom inside, she knew the general layout.

Besides, along the way, the one stone bridge and one water gully here have been performed thousands of times in her heart.

It wasn't until the person lying on the bed came into sight that her heart suddenly became determined, and her eyes immediately turned red.

Still not daring to breathe, she walked cautiously to the bedside.

Xu Zhiliu's breathing was calm, she must be still asleep, she breathed a sigh of relief.Then he saw that his face was pale, there was no blood on his lips, wrapped in a thick quilt, he could still see his thin body underneath.

Yuemo's sword wounded him very deeply, and his already thin body became even thinner, and she couldn't help feeling sad again.

How dare he?How dare you use your weak body to fight against a powerful Beijing official like An Nineteen?

Isn't he afraid of death?Or, for the common people in those kilns, for Heizi and Sangou, he no longer cared about his own life and death?

He has done great things, but he can't say it to the outside world.The humiliation, injury and pain he has suffered are only tasted by himself.

How much she wished that there was someone by his side, at least one person, who could accompany him day and night, know his thoughts, understand his sufferings, and be able to live and die with him, right?

She really, really loves him so much that she is even willing to be a lamp on the wall, protecting him like this, which is better than him walking alone.

Thinking like this, she knelt down in front of his bed, the love in her eyes couldn't be hidden, like a pious statue watching something.

After a while, she looked at him who was sleeping soundly again, and stretched out her hand to uncover a corner of the quilt.

She wanted to see how the injury on his waist was. If she couldn't see it with her own eyes, she might not feel at ease.After thinking about it, I could only secretly take a look at him while he was asleep.

Unexpectedly, when the quilt was lifted, he was actually only wearing a lewd garment, with his chest half exposed.

She didn't have time to take another look at her belly, so she hurriedly covered the quilt again, turned her back and took a deep breath.

This……

This……

Her face was slightly hot, but Xu Zhiliu never thought that looking at such a thin person, she would still have flesh after taking off her clothes.At first glance, it is quite solid.

Although he was not as strong and powerful as those rough men in the kiln factory, he was still comparable to ordinary men.

After thinking about it, in addition to managing the kiln's daily affairs, he also has to go in and out of the kiln to pull billets and do physical work, so it is impossible for him to be powerless.

After all, she was blamed for worrying too much and thinking about it.

She was still working hard on mental construction, erasing what she had just glimpsed from her mind, when she heard a very low moan from behind, followed by a hoarse murmur: "Water, water."

She hurriedly got up and walked to the table. There was only a pot of tea, but it was made from spring buds, not strong tea. After she tested the temperature of the water, she delivered it to his lips.

"The water is coming."

She was afraid that he would choke if he drank water while lying down, so she held the back of his neck and raised his upper body slightly.

He took two sips smoothly, and his chapped lips were moisturized a lot.

She put him down lightly again, observed his expression carefully, saw that he must have been thirsty in a dream, and now fell asleep again, she calmed down, turned around and returned the teacup to the desk.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, she heard a few coughs from behind her. Her movements were as fast as lightning, and before the teacup left her hands, she was at the bed again, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong? What's wrong? Do you still want to drink water?"

Seeing that he was just coughing and showing no signs of waking up, she wanted to comfort him, but she was afraid that the method would be wrong, but she couldn't just watch him cough, so she turned around in a hurry, sweat dripping down.

"Don't cough, I, I'll get you another glass of water, okay?"

In fact, he didn't finish the glass of water just now, but the water has already splashed out after she went back and forth, so he had to pour it again.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, the person on the bed said, "I want to eat pig's trotters."

Liang Peiqiu was stunned, and after a while, she was sure that she had heard correctly, she turned her head in disbelief, and saw the man with his eyes open, looking at her with a smile.

She wasn't angry, nor was she smiling, she wished she could rush over and beat him up.

"Are you kidding me just now?"

Her voice was unconsciously mixed with grievances, "Do you know that I'm so worried!"

Seeing her serious expression, Xu Zhiliu apologized in a low voice: "It's my fault, I just..."

Just seeing how cute she looks when startled, I couldn't help but want to tease her.

"When did you wake up?"

He was about to speak, and she said again: "To be honest, you can't lie to me."

Xu Zhiliu was helpless: "When you uncovered my quilt."

Liang Peiqiu's face turned red again at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"You...why, why are you so narrow?"

She squeezed for a long time, and only managed to squeeze out this sentence, which made Xu Zhiliu laugh out loud.This smile touched the wound, and the pain made him gasp again.

Seeing him like this, Liang Peiqiu lost her temper, and said in a low voice, "You deserve it."

Xu Zhiliu shook his head, looking helpless.

After the pain subsided, Xu Zhiliu's face softened a little, Liang Peiqiu stepped forward to talk to him: "Is your injury deep? Did the doctor say how long you need to rest?"

"Probably two months."

"I got the news earlier that Mr. Xia Ying was temporarily recruited to fight the southern barbarians. Mr. Zhang Wensi, the general judge of the Raozhou government office, was temporarily appointed as the magistrate of Fuliang County. He will take office in about a day or two. At that time, the principals of the Three Kilns and Nine Meetings will be present to meet with you. According to your current situation, I am afraid that you will not be able to come forward."

As one of the parents' officials, as usual, when Xinzhi County takes office, they all have to go to greet them.

The number of places for interviews is also limited, so you can't mess around with a large group of people, lest the county magistrate will not like it, so just for this carefully selected number of places, all the kilns broke their heads to fight for it.

After finally grabbing a seat, it is necessary to focus on performance. On the one hand, let Xinzhi County know that there is such a person, and on the other hand, you must show your sincerity and respect to your parents and officials, so as to lay a good foundation for future friendship.

Hutian Kiln and Anqing Kiln are the two big green kilns headed by Jingdezhen. Needless to say, there is no need to fight for the places, they all have to be in place.

Only Xu Zhiliu was injured, and in such a situation, it was inconvenient to see others.If the new county magistrate asks, she is afraid that Xu Zhong will not be able to explain it, and it will be difficult for him to explain it when he comes forward in the future, so she is a little worried.

Unexpectedly, when Xu Zhiliu heard the county magistrate's name, his eyes froze and his whole body tensed up: "Zhang Wensi?"

"Yes, you know him?"

"Many years ago, he was the magistrate of the Fuliang County Government."

"Then isn't he..."

Transferring from the state government to the county government is tantamount to transferring from the city to the countryside. Although it is an appointment at the same level, it is undoubtedly a kind of relegation in the eyes of outsiders.Who wouldn't want to climb up?Is there any reason to go back?
What's more, Zhang Wensi finally climbed from the first term of county magistrate to the position of Tongzhi. Those who are familiar with him know that this person is dedicated to his career, only for Beijing.

Now being sent back to the countryside, among other things, it is absolutely impossible for him to do so on his own will.

So, is there any hidden secret behind it?

Liang Peiqiu thought too far for a while, if she had thought about it before, she would not have thought so much, left and right had nothing to do with her, but now because of Xu Zhiliu, she had to think more.

Although An Nineteen has returned to the capital, the power of eunuchs is deeply rooted. How do you know that there are no minions of eunuchs in Jiangxi?
The county magistrate is the ruler of one side, and the key to the problem, so she couldn't help but think about it.

Coupled with Xu Zhiliu's ugly face, she panicked even more.

"This man, have you ever had a holiday with you before?"

Xu Zhiliu noticed her worry, his expression turned pale, and he said in a slow tone: "No, I just heard that this person is not easy to get along with."

is it?

She is not someone who is easily fooled, as long as he says so, she will believe it.

"Don't think too much about it. With your current situation, taking good care of your body is the most important thing. As for other things... I'll go to meet the county magistrate first, and I'll talk to you later."

She was a little shy when she said this, and it was obvious that she wanted to share his worries, Xu Zhiliu smiled unconsciously, and her eyes became gentle.

He is a bit contradictory. Usually when the managers look at him, even though he treats people gently, he is also unsmiling. In addition, his brows are high and his eyes are deep, which makes him feel a little alienated and indifferent. But when he smiles, his eyes will show a slight downward curve, which makes him seem very close, like some kind of sophisticated liar.

Liang Peiqiu felt dizzy what he said at this moment, and it took him a long time to recollect it. It was just a simple sentence with only a few words.

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

　Liu Liu: I listen to my wife.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)