New widow

Mother Wu shut up before she could finish her words: "That's all, that's all, don't mention any of this. Dinner is already prepared. Someone caught two fish in front of me and asked if she wanted it. I said Madam Kuang likes tofu and fish soup. I asked my wife to make fish soup, stir-fry another dish, and mix it with cold dishes, and then we can have dinner."

"It's hot, so I just want to eat something cold." Suqiao put away her thoughts and said with a smile to Aunt Wu. Aunt Wu also smiled: "Then I will ask my wife to put out the food quickly." After saying this, Aunt Wu He sighed: "I'm still worried that my wife will dislike the simple meal we prepared."

"Mother Wu, please stop talking. My wife has never disliked her." When Little Sister Song saw Su Qiao come back, she was completely relieved and said to Mother Wu with a smile.

Aunt Wu patted Little Sister Song and said with annoyance, "You are the only one who can speak."

This lively and bustling life is like the human world, like a family living together, not like that where everyone is surrounding you, but no one speaks first. There are always thirty or forty people inside and outside the house, but there is not even the sound of a pin dropping on the ground. Everybody can hear it. Living at home is not like this.

The food was placed in the main room. Song Zhen and Xia Yun were sitting at the table. Seeing Su Qiao walking in, Song Zhen smiled: "Aunt Kuang, we originally wanted to greet you, but my sister said that there are so many people at the moment. It’s hard to talk to you because people are surrounding you, so we’d better wait until you come back and then we can talk to you.”

"You know how to use your sister as a shield." Su Qiao pinched Song Zhen's face, and Song Zhen smiled again. Xia Yun had already given Su Qiao a bowl of soup: "Drink the soup first, this cold dish Ah, it’s the juice I prepared, and Sister-in-law Wu mixed it.”

"Xia Yun

I tasted the juice that the girl prepared first, and it was a bit bland, but I also thought that there is nothing hard to do here these days, and it would be more palatable if it was bland. "Sister-in-law Xiao Wu walked in with a bowl of egg custard and placed it next to Song Zhen: "Girl said she wanted to eat egg custard yesterday, so I steamed it specially today. "

"When I was sick, my mother would always give me a bowl of steamed egg custard, as if eating it would make me better." Song Zhen said with some embarrassment. Su Qiao had already reached out to touch Song Zhen's face: "If you like it, eat it. No one will laugh at you."

Song Zhen hummed and ate the egg custard in small bites. Su Qiao soaked half a bowl of rice in the soup, ate a few more cold dishes, and then put down her chopsticks. Just watching Song Zhen and Xia Yun eat. Song Zhen and Xia Yun would occasionally say a few words while eating. Seeing the smiles on their faces, Su Qiao also smiled. There should be more days like this. , and some more.

The moonlight was very beautiful that night, but Su Du felt unbearably hot and couldn't sleep, so he simply got up and put on his clothes to look at the moon. Zhang Qing yawned, and as soon as he opened the door, he saw Su Du standing in the yard.

Zhang Qing couldn't help but yawned and stepped forward: "What are you looking at?"

"I'm looking at the moon." Su Du only replied. Zhang Qing just said "oh" and rubbed his eyes: "I thought that like me, the boy forgot to put the toilet for me."

"Then why don't you go quickly." Su Du didn't want to be disturbed by Zhang Qing. Zhang Qing yawned and headed towards the latrine. Su Du looked at the moon and thought about the people who, like the moon, he could never touch.

Zhang Qing walked over with his trousers belt on. Seeing Su Du still standing there, he stepped forward and touched his shoulder with his shoulder: "

Since you came here, you have been in a daze more and more often. You can't be thinking about the capital. "

Naturally, Su Du would not tell Zhang Qing what he really cared about. He just hummed softly and Zhang Qing smiled: "You are afraid that you will return to the capital soon. I will be different. I will be here." If I keep doing this while I am in office, when I return to the capital, I won’t even know that it’s the year of the monkey and the month of the horse.”

"It's good to be outside." This was Su Du's sincere words, but it made Zhang Qing laugh: "What's so good? This foreign official is different from a Beijing official. Besides, you and I are different too."

As he spoke, Zhang Qing sighed: "My mother, she wrote me a letter a few days ago, saying that none of the girls she originally liked are good enough for me anymore, and she was thinking of asking for a wife from a wealthy family for me. . Did she listen to some matchmaker’s nonsense and actually want to marry someone from a wealthy family? I’m afraid she’ll be kicked out before she even opens her mouth.”

"You are now an official of the imperial court, which is different from before. The daughters of those people who used to associate with your family will naturally..."

Before Su Du finished speaking, Zhang Qing lay down on the stone table: "Whether it's worthy or not, the most important thing is that I like it."

However, I like it, but it’s not enough. Maybe soon, my parents will write again, saying that there is no suitable daughter from a wealthy family, and they will choose a girl with a generous dowry for themselves, and send it to their office and marry her. Marry yourself.

It's terrifying to think about someone you've never met before, and you'll have to live with him for the rest of your life. But he couldn't resist yet and could only accept his parents' kindness.

"Tell me, Miss Song, now that she's back, will anyone ask for her hand in marriage?" Zhang Qing also looked up at the moon.

Bright, the moon has just revealed a little crescent at this moment, but the moonlight is very bright, as if it can illuminate people without hiding.

Su Du sat next to Zhang Qing: "She still has to keep her filial piety. After all, it's still half a year before she gets to Xiaoxiang. She has to pass Xiaoxiang before we can talk about the marriage."

"Half a year." Zhang Qing repeated, and then Zhang Qing said: "That yamen servant today, who is Mrs. Kuang? Do you know?"

"Uncle!" Su Du only said these two words, and Zhang Qing sat up immediately: "You actually know it too." Su Du looked at Zhang Qing as if he were a fool, and Zhang Qing frowned: "So, Mrs. Kuang He is a commoner."

"Wanjia is Lord Kuang's first wife's natal family." Zhang Qing frowned when he heard Su Du's words: "That's not right, Lord Kuang has been in business for more than ten years. He wants to clear his original wife's natal family. easy."

It is very difficult for civilians to clear their origins. Only by looking for opportunities can they find some opportunities. But for officials like Mr. Kuang, it can be easily accomplished by just saying one word.

Otherwise, how could Zhang Qing have cleared his background and become an official? The government officials were only envious, not jealous, of Zhang Qing's ability to clear up his background. What some government officials only want to get is to go from Li to Shi, but Zhang Qing is in the seventh rank and has already entered the ranks of officials.

"That's all other people's business, why do you think so much?" Su Du felt very agitated when Su Qiao was mentioned. He was afraid that his worries would be discovered, and he was even more afraid of what would happen to Su Qiao if his worries were discovered. discussion.

"Yes, yes, I don't think so much." Zhang Qing still lay down and looked at

Zhuo Yue: "It's just that the prefect is afraid that he will hold a grudge against you now."