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Ning Xiu let the master and servant into the house, put down the charcoal basin and took the lamp.

Although the light of the oil lamp is not too bright, it is much brighter than in front of the inn gate.

Ning Xiu finally saw the faces of the two of them clearly.

The scholar was about fourteen or fifteen years old, about his age, and was dressed in a navy blue and blue-edged coarse cloth robe, with a royal blue sash around his waist. Because he was drenched by the rain, his clothes were now clinging to him.

Then he moved his gaze upward, his white cheeks and delicate facial features seemed to be carved from pink.

Ning Xiu couldn't help but secretly admire, this guy really gave birth to a good skin.

As for the little guy's dress, it is more ordinary, the general Tsing Yi and hat, and there is nothing too surprising in appearance, but I feel very white.

"Hey, what are you staring at our son-in-law all the time?"

The little scholar took a step forward in a posture of faithful protectorship.

"Tao Chun, don't be rude!"

The jade-faced boy scolded the scholar, and then apologized to Ning Xiu: "The subordinate is not sensible, so this friend is laughing." ”

Ning Xiu waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's not in the way, this little brother is quick and fast, and it's funny." Oh, in Xia Chenyi, a native of Jingzhou, Huguang. ”

"Jingzhou?"

The corners of the jade-faced boy's mouth twitched slightly.

Ning Xiu nodded and said, "Yes, Chen came to Kaifeng to sell cloth, and now that the cotton cloth has been sold, he naturally plans to return to Jingzhou." ”

"Friend Chen is a businessman?"

The jade-faced boy was slightly surprised, and after a pause, his complexion returned to calm.

"In Xia Taoling, Jingshi Shuntianfu people, and the little servant Tao Chun went out to study together, stopping all the way to Kaifeng, and it happened that he was going to Jingzhou."

"Oh, it turns out that Tao Gongzi is also going to Jingzhou, what a coincidence. Originally, Chen still wanted to leave tomorrow, and this room would be vacated for Brother Tao to live in. ”

Ning Xiu secretly observed, these two of them looked like they were not deeply involved in the world, which was in line with their identities as master and servant.

Ning Xiu put his mind at ease, and while bending down to light the charcoal basin with a fire fold, he reminded: "Master Tao, you two are soaking wet, hurry up and change your clothes to wear, if you are infected with typhoid fever, it will not be good." ”

The master and servant should have gone out for the first time, and they didn't even bring their clothes and hats, and they were drenched in such embarrassment after getting out of the car.

He got the charcoal basin and turned around, and when he saw the two of them with embarrassed expressions and flushed faces, he was puzzled.

"Why, Tao Gongzi won't even bring a change of clothes, right? I have a few clean ones here, do you want to show them to you to wear first? ”

"No, not necessarily. Thank you, friend Chen. ”

Tao Ling bit his lip and said, "Tao has a change of clothes here." ”

Ning Xiu smiled and said, "Oh, then let's change it on." ”

"Friend Chen, isn't there a screen in this room?"

"Screens? We're all big men, what do you want to do with screens? ”

Ning Xiu said in his heart, these rich scholars are really thin-skinned, and they are all big men who care about these.

"No, no, my son-in-law has a noble status, how can I change my clothes in front of you!"

Damn, this little scholar can't speak, Ning Xiu frowned and just wanted to refute, but Tao Ling preemptively reprimanded: "Talk too much, there is no place for you to speak here." ”

After that, he sighed and said: "Friend Chen, Tao has never changed clothes in front of people since he was a child, can you ask Friend Chen to go out first, and wait for Tao to change his clothes before coming in?" ”

Hearing this, Ning Xiu was slightly angry, this Tao family's master and servant are really singing with a red face and a white face. The words were all said by the two of them, what could Ning Xiu say?

"Okay, I'll go out to breathe, Tao Gongzi, please."

Alas, Ning Xiu was a little skeptical that he should have regarded it as if he hadn't seen it at that time. Let the master and servant two in, don't please don't say anything, it's troublesome to sleep for a while. The three big men squeezed into a bed, and they had to squeeze to death.

Ning Xiu took a break for half a cup of tea in the hall, and Tao Ling shouted, "Friend Chen, we have changed it." ”

Ning Xiu pushed the door in, only to see that Tao Ling and Tao Chun had already changed into clean clothes.

"Hmm, are you hungry? There are some snacks here to cushion your stomach. ”

Tao Ling Chongning arched his hand and said, "Thank you, Friend Chen." Perhaps because he was so hungry, he didn't care about the manners and picked up the pastry and stuffed it into his mouth.

As for the little scholar, he was very polite in front of Tao Ling, standing aside with his hands tied.

Tao Ling ate three pastries in a row before realizing that the little scholar hadn't eaten dinner, and awkwardly wiped the dander from the corners of his mouth and smiled: "Tao Chun, you eat too." ”

"Oh." Tao Chun was obviously hungry too, and was allowed to eat several pastries in a row.

The master and servant of the Tao family ate the pastries cleanly, drank some water and roasted the fire around the charcoal basin.

Ning Xiu said with a smile: "Tao Gongzi went to Jingzhou to study and nostalgic for the past? What a great insight! Compared with the heritage, there are not many places that can compare with Jingzhou. ”

Tao Ling nodded and responded: "Yes, I have heard that Jingzhou is a famous city in Jingchu, with a lake on the Xiangjiang River, a vertical and horizontal water system, controlling Bashu in the west and Wuyue in the east, which is the thoroughfare of the seven provinces...... Tao has always wanted to see with his own eyes the monuments left by his predecessors. ”

To be honest, it is a kind of atmosphere for scholars to study abroad, and basically those with slightly better family conditions will study abroad after showing their talents and fame in the examination to increase their knowledge and experience.

Especially in the late Ming Dynasty, the etiquette collapsed and the world was extravagant, and the county schools did not have to go to the school every day, just put up a name and come back before the scientific examination.

"In this case, why don't Tao Gongzi go with Chen. Chen is alone, and he has a companion on the road. ”

When Ning Xiu came, he followed the Sun family's caravan, and when he returned, it would be too boring to be alone, and if the Tao family's master and servant were there, there would be at least one person who would talk to relieve his boredom.

"Well, Tao also has this intention."

"It's not too early, let's go to bed early, and get up early tomorrow morning to hurry!"

Ning Xiu didn't want to stay in Kaifeng Mansion for too long, and it was the right thing to return to Jingzhou as soon as possible.

"Hmm, how do you sleep?"

"The three of us squeeze together, and we'll be in bed for one night."

As he spoke, Ning Xiu began to take off his shirt.

"You...... What are you doing! ”

The little scholar Tao Chun jumped out again, raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Take off your clothes, do you wear a coat when you sleep?"

Ning Xiuzhi felt inexplicable, he didn't take off his pants and slept naked, why was he shocked?

"No, who knows if you have any body odor, what if it smokes my son-in-law? You go to sleep on the ground! ”

No way!

Who paid for this guest room, why did Ning Xiu seem to be favored?

Tao Ling glared at the little scholar, and Chong Ningxiu bowed his hand and said, "Brother Chen, don't be surprised, let's just sleep underground." ”

Well, this Tao Gongzi knows a lot of etiquette. It's just why does he insist on sleeping separately? Everyone slept together, although it was a little crowded, but it was hot.

That's it, let them go.

After running in Kaifeng Mansion for a day, Ning Xiu was exhausted, extinguished the oil lamp, and fell asleep in Zhou Gong.

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