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Chapter 404: Steal half a day’s leisure

May 18th, thirty miles south of Caizhou City.

The Ru River and the Hong River meet here, forming a narrow wetland fifteen miles long and two miles wide.

The wetland is lined with green trees and crisscrossed by shallow streams.

Every summer, it becomes a good place to escape the heat in surrounding counties.

In early May and summer, there are not many tourists yet.

Beside the trickling stream with clearly visible pebbles at the bottom, three men of different ages sat side by side, each holding a simple fishing rod made of thin green bamboo.

A few dozen steps away, three tents were set up, and the female family members could hear whispers and chuckles.

Not long after, Chen Rao, the three-year-old lord of Fucheng County and the eldest daughter of the royal family, broke away from her mother's arms. She stood by the tent and looked at the clear stream in the distance. Then she ran back and whispered in her mother's ear. : "Mother, mother, Rao'er wants to play in the water."

In the tent, in addition to the female family members of Chen Chu's family, there were also the wives of Chen Jingyan's brothers, Tan and Cheng. Yu Nong glanced at her quietly, held her daughter on her lap, and whispered: "Mom still wants to play in the water, go and beg her." Big queen."

"I'm afraid that the eldest lady will scold me. Mom, please help me." Rao'er's head shook like a rattle.

Unexpectedly, Yu Nong also secretly glanced at the cat who was talking to Mrs. Cheng, rolled his eyes and said: "Are you afraid of the eldest lady? Mother is still afraid! You forgot, last year you asked my mother to accompany you to play on the ice. , and later the eldest lady saw it, and fined her half a month's money!"

"Huh, mom is a coward!"

"Hey! If you're not a coward, why don't you go by yourself?"

"Hmph, I'm going to find daddy."

After that, Chen Rao climbed down from her mother's lap with her butt sticking out, and ran out of the tent on her short legs, towards Chen Chu.

Without any instructions, Qin Ainai, the steward of Wangxiangyuan, followed immediately to prevent the little county owner from having an accident.

Next to the juan stream, Chen Jing'an suddenly lifted the fishing rod, and a violently twisting loach was pulled out of the water by the fishing line. Chen Jing'an deftly removed the fishhook and put the loach into a bamboo basket half-immersed in the stream next to him.

Chen Chu turned his head and glanced at his empty fish basket, feeling a little regretful that he agreed to fish with the two brothers.

Over there, Chen Jingyan lifted the rod, but the fish came off the hook. He was not in a hurry and re-hung earthworms as bait on the hook. He suddenly said: "Yuan Zhang, now you are back, Sizhou Fan Shigui Wait, how are you going to deal with it?"

When Chen Chu was in Hebei, Sizhou gentry Fan Shigui and others made some changes. They probably wanted to take advantage of the Huaibei Army's defeat at the hands of the Jin Kingdom to cause trouble.

Unexpectedly, when Chen Chu won in Hebei, Fan Shigui and others immediately stopped and stopped all actions.

Because Sizhou is far away from the core area of ​​​​Huaibei rule, military commander Li Mule has not yet obtained evidence that Fan Shiguili had access to the Zhou Kingdom.

"Mr. Chen Jinglue and Mr. Yanagawa, what do you think about this matter?" Chen Chu asked.

This time, it was Chen Jing'an who spoke, "You need to be cautious about this matter. After all, we have no definite evidence that Fan Shigui secretly contacted Zha Yongen, the prefect of Yangzhou in the Zhou Kingdom. Now, due to the selection of the 'Four Welfare Awards' last year, it was not easy to find a way out within the Zhou Kingdom." We have cultivated a group of scholars who are close to me in Huaibei. If we take action against Fan Shigui and others without evidence, it will be detrimental to the reputation of Huaibei."

Of course, "getting close to Huaibei" refers to people like Lu Yanzhong, and they are not advocates trained by Huaibei with money, but "tap fans."

What Chen Jingan meant was that Chen Chu's reputation had finally improved slightly, but if he moved the Sizhou squire again without evidence, it would be a huge blow to the "Huaibei School" that had recently emerged in Zhou's academic circles.

Unlike the Jin Kingdom, the Zhou Kingdom was also a dynasty dominated by Han people.

Reduce the internal strife of the Han people and try to erode the Zhou Dynasty's orthodoxy through peaceful evolution. This is the strategic direction set by Chen Chu and Huaibei.

Under such circumstances, the Huaibei faction within the Zhou Kingdom naturally became extremely valuable.

Chen Chu thought for a moment, then frowned and said, "We have a secret agreement with Chen Bokang a long time ago. Now that 80% of the wood cotton he grows in Huainan has been purchased by us, he actually dares to let the Yangzhou magistrate secretly flirt with Sizhou! Chen Bokang is not afraid that we will cut him off. Food seeds?"

But Chen Jing'an shook his head and smiled and said: "Yuan Zhang doesn't know. Among all the prefectures in Huainan, Zha Yong'en is the only one who is not from Chen Bokang. His subordinate is Wan Qixi, the minister of Dali Temple in the Zhou Dynasty. Chen Bokang is afraid that he can't control it. he."

"Oh?"

"Before Yuan Zhang came back, we had negotiations with Chen Bokang. Chen Bokang has always wanted to see Yuan Zhang again. Now that Yuan Zhang has returned, we can arrange a day to discuss it in detail."

"Alright."

While talking, Rao'er skipped to Chen Chu's side. Because Chen Chu had been away from his family more and more in recent years, Rao'er knew clearly that this was his father, but he was still a little unfamiliar, so he squatted two steps away from Chen Chu.

Sometimes he tilted his head to look at his father with his big eyes flashing, and sometimes he stared at the fishing rod in Chen Chu's hand for a long time.

"Rao'er, can daddy catch you a fish and bake it to eat?"

Chen Chu chatted with a smile, and Rao'er took the initiative to move half a step towards Chen Chu, nodded and said "hmm".

But the more I want to show off in front of my daughter, the less fish I can catch.

Seeing this, Chen Jingyan kicked his fish basket towards Chen Chu considerately. While his daughter was looking down at the ants, Chen Chu quietly grabbed a palm-sized horsemouth fish from the fish basket and hung it again. On your own fishhook.

"I hit the mark! Look, Rao'er, hahaha"

Chen Chu raised the fishing rod, and the horsemouth fish that had been caught twice on the hook was quite energetic, swishing its tail and struggling wildly.

"Give it to me, give it to Rao'er, chirp chirp."

Rao'er stood up and spread her arms, giggling wildly.

Chen Chu took the opportunity to take his daughter into his arms, and then took off the fish. Rao'er caught it, but because his hands were too small to hold it, he could only hold it in his arms, and he was not afraid of getting his clothes dirty.

Not long after, Rao'er saw Xiao Yu with his mouth wide open and dying, so he couldn't help but asked strangely: "Dad, what's wrong with Yu Yu?"

The milky voice of 'Daddy' made Chen Chu's bones feel lighter by a few taels, and he hurriedly explained: "Fish can't leave the water, they can't live without the water."

Upon hearing this, Rao'er quickly put the fish back into the stream. It wasn't until it swam away again that she let out a sigh of relief.

For this horsemouth, today's experience was nothing short of being caught, being hung on the hook a second time, and finally being released.

Listen to me thank you, thank you for having you.

Chen Chu, on the other hand, talked to Chen Jingyan about Linfu Road Jiedushi Zhe Keqiu, Baoan Prefecture Jiedushi Tong Wei, who were coming to Caizhou, and the subsequent reception arrangements.

Unexpectedly, Rao'er in his arms suddenly raised his head, opened his mouth wide, and gasped for air.

"What's wrong with Rao'er!"

Chen Chu's face changed with fear, but Chen Rao's words made the three adults laugh.

"Dad, Rao'er can't live without water. He can't live without water."

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Only then did Chen Chu realize that his daughter was imitating the horsemouth fish just now because she wanted to play in the water.

Today's elders are very taboo about children playing in the river. After all, drowning is almost the biggest cause of child death besides illness.

Children are naturally affectionate, and the more you don't let her do anything, the more she wants to do it.

The creek in front of him was only as deep as his knees, and Chen Chu felt very safe.

In order to avoid being nagged by Chen Jingyan's brother, Chen Chu made an excuse, put his daughter on his neck, and carried her downstream, looking for a water area where the sun could always shine.

Chen Chu tested the water temperature and found it wasn't too cold. Then he hugged his daughter to his chest and shouted, "Rao'er, hold me tight!"

After that, he waded straight into the water, causing countless splashes.

"Giggle, daddy. Cluck, daddy."

Rao'er, who had never played so happily, sat in the stream and was soaked to the skin, but smiled with a mouth full of white teeth.

Tie Dan was responsible for protecting the royal family, so when Chen Chu was carrying Rao'er to a secluded place, she followed him. Seeing the father and daughter jumping into the stream, Tie Dan couldn't help but said anxiously: "We can't Take care of your children like this! Be careful if Rao'er gets sick!"

Chen Chu, who was sitting side by side with his daughter in the stream, raised his hand and poured a handful of water over Tie Dan's head. He laughed wildly and said, "Come on! Tie Dan, let's play together."

"Keke, aunt, come and play in the water."

Rao'er followed his father's lead and poured water on Tie Dan.

Tiedan always lives in the palace and is familiar with Rao'er, so the little girl is not afraid of her.

Seeing that the father and daughter were playing crazy, Tie Dan stamped his feet and walked towards the tent in the distance.

In the tent, all the royal family members were present.

Tie Dan naturally knew the ecology of the palace's back house. In order to avoid the quarrel between Brother Chen and Rao'er, Tie Dan quietly walked to Yu Nong and reported the situation to Yu Nong in a low voice.

Sure enough, when Yu Nong heard this, his expression changed and he left in a hurry.

Mao'er, who was talking to Mr. Cheng, caught a glimpse of the large water stains on Tie Dan's body and couldn't help but asked curiously: "Tie Dan, what's wrong with you?"

"No, it's okay." The loyal Tie Dan wanted to help Chen Chu cover up. After answering, he followed Yu Nong's footsteps and headed back to the stream.

But I never thought about it.

Yu Nong, who was running quickly, was still three or four feet away from the creek. He had already kicked off his embroidered shoes, jumped on one leg and took off his socks.

He ran straight to the stream and jumped in without any hesitation.

"Okay! You two secretly played in the water without calling me!"

Yu Nong held the hem of her skirt with both hands, kicked up a stream of water with her white feet, and poured it onto the faces of Chen Chu and his daughter.

"Ha~tui~"

"Ha~tui~"

Chen Chu wiped his face and spat out the stream water poured into his mouth.

Rao'er looked at Chen Chu's movements, postures, and expressions seriously.

"Yunong, you're finished!" Chen Chu threatened fiercely.

"Yunong, you're done!"

Rao'er stood up from the water, holding her waist and bulging her belly.

"Did you call me Yunong? Mother!"

Yunong stretched out his long legs and gently hooked the little girl's right leg. The little girl sat down on her butt in the stream.

"Giggle."

"cluck"

The laughter of mother and daughter was exactly the same.

It's not the end of time.

When Mao'er took Caihua and Ayu to the stream, what they saw was...

Yu Nong, who was soaked all over, kept kicking water at Chen Chu and his daughter. In order to stop her mother, the little girl hugged Yu Nong's legs and created an opportunity for her father, who was bending over to splash water at Yu Nong, to fight back.

I don't know whether it was because of the sun or because of laughing, but the mother and daughter's faces were red.

The bun was soaked with water and had already fallen into a messy henhouse due to excessive movements, like a crazy woman.

Until they saw Mao'er and others suddenly appearing on the shore, the three people in the stream were immediately cast with restraining charms. You look at me, I look at you. On the soaked clothes, water drops dripped down in strings. .

The cat also blushed, but it was because of shame and anger.

The little baby is ignorant, how come the officials and Yunong are also fooling around!

The Tan family and the Cheng family are still there. If people see them, it should be said that the palace has no rules.

Even so, Mao'er would not teach Yunong a lesson in front of outsiders. He only said on the spot: "Change into dry clothes quickly, don't catch the cold."

However, after returning home in the evening, Yunong was grounded by Mao'er.

He was also punished by not having a meal tonight.

In fact, this happened because Chen Chu was playful and went crazy with Rao'er for a while, so Yu Nong was punished.

But the back house was Mao'er's territory. Chen Chu did not refute him face to face, but used his own way to comfort Yunong.

It's night, the end of Haishi.

Chen Chu slipped into Wangxiang Garden. Yu Nong seemed to have guessed that he would come and didn't even bolt the door.

After entering the house, Chen Chu took out a roast chicken wrapped in oil paper from his arms. Yu Nong seemed to be fine, first tore off a chicken leg and asked, "Young Master, do you want to eat it?"

After getting a negative answer, he started chewing on his own.

Seeing this, Chen Chu couldn't help but feel relieved and said with a smile: "You're fine, don't you feel aggrieved?"

Yunong was stunned for a moment before she realized what Chen Chu was talking about today. Then she smiled brightly and said, "What's wrong with this?" Qin Auntie said that with Nunu's temperament, if she were in another house, I don’t know how much I have been bullied by the eldest lady. My sister is the master of the back house, and the young master is not at home all the year round. If my sister is a little evil, Nunu and Raoer will not be able to live well!"

Seeing what Chen Chu wanted to say, Yunong quickly wiped her greasy lips and said seriously: "Master, please don't interfere in the affairs of the back house! Nunu spends far more time with her sister now than You need to spend a lot of time with the young master. We sisters have our own ways of getting along, so Nunu doesn’t feel aggrieved."

In the Hanchundang bedroom, Maoer was leaning on the soft pillow, looking through the account books of various shops.

Shaoqing, Hanlu came in carrying a food box. Mao'er raised his eyes and asked strangely: "What's wrong? Yunong fell asleep hungry?"

Han Lu pursed her lips and suppressed a smile and said: "Just now, the prince secretly went to Xiaozao to take a roast chicken and sent it to Wangxiang Garden, but the servant did not send the food."

Mao'er shook his head and smiled without being surprised, and then turned his attention to the account book in his hand again.

Han Lu stood in the room for a moment and suddenly whispered: "Since Madam feels sorry for the concubine and asked the slave to secretly deliver food to her, why do she still punish the concubine? The prince finally returned home, will he feel that Madam... feels that Madam Harsh."

People like Bai Lu, Han Lu, and Xiao Man were all trained by Mao'er. They are extremely loyal to Mao'er and naturally consider issues from Mao'er's perspective.

Mao'er smiled when he heard this and temporarily put away the account book, "I'm not angry with Yunong. Didn't you see me today? The prince had so much fun. It's pretty good now. The prince has been tense outside for more than half a year. Come home. Later, Yu Nong can accompany him to have some crazy fun."

Han Lu was even more confused, "That's the case? Why does Madam punish the concubine?"

Mao'er said: "There are many people in the family, so there must be some rules, otherwise things will get chaotic."

After saying that, the watery peach blossom eyes were lost for a moment, and then said leisurely: "If the official and I are still staying in Naqifengling, I can also accompany him to be crazy. But now he is a prince, and no one can look at him. What a joke, there must always be someone in the back house pretending to be a bad person."

　Excessive daily routine

　　

　

(End of this chapter)