Li Heng walked to the door and heard the conversation between the two sisters.

"Sister, why do you think that man asked about our parents? Does he have any intentions?"

"I don't know either." Li Yue shook his head, "Don't think too much now. Everything will be clear when Baizhu comes back. Don't think so bad about everyone."

Li Tian lowered his lips in shame, "Haha..." and laughed twice.

"Eldest sister, you just think the best of everyone and forget about the one who was arrested by Shuangxi? They have opened a snack shop in Xinjiekou now, and they sell the same things as our store over there."

Li Yue couldn't help but look solemn when she heard her mention what happened a while ago, but then waved her hand to dismiss the idea.

"Don't think like that. My mother didn't tell me. In business, one family can't be the only one. There will always be people who can learn from it."

"Okay, okay, I don't want to be stubborn with my eldest sister. But the person I saw today always felt like something was wrong with him, and he looked a bit familiar, but I just can't remember where I've seen him before."

The more the little girl thought about it, the more her brain became mushy, and finally she raised her hand to hit herself on the head.

It's great when it comes to settling accounts, but it gets stuck when it comes to getting down to business. It's so useless.

"Okay, okay, stop knocking, or you'll make yourself stupid." Li Yue quickly stopped his sister, "You have to send someone home to tell her, otherwise my mother will have to wait for us to eat."

The sisters would occasionally not go back at noon, as long as they sent someone to inform them. But Baizhu went out today, and his mother would definitely find out if he changed someone rashly.

"Squeak...ah..." The door opened.

When Li Tian saw that the person coming was his elder brother, he ran over quickly and said:

"Brother, why are you here? Did mother ask you to come to me and my sister?"

"No." Li Heng shook his head, "I just finished delivering lunch to Si Dan, and when I saw that you and the eldest sister didn't come home, I came over to take a look. Where did you meet that guy asking about our parents?"

Li Yue blushed immediately after hearing this, and Li Heng turned to look at his sister in confusion.

"Brother, our sister and I met when we were picking out pendants in Baorui Zhai. The man came in to pick things up and kept talking about the shop assistants. He was asking the governor."

Yan Yixin is coming back after the provincial examination, and Li Yue wants to buy him a pendant as a gift. Both sisters had money, so there was no need to tell their parents when buying things. Unexpectedly, this happened.

"Then what did he ask?" Li Heng asked.

Li Yue adjusted her mentality now and replied:
"Ask our dad why he went to the Yamen before. Did the Yamen report a lot of crimes? Is business going well now? Where is the corn waiting?"

Just as he was talking, Baizhu came back.

Seeing that Li Heng was also there, he walked over to greet the three of them and said:

"I followed that man all the way, but I never thought that he would end up in the government office. Before I came back, I asked Dexi that the person who was looking for the master was named He Yulei. He and the master were admitted in the same year and are from Liaodong."

The three siblings were not familiar with the name "He Yulei", but with the surname "He" they knew that the Zhou family's aunt made a big fuss in order to prevent her younger brother from getting engaged to the He family's daughter, and was laughed at by others.

Li Yue responded with an "Ah——".

"I remembered that after my father finished the examination, the He brothers went to pick up Aunt Zhou's younger brother. I thought he looked familiar."

Li Heng couldn't help but laugh when he saw her belated reaction.

"Okay, since this matter is under our father's control, let's not even think about it. Let's go home for dinner. Mom will cook today."

"Huh? Really? Then you have to go home quickly. The mutton stir-fried with green onions made by my mother is the best." Li Tian said while collecting the pen and paper on the table. She is now a full-time accountant, and she does all the accounts for all the shops in the family. She can do the calculations in detail and quickly.

On the way home, I turned to the school and took the food box home.

During lunch, none of the three siblings mentioned He Yulei's matter to their mother, as if they didn't know about it. Li Hui didn't say anything when he came back. Cheng Xue practiced calligraphy, gave free clinics, and made pills as usual.

On the morning of the third day, when Li Heng came back from seeing his younger brother off, Cheng Xue packed two bags for him with the prepared beef jerky and meat buns.

"Go back and share the food with everyone. You can't eat alone. In early July, my mother will take your sister, sister, and brother to Liaodong Mansion. You can come back to accompany your father when you have time."

"I'll go back with my mother."

"No, no, no." Cheng Xue shook her head hurriedly, "That's your serious business, don't delay. When the time comes, let Li Zhong take your brother to visit your grandma's grave. When he grows up, he should also experience it. Your father has Government affairs cannot be ignored, and we must treat them very seriously in extraordinary times.”

"Yes, thank you for your hard work, mother." Li Heng did not insist anymore.

He really didn't dare to waste time now. He didn't know how to practice after returning after these three days. Their group of people are more ruthless than the others. If you practice for an hour, I must be just a little bit more. Anyway, it is a healthy competition. They are all ruthless to themselves and have no bad intentions.

After sending Li Heng away, Cheng Xue began to prepare things to return to Liaodong. The date of this year's rural examination is scheduled to be after the Ghost Festival. After the New Year, the official roads in Fucheng will be re-paved, and they will no longer be as bumpy and time-consuming as before.

Li Hui had long known that his wife and children were returning to their hometown to worship their ancestors, but when he saw her packing her things, he still felt uncomfortable.

"You really just abandoned me like this?"

As he spoke, he rubbed his head against her neck, like a big golden retriever trying to please its master.

Cheng Xue couldn't help laughing, patted his back and said:
"Okay, okay, it's not like I won't come back, but don't make it look like we're parting from life or death. You should know that I have to leave this time. I'm not worried about Yixin being in Fucheng."

"Must I take Tangtang with me? They are both engaged."

"What's the matter? Just tell the outside world that Tangtang is waiting for us at home. Could it be that Mr. Li has become old-fashioned since he became the prefect?"

Knowing that she was teasing him, Li Hui smiled and pecked her lips.

"How long will you stay back? Can you come back and spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with me?"

"Are you stupid? Why can't I come back for the holidays? But it's just about giving out mooncakes to your subordinates..."

"You don't need to worry about these. I have asked the people in the household to make arrangements. Thanks to Zhou Fei and the emperor, there is no shortage of things needed by the northern state capital this year. I don't have to give them to them during the Mid-Autumn Festival. I will go directly to the public account and I will do the same myself. I can get benefits.”

"Pfft——" Cheng Xue nodded with a smile and asked with interest:

"Then I would like to ask the wise and powerful Mr. Li, what can I get back from the Mid-Autumn Festival? Silver? Food? Or use?"

Li Hui said "naughty", lay down on the kang, and put the person in his arms.

"I don't know exactly what can be given, but it's all for food. Everyone is treated equally from top to bottom, and the standard is five hundred cents per person."

Five hundred coins in the north can buy a lot of things. Cheng Xue raised her lips and agreed with his approach.

"I'm going back this time to see how the medicine I grew at home is doing. If it grows well and has a good harvest, can Mr. Li help me digest some?"

Her medicine hall can also digest it, but the medicinal materials in the twenty acres of land cannot be digested, and they are all peony...


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