Kick out the general as soon as you are reborn

Liu Yanyan stretched her head, stood on tiptoe, and followed from a distance. She saw Shen Lan dragging He Sheng across several long streets, attracting the crowd around to watch.

"Whose girl is this? Why is she dragging someone around on the street?"

"This is Shen Lan, the weak and fragile girl from Butcher Shen's family! No, no, Shen Lan can't even hold a kitchen knife, how can she drag a person for so long!"

"It doesn't look like it."

"What's the resemblance? It's Shen Lan. I live next door to her and I used to see her slaughtering pigs! It's definitely her, there's no mistake."

"What? How is that possible? Isn't she gentle as water? Gentle and lovely."

"I guess her gentleness is fake, otherwise how would that guy dare to marry her!"

"Guess so."

"Pretending to be gentle! This butcher is thinking too far ahead."

Shen Lan didn't care what they said at all. She just let it go in one ear and out the other. She dragged He Sheng to the butcher shop and handed him over to the butcher. "Dad, I'm divorced from this man. Tie him up and we'll get the dowry back tomorrow."

The butcher had a look of disbelief on his face and took out a rope to tie up He Sheng. “You don’t like this gigolo anymore, why didn’t you say so earlier? I’d give him a good beating. He’s so annoying to see.” After saying that, he kicked He Sheng hard.

He Sheng looked up at the bloody meat on the butcher's stall. He smelled the fishy smell of the meat and was trembling with fear. He quickly looked at Shen Lan and said, "Lan'er, let's go back and get the dowry now. I will return it to you in full. Please untie me, please."

Shen Lan rolled her eyes and said impatiently, "Shut up and don't delay the sale of the meat. You don't want to sell this meat? You have to compensate me!"

Liu Yanyan watched from afar, and after hearing Liu Wu's retelling, she covered her lips with a handkerchief and smiled, "Let's go back home. It seems that Shen Lan can really get her dowry back by herself. That's great." I was wrong. I thought she was really a weak and delicate little beauty. Who knew she was just pretending! Hahahaha.

At the gate of the Duke's Mansion

Liu Yanyan put her hand on Yuzhu's hand, stepped on the horse stool and got off the carriage, and walked straight into the mansion, just in time to see Butler Liu coming.

Butler Liu bowed and said, "Miss, you are back at a perfect time today. The master has just returned home. Where do you think dinner will be arranged?"

Liu Yanyan looked up and saw the beautiful sky. She smiled and said, "Let's put dinner in the pavilion on the rockery. You ask Dad to go there first. I'll go back after I wash up."

Butler Liu smiled and said, "Okay, Miss. I will arrange it right away."

Liu Yanyan returned to Cuizhuxuan, stretched, raised her hand and Yuzhu took off her official uniform. She turned around and sat on the stool. Yuzhen half-knelt and took off her official boots. After Yuzhu hung up her official uniform, she took off her official hat.

Liu Yanyan stood up easily, and chose a pink satin dress, a blouse of the same color on the outside, a lavender pleated skirt, and her hair was gently tied up.

Yuzhu brought hot water and said, "Miss, please wash your face. It must be hot after such a long day."

Liu Yanyan took the hot towel and wiped her face and neck gently. She wiped the fine beads of sweat and said, "It's not hot. It's just that I watched the fun for a long time today and walked for a long time. It's not good to have a meal with Daddy covered in dust. Yuzhen, remember to wash and iron the official uniform. There's no need to burn incense."

Yuzhen said with a smile on her face, "Okay, miss. I'll remember it." Then she walked out holding her official uniform.

Liu Yanyan brought Yuzhu and went straight to the rockery. She saw from a distance that her father was secretly drinking. She hurried forward and snatched the wine glass. "Dad, how can you drink!"

Duke Liu sighed helplessly, "Daddy has recovered a long time ago. This is not wine, it's just sweet wine soup."

Liu Yanyan looked at her father helplessly and said, "Dad, it takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone. How long have you rested? You can't even drink the sweet wine soup." After saying that, she waved her hand and asked Yuzhu to take the wine pot away.

Duke Liu looked at Nannan and smiled, saying, "Okay, Dad will listen to Nannan and stop drinking. Oh, stop drinking. Why did you come back so early today? How is the house cleaned?"

Liu Yanyan smiled and said, "The house has been cleaned up quite well, and it has been repaired inside and out. Why is Daddy's house in the government office so old? When Butler Liu brought people to repair it, the windows were all broken, the roof tiles were broken, and the tables and chairs were all shabby."

Duke Liu sighed and said, "The government has no money, and the higher-ups won't approve it! Few of those who pass the exam are wealthy. Those with poor family backgrounds have emptied their families when they come to Beijing to take the exam. How can anyone afford to pay for repairing the government's house? Many people just make do with what they have, and when they can't stand it, they just replace the window paper or nail the tables and chairs themselves."

Liu Yanyan nodded and said, "The last time I visited Master Liu's house, I saw his students, Zhang Yunzhi, Li Shucai, 35th in the second class, and 48th in the second class. I don't know when their appointments will be announced."

Duke Liu took a piece of beef jerky with chopsticks, took a bite, and then said, "The two of them are ranked low. Maybe they need to be sent out to serve as county magistrates. If they do well, they can move up. Otherwise, they will be stuck in their positions for the rest of their lives."

Liu Yanyan wondered, "How can one be considered to have done well?"

Duke Liu smiled and said, "They have to make achievements. There will be an assessment every three years. If their families don't have the money to pay for them, I'm afraid they won't get a good place."

Liu Yanyan picked up a piece of shark fin for her father and said, "They probably can't be managed. The last time I saw them, I took a close look at their clothes. They were all made of coarse dyed cloth."

Duke Liu ate the shark fin and said, "Don't think about it. They didn't come to you, and you had no reason to help them directly. Even if you go to a remote place, you are still the county magistrate and you won't suffer any grievances." Even though they were far away, life in the county was still good.

Liu Yanyan understood, thinking of their awkwardness and the arrogance they showed, and said, "That's right, Daddy is thoughtful. If I rashly helped them, I'm afraid they would find out and accuse me of meddling in their affairs."

Duke Liu smiled and said, "Nannan has really grown up! Look at this court! It's just like the sunset in the sky, so natural. No one can really stay out of it, and they can't interfere in other people's affairs at will, as it's easy to get into trouble." If you help them, you always have to touch other people's things. Will others tolerate you?

Liu Yanyan smiled and said, "Okay, Daddy, I get it. Daddy, what do you think is outside in the sky? Are there really fairies? Are these clouds woven by fairies?"

Duke Liu chuckled and said, "Where are the immortals? It's just a wish. When you climb to a high place, you will find that the clouds are under your feet. It would be great if there really are immortals." Then your mother will come back.

Liu Yanyan nodded as if she understood, "After climbing up, will the clouds really be under our feet?"

Duke Liu smiled and said, "Of course, you have been in the capital, and the mountains you have been to are not very high, so you have never seen it. Daddy once climbed a very high mountain, and when he looked down from the top of the mountain, there were clouds and mist lingering in the mountains, like a fairyland."