A few days ago, Chen said that he wanted to buy cloth for his family to make clothes, she was quick with her hands and feet, and several sisters were also capable, Chen's cutting, Du Fangling and Du Fanghui cotton, Du Fangfei sewing, and several people used their spare time to quickly make a few clothes out.

Chen is used to living a poor life, and he planned to replace it with the whole family during the New Year. But Du Jinning didn't have this habit, and persuaded Chen a few words, Chen thought that Du Jinning had to walk outside, and it was easy to be looked down upon when he was dressed in tatters, and Du Fangfei was at the age of discussing relatives, so he also agreed. So since yesterday, the whole family has been dressed in new clothes.

The newly made cotton jacket is filled with new cotton, and it is thicker, but it is much warmer than the original thin and hard torn cotton jacket, so he put on the new clothes, and Du Jinning ordered the whole family not to take it off. In the future, there are new clothes to wear, so don't be too stingy with this one.

Therefore, today's Du Fangfei is wearing a dark green jacket, and Chen is also embroidering a few small yellow flowers on the placket; In order to facilitate the work, the lower body did not wear a skirt, but wore a pair of bamboo blue pants. Although this dress is extremely simple, and there is not even a piece of jewelry on her head, Du Fangfei is naturally beautiful, with a delicate face and a slender figure, and this simple dress sets off her beauty.

At this time, she was smiling, her beautiful big eyes were very similar to Du Jinning, her eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and her whole face seemed to be covered with a layer of soft light in this dusk, which stunned Xu Chengyuan all of a sudden.

Seeing this, Du Jinning coughed lightly, and his voice was a few points higher than usual: "Or, Senior Brother Xu, you will leave after eating?" ”

Hearing Du Jinning's words, Xu Chengyuan came back to his senses, and his face suddenly turned red.

"No, no, no." He waved his hand and stammered, "I...... My mother is still waiting at home, and I have to rush back. Farewell, farewell. He arched his hand and ran out of the door.

Chen, who was coming out to stay for dinner, saw this scene and was thoughtful.

Since Du Fangfei changed into new clothes, the young men in Zhuangzi saw her like this, and Du Fangfei and Du Jinning didn't care too much.

Du Jinning said: "Sister, don't pour it, let's eat first." ”

"One more point, just fine." Du Fangfei still finished watering the vegetable garden before going to the kitchen to eat.

After dinner, Chen asked the three sisters to clean up the kitchen, went to Du Jinning's room, and asked her, "Who is the one who came just now?" ”

"It's a student in Class A of the academy." Du Jinning was worried that Chen would not understand, and explained, "Class A is the wave of people who are very knowledgeable and can participate in the imperial examination. I followed Guan Jiaze and them to class A to play, and I met Xu Chengyuan once. Later, he and his mother were seen again in the market, when they were being collected for their debts. probably knew that Guan Jiaze and the others read the book that I wrote, so he came to ask for advice, and also wanted to write a few copies to sell so as to pay off his debts. ”

As she spoke, she asked Chen strangely, "Third sister, didn't they tell you about today's incident?" ”

"I talked about it." Chen smiled, "When you didn't come back, I chatted with this Xu Xiaolangjun for a while, and I also learned some about his family. ”

Du Jinning knew that the Chen family would not talk about this for no reason, and it was estimated that he had taken a fancy to Xu Chengyuan. She planted the last stack of paper, stopped what she was doing, sat down, and looked at Chen.

Chan continued: "He said he was the only one in his family living with his mother, who died last winter. At that time, in order to hold a funeral, the family's savings were almost used, and his shackles this year were not settled, so his uncle took the initiative to lend money to their family. Because his mother did a good job of embroidery, he thought that he would be able to pay it off soon, but he didn't think that since his father's death, his mother's eyes were not very good, and she couldn't do such delicate work as embroidery. Later, I got sick again, and I spent the money I had earned, and I couldn't pay it back. ”

Du Jinning nodded. Xu Chengyuan told Chen Shi these things at the time, and he thought that he also indirectly explained to her why he wanted to learn to write a script.

"Brother Ning, you say, how about he is worthy of your eldest sister?" Chen said suddenly.

Du Jinning frowned slightly, but did not answer immediately.

Chen didn't need her to reply, and continued with great interest: "You see, he is seventeen years old today, the same age as your eldest sister; And I think he looks handsome, and the two are also a good match in appearance. He is a student of the academy, and as you just said, he is still in Class A, and it is only a matter of time before he wants to be admitted to Xiucai, and he will definitely be able to make your eldest sister live a good life in the future. And you also entered the academy after the year, and you are still the personal disciple of the mountain chief, and your status is equal to him, and our family is not high. Anyway, I think the conditions of our two families are similar, and they are very good, and no one will dislike anyone. ”

"But...... Mother, don't you think this is too hasty? Du Jinning disagreed.

It's not that she doesn't like Xu Chengyuan, but she feels that she can't fully understand a person just by seeing one side and two sides.

"What in a hurry? Your eldest sister is sixteen years old. If you delay any longer, you will become an old girl. Chen said, "In Peach Blossom Village before, I didn't dare to mention this stubble, for fear that your grandmother would immediately allow her to go out and find someone like Meng Qiang, so that she could get a lot of bride money." Now that we have finally moved out, we naturally have to hurry up. I told you about this, Aunt Dong, and she also agreed very much, and wanted to help your eldest sister Zhang Luo a family in this Zhuangzi. ”

Saying that, she laughed and said, "Your eldest sister is good-looking, we have only moved here for a few days, and someone came to ask me about your eldest sister yesterday." If I hadn't seen your classmate today, I might have to help your eldest sister see each other. It's just that your eldest sister has suffered a lot with me in the past ten years, and I always hope that she can marry a better family. Those who have a good family background can't climb high, like Xu Xiaolangjun, who is capable but has an average family background, I think it's just right. ”

Chen himself married Du Yuncheng, who was a student, and his vision was naturally high, and he still hoped that his daughter could marry a scholar, rather than marry a farmer who wowed in the mud all day long. So when I saw Xu Chengyuan at first glance today, I had such thoughts.

Du Jinning said: "Mother, this is a major event in the eldest sister's life, and she can't make such a hasty decision." You look at Xu Chengyuan well today, who knows what kind of person he is inside? I have to get along with him again, and find out what kind of character he is and what the specific situation of their family is. If you marry the wrong person, it will really hurt the eldest sister for a lifetime. ”

"It's not a rush, is it?" Chen said, "Isn't everyone like this? The matchmaker came to the door to talk about the situation, and then went to inquire about it, and if it felt good, the marriage was decided. He said, "I didn't mean that I would get married today, I will also inquire about the situation of his family in the next few days, and you will also ask your classmate in the academy about his personality, which is about the same." ”