On the second day, Jiang Yunlan found an opportunity to have someone deliver a message to Mrs. Liu, and turned down the matter bewilderingly. Mrs. Liu was full of joy and planned to find a suitable day to find a matchmaker to propose marriage, but she never expected to receive her rejection, and she was even more disappointed and depressed, so she had to go to see other suitable girls for her son.
After solving this worry, Jiang Yunlan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then she became more cautious when looking for suitable candidates for Ning Nuan.
But I don't know if everyone else has learned of Madam Liu's thoughts. Since then, the number of people who have shown kindness to her has suddenly decreased, and Jiang Yunlan is both relieved and puzzled.
It's just that none of these can reach Ning Nuan.
Ning Nuan didn't know the entanglement in her heart, but now all her thoughts were attracted by Ning Lang's schoolwork.
She pinched the homework that Ning Lang brought back from the academy, frowned, and her curved eyebrows were all wrinkled.
Ning Lang bitterly took the pieces of paper back from her hands and put them in a book, daring to let her see them again. But it's too late for him to struggle, Ning Nuan has already seen what he should have seen.
"Brother, that's the article you wrote? That's really what you did seriously, isn't it... Didn't you find a pen and paper in a dream to write with your eyes closed?" Ning Nuan's face was full of disbelief, and he kept asking questions. It made Ning Lang feel guilty.
He sighed, his eyes wandered, he did not dare to meet his sister's gaze, and his footsteps moved quickly to a place several steps away from her, for fear that the gentle sister would also learn the violent temper of her mother, and if she disagreed, she would directly hit someone. He said with a guilty conscience: "A Nuan, you know, I have never known any knowledge, this, this is just the beginning of hard work, how can you say that if you can make a good article, you can make a good article so quickly... You say Yes or no?"
Ning Nuan was speechless for a while.
She sighed, and regardless of Ning Lang's disapproving gaze, she turned over a few pages in the book, and read it carefully from beginning to end. After reading it, her face was even more appalling.
Ning Lang felt guilty in his heart, and his tone was softer: "Okay Nuan, brother also knows it's wrong, and you all know that, these days I have been going to the academy to study hard, and I haven't skipped school for a day, can't you? Going to the academy to ask questions is the same as asking the Master. A few days ago, the Master even complimented me, saying that I have improved a lot compared to before, but... It's just that the writing of this article is not good, and it cannot be corrected in a day or two. ."
He has never cared about studying. Ever since he was taken to school by Ning Yanting when he was a child, he has been thinking about playing truancy all day long. After he escaped for so many years, when other people were studying hard, he fought crickets with his friends. After years of accumulation, how can he catch up overnight
When I think about him writing the article, he spent a lot of thought, thinking hard, scratching his ears and scratching his cheeks, and even the last one he handed in. Originally, he was a little proud, thinking that this time, the Master would be able to impress his classmates, but who would have been killed by the Master the next day. After a bad scolding, when I got home, my sister discovered this article.
Ning Lang secretly complained in his heart that the timing of Ning Nuan's visit was too unfortunate, so that he didn't even have time to destroy this article, so he was first read by Ning Nuan.
No wonder Ning Nuan was surprised. The title assigned by the Master was "Food is the God of the People". Path, from the "food" cut, talk about all kinds of food he has eaten, a good article, he wrote a food review. That's not to say, but he wrote and wrote, and some uncommon words forgot how to write, and there were black dots all over a piece of paper.
After Ning Nuan read it, even though she was not the master, her heart burst into anger for no reason. When Ning Lang pitifully begged for mercy for himself, his anger became helpless.
She returned the article to Ning Lang, and Ning Lang hurriedly took it, folded it a few times and put it in her arms, so that she could no longer get it.
"Brother also said that he was going to take the exam. I thought that by the autumn of this year, my brother would be able to pass the exam... But now, I really don't understand, how did my brother pass the exam in the past?" Ning Nuan wondered. : "If I were the examiner who was grading the papers, and I saw the essay written by my brother, I would have wanted to tear it up."
Ning Lang was dumbfounded.
"Ah Nuan, that's not what I said. When I was taking the exam, my father forced me to study every day, and I was also motivated..."
It was many years ago. When Ning Yanting got angry, he was so scared that he shivered. How could a dead pig not be afraid of being scalded by boiling water later? The life in hell is a bit unbearable to look back on even now. He didn't know how he was a scholar who passed the exam. He only knew that once the exam was over, his strict father relaxed his discipline. He threw the book away and resumed his truancy life. Forget it.
The more Ning Lang recalled, the more guilty his heart became.
He sat back in front of the desk embarrassedly, picked up a book and opened it, and said solemnly: "Nuan, don't worry, my brother now knows that he was wrong, and he will make progress every day in the future, isn't it autumn... It's still spring, you And watch, when Qiu Wei arrives, I will take a test and come back to show you."
Ning Nuan helplessly reminded: "You took the book upside down."
Ning Lang was startled and hurriedly adjusted the book.
He flattered: "A Nuan, I know that you are most interested in these studies, and you have always loved reading. You are so smart, I can't compare to you. If you were a man, I'm afraid you would have already won the champion. I think we All the ingenuity and ingenuity of your father and mother have come to you, and what was left for me later was all stupid... No, no, I was born earlier than you, and I took all the bad things from my father and mother, and the rest The good ones are all left to you." He said, and couldn't help but praise himself.
Hearing him joking like that, Ning Nuan lost her anger in her heart, she sighed helplessly, and sat down on the side: "They say they are brothers and sisters, but I think my brother is nothing like me. "
"Yes, yes, A Nuan is so good, how can my brother be half as good as you."
Ning Nuan was amused by him, but he didn't hold back for a while, the corners of his eyes were bent, and he laughed again.
"If my brother studies seriously, he will definitely be able to learn well."
"Yes, yes, A Nuan is right."
"Then from tomorrow, my brother will get up an hour earlier than usual, and spend more time reading the book."
Ning Lang froze for a moment, and then responded with a full mouth.
Seeing the smile on her face, Ning Lang leaned over again and said, "I still have something to discuss with you."
"What's up?"
"My classmates from the academy invited me to stay in Xiaofang Mountain for a few days."
Ning Nuan was confused: "What are you going to do there?"
Ning Lang scratched his head: "I don't know, but I just heard from them that just being bored at home and studying will only make the mood unhappy. Occasionally feel bored and go out for more walks, and maybe the inspiration to write an article will come..." It's just that For today's him, inspiration can't be grasped even if it comes.
It's just that Ning Lang has been staying at home for a long time, and when he hears it, he wants to go out to play.
"What about the academy?"
"Those days happened to be the academy's holiday." Ning Lang said truthfully, "I want to go with them, I'm afraid I won't be able to read books every day as you said, but I'm going out with my classmates, they are good at learning and reading. Work hard, even when you go outside, you won’t slack off…”
Seeing her silence, Ning Lang said again and again: "If you don't think it's appropriate, then I'll just not go..." He said at the end, his tone was also a little low.
"I didn't say no. If you don't delay the classes in the academy, it's not impossible for your brother to go. You can go out and play with your classmates." Ning Nuan still believes in those classmates in his academy. Besides, the students in the academy In the future, we all have to step into the officialdom. If we can build a good relationship, the future will also be Ning Lang's help. "My brother asked me to tell me because I was afraid my parents wouldn't agree?"
Ning Lang nodded vigorously.
Ning Nuan smiled: "Then I'll go and tell my mother that it's just that when my brother goes out, I have to take Qingsong with me. I will ask Qingsong to do something. If Qingsong disagrees, my brother can't do it."
Ning Lang was dumbfounded: "I still have to be put on the head by a servant!?"
"Qingsong is watching my brother for me. If my brother doesn't agree, then I won't go and intercede for you." Ning Nuan added: "When my brother comes back, if Qingsong complains, I won't help my brother in the future."
Ning Lang had to answer reluctantly.
Ning Nuan went to Jiang Yunlan to talk, and Jiang Yunlan agreed readily.
Ning Lang was so happy that he went to share the news with his classmates, and when he turned around, he packed up his luggage excitedly. It was the first time he went out to play with his classmates, not his own friends, so Ning Lang was very cautious. He didn't dare to bring any playthings. He also stuffed several books into the bag, just waiting to get to Xiaofangshan. , ask your classmates questions about knowledge.
On the day of departure, he asked the kitchen to make a lot of snacks, and the large and small bags filled the small half-carriage. For fear that Xiao Fangshan's food would not be good, he would be very hungry after a few days out. Not only did he consider the food for the next few days. Well, don't forget to bring it to your classmates too.
Qing Song was the only servant who followed him. After being dragged by the three of the Ning family and repeatedly instructed, he climbed into the carriage in a daze, and drove out with Ning Lang.
After Ning Lang left, the Ning family became quiet. Suddenly without his brother, Ning Nuan was still a little unaccustomed to it. Jiang Yunlan saw it in her eyes, for fear that she would be bored alone, she simply stuffed her with another ledger and directed her to go out to the shop to check the accounts.
Ning Nuan did not refuse, and found a sunny day, and went out with Xiang Tao.