On the 14th, an ox cart drove out of Chenjiawu's thick Qinggang wood. The factory was occupied by Chen Xian, the patriarch of the Chen clan, and his wife Dong, Zhou and his maid in the east building, Ding Youwei's mother and son in the west building, and the last car was Swift, Ah Xiu and Yinggu

Jing Nu, who was over sixty years old and had a strong body, led eight Chen private soldiers to escort him, accompanied by several Chen servants, and the group headed towards the Jilin Ferry, twenty miles away, to participate in the birthday celebration of the Emperor of the Water Officials at the Belly Gong Dojo tomorrow. Chen Man of the North Building does not believe in the Tao of the Heavenly Master, so he does not go.

Chen Xian was not too enthusiastic about the Heavenly Master Dao.1 He just took this opportunity to go to Feng Mengxiong in the county to ask his nephew Chen Caozhi's news, the county office could receive a report from Wu County every half a month, this kind of court report began in the Western Han Dynasty, the emperor's edicts, edicts and ministers and court events were written on silk, and sent to the states and counties by special messengers, and then copied and conveyed to the counties under the county by the scribes of the counties. There should be news in the court newspaper first, I don't know if Cao Zhi will come to Wu County to review the land break, Chen Xian has something very important to discuss with his nephew

Ding Youwei combed a cloud bun and hung wise, wore a gorse hairpin, wore a printed and colored gauze brocade robe, and a fine silk skirt, with straight eyebrows and curved sideburns, skin like jade, and his body was still slender, as if he was too weak to be dressed. But even in the shaking ox cart, the waist is still straight, and the sitting posture is very beautiful

Ten-year-old Run'er smiled. The baby's fat cheeks are pink and cute, a pair of eyes are black and clear, and the long and dense eyelashes flicker like black butterflies, the kind of innocent beauty is not in the skin, but from the skin, the beauty in the bones, Run'er's innocence also reveals a trace of cunning, this is a very smart girl.

Run'er climbed the window of the car and looked behind her, and said, "Mother, Uncle Ugly said that he would take us to Jiankang next year, and a new mansion was built on the bank of the Qinhuai River." But we haven't moved into the square fort of Chenjiawu yet. ”

Ding You smiled and said: "The square castle can be built by the end of the year, and you can move in Run'er and Zongzhi during the New Year, do you want to go to Jiankang?" ”

The two children said in unison, "Bye"

Ding You smiled. The child's heart yearns for the distance, and she, as a mother, is more realistic. Zongzhi is a man, of course, he wants to get out of Chenjiawu, it is necessary to follow Cao Zhi and Lang to Jiankang, and Lang needs Lang's support to study and enter the office; Besides, Run'er, Run'er is still now, in a few years, he will choose a husband, which also requires Lang to be the master, the patriarch Chen Xian only has contacts with the county scholars, and Lang has a wide range of friends, and it is best for Lang to choose a husband for Run'er; As for herself, Ding Youwei didn't think too much, she could accompany Zongzhi and Run'er to live in Jiankang for a few years, but she still had to return to Chenjiawu after all

Oxcart guess north. This road has been repaired by Chen's villager, the road is wide and hard, the ox cart travels much faster, it does not take an hour, the Chen family and his party arrive at the south bank of the machine-forest ferry, in the autumn and winter season, the maple leaves are fiery red, and the fallen leaves on the ground seem to be paved with a layer of red felt.

Ding Youwei and her two children got off the ox cart, and Run'er saw that there was not a single ferry boat at the ferry here, and the two big ones, one and three boats were all on the opposite bank, and the one of them was leaving the north shore and heading for this side

Run'er said to Zongzhi: "It's unfortunate this time, the boat has passed, let's wait for a while." ”

Zongzhidao: "Why are there so many people on the other side?"

The old patriarch Chen Xian and Ding Youwei stood under the willows on the shore, looking at the crowd on the other side, Chen Xian said: "Today's ferry is really lively, so many people cross the river to do something."

The two big ships didn't move. Only the three-zhang boat rocked, anchored on the shore, smiled a little more, and said to Chen Xianzuo on the shore: "Chen Weng, look who is back."

Before the words fell, Chen Caozhi came out of the tent and stood on the bow of the boat, saluted Chen Xian and Ding Youwei respectively, and looked at Zong Zhi and Run'er with a smile

Ding Youwei watched Chen Caozhi suddenly appear at the bow of the boat, the jade tree was in the wind, his eyebrows were smiling, and for a moment Ding Youwei thought that he was dreaming and forgot to return the courtesy, but Bai Zhe's beautiful face flushed with shyness

Run'er shouted sharply: "Uncle Ugly, it's Uncle Ugly, Uncle Ugly is back" Lifting the corner of his skirt to meet him, a string of silver bell-like laughter flapped its wings like a gull and flew away against the river

Zongzhi followed behind Run'er. looked at the ugly uncle and smiled very happily.

Chen Xian was surprised and delighted: "it back, come back so soon"

Chen Caozhi jumped slightly. Jumped on the riverbank and said: "Fourth uncle, my nephew arrived yesterday afternoon" leaned over and picked up Run'er, who ran over, and turned in a circle in mid-air, Run'er's printed embroidered skirt drew a beautiful and colorful arc, and Run'er "Gege" smiled

Chen Caozhi put down Run'er. looked at the way of the sect: "The head of the sect has grown a lot higher"

I love ugliness

Ding Youwei approached briskly. Called: Lang. "The redness on the cheeks is not gone.

Chan also went ashore from the boat. happily saluted the old patriarch and the young lady, and before he could say a few words to Zongzhi and Run'er, he was dragged aside by Yuyan and Ah Xiu for questioning.

Jing Nu said happily: Sheng Sheng Langjun is also back"

Ran Sheng hesitated to get off the boat and go ashore. He was very uncomfortable with his new identity, and sacrificed to Chen Xianshen's sister temporarily: "Fourth Uncle" saluted Ding You's slight enemy. said: "Sister-in-law, the tall and mighty giant man in the castle actually looks quite cowardly at this time.

Zong Zhi and Run'er both looked up at Ran Sheng in a daze, although the two brothers and sisters had already learned from their mother Ding Youwei that Ran Sheng was also Ying, "Chen's disciple, called Chen Yu Chen Zisheng, but now that they have seen it, they still feel very strange when they hear Ran Sheng's serious title."

Run'er said: "Sheng, you have so much beard, I can't even recognize you"

Today's Ran Sheng is majestic and cold in front of his sergeants, and the sergeants are very afraid, but at this time, when he saw Run'er, who was not as high as his chest, Ran Sheng was at a loss, scratching his head and saying: "I, I, often cut my beard, but it grows too fast, and the more I cut, the longer I go."

Chen Caozhi hugged the fourth uncle and said, "Fourth uncle, some nephews have to report to you in advance, sister-in-law, please come along." "He said to Ran Sheng and Jing Nu again: Sheng, Uncle Jing, and go to the maple forest to talk."

Chen Caozhi, Ding Youwei, Chen Xian, Dansheng and Jing Nu walked to the edge of the maple forest and stepped on a layer of red and yellow fallen leaves. Chen Caozhi told his fourth uncle and sister-in-law that he went to the meeting to review the land, and told him everything that happened last night.

Chen Xian's hands and feet trembled, Ding Youwei also looked at Lang Chen Caozhi in surprise, but Jing Nu was not afraid, and said: "Those thieves are all bullying good and afraid of evil, if you dare to come to Chenjiawu to rob, I will call him to come and go." ”

Ran Sheng said: "Uncle Jing, the thieves are in the dark, and there is a report from the Chu family. We can't guard against it. ”

Chen Caozhi pointed to the other side and said: "That's a hundred private soldiers I borrowed from the Quan clan and the Ding clan, Uncle Jing led them back to Chenjiawu to prepare for the bandits, and after the gang of bandits was captured, the private soldiers of the Quan clan and the Ding clan can be withdrawn to the first four uncles and sisters-in-law, we still cross the river, and participate in the birthday celebration of the emperor tomorrow, everything is as usual."

Hundreds of private soldiers of the Quan clan and the Ding clan were led by Jing Nu to Chenjiawu to guard against bandits, and Chen Caozhi crossed the river with Chen Xian, Ding Youwei and others. Xie Daoyun greeted each other at the ferry, Zongzhi and Run'er didn't see Xie Daoyun for three years, and they all saluted Zhu Langjun affectionately, Xie Daoyun was deliberately cold and arrogant in front of others because he was a woman, but now in the face of these two ordinary children, especially Run'er, he couldn't help but be happy, Xie Daoyun liked to talk to Run'er very much, Xie Daoyun led the horse on foot, let Run'er sit on the saddle bridge, and had a simple Confucian debate with Run'er while walking

Pedestrians went to Ding's manor, and Ding Youwei sat in an ox cart. Looking at Zhu Langjun and Lang Chen Caozhi who were leading the horses from the car window, Ding Youwei was very surprised to learn that Zhu Yingtai was the deputy envoy of the review meeting1, this Zhu Langjun, who returned from a study tour in Wu County three years ago, passed through Qian Tang and Lang to see her, she saw that this Zhu Langjun was very likely to be a woman, and at that time she thought that this was the Lu girl who had to be dressed up by Qiao was also vague. Unexpectedly, this Zhu Langjun became an official. It's still Lang's deputy, which is really weird. Could she be wrong? This Zhu Langjun is not a woman?

Came to the manor, Ding Yi, Ding Xia Shang father and son came out to greet, and then it was a big feast, Ding Youwei took two children to visit his uncle and other female relatives of the clan, Ding Yi's wife Wu used to be lukewarm to Ding Youwei, but now it is very enthusiastic, although Ding Youwei has moved to Chenjiawu, but the courtyard in Ding's manor is still idle there, often people sprinkle sweeping the pavilion, trimming the flowers and trees in the back garden, and preparing Ding Youwei to return to Ning

After the dinner. Chen Caozhi came to the yard where there are osmanthus trees and golden silk begonias, the bright moon shines on people, the clear shadow is oblique, Chen Caozhi stood by the wisteria flower stand in front of the door for a while, in early winter, the wisteria and the osmanthus in the backyard, the golden silk begonia flowers have withered, but there is still a lingering fragrance floating between the branches and leaves, the light of the pavilion reflects the mud in the courtyard, and the moonlight competes, in a trance, Chen Caozhi feels that the prostitute Ding Youwei still lives here. Beautiful and lonely, and he is still the same boy four years ago, working tirelessly to reunite his sister-in-law with his two nephews

Lang, why don't you come in? Ding Youwei said in a gentle voice.

Chen Caozhi came back to his senses and saw the surname Ding Youwei standing in the courtyard gate, surrounded by the moon like water, holy as a girl shooting immortals, and the light behind him showed the brilliance of his motherhood.

Zong Zhi and Run'er looked down on the corridor, and Run'er shouted: "Uncle Ugly, come, look at Run'er and Ah"

Ding Youwei looked behind Chen Caozhi and asked, "Lang, didn't that Zhu Langjun come with you?" ”

Chen Caozhi said: "Brother Yingtai didn't sleep last night, and he has gone to rest at this time. ”

Ding Youwei said: Lang has never slept yet, don't be tired. ”

Chen Caozhi said: "It's okay for me, I'm really happy to see my sister-in-law and Zongzhi and Run'er, I still have to take the exam for Zongzhi and Run'er, to see if the two of them have made progress in their studies?" ”