Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 124

A few days ago, Mrs. Chen said that she wanted to buy cloth to make clothes for her family. She was nimble, and her sisters were also capable. Mrs. Chen cut, Du Fangling and Du Fanghui plucked cotton, and Du Fangfei sewed. Just made a few clothes and came out.

Mrs. Chen is used to living a poor life, and originally planned to change it when the whole family celebrates the New Year.But Du Jinning didn't have this habit, so she persuaded Mrs. Chen a few words. Mrs. Chen thought that Du Jinning would have to walk outside, and would be looked down upon by others if he was dressed in rags. Du Fangfei was old enough to discuss marriage, so she agreed.So from yesterday, the whole family put on new clothes.

The newly made padded jacket was filled with new cotton, and it was made thicker, but it was much warmer than the original thin and hard ragged padded jacket. Therefore, after putting on the new clothes, Du Jinning ordered the whole family not to take them off.There will be plenty of new clothes to wear in the future, so don't be too stingy about this one.

Because of this, Du Fangfei is wearing a dark green jacket today, and Chen embroidered a few yellow flowers on the skirt; for the convenience of working, instead of wearing a skirt, she wears a pair of bamboo blue trousers.Although this dress is very simple, there is not even a piece of jewelry on her head, but Du Fangfei is naturally beautiful, with a delicate face and a slim figure, this simple dress brings out her beauty.

At this time, she was smiling, her big beautiful eyes, which were very similar to Du Jinning's, were curved, her whole face seemed to be covered with a layer of soft light in this dusk, and Xu Chengyuan was stunned all of a sudden.

Seeing this, Du Jinning coughed lightly, his voice was a little higher than usual: "Why don't you go after dinner, Senior Brother Xu?"

Hearing Du Jinning's words, Xu Chengyuan came back to his senses, and his face flushed immediately.

"No, no, no." He waved his hands while stammering, "I... my mother is still waiting at home, I have to hurry back. Say, goodbye." He cupped his hands and went out the door as if fleeing.

Mrs. Chen, who was coming out to entertain guests for dinner, was thoughtful when she saw this scene.

Ever since Du Fangfei changed into new clothes, the young men in the village have always seen her like this, and Du Fangfei and Du Jinning didn't pay much attention to her.

Du Jinning said: "Sister, don't pour water, let's eat first."

"Just a little more, that's all." Du Fangfei finished watering the vegetable garden before going to the kitchen to eat.

After dinner, Mrs. Chen asked the three sisters to clean up the kitchen, went to Du Jinning's room by himself, and asked her, "Who is that person who came here just now?"

"They are the students of Class A of the academy." Du Jinning was worried that Mrs. Chen would not understand, and explained, "Class A is the group of people who are very knowledgeable and can take the imperial examination. I went to Class A with Guan Jiaze and the others. I used to play with Xu Chengyuan I met him once. Later, I met him and his mother again in the market, when they were being chased for debts. He probably knew that I wrote what Guan Jiaze and the others read, so he came to ask for advice, and wanted to write a few copies to sell, so as to pay off the debt. "

As she said that, she asked Chen Shi strangely: "Did the third sister and the others tell you about today's incident?"

"Speaking of it." Chen Shi smiled, "When you didn't come back, I chatted with Mr. Xu Xiaolang for a while, and I also learned about his family's situation."

Du Jinning knew that the Chen family would not mention this for no reason, so he probably fell in love with Xu Chengyuan.After planting the last stack of papers, she stopped what she was doing, sat down, and looked at Mrs. Chen.

Mrs. Chen continued: "He said that he and his mother were the only ones living in his family. His father passed away last winter. At that time, the family's savings were almost used up for the funeral. So he took the initiative to lend money to their family. Because his mother was good at embroidery, he thought he would pay it off soon, but he didn't want his mother's eyesight to be so bad after his father passed away that she couldn't do the fine embroidery. Work. Later, I got sick again, and spent the money I earned earlier, and I have never been able to pay back the money.”

Du Jinning nodded.When Xu Chengyuan said this to Chen Shi at the time, he probably indirectly explained to her why he wanted to learn how to write a script.

"Brother Ning, tell me, how does he match your eldest sister?" Chen suddenly said.

Du Jinning frowned slightly, but did not answer right away.

Mrs. Chen didn't need her to answer, and continued to talk enthusiastically: "Look, he is 17 years old today, which is about the same age as your elder sister; and I think he is pretty handsome, and the two are also a good match in appearance. He is a student of the academy, and as you said just now, he is still in the first class, and it will be a matter of time before he is admitted to the scholar, and he will definitely make your eldest sister live a good life in the future. He is still the direct disciple of the head of the mountain, and his status is comparable to his, so our family is not considered high-ranking. Anyway, I think our two families have similar conditions, and we are very well-matched, and no one will dislike the other."

"But... Mom, don't you think it's too hasty?" Du Jinning disagreed.

It's not that she doesn't like Xu Chengyuan, but she feels that she can't fully understand a person after seeing one side and two sides.

"What's the rush? Your elder sister is already 16 years old. If you delay any longer, you will become an old girl." Chen Shi said, "I used to be in Taohua Village. I didn't dare to mention this, because I was afraid that your grandmother would give her a promise right away." Go out, find a family like Meng Qiang, and get a lot of gift money. Now that we have moved out with great difficulty, naturally we have to make arrangements quickly. I mentioned this to your Aunt Dong, and she is very much in favor of it, and still wants to stay This Zhuangzi is going to help your eldest sister find a family."

As she spoke, she laughed and said: "Your eldest sister is very good-looking. We have only moved here for a few days. Someone came to me yesterday to ask about your eldest sister. If I hadn't seen your classmate today, I might go to help your eldest sister to look at her face. It’s just that your eldest sister has suffered a lot with me in the past ten years. I always hope that she can marry a better family. Those who have a good family background can’t be compared with us. , like Mr. Xu Xiaolang, who is capable in person but has an average family background, I think it is suitable."

Mrs. Chen herself married Du Yuncheng, who was a student. Naturally, she had high vision. She still hoped that her daughter would marry a scholar, not a farmer who spent all day rolling in the mud.So when I first saw Xu Chengyuan today, I had such thoughts.

But Du Jinning said: "Mother, this is a major event in the life of the eldest sister, and you can't make such a hasty decision. You look good at Xu Chengyuan today, who knows what kind of person he is inside? I have to get along with him again and get to know him What kind of character is it, and what is the specific situation of their family. If you marry the wrong person, it will really harm the eldest sister for the rest of her life. "

"It's not in a hurry, is it?" Chen said, "Isn't everyone like this? Let the matchmaker come to talk about the situation, and then go to inquire about it by yourself. If it feels good, then the marriage is settled." Then he said, "I also It’s not about getting married today, I’ll go to inquire about his family’s situation in the next few days, and you can also ask your classmate about his character in the academy, that’s about it.”

(End of this chapter)