In the yard, Su Tan'er's expression seemed a little confused. She used to call Ning Yi "Xianggong", but at this time she said "Husband", her voice was soft, as if with a soft warmth. However, the slightly confused state disappeared after a while. She raised her hand, rubbed her face, shook her head, and then picked up the fire book by the table. The light lit up several times between the windows and lit the oil lamp in the room again. Ning Yi pouted and smiled embarrassedly.
"Uh, it's almost done... a little tired."
She shook her head and her hair that was already a little messy, then folded her hands on the table, raised her head and smiled at Ning Yi. After a while, Ning Yi turned to leave, and the woman in the window was busy again, waiting for the lights It finally went out, and it was more than half an hour later.
This day is the eleventh day of the seventh month in the eighth year of Jinghan. The next day when I went to the academy, Su Zhongkan, Su Chonghua and several other academy teachers held a meeting, and of course Ning Yi and Li Pin were also called. Mainly because the situation outside became a little tense, and the academy was ready to temporarily close.
These children who study in the academy are generally related to the Su family. At this time, if the family is outside the city, most of them have already entered the city with their parents and arranged to live in the Su family. For a month or two after the gates were closed, the outside of the city was relatively chaotic, and the inside of the city was actually not very pleasant, and it was impossible for all kinds of life to continue as usual. For example, Mr. Qin had already closed the chess booth two days earlier, and will no longer go out to set it up.
At this time, the academy also knew that Li Pin was going to Beijing. It was planned to leave after the flood and would stay here to teach for more than a month. But now that the academy is going to be temporarily closed, I probably won't see it in the academy for more than a month. At noon, Su Zhongkan will be the host, and a banquet will be held at the best restaurant near the academy as a farewell.
Since Li Pin entered the Yushan Academy, Su Chonghua and others knew that he could not teach in this small academy for a long time. However, thanks to Li Pin's fame, Yushan Academy can naturally raise his worth. This time, some people who knew the inside story knew that he was going to become an official. Su Zhongkan generously offered him a large salary. After tangling with Pan, I said a lot of good things, and I wish him a smooth journey and prosperity.
"Dexin and Liheng are the two most outstanding people in my Yushan Academy. We are all old and useless. But Liheng's temperament is too light, which is embarrassing. You should learn more from Dexin. Dexin is well-mannered, and it is the training that people who will do great things in the future should have..."
Above the banquet, the rest were all middle-aged and elderly people, so it was inevitable that Ning Yi and Li Pin would be brought together to talk about it. In fact, both of them are now considered to be the top talents in Jiangning, but Ning Yi's situation is more extreme. I heard that some people who are famous for him consider him to be the number one talent in Jiangning. When he appears, others hesitate to write poems. But he didn't participate in the poetry club entertainment, didn't interact with many literati, and took the title of son-in-law. He has such talent but really can't see what he wants, and now he has to think that he has an eccentric temperament. In private, there are those who think that he is famous, and there are those who think he is a genius, but the fame of people like Li Pin and Cao Guan is always different.
Su Chonghua said this because he was an elder, so Ning Yi could only smile: "Mountain chief, don't make fun of me." Li Pin smiled and said, "Liheng is a lot better than me in dealing with people, I should learn from Liheng. right… "
"Hey, I know you two are close, but Dexin doesn't need to say such good things for Liheng." Su Zhongkan also smiled and waved, "Once the city gate is closed, I don't know when it will be opened. Dexin still has at least a month left before leaving, so it's not good to be bored at home all the time. If he goes to any poetry party, Dexin will come and bring Liheng with him. Although Liheng is a scholar, his temperament is too boring. , it's always bad. Otherwise, I will be hosting Wenxing and others in Yancuilou tonight. Liheng and Dexin will go together. It's a gathering of young people. If it doesn’t work, Liheng Dexin Bento is to teach these brothers how to…”
Li Pin didn't mind this kind of thing, Su Zhongkan spoke up as the second uncle, and Ning Yi couldn't refuse for a while, so he had to agree for a while. After the banquet, the group went downstairs, and Su Zhongkan walked up to Ning Yi:
"Other people plan a big room, two rooms, three rooms in the house. In fact, they are all boring. Outsiders see it as lively. In fact, they are all a family. There are so many good points. Your cousins are not up to expectations. If you really let them After taking over the family business, she will be defeated sooner or later. Taner Shang will not let her men, if she takes over the Su family in the future, it will be the best thing. Unfortunately, she is a daughter after all, and sometimes it is inevitable that she will be alone. Gu, the situation in and outside the city has been tense recently, and her temperament is also very hands-on. When I met recently, I can see that Tan'er is always a little tired. You are her husband, you should take more care of her and pity her, and persuade her to relax properly. Business in the world is not It can be done in no time.”
Su Zhongkan spoke earnestly, and Ning Yi nodded respectfully. Except for Su Tan'er, the third generation of the Su family has nothing to be desired, but this is not the case with the second generation. Su Boyong, Su Zhongkan, and Su Yunfang each have their own skills, and now the overall situation of the Su family is still in their hands. Whether it's true or false, just relying on this sentence, you can know that Su Zhongkan is really not simple.
All the way home, this afternoon has passed half. Passing through the outer courtyard and the inner courtyard, it was a little noisy outside because many relatives had recently been arranged to live here. When they returned to the courtyard where they lived, the noises subsided. The sun shines through the tall tree branches into the somewhat quiet courtyard. It seems that no one is there. Chan'er, Juan'er, and Xing'er are not there. I don't know if I'm going out with Tan'er or dealing with the relatives of the big house. The window of Su Tan'er's room was open. When Ning Yi walked over, she saw her lying on the table sleeping. The situation was similar to last night. Today, I am afraid I was dealing with some things at noon, and then fell asleep. The wind blowing through the courtyard Twist the woman's hair.
Since she was sleeping, Ning Yi didn't intend to disturb her, and went back to her room to read a book for a while. With the cicadas chirping, he got up and went to the small kitchen next to him where the water was being boiled.
In these years, taking a bath is actually a hassle. Every time I take a shower, I have to go back and forth many times to fill the tub. More troublesome. There is a large tank for storing water in the bathroom, but the water ran out today, so I had to go to the small kitchen a room apart to fetch it, and the hot water was also fetched from there. If it is winter, you can make a fire under the bucket to keep the water temperature, but it is basically not done in summer and early autumn.
He has been very strong lately, especially after practicing Professor Lu Hongti's breathing technique, this kind of simple labor does not even sweat at all, and he has a sense of accomplishment when he proposes, probably mixed with some hot water and filled it up After most of the barrel, the courtyard was still quiet, and the noise of people was far too far away from reality. In the afternoon of early autumn, in the ancient world that was a thousand years away from the modern era, it was really wonderful to be alone doing such a thing.
There are many things, but at least there is martial arts, there is such a... small family. When he was fetching water from the water tank, he felt the power accumulated in his body, and he thought about what the three maids were busy doing on such an afternoon. He went to the outside of the bathroom, then opened the curtain and entered inside. After taking two steps, he could clearly see the figure standing in front of the tub.
The cyan coat and long skirt had been placed on the rack next to the clothes. The woman was wearing a red apron and white thin silk trousers. She had a graceful figure, her white and clean bare back was facing Ning Yi, and her shoes and socks had been taken off. On the ground to one side, she reached out and pulled out a few hairpins on her head, and her long hair fell like a waterfall, swaying as she shook her head. When Ning Yi noticed this scene, the woman had already turned her head, her hands were on her cheeks, a few fingers had penetrated into her black hair, and her eyes were a little confused as she just woke up.
Su Tan'er's confusion had its own origin. At noon, I did some things at home. Because I slept late last night, the quality of sleep was not good these days. The temperature at noon was high, and the yard was quiet, so she felt a little sleepy. Lying on the table and thinking about taking a nap, there were some scattered sounds outside. It was Juan'er doing hygiene or something, wiping some china, tea sets, tables, chairs and benches, so she subconsciously ordered Juan'er to burn some hot water to take a bath. At this time, his consciousness was blurred, and then he fell asleep without holding back.
After listening to the order, Juaner happily ran to boil the water. When everything was ready, when she ran to call someone, the lady was already asleep. Juaner knew that she had been working hard these days, and thought that sleep was the most important thing, so she continued to do hygiene, and she was sweating after the hygiene. The lady slept deeply and the water was getting cold, so she simply went to take a bath by herself. . Then someone came to look for Su Tan'er, and she went out to deal with things. It was for this reason that Ning Yi came back and saw that the water tank in the bathroom was empty.
Su Tan'er just woke up, she couldn't tell the time for a while, and came here in a daze. She wasn't sure if she said she wanted to take a bath, but when she saw that the water was ready, she regained her consciousness. She was taking off her dress, and when she looked back, she frowned slightly when she saw her husband carrying two buckets of water in the back.
Ning Yi was also a little puzzled, but he reacted much faster. After thinking for a while, he put down the bucket and turned around silently.
Before the curtain came out, there was a low "ah" cry from the back, and with a bang, Su Tan'er fell into the bathtub that was already half full of water. Obviously, Cai Cai was really taken aback.
I don't shout when I'm scared. I don't know if it's self-control or a bit of an odd temperament... Ning Yi looked back, sighed inwardly, then pulled up a towel next to him and walked over , reached out and carried Su Tan'er out of the tub, wrapped her upper body with a towel, and then helped her to sit next to her.
Leaning on Ning Yi's arms, Su Tan'er kept coughing for a while. Ning Yi patted her back through the bath towel and sighed.
"If you drown in your own bathtub, I don't know what others will say, ah?"
"Cough, huh... cough cough... xianggong..."
Su Tan'er's body was trembling, and she laughed with difficulty. After a while, the cough became more serious...