Liangyue Farm Gate

Chapter 733
Li Ming smiled and said, "Look at you, sister, I'm just saying that."

"Have you seen him?" Li Xin sat up straight, looked at Li Ming with piercing eyes and said, "Where did you meet him? How was he then?"

Li Ming said: "It's been a long time, and I don't really remember the exact time. I just remember that he was very depressed at that time, and he didn't dress well, as if he was hiding from someone. I can't make up my mind, I don't know." Is it him, so I went up to say hello to him, but he ran away as soon as he heard my call."

Li Xin frowned, Li Ming said: "Sister, what's wrong?"

Li Xin shook his head, forced a smile and said, "Don't mention this matter to others, just pretend it never happened."

Li Ming was thoughtful.

He was naturally intelligent, and Li Xin also knew that he must have doubts in his heart, but it was not so easy to explain.Li Xin could only say: "Don't think about it too much, your brother-in-law is not on good terms with him, and he wouldn't be happy to mention this in front of him as the Chinese New Year is approaching, wouldn't he?"

Li Ming just nodded, and smiled softly: "Sister said if I don't tell others, then I won't tell others."

"It's getting late, you go and rest first."

Li Xin raised her voice and ordered someone to come in and take Li Ming down to wash and rest, while she moved back to the bedroom in the inner courtyard with heavy steps.

Guan Wen was already sound asleep on the bed, and was still awake.Li Xin took off his coat, washed up under Qingya's gentle service, and just got into bed.

Guan Wen turned over, murmured twice, and fell back into a deep sleep.

Li Xin stared at his back and thought for a long time before lying down to sleep and driving away the thoughts in his mind.

On the second day, Li Ming went back to Lijiacun accompanied by Li Erlang, and Li Xin asked Guan Wen to say hello at the posthouse to see if there was any good news in the past two days.In Li Xin's heart, he still hoped that Li Ming could go to high school.

After waiting for a day, the good news really came.

The gongs and drums from the post house greeted the good news and were about to go to Lijia Village to pass the good news. Li Xin got the news and quickly asked Cao Guanshi to arrange for someone to go to Lijia Village to report the news earlier, so that Li Houzhong and Liu could pack up and prepare.The messenger has to take care of it, and there can't be any mistakes in this etiquette.

Guan Wen held Li Xin's hand very excitedly: "I just said that Mingzi is promising. Look, am I right?"

Li Xin nodded, the pride in her heart was even stronger than that of Guan Wen.

Youyou raised her head and asked Li Xin: "Mother, what is a lifter? Is it someone who can lift people up?"

Li Xin answered her with a smile: "Juren is a promising person, it's not just a person who can lift people up."

Youyou frowned and said: "Elder brother is also promising, is elder brother a juren?"

"Brother is not." Yang'er said softly, "Big brother will have to work hard for a few more years before he can catch up with little uncle."

Youyou then exclaimed: "Little uncle is so amazing..."

Li Xin nodded, and Youyou said dejectedly: "Youyou didn't say a few more words to such a powerful person..."

Guan Wen laughed out loud.

Guanshi Cao came forward with a smile on his face and asked Guan Wen and Li Xin how to prepare for the gift.After thinking for a moment, Li Xin said to Guan Wen: "Ming'er is not the only one who won the exam. He also has several classmates who were also selected in the same year. It's not good for us to give gifts that are too outstanding. We should follow the usual rules and don't give them too much." Don’t send too thin if it’s thick.”

Guan Wen nodded and told Cao Guan to do it, and said to Li Xin: "Father-in-law and mother-in-law must be preparing to worship the ancestral hall and announce to the ancestors. I'm afraid it will be very busy during this time. Let's not make trouble and wait for your natal family Someone from over there will inform and order to see where we need help."

Li Xin naturally nodded.

Because of Li Mingzhong's incident, Li Xin was excited for several days. Today, the Li family sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that a banquet was going to be held in a few days, and Li Xin was asked to find two kitchen masters to help.After thinking about it for a while, Li Xin handed over the matter to Mother Cao to arrange, and she opened her own private box, took out 100 taels of silver and handed it to Qingya, saying: "You help me run a trip, go back a When I went to my natal family, the first was to see the situation in my natal family, and the second was to hand over the money to my elder brother, saying that it was me who added face to Ming'er in private. Now, don't make people laugh. Come back to me when you have something to do."

Qingya collected the money, nodded solemnly, and followed the messenger to Lijia Village that day.

On the second day, Qingya came back and said: "Everything is fine in the Li family. Everyone is very happy because my uncle won the election. Madam Cao chose two cooks. The old lady is very satisfied. The 100 taels of slaves I also handed it over to the uncle, and the uncle asked the servants to tell the wife, so that the lady can rest assured that the banquet will be done beautifully."

100 taels of silver is not a small amount. Although it was not paid out of the public account, it was a favor from Li Xin's private house, but it is still a real amount of money. It is impossible to say that Li Xin did not blink. .

But Li Xin thought, since Li Ming wanted to pursue an official career, starting from Zhongju, the road must be paved.This banquet could be a celebration banquet, or a teacher appreciation banquet, or even a springboard for making friends with powerful people under the guise of the banquet. It was poorly organized, and Li Ming lost face.

Taking advantage of this banquet, it is best to invite some important people in the name of relatives.For example, the "noble man" Su Yan mentioned by Li Ming.With Su Yan as the middleman, it is easier to invite other moderate officials.

While Li Xin was thinking, the maid outside said: "Ma'am, Master is back."

Guan Wen strode in, took off the cloak on his shoulders as he walked, threw it to Qing Ya, and pulled Li Xin into the inner room.

"Hey, what are you doing in such a panic..." Li Xin scolded, but followed Guan Wen's footsteps into the room, and asked him, "What's the matter, you're so in a hurry."

Guan Wen sat down straight away, poured a cup of tea and drank it down, sighed comfortably, and looked up with smiles in his eyes: "Just got the news, Wei Xingzhi didn't win this time, he's a loser."

Li Xin paused, sat on the other side of Guan Wen, and said flatly: "I didn't win, why should you be so happy?"

Guan Wen snorted coldly: "Who made him be so ruthless to A-Mei? I didn't expect him to lose, it was already my kindness."

Li Xin shook his head helplessly: "Since you treat people as strangers and insignificant people, why should you care about these things about them? He won the exam because of his knowledge, and if he didn't win the exam, it was because of his lack of knowledge. Besides this time If you didn’t win, you might win next time? I don’t know where your joy comes from.”

Guan Wen chuckled twice and said: "I don't care what happens in the future, anyway, I'm happy if he didn't win this time. Mingzi here didn't win, and Mingzi didn't win over there. Comparing this, I'm even more impressed." Relieve."

"Don't say this in front of A-mei." Li Xin pursed her lips and said, "You also know A-mei's temperament and soft-heartedness. If you say that, she will start thinking wildly again. Next time you see me Don't mention this, sister."

Guan Wen paused for a moment, and then said, "I'm afraid my younger sister already knows."

"Oh?"

"Su Yan told me this news. Su Yan knew about it. If my sister asked, Su Yan would definitely tell her. Didn't she know about it too?"

Guan Wen flipped the lid of the tea and said: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and I won't mention anything about the Wei family. I don't worry if there is Su Yan watching me over there, A-mei. I'll let you know about this matter." Let's not mention it."

Li Xin nodded.

Guan Wendao: "Tomorrow is the Gem Fair. Last time you said that the second younger brother and sister were coming, I already sent someone to pick them up. I also sent a letter to Mingzi, asking him to come tomorrow and have a banquet at your mother's house." Before introducing him to several adults, Su Yan has already agreed."

Li Xin paused: "That's why you went to Su Yan today?"

Guan Wen nodded: "Yes, otherwise I would not have heard from Su Yan about the Wei family."

Li Xin suddenly had a sore nose: "You have thought of everything... Ah Wen, I don't even know how to say thank you to you."

Guan Wen was not very happy: "What else do I need to say to thank you? Your business is my business."

Li Xin nodded with a smile.

That night Xing'er arrived with Xiao Kang, Li Xin asked her, "Where's Geng'er?"

Myolie replied: "He likes to run around, so I won't bring him here, lest he slips away if he doesn't pay attention, and then there will be a lot of trouble."

Xiaokang greeted Li Xin and went to find Yang'er. Li Xin and Xing'er's sister-in-law started discussing about tomorrow's gem meeting.

In the early morning of the second day, Li Ming also rushed over, just in time to arrive at the gate of the Guanzhai just in time for Sichu, and the weather was already bright by now.

Li Ming smiled gently, "Sorry for keeping you waiting."

"I didn't wait long, let's get in the car." Li Xin said with a smile, "The Gem Show will only start in the afternoon, and I will watch some big drum dramas in front of it. Your brother-in-law will take you to follow Mr. Su to meet some adults."

I told Li Ming a long time ago, Li Ming smiled and nodded.

Xing'er smiled to Li Xin in a low voice: "Your younger brother is really a good-looking talent, and now he is a master again, he can be released to be an official, young and handsome, and with such a gentle attitude... the threshold of your natal family I'm afraid I'm going to be crushed by the matchmaker."

Li Xin only smiled and said: "I don't dare to make decisions about his marriage, nor does my mother dare to let him make decisions at will. You can see that he looks gentle on the surface, but in fact he has big ideas of his own. I'm afraid his marriage can only be done It's up to him to decide."

Xing'er nodded, "His status is different now, so he certainly can't just find a girl and marry him. I think your younger brother has a bright future, and I don't know how promising he will be in the future. The wife's affairs always have to be done." Take it easy……"

Whispering all the way, he finally arrived near the venue where the Gem Fair was held.

Before the Gem Fair even started, a lot of people had already gathered here.There were a lot of people today, since Xing'er only brought Xiaokang, Li Xin only called Yang'er. They are both older children and don't need to take care of them. Besides, they can also be companions.

The venue was very empty, as Guan Wen said, there was a big platform in front of it, and operas were being babbled on it.There are several large circles of tables and chairs in front, and no one is sitting on them yet, but the dried melons and fruits are already on the table.Outside, there are ordinary people who have moved their own stools to sit, and many people have already surrounded them.

Xing'er sighed, "There are so many people."

Guan Wen came in from the back and said in a low voice: "No one is seated yet, so we can't go in first. I asked someone to reserve a box in a nearby teahouse, so we can go there and have a rest first."

Li Xin nodded, and the group followed Guan Wen to the teahouse.Coincidentally, at the entrance of the teahouse, he happened to meet Fourth Master Shen, and the person who was holding him by his side was fourth Mrs. Shen, An Xuan.

(End of this chapter)