Fish Leaping Farm Gate

Chapter 31
After Du Huanghua took the medicine and added Du Xiaoyu's orange peel candy, the fever subsided a lot, but her forehead was still a little hot.

Du Xiaoyu wanted to ease her mind, so she said that Aunt Wu had come and said that there was a way to make her stop worrying, but she herself was very uneasy. After a while, five days would pass, but Zhu's side She didn't know what was going on, and in the afternoon, she was completely relieved, because Aunt Wu really brought good news this time.

But this was beyond Du Xiaoyu's expectation. She thought Bao would try her best to break up the marriage, but it turned out to be more than that. She even sacrificed her distant cousin!
Mrs. Wu said, Mrs. Zhu is having a good time now. Mrs. Bao’s distant cousin is not only good-looking, but also fits well with Mrs. Liu. The mother-in-law is in a relationship.In the final analysis, she still had this idea of ​​picking Du Huanghua at that time, but Du Xian was kicked out, and it was not easy to go back, so she naturally wanted to seize the benefits that she could see.

What a joy!

Du Xian's family finally breathed a sigh of relief, and Du Huanghua also felt that she could finally walk back from the cliff.

"I asked her to talk to the village chief," Aunt Wu continued, "Since I asked Bao's cousin to be my daughter-in-law, I have some relationship with you, she agreed now, and I followed along. Go, the village chief has nothing to say."

"Oh, thank you so much!" Mrs. Zhao took Aunt Wu's hand, "I really want to thank you too, sister, you are really our family's benefactor!"

Aunt Wu patted the back of her hand, her eyes turned red, "What did you say, I fell into the river that year, if you hadn't passed by and jumped into the water to save me, I wouldn't have survived, look, this benefactor is full of benefactors, now But remind me to call your benefactor?"

Mrs. Zhao laughed, "Okay, okay, I won't say anything."

Du Xiaoyu realized that there was still such a thing between them, no wonder the two were so good, and friendship really needs mutual sacrifices.

Bao's cousin and Mrs. Liu's marriage was heard to be on October [-]th, but she was very anxious. It seemed that she really believed the words. She was anxious to get Du Zhang admitted as a scholar. Every time Du Xiaoyu thought of This one couldn't help wanting to laugh wildly, but after laughing, I felt uncomfortable. I don't know what happened to Bao's cousin. It would be a pity if it was the same situation as Du Huanghua.

But it's really not her turn to worry about these things, she might as well think about how to make money if she has the time.

The dried incense on the market is now worthless. Du Wenyuan's judgment is quite accurate, and it is even more cruel, because it is not ten Wen a catty of dried incense, but five Wen a catty!If Du Xiaoyu had insisted on drying the fragrance and selling it by himself at that time, he would probably only be able to earn ten taels of silver by now.

It seems that this second brother's business acumen is really good!
At dusk that day, Du Wenyuan brought someone here, and it was Zhang Zhuoyu who hadn't seen him for a long time.

Du Xiaoyu was very happy to see him, with a smile all over his face, he served tea and water so courteously, and even put the rest of the candies from the Moon Tower on a plate.

This attitude was a bit flattering, Du Wenyuan frowned slightly and said, "His uncle's family is in Feixian Town, where there is nothing to eat, you just take it out like a treasure."

Du Xiaoyu was taken aback by what he said, and didn't understand what he did wrong.

"It's delicious, thank you, Xiaoyu." Zhang Zhuoyu rescued her, and put a candy in his mouth.

Du Xiaoyu rolled her eyes at Du Wenyuan, sometimes this second brother really made her feel a little strange, she smiled so much that she dragged a chair and sat next to Zhang Zhuoyu and said, "It's just as long as you like to eat, anyway, I Brother is not rare." He said and moved the plate that was originally placed in the middle to one side, not letting Du Wenyuan eat it.

This move made Du Wenyuan raise his eyebrows, but after all, he didn't say anything that made her unhappy.

"What did your eldest aunt say?" Closer to home, this was what she was most concerned about.

Zhang Zhuoyu said, "My eldest aunt said that compared with other embroidery pieces, this embroidery is the best. I want to see your sister after the New Year."

what!Du Xiaoyu almost jumped up, and said happily, "Really?"

"Of course it's true, otherwise what would I do here?" Zhang Zhuoyu laughed.

"Can you come and play if you have nothing to do? Anyway, you are the second brother's friend." Du Xiaoyu felt that he should not be too utilitarian. Although he was courteous to Zhang Zhuoyu for Du Huanghua's sake, this young man is very nice to him, and he is also a good friend. That's right, "By the way, didn't you say that your uncle has a lot of books at home, so can you lend me one?"

"You really know how to read?" Zhang Zhuoyu asked in surprise. Last time, I mentioned it politely. Generally speaking, rural girls are very few literate, so it would be good to write a name. I didn't expect Du Xiaoyu to really be able to read.

Du Xiaoyu glanced at Du Wenyuan and said, "It's not difficult to read, and my sister can learn a little too."

These words made Du Wenyuan very angry. She thought she would mention that he taught it, but in the end, people misunderstood that it was Du Huanghua who taught it. This girl really holds a grudge!

Zhang Zhuoyu asked curiously, "Then what book do you want to borrow?"

"Are there any books about farming, such as what to plant in spring, what to plant in summer, and how to plant it?" Du Xiaoyu decided to be a little peasant girl from now on, laying a solid foundation so that she can plant in the future. A good field can lead to a bumper harvest and the cultivation of thousands of mu of land or even tens of thousands of hectares of land!
Zhang Zhuoyu thought for a while and said, "Indeed, there is. Qimin needs skills, do you want to read it?" He paused, "But it's not very easy to understand. If your second brother gives advice, maybe it will work."

Can I mention Du Wenyuan again, Du Xiaoyu hasn't finished venting her anger yet, she doesn't like to be picked on for no reason, but Du Wenyuan obviously did it on purpose just now, so she didn't answer.

Du Wenyuan snorted coldly at the side, "She is very good now, what book can't be read, where can I teach it? Zhuo Yu, if you don't believe me, she can write poetry if you test her."

As soon as these words came out, Du Xiaoyu immediately petrified beside him, writing a poem?This person is fighting her, isn't he?
Zhang Zhuoyu was very surprised, "Brother Du's literary talents have already made me bow down, I didn't expect you, Xiaoyu, to do the same!"

Du Xiaoyu really wanted to say no, but when she looked up and saw Du Wenyuan's dark and bright eyes, she couldn't calm down anymore. These eyes were obviously watching the show!She puffed up her chest and went all out. She doesn't know how to compose poems, but she knows how to plagiarize and revise!Isn't it just poetry? I memorized a lot in school, and I can always remember ten or twenty. She raised her jaw, "What kind of poem? Give me a question."

Seeing that she was very confident, Zhang Zhuoyu thought for a while and said, "After winter comes spring, let's use spring as the theme."

spring?Du Xiaoyu lowered his head to think for a while, and slowly chanted, "The mountain town is sunny in spring, and the ponds are divided into several springs. Thousands of households around the country are facing the water, and one and a half peaks enter the city after snow." She chose the Qing Dynasty. A poem, slightly modified, because this era also has the Tang and Song Dynasties, she dare not take risks, but even if she reads this poem, she still bites the bullet, in fact, why bother, it is just a fight with Du Wenyuan, but she Can no longer regret it.

For a while, the room was very quiet, and you could hear a needle drop quietly.

Du Xiaoyu thought that he was out of luck, but only heard three popping sounds, and Zhang Zhuoyu said in an excited voice, "Good poetry, really good poetry! Brother Du, Xiaoyu's literary talents are not inferior to yours! I have to Write it down quickly." He repeated the poem and asked Du Xiaoyu if he read it right.

Du Xiaoyu nodded quickly, "Yes, yes."

It seems that the choice is correct, no one has done this poem here!

Here Zhang Zhuoyu was very excited, but over there Du Wenyuan was very quiet.

Du Xiaoyu looked at him and almost fell off the chair.

Those eyes seemed to see into the depths of her heart, Du Xiaoyu secretly exclaimed, all her characters were taught by Du Wenyuan, and she was watched and raised by him since she was a child, why did she fall for his tricks and write poems instead? !What a fool!
But Du Wenyuan suddenly smiled, and clapped his hands twice, "It's really good, Zhuo Yu, do you know that aptitude is also very important now?" It means that he and Du Xiaoyu are brother and sister, with good genes.

Zhang Zhuoyu has a gentle personality, just smiled, "I really want to persuade my aunt to accept Sister Huang Hua as a student, and I will definitely learn Su embroidery very quickly."

"Of course." Du Xiaoyu was sure to say good things about Du Huanghua, "I don't see anyone in this village who is more talented than my sister in this area. Let me tell you, she didn't even draw pictures on that handkerchief. What was she thinking?" Just embroider what you can.”

Zhang Zhuoyu also praised it after hearing this.

In the evening Du Xiaoyu kept him for dinner, and even sent him out after dinner.

"I'll come back if I borrow the book." Zhang Zhuoyu said before walking away.

Du Xiaoyu said a few more words of thanks.

When the person left, she turned her head and saw Du Wenyuan standing in the yard when she went back. She immediately felt guilty, for fear that he would ask her how she could compose poetry. She even thought about the answer and said she was a blind cat Catching dead mice, she actually only knows a few poems, which she heard from a blind man outside one day, and she memorized them when she thought it sounded good, so she didn't know she would use them.

Hey, in fact, she doesn't feel ashamed to hear this reason, but I hope Du Wenyuan doesn't ask her!

"Little fish." Du Wenyuan called her to stop.

Du Xiaoyu had no choice but to stop and said in a muffled voice, "What's the matter?"

Seeing her frightened look, Du Wenyuan wanted to laugh, looked at her for a while and said, "It's okay, it's cold today, go to bed early."

Bah, scare people to death, okay?Du Xiaoyu wanted to glare at him, but she also wanted to avoid causing trouble. Since he didn't mention it, let this matter pass quietly. She ran to the bedroom in a hurry.

Du Wenyuan looked at her back, with some confusion in his eyes, but it became clear in an instant. Those feelings were not fake, whether it was the dependence and concern for Du Huanghua, the respect and love for his parents, or even the affection for his second brother. Trust, which one is not from the heart?That being the case, there is nothing to doubt, whether it is a small fish or not may not matter.

At least before, he had never been so happy and relaxed as these days.

(End of this chapter)