Dressed as a widow, raising cubs, farming and building infrastructure in Ming Dynasty

Hu Xiangyu disagreed: "What's the point? There are very few literate people in the army. Besides, with the help of my master, Guangsi will definitely pick up the skills quickly. It will only be a matter of time before he is promoted and reused!"

Qin Liu smiled in agreement and lowered his head to drink tea.

She understood what Hu Xiangyu meant, that is, she wanted to support her younger brother who failed to take the imperial examination and let him serve in the army so that he would have a good future.

Qin Liu secretly smiled bitterly. He had a Mongolian fiancé and couldn't say it in a big way. Now he was sitting in Hu's house as a guest. It was really embarrassing.

Qin Liu found an excuse to go to the official residence and escaped, but he didn't want to meet Hu Guangsi himself on the way.

Guangsi stammered and scratched his head for a long time, and finally expressed his intention of coming coyly: "Ajiang, would you like to go to Ningxia and suffer? Yuquanying is desolate and bitterly cold. If you don't want to go, I will turn down the new job offered by my elder brother-in-law."

Qin Liu looked at Guangsi gently and asked softly: "Cousin Guangsi, would you like to serve in the Yuquan camp?"

Guangsi patted his chest excitedly: "A true man should be a pioneer and serve the country. He returns with his body wrapped in horse leather and dies. Is there any reason for him not to want to?"

Qin Liu covered his mouth and smiled: "My cousin is really a man to have such an ambition, but if you die, my aunt will be very sad!"

Guangsi scratched his head and smiled sheepishly.

"Ah Jiang, don't be sad, Ah Jiang, be happy, be happy every day!"

Qin Liu's eyes couldn't help but get wet.

I have to say that if she and Bals weren't already engaged, cousin Guangsi would be a good candidate for marriage.

His shy, nervous and sincere eyes revealed that this young man still cared about her after six years and treated her nervously and cautiously.

His mother and sisters were very easy to get along with, and they never had any doubts about her status as a widow. Instead, they looked nervous because they were afraid that she would look down on the Hu family.

If she gets married, she will naturally not suffer much, her life will be comfortable and peaceful, and there will be no problem in raising her husband and raising her children to live in peace.

Qin Liu didn't know what his grandfather Liu Jian had said to the Hu family. Everyone in the Hu family almost regarded her as their daughter-in-law.

This made Qin Liu feel a lot of pressure.

She organized her words and said sincerely: "Cousin Guangsi, Yuquan Camp is on the front line, and Mongolian cavalry often intrudes. If you go to Yuquan Camp, how will your safety be guaranteed? You should be very careful about this matter. It is best to find a way to take care of both. A safe and stable position, so that my aunt will not worry, and my future cousin-in-law will not worry."

Is this a subtle hint that he is unlikely to marry Guangsi?

Unfortunately, Guangsi didn't understand what she meant. Instead, he scratched his head shyly and smiled innocently.

"Ah Jiang is right, I'll go talk to my brother-in-law!"

After Guangsi saluted, he took a few steps back and accidentally bumped into the railing on the side.

Qin Liu smiled and shook his head.

Cousin Guangsi doesn't look that smart, but he always puts people in a good mood, with a lot of softness and innocence in their hearts, just like returning to the good days of childhood.

Qin Liu spent a while at Hu's house and was about to say goodbye to Mrs. Fang when she was pulled into the inner room by Mrs. Fang, as if she was talking freely about what was in her heart.

Mrs. Fang looked at Qin Liu awkwardly for a long time, and finally spoke hesitantly.

"Ah Jiang, our Qin'an County is located in this remote and remote Longxi, and it is far less prosperous and comfortable than the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River. Our Hu family is now in dire straits. If it weren't for Xiao Si who lived in the big house next door and won the high school scholarship last year, no one in the capital would remember us Qin'an. The Hu family is gone.

Not long ago, Duke Hui'an sent me a message, saying that he was asking me to find a stable home for his widowed granddaughter in Longxi. This made me think about things that I shouldn't have.If you are rude to Ah Jiang, Ah Jiang, please don’t blame me, a shallow woman who has never seen much of the world, ah? "

Seeing Mrs. Fang's sincere attitude, Qin Liu planned to tell the truth: "Thank you very much, auntie, for your kindness.

It's just that as the saying goes, the first marriage is from the father, and the second marriage is from oneself.Now, although there is a decree from the court that the widow should remarry, Ah Jiang is already engaged and is waiting for her fiancé to marry at a later date.

I have failed you and cousin Guangsi, and I ask my aunt to forgive me. "

Mrs. Fang's eyes dimmed and she sighed: "I am still just wishful thinking."

She pressed the corner of her eyes with a handkerchief and forced a smile: "Auntie, I have something to ask Ah Jiang. It's my son Guangsi who has failed to live up to expectations. In these years, he has not cared about anything else. He only cares about going to the capital to pay tribute to Liu. We proposed marriage to our family. We also tried to find other matchmakers for him, but he refused them all.

To put it shamefully, I also refused to eat or drink in order to force myself to die. His stupid child did not dissuade me and just stayed by my side without eating or drinking.

I only have this single seedling under my knees, and I really can’t bear to have the old Hu family be cut off...

I don't want to force anyone to do anything, I just think that if Ah Jiang can take the time to enlighten Xie Guangsi and make him stop being so stubborn, I will be satisfied. "

Qin Liu felt guilty and moved in his heart.

It was Miss Liu Xuejiang who personally asked Hu Guangsi to come to propose marriage. Now that things have changed, Hu Guangsi refuses to marry, keeping a promise that can no longer be fulfilled.

"Don't worry, auntie, Ah Jiang will try his best to persuade cousin Guangsi."

Qin Liu left first and went home.She couldn't bear the enthusiasm of the Hu family and deserved it.

The next day, Hu Guangsi visited the house to pay New Year greetings and brought many New Year gifts and specialties.Everything else was fine. One of the plates of chestnut cake, which was simmered over the fire and still steaming hot, made Qin Liu filled with emotion.

She left Hu Guangsi, who was about to leave, to drink tea and snacks together.

Different from the excitement and nervousness when they reunited on New Year's Eve, and the anxiety and shyness yesterday, Hu Guangsi is much quieter today, with a layer of sadness covering his whole body, and a layer of black circles under his eyes.

Qin Liu understood that Hu Guangsi should have known that he had a fiancé, and politely declined the marriage proposal from the Hu family.

"Cousin Guangsi, this chestnut cake tastes exactly like the one when I was a kid."

"Yes, I have learned how to make chestnut cake over the years, and I have always wanted to make it for you." Hu Guangsi's voice was low, filled with regret and loneliness. Even when he sat down, his body was a little stiff and cramped.

"Cousin Guangsi, I know that you actually don't like sweets, but you always like to grab cakes from me and make yourself chubby."

Hu Guangsi's eyes flashed with tenderness and nostalgia, his body relaxed a lot, and he leaned back on the chair.

"I have been fostered in your Liu family for as long as I can remember. The servants of the Liu family are all well-educated and have never treated me coldly or differently because I am a young master living there. Instead, they have always been kind to me. I want a new style of inkstone. Cheng'en expresses his gratitude. I also want a new style inkstone, and the servant will hand it to me first."

Hu Guangsi talked eloquently, as if he had returned to his own home.

"I didn't think anything of it at first. But once my father came to Beijing to report on my work, he scolded me for being ignorant and ignorant, for not being able to see my own identity, and for always wanting to be on an equal footing with the grandson of the chief minister's family."