Fish Leaping Farm Gate

Chapter 94 Letters
Du Xiaoyu was about to leave, but stopped immediately, it seemed that there was another gossip to listen to.

Zhao asked in surprise, "What happened to the lotus?"

"I ran into her on the street yesterday. What the hell are you doing, you're drunk and hugged by a young master!" Qin shook her head, "Fortunately, I'll ask, otherwise this girl won't know when she wakes up tomorrow." where is it!"

This matter is no small matter, Zhao was taken aback, and thought for a while, "It's not like Lianhua is ignorant! How could he do such a thing? Don't misunderstand it?"

"How could I be mistaken? This girl is petite and exquisite, and she has a dimple on her face. I have seen it a few times and I will remember it. Besides, even if I remember wrongly, her mother will never admit her wrongly. Lady Lianhua came on her heel. Then In the end, the young master can't let go in front of his mother, he pushed the lotus flower on her mother and left."

Mrs. Zhao was speechless when she heard that, "Does Sister Cui know that young master?"

"She said she didn't recognize her, and she also said that the innocent girl Lianhua in their family was drugged unconscious and wanted to be kidnapped and sold. She cried all the way on the street, saying that she shouldn't go to the pawn shop by herself." Qin's family He cut contemptuously, "Why am I addicted to drugs, when I can't even smell the smell of alcohol? It's obvious that I'm drunk, and that young man is not a flirt. I asked someone, he is the second young master of Jiang's tea shop." He's a flirt, and he knows how to hang out with girls all day long! Their lotus is not a good thing, how can a serious girl drink with such a person?"

Qin said so many words in one breath, took a few sips of tea and said, "Tell me not to tell others, so as not to tarnish their daughter's reputation, it's really funny! The streets in this county are like this, and you still feel shy? Elder sister , I don’t need to say anything to the other people, but how can I not know you, right?”

But Mrs. Zhao didn't appreciate it very much, she just smiled, "I think there are still some misunderstandings in it, the child Lianhua is not..." As he spoke, he was afraid that Mrs. Qin would be unhappy, so he added, "It doesn't matter what it is. It's about our family's business, we Wenyuan is not in a hurry to find a wife, and we have to take the provincial exam next year, so we have to wait until later."

"That's right, what is the Bai family worth if they pass the exam?" Qin persuaded, "That's the reason, don't settle with their family, Wenyuan will have a great future in the future, if you get admitted to Juren, it will be a big problem in the future." He can be an official! He is young, and I would say that it is not too much to marry a young lady like Wan Jia."

Du Xiaoyu listened and looked at her, not knowing those ghostly thoughts, if their family and Wan's family were married, the Qin family would have some benefits.

So today I came here to tell you about this incident. Apart from reminding Bai Lianhua of her character, there is also a lot of selfishness.

After Mrs. Qin left, Mrs. Zhao sighed. In this Bai family, the two children made their parents worry about it!It was really not easy for Bai Shihong and his wife.

Du Xiaoyu took a few rabbits to study.

The five newly bought rabbits are of three different breeds. The khaki one has a gradient color, the fur is the yellowest, and the color gradually fades towards the lower part of the belly. The head is smaller and the ears are longer, while the yellow and white one has shorter ears. Around the nose, from the neck to the front feet are all white, and the rest is yellow, which looks very clever.The last pair is the most energetic in black, with shiny fur, square faces, and a lot of personality.

She first weighed them one by one, wrote them down in the notebook, and then put them in the cage.

Every rabbit here has its own growth record, how long it has grown, and its physical health is clearly written, because she wants to pick the best rabbits in it to be breeding rabbits in the future.

Generally, breeding rabbits can only be used for two or three years, so this selection work has to continue continuously.

A few days later, Du Wenyuan came back from the county, holding two fish in his hand. The fish must have died, standing there stiffly, with its mouth wide open.

Du Xian couldn't help frowning, "Why bring a fish all the way? We have a lot of fish in our pond. If you want to eat it, go fish it. It's not as fresh as yours."

With sharp eyes, Du Xiaoyu said pleasantly, "Father, this is not an ordinary fish, it's perch. My sister mentioned it to me last time, and she said it was delicious."

"My sister asked me to bring it back, and told you to try something new." Du Wenyuan smiled, "It was also washed and washed before leaving. Dad will burn it for mother soon."

Du Xian scratched his head, took the fish and looked left and right, and seeing that it looked really weird, he sighed, "This silly boy Huang Hua really figured it out, and even asked Du Wenyuan to bring the fish back." Then he asked Du Wenyuan, "Is this very expensive?" ? It’s not a waste of money!”

Mrs. Zhao also heard the sound, "Yeah, I'll come back when I come back. I just told your father what else I brought. It's a waste of money!"

"It's a waste, my sister and I earn money so that our parents can eat well and dress well, what is this?" Du Wenyuan took out two ingots of silver from his sleeve, "Mom, take it."

There are four or two weights, but it is not a small sum of money, Zhao asked in surprise, "Where did this come from?"

"The money I earned in the academy, some asked me to write, some asked for a few poems, and I saved a lot of time." Du Wenyuan smiled, "Mother, don't worry, it won't affect your studies."

Mrs. Zhao was still a little unhappy, pursed her lips for a while and said, "You can concentrate, our family is not short of this money, and we don't need you to do these things! You..." She looked at the son's exquisite facial features, deep blue The straight dress set off his outstanding demeanor, and he couldn't help sighing secretly, "You are a scholar, why should you be stained with the stench of copper, and don't do this again in the future!"

From childhood to adulthood, this mother never let him bear the hardships of the family. He is a boy, but he has not contributed to the family at all. Du Wenyuan was silent for a while, then nodded, "Okay, I just don't do it."

Du Xian saw that the atmosphere was suddenly tense, and hurriedly said, "Oh, how should I cook this fish? Little fish, do you want to stew it with chili pepper? It must be delicious."

Du Xiaoyu burst out laughing, her father is really addicted to eating, he always put chili pepper in everything, but this sea bass is not good.

"Eat it steamed," Du Wenyuan said, "I heard that you can also make sea bass." He paused, "But we don't have this kind of dipping sauce at home."

"Oh, let's eat it steamed." Du Xian said with a smile, "Since there are good fish, I'll call Brother Lin, but he hasn't come for several days, and people have been dragging him to drink and eat all day long."

"Mother, add some lard and steam it up." Du Xiaoyu added.

Mrs. Zhao immediately took the fish to the fire and put it on the pot. Du Xiaoyu took out a tael of silver and gave it to Du Wenyuan, "You take this to Zhang Zhuoyu, and thank him for me." Should only give one or two more.

Du Wenyuan smiled and said, "I gave it to you earlier, since I have four taels of silver, can't I still get one tael?"

Du Xiaoyu raised his eyebrows, "Don't tell me you are more than that, what are you going to do hiding?"

"Only Si Liangniang is not happy, I don't know what to do if I want to take them all out." Du Wenyuan pulled her into the study, closed the door again, fumbled in his sleeves, and this time took out two large silver ingots. Another letter also fell down and fell directly to the ground.

Du Xiaoyu asked curiously, "Hey, who wrote you the letter?"

"Whatever, I haven't seen it yet. You keep the money and buy some pigs and cows to raise. I think farming is tiring and frightening. Don't do these things."

"Not really. Farming is also very fun. How happy it is when you harvest!" There is a great sense of accomplishment after harvesting, as long as you work hard, but Du Wenyuan probably has never experienced it.

Du Wenyuan stared at her, and said half aloud, "It's up to you, anyway, the money is here with you, so don't lose it all to me."

Du Xiaoyu weighed the money and estimated that it was ten taels. He couldn't help asking curiously, "Is that how I made it? He really is a great poet, and there are still people who can ask for poems with money."

"Look down on your brother? A poem is worth one or two taels of silver!" Du Wenyuan said contemptuously, "There are a lot of sons from rich families in this academy who want to save face. But I don’t want to make this kind of money anymore, my mind is empty, thinking about it this way, maybe farming is not as tiring as I am.” As he spoke, he lay down on the kang, with his hands behind his head, and his eyes slightly closed.

Du Xiaoyu saw that he wanted to rest, so he put away the money by himself. At this time, he saw the letter again, and couldn't bear it anymore, so he picked it up, only to see that the cover was blank, who received it, and who wrote it. None.

"This is too strange." She couldn't help but said, "Second brother, why don't you take it apart and have a look?"

"You take it apart, a little boy in the village gave it to me."

A thought flashed in Du Xiaoyu's mind, and she opened the letter immediately. As she expected, it was really sent by Zhou Daya, but she must have asked someone to write it for her, and she couldn't read so many characters.

"What did you write?" Du Wenyuan asked lightly.

"It was Zhou Daya who wrote it to you, asking you to wait for her under the big locust tree at the west entrance of the village at the end of the night."

Zhou Daya?Du Wenyuan showed disgust on his face, "Is there something wrong with her head? She told me to go, so I have to go? There is no reason?"

"She said," Du Xiaoyu held back her laughter, "She said she had loved Second Brother for a long time, and she had something to give you, and she would regret it if she was not sure. She also said that she knew someone who could help Second Brother..."

Du Wenyuan interrupted her, unable to listen anymore, "Throw away the letter to me."

"He is very affectionate, second brother, don't you really think about it?"

Du Wenyuan glanced over, it was cold.

"Okay," Du Xiaoyu said seriously, "Actually, Daya Zhou is also a pitiful person. If her mother wants to sell her to be a concubine, she probably has nowhere to go."

"So what?" Du Wenyuan frowned, "Based on her deeds, it's her own fault!"

Just as he was talking, Du Xian called them outside to have dinner.

As soon as the two walked to the door, they smelled a delicious fish fragrance.

Lin Song also entered the room at this time, holding a jug of wine in his left hand and a roast chicken in his right hand. It seemed that the meal was delicious, and Du Xiaoyu happily jumped to the main room.

(End of this chapter)