At the head of the village, there are a few Fengshui trees covered with dead vines. A few yellow dogs with dirty fur saw this stranger and kept barking. There were guests in the village, but just now more than a dozen strong knights came and went in a hurry, so many timid villagers did not dare to go out. Later, seeing Xu Zhiniang and You Songniang returning in a panic, some hands and feet were diligent. The women who got up early and went to cook hurriedly called the man who was lying in bed. Although the man on the kang was not very promising, he had more knowledge than them anyway. In the end, I couldn't say one, two, three.
Back then when Xu Zhiniang was bullied by Qingpi from another village, the elders in the village couldn't stand it, and dared to take the courage to lead the village's young and strong to make a rescue. At this time, I heard that the native dogs raised at home were barking vigorously, for fear of causing trouble, the man who was more impatient ran out of the door before putting down the bowl and kicked them several times. Through the crack of the door, I saw a young boy with a knife, walking slowly on the winding bluestone path. He looks so handsome. If a few pretty village women didn’t know the importance, they would have gone out to tease them a long time ago. They are so beautiful. This is the first time I saw this man. The villagers don't have too many scruples. If the little daughter-in-law gives birth to a baby, she will dare to open her chest if she enjoys the cool summer and breastfeeding. There will be less meat, and when I see the girls in the village of Brother Gongzi, I feel that if he looks at him with his beautiful red phoenix eyes, maybe he is taking advantage of himself.
Xu Fengnian's family passed by one by one, and there were Spring Festival couplets written by the old master Juren hanging on the door, admiring them one by one, stopped at the door of a house at the end of the village, knocked, and opened the door without waiting for the owner's promise, which was unreasonable But unexpectedly saw the young lady, Xu Fengnian stopped to avoid suspicion, and smiled softly: "Why didn't you leave?"
The restless little lady turned her head slightly, not looking at the Lingzhou scholar, and said softly: "Where can you go if you have no relatives and no reason."
Xu Fengnian leaned against the cold courtyard door covered with morning dew, and said with a smile: "I came here on a whim of luck, I thought you should not leave too hastily, so that I can tell my sister-in-law that this matter has really been resolved today, and I The general who came behind was from the same town as Lingzhou. Although he was not a family friend, he did not look at the face of the monk or the face of the Buddha. Asking him to distribute it to the gang of military men to drink old wine and eat dog meat will make big things into small things, so that everyone can save face. How should I put it, as the old saying goes, the king of Hades is happy to see little ghosts Well, if my sister-in-law still doesn't believe me, the government will spit out all the embezzled pension money in these two days and give it back to you, so you know I haven't lied to you."
The little girl's eyes turned red instantly, she lowered her head even more, and twisted the corners of her clothes with a few slender and beautiful fingers that were not as creamy and smooth as the rich girl's.
Xu Fengnian hesitated for a moment, then said: "Say to You Song, study hard with the old master, there is a golden house in the book, when he reaches the age of obtaining fame, our Beiliang will be different from the current world, among other things, Scholars will always have a better chance of getting ahead.”
After Xu Fengnian finished speaking, he turned around, and when he heard Zhitong running out the door and calling for big brother, His Royal Highness still didn't stop. The little girl Xu Qing sighed softly: "My lord, are you not willing to even walk in the door, because you think it's dirty? There are many gossips in front of the widow's door. I understand this truth."
Xu Fengnian was stunned, turned around and smiled wryly, "Sister-in-law, you know I didn't mean that."
The little lady glared and said, "Who is your sister-in-law!"
After she turned around, she said in a low voice but firmly: "I heard from You Song that you gave out two steamed buns in the morning, and I'll make you some food, and then leave after eating. Small households don't have any good things, and they can't even be unreasonable."
Xu Fengnian smiled slightly, and walked into the room. There was a table of eight immortals, which took up half of the space. It can be seen how small the house is. The left side of the room is the side room for sleeping, and the right side where the lady goes should be the kitchen. Although the house is small, it is Sitting north and facing south, it didn't look gloomy. You Song moved the only chair for Xu Fengnian, sat on the small bench by himself, looked up at the great hero in his heart, and stared wide-eyed. The young lady is skilled at cooking, and quickly cooked for Xu Fengnian white rice porridge that can hold five or six bowls, a pair of bowls and chopsticks, and a plate of vinegared cabbage for the porridge. The delicious, sweet and crunchy vinegared cabbage with chopsticks has both bones and tenderness. It is very good for porridge, chewing slowly, and it is actually the most refreshing meal these days.
Xiaoniang and You Song sat side by side on a bench whose vermilion lacquer had already been mottled and peeled off. The child leaned against his mother, with an innocent smile on his face. The girl seemed to be infected by the child's emotions, and the corner of her mouth was smiling. Interesting, even this white porridge and vinegared cabbage can be eaten with relish.
Xu Fengnian was unhappy with porridge, so he ate three bowls slowly, put down the bowls and chopsticks and said with satisfaction: "It's delicious."
Xiao Niang smiled gently: "Eat every day, it won't taste good."
Xu Fengnian nodded and shook his head again: "It's better than eating delicacies from mountains and seas. At least it can nourish the stomach. Besides, the taste of the world is bland. Most people can't taste this level. I only learned about it after studying abroad."
The young lady narrowed her delicate eyebrows, and patted You Song on the head. The child is sensible, so she immediately went to clean up the dishes and move them back to the kitchen. Then she asked cautiously: "As much money as the young master sent out, I will treat it as what Xu Qing owes you, and I will pay it back bit by bit as soon as I have spare money, okay?"
Xu Fengnian smiled without saying a word.
The young lady's face was really thin, and she blushed suddenly when he saw it.
Xu Fengnian calmly said: "A small family like yours in Beiliang has more ways to make a living, and you can only save a dozen or twenty taels of silver by working hard for a year. Even if you can embroider, you can embroider some beautiful sachets and sell them to wealthy families. Ladies and gentlemen, but Daumaguan is only this size, how many can you sell a year? If you spend a lot of money to buy fine satin from a silk and satin shop, but you can’t sell the sachet, put it on your hand , even if there is only one, you still have to lose a lot of money. Even if the business is good, you have to do crop work during the day, and this delicate embroidery work can only be left at night, lighting the oil lamp and slowly picking and twisting, tired, One accidentally fell asleep and woke up to find that the oil lamp was wasted. Don’t you feel bad? You have to stab yourself twice with an embroidery needle? Take ten thousand steps back and say, you can pay back the pension in a year I have thirty taels of silver, how many years do you have to pay back? It stands to reason that for an official bigger than the lieutenant of Daomaguan Zhechong, one or two hundred taels of silver would be too embarrassing for a person to be able to enter this kind of official. Fayan? So, you shouldn’t bring up this topic at all, anyway, I don’t need this little money, so it’s not good to just treat it as my doing good deeds once.”
The little girl raised her head, bit her lip and said with clear eyes, "Repay it!"
Xu Fengnian smiled and said: "Want to pay back? Well, five hundred taels of silver is the base. Besides, in the officialdom, others are not willing to accept the money you give. How do you calculate the favor with the general? Isn’t it worth one thousand taels? Count your five hundred and five hundred taels, and you’ll slowly pay it off in fifty years?”
Xiao Niang calmly said: "Let You Song continue to pay back in the future."
Xu Fengnian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, did Xu Zhiniang's stubbornness come from her mother's womb
Xiaoniang suddenly said softly: "I actually know that the young master is not rich, and I absolutely cannot let the young master be taken advantage of by you. I feel very sorry."
Xu Fengnian asked in surprise, "How do you say that?"
The young lady's cheeks were rosy, and she said weakly: "When the young master took the bowl and chopsticks just now, Xu Qing saw that the palms and ten fingers of the young master are all calluses."
Xu Fengnian was stunned for a while, with a strange smile.
The young lady mistakenly thought that the self-esteem of this Lingzhou scholar was hurt, but she had also heard that scholars and scholars in big cities value face more than money, and that benevolence, righteousness and morality are more valuable than gold and silver, she didn't quite understand this. But I also think it is an excellent thing, if this makes this scholar who is studying abroad feel embarrassed? For a moment, Xiaoniang only felt that her mouth was too stupid, and quietly pinched her thigh with two fingers, and her eyes were moist again in an instant. No matter how hard her life was, no matter how wronged she was, she would not be so weak.
Xu Fengnian hesitated to speak, did not explain the misunderstanding here, turned around and waved to You Song who was hiding behind the kitchen door, took off the Chunlei Knife and handed it to Zhitong, straightened his face and said, "No matter what you think , I’m going to leave after I’ve said some words. If you really want to pay back this money, it’s fine. You can come to Lingzhou to find me someday when you save enough money in one go, otherwise you will treat it as if I can’t afford to lose the money that you pay every day. This time I charge you a face of dozens of taels of silver. Even if my hands are calloused and my family background is mediocre, since I am a scholar, I still have to hold on to this shame. People who come out of the gentry family are just like you. Things are more reasonable.”
The young lady sighed, not daring to go into the wrong place again, for fear that this talkative young man would walk away in a fit of anger, he was the great benefactor of her and You Song.
You Song is holding this Chunlei Knife, which is not well-known in Beiliang, and not many people in Beiliang Palace know the name of it and Xiudong Knife, probably only those maidservants in Wutong Garden know, but Wutong Garden seems to be in harmony Well, His Royal Highness never talked about the rules with them, but how dare they not talk about the rules with Beiliang Palace? Any news about His Royal Highness, no matter how small or trivial, is a death penalty once it reaches the ears of outsiders. Beiliang King Xu Xiao is so kind to His Royal Highness, and his servants, especially servants who don't know the rules, can be treated from Not in a good mood to listen to grievances, killing and feeding the dog, it is considered soft-hearted. The reason why Guoyi Duwei Huangfuping knew about this Spring Thunder Knife was because he "chat" with Xu's father and son at the palace that night, and only then did he catch some clues that he listened to as an imperial decree. You Song asked with a look of admiration: "Big brother, you must be able to beat those Daomaguan soldiers, right?"
Xu Fengnian smiled, and said softly: "It is possible to fight, even if you kill a few people, it is not difficult, but there are some things, it is difficult for an upright official to break up housework, killing and killing is not beneficial to the overall situation, it is better to be patient and reason. If it really doesn’t make sense, it’s not too late to fight. You Song, you know, it’s good to just study and get a good name, but many times you have to rely on your own fists to talk to people, like that Zhang Shun, is the old master who teaches very knowledgeable? Do you know much about the truth? But when Zhang Shun and the old master stand up, who do you think will get down in the end? Of course, the old master has the status of a juror, so he doesn't have to kneel when he sees the county magistrate. Under normal circumstances, I dare not jump in front of the old master."
The young lady chewed the taste carefully, without saying a word.
You Song nodded vigorously and said: "You Song studies to win glory for his mother, but also wants to walk the rivers and lakes like his elder brother, and draw his sword to help when the road is uneven!"
Xu Fengnian reached out and touched the childish forehead, and taught softly: "How many bowls of porridge can you eat with this little stomach? It is right to eat how many bowls of rice if you have a big appetite. First read the Four Books and Five Classics that the old master taught you, and then talk about it." other."
You Song suddenly muffled: "Big brother, my father is a hero."
Xu Fengnian's tone was calm, but his eyes were gentle: "I've never met your father, so I don't know. But You Song and your mother are very good."
very good.
In addition, His Royal Highness, who can speak like a lotus flower, doesn't know how to comment.
Relatives may have thought of doing this and have the ability, but I don't want to repeat the same mistakes. "
The boy holding the knife didn't understand anyway, he only heard that the big brother's house seemed to be very big.
The innocent girl in her heart was dazed when she heard this, with a dazed look on her face.
Xu Fengnian stood up, the girl patted You Song on the shoulder, and the child hurriedly handed back the Chunlei Knife to him.
Xu Fengnian smiled and said something that my little mother couldn't figure out no matter how much she licked and chewed, "To help you today, the root cause is today's incident, and my father is to blame. If this kind of thing happens in Beiliang in the future, you and You Song can do it." Blame me."
The girl and the child were sent to the gate of the courtyard, Xu Fengnian hesitated, and said softly: "At that time, I stretched out my hand to stop you by the stream, it was unintentional, don't blame me."
The girl, Xu Qing, blushed so prettyly that water dripped out.
At that time, she was only focused on rushing forward, and when His Royal Highness stretched out his arm, she bumped into that plump chest.
Seeing her on the verge of crying, His Royal Highness Shizi, who knew what was unnecessary, smiled a little shamelessly, and walked out of the village gracefully.