Fish Leaping Farm Gate

Chapter 258
"Grandmother said a few days ago that she introduced me to the shop's stewards and shop assistants. I don't know what they will do behind the scenes." Du Xiaoyu couldn't help but smile when she thought of Mrs. Lin, "I don't know how long my aunt will stay this time?"

"I'm afraid I won't leave if I don't achieve my goal." Li Yuanqing said, "But she was warned by me, so she must not dare to mess around."

When he was about to reach the official residence, he talked about Niu Fusun again.

"In the past few days, people have investigated. It turns out that Niu Fusun's son committed a crime in the capital and was dispatched to Haiqing County in Qingzhou to work as a coolie. There is only one son in his family, so he followed him."

After hearing this, Du Xiaoyu asked in confusion, "Haiqing County? Then why did Niu Fusun end up here?"

"Haiqing County is close to the sea, his wife is not used to her body, and she has pimples all over her body. When she came here to seek medical treatment, she realized that she was blown by the sea breeze. This place is relatively close to Haiqing County, so she settled down. "

"It turns out that there are these reasons." Du Xiaoyu thought of Niu Fusun's desperation, and felt a little sour in his heart. The child made a mistake, but it was the parents who were punished and implicated.I came here from the capital to guard my children, and I gave up the craft I relied on, so life became difficult.

The two walked into the courtyard, facing Zhou Kun who was pulling a horse towards the west side of the courtyard.

The horse was not too tall, and its whole body was snow-white. Du Xiaoyu was stunned, and pointed blankly, "This horse..."

Li Yuanqing laughed and shouted, "Zhou Kun."

Zhou Kun heard it, turned around quickly, and saluted them respectfully, "My lord, ma'am." Seeing Du Xiaoyu's expression again, he said, "I don't know if my lord and madam are coming back at this time, so the horse bought it." Arrived, Madam, do you like it?"

Like?Du Xiaoyu turned his head sideways and looked at Li Yuanqing.

"I asked him to pick it out. This horse is not bad, it's just right for you." Li Yuanqing walked over and raised his hand to stroke the long mane of the horse, "He also seems to have a gentle temperament."

"Yes, the small one was picked according to the adult's order, and the lady will never be thrown off." Zhou Kun repeatedly promised.

Du Xiaoyu understood, it turned out to be specially bought for her to ride, she burst out laughing, "You want to open a zoo? There are white deer and white horses, next time you want to give me a white tiger?"

"Zoo?" Li Yuanqing understood what she meant after a little thought, and said with a smile, "If you want a white tiger, I can find it for you too."

Listening to the two talking, Zhou Kun lowered his head slightly, but the corners of his mouth were raised in a smile.

On the contrary, Du Xiaoyu felt a little embarrassed, went up and patted the horse's head, "This horse is so beautiful, did you also buy it in Sanli Village?"

"Madam Hui, yes."

Li Yuanqing took the reins, and Zhou Kun stepped back. He helped Du Xiaoyu onto the horse's back and asked, "Do you remember what I taught you last time?"

"Of course, don't look at who I am." Du Xiaoyu raised his jaw, stretched out his hand, and asked him for the reins.

But he didn't give it to him, and led him for a walk in the yard. He felt that the place was not big enough, so he led it all the way to the street, and stopped until he went out of the gate, attracting people on the road to look at it.

Du Xiaoyu blushed, but he didn't care, and gave her the reins after walking for a while, "This horse is really good-natured, please ride slowly first, and then run faster when you get used to it."

Du Xiaoyu became excited, flicked the reins, and the horse moved forward.

It took a while for the two of them to come back. They had mastered a lot of equestrian skills, but they were too tired. After eating, Du Xiaoyu went to rest, and Li Yuanqing read a book outside.

When she woke up, Li Yuanqing was nowhere to be seen, and she went to the yamen again after asking.

It seems that something has happened recently. I have been reading official documents until late at night for the past two nights. I don't know what case it is involved in?But Feixian County is just a small place, and it has always been calm.

Du Xiaoyu tidied up and went to Li Jin's brocade shop.

Seeing her coming, Li Jin was quite surprised, but he must not be rude in front of others and call her the wife of the county lord.

The two went to the inner room, and the bead curtain was opened, and they asked the buddy to serve tea and water beside them, in case others gossip.

"I only heard about one thing." Li Jin said, "Niu Fusun didn't live here when he first moved here. He first lived on the other side of Qingshi Street, and he only moved here in the second half of last year. I heard that recently he often went to the pawn shop. .”

At this point, Du Xiaoyu frowned, "Since you are so short of money, why don't you want to come out and make silk quilts?" She then told Li Jin the news that Li Yuanqing had found out, "His son is Haiqing County is a coolie, and it is said that they are building a pagoda, and they originally wanted to settle there, but later her wife was ill and moved here after she fell ill."

Li Jin nodded, "Perhaps she used up all the money to see a doctor for her wife."

"I don't think so, the disease was just blown by the sea breeze." Like allergies, as long as the allergens are removed, it will be cured. Niu Fusun must have spent the money on other things, but what she cares most is why Niu Fusun is unwilling. Participate in the business of silk quilts.For an experienced person like him, his wages will definitely not be low.

Seeing her determined look, Li Jin took a few sips of tea and pondered, "Could it be because of his son?"

The assigned people are sometimes divided into several kinds of treatment, such as going to repair the pagoda, some people don't have to do heavy work, while some people don't have to rest day and night, and they all die of exhaustion.

Du Xiaoyu's heart sank, and he immediately thought of a possibility.

This Niu Fusun is probably sending the money to the yamen servants who guard the coolies!
The two of them didn't speak for a while. If this is the case, it would be a bottomless pit. Some yamen servants are blood-sucking leeches, and they must empty out their families.

"But why is he still..." Du Xiaoyu was still struggling with that question.

Li Jin shook his head, "I don't know either, I'm afraid there is something else hidden."

A waiter came in at this moment and said, "Mrs. Fang is here to buy brocade."

It should be a distinguished guest, otherwise the shopkeeper would not be specially notified to go out to receive him. Du Xiaoyu thought about it carefully, what is the surname Fang?Could it be that Master Fang's wife that Li Jin met?
Li Jin apologized to Du Xiaoyu, "I'll go out and have a look, we'll talk about it later."

Du Xiaoyu was not in a hurry to leave, he was thirsty after talking just now, so he picked up tea and drank slowly.

Mrs. Fang didn't come alone, she also brought Fang Jinrong with her.The merchant's house is not very particular, Fang Jinrong walked in behind Mrs. Fang with her chin raised, without a hat,
Li Jin was startled, he didn't expect to bring a girl here, he stepped forward to salute, and said with a smile, "Mrs. Fang, Miss Fang."

Mr. Fang has a daughter. Since meeting Mr. Fang, Mrs. Fang has been to the shop twice. She also mentioned that her daughter likes the new fabrics that came in recently, and said she wanted to bring them here for her to pick out by herself. Then, This girl should be Miss Fang.

His voice was calm and clear, Fang Jinrong couldn't help looking over, and when his eyes fell on his face, his eyes widened suddenly.

I thought he was a businessman like his father, but who would have expected him to be such a clean and refreshing man.

Engaging in the brocade shop business allowed Li Jin to gradually lose his youthful innocence and become more stable as an adult man. In addition, he has a good appearance, so he is naturally quite attractive.

Mrs. Fang glanced at her daughter, and her heart immediately blossomed.

When Du Xiaoyu came out, he happened to see this scene. Fang Jinrong looked at Li Jin with a flushed face, feeling at a loss.

It was completely different from that time when he came to the main room, in front of her, with his chin closed.

Yes, she recognized Fang Jinrong, the girl who followed the matchmaker that day and wanted to come to the mansion to be a maid.

Although she was dressed differently, Fang Jinrong's appearance was still outstanding, she still remembered it, but she didn't expect to meet her again here.

"Madam of the County Mistress, I will take you out." The waiter followed me graciously.

Hearing that address, Fang Jinrong's expression changed, and she turned her head slightly to see Du Xiaoyu, who smiled at her, his eyes flickered, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but twitch.

How could it be such a coincidence?Is the wife of the county princess also coming to the shop to buy brocade?

"Ma'am, this is Mrs. Fang." Li Jin introduced to both parties with a smile.

It seems that the friendship between the two is not shallow. Fang Jinrong is very nervous. In fact, Mrs. Fang is even more nervous. She never thought that the county lady's wife would be in the shop and she knew Li Jin!

Of course she knew what her daughter did that day, and she also knew that Du Xiaoyu had met Fang Jinrong, but she didn't know Fang Jinrong, so she didn't worry about it deeply, and she met her in the end. She was really afraid of something. Mrs. Fang squeezed her handkerchief, her eyes glanced at Fang Jinrong, complaining.

Du Xiaoyu pretended not to see her, so she came over with a smile on her face, and called Mrs. Fang.

Mrs. Fang squatted down and saw Fang Jinrong stunned, she quickly stretched out her hand and pulled her sleeve, and said to Du Xiaoyu, "My little girl is negligent in discipline, it's my family's fault, madam please forgive me."

It's just that he didn't salute immediately, so where can we talk about discipline?Mrs. Fang was apologizing for what happened last time. Du Xiaoyu knew it well and said with a smile, "Miss Fang looks like a straightforward person."

There were no harsh words, and Mrs. Fang's heart relaxed a little. It was night, maybe the wife of the county lady didn't see clearly.

"But Ms. Fang seems familiar." Du Xiaoyu narrowed her eyes slightly, "I seem to have seen it somewhere."

The faces of the two opposite people immediately changed again. Mrs. Fang didn't know Du Xiaoyu's intentions, and she didn't know what to say for a while, but Fang Jinrong had always been courageous, and she didn't dare to admit anything she had done. Seeing what Du Xiaoyu said , the stubbornness in his temper came out again, and he glared.

Don't you just want to be a maid?Anyway, she didn't see it, so can she be convicted?
Mrs. Fang was in a hurry and tugged at Fang Jinrong's sleeve.

Li Jin was at a loss as to why this young lady of the Fang family was so angry.Moreover, it is extremely willful to dare to do this to the county lady's wife.

Du Xiaoyu didn't stay long, just smiled and left.

A stone fell from Mrs. Fang's heart, and while she was picking brocades, she quickly asked Li Jin, "You and Mrs. Madam..."

"To be honest, I used to work as a hired worker in my wife's natal family." Li Jin didn't hide anything, and said truthfully,

Mrs. Fang gasped, she was so familiar!Afterwards, I lost all thoughts of choosing brocades, and just picked a few bolts of cloth at random and came out of the shop.

Along the way, Mrs. Fang didn't show her daughter a good face. It was rare for someone to catch her eye, but she still didn't get off to a good start. No wonder the master often said that this daughter's success was more than failure.

Fang Jinrong was also very depressed, and said with a mournful face, "Mom, I didn't expect this to happen. If I knew it earlier..."

"I knew it, I knew it, you wouldn't cry when you saw the coffin, now you know you're wrong?" Mrs. Fang stared, "I don't think you'll be able to get married in your life!"

"Aren't I just trying to annoy my father?" Fang Jinrong shook Mrs. Fang's arm, "Mother, you can go to the magistrate's wife to intercede. If she doesn't tell him about this, it will be fine." Thinking of Li Jin Her cheeks turned red again, "Mom, I will be fine in the future, okay? I will never make mistakes again!"

Mrs. Fang sighed. It was obvious that her daughter really liked Li Jin. Her only wish in this life was to see her daughter marry happily, so why wouldn't she really think about her?
"Forget it, let me think about it." The wife of the county mistress is newly married, and their Fang family also gave a gift when they got married, but it was returned later. The county mistress is a rare and honest person.

Mrs. Fang frowned. I heard that the wife of the county owner is also from a good family. It seems that money is not in their eyes.

Du Xiaoyu was also full of doubts at the moment, she didn't expect that the one who wanted to be a maid that day was actually a lady from the Fang family, what a strange thing!

She remembered the expression on Fang Jinrong's face when she just walked out of the inner room, and her brows frowned again.

It's clear that Li Jin has fallen in love with him!But what was that day?

In the evening, when Li Yuanqing came back, she asked about the Fang family.

"The Fang family?" Li Yuanqing shook his head and said with certainty, "I have never been in or out of it."

"I looked through the gift list from the last time we got married. It turned out that the Fang family had given a gift, but they returned it because they didn't know each other."

He didn't know why Du Xiaoyu asked this, "Why, did you meet someone from the Fang family when you went out today?"

Du Xiaoyu nodded, but he didn't say anything about Fang Jinrong. He only said that Niu Fusun was told by Mr. Fang to Li Jin, and that he met Mrs. Fang again in the shop today.

Li Yuanqing didn't ask any further questions, changed his clothes and went to the study to read.

Seeing that it was very late again, Du Xiaoyu couldn't wait for him to come, so he got up and took some tea and saw that he was concentrating on thinking about something, and didn't hold a book in his hand.

"You have been sleeping very late these days, and you have to get up early in the morning, aren't you tired?"

He raised his head, with a tired look on his face, but slightly stretched out his hand to her.

Du Xiaoyu snuggled into his arms.

"I always feel that you seem to have some troubles, can't you tell me?" She wrapped around his hair, which was neither soft nor hard, just right, not as stiff and straight as her own.

He put his face close to her, "It's nothing, it's just something... I don't know what to say now."

It seemed that it hadn't been sorted out clearly, Du Xiaoyu nodded, "Then I won't bother you, don't be busy too late."

Seeing that she was about to get off her body, Li Yuanqing smiled, "It's rare that you are so active this time, how can I stay up late?" After saying that, he carried her to the bedroom.

The red curtains were lowered to cover the dense spring light.

Thank you for the pink ticket of Water Printing and the evaluation ticket of Xiuqi~~
(End of this chapter)