Lin Piao whispered: "Jade Niang? ”

The shouting from inside stopped, and a somewhat confused voice came from the tent: "Who are you?" ”

Yu Niang poked her head out of the crack in the bed tent and looked out, her messy hair was draped behind her, and her eyes were crying like two big peaches: "Lin Piao? ”

She rubbed her eyes and pulled the curtain halfway open, "Why are you here?" Are you here to persuade me too, it's useless for my mother to persuade anyone, and it's useless for you. ”

Lin Piao moved a soft stool to sit down on the edge of her bed: "I actually came to play with you, but as soon as I came, I bumped into this incident, and your mother asked me to persuade you to eat something." ”

Yu Niang wiped her face: "I don't eat, but I can play with you." ”

"But when your family has a feast in the afternoon, don't you eat so many delicious foods? And don't eat where to have the strength to play. ”

"I have strength, I don't eat."

Lin Piao looked at Yu Niang's appearance, thinking that he was born to commit crimes with the little cub, and he took over the affairs of the little cub all the time.

"You eat something first, your mother is there, and I'll help you talk about it then."

Yu Niang's eyes lit up, and then she drooped down again: "Can you really let my mother listen to you, my mother has promised my aunt." ”

"I'm an outsider, and it's really hard to say anything, so I'll give you a trick first, and then you will say that you want to eat, let your mother in, and then you can tell your mother, and I'll see if there's a chance to say a few words."

Yu Niang hurriedly climbed to the edge of the bed, her face came to the front of her, and she looked at him curiously: "What way." ”

Lin Piao leaned into her ear and muttered a few words.

"Remember?"

Yu Niang looked at him in confusion: "You said that this is really useful." ”

"It doesn't necessarily work, but do you want to try it?"

Yu Niang nodded hurriedly.

"Memorize it in your heart a few more times and memorize the words."

After a while, Yu Niang looked at him solemnly: "Brother Piao, I remember." ”

Lin Piao nodded, got up to open the door, and signaled to the maid who was waiting on the side that the meal could be delivered.

The maid soon came in with hot porridge and pastries, and the lady walked in front with a bowl of half-warm chicken soup in her hand, and walked quickly to the bedside, and said reproachfully: "Come, drink some chicken soup to moisten your throat first, your throat will be hoarse." ”

Yu Niang lowered her head and drank a few sips of the spoon in her wife's hand, tears fell down, and she didn't drink half a bowl yet, she raised a pair of pitiful eyes to look at her wife, and her face was full of grievances: "Mother, am I really so bad." ”

Mrs. was asked in a panic, Yu Niang has always only known unreasonable crying and resistance, how can there be such a heart-piercing nest, put down the bowl and hugged her: "My son, you are the most well-behaved, that is, usually naughty, but children are like this, what is not good." ”

Yu Niang leaned on her wife's arms: "Mother, but they haven't seen me yet, so I said that I am not good everywhere, and said that we are in the poor countryside, do you look down on me and don't want me." ”

Madame was even more panicked by her: "Nonsense, how can there be such a thing, people just have such a worry, you go to everything, it's too late for them to love you." ”

Yu Niang flattened her mouth and raised her eyes to look at Lin Piao, who secretly made a fist move.

Yu Niang almost cried, but she still gritted her teeth and said: "Mother, I really want to get married, will my aunt be good to me if I go to my aunt's house, that place is so far away, what if I don't have a good life." ”

"No, no, my silly boy."

Lin Piao looked at his wife's panicked expression that tried to appease Yu Niang, and knew that she was also panicked.

Lin Piao said on the side: "Yu Niang, Mrs. is also good for you, think about it, this is a good thing to kiss and kiss, and there will always be your aunt to take care of you in the future, although this nephew is a little farther away, but he can always take care of one eye and two eyes, not to mention such a good family matter, in addition to his own mother's house, where to find it outside, what is the matter with the bitterness." ”

Yu Niang pouted vigorously.

Madame couldn't hear this: "My sister will definitely treat Yu Niang well, where will it be bitter." ”

Lin Piao sighed: "Madam, let me say something that I don't like, this is a truth that everyone in the world knows, although not everything is like this, what do you say this man wants to marry high, for the sake of fame and fortune, marry low?" Just for the sake of a good heart, marry someone who is not as good as her own family, so that she can be submissive in everything, obedient in everything, and dare not be disobedient, and the same is true for women, high marriage is a glorious thing, but generally low marriage is also carefully selected by the parents in the family, and they have found a son-in-law who is easy to handle, so that he will not dare to bully his daughter in the future. ”

The implication is that since you are married highly, and people are picking and choosing your daughter, you have to write the word arrogant on your face, and you must not suffer?

The lady's expression was also extremely worried, but she was stiff-mouthed and refused to admit that she had not found the right family affair.

Lin Piao saw that she had been shaken, and bowed deeply: "Madam, since I have already said what I shouldn't say, then just finish speaking, if Madame blames Yu Niang, I have to say it, Madame and Yu Niang's aunt's nephew have met, but they can't trust Madame's sister, Madame's mother's family is naturally very good, but Yu Niang is still young, this matter should be carefully considered, such a good marriage, it is better to ask some more people to inquire, not only how well you read, how you look, but also how you behave on weekdays, whether you are a profligate person, What is the situation in the family, whether the mother-in-law is good or not, these are always more cautious, even if it is perfect, the remaining one is not a small problem. ”

Madame was stunned for a while, but she didn't expect Lin Piao, a teenage widow, to be able to say such insightful words, although there were some words that were heartfelt, but they were all truths that everyone knew, so she nodded again and again: "Yes, my sister originally sent a message, and I was so focused on this matter, and I can't think of anything else, thanks to your reminder." ”

She was so obsessed with not being able to let Yu Niang go to her sister that she couldn't raise her head, and was so immersed in the pain that she was about to send her daughter away that she forgot to think about the most important thing, but she always had a trace of thought in her heart, after all, it was her sister who pulled the thread, although they climbed a little higher, but they were always good talents, and this could not go wrong.

She didn't say it, she naturally noticed that the other party was a little contemptuous and picky about Yu Niang, so she was so anxious and frightened, for fear that such a good family affair would run away, which would be shocked by a few words from Yu Niang and Lin Piao, and then she came back to her senses.

"You're right, they choose a daughter-in-law, we also want to choose a son-in-law, I'll go to find out more, and then see how things are, don't worry, don't worry, don't worry about it in the future, don't be angry with me like this in the future, my mother will definitely plan well for you, and don't let you marry badly."

After a while, she got up and went to take care of the affairs of the house, and before leaving, she called a lot of pastries, and said with a smile: "Lin Piao, please accompany Yu Niang to talk again, I will personally invite you later, and we will go to the banquet together." ”

"That's such a big shelf, it's enough to send someone to notify me."

Madame thought for a moment: "Then let the girl take you over, and I'll wait for you over there." ”

"Okay."

A group of people left or waited at the door one after another, Lin Piao and Yu Niang were eating in the house, Yu Niang had been hungry for a long time and had no appetite, just drinking soup and porridge intermittently, and raised her little face sadly from time to time.

"But at this time, my mother didn't say that she wouldn't let me get married, is that useful?"

"You have to know the truth of the water drop stone wearing, you can't pat your thigh and say, "If you don't marry, you won't marry, don't cry in the future, you have to learn to talk to your mother and your father, you just said those words, you find a chance to talk to your father again, and then they will always find a way for you, right?" If you are upset again, you will quietly ask them from time to time, what does your aunt's house mean, does your aunt look down on me, does your aunt really want to marry this family, so you pick and choose, you first say these words, and then see that your father and mother are also a little shaken, so let your mother think of or write a letter to test the other party, to see if the other party really wants to marry you or has other meanings. ”

"Is that all there is to it?"

"yes, that's it."

If the heart is not sincere, these waves of Yu Niang's father and mother will definitely be clear, and then how to choose how to choose they also have a number, if after the temptation to find that it is just some information error, the other party expressed a state and is sincere to marry Yu Niang, this marriage is a good marriage, and will not fall into the fire pit.

"Whether it succeeds or not, the road ahead is always good, so are you a lot more relieved?" Lin Piao touched Yu Niang's hair.

Yu Niang didn't understand too much, but she still nodded fiercely: "Yu Niang thanked Brother Piao." ”

"It's okay, you can eat more,"

While eating, Lin Piao suddenly remembered that he had forgotten someone, got up and went to the door to find the girl, and asked her to find a servant in the house to help run an errand: "Go to the blacksmith shop and find a person named Zhou Xishan, he came with us, it's not good to leave him aside, can you also invite him to come over and eat together." ”

He had just coaxed Yu Niang to persuade Madame, and the girl naturally said nothing to him: "Naturally, I'll go." ”

And Shen Hong's side, he deliberately went to meet the county lord and was naturally warmly received by the county adult, so he followed him, first, it was not good to leave him a little boy aside, and secondly, there were many scholarly families in the county Cheng Middle School among the people who came to the reception, and it was also a matter of conversation to bring a little prodigy by his side.

However, every time people came and went to ask about Shen Hong, and the county man said that he had come to meet his rural students, everyone stopped asking more questions and no longer cared about this young boy who looked very outstanding.

After all, no matter how outstanding they are, following the county is like the status of a scholar, and they talk a lot about the scholar.

Shen Hong was not shocked, whether they were talking to him or talking to him differently, there were not many emotional ups and downs, and his dark eyes were bright and restrained, following to the side.

He knew that everything here had nothing to do with him, they looked down on him, but they didn't look down on him, they looked down on the countryside, looked down on the peasants, looked down on the poor, looked down on the people who had no merit.

Even they would be surprised and say, "Oh, that's so smart." ”

They don't care what he will become in five years or ten years, and what point he will go, they only know and can only see that now, at the moment, he is a poor student, a young man who studies hard in the cold window, and is not worth caring about in the prosperity.

Chapter 38

Lin Piao arrived at the banquet scene and saw such a scene, the county lord in the distance was entertaining, Shen Hong followed him, compared with the crooked melons and cracked dates on the side, he was simply a boy carved in pink and jade.

It's just that the front is all men, men and women are seated, women and brothers have opened a few other tables in the distance, separated by a splendid screen, the family members sit together and are entertained by the lady, from time to time to say something to ask the lady to take care of more, and take more care in the future, etc., Lin Piao was also called up and introduced, saying that he is Lin Piao, who taught the first aid method, the women and brothers at the table looked at him in surprise, and then the attitude of indifference turned around, and suddenly gave birth to a little respect, and came up to toast Lin Piao.

"I can't drink it, but the ladies don't have a reason to shirk the toast, so I drink this one, but the rest can't do it, I still have something to take care of after eating, and I have to take care of the little uncle, so I can't go home drunk."

The ladies smiled and said that it was natural, and they did not force him after only having a drink.

Lin Piao was eating and paying attention to Shen Hong's movements in the gap between the screens, and when he saw that Shen Hong had reached the process of the child being called up to perform, he immediately sweated for him.

I didn't know what Shen Hong said from afar, but I saw that he was neither humble nor arrogant, and his attitude was very polite, and after he spoke, the old uncles in silk and silk sitting next to him looked like they were coaxing, but they were heading towards the county lord, and they didn't pay much attention to Shen Hong's appearance, but instead sat on the other side of the few old men and uncles in plain robes, and after hearing this, they nodded again and again, and looked at Shen Hong's eyes with some appreciation and approval.

Lin Piao looked at Shen Hong for a while, his eyes continued to drift out, and he saw Zhou Xishan on the table far away, Zhou Xishan had already seen it, his eyes kept looking at him, waiting to be discovered by him, the two looked at each other, Zhou Xishan looked at him with a question mark as if something was going on, Lin Piao made a gesture that he was okay and ate more, and Zhou Xishan could only look at his gesture and sighed, turned around and began to cook honestly.

Looking at Shen Hong again, Shen Hong didn't know why he had changed his seat and sat next to the group of old men in Sushan, who were slowly talking to them.

Lin Piao picked up a few delicious things and ate a few more bites of this meal, because he had eaten a lot of snacks at Yu Niang's place, and he didn't eat much, and then he looked at Shen Hong's situation.

It was not until after the meal that the county magistrate had finished his speech and sent off the guests for a long time that the people finally dispersed.

The woman and her brother also followed their husband into the carriage, Zhou Xishan saw that he and his wife were standing together, and did not dare to come up, standing in the distance and waiting, Lin Piao didn't care about him, and went to Shen Hong's side first.

Lin Piao walked up to him, touched the top of his hair, and couldn't help but smile: "I see that you have been picked up by those old men for a meal, and I am afraid that you have not eaten enough, and they ask you something." ”

"Sister-in-law, Hong is full, the gentlemen ask me what books I read, what knowledge I have done, whether I have learned poetry and rhyme, and whether I have started to read it." Shen Hong watched the crowd disperse, and Lin Piao walked quickly towards him from the other side, until he reached his side, where he stood in place and answered everything in detail.

Lin Piao was suddenly a little dumbfounded: "Why do you ask so much?" ”

"Hongduo answered, and the gentlemen asked more."

"Uh-oh." Lin Piao looked at Shen Hong and thought to himself that this kid usually looks taciturn, but he is still very clever at critical moments, and he knows how to behave well in front of someone.

"The gentlemen said that if I was admitted to Tongsheng, let me go to Ludong Academy."

Lin Piao nodded, he didn't know much about where Ludong Academy was, but anyway, Shen Hong was appreciated and got a chance, and good things are always worth being happy about, so he smiled and patted Shen Hong's shoulder: "It's a good thing." ”

After meeting with the county lord and being congratulated by the county lord in person, Lin Piao knew with a confused face that Ludong Academy was the best academy in the entire county government.

Not even just the county government, it may be the best academy in the entire state capital.

Seeing his expression, the county lord explained: "You don't know that the Ludong Academy is on Luer Mountain where we are, although our county government is not big, but it has also produced great figures over the years, and now the big gentleman of the Ludong Academy, who was originally a cabinet scholar in the imperial court, later returned to his hometown with illness, repaired his old house, and set up a small academyMost of the students who came to our small county government wanted to study in Ludong Academy. ”

"Such a great thing?" Lin Piao was dazed, feeling at a loss when he picked up money on the road, and turned his head to look at Shen Hong: "What did you say to them, tell me quickly." ”

"Answered something from the poetry book." Shen Hong didn't seem to know why this was the case: "Maybe let it be." ”

The county magistrate on the side saw that Shen Hong, who he had brought to the banquet, was appreciated by the gentleman of the Ludong Academy, and naturally he was also happy: "It is true that he answered a few lines of poetry and said a few words of the Analects, and a gentleman asked him which one of the Analects he liked the most, and he replied that he would not be angry or offended. ”

Although Lin Piao can still read in modern times, he relies on brushing questions for the purpose of scoring points, and the goal of learning is to be lazy.

Shen Hong glanced at his puzzled expression for a moment, and was silent.

It was getting late, and the county lord left them to stay in the house for two days, and Lin Piao didn't buy anything here, so he was naturally flattered by this, and he must live well, and by the way, he also troubled his wife, and helped Zhou Xishan also arrange a room.

The girl took the three of them to the wing room and placed them to live, and it was not the first time for the three of them to come here, this time the girl helped them bring the bedding that they had never slept on, and they neatly sorted out the bedding with the maid by the way.

When it was finished, the three of them came out of their rooms, sat down for a while on a stone bench in the middle of the small courtyard, and in the evening the girl brought them a small basin of burning coal.

"It's not cold this time, so you don't need charcoal, right?"

"Miss wants to come over to play with you, roast some ginkgo seeds to eat by the way, now the ginkgo seeds are a good time, fresh."

"Of course it's fresh, and it jumps on my head during the day." Lin Piao's words made the girl giggle.

The small charcoal stove here was burned, the ginkgo seeds were baked, and after a while, Yu Niang came over with her little dress.