Pastoral little master

Chapter 5
Qiduo walked to a small courtyard a hundred meters away from Tan's house alone.

Although this courtyard is not as grand as the Tan family's big house, it is not as vulgar as an ordinary farmyard.

High courtyard walls, snow-white walls, standing outside the courtyard, you can see the blue roof.

The two black-painted doors are thick and majestic, and there are no couplets posted on the doors.

A few peach branches full of pink flowers stick out of the wall mischievously.

Qiduo knocked on the courtyard door, and after a while, the courtyard door opened, and a woman in her forties, wearing a white flower jacket with a blue background, opened half of the door.

Seeing that it was Qiduo, the woman smiled, "It's Qiduo, Mrs. Madam and the third son haven't come back yet, come back tomorrow."

Not at home, Qiduo was a little disappointed.

She nodded with a smile, and the woman closed the courtyard door again.

What Qiduo is looking for is Zheng Wanru, Mrs. Shen.

The Shen family lived in Tanjiazhuang for generations, and most of their ancestors were scholars, but only Zheng Wanru's husband, Shen Huairen, became an official.

Shen Huairen was the only son at home, and his two elder sisters were married. When he took office, he wanted to take Zheng Wanru with him.

Mrs. Shen disagreed, and wanted to leave Zheng Wanru at home to serve her in-laws.

At the same time, Mrs. Shen forced Shen Huairen to accept her niece Huang Mei as a concubine, and let Huang Mei follow Shen Huairen to the post.

Although Zheng Wanru was bitter in her heart, she had no complaints. She had been serving her in-laws and educating her children with all her heart these years.

Three years ago, Shen's father passed away, Shen Huairen went home and Ding's father was worried, but halfway through the journey, Huangmei suddenly contracted an illness and went away!
Huang Mei did not leave a son and a half daughter behind, which made Mrs. Shen very regretful.

Just at the beginning of last year, when Shen Huairen Dingyou's term expired and he was about to re-enter office, Mrs. Shen, who had always treated Zheng Wanru harshly, also passed away.

Helpless, Shen Huairen continued to stay at home and Ding You.

Now that Shen Huairen has nothing to do, he is teaching in his own school.

Zheng Wanru has three sons. The eldest son Shen Lin and the second son Shen Bin are studying in the county. The third son Shen Nan is studying in his own school and will take the provincial examination this year.

She doesn't have a daughter, and she likes Qiduo very much. There is always Qiduo's share of delicious food and drink on weekdays.

This not only made the other sisters in Qiduo's family envious and jealous, but also made other people in Murakami jealous.

Among the three brothers of the Shen family, Shen Nan and Qiduo are the closest, and they often played together since childhood.

Qiduo stood at the door for a while, but still didn't see Zheng Wanru coming back, so she had to walk back wearily.

Aunt Shen took Shen Nan to visit the two brothers Shen Lin and Shen Bin in the county. They had been away for more than half a month, so it was time to go back.

Qiduo was thinking so while walking, when a carriage came towards her, it was the Shen family's carriage.

As soon as Zheng Wanru lifted the cyan brocade car curtain, she saw Qiduo in a pink jacket standing beside the car, looking up at her with a small face and smiling.

"Qiduo, silly boy, why are you standing here alone, hurry up to the room, don't catch cold." Zheng Wanru was worried about Qiduo's cold, so she stepped forward and hugged her, saying distressedly.

Zheng Wanru looked Qiduo up and down again, seeing that there was nothing wrong, she was relieved.

Another boy jumped down from the carriage, it was Shen Nan who was only 13 years old.

Fair complexion, bright red lips, well-proportioned body, tall stature, a head taller than Qi Duo.

Seeing Qiduo, Shen Nan's jewel-like eyes lit up, she took a few steps forward, and looked at her sideways, "Qiduo, you are so stupid, I will go to see you when I come back, you are not frozen. "

Although he is young, he speaks a bit maturely, with concern in his tone.

Qiduo shook her head and grinned.

Qiduo entered the yard with Zheng Wanru and Shen Nan.

The courtyard is very clean, facing the courtyard gate to the north are three main rooms, two bright and one dark, two wing rooms in the east and west, and three in the south.The courtyard is paved with blue brick corridors, connecting the doors of various houses, and there are steps in front of each house.

In the middle of the yard is a brick pond with a diameter of about two meters. There are a few red goldfish in it, and the green dots on the water surface are newly born water lilies.

The peach blossoms are blooming like clouds and brocades, and the roses around the courtyard are in bud.

A few yellow-haired old hens were taking a leisurely walk in the courtyard. When they saw Qiduo and the others coming in, they didn't panic at all, and remained calm.

"Madam, the third son is back." The woman who opened the door earlier stepped forward to greet Zheng Wanru and Shen Nan.

This woman is Mrs. Li, the maidservant of the Shen family.

"Sister-in-law Li, how are you doing at home these few days?" Zheng Wanru asked in a gentle voice.

"Ma'am, everything is fine at home, Ma'am, I'm going to prepare meals." Aunt Li responded with a sigh of relief.

"Okay, let's go." Zheng Wanru nodded, and said to Qiduo, "Qiduo, go and sit in my room for a while, I'll put things away first."

"Qiduo, you brought you something delicious, I'll bring it to you later." Shen Nan whispered.

Qiduo smiled and nodded, and went straight to Zheng Wanru's room alone.

Zheng Wanru took Shen Nan to take the things they bought from the county town one by one, and put them away.

After about a quarter of an hour, Shen Nan entered the room with a few packages in his hand.

"Qiduo, look, I bought you sesame cakes, rose cakes, and lotus paste cakes, come and try them, you like these the most." Shen Nan put the snacks on the table and waved to Qiduo.

Qiduo looked behind him, but did not see Zheng Wanru.

"Nan...Brother Nan, where's Auntie?" Qiduo asked.

Brother Nan's call was so awkward, after all, the boy in front of him was much younger than him, but it was a bit awkward to call him brother.

The lotus paste cake in Shen Nan's hand fell to the ground, and she pointed at Qiduo in surprise, "Qi... Qiduo, can you speak?"

"Yeah." Qiduo smiled.

She had known that he would react like this, so she didn't speak just now outside, and didn't want to make a fuss.

"Qiduo, you can really talk. When did you know how to talk? Who taught you? No, who cured you." Shen Nan grabbed Qiduo's arms excitedly and shook them vigorously With that, her fair complexion flushed.

Qiduo looked at his two hands on her arms, and pouted at Shen Nan.

Ah!
Only then did Shen Nan realize that she had been rude, Jun's face flushed immediately, as if she had been shocked by an electric shock, she quickly let go of her arm, lowered her head and ran outside.

"Mother, mother." Shen Nan shouted while running.

Qiduo stood at the door and watched Shen Nan running, smiled and walked out of the room.

She saw Zheng Wanru come out of the kitchen and put her arms around Shen Nan's shoulders, "Nan'er, what's wrong?"

"Mother, Qiduo can talk now." Shen Nan said happily, looking up at her flushed little face.

"What? Nan'er, you didn't lie to your mother, did you?" Zheng Wanru asked Shen Nan in disbelief, and looked towards Shangfang.

Qiduo walked towards Zheng Wanru, and called out crisply, "Aunt Shen."

"Qiduo!" Zheng Wanru's eyes were red, and she trotted towards Qiduo.

When Qiduo approached, Zheng Wanru squatted down, with tears in her eyes, and said, "Qiduo, call me again to listen."

Qiduo was a little speechless, why did everyone ask themselves to call out again.

"Auntie, Qiduo can talk." Qiduo said in a soft voice, bending the corners of her lips.

"Yeah, auntie heard it, heard it." Zheng Wanru hugged Qiduo tightly, and tears fell down.

Shen Nan watched from the side, wiped her eyes, then bent her eyes and smiled.

"Mother, it's a happy event for Qiduo to be able to speak, why are you crying?" Shen Nan stepped forward to persuade.

"I'm crying happily, I'm happy for Qiduo." Zheng Wanru smiled and let go of Qiduo, and wiped away the tears with a handkerchief several times before she stopped crying.

Then he told Mrs. Li, "Sister-in-law Li, add more food tonight and make some of Qiduo's favorite dishes. I want to celebrate Qiduo well."

But as he spoke, tears welled up again.

These years, Zheng Wanru has treated Qiduo as her own daughter, seeing that she can speak now, she wept with joy.

"Aunt Shen, don't bother, I'm here to say goodbye to you and Brother Nan." Qiduo's eyes dimmed.

"Farewell? Where are you going?" Shen Nan hurriedly asked, her face pulled down.

Qiduo pouted, "My grandma said that I beat her and would send me to someone else's house."

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