Chapter 39: Goodbye Qingcheng County

In the blink of an eye, it was the day to go to the temple fair and offer incense, not to mention that Mai Xiaofang had never seen that kind of lively scene, even Mai Xiaohuan couldn't remember the last time he saw this kind of scene.

The temple located on the mountainside is hidden among the pines and cypresses, with thick bells, lingering incense, and devout believers, Mai Xiaohuan, who was wrapped in the flow of people, only saw countless pairs of feet and countless figures.

When the incense was served, they also unexpectedly ran into the old lady of the Tang family and several wives, with the identity and status of the Lin family and the old lady Tang, of course, they would be invited to the wing room to rest for a while. The abbot took the time to meet and greet the two benefactors.

Mrs. Tang summoned the two girls to meet the abbot in the past, and asked about the lives of the two of them when they left the room to breathe.

"These two kids aren't locals, are they?"

"The abbot's eyes are like torches, they are the children of distant relatives, I don't know ......" Mrs. Tang also thought that the two children were born in the countryside, and the host saw that they were born poor, and their lives were naturally noble!

"The older girl has a prosperous life, and has many children and grandchildren, and marrying her will surely make the family prosperous and prosperous."

There is also this kind of thing, Bai's eyes flashed, she really didn't want her son to get too close to this little village girl, because no matter what way she looked at it, she was not worthy of being the daughter-in-law of the Tang family.

Today, the host gave such a comment, what should I do?

"What about the little one?" The Lin family is more concerned about Mai Xiaohuan's fate, no matter what, she now has an inseparable relationship with her family, and she can't break it if she wants to.

"She? should have been a short-lived person, but now that her life is reversed, Lao Wei can't reveal the secret of heaven casually, and can only tell a few people who are good friends with her and there is no harm, Amitabha, good! Wonderful! ”

I didn't expect the two girls who came out of the small village to get such a comment, Lin and Mrs. Tang were stunned for a long time, and finally the old lady spoke: "What should we do, as for the juniors, don't say anything, let them get along with themselves!" ”

"Yes!" The daughters-in-law of the Tang family replied in unison.

Lin also agreed with Mrs. Tang's statement, the son seemed to care about his newly recognized sister, he hadn't thought of interfering before, and he would just ask in the future.

Because Mrs. Tang was old, the Lin family was not interested in the temple fair, so the two families each sent two maids, and sent a few family members to embrace the sisters and integrate into the flow of people.

There are a lot of novelty and small things in the temple fair, and because of the location in Qingcheng County, there are many local special snacks and goods here.

Mai Xiaohuan gave the second sister two pieces of broken silver and some copper plates, which she could use as she spended. His attention was focused on the stalls selling produce and crops, hoping to see the corn and potatoes he was thinking about.

The two walked around, and Mai Xiaofang bought a scented wooden comb for her mother; bought a sharp dagger for Daddy; bought two headbands for my sister; I bought a few silk flowers for my friends, but I didn't buy anything.

Mai Xiaohuan only watched and didn't buy it, because she was afraid that if the silver was spent, she would not be able to buy what she wanted, if that was the case, she would have to be annoyed to death.

Mrs. Tang invited the Lin family and the Mai family sisters to dinner, and then everyone went back to their respective homes separately. The temple fair was also visited, and the county guard mansion had been living for almost ten days, and Mai Xiaohuan felt that it was time to say goodbye to the Qu family and go back to Shaxi Village.

I don't know how worried my mother is at home these days! Tomorrow I will go to the street to buy some New Year's goods and specialties, and I will say goodbye to Brother Qu's family and go home, and Mai Xiaohuan will get the approval of the second sister as soon as she says her thoughts.

No matter how good other people's homes are, they are not as comfortable as living in their own homes, and at dinner, Mai Xiaofang told the Qu family about her thoughts, but she didn't expect them to agree.

Lin felt that it was not easy for the two children to go out, so why did they have to stay for a month before leaving. Qu Zhiyi checked Mai Xiaohuan's handwriting, and he still wanted to spend the past few days to give Mai Xiaohuan some guidance on writing skills! Qu Hao felt even more sorry, he picked them up by himself, but he was busy every day, and he didn't find time to accompany them after so many days.

"When the eldest brother is busy for these two days, I will have time to accompany you, and when the time comes, we will go wherever you want!"

Mai Xiaohuan is embarrassed to delay Qu Hao's time any longer, people will take the exam next year, and even if he can't help, he can't add to the chaos.

One of the brothers and sisters didn't want to let each other go, and the other refused to stay for fear of delaying the other party, and no one could persuade anyone.

"In two days, the county lord of the prince of Chuanping will be in Qingcheng County, and your brother won't have to follow on that day. Let him accompany you to the city tower to see the excitement, finally come to a trip, and meet the distinguished guests from the capital, if you don't see it, it's a pity. Qu Zhiyi saw that the brother and sister had been arguing for a long time without any result, so he kindly helped to come up with ideas.

Even if you're in a hurry to go home, it's not bad for three or two days, isn't it? At this point, is there any room for yourself to say no? The Mai sisters looked at each other and nodded.

Qu Hao went to Mai Xiaohuan's residence to teach her to write as usual, and Mai Xiaofang sat on the side fiddling with the baby she bought, and she was quite happy to entertain herself.

On the day the county lord arrived in Qingcheng County, the streets were crowded with people early in the morning, and the soldiers armed with spears to maintain order, blocking the crowd on both sides of the road, leaving a wide street for the county lord's car to pass.

Mai Xiaohuan doesn't think there is anything good about this kind of scene, the emperor on TV and the princess are much more shocking than the current scene. But Mai Xiaofang likes to watch it! She will go to the city tower to look at it for a while, and then lie on the other side to look down, when it is not quiet, Mai Xiaohuan is afraid that she will accidentally fall again.

The more he was afraid of something, the more he was afraid, Tang Yujun didn't know when he would climb up to the city tower, and now the two of them were happy on the city tower, and even Qu Hao's advice was taken as a deaf ear.

Fortunately, at this time, someone shouted: "Look, it seems that the county lord's carriage is coming." ”

There were guards in front of him, and a luxurious and spacious carriage was surrounded by maids and entourage into Qingcheng County.

"Oh my God! If this is the prince, the princess, and the traveling team, will they enter the city here, and there is no end in sight over there! Mai Xiaofang felt that she was really eye-opening, and she could show off with her good friends when she went home.

What Mai Xiaohuan thought in her heart was that she could always pack up her things and go home this time! Buy things this afternoon, go to Tangjiadao tomorrow, and you can leave tomorrow afternoon.

At the beginning, the five taels of silver given by my mother were more than three taels, and it should be enough to buy some special products, Mai Xiaohuan especially dislikes the feeling that I have to calculate for a long time to spend one or two pieces of silver.

If she had money, the second sister would not be reluctant to spend a copper plate on herself. If you have money, you can buy more New Year's goods in Qingcheng County and bring them back to Shaxi Village...... It's all because I don't have any money.

Tang Yujun had to take the Mai family sisters to the restaurant for dinner, Qu Hao told them not to eat for nothing, and the Tang family's industry did not need Tang Yujun to take the silver out of his waist bag.

Tang Yujun was not angry when it was exposed, his uncle led a few people to his restaurant to ask for the best private room and ordered a table of sumptuous dishes. Just as he was thinking about finding a suitable opportunity to invite the sisters to live in his house for a few days, he saw Mai Xiaohuan stand up and raise the teacup in his hand, replacing wine with tea, and he must thank Qu Hao and himself for their warm hospitality.

What do you mean? Tang Yujun looked at Mai Xiaohuan puzzled, begging for an explanation. Mai Xiaofang quickly gave the answer: "We are going home, it is better to say goodbye to you today, and we will not go to the house tomorrow." Mai Xiaofang likes Mrs. Tang very much, but she always thinks that Tang Yujun's mother looks at her strangely, so she never wants to go to their house again.

It's only been a few days and I'm going back, Tang Yujun's good mood was shattered by this news, he knew that he was not qualified to prevent the sisters from going home, Tang Yujun was thinking about how to persuade his mother to let him give it away.

After eating, the sisters asked to go shopping alone, the key is what they can buy with more than three taels of silver in their pockets, they know too well. If these two rich young masters will definitely rush to pay the silver, the favor will be like a snowball, rolling bigger and bigger, and Mai Xiaohuan is afraid that he will not be able to repay it in the end.

The sisters used three taels of silver to buy some spices, a few molds for making snacks, and Mai Xiaohuan took charge of pulling two sets of clothes for her father. Although they were not happy, they bought two packs of snacks and two packets of fruit for their grandmother.

The Lin family prepared a sumptuous farewell banquet for them, and also invited them to Qingcheng County to celebrate the Lantern Festival and watch the lanterns.

Come back! Mai Xiaohuan was embarrassed to refuse directly, so she could only lie and say that she was going to learn embroidery in the New Year, but she probably couldn't come.

Qu Hao found a bookcase, filled with a lot of enlightenment books and pen and ink, he asked Mai Xiaohuan to write at least one letter to himself every ten days, to practice the big characters every day seriously, and to bring at least two letters when he came.

Mai Xiaofang stuck out her tongue, glad that she had the foresight and did not pester Qu Hao to learn to write, otherwise it would have been miserable. She and her sister were the opposite, when they saw something like a little bug lying on the book, they lost interest, their eyelids fought, their heads were dizzy, and they didn't want to look at it again.

Lin packed a lot of food and clothing, because the Chinese New Year was approaching, and added some meat and brightly colored fabrics, not only to make clothes, curtains, quilts, bed curtains...... The whole nine yards. Mai Xiaohuan smiled and said that he was a robber, and he didn't dare to go to Tang's house tomorrow to say goodbye.

That being said, the next day, Mai Xiaohuan and her second sister went to Tang's house to say goodbye to the old lady and several wives after breakfast. After saying a few words, before the old lady could tell the maid to give the two of them something to bring back, Mai Xiaohuan said goodbye and left, the speed was no different from running away.

Tang Yujun thought that they would come to say goodbye before leaving! When he went out to run errands, he just missed the opportunity to meet the sisters, and by the time he got the news, the two had already left the city under Qu Hao's escort.