In early July, Zhao Yurui returned to Shaoxing with his brother and mother.

When uncle Quan Baochang found out that the two brothers were driven back to Shaoxing, his face became ugly and he kept sighing.

Because before going there, the neighbors thought that the two brothers were going to make a comeback. At that time, the whole street was full of fanfare, beating gongs and drums to see them off, and even the county government sent people over.

Now the two brothers returned to their hometown in despair. The surroundings were deserted, and Chief Quan was completely disgraced.

The eldest brothers Zhao and Ju were in a bad mood. It was already afternoon when they got home, so they hid in the room without practicing calligraphy or reading. They didn't even thank their uncle, and they didn't even go out for dinner.

When Zhao Yurui returned home, the first thing he did was visit his uncle and express his gratitude.

Chief Quan was a little surprised, because before going to Lin'an, the attitudes of the two brothers were completely opposite to what they are now.

At that time, the younger brother Zhao Yurui only played and slept in, while the older brother Zhao Yuju was polite and more stable.

Chief Quan is also a strange person, otherwise he would not have tricked Yu Tianxi into bringing the two brothers to Lin'an.

At that time, he said: "Yu Rui is not discouraged. After experiencing setbacks, he will still have the opportunity to stand out in the future."

Zhao Yurui felt pleased after hearing this, and was about to be polite when unexpectedly, Chief Quan suddenly reached out and patted him on the shoulder: "There will be weeding in the fields tomorrow morning, so you can accompany your uncle."

".." Zhao Yurui.

As soon as Zhao and Rui returned home, they received the task of weeding the fields tomorrow, and returned to their rooms extremely depressed.

There is no way, the place where they live now belongs to their uncle, so it is normal for them to ask others to help with farm work, let alone their own uncle.

Dinner at my uncle's house was even later than at Yu Tianxi's house, and it wasn't until around 6:30 that someone came to order dinner.

The one who came to invite Zhao Yurui to dinner was his uncle's son, his cousin Quan Yong.

Quan Yong's mother died young and he was the same age as Zhao Yurui, but he was strong and half taller than Zhao Yurui. His personality was similar to Zhao Yurui's and he was more playful. The two had a good relationship.

Quan Yong often plays with Zhao Yurui and doesn't like Zhao Yuju.

There are not many entertainment activities in ancient times. After eating, Zhao Yurui wanted to go back to the house.

Quan Yong followed him and talked to him all the way to his house.

Zhao Yurui originally wanted to send him away, but thinking that his cousin was still a good character, he chatted with him.

Quan Yong was asking about his experience in Lin'an, and it was obvious that he was yearning for it and wanted to go to Lin'an.

While we were chatting, Quan Yong suddenly looked around and lowered his voice furtively: "After you left, Mrs. Xu asked me several times and asked you when you would come back."

".." Zhao Yurui looked blank. After a while, a figure slowly appeared in his mind.

An evil smile appeared on Quan Yong's face: "Cousin, tell me the truth, have you succeeded?"

"Ahem, cough, cough." Zhao Yurui choked and immediately became angry: "Who do you think I am? How could I do such a thing?"

Quan Yong's expression was dubious, and he shook his head: "If you don't do it for nothing, you won't get it, and sooner or later you will take advantage of others."

Zhao Yurui stared at him and suddenly said: "You are not allowed to mess around."

Quan Yong raised his head and stared at him, then smiled: "I knew you succeeded."

".." Zhao Yurui.

Quan Yong stayed in his room for two quarters of an hour and then left.

Zhao Yurui slowly thought of the Xu family.

Mrs. Xu is a neighbor on the street, and she is also the wife of Wang Xin, a resident of Quanbao Changbao.

At the beginning of the Xining Dynasty, Wang Anshi recruited troops and implemented the Baojia system. By this time in the Southern Song Dynasty, ten households were one Bao, with a chief Bao, fifty households were one Bao, with a Da Bao, and ten households were each Du Bao.

Du Baozheng and Deputy Du Baozheng.

Wang Xin was the previous Bao Zhang of Quan Bao Zhang, but he later died of a serious illness, leaving behind a widow named Xu.

Mrs. Xu is a bit pretty, no, she is pretty. There are many men in the street who covet her. Even Zhao Yurui's uncle Quan Baochang takes good care of her.

However, there are many disputes in front of widows, especially beautiful widows, so Mrs. Xu is often harassed by others. Last year, Mrs. Xu was stopped by the river by Qi Bin, the son of Qi Baochang, another bailiff on the street. Mrs. Xu was stubborn and was forced to give up.

, jump directly into the river.

Zhao and Rui happened to be passing by, so they jumped into the river to save Xu, and the two became close to each other in the water.

After that, Xu gradually approached Zhao and Rui intentionally or unintentionally.

But Zhao and Rui were young and did not dare to think about it. Every time they saw Mrs. Xu, they avoided it.

"Oh no, Zhao and Rui have so much going on." Zhao Yurui thought about these memories and quickly fell asleep.

Early the next morning, when it was still dark, Quan Yong woke Zhao Yurui up and handed him a piece of thick rice cake.

This thick rice cake is not delicious, but after soaking in water, it is their breakfast.

My brothers Zhao and Ju didn't come out. I heard they were in a bad mood and had to study and write.

When the two brothers arrived at the outer door, there were already several people outside.

Chief Quan’s house is weeding today, and everyone Baoli can help is here.

The Baochang of the Southern Song Dynasty had the power to collect taxes and dispatch laborers, and also assisted in maintaining local security and arresting thieves. Although he did not have a salary and was not a formal official of the court, he had considerable power, so today seven or eight people came to help.

There were men and women in the crowd, but Zhao Yurui saw Xu at a glance.

Xu has a round face, a plump figure, and is relatively tall. She is said to be a widow, but she may actually be less than twenty years old. Although she is wearing a coarse cloth dress, her appearance is really outstanding. She looks even more mature and beautiful, and is different from the rough people around her.

The image of Han peasant women is completely different.

No wonder her uncle also took good care of her and said that if Quan Yong hadn't thought she was too old, he would have wanted Quan Yong to marry her.

She is very conspicuous in the crowd, and the men and women in Baoli will look at her at any time.

Before Zhao Yurui came out, she kept her head down and didn't speak.

When she heard Zhao Yurui's voice, she raised her head, glanced at Zhao Yurui quickly, a hint of joy flashed in her eyes, and lowered her head again.

"Quan Yong." Uncle Quan Baozhang suddenly shouted loudly.

"Ah, daddy?" Quan Yong was confused.

"Why do you have to tell me every time?" Chief Quan said angrily: "Don't you know how to help Aunt Xu take on the burden?"

"Okay." Quan Yong stuck out his tongue, rolled his eyes at Zhao Yurui, and walked over to help Xu pick up the burden on the ground.

Mrs. Xu made some lunch for everyone, which was probably rice balls, pickles, steamed buns and the like.

She didn't refuse, because it was useless to refuse.

"Let's go." Chief Quan looked like a general leading an army. He waved his hand and everyone followed him towards the fields.

People in the Song Dynasty were quite gossipy, and some people chased Zhao Yurui on the road to ask about Lin'an.

Zhao Yurui kept replying that the eldest brother was steady and decent, well-informed and polite, and he was just there to accompany him. He also said, life and death are determined by fate, wealth is in the sky, don't keep asking, today we will just help uncle with the farm work in the field.

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