Chapter 157: Kong's Invitation
Guan Lehe looked at Du Jinning and was very emotional.
If Du Jinning is from a good family, and on the premise of not affecting his own life, he is willing to take something out to repay him and Yuan Xiuzhu, then it is nothing; But Du Jinning's family background can be described as poor and white, so he relied on Du Jinning to write a script and the Du family's mother and daughter to make dried tofu day and night, so as to repay the money owed to Zhang Hongwen's family; Now I'm still struggling to save for the New Year. Under such conditions, Du Jinning can still take out a tea-making recipe and give it to the academy free of charge, which is not something that can be described by just two words, but it requires courage. Du Jinning has confidence in himself, and feels that even if he doesn't rely on this tea-making recipe, he can still change his own life, so he will have such a move.
He was in a rather uneasy mood, but he didn't show it, nodded calmly, and said, "I'll discuss this matter with Mr. Yuan and the others, and then give you an answer." ”
"In this way, the student will not bother the gentleman." Du Jinning got up and said goodbye.
Guan Jiaze couldn't wait to stand up, pulled Du Jinning and ran out: "Let's go, let's go see how the teahouse is." ”
"When I came, I passed by there and saw a lot of people, and I guess it was full." Du Jinning said.
Guan Jiaze also knew about this situation, although he was at home with his mother and sister for breakfast, he had already sent a little maid to investigate.
But how can you listen to the reports of others and see them with your own eyes? Originally, there was no one to accompany me, and I went alone, and even if I was full of excitement, there was no one to share with. But now that Du Jinning is here, everything will be fine.
"It's nothing to do anyway, let's go and see. By the way, call Qi Muyuan. Guan Jiaze said.
Du Jinning was indispensable, and walked out with Guan Jiaze.
But when the two of them walked to the gate quickly, a mother-in-law quickly chased after her from behind, panting and said to Guan Jiaze: "Seven, seventh young master, wife...... Mrs. asked you to invite Young Master Du into the inner hall to sit, she wanted to meet Young Master Du. ”
Guan Jiaze stopped and looked at Du Jinning blankly, obviously not understanding why his mother wanted to see Du Jinning, and then probably remembered something, his face was a little uncomfortable, and said to Du Jinning: "For the sake of Chen Jiaxing's affairs, my mother criticized me fiercely, saying that I was ignorant. She wants to see you, and she thinks that's what she's here for. ”
Mrs. Guan is Guan Jiaze's elder and Guan Lehe's sister-in-law, she wants to summon her, Du Jinning naturally has no reason to refuse.
She laughed, "What's this?" There's something wrong with me too. ”
"Let's go, let's go back to the inner hall first." Guan Jiaze turned around and led Du Jinning into the inner hall of the backyard.
When I came in before, Guan Lehe's academy was in the front yard, and after entering the gate of Guan's house, I walked along the corridor for a while, and then passed through an arch to arrive.
But this time, Du Jinning followed Guan Jiaze inside, and he felt deep in his heart.
They walked on the central axis of the house, passing through one courtyard after another, until they passed the third gate, and then they arrived at the hanging flower gate of the Guan family. After entering the weeping flower gate, there is a pond with green trees on the shore and many flowers and plants planted outside the corridor. I walked down the corridor for a while, and then I reached the hall of the inner courtyard.
Walking through the courtyard and up the steps, Du Jinning saw a beautiful woman in her thirties sitting on the top, looking at them with a smile. Du Jinning took a few steps slower, and waited for Guan Jiaze to enter the door first, and then walked in.
"The child has seen his mother." Guan Jiaze bowed.
Du Jinning also saluted: "No, Du Jinning, I've seen Mrs. Guan." ”
"What's Mrs. Guan's name? It's so raw. Mrs. Guan Kong said with a smile, "You are the personal disciple of our Uncle Ze Ge'er, and you are a friend of Ze Ge'er, so you should call me an aunt." ”
Du Jinning wrote a lot of ancient romances in his previous life, and he also had a lot of research on the psychology of these inner house women. These people are the most important status and rules.
Don't look at Kong's politeness and intimate attitude, it seems that he really treats her as his own nephew. But if she calls "aunt" as soon as she enters the door, Mrs. Guan must be uncomfortable in her heart. After all, there is a huge disparity between the identities and status of the two, and if she is called so, she Du Jinning is suspected of being high and self-righteous. But if Qi Muyuan came in and called her aunt, if she wanted to come to Kong's family, she would only think that Qi Muyuan understood etiquette and would not have other ideas.
With different statuses, the treatment is naturally different.
"Yes, aunt, Jin Ning is rude." Du Jinning changed his name as good as he could.
"Hmm." Kong nodded with satisfaction, and then looked Du Jinning up and down.
Du Jinning stood there and let her look at it.
Her calm attitude is not at all like a peasant son from a humble background who has never seen the world, but it is comparable to the children of those big families, which makes the Kong family very surprised, but she understands why Guan Lehe wants to accept Du Jinning as a personal disciple.
In addition to being smart, his bearing is not comparable to that of children from small families.
"Come, sit, sit down and talk." She pointed to the chair and instructed the maid to serve tea and snacks.
When the dim sum was served, she smiled and said, "You're welcome, come and try it, this is the specialty of our kitchen, my brother Ze'er likes to eat this the most, and he can eat five or six in one go." ”
Guan Jiaze saw that it was his favorite coconut cake, so he quickly picked it up and handed it to Du Jinning: "Come, eat, you're welcome." ”
Du Jinning saw that it was a piece of milky white boxy two-inch square pastry, thanked him, picked up the small silver fork on the table with the dim sum, and forked up a piece of pastry.
Guan Jiaze also forked himself and ate it.
Kong Shi lowered his head to drink tea, and did not watch the two of them eat, but the afterglow fell on Du Jinning. Seeing that she was eating, she looked very educated, and she didn't make a sound when she chewed, and then she thought that no one reminded her just now, but Du Jinning didn't grab the pastry with her hands, but knew how to use a fork, she became more and more curious about Du Jinning.
Since he crossed over, Du Jinning has eaten coarse tea and light rice, and exquisite dim sum has also been eaten once at Yuan Xiuzhu's place except for this time. But she had come for breakfast, and was not hungry; And the upbringing in her previous life did not allow her to eat Hussei in front of others. For this reason she ate a piece, put down her fork, took out a plain cloth from her sleeve, wiped her mouth, and did not move.
But Guan Jiaze was at home in his own home, very comfortable, seeing that Du Jinning didn't eat, he persuaded her a few words, and when he saw that Du Jinning didn't eat, he ate two more pieces, so he gave up.
"Isn't this pastry not to your taste?" Kong asked with a smile.
"No, it's delicious." Du Jinning said with a smile.
Not bad indeed.
This pastry is similar to the bowl cake she ate in her later life, I think it is made of flour, the taste is more Q bomb, there is milk in it, and there is also desiccated coconut, the sweetness is also very suitable, and the taste is very good.
The heritage of the family is reflected in all aspects, it is a dim sum, and it is more elaborate than the outside.
"Then why don't you eat a few more pieces? You're welcome, just like your own home. In this sentence, Kong said that he was much more sincere than when he first met Du Jinning.
Children who are polite, well-behaved, and good-looking are naturally liked. Because he liked it, the idea in Kong's heart dissipated a lot.
Du Jinning stood up and replied, "I just had breakfast, I'm not hungry." ”
"Sit, sit down and talk, don't get up without moving, our family doesn't pay so much attention." Kong pressed his hand.
Seeing Du Jinning sitting down, she asked again: "What does your mother's family do at home on weekdays?" ”
"We are a farmer family, and my father died young, so my mother worked all day to make ends meet. Farming, taking care of the vegetable garden, raising chickens and ducks, grinding tofu, are endlessly busy. Du Jinning said.
When she said this, her expression was calm, and she did not feel the slightest shame about her poor family situation.
"But I see that your words and deeds don't look like you're from an ordinary peasant family." Kong asked.
Du Jinning smiled: "My father is a showman, and my mother is also literate and knowledgeable. Maybe that's the reason, I'm not too timid in front of people. ”
Kong Shi suddenly said: "I see. ”
Before she could ask again, she suddenly heard a "bang" behind her, and the curtain behind the hall somehow made a noise, startling everyone in the room.
Everyone turned their heads and saw a ten-year-old girl wearing a delicate red dress and two buns on her head falling to the ground, her mouth flattened, her expression was very aggrieved, and she looked like she was about to cry. only those big eyes, but they glanced at Du Jinning vigorously.