Chapter Twenty-Eight: Lee/Bai's Childhood
Time flies, and the white horse flies! The flowers are similar every year, but the people are different every year. And so on, in fact, it's just a day away.
On the way back to his home, Su Man happened to meet the three people of the Li Mansion who came back from Putuo Temple, and the spirit of the three of them at this moment was completely different from yesterday.
Especially Mrs. Li, yesterday's fierce and vicious tigress, today's charity and friendly apologetic gaze, Su Man couldn't help but get goosebumps.
"Uncle Li, Aunt Li, are you here today...... Visiting my mom and dad? Although it can be seen from Mrs. Li's demeanor, movements and micro-expressions that the other party should be looking for her.
Apologize?! No, I can't! Even in the open world, few elders can pull down their faces and admit their mistakes, let alone this ancient world that obeys etiquette.
Su Man's eyes were rolling around, and Li Yuanfang on the side almost understood what the other party was thinking at just one glance. Although she knew that Su Man had been whipped for her, she didn't want her mother to come to the door to apologize, people would always have a sense of selfishness.
She stepped forward directly and said, "I'm not here to visit Lingzun Lingtang, I'm here to find you!" β
"Me?" Su Man pointed at himself, and without waiting for a few people to answer, Li Yuanfang directly dragged Su Man onto the carriageway of Su Mansion, "Set off to Tianxianglou and eat your favorite roast suckling pig"
"Hey, hey......" Su Man almost didn't have a chance to speak, but Li Yuanfang directly stuffed back to the carriage of Su Mansion, and the other party also kicked up.
Su Man, in the carriage, shouted to Tang Yuan, who was waiting outside
"Tangyuan, help me and my mother explain that I won't be eating in the house tonight."
"But Miss ......"
"I'll be back after eating, but it's not a unitary time"
Seeing that Su Man gave her a reassuring look slightly, Tang Yuan was silent. But where can I feel at ease, when I took a bath and pressed MO for her yesterday, I saw the long whip mark on her back.
I have heard that Mrs. Li is also the daughter of a military general, and she was a heroine who was a woman who did not let her eyebrows shave her eyebrows, and now she is actually attacking a child, and she doesn't know if she is ashamed.
After saying "okay" helplessly, Tang Yuan glared angrily at Su Da, who was about to drive, stepped forward and grabbed the other party's collar and whispered, "Carefully protect Miss, if you lose a hair, you will unscrew off your pig ears." β
Su Da: "......." feels that my ears are a little sore now.
Although it was through the door, Li Yuanfang and Su Man still clearly heard the words of Tang Yuan outside the carriage to Su Da. They are all smart people, so they naturally understand the meaning of the little girl's words.
The two of them looked at each other, and both looked away in embarrassment, looking at both sides of the road.
"That ......" Li Yuanfang was slightly embarrassed and handed a bottle of ointment to Su Mandao, "The tribute for blood circulation and blood stasis is given to you!" β
Su Man then took the delicate porcelain vase, admired in his hand, as bright as jade, thin into the paper, but can touch the heat, two words: advanced.
"White as jade, bright as a mirror, sound like a lot" Su Man couldn't help but appreciate the streamlined design of the porcelain bottle, such a process is purely handmade! "Amazing!"
Seeing the other party's medicine bottle with a look of love, Li Yuanfang held her forehead with one hand, she felt that there were times when outsiders were visiting this day, and she was so stupid.
"Did my mother break your brain? Can you not be so idiotic! I let you use the medicine in the bottle, why are you studying the medicine bottle for me!! β
"But this porcelain vase is burned like a jade vase, and the exquisite craftsmanship is breathtaking."
"This ...... It was originally a jade bottle."
"Nani!" Su Man's eyes widened and he looked at Li Yuanfang with an incredible look! Then he held the jade bottle tightly, instinctively placed it on his chest, and asked as if uncertainly, "So, this is a mutton fat jade bottle?" β
Later, he asked uncertainly, "Did you even give me a bottle of medicine?" β
Seeing Su Man's face excited and afraid that she would return the bottle, Li Yuanfang sighed slightly in his heart, this guy's real preference turned out to be this.
"Naturally, it's all for you," Li Yuanfang was a little helpless, and then whispered a little unsure of how to speak: "Su Man, thank you!" β
"Huh?" Su Man was concentrating on admiring the jade bottle, and he didn't hear Li Yuanfang's words clearly, so he asked, "What did you say?" β
"If you don't hear it, forget it"
"Oh" Su Man didn't care at the moment, she carefully put the medicine in her arms, and looked like she had found a treasure.
"Is it good to have a little bit of interest" Li Yuanfang was speechless and pointed to Su Man's head, but she was very happy in her heart that she could meet this friend.
"By the way, I left early yesterday, and today I will come to the school, can Master Shen say anything?"
"Don't worry, you are usually so well-behaved, you never arrive late and leave early, Master Shen naturally won't talk about you!"
Then the two chatted as usual, but there were more and more secrets that the two could share. And both of them are smart people, they are very suitable spiritual friends, and of course they are also very suitable wine and meat friends.
After a while, a few people arrived at Tianxiang Building, and today Li Zhanshi also spent a lot of money to order the large box on the fifth floor of Tianxiang Building, and set up an apology banquet for his wife.
And the privacy of Tianxianglou is very good, not worse than the house, it is better to apologize to the younger generation for this kind of thing. These old guys also want face, in fact, this is one of the reasons why Li Zhanshi loves his wife.
Mrs. Li's Wu family, although she is not good at etiquette and music, her poems and books are also average, and she is not as gentle and virtuous as the ladies in Beijing. But she has a straightforward personality, says one is one, never beats around the bush, and does not like to speculate in private. At the same time, when she realizes that she has made a mistake, she has always apologized directly, although she will also feel ashamed, but she would rather lose face for a while than the psychological discomfort of making her know her mistakes and not admit her mistakes.
In fact, because Li Zhanshi is also working for the prince's mansion, there are not a few cows, ghosts, snakes and gods seen in the past. You always have to wear a mask in the workplace, and returning to the house is actually a kind of relaxation for a wife with such a personality.
That is, in the past few years, the straightforward and unreasonable troubles made people tired, so he sometimes went to the courtyard to sit and drink tea and avoid it.
Thinking of this, Li Zhan was a little weak-hearted for no reason, although he had no selfish relationship with that Zixia. But he understands Wu's personality, and there is no room for sand in his eyes. But he can't invite people out of the house for no reason, hey, one step at a time.
"Yuan Fang"
Su Man and Li Yuanfang sat opposite the Li couple, looking at the changing expressions of Li Zhan's wife who was sitting side by side with him. She rubbed her nose slightly and whispered next to Li Yuanfang's ear
"Your father's facial expressions are so rich!"
"Cough, cough, cough" Li Yuanfang actually noticed it, and she also whispered in Su Man's ear, "For so many years, today is the first time that they haven't quarreled all day. β
"It's gratifying, just with Ling Tang's temper, Ling Zun can sit opposite us so soundly, which can only show that Ling Tang is true love for Ling Zun"
"Tsk" Li Yuanfang was a little unhappy, and said unintentionally, "Whose parents don't have a quarrel, won't your father and mother quarrel?" β
Mrs. Li's ear power is much better than Li Zhan's, and in such a quiet private room, she can hear the conversation between the two girls word for word. She blushed and straightened her throat and spoke
"Miss Su, I invited you to dinner today because of ......"
"Aunt Li" Su Man interrupted Mrs. Li's opening, "Yesterday's incident was my fault first, and please forgive me for my rudeness when I am still young." β
"This ......" Mrs. Li didn't expect that her brewing emotions would be interrupted by this girl "rudely".
"You also know that my father has been fighting all year round, and my mother often prays to the Buddha at home to pray for his peace. I don't discipline me much, but the main thing is that I blame myself for being stubborn. I always don't learn the etiquette well, and I don't look like a girl."
"......" Mrs. Li didn't understand what the girl in front of her was trying to say.
"Yuan Fang is a well-informed girl, I hope to be closer to her in the future and be more edified. In this way, I can also become a good girl who knows literature and etiquette like her, and I hope that Aunt Li will allow me to come to the Li Mansion more often. β
Su Man naturally knew what Mrs. Li was going to say, her slightly drooping eyelids, crimson cheeks, and slightly trembling chin were indicating that this proud lady was brewing emotions to apologize to her junior.
It's just that if she really received this lady's apology here, it would be somewhat strange. That was Li Yuanfang's mother, and there would be some estrangement between her and Li Yuanfang in the future, and she didn't want that.
"This ......" Mrs. Li was a little tendoned now, and she was speechless for a while.
Li Zhanshi gently tugged at her sleeve from the side and shook his head at her. Then he spoke, "Miss Su was originally a smart and polite girl, Yuan Fang and you are friends, and Uchiko and I are very relieved." The door of the Li Mansion is open for you at any time, and you can rest assured that you can come to the mansion to play with Yuan Fang. β
Anyway, he even took a pair of cards from the Li Mansion to Su Man, which can be regarded as treating Su Man as a member of the Li Family. Entering the house is the key to the door of the house in that era, who would casually give the key to the house to outsiders.
Su Man didn't expect this Li Zhan to trust her so much, she immediately stood up, took the pair of cards in the house with both hands, and smiled and said gratefully, "Thank you, Uncle Li!" β
Then he looked at Mrs. Li and said with a smile: "Thank you, Aunt Li!" β
After sitting down, Su Man waved towards Li Yuanfang under the table, looking proud and happy, naΓ―ve. Of course, after that place just now, there is no need for any apology and thanks, and the pair of cards that enter the house has explained some.
Subsequently, a few people were not restrained, and Mrs. Li was not one of those who paid attention to the rules very much, and the atmosphere of chatting and eating during the banquet was quite harmonious.
Several people chatted about Yuan Fang as the theme, and Su Man didn't know that Yuan Fang was a stinky little ghost who loved beauty when he was a child. The other party always felt that he was the most beautiful little girl in the capital, until he met Bai Qirui Bai Shizi with his brother for the first time at the temple fair in the capital.
The shocking appearance overshadowed everything around him with a smile and a smile. At that time, Li Yuanfang knew that there were mountains outside the mountains, and there were people outside the people. There is a young lady in the world who is many times more beautiful than her, and she is ashamed of herself.
But the funniest thing is that in the temple fair, Yuan Fang and Yuan Ying, who was buying candy for her, got separated. When she was panicked, she saw Bai Qirui, and without saying a word, she went up and hugged the other party's thighs and shouted "sister-in-law, sister-in-law".
said that he didn't let go of anything, and at that time, there were many children of eunuchs who knew Bai Qirui at the temple fair, and they were laughed by Yuan Fang's sudden words and deeds. At that time, Bai Qirui was so angry that it took a lot of effort to pull Yuan Fang off his leg.
As soon as she wanted to scold, Yuan Fang cried and said, "Sister-in-law, don't kill me" If it weren't for Yuan Fang being a cute little sister, Bai Qirui would really beat her.
Looking at the other party's dress, she is also a rich lady, and Xu is separated from her family. However, no matter how Bai Qirui asked her, she didn't say who she was, and she had to agree to be her sister-in-law first, and she could only tell the other party her information if she was her own family.
Of course, in the end, Yuan Fang was found by Yuan Ying, who was so anxious that he went crazy. It's just that in the months since then, someone has been saying that Li Yuanying's sister has found him the "most beautiful" lady in the capital.
This is a childhood anecdote, but this anecdote ended with Li Yuanying's departure.
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Bai Qirui looked at the invitation card in his hand, and the little cousin asked himself to evaluate her playing for her tomorrow. Recently, this girl has been asking herself to inquire about Ji Yechen's affairs as if she was nothing.
"Ah Chen, your peach blossom debt!"
But thinking that Ji Yechen poisoned Su Man, it was quite pitiful to think about this fun cousin. He pursed his lips and threw the invitation onto the table.
Then he walked to the table, took a handful of corn kernels and walked under the porch.
"Boom Boom T
After a few greetings, a couple of pigeons flew in, where they bowed their heads and ate corn kernels. He stretched out his hand, and his slender fingers stroked the pigeon's soft feathers twice.
It's been a long time since I received a letter from Siying, and I don't know how that kid is doing, the other party seems to regard him as a confidante and confides in him a lot of things.
It wasn't until the last time I wrote a letter that the other party inadvertently revealed that he thought he was a woman. He looks like a woman in white Chery.
He's very masculine, he's very rigid everywhere!! This kid definitely doesn't look like a man himself!!
I don't know why, Bai Qirui suddenly thought of many, many years ago, an angry little ghost hugged his thigh at a temple fair and called him sister-in-law!!
He was laughed at by his classmates for half a year, and he angrily pinched a handful of corn kernels and threw them into the distance.
"Goo-goo"
The pigeons also flew out with the corn kernels to eat.
After eating, the pigeon flew out of the courtyard, and flew along the sky above the capital, flying over the Tianxiang Tower, and one stopped on the railing on the fifth floor.
Li Yuanfang saw it, but instinctively took out a little corn kernel from the brocade bag he was carrying.
"That's not tasty at all"
"Huh?"
Seeing Su Man looking at his brocade bag, Li Yuanfang instantly understood that this girl had stolen her bird food. She smiled slightly, but couldn't help it, and laughed lowly again.
Then she fed the pigeons on the railing in front of Su Man, and Su Man's face turned white in an instant.......
Who hasn't done something stupid in their childhood? It's just that it looked stupid back then, but after many years, it has an endless "aftertaste".
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