Qiduo walked towards a small courtyard a hundred meters away from Tan's house.

Although this courtyard is not as grand as the Tan family's big house, it is not as vulgar as an ordinary farmer's yard.

The high courtyard wall, the snow-white wall, standing outside the courtyard, you can see the blue roof.

The two black-lacquered doors are thick and majestic, and there are no couplets on them.

A few peach branches full of pink flowers playfully protruded out of the wall.

Qiduo knocked on the courtyard door, and a moment later, the courtyard door opened, and a woman about forty years old, wearing a white jacket on a blue background, opened half of the door.

Seeing that it was Qiduo, the woman smiled, "It's Qiduo, the old lady and the third prince haven't come back yet, you can come again tomorrow." ”

Not at home, Qiduo was a little disappointed.

She smiled and nodded, and the woman closed the door again.

Qiduo is looking for Mrs. Shen Zheng Wanru.

The Shen family lives in Tanjiazhuang, and most of their ancestors are scholars, but only Zheng Wanru's husband Shen Huairen has entered the office.

Shen Huairen is an only son at home, and his two sisters are married, and when he took office, he wanted to take Zheng Wanru with him.

Old Madam Shen disagreed, and wanted to leave Zheng Wanru to serve her in-laws at home.

At the same time, Mrs. Shen forced Shen Huairen to accept her niece Huang Mei as a partial house, and asked Huang Mei to go to work with Shen Huairen.

Although Zheng Wanru is bitter in her heart, she has no complaints, and she has been serving her in-laws and educating her children with all her heart and soul all these years.

Three years ago, Shen's father died, Shen Huairen went home and Ding's father was worried, who knew that halfway through the trip, Huangmei suddenly contracted a disease and went!

Huang Mei did not leave a son and a half daughter, which made Mrs. Shen very regretful.

At the beginning of last year, when Shen Huairen's period of worry expired and he was about to re-enter the office, Mrs. Shen, who had always treated Zheng Wanru harshly, also passed away.

Helpless, Shen Huairen continued to worry at home.

Now Shen Huairen has nothing to do, so he teaches in his own school.

Zheng Wanru has three sons, the eldest son Shen Lin and the second son Shen Bin are studying in the county, and the third son Shen Nan is studying in their own school and will take the township examination this year.

She doesn't have a daughter, she especially likes Qiduo, and there is always a portion of Qiduo that has good food and drink on weekdays.

This not only made the other sisters in the Qiduo family jealous, but also made the rest of the village jealous.

Among the three brothers of the Shen family, Shen Nan has the closest relationship with Qiduo, and they have often played together since childhood.

Qiduo stood at the door for a while, but still didn't see Zheng Wanru come back, so she had to walk back.

Aunt Shen took Shen Nan to visit the two brothers Shen Lin and Shen Bin in the county, and they have been gone for more than half a month, so it's time to go back.

Qi Duo thought so as he walked, and a carriage came towards him, which was the Shen family's carriage.

As soon as Zheng Wanru lifted the blue brocade curtain, she saw Qiduo in a pink jacket standing next to the car, looking up at her with a small face and smiling.

"Qiduo, silly boy, why are you standing here alone, hurry up to the house, don't get cold." Zheng Wanru was worried that Qiduo was cold, so she stepped forward and hugged her, and said distressedly.

Zheng Wanru looked up and down again, and saw that there was nothing wrong, so she was relieved.

Another boy jumped out from under the carriage, it was Shen Nan, who was thirteen years old.

He has a fair complexion, bright red lips, a well-proportioned body, and a tall body, which is a head taller than Qiduo.

Seeing Qiduo, Shen Nan's jewel-like eyes lit up, and he took a few steps forward and looked at her sideways, "Qiduo, you are so stupid, I will go to see you when I come back, it's not frozen." ”

Although he is young, he speaks a little old-fashioned, and there is concern in his tone.

Qiduo shook his head and grinned.

Qiduo entered the courtyard with Zheng Wanru and Shen Nan.

The courtyard is very clean, the north side facing the courtyard gate is three main rooms, two bright and one dark, there are two wing rooms in the east and west, and three rooms in the south room. The courtyard is paved with blue brick corridors that connect the doors, and there are steps in front of each room.

In the middle of the courtyard, there is a brick pond about two meters in diameter, in which a few red goldfish are raised, and the water surface is dotted with green water lilies.

The peach blossoms are blooming like a brocade, and the moon season around the courtyard is ready to be released.

A few yellow-haired old hens were walking leisurely in the yard, and when they saw seven of them coming in, they did not panic at all, and remained calm.

"Madame, the third son is back." The woman who opened the door earlier stepped forward to greet Zheng Wanru and Shen Nan.

This woman is the servant of the Shen family, Sister-in-law Li.

"Sister-in-law Li, it's okay at home these days." Zheng Wanru asked softly.

"Madame, everything is well at home, ma'am, I'm going to prepare the meal." Sister-in-law Li owes her body to answer.

"Okay, let's go." Zheng Wanru nodded and said to Qiduo, "Qiduo, you go and sit in my room for a while, and I'll put the things away first." ”

"Qiduo, you brought you something delicious, I'll give it to you later." Shen Nan said in a low voice.

Qiduo smiled and nodded, and went straight to Zheng Wanru's room.

Zheng Wanru took Shen Nan to take down the things she bought from the county town one by one and put them away.

After about a quarter of an hour or so, Shen Nan entered the room with a few bags of things in his hands.

"Qiduo, look, I bought you sesame cakes, rose cakes, lotus paste cakes, come and try them, you like to eat these the most." Shen Nan put the dim sum on the table and beckoned to Qiduo.

Qiduo looked behind him and didn't see Zheng Wanru.

"Nan...... Brother Nan, what about my aunt. Qiduo asked.

This Brother Nan screamed so awkwardly, after all, the boy in front of him was much younger than himself, but he wanted to call his brother, which was really a bit awkward.

The lotus paste cake in Shen Nan's hand fell to the ground, and he pointed at Qiduo in surprise, "Seven...... Qiduo, can you speak? ”

"Hmm." Seven laughs.

She knew that he would react like this, so she didn't speak outside just now, and she didn't want to make a fuss.

"Qiduo, you can really speak, when will you speak, who taught you, no, no, who cured you." Shen Nan excitedly grabbed Qiduo's two arms and shook them vigorously, his fair face flushed.

Qiduo looked at his two hands on his arms and pouted at Shen Nannunu.

Yes!

Shen Nan realized that she had lost her manners, and her handsome face suddenly turned red, as if she had been shocked, and quickly let go of her arm, lowered her head and ran outside.

"Mother, mother." Shen Nan shouted as he ran.

Qiduo stood at the door and watched Shen Nan run, smiled, and walked out of the house.

She saw Zheng Wanru coming out of the kitchen and hugging Shen Nan's shoulder, "Nan'er, what's wrong?" ”

"Mother, Qiduo can speak." Shen Nan looked up at his reddened little face and said happily.

"What? Nan'er, you didn't lie to your mother, did you? Zheng Wanru asked Shen Nan in disbelief, and looked over to the upper room.

Qiduo walked towards Zheng Wanru and called crisply, "Aunt Shen." ”

"Seven!" Zheng Wanru's eyes were red, and she trotted towards Qiduo.

Waiting for Qiduo to approach, Zheng Wanru half-squatted down, with tears in her eyes, and said, "Qiduo, you call me again to listen." ”

Qiduo was a little speechless, why did everyone let themselves call again.

"Auntie, Qiduo can speak." Qiduo curled the corners of her lips and said in a soft voice.

"Uh-huh, aunt heard, heard." Zheng Wanru hugged Qiduo tightly, and tears fell down her eyes.

Shen Nan watched from the side, wiped his eyes, and then bent his eyes and smiled.

"Mother, it's a happy event that Qiduo can speak, why are you crying." Shen Nan stepped forward to persuade.

"I'm crying happily, happy for Qiduo." Zheng Wanru smiled and let go of Qiduo, and wiped her tears with a handkerchief several times before stopping her tears.

Then he instructed Sister-in-law Li, "Sister-in-law Li, add vegetables at night and make some of the seven favorite dishes, I want to celebrate the seven flowers." ”

But as he spoke, tears welled up again.

Over the years, Zheng Wanru has treated Qiduo as her own daughter, and now she cried with joy when she saw that she could speak.

"Aunt Shen, don't bother, I'm here to say goodbye to you and Brother Nan." Seven flowers darkened their eyes.

"Farewell? Where are you going? Shen Nan hurriedly asked, his little face pulled down.

Qiduo pouted, "My grandmother said that I would send me to someone else's house." ”

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