Wear ancient times with a house

Chapter 255 Neighbors
Early the next morning, Song Nian and Wang Qi dragged their heavy bodies and got up before dawn, then let Qi Dong drive the car and took them to the school dormitory on the outskirts of the city.

As we all know, the school library is the busiest place during mid-term and final exams, and people often have to get up at six in the morning to line up at the door, and rush in to occupy a seat as soon as the door opens.

A similar principle is also applicable in ancient times, even more exaggerated, because of the particularity of the exam and the inconvenient transportation, candidates with conditions at home can't wait to come to Beijing a year in advance, so it can be foreseen how tight the location of the school is.

Song Nian and Wang Qi tossed and tossed all morning, and they took the seat, but unfortunately they didn't.

The conditions of the school dormitory are good, one person has a small cubicle, and those who are not particular about it, or those with little money in their pockets, can just curl up and sleep here.

And although it was built according to the specifications of the Chunwei examination room, it did not imitate the characteristics of ventilation and rain. There is also a small stove inside. If you don't want to send someone out to buy food, you can bring a lunch box from home to heat it.

Even though the two cousins ​​couldn't be next to each other, they were quite satisfied. After walking around and familiarizing themselves with the surrounding environment, they decided to go back and tell their family members that they would formally come here for self-study tomorrow.

Everyone in the family got up late, and even Shen Shi, who was used to being a virtuous daughter-in-law, rarely got up until the sun was up.

She put on her clothes and went out to have a look. Except for Song Nian, Wang Qi, and Qi Dong who left early, Hu Bo was chopping firewood to feed the horses, and Qi's mother-in-law was choosing vegetables in the kitchen, no one else was up yet, and the whole yard was quiet. .

Shen looked through the window to see if the mother-in-law was sleeping peacefully and if she was tired, then gently opened the door of the two sons' room, went in and pulled the quilt for them, and then went straight to the kitchen.

I just arrived yesterday, and there was a lot of chaos, Shen didn't even have time to find out where to buy things nearby, so she had to find out with her mother-in-law as soon as possible, so that he could go back to Qi's house to work as soon as possible.

However, Shen has considered finding a reliable dentist and helping to hire a cook.

The reason why I didn't buy it was because the hired helpers like this kind of people have families and have a place to live, so they don't have to consider their residence, which is more suitable for the Song family's current situation.

When you are new to a place, especially a big city like Beijing, it takes more than half a month just to get used to the familiar situation.

Fortunately, there are scholars at home. Although the natives of the capital nearby are inevitably proud of their capital hukou and do not look down on outsiders, they also know that if Song Nian and Wang Qi pass the exam, even if they don't want to be officials in the capital, they can be released as officials. Now, the identity is very different, so the neighbors around are also more face-saving.

The old lady Song also took advantage of her own advantages, and quickly mingled with the old ladies nearby, complaining about her daughter-in-law, scolding the dead old man, and admonishing her unfilial son.

Even though the accents are different, the old ladies are as harmonious as sisters who have been gossiping for most of their lives at the stone lion at the door while leaning on crutches and basking in the sun.

Naturally, many miscellaneous gossips were also obtained by Mrs. Song:
For example, the men in the Liu family love to flirt with their little daughter-in-law so much that they were beaten several times while covered in sacks;
Or maybe the grandson of the Li family loves to bully other people's children the most, so he must tell the grandson at home to avoid them;
And the Feng family are all shallow-sighted, they can't take advantage of it enough, and they are as stubborn as iron roosters.You lend them a rolling pin, and when they return it, they are eager to lick a few mouthfuls, for fear that you will take a piece of flour.

Mrs. Song was full of gossip, and when she came back, she said to her granddaughter:

"Hey, let's return the arrogant people at the root of the imperial city. Look, the parents with this idea are also short-sighted. It's not as interesting as the gossip in our Liyang County."

She also specifically pointed out the Feng family:
"Let me just say, this Feng family is against me. I have known two people named Feng in most of my life, and each hates people more than the other."

As a person who has been surfing in the Internet age for many years, Song Jun speaks cautiously, and hastily spoke:

"Don't, don't, there are so many Feng families in the world, you can't engage in surname discrimination. And this only represents your own views, it doesn't mean that I don't like people with the surname Feng either."

The old lady Song rolled her eyes, and was about to say that her granddaughter was worthless, when there was a knock on the courtyard door, and before they allowed each other to come in, the door was pushed open, and an old lady with a wrinkled face like a chrysanthemum came in , or Rustica.

Song Yun didn't catch a cold quickly, and she couldn't bear to waste anti-inflammatory drugs. She just recuperated at home slowly and didn't go out to meet her neighbors yet. So when she saw someone coming, she first looked at her grandmother:
The old lady chats with people outside every day, maybe it's a good sister of hers.

Mrs. Song really knew this person, but she obviously had no friendship with him, so she asked a little awkwardly:

"Is it the old sister of the Feng family? Are you here for something?"

Song Yun thought about this surname all over, thinking, good guy, I really can't tell people's right and wrong behind their backs, look, isn't this here?

I don't know if people have heard what their grandparents and grandchildren said, and how much they have heard. It would be embarrassing if they heard it from the beginning to the end.

The old lady of the Feng family couldn't see anything on her face, she smiled enthusiastically, and said to the old lady Song:

"Oh, big sister, I have long heard that a family of scholars has moved in, but the family has been busy recently, and I haven't had time to come and have a look. I finally finished my work. I said to come and visit."

As she spoke, she handed over a Chinese cabbage she was holding.

The Song family does not lack a piece of Chinese cabbage, especially the one given by the old lady of the Feng family. How should I put it, it has a sense of history.

Through it, you can see how much wind and rain it has experienced from autumn to winter this year.

Song Yun called "Grandmother Feng", and then, under her grandmother's gesture, took the rotten cabbage, said goodbye and left, leaving space for the two old ladies to come and go.

But Song Yun didn't go too far, put the cabbage on the kitchen floor, turned around to a place not far from them and where they would not be seen, touched a small bench and sat down, wanting to hear what the visitor meant .

It was almost no surprise that the old lady of the Feng family came to borrow something, and it was oil from the Song family.

Like this, you lend me a piece of garlic, and I lend you an onion, which is quite normal in the communication between neighbors.

But to the new neighbor who just moved here and was serious for the first time, he asked to borrow something, and thinking about the reputation of the Feng family, he almost said blatantly:

I'll see if this family can take advantage of it.

Mrs. Song also guessed it, but she still had to borrow it.

Anyway, the first time someone opens his mouth, you just say no, even if the Feng family has a bad reputation, they are old residents here. The Song family is stingy.

There are more than one scholars in the Song family, and they pay special attention to this aspect. They are good neighbors, filial piety to elders, and brotherhood.

The old lady Song hates that every year when the clan sacrifices, she has to cook for the bad old men in the clan, but she still obediently does it. Even if she is gone, she has to ask her son to send money back, for the sake of her good reputation.

So, the old lady of the Feng family took a bowl of frozen oil and left with a smile on her face.

Mrs. Song sent her to the door, and did not forget to raise her voice and say:

"Sister Feng, don't be polite to me. It's just a bowl of oil. You can use it first, and return it when the family has enough money."

In fact, this bowl of oil is afraid that meat buns beat dogs, and there will be no return, but the loss has been eaten, so it is better to publicize it.

(End of this chapter)