This night, Tang Ning tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, put the quilt on his head, and called vigorously. Liu Yi'er stood outside the door with a lantern, listening to the beastly whispering in Tangning's house, and wanted to push the door several times, but in the end she didn't touch the door panel.

On the other side outside Runzhou City, there is also a family that has not slept either.

"Master, it's the third watch, and the concubine has made you some supper." A plain-clothed woman stood outside the door with a bowl of hot millet porridge and said worriedly.

There was also a maid behind the slightly old woman, carrying a paper lamp to find her way.

"Enter!" The man's voice was full of anger, and the woman pushed the door in, and saw her husband sitting behind the bookcase, holding a letter and frowning at it.

"Master, you have been reading this letter for several hours." The woman reminded softly as she placed the porridge on the bookcase.

The man's temples are slightly white, and his hair is combed back, and he is tied into a simple bun by a rope, which is a more common hairstyle for Song men.

There are two mustaches on his lips, a two-finger-long beard on his chin, and his face is a little old, with forehead lines, crow's feet, and slightly shallow nasolabial folds.

The man shook the letter and said with a smile: "If there are a few more such letters, the old man will be worth it even if he dies." ”

The woman smiled and said, "Master, how can you say this?" ”

The man clicked his lips and said, "Nanshan thief, do you know, madam?" ”

"I know, I know, but wasn't it exterminated by the government half a month ago?" The woman asked strangely, "The women who came down from the mountain were so frightened, when the concubine wanted to take a few home, you still didn't let them come." What, regret it? ”

The man frowned and said, "Our family is not what we used to do, what do we do to raise so many people!" The family business in Tokyo was given to Cheng'er, and we husband and wife took three or five people to live here, and we just spent our old age honestly...... It's just a pity that Zhou Wu followed the old man all the way, but he didn't expect to die on Nanshan, and the old man couldn't stop him. ”

When the man said this, a sad look appeared on his face. The woman took her husband's hand and whispered, "Sir, you cannot be blamed for this. The robbers were cruel and murderous, and I heard that it was common for them to kill their own people, perhaps Zhou Wu was killed by them because of this.

Besides, you also sent Zhou Wu for the sake of the people on this side, how can you blame it?

However, there are too few people, and this day is a little bleak. It's not that the concubine is dissatisfied, it's just that the concubine still prefers the lively life before......"

At this, the woman's eyes moistened, and she secretly glanced at her husband's expression, not caring about herself, but snorted in her heart, and withdrew her tears.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it." The man picked up the bowl and drank the millet porridge in one gulp, then pointed to the letter in his hand and said: "Woman, do you know that the Nanshan thieves were eradicated by the government, but not because the government is good at fighting.

Do you know who wrote this letter? It was written to the old man by the Imperial City Division.,A few years ago, the old man got along with him for a while.,It's a good young man.,But the disadvantage is that the character is a little arrogant.。

In this letter, he praised a young man from the mountains. It is said that this young man is righteous and kind, uses medical skills as a stepping stone, joins the Nanshan thieves alone, and uses his wisdom to instigate the Nanshan thieves to continue the internal strife, which is a rare talent. ”

The woman was surprised and said, "Is there such a talent in the mountains?" Isn't he a disciple of a hidden master? ”

The man laughed and said, "Madam is really smart, this young man named Tang Ning is the apprentice of the hidden master. can use medical skills as a stepping stone into Nanshan to steal, this ability to save lives and help the injured naturally can't be faked. In addition, the Imperial City official said in the letter that Tang Ning's cooking skills are also much better than most imperial chefs.

I still remember that the first emperor rewarded the old man, rewarded the old man, and had a light meal with the old man. That time, it was the meal made by the imperial chef, and the old man still remembers that meal vividly......"

The woman covered her mouth and smiled: "Master, you don't remember the taste of the food, but the honor of the first emperor, right?" ”

The man lowered his head and sighed: "When the first emperor was still alive, Wang Jiefu and Sima Junshi were also still there. Although the party struggle is fierce, it can also maintain a degree and will not go too far.

After the first emperor left, the king of Yan'an succeeded to the throne, but the emperor was young, and the government was controlled by the empress dowager Gao.

Empress Dowager Gao appointed Sima Junshi as prime minister and abolished Wang Jiefu's new law. The new party headed by Jiefu was suppressed to the extreme, and the old party gained power, and for a time all the people in the new party were demoted, and some of them were exiled to Lingnan.

Since then, if a courtier wants to enter the court, he must first stand in line. Either join the old party or join the new party. Your husband and me, when Wang Jiefu and Sima Junshi, two reasonable people, were still alive, they could still remain neutral, and after the two of them left, it would be difficult to be neutral again.

Min'er, don't blame the husband for giving up his glory and wealth and taking you back to his hometown to live in seclusion. If this is not the case, husband and I will join the old party, and how much our family has enjoyed since then, we will have to pay back as much in the future, and we will have to pay back twice as much.

Empress Dowager Gao was powerful, and the emperor couldn't bear it. Once the emperor comes of age and takes power, he will definitely take revenge, and at that time, it is not a matter of resignation and seclusion. ”

The man whispered as he stroked the woman's cheek.

The maid withdrew with a very good eye and closed the door.

The woman burst into tears and said, "Husband, the concubine can understand you. When my father married you as a concubine, he said that you should take a long-term view, and it is not a kind of courage to retreat bravely from the rapids. My father said this to many people, but you listened to it.

What glory and wealth, the concubine has enjoyed it in her early years. The concubine has no lofty ideals, and living a harmonious life with the family is the greatest wish of the concubine in this life.

It's just that I pity you, sir, and when the official family reactivates you, I don't know how much time I have wasted.

And my adult son, and my poor grandson, I don't know how to be troubled by the crowd in Tokyo. ”

The candlelight reflected the woman's slightly aged face very movingly, and the man gently wiped away the tears on the woman's face and comforted: "It will be fine, it will be fine......"

………………

In the morning, Liu Yier woke herself up, and when Tang Ning got up, he felt that the sun was a little dazzling. Only then did he scratch his head, get up, and then open the door, and saw Liu Yier standing outside the door with a copper basin.

"Young Master, wash your face." Liu Yier said with a red face.

There are no elders in Tang Ning's family, he is the head of this family, in fact, the subordinates should call him the master.

But Liu Yier doesn't want to call it that, Tang Ning doesn't seem to be as old as herself, wouldn't calling him old when she called the master?

Childe can't be called, he is now working for others. So she naturally called Tang Ning the young master.

Tang Ning didn't know anything about this, and even if he knew, he would only be able to rely on Liu Yi'er's temperament.

He doesn't care much about what he calls you, it's just a code name in the end, so that when someone calls you, he can let you know that he's calling you.

Even if Liu Yier directly called her name, Tang Ning didn't feel anything wrong.

After washing his face in a hurry and brushing his teeth with willow branches dipped in salt, Tang Ning and Liu Yier worked together to replace the water in the rockery pool.

Fortunately, there is a well in the backyard to get water, otherwise you have to go to the stream in front of the door to get water, and then carry the bucket back to the backyard.

Even so, the two were tired and sweaty.

After changing the water, Tang Ning fetched some more water and prepared to bathe the two. In this day and age, it's never a bad thing to keep something clean.

However, Liu Yier was a little thirsty and wanted to drink the water from the well directly, but was stopped by Tang Ning.

"You are not allowed to drink raw water at home."

"When was it decided?"

"Just now."

“……”

The freshly boiled water was naturally for Liu Yi'er to bathe, and Tang Ning guarded the stove and waited for the water to boil.

Turning his head to look at the room where Liu Yi'er was taking a bath, the door was hidden, and there was even a gap. It took a lot of effort for Tang Ning to take his eyes off the door, wait for the water to boil, hurriedly wash it, change his clothes, and go to see his soybeans.

The soybeans from this bamboo basket have been steamed and placed in a room by Tang Ning to make enzymes. Pushing open the door, Tang Ning sighed, and a few rats slipped away from the bamboo basket.

These soybeans could not be asked for again, so Tang Ning found a cloth bag and carried it to a nearby garbage dump to throw it away.

When I went out, I saw a man wearing a hat leaning on the window of a carriage, and talking happily with the toothless old man next door, who sat on the steps of his house every day.

When he returned, he saw the man sitting by the brook fishing.