"Well, it's a nice day, come out for a walk." Chen Ruzhu said with a smile.

As soon as Tong Jiashi finished saying hello, a woman wearing an autumn-scented jacket also helped the maid over, who was Tong Jia's mother.

"Mrs. Tong." Su Shi nodded.

"Hello Mrs. Chen." Mrs. Tong also smiled and nodded.

"Mingxuan, this is Mrs. Shilang of the Ministry of Officials." Su said to Mao Mingxuan.

"I've seen Mrs. Tong." Mao Mingxuan saluted.

Mrs. Tong glanced at him and said to Su: "This is your nephew who won the champion?" ”

"yes!" Su Shi suddenly felt a light on his face, and said with a smile: "His appointment order has not yet come down, so he is still living in my house." ”

"What a talent!" Mrs. Tong said with a smile: "Our lord came back and said that this is the first champion of the three yuan in this dynasty!" I didn't expect to be so young! ”

"Lord Squire is overrated." Mao Mingxuan said busily.

Tong Jia's family also looked at Mao Mingxuan, and when he saw that he was long and jade, with an elegant appearance, he couldn't help but look at him twice.

"Since we've met, let's go together." Su Shi said.

"Okay!" Mrs. Tong said with a smile.

Several people began to walk up the hill again.

It is still Mao Mingxuan at the back, Chen Ruzhu and Tong Jiashi in the middle, and Su and Mrs. Tong at the front.

When I arrived at the gate of Guangji Temple, I found that the people who lined up to offer incense were standing outside the door.

"What day is it, why are so many people coming?" Mrs. Tong was surprised.

"yes, I think it's weird too!" Su was also surprised.

Although Guangji Temple is full of incense, except for some special festivals, it is really rare to have such a lively time.

"Probably because the weather is good, everyone will come out to go out with incense." Tong Jiashi said with a smile.

"Then we'll have to wait in line." Su Shi said.

"Aunt and Mrs. Tong should find a place to sit and rest first, I'll line up here." Mao Mingxuan took the initiative.

All the women who came, just a man, always had to take on some responsibilities at this time.

"It's fine. I'm afraid you'll have to stand for a while, and you'll be working hard. Su nodded.

"Then there is Lao Zhuangyuan." Mrs. Tong said with a smile.

"It should be, it should be." Mao Mingxuan was slightly embarrassed.

Su Shi and Mrs. Tong took the maid to the back mountain, where there was a stone bench under the tree.

Chen Ruzhu didn't want to leave, hesitated for a moment, and plucked up the courage to say, "Eniang, I want to accompany my cousin." He was standing here alone, and it was very boring. ”

"It's okay, you young people talk, time flies." Su Shi naturally had no opinion. She's thinking about matching the two of them right now!

"E-niang, I'll accompany Sister Chen." Tong Jiashi hurriedly said.

Mrs. Tong glanced at her and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's a good thing that you young people get along more." ”

So Chen Ruzhu and Tong Jiashi both stayed to accompany Mao Mingxuan. Su Shi and Mrs. Tong went to find a place to rest.

"Mrs. Chen, this nephew of your family has become a celebrity in the capital! Listen to our master, even the long-live lord values it! Mrs. Tong said casually.

"Every three years, there is a champion, everyone is exaggerating." Su Shi said modestly, but the smile on his face was more obvious.

"Don't be modest!" Mrs. Tong smiled: "If there is such a nephew in my family, I will definitely be very happy!" ”

"It's a pity it's just a nephew." Su Shi said.

"Be content. I don't even have a nephew like that! Mrs. Tong smiled.

Su Shi loves to hear this. She thought to herself, when her nephew becomes a son-in-law, that would be great!

"Hey, by the way, is your nephew married?" Mrs. Tong asked.

"Huh? Not really! Su said: "I am only seventeen, and I have been thinking about the imperial examination, so my family is undecided." ”

"Yo, then I won the champion this time, I'm afraid it's going to be decided, right?" Mrs. Tong said.

"That's nature." Su Shi said, and suddenly became vigilant in his heart. Tong Jia's family hasn't decided yet! Could it be that Mrs. Tong also took a fancy to Mao Mingxuan?

It's hard to say. After all, there are so many children in the capital, and there are many girls who are in a hurry to marry in the past two years. Mao Mingxuan is the new champion, and he is so young, hasn't he become the object of everyone's consideration!

Before, she still looked down on Mao Mingxuan. But now it seems that this nephew is still a sweetheart! I'm afraid that the news of winning the champion will reach Yangzhou, and the Chen family will be in a hurry to marry him.

Thinking of this, Su Shi hurriedly said: "My brother-in-law has been an official in Yangzhou for many years, and most of them want to find him a girl in Yangzhou City. ”

"Yes!" Mrs. Tong glanced at her and said, "If you become the champion, you will soon enter the officialdom, maybe you will be sent to the local government by the Lord of Long Live to become an official." What is the difference between the girl in Yangzhou City and the girl in Beijing? Most of your nephews will not return to Yangzhou to be an official. ”

"That's not something I can worry about. Parents have always been in charge of marriage. Su Shi smiled.

"Why can't you, who is an uncle, worry about it? Isn't it possible to have the right girl? Mrs. Tong said.

"I don't dare to mess with that. This sister-in-law of my family is relatively strong. Su Shi deliberately lowered his voice.

Mrs. Tong frowned slightly, and said, "If that's the case, it's really hard to say." ”

Su Shi nodded and said, "Yes!" Therefore, I just have this heart, and it is difficult to speak. ”

That's the end of the topic. If you have a daughter in the family, you naturally don't want your daughter to marry a family with a strong mother-in-law. No matter how powerful her mother's family is, the water spilled by the married daughter. Who knows what kind of bullying my daughter will receive. The one on the bright side can still be managed, and the one in the dark can only be swallowed alive by beating teeth.

Su Shi knew this psychology very well, so he deliberately said this to Mrs. Tong just now. Whether she has this mind or not, she will dispel it first.

At the gate of Guangji Temple, Chen Ruzhu and Tong Jiashi stood beside Mao Mingxuan, attracting the attention of many people queuing up for incense.

Chen Ruzhu was still a little embarrassed, but fortunately, she was accompanied by Tong Jia's family, which was more natural.

"Mao Gongzi is from Yangzhou?" Tong Jiashi asked.

"Hmm." Mao Mingxuan responded.

"Fireworks go down to Yangzhou in March, it's a good place!" Tong Jiashi smiled: "It's a pity that I grew up in the capital since I was a child, and I have never been to a place outside the capital. ”

Mao Mingxuan smiled and did not answer.

Chen Ruzhu said: "I'm not the same yet. We boudoir women, there are too few opportunities to go out. ”

"Sister Chen hasn't been there either? Aren't you cousins with Mao Gongzi? Sister Chen didn't go past her relatives? Tong Jiashi said.

"I seem to have been there when I was a child, but I don't remember much." Chen Ruzhu said.

At that time, Ama was not a Beijing official, and Aunt Hu had not yet entered the door, and the family of four seemed to have gone to Yangzhou to see her aunt and uncle. It's just that she was too young to be impressed.