Zhenzhen couldn't stand Shuning's playful gaze, and looked at her frequently, and when her husband left after class, she immediately became angry: "What do you always see me doing?" ”

Shuning glanced at the nuclear carving on her wrist and sighed: "I said why did my brother go out last night, even if he really missed any books on Brother Chongli's side, just come over and get it today, it turns out that the drunkard doesn't mean to drink?" With that, he quickly dodged.

Zhenzhen rushed over with a red face, slapped Shuning several times, gritted her teeth, suddenly laughed again, straightened her hair and clothes, sat down again, and said with a smile: "Whatever you say, I know it in my heart, so I'm not afraid of you making fun of it." ”

Hey? Could it be that the relationship between the two was confirmed in just one night? How can it be so fast? I don't have any wind at all. Shuning is a little dissatisfied with her brother: Even if you guess that everyone in your family is happy to see it, you can say it.

Zhenzhen saw Shuning's face change, and said angrily: "What are you thinking about?" Brother Duanning and I are innocent, and we get along like brothers and sisters now. Seeing Shuning's suspicious gaze, she lowered her head embarrassedly: "It's too early to say anything now, wait for two years for him to have a chance, and then talk about other ......" Later, the roots of her ears turned red.

I see. Shuning saw that Zhenzhen was ashamed like this, and it was not good to force her again, so she changed the topic: "Although the red silk rope with this nuclear carving looks strong, it is actually not very wearable, you just wrap it around your wrist, beware that it will break at some point." The one my brother gave me, I put it in a box and put it away, so I'm not afraid. ”

Zhenzhen happily followed the new topic, and said: "I thought about it, but I was reluctant to change ......" She raised her eyes to look at Shuning, and saw that she didn't make fun of her anymore, so she continued: "But this nuclear carving is so exquisite." If you put it away and don't wear it, you waste it. ”

Shuning thought about it and said, "Let's replace it." Change to a good-looking and sturdy one, if you are reluctant to that red rope. Just put it away. Zhenzhen felt reasonable, so she pulled her back to the room to find Liangzhu.

Liangzhu listened and said: "Wouldn't it look good to change a colored rope to weave, or string some beads up?" Zhenzhen nodded: "It's okay, you go and get the loose bead box." ”

The loose bead box contained countless beads. There are jade agate, crystal jade, and cheap glass beads. Jinjin asked, "How did you put in all the glass beads that were used last year?" Liang Zhu looked at it and smiled: "There is not much left, just put it in, when you string the beaded chain, you can use it to match the color." ”

Shuning pinched a glass bead with a diameter of one centimeter and asked, "Why did you buy such a big one?" Zhenzhen replied, "It was prepared and stuffed in it as a fixed ground, but when I saw that the copper wire was quite strong, I didn't use it." But in vain. What can it be used for such a big one? and cannot be strung into a morning bead. ”

Her master and servant discussed what beads to use, but in the end they decided to weave a bracelet out of red and black silk rope. Just string a few agate beads and go up. Shu Ning stared at the glass bead on the side, thoughtful.

This large pearl has a faint green color. If there are a few more pieces of plastic in it. It's about the size of a checkers piece. Speaking of which, she used to be fascinated by this kind of game as well. Now I haven't played for more than ten years, I don't know if I remember what the chessboard looks like, can I make it? The chess pieces are fine, glass, stone, wood beads are fine, as long as the colors can be distinguished, but that chessboard seems a bit complicated, and you have to calculate how many holes to dig.

After Zhenzhen finished ordering Liangzhu, she turned her head and saw Shuning looking at the bead in a daze, so she pushed her a few times and asked, "What do you think?" Shuning said: "Looking at this glass bead, I remembered a game I had seen in the book before, which was a popular glass checkers in the homes of powerful people in the Northern Song Dynasty. ”

Zhenzhen was stunned for a moment, and then asked her what this kind of game looks like, after listening to her explanation, she thought for a long time, clapped her hands, and laughed: "I said that it sounds familiar, but it doesn't have to be glass beads." She summoned Jiu'er and ordered, "Go to the second master's house and bring that pair of pointed hat chess." ”

She smiled and said to Shuning: "My second brother has a set of chess, and he has eight or nine points to tell you, and I have seen him play a few times before, but now that he is older, he will put it aside, and when I heard you say this, I remembered." ”

Shuning was a little surprised, but thought that since the Northern Song Dynasty had already crossed the predecessors to get this, of course it might be handed down, although the book said that it had been lost in several wars.

After a while, Chongli personally came with the checkers, and he smiled and said to Shuning: "I heard that the two younger sisters wanted to find this fun, so they sent it over personally." This is what I got from my little son when I was a child in the study room of Master Chen's house. At that time, I thought it was fun, but after a long time, I felt that the boudoir was too heavy, so I threw it aside. This was originally something made by Master Chen for the ladies at home to relieve boredom. ”

It was actually done by Chen Liangben! Do you want to use these to attract the attention of your wives and concubines, so that they don't quarrel all day long?

Shu Ning secretly scolded the very stallion crossing man while carefully looking at the things in Chongli's hand. It was a box-shaped box, which opened to a wooden chessboard, and a small rectangular box was divided into six compartments, which contained chess pieces of various colors, all of which were made of wood in the shape of pointed hats, and a small ball carved out of the tip, which was easier to hold than with glass beads.

Looking at it, my hands were a little itchy, so I invited Zhenzhen to play two games. Zhenzhen said, "Where do I remember? Let the second brother play with you. Chongli gladly accepted. At first, Shuning was a little rusty, but the more she played, the more proficient she became, and she gradually regained her former five successes.

Before leaving, she borrowed a pen and paper to make the chessboard look like, and planned to find a craftsman to make one when she returned home, and Chongli checkers were only six chess pieces, and she wanted to make ten chess pieces.

The wooden chessboard was quickly ready, and Shuning asked people to go to the jewelry shop last time to buy ready-made large glass beads as chess pieces. She is already five months pregnant, it is inconvenient to work, and she is happy to play with her young lady. It's a spring apricot, because the cyclamen business is too good. There is a shortage of manpower, and from time to time they are borrowed to help, but they become the least playful one.

Half a month passed. Zhenzhen followed Wen to Shuning's house as a guest, pulled her aside and said, "What's the point of you being stuffy in the house all day?" Now spring is blooming. It's a great time to get out. My second mother wants to take me to Conghua to enjoy the flowers, do you want to go with you? ”

Shuning said strangely: "Conghua? I've only heard that there are many flower fields in Henan (south bank of the Pearl River), so why don't you go there if you want to enjoy the flowers? ”

Zhenzhen said: "Conghua is now the time when lychee flowers bloom, and there are a lot of various nectars produced. There are hot springs in Conghua, which can make people's skin fair and smooth, and I have wanted to go for a long time. Now I'm afraid I'm talking to your mother, you go and help persuade you, come with us. ”

Shuning is very interested, I don't know what it was like to soak in a hot spring in ancient times? Although I knew that Conghua had a hot spring, the newbie gift package of the other world was 5200, but I have been to Guangzhou for a few years, and I really haven't been there.

She pulled Zhenzhen into the upper room, and sure enough, she saw that Wen was inviting Tong to go along. But Tong didn't want to go: "I still have to take care of my youngest son, if I really go to Conghua, I'm afraid I will have to spend the night there." Who cares about this mess at home? Her aunt has been on poor condition for the past two days, and she can't go. Ruo Shu'er wants to go. Let her go with you. ”

So it was agreed. Shuning went to Conghua with Wen and Zhenzhen.

Zhenzhen played in Shuning's room for a while, and then said a few words to Duan Ning, who came to find the book. Only then did he leave with Wen's farewell.

Tong sent the guests away, and when he saw that his husband had returned, he waited for him to change his clothes and wipe his face, and accompanied him into the study. She asked, "You've been in a bad mood lately, but those adults are embarrassing you again?" Zhang Bao said: "It's nothing, Lord Zhu will step down in a few months, and now he is busy with the new land shortage, at most he can only say two ugly words, can he still eat me?" ”

Tong sighed and said: "A former general has gone, and another political envoy has come, and now even several ladies are divided into factions, and those two ministers are competing against each other in the court, why don't they even let us women go?" ”

Zhang Bao shook his head: "Sometimes I also think, just resign and go home to live a quiet life, now that we have a family background, even if we go back to Beijing, we don't have to suffer from the eyes of the family, it's better than suffering at both ends here." In the past, it was nothing to be an auxiliary officer, but I asked myself if I really wanted to be a proper seal official. ”

Tong stroked her husband's back, smiled reluctantly, and changed the subject: "Duan'er has been learning from you these days, how are you doing?" ”

Zhang Bao's face showed joy: "It's hard for him, sixteen or seventeen-year-old children, compared to adults, are not inferior at all, sometimes more thoughtful than we think, and reminded me a few times." With such a son, what will you worry about in the future? ”

Tong was also very happy: "Really? I knew that this son would not disappoint us, but he was a child, where did he learn these economic questions? Can you even mention you, a father who has been immersed in officialdom for many years? ”

Zhang Baodao: "Don't forget, he follows Ama everywhere, and he can be regarded as having seen a lot of the world." How many of the noble children in Beijing are simple children? In the past three years, he has been better than me as an official outside for ten years. ”

Tong only knew that his son was becoming more and more capable, and he didn't think too much about other things: "I think General Wudan admires Duan'er very much, so it's better to ask him for help, let Duan'er experience in the army here, so that he can have a step to advance, otherwise when we return to Beijing at the end of our term, he will be too old, and it will be delayed." Zhang Bao pondered for a while, and did not say good or bad. I'm converting the scene to the divider

Unbeknownst to Duan Ning, his parents were discussing his future, and now he was dealing with his sister's inquiries. Shuning thought that the timing of his coming to borrow the book just now was too coincidental, so she jokingly asked him what he was thinking.

Duan Ning was holding a pen in his hand, transcribing a few coursework notes, hearing the words but smiling. Shuning was anxious, and urged: "You give me a quasi-letter, if you have that meaning, I will rest assured and boldly help you, if you don't have that meaning, hurry up and make it clear to others, don't hurt other people's good girls." ”

Duan Ning smiled again: "You don't want to see my brother like this?" In a hurry to push me to others? Shuning was angry and funny: "Could it be that if you have a sweetheart, you will no longer be good to me?" I'm not worried, wouldn't it be better if I could have more sisters-in-law to hurt me when the time comes? ”

Duan Ning glanced at her: "Your young sister-in-law and sister-in-law screamed nonsense, and you ruined the reputation of others." He pondered for a moment and said, "Zhenzhen is very good, at first I only thought of her as my sister and didn't think about anything else, but after getting along for a long time, I felt very comfortable." She is not the kind of cowardly and cowardly person who is always sick and sick, nor is she a rude and willful lady, if she can marry such a girl as a wife, what else can she ask for? To be honest, with our status, even our parents may not be able to decide the marriage. Having such a well-known, well-connected and outstanding-looking object is naturally better than being manipulated to marry a girl who has never seen her, not to mention, if you are accused of a fiancée with an unlikable personality, what is the meaning of this life? ”

Shuning was shocked: "Brother, is someone trying to force you to marry someone?" Duan Ning was stunned for a moment and smiled: "That's what I said, where did you think of it?" ”

"If no one forces you, how can you say such a thing?" The more Shuning thought about it, the more wrong it became, "When you suddenly came to Guangzhou, I felt a little strange. Even if you heard that Ama and I were both injured, but since Ama can still take over as prefect, it can be seen that the injury is not serious, and E-Niang has also written a letter to report that she is safe, why do you want Baba to come here from the capital thousands of miles away? Brother, tell me honestly, is there any other reason? ”

Duan Ning was a little stunned, and then smiled and reached out to pinch her sister's nose: "You girl, you think too much, right?" I came here not only because I was worried about Amma and your injuries, but also because Marfa wanted me to come over and help my father and learn some economics. Where do you think you've gone? ”

"Really?" You're not whitewashing, are you? "Really!" Duan Ning nodded heavily.

He looked at his sister's serious appearance and smiled: "What Fang just said was actually inspired by feelings. You know that when I was in Beijing, I often followed Marfa to various mansions, and my classmates and friends in the school often invited me to my home as a guest, so I have seen at least forty percent of the ladies of the same age in Beijing. Among them, the vulgar ones are not counted, and the ones who are talented in appearance are passable, either there are some obstacles in the family line, or nine times out of ten they can be selected by the palace, even if they can't be selected, they will be allowed to match the royal family first, when will it be the turn of a medium-sized family like us? Therefore, like Zhenzhen, smart, beautiful, versatile, compatible with the temperament, can be exempted, and has a good family background, he really can't find it with a lantern, if it weren't for the emperor who said to let her make up her own mind, I'm afraid that the person who proposed his family would have flattened the threshold of his family. He sat down at the table again, picked up the pen and said, "But I'm just a little prisoner now, and I have no official position, so I've wronged her too much, so I'm going to make a show first." ”

Shuning looked at the books in front of him and thoughtfully: "My brother has been studying diligently recently, and he has been studying with Ama to learn practice, is it to prepare for the future?" ”

Duan Ning nodded and said: "Mr. Su is preparing for next year's scientific expedition, and Ama told him not to disturb him all the time, so I simply followed Amma, first, I can help a little, and secondly, I can learn more about being an official." ”

Shuning tilted her head, a little puzzled: "I heard E-Niang say that Zhenzhen's Erniang once mentioned that it would be easier for the general to take you through the training, and it would be easier to be in the army in the future." But listening to my brother's tone, it seems that he doesn't plan to do that? ”

Duan Ning nodded: "It's better to rely on yourself than to ask for others, what's more, I actually prefer to be a civil official like Amma, in the past, Marfa wanted me to join the army, but now I am not by his side, of course, I have to act according to my own heart." ”

Shuning looked at the determined look between her brother's eyebrows, and there was a trace of throbbing in her heart. My brother already has a plan for his future, I wonder what her future will be?