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As the year approached, the Jiang sisters once again mentioned the matter of going home to visit their parents.

Reunion worshiping ancestors is the most important thing throughout the year, not one of them.Jiang Erniang asked this matter with confidence, and Jiang Youniang did not dare to argue with her, her attitude was very ambiguous.We all know that Jiang Youniang doesn't want to go home, but if you don't go home to visit your parents during the Chinese New Year, you will be scolded as an unfilial person if you say it. Jiang Youniang can't afford this crime.

Xie Qinghe felt that he was not far enough away from home.If it is thousands of miles away, it is enough to send someone to give a gift.

He didn't want to contact Jiang Zhanwen and his wife anymore, and he didn't have to.

It's just that Jiang Erniang and Jiang Youniang still have to live in the secular world, they can't bear the secular guidance, and they can't live a life of solitude.

"I'll go back and see the situation." Xie Qinghe said.

Both Jiang Erniang and Jiang Youniang were astonished, do you intend to take them back?

"I'll just go back for a few days. I'll send Shu Jing to take care of something at home. I've told Zhuang Tong and He Jing that if you have something you can't solve, go to them. Zhuang Tong will go to the countryside to worship ancestors on the first day of junior high school, and he will come back on the second day of junior high school." He Jing has nothing to do in Yangting, just look for it." In Xie Qinghe's mind, Zhuang Tong is more reliable than He Jing, and he is a local, with Mr. Zhuang behind him, so Zhuang Tong is the first choice if you need something.

Jiang Youniang was very satisfied with his arrangement and immediately agreed.

Jiang Erniang thought about it, and felt that her younger brother's arrangement was very thoughtful.For a woman like her who is away from home, according to local customs, celebrating the New Year at home will bring bad luck to her natal family. Even if she lives at home, she has to move to another place to avoid it for a few days before the New Year. go back.

To be honest, Jiang Youniang sold to the Zhao family as a concubine, and she was considered a "married" daughter, and she was also not considered a virgin.

"I made clothes for my parents, made shoes, and some winter bamboo shoots and pickled vegetables. Remember to take them home," Jiang Erniang said.

Xie Qinghe glanced at the big baggage she packed up, and nodded slightly.

"I don't know what's going on at home, and I don't know if the An family will bully others. Brother, when you go back, you take Xiao Yan with you. He is tall and strong and can fight. If something happens, he can protect you. At home Don't worry, isn't Lao Huang's family still here? The neighbors are good, and if it's not good, you can go to Xiaohe to find someone to help." Jiang Erniang said with concern.

Xie Qinghe shook his head and said: "Xiao Yan will stay and guard the door. I can go to Beijing alone, but can't I go home alone?"

Jiang Erniang had never seen Xie Qinghe's prestige in single-handedly challenging the Qianxihou's Mansion twice in the capital, and based on hearsay, it was inevitable to be suspicious.It's just that Xie Qinghe insisted on refusing to take Shu Jing away, and Jiang Erniang had nothing to do with him, so she had to remove some of the heavy things stuffed in the big bag.

Jiang Youniang couldn't help but laugh: "Is the second sister afraid that my brother won't be able to carry it?"

Jiang Erniang sighed: "He is a scholar. How can I let him do these rough jobs?"

When Shu Jing heard about this, he quietly gave Jiang Erniang an idea: "It's also simple. I can accompany the master back to Linjiang Town, bring the New Year's goods into the door, and then come back. Anyway, the dealer's boat is also going back to Yangting. Take the Wupeng boat It takes only one day to go back and forth, so there is no delay."

Jiang Erniang couldn't help holding his face, and said with a smile: "You're right, that's exactly the reason. I'll go tell my brother."

Xie Qinghe didn't want to bring New Year gift to Jiang Zhanwen and Zhang Shi at all, otherwise, he wanted to honor his parents, so Zhuang Tong would have to borrow manpower to help him pack the ship and carry it back to Linjiang Town with dignity.

However, Jiang Erniang was ready to ask Shu Jing to take her back, so he couldn't refuse, so he nodded and allowed Shu Jing to follow.

Both Zhuang Tong and He Jing knew that he was going back to Linjiang Town for the New Year, so they came to the small courtyard ahead of time to pay New Year's greetings and had a lively day of eating and drinking.Zhuang Tong kowtowed according to the etiquette of the disciples entering the room, and gave him a very expensive New Year's gift. Xie Qinghe gave him a red envelope with only one copper coin in it.

"This money is oppressive. Keep it with you and never abandon it." Xie Qinghe urged.

Zhuang Tong has been refining Qi for more than half a year, he has very good talent, and with the guidance of a famous teacher like Xie Qinghe, he has entered the realm very quickly.Holding this copper coin, he had a very vague perception. With just one coin, he felt calm and peaceful, and the Lingtai was extremely clear.

He Jing also handed over the teacher's post, and she also kowtowed to pay New Year's greetings. Mi came over with her son He Zhuan in her arms, and said with a smile: "Sir, Zhuan'er kowtows to Mr., and also asks for a small red envelope." The so-called small red envelope is obviously also for For "special" copper coins like Zhuang Tong's, only one coin is enough.

"All of them, all of them." Xie Qinghe took out the red envelopes he had prepared and divided them among He Jing, He Zhuan, and even Mi's family.

Both He Jing and Mi's are a copper coin, while He Zhuan is a silver longevity lock.

Mi Shi was a little surprised holding her own little red envelope.

It was He Jing who studied under Xie Qinghe, and it was He Jing who served Xie Qinghe all the year round. As He Jing's son, He Zhuan was the continuation of He Jing's blood, and Xie Qinghe's little disciple. It is not surprising that he got a reward.She actually has one too?Moreover, is it the same as He Jing?

Mi felt very strange.

It is said that the wife is Qi Ye.In fact, at any time, the wife's room cannot be equal to the husband's.

She is also a rich lady from a good family. Outsiders look like gold and jade, but in fact, when she is at home, the food and clothing expenses cannot be compared with her brothers. The younger brother who has just landed has twenty chickens and thirty teals a month. , as an adult lady, she only has ten chickens and ten teals a month, and the rest of the meat, vegetables, and fruits can't be compared with three or five-year-old little brothers.

The reason is that she is a girl's family, and the girl's family has a small appetite, how much food can she eat?Take one bite less, cherish blessings and keep healthy.

After marrying into the He family, the He family can be regarded as a very respectable family. They are very considerate to their daughter-in-law and never play tricks.However, how much monthly money does the man of the He family get?How much rice, noodles, poultry, meat, vegetables and fruits are supplied every month?How much money do wives and grandmas get, and how much rice, noodles, poultry, meat, vegetables and fruits are provided every month?That number is worlds apart.

When it comes to the New Year and the holidays, the public will distribute the money, just the dividends from the various properties in the family, and it will be distributed according to the heads of the men in each house.

Men eat meat, women drink soup.Every payment received was reminding Mi Shi that she is He Jing's vassal, that she only has soup when He Jing is beautiful, and that she can't even eat fart when He Jing is unlucky.That's true, because He Jing is very favored at home, and Mi's family is also very happy for him to come home to pay for his face.

This is the first time Mi's received the same reward as He Jing.

It wasn't that He Jing took ten copper coins, but she got one.But they both have only one, and she and He Jing are the same.

She didn't think that the husband made such an arrangement to save trouble.If it was really to save trouble, why did he have to give He Zhuan a longevity lock alone?Isn't it easier to issue four copper coins in a row?He was able to prepare a separate gift for He Zhuan, which proved that the reward was well thought out.

This is the value and dignity that Mi's family has never received. It is the first time that she really feels what "Qi Ye" is.

The nanny was putting the long-life lock on He Zhuan. Mrs. Mi gently stroked the small silver lock with her hand, and told her son, "Wear it carefully, and don't lose it."

Xie Qinghe over there enjoyed the fun of "full of children and grandchildren", jokingly said: "You bring mountains of gold and silver to worship me, and I will only return you a copper coin. The gods of wealth are laughing at you."

He Jing ate the mutton so much that his neck was sweating, and he stuffed a chopstick into the hot pot, tilted his head and said, "Sir, I'm going to come back from the exam this year, and my father, mother, and grandfather have to bring gold for you! "

"It's good for you to have such an idea. However, Young Master He, your senior brother was born as a scholar a few years ago, so you can only try your skills this year. If you are white, I'm afraid it will be too late." Xie Qinghe punctured He Jing's fantasy .

He Jing suddenly froze.

Zhuang Tong looked at him in surprise: "You really didn't expect this?"

He Jing ruthlessly wiped the sweat off her face, dumbfounded: "Isn't this... I've been with senior brother every day, and I've forgotten about it a long time ago!"

This day was a reunion feast, and it was the twelfth lunar month of winter, and the weather was very cold. Although there were two tables for men and women, they were not divided into two rooms, and they were only separated by a screen.He Jing blamed Mi's family through the screen: "You didn't remind me?!"

In front of her husband and senior brother, Mi Shi was very gentle, and said a little aggrieved: "My husband said that I want to raise my career, but this concubine just treats it as a joke. How do I know that it is really going to end...it is my fault , I should have reminded my husband to take the childbirth test first."

Zhuang Tong took a sip of the hot wine, but still couldn't hold it back, he spat it out.

...Tongsheng test.

He Jing, who had vowed to take the Juren examination, hadn't even passed the Tongsheng examination.

Seeing that He Jing couldn't hold back, Xie Qinghe comforted him: "I never thought about this before, so naturally I wasn't prepared. Why are you in a hurry? You have a good wife to accompany you at home, and you have a charming child at your knees. You can take your time in your career. Unlike Your senior brother, he pointed out that you should hurry up and get the first place, so that you can talk about a daughter-in-law, you really can't afford to delay."

Zhuang Tong's face turned blue, and it was He Jing's turn to hold the wine glass hahaha: "Yes, yes, brother, you need to work harder."

When it comes to Zhuang Tong's marriage, Xie Qinghe likes Zhuang Tong very much.

Zhuang Tong originally had a baby relative, the daughter of Mr. Zhuang's classmate and younger brother.

Old Mr. Zhuang failed in many trials, and his career was difficult, but his brothers and sisters all made great achievements.Zhuang Tong's former father-in-law was an official of the fourth grade, and he was the governor of the capital in Yundong County, and his official career was smooth.Just looking at his rank and family status, Zhuang Tong is a fiancee.

After that, Zhuang Tong mourned for his mother's death, and the other party did not dislike him, and was willing to wait for his mother's death for three years before marrying and taking care of him.

Zhuang Tong didn't expect to be so seriously ill. He has seen many doctors in a row and has been raised for several years, but his health is still not good.

No matter how the fiancée insisted, after discussing with Mr. Zhuang Tong, Zhuang Tong resolutely came to the door to withdraw the marriage, and asked Mr. Zhuang to write a poem for the fiancée, praising the virtues of the fiancée, and asked Mr. Zhuang to work together with the fiancée's father The fiancée re-selected a husband who is healthy, capable and virtuous. In the end, Mr. Zhuang also recognized the girl as his adopted daughter and gave him an extremely rich dowry.

Zhuang Tong and that girl don't have any relationship, but they have kindness to each other, so they can be called equal.

Now that Zhuang Tong has regained his health, the girl is also in harmony with her husband Qin Se and their children. It is unnecessary and impossible to renew their relationship. Naturally, the Zhuang family has to choose a new family for Zhuang Tong.It's just that Zhuang Tong is in his twenties, and only has the fame of a scholar. How can the so-called "good relationship" be so easy?How about giving it a try, a 30-year-old scholar is worthless, and a 30-year-old Jinshi is quite young.

Xie Qinghe raised his wine glass and said: "I only hope that the year will be smooth and healthy."

Zhuang Tong and He Jing toasted together: "Mr. is well."

Xie Qinghe didn't want to go home and listen to Jiang Zhanwen's pretentiousness and Zhang's nagging, so he lingered in Yangting County until the morning of the 29th of the twelfth lunar month before boarding the Wupeng boat to Linjiang Town.Jiang Yingzhou's skin is so useless, his practice is useless. Xie Qinghe has been in this world for nearly a year, and he exercises every day. Apart from improving his physical fitness, he can't resist the slightest bit of wind and cold. Sitting on the boat, the river wind blows and shivering.

The boatman is a servant of the dealer, and he is very familiar with Xie Qinghe, knowing that this is the guest of his master and master, he dare not neglect him at all, and hastily put the stove that has already been lit by Xie Qinghe's side.Shu Jing had to be careful not to let the charcoal fire smoke Xie Qinghe.

Seeing that Xie Qinghe was suffering from the cold, he asked the boatman to fasten the curtain on one side, while he himself blocked the hatch on the other side.

Xie Qinghe shook his head and said, "Come back. There is a stove, it's not so cold."

There were originally wind-blocking curtains on both sides of the cabin, but they were not thick enough, and the cold wind would always come in.Shu Jing tied the cloak he was wearing on the hatch, with an extra layer of cover, the wind was much weaker.It's just that the cloak is not that wide, and there is still a little gap that can't be blocked, so Shu Jing blocks it.

"The master forgot, the slave is not afraid of the cold." Shu Jing was talking about the past where he was deliberately frozen in the city for a whole winter and did not die.

Xie Qinghe was wrapped in a cloak and faced the stove, the heat and smoke from the fireworks curled up, and his vision was slightly blurred and distorted.

He cultivates the human way, and he always realizes the way in the practice of being a human being.Cultivators emphasize obedience to mortals and rebellion against immortals. If mortals want to eat, cultivators must eat grains.Ordinary people want to feel cold and heat, but cultivating immortals does not invade cold and heat.Ordinary people want to be greedy for the love of men and women, but cultivating immortals forbids it.Xie Qinghe always thinks that human beings are human beings, if they can’t even be human beings, how can they seek truth and knowledge, and become gods?

However, for the first time, he felt that winter is not easy.

Jiang Yingzhou's physical aptitude is too poor, and his frailty affects his mind, and his body, which is not resistant to severe cold, is really a drag.

When arriving at Linjiang Town, Shu Jing asked the boatman to wait for a while, he had to go back with the boat.Immediately, he picked up the two big bags prepared by Jiang Erniang, and went home with Xie Qinghe.Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and the town is a little deserted.Neighbors either went back to the countryside to worship their ancestors during the New Year, or went to the county to join their promising sons and daughters. After all, there were only a handful of families who stayed in the town to celebrate the New Year.

There is not much work in the twelfth lunar month, and there is no need to reprimand children. Many men play with their children in the street. On the contrary, women are busy preparing New Year's goods and cooking New Year's dishes. They are so busy that they are almost invisible.

The town is not big, and the distance from the pier to Jiang's house is only a foot away, and he walked to the door in no time.

The courtyard door was locked.

The Jiang family usually does not lock the courtyard door, even if Mrs. Zhang goes out occasionally, she just conceals the door.

After all, the iron lock at the door is to guard against gentlemen but not villains. If you really encounter thieves and robbers, what use can a lock do?There are regulations on the height of common people's courtyard gates, and it is arrogance to build an inch higher, and thieves want to enter the gate, and they can easily get in.

The gate of the courtyard was not locked, and the thief who took the sheep had to wonder if there was someone in the house, and he could not bump into the owner's house when he entered the door.Once the courtyard door is locked, it is to tell the thief that there is no one at home, so you can steal as you like.

Shu Jing put down the two big bundles, quickly went up to the wall and looked with his head, and said, "It seems that the fire hasn't been fired for a few days. The pigsty over there was cleaned quite cleanly, so I didn't leave in a hurry."

Xie Qinghe pointed to the iron lock.

Shu Jing looked at him innocently.

Xie Qinghe began to look for a place to borrow strength near the courtyard wall, as if he wanted to climb over the wall.

Shu Jing hurriedly raised his hand to surrender: "Master, don't climb over the wall, the slave will open the lock. Wait a moment." He took out two very thin silver wires from his hair bun, and pointed at the keyhole twice , the lock is opened.

Xie Qinghe made a gesture to beat him, he quickly bent down and retreated: "Little trick, little trick." Turning around, he went to pick up the burden at the door.

Shu Jing is definitely good at collecting information in an unfamiliar environment. He just peeked over the wall and told all about the recent situation of Jiang Zhanwen and Zhang's couple.The yard is very clean, there is no clothes to dry, no salted vegetables and salted fish, the pigs, chickens and ducks that have been raised all the time have been cleaned up, and the water tanks in the kitchen are all empty - obviously afraid of being left for a long time, Moss grows in the tank.

While Shu Jing was unlocking another lock in the main room, Xie Qinghe went around the kitchen and touched the dust on the wooden table in the kitchen.

Not in a hurry.

The time to go is not very long, no more than half a month.

"Maybe he went back to the countryside." Xie Qinghe said.

Just at this time, the enthusiastic neighbor next door also heard the movement and came to check, and saw that the door was opened, Shu Jing buried his head in unlocking it, and immediately asked sharply: "Hey, who are you? How did you come in? His father, his father, come quickly! Scholar The public house has been invaded by thieves!"

Xie Qinghe came out of the kitchen and greeted the aunt at the door: "Aunt Li, it's me."

"Brother Ying." Aunt Li breathed a sigh of relief, and she was also a little scared when she suddenly saw a tall "thief" breaking open the door.Now it turns out that the neighbor’s little brother came home, at least there is no need to fight, "You came back from studying outside, right? Your parents have gone back to their hometown."

Jiang Zhanwen's parents are still alive, and they live with Yao'er, who is guarding the soil, in their hometown in the countryside.Usually, Jiang Zhanwen disliked his father and mother's rusticity, and didn't like to let his brothers take advantage of the autumn wind, so he basically didn't have much contact with his hometown.

However, the countryside was indeed Jiang Zhanwen's last retreat.

Now that Jiang Zhanwen and his wife have returned to their hometown, it can be seen that the An family has indeed exerted pressure.

Xie Qinghe also didn't want to be taught by the neighbor's aunt. After all, the only son in the family didn't come home until the 29th of the twelfth lunar month. He didn't know the whereabouts of his parents.He immediately asked Shu Jing to unpack a package, and stuffed all the frozen meat, winter bamboo shoots and eggs brought by Jiang Erniang to Aunt Li, saying it was a gift for bringing them back.

Aunt Li got a few good things, and she was so happy that she could see her teeth but not her eyes, so how could she have time to teach Xie Qinghe how to be a man?Ask Xie Qinghe if he wants to go back to the countryside for the New Year or stay at home to spend the New Year by himself?Don't worry if you live by yourself, go directly to her house to eat, and you will never let him go hungry.

Xie Qinghe said some polite words to her, and Aunt Li went home happily.

Shu Jing also couldn't help asking: "Master, what are your plans now? There is no cold pot or stove here, and there is no hot water here. Either I will wait for you to go to the countryside to meet the master and wife while the time is still early, or you will go with the boat." Let’s go back to Yangting.”

Xie Qinghe said helplessly: "If I go back to Yangting County, the second elder sister will spend the first month with a sad face. That's fine, you go back first."

Shu Jing wanted to say something else, but Xie Qinghe suddenly said, "Wait."

Shu Jing thought he had changed his mind, but Xie Qinghe went into the kitchen to find a few pieces of shabby ginger, washed it and cut it into slices, added brown sugar to cook a bowl of ginger soup, and asked Shu Jing to drink it: "The boat is blocked It’s been so long, don’t catch the cold.”

Holding the thick porcelain bowl, Shu Jing lowered his head to finish the hot and spicy ginger soup, a layer of mist floated on his face which was cooled by the cold wind.

After Shu Jing left, Xie Qinghe picked up firewood and lit it on the brazier familiarly.

The main room was spacious and not warm, so he went back to the room where Jiang Yingzhou used to live.Mrs. Zhang is a very organized woman. Before leaving home, the quilts were washed and dried and put in the cabinet, and some mothballs to prevent insects were sprinkled on them.

Xie Qinghe opened the cabinet and made the bed, wrapped in the blanket for a while before feeling warm all over.

Xie Qinghe didn't intend to go to the countryside to find Jiang Zhanwen and Mrs. Zhang.

Jiang Zhanwen and Zhang's family are a wonderful pair, and the family's second uncle Jiang Zhanyong is not well-educated. It is well known in the countryside that he beat his wife, and he has never seen his grandfather come out to speak.It can be seen that the family tradition is like this, and there are not many plausible ones.

He went back to town and stayed at home for a few days, and the neighbors can testify.It's not that he's not filial, it's that his parents left in a hurry and didn't say hello to him.

After passing through the third and fourth grades, he went back to Yangting County.Jiang Erniang has nothing to say.

In such a cold day, Xie Qinghe didn't even want to go out.Anyway, Jiang Erniang brought so much food, enough for him to eat for years to come.It's not bad to spend a restless New Year in the town alone, don't worry about anything, eat when you're hungry, and sleep when you're sleepy.

It was rare for Xie Qinghe to lie lazily on the bed and take a nap, and he felt hungry when he woke up, so he cooked stewed vegetables in the house with a small stove.

He also wants to separate places for eating and sleeping, and he has always been so particular about it.However, the first winter spent in Jiang Yingzhou's skin was too cold.The skin of a waste of qualifications is not qualified to be poor.If you don't want to have a headache, brain fever, runny nose, and die of illness, you have to obediently squat in a small room to keep warm.

Xie Qinghe sat on the small bench, looking at the chowder in the pot, couldn't help laughing.

At this time, I still miss my junior brother.If he fell into a demon with his junior brother, at least he still has someone to warm his bed, right?

Xie Qinghe's plan was pretty good, but it's a pity that he really didn't have the fate to eat and wait for death.After dinner, I want a tea break, and after drinking tea, I feel that it is a waste of time not to do anything, but there is really no useful pastime at home.Wrapped in a cloak and wandered around the yard, he simply went to watch Aunt Li's fried rice cakes next door. Aunt Li got him some food and gave him a bowl of rice cakes as a gift in return.

Xie Qinghe stayed at home for a whole day, fell asleep after evening class at night, and was woken up by the cold in the middle of the night.

The charcoal of the brazier was burned out, and there was no temperature.

Regardless of the brazier stove, the charcoal stockpiles are limited.If you stay at home overnight, you will seal the air outlet to weaken the firepower and prolong the burning time.

Jiang Yingzhou's skin is too weak, Xie Qinghe is naturally afraid of the cold, if the stove's tuyere is sealed, the firepower will be weak, and naturally it will not be warm enough.If you put more braziers, you are afraid that the charcoal gas will be too heavy to poison people.

Therefore, in order to solve this problem, when he was in Yangting County, Shu Jing always got up in the middle of the night to replace Xie Qinghe with a new brazier regularly.

Xie Qinghe didn't have the habit of smoldering and slow burning, the brazier that was replaced with new firewood before going to bed was burning fiercely, and it was completely burned in the middle of the night, and there was no Shu Jing to replace the brazier, so he woke up in the middle of the night freezing.He sighed under the quilt, but still had to get up to light the fire.

Just as he opened the door to get firewood to light the fire, he suddenly felt something was wrong.

The window has been moved.

Everyone knows that charcoal gas is very poisonous. Every winter, a few unlucky ghosts will be poisoned to death. It is not uncommon for the whole family to die.

Xie Qinghe knew that Jiang Yingzhou was a good-for-nothing, so he was very careful when using charcoal. He was afraid of the cold, so he had to open a window when lighting charcoal.Before he went to bed, he used old cotton wool to pad the window. Even if the window screen was blown off by the wind, the window would still be stuck on the raised cotton wool, leaving a gap two inches wide—enough for the charcoal to float out.

The old batting is gone.

Xie Qinghe walked out the door with the lamp in hand and looked around.

Because the weather was too cold, after Xie Qinghe moved in, he only cleaned the bedroom and the kitchen, leaving the rest out of sight and out of mind.

The traces of dust accumulated naturally for half a month made it easy for him to find that someone had climbed over the wall, stepped into the soft vegetable field, and walked into his window along the porch to check all the windows in his house , A thin piece of oil paper was pasted in the gap.

As we all know, oiled paper is waterproof and naturally not breathable.Oil paper was pasted on the gaps in the windows, in an attempt to kill him with charcoal gas.

The old cotton batting was thrown under the window.

Xie Qinghe lit a fire with soft grass, recalling the moment when he woke up from the cold.

He has not been plotted against for a long time.

In other words, he has not been plotted "successfully" for a long time.

Jiang Yingzhou's skin made him deaf and blind. In the cold environment, he cowered under the blanket and almost lost all vigilance.

He slept soundly in the warmth, completely unaware that someone had climbed out of the window, the "killer" who had covered the gaps in the window with oiled paper, was no more than four feet away from him.At such a close distance, he didn't wake up with a start!

It's not how clever the other party is.It's just that his current skin is too slow, limiting the strength of the original soul, and he can't protect himself at all.

This time, the opponent's killer came relatively late, and the opponent did not expect him to have such a habit of using firewood. The charcoal in his brazier was almost burned, and he escaped the opponent's assassination just now by mistake.If he chooses to smolder slowly, this enchantment will end tonight.

... Xie Qinghe never imagined that one day, he would fall into such a childish assassination.

The brazier was raised again, and the warmth struck again.

Xie Qinghe looked at the oiled paper pasted on the window, thinking, with such obvious evidence of murder, the other party should come again, right?

At least after confirming his death, the people who pasted the oiled paper all over his window should come to take the oiled paper away.Killing people with charcoal gas is for the purpose of ignoring anyone. Isn't it suspicious that such obvious criminal evidence is left here?

He sat on the porch with his back to the wind. This place was L-shaped and could not be seen from outside the courtyard.

There was a brazier in front of him, and the wind from the river was blowing. Xie Qinghe played with the paring knife in his hand while warming up the fire.

This knife is only three inches long, the blade is short and fat, very sharp, it is used by Jiang Youniang to cut fruits and vegetables.Before she left home, she was polished by a passing craftsman. After she left home, Mrs. Zhang was not used to using this knife, so the knife had been left unused on the cabinet. The sharpened edge was not damaged at all.

Xie Qinghe is ready to kill.

However, as the sky gradually faded, the sun rose, and the cold night faded away, no one came to fetch the oiled paper.

Hearing the neighbors gradually waking up, the town ushered in the last day of the year, Xie Qinghe suddenly realized, yes, this person doesn't need to come to pick up oil paper.Jiang Yingzhou, who was afraid of the cold, felt that the windows were leaking, so he used oiled paper to stick up the gaps in the windows, and was poisoned by charcoal gas in the house. This is not unreasonable-why not?

Or, the person who came to collect his body could take advantage of the chaos and calmly tear off the greased paper.

For example, his eldest brother-in-law.

Xie Qinghe has been thinking about who is going to assassinate him.

From the perspective of geography, the suspicion of settling down is the greatest.Considering the degree of motivation and hatred, Qianxi Hou bears the brunt.

Xie Qinghe had morning class last night, had breakfast, and punched a set in the yard, stretching his muscles and bones that had been curled up all night, and felt that whether it was Anjia or Qianxihou, they were a little unreliable.

Xie Qinghe made great efforts to make the Zhao family and Ms. Zhao unlucky, but everything he did was done quietly. Except for He Jing, I am afraid that even the Zhao family did not know the role he played in it. It is even more impossible to know.Under this assumption, Jiang Zhanwen and Zhang's are the culprits leading the sale of their daughter, and they are Jiang Youniang's parents. The An family didn't even force them to flee to the countryside. Maybe come to trouble Jiang Youniang's brother?Still shooting is to kill?

As for Marquis Qianxi, after all, he was too far away, how could it be so just that he had just returned to Linjiang Town, and the killer followed him immediately?Could the killer still follow him all the time?Even if his reaction and vigilance were dulled by the cold in winter, Shu Jing is not a vegetarian.

Moreover, if there is any change in the Marquis of Qianxi, it is impossible for Yuan Shi'an not to warn.

At this time, the sound of carriages and horses came from outside the door, and a familiar voice rang out: "Just send someone to pick up Brother Ying. On the day of New Year's Eve, you are not at home as the head of the house, and you are mobilizing people to run to your mother's house." , outsiders thought..."

Standing in front of the hall, Xie Qinghe looked at Li Changshu, the eldest brother-in-law who helped Jiang Yuanniang get out of the car and walked in while muttering, and suddenly figured it out.

Jiang Yuanniang married Li Changshu as a sequel, and what she coveted at the beginning was the dowry money from the Li family, so naturally she was not respected by the Li family.

Li Changshu usually doesn't like to take care of Jiang Yuan's mother's family's affairs, his attitude is very clear, money will be spent for you, but it's not for you to squander unlimitedly to support her family.And, having taken the money, don't think too much about the rest--no energy for your private affairs.

Usually, Jiang Yuanniang would send money and things for any matters at home, and for more important things, such as the sickness of her father and mother, or the illness of her younger brother, she would come in person.Over the years, apart from returning home within three days of the wedding, the only time Li Changshu came was when Mrs. Zhang was beaten into a coma at Xu's house, and Li Changshu came to help with Jiang Erniang's reconciliation.

If he hadn't rushed to collect his brother-in-law's body, how could he accompany Jiang Yuanniang to Jiang's house to pick him up, given Li Changshu's cold temper?

Li Changshu was about to stage a tragedy of witnessing his brother-in-law being poisoned by charcoal gas, when he suddenly saw Xie Qinghe standing in front of the hall, thinking that he had seen a ghost, his face suddenly turned pale.He is also a good city man, so he suppressed it immediately, and never lost his composure too much.

After confirming that Xie Qinghe was not dead, Li Changshu immediately changed into a smiling face: "Brother Ying, your sister and I picked you up."

Jiang Yuanniang was helped out of the car by her husband, the husband and wife had been holding hands, and suddenly she was pinched by her husband.

She realized that her husband had lost his temper.

But, seeing his younger brother, why did the husband lose his composure?

"Why are you standing outside the door on such a cold day?" Jiang Yuanniang hurried forward, and a maid immediately brought a hand stove, and she stuffed it into her younger brother's hands, holding his cold hands. Afraid of the cold. Thin, thin. You have lost all the fat on your body, don’t you have to be more afraid of the cold?”

Xie Qinghe couldn't help laughing at what she said, without that fat body, it made the big sister feel bad.

"Why is big sister here?" Xie Qinghe asked.

"How big is this town? I heard that you came back yesterday. It's just that it was dark at that time, and I couldn't go out. At dawn today, I will quickly call your brother-in-law to pick you up." Jiang Yuanniang didn't say, She couldn't make decisions at home, she had to wait for Li Changshu to come home and ask her husband for instructions before picking up her younger brother to go back to her in-law's house for the New Year.

"Father and mother... Oh, they all went back to the village. How can you rest assured that you can't even drink hot water by yourself?" Jiang Yuanniang went to his house naturally, and packed the bedding and packed for him in person. Luggage, "Let's go home with my sister."

Xie Qinghe found that Li Changshu was confident, so he followed in with a smile, not worried at all about what happened last night.

"Sister said she only found out I was back last night?" Xie Qinghe asked.

Jiang Yuanniang had already put away all his parcels, and shook the quilt again, and said, "Dalang from the second aunt's house next door is doing paperwork at the pier. He told my servants that I knew your family was here. Now There is not much to deal with at home and An's family, so don't be here alone, come with me."

Xie Qinghe sat on the bed and said, "Big sister, what happened to the An family? But they forced parents to go to the countryside?"

Jiang Yuanniang also had a frowning face when she mentioned this matter, and said: "It is said that something happened to the cousin in Beijing. I blame the little girl for her bad horoscope, which brought bad luck. His family is powerful, so he won't make friends with his father, and the characters in other scenes are not good. It’s not good to get back and forth with my father anymore. There are also some angry frictions on weekdays. Our father is good-natured and doesn’t like to argue with them... It’s just that life is not easy.”

Where is Jiang Zhanwen's good nature?It's nothing more than having self-knowledge, not daring to offend An Jia, and enduring humiliation everywhere.If he and An Jia's status were reversed, he would be out of character.

Xie Qinghe asked: "Is that so?"

Jiang Yuanniang was asked a little strangely: "That's it."

"Then why did the An family send someone to seal my window with oiled paper last night when I was sleeping soundly? Want to suffocate me?" Xie Qinghe stood up and pushed open the window, letting Jiang Yuanniang see the oiled paper pasted on the gap, "They don't remember their parents , Do you only hate me? The third sister has a bad character, so what does it have to do with me? When she was born, I didn't know where she was. "

Jiang Yuanniang is gentle and kind, but never stupid.

Why did Li Changshu accompany her to pick up his younger brother uncharacteristically, and why he lost his composure when he entered the door... After seeing the greased paper, she understood.

After Xie Qinghe took Jiang Youniang home, he went directly to Yangting County, and did not return to Linjiang Town to report.Since there is no contact with the parents at home, it is naturally impossible to contact the married elder sister.However, many news cannot be concealed.

Jiang Erniang has been trying to set up her female celebrity shop for the past few months, but which woman can't be a female celebrity?If you want to open a shop, you must either have a wide network of contacts, or the tricks you make are superior to others.Jiang Erniang took the lead of Mi's family, and Mi's family also had contacts in the circle of noble ladies in Yangting County. With the establishment of contacts, the neighboring counties would naturally hear the news, after all, they are not far away.

Li Changshu wanted to accept Jiang Erniang as his concubine wholeheartedly, and he and Jiang Zhanwen had a tacit understanding.

However, only when Jiang Erniang is desperate can she commit herself to be a concubine and serve a husband with her sister and two daughters.

Now she lives with her younger brother, and his younger brother has hooked up with Mr. Zhuang and the young master of the He family. If things continue like this, the more prosperous Jiang Yingzhou lives, the less likely his sister Jiang Erniang will be a concubine, especially not May be a concubine to the eldest brother-in-law.

Xie Qinghe has long been a thorn in Li Changshu's side, if there is no chance, once Xie Qinghe is ordered, how can he let him go?

Jiang Yuanniang clenched her fist lightly, and the gold hairpin on her temples trembled slightly.

She can bear her husband Xiao Xiang and the girl who left home.My husband hurt my younger brother, can I bear it or can't bear it? !

What can I do if I can't bear it?Who can prove that the oiled paper on the window was written by her husband?Could it be possible in court to accuse the husband of wanting to take the younger sister as his concubine, and that's why he wanted to remove the only obstacle, the younger brother?Gritting empty teeth, will the parents in the hall listen?Now that the family has offended the An family, and the Li family is powerful in the county, will this lawsuit win?if