Fast forward seven years.

in a blink.

The little girl has grown into a big girl and has reached the age of marriage.

How sad a girl is that she cannot be the head of her own family.

When I have too many thoughts, I fall ill.

"Girl, drink some hot porridge to warm your stomach."

Han Xun was lying on the bed, petite and cute. Outside the house, a seven or eight-year-old girl walked into the house in a few steps. She came to the bed with a bowl of hot porridge in her hands.

"Magpie, didn't I ask you to go back?"

"You and your brother don't see each other very often throughout the year. Let's get together more often at the end of the year."

Han Xun touched the little girl's horns, feeling an indescribable sadness on his brows.

"The girl is sick, I can't leave."

The little girl called "Magpie" sat beside the bed, lifted Han Xun up, and wanted to feed her porridge, with a serious look on her face.

"well."

"Then I'll finish the porridge and you can go back."

Han Xun touched the magpie's face lovingly, drank less than half of the bowl of hot porridge, and then couldn't eat any more. Tired, he persuaded the magpie a few more words, and then persuaded the loyal and kind-hearted little maid to leave.

…

"elder brother!"

"elder brother!"

"I'm back!"

The magpie was jumping around and was sent back by Mingyue, the maid in Han Xun's house.

She and her brother live here.

but.

Magpie is Han Xun's maid.

As her brother was suffering from tuberculosis and could not serve his master, he was able to find a job in the boiler room of the Duke's Mansion thanks to Han Xun's recommendation.

Although he was a little bit dirty and tired, and he often had to work night shifts, he had the advantage of having a salary to support himself and having accommodation arranged by the government.

No need to worry about food and accommodation.

Already defeated many people.

"Magpie."

"Ahem."

When Yang Yi heard the noise, he came out of the house and walked two steps quickly. He couldn't help coughing, but his face was full of smiles.

"elder brother!"

The magpie was even more excited and rushed into his brother's arms with his short legs.

The brother and sister each have their own errands. In the deep compound of the Duke's Mansion, they rarely see each other several times throughout the year. They are very happy every time they meet.

Yang Yi touched his sister's little head and smiled at Mingyue who sent her back: "Sister Mingyue will take care of Magpie this year."

They are also old acquaintances.

At first.

He and his sister were separated from their families. Yang Yi fell ill and was confused. Fortunately, he met Han Xun and other people who were passing by. Han Xun took pity on him and took the two brothers and sisters to Shangjing together.

Then he arranged work for Yang Yi and helped him from time to time.

When my sister was older, I made her a maid and gave her the name "Magpie". I never treated her badly when I kept her by my side.

On the way here.

Yang Yi had known Han Xun's maid Mingyue for seven years.

But even if they were both slaves, Yang Yi, a mere boiler room coolie, was far inferior to Mingyue, the eldest maid in front of Han Xun.

Over the past seven years, there has been very little contact.

Mingyue followed Han Xun and was also kind-hearted. She smiled at Yang Yi and said, "Magpie is very well-behaved. We all like her very much."

Then he added: "Girl, I will give her five days off this time. I will pick her up again on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year."

"Sister Mingyue, please stay and eat."

The magpie listened to the two people talking, then turned around and hugged Mingyue.

"No."

"I still have to go back and take care of the girl."

Mingyue declined with a smile, turned and left.

"Sister, walk slowly."

Magpie was a little disappointed, but soon became happy again. He took out two packs of snacks from his arms and handed them to his brother. He said proudly: "Brother! Brother! Try it quickly. These are the snacks made by Grandma Cai. They are delicious."

.It just came out of the pan and is still hot."

Several pieces of snacks were originally wrapped in red paper.

The magpie was worried about getting cold, so he wrapped it in two layers of paper and put it in his arms.

Open it now, it's hot.

"Um."

"tasty."

Yang Yi took a bite, then looked at the two layers of paper wrapping the snacks. Seeing many words on them, he asked worriedly: "Is this a book?"

Two pieces of paper with so many words printed on them are nothing important.

"no no."

"The girl said this is called a 'newspaper'. It came from Xijing Prefecture. It records mostly political affairs and is not worth much money. The girl was not interested, so she gave it to me to pack snacks."

Magpies chirp, but their words are very clear.

"newspaper?"

"Xijing?"

Yang Yi was curious and unfolded it to take a rough look.

He doesn't know much about literacy. He learned it when he was a child by following his arrogant younger brother to pester the old boys in the village. He's not that good at reading the Four Books and Five Classics, but he can barely guess when reading a newspaper like this, which is almost entirely filled with commonly used characters.

Can read.

"Jianghu Xunbao——"

Yang Yi turned over the columns one by one without paying much attention. He turned over a page and prepared to put it aside.

Suddenly.

He saw a column on it with the four bold words 'Missing Person Notice'.

"Looking for someone?"

"Can this still happen?"

Yang Yi's heart moved and he looked down further.

Immediately.

Startled.

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Chapter completed!