In the early morning of the next day, Zhang Ziliao, together with Wu Yan and Yalang from Yahang, knocked on the door of Shen's house.

While putting on his clothes, Lu Qing ran out to open the door, and saw Zhang Ziliao stunned for a moment. Last night, his uncle only finished painting "Sound of Pines on the Mountain Road", and the other one is not yet finished. What should I do?

"Master Zhang, what is your business in coming to the house so early?"

"Don't call me haha, is Shen Song back yet?" Zhang Ziliao counted the time, if he worked fast, he should be back this morning. Just in case, he stayed at Shen's house to prevent Shen Wenchang and the others from playing tricks.

"Shen Song hasn't come back yet, Mr. Zhang, why don't you go back to the inn and wait. If Shen Song comes back, I'll let you know right away." Lu Qing laughed.

"It's a matter of time, if I can arrive today, I'll just wait here with you." Zhang Ziliao said as he stepped forward to enter Shen's house.

"Master Zhang, our uncle and miss are not up yet." Lu Qing stretched out his arms to stop Zhang Ziliao.

When Zhang Ziliao heard this, the scene of Shen Wenchang and Lu Qingyi falling asleep together appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help feeling angry, and scolded: "Get them up quickly, and say that I will wait for them in the front hall." After saying that, he pushed away With Lu Qing's hand in his hand, he strode in.

"Hey, Mr. Zhang." Lu Qing hurriedly chased after him, and when he reached the front hall, he saw Zhang Ziliao sitting at the lower left seat, and said helplessly, "Mr. Finally, the younger one will invite my uncle and miss."

Lu Qing left the front hall and went straight to the backyard. Seeing Xiaorou washing her face, she hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Xiaorou, are Miss and Uncle awake?"

Xiao Rou yawned and said, "Master and Miss didn't sleep last night, and they are still drawing in the room."

"Hey, Ziliao knocked on the door early in the morning, and he is guarding in the front hall right now." Lu Qing's expression was very anxious, "Well, I will block Shen Song at the gate of the city and bring him in quietly through the back door. , When my uncle finishes painting, give the painting to him and let him enter through the front door. I'll set off right away, you go in and talk to my uncle. "

Xiaorou scolded after hearing the words: "Why is Ziliao still haunted, what's the hurry?" Then she took the washing water and went into the main room.

"Grandpa, Zhang Ziliao is here, Lu Qing said that he is going to block Shen Song now, and then bring Shen Song in through the back door." Xiao Rou put down the water for washing her face.

Shen Wenchang didn't stop writing after hearing the words: "Understood, I have another hour here, you go ahead and serve Zhang Ziliao a cup of tea."

"Hey." Xiao Rou hurriedly backed out.

Lu Qingyi, who was accompanying Shen Wenchang, stood up gently, walked to the shelf to wash, then went behind the screen to change clothes, and sat in front of the dressing table to do her makeup.

On the other side, Xiaorou brought tea into the front hall, put it on the coffee table and said: "Master Zhang, Master Wu, please have some tea."

"Where's your lady?" Zhang Ziliao asked directly.

"My lady has just gotten up and is washing up. You are drinking tea, and the servant has to go back to help her dress up." After saying that, Xiao Rou hurriedly backed out, entered the backyard and closed the door, guarding the door.

Zhang Ziliao waited in front for a stick of incense, but still did not see Lu Qingyi, he left the front hall angrily, went to the backyard, raised his hand and knocked on the door.

Xiao Rou took two steps back when she was knocked on the door, and hurriedly ran to the study room. Just as she reached the door, the door opened.

Hearing the voice, Lu Qingyi knew that Zhang Ziliao was getting impatient, so she hurriedly opened the door and walked out. When she turned around, she glanced in at Shen Wenchang who was painting, and raised her hand to close the door.

"Let's go, we'll meet them." Lu Qingyi said to Xiaorou, and then walked quickly to the backyard door.

Xiaorou opened the courtyard door and retreated behind Lu Qingyi.

"Master Zhang, why are you knocking on the door of our back house so early in the morning?" Lu Qingyi looked at Zhang Ziliao calmly. It has to be said that the door of the house is very unreasonable.

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Zhang Ziliao's face when he was told, and then he retorted: "Sister Qingyi coldly put us in the front hall, which is not the way to treat guests. If I didn't think that you people went to the empty house, we wouldn't be able to do it." Such disrespect."

"Master Zhang is just joking. My husband is a captain in Yanghe. How could we leave without an order?" Lu Qingyi said and looked up at the sky. Master Zhang go to the front for a cup of tea?"

Hearing this, Zhang Ziliao said casually: "Drinking tea is fine, can I invite sister Qingyi to join me?"

Lu Qingyi smiled and said: "Master Zhang, please go there first, and we will go there after we have breakfast."

"That's just right. We came here in a hurry, and we haven't had breakfast yet. I don't know if sister Qingyi can enjoy a meal?" Zhang Ziliao recalled the past, and it seemed that it had been a long time since Lu Wenzheng stayed for dinner for the last time.

"Rough tea and light food, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Mr. Zhang to see." Lu Qingyi didn't respond on the surface, but he refused in his heart.

"What are you talking about? If sister Qingyi can eat, so can I."

Lu Qingyi couldn't help but said to Xiaorou: "Xiaorou, go prepare the food and bring it to the front hall."

"Yes, Miss." Xiaorou glanced at Zhang Ziliao and Wu Yan, turned around and ran to the kitchen.

Lu Qingyi left the back house, closed the door, turned around and said, "Master Zhang, please."

"Okay, okay." Zhang Ziliao looked at Lu Qingyi with a smile.

Inside the room, Shen Wenchang wiped the sweat off his forehead with a sweat towel, and sighed at the unfinished words in front of him. When he was about to pick up the writing brush again, he heard knocking on the window behind him, and hurried over to open the window.

In front, Lu Qingyi symbolically ate with vegetables.

"Sister Qingyi, you haven't finished eating for so long?" Zhang Ziliao put down his chopsticks long ago, but Lu Qingyi didn't mean to stop, "What time is it? Why haven't you seen Shen Wenchang yet? Don't your husband and wife eat together on weekdays?"

Hearing this, Lu Qingyi wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and said, "We used to be together. Recently, Mr. Zhang also knows that my husband has just recovered from a serious illness. He is still recuperating and gets up late in the morning."

"Isn't he a martial artist, so fragile?" Zhang Ziliao didn't quite believe it, and even felt suspicious, "It's not a good thing to sleep until now, sister Qingyi couldn't bear to wake him up, so let Brother Wei do it for him " Zhang Ziliao said and stood up.

Lu Qingyi was startled, sat still and asked, "When did Mr. Zhang care about my husband so much?"

"I don't care about him. I'm worried about sister Qingyi. I have a sick husband. How will I live in the future?" Zhang Ziliao said and walked outside.

Lu Qingyi was stunned for a moment, and quickly chased after Xiaorou, blocking the door of the back house. Lu Qingyi's face turned cold.

"Master Zhang, trespassing in the back house is too much."

Zhang Ziliao felt even more suspicious when he heard the words. Although it was unreasonable to enter the back house, what was the reason for Lu Qingyi's flash of nervousness just now?

"Sister Qingyi, I've offended you." Zhang Ziliao pushed Lu Qingyi away, kicked open the back door, and strode in.

"Miss." Xiao Rou supported Lu Qingyi.

Seeing Zhang Ziliao striding towards the main room, Lu Qingyi's heart ached.

"Zhang Ziliao." Lu Qingyi shouted when Zhang Ziliao closed the door with his hand.

Zhang Ziliao turned around and looked around.

"Zhang Ziliao, you don't think much of us. What does today's move have to do with breaking into a private house? If you dare to enter my bedroom today, I will go to Beijing to find the Queen Mother, and ask the Queen Mother to make decisions for me." Lu Qingyi Rebuke.

Zhang Ziliao was stunned at the door, he knew that Lu Qingyi could indeed speak in front of the Queen Mother.

"Miss, what's the matter?" Lu Qing ran over panting.

Seeing Lu Qing, Lu Qingyi felt a lot more at ease, and asked, "You're not guarding the gate, where did you go?"

"Miss Hui, it's not Xiaorou. She handed over the job of making medicine for the uncle to the young one. She heard the voice of the lady just now, and then she realized that something is wrong." Lu Qing said and looked at Zhang Ziliao, "Master Zhang, please Go back to the lobby."

"Cough cough." At this time, two coughs sounded from inside the door, and Shen Wenchang opened the door after putting on clothes, "Why is it so noisy?"

"My husband." Lu Qingyi hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and after the two made eye contact, Lu Qingyi felt relieved, "It's nothing serious, Mr. Zhang is worried about you, and wants to come and see."

Upon hearing this, Shen Wenchang looked at Zhang Ziliao, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Mr. Zhang, for your kindness. However, it may be inconvenient for Mr. Zhang to come in this back house."

Zhang Ziliao smelled a strange smell, so he glanced into the bedroom, and seeing nothing unusual, he said: "Look at me, if you care about it, you will be confused, Captain Shen, don't blame me."

At this time, there were footsteps coming from the front, and everyone went to the house door together, only to see Shen Song standing at the door with a scroll on his back.

"Master, Young Mistress, Shen Song is back."

"Master Zhang, please go ahead." Shen Wenchang looked at Zhang Ziliao and at the same time gave Lu Qing a wink. Lu Qing nodded and left quietly.

"Okay, okay." Zhang Ziliao frowned, always feeling that something was wrong, but after thinking about it, there was nothing wrong.

Everyone came to the front hall, and Shen Song handed over the painting to Shen Wenchang.

Shen Wenchang opened the painting.

Zhang Ziliao winked at Yalang of Yahang, and Yalang hurried forward to look over.

Shen Wenchang led Lu Qingyi to sit steadily on the main seat, without any worry on his face, but Xiaorou and Shen Song looked at Yalang nervously.

"How is it?" Zhang Ziliao asked anxiously after seeing Yalang finished the two paintings.

Ya Xing put down the painting and said: "It is indeed Chen Huaizui's handwriting, and the seal is also real, it's just..."

"Just what?" Zhang Ziliao asked anxiously.

Yalang bent down to look at the painting again, looked at it for a while and got up, he felt something strange in his heart, but from the beginning to the end, he didn't know what was strange.

"It's nothing, this is indeed Chen Huaizui's authentic work." Yalang repeated.

Zhang Ziliao breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, but at the same time he became worried. He looked at Shen Wenchang and Lu Qingyi who were in the main seat and remained silent.

Shen Wenchang laughed, stood up, folded his hands and said, "Master Zhang, it is thanks to you that you came to my house to sit for a while when you came to Beijing, otherwise it would be a serious crime to deceive the emperor if you handed over the fake to His Majesty."

Zhang Ziliao took two steps back, feeling terrified for a while.

"Brother Ziliao." Wu Yan stepped forward and took a look at Zhang Ziliao, then looked at Shen Wenchang and said, "Lieutenant Shen, you said before that if it is an authentic work, you will sell it to us. Does this still count?"

"Naturally counts." Shen Wenchang smiled, "Don't worry, I have to help out anyway in terms of past friendship. How about it, 20 taels, you take the painting away."

"20 taels?" Wu Yan was shocked, "You are clearly taking advantage of the fire!"

"Where is there, Chen Huaizui's paintings are hard to come by in the first place. Half of the 20 taels are the money for two paintings. The half is your life money. Isn't your life worth 10 taels together?" How could Shen Wenchang easily let go of those who challenged him? Selling paintings is fine, but he will take your skin off.

Zhang Ziliao clenched his hands into fists. When Shen Wenchang said that he would sell the painting to him so that he could go back to Beijing for a business trip, he thought that Shen Wenchang would sell the painting at a sky-high price in order to calm things down.

"Shen Wenchang, feng shui turns around, you are an eight-rank local captain, you are really not afraid of death."

Shen Wenchang laughed when he heard the words: "The meaning of this is that I sold the painting to Mr. Zhang today. After Mr. Zhang gets over the difficulties, he will avenge his kindness and revenge?"

"Don't fart, what are you saying to help us tide over the difficulties? Shen Wenchang, today's painting, you have to give it too." Wu Xi said and strode to the table, reaching out to grab the painting.

Seeing this, Shen Wenchang quickly raised his sleeves, and the arrow crossbow in his sleeves shot out a small arrow instantly. The arrow passed through Wu Cheng's wide sleeves, and Wu Cheng froze in place in fright.

"No matter how big your officials are, you probably won't be able to snatch things from my house." Shen Wenchang lowered his arms and glanced at Wu Zhen, and then looked at Zhang Ziliao.

"Shen Wenchang, you have the guts." After Zhang Ziliao said, he threw off his sleeves and strode out.

Zhang Ziliao led the people out from the gate of Shen's house and stopped at the entrance of the alley.

"Go back to the master book, ask this stupid ass where the painting came from, and ask him to take back the 6 taels I bought him for the painting. Not only that, but arrest the painting seller for me. I can allow them to pay for their sins."

"Brother Ziliao, I'll do it now." Wu Yan hurried out of the alley and headed for the county government office.

In the front hall of Shen's house, Xiaorou poured tea for Shen Wenchang graciously: "Grandpa, you were so handsome just now, you didn't know that at the gate of the house, Miss and I were so nervous that we almost thought we were going to be smashed by that Zhang Ziliao."

Shen Wenchang smiled without saying a word, took tea to moisten his throat, and spent a lot of energy these days, forgetting to eat and sleep.

"Hey, where is Lu Qing?" Xiaorou remembered that Lu Qing suddenly appeared at the gate of the house, and just wanted to ask what was going on, but when she turned around, there was no one there.

"You, Lu Qing didn't follow at all, and you didn't even notice?" Lu Qingyi said to Xiao Rou, then looked at Shen Wenchang, "If I guessed correctly, Lu Qing went to find the master, right?"

"Well, I'm still a smart lady." Shen Wenchang smiled and said, "Actually, today is really dangerous. Luckily, Lu Qing and Shen Song came back in time and entered through the window. When you called Zhang Ziliao to question him angrily in front of the door , I just dried the ink with fire, and when I heard you guys arguing outside, I quickly gave the painting to Shen Song, Lu Qing packed up the pen and ink for me and jumped out of the window, while I got dressed and came out to open the door."

"Ah?" Xiao Rou covered her heart, "At that time, the lady didn't call Zhang Ziliao, Zhang Ziliao pushed the door and walked in. Wouldn't it be possible to see my uncle roasting the painting? Oh, well, that's really dangerous."

Lu Qingyi was a man of two lifetimes, and her palms sweated in shock after hearing this. If she took a step too late, it would all be over.

"Uncle, miss." Lu Qing appeared in the front hall in black, pulled off his black mask and smiled.

"Why are you dressed like this?" Xiao Rou was startled.

"I'm going to intimidate the master, so naturally I can't let him recognize it." Lu Qing patted Xiaorou's head.

"How?" Shen Wenchang asked.

"My lord, don't worry, I have already notified the sellers of those two paintings. When I left, the masters had already started to pack their things." Lu Qing replied.

Shen Wenchang heard the words: "You change your clothes and then go to watch, make sure they get out of Yanghe safely, as long as Zhang Ziliao can't find them today, he won't have the energy to take care of them in the future."

"Yes, my lord." When Lu Qing left, he took another look at Shen Wenchang. It's not the same, but it's not the same. The orders are so ordered that people are willing to obey them.

"Xiaorou, Dasong, you take care of the house." Shen Wenchang stood up and held Lu Qingyi's hand, "Let's go out and relax."

"But, I want to go too." Xiaorou said anxiously.

"Another day." Shen Wenchang said without stopping, without turning his head.

After leaving the house, Lu Qingyi smiled and said, "Are you going to find Chen Huayun?"

"Why, is my mind so easy to guess now?" Shen Wenchang stopped, she found that her wife could easily guess what she wanted to do recently.

"It's not that your mind is easy to guess, but that your wife and I have a deep understanding." Lu Qingyi said, smiled and passed Shen Wenchang, and walked forward.

Shen Wenchang had no choice but to chase after him with a smile.

When they arrived at Chen's house, Shen Wenchang knocked on the door.

"Here we come, here we come." The door opened, and Chen Huayun's mother was stunned for a while when she saw her coming, "This is..."

"Oh, we came to look for Chen Huayun. My wife admired your son's paintings that day. Today, my husband and I came to ask for advice." Shen Wenchang looked at the woman in front of him, not knowing how to address her, so she simply did not.

"Oh, Huayun took the child to catch fish." Chen Huayun's mother looked at Shen Wenchang a few more times as she spoke, and she really looked alike.

"Oh, I wonder if we can go in and wait?" Shen Wenchang asked.

"Please, please come in."

On the other side, Chen Huayun was holding a fish basket in his left hand, holding his daughter Chen Yiluo in his right hand, followed by Chen Yichu who was holding a fish basket, the three of them stopped at the entrance of an alley, Chen Huayun put his daughter down, and let Yichu walk in front with his younger sister .

The old man who was smoking a pipe by the door and thinking about the chessboard by himself saw someone put down the chess pieces.

"Grandpa, we brought you fish." Chen Yichu held the fish basket and placed it at the old man's feet.

"Ah Chu and Ah Luo are here, so good." The old man smiled and put down the cigarette stick, then looked up to see Chen Huayun, his face that was originally full of smiles turned cold.

"Yue, father-in-law." Seeing that his father-in-law's expression was wrong, Chen Huayun bit the bullet and called for someone.

"Yeah." The old man agreed, looked at the supplements of his son-in-law and grandson, and sighed, "Have you got all the money for Yichu's school?"

"Well, it's all together." Chen Huayun said hurriedly.

"Achu and Aluo are young, cook them some delicious food on weekdays, don't hurt the children." After saying that, the old man glanced at Chen Huayun, stood up with a sigh, and lifted the fish basket, "I'll see later."

The old man went in for a while, and when he came out, he carried two bags on his shoulders and a basket of vegetables on his arm.

"Take it back. Half a bag of rice, a bag of noodles, and a basket of vegetables. There is a piece of meat under the vegetables. Take it back and feed the children."

"No need, father-in-law, it's rare for me to catch fish today. I'm just here to give fish to you and mother-in-law to eat, not to get anything." Chen Huayun blushed.

"When will you still want your face? This is what we are willing to give to our children, and we love our daughter so much that we don't want her to work too hard. Do you think it's for you?" The old man didn't have a good tone when facing this incompetent son-in-law. "Okay, take it back, lest your two sister-in-laws come back and see."

"Father, I want to eat meat." Chen Yiluo tugged at his father's sleeve.

Chen Huayun touched his daughter's little face, thought for a while and looked at his father-in-law and said, "Thank you father-in-law."

"Okay, let's go." The old man said and patted his grandson's little head, "Come over and play chess with grandpa the next day."

"Well, I will definitely come to accompany grandpa and grandma more often." Chen Yichu said as he stepped forward and brought up the blue rice with vegetables.

"Then, father-in-law, let's go." Chen Huayun handed the fish basket in his hand to his little daughter, and carried the rice on his back, and the three of them walked out of the alley one after the other.

"Brother-in-law, what are you..." A young woman saw Chen Huayun and looked at things, "The family can't get rid of the pot again? Little sister doesn't know where you are, so why can't you go out and find a job? "

"Sister-in-law, talking to him is like playing the piano to a cow. The younger sister is probably ruined now. Her intestines are green. At the beginning, she was chasing and blocking the wall to ask someone to marry her. In the end, she came to the door directly with a stick. That's good." , under threat, got married as she wished, what kind of crimes she has suffered now, what kind of life she has lived, her natal family is not the richest family, she will help her today and tomorrow, it will never end."

"I have to talk to my parents-in-law about it, don't borrow it just because you are soft-hearted."

"Yes." The second sister-in-law agreed, and went home with the elder sister-in-law.

Chen Huayun exhaled, turned to look at his two children, and squatted down slowly.

"Daddy, I don't like First Aunt and Second Aunt." Chen Yiluo pouted.

"Good boy, you are still young. In fact, there is nothing wrong with your first aunt and second aunt. It is true that your father is worthless, and you can't complain about it. But you have to trust your father, your father will be successful. When the time comes, we will take all the things your grandpa donated to us. Pay it back, Daddy will let you live a good life."

"Father, my sister and I believe in you, but mother also believes in you." Chen Yichu laughed.

Chen Huayun smiled, she will definitely work hard.

"Let's go, let's go home." Chen Huayun stood up with his back turned.

When the three of them walked to the market, Chen Yichu saw his mother who was closing the stall, and hurriedly shouted: "Mother!!"

Liu Zhaoping raised his head and saw that it was his wife and two children, he hurriedly stepped forward with a smile, saw the things, took the basket and said, "My father gave it to me?"

"En." Chen Huayun nodded.

"My two sister-in-laws must have seen it." Liu Zhaoping walked to the booth with a basket on his back.

"how do you know?"

"Look at the eggplant you have been beaten by the frost, don't they say it hard?" Liu Zhaoping put the basket on the burden and untied the apron with his backhand.

Seeing this, Chen Huayun quickly put down her things and went to help her wife untie her apron.

"Also, still."

"Other people's husbands, they can say it too? Wait until I buy a few catties of big bones in the afternoon to make them shut up." After Liu Zhaoping said, he put his apron on the burden of picking tofu, "Go home."

"I'll do it." Chen Huayun put his hand on the burden and said.

"You?" Liu Zhaoping hesitated. Could this person who can't shoulder the burden be too brave?

Chen Huayun put the rice and vegetables in the front bucket, put the noodles in the back bucket, then squatted down and put the burden on his shoulders, stood up slowly, took two steps, and staggered.

"Father, calm down, don't lose face in front of mother." Chen Yichu was very nervous.

"Hmm." Chen Huayun endured the pain in his shoulder, and walked ahead step by step.

"Mom, I'm so tired, I want to hug~" Chen Yiluo stretched out two small arms.

Liu Zhaoping smiled and bent down to pick up his daughter, kissed her, and went home with the fish basket.

"Mother, we're back." Chen Huayun entered the house carrying a pole, and after putting down his things, he was stunned when he saw the people sitting in the yard.

Later, when Liu Zhaoping came in with his little daughter in his arms, he was stunned for a moment when he saw the people in the yard, and then went to see his husband.

"You guys are back, the gentleman said, he wants to see Hua Yun's paintings."

Shen Wenchang stood up with a smile and said, "Is it convenient for Mr. Chen to talk alone?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Huayun looked at Shen Wenchang's face and nodded, "It's convenient, this way please."

Chen Huayun brought Shen Wenchang into the room, while Lu Qingyi walked up to the two dolls and knelt down, took the hands of the two dolls and asked, "What's your name?"

"My name is Chen Yichu, and my sister's name is Chen Yiluo."

Seeing that it was the woman who came to the door before, Liu Zhaoping quickly sent the two children away: "Go, wash your hands, and dinner will be served later."

After the child left, Liu Zhaoping crossed his arms and asked, "What are you doing here again, and who is that person in the room?"

"There seem to be two people in the room, which one are you referring to?" Lu Qingyi deliberately teased Liu Zhaoping.

Liu Zhaoping felt that his IQ was being insulted, and angrily cursed: "Don't play tricks on my old lady, I need to ask you, my husband, I'll ask the one who came with you."

"Oh, that's my husband-in-law." Lu Qingyi smiled.

Liu Zhaoping lowered his arms when he heard the words, not because he fell in love with her family.

"Your husband and I seem to have similar faces." Liu Zhaoping said, looking at the mother-in-law beside him, "Mother, tell me the truth, do you still have a child, and now the child is here?"

"It's all nonsense." Chen Huayun's mother said something, then turned to look for her granddaughter.

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