Liu Chun suddenly appeared and said he wanted to pay his birthday, which surprised Yu Xin. He knew Liu Chun's habits very well. This Duke of the Assistant Kingdom would not easily participate in weddings and funerals.

Even though the son of Duke Cheng Guoguo Zhu Neng got married, Liu Chun just gave a gift and did not show up at all.

What kind of virtue does Yu Xin have? Liu Chun actually came to his wife for her birthday?

Is this abnormal? Yu Xin's heart is getting more and more fallen, and his whole body seems to be adjusted into an ice hole, and he froze in an instant. His facial features are dull and his mind is flying... But Wu Zhong smiled flatteringly, and he still looked like he was out of the situation. He stroked his palm and said, "With Duke Fu, Mrs. Zun's birthday is really interesting! But I'm afraid I can't give away my four-box gift."

Liu Chun smiled and said, "Mr. Yu is an honest official and does not need anything too expensive. I just prepared snacks and a cliff cypress cane."

Liu Chun smiled at Yu Xin, "Let's go!"

thump!

His heart suddenly jumped, and Yu Xin wanted to turn into a bird immediately and flew away quickly. Liu Chun's tone was too strange. To him, it seemed like a hunter was waving to the prey.

Is it really going to be over?

He was unwilling to give up, but what could he do? He was just a decayed old man. Not to mention Liu Chun, even Wu Zhong could take him down.

Yu Xin could only lead two people back home and sit in the carriage, Liu Chun and Wu Zhong were one side, and they were very stance to prevent Yu Xin from escaping.

In addition, the sound of horse hooves passed by outside the car from time to time, and Yu Xin tried to keep calm, but his fingers trembled uncontrollably, completely betraying his panic-hearted.

The carriage and horses finally arrived at Yu Mansion. As the Minister of Revenue, he was in charge of finance and taxation. The place where he lived was particularly simple. Through the corridor, there were three main rooms. The yard of the Yu family only had two floors in front and back. The house was cramped. There was a huge locust tree in the yard with thick branches and mottled bark, revealing the vicissitudes of time. It is said that this is an ancient tree left by the previous dynasty. It has more years and has spiritual energy to protect the owner's family.

However, since the beginning of spring this year, the ancient trees have not produced many leaves, the main trunk has died, and only a few branches are still supporting them.

Every time Yu Xin faces this ancient tree, he feels confused and sighs. He told Liu Chun that he is preparing to resign and return home, which is not empty talk.

The tree god no longer protects it, and perhaps it is time to retreat bravely.

But this hope became increasingly slim... Yu Xin walked to the big tree, paused, and then invited Liu Chun into the living room.

Wu Zhong looked like a dog slave and said with a smile: "Mr. Yu, please come out quickly and let us celebrate her birthday."

Yu Xin's face looked miserable and shook his head, "Mr. Wu, I'm afraid it's inconvenient!"

Wu Zhong said: "How could it be inconvenient? As an official in the same dynasty and a Duke of the State, you must not be missing, right?"

Yu Xin had no choice but to ask his servants to inform the backyard.

After almost half an hour, Yu Xin's wife appeared.

As soon as she appeared, it was a surprise.

What should the wife of Shangshu look like in my impression?

Either it is noble or beautiful, in short, there must be something extraordinary... But the old woman in front of her, let alone extraordinary, may not be able to tell even if she throws her into a bunch of old ladies.

She was not tall when she was young, and when she got older, she became older. Her back was bent and her face was wrinkles next to each other, like an ordinary old woman, with many black spots emerging.

Especially when I look at me, I dare not look up and always look at people.

I heard that a distinguished guest came to my house and met him, but his words were stuck in my throat and I couldn't speak, so anxious that my forehead was sweating.

Seeing Mrs. Yu’s embarrassment, Liu Chun took the initiative to say, “I’m going to blame for this matter. I’m going to come and celebrate my birthday. There is no other meaning, just come and take a look. There are still a few small gifts, please accept them.”

Hearing Liu Chun speak, the depression in Mrs. Yu's throat dissipated a lot, and she hurriedly said, "Thank you, Duke, I respect you, how can you be good at me? How dare you bear the gift from the adults?" Mrs. Yu paused and said, "I am sixty today. How can an ordinary woman have my life span?"

"The master felt sorry for me. For so many years, he was a senior minister of the Shangshu and had not taken a concubine. He knew that I didn't know anything and could do nothing well. He would bully me when he came in. The couple joined hands for forty years and I was content. I don't expect anything now, just hope that my son can marry a wife and hold a grandson before I die, so I smiled. What kind of virtue had accumulated in my previous life? I was so happy to have the blessings of today."

The old woman raised her head and apologized to Liu Chun: "Look at me, I can't control myself if I open my mouth. The Duke of the State comes to pay my birthday. I, I invite the Duke of the State to eat birthday noodles, I will make it by myself! The Master always likes it the most."

Yu Xin coughed and said, "The Duke of Fuguo is noble, and his longevity face is too simple."

Liu Chun waved his hand, "Otherwise, Shangshu Yu, if you make a mistake, I still like to eat home-cooked meals. If my sister-in-law is willing to cook in person, that would be great."

Mrs. Yu smiled happily, very brightly.

"Master, have you seen it? Duke Fu Guo is no wonder that he has such a great reputation. He is really good at speaking! I use eggs and noodles today to make sure it is delicious."

The old woman walked down quickly, and her whole body was filled with joy.

...

"Shangshu Yu, can you tell me about you and Mrs. Zun?"

Yu Xin sighed, "Duke Fu Guo wants to listen, then I will talk." Yu Xin also started out in a short period of time. When he was young, he was poor and poor. His wife got up early and worked hard to work in the family, cooking, washing clothes, growing vegetables, plowing fields, weaving cloth, embroidering flowers... and almost no time to spare.

He was busy all year round, and Fengyang was a poor place. Yu Xin could study with peace of mind, thanks to his wife's help. When he passed the Jinshi and became an official in the court, his wife also grew old, her face was full of wrinkles, and she became a yellow-faced woman.

"She became like this for me. She had never read books, was literate, and knew nothing. Many people advised me to take a concubine and change to a more decent wife. But I can't forget her. She looked like she was young and embroidered all night. She was actually not ugly. After the oil lamp, she was embroidered until the third update. A handkerchief could not be sold for ten cents. If she wanted to buy a book, she would have to be busy for one month and sleep for no more than two hours a day."

"She has become like this for me. Even if I reach an hour, I can't let her down, otherwise I won't even let her down."

Liu Chun nodded slightly, and Wu Zhong, who was beside him, also widened his eyes... I really didn't expect that the short and even a little vulgar woman would have such an amazing side! If Yu Xin and his wife could start and end well, it would be a good story.

"I admire the affectionateness of Secretary Yu." Liu Chun paused, "Then I would like to ask Secretary Yu for one thing. Have you never met a woman who is moved for so many years? Is there no romantic affairs?"

Yu Xin's old face turned slightly red and he hurriedly said, "Duke Fu Guo, you are joking, how dare I do it!"

Liu Chun smiled meaningfully, "There is no better thing. I judge a gentleman by the heart of a villain. I will punish myself three times later."

While speaking, Mrs. Yu got busy again.

She personally set up the table, put a few side dishes on it, and brought a jar of wine. Mrs. Yu smiled and said, "This is the wine I buried when my son was born. I used to drink it when he was the top scorer, but who knew that he was not lucky. After taking the exam once, he failed. This child just disobedient, and the teacher in the school didn't care well. His father was busy, and I didn't know anything. I was so worried about me..."

"Ahem!"

Yu Xin quickly coughed and stopped his wife. The old lady didn't know what was going on, so she stared at her husband stupidly.

"Don't talk nonsense. It's because our son doesn't study hard, but it's because Jimingshan School is not capable. Duke Fu Guo is the first mountain chief of Jimingshan School."

When Mrs. Yu heard this, she blushed and waved her hand in a hurry: "Duke, I really don't know anything. I'll apologize to the Duke!"

Liu Chun said: "Mrs. Sister-in-law, this may be a negligence from the school. I am wrong. I will definitely urge you to turn around."

Mrs. Yu was still embarrassed and had no place to put her hands and feet, so she hurriedly said, "The longevity noodles are almost ready, I'll go and serve them."

After a while, a large pot of steaming noodles was delivered to everyone.

It’s true that Mrs. Yu’s craftsmanship is indeed good. The basin is full of longevity silk that is less than the end, thin and even, with chopped green onion oil, steaming hot and fragrant.

Mrs. Yu greeted him warmly, and Wu Zhong took the noodle bowl and couldn't eat it. Although he was poor, every meal was chicken, duck, fish and meat. The Yu family celebrated their birthday and only eating noodles was too shabby.

"Mrs. Sister-in-law, I never knew it in the past. I didn't expect that Lord Shangshu was so thrifty and was really overwhelming!"

Mrs. Yu said calmly: "Oh, I have also heard that many people have delicacies over the years. They have to eat dozens of taels of food for a meal. I really don't know how they spent it?"

"Our master is from Fengyang. Don't look at the emperor in Fengyang, Fengyang is poor! I have always advised him to take out all his salary and give it to the poor students in his hometown, so that they can study and read, and one day they can serve the court. We have changed our families, so we can't forget our roots!"

Yu Xin coughed slightly, "Madam, why do you always mention these things?"

Mrs. Yu finally calmed down her face and couldn't help it.

"Duke Fu Guo is here, I can't stop talking... Today is my birthday, and our son hasn't come to celebrate. Didn't I tell him a few days ago that I asked Duke Fu Guo to judge him. He is a man in his twenties and raised several women outside, which made it a mess, but he refused to live a good life. He got angry with his wife and ran away. This family is no longer a family!"

Mrs. Yu burst into tears and said sadly: "Master, if you don't care about our son, he will become a playboy!"

The old lady was heartbroken. While she was talking, someone suddenly ran in from outside, came to Liu Chun's ear and whispered: "We are ordered to take Yu Han, please tell me!"
Chapter completed!