Looking back at the yamen, there are four words of fairness and integrity hanging on it. For Yan Jingzhi personally, County Magistrate Yu can indeed be called these four words.

It was rumored that he was a corrupt official before, but nothing specific was reported. Just like Yan Jingzhi, the original owner's previous laziness may have been just his own laziness and did not hinder others.

But some people like to tarnish her reputation. The more the rumor spreads, the more it will be recognized by the public. The same is true for County Magistrate Yu.

I believe that after this incident, the neighbors in the neighborhood should have a better impression of Yu County Magistrate, but they will not blatantly say that he is a corrupt official as before. Although he took money, he did things well, not to mention the money It was given to him by Yan Jingzhi himself.

Walking out of the yamen, Yan Jingzhi felt in a particularly good mood, and even walked a little lighter. She has been wearing this long skirt these days and she is not unaccustomed to it. Sometimes she even feels in a daze. She is originally from this world. The original world is just It's just a dream I made.

Ziqiu watched Yan Jingzhi go away from behind, and took another road back to the inn, because she had time, she was much faster than Yan Jingzhi.

"Miss, I'm back." She stood behind the screen, bowed her body, and reported to Lu Yun.

Lu Yun hummed, and continued to look down, but he didn't see Yan Jingzhi's figure, and finally couldn't help asking: "Why hasn't she come yet?"

Ziqiu froze for a moment, it seemed that every time she realized Lu Yun's words, her lady seldom cared so much about a person, and the attention paid to this Yan Jingzhi recently was a bit too much: "Miss Hui, my subordinates The footsteps are too fast, Miss Yan is still behind, she should arrive soon."

Lu Yun nodded, tapped his fan, and signaled Ziqiu to continue talking.

"Miss, I went to the yamen just now, and Miss Yan also went today. Magistrate Yu has told her that it was the revenge of the woman that day. Miss Yan didn't seem surprised, and told Magistrate Yu to wait for a chance. .”

Ziqiu told Lu Yun exactly what Yan Jingzhi said, and Lu Yun knocked on the table again and again with a folding fan, with a playful smile on his face: "Yu Xinnian actually knew he was going. Nian's method of deceiving the world and crossing the sea really worked, I thought he would ruin the court from then on, and he was only willing to be a seventh-rank county magistrate."

"I underestimated him, but Yan Jingzhi..." At this point, the knocking on the table behind the screen suddenly stopped.

After a pause, he continued: "What trick are you playing?"

Lu Yun's voice carried a hint of unknown danger, mixed with the excitement of a hunter when he saw the prey: "Ziqiu, let out a little wind to see how the Yan family reacts. After so many years, she has emerged now. It's time for the Yan family to act."

Lu Yun got up, stood sideways by the window, and secretly opened a corner of the window to look out. If Ziqiu were here now, he would be able to see Yan Jingzhi walking slowly over on the other side of the street, and he would still be amazed. , When did my lady become a voyeur.

If she was just an ordinary person, it would be impossible for Wanwan to have such a strong interest.

Perhaps Lu Yun's gaze was too gentle, Yan Jingzhi didn't realize that someone was looking at her.

Looking at the familiar eyebrows and eyes of the people below, Lu Yun suddenly had a ridiculous idea in his heart, maybe this is not the little girl from a few years ago at all, but just has the same face, but the demeanor and behavior are the same as what she did Things are completely different from before.

That's why she's so interested, right...

Lu Yun hooked the edge of the window to close the window, and began to play with the fan again with his slender fingers. He suddenly felt a little regretful. At first, he recklessly went down to save her in his current image. If he changed his identity to find out the truth of the matter, he would Wouldn't it be more fun?

She took a sip of tea and deepened the smile on her face. It's better to watch Yan Jingzhi slowly. If he goes too fast, the fun will be lost, and the gain outweighs the gain.

Ziqiu went back and forth very quickly, and when she came back, she looked pale: "Miss, people from the Yan family came to look for you again today."

The sky gradually darkened, and the flickering candles were unpredictable, imprinting on Lu Yun's exquisite face, Ziqiu felt that the candles were about to be suffocated by the cold.

"Yan Jinghan?" Lu Yun said the name without thinking.

Ziqiu replied: "Yes, Miss."

Lu Yun said, "What does mother say?"

"Madam said that the Yan family has a relatively strong influence in the court, so I ask you to put the overall situation first. Even our palace can't afford to offend you now. Miss Yan, please deal with it more." After Ziqiu finished speaking, she looked again. Look at Lu Yun's face.

Sure enough, she saw a stinky face on the other side. My lady had never liked Yan Jinghan, but that person didn't know that he was annoying, so he posted it eagerly, and ran to Lu Wang's mansion every three days.

Lu Yun has a good skin and a tall stature. He is very popular in various families. Even women fall in love with her. Yan Jinghan of this Yan family is the number one suitor. Lu Wang's mansion ran away, even a well-mannered person like Lu Yun was forced to drive him away.

If she couldn't catch up, she could only hide, but now she couldn't hide anymore. She kept making troubles at the Prince Lu's Mansion when she couldn't see anyone.

The last time Lu Yun went back to show his face, at least he stabilized Yan Jinghan first, even if he gave a cold face, this person still refused to give up, and now it has become even worse.

Lu Yun sat there quietly, holding his own folding fan in his hand, and there was a hint of coolness from the huanghuali: "I will know in two days, Ziqiu, go back and watch the situation of the Yan family. Stay here."

"Tell the family not to worry, Yan Jinghan will go back soon, but if she is at the house, I should trouble my mother to worry."

Lu Yun briefly explained that she didn't intend to go back home, she really didn't want to talk to that woman, she was really bored.

The cold wind outside is howling, wearing the biting cold in the streets and alleys, Yan Jingzhi has been making tofu at home these days, and added some simple clothes for himself and Xiao Ba, it is getting colder and colder this day Now, most people stay at home, waiting for the day of the Chinese New Year to celebrate.

Soon it was New Year's Eve, Yan Jingzhi bought some pickles and went home, Xiaoba and Wen Zhi went to the street to play, Yan Jingzhi couldn't refuse the invitation of these two people, and followed the excitement for a while, finally couldn't stand it anymore go home.

Waiting at home for Xiao Ba to come back after playing tired.

The yard is very different from when I first came here. The fence outside was old and worn out, but now it looks brand new. The messy yard is now very clean and tidy. The chickens in the chicken coop lay a lot of eggs, but there are no roosters. , so no chicks can hatch.

The rotten straw in the chicken coop has been piled high with other things. When the next spring begins, buy some ducklings, throw the base manure into the pond, and grow some aquatic plants.

Drill a well next to the pond to facilitate water fetching in the future.

Yan Jingzhi planned these things happily, and the money on hand has been saved a lot because of selling tofu and other things this month, and there is still a lot left after excluding the things bought a few days ago, Yan Jingzhi looked at it with satisfaction. Taking a look at his bulging purse, he locked the money and hid it away.

The sky was getting dark gradually, Xiao Ba must have played crazy with Wen Zhi, and she didn't know how long it would take to come back.

But today the adults are all here, so it shouldn't be too dangerous to come back at night.

Yan Jingzhi took out the newly bought candles two days ago, lit them and put them on the dining table, then hugged some thick wooden blocks from the back, and brought them to the front for charcoal fire.

Yan Jingzhi put the wood into the charcoal basin and was walking forward when he suddenly saw a person in white clothes appearing in the empty kitchen. As soon as he was suffocated, he slowly put down the basin, picked up the wooden block in the basin and placed it across the front.

The two stood and stared blankly, Yan Jingzhi's eyes flickered, looking at the familiar face, he said in surprise, "Lu, Miss Lu?"

Lu Yun raised the fan in his hand: "It's me, Miss Yan."

Yan Jingzhi put down the wood in his hand, hugged the basin, and looked at her strangely: "Why did you appear in my house???"

"It's not that you said I was your relative last time. Today I saw your little follower playing in the town. I happened to ask a question, and she told me where you live, saying that you are alone at home and helpless. Let me come I'm looking for you, and I'm here." Lu Yun looked at Yan Jingzhi and said solemnly.

Yan Jingzhi could hear the playfulness in her tone, was she talking about the last time she misidentified relatives?

And what's the matter with Wen Zhi, why did she sell her all of a sudden, and tell others where she lives so easily, she can't be unprepared just because Lu Yun looks good.

Yan Jingzhi stepped back in embarrassment, and lit the brazier in front of the two of them: "Miss Lu, I'm sorry about what happened last time, and you saw it too. If I didn't say that, it wouldn't end well at all. They pointed out that Maybe I'll pull you to ask questions, but it's better to let me have everything, you say yes, eh..."

Yan Jingzhi made some guilty explanations, looked at Lu Yun standing there, frowning slightly, looked at the stool, and refused to sit down for a long time.

Today she is wearing a white round neck gown with a long gown wrapped around it, she looks very thin, her waist looks so thin that it is hard to hold, Yan Jingzhi is a little puzzled, how can such a person come here? , as if joking...

Looking at the stool next to her, it was still stained with a little plant ash, and immediately understood the reason why she was standing, Yan Jingzhi hurriedly gave up the stool under her buttocks, Lu Yun didn't dislike it this time, and lifted up his clothes The robe sits on Yan Jingzhi's stool.

Yan Jingzhi: ......

Yan Jingzhi stretched out his hand in front of the basin and set it on fire. After all, he was a young man. The cuts on his hands were almost healed. Although his hands are not very good-looking now, they are better than when he first came here. Too much.

Yan Jingzhi rubbed his hands and asked, "Miss Lu, you don't look like a countryman, why did you come to this country place?"

Lu Yun looked at the fire and said, "It just so happens."

"Coincidentally!?" Yan Jingzhi didn't believe the rhetoric, why did she come here when she had nothing to do?

I don't know if the original owner knew her. It would be a bit difficult if she knew the original owner. It is better for those who are not hostile to be honest.

Looking at this girl's situation here, she probably doesn't fit in with a person like Lu Yun. The two families are so far apart that they probably won't be very familiar with each other. Why don't you inquire about the situation first?

"Miss Lu, did we know each other before?" Yan Jingzhi asked cautiously.

Lu Yun turned his gaze to her, with an unexpected expression on his face, her gaze seemed to pass through Yan Jingzhi, trying to see the essence of her heart clearly, her gaze was without any emotion, just looking straight at It's written by Jingzhi.

Yan Jingzhi suddenly felt as if she had been seen through for a moment, and even her internal organs were trembling with fear. If she really knew her before, would she see herself as a monster now?

"Miss Lu, don't look at me like that. I'm just kidding. It's been a long time since I came out. It's normal that I don't have a deep impression." Yan Jingzhi's nose was covered with a dense layer of sweat, and she couldn't help touching it. Touching his nose, he raised his head to meet Lu Yun's eyes.

Lu Yun just looked at her without expression, but Yan Jingzhi felt that she was smiling slightly, as if she was laughing at her own inability to hide, Yan Jingzhi even slowed down her breathing.

Until Lu Yun said: "Yes, after all, we are distant relatives, although we can't make a living in eight lifetimes."

Yan Jingzhi breathed a sigh of relief and then tightened his heart. It turned out that it was such a coincidence that the original owner and her met when they were young, so he said that he was too young and ignorant at that time, and had forgotten many things when he was young.

Yan Jingzhi didn't dare to say anything more, she was really afraid that she would be exposed if she was not careful. She didn't know why when facing Lu Yun, she always had a strange feeling, as if this person could easily see through others, and everything about her was in the There was nothing to hide in front of her.

As long as she is in front of her, this feeling is especially obvious. Her eyes are very beautiful, but they are not so beautiful when she looks at herself.

Fortunately, Lu Yun only looked at it for a while, and then turned to stare at the brazier. Under the firelight, her eyes turned a light amber color, so bright that Yan Jingzhi couldn't help but look at it all the time.

Lu Yun seemed to be aware of it and smiled gently at her, Yan Jingzhi shook, feeling that the place behind him that the light of the fire could not reach became warmer, and completely forgot the look in Lu Yun's eyes just now.

"This is for you." Lu Yun conjured up a bag of things, as if he had just held it in his hand, but Yan Jingzhi was too nervous to see it.

It wasn't until Lu Yun took the initiative to give it away that she realized it belatedly.

A white oil-paper bag was hung on a red string, Lu Yun hooked it lightly with his index finger, and handed it to Yan Jingzhi: "It's pastry, your little follower said that you are at home alone, and you usually like to eat these things, so I will I brought you some."

Yan Jingzhi dubiously unwrapped the package, the light yellow pastry inside exuded a sweet smell, presumably it had been roasted for a long time, it was warm, and the sweet taste would sink into one's nose if one took a sip.

Lu Yun took a piece naturally and took a small bite.

The sweet taste spread in her mouth. She looked at Yan Jingzhi and motioned for her. Yan Jingzhi also pinched a small piece. She had never seen this pastry in the town, and she didn't know where Lu Yun got it. Here it is, it looks pretty good.

The mouth smelled of jujube, and the taste was dry. Yan Jingzhi had never been able to eat such a dry thing. He even drank several sips of water, and the delicate taste of the pastry spread in his mouth with the water.

Maybe it's because of drinking water, it's not so sweet anymore, Yan Jingzhi ate slowly, the sky outside was completely dark, and the custom in the village is to watch the year, so I don't sleep that night until tomorrow, which is the Spring Festival up.

Yan Jingzhi intends to go to the countryside to do as the Romans do, and follow the old age. In previous years, her mother was single, and her family was not affectionate. At this time, she lived in other places by herself. No one was with her, and she didn't like to be with others.

So the feeling of staying with Lu Yun now is really strange. Her curiosity about Lu Yun surpassed the horror of being discovered just now, and many strange thoughts popped up in her head.

The wind control in this dynasty is not strict, Yan Jingzhi can't help but think too much, does she come here on purpose for something else?

"Miss Lu, aren't you going home?" Yan Jingzhi asked impatiently.

Lu Yun widened her eyes slightly, and stood up in the next second: "Since Miss Yan said so, I'll leave first."

Yan Jingzhi wanted to bite her own mouth, but she didn't mean it: "Wait a minute, that's not what I meant."

Seeing that Lu Yun was about to leave, Yan Jingzhi tugged on Lu Yun's sleeve in a hurry, and she saw Lu Yun's face turn black quickly.

Yan Jingzhi let it go in embarrassment, and there was an obvious handprint and a piece of crushed pastry on the place where Yan Jingzhi grabbed it. It's over, she loves clean people so much, isn't she going to die now...

Sure enough, Lu Yun looked at Yan Jingzhi with gritted teeth, and wanted to wipe off his sleeves, but he couldn't take the picture.

"Hey, Miss Lu, I'll help you!" Yan Jingzhi patted off the pastry in a fawning manner. After the original snow-white sleeve was photographed, a large piece of pastry crumbs remained, which stuck to the top and couldn't be photographed.

Lu Yun: ...

Yan Jingzhi: ......

Yan Jingzhi looked at her with tears in his eyes, and Lu Yun's expressionless expression made people feel even more frightened: "Miss Lu, don't be angry, I'll clean it up for you."

Hearing this, Lu Yun took off his coat and threw it to Yan Jingzhi. Lu Yun was tall, and the coat immediately covered Yan Jingzhi.

She smelled the faint scent of green gardenia, mixed with the smell of smiling new leaves, enveloping her faintly.

Yan Jingzhi tore off his clothes, Lu Yun was turning his back to her, looking up at the moon in the sky, the crescent moon showed a curved head, Yan Jingzhi looked at the back in front of him, and couldn't move his eyes.

Her dark blue hairband fell down long, and her slightly sideways body looked very slender, with a sense of isolation from the world, Yan Jingzhi felt itchy in her heart, she turned around suddenly, Those clear eyes slowly turned from pure black to amber: "I'll come to pick it up in two days, so I'm leaving first."

It wasn't until Lu Yun walked away that Yan Jingzhi came to his senses. Her heart was beating fast, and her mind was full of images of Lu Yun turning around. Sure enough, people are visual animals. The deer in her heart gradually came alive because of Lu Yun stand up.

Xiao Ba came back from the town in the middle of the night, and Yan Jingzhi gave her some pocket money, children always like some weird things, as expected, she brought back some pastries and a paper kite, and happily told Yan Jing Let me talk about what I saw and heard in the town today.

In the new year without fireworks, rich people will light a Kongming lantern, and the Kongming lanterns flickering in the stars all over the sky gradually drift away. This is Yan Jingzhi's first year here. very meaningful.

Yan Jingzhi wrapped the pastry given by Lu Yun along the creases of the oil paper, planning to put it up and eat it slowly.

The night passed quickly, Xiaoba was tired from playing early and fell asleep before dawn, and was woken up by Wang Chuntao early in the morning. The New Year's Eve dinner at Aunt Wang's house was tonight, so it started early in the morning Prepared.

Yan Jingzhi dragged Xiaoba to greet her first, and the two of them packed up and prepared to go up the mountain to step on mushrooms. Today's new dish is mainly mushrooms. The tofu was ready yesterday, and they will fry it together with the mushrooms picked today.

Xiao Ba excitedly followed Yan Jing up the mountain. The division of labor between the two was very clear. The previous basket was too small. Yan Jingzhi bought two large bamboo baskets from the town. One should pick a basket of mushrooms. That's enough.

I haven't gone up the mountain for a few days, and the mushrooms in the mountain have sprung up like mushrooms. They are all in season in winter. The next spring should have a different scene, and the types of these mushrooms will also change at that time.

The two of them worked hard all morning, went down the mountain and went home to have a meal, then drove to the next village in Chen's donkey cart.

In this village, there are actually two families who are hosting dinner today, one is Aunt Wang's house that Yan Jingzhi is going to, and the other is not very clear. It stands to reason that the people in this village are more or less related, and the New Year's Eve dinner must be staggered Yes, the conditions of Aunt Wang's house are very good, so it's not surprising to invite her on the first day in the village.

But how come there are still people rushing to the limelight? On the same day as them, Yan Jingzhi looked at another family who was making a big deal, and Xiao Ba suddenly came over and said, "Sister Yan, sister Wenzhi and I were talking to you yesterday." Said, this family is not dealing with Aunt Wang's family, so I deliberately invited them on the same day."

"Besides, the two families are so close to each other, and they have running water banquets. The guests will go to the other one after eating, and the one who runs it will stay in the other one for a long time." Xiao Ba secretly covered his mouth with his hands, for fear that the gossip would be caught. Others listened.

"So today their family and Aunt Wang's are on the same side?" Yan Jingzhi heard the meaning of her words.

Xiaoba nodded and said: "Yes, sister Yan, this year's new dish Aunt Wang invited you. This family's surname is Gou. I don't know who invited them. I heard that they are from the city."

Yan Jingzhi grasped the key point of her words sensitively: "You said this family's surname is Gou?"

Xiao Ba said: "Yes, Sister Yan, I heard that this family is a relative of Gou Chun."

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