Yue Yao stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the distant sky.

Yueyao had to watch from the bow of the boat for most of the day every day, which made Xiang Wei wonder very much, what is there to see in this place except water? But Yueyao can watch it for more than half a month.

Xiang Wei looked at Xiao Tuanzi and said, "You go and call her back." ”

As soon as Xiao Tuanzi walked in, he heard Yue Yao read in a low voice: "Jiangnan is good, and the scenery is old." The sunrise river flowers are red, and the spring river is as green as blue. Can you not remember Jiangnan? ”

Xiao Tuanzi asked, "Auntie, I heard Aunt Bai Yi say that you grew up in Jiangnan when you were young, is this true?" "Master Niu is also a literati, not only reciting poems, but also often writing poems, so Xiao Tuanzi has long been used to it.

Yue Yao looked up at the blue sky: "Well, it's true!" When my father was an official in Hangzhou, I grew up here, and so many years have passed. ”

Xiang Wei's ears are good, and when she heard Yueyao reciting poetry, every time she heard Yueyao reciting poetry, her teeth were sore: "The wind in Jiangnan is so strong, I can catch a cold when I blow, and I should go back to the room after standing for half a day." ”

Yue Yao led the little group back to the cabin, saw the two plates of fruit on the table, and said with a smile: "With you, everyone has a lot to eat." As long as she was close to the dock, Xiang Wei would buy a lot of all kinds of food, but if she let them enjoy it, Yueyao would naturally benefit.

Xiang Wei said with a smile: "We will dock in three days, and you will go to Suzhou for as long as you plan to stay in Hangzhou." ”

Yue Yao shook her head and said: "I can't say for sure, but if my estimate is good, Mingzhu should come to Hangzhou soon to pick up Xiaotuanzi, and then let Kexin and Brother Sheng go to Suzhou with Mingzhu." "Yueyao heard that Niu Yanghui found a good gentleman for his son, and just let Brother Sheng study with him.

Xiang Wei has long been indifferent to Yueyao, a mother: "It's really pitiful to meet parents and children like you and An Zhichen, it's better to be an orphan, but don't have so many ideas!"

Xiang Yao didn't know what Xiang Wei thought: "There is always no one to speak, can you talk nonsense?" What do you mean by being an orphan?" Orphans can have such a good life.

Xiang Wei cut off: "Isn't it?" How can a child with a father and a mother send someone to the fence?" Xiang Wei almost said that Yueyao would give birth or not.

Yueyao was speechless: "Orphans have no support, they have to rely on others to survive, do Kexin and Brother Sheng have no support?" I just asked them to go to Mingzhu to live for a while, and it wasn't that they didn't stay, and they didn't leave, anyway, this is not your place, why do you talk so much?" Yueyao found that Xiang Wei was becoming more and more nagging and becoming more and more mother-in-law.

Xiang Wei glanced at Yueyao: "Everyone else's nurse is better than your mother, don't blame me for not reminding you, you are so careful with the child that the child will not be close to you in the future." ”

Yue Yao laughed when she heard this: "I worked hard to pull them to grow up, and they still don't kiss me?" Who are you going to kiss?" Seeing that Xiang Wei still wanted to speak, Yueyao shook her hand and said, "Don't talk about these things, since we are about to get to the dock, we should also clean up." The child was born in October when she was pregnant, and she has been teaching with all her heart and soul all these years, and she asked herself that this mother has done her best.

Xiang Wei muttered: "I see you like this, don't regenerate in the future." "Yue Yao is much more likely to be affected in the future, these three boys have tossed her a lot in the past few years, and the most annoying thing is that as long as the three boys cause trouble, Yue Yao will blame her, making her depressed.

Yue Yao smiled: "Don't worry, it won't be regenerated." "Yueyao really doesn't want to have another child, she has to raise a child after giving birth, and it's too hard to raise a child.

Xiang Weicai didn't believe it, whether she was born or not in this life, and it wasn't Yueyao who said it alone.

The rain in the south of the Yangtze River is like fog and smoke, gradually draining, ethereal, lingering, and the river rises with a faint water vapor, curling Nana, like a fairyland.

Xiang Wei looked at Yue Yao on the side and said, "The rain in the south of the Yangtze River is really different from the one in the city. ”

Yue Yao smiled lightly: "I told you a long time ago, the rain in the south of the Yangtze River is different from that in the capital. ”

As soon as Xiang Wei wanted to speak, he heard a distant bell, and Xiang Wei looked in the direction of the bell, and saw a big mountain in the distance, and an ancient temple was located halfway up the mountain, muttering to Wei. "Why are there so many temples along the way?"

Yue Yao said with a smile: "There is a sentence in the "Jiangnan Spring" written by the great poet Du Mu of the Tang Dynasty: 'Four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasty. There were 480 temples in the Tang Dynasty, and if you think about how many temples there are in Jiangnan now. "In Jiangnan, not only is the literary style prosperous, but the incense of this temple is also very prosperous.

Xiang Wei said angrily: "What Du Mu Du Fu, I don't know, you don't tell me about these people." Yueyao often comes up with a name, these people are all historical celebrities, either great poets or great painters, and these people not only have names and words, but also aliases, and some aliases have several, which gives her a headache.

Xiao Tuanzi's eyes widened.

Fei Ge'er explained: "Auntie, although Du Fu and Du Mu are both great poets of the Tang Dynasty, the two of them are close to each other, and Du Fu is a 'poet saint' on the same level as Li Bai, aunt, you must not get confused in the future."

Yue Yao snorted, laughed, and saw that Xiang Wei's face was not good-looking, and said, "You don't listen to you when you read more books on weekdays, and now even children laugh at you." ”

Xiang Wei looked at Fei Ge'er gloomily and said, "Are you laughing at me?"

Fei Ge'er shivered, and shook his head like a drum: "No, absolutely not." "It's terrifying for my mother to be angry, and it's terrifying for Aunt Wei to be angry.

A few days later, we finally arrived at our destination.

As soon as the boat docked, I heard the guards outside come in and say, "Madam, there is a person named Gu Zhe outside, he claims to be Madame's nephew, and he wants to see Madame." ”

Gu Zhe came in and saluted Yueyao, and said with a smile: "Grandfather was so happy these days when he heard that his aunt was coming, he sent me to wait for my aunt at the dock half a month ago." ”

Yueyao has also missed her teacher over the years: "It's been a few years since I said goodbye to the capital, and the teacher is still in good health now?"

Gu Zhe shook his head, he was getting old, but his temperament was becoming more and more stubborn, Yue Yao asked people to lead Xiao Tuanzi and Kexin and other five people to come over to greet Gu Zhe.

Gu Zhe knew that Yueyao had given birth to four children, three girls and one boy, and now when he saw five children, he was stunned.

Yue Yao smiled and pointed to Xiao Tuanzi and said, "This is Yingrui, my sister's son, and now my sister and brother-in-law have been serving in Suzhou for three years, and I came to Hangzhou to take him to see his father and mother by the way." ”

Gu Zhe asked hesitantly, "Aunt is talking about Lord Niu of Suzhou Prefect?" The one who can make Yueyao call her sister, and the one who serves in Suzhou, is also the wife of the prefect Niu.

Yue Yao smiled and nodded: "Well, it's them." ”

Yueyao brought a lot of people this time, but she didn't bring many things, except for the gifts she was going to give, she brought some daily changes of clothes, and she didn't bring anything else, according to Yueyao, you can buy the bad things when the time comes.

Yueyao followed Xiang Wei, and Kexin had a carriage, Xiang Wei didn't care about Kexin in the carriage, and said, "Do you remember what I told you a few days ago?" Xiang Wei is talking about the Gu family.

Yue Yao nodded and said, "I remember everything, but I can't deal with the Gu family, so I don't have to think about it." "The Gu family also belongs to a famous family in Hangzhou, there are thousands of clansmen, and the ancestors of the Gu family have also produced a lot of big officials, who were once extremely glorious, but now the Gu family is already going downhill, of course, these are all said by Xiang Wei, Xiang Wei's standard is that the Gu family now has thousands of clansmen, but there are only six people, and the highest official position is only four grades, and few of the children below can read, and Gu Jianzhang's room belongs to the seventh room in the Gu family, the seventh old lady of the Gu family passed away five years ago, and now the parents are still there, the parents are here, and they are not separated. So the seventh house has not been separated yet, and Mr. Yushan did not live with his daughter, but bought a house by the lake by himself.

Xiang Wei chuckled: "When Mr. Yushan came to Hangzhou to care for the elderly, Old Lady Gu promised to let Gu Jianzhang take care of Mr. Yushan with Dong Yu, and when Old Lady Gu passed away, the seventh wife of the Gu family asked Gu Jianzhang to move back to the Gu family in the name of filial piety, and still hasn't let Gu Jianzhang move out, you all know this." ”

Yueyao naturally knew that she felt particularly aggrieved for this, and wrote a letter to ask the teacher to return to the capital, but unfortunately the teacher rejected her.

Xiang Wei glanced at Yue Yao, and seeing that Yue Yao's expression was quite normal, she continued: "The eldest lady of the Dong family has always asked Mr. Yushan to take a child under his name, so as to continue the incense of Mr. Yushan's lineage. ”

Yueyao nodded, she also knew about this, but the teacher refused at that time.

Xiang Wei laughed at Yueyao's stupidity: "Some time ago, the eldest lady of the Dong family brought up this matter again, and even the candidates were chosen, Mr. Yushan did not refuse again this time, but Mr. Yushan's health has not been very good, and it is not suitable to travel long distances, otherwise, that person may have been led into the door." "My brother is still working hard for himself at such an age, and Mr. Yushan can't refuse.

Yue Yao felt that the succession was right, and now looking at the Gu family's style, it is more appropriate to pass the step-child in the name, but listening to Xiang Wei's words, this matter is obviously inappropriate.

Xiang Wei raised a smile at the corner of his mouth, and said mockingly: "You don't know, when Mr. Yushan married his daughter to Gu Jianzhang, the seventh old lady of the Gu family promised Mr. Yushan that the second son born by Mr. Yushan Dong Yu would be passed on to Mr. Yushan in the future, and Dong Yu did give birth to two sons, Gu Zhe is the eldest son, and the eldest son must not be able to succeed, but the second son Gu Li has been smart since he was a child, and he is also a good material for reading, and it is even more coincidental that among the twelve heirs of the Gu family, Gu Li is the smartest, and he is also the most proficient in reading, and for this reason, The matter of succession has not been decided for a long time. ”

Yue Yao now understands a little: "Now that the teacher is going to succeed the Dong family, what are the moths coming out of the Gu family?"

Xiang Wei nodded and said, "After Mrs. Seventh learned the news, she wanted to pass Gu Li to Mr. Yushan, but unfortunately this proposal was rejected by Mr. Yushan." ”

Yue Yao is not surprised, the teacher is a person who re-promises, since he has promised the Dong family, he will definitely not go back on his word, Yue Yao is a little confused, she is unwilling for a while, and she is willing to be willing for a while, funny!

Xiang Wei said his guess: "Gu Li is indeed very good at reading, he won Xiucai at the age of ten, and he was admitted to Juren at the age of thirteen, but unfortunately now he has not been admitted to the Jinshi three times, and he has failed to take the test three times, Gu Li has lost confidence and is unwilling to take the test again, I think the people of the Gu family can't see hope, so they don't care if Gu Li goes out." "There aren't many people in the Gu family, but it's not uncommon.

Yue Yao scoffed: "The Gu family only has interests left now, how can it not be defeated." "If you go back on your word, everything is based on interests, and if you lose the foundation of a scholar, such a family will definitely fall!

Xiang Wei smiled.

Yue Yao felt that this might be good news for her: "If this is the case, it is also good for the teacher to return to the capital." ”

Xiang Wei told Yue Yao these things to remind Yue Yao not to get involved in the fight between the Gu family and the Dong family, it is difficult for Qing officials to decide family affairs, and it will be very troublesome to get involved in other people's housework: "I don't know, but you have to be careful, don't worry about this matter." Xiang Wei knew that Yueyao was the most soft-hearted, and if she was moved by the time, it would be really troublesome at that time.

Yue Yao smiled: "I only live in Hangzhou for a short time, how can I interfere in this kind of thing." "She's not so incomprehensible.

Xiang Wei said with a smile: "Speaking of which, it's also strange that Dong Yu is too docile, if her attitude is tough, it won't cause today's consequences." "If it weren't for the appointment of the family back then, how could Mr. Yushan go to Jiangnan to retire, and why should he go back to the Dong family's old house to care for the elderly, there were so many troubles, and the father and daughter were suspicious.

Kexin lifted the curtain, looked outside, looked at it for a while, turned to Yueyao and said, "Mother, it's so beautiful here, and this lake is also beautiful." ”

Surrounded by green shade along the lake area, the mountains are green onions, the smoke willows of the painted bridge, the cloud tree cage veil, between the mountains, the forest and spring are beautiful, the stream is deep, the scenery here is many times more beautiful than that of the Jingning Hou Mansion.

Yue Yao said happily: "This is West Lake. In order to surprise her daughter, Yueyao didn't tell her that Mr. Yushan lived by the West Lake, and removed the bad things at home, just saying that the place where Mr. Yushan lived was definitely a good place.

Kexin exclaimed: "This is the West Lake? Sure enough, it lives up to its name. After saying this, Kexin turned to Yueyao and said, "Mother, such a beautiful scene, you must draw it!"

After getting Yueyao's promise, Kexin said happily: "Mother, when the time comes, I will hang the painting in my room and look at it every day." ”

The three brothers were not very interested in this beautiful scenery, they were only interested in food now, because they were hungry.

Yue Yao smiled: "Don't worry, there will be food soon." ”

The house where Mr. Yushan lives is relatively large, it is a five-entry house, and the house is very exquisitely furnished, but Yueyao feels a little deserted when she walks in.

As soon as she entered the courtyard, Yue Yao smelled the strong smell of Chinese medicine, Yue Yao turned to look at Gu Zhe and said, "Isn't the teacher's illness cured?"

Gu Zhe smiled bitterly: "My grandfather accidentally caught a cold last month and contracted a cold, and he took medicine to reduce his fever, but he always coughed. ”

Yue Yao looked at the person who came out of the house, and was stunned for a while, she hadn't seen her for ten years, and the teacher not only had gray hair and beard, but also wrinkles on her face.

Before Mr. Yushan could speak, he coughed again.

Yue Yao hurriedly stepped forward, helped Mr. Yushan and said, "Teacher, let's go in first!" Looking at the teacher's appearance, Yueyao's eyes were a little moist.

Mr. Yushan smiled and said, "It's okay, it's an old problem." After saying that, Mr. Yushan beckoned a few children into the house.

When it was his turn to introduce him, he immediately threw himself down to Mr. Yushan's side, hugged Mr. Yushan's arm and said: "Master, my name is An Xu, the rising sun is Xu, the third child in the family, Master, my mother misses you, and I talk about you at home every day!"

Mr. Yushan is a little behind his ears now, Brother Xu'er's loud voice is just right for his appetite, and he patted Brother Xu's arm with a smile and said, "Your mother misses me, do you miss me?"

Brother Xu continued to exert his strength in a loud voice: "Yes, I have always wanted to follow my mother to see my master!" It's just that my mother has been very busy and can't come to visit my master. ”

With Brother Xu pretending to be an adult, the people in the room couldn't help laughing, and the atmosphere of the scene was very cheerful.

Gu Zhe looked at Brother Xu in surprise, this child is only so old, just like a human spirit, Gu Zhe couldn't help but think of his younger brother Gu Li, and his heart couldn't help but be gloomy.