Farewell to Kou Zhun, ask passers-by to inquire about Tian Yanyi's address, there is a fairly wide alley not far from the county office, walk a few steps inside, a house sitting west and facing east appears in front of you, the plaque at the door is written with the word Tianfu, the vermilion pillar in front of the door is a little mottled, the steps are covered with moss on both sides, the edge of the stone steps is very smooth, you can imagine the scene of Tianfu in the past.

Pi Yang pulled the little girl up the steps and buckled the door knocker: "Is Brother Tian at home?" After waiting for a while, no one answered, and the door was slammed twice, only then did I hear a woman's voice sound: "Who?" ”

"In Xia Piyang, I came to visit Brother Tian." Pi Yang replied loudly.

As soon as the words fell, I heard a fiery voice from the courtyard: "Xiuying, hurry, hurry, follow me to meet Brother Pi." ”

After a burst of eager footsteps, the two doors opened, and Tian Yanyi and a woman stepped out of the door quickly, clasping their fists again and again: "Brother Pi is coming to the cold house, and I am sorry for my sins." ”

Pi Yang returned the salute and smiled: "Brother Tian can't be a prophet, what is the crime?" But the younger brother took the liberty to come to the door to disturb him, and he was offended. ”

The two of them said a few more polite words, and Pi Yang's eyes fell on the woman behind Tian Yanyi, about twenty-seven or eighteen years old, dressed plainly, with a low bun, although the appearance was not amazing, but it gave people an elegant and natural feeling.

"Presumably this is Mrs. Sister-in-law, right? The younger brother Pi Yang has seen his sister-in-law. Pi Yang saluted.

Tian Yanyi hurriedly stepped out of the way, and the woman stepped forward and said, "The concubine Tian Wen's family, I have seen Pi Gongzi, I have been listening to Xianggong talk about Gongzi, and it is really an honor for a concubine to meet today." ”

Pi Yang smiled: "Sister-in-law is polite, the little brother is not a son, you should call me Brother Pi with Brother Tian, it sounds kinder." Wen Xiuying is not a twisted woman, she nodded with a smile when she heard this, and happily agreed.

When Pi Yang introduced his own lady, Tian Yanyi and his wife were taken aback, the shadow of the famous tree, who in Badong County does not know the name of Wu Zixin? Wen Xiuying sighed: "It turns out that Brother Pi's wife is a Qiao lady who is famous in Badong, and when I see it today, it really lives up to its reputation, and Brother Pi is really a match made in heaven." ”

The status of women in this era is low, and their husbands are not allowed to intervene when they speak, otherwise they will break the rules and lose their virtues. Although Wu Zixin is an outlier, she still has to take care of Langjun's face in front of outsiders, she has been half a position behind Pi Yang just now, standing in a proper manner, and has never said a word.

Listening to Wen Xiuying's words, she blushed a little, and said: "My sister praised it falsely, it was all rumored by the villagers, what kind of clever lady am I." ”

Wen Xiuying hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed her and said: "My sister is too modest, I am fortunate to have seen the ready-to-wear sewn by my sister, with a degree of tailoring and exquisite threading, the chief embroiderer in the palace is afraid that it is not as good as you, good sister, since you are here today, my sister has to ask for advice." The women are already familiar with each other, and the two recognize their sisters with just a few polite words.

After a set of etiquette, Tian Yanyi and his wife welcomed Pi Yang and Wu Zixin into the gate, and a shadow wall in the door was horizontal in front of the courtyard, carved with green pine and white cranes. Bypassing the shadow wall, I saw several locust trees standing all over the compound, the one in the middle was particularly huge, there was a stone table under the tree, the table was carved with a Go chessboard, and it was full of dead branches and rotten leaves, and no one had played against it for several years.

After a few more steps, there was a vestibule in front of me, the side door was closed, the main door was locked, and a layer of dust fell on the lock. Tian Yanyi was a little embarrassed, and said apologetically: "I was supposed to meet guests in the front hall, but the hall has not been cleaned for several years, so it is not suitable to sit down, and I also ask Brother Pi and younger siblings not to be surprised." ”

Pi Yang waved his hand and said with a nonchalant smile: "Brother Tian said so, he will see the outside, the younger brother and the cheap are not distinguished guests, it doesn't matter where they sit, the important thing is that Brother Tian and his sister-in-law have to clean up as soon as possible, so they can follow the little brother to the cold house to have a hot pot party." ”

"Hot pot party?" Tian Yanyi was stunned.

Pi Yang smiled: "It's just that everyone gets together for a meal." ”

"How does this work? Since Brother Pi and his younger siblings have already arrived at Bucai's house, how can they go to your house....." Tian Yanyi's reaction at this time was the same as when he was in the carriage, but before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Pi Yang:

"Oh, Brother Tian, don't be so polite to your younger brother, go and pick it up, and go and introduce someone to you."

Tian Yanyi still refused, and was about to tell the lady to go to the butcher shop to buy some meat and come back to entertain the guests, but Pi Yang raised his face and said unhappily: "Brother Tian, am I a brother?" ”

"Brother Pi, what are you talking about? Not naturally when you're a brother! Tian Yanyi said urgently.

Pi Yang smiled: "Isn't that enough?" If they are brothers, aren't they all the same in anyone's house? If you want to be so polite, you will look down on me as a brother. ”

Tian Yanyi's lips curled and she couldn't make up her mind, and glanced at her mother, Wen Xiuying was also a little embarrassed: "Brother Pi, you and Sister Zixin came home, and you didn't even drink a sip of tea, but asked the concubine to go to your mansion with her husband for dinner, which really made us a little ......"

If you don't keep guests to eat, you don't respect the guests, and you lose the etiquette, especially those who read the books of the sages, and they regard etiquette as more important than anything else.

Pi Yang had no choice but to look at the little girl helplessly to see if she had any way.

Although Wu Zixin didn't know why Xianggong insisted on inviting the couple to his house, he wanted to have his intentions, so he stepped forward and grabbed Wen Xiuying's hand and said with a smile: "Does my sister want to learn my little sister's needlework?" ”

Wen Xiuying's eyes lit up, and she said happily: "Is my sister willing to teach me?" ”

"If you go to my house, my little sister can discuss it with my sister." Wu Zixin smiled narrowly.

This temptation is too big for Wen Xiuying, the opportunity is in front of her, she can't help but waver, and turns her head to look at her husband: "Xianggong, it's not as good, it's not as good...."

Seeing the expression on the lady's face, she knew that she had moved, Tian Yanyi seemed to have made a great determination, closed her eyes and took a deep breath before saying: "In this case, I didn't bother with my wife to bother the brother of the skin, and if it was rude, please don't blame the brother and sister." ”

This tone made Pi Yang smile bitterly, I'm not fucking cheap, I'm just inviting you to have a meal, as if Lao Tzu is going to drag you to the execution ground.

Everyone walked out through the side hall on the east side, and came to a very clean courtyard, opposite the kitchen and utility room, a hall room in the middle on the right side, and a side room on each side of the main hall. There is a well in the yard, and there is a row of grape trellises at the mouth of the well against the courtyard wall, which is full of bunches of unripe green grapes, and a small piece of bamboo is planted next to the grape trellis, which is a quiet small courtyard.

refused to enter the hall and sat down, and after Tian Yanyi and his wife entered the room to change their shirts, Pi Yang lay at the mouth of the well and looked into the well like a curious baby. The little girl followed behind him and gave him a white look: "Isn't it just a well, what's there to see?" ”

Pi Yang took the empty bucket by the well and tied it to the well rope, shook the handle and put the barrel down: "Hehe, I don't know if I can fish up Sister Sadako." ”