The whole family went crazy after reading my mind, and I became a favorite after eating melons

Chapter 42 Stop losses in time
  Hua Zangyue tapped the word "canal" on the paper with her fingertips.

“Building large-scale construction projects will hurt the country and the people, but if we do not build construction projects, the country will be unable to survive.”

He pondered for a moment, "Building canals has not been an easy job since ancient times. I was just curious when I read these materials. I just read them through today and I feel like something is wrong, but I can't figure it out. What you said today , I understand."

He moved his fingertips and finally stopped at an amount.

"What's wrong? It turns out the amount is too high."

It is undeniable that the cost of building the canal is very high, but it should not be this amount. It is not obvious at first because this amount of money is not added to the final result, but to various expenses.

When finally put together, the plausibility increases and it is not easy to doubt.

If Hua Rong hadn't said that the person most likely to be selected as the imperial merchant this time was a sneaky person, he would never have thought of this. After all, there is a saying that birds of a feather flock together. The kind of person you would elect to take office is probably the same type of person.

"Hua Rong, fortunately, you reminded me this time. I won't get involved in this matter. Don't worry."

Hua Rong breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

Xu Zhiyan, who was sent out early, never worried about this matter from beginning to end. After she swallowed a few fried chicken drumsticks with hunger, she stopped paying attention to the meal. She moved left and right like a needle on the stool, from time to time. Look around.

Xu Yanqing couldn't stand it anymore and pulled her.

"Nanny, eat well. You didn't eat vegetables today. This won't work."

As he spoke, he picked up a large piece of green vegetables with chopsticks and put them in her bowl.

Xu Zhiyan's face suddenly wrinkled, her fingers pressed against the edge of the bowl to push it away a little, and she said in a coquettish tone, "No, this is bitter, so I won't eat it!"

"Ancestor, this is called sweet, how can it be bitter? And let me tell you, the vegetables at my grandpa's house are different from those at our house. They are very delicious."

As if to prove his words, Xu Yanqing took a big bite, chewing it deliciously.

Xu Zhiyan was shaken, and slowly picked up a vegetable leaf and brought it to her mouth. The first time she chewed it, her face turned ugly, and she was about to vomit when she opened her mouth, but Xu Yanqing quickly covered her mouth with her quick eyes, and with a clever move of her hand, she forced her to Swallowed the vegetable leaves.

Xu Zhiyan quit.

Slap the chopsticks on the table.

"You're bad, I won't play with you anymore. I just saw an unknown little brother in the garden outside. I want to play with him and pick fruits with him!"

Little brother?
  Xu Yanqing thought for a while and found the answer.

"Are you talking about Song Xuan? He is a few days younger than our second brother, and he is a child adopted by his uncle. According to seniority, you have to call people third brother. Later, be good and call people when you see them. As for the tree Well, stop crawling, if you want to eat some fruit, wait until I finish this bowl and then go over and pick it for you."

He didn't think it was bad for girls to climb trees, but he was worried that she would get hurt so he didn't let her climb.

Xu Zhiyan responded vaguely and ran out.

As soon as she entered the garden, she saw her little brother sitting in the pavilion in the forest reading a book. She ran over to say hello without anyone noticing, "My little brother said I have to call you Third Brother, Third Brother. Third Brother, what is your name? You can play with me." ?"

The little girl was half lying on the table, looking up at him with her little head raised. Her round eyes were like glass beads, and her little face was even pinker.

There was a smile in his eyes unconsciously.

"My name is Song Xuan, you can indeed call me third brother."

"Okay, third brother, why don't you go to dinner? The chef grandpa made a lot of delicious food today, including fried chicken legs, and fried meat skewers...I can't finish talking, there are a lot of them anyway!"

Xu Zhiyan licked her fingers and wanted to say them one by one, but after a few words she ran out of patience.

Song Xuan looked at her tenderly. “Xiaoyan likes it so much, why don’t you eat it for a while?”

Speaking of this, Xu Zhiyan pursed her lips, "Because little brother asked me to eat vegetables, the kind of green vegetables that taste bitter. I didn't like to eat them, so I ran out. Third brother, I want to eat fruits, so that's it." The fruits on the tree are red and must be delicious!"

She stared at the tree with bright eyes. Before Song Xuan could answer, she quickly took off her little jacket and gave it to him. She didn't need the gaiters or gloves that were in the way, and ran towards the fruit tree lightly. .

Song Xuan was excited.

"Don't, that tree is too tall, it's dangerous for you to climb up!"

Xu Zhiyan didn't care. While he was talking, she had already hugged the tree trunk and ran up a certain distance. Before she could continue climbing, Song Xuan grabbed her ankle. When she lowered her head, she saw that it was him with an anxious face.

"You come down first and I'll help you pick them."

She became stubborn and kept shaking her legs to shake his hand off, "I don't want it, I can pick it myself. Just let go of me and wait here, I will pick the fruit for you to eat."

Song Xuan couldn't hold her back, and he was worried that he wouldn't let go of her any longer. She struggled harder and fell, so he could only let go. He watched her climb up the mountain in one breath, and his heart suddenly rose to his throat.

Xu Zhiyan's eyes were filled with the red fruits on the tree. She was not afraid at all. She chose the leafiest branch and sat on it, picked a fruit, wiped it on her body a few times and put it in her mouth. .

"Mmm~ So sweet!"

She closed her eyes with satisfaction, finished the remaining fruit in two or two bites, wiped her mouth and said to Song Xuan, "Third brother, please hold up your pocket, I'm going to throw the fruit down."

Song Xuan compromised and took off his coat to pick up the fruits, but before he picked up a few, he saw Xu Zhiyan's figure shaking a few times on the tree.

"careful!"

That's too late.

Xu Zhiyan kept mumbling, her body was completely unbalanced, and she fell headfirst. In desperation, Song Xuan threw away the clothes and threw himself at the place where she might have fallen.

Song Xuan grunted as he was hit, and his eyesight turned black.

Xu Zhiyan slowed down for a moment, then quickly got up after a while, "Third brother, are you okay? I'm sorry, I hit you."

Song Xuan quickly waved his hand.

"it's okay no problem."

Xu Zhiyan is small, but not stupid, and she is not light. The impact of falling from above must be huge. Song Xuan cannot be fine. She groped lightly to make sure that he had no fractures, and then relaxed a little. tone.

"You stay here and don't move. I'll go find the housekeeper and ask for a doctor!"

The doctor came quickly.

"Fortunately, there is no fracture, just strain. Don't move around too much these days. You are young and have a good foundation. Take a good rest. You will be fine without taking medicine."

With the doctor's words, Xu Zhiyan felt a little relieved, but she was still full of guilt.

After that, he stayed at the Hua family for several days, following Song Xuan like a little follower. He looked very cute with his three-headed body and the way he greeted Song Xuan.

But her days as a little follower were interrupted one day by Li Changxun who came to see her.

"What's the matter with you? I've looked for you several times, but you're not at home. You've obviously made an appointment to go out to play!"

(End of this chapter)