Lu family's daughter-in-law

Chapter 67 A Fair Lady, A Gentleman Is Good

Chapter 67 A Fair Lady, A Gentleman Is Good

Ningxiang spent three days sewing new quilts and quilts for herself and her younger brother. After finishing the big ones, she began to embroider pillowcases.

While she was sewing, she suddenly heard someone calling her aunt at the gate of the east courtyard. Ningxiang was curious, put down her needlework, put on her shoes and went out of the house.

The red sun was already in the west, and there was a little wind in the yard, blowing head-on with the heat of a summer afternoon.Ning Xiang stopped at the door of the kitchen, watching her auntie laughing and rushing out, and soon she led a red-faced man in his early twenties, who was holding tea fruit in his hand, and saw Ning Xiang from a distance, I froze for a moment.

Mrs. Li immediately introduced: "That's Sister Qiu'er." Then she said to Ningxiang: "This is your cousin of the Fang family, does Xiang'er still know him?"

Ning Xiang couldn't remember this person, but as soon as Li Shi reminded her, she immediately called out with a smile, "Cousin Fang."

The aunt's family has no brothers, only an older sister, and this man is her nephew, the cousin's only cousin.

Fang's cousin nodded towards her, a little cautious.

When the male guest came to visit, Ning Xiang was inconvenient to go to accompany the guest, she smiled and said that she still had to work with sewing, so she retreated into the house first.

When I entered the house, I couldn't help being a little distracted when I was doing needlework, wondering what my cousin and cousin were doing.

In about a quarter of an hour, there was another commotion in the east courtyard, and that cousin of the Fang family was about to leave.Ningxiang intentionally waited for her aunt to deliver the guests before going out again. Seeing Mrs. Li smiling all over her face, she followed up with a smile and said, "What good thing makes my aunt so happy?"

Xu Qiu'er walked beside her mother, and said first: "My cousin gave birth to a son last night, mother and child are safe, my cousin came to congratulate her!"

As expected, it was a happy event, Ning Xiang hurriedly congratulated her.

In one afternoon, she became a grandmother, and Li couldn't help but smile from ear to ear. The next morning, she took Xu Qiu'er to the town to buy eggs with white noodles and brown sugar. Everything was ready, and the family of four set off early the next day to attend the newborn baby's house. wash three.Mrs. Li invited Ningxiang sister and brother to go with her, but Ningxiang politely refused, after all, the relatives are a bit far away.

Sending off the eldest aunt's family, Ningxiang moved two small benches and sat under the persimmon tree to teach her younger brother how to read.

Paper and pens cost money, since my younger brother was still young, Ning Xiang used a branch to draw on the ground, and planned to send her younger brother to the town to study when he was seven years old.The teacher in the school taught the Three-Character Classic in the first year, and she taught it in advance, and the younger brother could directly learn the others after worshiping Mr., saving a year of repairing.

After learning five characters, Ning Xiang played hide-and-seek with her younger brother for a while, and then tested the characters he had learned before.

Amu squatted on the ground to write, Ning Xiang bent down to watch the little guy write, and suddenly heard the sound of a donkey's hoof at the intersection.

Ningxiang's heart beat faster.

Since going to the market that day, she hasn't contacted Lu Cheng for five days. Could it be that Lu Cheng couldn't bear it and came to her again?
The gate was open, and Ning Xiang turned her head to look, and she saw a donkey slowly revealing its body, but the white-faced man riding on it was not Lu Cheng.Looking at each other, the man didn't seem to expect her to be in the yard. He stared at her for a long time before calling out "Xiang'er" in surprise, then jumped off the donkey's back, and hugged the woman who was sitting in his arms before. Four year old brother.

He was wearing a sky-blue summer shirt embroidered with bamboo leaves. He was thin and about half a head taller than Ningxiang. He was considered to be of medium height among men, but his complexion was fair, his face was clean and honest, but his facial features were well-rounded. They are similar, only the cleverness revealed by those bright eyes, which is very similar to Cui Shi.

Ningxiang had met Zhang Honglin who was 16 years old, but the Zhang Honglin in front of her hadn't changed much except that she was taller than before and had a somewhat more stable temperament.As for her little cousin Zhang Hanlin who was born in the year she sold herself into the Marquis's Mansion, Ning Xiang had only heard of the name, but had never met her.

"Why is cousin here?" Ning Xiang held her younger brother and stood up with no expression on her face.In his previous life, when his younger brother had an accident, only his uncle came in that family. It can be seen that Cui and her children did not regard them as relatives. Zhang Honglin came here today, probably with the same purpose as his mother.

"I heard that you're back home, so I'll take Hanlin to have a look." Looking at his cousin, who was white, tender and pretty, Zhang Honglin smiled softly, looking more like a gentleman than usual when interacting with his classmates.

Gentleman likes to be a fair lady, Zhang Honglin has never thought of himself as a gentleman, but he likes beauties.

At the age of 20, he had already become interested in women. He drank flowers and wine with his classmates behind his parents' backs, and slept with two pretty women. The cousin is not worthy of being a maid, so when he found out that his cousin was born so beautiful, Zhang Honglin immediately forgot all the unhappiness, and just wanted to please the beauty as soon as possible.

As a scholar who has studied, there is another way to pursue beauty. Zhang Honglin looked away from Ningxiang politely, took out a few fructose from his cuffs, bent down and handed them to his four-year-old brother, and said with a smile: "Hanlin, please cousin Cousin eats candy."

Hanlin is really white and fat, and the little hand that was exposed when he took the candy was covered with meat, so much meat must have been eaten.The gluttonous boy looked at the strange cousin who was only a little taller than him, moved his hands back quietly, looked up and saw the cousin who was prettier than his own sister, and was finally tempted, staring at Ningxiang for a while , took a few steps forward, and raised her chubby hand towards Ningxiang, "Cousin, eat!"

The big eyes are black and white, and inside is pure love, giving the sweets you love to the people you love.

Facing such clear eyes, just like facing Da Zhuang who had no intention of killing her younger brother in her previous life, Ning Xiang couldn't like it, nor could she hate a four-year-old who didn't understand anything.Her eyes softened a little, and Ning Xiang smiled politely at the boy, "Han Lin can eat by himself, my sister doesn't like sweets."

Han Lin looked at her blankly, not understanding how there could be someone who doesn't like sweets.

Amu, who was ignored, pursed her lips, and quietly moved in front of her sister, blocking her, not wanting her to like Hanlin.

The children had everything written on their faces, Zhang Honglin touched Amu's head, and advised his younger brother to give Amu some candy.

As the youngest son, Han Lin is more favored at home than his elder brother who is going to be a scholar. He is spoiled at ordinary times, but now he doesn't listen to his elder brother at all. Attracted by the green persimmons on the branches above his head, he wrapped his elder brother to give him enough.

"The persimmons aren't ripe yet, so you can eat them in autumn." Zhang Honglin explained to his younger brother in a very good-tempered manner. While talking, he secretly watched Ningxiang, and seeing that she didn't intend to invite him into the house, he immediately understood that his cousin was also angry with him, so he didn't Regardless of the younger brother, he looked at Ningxiang apologetically, "Cousin, Hanlin and I were guests at our grandmother's house that day, and I only found out what happened here from my father when we got home. My mother will be confused and ask you for help, otherwise I will definitely stop her. A man's academic achievement depends entirely on his real ability and learning. If he fails to pass the exam, it means that I am not talented enough. How can I go heresy? I also caused my cousin to be wronged. Bless my brother."

Saying that, he bowed to Ningxiang.

Ning Xiang was unmoved.

She didn't know Zhang Honglin well, but what kind of gentleman would someone who was so cruel that he didn't even see his cousin for the last time?
Pei Jinghan was a gentleman at first, but didn't he also reveal his true intentions later?
Lu Cheng was also very steady at the beginning, and he showed his true colors within a few times.

Therefore, when it comes to the character of a man, you must not make a judgment after knowing him once or twice, let alone trust their words easily.What's more, Mrs. Cui is very eloquent, Zhang Honglin most likely inherited his mother's eloquence.

"I was also relieved to hear what my cousin said. In fact, I really dare not ask the prince, otherwise I will definitely help." Ning Xiang said perfunctorily, followed by a faint smile, "I have long heard that my cousin has learned from others. , as long as my cousin concentrates on preparing for the exam, he will definitely pass this year."

She has a very pretty smile, and Zhang Honglin's thoughts are all on her beautiful face, so he easily took Ningxiang's polite words seriously, and said humbly: "My cousin has won the prize, but I will try my best if I have my cousin's words." It’s on. By the way, my cousin has read books?”

Looking at the words Ningxiang scratched out with branches on the ground, Zhang Honglin said in surprise.

He is not in a hurry to ask for mercy, as long as he wins his cousin's heart, is he afraid that her cousin will not help him?

But the man wanted to find a topic to get closer, but Ningxiang didn't want to waste too much effort, so she said something perfunctory to Zhang Honglin, "It's unfortunate that my cousin came here, today Aunt Liu invited me and Amu to her house for dinner, forgive me I can't entertain you anymore, my cousin will come another day, and I'll keep you for dinner, shall I?"

Uncles and aunts are not at home, and Amu Hanlin is young, so if Zhang Honglin really stays, it is no different from a lonely man and a widow.

Freezing three feet does not happen in a day, and it is not possible to melt this layer of ice overnight. Zhang Honglin understands the truth that haste makes waste, and said goodbye wisely: "Then cousin, pack up and go, let's go." Go back first, and visit you with your father some other day."

He was so easy to talk, Ning Xiang gave him a surprised look.

Zhang Honglin smiled slightly, and led his younger brother away.

Ningxiang led Amu to the door.

The donkey walked fast, and quickly turned around with the Zhang brothers on its back. Amu raised his head in doubt and asked his sister, "When did Aunt Liu ask us to go to her house for dinner?"

It will be a few days before the Liu family gets married.

The younger brother still doesn't know how to lie, Ning Xiang smiled sincerely, but didn't tell the truth to the younger brother, and just put it off casually.

Ningxiang made porridge at noon, and the siblings simply mixed a plate of cucumbers.

At dusk, Li's family came back, Xu Qiu'er deliberately grabbed a handful of extra candies and shared them with her cousins.

In a blink of an eye, on the eighteenth day, the Liu family welcomed their relatives, and there was still sugar to eat.

Children like to be lively, so Da Zhuang came early to find Amu to watch his new wife enter the village. Firecrackers were going to be set off at that time. Ning Xiang didn't want to go out, and was worried that something might happen to her younger brother, so she asked Xu Qiuer to help watch.

"Sister, go too!" Xu Qiu'er dragged her cousin and said, "Everyone in the village is going to watch the excitement, so it's boring for you to be at home."

"You know I don't want to be lively." Ningxiang smiled and broke free from her arms, and told her again, "Keep an eye on Amu, don't let him run around."

"Got it!" The cousin refused to leave, and Xu Qiuer led the two children out. It was rare for the village to be lively, so I didn't want to watch it for nothing.

Mrs. Li, his wife and Xu Huai had gone to help a long time ago. As soon as the cousin and brother left, only Ningxiang was left in the huge yard.

It was still early at noon, and Ningxiang continued to do needlework. Her younger brother grew in size every year, so she had to make new autumn clothes for him.

She was sitting at the north entrance of the kitchen, which was cool and ventilated, so when someone knocked on the back door of the house, Ning Xiang could hear it clearly.

She frowned and looked over.

They are on the last street, and there are fields behind them. Who would knock on the north gate?

(End of this chapter)

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