Linglong

Chapter 110

He Shanchang's family is located in a courtyard behind Xishan Academy, surrounded by mountains and backed by water, green and lush, peaceful and quiet.

"The hermit's house, a livable place." Linglong liked this place as soon as she saw it, and gave her a very high evaluation.

It is next to the university and has a beautiful environment. It is really a suitable place to live. If it is placed in later generations, this will be a school district housing, and it is very in demand!

He Shanzhang's home was elegantly furnished, full of book fragrance, and entertained Yu's family and his party at noon to enjoy dishes like stewed pheasant and wild vegetables with a rustic flavor, which tasted very delicious.After the meal, He Shanchang played chess and chatted with Mrs. Yu, and his children and grandchildren listened attentively, having a great time.

When it was time to part, He Shanchang reluctantly sent his old friend's family out, and also gave Yu Chang and Yu Yan a volume of test questions, "Go back and review, and come to the exam in ten days."

However, He Zhihua did not appear again.

The members of the Yu family walked down the mountain slowly, and Yu Chang was holding the scroll presented by He Shanchang all the time, not willing to put it down.

Linglong pulled the lapel of the old man Yu's clothes, and winked at him, "Grandpa, look at elder brother."

The old man Yu looked at his paternal grandson's light steps and misty eyes, and was amused, "Little Linglong, after we go home, your elder brother must have plunged into the pile of books and waited for the exam in ten days."

Linglong giggled.

She ran to Uncle Yu again, and pouted at him, "Father, look at brother."

Uncle Yu didn't look at Yu Chang, but looked at her with a half-smile, "Long'er, let's not mention your elder brother's thoughts for now, who is that old man Chang?"

Linglong quickly waved her little hands, "Father, I'm just like you, this is the first time I've seen him today!"

Linglong smiled obsequiously, and Uncle Yu smiled lightly, without further questioning.

The group returned to Yu's house smoothly.

After returning home, Yu Chang really plunged into the pile of books, working hard without sleep or food.

"Mother, have you seen elder brother live like this?" Linglong laughed uncontrollably, "He really must be admitted to Xishan Academy."

Qiao's also Yan Ran, "Your eldest brother should talk about marriage. In the past two years, your grandparents, your father and I have been paying attention to girls of the same age as old relatives and relatives. There is no one who is suitable. There is a granddaughter in He Shan's family. , I knew it, but I didn't take it to heart when I was a few years younger, I didn't expect your elder brother to meet another girl, that's all."

Linglong gave her an idea, "Mother, why don't you go and have a look together on the day when the eldest brother and the second brother are going to take the exam, okay? You can meet the sister of the He family by the way, and I will go shopping by the way. Mother, I I like to go to the mountains, and I like to go to the academy to open my eyes."

Qiao Shi naturally agreed.

Qiao ordered the maid to wash and iron Linglong's men's clothes before hanging them up, and wear them when Linglong goes up the mountain again.

"Now that you're older, it's not easy to go out." Qiao Shi told Linglong, "It doesn't matter when you were young, when you were not as tall as a bench, you also loved to play on the mountains and look at the flowers and plants, leaving the road alone. Pick those small paths that look like sheep intestines, and when you see flowers and plants you don’t know by the roadside, you will ask what they are. Later, your father simply asked someone to hold a thick book of "Materia Medica". Look through the book."

"My father really has an academic spirit." Linglong admired Uncle Yu very much when she heard such past events.

Ordinary people treat children, even if they dote on them, they are mainly "coaxing". It is too rare to see a father like him who respects the wishes of the children, scours the books carefully, and refuses to fool the children at all. .

"With such a father, I also want to be very good to him." Linglong thought to herself.

Mrs. Qiao had the idea of ​​seeing He Zhihua in person, so she had to ask Mrs. Yu for instructions.Old Madam Yu had nothing to dislike, but it was a pity, "The girl is two years younger. If she is old enough this year, wouldn't she be able to marry next year? She's only thirteen, so we'll have to wait." Mrs. Qiao pursed her lips and smiled. , "Ziming works very hard. He is busy reviewing books all day long. It seems that he must be admitted to Xishan Academy." Mrs. Yu also smiled, "It can be seen that the girl from the He family is very good-looking. My old arm The old legs are too lazy to move, you can go and see for yourself, we will have a bottom line in our hearts."

Mrs. Qiao took the opportunity to say that Linglong would also go there together, and the old lady Yu frowned, "I went back last time to be a book boy for the old man, so what are you talking about this time?" Before going to the exam, I’m going to visit Mrs. He’s family, and leave Linglong alone at home, lest she get bored and panic.” Madam Yu was a little helpless, “Isn’t there still my old lady, your younger siblings, and Xiaojia and Xiaoxi at home? Why are you afraid that Linglong will panic? Eleven Lang and you are really spoiling children." After thinking about it, I knew that the eldest son and his wife had always had this disposition, and Linglong had won the old man's favor again. If she didn't allow it, Linglong would definitely pull the old man Come over to talk, but in the end I still had to nod, and said, "Let her go with you, but you and Shi Shilang have to be careful, she is a girl after all, and she is different from a man." Qiao nodded with a smile, "Mother, do not worry."

Mrs. Guan is in charge of the housekeeper, and Mrs. Yu has to explain the gifts she is going to give to the He family. I gave a gift list to Mrs. Yu, and Mrs. Yu took it over to look at it. It was nothing more than gifts, fruits and vegetables, snacks, etc. Seeing Mrs. Yu's face, Mrs. Guan said with a smile: "The old man and He Shanchang are settled. The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, so the daughter-in-law thought, this is the best way to give the He family a gift." The old lady Yu thought for a moment, and then said gently: "The He family has two young masters who are still young, so I will give you a gift from your sister-in-law. Prepare some pens, inks, papers and inkstones as a meeting gift." Mrs. Guan said nothing.

After Qiao's return to the room, she opened the jewelry box and picked it out with Linglong for a long time, thinking about what kind of meeting gift would be better for He Zhihua.She has a lot of beautiful jewelry, but some of them are too expensive, so it is not suitable for a little girl; jewelry such as hairpins and hairpins have special meanings, and are not suitable; they must be beautiful, elegant, and suitable for He Zhihua The age and identity, this is a lot of trouble.

Finally, Linglong helped her choose two bracelets made of hibiscus stones.

Hibiscus stone is also pink crystal, also known as hibiscus jade and hibiscus crystal. The color is delicate, bright and flexible, slightly transparent, warm and pleasing to the eye.

"Long'er has really good eyesight. This is the starlight hibiscus stone. It is already very beautiful in the daytime. If you look at it at night, it is as bright as the stars in the sky." Qiao looked at the bracelet Linglong picked out and was very satisfied. .

Uncle Yu ordered people to send greetings to the mountain.The post was written by Mrs. Qiao himself, and the calligraphy is flying and elegant.

The He family replied, "Waiting for you at any time." It was written by He Zongli's wife, Xiang Shi, in small script with hairpin flowers, which is clean and beautiful.

"Look, you are born to be in-laws." Linglong said happily after comparing the two's handwriting.

"Children, what are you thinking about all day?" Seeing her like this, Mrs. Qiao couldn't help but find it funny.

"All I care about are serious things." Linglong said confidently.

Qiao Shi kissed and patted her little face.

Jingxi has been languid since the setback last time, no one at home said goodbye to Linglong, happy days are easy to live, ten days passed quickly.

Linglong enthusiastically took a look at Yu Chang's attire, from the clothes to the hair crown, from the pendant to the purse, every little detail was spared, "Brother, although the saying goes that a man is a man and a woman is beautiful, but well, men are too. Look good and take advantage." Yu Chang's good-tempered smile let her make fun of her, and patches of rosyness gradually appeared on his face.

Linglong dressed up Yu Chang and pulled him out with a smug look on her face, "Look, isn't my eldest brother a graceful and suave man?"

Yu Chang was wearing a sky-blue cross-neck gown after the rain, and a jade crown with hair tied on his head. His face was like powder, and his eyes were like lacquer.

Uncle Yu said slowly: "Your elder brother is handsome, you should be proud of me and your mother, daughter, why are you so happy?"

Linglong hurriedly pointed to Yu Chang's clothes, belt, purse, etc., and said, "Daddy, this is what I dressed up for eldest brother."

"The person who gave birth to him and raised him is so calm, my daughter, you dress him up, so you're going to be at ease?" Uncle Yu's face was full of teasing.

"Daddy, you—" Linglong huffed angrily.

Qiao Shi and Yu Yan bent over laughing, and even Yu Chang couldn't help the corners of his mouth from rising, a faint smile appeared.

Talking and laughing, the family of five went out, got into the carriage, and drove to Cuiwei Mountain.At the foot of the mountain, I got out of the car, and the rest of the people went up the mountain on foot, except Mrs. Qiao who took a light sedan chair carried by two people.

There were quite a few people who came to take the exam. On the originally quiet mountain road, there were always people in twos and threes.

"There are so many people who came to take the exam, but the academy only admits 20 people." Linglong sighed as she walked.

Compared with the college entrance examination, it is simply a single-plank bridge crowded by thousands of troops.

"Are you worried that your brother won't pass the exam?" Uncle Yu said with a smile.

"No." Linglong turned her head to look at Yu Chang, and smiled at Mimi, "Don't say that 20 people are admitted, even if only one person is admitted, I believe that the eldest brother can also pass the exam!"

The road ahead of Linglong was blocked by someone.

A young man in a brocade gown with a white pattern stood condescendingly on the steps, looking up and down Linglong with greedy eyes.

There are more than a dozen people who look like helpers around him, and they seem to have a lot of background.

Linglong's complexion was already extremely fair, and now she walked a section of the mountain road on foot, her little face was like a beautiful plum in the snow, and the background color of bullying frost and snow revealed a faint pink, delicate and soft, unspeakably beautiful.The young man in Chinese clothes was stunned.

"Brother, please make way!" Linglong spoke bluntly, with a stern face.

Uncle Yu raised his hand to signal the two bearers who were carrying Mrs. Qiao to stop, stretched out his hand to pull Linglong up, and protected her behind him.

Linglong must have taken Tang Xiaoming and Tang Xiaohong with her when she went out. She was protected by her father, her heart felt warm, and she asked the Tang sisters in a low voice, "There are more than a dozen people, can you beat them?" Tang Xiaoming looked at the situation and said comfortingly : "Looking at the appearance of those people, they may not have real kung fu. Besides, there are people coming and going here, so they don't dare to act too boldly."

"Little brother, we are really destined to meet here." The young man in Chinese clothes smiled lewdly, stretched his neck and looked behind Uncle Yu, looking for Linglong's figure, "My surname is Luo, and I love making friends the most in my life." Come out now, little brother, brother will not treat you badly!"

Uncle Yu was disrespectful when he heard what he said, his face was livid.Yu Chang and Yu Yan were also angry, and reasoned with him angrily, "We don't know each other before, Your Excellency is too much!" The young man in fine clothes didn't feel annoyed at all, and put on a smile, "I didn't know each other before, but now we report to each other. Name, don’t you already know me? My surname is Luo, and it’s Gong..."

"Luo Er fool, you are shameless here again." A sneer came over, and the voice was very loud.

Chang Na jumped out from the path, with a sarcastic face and a sneer.

The young man in Chinese clothes changed his face, turned his head, met Chang Na's provocative gaze, and became angry from embarrassment, "Chang Na, you are a fucking fool!"

How can Chang Ne's temper listen to him being so insulting?With a roar, he used the fan in his hand as a weapon, and rushed towards Luo Er fool!

"Anyone who fights will be disqualified from the exam." A man in his early thirties wearing a Confucian scarf beside the road said coolly.

"Chang Na, stop!" Linglong ran out from behind Uncle Yu, stopped in front of Chang Na, and said in a commanding tone.

Chang Na's eyes were red, pointing at Luo Er fool and said angrily: "This guy dares to insult me, you let me let him go? Not only scolding me, he is also a jerk, eating, drinking, whoring, gambling, everything, just molesting Handsome boy!"

"Who asked you to let him go?" Linglong disdainfully said, "If you want to hit him, you will only hit him in public, and you won't find a place where no one is going to deal with him? Chang Na, you are here for the exam today, don't just beat him up in public. If you hit this scumbag, you will be disqualified from the exam."

Chang Na was stunned.

Linglong sighed, "Chang Na, don't say you hit him, I don't care if you kill this kind of person. But, whether you hit him or kill him, you have to do it quietly, without leaving any traces , can’t be caught by others, understand?”

Being looked at by Linglong with eyes that hate iron and steel, Chang Na was stunned.

This little girl really loves to preach, but what she teaches is different from what others teach, it's so different.She said Luo Er's idiot can fight, even kill, but the person who wants to do it doesn't know it...

Isn't she from a scholarly family?How dishonest!

However, she is really not rigid at all, not pedantic, and is quite different from those old masters who are tireless in teaching.

The young man in Chinese clothes called Luo Er fool by Chang Na was still angry, and rushed up with a dozen helpers to settle accounts with Chang Na, "Chang Na, if you have the guts, don't run away, and fight to the death with me!"

A tall old man silently stood beside Chang Ne.

The young man in Chinese clothes was taken aback when he saw him, and he forced a smile on his face. The smile was uglier than the cry, "Old man, are you here too? Are you still strong?" As he spoke, his knees softened , knelt down and kowtowed a few times, "I wish you well, boy."

As soon as he knelt down, the dozen or so gangsters were also taken aback, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed along with him.

Obviously they still wanted to fight just now, but they suddenly became like this.

More than a dozen people knelt and kowtowed on the mountain road. This scene was very strange, and passers-by looked sideways.

The old general was silent for a moment, then slowly opened his mouth, "Luo Erlang, you are blocking the road, and pedestrians are not allowed to pass." Luo Erlang said hastily: "You know your mistake, just get up now, get up now." He kowtowed twice again , stood up tremblingly, bowed his waist, carefully looked at the old general's face, with a flattering expression on his face.

"Bah, you were arrogant just now, and you're like this after seeing my grandfather!" Chang Ne spat at him.

A look of shame and indignation flashed across Luo Erlang's face, but he didn't dare to speak back.

"Grandpa, the boy is here for the exam..." he said with a smile on his face.

The old general waved at him, and he bowed as if he was receiving an amnesty, and fled away with his helpers.

"A worthless thing!" Chang Na turned his head to look, and spat again.

The old general stood on the steps, and Uncle Yu stood under the steps, and the two faced each other quietly for a long time.

Linglong stuck out her tongue quietly, she was standing next to Chang Ne, but she walked down softly and returned to Uncle Yu's side.

"Daddy." She smiled flatteringly, feeling a little uneasy.

Uncle Yu patted her on the shoulder gently, "Long'er, stay by Daddy's side, don't run around." Linglong nodded obediently.

The old general bowed his body, and led Chang Na striding up the mountain.

The rest of the passers-by saw that there was no excitement to watch, and they all dispersed.

Uncle Yu stood quietly on the mountain path for a long time, his eyes were sometimes deep and sometimes bright, and he didn't know what he was thinking deeply.

"Eleventh Lang, what's the matter?" Qiao's soft voice came from the sedan chair.

Uncle Yu took a deep breath, walked quickly to the side of the sedan chair, opened the curtain of the sedan chair, and whispered a few words to her.

The two are discussing something.

He spoke in a very low voice, and Qiao's voice was even lower. No one else knew what they were talking about.

Linglong made a guess and felt that the two of them were discussing, "A Tao, Wang Xiaosan's grandfather is here, I don't want to go up the mountain." "But Shishilang, we have an appointment with the He family, we can't miss the appointment. Besides, Zi Ming likes the He family girl." "That's right, I can't miss the appointment. But I really don't like Wang Xiaosan." "Well, I don't like it either, let's go to the He family first, and then try to deal with him later." "Well, good. "

Uncle Yu discussed with Mrs. Qiao for a long time before putting down the curtain of the sedan chair and ordering the bearers to continue up the mountain.

Linglong felt that she guessed right.

After going up the mountain, Yu Chang and Yu Yan went to take the exam, while Uncle Yu accompanied Qiao Shi and Linglong to He's house.After arriving at He's house, Uncle Yu was accompanied by He Zongli to play chess. He Shanchang's wife, Mrs. Xu, and He Zongli's wife, Mrs. Xiang, treated Qiao and Linglong politely, as if they were guests of honor.

Mrs. Xu is He Shanchang's original partner, and she should be in her 50s, but she is well maintained, and like He Shanchang, she has a bit of fairy spirit and an elegant look.Xiang's face is like a full moon, her figure is slightly plump, and her speech and behavior are very gentle and gentle-compared with her mother-in-law, she has more human spirit and is very amiable.

This time there was no Yu Chang, so He Zhihua didn't have to avoid it, and came out to meet the guests openly.

Seeing He Zhihua, Qiao's eyes flashed with astonishment, he took her hand and praised it again and again, and put two strings of hibiscus stone bracelets on her hands.

The pink crystal was worn on the girl's delicate wrist, making her skin whiter and more beautiful.

Xu's and Xiang's gifts to Linglong were Hu brushes and Huizhou inks, which were very elegant.

There are two younger brothers under He Zhihua, one is called A Xie and the other is called Anan. A Xie is seven or eight years old, with a lively and active face, belonging to the kind of age that even a dog would hate when he is naughty. Anan is only four or five years old. She also has a baby voice, and is chubby and very cute.

Mrs. Qiao gave each of them a green inkstone as a gift, and Axie thanked her and handed it to the maid to put it away for him, but Anan held the inkstone and did not let go, and said curiously, "It's green, it's green." Yes."

The two gifted by Mrs. Qiao are high-quality green inkstones, the stone is fine and tender, flawless emerald green, crystal clear and oily, and unique.This inkstone is very beautiful, it is only natural that Anan would like it.

"Anan is so cute." Linglong smiled, her brows curved, she couldn't help reaching out her hand, and touched Anan's white and tender face.

Qiao smiled apologetically, "My Long'er is the youngest in the family. She doesn't have younger siblings under her. She feels strange when she sees children, so she is obviously a little childish. Don't laugh at me."

"How can it be?" Both Xu and Xiang laughed.

Anan didn't recognize her life, seeing Linglong smiling at him, she came over to hold Linglong's hand, and asked earnestly, "Sister, go out and play."

Now it was Xu Shi and Xiang Shi's turn to apologize and explain, "Anan is young and ignorant, no matter who he meets, he wants them to play with him."

Linglong liked Anan quite a lot, so she said with a smile, "How about I take Anan for a stroll in the yard? Children don't like being bored in the house." Both Xu Shi and Xiang Shi said they were embarrassed, but seeing Linglong's insistence, It's up to her.

He Zhihua wanted to go out with Linglong, but was entangled by A Xie.

He Zhihua was a little embarrassed, Linglong giggled, "Who can reason with children? Sister He, the children can only be coaxed." He Zhihua was even more apologetic, "Sister, you don't know, when Ah Xie makes a fuss, his voice is really loud ah."

Linglong coaxed Anan to put down the green inkstone, came out with a nanny and two little girls, and took him to see flowers in the yard.

Anan first had fun in the yard, and then rushed out of the yard. His nanny was also a little fat, but she moved very quickly. Seeing him running out, she followed him out quickly.The two little girls also ran behind the nanny's buttocks, not to be outdone.

Three people chasing a child, very lively.

Linglong stood by the flower garden and looked at this warm scene with a smile, and there was an extra person beside her at some point.

The man's white clothes fluttered, his smile was half a smile, his eyes were clearer than the stream not far away, and the water was full of waves.

Linglong turned her head and went in a daze, "Wang Xiaosan, why are you here?"

The corners of King Zhou's lips curled up slowly, "I came here to collect debts."

"Ah?" Linglong opened her mouth wide.

Debt collection, what kind of debt are you asking for?

Linglong was dumbfounded, but the king of Zhou looked at it but was happy in his heart, and said softly: "Someone promised to make me laugh and please me, but later he broke his promise, should I come to collect debts?"

Linglong snorted softly, "Wang Xiaosan, happiness is something you can't get."

You appeared in He Shanchang's house out of nowhere, and I don't know whether you came in through the gate or over the wall!You have come to collect debts from me, let’s not say whether I owe you or not, what you want is laughter and happiness, how to recover such debts?

King Zhou had gentle eyes, and smiled slightly, "I can ask for it."

His peach-blossom eyes were already mesmerizing, and such a smile made him look even brighter, Linglong's heart beat faster, and Gu Zuo said to him, "Wang Xiaosan, I didn't hear that you came back, why are you suddenly in Shuntian Mansion?" ? You are the king of Zhou, and there is no news when you return to Shuntian Mansion. You are really not taken seriously."

"Fool." A smile flickered in Zhou Wang's eyes, "If the news of my return is made public, you can still go out, little Lingdang? It's no wonder your father didn't lock you up at home."

"That's right." Linglong smiled, "If my father knows that you, an outlaw who always wants to kidnap girls from good families, will come back to this city, he must take precautions."

Linglong smiled brightly, King Zhou wanted to get angry with her, but he couldn't bear it, his teeth itched from hatred.

King Zhou took two steps towards Linglong. He was a head taller than Linglong. Linglong felt that she was shrouded in his figure, and raised her head in bewilderment.

"Little Lingdang, you are so alien to me." Zhou Wang blamed without thinking.

"Where do we start?" Linglong was at a loss.

The King of Zhou was displeased, "Aying heard that you have very good berry sauce, so she wrote to you to ask for it. She is a snack, you know? But if you know something is delicious, you must try to get it and taste it. Yes. But you turned her down."

"I don't have any more, not even a bottle." Linglong blinked innocently.

King Zhou looked at her reproachfully.

"Okay, I admit that I still have some, I don't want to send food to the palace." Linglong was discouraged by him, and whispered, "Wang Xiaosan, how dare I send food to the palace from thousands of miles away? In case something happens, I can't clean it up even if I jump into the Yellow River..."

Zhou Wang's eyes were full of blame.

Linglong suddenly became angry and wanted to argue with him.

She wanted to quarrel with King Zhou, but she just opened her mouth, but she felt that she was not as tall as King Zhou. When she quarreled with him, she would lose a little bit of momentum first.Looking around, he saw a small garden surrounded by bluestones not far away. The bluestone was estimated to be about half a meter high. If he stood on the bluestone, he would definitely be taller than King Zhou.

"Wang Xiaosan, come here." Linglong pulled Zhou Wang over there.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Wang was very puzzled.

Although he was puzzled, but seeing Linglong's serious expression on her small face, she still followed her.

Linglong walked to the bluestone, raised her feet and stood on it.

Immediately after this station, I feel different, with a wider view, higher than Wang Xiaosan!
"Wang Xiaosan, let me tell you!" She crossed Xiaoman's waist, domineering, "The reason why I rejected your sister is my reason, and the reason is very good!"

King Zhou couldn't laugh or cry.

Linglong was acting arrogant, her face changed, her lips trembled, she looked a little scared.

"Little Lingdang, what's wrong with you?" King Zhou asked puzzled.

Linglong's face was wrinkled, and she looked at him pitifully, "Wang Xiaosan, what should I do, my father is coming this way..."

"Ah?" King Zhou was surprised and followed her gaze.

A person walked on the path among flowers, it wasn't Mr. Yu, but who was it?
"What should I do, Wang Xiaosan?" Linglong asked nervously, pulling on his lapel.

(End of this chapter)