Chapter 19: Cousin

Mrs. Luo said in embarrassment: "Child, you also heard that the last time I went to Zheng Guogong's house for dinner, Qingzhou is full of homeless people and bandits, and it is the Red Lotus Sect that makes trouble and what kind of people and demons kill the whole family, and the big men dare not go, not to mention that you are a delicate girl!" Your parents are left with only a little bit of your blood and bones, and I can't let you take any chances! If something happens, how can your parents be blind under the Nine Springs! ”

"If you're really worried about that girl, let's find someone to inquire first and see if we can find out any news." Luo Danxia also persuaded, "It's not appropriate to go to Qingzhou so rashly, Qingzhou is so chaotic, maybe their family moved away earlier!" That human demon general loves to cut off people's heads, and he scares people to death! ”

"Good boy, it's not that my cousin doesn't want to bother to help you, it's really chaotic in this world!" Mrs. Luo sighed, "There is a gentleman living next door, who came to Qingzhou for refuge, saying that there are homeless people and bandits everywhere, the people are displaced, he is famous, and everyone from all walks of life pays attention to him, so he really has no choice but to come to the capital." A celebrity like him is not safe, let alone a powerless little girl? ”

Seeing that Mrs. Luo objected and had no room for negotiation, Zhang Yuqing had to swallow her words back.

"I took it for granted." Zhang Yuqing said softly.

Wang Chunniang looked at Zhang Yuqing in surprise and didn't dare to say anything.

"Let's go play in my house, I've got a few new gadgets lately, it's fun!" Luo Danxia warmly invited Zhang Yuqing to come over.

Mrs. Luo smiled: "You young people can play together!" ”

On the way to Luo Danxia's courtyard, Zhang Yuqing pointed to the opposite side of the courtyard wall and asked, "Who lives next door?" ”

"It's a very famous Confucian, and it's not been long since I moved here, and I heard that the learning is doing well! My brother visited his house a few times and consulted on the article. Luo Danxia said.

I see.

Zhang Yuqing knew in his heart that Lu Wei must have gone to study with a teacher to come here. Fang Mo, who was guarding the door, happened to meet them.

The new thing Luo Danxia said is a set of delicate machine toys, and it is not easy to tell Zhang Yuqing! Zhang Yuqing took it in his hand and studied it for a while, and secretly said Isn't this just a simple version of the Rubik's Cube, it didn't take much effort to turn the messed Rubik's Cube back to its original appearance, and Luo Danxia was stunned when she saw it.

"Are you playing for the first time? It's amazing! Luo Danxia praised sincerely, "Even if my brother comes to play, it will take a long time!" ”

"It's the first time we've played with girls!" Wang Chunniang said proudly, "Our girl is smart!" ”

Zhang Yuqing was ashamed, she had played the Rubik's Cube many times in her previous life, otherwise she wouldn't have shown her hand so quickly.

Luo Danxia took the toy from Zhang Yuqing's hand, fiddled with it a few times, and sighed: "I can't get it right!" ”

Zhang Yuqing smiled and patiently explained to Luo Danxia, "I think this has a trick, you follow what I said, play it again." ”

Sure enough, according to the method taught by Zhang Yuqing, Luo Danxia quickly turned back to the way it was, surprised and delighted, and hugged Zhang Yuqing happily, "Yuqing, I really like you so much!" ”

Zhang Yuqing looked at her innocent, heartless smiling face, and also laughed, and inevitably felt a little envious in her heart.

Only a family that is loved by parents and loved by brothers can raise a girl like Luo Danxia.

At lunchtime, Rodin Young also came.

Luo Danxia proudly showed off to him, saying that she had found the trick of the mechanism, and she had already played with this thing, so that Luo Dan threatened to practice it and buy her the new rouge gouache in Beijing.

Luo Danyang didn't believe it, and asked Luo Danxia to show him again, there was no reason why he couldn't get it out yesterday, and he was proficient in playing the next day.

Luo Danxia played Luo Danyang again, during which she forgot what to do next, couldn't help but look up at Zhang Yuqing a few times, and continued the next step according to Zhang Yuqing's hints, and finally successfully completed, and said to Luo Danyang proudly: "How about it?" Did I lie to you? ”

Luo Dan raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhang Yuqing in surprise, "Cousin Zhang has played before?" ”

If he can't see that Zhang Yuqing taught Luo Danxia, he would be a fool.

"Nope! Yuqing is the first time I've seen this thing today! Luo Danxia hurriedly said.

Luo Danyan thought that he had heard that this beautiful cousin had been adopted by a peasant family in the countryside since she was a child, and it was unlikely that she would have access to these delicate and valuable machine toys.

Since it's not something that I've been familiar with since I was a child, it's really smart.

"Cousin Zhang is really smart!" Rodin Young praised sincerely.

Zhang Yuqing blushed a little, this was not the first time she had played, so she quickly shook her head, "It's just that I was lucky, and I happened to find the trick." ”

Mrs. Luo watched the children play together, remembering that she had also played with the An family and all the brothers and sisters when she was young, but it was a pity that there was a change in Luerwei, and there were not a few brothers and sisters left who died, and she couldn't help but sigh.

"Let's eat!" Mrs. Luo pulled Zhang Yuqing into the table and served her vegetables, "The cook at home was brought from Wu County, you can taste it and see if it suits your taste!" ”

After Zhang Yuqing tasted a dish, he said: "It's delicious, there is sugar and soy sauce in the dish, it should be the flavor of Wu County?" ”

"Yes!" Mrs. Luo said with a smile, "This dish over there in Wu County is called pickled and fresh. It is said that new bamboo shoots should be used to fry, but unfortunately there are no in the capital, only dried bamboo shoots are bought, and they are soaked and then put into the dish. ”

Luo Danxia said: "Many people in the capital don't know that bamboo shoots can be eaten! He also said that we Wujun people are strange, are we hungry and crazy, and even eat bamboo! ”

Zhang Yuqing smiled, "No bamboo makes people vulgar, no meat makes people thin, bamboo shoots fried meat, bamboo and meat, isn't it perfect?" The next time someone says that, you'll just reply to him! ”

"Yes, yes, that's it!" Luo Danxia silently recited "No bamboo makes people vulgar, no meat makes people thin", and felt very exquisite.

Luo Danyang looked at Zhang Yuqing, who was smiling smartly and laughing brightly, suddenly blushing, and lowered his head to cover up his gaffe by eating.

Mrs. Luo smiled: "When I first married in Yangzhou, I was very unaccustomed to eating their dishes, and I always felt strange, how can there be less salt and more sugar in this dish?" Later, I ate Yangzhou rice for 20 years, and when I returned to the capital, I was not used to eating the food of the capital! Come on, eat more if you like! ”

After a few people had a happy meal, Luo Danxia urged her to set off quickly and go to watch the polo match, lest she be late and not be able to grab a good position.

Mrs. Luo didn't like places that were too noisy, so she said she couldn't go, so she only let Luo Danyang take her two sisters to see them.

Wang Chunniang also doesn't like crowded places, she is afraid that the face towel will fall off and let others see the ugly scar on her face, so she wants to go back to Zhangfu first.

Mrs. Luo pulled her and said that the polo match would end in one hour at most, and when Zhang Yuqing came back, she would send two people back to Zhang's house.

Wang Chunniang saw that Mrs. Luo said sincerely, and she was afraid that she would get lost in the capital alone, so she thanked Mrs. Luo for her kindness and stayed at Luo's house to wait for Zhang Yuqing to come back.

When Luo Danyang left with the two girls, Mrs. Luo beckoned Wang Chunniang to drink tea, and asked bluntly: "Why did Yuqing leave the good capital and go to Qingzhou to find her childhood friends?" ”

Wang Chunniang didn't know how to answer for a while, and Mrs. Luo glared and asked, "Is it that the Zhang family treats her badly?" ”

Otherwise, how could a teenage girl not want to stay at home? Running thousands of miles away looking for some childhood friends?

Wang Chunniang's eyes were red, thinking that Zhang Yuqing had a pitiful background, lonely and miserable, and it was rare for a lady to be kind to Zhang Yuqing, so she couldn't help it, and told Mrs. Zhang that she wanted to give Zhang Yuqing to an old man buried in loess as a concubine.

"How unreasonable!" Mrs. Luo was furious, slapped the table, and the shocked teacup jumped with her, "It's so shameless!" ”

Wang Chunniang said sadly: "Although the old lady of the Zhang family didn't agree this time, what about changing to a forty-year-old next time?" Will you say yes? Or is it a person who eats, drinks, prostitutes, and gambles, will he also agree? The whole family, no one cares for our girl! ”

Mrs. Luo was distressed and didn't know what to say.

On the ox cart in Luofu, Luo Danxia chattered excitedly.

It won't be long before she will go back to Wu County to get married, and when the time comes, she will serve her in-laws and her father-in-law, but there is no such comfortable day in the boudoir, according to her words, she has to have enough fun in the capital.

Zhang Yuqing sat with her cheeks propped up, smiling and listening to her talk about the grand event of the polo match in the capital, and her face was quiet and quiet.

Luo Danyang held a book in his hand, glanced at the two younger sisters opposite, one lively and the other calm, and couldn't help but shake his head, "You, keep talking all the way, Cousin Zhang is a year younger than you, but she is much more stable than you!" ”

Luo Danxia made a grimace at her brother and complained to Zhang Yuqing: "My brother is a nerd, he has come out to play, and he is still reading!" ”

Zhang Yuqing looked at Luo Danyang, who had a gentle and clear face, and asked, "What books does my cousin like to read?" ”

"I read a lot of books, and I like to read astronomy, meteorology, arithmetic, and metaphysics." Rodan Young said.

Luo Danxia complained: "He just watched it himself, and he actually tested me!" Last time he asked me, he said that chickens and rabbits are in the same cage, a total of fifteen songs, forty-six legs, how many chickens? How many rabbits are there? Tell me about ......"

Zhang Yuqing said with a smile: "There are seven chickens and eight rabbits." ”

Luo Danxia looked at Zhang Yuqing in shock, and then looked at Luo Danyang, and from her brother's expression, she could see that Zhang Yuqing was right, and in shock, she swallowed the sentence "How can it be calculated".

The shock in Luo Danyang's heart was no less than that of Luo Danxia, and he asked: "There are twenty-three chickens and rabbits, seventy thousand?" ”

"Chicken Eleven, Rabbit Twelve." Zhang Yuqing said.

Luo Danyang asked again: "There are thirty-seven chickens and rabbits, one hundred feet. ”

Zhang Yuqing calmly responded, "Chicken twenty-four, rabbit thirteen." ”

"My cousin is so smart!" Luo Danyang gave his hand in admiration and admiration, if he answered correctly the first time, he might have guessed, and then answered twice in a row almost without pause, which can only show that Zhang Yuqing is really quick thinking.

Zhang Yuqing became interested and said, "My cousin has won the award, it's time for me to give my cousin a question." ”