"I'm not sad, I really think that Erzhu can become a person at this age, and it is already the green smoke from the ancestral tomb, and I don't remember it so much in my heart, but it is a matter of not moving forward or backward, and I can't figure it out."

"What's the matter?"

"Erzhu's marriage, I originally thought that it would be a good family in the state capital, but now that I have come to Beijing, it is false to say that my eyes are not looking at this side at all, but do you think Erzhu can find a good marriage? When I went back to the state capital to find it, I always felt that it was a little bit worse, and the state government looked down on the two pillars and was not a good person. ”

The second aunt was not happy when she talked about this: "You say that I am not too picky, but those who want to marry their own girls to Erzhu and want to be an aunt are all from merchants, and I don't look down on merchants. ”

The second aunt suffered a lot in the matter of finding relatives, and the state government wanted to marry Erzhu, but if anyone really wanted to get married, the second aunt came to visit her very cautiously, but every time she came back angry, the young lady and son of the family looked down on their mud legs, and said again.

"Ah, haven't you ever drunk this tea, this is called Baihao Silver Needle, a tea cake I don't know how much silver my father bought back, you want a cup of silver, how many pieces of broken silver taels."

He snickered again, looking at his aunt's clothes and shoes.

I think the second aunt is not rich enough, she does not wear earrings, bracelets, rings, three-piece sets, and the soles of her shoes are too worn and have not been replaced.

On the surface, she pretended to be humble, and she couldn't find any big faults, but she had thorns in her words, and she responded with her eyes, and the second aunt suffered a lot, and then a businessman came to her and said that she wanted to marry a daughter, and the second aunt ran faster than anyone else.

In fact, Lin Piao felt that the little girl and little brother deliberately made a tone, not for the second aunt, but related to the current emphasis on literature and light on martial arts.

The second pillar is completely a situation where the major is not right and is robbed by the tutor.

"That aunt thinks that the girl brother who went to Beijing wants to be more educated, and maybe she can find a good one here?"

"That's what I thought, I wanted to see if I could find one, what if fate came? But the eyes of the people in Beijing are higher, and there is only one Wuju person, so I don't know if they can see it in their eyes. ”

"Auntie, you change your approach, you don't wait for them to come to the door and say that they want to marry a daughter, these people who come to the door, to put it mildly, most of them are staring at fame and fortune, and the children raised by such fathers and mothers must be similar, auntie, you go to find the down-to-earth people in Beijing, the people with good reputations, inquire about their daughters and brothers, and if you look at yourself and go to the door to ask for it, wouldn't it be more down-to-earth."

"That's the truth, that is, there is no way, and the road to Beijing is only known, where to take those people's side."

"I'll pull a line for my sister-in-law and go to Brother Wen's place to inquire, Brother Wen still has a few cousins and sisters-in-law at home, if they know each other and talk together, these will naturally be known by chatting and chatting."

Lin Piao felt that with the nagging level of the Wen family's sisters-in-law, it was catchy with the needs of the second aunt.

"Only the aunt knows that the people who go to Beijing are arrogant, and if their faces are not good-looking, the aunt should not take it to heart."

"I definitely don't remember it, Erzhu doesn't marry them, I remember what they do, I will entertain them as honored guests, and whatever they say is what they say."

After they discussed it, they planned to go to Wenfu tomorrow to take a walk, and the second aunt pondered that there was nothing to bring over, so it was better to bring some food over, which could be regarded as a sincerity.

Lin Piao also thinks that it is okay, but he has to get something as a stepping stone.

After making up their minds, the second aunt began to make soup, Lin Piao helped watch the fire, a big pot was full, they drank it themselves, and the rest was left in the pot, and when Shen Hong and they came back, they could also give them a bowl to drink, warm their bodies and stomachs.

They did not know many people in Shangjing, and the people here were well-informed, and there was no large-scale siege of their yards, but a few neighbors in the neighborhood heard good news in the morning, and they came to visit them at noon and gave them something to eat to add to their luck.

In the afternoon, as usual, Lin Piao changed into men's clothes and went out to fool around, found a clean place to drink tea and listen to songs, and went home to eat in the evening, and then lit the lamp in the yard, chatting with the second aunt while waiting for people to go home.

"Auntie, in fact, I want to wait for Shen Hongdian to try, and I want to go back to the state capital to stay." Lin Piao felt that this plan had to be made clear to the second aunt as soon as possible, the second aunt got along with him more than Shen Hong, Shen Hong still had to study and go out to socialize, and the second aunt always cooked at home and waited for them to go home.

The second aunt was a little shocked: "Huh? Why don't you stay in Shangjing and follow Shen Hong? He has already won the tribute, if he wins the jinshi again, you will not enjoy such a great blessing? ”

Lin Piao thought to himself that this blessing was too great, and he might choke on it in one bite.

Seeing that he didn't speak, the second aunt hesitated: "Piao'er, do you think that Erzhu didn't hit, and Erzhu and I want to go back to the state capital, so we said this?" You are a fool, you are serious with Shen Hong, you will be a sister-in-law of Gongshi in the future, who dares to look down on you, Shen Hong is a person who listens to you, he will buy the mansion, you can make up your mind at home and abroad, won't you live a comfortable life for the rest of your life? Isn't this the picture you have made so far? Why don't you want it again? ”

Lin Piao shook his head: "Shangjing is too big, not because of what happened to Shen Hong, not because of what happened to Erzhu, I just think that the state capital is better, it is not a small place, and it will not be too big. ”

When the second aunt heard him say these things, she couldn't understand a single word, and the reason was that the state government was not bad, so why should she retreat to the next best thing?

"Auntie, don't tell Shen Hong about my plan yet, I'm still thinking about this matter myself."

The second aunt could only nod: "Are you afraid that he will treat you badly if he marries a wife?" Afraid that the noble girl who goes to Beijing will not get along well in the future and disrespect you? ”

"No, don't ask, auntie, that's what I'm going to do anyway."

The second aunt could only keep her mouth shut.

Lin Piao was upset, he felt that he had been assimilated a little by this world, or perhaps by his brother's body hormones, and he seemed to think that men were not so difficult to accept.

In this case, he had to stay away from Shen Hong.

Or find a man yourself and try to talk about a relationship.

It's better than staying with Shen Hong anyway.

After a while, Erzhu came back, he was full of food and drink, and his body was stained with wine, but he was not drunk, and the second aunt gave him some hot water, told him to scrub and scrub his body, and then went to bed early.

Lin Piao propped up the table with his hands in a daze, the second aunt wanted to sit down with him, Lin Piao asked her to go to bed early and wait slowly.

He wasn't a person who liked to go to bed early, and when it got dark, it wasn't a bad thing to have someone who could wait and spend a little time.

Erzhu brought him a lamp, lit it and placed it on the table, and the lanterns above his head shone brightly, and through the white gauze cover, the light was as hazy as the moon and water.

Lin Piao lay on the table, pillowed his cheek with one hand, and gently played with the delicate gauze with the other, the temperature of the candle flame on the gauze cover, which was warm and warm on the fingertips.

Lin Piao was a little distracted, and he didn't even hear the door being gently pushed open.

When Shen Hong returned home, he saw this scene: Lin Piao was sitting under the eaves waiting for him, lying on the table with his fingers, his fingers playing with the lampshade, his head facing inward, the light of the candle falling on the back of his shirt, and his pitch-black hair loosely tied behind his head.

Shanzi followed by his side, seeing this, he first went back to the room lightly, he knew that Shen Hong and his sister-in-law had a good relationship, and they wanted to sit together and talk about it when they met, but he couldn't interject next to him, and it also hindered them from talking, so it was naturally best to avoid it.

Shanzi walked away, returned to the room and closed the door lightly, Shen Hongcai walked towards Lin Piao step by step, gently holding his wrist, half of his palm was attached to his sleeve, half to the inside of his wrist.

"Don't play with the lampshade, burn your hands carefully."

Lin Piao was so frightened that his hand trembled violently, and when he turned his head, Shen Hong was standing behind him, covering all the candles from the lanterns under the eaves.

Lin Piao raised his head and looked at his face, against the back, the light was dim, and his eyes looked at him gently.

Lin Piao withdrew his hand: "You're back, do you want anything to eat?" ”

Shen Hong shook his head: "Sister-in-law, do you still want to play anything?" When I came back today, I saw a lot of commotion outside. ”

Lin Piao hesitated for a moment, thinking that it was still early: "Then you and I go out to see the excitement." ”

"Okay."

"Next time, don't suddenly appear behind me and startle me, the gauze will not burn your hands, if you can burn your hands, the gauze will already be burned by the fire." Lin Piao complained softly.

The lampshade didn't burn his hands.

Shen Hong suddenly grabbed the inside of his wrist.

The temperature burned him.

Maybe it's because he has drunk alcohol, his body temperature is already high, Lin Piao's hands and feet are cold, sticking to the inside of his wrist, and the temperature seems to have penetrated into his skin and blood.

Lin Piao's fingers curled up twice uncomfortably, feeling that the heat was still on his wrists, and he stood up and walked into the room.

"You wait for me, I'll take a thin cloak."

The night in Beijing was still a little cold, especially when there was an occasional gust of wind, and it was particularly refreshing, Lin Piao tied his cloak and walked out of the house.

"Let's go."

Shen Hong looked at him, his cloak was not thick, only a thick layer of satin, and the edge was a circle of fluffy thin edges, which looked particularly flattering to him, especially in this kind of light, it was particularly moving.

Shen Hong walked out and opened the door for him, Lin Piao followed him, and the two walked through the alley, walked to the main road, and walked along the road.

The night in Beijing is bustling, there is no curfew here, the main road and leisure area are always full of lights along the road at night, and there are always some people who come out to do business and sell lanterns and guess lantern riddles from time to time.

But today is particularly lively, Lin Piao noticed that many families have lit an oil lamp at the door, put a small offering table, and put some pastries to eat on it, some people put a lamp, some people put a row of lights.

"Is it a holiday today?"

Lin Piao remembered that it had been a long time since the Qingming Festival, and it should be a big festival this month.

"On the birthday of the Medicine King Bodhisattva, the things on the table are dedicated to the Bodhisattva, which is called an offering, but if there is a person who is hungry passing by, he can also take it and eat it, and no one will scold him, it is a given."

Lin Piao nodded, remembering that this festival was very lively and humane, and because it was a folk festival, it was not very scary, but the atmosphere was enough.

Selling lanterns at night is like selling luminous balloons in modern times, there are always everywhere, Shen Hong saw that there was a goldfish lantern, so he bought one for him and handed him the handle.

"Sister-in-law, come."

Lin Piao hesitated.

"Take it."

He said softly, looking at him with a faint smile in his eyes.

"My hands are cold." Lin Piao's hand was clasped in his cloak and he whispered.

"Then I'll take it for you."

"Okay."

Shen Hong carried the lantern and walked slowly with him in the crowd.

"Sister-in-law, I have been in Beijing since I came, and I have never accompanied you well, and I am always busy with other things."

"You are a person who is going to take a career in office, and there are many mentors and friends to see every day, not to mention adding some others, you should be busy."

"Now that I've won the Huiyuan, I can save some entertainment, so I have time for us to go around to play, how about it?"

"Where to play?" He has played all the places that can be played in Beijing, except for some more ambiguous areas, he doesn't want to make trouble in Beijing, although he said that he can go in men's clothes before, but in fact, he hasn't been to much.

"How about going to Biyun Tower?"

Lin Piao had already thought about refusing, but he was a little shocked when he heard the three words of Biyun Tower.

That's a high-class clubhouse!

There's a bearded dancing girl inside!

It is said that dancing is super beautiful, and Lin Piao wanted to go in to watch the performance, but this high-level club is a membership system, and there is no identity authentication or no friends to bring it, so he can't enter at all.

"Good! I'm going with you! ”

This boy, although he beat his idea, still thinks of him with good things.

Lin Piao was very satisfied.

"My sister-in-law still has those places I want to go, and I will accompany my sister-in-law to go shopping these days."

Lin Piao thought for a while: "That...... Can I go to Chunxiang House? I didn't mean anything else, I just wanted to go and see it, and I heard that the people in it were very beautiful. ”

"Sister-in-law, who listened?"

"Erzhu said." Lin Piao quickly shook the pot.

Chunxianglou is the place where Erzhu mentioned it and was chased and beaten by the second aunt.

Shen Hong thought for a moment, looked at Lin Piao, and smiled with a smile in his eyes.

"Sister-in-law is bad at learning."