When I got home, it was dinner time.

The maid honeysuckle made several dishes. Saltwater white rice shrimp, steamed white water fish, whitebait scrambled eggs, braised chicken pieces and soybean rice, and then fried a plate of garlic amaranth, and made a meatball soup, the craftsmanship is naturally not to be said.

At the dinner table, Mrs. Tan talked about something, and it turned out to be a letter from Tan Yin's grandmother, Mrs. Gao, saying that she hadn't seen her daughter and granddaughter for six years, and she missed them very much, and wanted them to go to Hangzhou to live.

Tan Jun heard this: "It's okay, my mother-in-law has missed the two of you for a long time, and I should go back to see it, so you can stay for a while longer." Many students in the college will go to the township to take the Beijing test next, and I happen to have free time, and I don't have to worry about other gentlemen in the college. The year before last, Senior Brother Jiujiang invited me to give a lecture at their academy, but I was not available, so I just took the opportunity to go there and exchange ideas with other masters. I'll send you to Hangzhou first, and then to Jiujiang. ”

In the evening, Tan Jun and Mrs. Tan were talking in the room, and Tan Jun said: "In addition to visiting my mother-in-law's family, I went to Hangzhou this time to let Yin Erli be the director. The shops you marry are all in Hangzhou, and your uncle is taking care of it for you every day. Later, when you entered Tan's house, although she also bought a few shops in Wujiang, although she learned from you, it was much smaller. This time, she wants Yin'er to recognize the door and meet the steward, and she must also know about these chores, and these shops will be given to her sooner or later. She is also older, and she doesn't know what family to marry into in the future, so this time I went to your mother's house to socialize with my cousins and cousins, and I also learned more and saw and saw more. The Gao family is benevolent and righteous, my brother is ashamed of herself, she has no brothers, and she will have to help her cousins and cousins more in the future. ”

"Xianggong, I was incompetent and failed to give you a son." Mrs. Tan has always been sorry for Tan Jun.

"Here it is again, it is heaven to have children and no children, what does it have to do with you, I am satisfied with you and Yin'er." Tan Jun's face showed helplessness and comforted Mrs. Tan.

"Xianggong, what is your intention in saying that Yin'er doesn't know who to marry into? Are you dissatisfied with Li Zheng? Mrs. Tan remembered and asked.

"That's not what it means, Li Zheng and I are naturally satisfied, but I can't talk full of words before everything is decided, and besides, Li Zheng will have other opportunities in the future, and Yin'er will also know more about it. It's not like I stayed in this rural place all my life, without fame and fortune, and wronged you from the prosperous place of Hangzhou to my remote hometown. ”

"Where did Xianggong say, it is my blessing to be with you, who does not envy me in this radius, and this is also the land of fish and rice, which is similar to the customs of Hangzhou, where is it remote!" Mrs. Tan said angrily.

Mrs. Tan is in her thirties, she has been living smoothly for so many years, and she is already beautiful, and she and Tan Yin look like sisters.

The couple had a very strong relationship, and this time they went out for a long time, so they inevitably discussed some things again.

There is heaven above, there is Suzhou and Hangzhou below, Tan Yin has been to it a few times when she was a child, she likes it very much, and she misses her grandmother and cousins and cousins very much, Li Zheng and they are about to leave for Jinling to catch the exam, not only full of expectations for the upcoming trip to Hangzhou.

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After a few days, it is the spring equinox, and every year at this time there is a tradition of putting flower lanterns, that is, filling the wooden boat with flower petals, and then putting cotton yarn soaked in kerosene, lighting the cotton yarn, and putting it in the lake, along the lake all the way downstream, the lake is dotted with stars, men and women also take the opportunity to date, tell each other, bless and make wishes.

Several people made an appointment to put lanterns together in the evening, and in the evening of this day, seeing that Li Zheng was getting thinner, Tan Yin stewed chicken soup early in the morning, and thought that it was not appropriate for him to go alone, so he dragged Ah Xiu to Li Zheng's house.

Li Zheng's family lives on the edge of the village, because they are not treated well by the village, so they can only live in the corner.

When the two came to Li Zheng's house, it was unfortunate that Li Zheng went to the lake to fetch water, and only his mother was at home.

Mother Li works day and night, she is already a woman in her forties, her face is vicissitudes, her fingers are rough, but her appearance is very dignified, quite temperamental, not like ordinary village women. Very polite to people, but this politeness is a little alienated.

She has very high requirements for her son, and she is not very happy about the people and things that affect her son's academic career.

Mother Li saw several people coming to look for her son, so she asked what was the matter.

Tan Yin knew that Li's mother had very high requirements for her son, and she didn't like her son's play, especially with a few girls, and not only regretted it.

At that time, it was better to make an appointment with Li Zheng elsewhere, and now I can only use excuses to say: "Auntie, Brother Li and they have been studying very hard these days, and they are all preparing for the township test and Beijing test, my father asked us to stew some chicken soup for him, and we are going to put lanterns together at night." Tan Yin carried her father out.

"Ayin Axiu, thank the master for me, and I'll bring some eggs back."

"Ayin Axiu, my aunt watched you grow up, and I see that you also like it very much, but my aunt has to rely on the old man to say a few words today, and it will be the township test and the Beijing test soon, and the future of their life will be in one fell swoop. You're a girl, and it's just a matter of giggling all day long, but the young man is different. ”

"When the girl's family reaches the age and finds a good in-law, the merit will be complete. But the young men are going to do big things, inherit the lintel, first, now is the critical time, how can you have time to play, you and they grew up together, this time to help them collect their hearts, and secondly, if they are lifted, then at least one county will be the order of the people, the parents of the people, then they have to set an example, how can they go to the kind of occasion that does not listen to the words of the parents and the matchmaker to make a private appointment for life! Li Mu said.

When Tan Yin heard this, she knew that these words were for herself, and she couldn't help but feel gloomy in her heart. Even though he knew that Mother Li was reluctant to do anything about her and Li Zheng in the past, it had never been as obvious as today, and his words were full of dissatisfaction. I thought that although my father was only a master of the academy, he also traveled extensively and was famous in the township, so he still didn't fall into the eyes of Li's mother, and she was just a rural village girl in her eyes.

Ah Xiu's lungs exploded, and she wanted to ridicule and refute, but after all, she was an elder, Li Zheng's mother, if there was a quarrel, let Li Zheng get along, so she said: "Auntie, Master Tan said that you should relax and relax now, combine work and rest, and many students in the academy will go tonight." They also want to discuss and discuss how to deal with the township test, which is not as simple as putting lotus lanterns. ”

Mother Li heard that it was Tan Fuzi who said this, and she also said a few heavy words just now, so it was difficult to continue.

The two put down the chicken soup and left first.

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The two went to the lake, the sky was dark, the moon was like water, and the stars were inlaid in the black jade plate sky. Many people have gathered around the lake to put lotus lanterns, and the children are very happy, playing games and chasing each other by the lake. Some lovers are already in groups of twos and twos, but they are limited by etiquette and can't let go.

Put the finished lantern into the lake, watch it drift with the wind, the lantern rotates for a while, and moves forward for a while, the lake is covered with dark yellow candlelight, and the stars in the sky reflect each other, the sky and the earth, the galaxy is dotted, but I don't know which is the world, which is the sky.

The people around closed their eyes and silently made a wish, maybe they hoped that they would grow old with their sweethearts, or maybe they hoped that life would get better and better.

Tan Yin looked at everyone, and only felt that this moment was so warm and poetic. In a blink of an eye, I thought of Li Zheng's mother's attitude today, and I couldn't help but feel sad in my heart.

Seeing Tan Yin like this, Ah Xiu sighed in his heart, Li Zheng is not bad, but his mother is really .......

If it was still secretive before, as Li Zheng became more and more colorful, it is now clear that he is not very satisfied with the affairs of his son and Tan Yin. Marriage is the order of the parents, the matchmaker's words, I don't know if they can finally join hands, now I think of Master Tan is not very happy, presumably because of Li Zheng's mother. Alas, I don't know what Li Zheng will do!

"You're all here!" Li Zheng hurried over.

Ah Xiu was originally very angry with Li Zheng because of his mother, and when he saw him running in a hurry, his forehead was full of sweat, and his heart softened.

"What's wrong with you? I don't seem to be happy! Li Zheng saw that the two were unhappy and asked.

"No, I went to your house just now, and my aunt didn't tell you?" Ah Xiu said a little angrily.

Li Zheng pursed his lips, realizing that his mother must have said something inappropriate. He and Tan Yin have been childhood sweethearts for a long time, but his mother hopes that he can marry an official lady so that he can prosper. Not to mention that he is just a commoner now, his family is poor, even if he gets to high school, he just wants to marry his sweetheart. It's just that my mother still has to persuade her, and she can't be in a hurry.

"Take a good look at Ayin!" Ah Xiu couldn't bear Li Zheng like this, and walked away after speaking.

Seeing Li Zheng looking at her, Tan Yin walked over and sat down by the lake, holding her knees with her hands. Li Zheng knew that Tan Yin was very angry, but it was not easy for his mother to pull him to grow up, he was really Zhu Bajie looking in the mirror, and he was not a person inside and out. With a thick face, he sat down beside Tan Yin.

"Ayin, you have been wronged today."

"My mother said something that you don't like, don't take it to heart. Don't you understand what I'm thinking about you? ”。

"My mother also hopes that I am good, Ayin is so beautiful and capable, she is just my son, she thinks about me everywhere, I persuade her more, she will definitely agree."

Li Zheng turned Tan Yin's body over, and saw that although Tan Yin's face was still tight, he was not as angry as just now. took out a silver hairpin from her arms, carved a rose on the hairpin, pinned the silver hairpin into Tan Yin's hair, saw a few strands of messy hair around her ears, and clamped it behind her ears with her hands.

Tan Yin saw the silver hairpin and immediately asked, "Where did you get it, how can you have the money to buy this?" Are you helping others copy books again, you don't want eyes! ”

Tan Yin glared at Li Zheng with disgust, and Li Zheng laughed.

"Ayin, I heard from my master that you will go to Hangzhou soon, you will live for more than half a year, and it will be autumn and winter when you come back, if I can pass the township test, I will rush to the capital in the autumn to prepare for the Beijing test and the selection, if I can't meet you, I won't see you for a year." Li Zheng said to Tan Yin, thinking that the two would be separated for so long in the near future, the two complained to each other, and they were even more reluctant.

"Ayin, you wait for me."

Tan Yin saw Li Zheng's words like this, not only lowered her head shyly and said, "Hmm." ”

Li Zheng saw her delicate appearance, and suddenly a wave of affection surged from the bottom of his heart, and said softly: "I will definitely let you wear that phoenix crown and xia veil." ”

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

In fact, Tan Yin wanted to say to Li Zheng very much, I don't want that phoenix crown and xiaxia, I just want you to be wholeheartedly devoted to me.

Tan Yin thought to herself, it is already good to be able to lift people, but many people will not be able to reach it in a lifetime. can see that Li Zheng is so energetic and ambitious, coupled with his heart for his fists, how can he bear to pour cold water on him and ruin his future.

Life is short, it is not easy to live a life safely, life is unsatisfactory nine times out of ten, if you can live happily, it is the icing on the cake.

Although Tan Yin lives in a happy home, Tan Jun teaches very strictly, and he is not a person who is ignorant of the world, and he knows that he is only one out of ten like his parents. The rich and noble inevitably have groups of wives and concubines, vying for power and profit; The poor will inevitably be short of breath and mourn everything. It is the greatest happiness to be able to live a peaceful and joyful life like your parents, and people should not be too greedy.

Li Zheng is only eighteen years old, six years ago in Xiucai, life has just begun, a bright future is in front of him, everyone asserts that he can be a jinshi, he himself has been studying hard for many years, naturally he wants to glorify his ancestors, so that his mother and future wife can live a good life.

Tan Yin and Li Zheng grew up together since childhood, cardamom years, handsome and talented young people, beautiful and gentle girls, and they have long been in love. If the two of them were still secretive before, today, Li Zheng is completely revealing his heart, Tan Yin listens to his words today, how can he "repentant husband and find a marquis".

"Ayin, your parents are affectionate, no one else, I know that you also want this in your heart, no matter what position I am in the future, I will be the same to you."

Today's words have been spoken, Li Zheng is naturally bolder than usual, and said a lot of future visions to Tan Yin, Tan Yin has long linked his future with him, and naturally he is happy in his heart.

Ah Xiu and Zhang Ziqing saw Li Zheng and the two of them immersed in sweetness from a distance, flying across the galaxy, dancing with streamers, smiling and smiling, and their veins were full of affection, and they were also happy for them.

The ancients did not see the present time and the moon, this month once illuminated the ancients, and the moonlight sprinkled on the earth, like daylight, also illuminated the same parting dependence of ancient and modern times, and the feelings were deep.

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On the way back, Tan Yin and Zhang Xiu were together.

Seeing that the two were so friendly, Ah Xiu couldn't bear to say anything heavy, but remembered Li's mother's words today, as the best friend, there were some things that had to be reminded.

"Ayin, Li Zheng is going to take the township exam, and if he is in high school, he will also take the Beijing exam. Either way, he is no longer the poor boy of Qingsong Academy. Ah Xiu looked at Tan Yin and said.

"As long as he does not fail me, I will never fail him." Tan Yin knew the sublimination in Zhang Xiu's words, and looked at Ah Xiu and said firmly.

"In case, I said in case ......."

"Ah Xiu, I know you're worried, you are telling me this for my good. It's just that who can say clearly about the future, there is nothing difficult in the world, but I am afraid that those who have a heart must work hard to be willing. ”

"I'm relieved that you can think like that." Ah Xiu changed the subject. "By the way, is your grandfather's house fun?"

"There is heaven above, there is Suzhou and Hangzhou below, and I like West Lake and the surrounding mountains the most." Speaking of the trip to Hangzhou, Tan Yin was also very excited.

In the end, it was a seventeen or eighteen girl, and sorrow came and went quickly, and both of them laughed after a while.

Everyone is about to rush to the future, each running to the east and west, fate opened his huge hands, and the unknown road was waiting for this group of seventeen or eighteen young men and women.