Two flowers bloomed, each showing a branch.
Shuntian Prefecture, outside the small courtyard of ivy by the river.
A young girl was lazily sitting in front of a shop in the morning market, eating soup dumplings from a shop in Wuxi.
Occasionally, she would cast her gaze around the small courtyard of ivy to see if there were any suspicious people.
This was a very boring job, but since the higher-ups had given the order, she had no choice. She just didn't know who the pretty young man in the Green Vine Courtyard was that was worthy of her protection.
After breakfast, she took advantage of the lack of people and jumped high into the air, using the force of the corner to step onto the gray tile roof.
The beautiful view of the Huitong River was breathtaking.
Wei Hongying bit on the grass and used her arm as a pillow. She lay comfortably on the tiled roof and basked in the sun.
From this angle, the people below would not notice that there was someone on the roof, and she could survey the surrounding environment.
For example, right now, she turned a blind eye to Su Ce, who was on the mossy bank of Huitong River.
Su Ce got up early and squatted by the moss river. He rubbed the clothes in the basket repeatedly with soap and then washed them in the water.
The old women in the neighborhood woke up early in twos and threes. They would squat by the river to wash their clothes and rice. When they saw Su Ce, they would also chat about family matters.
Su Ce would also listen with curiosity and occasionally chat with the old women.
Wei Hongying couldn't do this. She hated gossiping with people.
Aunt Ma squatted in the river and rubbed her clothes. She smiled at Su Ce and said,""Little Su, our family is moving out tomorrow. Come to our house for a reunion dinner today.”
"Auntie, what's going on?" Su Ce asked in confusion. Wasn't Uncle Ma's matter resolved? Why are you leaving again?"
Aunt Ma's family was from Baoding Prefecture in Hebei Province, which was not far from Shuntian. A few years ago, her son passed the examination and moved to Shuntian Prefecture to cultivate his son.
Uncle Ma and his wife were doing some small business in Shuntian Prefecture, and their days were quite good.
Aunt Ma smiled." Yes, it's solved. It's also quite troublesome. If it weren't for you, Little Su…Sigh, we might have even lost the money for our daily expenses."”
"Our son failed the provincial examinations a few times, so we gave up and didn't give him too much pressure.”
"Thus, I discussed with Old Ma and decided to sell the manor of Shuntian Prefecture and return to my hometown.”
"Since we can't do business in Shuntian Prefecture, we might as well go back to our ancestral home and live a good life.”
Su Ce expressed his understanding. After Uncle Ma sold the house, he would have at least one to two thousand taels of silver in his hands. It would be enough for them to live the rest of their lives in Baoding Prefecture. Moreover, their lives would be very comfortable. Why did they have to beg for a living in a big city?
Su Ce suddenly had an idea.
Ever since he had bought his own courtyard, he had not expanded it. The neighbors were all courtyards, and his hands were also ending.
However, things were different now. Zhu Houzhao had taken five thousand taels of money from the Ministry of Works to sell cement. Why not buy Uncle Ma's house?
At that time, as long as he opened the door in the middle, the inside would be the same on both sides. He might even increase the experience points and rewards of the house.
Thinking of this, Su Ce asked,"Auntie, how much is it for your house to sell the pawnshop?"”
Aunt Ma sighed,"Not much. The price over there is only six hundred taels."”
Su Ce quickly said," How about this? I'll offer 700 taels. You two should stop wasting time. You'll need to charge a commission if you hang it in the pawnshop. It's not that much in your hands. Just sell it to me."”
"How can that do? However, if you really want it, Little Su, how about six hundred taels, just like the pawnshop?”
"Deal!"
Why would he buy a house? Why would a lonely man buy such a big house? Wasn't this small courtyard enough to live in? A sucker!
Wei Hongying lay on the roof, pouting.
At noon, Uncle Ma walked over with a troubled expression and said that he wanted to give the house to Su Ce.
After all, he had taken a painting from Su Ce and sold it for 800 taels. Uncle Ma had always remembered this.
However, Su Ce said that he had to pay no matter what. In the end, he sent the six hundred taels of silver over and had lunch at Uncle Ma's house before returning to the courtyard.
Afternoon.
The sun was warm, and time passed slowly.
Su Ce was rocking in his rocking chair, and an unknown woman in red on the roof looked jealous.
Isn't this rocking chair very comfortable? I'll try it tonight!
Someone knocked on the door and Zhu Houzhao walked in with his hands behind his back.
"Brother Ce, Brother Ce!"
" Why are you always in such a hurry?" Su Ce said helplessly." There's tea over there. Hurry up and drink it."”
Who was this?
Wei Hongying looked at Zhu Houzhao suspiciously and warily. However, it seemed that the two of them were very familiar with each other, so she let down her guard.
Zhu Houzhao gulped down the water and said,""You, how are you so powerful? How did you know that the Southeastern region would be defeated?”
Wei Hongying, who was initially lazy, had a serious expression on her face.
His cousin, Wei Wenli, had been transferred to the southeast to guard against the Japanese pirates. His second uncle's entire family had died during the plague, and only his cousin had survived. Their family had raised Wei Wenli as their own son, and Wei Hongying had also treated Wei Wenli as her own brother.
Wei Hongying listened attentively to the conversation between Su Ce and Zhu Houzhao in the courtyard.
Su Ce exhaled." I don't know. I'm just saying what if. What's wrong?"”
"Wei Wenli really suffered a defeat at Xiangshan. The Imperial Censorate and the Bureau of Military Personnel suggested that we kill him." Zhu Houzhao gulped.”
On the roof, Wei Hongying's face gradually turned red. Her expression slowly turned cold, and her eyes revealed a fierce light.
"Oh," Su Ce said,"What happened in the end?”
Zhu Houzhao chuckled and said," I might as well have warned you earlier. I heard you say that you wanted to protect Wei Wenli, so I informed the elders in my family."”
"En, Wei Wenli is temporarily fine and will continue to guard against the Japanese in the southeast. However, the Imperial Censorate and the Bureau of Military Personnel will send civil officials to supervise the army.”
This was also Emperor Hongzhi's concession. If he wanted Governor Wei Wenli to continue guarding against the Japanese, he had to give something to the civil officials.
Su Ce understood.
Wei Hongying looked at Su Ce in a daze, then at Zhu Houzhao, who was sitting next to Su Ce, with uncertainty.
He said that his elders saved my cousin? Who was he? Did the elders in the family have that much power?
Of course, what shocked Wei Hongying even more was Su Ce.
How did he know that something was going to happen to my cousin? He seemed to be pushing everything in the dark?
She didn't know if it was her imagination, but why did she feel that this handsome man with consumption was becoming more and more mysterious?
"Hey! Let's not talk about this. Brother Ce, can you get up?”
"What are you doing?"
"Get up and I'll tell you."
"Oh."
After Su Ce got up, Zhu Houzhao sat down on the rocking chair and started to sway back and forth. He said with a relaxed expression,""Comfortable, comfortable! Little brother, you know how to enjoy yourself. Very good! I want this chair too!"
Su Ce was speechless.
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