Chapter 73: Must Be Together
"I'm not going."
After crying to his heart's content, Nian Fu, who had calmed down, had red and swollen eyes, and refused Ouyang Kang's invitation with a dumb voice. And then, by the way, rubbed tears on him.
There was already a large piece of wet on his shoulder, and Ouyang Dashao, who could boil salt, took a step forward regardless of his image, and stubbornly refused to give up, "If you don't go back with me, where else can you go?" Don't be obedient. β
But Nianfu stubbornly squinted at him, "That's your home, not mine, why should I go back with you?" Why do you care about me? β
"It's up to meβ" Ouyang Kang paused suddenly, the words swirled on the tip of his tongue, and then said solemnly, "It's up to your mother and your grandfather to entrust you to me." You probably haven't forgotten, what did they say when they left? They asked me to take good care of you, and they told you to listen to me! β
"Where?" The former sentence is true, but why hasn't she heard the latter sentence?
"Anyway, it means the same." Ouyang Dashao couldn't deceive him, so he simply became rude and willful, "Anyway, I promised them to take good care of you, so you have to be with me." When I return you to them in good manner, I don't care if you want to go to heaven and sea, but now, you must be with me. β
"I don't want it." Nian Fu glanced at Ouyang Zhuang and deliberately said in a loud voice, "I have offended all the people in your family, isn't it boring to go back now?" At that time, you won't be able to protect me, and when the door closes, what should I do if I suffer a loss? β
Ouyang Kang pointed at her tremblingly, so angry that he couldn't speak. Dead girl, didn't promise Aunt Lan. Don't you tear down his platform outside? How is it now!
Ouyang Zhuang coughed and stepped forward. "Sister Mu, although you had a little misunderstanding with our family before. But that's all in the past. Now that my brother is inviting you home, you are a guest at my house. Treat guests, please believe that the Ouyang family still has the etiquette. If you still have any concerns, why don't you go back with us, and live in my yard like my eldest brother. You eat whatever I eat, and if anyone dares to offend you, tell me immediately. I'll reason for you, so it should be okay, right? β
Ouyang Dashao's eyes flashed, he originally wanted to say that men and women are guarding against something, but thinking of this girl's temperament, he felt that it was more reassuring to put it under his nose.
Seeing that Nianfu was still hesitating, Ouyang Dashao made a decision for her, "It's decided, if you dare to run, I will tie you back." Don't make me angry! β
Seeing that his attitude was tough, not like a joke, Nianfu finally compromised, "Then you have to go to the water dragon team and say something." People kindly took me in for one night, and it was not good to leave without saying hello. β
Ouyang Zhuang smiled, "This is natural." If my sister is not at ease, she will go back with us now. Say goodbye and go again. β
On the way back, he also carefully prepared a few gifts out of his own pocket. Nian Fu glanced at the second young master again. I think this is not a hypocrite, but a barely improvised.
When saying goodbye, it happened that Gongsun Hong came back, and when he heard that Nianfu was still going back to Ouyang's house, he didn't say anything, only confessed, "If you drive people out again for the second time, you still come back, as long as I am here, I can always take care of you for a meal, just remember to bring enough silver." β
"Twenty taels for a meal, I didn't come back until my brain was in water!" Nianfu shook him with a big wink, threw down the gift and left.
What sent her out was the man's hearty smile.
Ouyang Zhuang is a man of action, as soon as he enters the house, he asks people to clear out his small courtyard, a room next to Ouyang Kang, and give it to Nianfu. As for him, without waiting for his mother to summon him, he went to the Tan family to talk back. At this time, Ouyang Jin also returned home from the yamen, and just happened to reply to the words.
"This girl must stay. Not for anything else, even if it is for a hundred years later, when we go back to the ancestral grave, we will be scolded by a few villagers, and we can't drive people away. β
In a word, all the dissatisfaction of Ouyang Jin and the Tan family was blocked.
Barely swallowing this unhappiness, Ouyang Jin thought that he didn't need to meet anyway, so he quickly changed the topic, "Just stay, I don't care about this pair of chopsticks." Seriously, it's your future competition, are you ready? β
Ouyang Zhuang said, "The work is not on this day and a half. I would like to ask my father, do you really want me to take the test? β
"That's not?" Tan was anxious, and couldn't help but speak, "You want to entertain that ...... Your brother, the family also did the same, don't you even want to let this? β
Looking at Ouyang Jin again, she added a few more words, "The name has been reported, how can you change it casually?" When the time comes, don't let people have ready-made gossip about your father? Besides, the eldest young master has just come from the countryside, how many books he has read, and how his knowledge is, no one knows what he does. Besides, his body is not good, he is sick and crooked, how can he get out of the examination room? You just have the heart to give in, but if you let him go, it will be a waste of this opportunity, and it is not our family who suffers? β
Sure enough, the latter words still moved Ouyang Jin even more. He straightened up and said, "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, otherwise if you want to recommend it, what year will it have to wait for?" Although the saint is now taking refuge in Xishan for the summer and is not in the capital, your test papers will be sent to the imperial review. You have been preparing for so long, in case you are lucky, it is also the glory of the whole family. Needless to say, the matter is settled. The outside said that your brother was sick, so he didn't report his name. β
Tan Shi was sure in his heart, and immediately took over the words, "What the master said is very true. Zhuang'er, go back and rest, nourish your spirits, and prepare for the exam. β
drove her son away, and she sounded again, "By the way, sir, who is the invigilator this time, do you want to work in advance?" β
"You don't have to think about it." Ouyang Jin picked up the iced sour plum soup on the table, took a big sip before raising his eyebrows a little proudly, "The news just came out, it's Ping Guogong." β
Tan's eyes lit up, and he was obviously happy, "This is not ......"
Ouyang Jin stopped her with a look, "That's why we don't want to do anything." At such a juncture, how many pairs of eyes are staring there, and you still want to move your hands and feet, aren't you looking for trouble? β
"In the end, it is the master, and knowledge is clever." Tan praised a few words and said with a smile. "The Holy Lord handed over such an important matter to Duke Ping, and it seems that he still trusts Grandpa Guo very much."
"The Sacred Heart shall not be foolish." Ouyang Jin pretended to reprimand first. I couldn't help but gossip, "It's a good thing to hand over such an important matter to anyone." But it's not a good thing. β
"Oh, what do you mean by that?" Tan had already guessed most of them in his heart, but he still had to ask perfunctory questions on his face.
Ouyang Jin said teasingly, "Whoever is handed over to such an important matter is the trust in whom." can also prove that that person is by no means at the core of the government, the so-called not in his position, not seeking his own government, is because the emperor is assured that he will not be biased. β
Tan deliberately pretended to be stupid. "Master, why do I get more confused the more I listen to it?"
Ouyang Jin was even more proud, "You don't need to understand, the good student will give Zhuang Er some good things to prepare for the exam and send him to the examination room." You should also prepare the gifts for the Mid-Autumn Festival, that is the most important thing. It's a relative, so it's not wrong to send it in advance. β
Listening to his mysterious instructions in deliberately lowering his voice, Tan rolled his eyes in his heart and agreed.
I wanted to send him away. personally went to the kitchen to take care of his son's diet, and suddenly Ouyang Jin said again, "Then little Juxian, don't forget to ask for it, Lord Lu mentioned it again today." β
A play. Do you want her to invite it in person? Isn't that the end of your next post? Tan Shi knew that this was Ouyang Jin's intention to ask her to pay, but thinking about his son's exam quota this time, he had to accept it. I went to the kitchen.
I want to stew chicken for my son for a while, and I want to stew duck for my son for a while. I can't wait to pile up all the good things in the world in front of him. And the weather is so hot, you must prepare more ice cubes. Prepare a few more cold drinks for my son.
Ouyang Zhuang is honest, whatever the kitchen prepares for him, he will send a copy to Nianfu. It's cheap for her, she ate two good meals, and people recovered.
The day flies by, and in the blink of an eye it is seventeen, and as the exam approaches, the atmosphere at home becomes more and more tense.
In the afternoon of this day, when it was almost time for dinner, I suddenly saw a basket of crabs brought in, all of them were half a catty in size, very fresh and lively.
Before anyone could speak, they saw Tan's eyes glowing with a smile, "This must be my sister Zhilu Dao Zhuang'er loves to eat crabs, so she specially sent someone to try it, but it's not?" β
"Isn't it? Madame is really clever, and she guesses correctly. β
"Why don't you hurry up and steam it? I'll send it to the eldest young master in a moment! β
Tan finished his habitual order, but when she saw that people's faces were a little strange, she suddenly came to her senses and smiled a little coldly, "Such a good thing, of course, you can't forget the eldest young master." There is also the iced sour plum soup, which will also be sent over there. β
Look at how you eat sick seedlings!
Sick seedlings can't be eaten, but there is one around the sick seedlings who can eat them.
Looking at the crabs sent for dinner, as well as the cold and heart-warming sour plum soup, Nianfu took a look and leaned into Ouyang Kang's ear, "Your brother is about to get sick, do you want to see him laugh?" β
What do you mean? Ouyang Dashao raised it for a day, and he was also a little more energetic, and when he heard this, he raised his eyebrows, could it be that this girl wanted to do bad things?
But seeing Nianfu smiled, he pointed to the crab and the cold drink, "If you eat these two things together, you will definitely have diarrhea." β
Poor Ouyang Dashao country children, crabs eat less, ice cubes are even rarer, a little puzzled, "Really fake?" β
Nianfu raised his eyebrows, "If you don't believe it, just wait and see." β
But when she sat down and started to nibble on crabs, Ouyang Dashao's eyes flashed, and he couldn't think about it over and over again, and suddenly said, "If you want to say it, you can say it, and no one will stop you." β
Nianfu held a crab leg in his mouth, tilted his head and asked with a smile, "Why are you so kind?" β
Ouyang Kang turned his face away, his pointed chin raised high, "Victory is not martial, and a gentleman is not ashamed!" β
If you have a good heart, just say it directly, but you have to be so awkward! Forget it, Nianfu clapped his hands, for the sake of eating well in the past few days, he decided to remind him kindly. But I didn't expect to say a word in the past, and there was a housekeeper's mother to stop me.
Seeing that someone stopped him, then Nianfu stopped running, "Tell your second young master, don't drink cold drinks after eating crabs, you will have diarrhea." β
But this Feng's mother had eaten deflated in front of Ouyang Kang, where could she believe the words of a little girl from the countryside? Pi smiled and said, "Then thank you." If you don't have anything to do, let's go back to the house and rest, don't come to harass our second young master to work hard, even if it's good. β
"The dog bites Lu Dongbin." Nian Fu knew that she didn't believe it, so he snorted coldly and went back to the house.
Anyway, the word has arrived, love believe it or not. Ouyang Kang also meant the same thing, but when he took the chicken soup and rice handed by Nianfu, he was depressed, "You eat crabs, just let me eat this?" "I didn't even have a piece of meat, so I gave some greens.
"Fool, this is for your good." Nianfu stuffed the chopsticks into his hand, and picked up a big duck leg with osmanthus salt water and gnawed on it, "You are not all right, you eat big fish and meat and don't digest it, but it's not good." It stands to reason that you should be given porridge right now, and a little chicken soup would be good. Don't be in a hurry to swallow it all at once, chew it slowly so that it can be digested easily. β
"I don't know if it's true or not." Ouyang Da Shaozhong muttered, and slowly counted the grains of rice in resignation.
As for the iced sour plum soup, I generously rewarded the maid Aqi who was waiting on the side.
In the evening, Tan suddenly received an urgent report.
Her son has diarrhea. (To be continued......)