The sun was like fire, and the earth was like a steamer, so hot that people couldn't breathe. Yuxi was lying on the bed, scared.

Mother Bai came in with a bowl of chicken soup and said to Yuxi: "Madam, this is a six-year-old hen bought from the purchasing office, and it has been stewed for a day. ”

The weather was so hot that when she finished eating a large bowl of chicken soup and meat soup, her forehead was sweaty. Because I was a little cold the day before yesterday, I was not feeling well, and I couldn't use ice for fear that my condition would worsen, and it was very dry here, which was particularly difficult for Yuxi.

Mother Lan looked at Yuxi's appearance and said, "Madam, why don't you go to Zhuangzi for two days! Zhuangzi must be cooler than here in Yucheng." "When I went to Zhuangzi, I just rested for two days. Madame has not been very well in the past two days, and she has to be busy from morning to night. If she continues like this, she is really afraid that her wife will not be able to hold it and will be exhausted.

Yuxi also felt that this time was too busy and he didn't have time to rest. She is not the kind of person who loves to be strong, so she thought for a while and said, "Okay, I'll talk to the general at night, and I'll go to the villa tomorrow to live for a while." "With her body, although her hands are a little cold, it is not a big problem, and it will be fine if she doesn't take medicine for a few days. But it's too hot and dry here, and I can't sleep well at night, and it's very uncomfortable. If you go to Zhuangzi to live for a while, you should go to escape the summer.

In the evening, Yunqing came back with an ugly face. Seeing this, Mother Lan took the jujube out and left the husband and wife to talk.

Yuxi got up and asked, "What's wrong?"

Yun Qing said in a cold voice: "My fold has been beaten back again. "The reply on the fold said that the tax had not been confiscated, and the household department had no money, so let them pay it in advance first, and then allocate the money when the tax came up. But Yunqing is not stupid, how can he not know that this is all a prevarication.

Speaking of this, Yunqing's face darkened even more, and he said: "Jiangnan has a very good summer harvest this year, but he even said that there is no money. "It's clearly unwilling to give.

Yuxi said with a smile: "Don't say that Jiangnan has a good summer harvest this year, even if Jiangnan has been in good weather, the household still has no money." "The corruption of the officials, the arrogance and lasciviousness of the above, and the wealth of the household department are strange. It's just that Yuxi didn't expect that the imperial court wouldn't allocate a penny. It would be a fool's mind to have expectations for such a court.

Yunqing said: "It's August now, and there will be another war soon. "The war is okay, as long as they stick to the city and don't take the initiative to attack, they are not afraid. But how to spend this winter. These new soldiers must be given two sets of winter clothes!

Yuxi thought for a moment and said, "Herui, you can ask Mr. Xia about this matter! I think he may have a way." "Mr. Xia has been by Marshal Qin's side for more than twenty years, and he is Marshal Qin's confidant, so he must know much more than them.

Yun Qing paused when he heard this, and said, "Although Mr. Xia has not submitted his resignation now, I am worried that he still wants to leave. With Mr. Xia, he is a lot more relaxed. If Mr. Xia leaves, he will be busy again.

Yuxi said: "You use him so much, and you are dedicated to the soldiers and people of Yucheng, I don't think he will leave." "Mr. Xia has lived in Yucheng for more than 20 years, and it is estimated that he is reluctant to leave here, otherwise, he would not have stayed until now.

Yunqing still has this worry.

Yuxi said: "Actually, you can't rely too much on Mr. Xia, when you have the opportunity, let's recruit more people who can be used!"

After finishing business, Yuxi told Yunqing about her going to Zhuangzi: "It's so hot these days, and my children and I are uncomfortable. It's cooler on the Zhuangzi, and I want to come back when the heat passes. Anyway, it's not far, it's only half a day's journey. Come and see us when you have time. "Don't talk about her, Zao Zao has lost weight these days, and the original fat little face has gone down.

Yun Qing nodded and said, "Okay." ”

Early the next morning, Yuxi took people to the villa. The villa is very large, and it is a number of Zhuangzi in Yucheng. When Yuxi walked over, he saw a flat road with locust trees planted on both sides.

June to August is the time when the locust trees bloom. Yuxi looked at the acacia flowers that were blooming just right, and said to Mother Lan with a smile: "Wait for someone to pick some acacia flowers, and let Mother Bai make some acacia cakes to eat." ”

Guo Xun walked on crutches and brought Zisu over to greet Yuxi.

Yuxi looked at Guo Xun and said with a smile: "Looking at you, you know that you are good in Zhuangzi." "Not only is my complexion better, but my eyes are also bright, which shows that I am still living very well here.

Guo Xun smiled and said, "It's still thanks to Mrs. for giving me the opportunity." Although he didn't understand anything at first, he humbly asked the old farmers for advice. In the past few months, I have learned a lot of things and have confidence in my heart. Now he is still very confident in managing this Zhuangzi.

Shisu's face was also full of smiles, and he said, "Madam, let's go into the house first! After speaking, he glared at Guo Xun. This person is really, and he won't come into the house to say anything if he has something to say.

Yuxi watched the interaction between the husband and wife, a smile appeared on his face, and said, "Let's go into the house!"

This Zhuangzi is directly called Locust Tree Village because there are a lot of locust trees planted on the whole Zhuangzi. There is a locust tree at the door of the house where Yuxi is going to stay.

Yuxi stood in front of the locust tree, looking at this locust tree, thick and strong, the body of the tree could not be held by anyone, and at a glance he knew that it was old.

Seeing this, Guo Xun explained: "Madam, the old man on this Zhuangzi said that this locust tree has lived for more than two hundred years. "The old locust tree that is more than 200 years old is also rare.

Yuxi smiled and said, "That has to be carefully cared for." ”

When you walk into the house, you feel cool. It's not surprising that the sunlight is blocked by the old locust tree, and the house is naturally cooler.

Zisu learned that Yuxi was coming over yesterday, and he had already asked people to clean the house. In addition, incense is used, which not only repels insects and ants, but also has the effect of removing odors.

Yuxi asked Mother Lan to show Guo Xun the jujube, and said with a smile: "This child has been more than three months, and you haven't seen it yet!"

Guo Xun looked at the child seriously, and said with a smile: "Like, really like." "It's completely a miniature version of the general, the only bad thing is that you've lost some weight.

After talking for a while, Guo Xun went down, and Zi Su stayed. Today's Shiso looks very peaceful, which makes Yuxi very satisfied.

There were no outsiders in the house, and Yuxi asked, "Why is there no news until now?" At the beginning, Zisu was asked to follow him to Zhuangzi, firstly, because Guo Xun needed to be taken care of, secondly, it was also to let the two get along more and deepen their relationship, and thirdly, they naturally hoped to hear the good news as soon as possible.

Shisu's eyes were a little gloomy, and he said, "Not yet." "The husband and wife have been married for more than a year, and there is no sound in the stomach at all.

Yuxi smiled and said, "Don't worry, the husband and wife are together, and there will be soon." "It's not separated, Zisu's body is fine, it's only a matter of time before she gets pregnant.

Yuxi was leisurely on the Zhuangzi, but he didn't know that there was another problem at the Salesian Hospital. This time, it was not the child who was abducted, but someone begged to come to the door and begged the Salesian people for her child. If it weren't for the gatekeeper who didn't let him in, it is estimated that he would have broken in directly.

Zhu Ye got the news and immediately came out, looked at the old woman kneeling at the door, and asked, "Who are you? What are you doing in the Salesian Hospital?" The child in the old woman's arms was so thin that there were only eyeballs left, and even the woman herself looked like she couldn't do it immediately.

Seeing that Zhuye was dressed so decently, the old woman knelt on the ground and begged: "Girl, please save my grandson? My grandson is about to starve to death, please save him!"

When Zhu Ye heard that the old woman claimed to be the child's grandmother, he hurriedly shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, we only accept orphans here, and they must be the orphans of those soldiers who died in battle, and the others are not accepted." This other refers to the orphans of the ordinary people's families.

The old woman cried and cried, "Girl, you will be merciful, and our Heng family will have only this lone seedling left......"

Zhuye couldn't bear it, but she knew very well that no matter how unbearable she was, she couldn't accept this child. With the first time, there is a second time, and then things will not be good: "I'm sorry, this is the rule of the Salesian Hospital." "This rule is a rule set by Yuxi himself. It's not that Yuxi doesn't want to help these people, it's that she doesn't have the ability to raise orphans in the entire Yucheng.

Ignoring the old woman's pleas, Takeba turned and went into the house. The helper's mother-in-law looked at Zhuye's uncomfortable appearance and said, "Don't think about it, there are many poor people, where can they help." "If it weren't for the kindness of the general and his wife, the more than 500 children in the Salesian House would not have survived!

Zhu Ye smiled bitterly: "I know, I'm just a little sad." If she didn't know the danger of this, she would not have refused, but she was also very sympathetic to the pair of grandchildren in her heart.

While he was talking, the porter walked in a few steps and said, "Girl, the old woman hit the wall, and she is about to die." She looked at him with wide eyes, obviously trying to send her grandson to the Salesian. But he can't do it.

Bamboo leaves walked out quickly. When I got to the door, I saw that the old woman's forehead was full of blood, and she was also out of breath and less in breath.

Seeing the bamboo leaves, the old woman's eyes burst with a glimmer of hope, and she grabbed the hem of the bamboo leaves with all her strength, and said, "Girl, please accept my grandson! My grandson's name is Heng ......." Before she finished speaking, she swallowed her breath.

Zhuye's whole person froze, this kind of thing was really the first time she had encountered it, and she did not hesitate to commit suicide in order for the child to live.

Seeing this situation, the porter and Zhuye said: "You don't have to blame yourself, this mother-in-law is sick, and it is estimated that she knows that she has not many days, so she brought the child to the door." "It's kind of finding a way to live for my grandson. After all, everyone knows Mrs. Yun's reputation, and Madame Yun is in charge of the Salesian Hospital, so she doesn't have to worry about food and clothing. It's just that the Salesian House doesn't accept everyone's children.

Zhu Ye came back to his senses, looked at the mother-in-law who had lost her breath, and said, "Find someone and bury her well! ”

The porter had no problem with it, but he looked at the hoarse crying child and asked, "What to do with this child?"

At this time, Zhu Ye made a decision and said, "This child can't stay in the Salesian Hospital. There are one and there are two, and if everyone imitates this mother-in-law at that time, it will be chaotic. ”

The porter also knew this reason, but he couldn't bear it in the end, and said: "Now there is only this child left, what will I do in the future?"

Zhuye said: "I'll deal with this." "It's impossible to really ignore this child, you can find other ways to solve it, but you must not let this child go to the Salesian home. Otherwise, the rules made by Madame will become a dead letter. R1148