The Grand Secretary’s Pampered Wife

When Gu Jiao and Xiao Jingkong went down the mountain, Xiao Liulang had already returned from the academy.

Gu Xiaoshun recently lived in the academy. First, he broke up with the Gu family. Second, he fell in love with the knives Xiao Liulang brought him.

As for Xiao Liulang's safety, he doesn't have to worry about it. Recently, Uncle Luo suffered a sprained foot, and the driver of the ox cart was replaced by his son Da Zhuang.

Da Zhuang and Gu Xiaoshun have a strong relationship and promise to take good care of Xiao Liulang.

Xiao Liulang was fetching water bucket after bucket into the house, and he could see that he was struggling a bit.

He has inconvenient legs and feet, Gu Jiao rarely let him do such heavy work, Gu Jiao walked over and took the barrel from him: "I'll come."

"I can." Xiao Liulang said.

"You go make a fire, and I'll cook in a while." Gu Jiao didn't give him a chance to refuse, she took the wooden bucket decisively, picked it up with a pole, added another wooden bucket, and turned around to fetch water at the entrance of the village.

Xiao Jingkong patted her little chest and said, "I'm going to help Jiaojiao fetch water too!"

After all, he found his own exclusive tools from the backyard - a mini pole and two mini wooden buckets, imitated Gu Jiao and carried them on his small shoulders, and went to fetch water!

This set of tools was made by Gu Jiao for Xiaojingkong. The reason was that he wanted to help, but he couldn't pick up the big wooden barrel, so Gu Jiao made him a pair of small wooden barrels that were light and small and could seal against water. And comes with a small pole.

The water he picked up in one trip didn't add up to a big bowl, but Gu Jiao spent a lot of time and energy making tools for him.

After arriving at the ancient well, Gu Jiao first filled the small wooden barrel with water. Although he was allowed to carry water, Gu Jiao clearly prohibited him from drawing water in the well.

Xiaojingkong is very obedient and never gets close to the ancient well.

One big and one small brought the water home, and Gu Jiao's two buckets of water went down, and the water level in the tank suddenly rose a lot.

The two small buckets of water in the small headroom go down... well, it's like no water is added.

But Xiao Qingkong looked at the full water tank, and still felt that his two handfuls of water had played a great role, and he was very proud!

"Silly what?"

It was Xiao Liulang who came here.

As soon as Xiao Liulang entered the stove, he saw a little monk stepping on the bench.

Looking proudly at the water tank.

It's just a wave of water, and if he doesn't know it, he is watching the small river and mountains he built with his own hands!

Hearing the voice of the bad brother-in-law, Xiao Jingkong's little face became serious, raised his eyebrows and glanced at him, and said coldly: "I'm working, I'm working!"

Xiao Liulang was amused by him and wanted to laugh a little: "You still know about labor, what can a three-year-old boy do?"

Xiao Jingkong jumped off the small bench and said angrily: "I can do a lot! I can do more than you! I can fetch water! I can feed the chickens! I can also help Jiaojiao wash clothes! Half of the clothes in the house are me. Wash! I do more work at home than you! I'm not a kid! You are!"

Xiao Liulang glanced at his toy pole and toy wooden bucket, hehe said, "Then you really know how to work."

Let others do the work.

Tossing these things, how tiring.

"Humph!" In order to prove that he is indeed a little expert at home, Xiao Jingkong resolutely walked to the wooden basin where the clothes were soaked, lifted his trouser legs, kicked off his shoes, and jumped into the basin with his little feet facing Xiao Liulang. The changed hospital uniform was slammed!

Xiao Liulang was simply stunned.

The clothes at home and in the house...are they all washed like this?

Xiao Qingkong's little feet stepped on happily.

He can enjoy the fun of treading water without raining, and he can also wash his clothes by the way. He is really a smart and hard-working kid!

Gu Jiao came out, originally planning to rub her clothes, but she didn't go there for a while when she saw Xiao Jingkong was stepping on it.

Xiao Liulang asked incredulously, "Is this how the clothes at home are washed?"

Gu Jiao snorted: "Not only the clothes, but the pickles you eat every day are also made by him."

Xiao Liulang suddenly said, "...!!"

"Haha!" Gu Jiao suddenly laughed.

She rarely laughed so hard, but Xiao Liulang's expression as if he had swallowed a fly really hit the point of laughter in her life.

"I lied to you," she said. "How could I let him step on pickles?"

Xiao Liulang breathed a sigh of relief: It's okay.

Gu Jiao continued, "He's so weak that he can't even step on it."

Xiao Liulang once again: "..."

Isn't it because the feet are not clean and cannot be eaten?

According to this, in the future, if the young monk is more powerful, can he not be able to step on the pickles for me to eat?

The picture is so beautiful that Xiao Liulang couldn't bear to look directly...

Gu Jiao smiled and bent over.

"Hu! Hu!" Xiao Qingkong finished stepping, sweating profusely, and went back to the house to drink water.

Gu Jiao then stepped forward to wash the wrinkled clothes that he stepped on.

Xiao Jingkong has the heart to work, and Gu Jiao never discourages him. The big deal is that every time he finishes, she cleans up again.

Gu Jiao didn't rise to the level of scientific parenting, but just thought he was having fun.

At this time, Gu Jiao didn't know that all the bravery and strength of a certain god who will fight in the Six Kingdoms in the future came from the powerful childhood that Gu Jiao gave him.

"You don't have to be so used to him." Xiao Liulang said blankly.

"I'm used to you too." Gu Jiao smiled, took a clean wooden basin, took out Xiao Liulang's clothes and put them in individually, and then gently rubbed them with her small hands.

"You don't usually wash your clothes like this. Today, you put them in the basin yourself, and he bumped into them."

The clothes of the three of them were all coarse linen, and it didn't matter if they stepped on it, but Xiao Liulang's uniform was silk and cotton padded clothes. Gu Jiao used a special wooden tub to wash him, and the strength was very light.

Because it is light, it is slow. Washing one piece of his clothes is worth washing the clothes of the whole family.

But these Gu Jiao never said anything.

Xiao Liulang was still immersed in the huge impact of her words "I'm used to you too", and then saw her carefully and carefully washing her clothes, and the pair of soap-horned water was soaked. Bai's little hand didn't seem to be grasping his neckline, but his heart.

For a moment, he felt that the relationship between the two seemed to be developing in an uncontrollable direction.

Xiao Liulang broke out in a cold sweat.

Can't.

They are just a couple in name, and one day they will be separated from each other.

The two of them... absolutely can't produce anything that shouldn't be there.

While eating, Xiao Liulang was sitting on the bench, and the dried white courtyard uniform fluttered in the wind, making him a little upset.

After dinner, Xiao Liulang gave Xiaojingkong a bath, then took the axe and went to the backyard to chop wood.

Gu Jiao is cleaning the stove.

The old lady was stealing dried bayberry in her room.

It was raining in the sky.

"Jiaojiaojiaojiao!" Xiao Jingkong suddenly ran out of the Westinghouse with a small pillow in his arms, "The roof is leaking!"

Gu Jiao went to the Westinghouse with him.

The rain is not heavy at the moment, it should be the afternoon rain that accumulated on the tiles, and it was only leaked by the wind.

The place where the rain leaked was facing the bed of the two of them, and it was not easy to connect, and the rain in the middle of the night might cause the tiles to break.

Gu Jiao said, "I can't sleep here tonight. Sleep over there. I'll fix the roof when the rain stops."

Xiao Jingkong hugged the little pillow and went to Gu Jiao's house happily.

Of course, Xiao Liulang could only sleep together.

Fortunately, Gu Jiao's bed was big enough for the three of them to lie down.

It's just that Xiao Jingkong doesn't want to give the bed to the bad brother-in-law. After all, the bad brother-in-law is so big and needs to take up a large space, unlike his small size, it is enough to nest in Jiaojiao's arms.

"I can sleep with Jiaojiao, happy!"

Xiao Jingkong, who was full of joy, lay down on Gu Jiao's bed as he wished, and he put himself into a big character - covered with Jiaojiao's quilt, under him was Jiaojiao's quilt, and Jiaojiao's Pillow, Jiaojiao's pillow cover, Jiaojiaojiaojiaojiao...

Xiao Qingkong rolled on and off the bed with excitement.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open, and a claw reached towards him, grabbed the waistband of his trousers, and lifted him up.

Xiao Jingkong's hands and feet fluttered in shock: "Auntie?"

Old lady: "you sleep with me tonight."

Xiao Jingkong: "I don't want it!"

Old lady: "You want it."

Xiao Qingkong: "Why?"

Old lady: "For my little great-grandson."

The old lady mercilessly took the little guy back to her house.

Xiao Jingkong's sweet dream just came to nothing. There was an unreasonable brother-in-law before, and an even more unreasonable aunt later. The childbirth is really miserable!

When Gu Jiao and Xiao Liulang were busy with their respective tasks, Xiao Jingkong had already exhausted all his strength in the battle of wits and courage with the old lady, and his head tilted and snorted.

Gu Jiao didn't say anything. After taking a shower, she went back to the house and lay down.

I was tired all day today, she slept fast, and after a while, she was breathing evenly.

Xiao Liulang came over after taking a shower, she was already lying on the pillow and fell asleep.

An oil lamp was left for him in the house.

Now that the weather is getting warmer, the thick quilt can't cover it, so she covers half and kicks half.

Xiao Liulang hesitated for a moment, then walked over and pulled the quilt on her.

Then he turned off the oil lamp and lay down slowly beside her. He turned his back to her at first, but his body was prone to numbness after a long time.

So he turned around.

But what he didn't know was that Gu Jiao also turned around and put her head on his pillow.

His lips brushed against her cheek without warning.

His mind immediately buzzed, and immediately became blank.

It was raining heavily outside the house, and there was a ding ding dong dong on the tiles, but he didn't hear anything, and all he could think about was his own heartbeat.

He raised his hand subconsciously, intending to push her away, but he was not pushing the place, the touch felt unfamiliar and soft, and his mind exploded...

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Gu Jiao slept very well that night.

Xu is the effect of the golden sore medicine and the herbs Xiao Liulang caught. When she woke up, she felt that her wound was completely painless.

However, she found a few drops of dried blood on the pillow.

"Huh? Whose blood?"

Xiao Liulang has already started, and he is in the fire of the stove.

Gu Jiao went to the stove after washing up.

Today, the sky is brighter than winter, and the kitchen is no longer dark, so Gu Jiao can see Xiao Liulang's face clearly.

She looked at it for a long time, then blinked her eyes and asked, "Aren't you asleep?"

With two huge dark circles under his eyes, Xiao Liulang said without changing his face, "It's a bit late to read."

"Oh." Gu Jiao went to bed early, so there was no way to verify what time he read.

Thinking of something, Gu Jiao said again: "By the way, are you injured? There is blood on the pillow."

Xiao Liulang said sternly: "It's not my blood."

Gu Jiao wondered, "Could it be mine? My wound has already healed."

Xiao Liulang gave her a deep look, and said nonsense in a serious manner: "You're angry and your nose bleeds, I've seen it all."

Gu Jiao was very puzzled: "I drink Houttuynia cordata every day, how can I still get angry?"

Xiao Liulang said expressionlessly: "Who knows then?"

Xiao Liulang's expression was so serious that it was hard to make people suspicious. Gu Jiao snorted and went to the main room pinching her nose and pouring a large bowl of Houttuynia cordata tea.

After drinking so much, I won't get angry anymore!

Xiao Liulang closed his eyes in a guilty conscience and broke out in a cold sweat.

While eating breakfast, Xiao Liulang suddenly remembered something: "I forgot to say yesterday, I found a Mongolian school in the town, and I can take Qingkong to school today."

Xiao Qingkong, who was suddenly taken to school: "...?!"

"So suddenly?" Gu Jiao gave the old lady and Xiao Jingkong a bowl of sweet potato porridge each.

Xiao Jingkong watched the bad brother-in-law vigilantly while sucking the sweet potato porridge.

...it always feels like a conspiracy by the bad brother-in-law!

"I forgot to say it yesterday." As soon as I got home, I was teased, and I really forgot.

Xiao Liulang continued: "Children from big families will be invited to sit at home when they are five years old, and when they are six or seven years old, they will be sent to clan school or private school after they can read a thousand-character script. Although he is a little young, he is so smart. , I took classes at the temple again, and it's not a big problem."

It was the first time that the bad brother-in-law praised her for being smart, but Xiao Jingkong became more and more vigilant.

A conspiracy, a proper conspiracy!

"Where is Meng Xue?" Gu Jiao asked.

Xiao Liulang said: "Near Tianxiang Academy is a private school that has been open for more than ten years. There is a Mongolian school in it. The class time is similar to mine. He can go to school with me every day."

Come, come, the bad brother-in-law is going to start separating him and Jiaojiao!

Gu Jiao had a kindergarten in her previous life, so she is very accepting of three-year-old children going to school.

When Gu Jiao is not at home, Xiao Jingkong is a small trumpet, and the old lady is deeply affected by it, and she is happy to see him go to school.

Gu Jiao turned to look at Xiao Jingkong: "Does Jingkong want to go to school?"

In no mood!

Xiaojing's empty words kept an eye on his lips. If he said that he didn't want to go to school, wouldn't he be a child who is tired of school?

The bad brother-in-law will really dig a hole for him!

Luckily I'm smart!

Xiao Jingkong said cutely, "If I go to school, Jiaojiao won't see me for a day!"

Gu Jiao touched his little head: "It's okay, I'll take you off in the morning, and I'll wait for you at the entrance of the village in the evening. If I have time, I'll go to the private school to pick you up."

Speaking of which, Xiao Jingkong is no longer a sensible child if he refuses.

He swallowed the sweet potato porridge in his mouth without knowing the taste, and squeezed out a cute smile: "Okay, since Jiaojiao wants me to go to school, then I will go!"

You must go to school, but in order to recover the loss of not seeing Gu Jiao all day, Xiao Jingkong asked for two separated little relatives for herself.

Meng Xue is not cheap, a bundle of 22 taels of silver a month, a lunch, and no refund if you don’t get there.

Gu Jiao put two taels of silver into Xiaojingkong's pocket. He insisted on handing over the repairs by himself, and not using his hands to hurt his brother-in-law.

One big and one small ride on an ox cart to go to school.

Gu Jiao was thinking about how to repair the roof at home.

She went up to the roof to take a look, and found that there were quite a few broken tiles. After a few heavy rains, it is estimated that the three rooms will leak.

She decided to repair the entire roof, and by the way, built two small houses on both sides of the backyard, so that Gu Xiaoshun would not worry about running out of place to live when he returned to the village.

She had some money on hand, but it was not enough to do so many things. She went to the Zhouji Bank in the town, took 22 taels of silver, and asked how much money she had left.

As a result, the shopkeeper of the bank told her, "One thousand one hundred taels."

Gu Jiao was dumbfounded for three seconds.

"Did you make a mistake? Not one hundred and twelve taels? One thousand one hundred taels?"

The shopkeeper smiled: "We Zhouji Bank is about credibility, but we can't blackmail the girl's money against our conscience!"

When Xiao Liulang gave her the pair of cards, she didn't think much about it, she just thought it was one hundred and eighty taels.

In fact, it was originally more, but it cost Gu Jiao a hundred taels to buy a writing brush. It is truly a unique master work in Quan Zhao Kingdom. Poor Gu Jiao still complained about his straight male aesthetic for a long time.

The other 20 taels were the travel expenses that Gu Jiao had stuffed into Xiao Liulang's luggage. Xiao Liulang didn't spend it all, but also deposited it into the bank.

Gu Jiao is a little suspicious of life: "Did he really go for the exam?"

Are you sure you didn't go to Fucheng to start a book copy business?

Then Gu Jiao suddenly remembered what Dean Li mentioned to her about cheating in the college test. Dean Li said that Xiao Liulang didn't retake the test for some reason. Gu Jiao thought that she probably knew it.

--

After getting the money, Gu Jiao went back to the village to repair the house. She invited a few craftsmen from the village and told them her requirements, so that they must complete the repairs in the shortest possible time.

As long as they are given more money, they don't have to worry about people being unhappy with their work. What's more, this is Xiao Xiucai's home. They also hope that in the future, Xiao Liulang will be able to hang a few acres of free fields under Xiao Liulang's name.

Gu Jiao was repairing the house in full swing, but Gu Jinyu suddenly fell ill.

The night she returned from Qingquan Village, she felt that something was wrong. She just thought she was tired and didn't take it to heart, and she developed a high fever in the middle of the night.

The old maid of the villa said that it was something unclean when she went to the grave.

The imperial doctor prescribed medicine, but the effect was minimal.

Gu Houye was very anxious: "If I knew earlier, Jin Yu would not be allowed to go to the grave!"

"Cough cough..." Gu Jinyu covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed twice, then asked weakly, "I'm fine, how is my brother?"

Gu Yan was not very comfortable these two days, mainly because he was naturally frail, and after a night of excitement, his body was overdrawn.

In order to prevent him from running around, Yao shi had to stay in front of his bed without leaving an inch.

"He's fine." Mentioning this, Gu Houye is still very relieved. His son's body is really much stronger than before. If he dared to make such a toss in the past, he would have lost his life long ago. Now he only lies on the bed for a few days. The day was alive and kicking again.

But to be cautious, he and Yao Shi both felt that it was better to let their son rest in the room for a few more days.

"It's fine, brother." Gu Jinyu coughed.

Lord Gu said distressedly: "Aiya, you are so ill, and you still worry about your brother."

Gu Jinyu smiled: "After all, he is my only younger brother."

Gu Houye thought of the unfilial daughter Gu Jiao, and gritted his teeth: "If only the girl could be half as sensible as you. I heard Huang Zhong say everything about that day. Did she look at your face? I don't think you are. I bumped into something dirty, it just made that girl mad!"

Gu Jinyu hurriedly said: "Dad, don't say that about my sister, my sister grew up in the country these years, and that family treated her badly. She just suffered too much and didn't know how to deal with people. If it were me, I can't do better than my sister."

Lord Gu said, "You are so kind-hearted!"

Gu Jinyu shook her head: "It's really not my sister's fault that I'm sick this time, it's my own fault."

After a pause, she told Lord Gu about the loss of the question paper.

"My aunt has high hopes for me, but I finally lost half of the problems I solved, and fell ill in a hurry."

Lord Gu patted the back of her hand: "Silly girl, what's the rush? Even if you can't do it, your aunt won't blame you."

"Really?" Gu Jinyu looked incredulous.

Gu Houye smiled mysteriously: "Your aunt sent a letter again, guess what she said in the letter?"

Gu Jinyu thought about it seriously: "Let Daddy take me back to Beijing quickly?"

Lord Gu said, "This is natural, what else?"

Gu Jinyu frowned slightly: "My daughter can't guess."

Lord Gu glanced at her dotingly, and smiled proudly: "Your aunt has prepared a big gift for you. I planned to give you a surprise when you return to Beijing. It's okay to tell you earlier. I have asked Your Majesty for grace, and on the day you arrive, Your Majesty will personally decree you to be the county head!"