As summer approaches, the rain in various places increases, and for several days it seems like the Milky Way is pouring down, and the rain does not stop.

Xing Landong walked all the way through the courtyard wearing a bamboo hat, water splashing under his feet, until he reached the entrance of the hall, where he calmed down a little bit of his anger.

"Is the Marquis in the hall?"

The servant said yes and said in a low voice, "The Marquis is already waiting for my uncle."

Xing Landong married Lou Chuntai's cousin, and the two were considered uncles. However, Lou Chuntai's "uncle" was also the uncle of the country's uncle. Both Xing Landong and Lou Chuntai had to do their best to serve the palace.

Before the servant finished speaking, Lou Chuntai's voice came from inside, "Come in."

Xing Landong lifted the curtain and walked in, stepped forward and bowed.

"These untouchables have gone against the grain. They just went to the streets to make noise when it rained a few days ago. It has been raining these past few days, and they dared to block the yamen gate. Today they almost broke into the yamen and said they wanted to collect money from the yamen.

Corrupt officials bring disaster to the people!"

Xing Landong took a step forward and said, "If we continue to make trouble like this, the palace will probably find out."

Lou Chuntai closed his eyes.

These days, supervisory troops from all over the country have taken office, and the noise in the public has been immediately suppressed.

In particular, Sun Wenjing was almost arrested and never appeared again in Yanzhou. Yanzhou was somewhat leaderless, and the results of his suppression were almost immediate.

But now that we are entering the hot summer rainy season, the rootless water is pouring more and more, and those untouchables are quarreling again.

It is not that the Yamen did not repair the embankments, but they did not say enough, as if they forced the emperor to spend all the money for building the palace on embankments and dams.

If they were just making trouble, that would be it. If they were to arrest some people, beat them a few times, and send them out, they would not be able to make trouble anymore.

However, there were still people secretly helping them. Those who took the lead in making trouble were guarded by others, and disappeared immediately after the trouble was over.

Lou Chuntai really felt that he had underestimated the power of the Qin family in Shandong.

Sure enough, Qin Guanzhong's legitimate son Qin Shen was kept in the mansion by the supervisors, but his private soldiers were still able to act like ghosts, and they could not be captured no matter what.

Can't catch it.

"Master Hou, we can't go on like this."

Xing Landong was really afraid that if he continued like this, he would anger the emperor. With the emperor's temperament, no one would be able to reap the benefits.

"Master Hou."

He looked over and saw Lou Chuntai slowly stood up.

The uncle of the Xingsheng Hou Kingdom half-raised his chin, looked out condescendingly, and passed through the thick rain curtain, his voice was like a cold arrow.

"They forced us to do this, so no wonder we hit hard."

*

Hidden Forest Village.

Mrs. He and her daughter-in-law cooked a large table of dishes and served them hot plate after plate. Even the humid moisture in the room dissipated.

While setting out the dishes and chopsticks, she looked at her husband who was standing under the eaves. He stretched out his hand, and the rainwater falling from the eaves rolled onto his hand like beads, then splashed out and pooled under the stone steps.

It became a trickle.

"Don't stand there for too long, you may slip, your legs are just strong enough to walk."

After He finished speaking, he saw that he was indifferent, and just as he was about to call Qi Ji, Yin Zi called their husband back, and Sun Wenjing turned around and walked back.

The hall was busy, so He didn't say much.

Then he went to the kitchen and brought a bunch of sugar cookies over, and called out to Qi Ji and Yin Zi.

"Eat more, I've baked a lot, and I'll bring it to you when you come back." But after he finished his words, he added, "It's raining hard outside, and the road is difficult. Do you really want to go back to Yanzhou?"

Qi Ji and Yin Zi are leaving.

Because Qin Shen was afraid that the two of them would be retaliated by Xing Landong's people, he and Sun Wenjing temporarily brought the two of them to Yinlin Village, where the Qin family was guarding the prince's supporters.

Qi Ji and Yin Zi used to be dissatisfied with what the imperial court was doing, and they had nowhere to vent their anguish. Later, when they saw Sun Wenjing returning to Yanzhou, they immediately took refuge with him. But this time when they came to Yinlin Village, they saw so many like-minded people.

Finally, Jue no longer fights alone. The two of them wish they could live here and make suggestions for the people of the world.

However, their young relatives are all in Yanzhou, and they have always been secretly against the court and have never shown their faces. Even when they rescued Mr. Sun Wenjing, the government did not issue a wanted order or arrest documents.

More importantly, Qiji glanced at the rain outside.

"It's raining non-stop, and everyone has no idea what's going on. Xing Shenghou is suppressing everything. If we don't even show up, people's hearts will really lose. We'd better go back."

Yin Zi also nodded beside him, "Don't worry, Master, I have learned a lot of military skills from Mr. He recently, and I will be fine even if I go back."

Mr. He is Mr. He's maternal uncle. Mr. He is the backbone of Yinlin Village. If it weren't for him, Mrs. He would not dare to agree with anything her husband does.

Qi Ji and Yin Zi both said they were not afraid, but Sun Wenjing was a little worried about the students, but he was a serious criminal on the wanted list, and his legs were not yet clear, so he would definitely not be able to go. Yanzhou cannot be left alone.

We can only rely on Qi Ji and Yin Zi.

He said to his wife He, "Don't keep them here. Everything a person should do in his life is written in the Heavenly Official's Book of Life. These are all things they should do. Let them go. You can bring more."

Just give them food and that’s it.”

He had nothing to say, so he had to ask the two of them, "What else do you want to eat?"

Qi Ji became happy when he heard this, "Master's wife finally asked this question, I've been waiting for it."

He asked, "Does Master make a salty sophora flower cake, the kind that is crispy on the outside and full of fragrance on the inside?"

This made it strange to ask Mr. He.

"Eh? How do you know? Why don't I remember making sophora flower cakes for you to eat?"

Qi Ji smiled but didn't answer, and asked Yin Zi, "It's just the cake, do you remember it?"

Yin Zi nodded, but blushed a little.

Sun Wenjing glanced at Yin Zi, "Have you eaten it too?"

Yin Ziqing coughed and said, "It's delicious."

Even he had eaten it, and Mr. He became more and more confused. He couldn't remember when he had served two people with sophora flower cakes.

On the other hand, Sun Wenjing looked at the two students.

"No, no, are you two playing riddles?"

Yin Zi is an honest person, and his expression froze when his husband asked him.

But Qiji refused to admit it, not even Dao.

Sun Wenjing knew that Qi Ji would not tell him, so he asked Yin Zi specifically.

"Sir, I know you are a good person. Please tell me what's going on."

When he said this, Yin Zi couldn't resist and called Qi Ji.

"Let's tell the truth to sir."

"You, you, you can't hide things in your heart." Qiji smiled and shook his head, but he also told the truth.

"One year, my wife baked locust flower cakes for my husband for dinner. The two of us went to ask him for advice, but the smell of the cakes was so fragrant that we couldn't help but eat one for him."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the room burst into laughter.

Sun Wenjing crossed his arms, "I seem to remember, that night, I didn't have enough to eat. When I got home, I complained to your wife, why didn't you bring me more food?"

Everyone laughed more and more as they spoke, and Mrs. He just bought a basket of fresh locust flowers at this time of the year, and after three or two blows on the stove, she baked a bunch of locust flower cakes.

The pancakes are salty and fresh, the locust flowers are fragrant, and the laughter in the hall blends with the smell of rice.

After dinner, Qi Ji Yin Zi was about to leave. They went from house to house to say goodbye, and then everyone reluctantly took Qi Ji Yin Zi to the entrance of the village.

Sun Wenjing told the two of them, "If you want to do something big, you must first be careful about your own safety. Only by protecting yourself can you see the sun rising high tomorrow."

The two of them nodded repeatedly and saluted him solemnly.

"Don't worry, sir!"

*

Qingzhou Fucheng, the Qin family's residence.

Fu Wen found that the young master had changed into new clothes today.

When living in a mansion or a mountain house, the young master usually wears old clothes at home. Although old clothes are not as bright as new clothes, comfort and ease at home are the first priority.

But the young master did not go out today. He changed into new clothes early in the morning and went to the study to practice calligraphy.

After practicing for a while, I just asked, "What time is it?"

Breakfast was over and lunch was still early. Fu Wen didn't know why the young master asked why he was so diligent.

But Lian Zhou seemed to know. Of course, there was nothing Lian Zhou didn't know.

Now even Wei You has to ask Lian Zhou for advice on everything he doesn't understand. In the past, everyone understood the master's intentions, but now it seems that only Lian Zhou understands.

At this moment, there were suddenly a lot of moving sounds outside Xifeng Pavilion. Together with the sounds, Fu Wen saw the young master practicing calligraphy under the window. He paused in writing and took a look outside.

Lian Zhou quickly appeared from the entrance of the courtyard. As soon as he came over, he said:
To be continued...