Qin Hanzhen complained about Zhao Mo while spitting at Zhao Shuo, and when she was free, the sun was in the west. Thinking that she would have to go to her grandfather and grandmother's for dinner, she quickly changed her clothes, combed her hair again, and then walked out of the yard with a small hand stove the size of half a palm.

As she walked, she couldn't help but laugh at herself. After wearing it for a few years, she actually adapted to this kind of life of changing clothes several times a day and having a girl to serve her daily life. Although it still feels troublesome, it seems that there is no need to rush everything when you think about the length of the day, and it is not interesting to slow down the pace of daily life.

When she came to the main courtyard, she heard her grandmother Niu chatting with her grandfather Qin Bai in the house, talking about her father Qin Ping's marriage.

The Niu family is a little anxious, although Huang Qingfang has not yet agreed to marry, but after all, the girl is old, who knows when her family will not be able to bear it, regardless of the girl's willfulness, and set up a family affair for her? Although there are not many children in the capital who are in the same family as Huang Qingfang, who are the same age and are married for the first time, but there may not be no continuation, and if you look at the whole country, it may not be none, maybe the Huang family is more willing to give her daughter a family outside Beijing? Qin Ping has been unwilling to nod and agree to renew. He didn't nod, and the Niu family didn't dare to ask for him to marry him, but if he missed such a good girl, where else could he find the same good one?

Niu felt that the eldest son was not intimate and did not understand the worries of his parents, so he could only complain to his husband. Qin Bai took a tea bowl from the previous dynasty and studied it for a long time, and he didn't know how many words he had heard in his ears - he didn't know how many times he had heard similar complaints, so he naturally wouldn't put all his thoughts on it. Whether studying that tea bowl is really valuable for research, or just finding an excuse to dodge, is really only known to Qin Bai himself.

Seeing this, Qin Hanzhen hurriedly rescued the driver: "Grandfather, grandmother, what are you talking about? I went to the Changfang today, got together with the second sister and the fourth sister, and heard a lot of interesting news." "I want to attract Niu's attention.

Niu's had long been accustomed to the cooperation between her husband and her granddaughter, so she glanced at them: "Come on, this is what you often say, 'take care of it', right? Isn't it just the tea bowl of the previous dynasty? The blue and white porcelain of the official kiln, the kiln mouth of the year is very open, and you can see the bottom at a glance, what is there to see? I can't see anything good. If you want to prevaricate me, you can get a Jun kiln anyway. ”

Qin Bai blinked, put down the tea bowl calmly, and instructed the girl: "The brown sugar we brought back from the south is excellent with ginger tea, cook a bowl and bring it to your wife." He said to Niu, "Hanzhen said that this brown sugar ginger tea is good for women, I want to drink a cup of ginger tea when it's cold, and it can also warm up the cold, can you taste it?"

Niu snorted: "You just pretend, when I can't see it!" but said to the girl, "Since ginger tea is good, Ming'er will get up early to cook a pot, and the whole family will drink some." That's it. It's almost dark, what ginger tea to drink?

Ginger tea is a thing that generates yang energy, in fact, it is better to drink it in the morning and morning, and when you drink it in the evening, it is easy to get angry and not easy to digest. Qin Bai has always been good at health preservation, if he didn't want to change the topic, he wouldn't have made such a mistake. Niu knew in his heart that he couldn't see his intentions? He only gave her husband a blank look, and then gave up.

Instead, she asked her granddaughter, "What did you hear from your sisters today?"

Qin Hanzhen hurriedly contributed all the gossip he had heard, and said at the end: "The Xu family heard that they also came to visit their grandmother, what is going on with their family? Didn't they all refuse at the beginning? ”

Niu Shi snorted: "God knows what is going on in his family? I always feel that our Qin family has a treasure, and I want to marry a girl from the Qin family and go back." The most ridiculous thing is that the family is not united, some people come to the door diligently, and want to talk about family affairs, but there are still people who keep dragging their own family members, and they dare to dislike others all day long without looking at how many pounds and taels their children have. Although his brother Zheng is good, he is not a fairy. Isn't it rare for a young man to lift a person? Not to mention your grandfather, your cousin Wu, and the brothers of the Wang family, which one is not a young man? I don't see how proud people are, and the Xu family feels that they are a great child, and they can't wait to marry a princess and go back!"

Qin Bai smiled and said: "His family doesn't want to marry a princess, if he marries a princess, Brother Zheng'er's future will come to an end." Even if he is prosperous and rich for a lifetime, it is not what the Xu family wants. ”

Horses are not allowed to participate in politics in this dynasty, and which young man who is interested in a career is willing to marry a princess? That is usually the way for the children of noble families.

Qin Hanzhen said with a smile: "There is no princess in this dynasty who is of the right age and needs to recruit horses? ”

Niu sneered: "The county lord and the county lord may not be able to look down on the Xu family? No matter how good Brother Zheng is, he can't support his family's arrogance." If he wants to climb the high branches, even if he climbs, who will stop him? Can the old and young of the family discuss it before talking outside? Some people want to climb the high branches, and some people fall in love with the girls of our Qin family, and they don't care whether our Qin family is happy or not, so they rush to curry favor, so that those who want to climb the high branches still come to step on the girls of our family, as if they have trampled people down, and his family is very dignified. If you don't look down on us, don't think about marrying your granddaughter to Brother Jian'er, can the two families simply not get along? ! For the sake of relatives, give them a little decency, and dare to take it up, what a thing!"

She also instructed the maid at her bottom to come: "In the future, if someone from the Xu family comes to visit, they will only say that we are not at home, and they will not be allowed to enter the door! Even Xu Zheng and Xu Rong are not allowed to enter!"

Probably because the Xu family's behavior is disgusting to the Niu family, she is uncomfortable when she hears the surname Xu now, and even Xu Zheng and Xu Rong have become pond fish, and she has no good words here.

The girls and mothers-in-law all looked at each other, peeked at Qin Bai, and saw that he was holding a tea bowl and drinking tea as if he was nothing, so they had to respond one after another.

Qin Bai instructed lightly: "It's almost time, pass the rice." "The girls and mothers-in-law hurriedly answered.

Qin Bai persuaded his old wife again: "Dissipate your anger." It's just that Mrs. Xu is a little confused, and others haven't provoked you, why are you so angry? What's the point of being angry with yourself? Besides, Brother Zheng is still very studious, and often comes to me to ask for advice, and the article is also doing well. I think he will take the exam the next year, and he is very hopeful of high school, but his ranking is still uncertain. But there is still more than a year to go before the exam, and he seized the time to precipitate and precipitate, lay a solid foundation, and increase his knowledge, so he may not be able to compete for the top two. This kid is really talented, and his family will expect more from him. If you are angry with the adults of his family, you don't have to be angry with him. No matter what, it depends on the face of the eldest sister-in-law. If he really kisses the long house in the future, can you still give Jinhua a girl's face when their little couple comes to greet you?"

Niu pouted and said: "I don't think his family may look down on Master Hou, but he just wants to find an excuse to be close to our family, so he often comes to ask for teaching, and he brings his younger brother over every time." These eight achievements are what you often say, 'the drunkard's intention is not to drink', right? My granddaughter is not unable to get married, so why should they be picked? The old woman of the Xu family also laughed at the Hou Ye behind her back, saying that you were only praised for your talent by relying on the identity of the uncle of the country, but in fact you have no ability, and you can't teach her grandson at all. What kind of genius prodigy is her grandson? It's not that Hou Ye hasn't taught Jinshi, so don't come to the door to ask for advice if the Xu family has the ability?!"

When Qin Hanzhen heard this, he finally understood. It seems that during the time when the grandmother Niu clan was in the capital, she also listened to the gossip of the Xu family and the Changfang, and these rumors behind her heart were well understood. No wonder she has such a big grudge against the Xu family, it seems that she has been resentful for a long time.

Qin Hanzhen and Qin Bai glanced at each other, and coaxed the Niu family very tacitly: "The eldest lady of the Xu family is really unkind to say such things. "Those who are clear are self-purifying." Whether this marquis is talented or not, outsiders can see it clearly, and it is not something that can be changed by a few words of gossip from a woman in her house. ”

When the Niu family's anger subsided a little, they began to change the topic again: "With such an attitude of the eldest lady of the Xu family, I am afraid that the long house will not agree to marry the daughter of the Xu family." Qin Hanzhen nodded: "Brother Jian has always had an idea, I see that when he is with the cousins of the Xu family, he is not necessarily very close, I am afraid that he has other ideas." ”

Only then did Niu turn his anger into joy. Qin Hanzhen hurriedly struck the iron while it was hot: "I don't know what kind of sister-in-law the long room will tell Brother Jian over there?" Grandmother, you often go to the long room to talk, have you ever heard the eldest uncle and grandmother and the second aunt mention it?"

I've heard of this before. The Niu family began to gossip about her husband and granddaughter, and the ladies of the same age as the Qin family in the capital were not even left behind. Qin Hanzhen familiarized himself with the circle of ladies in the capital by the way, and updated the information in his mind.

In the past, she was not in the capital all the year round, and when she was in the capital, she was relatively homely, keen to learn painting at home, or go to the grange to do some small experiments related to agriculture, except for a few relatives, rarely interacted with outsiders. But not now, she's at this age, and she's almost ready to start socializing. Even if it was inconvenient for the Niu family to take her out, the ladies on the other side of the long house would not sit idly by. It always doesn't hurt to get acquainted with the people you're dealing with in the future early.

Qin Hanzhen rested at home for two days and then began to go back to school. The classroom is still in the boat hall in the garden of the Chengenhou Mansion. Although the distance is a little farther, it is basically your own place, which is also convenient. Having sisters in one place is also more lively than Qin Hanzhen entertaining himself at home alone. Although she missed more classes, she was taught by her grandfather Qin Bai, a talented man, and in some courses, she learned more deeply than her sisters and made faster progress. After Mr. Zeng inspected her level, he no longer paid attention to her study of history, calligraphy and painting, but only told her about etiquette rules and human relations, and then taught more courses such as poetry, piano and chess, and let her go home and practice more on her own. As for the female red, there is another embroidery girl in Yongjiahou Mansion who made a special trip to start a class for Qin Hanzhen, and she doesn't even have to learn with Qin Jinhua and Qin Jinchun.

The days of school were calm and leisurely, but unfortunately Qin Hanzhen didn't have time to savor such a leisurely day, and Zhao Mo sent a letter from Suning again, disturbing a pool of spring water.