Once Xiqiu's birthday had passed, Fourth Master Xiao took a leave of absence for more than ten days from the government office. Xiqiu looked at him with a helpless smile and said, "I'm really fine. There's no need to take time off to accompany me."
Fourth Master Xiao said nothing, holding her arm as they walked slowly. Seeing the sweat on her forehead, he took out a handkerchief to wipe it away and gently said, "I've arranged everything properly, there's no major problem." After speaking, he noticed she was tired, so he pointed to the chairs that Chunliu and Bihuai had set up in advance: "Go over there and rest for a while."
Xiqiu nodded, and the couple sat down across from each other. She asked, "I heard that the court is sending a governor to inspect and collect the autumn grain tax from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces this year?"
