In Liangyan, at the age of thirteen, one needs to avoid suspicion. So Cheng Xue asked shopkeeper Hao to open another room next to the house for easy care.
I originally planned to let Li Hui live with him, but who would have thought that this guy would come back drunk?
When Cheng Xue saw the person being helped up by Master Gong, she was stunned. You must know that he is very measured and would never drink himself like this.
"Daughter-in-law - hehe, I'm back." After Li Hui finished speaking, he turned around and said, "Thank you, Master Gong, let's get up early and leave early tomorrow."
Then, as if he had no bones, he directly hung himself on Cheng Xue. If Yan Yixin hadn't helped him with his sharp eyes, both of them would have fallen down at this moment.
"How much did you drink?" Cheng Xue was completely speechless.
"Not much. I just came back after sending Yang Chong and Lao Sun home. I have sobered up."
Li Hui stood up straight, then staggered towards the bed, humming a little tune.
Just humming the tune, if you sing the lyrics, Cheng Xue will go crazy.
"Master Gong, thank you. When should we leave tomorrow?"
"There's no rush, he'll wake up and start again. My family is from Shushan Town, so as long as I can go back tomorrow, that'll be fine."
"Okay, okay, please, Master Gong."
While talking, he sent the person downstairs and then sent Yan Yixin to the opposite door.
"I was thinking of letting Uncle Li live with you, but do you dare to sleep there yourself?"
Yan Yixin nodded, "How dare you, auntie, but I'm not sleepy now. Let me take care of Uncle Li with you."
"No need for you, just have a good rest, don't think about anything, and sleep until dawn. Leave here tomorrow, start everything from scratch, study hard with your Uncle Li, and make him happy when you visit your father's grave in high school.
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"Well, I listen to my aunt."
Cheng Xue smiled and patted his shoulder and left the room.
It's raining outside, and it's raining after closing the door. I don't know if the road conditions will be good tomorrow for the next night.
Until now, she was confused. She never thought that while saving Yan Yixin, they would also be related to Magistrate Pan. As long as Pan Yongzhang is still in office here, they will have a backer. Once the matter of Li Hui's poisoning is revealed
, the murderer will not have it easy.
After fetching a basin of water and returning to the house, Li Hui was lying on the bed in his middle coat and fell asleep. There was also a red deed from a shop on Shunhua Street beside his pillow, so he did not forget about business.
She simply wiped him, then put her clothes on and lay outside the bed. The white noise of the rain soon made her fall asleep, and she vaguely felt him leaning against her again. It had been like this for the past two days, and she was used to it.
The autumn rain lasted all night. Although it cleared up the next day, the body temperature dropped significantly.
Cheng Xue finished the medicine and went upstairs. Seeing that Yan Yixin had already gotten up, she told him to wear more clothes. Fortunately, he had all his clothes ready yesterday, otherwise he would have caught a cold.
Li Hui was already awake when he returned home. He probably knew that he had made a mistake last night, so he didn't say a word when he drank the medicine, and he didn't ask for candy.
"Give."
Looking at the maltose in her hand, Li Hui pinched it with a smile and put it into his mouth.
"My wife is still kind to me. Yesterday I gave the key to the house to Yang Chong, and he will help us take care of it. He will also help take care of the shop on Shunhua Street, collect rent, and give him 500 yuan of hard-earned money every year.
That’s it.”
Cheng Xue had no objection after hearing this, so she came closer and asked in a low voice:
"Before you separated from them last night, did you talk nonsense? Or sang any songs?"
"Singing? No."
"Think about it carefully." Cheng Xue worried, "You came back yesterday and sang "East Wind Breaks". Although you didn't sing the lyrics, it was enough to scare me half to death."
Li Hui frowned and recalled carefully, then shook his head firmly and said:
"I was very sober when I was in Zuixian Pavilion, and I only got wind after I sent them home. I didn't bother you last night, right?"
"That's not true. I'll go downstairs first. You should wash up quickly. Breakfast is ready."
After Cheng Xue finished speaking, she went out to look for Yan Yixin. If she turned back now, she would see someone's successful smile...
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After breakfast, Cheng Xue took Yan Yixin to the pastry shop to buy food.
It rained all night, so the carriage probably couldn't move very fast, so lunch had to be taken care of on the road.
There were a lot of freshly baked pastries, but not many of them. I bought a few stuffed ones and a few dried fruits to kill time on the road.
Back at the inn, the cadre who came to see them yesterday was chatting with Li Hui.
"Daughter-in-law, Brother Wang is sending us back on Master Pan's order. Master Gong has already left to solicit customers. Let's take Brother Wang's carriage."
"Hello, Mrs. Li, my name is Wang Sen. The things in the car are all given to Brother Yan by Mr. Pan. This is the gift list, please accept it."
This is the second time I have seen an ancient gift list. The first time was when Manager Qu picked up Xiao Qinglin.
Cheng Xue took it with both hands and felt the same when touching the cover.
"I said, Brother Wang, this is wrong. Why didn't you give me the gift list just now?" Li Hui was a little unhappy.
Wang Sen coughed twice, put the saddle in place, and said:
"Brother Li, stop joking. I'll give you the gift list, and then you give it to Madam Li. It's better not to work for you, and I'll give it to you directly."
"Cough cough... cough cough cough..."
Cheng Xue couldn't swallow her saliva well and choked on it. Looking at Yan Yixin again, lowering her head and getting into the carriage, this kid must have laughed.
Just when she was thinking about how to fill Li Hui's low position as "head of the family", who would have thought——
"Well, you're right, don't work me."
Cheng Xue blushed and beat him on the shoulder angrily, reminding him to stop. But to outsiders, this was just their couple flirting.
He bent down and got into the carriage, looked at the things on the carriage, and handed the gift list to the child.
"You come and take inventory of your things, and my aunt will help you."
"Okay."
Yan Yixin took the gift list, opened it, and shed tears.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with something?" Cheng Xue asked in a low voice.
Looking at the vigorous and powerful words, there seems to be no problem.
Inkstones, writing brushes, candlesticks... are all things needed in daily life.
Yan Yixin wiped her tears and replied in a low voice:
"My aunt doesn't know. These are things I use at home. Uncle Pan brought everything in my room. I never thought I could..."
"Okay, okay, your Uncle Pan loves you, and it's a good thing to bring your things. Don't let him down. Just cry for a while to vent, don't cry for too long."
Cheng Xue said as she took away the gift list. This thing is too tearful, so I'd better not let him see it.
As for the Yan family's money, presumably with Pan Yongzhang's mediation, those grandsons should not get involved.
Just as he was thinking about it, Li Hui suddenly said loudly——
"Hey, Master Gong, why are you back again?"
"I can't leave, Brother Huizi. The official road is too muddy. I might have gotten stuck before I knew it. I'll see if I can go back in the afternoon and wait for a while before talking again."
When Li Hui heard this, he turned to look at Wang Sen. Before he could ask, he spoke directly:
"Don't worry, the yamen's carriage has big wheels, so don't be afraid of driving——"
Cheng Xue breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this explanation in the car.