Xiao Linyu no longer sent letters, and Young Jin, the tea business they cooperated with, was also handed over to Song Hua and Han Li to take care of them. Young Jin only looked at the ledger sent by Tea Township once a month, and the two maintained it for more than a year. The correspondence was cut off abruptly. He didn't come, and she didn't go either. The two seemed to have a heart-to-heart, burying the undisclosed affection alone.
"The spring tea in the Ming Dynasty is about to be picked. The master tea maker that Mr. Xiao looked for has also arrived at the tea town at the end of last month. This is the account book of the first month." The ledger was handed over to Young Gold. After two years of recuperation and exercise, the sixteen-year-old boy was already more than half a head taller than Young Gold, who was the same height as before. The whole person was probably because he had been running around for a long time, but it was not dark. Little, looks like a steady and restrained young man.
You Jin took the account book and saw Li Dong beside You Yin outside the Hua Ting looking at him, and couldn't help showing a smile: "Cheng, I'll take a look at the account book, it's rare for you to come back, go see You Yin." Young Yin has been a little unhappy since she met Yue Changlu last time, and Han Li might be able to enlighten him when he comes back.
"Thank you, eldest girl." Han Li pursed his lips, bowed his hands and hurried out.
When Li Dong saw Han Li coming out, he hurriedly greeted him, bowed his knees and said, "Young Master Han, you are back." After Han Li and You Yin's marriage was decided, the Han Li brothers became more and more aware of their identities in the Su family. When they got up, in order to avoid suspicion, the Su family simply claimed that the Han Li brothers were relatives and nephews of the Su family's family. This is different from the servants of the Su family. Now that the marriage between the two has been decided, the natural identities of the two Han brothers are different.
"How is the second girl?" Han Li asked in a deep voice, following Li Dong who was leading the way. It was Song Hua who brought back the account book in February, but as soon as he heard that Young Yin had an accident, he switched with Song Hua. He rushed back from the tea town and finished all the work he had to do, so he hurriedly wanted to see that one. The girl who filled his heart long ago.
Lidong walked sideways and took the lead, lowered his voice and replied: "It wasn't very good in the early days, but now I've taken the medicine for ten days, and it's almost better." The second girl suddenly fell ill, and her condition was menacing. The girls were all frightened, but Lidong got the eldest girl's order, so she didn't dare to tell the story of that day. Fortunately, the eldest girl was still there, and the second girl would not have an accident.
Drink more than ten days of medicine? As soon as Han Li heard this, his heart skipped a beat. What was the disease? She was fine when he left after the Lantern Festival. The boy who used to be a little serious is now frowning, which is even more scary. The two didn't say anything anymore, but their steps accelerated a lot, but in a moment they reached the door of Young Yin's boudoir.
When Youyin heard that he was back, she was very happy, but she also knew that he still had things to do, and that he was not yet healthy, so he couldn't go out and beat the wind, so he could only wait patiently in the room. Li Dong invited people over.
The girl who was restless in the room heard the movement outside, and soon saw the familiar figure walking in with the light behind her back, and hurriedly stood up from the couch: "You are back!"
As soon as Han Li entered the door, his eyes were glued to her body. He lost weight and looked much worse than when he left, and he cherished his girl even more in his heart.
Although the two were already fiancées, they were still in love and polite. Young Yin tugged at his sleeve, and the two stood very close to each other. Looking at the girl who was forced to smile, her eyes were full of love and pity. For the first time, the etiquette between the two was broken, and she couldn't help but stretch out her hand to take the girl in front of her into her arms, and then said solemnly: "I'm back." I'm back. Now, if there is something big, I will take care of it for you.
You Yin was taken aback by his sudden action, but she didn't struggle, leaning softly in his arms, listening to his steady and somewhat fast heartbeat, like the drumbeat of "dong dong dong" outside during Chinese New Year, but inexplicable. The heart that made her restless for a long time gradually returned to its original position.
Outside Lidong saw Young Master Han hugging the second girl, very discerningly retreated to a place where they could not see the two, then turned around, and dutifully let the second girl out.
You Jin also knew that Young Yin's illness was a heart disease. She could solve Yue Changlu, but she could not solve Young Yin's heart disease. She had to mention a little about Young Yin's discomfort in the letter to Cha Xiang to see if Han Li could cure Young Yin. heart disease. As for Yue Changlu, she would naturally have to solve it.
Yue Changlu's whereabouts are not difficult to find, and what he has done these days is actually not difficult to find. In order to solve the problem of Yue Changlu once, Youjin has been digging a hole for him silently since the day she knew that he came to Luohe Prefecture.
Sitting in the flower hall and looking at the peach trees with green buds emerging outside, Youjin muttered to the air: "The net has been cast, the fish have been hopping for so long, it's time to close the net." It's the most moving, and as for the unsightly, just do whatever you want.
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three days later
Head Guard Xiao bowed his hands respectfully and told Young Jin, "Miss, everything is done." Although Head Guard Xiao didn't know what grievance the eldest girl had with the thief, in his opinion he was a kinder elder. The girl can actually send a person to the northern border where the war is raging today to serve corvée, presumably this hatred is not too small.
"It's been a lot of work for the long guard." You Jin sat in the second-floor wing of Su Jiaxiang, looking at the street market where people came and went, and said lightly: "In such a large Luohe Prefecture, there is one more person or one less person. , who knows?" Guard Xiao lowered his head halfway and couldn't see his expression clearly, as if he didn't hear what she said.
As You Jin said, now is the time of war in the north, and Luohe Prefecture, which was prosperous and relatively stable, has become one of the preferred destinations for refugees in the north to escape. , Who cares that an inconspicuous thief is gone
On the third day after Yue Changlu disappeared, Wan Niang realized that he did not return home at night, but really disappeared. She took her child to look for two days in Luohe Prefecture, but couldn't find anyone. Now, at the suggestion of someone next door, I went to the yamen with the child to cry: "My lord, my man is really gone. I beg the lord to be the master of the women!"
The yamen in Luohe Prefecture are now more and more refugees pouring in due to the front-line war. With more refugees, there are more people making troubles. They are so busy every day that they can take time out of their busy schedules and take advantage of the adults to go out for inspections when they are gone. Taking a breath, I didn't expect to be stopped by this ragged woman again. Angrily, she waved off her hand that was tugging at the leg of her trousers: "Go away, go away, where is the place where you can make fun of in the yamen?"
Wan Niang, who was overthrown to the ground, said, "My lord! My lord! The men of the people have been gone for three days. I beg your lord to be the master of the people!" How dare you think that you will be driven out before the gate of the yamen is even reached
Yue Wenbao also fell and sat on the ground, looking at the vicious yamen, and was frightened by his mother's cries. People passing by pay attention, but no one dares to go forward and say anything. After all, people don’t fight against officials!
"Hurry up, hurry up, and if you don't go, I'll catch you in jail!" The black-faced yamen hurried her away angrily: "There's a lot of chaos outside now, and the war in the north is not sure when it will come. Maybe your man has already run away! You are still coming to the yamen to seek bad luck!" What the yamen said was not unreasonable, after all, it is faster for an adult man to escape than a woman and a child to escape together, right
Wan Niang didn't know whether she believed it or not, she left from the gate of the yamen in a daze, and took her son back to the small yard that was temporarily rented. The mother and son cried for a long time until it was dark, and they could not wait for Yue Changlu.
Everything that happened here was passed into Young Jin's ears that night.
"Yue Changlu deserves what she deserves. She is crying now, and there will be times for her to cry in the future!" He sank and wrote steadily, and with a flick of his hand, a big "forbearance" appeared on the paper: "I've endured it for so many years, and it's time to avenge some revenge." Why did You Duan and Kang'er almost drown by the wolf-hearted Yue family after only ten days of birth? Wasn't it the idea behind this Wan Niang? The people of the Yue family, she will settle one by one, Wan Niang, of course, can't escape.
After Bei Di captured Dingyuan, due to the timely reinforcement of Luohe Prefecture, he temporarily contained the enemy army in front of him. After entering February, the atmosphere in Luohe Prefecture became more and more tense, and even many refugees who had fled before began to continue to flee south for their lives.
Since a few years ago, the tea village has begun to make preparations. This time Han Li has come back for another purpose, which is to take all the old and weak women and children of the Su family to the tea village for temporary refuge.
In the main courtyard of the Su family, You Jin and the Su family were sitting in the first place. It was rare for everyone in the Su family to gather together. Aunt Song stood at the bottom and glanced at the guard Xiao who was looking as usual, and then quietly raised her eyes to see everyone's expressions. The dignified masters, although they didn't know what happened, still held their breaths and stood there in a proper manner, waiting for the master's orders.
Everyone's expressions were different, but they all listened quietly to the eldest girl's assignment: "Let's go back to the tea village, and only bring some valuable soft goods. The tea village next to him is already ready, please take care of the head guard Xiao to choose three One guard stayed in Luohe Prefecture, and the rest went to the tea town with his wife and daughter; on Aunt Song's side, the elderly and weak women and children were given priority, and the people who served the master in the kitchen on weekdays were selected. In the afternoon, report to me the names of the people who will go to the tea village with you." After a pause, You Jin remembered something, and added another sentence: "In addition, there is Mr. Chen, who will also follow to the tea village."
"Yes." Chief Guard Xiao and Aunt Song received the master's instructions, and they hurried down to work.
"Are we going to escape?" Su shi looked at the eldest daughter's battle, a little uneasy in her heart, and broke the silence and asked first.
"Don't worry, mother, the tea village is ready, just go to relax and stay for a while, and when Luohe Prefecture settles down, I will personally go to the tea village to pick you up." Although Young Jin deliberately controlled his facial expressions, Su Shi still saw that the eldest daughter was actually uneasy.
Su's eyes were slightly red, and her voice trembled a little: "Aren't you going to come with us?" Although Su's has never experienced war, it doesn't mean that she doesn't know that once Luohe Prefecture is breached, these small households will be stunned. People may end up in ruins at any time!
You Jin patted Su Shi's hand, which was already shaking, and comforted with a smile: "Don't worry, mother, I have practiced riding very well now, if it really comes to Luohe Prefecture, there are still guards in our house. If it doesn’t help, I can still ride away, right? There are shops in Houjiawan and Luohezhou at home, if no one is in charge, I am afraid that there will be trouble.” During the war, people’s hearts are the most easily disturbed, and now they can sit in Luohezhou at home. Yes, besides himself, Young Jin couldn't think of a second person to choose.