Ping An Biography

The night in late autumn is as cool as water, quiet and peaceful.

Zhang Ning was writing the report overnight, and he turned over a pile of files and accounts on the table. Well, if I flip through it casually and don't like to organize it, it will become a mess of paper on the current table.

It was originally an unimportant article, and it was for Hu Ying, an old boss, so there was no pressure.Anyway, there are no recreational activities before going to bed, and it is chilly in the yard outside in autumn, so instead of sitting or reading some idle books, it is better to do some work slowly.

There is another person in the room, Zhao Erniang, who is making the bed at the other end, and the spies from the past are now being entrusted by Zhang Ning as a maid.When he was in Yangzhou, he used a manservant for granted, and found that he was very unhappy and suspected of being a gangster. Useful.

But he soon discovered that there was a problem... Just like now, that girl is laying on the bed with her ass up and making the bed, and she is very attractive in a jacket and skirt.Zhang Ning looked like a hot-blooded young man, almost nosebleed.

Every time he wrote two or three words, he couldn't help turning his head to look at it, unable to concentrate at all.In his mind, he has been fantasizing more than once about pushing him on the bed, the scene of being in the dark... But maybe what he saw after rushing up and stripping it off was not what he imagined, of course he did not forget what Zhao Erniang had encountered miserable experience.If only Fang Ling was the woman making the bed now.

"Ah!" He sighed deeply, holding the penholder with three fingers, dipped it into the inkstone for a few times, and continued writing in small script.

Zhao Erniang sighed when she heard it, and then she turned around and asked, "Is it difficult to write an article?"

"Yes..." Zhang Ning said casually, "I want to use words to explain the profound in a simple way, but I can only taste it."

Zhao Erniang laughed out loud: "Which one should pay attention to when writing articles?"

Zhang Ning was stunned, shook his head and said in a tone as if he was talking to himself: "Mr. Confucianism is a good teacher. When you are young, you should consolidate your foundation and cultivate your mentality."

At this moment, a servant girl said at the door: "My lord, the gatekeeper at the main entrance said that he has something to report." Zhang Ning quickly said: "Let him come in and talk."

Someone wanted to come, Zhao Erniang stopped her obsequiousness and behaved a lot.After a while, Menzi came over and said, "My lord, there is a little lady who has been wandering around outside the gate of Wuyuan and has not left. The brother on duty thought it was suspicious, so he went up to question her, and she actually said that she was the lord's own sister. The younger ones dare not leave." Bombed away without authorization, and reported in."

Sister?Zhang Ning does have a girl, but at this late hour, can the uncle and the others allow the younger girl to go out?He also felt suspicious, so he ordered: "Bring her in and meet for a while and it will be clear."

"Yes." Menzi retreated in response.

Zhang Ning dropped the pen casually, and couldn't calm down anymore, waiting for the servant girl to bring someone over.I saw that it was really Zhang Xiaomei, she looked down like she had done something wrong... It was a mistake in itself to run out in the dark.Zhang Ning didn't speak to her first, and directly ordered the servant girl: "Go and send a message, and ask the doorman to report to my house on Liren Street, saying that Miss Zhang is in Wuyuan and has seen me. Report the letter and tell him to report back. "

After saying that, he got up and gently supported the younger sister by the shoulders and brought her into the house, he didn't intend to scold her, he just asked: "Your face is pale from freezing, what's the urgent matter, younger sister?"

Seeing this, Zhao Erniang was sure that this girl was Mrs. Zhang's sister, so she flattered her and said, "The kitchen has cooked sweet porridge, I'll get some hot ones."

When there were only two brothers and sisters left in the room, Zhang Xiaomei muttered: "I knew it was useless... I didn't know how I came here just now, just send me back, let uncle scold me and I'll be fine." gone."

"How do you know it's useless if you don't tell me?" Zhang Ning had no choice but to squat down and look at her face, because she was looking down at her toes.

Zhang Xiaomei was silent for a long time, and then she spoke softly with a pleasant Mandarin accent: "I don't want to agree to the marriage of the second young master of the Su family, so I couldn't help but say it tonight, but uncle and the others came up one by one to make sense, and I felt that it was too late." Don't let people sleep, it's endless..."

Hearing this, Zhang Ning felt an indescribable joy in his heart, and he was in such a good mood that he wanted to dance... He soon realized that his mentality was incorrect, and there was a logical contradiction between his mood and the principle of handling things, so he didn't say anything. It didn't show up either.

"Didn't you say that the second son was not bad a while ago?" He asked calmly, "Did you realize that you were mistaken later?"

Zhang Xiaomei shook her head vigorously, raised her head and looked at Zhang Ning with sparkling eyes.He felt a little strange, so he flickered to avoid her eyes, and continued to remain calm.

The two of them were in a stalemate for a while, then she hesitated to speak, and finally said softly: "I didn't think there was anything wrong before, but suddenly my brother is going to the capital again, and when I thought of going to Su's house, it will be rare to see him again in the future. I don't want to marry anymore, I want... think..."

Zhang Ning looked at her lips, expecting her to continue speaking in his heart.Maybe it's because her voice is too addictive, maybe... He couldn't hold back for a while, and he couldn't help but say nothing to encourage her, but his eyes betrayed that he was clearly encouraging her to continue, even if it shouldn't be.

"I want... to be with my brother." Zhang Xiaomei blurted out, and her eyes suddenly revealed a familiar light, with pleading and helpless pity, which challenged people's endurance.

Zhang Ning felt his heart tremble, he stretched out his hand in a daze, and stopped in the air, not knowing what to do.

At this moment, Zhao Erniang came in with hot porridge, and rescued Zhang Ning from the dreamlike state.He just reached out to catch the bowl, picked up a spoon, scooped up a small bowl and put it next to the little girl, saying, "It's hot, eat a bowl to keep you warm."

Only when I opened my mouth did I realize that my voice was very strange, as if my throat was blocked by something.Zhao Erniang also looked at him in surprise, only to see that his face was pale. Could it be that something happened at home?

"Yeah." The little girl looked at Zhang Ning, and suddenly showed a shallow smile, "It's much easier to say it, brother, I don't want to embarrass you."

After she said that, she lowered her head and ate the porridge quietly. The candlelight shone on her smooth forehead, which had a light yellow and beautiful luster. Zhang Ning looked at her like an angel...God gave him the gift when he opened his eyes. There is no better thing than such a living human being.

Even Zhao Erniang was surprised. She was not surprised by Zhang Xiaomei's appearance, but by Zhang Ning's expression.From Yangzhou to Nanjing, I have known him for such a long time, most of the time he is very calm and indifferent, I have never seen him look at someone like this... Zhao Erniang thought that the care she received after she was rescued was rare tenderness , it turned out that it was nothing at all.

"Being a grown-up's younger sister is really... a good thing." Zhao Erniang couldn't help but said.She wasn't the only one who said that.

Zhang Xiaomei showed a sweet smile after hearing this, her eyes were as beautiful as two moon bays: "My sister also thinks he is a good brother."

After a while, Zhao Erniang saw that she put away the bowl and went out after eating, and muttered softly: "Little girl is born in a blessing and does not know the blessing."

Zhang Xiaomei's mood gradually recovered. She was originally an optimistic girl.Seeing the mess of papers on the table, he habitually tidied it up, then glanced at the bookshelf and the bed, and blurted out, "Why is the place where my brother lives is more messy than at home, isn't there so many servants?"

"People in the public house don't work that carefully." Zhang Ning said indifferently, "The Zhao Erniang was in charge of internal affairs just now, but she is not the kind of person who does this kind of work."

The younger sister began to work quickly, she didn't look like a lady from an official family at all, Zhang Ning hadn't been an official for long.The two talked about irrelevant things one after another, and the younger sister kept tidying up the house, but time passed by little by little.

The muscles around Zhang Ning's cheeks tightened twice, and he finally said, "Don't worry about it, you'll be messed up anyway. I'll find a carriage and go back with you."

The little girl's complexion suddenly turned down, but she nodded in agreement. She lived for more than ten years and lived a life that was not a daughter of a daughter, and she was not willful.