"Don't worry, nothing will happen, but be careful, there are insects and snakes on the mountain now." Today's loss is not the snake she and Ming Qiao met, otherwise the four guards would probably have to catch the snake and stew the snake soup to eat.

Gu Yan frowned, "Snake, will there be a snake at this season?" ”

Snakes mostly hibernate in November and burrow in early March or early April, isn't this only February?

Gu Mian nodded, "Yes." ”

Gu Yan asked again, what color snake?

Gu Mian just glanced at it at that time, and remembered that it was green, the same as the tender grass, "tender green." ”

Gu Yan was even more strange, this has just passed the winter, the grass and trees on Putuo Mountain should not be so prosperous, and the color of the snake should also be grass gray, how can it be green.

It's also too weird.

"Tender green?"

Gu Mian was anxious, "Why do you keep asking, you are always thinking nonsense, do you know what it means to see is believing?" I saw it with my own eyes, what could be wrong? ”

Eating at the dinner table, the daughter and son were so disagreeable, Mrs. Gu said, "You guys, eat well." I don't say anything about eating, I don't say anything when I sleep, and I wonder what to do. ”

Mrs. Gu also said: "Don't say a word." ”

The Gu family has a small population, counting the eldest son of the Gu family who is already married, and Gu Mian's little nephew is also seven people, although the house is big, there are not many people, and there are only four cooks, and most of the meals are eaten together.

is the same as ordinary people, Mrs. Gu is also honest as an official, and Mrs. Gu is even more diligent and thrifty.

Several children also keep a low profile when they go out, and in the past two years, Mrs. Gu has never asked for the silver that Gu Mian has earned with Yan Mingqiao, let alone relying on Yan Mingqiao to make a fortune.

Gu Mian'an lowered her head to eat, her brother kept asking, anyway, she felt that Ming Qiao's brother was quite good.

Gu Yan didn't bother about this matter anymore, it's not that my sister just meets the snake, and she doesn't care what others do.

On the other side, Huang Zhixin and the three also returned home from the temple.

What was in distress on the road was that she didn't mention it to her father and mother, and because Yan Mingze came to visit the house during the festival in the past, she was a woman and couldn't meet guests, so she didn't know that Yan Mingze was her father's student.

She is fourteen years old this year, she has reached the age of marriage, and she also knows that her mother is showing her people.

Scholarly, Huang Zhixin has read many books since she was a child, and she also has her own ideas. She has also read a lot of books about young lady's scholars, yearning for that kind of love story of being talented and beautiful, instead of following the wishes of her father and mother, and saying that she will marry whoever she wants.

Who wants to marry someone they have never met, why can't they decide their own marriage?

Since Yan Mingze is a student of Songshan Academy and the son of Yanguo Mansion, the family is also reasonable in the world.

And he is brave and brave, no different from the heroes and generals in the painting book, and his character is also good.

Huang Zhixin wants to marry such a person, as for whether it is a concubine or not, she doesn't care, only stupid people care about the difference between concubines and concubines.

Huang Zhixin's favorite impression was that when Yan Mingze picked the snake away, he rummaged in the grass again, and after doing this, he left directly with his classmates, leaving no food.

She thought she was good-looking, but when she was with Lin Yuwan and Xia Ziyue, Yan Gongzi didn't look at her, not like those wandering scholars at all, staring at the girl's face, those people were very greasy.

Huang Zhixin looked at the ginkgo tree outside the window, held her face and smiled, she didn't know if she could meet again next time, if she met the little lady of the Yan family in the future, she could ask a question or two.

Yan Mingqiao didn't know that this incident made the little lady of the Huang family feel like a spring, and it was also in Yan Mingze's arms.

Yan Mingze's selection of people is not arbitrary, it must be a poor family, and he doesn't mind the difference between the family. Secondly, this woman must have her own ideas, otherwise how could she disobey her parents' wishes for him?

He saw Huang Zhixin go to the bookstore to buy a book, and he often came out to play, so he made this decision. It's just that this method can't be used too often, otherwise someone will suspect that he has bad intentions.

Yan Mingze is not in a hurry now, and the next time he sees Huang Zhixin, he will try it again, and he will know whether this method is useful or not.

On the sixteenth day, there was a light rain in the morning.

There is no need to ask for peace this morning, Yan Mingqiao made a picture of the begonia tree that has not yet opened in front of the rain scene. She has already left Yan Mingze's affairs behind, after all, she is just a little lady who has not been out of the cabinet, and it is not good to always go out, and she is still staring at Yan Mingze will do anything bad, right?

The painted paintings are dried in a ventilated place, and when they are dry, the clear wind will send the paintings out to be framed, and then they will be received in the warehouse, and these will also be part of Yan Mingqiao's dowry.

The books I read since I was a child, the pictures I draw, and the words I have written, and I will find it interesting to read them later on.

After cleaning her hands, Yan Mingqiao had breakfast in the hall, and then read a book for a long time in the hazy drizzle.

Yan Mingqiao likes this kind of weather very much, there is nothing to do in the afternoon, she plans to sleep, if the rain does not stop at night, she can eat a pot. My mother doesn't like spicy food, so it's better for her to eat it alone in the yard. Just make a small pot and put a small bowl of dishes, so it looks good and is comfortable to eat.

At noon, it was a meal in the main courtyard, and the mother and daughter sat opposite the table, and it was very comfortable to eat in such weather.

Shen said: "The account book you read a few days ago has already sent away the Zhuangzi steward. In more than half a month, it will be time for spring planting, your sister-in-law still has Xiyi to bring, I see that your second sister-in-law has a bad appetite for the past two days, and it is estimated that she is also happy. Fushang Zhuangzi, you bother more. ”

Yan Mingqiao nodded, "Mother, just leave it to me." ”

With such a daughter, the Shen family really benefited a lot, she didn't have to worry about the affairs of the house, and even the Yanguo Mansion was getting better and better, and the shop and Zhuangzi could manage it in an orderly manner.

Sometimes she also thinks about how good it would be if Ming Qiao was a boy, but now, Yan Guogong has long lost his official position, and Yan Mingxuan is just a small official with a seven-grade sesame seed, and he is still in Zhaozhou.

But the daughter is more intimate, and it is impossible to become a man, and it is already a blessing to have such a daughter.

Besides, there is silver, and there is no shortage of food in such a large mansion, and there is a lot of clothing, so you don't have to worry about silver.

But even so, the Yanguo Mansion still went downhill. As soon as the old Guogong died, Yan Guogong lost his official position. Although his son was admitted to the Jinshi, the road to promotion was as difficult as climbing to the sky.

Unless Yan Mingxuan can make meritorious contributions, just like Ankang Hou at the beginning, but a big junior official of the seventh grade, it is not easy to make meritorious contributions.

Besides, there is no military attache in the family, and Mingyu's husband can't help much. Now the Shen family only hopes that Ming Qian can marry a good family, and her husband can be more motivated, so it is best to pull Yan Mingxuan along. Isn't this what this family is marrying? If you don't help anything, don't care about anything, then what's the use of the marriage between the two families.

In late February, there were a few more rains, and there was a saying that spring rain was as expensive as oil, which was just right for farming.

And Shen's guess was right, within a few days, there was good news from Zhang Xinyuan's side, the government doctor diagnosed that she was a month pregnant, and in the blink of an eye, Yan Mingye was going to be a father.

In eight or nine months, I will be able to add a little grandchild or a little granddaughter.

Shen Shi saw that the big house was still a little deserted, and his granddaughter was five years old, so he asked Xu Jingshu if she was willing to go to Zhaozhou. She can walk and move, she is not yet forty years old, and she does not need her daughter-in-law to take care of her at all.

At the beginning, the couple said that one would go to work, and the other would stay at home to take care of the elders, but now the mother-in-law said it herself and asked her if she would like to go to Zhaozhou.

Xu Jingshu was naturally willing, she also wanted to follow Yan Mingxuan, and she also wanted her daughter to be accompanied by her father, so she immediately responded.

She planned to write a letter to Yan Mingxuan first, and if everything went well, she would be able to leave for Zhaozhou in mid-March.

This is also thanks to Yan Mingqiao's ability, and she doesn't have to worry about the affairs of the house. It's just that if she goes to Zhaozhou, what should she do about Mingqiao's marriage?

Shen said: "Mingqiao's marriage is up to me, so you don't have to worry about it." ”

Xu Jingshu understands that the fifth sister is the daughter valued by her mother-in-law, so the marriage must be checked in person, and she doesn't need to worry about it.

However, she has a good candidate in her heart, when she got married, her fifth sister and her maternal grandbrother's grandson pressed her bed together.

The two are the same age, and Gu Yan is also a very smart person, and he is the son of the Taifu family, and they are very compatible in terms of family background and appearance. But looking at the mother-in-law's meaning is that she has her own plans, so she didn't open this mouth.

It's true that she is a sister-in-law, although it is said that the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, but her mother-in-law is now in good health, and it is not her turn to call the shots. So, Xu Jingshu happily prepared to go to Zhaozhou.

Zhaozhou is in the south of the Yangtze River, and it takes ten days and half a month to write a letter, and you will not receive a reply for a while and a half. Xu Jingshu was happy for two days, but An An still helped the housekeeper separately, and she couldn't pick and choose and throw everything to her sister. The mother-in-law is sympathetic to her, and it is her mother-in-law's business, if she doesn't do anything, she will lose the duty of a daughter-in-law.

In late February and early March, the entire Yue Dynasty was busy with the spring planting of Zhuangzi, and even the emperor went to the Temple of Heaven to pray for rain.

The Vietnamese Dynasty valued agriculture over business, and being able to participate in spring planting in person was also a rare benefit.

At the end of February, Yan Mingqiao didn't go to her own Zhuangzi, there was Lin Xiang and them, where did she bother.

She went to her second sister's Zhuangzi, and took advantage of the spring planting time to live for half a month and play all over the Zhuangzi neighborhood.

This is also the time when Yan Mingyu got married, and it was rare for the sisters to come out to play together.

Yan Mingqiao planned to play with her sister, but when she arrived at Zhuangzi, she saw a carriage parked at the door of Zhuangzi next to her, which was from Taifu's mansion.

She almost forgot that it was in this area that she met Gu Mian.

"Qingfeng, you go over and take a look in a while, if the little lady of the Gu family is here, just say hello, and Ming'er will make an appointment to play."

Soon Qingfeng came back to tell him, saying that the little lady of the Gu family was not there, but the little son of the Gu family was there, "Gu Gongzi said that if you have something to do with the little lady Gu, you can let the carriage go back." ”

Chapter 91: Growing Up

Yan Mingqiao shook his head, Forget it, it's still not possible, you can make an appointment in Shengjing, where can you let Gu Mian come over again. Besides, she came here to come out with her second sister, if Gu Mian is there, you can play together for a while, forget if you are not there, you don't have to come over.

She replied with a clear breeze and tidied up the house herself.

After a while, Yan Mingyu's side came over and asked, "The farmer in the Zhuangzi wants to pick strawberries, and the fifth girl wants to go over and have a look."

When Yan Mingqiao was eight years old, she would happily pick strawberries, but now that she is thirteen years old, she feels that it is unorthodox to pick strawberries at such an old age.

She just wanted to refuse, but then she heard the leak and said, "Madame will go too, the five girls might as well go and have a look together." ”

My sister is going too, so she's going too!

Yan Mingqiao immediately said, "Let me clean up." ”

It's coming, it's in Zhuangzi again, and no one else can see it. In Shengjing City, she is the fifth girl of the Yanguo Mansion, and here she is the younger sister of her sister.

Yan Mingqiao asked the maid to tear off her hair, put on a neat and neat bun again, replaced the wide-sleeved long skirt, and put on a narrow-sleeved short skirt. I was afraid of getting insects, so I wrapped my hair with a cloth towel, and only combed a braided back of my head.

The maid's combed hair is also good-looking, don't look at the braided braid, but there is a red silk thread braided inside, and a small silver hairpin is tied at the end of the hair.

Finally, the long tassel earrings were replaced, and then a small bamboo basket was put on and went out.

Yan Mingyu had just come out, dressed almost the same as Yan Mingqiao, but the clothes were red, and there was a maid holding an umbrella behind her, she beckoned to her sister, "Let's go pick strawberries first, now there are wild vegetables in the mountains and forests, you can pick strawberries to take a look." Didn't you learn archery?

I heard that there are hares and pheasants in the forest, and they are all out after the winter, so we can try it. ”

In addition to farming for a living, the farmers here also hunt to supplement their families.

Didn't you come to Zhuangzi just to relax? It is better to go out and walk around and work in the field than to sit and lie down in the house.

If he stays any longer, Yan Mingyu's bones will be scattered.

Yan Mingqiao's heart archery course had long been thrown away by her, where do you remember. However, she can give it a try, in fact, even if she does know how to shoot arrows, she may not be able to hunt prey.

What doesn't move is the target, and both the chicken and the rabbit can run.

But there is a second sister, as long as the second sister can hunt, she can eat it.

It's all the same.

Yan Mingqiao said: "Okay, okay, you can take some freshly picked strawberries back, send them to Yufangzhai to make fresh strawberry jam, and then you can eat strawberry cake." ”

These strawberries are all in the shed, and ordinary people can't eat them.

Now Yufangzhai, there is no strawberry cake for sale, if she eats it, it is the only one, this thing is decent to take out and give it away, Gu Mian didn't come, but you can send her some to try.

Yan Mingyu didn't like to do this before, and felt that it was too naïve. Now that I'm getting older, I find it interesting. The taste is different from the one picked by the people below.

The sisters picked strawberries for two quarters of an hour, and the strawberries in the shed were ripe to the core, and some of them broke the skin at the slightest touch, so that their hands were covered with strawberry juice.