Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 171 Are You Back? (four more)

She didn't refuse, and went out with her two sisters.

When the three of them reached the academy, they saw two people coming from the far side, they were Xu's mother and son.

Seeing the three of them, Mrs. Xie greeted them very affectionately: "Hey, what a coincidence, we are planning to visit your home for New Year greetings."

When Xu Chengyuan saw Du Fangfei, his face turned red, and he didn't seem to know where to put his hands and feet. He was very uncomfortable, but he still pretended to be calm on the surface, and only glanced at Du Fangfei from time to time.

When Du Jinning saw him like this, his heart moved, he turned his head and glanced at his eldest sister, but saw Du Fangfei's face was normal, and he smiled calmly and said to Xie: "My mother is at home, we will send Brother Ning back to his grandfather's house for New Year's greetings. "

"Are you planning to go together?" Xie Shi asked.

"No, we'll turn around after sending it to the front." Du Fangfei said, "Aunt Xu, let's go there first, we won't be able to go back until a while."

After the academy is the main road, where there are many vehicles, it is more convenient to hire a mule cart, and it doesn't take much time to go back and forth.Mrs. Xie originally wanted to wait for them to leave together, but seeing her son's uncomfortable expression, she was worried about revealing her secrets, so she smiled and said to Du Fangfei: "Okay, then take your time, we will pass first. " Saying that, he dragged Xu Chengyuan to Zhuangzi.

After the mother and son had gone far away, Du Fangling wondered, "Why are they here today to pay New Year's greetings?"

According to the customs of this place, New Year's greetings are also very particular. On the first day of junior high school, the younger generation will pay New Year's greetings to their relatives and elders;The Xie family and Xu Chengyuan are real outsiders to the Du family. At most, it is because the dried tofu business is more pleasant, and they are not even close relatives, and they are of the same generation. That's why Du Fangling has this ask.

"It's always good to be more polite." Du Fangfei has a gentle temper and doesn't want to criticize others. After saying this, she stopped mentioning the Xu family.

Du Jinning watched coldly, always feeling that his eldest sister didn't like Xu Chengyuan at all, otherwise it would not be so natural to talk about the Xu family.She suddenly felt that something was wrong with this marriage.

Although Xu Chengyuan was not very handsome, he still had pretty features.Thin and tall, with a gentle temperament, and the addition of being a talented scholar in the academy, it stands to reason that Du Fangfei should have a little reaction when he saw him.But judging from the situation just now, she didn't think about that at all.

When they stopped the mule cart at the intersection, Du Fangfei was worried, and said to Du Jinning, "Why don't I go with you?"

"No need." Du Jinning didn't want Du Fangfei to go back together to face those who didn't want to face them, "I'm a male, and I need to go to pay New Year's greetings, and you didn't have a rule to go, so why bother to make yourself uncomfortable?"

Du Fangling didn't want to go back, so she persuaded Du Fangfei: "Yes, elder sister, you better not make trouble. lest the second uncle see you and make up your mind again."

"I'll be fine, don't worry. I'll go to my uncle first, and then let my fourth uncle accompany me to my grandfather's house. After I come out from my grandfather's house, I'll go to Lizheng's again. No matter what, they dare not take me How about it."

Du Fangfei had no choice but to nod, put the things on the cart, watched the mule cart leave, and then returned to Zhuangzi.

On the other side of the Du family's big house, Du Yinsheng wandered around the yard and the gate early in the morning, and went out from time to time to have a look at the entrance of the village, causing Du Fangsu, who was nine years old, to pull her mother's lapel and ask, "Mother?" , what happened to grandfather?"

Afraid that her daughter's words would offend her mother-in-law, Zhang hurriedly stuffed a candy ring into Du Fangsu's hand: "Every child, why do you care so much? Come, take a candy ring and take my brother to play in the yard."

Meng Shi gave her a sharp look: "It's so cold, what are you driving the child out for?" He also called Du Fangsu, "Don't go to the courtyard, stay in the room, the room is warm."

Today is the first day of junior high school, so I can't take needles and threads, and Zhang Shi has prepared the ceremony for going back to her mother's house tomorrow.Sitting by the brazier with nothing to do, she couldn't help but said to Mengshi: "Mother, do you think this Brother Ning won't come? It's already past noon, and it's time to arrive no matter how far away he is. Except us There are two families, and there are no other relatives who need to leave, if they want to come, they will not delay until this time."

Seeing the expectant look in the old man's eyes, and seeing him go out for a long time, Mengshi, who had no opinion of Du Jinning, also complained in his heart.

She was turning over Du Jinfu's wet clothes on the fire cage, and said lightly: "If you don't come, don't come, our family is not eager to grab him. If he doesn't come today, your father will give up in the future. It's easy."

Having said that, she turned to Du Jinfu and said, "Fuge, go, call your grandfather back, and tell him that you need to know how to read."

Du Jinfu, who was only five years old, ran out joltingly.

Not long after, the grandparent and grandson walked in holding hands.

Mengshi took a look at Du Yinsheng, and said in a bad mood: "Come here and warm up by the fire first." He turned his head and told Du Fangsu, "Pour your grandfather a cup of hot ginger tea."

According to the local custom, ginger tea is made on the first day of the Lunar New Year, which heralds the sweetness of the new year, and also to drive away the cold.It is also extremely handy to have guests come to entertain guests.

For the whole life of the old couple, although Mengshi complained that Du Yinsheng was a heartless Du Jinning who went outside to blow the cold wind and ruined his body, but he still couldn't bear his depression, and comforted his old man: "Don't be too disappointed. If there is no neighbor Brother Ning was appointed to come to that family. How could he not remember you being good to him? Don’t you have his wolf-hearted grandparents and second uncle now? How could he come? After leaving here, he I wish I could never come back."

Du Yinsheng also knew this reasoning, but after all, he didn't have the energy in his heart.

"This is his root. His surname is Du, and he came out of our Taohua Village. Although Chen Sheng and the others treated him badly, they didn't go to the point of hatred, did they? Why didn't they come back?"

For the sake of adoption, Mrs. Zhang didn't like Du Jinning very much.At this moment, I couldn't help but interjected: "I'm afraid I have climbed a high branch, so I forgot about it?"

Du Yunchang was coming from the study.Hearing his wife's words, he immediately reprimanded with a straight face; "What nonsense are you talking about? Is Brother Ning like that?"

Mrs. Zhang was not afraid of him, and was about to refute when she heard a voice from outside: "Uncle, Jin Ning is back to wish you New Year's greetings." Immediately afterwards, a thin figure in a stone-blue muslin cotton robe walked into the yard , who else could it be if it wasn't Du Jinning?

Du Yinsheng's lips trembled, and he stood up with a "chuckle", almost spilling the ginger tea in his hand.Mengshi quickly got up and took the cup in his hand.

"Brother Ning." Du Yinsheng stepped forward to meet him, "Are you back?"

　That's all, see you tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)