(six)
Although the village where Gu's family is located in Tangshan is not big, the scenery is excellent.
There is a natural soup spring in Zhuangzi. Every day, I eat fresh Dongzi goods in Zhuangzi, walk around and enjoy the scenery.
After a few days, Ning Ning fell in love with this place, and even thought of buying a Zhuangzi.
My father and mother have worked hard all their lives, my father has worked hard for the imperial court, and my mother has not come out to relax for many years for the family and business.
It would be nice to have a place like this for the family to play in their spare time.
The key is not far from the capital.
Ning Ning asked people to inquire about this matter, only to know that this place is easy to build, and it is difficult to find springs. The most precious thing in Tangshan is this Tangquan Eye. Without Tangquan, there is nothing worth staying in this place.
Now, wherever there are springs, there are Zhuangzi. Most of the Zhuangzi in this place belonged to dignitaries, and no one was short of money, so naturally no one would take out food.
However, Zhuangtou on the Zhuangzi in Tangquan had a message for Ningning.
There is a Zhuangzi not far from this Zhuangzi. No one has ever come to that place. Most of the time, the owner has forgotten it, and maybe he can persuade the other party to sell it.
Ning Ning couldn't help but think, went out several times to enjoy the scenery, and saw that it was really quiet there, but he was somewhat hesitant when he came to the door just like that.
"Girl, if you really like it, the servant will ask Zhao Da to ask." Zhi Shu said.
Zhao Da went, but was rejected by the other party.
The other party said that no one will sell the Gu family.
Could it be that this family still has a grudge against the Gu family
Since they don't sell the Gu family, this Zhuangzi is not bought by the Gu family. If it is said that it is the Xue family, will the other party sell it
Zhao Da came to the door again. The other party did not refuse this time, but only said that he wanted to meet the buyer.
The owner of this Zhuangzi is really strange, but after thinking about it, maybe it is related to the Xue family, and Ning Ning intends to meet him.
The other party did not ask her to meet at Zhuangzi, but in a stone pavilion not far from Zhuangzi.
Ningning has been to that place, and it is best to enjoy the snow when it snows outside.
She arrived as promised, but saw an unexpected person.
"haven't seen you for a long time."
Ning Ning looked at each other in surprise, and at the same time was a little surprised.
She hasn't seen her for two years, she has changed a lot, but he hasn't changed at all.
Occasionally, in the dead of night, when I think back quietly, I always feel that I fell in love with him back then, probably because of his handsome appearance.
He was the most handsome man she had ever seen, apart from her father and her two older brothers.
"Long time no see, His Royal Highness King Lu."
King Lu looked at her deeply, and a trace of complexity flashed in his dark blue eyes.
Traveling for two years, he didn't even return on his father's 60th birthday, and he didn't want to come back for some reason. In the past two years, he has been to many, many places, and he has also taken a voyage to the sea. He has seen many scenes that he had seen in his early years, but he had never cared about, and he also understood many things.
When I came back this time, I planned to stay here for a few days, so I went back to Beijing to visit the father and emperor. I didn't expect that someone would come to buy his Zhuangzi, and it was her.
"Are you doing okay?"
Ning Ning lowered her eyes and nodded, "I'm fine, His Royal Highness King Lu."
King Lu glanced at her dressed as a woman, and seeing her ruddy complexion and relaxed eyebrows, she must be living well. When my heart was slightly astringent, I couldn't help but sigh: "You can have a good life."
"How is Your Highness King Lu? I heard that you were out on a tour. Last year, when you entered the palace to meet His Majesty, His Majesty said a few words to you."
"Presumably the father and the emperor have often scolded this king for being unfilial."
It seems that it suddenly returned to the original time. At that time, Emperor Jiacheng was still living in the Xue family, and the two people, one big and one small, would always have a lot to say because of Emperor Jiacheng.
"His Majesty didn't, I just sighed that I was afraid that you would go, and I don't know when you will return."
"This king will return to the palace in two days."
With nothing to say, the scene fell into silence.
Snowflakes floated outside again, and Zhishu and Zhao Da, who were guarding outside, went to hide from the snow under a tree not far away.
Especially Zhishu, his heart is very complicated. I didn't expect this Zhuangzi to belong to His Royal Highness King Lu. Is this fate
In the pavilion, Ning Ning said, "I didn't know that Zhuangzi belonged to His Highness. If he knew, he would not open his mouth rashly. I hope His Highness will not blame the abruptness. If it's all right, the concubine will say goodbye."
Saying that, she plans to leave.
King Lu stopped her: "If you want, I will send it to you."
Ning Ning looked back at him in amazement, and lowered his eyes: "No merit, no reward, His Royal Highness King Xie Lu is kind, and my concubine bids farewell."
At this moment, a shadow covered in snow suddenly rushed in and hit Ning Ning straight.
King Lu only had time to grab Ning Ning and pull her away.
Ning Ning was in shock, but just as he stood firm, the person who came was already crying.
It turned out to be Shao Yan.
"Cousin-in-law, please save me. It wasn't my intention to leave my cousin, but I couldn't help it. But my uncle and aunt treated me like this, not to mention hurting my mother, and wanted to send us back to Shandong. I I know there must be something bad waiting for me in Shandong, and maybe I will die if I go back. Sister-in-law, now only you can save me."
coming.
Ning Ning had long expected that things would not end like this, but when it really came, it still caught her off guard.
She was about to speak, but she didn't expect someone to be faster than her.
"What did you say?! It was you!"
King Lu stepped up and kicked Shao Yan over, and when the other's face was raised, he could see who was coming.
"Speak clearly." He shouted coldly, his eyes like knives.
Under the pressure of King Lu, Shao Yan stumbled and told the ins and outs of the matter.
However, she naturally only said that it was beneficial to herself. It was obviously a secret drug, and she said that it was hard to restrain her. All in all, she had an affair with Gu Qian.
After the incident, Gu Qian was very annoyed, but he didn't dare to tell his parents and Ning Ning.
And Shao Yan kept forcing him, that's why Gu Qian said that he would bring Ning Ning to Tangshan.
In fact, he was also trying to avoid it, but unfortunately Shao Yan found out and forced him not to leave. And Ning Ning's initiative to go out made Gu Qian, who didn't know how to solve this matter, take it seriously. He wanted to take advantage of Ning Ning's absence to solve this matter.
After that, he negotiated with Shao Yan several times to no avail, and Gu Lanying took the opportunity to make trouble in front of Mrs. Gu.
Since then, things have been exposed, but unfortunately Gu Lanying ignored Gu Heng's fear of the Xue family, and would rather fight her own sister and niece instead, and also deal with them.
Seeing that they couldn't stop, they could only pretend that they were willing to be sent away. When they passed through Tangshan, Shao Yan sneaked away, and the previous scene happened.
From beginning to end, Ning Ning was expressionless, so King Lu couldn't guess what she was thinking.
"What do you want to do? I helped you deal with her!"
Ning Ning stood up and blessed: "His Royal Highness Xie Lu helped, and the concubine will stay soon." After speaking, she lowered her head and planned to leave.
King Lu grabbed her: "Are you going to endure it? What the hell are you thinking?"
"What I think is my own business, and there is no need to report it to His Royal Highness King Lu."
King Lu tightened his jaw and said, "If you don't tell me, I will tell your father."
Seeing this, Ning Ning said helplessly: "I will tell my parents about this matter, so don't worry too much about His Royal Highness King Lu."
Ning Ning soon took people away, along with Shao Yan.
King Lu looked at her back, his eyes rolling endlessly.
The Gu family received news that Shao Yan had sneaked away, and the union was in nearby Tangshan, so people from the Gu family came in the afternoon.
It's a pity that it failed, because Ning Ning has returned to Xue's house at this moment.
"How could such a thing happen?"
Zhao'er couldn't believe it, fell into Xue Tingxiang's arms and cried.
"Mother, don't cry, my daughter is nothing."
"How could it be nothing, how could it be nothing! It's all a mother's fault, and you shouldn't have been married to the Gu family in the first place." At this moment, Zhao Er's whole person is not good.
"I'll take your mother down to calm down." Xue Tingxiang took a deep breath and said.
Ning Ning nodded, and when her parents left, a trace of guilt appeared on her face.
Xue Tingxiang quickly turned back and asked Ningning, "What are you going to do?"
"I want to leave."
He nodded: "Then let's go."
It wasn't until he turned around and was about to leave that Ning Ning asked nervously, "Father, why are you—"
"Why what?"
Xue Tingxiang turned around and looked at his daughter, his eyes were deep and full of wisdom, he seemed to understand everything, and he seemed calm.
"I wonder why Dad didn't ask you why you want to reconcile?"
Ning Ning hesitated and nodded.
"You are my daughter Xue Tingxiang, you don't need to be wronged."
After speaking, Xue Tingxiang left, leaving Ning Ning in tears.
Xue Tingxiang quickly got back the Heli book.
As he said, his daughter doesn't need to be wronged, and these things that Ning Ning thought would probably be entangled for a long time were easily resolved.
I don't know how Xue Tingxiang comforted Zhao'er, waiting for Zhao'er to appear in front of Ningning again, just like before. It seems that Ning Ning has not reconciled, and has not experienced all that, it is still like when he was still in the boudoir.
But just like this, Ning Ning felt guilty.
The more she didn't want to hurt her family, the more she would always be self-defeating.
When the New Year was approaching, Xue Yaotai came back from outside.
Unlike before, he brought a girl back this time.
She is a very outgoing girl. She seems to have a grudge against Xue Yaotai, and she always shouts that she has been tricked by him and wants revenge.
Only later did I find out that the girl had lost the bet with Xue Yaotai and lost herself to him.
Xue Yaotai naturally knew about his sister and Li, but he didn't say anything, only said that he would take her out to relax in the future.
This year, Xue Yaohong, who was released from the outside world, still did not come back, but just handed a letter to his home.
He naturally knew about his sister and Li, but like his second brother, he didn't say anything, just let his sister stay at home with peace of mind and don't think too much.
Winter comes and spring comes, and it's a new year.
One day, Xue Tingyan was at home and called her daughter.
"What are your plans for the future?"
Ning Ning hesitated and said, "Second brother said to take me out to relax, I want to go out and have a look."
"where to?"
"Go to a place you haven't been before and look at the blue sky, white clouds, sea, mountains..."
"it is good."
Xue Tingxiang agreed too calmly, but instead surprised Ning Ning.
She glanced at Xue Tingyan hesitantly, "Father, why..."
Xue Tingxiang put down the wolf pen in his hand and said, "From childhood to adulthood, except for your elder brother, Dad never asked you to do anything. Because Dad thinks that everyone's life should be controlled by themselves, not others. Similarly, I think Whatever you do, just think about it, and do it if you have the courage to undertake it. I, your elder brother, and your second elder brother each have their own responsibilities. You are the youngest child in our family. Although you are a girl, I hope you Live freely and happily.”
Ning Ning couldn't help crying again, only to realize that she had been sleepy from beginning to end.
…
When spring came, Ningning and the second brother set off.
Naturally, there is that girl named Dong'er who escapes.
Xue Yaotai asked her where she wanted to go, and Ningning thought about it and said, "I want to go back to Yuqing Village first."
Xue Yaotai did not ask her why she wanted to go back to Yuqing Village, but took her on the road back to Shanxi.
Along the way, a lot of interesting things happened, and Ning Ning also knew why Donger would say that about her second brother.
She thought that the good things about the second brother were coming soon, but if the second brother didn't say anything, she wouldn't say anything. But she could see that this girl named Dong'er was still a little ignorant, just like she was back then, and the speed of the second brother's good deeds depended on when Dong'er would be enlightened.
On the village trail, a horse-drawn carriage was running.
The carriage is extremely ordinary, but the driver who drives the carriage is very handsome, so handsome that he doesn't look like a driver.
The curtain was lifted, and a young man emerged from inside.
Why do you say juvenile? Because although she was wearing men's clothes, because of her small stature, she looked really small, and she was fair and handsome.
"Second brother, are you almost there?"
"Come on, just turn this corner."
Sure enough.
From far away, I can see the tall and straight flagpole in the distance, and the flag fluttering in the wind.
It's just that with the passing of so many years, it is no longer the two poles of the year, but has become a lot of poles, but the most eye-catching is the two flags of fame standing at the forefront.
"Second brother, do you still remember this flag?"
"of course I remember."
"It's still so tall, so big, so majestic."
"You want to come back just to see it?"
Ning Ning nodded.
The sun was shining brightly, and she had to cover her eyes halfway to see it clearly.
Back then, when a little girl saw the flag for the first time, she also half-closed her eyes and said the same thing.
Now, she came to see it again.
I don't know why, suddenly the tears rained down.
Xue Yaotai sighed and smiled: "I didn't expect that you are the youngest of the brothers and sisters, but the one with the heaviest mind."
"I won't anymore."
…
After staying in Yuqing Village for a few days, Ningning set off again.
This trip is to Jiangnan.
Ning Ning had long heard that Jiangnan was picturesque and wanted to take a look.
They went to Nanjing, saw the Qinhuai River for ten miles, went to Hangzhou, saw the picturesque West Lake, and also went to Suzhou, where they saw the picturesque water town.
They left their footprints everywhere, and they did not walk in a hurry, and they watched as they walked.
Unfortunately, there was an uninvited guest halfway through. The uninvited guest didn't approach, didn't talk, but didn't move away, just like this unhurriedly attached to the back.
Xue Yaotai said he was going to chase him away, but Ning Ning said don't care. Occasionally, when she was in a hurry, she would say a few words of expulsion. The person disappeared for two days, and then he could be seen from a distance.
Later, Xue Yaotai left. He still had his own business to do, so he couldn't stay with him all the time.
Fortunately, the Xue family has a great business and has many guards. If you choose a few guards and girls to accompany you, the world can go anywhere. Then again, there's that uninvited guest.
He was very patient, and seemed to be following along.
Ningning also went to Zhejiang and Guangzhou to see the real sea. Although she was born on the coast, she has never really seen what the sea looks like.
It was not until she took a boat and went to the depths of the sea that she realized how majestic the sea is.
She went to Dinghai City and saw a more magnificent scene than when she was a child. She also went to Qiongzhou and Hongdao. It is said that she grew up in her mother's belly a little here.
"Auntie Hong said that you were very romantic back then. How many people in the Red Gang envy Hall Master Mo's many good friends."
"My mother was born in a brothel, and then went to the pirate's den. After my adoptive father left, I was almost not insulted. In fact, the reason why my mother died back then was that I didn't want to drag me down..."
An orphan, a widowed mother, an eight-year-old child, cannot protect a beautiful woman.
Ning Ning was silent for a while after listening, before she didn't want to say that she sympathized with him.
…
Ningning also went to Ryukyu, Annan, and Siam. If the Cape of Good Hope was not too dangerous, she also planned to visit the Cape of Good Hope as the foreigners called it.
Of course, not only did she play, she also helped Tailong Trading Company do a lot of business, rescued a sea merchant who was almost attacked by pirates, and fought a battle with the Portuguese navy, who was also a businessman.
In fact, she was just a blind commander, and it was the uninvited guest who contributed. That time was very dangerous, the two were almost gone, and it was that time that she made up her mind.
There are many, many more, Ning Ning's life is colorful, and she doesn't even want to go home.
And that uninvited guest has been following her cheekily, maybe cheekiness is not enough to describe.
Anyway, after Xue Tingxiang knew about this, he was furious and could not wait to fly over with his wings and drive this person away.
It's a pity that he can't insert his wings and can't fly over. With Ye Ju's retirement, Lin Miao's is about to start his career.
Lin Miao is a big-hearted man. He claims to be incapable of being a student, so he leaves everything to Xue Tingxiang. The same is true of Emperor Jiacheng, he couldn't walk away at all, he could only dry his breath.
Every time he received a letter from his daughter, it was obvious that the person was not mentioned in it, and he would get angry for a few days.
"You can do it. I don't know who persuaded me back then. It's good for my daughter to be happy. She's just such a precious girl. We've been tired all our lives, and we don't want her to be happy."
"Can that be the same?"
"Why is it different? Whoever saw the clue back then didn't say anything, and let his daughter go to suffer that hardship. If you don't talk about it, I can't remember it. When we talk about it, let's talk about it. Heze, you look at a fire pit in front of you, and you sit and watch your daughter dance, why are you so cruel, didn't you raise it with your pregnancy in October?"
Xue Tingxiang was simply wronged to die. He was not the reincarnation of an immortal. He only saw that his daughter's attitude was wrong, and he could figure out what happened later.
But because of this, whenever Zhao'er mentioned it, he would have to be scolded, and the key point was that he could only endure it.
"How much older he is than Ningning! He will die in front of my daughter in the future. My daughter is not going to be a widow!"
He said it with righteous indignation, but Zhao'er wiped away tears: "Okay, if you think I'm old, and I'm older than you, will I die before you and make you a widower."
"What nonsense, you can be like him!"
"Why is it different..."
"He used to be mean to you!"
"It wasn't him back then. You probably lost your daughter-in-law and children. You've already been a widower. Besides, what kind of wickedness is that? I think he's inexplicable now. It's an old account for so many years, and you still turn it over. The old account, to put it bluntly, is to dislike my old pearl..."
In the end, Xue Tingxiang still didn't make a move, and he really missed his daughter, so he recruited two people back.
Yes, two people.
Ning Ning was heartless, and when she came back, she took her mother's hand and said her own words. The uninvited guest was thrown behind her head by her, her face darkened with anger.
Xue Tingxiang was overjoyed when he saw this scene.
Happy, yet angry.
He looked at each other with disgust: "If you don't go back, what are you doing here?"
Someone bowed his head silently.
Xue Tingxiang ate the other party's dry vinegar for many years, and every time he mentioned it, he had to eat it. Although he knew that this man looked cold, he was actually a gentleman. Eternal separation, there will be no next two children.
And he later had the opportunity to do something, but he never did anything.
But he just couldn't get used to this man.
You YouQi saw the rare low profile of the other party, and he became more and more evil: "My Xue family is the first of a scholarly family, you have no fame, no way!"
"My daughter was born as beautiful as a flower, you are too ugly, no!"
"My daughter's family is rich, you're too poor to eat a salary, you can't!"
"My daughter is so much younger than you, you will die early in the future, and she is going to be a widow, so she still can't!"
Behind the door, Ning Ning struggled to come out, but was held back by Zhao'er.
At this time, the man who had been silent all along spoke up.
"I will work hard to live behind her, and I will definitely not let her be a widow."
Ning Ning covered her mouth and cried.
The tall man lifted the hem of his robe and knelt down: "Father-in-law, please give Ningning to me, I will definitely treat her well."
Winter days are always late.
But with snow, it's different. Even at night, if you look out the window, you can see a white light.
The ground dragon in the house was burning warmly, so the bedding was also light and thin.
King Lu woke up long ago, but he was reluctant to move, feeling the softness.
The man in the quilt moved a bit, and then went down again.
After getting married, King Lu knew that she had such a habit of sleeping. Curled up like a shrimp, hiding her head and face under the quilt, it always makes people worry that she will be suffocated to death by herself.
So King Lu was very alert when sleeping at night, and from time to time he would touch her and pull her up. Later, he simply hugged the person in his arms to stop him.
She struggled at first, but she got used to it after a while.
Every winter, no matter where they are, they always have to go back to Beijing, stay in Tangquan Zhuangzi, and spend the whole winter leisurely.
Of course, it is inevitable to go back to the capital, or enter the palace, or go to the Xue family.
However, the older his father-in-law became, the more naive he was, and he always liked to oppose him, and gradually he was reluctant to go. However, he said it doesn't count here, so he still has to go.
After lying down for a while, King Lu couldn't lie still, and got up lightly.
She turned over, Crow Crow's long hair was exposed, like the finest satin, he reached out and stroked it before covering her with the quilt and putting on clothes.
King Lu has always had the habit of practicing martial arts in the morning for decades.
Now he is more and more diligent, and even ordered people to find a lot of secrets of health preservation. That Wu Qin Xi is his new favorite recently.
His father-in-law was so stinky that he cursed him to die early when he saw him, so he must live a long time and see who gets hit in the face.
King Lu pushed open the door and went out, and a gust of cold wind blew on his face, freezing to the bone.
His clothes were thin, but he was not afraid to go out. Get a shovel first, then shovel the snow in the yard.
He has been alone for a long time, and he used to not like to be served by others. Later, he became a prince and became a king, and it was still the same. Ning Ning didn't do this at first, probably because the two of them have been together for a long time, and he has also developed a habit. No matter where the two are, there are only one or two servants around, and they don't come out when they don't call.
When King Lu shoveled the snow out of the yard, his body was steaming hot. Then he put the shovel back, went to the kitchen by the way, set a fire, washed a few more rice and threw it in.
There are a lot of vegetables in the cabinet in the corner, all of which are the freshest, and they should be washed and selected well. On the chopping board, chicken, duck, and fish are ready for meat.
King Lu knew how to cook his own meals when he was a child, and he was too stubborn to eat the food in the pirate's den. At that time he was still young, and there was a cook among the pirates, so he watched and learned, and he learned.
Everyone said that Master Mo was good at swordsmanship, but no one knew that he was good at swordsmanship because he learned it from the cook. It is because of this that he has never liked to deal with trivial matters such as vegetables and food, so the servants prepare and bring them in advance, and he just does it.
He took out a piece of chicken breast, took up the kitchen knife, and saw a dazzling flash of silver light, and the chicken turned into chicken mince.
Ning Ning loves to eat chicken porridge. In addition to the pickles made by Yue's mother, it's better to have some buns with delicious stuffing.
No matter what stuffing, he took a few handfuls of vegetables and chopped them up, and then took out a piece of fat and thin meat and chopped it into stuffing.
After adjusting the seasoning and marinating for a while, he has already taken out the awakened dough.
The two of them couldn't eat much, so King Lu packed a basket of buns.
A steamer was placed in the pot, and a handful of firewood was added to the stove. King Lu left, and someone would watch the heat.
When Ning Ning woke up, she saw that there was no one around.
But he was used to it, and knew that he couldn't be idle in the morning.
She slowly put on her clothes, tucked her hair behind her ears at will, and pulled her embroidered shoes out.
When the curtain was lifted, it was freezing cold outside. Fortunately, she had just woken up and there was an earth dragon. She stood inside and looked out smartly.
There is heat on the ground, and naturally it won't freeze, otherwise he should be angry again.
In the past, my mother always said that my father was too stingy. In fact, Ning Ning felt that all men were like this.
She held the curtain in one hand and leaned against the door frame to look out.
I saw that he was wearing a single shirt with a slightly open front, revealing the knotted muscles inside, and was earnestly practicing the Lao Shizi Wu Qin Xi.
Weird appearance, not as good-looking as he plays with a sword, let alone a knife.
Ning Ning likes to watch him play with knives the most, which makes her dazzled.
She was cold when she looked at him like this, but he was steaming hot.
Well, it's steaming hot to the naked eye.
"Awake?" In fact, he saw her from the corner of his eye, but King Lu still waited for this set to finish before making a sound.
"Um."
"Breakfast is ready."
"Then I'll bring it." After speaking, Ning Ning was about to step out of the threshold, but he was blocked.
"It's cold outside, I'll go."
Not long after, he came back with a tray of food.
He went to wipe his sweat and change his clothes, Ningning set the table, and just after it was set, he came back.
Every time Ning Ning saw him move so fast, he wondered if he had never changed his clothes. Lu Wangai wears some dark colors. It comes and goes either blue or black. It's not unreasonable for Ning Ning to be so suspicious.
"Delicious, your craftsmanship is getting better and better."
King Lu didn't speak, but there was a smile in his dark blue eyes.
"Let's go home later, I miss Brother Ji."
Ji Ge'er is the only son of the two, Fang is six years old this year. It is common to have lived with my grandfather and grandmother, because my parents are unreliable.
In fact, it is not unreliable. The two stayed in Beijing for three years, and only went out from time to time. And the time is extremely short, they all come back in two or three months, so I have been out for a long time this year, a full half a year.
King Lu actually didn't want this child very much. He always felt that he had robbed Ning Ning from him and occupied the time they spent together. It's also because his stinky father-in-law has poison in his mouth. He always feels that time is short, and he can save some things.
"I don't want to go."
Ning Ning's eyes filled with light, and he laughed: "What? Still angry."
King Lu snorted: "I definitely won't let you be a widow."
Knowing that he cares about this, Ning Ning didn't dare to laugh too much, otherwise he should be angry again.
It's just a sentence, he has been thinking about it for so many years, how could Ning Ning miss the bits and pieces he made for this sentence.
"Well, I know, you must live behind me. Didn't you say that, I have shallow eyelids. If you walked in front of me, I would cry miserably."
In the end, King Lu lived to ninety-eight. During the time when Ningning was dying, he always put his arms around her and kept saying to her: "I think that dream was to guide me to come to you, but unfortunately I came late. If there is a next life, I will definitely come earlier, if only I have this dream in my next life."
She touched his hand and said, "There will definitely be more, remember to come earlier."