Linglong

Chapter 17

Amidst the laughter, Yu Yan raised his arms and closed the fan with a "snap", "Success, listen to my sister, the second brother will work hard now, and have a few more books in his belly. When he has learned enough in the future, the second brother will post it." Books, no fans."

"Show books?" Uncle Yu and the others all smiled.

There is such a passage in "Shi Shuo Pai Tiao", "Hao Long lay on his back at sunrise on July [-]th. When people asked why, he replied: 'I dry books.'" Hearing what Yu Yan said, he meant Learned from Hao Long, a famous scholar in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

"Yes." Linglong agreed very much, "Second brother, you also know that grandmother is very frugal. She is like an old man, we as grandchildren must be filial and cherish things, right? You have learned, You can be airy, save a fan, and be filial to your grandmother, wouldn’t you kill three birds with one stone?”

"Yes, kill three birds with one stone. It feels like my brother stretches his bow and shoots an arrow into the sky, hitting three eagles at once!" Yu Yan raised the folding fan in his hand, smiling all over his face.

The two brothers and sisters were talking nonsense, full of interest.

Linglong smiled and ran to her parents, "Second brother, if he is learned, he can save a fan; if I am learned, he can save parents from worrying. Father, mother, let me be learned too, okay?"

Uncle Yu smiled and said nothing, but Qiao Shi became worried, "Long'er, do you really want to be a talented girl? In fact, there is nothing good about being a talented girl..." Linglong hurriedly confessed, "I don't want to be a talented girl. I don't want to play chess. I know everything about calligraphy and painting, I don't want to be a master of poetry, calligraphy, etiquette, and etiquette, and I don't want to be good at female workers and study embroidery, mother, I'm lazy, I don't want to do any of these!" After hearing what Linglong said The words are extremely comfortable, and the smile is gentle and bright, "This is good, this is good."

Linglong carefully considered her words, "I don't want to be a talented woman, I just want to have fun, and I also want to broaden my horizons and understand some truths."

Common sense is always needed, and entertainment is always needed.

Although Yu Chang was only 15 years old, but because he was the eldest son in the family, he had always been calm. He couldn't bear to look at Linglong's earnest eyes, and he couldn't bear it, so he pleaded for his younger sister, "Father, mother, how can our girl not have a study room? My sister arranges a study, it will be three or two hours a day."

"What's the point in three or two hours? It's too exhausting." Qiao shook her head again and again.

There are only twelve hours in a day.

"One hour, one." Linglong stretched out a finger, looking at Uncle Yu and Qiao Shi eagerly.

Two hours of reading time a day, this is not too much, right?
Linglong's eyes were big and lively, and her pitiful eyes almost melted the hearts of parents like Uncle Yu and Mrs. Qiao.

"It's a deal, you can only watch it for an hour." Uncle Yu smiled and held out his little finger.Linglong was overjoyed, and hurriedly stretched out her hand to make a hook with him, "Daddy, it's a deal." After pulling with her father, she smiled and extended her hand to her mother, "Mother, you are the same, we're a deal." Qiao's doting Smiling, "Okay, okay, it's a deal." She stretched out her little finger and hooked Linglong.

At this time, Linglong was very childish.

"You're still young." Yu Yan looked at the scene in front of him, his heart was full of enthusiasm, but his mouth was full of ridicule.

"Well, I'm still young." Linglong giggled and snuggled into Qiao's arms lovingly.

"Small, small." Qiao put her arms around Linglong, smiling all over her face, "Long'er was not very old at first, and she just celebrated her tenth birthday today. Ten years old is still a child, isn't it?"

Uncle Yu looked at his wife and daughter who were clinging to each other, and the corners of his lips curled up, "When Long'er was two or three years old, he was very obsessive and talkative, and he had to say a sentence many times. My father went out to do errands in winter and promised to come back To bring her some fried chestnuts with sugar, she first stretched out her small hand to pull the hook with her father, "Daddy, chestnuts", and then ran over to remind her, "Daddy, chestnuts", since daddy has gone out, she even chased him out to explain, " Don't forget to bring chestnuts'..."

"Long'er was like this when she was a child." Qiao Shi nodded gently.

The immature face seems to be in front of the eyes, the childish voice seems to be in the ear, Uncle Yu and Qiao Shi look at each other and smile, both feel warm.

"Am I so long-winded?" Linglong was a little embarrassed.

Yu Chang laughed happily, "When you saw your elder brother when you were young, you would clamor for candy. If your elder brother didn't give it to you, you would hug your brother's leg and not let it go. You're so stupid." Don't give it, of course my brother dare not disobey.She is unreasonable, she wants it, no matter how coaxed it is.

"I'm still playing tricks." Linglong's face was hot.

Seeing his parents and elder brother reminiscing about the past, Yu Yan felt itchy in his heart, but he was only two years older than his younger sister, how could he remember what happened when his younger sister was young?In a hurry, I can't think of anything.

When he remembered, Linglong had already started pretending to be a lady, and there were almost no fun things.

"Oh, it's not the right time to be born." Yu Yan stomped his feet, raised his head to the sky, and let out a long sigh.

After figuring out what he was feeling, the room was filled with laughter again.

Because Yu Wenhui was impatient, and Mrs. Yu was also very concerned about Su Youting's affairs, so Qiao Shi and Linglong didn't delay for a day, and ordered someone to prepare a car the next day, and went to Qiao's house.Grandpa Qiao was very happy to see her youngest daughter and granddaughter, "A Tao is back? Long'er, come here and let my grandfather take a good look." Linglong walked up to Grandpa Qiao and called "grandfather" obediently. Grandpa Qiao looked up and down with a smile Passing her, tears suddenly appeared in his eyes, "Like, really like." He murmured in a low voice, looking into Linglong's eyes, warm and nostalgic, but also with a hint of sadness.

Did he remember his dead wife?I should be a lot like my grandmother.Seeing the old man like this, Linglong felt very sympathetic.

"After the phoenix tree was half dead and the frost cleared, the mandarin duck with its head lost its companion and flew away", it is sad that the husband and wife cannot stay together until old age.

Mrs. Qiao shed tears, covered her face and left.Qiao Shi hurriedly chased him over, "Father, what's the matter with you?" Linglong lowered her head sadly, alas, he never remarried after his grandmother passed away, which shows that he has a deep affection for his deceased wife.Poor old man.

Soft footsteps sounded, Linglong raised her head, and saw her aunt Qiao Sirou walking in with two maids smiling, "Linglong, where's your mother?" After returning home, Linglong was often depressed and angry. Seeing her rare happy smile, Linglong didn't want to disturb her mood with sad things, and said with a smile: "Mother went to talk with grandfather. Auntie, Long'er has something to ask you for."

Linglong cut straight to the point, and Qiao Sirou couldn't help smiling, "Silly boy, what nonsense my wife is talking about, if you need anything, just tell your aunt." Linglong and Qiao Sirou sat on the couch, and asked carefully, "Auntie, you and the Ministry of War Is there any contact with the family of the head of the Wuxuan Department?" He told about Yu Wen Huituo.

Qiao Sirou smiled and said: "It's a coincidence. The head of the Wuxuan Department is surnamed Yang, he shares the same teacher as your uncle, and has the same family friendship. His wife's surname is Qi, and she is a crystal heart glass person. We have always been very close. This matter is in the city. It's ready, isn't it? That's not difficult." She and the head wife both love pickles, and it happened that relatives from the countryside sent over a few jars, so Qiao Sirou ordered someone to pack pickles and some northern game Children, bacon, dried gray vegetables dried in the countryside, cowpea, lentils, eggplant strips, gourd strips, etc., were sent to the capital.

"Originally, I wanted to give her a few furs, but this time I have something to entrust to her. It's not good to choose this time to send it. Next time." Qiao Sirou said with a smile.

She wrote a letter with her own hand and sent it away with these homely gifts.

Linglong thanked her. Qiao Sirou, who did not have a daughter of her own, really liked Linglong's pink and tender face, so she stretched out her hand and kissed her, "Linglong, how can you thank your aunt? You can't just say it." " Linglong giggled, "Auntie, let me invite you to go out for a stroll tomorrow, let's sit in a restaurant, enjoy the scenery and listen to the music, and I will pay for it."

Qiao Sirou was amused, "Our Linglong's purse is bulging, and when it comes to treating guests, her face doesn't change and her heart doesn't change." Linglong was proud, and hurriedly opened the purse to show her aunt, "I have gold, silver, and a few more. Zhuang Piao. Aunt, I'm still very rich." Qiao Sirou couldn't help laughing.

After a long time, Qiao Shifang came out alone.Qiao Sirou asked with a smile, "Didn't you go to talk with dad?" Qiao smiled and shook her head, "No, I was playing chess with dad." Gossiping, Qiao Sirou praised Linglong, "This kid is very smart. It's very clear. I have already written to the capital about the Su family's affairs, and I will reply soon." Qiao couldn't help being surprised, "So, this matter has already been settled before I open my mouth?"

"Isn't that right, Linglong and I are fine, I don't need you." Qiao Sirou joked with her happily.

Linglong felt that her aunt was in a much better mood.

"Why? Could it be that something has changed in Heqinghou Mansion?" Linglong guessed.

Qiao Shi and Linglong lingered at Qiao's house for most of the day, and only returned to Yu's house in the afternoon.After returning home, Linglong smiled and Mimi told Old Madam Yu, "My aunt has written back to the capital. She said that although she is not very sure, there is nothing to worry about." After hearing this, Old Madam Yu was very pleased.If Su Youting can really enter the commanding department of soldiers and horses, and Yu Wenhui gets his wish, he will surely smile.When the daughter is happy, the mother is also at ease.

Old Madam Yu sent someone to tell Yu Wenhui.

Winter and New Year passed peacefully and bustlingly, and in the spring of the following year, Beijing Central Committee made an appointment, and Su Youting took up his post as the deputy capital commander of the Military and Horse Command Department.The Su family is a prominent local family, and Su Youting is a young talent in the city, so this appointment is not surprising.

"Someone from the Su family has started to be an official." This is what people are talking about.

Someone from the Su family started to be an official, what about the Yu family?Many people wait and see.

When the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, the Qiao family welcomes a visitor from afar, Song Yong.

Song Yong was about 40 years old, with a bee waist and ape back, a white face and no beard, he didn't look like a general, but a scholar.He had met Mrs. Qiao, smiled awkwardly, and told Qiao Sirou, "Madam, since my husband will not leave in the future, I will work in Shuntian Mansion."

(End of this chapter)