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Ever since he received Ye Shuo's letter in the capital two days ago, in the past few days, Xu Shiqiu had been worrying that there would be an urgent letter coming from the capital, and something had happened that he did not want to see.

Fortunately, the heavens still pitied him, and even after half a month, there were no bad letters from the capital.

Due to his unsettled state of mind these past few days, Xu Shiqiu's efficiency in doing things everyday had been greatly reduced. After confirming that there would be no incidents in the capital temporarily, he started to look through the accounts that he had not seen before.

After he finished looking through the accounts, Xu Shiqiu called Xu Feng, Xu Jie and Dong Lei over.

"Next is the busiest month of the year. We must prepare enough goods in the shop, and we must pay attention to the quality of the goods as well. We can't let something like that happen just because it's the end of the year." Xu Shiqiu said this towards Xu Feng, because the things that the shop that Xu Feng was selling were things that the people of the previous year liked to buy.

Especially in these shops, there were also Xu Yanzhu's.

After looking at Xu Feng and nodding his head, Xu Shiqiu then looked at Xu Jie and said: "You must keep an eye on the matters of the Tian Village. It's already the end of the year, arrange for the slaughter of the pigs, and send some to every tenant. Saying that, Xu Shiqiu subconsciously looked at Dong Shu who was beside him with a big belly.

Seeing Dong Shu sitting at the side, Xu Shiqiu's expression couldn't help but soften a bit.

Being stared at by Xu Shiqiu, Dong Shu blushed and raised her head to look at Xu Shiqiu, then said: "Master, important is business." After saying this, she hurriedly lowered her head to eat the dried fruit in her hands.

The Old Madame Xu had specially bought these fruits from the city for her to pass her time. Dong Shu would pack some of them into her bag everyday, and would take them out to eat when she was bored.

It was also because Doctor Du said that eating dried fruits was good for her and the child in his womb. That was why Dong Shu insisted on eating these fruits everyday;

Hearing Dong Shu's words, Xu Shiqiu had yet to speak, but Xu Jie, who was seated below, looked at him sourly and said: "At that time of autumn, you said that as long as I did well in these few months, you would find me a wife. Is it possible that I have fulfilled your wish?"

Just as Xu Jie finished speaking, Xu Feng glared at him and said: "Don't speak nonsense, Father has already entrusted the matter of your marriage to Aunt."

He had already replied to the letter Old Madame Xu wrote to Xu Er long ago.

After the old man learned that the Old Madame Xu was going to represent the late General Xu and his Lian Lian Clan, he happily stayed at home for two or three days. In the end, it was Zhangsun who returned home.

Now that Xu Er and Old General Xu were related, and had become the younger brother of Old General Xu, it was not wrong for Xu Feng to call Old Madame Xu "Aunt".

Hearing his second brother's words, Xu Jie looked at him somewhat unwillingly, then looked towards Xu Shiqiu and said: "Shiqiu, I was being rash just now."

Seeing Xu Jie's unhappy expression, Xu Shiqiu laughed, then looked at Xu Jie and said: "Mother indeed has something to consider for you, but for a girl of a suitable age, even Mother doesn't fancy her. She wants to wait and see. If Fourth Brother is in a hurry, I will go and tell Mother about it later. Can I find any one of them at Xiahe Village for you? "

"Aiya, no, no, I was just playing around. I'll have aunty slowly search for him, I still have to wait for another two years." After saying this, Xu Jie seemed to be afraid that Xu Shiqiu wouldn't believe him, and hurriedly pointed at Dong Lei who was beside him: "It just so happens that Dong Lei also doesn't have a wife yet. I can wait another two years, wait for him."

Dong Lei didn't expect that when he sat at the side without saying anything, he would be pulled over by Xu Jie. He raised his head and glanced at Xu Jie, and although he really wanted to say that he was several years younger than him, in the end, Dong Lei still didn't say anything.

Xu Shiqiu had been paying attention to Dong Lei from the corner of his eyes. Seeing that did not speak for so long and did not speak up in the end, he could not help but nod his head in his heart.

"Since Fourth Brother is not in a hurry, let's continue with our business." After saying that, Xu Shiqiu continued to speak, and explained his arrangements for the farm and the shops once again.

After he finished speaking, Xu Shiqiu looked at the three people in front of him and said: "I'll go to the capital next year after my wife has finished giving birth to Yue Zi. I plan to leave Second Brother and Cousin here, Fourth Brother will follow me to the capital."

Although Xu Shiqiu did not say why he was going to the capital, Xu Feng and the other two nodded at him quickly, saying that they understood.

Seeing that the three of them were not surprised, Xu Shiqiu was satisfied, but at the same time, he did not forget to explain, "Next month, everyone will be working hard.

The moment Xu Shiqiu opened his mouth, Xu Feng and the other two were extremely happy.

These few months, they had helped Xu Shiqiu with some work and earned quite a bit from him just by being on a monthly basis. Now that they heard that Xu Shiqiu still had to give them dividends, they were naturally very happy.

After all, the three of them had been living a miserable life before.

Seeing them being so happy, Xu Shiqiu was very happy too.

Although he hadn't earned as much as those merchants in the past few months, he had earned quite a bit of silver.

At least if he wanted to buy something for his wife now, he wouldn't think about it anymore.

But because he had silver, Xu Shiqiu realized that there was a problem.

His family's Young Girl was a good one, but now that he was pregnant, he became a lot richer. However, he did not have the position of an official, so there were many clothes and jewelry that could not be worn in Young Girl.

After Xu Feng and the other two had left, looked at Dong Shu who was beside him and asked while Shi Yuan was still not here: "Does my wife want to wear a necklace?"

Hearing Xu Shiqiu's words, Dong Shu was stunned for a moment before reacting, "Hubby, why do you ask that?" After saying this, Dong Shu paused for a moment, then continued while looking at Xu Shiqiu: "I think it's pretty good like this, but if my husband feels that it's not good, even if he wants me to change it, I can do it."

Xu Shiqiu never thought that the Young Girl would say something like this. Thinking that the Young Girl might not understand the meaning of "Pearl Dai Pi", Xu Shiqiu only smiled, and did not continue speaking.

Seeing that Xu Shiqiu did not say anything, Dong Shu did not pursue the matter further, and coincidentally, Shi Yuan came over.

"Excursion, there are a lot of things to do in La month, they have almost no time to learn cognition and account for others. You can put aside the matters of the academy professor, or you can take advantage of this time to go out with your wife." After Xu Shiqiu finished speaking, Xu Shiqiu nodded his head with a smile, but did not speak. Only then, did Xu Shiqiu continue.

"Sorry for troubling you, young master. I'm going to take advantage of La Yue's time to bring this lowly woman home to pay my respects. I'll come back only a year from now." After Shi Yuan finished speaking, he thought for a while and continued to explain, "This humble one has always been cold and stiff in the winter, but Doctor Du has taken care of my body to recuperate it this winter. Now that my body is in good health, it just so happens that I haven't returned home in the winter for many years, and this year is the perfect time to bring this humble one home to take a look."

Dong Shu had originally been sitting at the side and eating dried fruits. She did not intend to speak in the first place, but after hearing Shi Yuan's words, she hurriedly looked towards him and asked: "You must be careful along the way.

Hearing Dong Shu's words, Shi Yuan immediately bowed with his hands folded in front, thanking him for his concern for his wife.

Xu Shiqiu was not too worried about his wife who was too concerned about Shi Yuan. After confirming Shi Yuan's arrangements, he let Ling Xiang send him off, and instructed him to send La Yue's monthly order to Shi Yuan before he left.

However, Xu Shiqiu was still a little doubtful, he had not heard Shi Yuan talk about his family's matters before, why did he go back now?

Was it because he had earned some silver this year and had the money to go home?

Xu Shiqiu only thought about it briefly, and did not take Shi Yuan's matter to heart. After all, it was a very normal thing for someone to go home to pay homage to their parents.

After taking care of the few matters at hand, Xu Shiqiu then brought Dong Shu to the backyard.

As it was winter, the Shihuan Courtyard was completely bare inside. Looking at this barren courtyard, Xu Shiqiu said unhappily, "Does my wife like La Mei?

When Dong Shu mentioned La Mei, Dong Shu thought about it carefully for a long time and finally understood that La Mei, as mentioned by her husband, was exactly the plum flower on her forehead.

"Master, I've only seen plum blossoms in paintings. If you like them, then plant two."

Dong Shu's answer was extremely casual and it took Xu Shiqiu a moment to react. His own Young Girl had never seen the Plum Tree before, so he probably did not know that the Plum Tree could bear fruit.

Presumably, in the heart of the wife, only like pomegranate tree can blossom to see the tree that can also bear fruit is good.

Thinking up to here, Xu Shiqiu did not say anything. He only thought to himself that if he were to plant any more flowers in the courtyard, he would definitely plant a tree that could receive its fruits.

Dong Shu did not know what Xu Shiqiu was thinking, but after returning to the backyard, she immediately went to the Ear Room to rest.

With the increase of the pregnancy month, she was very tired every day.

She was already used to the leg soreness, but the most serious thing was that the number of times she went to relieve herself was obviously increasing.

It would have been fine if it was summer, but it was winter now. He wore too much, and every time it was extremely inconvenient.

Fortunately, Xu Shiqiu doted on Dong Shu and kept the brazier burning in his ears. Even if Dong Shu went to the living room often, she would not freeze over by the time she got there.

When it was easy for Dong Shu to go, she slowly went back into the house and sat down.

Seeing that Young Girl was extremely tired after doing all of these leisurely, Xu Shiqiu looked at her with a pained expression and said, "My wife, it's been hard on you."

Hearing his husband's words, Dong Shu was stunned for a moment before looking at him and saying, "It's alright. Although raising children is hard work, I am actually willing. "Besides, I also like little kids. I feel really happy when I think about being able to have little kids with my husband." Saying that, Dong Shu's crescent eyes became two crescent moons.

Xu Shiqiu could tell that Young Girl was truly happy. Seeing how happy Young Girl was, he did not say anything, but thought in his heart, this winter, he must definitely strengthen Young Girl's body a little, so that she would have the strength to bear the spring of next year.

Just as Xu Shiqiu was preparing to bring Dong Shu to celebrate New Year, the letter from the capital arrived again.