Today's dinner was made by the housewife. Yu Ya'er accidentally added too much firewood behind her, which made the dishes for Xiaojingkong a little mushy.
Xiao Jingkong was not a picky eater, he ate it without any leftovers.
He wants to grow up quickly, and when he grows up, he will be able to marry Jiaojiao!
On the other side, Xiao Liulang, who was in Pingshan Village, didn't know that his daughter-in-law was being missed by the little guy. He was helping the villagers to carry wood on the ridge.
There was also an inspector of the household department with him.
A dozen people lined up in a line, and without moving the place, the wood was handed over from the first person one by one.
In the shed not far away, King An is helping the Minister of Household to sort out the account books for this trip to the countryside.
The household of this dynasty was in charge of the country's territory, fields, household registration, taxes, salaries and all financial matters, including farming.
They went to the countryside for disaster relief, and they also helped the villagers dig canals to divert water and rebuild fertile fields after the disaster.
Insufficient manpower, some things have to be done by the officials themselves.
Prince An suddenly appeared in the team on the day of departure. Before that, no one had heard that he would go to the countryside with him.
Prince An’s leg injury was almost healed, and he could go to the ground as expected. He and Mrs. Zhuang sent someone to greet the Minister of the Ministry of Housing, so he was kept by the Minister of the Ministry of Household to do some leisurely things.
While he was keeping accounts, he inadvertently glanced at Xiao Liulang on the edge of the field.
Because of the hot weather, all the villagers took off their shirts, and even the inspector of the household department was shirtless, and Xiao Liulang's white tunic was particularly eye-catching.
His clothes were soaked with sweat, and they were tightly attached to his body. He was usually covered by a heavy official robe, which was not very obvious. Today, I saw that his figure was stronger than expected.
His sleeves were rolled up high, revealing his well-textured forearms.
King Anjun pinched his forearm subconsciously.
You don't seem as strong as him
Besides, King Anjun vaguely remembered that Xiao Liulang was not as tall as him when he was in the country a year ago. Why does he look so much taller now
"Zhuang Bianxiu, can this be done?" The Minister of the Household reminded.
"It's still a little bit." King Anjun came back to his senses and handed the last page to the Minister of Household after clearing it, "Okay, please take a look at it."
Xiao Liulang and the villagers have been busy until the sunset.
The villagers baked flatbreads, steamed wowotou, and mixed pickles for the big guys. It was originally intended to kill chickens, but was rejected by the Minister of the Household: "The imperial court will not loot the people's fat, nor take a penny from the people, nor covet a grain of rice from the people!"
These rice and flour grains are also paid to the villagers.
Prince An was not used to eating. Even in the most difficult days of Chen Guo, he had never eaten this kind of food. He thought that Xiao Liulang ate it deliciously.
Xiao Liulang sat on the ridge with his fellow villagers, without the image burden of a Hanlin official.
An uncle from the village came over, sat down next to Xiao Liulang, and asked with a smile, "Master Xiao, are you still used to eating?"
"Very good." Xiao Liulang said.
Xiao Liulang treats people coldly, unlike Anjun Wang who is always gentle and jade-like, with the appearance of a modest son, but he works the hardest and is the least arrogant, and the villagers are more willing to approach him.
The uncle took advantage of the unpreparedness and took out a boiled egg from his arms for him: "It's hot, eat it quickly! I see that you have been tired all day, and you work harder than the ones we shave in the fields! Your aunt cooked it for you!"
Xiao Liulang refused: "No need, I'm full, Uncle Zhang eats it himself."
The uncle forcibly shoved the egg into his hand: "Hey, if you want to eat it, you can eat it! The last time the dog had an upset stomach, if you hadn't given him the medicine, how could he get better so quickly! And the last time, Li was bitten by a poisonous insect, and you treated it. These have nothing to do with the court, they are all your own medicine!"
Dog Dan is the youngest son of the uncle and the aunt.
The uncle knew that the medicine was very expensive. In order to treat the villagers, Mr. Xiao emptied his medicine bag. He didn't know how much money it was.
The uncle sighed: "If you don't eat it, your aunt will have to nag me when you go back later. It's not like you don't know how capable this woman is..."
Xiao Liulang finally accepted the egg.
The uncle was so happy that he talked with him about a lot of things in the village with relish, until Goudan called him, and he reluctantly left, saying that he would come back to Xiao Liulang tomorrow.
Xiao Liulang also returned to the shed where he lived temporarily.
The shed was a temporary structure, with only a table, a cabinet, and two wooden beds stacked with benches, one for him and the other for the King of Anjun.
King Anjun was much more careful than him, and even put up mosquito nets.
He didn't use mosquito nets, he had mosquito coils made by Gu Jiao, and he didn't need mosquito nets either.
It was not too late now, he planned to go to the nearby woods to pick up some medicinal herbs for Gu Jiao.
He couldn't name the medicinal herbs, but he had seen Gu Jiao drying in the yard several times.
He took the basket and crutches, and as soon as he got to the door, he heard a carriage driving towards him, stopped and walked down a middle-aged man in an official uniform.
Who is it if it's not Lord Gu
After Gu Houye repaired the road, he came to inform them as soon as possible. He first went to say hello to the Minister of the Household.
The King of Anjun is also there.
Considering that the two families were married, King An is now his son-in-law. Lord Gu is very warm and polite to King An, but when Xiao Liulang walked past him with the basket on his back, he didn't take it seriously. Look at Xiao Liulang.
The King of Anjun reminded: "Master Gu, just now it was written by Xiao Xiu."
"This Marquis knows." Gu Marquis said carelessly.
We met in the countryside, and he knew him when he turned into ashes!
I don't understand a little bit of etiquette. He is obviously a poor boy in the country, but he doesn't take his husband in the eyes. The Prince of Anjun is not so noble and arrogant as he is.
King Anjun felt the contempt of Lord Gu for Xiao Liulang, and said slightly confused: "He is Lord Gu's son-in-law."
Gu Houye thought to himself, I didn't admit that girl, what kind of son-in-law is not a son-in-law! Moreover, even if he recognized that girl, he would not accept a poor country boy as his son-in-law!
What about high school champions? How about entering the Hanlin Academy? Not a douchebag!
His son-in-law, Gu Chong, is the king of Anjun!
"I heard that you are not used to eating in the countryside, so I brought you delicious food!" Gu Houye didn't want to talk about Xiao Liulang, he took the roast duck, crispy chicken and jerky he bought halfway from the carriage. The land was given to King Anjun, and Xiao Liulang was not left at all.
Xiao Liulang didn't know that Lord Gu was partial to the Prince of Anjun, so he went into the woods.
He has come to collect medicine several times, and he is still familiar with the road in the woods. After walking for half a quarter of an hour, he found the medicinal materials he needed.
He squatted down and started collecting medicine.
He had heard Gu Jiao tell Yu Ya'er that this kind of medicinal material is difficult to buy in Beijing, so it must be carefully pored over.
When Xiao Liulang went to deliver medicine to Goudan, he accidentally saw a few green grasses lying on the ground of their house, and when he asked, he realized that the hillside was full of small rivers in the woods to the east of the village.
Xiao Liulang quickly picked up a basket full of things. Today is almost the end of the day, and he should go back.
Just as he turned around and walked down the mountain, there was a rustling sound suddenly behind him, and his back froze, and he looked behind him suddenly.
It turned out to be a hungry wolf with green light in both eyes!
This is the edge of the forest. The villagers have never seen a wolf, but today he met him.
His luck never disappoints...
This is a lone wolf separated from the wolves. It was starving and looked at the prey in front of him. Without hesitating for a long time, it opened its bloody mouth and rushed towards Xiao Liulang!
When it was too late, Xiao Liulang grabbed a small round bead and slammed it on the head!
All I could hear was a loud bang, the hungry wolf was blasted with blood, fell down with a hoot, turned his head to look at Xiao Liulang, and ran away with his tail tucked away!
Xiao Liulang was soaked with cold sweat.
He looked at the lone wolf fleeing, and heaved a sigh of relief: "It seems that my luck is not that bad..."
Gu Jiao filled Xiao Liulang with three pieces of black powder in total, and if he filled too much, he was afraid that he would blow himself up.
He's always so unlucky after all, right
Xiao Liulang came to the river, squatted down and washed his face with water.
But as he washed, he instinctively sensed that there was a danger approaching.
Could it be that the lone wolf is back
wrong.
This time the breath is much more terrifying than the lone wolf.
He frowned warily, turned around, and reached into the bag containing the black powder.
Not far away, two masked men in black stood on his river beach with swords and looked at him intently.
The eyes of the two were full of murderous intent.
It happened that he still had two pieces of black powder left, so he said that his luck was still good—
As soon as the thought flashed, the purse loosened, and the black powder fell into the water.
Xiao Liulang: "..."
You can't be a human being, come on, next sentence.
(End of this chapter)