Ping An Biography

The wheels creaked, covering up all kinds of sounds in the market.There are still lights on the long street, and occasionally there are a few pedestrians, but many shops are closed. Looking through the swaying bamboo curtains, you can often see shopkeepers holding wooden boards on the door frame of the shop. This kind of shop is more popular in Nanjing. The door panel should be equivalent to a modern rolling door.

The carriage is relatively small, barely big enough for two people to sit on, and the lanterns hanging by the windows also flicker on and off.Sitting side by side, the brother and sister were silent and the atmosphere was not very active, as if they were thinking about their own thoughts.

Now that Nanjing has probably made arrangements, Zhang Ning's main concern is what will happen after he enters Beijing.He and Yang Shiqi haven't confirmed their relationship with his son-in-law yet. Others have obviously contributed to the call back to the official position. Rules still need to be followed. Giving money directly is suspected of bribery, not to mention that his old man does not lack this. He is inferior, so he had already prepared to deliver the troupe.

Didn't Yang Shiqi like to listen to operas?The opera troupe who happened to bring new songs from Nanjing in the past expressed his heart and could not let go of the trick; although people like Yang Shiqi had never studied Confucianism, he was a civil servant when he became an official. gregarious.As for the obvious suspicion of flattery, Zhang Ning didn't care about it. Not everyone in the scholastic circle followed the high road, and there was still a market for bureaucratic literati who knew how to deal with others.

Now that Yang Shiqi is interested in everything, should he show something to his teacher, Lu Zhen?Also, Yu Qian is a friend of the same generation. Last time when he rented a yard for him in Beijing, he gave him money when he said goodbye.This girl Luo Yaoniang also has a heart for herself, and if she doesn't give a little surprise, she will live up to her affection.In this world, no one owes you anything, and no one is born to be good to himself unconditionally.

Zhang Ning was still thinking about many tedious matters. His sitting posture was very upright, with his hands on his knees, as if he was sitting in a military posture, but his body was much more relaxed.

"Has brother's itinerary been fixed?" The little girl's voice temporarily freed him from his chaotic thoughts.There is a sense of parting in the tactful accent, with a touch of sadness, but it is simple and beautiful.Maybe things that don't involve interests will appear simpler.

Zhang Ning replied, "The day after tomorrow."

The little girl looked disappointed and sad, she turned her head and looked out of the window and said nothing.

The streets and alleys in Nanjing are in good condition, but the carriage does not have a shock absorption system, and the balance of a horse is not very good, so it is a bit bumpy.During the shaking, his hands touched soft and cool things from time to time. He didn't feel embarrassed to look down, but he could imagine it was the little girl's little hand by feeling.Subtle sense of touch, wanting to get close but unable, but reluctant to take his hand away... In this situation, he had an illusion, as if the cool breeze was not in late autumn, but in the cold season of spring.

I want to... be with my brother.A crisp voice seemed to be still echoing in his ears, and he closed his eyes to feel the emotion and memory carefully.

"My little sister is facing things and your mood, I feel the same..." Zhang Ning said gently.Preaching education is not good, he understands this truth, but now there are not many opportunities to get along with his sister in a hurry, language is the fastest and most effective way, there is no choice.

Fortunately, his mentality is very correct, and his equal tone and this opening statement are easier for the little girl to accept and approve.The four words of empathy made her turn around and listen, instead of responding to her uncle and aunt, "It's endless, and I don't let people sleep when I feel sleepy." Everyone has feelings, and who doesn't want to be understood and forgiven? ?

Zhang Ning is very patient, especially for the little girl, he continued to enlighten slowly: "Do you think that you don't know anyone in the Su family, and you don't know what kind of life you will face, so you feel panic and uneasy? "

"En." The little girl looked gratefully at the beautiful light in his big eyes, and only Zhang Ning could say such words to her.

Zhang Ning smiled, and took the opportunity to cover her small hands with his big hands. Naturally...he continued to maintain this expression: "Not only do you feel this way, but my brother sometimes has this kind of worry."

"I thought my brother was not afraid of anything and could do anything." Zhang Xiaomei leaned gently on his arm.

< taste.He was silent for a while before he said: "Sometimes when I go to a strange place, such as going to Beijing once, and then Yangzhou, I will lack... a sense of security. If you think about it, you don't know what will happen next. That kind of day You are just as terrified as you are now, and you will miss the old and the familiar environment. But if you want to gain a foothold in the world and go on in life, you can’t escape, you have to try to get used to it, and the strangeness gradually becomes familiar.”

"En." The little girl responded lightly, moved her body, got closer, put her soft chest on his arm, and snuggled up to him.

Zhang Ning didn't move. Anyway, no one would see him in the carriage.He asked with mixed emotions: "Have you figured it out?"

"Brother is right." The younger sister said.

"That's good..." Zhang Ning said seriously.

"I'm not afraid to be with people I don't know anymore." The little girl whispered next to his profile, he could even feel the breath coming out of her mouth, and then heard her continue to whisper, "I just I'm afraid that if we get to know each other well, there will be no such person as the second brother, and no one will ever say these things to me again."

Zhang Ning was speechless and sat there without moving.

Her voice was very soft, like a soft whisper just woke up from a sleep, and it seemed to be talking to herself, "I can't bear to look like my brother, and your voice... I like my brother's hand like this the most. look at me..."

Zhang Ning didn't know how to deal with it. How could the brother-sister relationship be so good that they depended on each other like this?Letting her marry is like cutting off her nai.

He realized that his behavior at this time was too ambiguous, and wanted to withdraw his hand, but he couldn't bear to make her sad... He really doted on her, and he couldn't help but dote on her.

He tried his best to keep his thinking clear, and silently re-analyzed the relationship among them, but found that it was no simpler than the friendship between officials and scholars, mainly because things that were too microscopic were not easy to quantify...it was very small, But is it not important?To be promoted to a third rank or to collect 1 taels of silver, which is more important than the younger sister?Small is not necessarily light, at least it has a lot of weight in Zhang Ning's heart.

After all, she was only 16 years old, and she was going to be married. The rules of order produced for the population needs of agricultural civilization were not perfect.In ancient times, people were precocious, and they were forced to marry. To marry a woman, you can only learn to be in charge of the family; in modern times, there are also girls who are not good enough to get pregnant at the [-]th. It can be seen that precociousness is only a social recognition.

Zhang Ning thought about it according to his own logic, and felt that he was a bit cruel to the little girl... Maybe she should be given more time to grow up?Or is this just an excuse I made for myself subconsciously?

He was thinking wildly, when he suddenly felt his cheeks were wet, he quickly turned his head and held up the little sister's face, only to see that she was crying silently.The tears made Zhang Ning's emotions immediately become simpler, and he said without talking nonsense, "You go to Beijing with me, and stay by my side to take care of you."

"Brother..." Zhang Xiaomei immediately sat upright, and the sad expression disappeared from her face immediately, but she choked up with some doubts: "Did you really say that?"

Zhang Ning nodded without any pressure: "The love of children is very attractive, but you are good enough to make you cry. I don't think this is the way to go. Don't worry. When you really meet, you don't have to force you. At that time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to stop it. You live by my side, and you don't have to worry about your uncle and the others talking about you all day long. It's such a simple matter."

It's completely a kind of doting. Before, I kept telling my sister not to escape, but now I help her escape, and she doesn't even have to worry about explaining to her family.Zhang Ning said in his heart: But it's okay, it's annoying to cut through the mess quickly, and there are still a lot of things to worry about when going to Beijing to be an official. I don't have time to let personal matters affect my mood.

The little girl threw herself into Zhang Ning's arms, her joy was beyond words, "Brother is so kind!"

Zhang Ning exhaled and pushed her aside: "Don't be too happy, I have to discipline you slowly."

The little girl was not afraid of him at all, she just ignored him, wiped away her tears with her sleeves, and smiled.The original sadness and gloomy atmosphere in the carriage disappeared immediately, and the little girl returned to her usual appearance, chatting and laughing lively, and asked questions about the capital and how long she was going to leave.Her whole body exudes a lively youthful atmosphere, she is not Lin Daiyu in the first place, and this is the original her without pressure.

Zhang Ning answered two questions patiently, but the carriage arrived home.

Knocking on the door, I saw that everyone in the family was still asleep. The family members usually have secular words and deeds, but they still care about the little sister very much. Otherwise, they have sent someone back to report that they are safe. Why are they still not asleep?Obviously thinking about something.

Zhang Ning went back to Wuyuan with the groom, and planned to stay at home later tonight, so as not to have to go back and forth.Taking the younger sister into the yard, I saw the uncle Zhang Jiujin with an angry face, pointing at the younger sister and scolding: "I think your wings are so hard that you want to fly!"

The cousin also said: "You can't go out during the day for something, we're looking for you everywhere, it's too disobedient."

"Don't say a few words." Aunt Zou touched her son, and said quietly: "It's not your real sister, Erlang knows how to discipline." She thought Zhang Ning didn't hear.

Zhang Xiaomei lowered her head and spoke in front of her elders as usual, but fortunately today she subconsciously hid behind Zhang Ning, maybe she would not be so afraid if her brother was in front of her.

The uncle's family is not a bad person, but ordinary people. It is human nature to covet the beauty of the rich and dislike the rich. What is wrong?Zhang Ning tried hard to figure out the way to communicate, trying to appease his family as much as possible... But he has realized that no one will be happy once he says that he rejects the Su family's marriage. Bai Huahua 5 taels to use?

"Uncle... don't be angry, it's like this..." Zhang Ningqiang said with a smile, "little sister is in a hurry to find me, and when she panics, she doesn't think carefully... I'm also to blame for this, and I'm confused. It took me a long time to remember to send someone back to report."

"Forget it, did Erlang eat it?" Zhang Jiujin asked seriously, the good words that were originally concerned about people's food and clothing changed in his mouth.

"Eat, eat." Zhang Ning nodded hurriedly. Can't we greet him in a different way now?I don't know if Zhang Jiujin will be in the mood to greet after talking about the business...