Ning Ningqing was very confused at the moment, lowered her eyes and asked in a low voice: "How do grandma and mother decide?" ”

Cao wiped his tears and said to Ningxia Qing: "Women's marriage has always been based on the orders of their parents, and the words of matchmakers have never been like our family, where we sat down with the daughter of the family to discuss. But since you took charge of the family, my mother has gradually discovered that you are a child with ideas, so I can't let the old lady and I make up your mind about this matter, you have to be willing. ”

Mrs. Ning also said to Ning Ningqing: "Yes, this matter can't be decided by me and your mother." The point is that you once made an oath in front of your father's spirit, and your marriage is involved in a gambling contract with your family, so your marriage is not only a matter of our family closing the door, but also has to give an explanation to your family, so I have to discuss it with you first. ”

Ning Ningqing heard the meaning of these words, and couldn't help asking, "So, grandma and mother both want me to marry that Gu?" ”

Old Madam Ning nodded and said, "I really like that Master Gu." Qing'er, let's put aside whether to marry or recruit people, the most important thing is that this person is going to stay with you for the rest of his life. Master Gu is really a good match, if you marry him, you will have no worries for the rest of your life. ”

Old Mrs. Ning said with great affection: "Qing'er, since you made your oath, there have been many interested people who have come to the door, but you can see what kind of people those are, some are lazy and lazy, and some are unpredictable, how can anyone compare to half a finger of Master Gu?" If you are really allowed to live with that kind of mediocre person for the rest of your life, wouldn't it be a bad thing for you? ”

Cao Shi said from the side: "I still remember that on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, we went out to enjoy the lanterns and encountered a fire, if it wasn't for Lord Gu's sudden appearance to save Zi'er, how could Zi'er still be so alive?" And Master Gu treats us very reasonably, which shows that he is a very cultivated person. ”

Cao Shi sighed with emotion: "Qing'er, you must know that as a woman, being able to marry such a polite gentleman is a blessing that cannot be cultivated in several lifetimes, there will not be too many outstanding men like Master Gu, if you miss him, I am afraid it will be difficult to meet a better man than him in the future." ”

Old Mrs. Ning said: "Yes, when I saw Master Gu today, I also felt that his appearance was dignified and deserved. And that Lord Gu is really promising, and he held an important position at a young age. Although the life experience is a little bumpy, it is just right to be able to open a mansion outside, and you don't need to look at the faces of the women in the back house, and your life can be pure. ”

Ning Xia Qing still lowered her head and stumbled in her speech, but in her tone, people couldn't hear her thoughts, she said, "But...... But I've already made a bet, if ...... If I get married, our mulberry garden will fall into the hands of my family, and I never want to see such a thing. ”

Mrs. Ning said, "How could I not have thought of this? Even Old Lady Gu has thought of this for you. When the time comes, with Lord Gu and the Gu family to support you, even if you can't take back the mulberry garden because of the gambling contract, at least you can do it so that the clan will not completely occupy the mulberry garden, and it's a big deal that we will continue to rent it to the clan and collect the rent. ”

Mrs. Ning said again: "Anyway, even if you take back the mulberry garden, don't you still have to rent it out." Ning Ningqing heard this, but his eyes were silent.

Cao sighed again and again: "Mrs. Gu has planned everything for Qing'er, in short, Mrs. Gu has indeed found a rare relationship for Qing'er." ”

There was silence for a while. Old Mrs. Ning looked at Ning Ningqing, who had always lowered her head and spoke, and finally couldn't help but hesitate to ask, "Qing'er, ...... you Don't you want to? ”

Ningxia Qing didn't know what to say: "I ......"

Old Lady Ning frowned and said, "Why are you so spitting? And I think you seem to be deliberately shirking. ”

Old Lady Ning groaned for a while, and said very quietly: "I heard what Old Lady Gu said, you and that Master Gu seem to be ...... It's very familiar. So I thought that as long as I mentioned this to you, you would be very willing. ”

Hearing Mrs. Ning's words, Cao Shi seemed to have heard something terrible, and instantly looked at Ning Ningqing in surprise. Ning Ningqing, on the other hand, didn't know how to explain it, and said anxiously: "I did have a few contacts with Master Gu, but it wasn't what you thought...... Anyway, let's talk about this later. ”

After Mrs. Chen took Ningxia Zi and Shuangxi out, she was dragged by Ningxia Zi to buy sugar gourds on the street.

Originally, I just said okay, buy a bunch of sugar gourds, and the two children will eat them separately. However, when he came back, it naturally became Double Happiness with one string in his hand, Ning Xia Zi with two strings in his hand, and Double Happiness was also carrying a small bag, and in the small bag was a box of marzipan.

Ningxia Zi took two strings of sugar gourds and went home happily, but happened to meet Gu Feng with Gu Xiaobao in front of the shadow wall.

Ningxia Zi immediately shouted: "Brother Xiaobao! While shouting, Chong Gu Xiaobao shook the rock sugar gourd on his right hand, and smiled so much that he showed a mouthful of teeth that had not been replaced.

Gu Feng led Gu Xiaobao over, Gu Feng looked down at Ningxia Zi lovingly, and greeted Mrs. Chen: "Did you take the second girl out to buy snacks?" ”

Mrs. Chen replied, "Yes." But how did Xiaobao get here? ”

Gu Feng replied: "It's not a holiday today, I'll bring him over to help the shop." ”

Mrs. Chen couldn't help but stretch out her hand, touched Gu Xiaobao's head lovingly, and said to Gu Feng: "Xiaobao is studying in the academy every day on weekdays, and today the academy finally gave me a vacation, why don't you let Xiaobao have a good day?" Even if you don't play, you can read and review your homework at home, so why bring him over to work? The eldest girl probably didn't want Xiaobao to come over to work. ”

Gu Feng sighed, with the smile that often appeared on the faces of the elders, patted Gu Xiaobao's shoulder and said, "He is the only child at home, and he has no one to play." As for reading, I'm not watching at home, and my old woman doesn't understand anything, this kid is at a naughty age, and he will read books at home for me? I might as well bring him here to work. ”

Ningxia Zi immediately said: "Then let Brother Xiaobao come and play with me!" Double Happiness immediately nodded in agreement.

Ningxia Zi added: "There is a small forest from the back, and there is a river, there are red fish in the river, let's go catch fish and play!" Shuangxi listened, and couldn't help but look frightened.

Gu Xiaobao smiled and said, "The second girl is a girl, why do you always want to catch fish?" If I let my wife know, my wife will talk about the second girl again. Hearing Gu Xiaobao's words, Shuangxi's face showed a slightly relaxed look.

Mrs. Chen also said to Ningxia Zi: "When will the second girl's naughty temperament be changed?" How many times has my wife said about the second girl for this? Every time the second girl is naughty, she will be scolded by his wife with Double Happiness. ”

Mrs. Chen said slightly gloomily: "Xiaobao is a few years older, and she is more sensible than the second girl." However, everyone knows that the reason why Gu Xiaobao is more sensible is not only because he is older than Ning Xia Zi, but because of his low status, and he was a slave in the Xue Mansion surrounded by jackals in his early years.

Not every child is blessed to be as innocent as Ningxia Zi. However, at this moment, Ning Xia Zi, who was still in the blessing and didn't know the blessing, just nodded sullenly and said, "I know, I'm not going to catch fish...... and then took a bite of the rock sugar gourd.

Chen Po smiled and said to Ning Xia Zi: "It's good that the second girl understands." Okay, I'm going to prepare the dishes for dinner, and the second girl will go to the kitchen with Chen Po to play and see what is delicious in the kitchen. ”

Ning Xia Zi shook her head: "I'm going to find my sister, I'm going to buy marzipan for my sister." ”

Mrs. Chen sighed: "The eldest girl has something to do now, the second girl will go to the eldest girl later." ”

Ningxia Zi thought for a while and said, "Then I'll go find my mother and let my mother play with me." ”

Mrs. Chen frowned and said, "Mrs. is also in trouble now." ”

"Then ......" Ningxia Zi said, "Then I want to go back to my own house, I want to paint fish." ”

Mrs. Chen said: "No, the wife and the eldest girl are now talking about things with the old lady, and the second girl can't go back, so she will disturb them." ”

Ningxia Zi was stunned for a moment, and said with some displeasure: "Then I'll stay here and wait for them to finish talking." ”

"This ......" Chen Po was a little embarrassed. Seeing this, Gu Feng said: "That's it, since the second girl wants to stay here, Po Chen will go and get busy." Don't worry, I will let Xiaobao watch the second girl and play with the second girl. There won't be any one here at this time, and I'll be at the counter from time to time. ”

Mrs. Chen had no choice but to nod and instructed: "The second girl must not be naughty, I will be back in a while, the second girl must be obedient." After Chen Po finished speaking, she left, and as she walked, she couldn't help but look back at Ningxia Zi with repeated uneasiness, while Gu Feng patted Gu Xiaobao's head with a smile and kindness, and then went to the counter.

As soon as the adults left, three dolls sat on the threshold. Ningxia Zi stuffed the sugar gourd in his right hand to Gu Xiaobao, Gu Xiaobao didn't want it. Ningxia Zi said: "The adults are gone, no one will stop you from accepting my sugar gourd, you can take it, it happens that there are three of us one by one." Then he stuffed the rock sugar gourd to Gu Xiaobao.

It's warm today, Ning Ningqing didn't wear a cloak, took off his bulky winter coat, and he could see that he was really chubby. Gu Xiaobao looked at Ning Xia Zi and asked a little strangely: "Why don't you ask, what is the eldest girl talking to the old lady and his wife?" ”

Birds flew over the zenith, chirping. Ning Xia Zi took a bite of the rock sugar gourd and said sullenly, "I know, they don't want me to hear it." He took another bite and said with some slurred words as he chewed, "But even if they don't say it, I guess it." ”

Gu Xiaobao nodded, but he didn't ask, he naturally wouldn't ask about the master's private affairs. Gu Xiaobao looked at Shuangxi and asked with concern, "Are all the injuries you were scratched by Miss Li before?" ”

Shuangxi carefully licked the rock sugar gourd and said, "It's all right." Sister Cuiyu kept watching me apply the medicine, afraid that I would leave a scar, but I felt that even if I had a scar, it would be nothing. ”

Gu Xiaobao said: "Girls are afraid of breaking their appearance, why don't you care at all?" ”

Double Happiness whispered, "Because ...... Anyway, I don't look good. ”

Ning Xia Zi swallowed the last bite of the rock sugar gourd in his mouth, and said confidently: "Double happiness, you are very good-looking, don't always say that." Brother Xiaobao, did you say? ”

Gu Xiaobao nodded, followed Ning Ningzi's words a few words, and said, "Double Happiness will also be very delicate when it grows up." "At this time, there is a bright spring scenery everywhere, and beyond the courtyard wall of the Ning family, you can see that the branches of the tall cedar tree outside the west wall have grown quite fat bud clusters.

In the courtyard wall, there were Gu Xiaobao and Ningxia Zi, two dolls who were born with the appearance of immortals, and Shuangxi glanced at them, with some envy and humility in his eyes, and stopped squeaking. The attentive Gu Xiaobao then diverted the topic and asked Ningxia Zi: "Did Miss Li bully you later?" ”

At this moment, Gu Feng suddenly came over from the counter and shouted, "Xiaobao, come over here and help the guest find a material." ”

"Eh, here it is!" Gu Xiaobao immediately agreed, and then handed the rock sugar gourd in his hand that had not moved at all to Ning Xia Zi, holding the empty skewer, Ning Xia Zi looked at the rock sugar gourd, his eyes flashed a little, but he shook his head and said, "I have already given it to you, it is yours, I can't take it back." ”

Gu Xiaobao said: "I'm going to work, I don't have time to eat, you can take it." Ningxia Zi still shook his head, and Gu Xiaobao handed the rock sugar gourd to Shuangxi and said, "Then give Shuangxi a meal." ”

Shuangxi's eyes lit up, but they dimmed again in an instant, and he just said cautiously: "I...... I'll take it for the second girl first, and Brother Xiaobao will go to work. Then he held up his string of rock sugar gourds that had only eaten a small part of it with one hand, and took it carefully from Gu Xiaobao with the other hand.

Gu Xiaobao said: "I'm going to work. Then he trotted over to the counter.

Shuangxi handed the untouched rock sugar gourd to Ningxia Zi, Ningxia Zi looked at it, but said, "Shuangxi, you can eat it." Shuangxi was instantly surprised, but Ningxia Zi had a sad face, and when Shuangxi saw this, he asked: "Second girl, what's wrong with you?" ”

Ningxia Zi pouted and said, "They won't let me listen, but I know what they're talking about." Ningxia Zi whispered sullenly: "Shuangxi, you say, will my sister marry into someone else's family, will I still be able to see my sister then?" ”

Shuangxi was slightly stunned, and said puzzledly: "Isn't the big girl going to recruit trouble?" How can you marry into someone else's family? ”

Ning Xia Zi said: "Originally, this was the case, but recently, I heard Grandma Gu's maid sisters say that Grandma Gu seems to want to kiss my sister and want my sister to marry off, and she may have told my grandma." They didn't let me listen, but I knew they must have been talking about it in my grandmother's house. ”

Shuangxi asked stupidly: "Doesn't the second girl want the eldest girl to get married?" ”

Ning Xia Zi tilted his head and said, "I don't understand about marrying either." However, I have heard in the academy that if someone's sister marries, she will have to live outside, and she will only return home once in a long time, and her family will rarely see her. So, I don't want my sister to get married. ”

Shuangxi frowned and said with relief: "The eldest girl may not be able to get married." Although Mrs. Gu thinks so, the eldest girl may not be willing. ”

"That's right!" Ning Xia Zi's eyes lit up instantly. Gusts of spring breeze blow away the clouds and mist, the sun comes out, the world is clear, as if it has just been washed, it is particularly refreshing, the air is very fresh, take a breath, sweet and silky, like giving people honey. Ningxia Zi said happily: "If my sister doesn't agree, I don't have to part with my sister!" ”

"Hmm." Shuangxi nodded in agreement. The grass crept out of the earth, with the scent of the earth, clumps, clumps, tender and green, the wind was soft, and the grass was soft.

"That'...... Then I want to make a wish, I hope my sister doesn't agree......" Ningxia Zi said innocently.

The willow tree stretched out its slender and delicate yellow-green branches, pulled out the thin willow silk, which was decorated with pale yellow leaves, which gently swayed in the slight spring breeze, and the peach tree sandwiched between the willows also bloomed pale flowers.

At this time, Mrs. Chen also came over and said that the old lady was asking Ningxia Zi to go back to the house.

Ningxia Zi and Shuangxi both stood up, and Chen Po patted the soil-stained buttocks for the two of them, and then took them in.

No one noticed that Ah Zheng was standing not far away, listening to the conversation between the two little girls.