Fish Leaping Farm Gate

Chapter 46
After the boy left, Zhang Zhuoyu first took them to visit his mother, Wan Shi.

Wan has been ill all year round, and last year it got worse. Although she recovered, her body was still very weak, so she didn't say a few words. Du Xiaoyu only remembered her thin face, and her eyes were deeply sunken into the sockets, which was very shocking. , and then they went to the entrance of the garden.

Here is an arched door, with six pots of flowers on each side. Looking inside, the garden doesn't seem to be very big, but the layout looks good, and the trees are well arranged. It should be quite artistic to enjoy the flowers inside, Du Xiaoyu looked at Xin Dao, the decoration of this merchant's house is really not vulgar, and thinking about Zhang Zhuoyu's mention before that his uncle wanted to see Du Wenyuan, it seems that he appreciates knowledgeable people.

"My lord, please go over here." The servant named Cheng Dong quickly came out to pass on the message.

Along the bluestone path at the foot, within a few steps, you will see a small pavilion, which confirms Du Xiaoyu's idea that this garden is really not big.

There were three people standing in the pavilion at the moment, Zhang Zhuoyu walked over to salute and introduced, "Uncle, aunt, this is my senior brother Du Wenyuan, this is his elder sister Du Huanghua, and younger sister Du Xiaoyu."

Among them, Wan Bingguang is tall and thin, and his face is [-]% similar to Zhang Zhuoyu. It seems that Zhang Zhuoyu followed his uncle, and Wan Bingguang's wife Du Xiaoyu is the most interested, because I heard her name a long time ago. Now he really looks like an amiable person, with a full moon face, gentle eyes, and a slight smile when he sees them. The little girl behind them is about ten years old, and she looks like her mother, which is also very flattering. A little shy.

The three of them went up to perform the junior salute, Wan Bingguang nodded at Du Wenyuan and said, "Sure enough, you are very handsome, no wonder Zhuo Yu often mentions you."

Mrs. Wan next to her also smiled and said, "The two sisters are also radiant, and they look much more generous than our Fanglin."

"My cousin stays at home, so it will be good if I make more friends." Zhang Zhuoyu knew Wan Fanglin well, because she was only introverted, in fact, she would not be so taciturn after getting acquainted with her.

Mrs. Wan's eyes turned after hearing this, she glanced at her little daughter, and joked, "Your cousin always speaks for you. It's rare to have a guest today, so you can play with him." Push forward.

Wan Fanglin's face was flushed red, and her voice was as soft as a mosquito, "Mother, I, I..." She didn't know what to say to a stranger, so she just lowered her head and squeezed her handkerchief.

Du Xiaoyu felt uncomfortable for her, and took the initiative to say, "Miss Wan, the wintersweet blooms here are so beautiful, can you take us to have a look?"

Wan Fanglin exhaled, "Okay, okay."

Mrs. Wan couldn't help taking a closer look at Du Xiaoyu. What she said just now about being glamorous was just a polite way of speaking. After all, she came from a farmer's family. What's the difference?But I didn't expect that the little girl didn't speak, but when she spoke, she was really generous, without pettiness, and she was very similar to her second brother. On the contrary, the eldest sister was very restrained, most like a peasant girl.

She raised her eyebrows thinking about it, Zhuo Yu once showed her a handkerchief, saying that it was the eldest sister of a senior brother, could it be that the one who embroidered the handkerchief was Du Huanghua?
Just as he was thinking about it, Wan Bingguang laughed loudly and said, "Their daughters go to see flowers at home, Zhuo Yu, Wen Yuan, you go to the study with me, I have a painting and I want to write a poem. It’s a stomach full of idiots, hey, I don’t know how to pass the exam, it’s just right, you two come and try.” Said and went to the entrance.

It really is informal, Du Xiaoyu is a little funny, saying that he is a fool, if her second brother and Zhang Zhuoyu didn't come up with a suitable poem, wouldn't they be fools too?It really puts pressure on others!
Mrs. Wan also shook her head, "My lord, when people come to visit, they will take them to write poems," and called the boy just now, "Quickly ask the kitchen to prepare meals, and there are three guests." Just as she was giving orders, there were A figure hurried in and shouted from afar, "Master, Master..."

"What's the yelling?" Mrs. Wan frowned, "Aren't you looking at the Red Sleeve Square?"

This person was none other than Sister Rong who had insulted Du Huanghua's craftsmanship in Hongxiufang before. Du Xiaoyu didn't expect to see her, and immediately frowned.

But Sister Rong obviously didn't recognize them, and said out of breath, "Master, the lady magistrate's gold gauze embroidered jacket was accidentally torn by a girl under her hand. The disciple couldn't mend it, so I had to trouble the master. Madam Zhixian said She will be in a hurry to wear it the day after tomorrow, so I have to drive her out no matter what, so this apprentice has no choice but to come."

Mrs. Wan's complexion darkened, but she didn't have an attack in the end, her eyes turned on Du Huanghua's face, and then she patted Wan Fanglin's shoulder lightly, "Mother has something to go out, you have to entertain the guests well." Smiling at Du Xiaoyu and leaving, Sister Rong followed closely.

The magistrate's wife can't afford to offend her, Du Xiaoyu said with emotion, once the order is issued, it will be difficult to live a New Year, no wonder everyone wants to be an official, there are too many benefits.

But as soon as she left, the atmosphere froze. Du Xiaoyu was about to say something just now, but seeing Du Huanghua's expression, she couldn't help but thump in her heart. She is Zhang Zhuoyu's aunt, so I don't know if she will have any ideas, but unfortunately, she can't give any hope until Mother's side is settled.

"Miss Wan, do you have fish in your pond? I heard that some fish are beautiful and colorful." She had nothing to say.

Seeing her friendly smile, Wan Fanglin felt a little relaxed, and replied, "That one is called koi, and I have raised dozens of them. Throw away the food, and they all come up."

"Oh, really, can I just throw this away?" Du Xiaoyu saw a table in the pavilion, so he pointed to the table and served a plate of dim sum.

"Yes." Wan Fanglin laughed.

Du Xiaoyu pulled Du Huanghua to watch, picked up snacks, crumbled them and threw them into the pond. Sure enough, all kinds of koi swam up to eat them, but she saw this kind of fish a lot, so it was not interesting, but Du Huang Hua has never been fascinated by seeing it for a while.

With this, they finally got closer to Wan Fanglin, and later the three of them went to appreciate Lamei.

During lunch, Wan Bingguang was full of praise for Du Wenyuan, saying that the poem he inscribed was very good, and he read it to everyone. Du Xiaoyu finally changed his mind after hearing it. It seems that this second brother is indeed a bit talented Anyway, let her think that it was beaten to death, but she couldn't think of it. What "the stone path in the autumn garden vomits sentimentality, and the frost fell into the blue sky overnight," is really a good mood, and it is not easy for him to do it at his age.

But Zhang Zhuoyu's mother, Wan Shi, didn't come to eat, so it should be used in the house.

At the dinner table, Du Xiaoyu found that Wan Bingguang talked a lot, almost all of whom were talking, and he also persuaded him to drink from time to time. This time Du Wenyuan learned his lesson and only drank a few sips, but Zhang Zhuoyu didn't know if it was because he was often tempered by Wan Bingguang , drinking doesn't seem to be difficult for him, but he doesn't drink much.

Seeing that Master Wan was a little drunk, Du Xiaoyu asked, "Master Wan, what business do you do?"

"The little girl is interested in this?" Wan Bingguang smiled. The two teenagers never asked him these things, and they were worried that no one would talk about it, so they immediately became eloquent.

Du Xiaoyu doesn't think he talks too much now, he listens with gusto, and occasionally asks some important questions.

It turned out that Wan Bingguang made his fortune in medicinal materials business, and now he has opened two large drugstores, one in Feixian County and the other in Qidong County. Visit twice a month.Hearing this, Du Xiaoyu's eyes became brighter. He must establish a good relationship with Master Wan. It sounds like Qidong County has a very good geographical location. Businessmen from all over the world will pass by there, so the business opportunities are unlimited. .

Looking at her like that, Du Wenyuan knew that she must be thinking about making money again. Zhang Zhuoyu looked interesting. Other girls would not like to hear these things, but she was very curious. It seemed that my uncle liked her very much. Saying so much.

After a meal, it took more than half an hour to eat, and the food was cold.

Wan Bingguang stayed with them for a while and wanted to send them back in their carriage, but Du Wenyuan politely declined, and they went back by themselves in an ox cart.

Du Xiaoyu just remembered something when she was in the car. Zhang Zhuoyu forgot to tell her about the hired workers. Landlords will always hire people to farm. If you really want to find it, you will definitely find it. Go and ask Aunt Qin tomorrow.

It was getting dark when I got back home, Zhao asked and found out that I went to Zhang Zhuoyu's uncle's house, no wonder I came back so late, but I didn't say anything, I just looked at Du Xiaoyu a few more times, probably because I remembered the Su embroidery incident up.

It was Du Xian who noticed the four rabbits and asked them about this and that. He heard that one of Wuwen's eyes was wide open, but seeing Du Xiaoyu's pitiful expression, he just smiled and said he liked it, and completely forgot about him. He only gave a red envelope of fifty Wen, and didn't think about where the other money came from.

Du Xiaoyu thought to himself, it seems that hiding private money is definitely not a problem, this father and mother are quite insensitive to money!Of course, she must have not handed in the rest of the money to buy peanut butter, anyway, Du Wenyuan and Du Huanghua will definitely not inform.

It will be on the shelves tomorrow. I have a few words to say. The first month of a new book is more important, because there is a list of new book orders and a list of monthly tickets for new books. I can try my best to support the original version. As for the pink ticket, I don’t want to give a blank check. After all, it’s the Chinese New Year, so I can only say that it will be updated continuously. The manuscript will be kept for the New Year’s release. Anyway, try to add updates as much as possible.

Thank you for your stupid reward. That’s about it. Finally, I wish you all a happy New Year’s Day, good health and good luck in the new year O(∩_∩)O~
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