Traveling through the mountains and fields to be leisurely

Chapter 198 Out of reach
"I'll take it for you, Brother Lan's family has no courtesy."

Meng Fansheng felt that there is no need to be too polite, considering the current conditions of the Lan family, even if they don't take this bag of tea as a gift, they will not be less than ten taels of silver if they take out other things.

"Brother Meng still understands me. The mayor and I don't want to be polite. Isn't it because there are ready-made tea at home? If it weren't for Brother Meng, I wouldn't know the price of this tea. It would make me blind from drinking it, you It’s also a pleasure to take it home and taste it for yourself, otherwise, it’s good to keep it for a guest.”

After Lan Erzhuang said that, the mayor put the tea into his arms, thanked him with his hands clasped, got into his own carriage, and walked out of the big fence gate of Lan's house all the way.

Watching the carriage of the mayor, the head of the mountain, and shopkeeper Meng go away, the family turned around and walked back. During this time, Lin Qiutang asked the question in his heart.
"Little basket, you said that we just came back and the room is not warm yet, let's forget about shopkeeper Meng. After all, our two families still have some friendship. The mayor and the head of the mountain came to see us eagerly. I always It’s a bit unreliable, and it feels weird.”

"I also feel a little strange. It is understandable to say that the mountain chief came. After all, he is my respected teacher who has taught me for more than two years. But logically, I should go to see the mountain chief to comply with the rules. Why? The old man came here in person, let alone the mayor. Why did he rush to visit us as soon as we got home? "

Seeing Little Hoe's serious face, Lan Lingxue stroked his head pityingly. He had really grown taller, and he couldn't reach it, so he had to raise his arms.

"Little Hoe, on the surface they value our Lan family, but in fact they value you. Two years ago, when our shop opened in the town because you went to the county school, the mayor came to the shop. Then When you were still white, he already wanted to make friends, not to mention that now that you are a young scholar, he naturally wants to make friends even more, not to mention, you went to study in Chinese culture, how much is that? The most important threshold for a student to enter an official career is to enter Chinese studies, not to mention that one foot has already entered an official career, and it is not too far behind. Therefore, when we returned to the village, the mayor came, and not only the mayor, but also the mayor. Even the head of the county school has come, which shows how much he values ​​you, little hoe, I know you have worked hard, but through this incident, you can foresee your future. If you are successful in your studies, you will be a general How much it will change."

Lan Lingxue sees such things quite clearly. In this hierarchical society, every step you take determines your future social status.

"Oh, I thought the mayor was able to come because our shop was booming, which helped him complete the tax collection well, and it could make him go further in the performance appraisal."

Little Hoe did not expect that the mayor could come to the house because of himself,
"There is also a reason for this, but it is very small, little hoe. You have to know that nowadays, the class status of scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce cannot be changed. Being in business can only change our living conditions, but it has nothing to do with our social status. It doesn't help at all. No matter how rich our family is, we are still at the bottom of society. That's why I try my best to avoid ostentatious business names. I'm afraid that your future will be affected because our family falls into one business name. The prince told me that he wanted our family to join the Imperial Merchant, but I refused without hesitation, but asked him to give our family a signboard to protect the peasants. The peasant ranks second in the class, and the social status is no longer on the same level as the Shang. It's definitely beneficial to your future official career, so I will insist on it."

Little Hoe didn't know that her sister had already started planning for herself so long ago, and she had thought so meticulously.

"sister--"

Little Hoe was a little moved and called out to Lan Lingxue,
"Fool, you are my younger brother, I should do as much as I can."

Lan Lingxue was a little embarrassed by everyone, this was the first time she felt like this, she felt that she was quite thick-skinned, and ordinary small things would not hurt her, but she was treated with such reverence by the family. Looking at it, Lan Lingxue felt that she was going to catch fire,

"I'll go see the old lady."

She took a few quick steps and rushed to Mrs. An's main room.

"Sister, wait for us, let's go say hello together."

Little Hoe didn't want to let her go, and caught up with her sister in a few steps, and followed into the main room. Lan Erzhuang and Lin Qiutang looked at each other and smiled happily. With such a child, He Chou's family The business is not prosperous, not to mention that the two children are still so good and harmonious.

"Grandma, are you tired of staying here? I brought a small fence to see you."

Lan Lingxue entered the house, and reported to the house at the door of the main room, but found that there was no small fence in her hand, she couldn't help sticking out her tongue, and turned to go back, just in time to see her mother holding the small fence, and immediately He stretched out his hand and took over the small fence,

"You girl, why are you being polite to my old lady, quickly bring the little fence in, so that my old lady will be rare."

In the room, Mrs. An's voice had already been heard with full force. Lan Lingxue would not be extravagant, this bit of politeness was still necessary. With Mrs. An's consent, she opened the door and entered the room.

"Oh, cutie, you are back, do you miss grandma?"

As soon as she sees the small fence, there is no one else in Mrs. An's sight,
"Think, think...Grandmother—"

The little fence was also very cooperative in Lan Lingxue's arms, leaning towards the direction of the old lady, which made the old lady even more happy. She reached out to take the little fence and hugged her tightly.

"Old lady—"

At this time, Lan Erzhuang brought his family into the house, and the room suddenly seemed small.
"Hey, hey, they're all here, sit, sit, Qiuyue, pour tea."

Mrs. An got used to it very quickly, she already regarded this place as her own home, and greeted Qiuyue very smoothly,
"Don't be too busy, old lady, sit down first."

Qiutang was afraid that the old lady would get tired from holding the little fence, so she quickly asked her to sit down and rest, the old lady hugged the little fence and sat on the edge of the bed, put the little fence on the bed,
"Qiuyue, bring over the gadgets I prepared for the little fence."

The old lady bought a lot of toys for Xiaoliba along the way, but she was afraid that Xiaolili would not get close to herself when she was in the Lan's yard, so the old lady kept an eye out and bought a lot of toys every time. , but only for the little fence to play with, and the rest will wait until here, so that there are new things to tease the little fence every day, thinking that the little fence will not despise himself.

When Qiuyue took out a set of small toys similar to modern building blocks and poured them on the bed, when she taught the little fence to build various shapes, the little guy was so happy that he bumped his butt and had a great time playing. The old lady couldn't help being happy, seeing the child happy, she also felt happy,

"Why don't you sit, why are you standing?"

After playing with the little fence for a while, I realized that the people in the room were still standing upright.
"Madam, this is my fourth brother Lan Sizhuang, and this is my younger sister Lan Xiuting. I heard that you are here, and I want to come and see you."

Having already arrived at home, it is best to let the two of them meet the old lady, Lan Erzhuang introduced to the two of them again,

"Si Zhuang, Xiu Ting, this is Mrs. An from the Marquis of An's Mansion, come quickly and pay a respects."

This introduction was like a thunderbolt, and it scared Lan Sizhuang and Lan Xiuting into stupidity. An Guohou's Mansion, what a tall existence it is, it is also a very distant existence to my own family, and it is simply out of reach. , the old lady of the Hou Mansion, why did she come to the second brother's house?

Seeing the two brothers and sisters still standing stupidly, Lan Erzhuang became a little anxious, and quickly pulled the fourth brother's clothes,

"Don't you still greet the old lady?"

He leaned closer to his younger brother's ear and scolded in a low voice,
"Why are you standing there stupidly, hurry up."

This sound woke up Lan Sizhuang who was in a daze. He hurriedly dragged his sister down, and the two hurriedly knelt down, kowtowed to Mrs. An, and greeted Mrs. An unevenly.

"Greetings to Mrs. An, Mrs. An is happy."

The tugging between brothers Lan Erzhuang and Lan Sizhuang naturally did not escape the eyes of Mrs. An, and made Mrs. An very amused. The simplicity of this peasant family has been deeply reflected here. He stayed in the capital for a few years, but subconsciously, he still has the most simple and honest character. He completely forgot that his younger siblings have never seen such a noble wife, and it is inevitable that they will be in a daze or frightened.

"Get up quickly, you are all good, the little girl is so handsome, come and let me have a look."

Mrs. An didn't have any pretensions of elders, which made Lan Sizhuang and Lan Xiuting feel at ease.

"Old lady."

Encouraged by her two elder brothers, Lan Xiuting walked to Mrs. An's side. Mrs. An took her hand, a little callused, not as tender as the girls in the boudoir. It seemed that she could bear hardships,
"What a capable little girl!"

Lan Xiuting blushed,
"It's just helping the family with some chores. It's not considered capable. If it is capable, our little basket can do it. It can be used at home and outside. I'm far behind."

Lan Xiuting admired her niece's ability from the bottom of her heart.
"That is, our girl is not comparable to ordinary people. Let's not compare with her. Compared with others, you, a girl, are not bad."

There is such a compliment, Lan Lingxue made the old lady blush, thanks to her own family in the room, otherwise, she would have to find a crack in the ground to get in.

"grandmother--"

Lan Lingxue couldn't bear to yell at the old lady, and the old lady laughed and ignored Lan Lingxue.

"Xiu Ting, I didn't bring any good things here, so let me wear this for you."

The old lady took off the jasper cloud hairpin from her head casually, and was about to put it on Lan Xiuting's head, causing Lan Xiuting to hide back in fright.

(End of this chapter)