Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 162 Revisiting Ouyang Xiu

After lunch, Fanning went back to his room and took a good night's sleep, fully recovering from the exhaustion of the journey.

It was already afternoon when he woke up, the inn was very quiet, Fan Ning took a good wash, and then changed into a light white scholar's uniform and a gauze cap.

The door of Su Liang's room on the opposite side was closed. He went to a relative's house in the afternoon and might not be able to return until evening.

The door of Li Dashou's room is always closed. It is estimated that he is still practicing calligraphy profusely.

"Dashou, I'm going out for a walk, I have to come back later!"

"Ok!"

There was a dull response from the room, Fan Ning shook his head, and went out with a folding fan in his hand.

Of course, Fan Ning went to Ouyang Xiu's mansion. Instead of going to be scolded by him in a few days, it is better to go there earlier, at least his attitude is not bad.

In the past few years, Fan Ning had almost no contact with Ouyang Xiu. As for writing letters with Ouyang Qian, it was also the first year, and it gradually faded away in the next two years.

Although distance produces beauty, distance produces more strangeness.

So much so that when Fan Ning came to Beijing this time, he didn't really want to see Ouyang Xiu, and there was always an inexplicable emotion in his heart. He only felt that the past three years ago had gradually faded away.

Ouyang Xiu had already moved the year before last, and this was Ouyang Qian's last letter to Fan Ning.

The imperial court built a number of official residences in the vicinity of Gongqiaozi Street. His father was allocated a five-acre residence and planned to move next month.

After all, Ouyang Xiu moved two years ago.

Fan Ning hailed an ox cart and headed for Gongqiaozi Street.

The general location is easy to find, almost all the coachmen know that there is an official residence built on Gongqiaozi Street, there are about thirty or forty buildings.

But it's hard to say exactly which building Ouyang Xiu's house is in.

However, Fan Ning narrowed the scope, and there were about [-] houses covering an area of ​​five acres, which made it a little easier. If it didn't work, he would knock on doors and ask.

After getting out of the bullock cart, Fan Ning searched along a path full of shade trees. This area is full of five-acre government houses.

Fan Ning found that there was a wooden sign at the door of each house, which said 'Wang's house, Li's house, Zhang's house, etc.', now, he only needs to find Ouyang's house.

In front of an unremarkable official residence in the east, Fan Ning finally found the wooden sign he was looking for: 'Ouyang Residence'.

Everyone searched for it thousands of times, but it quietly hid aside.

Fan Ning was about to walk up the steps, but heard a crisp voice behind him, "Who are you looking for?"

When Fan Ning turned his head, he saw a pretty girl standing behind her, wearing an apricot-yellow short jacket and a wide light green pleated skirt, her jet-black hair combed into a double ring bun, long eyebrows, and a pair of watery eyes. Big barking eyes, pink face like peach blossoms, look extraordinarily beautiful.

"You are... you are Sister Qian!"

Fan Ning recognized the girl in front of her. It was Ouyang Qian who she met three years ago and communicated with him for another year.

Ouyang Qian just came out of a friend's house next door and was about to go home when she saw a tall and thin boy poking his head in front of her house, looking sneaky.

Ouyang Qian was stunned for a moment, then took a step back involuntarily, "Who are you?" She felt that the boy in front of her looked familiar, but she couldn't remember it for a while.

"Sister Qian, you really don't know me?"

Fan Ning was a little frustrated, only women had [-] changes, so there was no reason for men to have [-] changes, and it had only been three years since Ouyang Qian didn't know her, it was too shocking.

"You are... Fanning!"

Ouyang Qian finally recognized Fan Ning, she jumped up with joy, "A Ning, it's really you, when did you come?"

Fan Ning finally felt better, and quickly smiled, "I just arrived at noon, is Uncle Ouyang there?"

"Daddy is off today, he should be here! Come in with me."

She took Fan Ning's hand and walked towards the mansion. Fan Ning saw that she was holding his hand naturally, without any embarrassment, and sighed in his heart, it seemed that Sister Qian really regarded herself as a younger brother.

"Daddy talked about you yesterday, but I didn't expect you to arrive today."

"What did Uncle Ouyang say about me?"

Taking the opportunity of changing the soft shoes, Fan Ning gently broke free from Ouyang Qian's hand.

Ouyang Qian didn't realize that Fan Ning didn't like holding his hand, so she pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Daddy said that you passed the No. Clean you up."

Fan Ning blushed for a while, and said a little embarrassedly: "I just came to announce the good news to him today!"

Seeing his embarrassed expression, Ouyang Qian couldn't help covering her mouth and smiling sweetly, "I'm just joking with you, Daddy won't punish you."

"Qian'er, I won't punish anyone!" Ouyang Xiu's voice suddenly came from behind.

Ouyang Qian was taken aback, and complained in a low voice: "Daddy came out without a sound, to scare my daughter!"

Fan Ning also saw Ouyang Xiu, he was basically the same as three years ago, wearing a loose light blue Confucian robe, a tall square hat, and a pair of wooden clogs, obviously scattered from the road.

Ouyang Xiu had seen Fan Ning a long time ago, but Fan Ning turned his back to him, so he didn't recognize him.

"Qian'er, who is this young man?" Ouyang asked curiously.

Ouyang Qian couldn't help covering her mouth and sniggering, "Didn't Daddy recognize it?"

Fan Ning had no choice but to bow and salute, "Junior Fan Ning sees Uncle Ouyang!"

"what!"

Ouyang Xiu was taken aback, and quickly stepped forward to support Fan Ning, "Fan Ning, when did you come to Beijing?"

"The junior just arrived in the capital at noon today!"

"Good! Good! Come to see me when you come to Beijing, I feel so relieved!"

Ouyang Qian said with a smile on the side: "Didn't Daddy say yesterday that we should take care of him when we meet?"

"You damn girl, daddy is joking, you can't tell the difference?"

Ouyang Qian pouted and said: "Daddy said it seriously, who knew it was a joke!"

Ouyang Xiu glared at his daughter, then smiled at Fan Ning: "Let's go! Go sit in my study."

Fan Ning gently put down a stone in his heart. It seemed that Ouyang Xiu was not really angry with him, and he had worried him for a long time in vain.

Fan Ning followed Ouyang Xiu to the study, and when he reached the door of the study, Ouyang Xiu turned his head and said dissatisfiedly, "What are you doing sneaking around behind?"

Fan Ning was taken aback, there was no one behind!

But I saw Ouyang Qian dawdling out from the back of a big pillar, and whispered: "It's been a long time since I saw Ah Ning, and my daughter also wants to ask about his recent situation."

Fan Ning was quite touched, and leaned slightly, and said, "I live in the Zhangqiaoer Inn near the Guanyinyuan Bridge. If Sister Qian has time, I would like to go shopping with Sister Qian!"

"Okay!"

Ouyang Qian suddenly smiled, turned around and left happily.

Ouyang Xiu looked at the back of his daughter happily walking away, and said to Fan Ning with a wry smile: "Although Xiaoqian is a few years older than you, her personality is still like a child's. She is more playful. I don't know when she will grow up?"

"Sister Qian has a husband's family!" Fan Ning asked again with a smile.

Ouyang Xiu shook his head, "If there is a husband's family, she will be restrained, and she will not be as free and loose as she is now. She can play happily in the past two years, so I don't restrict her much."

Fan Ning felt a little strange. Ouyang Qian had no result with Zeng Bu. What's the reason?
Ouyang Xiu asked Fan Ning to sit down in his outer study, and after a while, a maid brought them tea.

Ouyang Xiu spread out a piece of paper on the table, handed the brush and ink to Fan Ning, and said with a smile, "Let me see how your calligraphy is now? I still haven't forgotten what you wrote three years ago."

Fan Ning scratched the back of his neck and said, "Uncle, do you think my handwriting is still the same as it was three years ago?"

"Of course not. If you can be admitted to Tongzi Juren, it means that your handwriting is already good, but I'm curious, how far has it improved?"

Fan Ning had no choice but to write down the poem that year.

Toast the wine to the east, and take it easy.Weeping Yang Zimo Luocheng East.Always hand in hand at that time, travel all over Fangcong.

Gathering and dispersing in a hurry, this hate is endless.This year Hua wins last year's red.It's a pity that the flowers will be better next year. Who do you know?
Fan Ning put down his pen, cupped his fists and said, "Uncle, please correct me!"

Ouyang Xiu carefully looked at Fan Ning's handwriting, stroked his beard and nodded in approval: "It's really getting started, and the writing is very good, Aning, your handwriting is very spiritual!"

Fan Ning also said modestly: "The younger generation has mainly practiced regular script and Xingkai script in the past few years. They have not practiced much for the imperial examinations, such as running script and cursive script. They plan to start practicing cursive script after the imperial examination next year."

"I have improved so much in only three years, which is beyond my expectation. I will send you a copybook that suits you later. I believe it will be helpful to you."

"Thank you uncle for your help!"

Ouyang Xiu took a sip of tea and said in a deep voice: "Today I want to tell you about your grandfather. His current situation is very delicate, and this year and next two years may be very important to him."

(End of this chapter)