Chapter Eighty-Seven: Don't Pass
In March, after the first spring rains, the weather becomes a little warmer.
In Cheng Jianniang's small study, Chen Danniang put down the pen in her hand.
She rubbed her nose, looked at Cheng Jianniang and Chen Shibanniang, who were still writing seriously, hesitated for a moment, and tiptoed out with her skirt.
The small yard still has the wet smell of spring mud, and the grass in the flower beds on the ground is covered with a layer of grass.
Chen Danniang took a deep breath.
"Nineteen Niang." The maidservant was sitting under the porch at the door of the house making socks, and when she saw her come out, she hurriedly got up, "Are you done?" ”
Chen Danniang walked over and sat down on another floor mat, looking at the yard and exhaling.
"I wrote one." She said, shaking her wrist, "I came here after I did my homework at home." ”
Talking about pouting is very aggrieved.
I can't play when I come, but I have to practice calligraphy, and I knew that I wouldn't come.
"Nineteen Niang is still young, just write one, and when you wait for a cup of tea, the lady and Eighteen Niang will be written, and I can play with you." The maidservant said, putting down the needle and thread, "Shall I bring some snacks to eat?" The lady made it by herself yesterday. ”
Chen Danniang clapped her hands and said yes, and watched the maid get up and bring the dishes from the house.
Yellow, white, black, square, round, diamond-shaped are scattered on several plates, soft and glutinous, sweet and pleasant.
"Wow." Chen Danniang said, stretched out her hand to take the silver spoon handed by the maidservant, and then didn't say much and ate happily.
By the time Chen Bainiang and Cheng Jianniang finished their practice, Chen Danniang had already eaten up the plate.
"Nineteen ladies, I can't eat it." The maidservant snatched the plate and said. "You can't eat a snack."
"Good sister. Let me eat another one. Chen Danniang pleaded with a spoon.
"Dan Niang. No rudeness. Chen Banniang said hurriedly.
"Sister, the dim sum made by Mrs. Cheng is very good." Chen Danniang pulled her eyes and said brightly.
"I know it." Chen Banniang said with a smile.
Mrs. Chen took Chen Danniang to meet Cheng Jianniang on the way, which has become a story that everyone in the family will mention when they talk about it, and the details during this period naturally did not miss Chen Danniang's red bean cake from others.
Although it is small, Chen Danniang's tutor will not make her gluttonous, and the Chen family is not a family that lacks food and clothing, since it is so unforgettable, it must be used to seeing uneaten and delicious.
Chen Banniang spoke. looked at the tray held by the maidservant on the side, and there were only two bamboo tubes left in the plate.
"It's a man." The maidservant saw her gaze and replied with a smile.
"Eun, it's delicious, there are dates and chestnuts in it." Chen Danniang said hurriedly.
Here, Cheng Jianniang put down the water bowl in her hand.
"The lady is going out?" The maidservant hurriedly threw away the snack and asked.
This is Cheng Jianniang's habit these days, every day after breakfast and Chen Shibanniang to learn words, and then go out to Yudaiqiao House, and come back after dinner.
When Chen Danniang heard this, she stopped dwelling on food and stood up.
"Sister Cheng. You go to my house and play. She said.
"Another day." Cheng Jianniang said.
"Then why don't I invite the lady out to play another day?" Chen Banniang said.
A few people walked out while talking.
"Now that March is warm, it is a good time to go green." Chen Banniang continued.
"Yes, yes. Sister Cheng, let's go out to play together. Chen Danniang pulled Cheng Jianniang's sleeve and tilted her head and said.
Cheng Jianniang nodded.
"Okay." She said.
Outside the second gate, the carriage of the Chen family had already rushed over, but the carriage of the Cheng family did not come.
"Lady, because the lady and the ladies are out today, ......," said a servant woman uneasily.
"A carriage is gone?" The maidservant raised her eyebrows and asked displeased.
"Only the maids sit," said the maid.
"That's mine." Chen Banniang hurriedly said, "I'll send you where you're going." ”
"Okay." Cheng Jianniang said, nodding slightly and thanking her.
It seems that spring has come in the blink of an eye, and the street market is full of sunshine, and there are more and more men passing by with hairpins.
"Lady, you can't get over the front, let's go another way."
The coachman said.
The maidservant who lifted the curtain to look at the street scene outside hurriedly looked ahead, and sure enough, she saw a crowd of people surging in front of her.
"Oops, I forgot." She said suddenly, looking back at Cheng Jiaoniang, "Lady, let's release the list today." ”
Cheng Jianniang also looked out.
"This hasn't reached the Guozijian yet, there are so many people?" Chen Banniang asked.
The handmaid smiled back.
"Mrs. Chen doesn't know what to do, someone will occupy a seat in the middle of the night, this street will be crowded, the show on the list is part of it, more to watch the excitement, and there are those waiting to catch their son-in-law." She hid her mouth and smiled.
Chen Bainiang only came to the capital this year, and she had heard of these customs, and it was the first time she had seen them.
She couldn't help but look out, and sure enough, she saw the crowd of people rushing down the street, and from time to time there were shouts of joy and occasional crying.
The maidservant jumped out of the carriage and looked left and right, and told the coachman where to go.
"Banqin is very familiar with the capital." Chen Banniang said, looking at the maid outside.
"She's lived here for years." Cheng Jianniang said.
"Hey, sister, have you lived here for many years?" Chen Danniang asked puzzled.
"Nope." Cheng Jianniang said, looking outside and staying.
Chen Bainiang stopped Chen Danniang, who was about to speak again, and looked at Cheng Jianniang's gaze, and saw that a young man was standing on Banqin's side amid the comings and goings.
"What a coincidence, I met again." Han Yuanchao said with a smile.
"Han Langjun, have you come to see the list?" The maidservant also said with a smile, with a little cordial and respectful expression.
The lady has spent so much thought for this Langjun, which shows that it must be very important to the lady.
Han Wonchao nodded.
"But three years later, we'll have to do it again." He laughed.
"Han Langjun, don't be discouraged." The handmaid comforted.
Han Wonchao nodded.
"Don't be discouraged, I'm not the kind of talent who is wise, how can I hit it at one time." He said with a smile.
Seeing that he was not too obviously depressed, the maidservant was relieved.
Han Wonchao's gaze looked at the carriage.
"I'm out with the ladies." The maidservant hurriedly said, hesitating for a moment. Seeing that there was no hint in the car that Cheng Jianniang wanted to see Han Langjun. Then there was no movement.
Han Wonchao stepped out of the way.
"I'm about to leave Beijing in a certain day. It's also fate to meet in Beijing, so don't do it here. He said, while giving a salute, "Please bring a salute to my sister and Lord Weng." ”
The maidservant was busy returning the gift.
Han Yuanchao nodded with a smile, turned around and walked away, and the companions who were waiting on the side hurriedly followed.
"Lang Jun." The maidservant hurriedly shouted.
Han Yuan stood a few steps away and turned around.
"When is Lang Jun leaving?" The maidservant couldn't help but ask.
"In three or five days." Han Yuanchao said, arched his hand, turned around and strode away.
"Hey. I don't know if the woman sitting in the car is the lady who plans to catch her son-in-law. The companion laughed.
Han Yuanchao looked back, and when he saw that the maid and the carriage were no longer visible when they turned into the alley, he shook his head and smiled.
I don't know if I laughed at my companion's words, or laughed at the misunderstanding when the maidservant girl came to the store.
"I don't have that to worry about anymore." He said, stretching out his hand to measure himself, "No one will catch a talent who falls off the list." ”
Everyone laughed, but this laugh was a little lonely.
"The carriage." One of the companions said suddenly, and stopped talking.
"How's the carriage?" The others looked at him and asked.
"It seems to be, Chen Shao and Chen Xianggong's family." The companion hesitated.
Chen Xianggong?
Everyone present looked surprised and couldn't help but look back. Naturally, the carriage was out of sight.
"Ah, yes. I also remembered, and I said how that emblem is a little familiar."
One voice after another rang out.
Everyone's eyes suddenly looked at Han Yuanchao again, and Han Yuanchao also looked surprised.
Chen?
"Yuan Dynasty, you almost became the son-in-law of Chen Xianggong's family...", a companion muttered.
Han Yuanchao came back to his senses and sighed.
"Hugh is nonsense!" He said, "Nothing at all! ”
The companions ignored it, and this little episode dispelled the depression in everyone's hearts, and they laughed and laughed.
On another street, a group of people also stopped, watching the crowd that was clearly surging in one direction.
"Further on, I went to the place where the Guozijian was, and there were people watching the list on the street, and it must have been blocked at this time, which is not easy to disperse." The two leaders whispered, turning their horses' heads.
A carriage of men and horses with a distinct guard of honor is clustered.
"King Jun, we can't go here from Guozijian, we have to take a detour." The two replied.
"Let's take a detour." The man in the car said.
The guards were ordered to turn the carriage and horses around before they could move forward, and the curtains of the carriage were lifted suddenly.
"Wait." Said the descriptive teenager.
Everyone was stunned and stopped moving.
The king of Jin'an looked aside, here is a stone bridge across the river, because today's list, the bustle of the whole capital has poured to the Guozijian, so the always lively bridgehead has been deserted.
A carriage stopped in front of a house at the head of the bridge, and three maidservants were helping two women and a girl out of the carriage.
Seeing one of the women, King Jin'an's eyes suddenly narrowed.
"Since you're here, come in and sit down." Cheng Jianniang turned her head and said.
It is extremely rare to get this woman's invitation, and Chen Bainiang and Chen Danniang naturally agreed.
Before the three of them could take a step, they could hear the sound of horses' hooves.
"Oh, whose carriage is in the way!" A man shouted in a gruff voice.
Because there were carriages in and out, and they didn't walk outside, the two women didn't cover their faces, and this shout made them subconsciously look up.
The women's descriptions are revealed in front of outsiders.
"Hey, can you walk?" The Chen family's family raised their eyebrows and shouted, pointing to the wide street, "How can anyone hit the car hard?" ”
The man on horseback snorted, squinting at the badge hanging from the cart.
"I can't get used to people like you." He muttered, patting the horse past.
"It's inexplicable!" The maidservant said, holding Cheng Jianniang, "Lady, let's go in." ”
Watching the women rush in, the carriage was also driven in, and the courtyard gate was closed.
King Jin'an retracted his gaze.
"The king of the county is the carriage of Chen Shao's family." One of the guards stepped forward and whispered.
"I know it." King Jin'an said, put down the curtain of the car, "Let's go." ”
The guards waved their hands, and the carriage and horses continued on their way.
Inside the shaking car, a smile appeared on the young man's face.
I know it.
Chen Su, Chen Ba Niang.
People who look so ugly are really hard to forget. (To be continued......)