wife and husband

Chapter 42

"What nonsense!" Shanzao said heartbroken.

Xia Cao lowered her head and raised her head after a long silence, with a resolute smile on her face, "Madam doesn't like to hear it, so I won't talk about it. Second Master, Madam, if we set off now, we can still catch up in the sky." Reach the next town before dark."

Saying that, she walked out first, and never looked at Chu Liang from the beginning to the end.

Chu Liang's eyes narrowed in pain, but he didn't say anything.

Seeing it, Chu Yunfeng shook his head helplessly, he should go back as soon as possible.

After harnessing the carriage, Shanzao sat in the carriage, looking at Xiacao who was forced to be calm, feeling unspeakable guilt in his heart.

After finally arriving in Baiyun Town, he was about to find a restaurant to have some food before returning to the village. The county magistrate came before the stools were warmed up.

"Second Master Chu! Mrs. Chu!" The county magistrate warmly greeted him as soon as he stepped into the restaurant.

Chu Yunfeng hurriedly stood up and returned the salute, "Lord Hou!"

County Magistrate Hou bowed and made a salute, "Second Master Chu and his wife are coming back from the capital. It's been a hard journey. I wonder if Hou will be honored to be able to clean up the dust for the young master and his wife."

"Your Majesty Hou is so polite. Speaking of which, we are brothers of the opposite sex!" Chu Yunfeng laughed.

The county magistrate Hou waved his hands again and again, "Don't dare, the second master is Pingning Hou's younger brother, how can Hou have the blessing to be the second master's brother. I don't know how is the Hou master?"

Chu Yunfeng nodded, "Brother is doing very well, Mr. Lao, please worry about it."

County magistrate Hou laughed quickly, "Don't dare, the second master and his wife have worked hard all the way, Hou has prepared some thin wine, please do me a favor."

Under the very warm invitation of the magistrate Hou, Chu Yunfeng and his party had no choice but to go to the mansion of the magistrate Hou behind the county government office.

The magistrate Hou's mansion is considered one of the best in Baiyun Town, but after seeing the imperial palace and Hou's mansion, it is not worth mentioning.

The magistrate Hou held two tables for the reception banquet. He accompanied Chu Yunfeng and Chu Liang in the outer courtyard, and Mrs. Hou accompanied Shanzao and Xiacao in the inner courtyard.

The county magistrate Hou has been in the officialdom for many years, and he is well versed in the undercurrent in the officialdom. Chu Yunfeng is the younger brother of Marquis Pingning, and Chu Liang was the one who escorted the imperial decree back then. Chu Pingninghou loves this younger brother so much.

"Brother Chu, if you want me to see you, you should live in the town. Everything about the house can be solved. Baiyun Village is in the deep mountains, so it will inevitably be inconvenient on weekdays. You live in the town, and I can do my best to take care of you. One or two."

After drinking for three rounds, the county magistrate Hou felt that he and Chu Yunfeng had become much closer, and began to call each other brothers again.In Chu Yunfeng's view, this is really ridiculous.Before Chu Yunfeng got the imperial decree, the county magistrate Hou hurried over to insist on being his elder brother, but now that he has returned from the capital, this elder brother has become a foolish younger brother again.

"I'm a villager, and I'm used to this kind of life. Thank you for your concern. I still want to go back."

If you really let him take care of it, it's okay, and you can't make a big fuss about it later.

The county magistrate Hou tried to persuade him a little more, but Chu Yunfeng blocked all of them back calmly, so the magistrate Hou had no choice but to give up.

If this path does not work, there are naturally other paths.The county magistrate Hou rolled his eyes, and his mind became active again.He really wanted to get on the big tree of Marquis Pingning, he really didn't want to stay in a small town as a county magistrate anymore, although it was a rumor that Marquis Pingning took a concubine a few days ago, he also sent his wife there The gift was indeed a third-rank official in front of the prime minister's door, but his wife was blocked back without even entering the door.

"The last time I saw Mr. Chu was when Brother Chu received the imperial edict. Mr. Chu is a hero. He has no one to take care of him. He has a sister. Although she is not a compatriot of the same mother, she is born well. Proficient in everything, this year is seventeen, my mother is distressed, and is not willing to accept others. No matter how I look at it, I feel that my younger sister and Master Chu are a natural match."

Chu Yunfeng can win over slowly, this Chu Liang is Ping Ninghou's right-hand man, no matter what, he tried his best today, even if he can't win over, he still has to make a good impression on these two.

Chu Yunfeng rubbed his nose and laughed, this county magistrate Hou is really interesting, he calls himself a foolish brother to him, and calls himself a low official to Chu Liang, and Chu Liang doesn’t have any official positions on him now, so I really don’t know how to say that this magistrate Hou is Too smart or too stupid?Let Chu Liang take care of his concubine sister as a favor, let Chu Liang handle it by himself, he can just watch the show.

Chu Liang kept his usual smile on his face, "My lord is really joking, I am just a slave, how can I be worthy of being a lady. Thank you for your kindness, I would like to offer you a toast!"

County magistrate Hou was worried, no one knows that you are a slave, but slaves are divided into different classes. If it weren't for your appearance, my sister would not be willing to give it to you.

Even though he thought so in his heart, magistrate Hou persuaded Chu Liang to have a drink without hesitation.Anyway, he is not in a hurry, he still has time, so he can take his time.

Halfway through the banquet, County Magistrate Hou clapped his hands, and three stunning beauties stepped out from behind the screen, saluting shyly and timidly.

The faces of Chu Yunfeng and Chu Liang froze, and the county magistrate Hou didn't realize it, he still smiled and said, "These three are all wonderful people, they are innocent, and they are also very knowledgeable in musical instruments. Wouldn't it be wonderful to relieve fatigue?"

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On this side, Chu Yunfeng and Chu Liang were facing the extremely enthusiastic magistrate Hou.

In the inner courtyard, Shanzao is also sitting on pins and needles.

Mrs. Hou was the lady she met when she and Chu Yunfeng went to the cloth shop to buy cloth that day. At this moment, Mrs. Hou was talking to them in a gentle and virtuous manner.

"This woman who is pregnant is the most delicate. Madam, try this steamed sea bass. It is smooth and tender, and it is the most delicious. Besides, eating fish is good for children. When I was pregnant with our eldest brother, I was eager to have a baby." A bowl of fish to eat."

Shanzao smiled, "Okay, I'll try it."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xia Cao had already picked up a pair of chopsticks and put it into the bowl, and dipped a little into her own bowl with a pair of clean chopsticks, turned her head to taste it, and then handed the fish to Shanzao.

"Madam is ready to use." Shanzao sneaked a glance at Mrs. Hou, but she didn't see the expected stiff and livid face. Mrs. Hou smiled at ease, as if she didn't see Xia Cao's act of tasting vegetables at all.

Shanzao couldn't help thinking of Princess Anyang.

"I'm older than my wife, so I'll be the next one, and call my sister my sister. My sister is double now, and some things need to be prepared in advance. Second Master Chu is now young and strong, so my sister should get ready sooner." Find someone to share your worries with."

Mrs. Hou talked to Shanzao earnestly, and even glanced at Xiacao.

Before Shanzao went to the capital, no one brought him with him. Needless to say, Marquis Pingning must have prepared this girl. Really caring.

"There is little work at home, so I am busy here alone." Shanzao didn't understand what Mrs. Hou said, thinking that Mrs. Hou was worried that she would be pregnant and no one would do the housework, so she hurriedly explained.

Xia Cao listened to the dark music, and she knew exactly what her wife looked like. Seeing the conversation between the chicken and the duck in front of her, she almost burst out laughing.

"Sister is really straightforward. The person I'm talking about is Tongfang." Mrs. Hou said calmly.

Shanzao blinked and blinked, "What is Tongfang?"

Shanzao doesn't know much about Sichun, and she vaguely heard from Chu Yunfeng that it seems that Chunmei offended Chu Yunfeng, and she also told Chu Yunfeng about this, the main idea is that she lives at the elder brother's house now, and she should give more to the elder brother and sister-in-law in everything For the sake of face, don't punish the servants of the Hou Mansion at will.

Chu Yunfeng agreed well in front of her, so he did what he should do in the blink of an eye.She had always regarded Chu Yunfeng as the sky, and she couldn't do anything if Chu Yunfeng wanted to mess around. At that time, she only thought that if Marquis Pingning and Princess Anyang were unhappy, she would admit her mistake.Didn't think of anything else at all.

Mrs. Hou was really choked, what else could she do in the face of such a dull person, today she was helping them, she couldn't explain too clearly, who knows Shanzao's attitude towards this kind of thing.Thinking of this, she couldn't help being proud of herself. A village woman doesn't even understand such things.

"Don't mention this, sister, try this dish quickly, the taste is also very good."

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During the welcome banquet, everyone ate with their own thoughts. The most tiring one was not others, but Chu Liang. I don’t know where the magistrate Hou made a mistake, so he kept holding on to him. Fortunately, he is very experienced. It can be regarded as coping with it.

After dinner, despite the efforts of the county magistrate and Mrs. Hou to persuade him to stay, Chu Yunfeng decided to go home directly.

Sitting on the carriage, Shanzao touched her protruding belly, and suddenly sighed, "I'm so tired!"

Xia Cao burst out laughing, and Chu Yunfeng and Chu Liang naturally heard it too, and Chu Liang sighed helplessly, "What madam said is, I'm really tired."

When we returned to Baiyun Village, the moon was already high, and the stars in the sky were shining brightly all over the night sky. Shanzao looked up at the stars obsessively, and couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief, "It can be regarded as going home."

Chu Yunfeng then raised his head to look at the night sky, and grabbed Lan Shanzao's shoulder, "I'm really at ease now."

"Yes," Shanzao said happily, but looked at Xia Cao and Chu Liang who were busy cleaning up, and frowned again, "What should they do? They can't live!"

Chu Liang skillfully unloaded the car, tied the horse into the yard and tied it to a tree, and said with a smile, "Madam, don't worry, the room on the left has been cleaned up when I came last time, let Xia Cao live there tonight." In the house, I can make do for one night."

"How do you make a living?" Shanzao asked curiously.

Chu Liang was at a loss for words for a while, he couldn't just say that he was going to spend the night in the stove shed in the yard.

"We can't keep working together. There are three rooms in our house. The main room is in the middle, which is connected to the room on the right. Chu Liang, you will live in the room on the left tonight. Make a bed for Xia Cao in the main room. Get out first. I will find the village chief in a few days, and then we will discuss how to fix the house." Chu Yunfeng ordered in twos and twos.

The main room is clean, and the weather is not too cold now, so it’s not bad to live in. The room on the left was originally an empty room with some sundries, but it has not been occupied for a long time, and it is dusty and smelly.

Chu Liang thought about it, "Just listen to the second master."

He quickly used the disassembled carriage boards to set up a bed for Xia Cao in the main room, and after hearing Chu Yunfeng's arrangement, Xia Cao had already consciously cleaned up the room on the left.

Shanzao couldn't help feeling a little depressed, "If they get married, then you don't have to worry about it." Just clean up the room on the left and you can live in it.

Chu Liang paused slightly, and Xia Cao, who was holding the quilt, turned pale and walked over quickly.Chu Liang raised his head slightly, looking at Xia Cao's passing figure, wondering what he was thinking.

(End of this chapter)