What Xiao Su said was something Xu Bao had never seen or heard of.

The water vapor that had not yet begun to condense dispersed slightly in his eyes. Xubao held his head high and whispered, "Kite?"

"Yes, it can fly, and there is a sound."

As a matter of fact, Xu Bao was not hungry. He was just a little angry just now, but now he was happy when he heard something new. He nodded again and again: "OK, let's see the kite!"

The next day, Ye Jiao saw Xiao Su bring a kite.

There are whistles and patterns on it, but the most eye-catching thing is that there are several long black tail feathers on it.

Ye Jiao could not help asking, "did Xiao Hei do something wrong again?"

Xiao Su nodded heavily, and then assured Ye Jiao, "the second wife can rest assured that I will lock it up this time and will not let it go for a walk."

After Xiao Hei went bald this time, it is estimated that he will not like to show his head for a long time.

But it's better to be bald than soup.

Many Ye Jiao didn't ask, but smiled and took Xu Bao to the yard to watch flying kites.

The kite with chicken feathers is not as light as an ordinary kite, but it is symmetrical and conspicuous after flying up. Xubao is very happy to see it.

Xubao kept his enthusiasm for kites for a long time, dragging people to fly kites to show him for several days.

Before going to the magistrate's home for tea, Ye Jiao left Mrs. Mo at home to take care of Xubao, while she took Xiao Su and Qi Yun into the carriage to the town.

The carriage was covered with soft cushions, and for the sake of stability, Qi Yun had made a special carriage to sit on it, even if he was holding water, he could only see a few ripples and would not spill it.

The cost of this carriage is not cheap, the usual one is only thirty, but this one is a hundred.

But for Qi Yun, everything has to consider Ye Jiao's needs first. Probably what Qi Yun needs most now is money.

The little ginseng sat in the carriage and seldom ate anything.

She held a round fan in her hand and flapped it gently, while her eyes opened the curtain on the window and looked out, with a smile on her face.

Qi Yun could not help but reach out and stop Ye Jiao's waist, gently touch her slightly raised belly, and whisper, "have you been suffocated lately?"

Ye Jiao never hid anything from him and nodded bluntly: "Yes, I even counted the number of pillars in the corridor in the yard."

Qi Yun smiled and rubbed his head against her cheek and whispered, "well, now your body is stable, and you've handled the flood pretty much before. I'll send someone to take care of the garden on the mountain. We'll go and live there for a while when we're ready."

Ye Jiao's eyes lit up and nodded at once.

I said I was going before, just because there were a lot of delays in the middle. Now Ye Jiao naturally promised: "I was worried that the heavy rain had washed out all the medicinal materials I had just planted. I just went over to have a look."

Qi Yun kissed her and did not tell Ye Jiao that he did.

There is a stream in the middle of their Zhuangzi, which is usually very narrow, but when the rain is heavy, it widens, and the land on both sides, including the half-built bridge, has been flooded, and even if the water recedes now, it will take away everything on both sides, leaving nothing left.

However, these days, Qi Yun asked people to replant the medicinal herbs and tried to plant them as arranged by Ye Jiao, without the help of Dong, but both of them kept it from Ye Jiao.

Looking down at his wife's smiling eyes, Qi Yun thought it was worth doing anything for her.

When he arrived at the county magistrate's house, Qi Yun got out of the carriage first, then stood beside the carriage and held out his hand to help Ye Jiao down.

I don't know how many wives who also came to dinner envied this scene.

However, the two people are not in the same place. Qi Yun is going to the vestibule to see the county magistrate Shi Tianrui, while Ye Jiao is going to the back house.

Fortunately, Dong had been waiting at the door. when he saw Ye Jiao coming, he went forward and gently took Ye Jiao's arm. His eyes looked at Qi Yun and said, "Don't worry, the second young master. I will take good care of the second wife."

Qi Yun nodded, whispered a few words and then went to the vestibule, while Ye Jiao went to the backyard with Dong.

Walking in the long corridor, Dong approached and whispered to Ye Jiao, "I have just met Zheng Shi, the wife of Shizhi County. She is a very straightforward woman, but please remember not to ask her where she came from."

Ye Jiao blinked: "Why?"

Dong lowered his voice and said, "I asked. Zheng was originally the daughter of the Lord in the capital, but she had promised to another wealthy family, but somehow the family repented of their marriage, so she married Lord Shi." Lord Shi was originally a civil servant in the capital, but this time he came here to be a small county magistrate after being derogated. I'm afraid he's holding back his anger, so don't ask them about the past, just say something else. "

Ye Jiao has always been frank and treats people the same way, but she also knows that to be kind to others is not to poke back and forth at other people's pain points.

Nodding and writing it down, Ye Jiao smiled and said, "it doesn't matter. I don't talk much about what tea party and banquet I go to, and it's probably the same this time."

Dong took a silent look at Ye Jiao and wanted to say that the Qi family was different from the past, gathered a lot of hearts and minds of the people, and solved the urgent needs of the imperial court, even though the magistrate did not report it before, but now he has changed people, and he will not easily skip it.

I'm afraid that inviting others this time is just a cover. What the Shi couple really want to hire are the second young master and the second young wife.

But before Dong and Ye Jiao explained clearly, they had already gone out of the corridor and into the backyard hall.

At this time, the sun is right, the sun slanted down, neither hot impetuous nor cold bleak, looking at everything is warm.

When Ye Jiao walked over, she saw the women sitting in the hall talking.

Among them, some Ye Jiao knows, and some Ye Jiao doesn't know. Fortunately, she doesn't need to say hello one by one, and it doesn't matter if she doesn't know her first name.

She didn't know anyone else, but everyone else knew her. When she saw Ye Jiao coming in, she got up and met Ye Jiao one after another.

Ye Jiao's stomach was slightly bulging, just nodded gently as a gift in return, and then wanted to do it in the back.

"Lady Ye, sit next to me." At this time, sitting on the main seat, a woman dressed in bright colors got up and looked at Ye Jiao with a smile.

Dong whispered, "that's Zheng." Then she let go of Ye Jiao's hand.

The little ginseng thought for a moment, then took Xiao Su in the past and walked in front of Zheng. His face was dignified and generous after Liu's exercise: "my lady is well."

Zheng smiled and held out his hand, gently grasped Ye Jiao, sat her down and said, "you are heavy, you don't have to be so polite." then Zheng said to the servant girl around her, "give Lady Ye a fresh water. She can't drink these teas now."

The servant girl went to change the cup, while Ye Jiao said thank you to Zheng with a shallow smile.

After doing this, Dong, who was sitting not far away, marveled in his heart, feeling that Jiao Niang had learned really well, and that the owner's wife had taught her, and it was really rare that she had been able to resist holding out her chopsticks to the snack.

But at this time, Ye Jiao heard someone talking to her with a smile: "We just said that the second wife is now pregnant, and she is blessed to look at it."

Then someone answered: "Yes, the Qi family's previous acts of righteousness are well known, and naturally they have accumulated merits and virtues."

But in these flattery, there is a voice sounded: "I am afraid, our county magistrate wife should thank Mrs. Qi er is."

As soon as these words came out, no one was talking.

That's a good thing to say, but not a good thing to say.

As a matter of fact, none of the people present are blind and deaf. We all know that the former magistrates and county magistrates suddenly lost their positions, but I am afraid it has something to do with the response to flood relief.

Even though the Qi family has not been praised, it is no secret that what the Qi family did indirectly caught up with the two officials.

But so openly singled out, it seems to be praising Ye Jiao, but in fact it is to pick out the window paper, let the county magistrate thank a civilian, among them, if there is no provocative heart, I am afraid no one will believe.

Ye Jiao did not take it to heart, did not even look at the person, just carrying a cup to drink water.

When she tasted the sweetness in it, she knew it was with honey. she drank two more mouthfuls and smiled at Zheng and said, "it tastes good, but if it can be adjusted with warm water, it is better than brewing Scald directly."

Zheng immediately asked people to come and do it, but when he tilted his head, he did not smile, and a pair of Dan Feng eyes looked coldly towards the voice.

After all, this is a party in charge of my own house, and it can't be disturbed by others.

When he recognized the man, Zheng said faintly, "the wife of the Shao family, since you know that Mrs. Qi is rich, why don't you say a few words and let others be clean?"

Then, Zheng will still smile to greet people to taste the new refreshments, but also let people put a pot for fun, just some cold atmosphere soon revived.

Although Ye Jiao could not participate in it, she watched their games with great interest, tasted the refreshments of the county magistrate, and lived at ease.

But by Zheng's words, Zhu's face turned red, pinched the veil with his fingers, and did not speak any more, but he looked a little unconvinced.

Her husband's surname is Shao, which is a good merchant family, but the Shao family has a cousin who knows the state, no matter how far or near, at least he is a relative. Shao Zhizhou has no less benefits to the Shao family.

In the past, the Shao family had a face around here. Shao Zhizhou had a secure position, and they also firmly held on to the name of the largest family in the city.

But now this position as stable as Mount Tai is going to be taken away by the Qi family!

In fact, last time they asked someone to give the Qi family a blow, who would have thought that the word was blocked back without reaching their ears.

Later, after the flood, Shao Zhizhou asked Shao family to pay some money, at least gain a good reputation, Shao family stingy not a penny, as a result, Qi family on the money to pay food, greatly in the limelight.

In the eyes of others, the Shao family is stingy, but in the Shao family's point of view, it is the Qi family that has robbed them of their benefits!

In the past, Zhu did not care about this kind of tea party organized by the county magistrate. Had it not been for the fact that the county magistrate was a newcomer, I am afraid she would not have come.

As a result, she came, not only did not sit next to the magistrate's wife, but also watched the young Ye Jiao sit on it, how could she be convinced?

His heart was choked up, and his face was brought out. Although Zhu was still socializing with the ladies around him, he threw his eyes at the main seat.

Unexpectedly, she ran into Ye Jiao, who did not take outsiders seriously, and the thoughtful Zheng, who threw her eyes to the blind.

Zheng talked to Ye Jiao with a smile.

It is common for women to chat with each other, such as husbands, children, and family background, who can not escape from these circles.

But Zheng doesn't like to talk about this. She has a good family, but the price of her good family is that she has been remarried for no reason by another better family. Even though Zheng has contacts in Beijing, he doesn't want to talk about it at this time.

Husband Shi Tianrui is good and good, but it is not appropriate for the woman in the back house to talk about the county magistrate.

As for the child, Zheng still has only one daughter, who is still young and weak, and can't help talking about his illness in two or three days.

Fortunately, Zheng's ingenuity, early to prepare under the game to use objects, there are several pots of beautiful flowers, after all, there is something to say.

Zheng learned early that Ye Jiao had planted a lot of medicinal flowers at home, and she thought she was a flower-loving person, so she moved out a few pots she liked.

After all, as a magistrate of the county, it is necessary to have a good relationship with the local gentry and wealthy households. even though Zheng is a high-ranking family, he is now married to Shi Tianrui, and the husband sings along with the woman. of course, he plans to do everything for the sake of his husband, so he will make more efforts in this regard.

While Ye Jiao was holding the delicate flowers in those pots, she glanced at them and thought they were good-looking, but she was not interested in the others.

For Ye Jiao, she likes medicinal herbs and cherishes Qi Yun, who needs to tonify her body, not flowers.

There are also a lot of good-looking things at home, but most of them are moved or pushed by her, which is not a pity.

Zheng saw that she didn't care and didn't care, but talked to Ye Jiao about these snacks.

The little ginseng liked it very much and had a real smile at Zheng.

It is true that Zheng has a plan, but it is forced out among the high-door tycoons. After all, he is frank and generous in his heart, and his favorite is the person who can see to the end at a glance.

One deliberately courted, one followed the heart, the chat was also pleasant, Zheng also took the opportunity to change the title, called her Jiao Niang, enough to show that the relationship is close.

When the tea party was over, Zheng left with Ye Jiao on his arm.

It's just that in Zheng's mind, she thought more about how much benefit the Qi family could bring to her husband, and she had her own calculation in mind. Even though she liked Ye Jiao's temperament, the truth was mixed with some deliberation.

Most of the guests scattered, and Dong was the only one who followed them. Along the way, they talked about "five ways to eat sand cakes." but as she walked through an arch, Ye Jiao walked slightly and looked straight at the flowers, looking a little surprised.

Seeing that Ye Jiao seemed to like it, Zheng smiled and asked, "which one did Jiao Niang see?"

Ye Jiao wiped the corners of her mouth with a veil, looked at one of the flawless flowers in the bushes, and asked softly, "I don't know what kind of flower this is?"

Zheng looked at it and said with a smile, "this is Folan, because the flowers are like Buddha meditation, hence the name. My daughter likes it best." With a slight pause in his voice, Zheng said to Ye Jiao, "if Jiao Niang likes it, you can take a basin with you."

Ye Jiao took a look at Zheng and hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'm afraid I can't take it away."

Zheng was surprised: "Why?"

Ye Jiao looked at Zheng again and said softly, "this flower is so poisonous that it is easy not to get close to it."