Chapter 144 Siblings talk about suffering at night
There are a lot of people in the Shendu Department, and the officials I know from the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Works, and the Internal Treasury all have to send an invitation, and the several officials I met in the west courtyard of the Imperial Prison must not be forgotten.
A rough calculation shows that there are more than forty people I know alone, not counting the people Li Gangfeng knows.
Li Qingxian didn't expect that in just over a month, he would get to know so many people.
Then, I discussed with my aunt and uncle to add Li Gangfeng's past and present, and finally made a list of more than 60 people, but there probably weren't many people who could come.
After making the list, it was almost late at night.
"Qingxian, it's so late and you've been tired all day, so don't go back to the Yamen and leave after dinner tomorrow morning." Zhang Fang said.
Li Qingxian nodded and said: "Okay."
"No one has lived in your house for a long time, so we will stay here tonight. You and Mr. Zhou will live in the west room, and the four of us will live in the east room." Zhang Fang said.
Li Qingxian said, "He feels uncomfortable in the house. He can just live in the east wing. He is on his own and won't be picky. I will just do the same as before. We three children will live in the west room, and you two will continue to live in the east room."
"No, no, there's no reason to let guests stay in the east wing. It's such a mess." Zhang Fang said.
"Little Uncle Zhou, I have wronged you all night." Li Qingxian said with a smile.
"I live in the east wing," Zhou Hen said.
Zhang Fangjian couldn't defeat Li Qingxian, so everything continued as usual.
Chen Yuanpeng slipped out of his mother's arms, ran to Li Qingxian, and whispered: "Brother, let me play with you tonight."
Zhang Fang stretched out his hand, grabbed Xiao Mita's back collar, pulled him back to him, and scolded: "Your brother has been busy all day, let him go to bed early. You sleep next to me tonight, so don't bother your brother."
"I don't..." Chen Yuanpeng twisted his body and cried.
Zhang Fang's face sank, and she turned around and looked around for something.
Chen Yuanpeng's eyes suddenly turned red and he said, "Can't I go to the east room? I'll go! I'll go!"
Zhang Fang snorted and looked away from the broom.
Li Qingxian and Chen Zhu got up and cleaned up the east wing, gave Zhou Hen a new bedding, washed briefly, then walked into the west room, got on the kang, and lay down in the middle just like they did in the Chen family.
Chen Yuanpeng stood eagerly at the door of the west room, opened the curtain and looked inside.
"Brother, can you show me what the monster looks like next time?"
"good."
"Do you have time to let me see the life weapon?"
"good."
"Can I go to Yewei Yamen to play?"
"I'll take you there when I have time."
"Can I take a knife and kill those who bully me?"
"Go to the east room quickly!"
"Hehe..." Xiao Mitai smiled and left.
Li Qingxian moved his nose slightly, and there was a faint miscellaneous smell floating in the room. It seemed to be present in every household, and it was different in every household.
The smell was unpleasant at first, but it stopped smelling after a long time.
In addition to the miscellaneous smell, Westinghouse also has a light fragrance.
The yard became quiet, and a figure opened the curtain of the west room, touched the edge of the kang with the faint night light, and asked in a low voice: "Is my little brother asleep?"
"No." Li Qingxian said.
Chen Xiang got on the kang, took off her coat rustlingly with Li Qingxian on her back, revealing her slim figure at night, and lay down on one side as before.
Li Qingxian found that Chen Xiang was a little far away from him, with his back turned to him, and said with a smile: "It's nice not to have Chen Yuanpeng to disturb me. If he were here, people would go crazy again."
"He is getting more and more naughty now. Sometimes he doesn't even listen to what I say."
Li Qingxian's face darkened and he said, "How dare he! I'll get some talisman in a few days. If he doesn't obey, you slap the talisman on his head and make his whole body itchy."
Chen Xiang pursed her lips and chuckled: "He is most afraid of you."
"Of course. This kid used to fight for this place with me when he was a kid, and he had to rely on you. In the end, it wasn't me who took over the middle. I will remind him tomorrow that if he dares to disobey you, I will deal with him first when I come back next time!
"Li Qingxian said.
"That kid should be treated by you." Chen Xiang said.
Li Qingxian whispered: "Sister, how are you at home these days? Are there any difficulties?"
Chen Xiang sighed softly and said: "I can't say it's difficult, and I can't say it's not difficult either. It's still the same."
"Are you still knitting and embroidering at home as before?"
"Well, people can't be idle all the time. They have to do something to support the family. Besides, if I go out to work, I have to smear dirt on my face every time, which is quite troublesome."
Li Qingxian sighed softly, the inner city of Shendu City was fine, but the outer city was a mess. Girls from good families were a little more good-looking and could easily be bullied.
Therefore, unmarried women in Daqi either stay at home or act ugly.
Li Qingxian thought for a while, took out a jade pendant from the Qiankun Bracelet, and said: "This is a small magic weapon. If you put it close to your body, it can block a full-strength blow from a seventh-level master. If it is an ordinary sword, it cannot hurt you.
I'll think about getting some other magic weapons later so you don't get hurt."
"Magic weapon? Isn't it too valuable..." Chen Xiang whispered.
"I said, from now on, I will support this family."
Li Qingxian's mind was flooded with memories, all of which were scenes of his aunt, uncle, and sister taking care of him.
"My little brother has really grown up." Chen Xiang turned around slightly and looked at Li Qingxian with a pair of bright black eyes under the night light.
Li Qingxian grabbed his sister's hand and placed the jade pendant in her palm.
"I'll wear it," Chen Xiang said.
"That's good." Li Qingxian smiled.
"If you can't sleep, tell me about your night guard. I want to hear it." Chen Xiang blinked.
Li Qingxian thought for a while and chose some relaxing and strange stories to tell.
One of them spoke and the other listened, under the night, until everything was completely silent.
Li Qingxian's steady breathing sounded in the west room.
Chen Xiang blinked, looking at Li Qingxian's face under the night light, looking at the fluffy thin beard at the corner of his mouth, holding the slightly cool jade pendant, and the corners of his mouth were curved.
"I've really grown up..."
The moon sets and the sun rises.
Li Qingxian was awakened by the screams.
"Damn kid, I told your brother to have a good sleep. Why are you screaming so early in the morning? Go and stand at the gate. You are not allowed to come in unless I yell. Get out! Don't force me to whip you with a broom!"
"Ugh..." the little baby's cry gradually faded away.
Li Qingxian glanced at the big kang. His sister's side was neat and empty.
Li Qingxian stood up, opened the curtain and walked out of the west room, seeing the busy figures of his aunt and sister beside the stove.
"Aunt, sister."
The two of them turned around and looked over. Chen Xiangming's eyes flashed and she smiled lightly.
"Were you woken up by Yuanpeng? Why don't you sleep a little longer?" Zhang Fang said.
"No need, Night Guard is very busy. I'll leave after breakfast." Li Qingxian said.
"Sit down for a while, you haven't been home for two months, and you night guards are really..." Zhang Fang murmured while stirring the rice porridge.
Siblings Li Qingxian and Chen Xiang looked at each other and smiled.
"Sit down and I'll get you some water," Chen Xiang said.
"No, I'm very strong now."
As Li Qingxian spoke, he and Chen Xiang walked to the well in the yard, easily filled a bucket of water, took the towel from his sister's hand, wiped his face and washed up.
"Where's my uncle?" Li Qingxian looked around and saw Zhou Hen sitting in the east wing.
"I had an urgent job, and I was asked to leave as soon as I got up. Dad asked me to tell you that you should go home often when you have nothing to do. After all, the Yewei Yamen is not my home, and I can't live there forever. I will go with my mother tomorrow.
Clean up your house and come back to see if you have anything to do in the future. When you get married, you can't live in the Yewei Yamen again." Chen Xiang pursed his lips and smiled, his bright eyes reflecting on Li Qingxian.
