Chapter 25 Courtship
"Let me tell you, originally we had two dances to dance at night, our juggling team, usually not many people watch, the money earned is not enough to chew, all rely on a few big festivals, the government released the guan, there are many people who come out to have fun, dance a few full of few, on such a festival, Sister Yang and I are desperate to take over the scene, but on the winter solstice I was sick for two days, today plus the evening one, and missed three more, on New Year's Day three days is a foot dance, before I came out, Sister Yang scolded angrily." Hongyun laughed enough, sighed and whispered.
Li Danruo was stunned and asked, "Who won't let you jump?" The government? ”
"Well, I came over early this morning to order, Linglong of the Yongchun class has a little friendship with Di Tuiguan, Sister Yang and several other class leaders scraped together some silver, and asked Linglong to find Di Tuiguan to ask for a favor, and the silver was sent in, but Di Tuiguan didn't even show Linglong a face."
"Di Tuiguan?!" Li Danruo let out a low exclamation, paused for a moment, and then looked at Hongyun and said with a wry smile: "My second sister just married Di Tuiguan as a stepfamily a few years ago. Hongyun was drinking tea sullenly, and a sip of tea almost spewed out: "How can your girl ...... Is it a concubine? ”
"Well," Li Danruo responded, thought about it and sighed: "It's no wonder that Di Tuiguan, I'm afraid he doesn't dare to respond, this must be the order of the great prince, drive everyone to see the fireworks, first, lively, second, his filial piety, so that people can see no, the eldest prince leads the capital Mansion Yin, although it is a false title without a director, but in the end it is a serious Mansion Yin, a word of command, no one dares to slack off, and then ......" Li Danruo stopped, looked at Hongyun and explained in a low voice: "One more, this is the unwritten rule extended by the previous dynasty." After the emperor set up the crown prince, he received the capital Mansion Yin, and it is really no wonder that Di Tuiguan, let alone him, at this time, no one in the capital is willing to rebel against the meaning of the prince. ”
Hongyun listened intently, and only exhaled for a while, leaned closer to Li Danruo, and admired with envy in his eyes: "You know so much, no wonder they all say that everyone is good, it's really good!" Then you say, the next emperor is really the eldest prince? ”
"How do I know! It's nothing, you can't read? Li Danruo pushed away Hongyun Dao angrily and laughing, Hongyun shook his head, and nodded again: "I can know three or five baskets, it's okay to keep an account or something, Sister Yang taught me." ”
"Then you will know these things when you buy Zhang Di and copy it tomorrow, Di copy a copy for ten years, it is a major event of the imperial court, and those tabloids, it is also easy to buy and see, although there is a lot of nonsense, and there are some useful things in the middle, in fact, those nonsense are the most interesting, and Sangjia tiles are sold in several places." Li Danruo explained carefully, Hongyun clapped his hands lightly and smiled: "Yes, you can still learn to recognize a few more words, the old grandson who played the huqin in our team used to be a showman, and I will ask him if there are any words I don't know." ”
While he was talking, the window suddenly lit up, and an earth-shattering loud noise followed, and the two were busy talking, jumping up and squeezing to the window to watch the fireworks.
The next day, Mrs. Ning told Li Danruo not to go over to say hello in the morning, Li Danruo slept until Chen Zheng did not get up, after washing, he ate a few mouthfuls of breakfast, thought about it, went around to his mother's yard and said a few words, and went to the main courtyard.
Mrs. Ning was gossiping with Mama Huang and others, and when she saw Li Danruo coming over, she smiled and beckoned her to sit beside her, and asked a few words pityingly if she had a good time, and then continued: "...... Last night, your third sister also went out to watch the fireworks, saying that she only went out when she remembered it temporarily, did you meet your third sister? Li Danruo hurriedly shook his head, glanced at Aunt Liu, who was sitting on the small pestle next to her with a soft face, and smiled: "There are so many people, it's dark again, and we have been watching fireworks on the Huixian Tower, and we haven't gone down." ”
"The fourth lady is reassuring to do anything, the third lady came back last night, squeezed the hairpin ring sachet left, and her feet were broken, and the second lady let people burn fire and drink and wash it in the middle of the night." Aunt Liu smiled softly and said softly, Old Madam Ning listened with no expression on her face, and quietly diverted the topic.
Li Danruo accompanied Mrs. Ning to lunch, Mrs. Ning sent all the girls and mothers-in-law, leaving Li Danruo alone, and after a while, Mrs. Ning whispered: "She came back later than you and was sent back." Li Danruo shuddered lightly, and saw that Mrs. Ning was about to speak, Mrs. Ning shook her head gently: "It's okay, it's okay, the one who sent her back was a move, and she went to Beijing to prepare for the test." Li Danruo looked at Mrs. Ning in a daze, Mrs. Ning patted her lightly, and sighed heavily: "You know, just have a number in your heart, it's no big deal, it's okay, it just happens that she has a broken foot, from now until she gets married, let her keep it in the yard." ”
"Mrs.," Li Danruo called in a low voice, Old Madam Ning sighed slowly, Li Danruo looked at Old Madam Ning, thought about it, and told what she heard from Hongyun last night, Old Madam Ning listened attentively, and was silent for a long time with a solemn face, before sighing: "Di Tuiguan came from a humble background, and started late, but after more than ten years of hard work, he is not luxurious, I originally thought that his foundation was shallow and too flashy, but now I look at it, not only is the foundation shallow, but this person is also too greedy, taking people's money, is to eliminate disasters...... He has always been close to the eldest prince, alas, forget it, don't mention it, who can say what will happen in the future. Old Madam Ning's voice fell, and she sighed for a while and said: "Alas, it's not a big deal, Di Tuiguan is like this, as long as our family is good, your second sister can be fine." ”
"Well, that's what I thought too." Li Danruo said with a smile, and Mrs. Ning motioned to Li Danruo to help herself crooked on the couch, closed her eyes and ordered: "I'll rest for a while, you can also go back and rest for a while, just let the tassel come in and wait." Li Danruo responded, pulled the brocade quilt and covered it for Mrs. Ning, and went out lightly.
After sixteen, Li Yujing found a colleague who often had dealings with Han Jiaozhi, Han Jiaoyu has always admired Li Yunzhi, this family business is naturally a mention, the two families have a grass post, together with eight characters, Mrs. Ning and Yang picked a long day, set a good day on May 26, only four months away from marriage, Yang and Mrs. Liu are busy, to clean up the new yard, to be too detailed, to make a small decision, big set, where there is a little bit of saying in the middle, you have to send someone to send a gift to the head of the sheep wine, etc., it is really a busy day and night.
The Yang family was not busy for a few days, so she threw all this matter to Mrs. Liu, she couldn't take care of it, out of the New Year, several families came to Li Danruo to say goodbye, how could the Yang family still have the heart to care about other things? I kept thinking about it, and then ran back and forth between Mrs. Ning and Mrs. Gao to discuss countless times, Mrs. Gao strongly agreed with the Jiang family, although Mrs. Ning had some knots about Mrs. Cheng's words that she should not have concubines and children after a few months, but after thinking about it, it was still the most suitable for the Jiang family, so she nodded, but dragged the Jiang family not to say okay, nor to say no.
After dragging on for half a month, Mrs. Cheng went to see Mrs. Gao first, and the next day she went to Li's Mansion to talk to Mrs. Ning, and first pulled Li Danruo to talk affectionately for a long time before letting go of her, Mrs. Ning sent Li Danruo and the girls and mothers-in-law, looked at Mrs. Cheng, and said in embarrassment and anxiety: "Don't be surprised, this is old, people are still hesitant and have no decision." ”
"Look at what you said, what a big deal this child is, that is, you have to think about it all before and after, left and right." Old Madam Cheng smiled hurriedly, and Old Madam Ning nodded in agreement: "No, we are not reckless people!" Then let's not bend around, just open the window and say something bright, do you think it's okay? ”
"That's for the best!"
"Alas, that's the case, your family affair is for the sixth brother?" Mrs. Ning asked in her words, Mrs. Cheng was slightly stunned and smiled: "If my sister is such a good girl, I naturally have to pick out the best brother in the family for you to see, you know, the sixth brother was also raised in the middle of last autumn, although he did not enter the first list, but his scholarly article, either I boasted, or it was not worse than that Xie Yuan, this scholar also depends on the preference of the master, I originally thought that I would wait for the spring to post the list, and then come to the door to ask for relatives, how festive, but then I thought about it, one come, if someone like us does this." , it seems stingy, secondly, I'm afraid that your sister will be robbed by others!"
Mrs. Cheng laughed, Mrs. Ning also laughed and said a few polite words, the two laughed for a while, and Mrs. Cheng continued: "The sixth brother has grown up since I was a child, and I dare to guarantee the character, and the long house is just him and his brother, his brother and sister-in-law, you have all seen it, you say, it's that stingy one, isn't it?" My eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law, you also know, are kind-hearted people who love children very much, and there will never be anything about the mother-in-law making things difficult for the daughter-in-law, if my sister is your top child, how can I not know, this sixth brother is also my top child, otherwise, how dare I come to the door to mention this parent? ”
Old Madam Ning nodded in agreement, sighed with regret on her face, and said: "I also like the sixth brother very much, I don't like it anymore, everything is good, and he is blessed, but ...... Alas, I don't dare to hide it from you, I have never mentioned this to anyone, even if it is Sister Ruo'er and her mother, I have never said a word and a half, alas!" Old Madam Ning sighed sadly and said: "If my sister is born, I will let someone approve her life, her life is excellent, wherever she goes, everything is good, it's the same." Old Madam Ning paused for a moment before she continued in a low voice: "Her life is not good for her father. ”
The smile on Mrs. Cheng's face froze suddenly, and Mrs. Ning looked at her with a wry smile and said: "This matter, whether you believe it or not, I can't hide it from you anyway, although it ......" Mrs. Ning didn't say any more, Mrs. Cheng had already come to her senses, looked at Mrs. Ning, and said sincerely and simply: "Then there is the fifth brother, these two children, I am the same pain, I originally thought that the fifth brother had no parents since he was a child, in the end, he was blessed, and he was wronged by Sister Ruo, even so, I don't know if you look at the fifth brother?" ”