3. Letters

Tong Qisheng and her hadn't stayed enough yet, so he hurriedly stopped: "What is the name or not, I can easily run out to meet you, let's sit for a while." ”

Zhenshu said: "No, there are also monks in the temple on the mountain, and now there are many Taoist priests from the traveling side, if they see it, wouldn't it be my sin?" ”

Tong Qisheng pulled a chastity book into his arms and said softly: "When I get a jinshi, I will go back to my hometown to marry you." Good no good? ”

He didn't know how many times he said this, Zhenshu was naturally willing in his heart, and replied with a smile on his lips: "Who knows if you can remember me if you are a jinshi?" ”

Tong Qisheng said: "If you tell me to take a good sip today, I will remember you." ”

Zhenshu broke his hand around his shoulder, broke free from his arms, and stood a few steps away before he smiled: "Men and women don't kiss, and the child prisoner has forgotten all this?" ”

Tong Qisheng was about to run to catch her, but Zhenshu had already run away with a smile.

Although the matter between her and Tong Qisheng has not yet been decided, Tong Xiucai and Song Anrong both know about it. It was only for fear of delaying his studies that Tong Xiucai often refused to ask Tong Qisheng to come out to meet the chastity book. Zhenshu went home with a basket of Huai Suizi, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw that Su was also sitting in the front yard hall.

Su and Song Anrong have lived separately for many years, one stays in the inner courtyard and the other lives in the outer courtyard for a long time, although they are a few steps away, they are rarely close. However, Su Shi didn't know a single big character, and when they met, at most, they were sent for a letter outside, and Rong Anrong read the letter for Su, so Su would come to the outer courtyard to sit down.

Seeing the two of them sitting, Zhenshu handed the basket to the kitchen, made two cups of hot tea and brought them to the front yard, entered the door and asked Su Shi with a smile: "Mother, there is another letter today?" ”

Su's face was happy, and he smiled and took the tea: "Daxi, there is a letter from Jingzhong, saying that I want to bring you sisters back to Beijing together." ”

Zhenshu said: "Didn't you say you didn't have to take it all?" ”

Su Shi said: "I don't know how your grandmother planned it, but now that she says that she is going to go, you should also start to prepare." ”

Seeing Su's eyes sweeping the corners of his skirt, Zhenshu took two steps back and shook his head: "Mother, I don't bind my feet, I'd rather not go to the capital than bind my feet." ”

Su Shi shook his handkerchief and said, "Who told you to bind your feet?" Besides, a few of them are going to marry and go to the capital, you and I have to stay in Caijia Temple to support my old age, wrapped into a crab without legs, how can we support the two of us? ”

Song Anrong folded the letter and interjected: "Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, the people of this Caijia Temple are simple and smooth and rich, if according to my wishes, I only hope that my daughters will find a family to marry in Hui County, and I don't want them to marry in the capital, so I am worried." ”

Su Shi glared at Song Anrong and said, "What a joke, how have you ever a penny for them?" You had so many old acquaintances in Beijing back then, and I didn't see you write a letter to visit the door, so that we could have a place to visit when we entered Beijing, and we could take our daughter to ask people to see around, and there were many doors and many family affairs. ”

Su gave birth to four daughters in a row, and now the eldest one is full-aged, and the younger one is also growing up, and the most worrying thing is the marriage of the daughters. One is that the dowry in his family is thin, the other is a remote and small county in Hui County, and the second is that the daughters are all like flowers and jade, so I am afraid that I will not be able to find a rich family for them.

Seeing that Song Anrong was silent, she snorted coldly again: "Back then, when you went to the Western Regions to find medicine to treat Li Xucheng, you were kind to Concubine Rong, and Concubine Rong must have some seedlings from the princely and noble family, ask you to write a few more letters to her, and ask her to keep an eye on it for us, but you always refuse." Every time I write a letter, I say a basket of words, and you can finish it with just a thin page, and I ask her to look at the seedlings for our daughters, but I'm afraid you haven't said a word. ”

Song Anrong said: "She has lived in the deep palace for a long time, and now she is older than me, but I am afraid that she will not be willing to take care of these idle matters, I say that she will ignore it once, and she can't say it a second time." ”

Su Shi Pa Ziyang was tall, and said, "Who said that women can be the same as men." Women are nosy by nature, even if it's not their own business, there is an unmarried man and woman who have to take a few more looks, and they can't wait to match one for him immediately, besides, her son has a fief outside, and he has been favored for many years. She has been lonely in the palace for many years, and when I went back last time, I heard that she was the best at protecting the media......"

Song Anrong sighed and said, "Okay, it's all up to you." ”

With that, he picked up his teacup and went to the study.

Seeing that he was like a piece of wood, Su Shi became more and more angry and didn't know what to do, and sighed and said, "That's it, I'll figure out a way for your sister's marriage." ”

When they arrived in the backyard, the three delicate flowers were all doing embroidery work in Zhenyi's house. Hearing that the Su family said that the sisters were going to Beijing, Zhenyuan looked happy and said with a smile: "That's how it should be, how wronged is she to leave Zhenshu at home alone?" ”

Zhenxiu snorted coldly: "Her rough and black appearance can make those ladies in the capital laugh for a few more days." ”

Among the sisters, Zhen Xiu looks the most ordinary, and she is the fattest, but fortunately, her skin is white enough, her feet are small enough, and her embroidery work is better than others, but she is naturally narrow and unforgiving.

Zhenshu came in with a cold Huai Sui'er for them, and when Zhenxiu heard this, she immediately took away a pair of chopsticks and said, "What's wrong with my black skin?" I serve tea and water for you all day long, even the spittoon is poured by me, and the kang is burned by me, what's so funny? If you leave me, you must cry one by one and grab the ground. If you think I'm dark, don't eat my stuff. ”

Zhenxiu sneered and was silent, took advantage of Zhenshu's unpreparedness, grabbed a pair of chopsticks and ate one chopsticks first, took two bites and spat on the plate, wiped his mouth and said, "What a broken thing, there is sand in it." ”

Zhenyi also threw chopsticks and said, "Mother, look at the third sister...... Oh fourth sister, she ......"

Zhenyuan couldn't stand such a good temperament, so she put down the chopsticks and said, "Zhenxiu, if you don't eat, just put down the chopsticks and spit on the plate." Where did you learn your boudoir? ”

Zhenxiu said: "What kind of boudoir is you talking about in this poor country? If you really have a boudoir, you should eat bird's nest and drink white fungus soup, who will eat these mountain and wild vegetables? ”

Su himself has been in the room for half a year, he has never seen a mouthful of green vegetables, and he was about to taste it, when he saw Zhenxiu like this, he reached out and slapped her on the head and said: "How can there be a prickly head like you in the daughter I gave birth to, not to mention the ugliness, and the temper is bad." The heart is like a small needle, and even his sisters are not spared. ”

Zhenxiu fled to the door in a few steps, covered her head and said, "Am I ugly there?" It's just that you don't open your eyes. When I get to the capital, I will marry a good door, so that you can all look at it, and make you regret that you underestimated me today. ”

Su Shi was helpless and sighed: "That's it, she is actually a firewood bone." ”

She spat it into the plate, how can others get down. Zhenshu took the plate and said to Su Shi: "I don't want to live in the same room with Zhenxiu anymore, she even wants me to serve a spittoon, and I don't sleep in the middle of the night, I don't know what to poke in bed, and I can't sleep well every night." ”

Su Shi smacked and said, "That's all there is to make room for you?" ”

Zhenshu said: "She can sleep with Zhenyi." ”

Zhenyi glanced at Zhenshu and said, "I don't want her." ”

Zhenyuan also interjected: "I don't want to sleep with her, I quarrel with her all day long, who can stand it?" ”

Zhenshu threw the plate and said, "You are all unwilling, am I willing?" ”

Zhenyi hid in Su's arms and said with a smile: "Who told you not to bind your feet, and you don't like to do embroidery work, you deserve it." ”

Zhenshu endured his anger and said: "I don't bind my feet, I don't like to do embroidery, and I don't want to sleep with Zhenxiu, is there anything to do with this?" ”

Seeing that a few girls were about to quarrel again, Su Shi stopped in a loud voice: "The daughters of other people's families laugh and laugh all day long and don't know how close they are, and you will quarrel when you meet." ”

She pointed to Zhenshu and said, "There are so many beds at home, how long can you suffer?" This will give me some courage when I go to the capital, and when your eldest sister says that a good family is married, I will discuss it with that Tong Xiucai again, and then I will marry you to his family, and have your own home, how do you want to sleep is not up to you? ”

Zhenshu was about to refute, so he heard Su Shi say again: "If Zhenxiu looks like this again, I won't take her this time." You guys bring me all your boudoirs. Although we are divided into this poor country, you are all the ladies in the Song Gongzheng Mansion in the capital, and you can't lose your money. When you get to the capital, you must fight for me to save face, so that I can marry you all one by one. ”

Hearing this, Zhen Yuan frowned, Zhen Shu sighed, Zhen Yi snuggled in Su Shi's arms, stroked a piece of handkerchief and said: "When I grow up, I must marry a suave and heroic prince, Hou Ye can also do it, and then you can visit the silk village every day and play gold and silver jewelry......"

Zhenshu reminded: "Anyone who can be crowned a king and a marquis, I'm afraid they are all old men who are older than their fathers." ”

Zhen Yi glared at Zhen Shu and said, "Who said that?" There must be that kind of sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy prince......"

Zhenshu and Zhenyuan saw that she was in a young grade, and they also had such a dream, they both laughed and shook their heads, and no longer paid attention to her.

When she returned to her room at night, Zhenxiu took a spittoon for the first time and made a bed quilt for Zhenshu. When Zhenshu went to bed to read, she didn't come to turn off the lights.

"I'm sorry today." Jung-su said suddenly.

Zhenshu was still angry, and buried his head in the book and refused to pay attention to her.

"My mother pinned her hopes on the eldest sister, hoping that she would marry into a wealthy family, and from now on marry me and Zhenyi into a good family, it is really naΓ―ve." Jung-su said again.

Zhenshu closed the book and said, "That's what you mean?" ”

Zhenxiu said coldly: "Marriage depends on each other's status, wealth, dowry, and good looks, of course, you can have some advantages, but that accounts for too little, now men love Jinlian more, and a good pair of feet is better than good looks." Besides, the eldest sister has a weak and sentimental personality, not to mention getting along with others, she doesn't even have the ability to communicate, how can she find a good family? ”

Zhenshu wanted to hear what she had to say, so he said, "So? ”

Zhenxiu said: "Mother cut a lot of fine satin cloth for the eldest sister and Zhenyi to make clothes, and bought a lot of jewelry, only two clothes and a few simple hairpin rings for me, she wanted to go to Beijing this time to push the eldest sister out, but she didn't think about me." ”

Zhenshu said: "You have fair skin and face like a full moon, and you can only show your temperament when you wear plain materials, and you are dressed in a flower pot, but it is not good-looking." ”

Zhenxiu glanced at Zhenshu coldly and said, "Don't think I'll believe you. In terms of communication and eloquence, I am no worse than the eldest sister to go there, and besides, I am now in the grade where I can talk about family affairs, if you push me out together, I will bring you when I find a good one......"

Zhenshu interrupted her, "I don't need you to worry about it. ”

Zhenxiu laughed twice and said, "Do you think Tong Qisheng must be yours?" It's naΓ―ve. ”

Zhenshu asked, "What do you mean by that?" ”

Zhenxiu said: "Next year's big exam, he must enter the Beijing big exam." When you see some celebrities and ladies in the capital, do you think he will still look down on you in Caijia Temple? ”

Zhenshu made her speechless, and she recalled that the conversation with Tong Qisheng by the Wei River today was also unpleasant, and she didn't know what he was thinking. After a while, I listened to Zhenxiu's words again: "Besides, you read too many idle books, and you usually always have a picture of women not losing to men. He was taught by his grandfather since he was a child, and what he learned was Zhu Cheng's science, how can you talk about it? What he likes must also be a gentle, virtuous and obedient woman, and you are not gentle, and you have read a lot of idle books and read wild thoughts, when the two of you become relatives, he not only can't get your comfort, but also has to coax your careful thoughts all day long, and he can stand you for a long time? ”

I have to say that Jeong-su was right in his analysis.

Zhenxiu saw that Zhenshu called herself moved, so she said again: "In the future, you will serve me well, and don't always go to my mother to say bad things about me, and when I enter Beijing, I will definitely be able to find a good family, and I will not forget to carry you when the time comes." ”

Zhenshu listened to her again, and suddenly reacted, glared at her, and said, "Little hairy girl, you are two years younger than me, but you have taught me a lesson." ”