Chapter 160: A Friend Comes from Far Away
On this day, the cherry blossoms were first blooming, and when she went out to the wasteland, Xue'er took Dong Chengze to play under the cherry blossom tree.
"Zi said: 'Learn and learn from time to time, don't you also say? Have friends come from afar, are you happy? People don't know, but they are not ashamed, and they are not gentlemen? ’。 Dong Chengze played while reciting the opening chapter of the Analects.
Xue'er listened with relish, and when he finished reciting this paragraph, he asked, "Ze'er told my sister what she meant." ”
"Well, the gist of this passage is: Confucius said that after learning, he often reviewed and practiced......" Dong Chengze explained in a milky voice.
Xue'er nodded with satisfaction and said in appreciation: "Ze'er is great, you have learned everything, and you will have to do this in the future, so as not to understand the truth in vain." ”
Seeing him nodding, Xue'er then asked, "Which poem did you think of your sister taught you when you saw this cherry blossom forest today?" ”
Dong Chengze tilted his head to look at the cherry blossoms above his head, and only paused for a moment before saying: ""Folding Branches and Flowers" Tang: Yuan Zhen. The original text is: When the cherry blossom tree is sent to you, an inch of spring heart is broken one by one. After farewell, the most acacia, thousands of trees around the forest. ”
His face looks even more pink against the pink cherry blossoms, like a porcelain doll.
Cher can't wait to pinch his face and get over it.
Just as she was about to ask her brother the meaning of this poem, she saw several carriages coming up the path in the distance, and the carriages of Lord Cao and Feng Xianling were the leaders.
These carriages came all the way to Dong's house, attracting many people to stop.
Xue'er saw that the driver who was driving the car was a little guy she was familiar with, and knew that this was Feng County's order, so she hurriedly led her younger brother to wait at the gate, and at the same time asked Mo Yan to go to Steward Zou to inform her father, and asked Qiao'er to inform the Yun family, and asked Mo Shijiu to go to Mo Ji to wait for the official's instructions.
The carriage stopped at the gate of Dong's house, the curtain opened, and the first to get off was Feng County Order, Xue'er stepped forward to give a blessing: "Xue'er has seen Lord County Order." ”
"Xue'er doesn't have to be polite, where is Ling Zun? Let him come out to meet the Decree! Feng Xianling said with some excitement.
Xue'er guessed that maybe the court would have a reward, but she didn't expect it to be so soon.
She hurriedly explained: "My father has gone to the field, and Xue'er has already asked the housekeeper to find it." ”
At this time, Lord Cao also got out of the carriage, and Xue'er hurried to salute.
Feng Xianling was helpless, and his heart had to be agreed with Lord Cao first.
The two walked to the two carriages parked behind, and Lord Cao bowed to the people in the car: "Father-in-law Xu, this Dong Changhe has gone to the field to supervise spring ploughing, and the lower officials are familiar with the Dong family, so it is better to ask the father-in-law to move in and rest and drink a cup of tea first." ”
The people in the car didn't seem to be unhappy, and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's a long journey, and the miscellaneous family also got out of the car to rest." ”
The curtain of the car was opened by a pair of white hands, and a teenage father-in-law came out of it first, he bowed down to open the curtain, and carefully invited out a middle-aged father-in-law.
The father-in-law's face was white and beardless, with a country-shaped face, a pair of eyes that had been in the world for a long time, and a smiling look, which seemed to be very harmless.
He didn't look at Lord Cao and Feng Xianling at the first time, but looked at Xue'er at a glance.
Xue'er has no experience in how to face eunuchs, but she has watched TV and knows that this father-in-law can't afford to offend, so she hurriedly pulled her younger brother to greet her: "The little girl visits Father-in-law Xu." ”
Dong Chengze also learned to say: "Ze'er meets Grandpa Xu." ”
"Little lady doesn't have to be polite, get up! Let's get up too, little boy! The father-in-law called out kindly.
"Thank you, Grandpa Xu." Cher thanked her respectfully.
"Thank you, Grandpa Xu." Dong Chengze also thanked him obediently.
The father-in-law looked at Xue'er with a smile and asked, "You are Dong Xue'er, the daughter of the Dong family?" ”
"Back to my father-in-law, it's Xue'er." Xue'er didn't know why he wanted to emphasize his identity, but he still replied respectfully.
"Yes, yes, a good boy."
He is a popular father-in-law beside Emperor Xuanyuan, and generally things like the edict are arranged by him.
The reason why he wanted to go in person this time was also ordered by Emperor Xuanyuan himself, asking him to come to Dong's house to see the little girl in front of him.
At this time, the Yun family had already taken Aunt Lu and a few people out of the door, and no matter how bold she was, it was the first time she faced the palace attendants, and her heart was full of emotions.
She thought it was Lord Feng and Master Cao who were coming, but she didn't care, but now she was a little stunned when she saw such a battle.
Fortunately, Aunt Lu was there, and she hurriedly brought up some Yun to give her father-in-law a gift.
Only then did the Yun family come back to their senses, and hurriedly led a group of servants to greet him: "The people's woman Yun family visits her father-in-law. ”
Gonggong Xu raised his hand and said: "Let's get up, don't be polite, the miscellaneous family has received today's errand to the house to upload the decree, and the miscellaneous family is also bothered." ”
He still looked smiling, but the Yun clan really didn't dare to look him in the eyes, and hurriedly said: "The father-in-law is serious, and the women can't ask for it, how can it be bothered!" Lang Jun went to the field to supervise farming, and missed his father-in-law's errand, so he hoped that his father-in-law would not be strange! ”
"Hahaha...... No blame, no blame. He laughs.
Lord Cao and Feng Xianling bowed down and said, "Xu Gong, please." ”
The Yun family also hurriedly bowed down and asked, "Father-in-law Xu, please." ”
Gonggong Xu took the lead and led a group of people into the hall with a hula cheer.
He was invited by Lord Cao to sit down.
The Yun clan here is tremblingly entertaining a few chamberlains under the guidance of Feng County's order, and Steward Zou has already sent Mo Shu to the wasteland to find Dong Changhe.
After all, Aunt Lu is an aunt who has seen the world, so she hurriedly arranged for the maid to make tea and serve snacks. He also arranged for people to put incense tables and so on by the way, so as to welcome the holy decree.
Xue'er and Dong Chengze were in the main hall and did not dare to leave.
After the tea and snacks were served, there were not many people left in the house.
This father-in-law Xu seems to be particularly interested in Xue'er, and often asks Xue'er about some topics he is interested in.
"The little lady can read?"
"After reading, my father is a showman, and Xue'er read and read when she was very young."
"Yes, what books are you reading?"
"I have a wide range of knowledge, and my favorite thing to read is agricultural books." Xue'er was worried in her heart, and she didn't know why this father-in-law was eyeing her.
She knew that ordinary women in this era would read "The Female Commandments" and "The Analects of the Women", but unfortunately she hated these three obedience and four virtues the most, so she deliberately answered like this, which can be regarded as a clear path for herself to understand agricultural affairs.
The father-in-law didn't think it was inappropriate, but smiled: "Yes, the agricultural book is very practical." In addition to reading, can you learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting? ”
"I know a little, but it's mediocre, and it's very lacking in chess." Cher replied truthfully.
"It's rare, it's not easy to be familiar with the farmer's piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, no one is perfect, and he can speak directly about his shortcomings, which shows that he is honest." The father-in-law approved.
"Thank you father-in-law for complimenting, the little girl is ashamed." She replied neither humbly nor arrogantly, without any sense of trepidation.