Chapter Forty-Seven: The Xia Family
Han Qi stayed up all night to copy the book "The Legend of Red Ying", and did not sleep until the third watch for three days, and the day before Han Huiniang's marriage, Han Xiu and Han Qi went over with Han Jun and Han Man after school.
It stands to reason that the sisters go to add makeup, they can live in the bride's boudoir for one night, in order to show the sisters' reluctance, but Han Hui's mother's house is really a little small, and there are relatives and friends who came to congratulate the gift in advance to live temporarily.
On the way back, Han Qi only said that he wanted to go to the study and separated from the three sisters, led Luoying and an old woman to get out of the car, and went straight to Biyan Zhai on Fuqing Street.
"Store ......"
The shopkeeper saw that she recognized it, and immediately asked with a smile,
"Miss, but you've copied the book?"
Han Qi nodded and took out three books, but the roots of his ears were red,
"Shopkeeper, this ...... Of these two books, one of them was transcribed by me, and the other was ...... There is also a copy of this that I accidentally defiled and recopied to you! ”
When the shopkeeper heard this, he frowned, and Han Qi was even more worried when he saw this.
"It's really my fault, if it is...... If the store thinks I'm not doing a good job, then ...... Those fifty copper plates, I ...... I don't want it! ”
When the store heard this, he first took two books and came to look at them, and saw that the handwriting was neat and the pages were neat.
"It stands to reason that if you stain the book, you can make it to pay me a copy, but it's just ......"
He looked at Han Qi,
"It's just...... This red tassel biography is not the property of our store, and it is also stored here by others, so I will give it to you to copy it, just to return the original in the future, and now it is not good for me to be the master of the original dirty......"
Saying that, he frowned and thought about it,
"So be it! The owner of this book belongs to Xia Sicheng's family in the back alley, you take the book to ask him, if he is willing to accept the new book, I will return the fifty copper plates to you as before, if not, the fifty copper plates will be paid to him! ”
The shopkeeper said this, but Han Qi was overjoyed when he heard it,
"Thank you for your leniency, I'll go over and ask Naxia Sicheng now!"
At that moment, I asked the store for the address of Xia Sicheng's house, and when I got out of the study, I led Luoying and my mother-in-law over, and went to the alley behind me, and when I entered the fifth house, I saw an osmanthus tree in front of the door, and immediately went forward to call the door.
"Knock Knock Knock ......"
The copper ring of the beast's mouth on the gate knocked lightly a few times, and a crisp voice asked,
"Who?"
Han Qi responded,
"May I ask if it's Xia Sicheng's family?"
There was a sound of footsteps coming from inside, and someone squeaked out, but it was a young lady with sparse eyebrows, who was not much older than Han Qi at the age of thirteen or four, Han Qi stepped back and saluted,
"But Xia Sicheng's family?"
The young lady smiled,
"Exactly, who are you? Who are you looking for? ”
Han Qi responded,
"May I ask if you have a book at home and borrow it from Biyan Zhai in front of you?"
The young lady's eyes rolled, and then she remembered and smiled,
"Oh, it turned out to be a book matter, and this matter has to be done by my second brother!"
took a step back and let Han Qi in,
"Wait, I'll call my second brother!"
said that she was going to scream, but in fact, she didn't move her feet, just stood beside Han Qi and screamed inside,
"Second brother! Second brother! Second brother...... Xia Wenbin! ”
It was called several times before someone inside answered,
"What are you shouting? Xia Xiaomei, you are not young anymore, how can you still be so gentle as your daughter's family, see how you can marry in the future! ”
The person came out while speaking, and Xia Xiaomei stuck out her tongue at him when she heard the words,
"Whether I marry or not, you have to care!"
The man who came out was born five points similar to Xia Xiaomei, but his body was much taller, and his Confucian shirt had already been washed white, and when he saw that there was a young lady in the yard, he couldn't help but be surprised, and glared at his sister with disgust,
There are outsiders who are still yelling, and they have lost Sven!
Xia Xiaomei was afraid of him, so she smiled and said,
"Second brother, this young lady is from the study, I'm afraid I have something to ask you!"
Xia Wenbin stepped forward and saluted and asked,
"I don't know what Miss asked Xia?"
Han Qi took out the two books and pointed to the original "The Legend of the Red Silk",
"Xia Gongzi, this matter is really the fault of the little girl, I borrowed this red tassel to pass it home and copy it, but I accidentally dirty the book for a while, I have copied this book again, and I specially found it to compensate Xia Gongzi......"
Said very ashamedly,
"I know that those who love books will hate such dirty books, but I am also careless for a while, and I can only try my best to remedy the matter at this point......"
As he spoke, he handed over the book he had copied.
"Young Master Xia, please take a look, can this newly copied book compensate you?"
When Xia Wenbin heard this, and saw his half-dirty book, his face immediately sank, and his brows furrowed.
"Looking at Miss, she is also a reader, why did she destroy this book so carelessly!"
The pitch-black ink soaked the entire book, and most of the handwriting inside was stained, Xia Wenbin was distressed in his eyes!
Although the Xia family is not a rich and noble family, but from the ancestors is a family of poetry and books, to Xia Wenbin's father Xia Xiang generation, only in Honglu Temple to do a six-grade Si Cheng, Xia Wenbin is the second son of the family, is a bookworm, since childhood love books and books, is really a hand, every day is to eat, toilet to take in the hand.
If it weren't for the family's financial constraints, he wanted to lend the collection of books to borrow some copper plates to supplement the family, how could he hand over the books to Biyanzhai in front?
The old man of the shopkeeper is so hateful, what did he do to lend books to this woman who doesn't know how to cherish books and love books?
Now that the book has been destroyed, what is the use of making amends?
Xia Wenbin was very angry in his heart, only he was a man and it was not easy to deal with women, he was standing there with a black face at the moment, but he didn't reach out to take the book, Han Qi blushed when he saw this, this is ashamed, although this matter was not done by himself, but Han Vanilla can only clean up the trouble by himself, that is, the master is angry, and he has to bear it!
The moment is another blessing,
"Master Xia, this matter is indeed my fault, please also ask Master Xia Gongzi to have a lot, don't be surprised!"
At that moment, he handed over the book he copied back, Xia Wenbin still didn't answer it with a cold face, Xia Xiaomei on the side was very angry when she saw this, borrowed the book and looked at it, and shouted at Xia Wenbin,
"Second brother, don't embarrass this sister, everyone said it wasn't intentional, and they also copied a new one for you, what kind of stinky face do you have!"
The present took him by the hand and slapped the book into his palm,
"Look at your own house, I look better than your original handwriting!"
His family has played a round, Xia Wenbin is not really embarrassed by a little girl, she reluctantly lowered her head and opened the book in her hand, looked at it a few times, and finally eased down, before she said,
"Your handwriting is neat, look...... Look, it's a serious transcription! ”
Seeing that he had finally eased up, Han Qi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and responded,
"Xia Gongzi smiled, my word is only a medium in the academy, and Mr. often says that I am too strict with the rules, I don't know how to be smooth and flexible, and I can't make a tool on the way to calligraphy, and I am afraid that I can only get a neat word for a lifetime!"
"Academy?"
Xia Wenbin was very surprised when he heard this,
"You're still studying at the academy? Where are you in college? ”
Han Qi smiled shyly and bowed her head in response,
"It's really a shallow learner, but I'm afraid that I will insult the teacher, and I will be shy to inherit the holy door!"
Hearing that she was a student of Chengsheng Academy, Xia Wenbin's expression moved, and he couldn't believe it,
"You...... You...... My daughter's family can enter Chengsheng Academy! ”
Xia Xiaomei on the side heard this, but she was full of admiration,
"The second brother should look down on women, Chengsheng Academy has accepted female students since this dynasty!"
turned his face and pulled Han Qi's hand,
"My sister is so good, she actually entered Chengsheng Academy, she must be a great talented girl!"
Han Qi hung his head and blushed his ears,
"I don't dare to call myself a talented girl, I also got into the academy by luck, my qualifications are dull, and I am ashamed to be taught by my teacher!"
Xia Xiaomei came up and took her hand, her big eyes were full of curiosity,
"What is it like in Chengsheng Academy? Are all the students in it all Wenqu stars? ”
Han Qi smiled when she asked,
"There are 1,460 students in the academy, so many Wenqu stars from there go down to earth, if all of them are Wenqu stars who come down to earth, then this Wenqu star will be like a small dish in the market!"
Xia Xiaomei laughed when she heard this, took her hand and smiled,
"Good! Good! You're a funny girl, not like those nerds who pretend to be high after reading a few books! ”
When she said this, she squinted at her second brother, but these words hit Xia Wenbin's sore spot, and she immediately darkened her face, put the two books back, and said to Han Qi in a deep voice,
"I took the book, you can go!"
But he ignored people and turned around and left.
Xia Xiaomei stuck out her tongue at his back, turned around and pulled Han Qidao, who was at a loss,
"You don't care about him, he also wants to go to Chengsheng Academy, but he was not admitted last year, and he has been sad at home for a long time, and now he has changed to a private school to study, thinking about the next year's scientific examination!"
"Oh...... I see! ”
Xia Xiaomei smiled at Han Qi and said,
"My second brother is small-minded, you don't have to be surprised, he must have felt that you entered the academy, but he didn't enter, and he was jealous!"
Han Qi was secretly embarrassed when he heard it,
My own entry into the academy is also a blessing to the family, if I really rely on the pen to take the test, I am afraid that it is worse than this Xia Gongzi!
Xia Xiaomei asked with a smile again,
"After talking for a long time, what is your name? Where does the family live? ”
Xia Xiaomei was born with an atmospheric temperament, and her temperament is also very atmospheric, she looks like she is self-cooked, but she is not disgusting at all, Han Qi is introverted, but she appreciates this kind of lively and extroverted person very much, and Xia Xiaomei has a sense of familiarity at first sight, and she immediately said who her surname is and where she lives.