Chapter 38: The Case of Rural Divorce (Part II)
After almost a quarter of an hour, Fanning waited for the scorching fire to rush before Ju Pei slowly walked out of the mansion.
She was still dressed in a scholar's robe, with a golden crown on her head, and a short sword encrusted with jewels at her waist, and a short distance behind her followed the Great Sword Woman.
"You're not gone yet?" Juppé frowned.
This sentence was so angry that Fanning almost turned his head and left, but when he thought of asking her, he kept admonishing himself, 'Take care of the overall situation and hold back!' ’
Zhu Pei saw that Fan Ning was so angry that she smoked, and an imperceptible smile appeared in the corner of her eyes.
"What are you looking for me?" Juppé made a look of impatience.
Fanning handed her the wooden box, "Here's for you!" ”
"I'm not rare in your stuff."
Zhu Pei said that it was not uncommon, but he still took it, opened the box, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, "You fixed it?" ”
Juppe tore up this book of poems, and she was very sorry in her heart, this was what she stole from her grandfather's study, and she couldn't explain it if her grandfather asked about it.
Fan Ning smiled: "I asked an elder to take it to Changzhou County to repair it." ”
Zhu Pei looked at the repair traces again, and the restoration was to such an extent that only Baoshutang could do it.
Zhu Pei glanced at Fan Ning again and sneered: "I can't see that you are quite rich!" It costs at least thirty taels of silver to restore this book. ”
Fan Ning was taken aback, Old Man Zhou actually gave thirty taels of silver for himself.
He hurriedly shook his head, "I don't have any money, my elders paid for the repair, and he owes me a favor." ”
"What do you owe you?" Juppei's interest is here, and he has always wanted to ask to the end.
Fan Ning had no choice but to say: "I helped him find a superb Taihu stone, he is known as a stone idiot, so he is very grateful to me." ”
Juppé suddenly reacted, "You said yes.... Uncle Zhou? ”
"You know him, too?"
"Of course I do! My grandfather is also his stone friend, he often comes to my house, no, a few days ago he brought a piece of Taihu Lake stone to my grandfather, it is a columnar Taihu stone, my grandfather is envious, could it be that the stone is you helped him find? ”
Fanning nodded, "That's the one I found on my first day of school in Strange Stone Lane." ”
Zhu Pei's eyes rolled, and she said slowly: "For the sake of your good attitude, I don't care if you bully me, and I don't want you to apologize, but I want you to promise me one thing." ”
"Say it! If only I could do it. ”
Fanning has a very good attitude, as long as little Lori's grandfather is willing to help him, his face will be put aside.
Zhu Pei saw that Fan Ning agreed to himself without hesitation, and his heart was much more comfortable, and a smile appeared on his face.
"That's right, in a few months it will be my grandfather's sixtieth birthday, I want to give him a birthday gift, you can help me find a piece of the best Taihu stone."
"No problem, I promise you." Fanning agreed.
"It's a strange day!"
Zhu Pei looked Fan Ning up and down, "Why does Fan Dumb seem to be a different person, I don't know him anymore, do you have something you want to ask me for help?" ”
Fanning grinned, this stinky girl is so shrewd, she is simply a roundworm in her stomach.
Zhu Pei was so smart, she saw through Fanning's expression at once, and she said triumphantly: "Say it!" Ben Yanai is in a good mood today, maybe he can really help you. ”
"Something happened at home, and I want to ask your grandfather for help."
Fan Ning stepped forward to tell the third uncle about it, and Zhu Pei covered her mouth and smiled.
"It's quite interesting to recruit a son-in-law!"
Out of the corner of her eye, she glanced quickly at Fanning.
"Alright! You come with me, I'll go to my grandfather. ”
Fan Ning was overjoyed, and hurriedly clasped his fists and smiled: "Thank you!" Thanks a lot! ”
.......
Fan Ning walked into the Zhu Mansion, he felt that he had entered a garden, full of pavilions and pavilions, winding paths, precious flowers and trees everywhere, the ground was paved with parquet pebbles, and the Taihu Lake stones of various postures were dotted in the garden.
Fan Ning thought of the Humble Administrator's Garden, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "It is worthy of being the richest family in Pingjiang Mansion!" ”
Zhu Pei was secretly observing Fan Ning's expression, seeing that his eyes were full of emotion, and he secretly despised it in his heart, the country boy didn't know it, this broken garden made his expression so exaggerated, when to take him to Wujiang Zhu Mansion to see, that scared him to death.
Zhu Pei led Fanning to a small courtyard, "You wait here, I'll go find my grandfather!" ”
Zhu Pei hurriedly went, Fanning couldn't sit still, and walked into the courtyard again, there was a hundred-year-old laurel tree in the courtyard, under the tree was a stone table and stone bench, and the ground was paved with white and cyan pebbles for a few cranes, which was quite elegant.
He saw a small door not far away, so he walked slowly and looked inside.
On the other side is also a small courtyard, but it is relatively simple, a bit like the place where the next person lives, and there is a vegetable field in the yard, planted with small green vegetables.
"Xiao Lang let me go!" An old voice came from behind him.
When Fanning turned around, he saw a very thin old lady standing behind her, carrying a tin kettle for watering flowers, she was wrapped in a headscarf, wearing a short cloth coat with white spots on a blue background, black wide pants underneath, and a pair of old cloth shoes on her feet.
This dress is exactly the same as that of his grandmother, which is the common dress of an old lady in the country.
Her face was full of orange-like wrinkles, her teeth seemed to be left, and she looked at Fanning curiously.
Fan Ning saw that she was struggling to carry the kettle, so she hurriedly took it, "Grandma, I'll help you get it!" ”
"Thank you!"
The old lady leaned her back and slowly walked to the vegetable patch, "Oops! The leaves are frosted. ”
She squatted down and stroked a vegetable leaf distressedly, it turned out that this small vegetable patch was planted by her.
"Grandma, I'll help you water!"
"Will you?"
"I will, I also grow vegetables at home."
The greens in this season are more squeamish, but they are also very sweet, and they should not be poured on the leaves and cores, otherwise they are easy to freeze and must be watered around the roots.
Fanning carefully watered each dish.
The old lady saw that his hands were very steady and the watering was very even, so she smiled with a sloppy mouth, "Xiaolang is really good at doing things." ”
Fan Ning scratched her head embarrassedly, "Grandma is so old, she still grows vegetables!" ”
"I just like it, planting and playing, they call me to plant flowers, I don't like it, flowers can't be eaten, how can there be a good vegetable, day by day watching it grow up, you can still eat, my heart is happy!"
"My grandma also grows vegetables."
"How old is your grandma?"
"You're in your fifties!"
"That's much younger than me, and my daughters are older than your grandma."
Fanning was shocked, this is too old, it won't be more than eighty years old!
"My ancestors!"
An anxious voice came from behind him, Fanning turned around, only to see Jupei's grandfather running up and holding the old lady, "Why don't you pay attention, you came to plant vegetables again!" ”
The old lady pointed to the vegetables and said, "I'll just plant and play!" ”
"Oops! I want to plant next year when the weather is warm, and now that the weather is so cold, please don't come out. ”
The old lady grinned, showing a tooth, and she pointed at Fanning and said, "I like this little man!"
Zhu Pei's grandfather smiled bitterly: "Next time, please ask him to talk to you." ”
"Let him help me water the vegetables!"
The old lady is like a child, and her speech makes people cry and laugh.
Fanning nodded hurriedly, "I'll help Grandma water the vegetables!" ”
At this time, Juppi ran in and hurriedly supported her, "Great-grandmother, I'm looking for you everywhere, come back with me." ”
It turned out that this old lady was Zhu Pei's great-grandmother, a very interesting old lady who actually liked to grow vegetables.
Zhu Pei's grandfather's name is Zhu Yuanfu, and he said apologetically to Fanning: "This is my old mother, eighty-three years old this year, just like a child, she slipped out without paying attention. ”
Fan Ning said with a smile: "There is an old man in the family, which is better than a treasure, and the old man is blessed!" ”
"We hope that her old family will live in peace and security."
Zhu Yuanfu smiled: "Fan Xiaoyou, it's cold outside, let's go sit in the room!" ”
The two came to the guest hall and sat down, a little maid came in and served tea, Zhu Yuanfu took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Thank you Shaolang for repairing that poetry book." ”
Fanning's vacant ground turned red, "The old man knows about this? ”
"How could I not know? An old ancestor and a small ancestor in our family are all people who can't be messed with, so I have to pretend not to know. ”
Fanning was a little embarrassed, "That's not right for me. ”
"You don't have to say it, I know very well in my heart, this granddaughter is spoiled by me, and I want to thank you for protecting her in the school."
Fan Ning was ashamed in her heart, where did this little lady need to protect herself.
Zhu Yuanfu smiled again: "Actually, I have been paying attention to you for a long time, I heard Zhou Yuanwai say that you were not smart when you were a child, and you were relatively slow, but you suddenly became extremely smart, even Fan Xianggong is full of praise for you, can you tell me, what made you suddenly smart?" ”
Fanning scratched his head, this question is really difficult to answer.
Zhu Yuanfu knew that he was asking abruptly, and hurriedly explained: "Pei'er has a little brother who currently lives in the capital, and he has a problem here.....
Zhu Yuanfu pointed to his head and sighed: "He is fifteen years old, but he has always been like a three- or four-year-old child, and it is the biggest heart disease in our family!" ”
Only then did Fanning know that Juppé also had a stupid brother.
But he really can't explain it, he can't say that he is not a fan!
Fan Ning lowered his head and thought for a moment and said: "Actually, I have always understood in my heart, but I can't express it, it's like being blocked by something, and then I have a serious illness, and my mind is dredged all of a sudden, which is probably like this." ”
Zhu Yuanfu nodded, "It seems that it takes a coincidence, and it is not in a hurry to come." ”
The two picked up the cups and drank tea again, and then Zhu Yuanfu smiled and said: "Pei'er has already told me about your third uncle, as the saying goes, it is better to demolish a house than a family, do you really want your third uncle to divorce?" ”
Fan Ning said: "Now our Fan family is forced into a corner, the Lu family is too bullying, everyone is a villager, once we lose, our Fan family will be swept away in ten miles and eight townships, in my father's words, we can't raise our heads." ”
Zhu Yuanfu laughed, "Okay! I'll walk with you in the afternoon. ”