Back at the villa, Dongfang Lin immediately ordered the kitchen to prepare a table of good dishes. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Oriental old man was full of joy, and the four of them raised their glasses and drank freely. Qiu Yinming's participation in the examination was unknown to no one except the old housekeeper, and the four agreed not to disclose it to anyone.

One morning, there was a slight snowfall, and in the blink of an eye, it cleared again, but it became more and more cold. In the afternoon, Dongfang Yan couldn't take a nap, stomped his cold feet, wore a leather jacket to the atrium, and saw his grandfather wrapped in warmth and sitting in the chair basking in the sun, and a pot of wine was warm on the small charcoal stove beside him. Dongfang Lin and Qiu Yinming were learning kung fu in the open space, so they asked someone to take a leather cushion and sit down next to their grandfather, poured a small glass of wine by themselves, and watched the two practice martial arts.

Qiu Yinming made an iron rod with eyebrows, dancing vigorously, while Dongfang Lin was wielding a big knife with a formula, although it was extremely incommensurate with her, he actually danced like a troublemaker, but his appearance was very strange. The two of them have their own tricks, and Dongfang Yan watched them with relish on the side. After dozens of rounds, both of them were sweating on their foreheads, and suddenly Dongfang Lin jumped out to the side, and the big knife hit the ground and said, "Brother Qiu, rest for a while." So he went and put the big knife back in its place. Qiu Yinming also put away his posture and wiped his sweat. Dongfang Yan poured two glasses of wine and handed them to the two. The old man said: "Lin'er, don't be reckless next time, do you know what you are like with a big knife?" I couldn't help but laugh after saying that. Dongfang Yan smiled when he thought about it, Qiu Yinming wanted to laugh but endured it. Dongfang Lin blushed and said, "Don't laugh, I'm not good at this kind of big weapon." I'm sure you'll look the other way next time. ”

While they were talking and laughing, a family member ran in from outside and shouted, "The master is here!" It's almost to the door! The four of them were stunned, and the old man frowned and said, "When can't he come." This is the time of the year. Dongfang Lin took a sip of wine and hurriedly said, "Okay." I have to go. Hurriedly picked up the long jacket and said to the three people: "Just say I'm sleeping." As soon as he took a step, he said to Qiu Yinming: "Brother Qiu, don't say that I invited you here." I said I met my brother. Then he turned and hurried away, but he slapped his forehead and ran back and took a wine glass. The old man said: "Don't panic, there is a grandfather." Dongfang Lin smiled and slipped away. Qiu Yinming was very puzzled, turned his head to look at Dongfang Yan, Dongfang Yan said: "My father is very orthodox. Qiu Yinming suddenly understood, why the three of them always lived in the villa. At this moment, a gorgeously dressed middle-aged man walked inside with two very imposing retinues. Dongfang Yan stood up and stood behind his grandfather, Qiu Yinming put on his robe, stood with his hands down, and saw that the man looked at him a few times quietly.

The middle-aged man stepped down a few steps, stepped forward and saluted the old man, "Father is on top, please forgive the child for coming rashly." Qiu Yinming looked at the master of the Dongfang family, this person was in his forties, medium build, straight nose and square face, royal blue brocade robe, black coat, and a family arrogance in his demeanor. The old man said, "I don't care when you come." What's the matter? The middle-aged man said: "First, I came to visit your old man's home, and second, the New Year is approaching, do you send someone to pick up my father and two children to live in two days?" The old man lowered his eyelids and said, "Do whatever you say." The middle-aged man smiled: "Then it's decided." He turned his head to look at Qiu Yinming and said, "Father, may I ask ...... this son?" ”

"Oh, he is a new friend of Yan'er, he came to Beijing from Yazhou to take the exam, both civil and military, and Yan'er can talk very well, I asked him to accompany Yan'er into Beijing together." The old man finished speaking slowly, raised his head and smiled at Qiu Yinming. Qiu Yinming cast a grateful gaze, and hurriedly stepped forward to bow deeply to the Dongfang Master and said, "Qiu Yinming, who is late, ask the Dongfang Master how he is well." The middle-aged man said: "Fortunately." Gongzi came from Yazhou, the journey was tiring, and he repaired at my house in the New Year, and I asked Yan'er to accompany you around the famous places in Nanjing. Qiu Yinming nodded and said, "Thank you for your kindness." At this time, the old man said, "Yan'er, you take Gongzi Qiu first, and I'll talk to your father." Dongfang Yan smiled: "Okay, the child will leave first." So Tong Qiu Yinming walked in quickly.

After the old man Dongfang left, Dongfang Lin Fang came out of the room. Qiu Yinming finally learned about some of the inside affairs of the Oriental family. The Oriental family was a famous family in Jinling during the Yuan Dynasty. Later, in the troubled times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, he spent a huge amount of money to fund the armies of Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, and some of his family members also participated in many battles. So far, he has a wide range of connections, which is very different from ordinary merchant families. Qiu Yinming also learned that Dongfang Lin was not the daughter of his son. Her mother was the eldest girl of the Dongfang family, surnamed Lin, who died when she was very young. And the lady took her for her daughter. But after all, she is not biological, so the discipline is looser, so she has the opportunity to play in the dart game since she was a child. At that time, the old man of the East had good legs and feet, and his favorite was the lively and intelligent Dongfang Lin. Dongfang Lin Xuewu is extremely talented, and Dongfang Yan, who is the eldest son, is worlds apart. So the old man spoiled her alone and took her with him every day. Later, the old man suddenly suffered a stroke and was half paralyzed, so he let her go out to practice with the old dart masters. The male protagonist Dongfang Yi has always disapproved of all this. But because of my father's insistence, I had to open one eye and close one eye. But everything has to take care of the family's face, and the result is a contradiction. When Dongfang Lin is disguised outside, the father is noncommittal, and when he is at home, he must stay at home like all daughters in the boudoir. Fortunately, with the support of his grandfather, some of the old housekeepers in the family were also figures who roamed the rivers and lakes in his early years, and this huge family business was also passed down in the hands of his grandfather, so Dongfang Lin could be so comfortable. When my grandfather was old, he didn't like the mansions in the city, so he took Dongfang Lin to live in this quiet courtyard in Qixia Mountain all the year round. Although Dongfang Yan got married a few years ago, he still lives here to study for many days, especially when the big exam is approaching, and he is unwilling to slack off, so he has not returned home for two months.

When I heard that I was going home, everyone got busy. Dongfang Lin instructed the servants to clean up the flowers and trees in the houses, and all the curtains had to be washed, and the yard was full of sun for a while. Qiu Yinming received several sets of new clothes from the old housekeeper Peng, as well as a few dignified clothes for use when entering Beijing.

The next day, a carriage took Dongfang Lin home, and the next day, the Dongfang family sent several cars to take everyone back to the city mansion. Qiu Yinming and Dongfang Yan sat in the same car, entered the city gate and looked out the window, and there were lights everywhere. At this time, it was the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, and the door of the store was full of New Year's goods, wrapped in red, green, and green colored paper, and the whole pig and sheep were hung at the door of the butcher shop, and some children had begun to play with firecrackers. The carriage stopped many times along the way, and it turned out that many officials in Nanjing also rushed to give gifts to each other at this time, and the cars, horses, and sedan chairs were rampant. After a few turns, the carriage stopped in front of a black-painted gate. Qiu Yinming doesn't know where this is in Nanjing, the courtyards on both sides of the street are extraordinary, I'm afraid most of them are officials' mansions, and the Dongfang family must be very important in the local area. Stepping off the carriage, there were already more than a dozen family members stepped forward, first carried the old man into the courtyard with a soft sedan chair, Qiu Yinming and Dongfang Yan followed the sedan chair, and walked into the gate under the crowd of all the families, and looked up to see the lacquered wooden plaque of the gate written in large characters "Jinling Oriental Mansion".

The group walked through the long hall facing the front door, crossed a large patio and entered the second door, and the old housekeeper Peng stepped forward and said, "Young Master Qiu, I'll take you to the guest room first." Dongfang Yan said to Qiu Yinming: "You go first, I'll come after I see my mother." Qiu Yinming followed the old housekeeper Peng from the left corridor to the inside. The mansion of the Oriental family is completely different from the Qilin Villa, with carved beams and paintings, exquisite and rigorous. The flowers and trees in the courtyard are neat, the ground is free of dust, and there is no moss at the base of the wall. The large and small halls are hung with silver and red feather veils, and the plum blossoms bloom in the large vase that wears through the hall. Exquisite headlights with red gauze paste are hung between the beams, and the gold tassels shine brightly. The mansion is full of busy servants, the family is dressed in green clothes and gray hats, all of them have good facial features, and the little girl ring who serves tea and water is also wearing red and green. Although the old housekeeper Peng gave him guidance all the way, he just glanced at it casually, and he couldn't tell where it was, only knowing that the grand hall was the main hall, and the trees were tall, and the inner courtyard was cut off by the gable. Walk through a hanging flower door before arriving at the guest room. Originally, the guest rooms also had separate yards, a few plum trees were quite light, and the curtains used in the houses were the same as those outside. The old housekeeper Peng assigned four little maids who were in charge of tea and daily use, and after calling to see Qiu Yinming, the old housekeeper said goodbye first. Qiu Yinming felt very uncomfortable, after entering the house, he let the four little girls go by themselves, and a person carefully looked at the surrounding furnishings, the furniture is yellow rosewood, colored porcelain bottles, bronze incense tripods, the Buddha's hand on the shelf is put for the New Year, the tables and chairs can be wiped to reflect the figure, Qiu Yinming did not want to touch, so he sat on the bed.

Not long after, Dongfang Yan came, and saw that Qiu Yinming's face was a little stiff, and said: "Chengxian, my father is a hypocrite, don't pay attention to it, let's go see him together." Qiu Yinming lazily followed Dongfang Yan to the master's study, and came out after greeting for a while, Qiu Yinming said: "Yu Jing, it's really hard for your family to live." Dongfang Yan smiled: "My mother has some cleanliness. Anyway, I accompany you every day, we don't pay attention to them, I still have some books in the house that can be read, you can take a few. The two walked to Dongfang Yan's courtyard, Qiu Yinming thought in his heart, he must be careful everywhere in the past few days, and behave appropriately, so as not to talk behind others' backs.

In the New Year, he never saw Dongfang Lin, and his wife and young lady did not show up, Qiu Yin understood that he and Dongfang Yan traveled around Nanjing together, and when he returned to the mansion, he became restrained again. I watched a play during the day on Chinese New Year's Eve, Qiu Yinming had never seen it, but it was a little interesting. There were a few tables of banquets, and there was the New Year's wine in the house and the year-end celebration wine of the dart bureau...... After eating, it is all the same taste, Bazhen duck, green onion stuffed deer leg, fragrant eel, water bamboo shoot pork belly...... In the sound of firecrackers, it is a new year.

Finally, the day of departure for Beijing has arrived.

On the morning of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Qiu Yinming and Dongfang Yan got into the carriage and took Mozhu and two dart masters out of the north gate. There are no clouds, and the breeze is sober. Qiu Yinming inhaled the air of early spring deeply, Dongfang Yan was wrapped in a fox fur, holding a stove in his hand, and said with a comfortable face: "Do you know? This is the first time I've traveled far away. ”

Qiu Yinming was thinking about his own affairs at this time, maybe this trip would be a change in his life, and suddenly thought of the covenant in the capital that Qi Mutian casually mentioned, and he had an indescribable feeling in his heart, maybe he was not so comfortable with what he encountered.