Carpenter's Lady

Chapter 81

The servant who opened the door must have dozed off in the room, and saw the person standing at the door in a daze, who seemed a little familiar. Hearing Wu Ling said that he was the brother of Ding Zhu, Ye Gongzi's classmate, the servant hurriedly let Wu Ling into the room.

He heard from the book boy behind the young master that Ding Zhu was the only one in the academy, and his young master still had his eyes on him.

Ye Tong hadn't gone to bed yet. He rushed back from Taizhou in the afternoon. Although he was a little tired, he had a lot of things to solve, and he couldn't let him rest for a while. A drop of ink landed on the flowing lowercase script, which was particularly dazzling.

Wu Ling drank half a cup of tea in the front hall, and Ye Tong came, and when they met, he cupped his hands and said: "First of all, I am very happy, brother Zidan has made a name for our book this time, and he is actually the third member." !"

Wu Ling heard that Azhu had been hit again, and he was a little surprised for a moment, but he still didn't show any courtesy to Ye Tong, and went straight to the point: "Azhu hasn't come back yet, we haven't heard about it yet, I don't know Mr. Ye met A Zhu during this trip, he hasn't come back yet, the elders in the family are very worried!"

"Brother Ding, you are being polite. I saw Zidan's younger brother from a distance in front of the list, and Cheng Huan was by his side. Zidan's younger brother may have gone to drink with Cheng Huan to celebrate. I think he will be back tomorrow. , Brother Ding, don't worry too much!"

When it came to drinking and celebrating, Ye Tong frowned slightly, with a gentle smile on his face, as if he was envious of a book business like Azhu, but unable to participate.

Wu Ling saw that the other party didn't know about A Zhu, and he wasn't interested in staying any longer, so he said, "Congratulations to Brother Ye for his high school, no trouble tonight!" and he wanted to leave.

Ye Tong looked at the back of Wu Ling walking towards the entrance of the courtyard, his eyes narrowed, heh, where are the members!The slender hands caressed the lines on the jade pendant, recalling Ding Zhu jumping up excitedly under the list, with a little force on the fingertips, the thumb nails quickly turned purple, and the accompanying book boy shrank his feet unconsciously.

"Bangdang"!
Accompanied by the sound of the bolt on the door, there was the sound of porcelain hitting the ground in the front hall.

The book boy standing in the corner looked at the teacup that Wu Ling drank half of the water just now.

Zhang Mu sat on the bed with Fufu in his arms and waited for Wu Ling to come back. The beauty nestled on the footrest and took a nap. During the day, Fufu could be brought to anyone. With big black eyes, everyone would smile when he saw him. No, it wasn't Zhang Mu who hugged her, so he opened his mouth and cried, heartbreakingly, Ding Erniang and Mrs. Zhang were crying so hard that their hearts were about to drip.

As soon as Zhang Mu took it, Fufu immediately became quiet when he smelled the familiar smell from his mother, opened his eyes, grinned, and began to giggle again.

When Zhang Mu became a mother, he realized how much care and love she had when she said "You are a piece of meat that fell from my body". It's like pressing a finger mark with a little force.

Xiao Fufu stared at the rattle in his mother's hand for a while, and then slowly closed his eyes sleepily. Zhang Mu looked out the window at the moon that was about to round, and was counting when his husband would come back, when he heard the rushing outside the window. footsteps.

In the middle of the night in September, it was already a bit chilly. Wu Ling walked around the screen and saw his daughter-in-law hugging her daughter. It is said that Ah Zhu has won the membership this time, and he may have gone drinking with someone in Taizhou!"

"It would be great if we let Xianglan and the others take care of Azhu!" Zhang Mu said with a frown, thinking about Ding Da and Xianglan who were still stranded in Taizhou and had not returned.

"My lady, it's so late and the gate of the city is closed. I have made an agreement with my father. Tomorrow he will go to the academy and the dean to inquire about the news. I will go to Taizhou city to have a look!"

Feeling warmer, Wu Ling went over to take the sleeping daughter from his wife's hand, and gently put her in the cradle.

The next day Wu Ling and Ding Erye went out early in the morning.

Dean Li of Huishan Academy looked at Erye Ding who was standing anxiously in front of him, stroked his goatee, thought for a moment, and said, "I'll call the students who went to Taizhou City yesterday to come over and ask!"

However, except for Ding Zhu and Cheng Huan, the thirteen people who went with them all said that after reading the list, they didn't pay attention to A Zhu's movements.

Ding Erye's worries deepened for a while, Azhu has never been a cold temper, and he likes to be lively, but how could he just leave without saying hello to everyone like this!

The door of Ding's house in Liuye Lane was knocked open again. It was not Ah Zhu who came back, but Mr. Yan came here with two yamen servants, beating gongs and drums all the way. The drum was tied with red silk, and one of the yamen servants held a There was a tray covered with red silk. From a distance, many people came to follow the sound of drums, and they all knew it was a happy event by looking at the festive colors.

Zhang Mu and Ding Erniang, who were waiting for news at home, were a little confused when they heard the knock on the door, and they were confused for a while. Zhang Mu moved Fufu to Mrs. Zhang, and went to the front yard with Ding Erniang to open the door.

Ding Erniang's aunt married into Yan's family. Master Yan is the son of her aunt's husband's uncle. In terms of relationship, Master Yan and Erniang Ding can still be called cousins. It is Master Yan and Erniang Ding's Just feel relieved.Every time Ah Zhu comes back for a night, she feels a little bit like a bird in her heart!
"Cousin Feng, I came to congratulate you on this matter. Nephew Azhuxian is a member of the high school rural examination. The county magistrate said that this is to win glory for our county, so he specially asked me to congratulate him!"

"Hey, old brother of the Yan family, my husband and two sons are not at home, I didn't expect you to come back today! Come in and have a glass of water!"

Ding Erniang also learned from A Ling that her son had become a member last night. Seeing that Master Yan had specially brought someone over to congratulate her, she felt joyful and worried at the same time. it is good!
Hearing that the man in charge is not at home, Master Yan shook his head with a smile and said: "We have to go back and call the county magistrate, and we will come to ask for a wedding banquet another day!"

As he said that, Master Yan turned slightly to one side, and the yamen servant behind him who was holding the tray stepped forward and wanted to hand the tray to Erniang Ding.

Ding Erniang took the one-foot-long tray, and almost softened her hands. The servant seemed to be talking about Ding Erniang's reaction. He didn't let go of his hand completely, and the tray was able to hold it steady!

This, this, hit the ground so hard!Ding Erniang looked at the tray covered with red silk, a little startled, turned her head to look at her daughter-in-law, and saw that Master Yan was followed by many spectators, so it was difficult to ask for a while.

Gathering a blessing, he said: "Brother Yan and the two young gentlemen can go away! Please invite the three of you to come to our house for a glass of beer wine some other day!"

The outsider left, Ding Erniang and Zhang Mu looked at the plate of golden gold ingots on the table, and looked at each other in blank dismay, the county magistrate must be so generous!

A whole hundred gold!

That is 1000 taels of silver!
As a member of the rural examination, Ah Zhu earned the silver taels of all the real estate and property they bought in the county!

Can a county magistrate have 20 taels of salary a month?This one hundred gold?

"Mother, the magistrate of the county gave it in the name of He Xi, let's accept it for the time being, and we'll talk about it when Ah Zhu comes back!" Zhang Mu looked at the bright and dazzling gold, and was a little hesitant to pay attention for a while.

"Hey, Ah Zhu is a real kid, why doesn't he know how to go home when he's doing well!" Ding Erniang thought of the kid who was staying somewhere, and her heart was filled with another layer of sadness.

In the Ronghua Courtyard of the Zheng family in Taizhou City, Mrs. Zheng looked at the two gobbling young gentlemen in front of her, and hurriedly shouted: "Slow down, slow down, don't choke!"

These two are exactly Azhu and Cheng Huan that the Ding family has been looking for!
After finishing a large bowl of shredded chicken porridge, Ah Zhu put down the bowl, took the handkerchief that Lu Yun handed over, wiped his mouth, and said, "Grandma, it's lucky to see Brother Yan this time, otherwise, Cheng Huan and I really have to continue On the streets!"

"Good boy, you don't have to worry when you come to my house. After you rest, I will ask Qingyan to bring a few more people to send you back!"

Mrs. Zheng looked at the two young gentlemen whose hair was messed up by the branches in front of her, and she also sighed in her heart. How could someone be so bold and dare to rob them in broad daylight!

It was already afternoon when Wu Ling found Zheng's house. Azhu and Cheng Huan, who had fled all night, were sleeping in the guest room of Zheng's house. When the servant at the door saw Wu Ling, he said, "Young Master Biao , you are here, Master Azhu is at home!"

Hearing that A Zhu was there, Wu Ling was slightly surprised, and went directly to Ronghua Yuan to find his grandmother.Grandmother stayed in Tongtai County for several months, and A Zhu knew her well.

At this moment, Wu Ling couldn't have imagined that his younger brother almost became a street beggar in Taizhou!

Who would have thought that members of the provincial examination in this county were robbed not only on the way home, but also along the way. After Azhu was robbed, he also wanted to go to the government for help. Master Ming of the Taizhou government office listened to the report of the leader, Directly subsidized ten taels of silver to Azhu to make some money to go back to his hometown, while looking for the robbers who robbed him!

However, not long after Azhu and Cheng Huan left the county government office, they were sacked again and their money was robbed again!Ah Zhu and Cheng Huan had no face to go to the government for help no matter what!
The two of them spent the night in the corner, and the next day when Ah Zhu was so hungry, he saw Zheng Qingyan who was out to do some errands, and they were saved!

Wu Ling looked at his younger brother who had been washed, his lips were red and his teeth were white, and his heart ached. This matter was obviously aimed at A Zhu and Cheng Huan. Thinking that A Zhu is a member this time, it is likely that he wanted A Zhu to wander outside and get lost. face.

"Brothers A Zhu and Cheng Huan, they are better. If there is no discomfort, let's go back!" Wu Ling patted his younger brother's thin shoulder, not without regret that the man didn't have the guts to take his life, otherwise, he just wanted to die Ah Zhu's face, otherwise, he is greedy for Chun Shan's younger brother...

(End of this chapter)