“Although Xingning’s body has fallen, he has always lived in my heart. As long as I am alive, I will remember him…” When the woman said this, the silent sadness in her eyes moved even someone like Xu Jie who was used to the vicissitudes of life.
One can only sigh at the state of this world - even without Zheng Qiao's mischief, Yan An would have gone down the same path with his character.
This seems to be an unsolvable tragedy.
well-
He thought of the Liang Zhu that he had watched that year. He did not expect that the well-matched "Ma Wencai" and "Zhu Yingtai" would not end well. He did not know that this feeling of frustration and sadness was called "my CP is broken".
"If Senior Sister Ning doesn't mind, you can stay in Fugu without worry and let me take care of you and your daughter. Even in the afterlife, I don't think I can bear to see you so exhausted and tired." Xu Jie had a lot of money, food, houses and land, and now he was able to repay Senior Sister Ning for her kindness in recommending him. To some extent, without her, there would be no Xu Wenzhu today.
"In this case, I will bother you, Junior Brother."
This is the purpose of women changing their ways.
It's not that she doesn't trust Xing Ning's plan for her and her daughter. His plan has been as thorough as possible, but that was a favor from Yan An, and she was just a widow after all, so there was a layer of favor between them. People's hearts are hard to predict, and when people leave, they forget about them.
At first, people might try their best to take care of them, but what would happen over time? Sooner or later, they would get tired of them and even regard them as a burden. She didn't want her daughter to experience the pain of living under someone else's roof too early, so she decided to find another way out.
Xu Wenzhu was a righteous man, and she had done him a favor. They knew each other well, so she could find a way to make a living with him... Maybe she couldn't make her daughter rich, but at least she wouldn't have to live under someone else's roof. Thinking of this, she felt a burden in her heart.
Who knows, at this time -
The young man on the side stared at him.
He whispered, "This, this isn't too bad, right?"
Yan Xingning's body is still warm at this moment.
Xu Jie and the woman both looked at him, with the former frowning in displeasure: "What's wrong? What's wrong?"
The boy pursed his lips and dared not speak.
He was a commoner, while Xu Jie was a scholar and the head of the Xu family. How could he withstand such a powerful aura? He became timid after a glance. The woman thought about the conversation and smiled, "You misunderstood."
Xu Jie was stuck for a moment, then reacted immediately and said angrily, "Do you want to be beaten?"
After that, he asked the woman again: "Why did Senior Sister Ning bring him with her? Wouldn't he feel uncomfortable looking at this face?"
The young man then realized that he had made a mistake.
Hearing Xu Jie talking about his face again, he angrily said, "What's wrong with my face? Is it so ugly that it scares people?"
The capital given by his parents, is it his turn for outsiders to point fingers at him? Did he want to look like Zheng Qiao? How arrogant and unreasonable!
The woman said, “He is my savior.”
If the young man hadn't come to her rescue, she and her daughter... might have been reunited with Xingning on the Yellow Springs Road.
Xu Jie was speechless.
I never expected this to be the answer.
He ordered people to clean up the guest house for the three people, and sent them mourning clothes and food overnight. Worried that they were not well taken care of, he also sent them 100 taels of silver and gold, as well as some copper coins and silver, so that the three people could buy the necessary supplies.
The boy was shocked: "So generous?"
Although the assets left by Yan An are enough for the three of them to live comfortably for a long time, who would complain about having too much money
The woman did not refuse and accepted all of them. She knew very well that now was not the time to be reserved, as the child's future education would require a lot of money. How could she bear to let her daughter suffer for the sake of saving face
besides-
The education of the young man should also be started as soon as possible. Although his ancestors were butchers and he had a skill to make a living, having one more skill would give him another way to make a living, which was also a way for my husband and I to repay him.
When the woman told him her plan, the young man was stunned.
"Ah... I'm going to learn..."
"Could it be that you dislike female teachers and are not good at teaching?"
"No, no, absolutely not!" The boy waved his hands hastily, shaking his head to deny three times. In fact, for him, who came from the lower class, any intellectual was an unattainable existence that required pious respect.
The other party also taught me...
That's a beautiful thing!
The woman said tiredly: "I'll go out to buy some writing materials tomorrow and get familiar with Fugu City. I still have to think of a way..."
It is not a solution to always rely on Xu Wenzhu for support.
She and Junior Brother Xu had a clear conscience, but as the saying goes, there is always gossip around a widow. Even though the two of them were friends and fellow disciples, it didn't seem that way to outsiders.
I still have to find a way to make a living.
The woman's concerns are not without reason.
The news that Xu Jie took in a mother and daughter and gave them money, food and a house reached the lady in the backyard the next day.
He had just dealt with a troublesome matter when he heard his wife coming to bring him soup, so he quickly put down what he was doing.
"Why is Madam here today?"
"Aren't you thinking of the hard work you've done, so I came to bring you some soup to nourish you?" The lady opened the food box and took out a porcelain bowl.
"Madam still understands me."
Xu Jie didn't suspect anything. He happened to be a little hungry at the moment, so he buried his head in the soup. After the first sip, he found something wrong.
His wife's craftsmanship and the chef's craftsmanship...
It can still be distinguished.
Whenever this happened, he knew that the other party wanted to see him for something. So he drank slowly, wiped his mouth, and waited for his wife to speak. Sure enough, she asked while cleaning the porcelain bowls: "I heard that you took in a mother and daughter yesterday?"
Xu Jie raised his eyebrows, but still explained: "She is my fellow sister. She was kind to me when I was young. Now that she has come to seek refuge, I naturally have to settle her down well. I guess someone said something unpleasant to you? Don't believe those gossips..."
"Fellow senior sister? I've never heard you mention her."
"It's not appropriate to talk about married women all day long." Why did he talk to his wife about his married sister? He knew what his wife was worried about, so he said, "Senior Sister Ning is different from others. She is proud and arrogant. Those dirty rumors should be dealt with and not let her ears. If she takes people away in anger, won't I be ungrateful?"
The lady looked embarrassed.
"This is not because I am worried about the reputation of the master..."
Nothing like this had ever happened before.
When Xu Jie first took over the Xu family, he spent most of the year outside running the business, and his wife could not accompany him. She had no idea who he met or what happened to him outside. It was common for merchants to be lonely and look for prostitutes outside. She was always worried that Xu Jie would bring her a sister or a baby one day...
Fortunately, it never happened. She would receive a letter from home every ten days or half a month to let them know that she was safe, which gave her peace of mind.
There was no trace of the concubine that I had worried about before the marriage.
After so many years, I've gotten used to it.
When she first heard about this, coupled with the exaggerated descriptions, it was like a blow to the head. She wanted to inquire about the identities of the mother and daughter indirectly, but she didn't expect Xu Jie to have no intention of hiding anything, and was so frank that she was speechless.
Embarrassed: "If, in this case, you really need to take good care of it."
Xu Jie lowered his head and opened the document: "Yes."
He had just been idle for a short while when the servant came to tell him that Senior Sister Ning wanted to see him, so he immediately put down his work.
"Did you sleep well last night, Senior Sister?"
"The notes have been arranged properly, very good." The woman didn't waste any words and went straight to the point. "I just came here and saw the officials in the government office were in a hurry. It seems that they are short of staff?"
Xu Jie had not yet realized the woman's intention.
He just nodded and replied: "It is indeed very short of money. This is also the problem left by the previous Lord Shen. However, Lord Shen has many talented people under his command. One person can do the work of ten people. The government office runs smoothly. When it comes to my junior brother, it is a bit stretched..."
He wants to recruit some people from Tianhai.
but-
When I think of the bad things, I can't help but look sad.
Under Shen Tang's two years of governance, Heyin County has had two consecutive years of bumper harvests, and the common people have abundant reserves. It is now considered a piece of fat meat. Since it is fat meat, everyone wants to take a bite. The current fields in Heyin are nominally public and can be rented to anyone. Shen Tang also left him a mine and an abandoned workshop...
The kind that can be restarted after a little tidying up.
Lord Wu Xian was somewhat tempted.
The other people in Tianhai were also excited.
Only Xu Jie felt that it was a hot potato.
In the past few days, people have been trying to curry favor with each other, using the friendship between the two families as a card, hoping that Xu Jie can open a loophole so that they can smoothly intervene in the affairs of He Yin. But Xu Jie knows very well that once this loophole is opened, the consequences will be disastrous...
At least, it's not what Shen Jun wants to see.
Then, the voice of the senior sister came clearly into my ears: "Since there is a vacancy, how about I serve you?"
Xu Jie: “…”
a bolt from the blue!!!