Fish Leaping Farm Gate

Chapter 13 Suspicious Clouds
Summer is coming to an end soon, but these days are still a bit hot, Du Xiaoyu went to sleep with Mrs. Zhao on his own laziness, and it was really a pleasure to have someone help him with a fan.

In a daze, and she didn't know how long she had slept, Du Xiaoyu suddenly heard the sound of pulling a drawer, she opened her eyes and saw that Mrs. Zhao was taking something, but the expression was very strange, she subconsciously turned her eyes It was closed with only a slight gap left, and she stared at it again when Zhao's back was completely turned away.

In Mrs. Zhao's hand is a piece of light green floral cloth spread out at the moment, the color seems to be several years old, but the focus is not on the floral cloth, but a piece of jade on top of the floral cloth!

The piece of jade is square, with a small hole on the top, and a red string inside.

Du Xiaoyu's eyes widened. Although she is not an expert in gemstone appraisal, this piece of jade looks so beautiful. It seems that the green jade is condensed with pond water, without any impurities. The water head is so good that it must be valuable. It is a good jade, so why didn't Mrs. Zhao pawn it?Should be able to exchange a lot of money, right?Or does this piece of jade have any special meaning?

She guessed curiously there, over there Mrs. Zhao looked at it for a while and took the jade back into a small wooden box, then put it in a drawer and locked it.

When she turned her head, Du Xiaoyu quickly closed her eyes again.

But she obviously couldn't bear it any longer, and started pestering Du Huanghua at noon.

"Sister, my grandma's family is so rich, I saw a lot of beautiful things last time, don't we have them too?" She pretended to be naive, "For example, what kind of valuable stones are beautiful!"

Like Zhao, Du Huanghua didn't like to see the landlord's grandmother very much. Hearing this, she snorted, "No, it's jade. Grandma's family has many, but our family doesn't have any."

Du Xiaoyu chased and asked, "Is there really no one?"

Du Huanghua was surprised, why did she ask what kind of jade? Did she go to the market that day and saw the greedy eyes in the jewelry store, so she smiled and said, "Good jade is very expensive, of course we don't have any at home, but if Xiaoyu I like it, I will buy one for you when my sister saves up some money, Xiaoyu will definitely look pretty with it."

Hey, it seems that she really doesn't know, is this Zhao's secret?
Du Xiaoyu couldn't figure it out, sitting at the door racking his brains, was this jade the ancestral treasure of Zhao's natal family?If it is, Du Xian must know that the two husband and wife can't hide this, right?In the end, when she tested Du Xian at night, the father actually said that he didn't know. It seemed like a great secret!It's a pity that the jade pendant is too far away, otherwise I might not be able to see anything.

After a few days, it finally came to autumn. The autumn air was so refreshing that he didn't sweat any more. Du Xiaoyu was wearing green long-sleeved flowers and a cotton skirt of the same color underneath, washing mushrooms in the yard.This dress was newly made for her by Du Huanghua. Recently, with a little extra money, the family bought new clothes. The mushrooms were dug from the mountains by Du Xiancai. He said that there were many mushrooms when it rained yesterday. Get some soup to drink.

Mushrooms are very delicious, and Du Xiaoyu is very happy to wash.

"Little fish, come here."

Unexpectedly, Du Wenyuan came back early and brought someone with him. He smiled, "Didn't you tell me to bring Zhuo Yu to play last time? Why don't you wash your hands and make a cup of tea?"

"Ah!" Du Xiaoyu hastily put down the mushrooms, and smiled at Zhang Zhuoyu, "Wait a minute, I'll pour water," and shouted, "Mother, the second brother brought a friend."

Zhang Zhuoyu brought fruit, and said it was made in front of his own house. Mrs. Zhao saw that he was a clean and polite child, so she was relieved and asked Du Wenyuan to treat him well, and said that he would stay for dinner at night.This son seldom brings people back. It can be seen that the two are very good. On this point, Mrs. Zhao has always done a good job, because if Du Xian brings people back, she always entertains them very well, but it still depends on the person to make the decision. .

Du Xiaoyu made two bowls of tea in the kitchen. The tea was brought by Aunt Wu once, saying that it was easy for her son to run around outside. Her son is a shopkeeper and often walks around Feixian Town.

"Please drink." Du Xiaoyu brought tea to Zhang Zhuoyu, and then brought a bowl to Du Wenyuan.

Zhang Zhuoyu looked at her, she seemed to have grown a little taller since last time, and said with a smile, "Then the Qiu family didn't come to trouble you?"

Du Wenyuan was shocked when he heard about it from him. He didn't expect this young sister to be so courageous. Now when he mentioned it, she glanced at Du Xiaoyu and said calmly, "It's a good thing I didn't come, otherwise I might not be able to tell." You have to eat cow dung."

"Cow dung?" Zhang Zhuoyu was taken aback for a moment, and then he thought he meant that he fell to the ground.

But Du Xiaoyu was stunned. She felt that Du Wenyuan was referring to the fight between Mrs. Qiu and Mrs. Hong last time, but how could he guess that it was related to her?She changed the subject, took a stool and sat across from them, and asked Zhang Zhuoyu, "Why did you come here to play? Do you study at home every day like my second brother, and stay behind closed doors?"

Zhang Zhuoyu smiled, "Of course, I also have to be a scholar, so I must not be lazy."

Du Xiaoyu twitched the corners of her mouth, she was very hardworking, but her second brother read extracurricular books all day long, and didn't concentrate on studying at all. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to read medical books so well, and he also understood some messy knowledge.When Mrs. Zhao asked about his miscellaneous books, he always said that they were for reference, but in fact he mainly read those books. If Mrs. Zhao knew the inside story, he would vomit blood with anger!

Several people talked for a while, Du Wenyuan was called by Mrs. Zhao to explain something, leaving only Zhang Zhuoyu.

"I heard that your uncle's family is very rich. Does it mean that they also have a lot of books?" Du Xiaoyu asked.

Zhang Zhuoyu nodded, "Yes, if you want to read it, I can borrow it. Brother Du also often borrows it. Speaking of which, he has read all the books in my uncle's house." He said, "Let me tell you, Brother Du often secretly reads other books at Master Liu's place. The strange thing is that he can answer everything Master Liu asks him."

Um, Wizards!

Du Xiaoyu was speechless, it turned out that Du Wenyuan didn't study hard at Master Liu's place!
"By the way, do you often go to Feixian Town?" Du Xiaoyu remembered something, "Do you know who in Feixian Town knows how to embroider?"

Zhang Zhuoyu didn't know why she asked this question, but she answered quickly, "Of course I know, my eldest aunt knows it. She opened the Red Sleeve Workshop, and she has taken in several apprentices."

Du Xiaoyu was so excited, it didn't take much effort to find nowhere to go!She went up and grabbed Zhang Zhuoyu's sleeve, "Then, does your eldest aunt still accept disciples? Do you accept them? Do you have any requirements?"

Zhang Zhuoyu was taken aback by her excited actions and expressions, and it took him a long time to reply, "I don't know, I'll have to ask my aunt to find out."

"Okay, then go back and ask!" Du Xiaoyu shook his sleeve, "My elder sister's embroidery is so beautiful, you can ask her if she can take it over and have a look, or let my elder sister embroider in person. .”

It turned out that he wanted to recommend her eldest sister to be the disciple of the eldest aunt. Zhang Zhuoyu saw her blushing, her eyes were full of anticipation, and he couldn't refuse, so he nodded, "Okay, I will definitely ask when I go back, my eldest aunt is very nice." Yes, if your eldest sister embroiders well, maybe she will really accept her as a disciple."

"Then thank you!" Du Xiaoyu rushed into the kitchen like a wind and brought over the freshly made popcorn, "Please eat it, it's delicious."

This is what she pestered Mrs. Zhao to get her to eat. Zhang Zhuoyu hadn't eaten it before, so he tasted it and thought it was quite good. He asked, "What's this called?"

"I don't know, but I call it popcorn. I put corn kernels in oil and pop it. Look, don't they look like beautiful flowers? When they pop up in the pot one by one, sprinkle some sugar in it." Eat it!" Du Xiaoyu explained enthusiastically, and laughed again, "If your aunt takes my sister in, I'll make other delicious food for you, and keep you safe."

"Oh?" Du Wenyuan walked in, "Have I eaten?"

It was only then that Du Xiaoyu realized that she was getting carried away. She and Du Wenyuan, brother and sister, what did she eat that Du Wenyuan didn't?This is simply impossible!He just smiled, "I haven't figured it out yet, but I will always figure it out in the future."

Seeing that Zhang Zhuoyu was eating happily, Du Wenyuan also took some popcorn and put it in his mouth, looking at Du Xiaoyu.

This is clearly something he has never eaten before, how did Du Xiaoyu come up with it?

After seeing off Zhang Zhuoyu, Du Xiaoyu told Du Wenyuan with a smile, "Eldest sister may be able to learn Suzhou embroidery."

"Learn Suzhou embroidery?" Du Wenyuan frowned.

"Yes, Eldest Sister wants to learn it, and she said that she will definitely not be able to learn it. It turns out that Zhang Zhuoyu's eldest aunt knows Su embroidery. I just asked him to go back and ask. If it is possible, Eldest Sister must be very happy." Du Xiaoyu smiled brightly, Very happy look.

It seems that I really don't care enough about my elder sister, not half as much as Du Xiaoyu. No wonder it was better to be so attentive to Zhang Zhuoyu just now than to my second brother. He stretched out his hand to pull her, "If his eldest aunt agrees, ask Is there anything I can help you with," he said after a pause, "don't tell mom yet, you know?"

This is a good thing why not tell?Du Xiaoyu looked at him suspiciously.

Du Wenyuan sighed, "Just don't tell me, you want the eldest sister well too, don't you?"

With a very serious expression, Du Xiaoyu nodded, "Okay, I won't tell, but second brother, you are too outrageous, how can you read other books with Master Liu? If mother knows..."

Du Wenyuan was so anxious that he quickly covered her mouth, but seeing her eyes shining brightly and full of cunning, he immediately let go of her hand.

Du Xiaoyu gasped with laughter, "So the second brother is also afraid!"

"Damn girl!" Du Wenyuan shot a chestnut and scolded with a smile.

Du Xiaoyu covered his forehead, blinked his eyes and asked, "Second brother, why do you need to read so many books?" There are so many famous books, even books on the art of war, I guess he has a good memory, otherwise how could he read have to come.

Unexpectedly, Du Wenyuan was silent, his eyes were full of things she couldn't understand, and it took him a long time to reply, "It will always be useful in the future."

But the real reason must be more than this, so Du Xiaoyu has another question besides the piece of jade.

(End of this chapter)