Ping An Biography

The imperial city of Nanjing is located on the right side of the inverted "convex" character, on the east bank of the Qingxi River. There must be a sea of ​​people tonight. Zhang Ning knew that he would not be able to find the younger sister if he went there directly, so he planned to go home and ask.

As soon as I walked to the door of the house, I saw Zhang Xiaomei who was looking around.Zhang Ning was a little surprised and shouted from a distance: "It's lively over there in the imperial city, my little sister hasn't left yet?" Zhang Xiaomei hurriedly ran over, both happy and resentful: "I thought my brother couldn't get away and wouldn't come back , what's the point if you're not busy anymore?"

All she could see was Zhang Ning alone, and she turned a blind eye to the stranger beside her.Zhang Ning breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and said, "I promised you, how can I not come back."

"The fireworks are the best this time of the year. Let's go there quickly. My sister-in-law and the others left earlier." After all, Zhang Xiaomei is an innocent age. Out of his head, a pair of bright eyes formed into two beautiful moon bays, holding Zhang Ning's big hand.

Zhang Ning let go of her hand calmly, seeing how happy she was, lest she would throw herself into his arms, it would be a bit embarrassing for such a big girl to be so intimate in front of Fang Ling.

He was about to make up a name for Fang Ling and introduce him a little bit, but Zhang Xiaomei had already spoken to Fang Ling: "This sister is so beautiful! Which family's daughter is she?"

"Xiaomei Zhang is the most beautiful." Fang Ling said with a smile, taking off a pair of gold bracelets from her wrists, took Xiaomei Zhang's hand affectionately, and put them on for her with her own hands. Sister, this pair of bracelets are wearing, in fact, such a pure girl should give jade."

"Is this gold?" Zhang Xiaomei held it in front of her eyes for a while, then glanced at Zhang Ning, and took off the bracelet again, "Sister, I can't accept such a precious thing from you for no reason."

Fang Ling smiled and said, "She really listens to you."

A pair of bracelets only weighs about one or two taels. All gold and nothing else is worth a few taels of silver at this time. It is a huge sum of money in the eyes of ordinary people, but it is not too expensive in the eyes of Fang Ling and even Zhang Ning. Zhang Ning said casually: "This is your elder sister's wish, and my younger sister wears it."

"Thank you, Sister Fang." After hearing this, Xiaomei Zhang held it in her hand fondly.She probably didn't know that the piece of thin cloth that Zhang Ning gave her was two or three times as valuable as the pair of bracelets.

Once the three of them met, they didn't stay any longer and went straight to the east.Being with Zhang Xiaomei is very worry-free. She only knows to call her "Sister Fang" and doesn't ask anything, and she doesn't talk nonsense. She doesn't even make up words to fool her.On the way, Zhang Ning quietly explained to the younger sister, but unexpectedly she said, "I don't want to ask, lest my brother lie to others", but she is a sensible person.

On both sides of the Yuhe River, especially near Chang'an Street, there are really a sea of ​​people. There are colorful lanterns hanging on the trees, just like "thousands of trees blooming at night", and the tall towers are brightly lit and lively, singing and dancing.The music of palace bells and drums complements the sound of silk and bamboo orchestras in the streets and alleys, making it a scene of enjoying the people together.

The most dazzling is the fireworks blooming in the sky, which exploded in the night sky with a "bang", and a large flower turned into thousands of flowers in an instant.Fireworks are dazzling, but the most beautiful thing is not the fireworks in the sky, but the fireworks shining in the beautiful eyes of the little girl. The huge flowers turned into a gleam of light in her eyes, and when they became smaller, they made people feel like drizzle. Zhang Ning's heart was indescribably warm and indescribably happy.

It turns out that seeing someone happy makes me happier. This feeling is real, and I can't find any reason. <Flowers, it's fireworks! "

Zhang Ning was gentle and patient. He didn't know it, but Fang Ling saw him as gentle to the extreme. He had never seen anyone with such a good temper as him, nor had he been so gentle.He said slowly: "Welcome flowers and fireworks are not the same kind of flowers."

"They all bloom and look so beautiful, so why don't you say it's not a kind of flower?" Zhang Xiaomei said in a coquettish tone, and naturally took Zhang Ning's arm, not avoiding the soft chest leaning against his arm.

Zhang Ning smiled and said, "Okay, my little sister said they are all flowers, so that's it."

Zhang Xiaomei raised her mouth again: "But brother seems to be right, they are not the same. Fireworks are so big, they disappear after a flash in the sky, it would be better if they are not so fleeting."

"Blooming in the night sky is gorgeous, fleeting is a pity, gorgeous and regrettable, so beautiful." Zhang Ning looked up at the sky and said slowly.

<Flowers have life and are living things. Fireworks are actually dead things, and their beauty is just an illusion. "

"An illusion?" The little girl looked up at Zhang Ning, then looked up at the sky, as if she was thinking about something.

Zhang Ning told her tirelessly: "The firework tube is filled with gunpowder. Once the gunpowder is ignited, the air in the firework tube will suddenly expand and increase, and then it explodes with a 'bang', sending the fireworks into the air."

The little girl looked at his face with curiosity and dreams, and he said again: "Think about it, if the kettle for boiling water crushes the lid to death, and then puts a stopper in the spout, the bottom What happens when it's on fire?"

"Ah, I understand!" The little girl smiled.

The brothers and sisters talked about trivial matters, which could be classified as nonsense, but Fang Ling had an indescribable feeling.His tone of voice, his patience in order to make the girl understand, even if it is an insignificant thing, he will be very careful, and the degree of care is sincerely revealed in every word and deed.

Fang Ling is not a jealous person, besides, she has no capital to be jealous. Once she has done such a meager job, she can't change her identity anyway. There are some things she can only see, but never get.She has never been able to justifiably fight for those things, so why is she so jealous.It's just that now she can't help being jealous of a teenage girl... There is no reason, one is family affection, the other is the relationship between a man and a woman, a relationship that is completely irreconcilable, but she just became jealous.

She finally couldn't help but said sourly: "I will reincarnate well in my next life, I regret that I can't be your sister."

"Good brother." Zhang Xiaomei whispered, after hearing those words, she leaned on him happily and didn't care about Fang Ling's sour words.

Fang Ling was full of jealousy, changed her polite manner at first, and blurted out: "My brother can't be with you forever, it will only take a year or two to get married at your age, and your brother should have started a family long ago. Taking care of each family..."

Zhang Xiaomei looked aggrieved after hearing this, and looked at Fang Ling pitifully.It hasn't been a while, and the two girls seem to be unhappy.

Zhang Ningbai opened his mouth, he didn't know what to say, it really was a scene of two women.

At this moment, a voice suddenly said: "Zhang Ping'an! That's right, ha, when did Ping'an come back to Nanjing?"

When I looked back, I saw three people dressed as scholars looking at me with a smile.Two tall and one short, the scene in front of me is unspeakably funny: the two tall ones stand on both sides, and a short man stands in the middle with his head lowered. Zhang Ning looks like a family of three at first glance. The middle one is Son, the other two scholars are probably engaged | base couple.The dwarf Zhang Ning in the middle had the deepest impression in his memory, and it was none other than Yang Sihai.Zhang Ning once humiliated him for being short, of course the person who did this was the former Zhang Ning; seeing him suddenly, he immediately understood why the former Zhang Ning used Yang Sihai's stature as an issue, it was too obvious a flaw .

Although this Yang Sihai was short, he had a steady look on his face, which made the smiles of the other two very frivolous.These three people were all classmates of Yingtian Gongyuan last year. At least among the outstanding students, some or all of them may have won the honor list and have achieved great fame. The chances of entering the officialdom in the future are extremely high. Classmates, the same year, etc. can take care of each other... And Zhang Ning understands that this kind of relationship is like modern college classmates. You have to pave the way.

Zhang Ning quickly clasped his fists in salute: "Brother Sihai, Brother Luo, Brother Liang... I originally planned to visit the house during the first month, but I didn't think it was a coincidence that I met here by chance."

The three of them also stood still, bowing and bowing in a dignified manner. Old Cousin Luo, who was wearing green satin on the left, bent over and stood up straight with a smile, "It seems that we met at the wrong time, and it disturbed Brother Pingan's love, huh?"

The two elderly cousins ​​on the right side in padded jackets echoed, "Brother Pingan is traveling with his family, which makes people very envious."

Cousin Luo brocade said with a smile: "It's like a flower and a beautiful family, and the years are like water!"

Yang Sihai persuaded with a serious face: "Both brothers, don't make fun of Brother Pingan. The girl next to Brother Pingan combs her hair. It is obviously a girl who has not left the cabinet, maybe she is the younger sister of Brother Pingan's family."

Zhang Ning nodded slightly, the new "first impression", Yang Sihai is young but very old-fashioned, he can be so calm in the face of a person who has humiliated him, this calmness alone is not easy generation.

"Brother Si Hai is indeed right, she is my little sister." Zhang Ning smiled, and touched Fang Ling's waist lightly, "If you want to say that she is beautiful like a flower, she is right."

Fang Ling lowered her eyes and made a regular and reserved look, slightly bowed her knees and saluted gracefully: "I have seen the three young masters." Seeing this, the younger sister came forward to salute a little bit reluctantly.Zhang Ning was perfunctory and didn't mention Fang Ling's name. Of course, Yang Sihai and the others wouldn't ask. How could they have the etiquette to ask a friend's family members by themselves?Unless people take the initiative to introduce.

Fang Ling's low-key and self-cultivated appearance, coupled with the usual little jacket she was wearing tonight and her outfit without jewelry, did she look like a woman in the slightest?At this time, even if it is said that she is a j|woman, it may not be easy to believe.Looking at her, Zhang Ning also thought in his heart that the high-end Ji|Jurchen of the Ming Dynasty were not ordinary talents.

"The three of you are very interested, how did you get together?" Zhang Ning said with a smile. <Wei, I wanted to invite him to have a small get-together on the Lantern Festival, but Brother Sihai was in a hurry and couldn't wait until the Lantern Festival, so tonight is the festive season. "

Stand out from the crowd, and in the future, the spring breeze will be proud of the horse's hoof, and you will see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day. "

Yang Sihai clasped his fists and said, "Brother Pingan's auspicious words."

"Well, let's make an appointment. I'll send my family back first, and I'll find you later." Zhang Ning said.

Cousin Luo smiled and said, "Brother Pingan, is he really willing to part with the beauty of this beautiful day?"

Zhang Ning looked disapproving: "Brother Sihai will go to Beijing soon, and his family members will not leave at home, how can they be compared?"

Old Cousin Luo was dressed the best, and he was probably the richest among several scholars, so he said, "Brother Ping'an is absolutely right. We also saw the fireworks in the imperial city, so let's make an appointment to go on a boat on the Qinhuai River. Meet at the teahouse south of Dingqiao first."

Zhang Ningsui bid farewell to the three of them temporarily, and then sent the two girls back.Zhang Xiaomei said faintly: "They are all scholars who study, why are these people not like my brother, it's so annoying!"

Just now Fang Ling and the younger sister had some discord in words, but in a blink of an eye they became on the same side again. Fang Ling also said: "They are all ordinary people, full of official addiction."

Zhang Ning said with a smile: "If I'm not vulgar, why should I buy their account?"

Fang Ling said angrily, "You are also a lu beetle."

Zhang Ning said softly: "Only when I met you did I realize that I have too little power, too little money, and if I don't do my own thing well, I can't do anything, do you understand..."<|Intention, she bit her lip lightly , said affectionately: "I understand."

Not long ago, she was complaining and sighing, but Zhang Ning's words made her happy again, and her mood with him really became like the weather in May.