32.Chapter 032: Watermelon
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Since Zhen Rusong spoke, Xue Rang naturally had no reason to refuse, so he went in with him.
Zhen Baolu and Xue Yifang in the house had a very happy conversation, and when they saw their father and Xue Rang coming in together, they were slightly stunned, and then they quickly reacted and smiled at their father: "I thought my father wouldn't come to see Ah Lu today." The tone was a little squeamish and complaining.
Zhen Rusong said with a smile on his face: "Daddy, when won't you worry about you anymore?" โ
Xue Yifang also smiled and said, "Yifang has seen my uncle. โ
Since the death of the original partner Xue, the contacts between the Duke of Qi and the Duke of Anguo have naturally not been as close as before. But in the end, Zhen Baoqiong is still there, Zhen Rusong will also accompany her daughter to the Anguo Mansion to see the old lady, and Xue Yifang is the old lady's favorite granddaughter, of course Zhen Rusong has seen it several times, and she also thinks that this girl has a sweet mouth and loves to laugh, which is a likable.
At this time, seeing the little girl's relationship with her daughter, she also smiled gently: "If Yifang is free, you can often come to play with Alu." โ
If you really want to talk about it, Zhen Baolu really doesn't have any decent friends. Although Zhen Rusong is pleased that her daughter is diligent and well-behaved, she also feels that children of this age should play more while they are young.
Xue Yifang nodded obediently: "Okay, okay, I will often invite Alu to our house as a guest at that time, I like Alu." โ
Zhen Rusong saw her daughter, so she went back to her yard to change her clothes, and Xue Yifang knew that although her cousin Lu looked good, she was still a patient and needed to recuperate, so naturally she didn't bother for long. When Zhen Baoqiong sent Xue Rang and Xue Yifang out, Zhen Baolu suddenly thought of something, and stopped Xue Rang: "Big cousin." โ
Xue paused and turned to look at her.
Zhen Baolu said: "I still have something to tell you." โ
Zhen Baoqiong led Xue Yifang out first, and Xue Rang walked over slowly, his eyes dark and deep, and he looked at the little girl on the couch and said, "Cousin Lu." โ
Zhen Baolu looked up and said, "I have to thank my eldest cousin for what happened that day." If I hadn't met you, I wouldn't have known what I would have done...... "In the end, I was still too pampered, impulsive, and I didn't think about what would happen after I left the house."
Xue Rang said, "No need to ......" He paused, feeling that his reaction was too cold, and then looked at the little cousin's hair again, "Since you call me cousin, these things are what I should do." โ
Zhen Baolu's heart warmed, nodded and hummed, and then smiled: "And the eldest cousin borrowed my cloak that day, I asked Zhu Mama to put it away, it was not dirty, and the eldest cousin will take it back together." โ
As he was talking, he saw Mama Zhu take out the ink-colored cloak from the closet and hand it to Xue Rang. Xue Rang took it and turned around and walked out of Zhen Baolu's boudoir.
Not long after I went out, I saw Mama Zhu inside and said, "What does the girl want to eat today, the old slave will let the kitchen do it." โ
Then I heard the crisp and sweet voice sound.
Probably counting on my fingers......
"Pearl tofu, quail stewed in sauce, pearl fish balls, snow peach soup...... Ah, I wish you Mama, you should make me a plate of chestnut cake first. โ
Xue Rang gently stroked the cloak in his hand and smiled slightly.
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After Zhen Baolu recovered from her illness, it gradually reached the end of the year.
The last small test of Yupan Mountain House was completed before the year. Before the holiday, Xie Fuzi deliberately left Zhen Baojun, Zhen Baozhang, and Zhen Baoqiong to talk, and Zhen Baolu was waiting for her sister outside. And Zhen Baoyue packed up her things and went back to her yard, unlike before, she liked to stay with Zhen Baozhang.
It should have been her third aunt who specially told her to stay away from Zhen Baozhang.
And after that incident, Zhen Baoyue obviously worked a lot, and she didn't quarrel with Zhen Baolu anymore. On weekdays, Zhen Baolu doesn't care about her, but now it's suddenly quiet, which makes Zhen Baolu a little unaccustomed. In addition, the cousins around him, all of them are diligent and hardworking, and they are quiet in the Yupan Mountain House, and after school, they lock themselves in the room to study, and strive to make progress towards the old lady's like, which makes Zhen Baolu feel a little lonely.
It's good to have a sister. Zhen Baolu smiled with relief.
After Xie Fuzi finished speaking, the three little girls in the house walked out. Zhen Baojun walked at the forefront, his expression was a little nervous, and Xie Fuzi on the side was saying something, probably reassuring or something.
After Xie Fuzi left, Zhen Baolu walked to her sister's side and said, "Sister." โ
Zhen Baoqiong nodded, and her beautiful little face expression was also a little dignified.
Although he didn't say it, Zhen Baolu could also guess that this time Xie Fuzi left the three of them to speak, probably for the girls' school exam in early June next year. Now that the New Year is approaching, the girls of the Qi State Mansion have a whole month of vacation, and younger people like Zhen Baolu can naturally enjoy it happily, but people like Zhen Baoqiong and Zhen Baozhang who are going to take the women's school exam next year will naturally take advantage of this holiday to work hard.
Zhen Baolu said: "Sister, don't worry, if you can't even get through guรฒ, then unless the female school won't recruit people next year." โ
Listening to her sister's words, Zhen Baoqiong also smiled.
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As soon as this year passed, Zhen Baolu would be nine years old.
On the second day of the new year, Zhen Baolu went to the Changning Marquis Mansion with her father and mother to pay New Year's greetings.
Although it was as lively as usual, Zhen Baolu could still see the unhappiness between her mother and grandmother.
Although Zhen Baolu didn't want to have too much contact with Xu Chenglang, this time as a guest, there was naturally no reason not to have contact. is a fourteen-year-old boy, just when he is growing up, Zhen Baolu looked at the tall and thin Xu Chenglang, and inadvertently compared him with Xue Rang - Cousin Xu didn't seem to be as tall as his eldest cousin when he was fourteen years old.
As for Xu Chenglang, when he first talked about family affairs, he didn't know it at first, but later he heard more or less.
At that time, Mrs. Xu was satisfied, and Changninghou was a filial son, so he naturally listened to the old lady's words, as for the Zhuang family, who had always tolerated his mother-in-law, he did not compromise on his son's family affairs, and he had entered the door for more than ten years, and it was the first time he dared to contradict the old lady like this, and he quarreled with Changninghou a few times for this.
It was also at that time that Xu Chenglang heard about the matter between himself and his little cousin.
The boy who is about to turn fourteen years old is ignorant of family affairs, and he is so focused on his studies that he has not considered what kind of wife he wants to marry in the future, let alone marry his childhood sweetheart in the future.
It's just that when Xu Chenglang heard about it from his parents, he thought about it after returning to the room, and felt that his little cousin was smart and cute, and he also liked it, and when she grew up to be a pavilion girl, it would be good if he could marry her. In this way, Xu Chenglang imagined for the first time what his little cousin would look like when she grew up...... The corners of his mouth unconsciously curved.
It was because of this family affair that Xu Chenglang still had some regrets in his heart, and he was depressed for several days.
Now I see my little cousin who came to be a guest, dressed festively and cutely, with ruddy and delicate cheeks, and I feel comfortable just looking at it. It's just that this little cousin, who used to pester him, is inseparable from her sister this time, and only greeted him politely.
Speaking of which, the relationship between the two sisters has become so good, Xu Chenglang has also been strange, but now that he sees her happy, he doesn't think about it anymore.
Xu Xiuxin still hates Zhen Baolu as always, every time Zhen Baolu pestered her brother in the past, she would rush up and fight with Zhen Baolu, the two cousins of the same age came and went, and the fight was in full swing, if it weren't for Xu Chenglang and Xu Jinxin guarding her, it would really be a trouble.
Seeing that Zhen Baolu had become well-behaved today, and her behavior was quite decent, Xu Xiu was dissatisfied, and muttered: "I don't know what medicine I took wrong." โ
Zhen Baolu was chatting with her sister and Xu Jinxin. Xu Jinxin and Zhen Baoqiong want to take the women's school exam together, with this common topic, they naturally chatted speculatively, and Xu Jinxin has always admired Xie Fuzi, at this time, I listened to Zhen Baoqiong tell Xu Jinxin about the must-read books that Xie Fuzi mentioned a few years ago, Xu Jinxin wrote them down one by one, and saw that this cousin did not hide his secrets, and the relationship between the two was even better.
In this way, only Xu Xiuxin was left and no one spoke.
Xu Xiuxin wanted to save face, so she wouldn't follow up, so she only held Xu Chenglang's hand and said, "Big brother, you can accompany me to the plum garden." This took Xu Chenglang to the plum garden together.
Zhen Baolu looked up and glanced at it from afar.
suddenly thought that she used to like to be with Xu Chenglang so much, but she felt that estrangement from him was impossible in this life. But right now, it doesn't seem to be so difficult......
It's just that Zhen Baolu is thinking about the bits and pieces of her previous life with Xu Chenglang. Now that she chooses to distance herself from him, then those happy things will not happen again in this life. Thinking of this, Zhen Baolu was a little reluctant.
No matter how heartless she is, she is still grateful to him after all. Now that I have pulled it out, it seems that my heart is empty, and something is missing...... I don't know who will fill in this missing.
Zhen Baoqiong was talking to Xu Jinxin, and when she turned her head and saw her sister frowning, she called a few times.
It took a long time for Zhen Baolu to react.
"What's wrong? But isn't it comfortable? Since Zhen Baolu fell ill last time, Zhen Baoqiong has treated this sister as a porcelain person, and if there is a little abnormality, she is worried and nervous.
Zhen Baolu said: "No......" She looked at her sister with a nervous face, and then smiled, "I want to eat some snacks later." โ
Xu Jinxin also laughed when she heard this, and said, "Our family can still eat without you?" I've long since instructed the kitchen to prepare your favorite pastries and eat whatever you want. โ
Zhen Baolu smiled embarrassedly.
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The New Year passed in a flash. Zhen Baolu was as usual, but Zhen Baoqiong wanted to prepare for the girls' exam, so Xu specially advised: "If there is anything you don't understand in the future, just ask Xie Fuzi the next day, don't bother your sister again." โ
Xu attaches great importance to this women's exam, and Zhen Baolu also knows this. She understands that she naturally won't bother her sister often, but now listening to her mother's words, as if she is ignorant, Zhen Baolu was depressed in her heart, and only lowered her head to write by herself, and said with a low "um", indicating that she understood.
Xu saw that his daughter was writing her homework hard, for fear that she would not listen to her words, so he repeated it again: "...... Reading often is not enough, if you are bored, go to accompany your brother. Brother Rong likes you the most as a sister. โ
Zhen Baolu also likes her younger brothers very much, and said, "Well, I know." Seeing that her mother hadn't left yet, she was relieved, so she put down her pen and looked up and said, "Mother rest assured, my sister has to prepare for the girls' exam, and I won't go to Linlingju often." โ
Xu Shi showed a satisfied smile and said, "Then the mother is relieved." You don't have much lunch today, if you are hungry, let Mama Zhu make you a snack and make your favorite peach blossom cake. As he spoke, he personally instructed Mama Zhu to prepare pastries.
Zhen Baolu was helpless, and couldn't help but hold her cheeks and sigh.
This peach blossom cake is my sister's favorite food, so it's not her.
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At the beginning of June, Zhen Baoqiong, who had been preparing for more than half a year, went to the girls' school to take the entrance exam with the other two cousins in the house, and Zhen Baolu also went with her. It's just that this female school can't let outsiders in casually, and it's a big day for the entrance exam, and the outside is even more handled by officers and soldiers.
Zhen Baoqiong was worried, but she still didn't worry about her sister, and said with concern: "Ah Lu, it's too hot this day, why don't you go back, it's not good if you have a heat stroke." โ
Zhen Baolu looked at her sister's face that had lost a lot of weight, and knew that although she was excellent, she had been reading late every day for today, for the past six months. Zhen Baolu said obediently: "Sister, don't worry, I'll wait for you here, if you feel hot, you will find a cooler place to rest." Hurry in, don't be late. โ
Zhen Baozhang and Zhen Baojun, who were also taking the exam next to the carriage, were also nervous. Seeing Zhen Baoqiong being so verbose, Zhen Baozhang was also worried about being late, so he hurriedly urged: "Fourth sister, sixth sister is not a three-year-old child, and besides, there is a maid with me, I feel that it is hot, so I will naturally think about it." Let's go inside. โ
And Zhen Baojun, who was also the only one of the three girls to take the women's school exam for the second time, and was the eldest among them, was also under a lot of pressure, and also said: "Yes, fourth sister, otherwise you will be late." โ
In this way, Zhen Baoqiong didn't dare to talk anymore, so she only instructed the maid who came with her, Xianghan, and said, "Take care of the six girls." Then he smiled at his sister, "Then I'll go in." โ
Zhen Baolu nodded and said okay, and saw the three sisters enter the academy, then raised her hand to wipe the sweat on her forehead.
The sun is like fire, and the sun is scorching. It was really hot.
Rao is Zhen Baolu is only wearing a thin cherry pink full-breasted skirt, and the bangs on her forehead are also wet and sticky to her skin, and her cheeks, which were originally white and tender, have now become red.
It's just that today is my sister's big day, and she, who is a younger sister, naturally has to wait for her to come out. And she promised her sister.
Just when Zhen Baolu was distressed, she heard someone calling her.
Zhen Baolu turned around and took a look, looking at the young man in a light blue robe who was walking towards her, tall and long, with a body like a bamboo, and smiled: "Big cousin." When he got closer, he was curious, "Why is the eldest cousin here?" โ
After asking, Zhen Baolu felt that she was confused.
Xue Rang studied in the Egret Academy, and the Egret Academy and the Girls' School stood next to each other, so it was naturally not unusual to meet him here.
Xue Rang knew that she had never had a heart or lungs, and she was afraid that she would not remember these trivial things, and naturally she didn't know where he was studying, so she said, "I am a student of Egret Academy......
Zhen Baolu hurriedly said: "I know. She smiled brightly, "Cousin Yifang told me. โ
Xue let out a "hmm", and saw that her cheeks were flushed, knowing that she had a good relationship with her sister, and at this time she was afraid that she would have to wait for her sister to come out, so she said: "It's hot here, I'll take you somewhere else to wait." โ
Zhen Baolu nodded, and suddenly said, "But what if my sister comes out and can't find me?" โ
Xue Rang said: "Don't worry, it's under the big tree over there, there will be a bell after the exam, and it's not too late for us to come over again." โ
That being the case, Zhen Baolu went over with his eldest cousin, but when he saw what his eldest cousin ordered to the scholar behind him, he couldn't hear it clearly, so he didn't think much about it for a while, just followed him to wait under the big tree.
Zhen Baolu followed Xue to the camphor tree, and saw that the camphor tree was lush and towering, and there was a smooth big stone underneath, which could be used for coolness. Xiang Han took out a handkerchief from his arms and put it on the stone, Zhen Baolu tidied up her skirt and sat down, and then said to Xue: "Big cousin also sits." โ
Xue Rang sat next to his little cousin.
And the scholar who followed Xue Rang also took something as instructed, panted and ran to his son-in-law, and then said, "Eldest son." โ
This scholar is only thirteen or fourteen years old, and he is born white and clean, and he is clever at first glance. Right now, he is holding a green watermelon in his hand, as if it has just been soaked in water, and it is still wet outside.
Zhen Baolu pursed her lips, but she was a little thirsty, but she saw her eldest cousin take the round watermelon, put it on the stone, and was silent for a while before splitting the big watermelon in half with one hand. At this time, Zhen Baolu was slightly stunned, glanced at Xiang Han, who was also surprised, and his eyes fell on the watermelon that had just been split.
The skin is as thin as paper, the juice is as much as a spring, and it is a good melon when you look at it.
Xue Rang broke half of the watermelon into small pieces and handed it to Zhen Baolu.
Zhen Baolu raised her hand to take it and said, "Thank you, cousin." In the end, I was thirsty, and I was no longer reserved for a while, so I lowered my head and took a small bite.
The watermelon was cold and sweet, Zhen Baolu's eyebrows were crooked, and he said to Xue: "It's cool." โ
Seeing that she was happy, Xue Rang nodded lightly and said, "I have been in the well for more than an hour." โ
Chilled watermelon is naturally best eaten on a hot day. Zhen Baolu took another bite, the juice was stained on the side of the powder's little mouth, and her little face was full of smiles, squinting with enjoyment.
Xue Rang looked, and then took the prepared pu fan from the scholar's hand, and slowly fanned it for the person next to him.