Xiao Guoliang's words, Xu was speechless, and he didn't continue to talk about Xiao Yiran's family affairs. Immediately, Xiao Guoliang said to Xu:

"Mother-in-law, now that the prefect of Jiangning Mansion is the original prefect of Taicang, Guoliang was planning to take the time to come over to pay a visit, and today I would like to take this opportunity to go to the prefect's yamen. Good wife, take Ran'er, let's go together. ”

The family of three immediately said goodbye to the Xu family and everyone sitting there, Sun Jidong and his wife, as well as Xiao Yiran's two cousins and his wife, also followed Xiao Guoliang's family and went back. When the group came to the gate of Sun's mansion, seeing that Sun Jiji, Sun Jihuan and others who saw them off had turned around and left, Sun Jidong said to Xiao Guoliang:

"Guoliang, it's early to go to the guest now, it's better to go to the house and sit down a little first."

"It's fine."

After arriving at my uncle's house, the family sat down and drank tea together. Although the day after tomorrow is the day of greeting relatives, with Sun Qian and Sun Xun brothers, they naturally don't have to work Sun Jidong and his wife.

"Guoliang, you have returned your mother's original words."

Sun Jidong's sudden words made Xiao Yiran look up at his mother Sun, obviously wanting to know what his uncle's words meant. Mother Sun looked at Xiao Yiran with a smile and said:

"Ran'er, although your grandfather presided over the family affairs between my mother and my father back then, it was not approved by your grandmother now. not only repeatedly obstructed your father from entering the Sun Mansion, but also objected to your mother marrying your father on the pretext that the door was not right. ”

"It's all over, and the good wife won't mention the things of the year again. When I said that today, I didn't remember that my mother had said that. After that, I remembered. It seems that the words are a little heavier. ”

"Uncle, you should say so, otherwise it will inevitably be repeated in the future. Unless the uncle and the second sister are willing to admit this family business. ”

It was not until the end of Shen Shi that Xiao Guoliang took Sun and Xiao Yiran to the carriage of Sun Jidong's family to visit the prefect of the prefect's mansion.

When he came to the prefect's mansion, Xiao Yiran found that the layout was very similar to the mansion in Taicang County, and the pattern was almost the same, but the area was more than doubled. Xiao Yiran couldn't help but guess in his heart, presumably this was the pattern of the official determination of the Great Song Dynasty, but the official ranks were different, and there was a difference in area.

Governor Wang seems to have expected Xiao Guoliang's visit.

"Did Lord Xiao just arrive today?"

"Yes, Lord Wang. The day after tomorrow is the day when his wife's uncle's family and grandson get married, so he came over one day early to visit Lord Wang. ”

"Hehe, Lord Xiao is polite. I also heard about the marriage of Sun Fuchang's grandson. It is estimated that Lord Xiao must come. ”

"Oh? Lord Wang also heard about his wife's uncle's eldest grandson getting married? ”

"Although Jiangning Mansion is not small, Sun Mansion is also a famous family, and the marriage of the eldest grandson is also a big deal. Besides, isn't there a relationship with Lord Xiao, there are a few people in the mansion who have close contacts with Lord Xiao's wife and uncle, and they have mentioned the matter of Sun Mansion many times. Naturally, you can't hide it from me. ”

Xiao Guoliang could hear from the words of the prefect Wang Fuchun that the prefect not only knew about Sun Jidong's eldest grandson getting married, but he was afraid that he should have heard a lot about some things in the Sun Mansion before, including some things related to him back then.

"Naturally, you can't hide it from adults. My wife's uncle mentioned many times that last time in Taicang County, he had to be taken care of by Lord Wang to recover the deceived silver taels, and he always wanted to come to thank him, but he didn't dare to come rashly considering a grass people. ”

And then he saw it. To tell the truth, I, Wang Fuchun, was also born in a poor family, and the situation of Lord Xiao is not much different. If it weren't for the luck of getting this fame, I'm afraid I'd be the one who didn't dare to come to the door. ”

After saying that, he laughed to himself. Xiao Guoliang naturally understood the meaning of Wang Fuchun's smile, and laughed twice.

"In this way, Guoliang wants to invite Lord Wang to the wedding banquet of the Sun Mansion the day after tomorrow to enjoy the light, I wonder if Lord Wang can have leisure?"

"Even if Lord Xiao doesn't come, I'm going to go too."

"Lord Wang can appreciate the light, and it will definitely make the Sun family shine. Early tomorrow morning, I will ask my wife's uncle to place an invitation. ”

Although the two have only been together for more than half a year in Taicang County, they have left a good impression on each other. When it comes to speculation, time flies quickly. After a while, it was time to hold the lamp, and the next person came to report:

"Master, the banquet is ready."

"Lord Xiao just arrived today, so he came to visit me, an old man, a glass of thin wine, don't be lazy."

"Lord Wang is polite. Guoliang is here to make up his mind to bother. ”

The prefect of Wang accompanied Xiao Guoliang in the front yard, and several adjutants in the palace accompanied him. Sun and Xiao Yiran stayed in the backyard, accompanied by the family of the Wang Governor's Mansion to eat and drink.

Xiao Yiran followed his mother Sun under the guidance of the prefect, and as soon as he came to the living room in the backyard, he was attracted by a mother and son in the room. The woman is in her early twenties, dressed relatively modestly, and her body is slightly thin. The boy looked like he was four or five years old, and he sat on a chair next to him in a regular manner, not moving. Judging from the woman's somewhat restrained demeanor, Xiao Yiran guessed that it should not be the family of the Wang Governor's Mansion. Sure enough, the prefect's wife, who was sitting at the top, introduced to Sun's mother and daughter:

"Mrs. Xiao, sit down and talk, this is my maiden niece, and my little grandson Lin Chen."

The prefect's wife stood up and grabbed Sun, who was giving her a gift, and pointed to the mother and son beside her.

"Hello sister."

Sun also gave the maiden niece in Mrs. Wang's mouth a curtsy gift. The other party hurriedly dodged sideways, and then gave Sun a deep salute. Xiao Yiran also stepped forward and greeted Mrs. Wang and the Lin family. The little boy had already jumped out of the chair and followed his mother to greet Sun.

"There are no outsiders, so don't be polite, just sit down and talk."

chatting about the parents, talking and talking, it will talk about the mother and son. Mrs. Wang sighed and said:

"My niece is in misery. Although his family is poor, he was also pampered by his brother and sister-in-law since childhood. I didn't want to marry a short-lived son-in-law, and I was widowed at a young age. I was helpless in my hometown, but now I have come to me with this five-year-old child. ”

"Mrs. Wang doesn't have to be sad, people's fortunes are sometimes high and sometimes low. Looking at Lin Xiaogongzi's beautiful eyebrows, he will definitely have a bright future in the future. The good days of the Lin family's sister are still ahead. ”

"Xiao Lin Chen is also a sensible child, and he is only six years old in August. Now I have already started writing, and I heard my lord say that he can read very well. ”

Speaking of her little grandson, Mrs. Wang's face was full of smiles.

It was Mrs. Wang and Sun who were talking all the time, and Lin occasionally interjected a sentence or two. Lin Chen, like Xiao Yiran, sat quietly beside his mother without asking or answering.

"Mrs. Xiao, your daughter is also a sensible child. People look so smart, don't say it, listen to my lord, the book is also good, look, how old the child is, my lord said that he has read four books. ”

"Mrs. Wang, it was Lord Wang who praised it falsely. Ran'er just knows a few words earlier than children of the same age, where do you dare to say that you are familiar with the four books. ”

After a while, the banquet was put up, Mrs. Wang was the chief, the Sun family was the guest, and Xiao Yiran sat next to the Sun family. The mother and son sat across from the Sun mother and daughter.

Xiao Yiran didn't know why, since he came to the door, he had been observing that Lin Chen, and the more he watched, the more he felt that Lin Chen had a story. That calm, and deep eyes, Xiao Yiran had to guess whether he would have a similar experience to himself, and he was also a reborn person with memories of his previous life?

"Brother Lin Chen, I don't know what book I've read?"

"Sister Yiran, I just finished reading the Analects and am reading the Book of Shang, what about you, sister?"

"It's about the same as my brother."

Xiao Yiran was deliberately tempting, so he took the initiative to ask. I didn't want the other party's answer to deepen Xiao Yiran's guess in his heart. If a child who is less than five years old can read "Shangshu", if he is not a real prodigy, he must have the same memory of his past life as himself.

"Mrs. Xiao, you see, my lord often says that my mother's family has a prodigy, but I didn't expect your family's Ran'er to be a prodigy, only less than three years old, just like the books Chen'er reads."

"Mrs. Wang, the child's words should not be true. Yiran has read four books, and he only knows the words in them. ”

"That's a big deal. I don't know any of the words in the four books, but I don't recognize any of them. ”

After saying that, he laughed first. Sun and Lin also laughed. Xiao Yiran grinned, but Lin Chen didn't react.

Next, he said some gossip, Xiao Yiran was very strange, why did the Wang prefect's family, except for the prefect's wife, have no other family members? Strange is strange, knowing that this should not be asked by yourself. A wine banquet ended after eating for nearly an hour. The servants came up and cleaned up, and brought tea again. As soon as I drank two sips, someone from the front yard came over to spread the word:

"Madam, Lord Xiao is leaving."

"Mrs. Wang, there is a lot of disturbance today, and when I was in Taicang, I never had the opportunity to get close to Mrs. Wang. It's okay, Mrs. Wang rarely goes to Taicang again, and the next time she comes to her parents' house, she will come to visit Mrs. Wang. ”

After Sun finished speaking to the prefect's wife, he said to Lin's mother and son:

"Sister Lin, if you go to Taicang, don't forget to sit at home."

Lin also said politely, and Sun led Xiao Yiran to say goodbye to the two, and under the guidance of his subordinates, he went to the front yard and left in a carriage with Xiao Guoliang.

On the way, Xiao Yiran asked his mother Sun:

"Mother, why don't the prefect's family have other family members?"

Xiao Guoliang took over and said:

"Just now when I was eating wine, Lord Wang explained. Mr. and Mrs. Wang were married to a young man, and when they were young, their family was poor and they had two sons who died one after another. There is only one daughter left, who is now married in her hometown. Only during the New Year's holidays do you come to walk around. Lord Wang has the heart to take over his daughter and son-in-law's family, but the son-in-law's family is also an only son, with a father and mother, as well as grandparents and grandparents, so it is not easy to leave it alone for a while. ”

"We met Mrs. Wang's maiden niece and a little grandson in the back hall."

"Lord Wang also said that Mrs. Wang's family is also not prosperous. Only this one nephew, brother and sister-in-law have long since passed away, otherwise the mother and son would not have defected to them. ”

This time, the family of three did not go back to Sun's house, but lived directly in Sun Jidong's house.