Early the next morning, the fleet was about to arrive at the Luoshui Wharf outside the capital. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Sang Zi saw that Xu Wan was really sleeping sweetly, and it was still early, so he couldn't bear to tell her to get up, thinking about letting her sleep a little longer.

Xu Wenyu "swooped" his short legs and rushed into the room like a cannonball, and Liu's mother trotted behind.

Seeing that Xu Wanzhen was still sleeping, Xu Wenyu climbed into bed with a smile and tickled her: "Sister, sister! ”

Xu Wanzhen opened her eyes in a daze, hugged Xu Wenyu in her arms, and said, "Yu'er, don't make trouble, let Sister Ah sleep for a while." ”

Xu Wenyu writhed in her arms and said, "Sister, it's almost time to arrive in the capital." I saw it all at the bow of the ship, what a high wall!"

Hearing that she was about to arrive in the capital, Xu Wan was really startled and instantly sobered up. complained: "Sang Zi, you don't call me either." ”

Sang Zi stuck out his tongue and said, "I see that the young lady slept very soundly! The old lady said yesterday that we are not in a hurry to get off the boat when we arrive." The two ships of the business have to be handed over to the shopkeeper of the 'Splendid Record' in Beijing, and the suitcases and cages have to be packed, and when these are finished, it is estimated that it will be noon. ”

Xu Wanzhen sat up, kissed Xu Wenyu's little pink face, and said, "Sister, get up, Yu'er will play first, and I'll come to you later." Mother Liu led Xu Wenyu out.

Sang Zi called hot water and served Xu Wanzhen to wash. It's early spring, the earth is warming, and everyone has changed into heavy winter clothes. Xu Wanzhen wore a half-old regular clothes, went to greet Mrs. Xu, and had breakfast together.

Mrs. Xu instructed Mama Zheng: "Today, Zhen'er meets the elders of the Tu family for the first time, Mama, you can help you take a look at the clothes and accessories, and you must not lose your courtesy." And the unspoken half-sentence is: "Don't let people look down on you." Mama Zheng understood.

After all, she has not been back to the capital for decades, and when Mrs. Xu left home, she was still a teenage girl, and the Tu family had a simple population back then. And now my brother is also a grandfather, and he has many children under his knees. When there are more people, there are more rights and wrongs. What's more, she was originally a married girl, and now she is going back to her parents' house for help.

Regarding the arrival of the Xu family, there are so many people up and down the Tu family, and the interests of some people will always be violated. I am afraid that there are few people who sincerely welcome Mrs. Xu home, except for Mrs. Tu, Master Tu, and Aunt Tu. Each house will plan for its own interests, and people's hearts are difficult to guess. Mrs. Xu has lived most of her life, and she can't understand this truth anymore.

Therefore, this first official meeting is all the more important. Xu Wan really behaved, Mrs. Xu kept watching it, and after telling Mama Zheng, she was not worried. Called Liu's mother over, and Mrs. Xu personally selected clothes for Xu Wenyu.

The Xu family has an industry in Beijing, in the "Jiashan Fang" close to the south of the city, there is a three-entry courtyard, although the yard is not big, but there are more than 20 people living in the Xu family, which is completely sufficient. When Xu Changzong entered Beijing, after visiting Mrs. Tu, he would settle there.

But Mrs. Xu is different, she has been away from her old father for decades, and no matter what, she wants to do her filial piety again. Mrs. Tu is old, and she can't do her filial piety for many years. Second, Mrs. Tu disagreed, and when she decided to go to Beijing in Suzhou that day, Mrs. Xu wrote to her father to discuss. Mrs. Tu replied, "Since I have returned to Beijing, I have to go home." No matter how old you are, that's my daughter, and there is no reason to live outside!"

For the sake of Mrs. Tu, even if the Tu family has any other ideas, Mrs. Xu plans to ignore them. But she was worried that her beloved grandchildren would be despised by the Tu family, so she was cautious.

"Songxi Academy" is at the foot of Pishan Mountain in the north of the suburbs of Beijing, built by the mountain, the front is humble and the back is high, layer upon layer, and it is scattered. The academy is full of pine trees, pavilions, and undulating hills. The sparse mountain breeze blows, the pine waves gust, and the sound of reading is loud.

The entire academy is divided into two courtyards, the inner and outer courtyards.

The outer courtyard is a place for students to study, and it occupies a large area. There is a spacious and bright school, a dining hall for lecturers and students, and a white-walled and black-tiled area for students to stay. The academy provides lecturers with an exclusive small courtyard house, equipped with a servant and a rough mother-in-law, and each lecturer is treated equally.

At the central axis of the entrance of the academy, there is a tall and bright lecture hall, with a clear water structure, simple and generous. It is a place where the congregation once a month is held to explain the meaning of the scriptures. Occasionally, we will invite everyone in the literary world and seniors in the field to give lectures here. Especially when Liu Bocheng, who was recognized as a literary figure in the Gaomang Dynasty, returned to the academy, students from all walks of life rushed to hear the news, and the grand occasion was very great.

The outer courtyard occupies the largest area, and the most eye-catching is a large area of loess rammed foundation and bluestone paved school field. As the head of the academy, Mrs. Tu guides the direction of the academy's teaching. He believes that the six arts of a gentleman: etiquette, music, archery, royalty, calligraphy, and mathematics, are all indispensable. Even if you can't master it, you must practice it from time to time, and you can't become a poor and rotten Confucian who reads to death. This school field can be used to run horses, and small can be used to practice boxing. The daily morning exercise is also the scenery of the "Songxi Academy", which is different from other academies. Lecturers will also come out and practice with the students.

In the inner courtyard, a large family of the Tu family lived.

Mrs. Tu lives in the main courtyard, in the three friends of the cold year, he especially loves the noble and unyielding pine trees, and the courtyard where he lives is named "Songtao Courtyard", and the courtyard has its own world.

The widowed eldest daughter, Tu Qiongyu, lives alone in the "Hanmei Courtyard" on the left side of the "Songtao Temple". Since her husband's funeral, she has not left an heir, so she returned to her parents' home, lived in a simple house, and raised her only daughter Gao Yang carefully. Since she got married, Tu Qiongyu has been even more closed.

The eldest son, Tu Hongyi, and his wife Lin Anrong live in the "Changhong Courtyard", and now the presiding officer is Mrs. Tu Lin. Their eldest son, Tu Bowen's family, lives in "Wenhan Residence", while Tu Bosi's family lives in "Qingfang Pavilion". Tu Hongyi also has two concubines, both of whom are married to Aunt Ye.

At this time, Mrs. Tu was in the side courtyard, wearing a short cloth coat, bending down to feed the chickens. He is very old, and now he rarely manages the daily affairs of the academy, and he is entrusted to the academy's Ping Jiaolang to preside. Pingshuo Lang was originally a proud protégé of Mrs. Tu, who was born in a person, but he was unlucky and disappointed, so he returned to the academy to teach. Considered a candidate for the next mountain chief.

Mrs. Tu was in an indifferent mood, and lived a semi-hermit life of "picking chrysanthemums under the east fence and leisurely seeing Nanshan". Occasionally, I go to the outer courtyard to give lectures on scriptures and guide students' articles. Most of the time, he feeds chickens and fish in the yard, tending to crops, and teases grandchildren.

A woman pushed open the courtyard door, revealing a face that was disgusting and happy, saw Mrs. Tu, and said, "Old lady, your illness has just improved, and you came here again." She had a sweet voice and a beautiful countenance, about thirty years old, and wore a woman's hair in a bun. The eyebrows and eyes are crooked with a smile, there are some crow's feet at the corners of the eyes, and there are a pair of dimples on the cheeks, which makes people look amiable.

Mrs. Tu raised her eyes and sprinkled the feed in her hand on the ground, causing the chickens to "cluck" and grab it wildly. smiled: "Wu Niangzi, you come to take care of me again." ”

Wu Niangzi presented a towel to wipe his hands, and said with a smile: "The people waiting at the dock have returned, and the Xu family's fleet has arrived at the hour." I figured I'd be home around noon. ”

Old lady Tu was shocked when she heard this, and said, "Okay! It's finally here." ”

Wu Niangzi pursed her lips and smiled, carried Mrs. Tu out of the courtyard, and returned to the "Songtao Courtyard" to change clothes.