Duan Ning spoke seriously, shaking his head, thinking that he was learning from his teacher.

Zhang Bao saw that he was talking about the truth, and nodded in approval: "It's good to talk about this, my son is really smart." Seeing Duan Ning's smug face, he continued: "But this is just an official thing, in fact, there is some gossip, the legend is that Chen Liangben Chen was supposed to preside over this matter, but he was about to enter the study, so he recommended Lord Yin to take charge of this matter, in order to open up rice fields in Fengtian, he also specially invited dozens of old farmers from Jiangnan to collect many rice seeds, one by one to try out the most suitable rice seedling species, and also explained a lot of things to Lord Yin. Now that such a situation can be created, Lord Chen has made a lot of efforts behind the scenes, and Lord Fu Yin has always been grateful to him. ”

Tong and Duan Ning knew that there were so many stories behind them, Shu Ning nodded, but she was a little depressed in her heart: "It seems that I met a companion who crossed over, and the story of "Boiled Qing Dynasty" did not happen here, no wonder the age is wrong, it seems that Lord Chen Liangben is the one who has read this book, so he can draw the gourd in the same way, but he is only one person, and he lacks skills and cannot do what the five protagonists in the book do, That's why the current traffic jam problem that he can solve with just one idea but can't deal with it for a long time. ”

Since there are other traversers, she better be careful, it would be better not to let people find out. Her recent actions have been a bit conspicuous, and it seems that she is a little more low-key.

She spent one night thinking about what to do, and when she had breakfast the next day, she pulled her father to speak: "Amma, what your daughter gave you yesterday, are you going to tell someone today?" ”

Zhang Bao was a little strange and replied, "Yes, what's wrong?" ”

Shuning said: "When you talk to people, you only say that you thought of it yourself, not to mention your daughter's idea, okay?" ”

Zhang Bao was even more strange and asked, "Why?" ”

"Ama Eniang wants her daughter to be praised and loves her daughter, but her reputation is too big and it doesn't seem to be good. Didn't Mrs. Qin gossip yesterday because Lord Fu Yin praised her daughter? My daughter doesn't want to listen to those gossip, so I don't want to have this reputation. ”

Tong listened on the sidelines: "Why don't you have a good reputation?" That Mrs. Qin has no knowledge, why bother her, others praise you for being smart, and Ama Eniang also has face. ”

"But what's the use of a daughter having such a reputation? Maybe you'll be criticized, right? What's more, if others knew that these things were Amma's idea, wouldn't they think Amma was shrewd and capable? She threw out more enticing chips.

Sure enough, when Zhang Bao and Tong heard this, they both thought deeply. Zhang Bao put down the bowl in his hand and said, "Good daughter, you think about Amma, and Ama accepts your love." Amma knows what to do about it. With that, he stood up.

Tong hurriedly took the official hat and put it on for him, and sent him out again. When he came back, he saw Duan Ning tilting his head and thinking about things, sighed, urged him to finish eating, and drove him back to his room to read a book, so he sat down and looked at his daughter and said: "You are a smart child, you are afraid that your reputation is too big, and you will steal the limelight of your uncle's second sister, and your Marfa and Mrs. will be angry with your mother, right?" E-niang is really useless, and I want you to worry about me as a child. After speaking, I couldn't help but shed tears.

Shuning saw that she had misunderstood, and hurriedly persuaded: "Where did my daughter think of this, she just thinks that being famous will cause trouble." For example, that big sister Su, isn't it because her beautiful reputation is too loud, so there are always people pestering her? ”

Miss Su was entangled by Prince Xian's brother-in-law, which is already a well-known joke. Tong couldn't help laughing, she thought that her daughter was deliberately amusing her, and she was very comforted, so she didn't mention it anymore.

In the following days, Shuning really restrained a lot, and rarely went to a friend's house. She did not correct Tong's misunderstanding, so Tong added pity to her daughter, and no longer praised her daughter in front of outsiders, but was blindly humble, and did not allow the family to chew their tongues to the outside world. Zhou Yinlan asked someone to send a letter, complaining that she didn't go to play with her, Shu Ning thought about it, and felt that she didn't have to do too much, so she replied to the letter and promised to go to see her the next day.

Autumn is deepening, and a cold wind is already blowing outside. The night before, the Tong family had approved her itinerary for today, so Shuning got up early to freshen up and happily prepare the things she wanted to bring. I borrowed the Zhou family's book last time, and I have to return it today; also brought some snacks made by the second sister-in-law, Zhou Yinlan said she liked to eat when she was a guest last time; Bring a few pairs of socks a few days ago (in this time and space, socks have appeared for nearly a thousand years), she used colored silk threads to hook some elegant patterns on these socks, I believe Zhou Yinlan will like this little gift.

Chen Shi went out at three o'clock, Lao Wu Tou drove, Xiao Tao followed, and Shuning and his party set off to Zhou's house like this. In fact, their house is two streets away, and it takes less than a pillar of incense to arrive. got out of the car, and Zhou Yinlan had already greeted her. After entering the door, she greeted Mrs. Zhou first, and the two went to the room to talk.

Zhou Yinlan liked the snacks and gifts brought by Shuning, she said: "It just so happens that I just drank a bowl of soup this morning, and I am a little hungry, these snacks are just right to use, how about you also try the snacks in our hometown?" Shuning responded, so she ordered her subordinates to send things up, but it was duck blood vermicelli soup, Shuning was a little strange: "Huh? I remember that you are from Shandong, isn't this duck blood vermicelli soup a famous product in Nanjing? Zhou Yinlan replied with a smile: "It was originally something from their side, but it came to Jinan Mansion in the Ming Dynasty, and now we are doing better than them, you can try it." ”

Shuning tried it in disbelief, sure enough, the duck blood was tender, the vermicelli was also refreshing, I don't know what the soup was made of, I drank it hot, and it was a little spicy, a few green onions, which made the soup even more flavorful. Shuning said "delicious" and drank two more sips. Zhou Yinlan also joined in with a smile, and the two of them took a sip of soup and a snack, and quickly finished eating.

Yahuan put away the dishes and chopsticks, and Zhou Yinlan got up and brought a mahogany box. Shu Ning was wondering what was inside, so she opened it. At first glance, it turned out to be fake flowers made of various colors of silk yarn.

Zhou Yinlan said: "Thank you sister for the socks made for me, I don't have any good things to return the gift, this is a few flowers I brought from my hometown in Jinan, my sister pick a few." Shu Ning curiously picked up a branch of flowers and looked at it carefully, this is a purple-red rose, flowers, calyxes, receptacles, green leaves, all delicate and lifelike, and then look at other flowers, the same.

Zhou Yinlan said: "You can't find such a good thing in the silk flower shop outside, this is the goods from the time-honored Yan family shop in Jinan Mansion, except for the tribute to the palace, only the area of Jinan Mansion can buy it." I've brought these twenty sticks with me, and this is the first time I've given them away. Shuning listened and hurriedly said: "I don't know if it's such a rare thing, my sister should keep it for herself, I'm still young, I don't need these." ”

Zhou Yinlan looked at the simple two big braids on her head, and smiled: "Take it first, you can still use it in a few years, what is the friendship between our sisters?" My heart, do you want to live up to it? Shuning couldn't, so she had to pick a branch of begonias and a branch of pink peaches, and solemnly thanked her.

Seeing that noon was approaching, Shu Ning promised her mother that she would go home for dinner in the morning, so Shuning took her leave. Zhou Yinlan reluctantly sent her to the gate, and repeatedly told her to come to play often, before letting her go.

Shuning returned home and just entered the courtyard, but saw the second sister-in-law wiping the corridor. She squatted down and wiped the brick floor with a damp cloth, sweating on her forehead even though it was a cool autumn season.

Shuning was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "Second sister-in-law, what are you doing here?" ”

"The girl is back? It's nothing, it's windy now, and the dust is falling everywhere, so I'll wipe it with a cloth. The second sister-in-law has changed her name to Shuning in recent years and is called "girl".

"But I never had to do that before."

"In the past, I used to clean with a broom and then rinse it with water, but now it is autumn and winter, and there is less water, not to mention a little dust, and it is too wasteful to wash with water, just wet the cloth and wipe it."

"Won't your waist be hard? I remember you had back pain the other day. ”

"Where did you bend over? This is a light job, and the girl doesn't have to take it to heart. ”

How could Shuning not take it to heart? It's just that the Tong family in the house heard her voice and was already calling her, so he had to put down the second sister-in-law and go into the house first. In the evening, she thought about it and finally made up her mind, found a sturdy white piece of paper, and drew a few patterns with a thin brush.

There was a method used by her predecessors, and she decided to use it as well. These drawings are a mop, a long-handled garbage shovel with a flap lid, a wooden bucket with a twisted mop sleeve, and a kettle with a shower head. The last one, she hesitated for a long time before adding, after all, holding a bucket and spoon to water the flowers and the ground, of course, is not as convenient as using a shower.

These few things, can be made of wood, the long handle with a bamboo pole, the twisted mop cover, made into a detachable will be more convenient, now there is no plastic, had to be made of wood, maybe the work will take more, the durability will be worse, but these things are daily necessities, do not need to be so demanding, if there is a chance in the future, find a blacksmith to make an iron can also be done.

Early the next morning, she avoided anyone to find her second sister-in-law, handed her the drawings, and asked her to go to the carpenter's shop in the city to find someone to make them, and added: "The cloth used on the mop, we can make it ourselves, just take those old clothes that we don't wear, tear them into strips of cloth and tie them up." She paused, lowered her voice, and said, "Don't tell anyone about it, and don't let anyone tell anyone about it, and don't let people know that I made the drawings." I don't want my second sister-in-law to work too hard, so I came up with these things to help, and if I let my mother know, I will definitely scold me for not doing my job. The second sister-in-law comprehended, and her heart was sour: "Don't worry, girl, the third grandmother asked, I will never let her know that you did it." ”