my grandmother

The day before, Li Xiaonan received a message from Gu Yan: On the [-]th day of the first lunar month, if she is free, he will take her to Loutou Town, and Li Xiaonan immediately agreed.

Ni Rushi's mother and son live in Loutou Town.

On the morning of the [-]th, just after breakfast, Wan Qing arrived. Li Xiaonan followed Wan Qing into the car and left. Li Jinzhu and the others packed up two large carts without haste, and set off to return to Pingjiang City.

Gu Yan waited beside the post road in the north of Kunshan County, and greeted Li Xiaonan who leaned out of the car, and said with a smile, "Riding a horse for a ride? There is already a breath of spring in the wind."

"Okay!" Li Xiaonan responded with a smile.

Not only is there a breath of spring in the wind, it is already everywhere, and the flower buds of the several peonies in Tang Weng's house have burst out.

Li Xiaonan stepped out of the carriage, her beautiful mare with a very good temper was led close to the cart, Li Xiaonan grabbed the saddle and stepped on the horse.

Shi Gun handed a horsewhip to Li Xiaonan, Li Xiaonan took it, shook it off, and handed it to Shi Gun again, she couldn't use the horsewhip well, holding it in her hand would actually get in the way.

Gu Yan watched Li Xiaonan sit still, and said with a smile, "Can you still run a horse?"

"Of course!"

Li Xiaonan shook the reins a few times, the horse sneezed and continued walking steadily.

"Run!" Li Xiaonan patted the horse's neck, "Look at the spring mountains and rivers, don't you want to have fun and run?"

Gu Yan laughed loudly, and tapped Li Xiaonan with the whip, "Hold the rein and sit still."

Li Xiaonan hastened to grab the reins, Gu Yan urged the horse forward, and Li Xiaonan's filly started to run.

From the place where he meets Gu Yan to Loutou Town, it is the distance of one breath on a horse.

Only half a mile away from the town, Gu Yanle stopped the horse, looked at Li Xiaonan who was still full of emotions, and laughed, "I will take you to the northern grassland in the future, and let you run as fast as you can."

"That's enough." Li Xiaonan wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Alas, now that she is riding a horse and running, she feels like she is running like lightning. Oh man, it is so easy to degenerate and too easy to adapt.

"Go over?" Gu Yan suggested.

"it is good."

"wait……"

Before Gu Yan could finish speaking, Li Xiaonan had already rolled off the horse neatly.

Although her dismounting posture is ugly, it is easy to use, how fast!

Gu Yan swallowed dryly angrily.

Before you let her dismount next time, get her ready first!
Loutou Town has a morning market, and the [-]th is the first big market after the new year. Now the market has dispersed, and there are not many people on the spacious main street. The shop assistants on both sides are sweeping the ground with big brooms. talking and laughing.

Li Xiaonan followed Gu Yan, entered from the back door of the two-story restaurant at the head of the town, followed the long attendant who had been waiting for a long time, and went straight up to the second floor.

The entire second floor was emptied, and there were guards guarding the stairs on both sides.

Gu Yan was in front and entered the private room in the middle.

The windows of the private room facing the main street are all set up high, and the fine bead curtain hangs down from the middle of the window, blocking the view from the outside, but it does not affect the view from the private room at all.

Shi Gun made tea and served it.

Gu Yan stood beside Li Xiaonan and pointed to a small alley diagonally opposite the restaurant.

"Ni Rushi's mother and son lived in that alley, and rented a house with three upside-down rooms. The upside-down rooms were borrowed from the gable of the school in front, and Ni Rushi studied in that school.

"Ni Rushi's father lives in Nijia Village, five miles away. Twenty-seven or eight years ago, Ni Rushi's father went to Qinfeng Road alone to do business, and never returned.

"When Ni Rushi was eight years old, his mother took him back to Nijia Village with a marriage certificate.

"The Ni clan says that Ni Rushi is not like his father, he is a wild breed, and Ni Rushi is not allowed to recognize his ancestor and return to the clan.

"Ni Rushi's mother submitted the case to the yamen. The lawsuit went on for more than half a year, and the document went to Qinfeng Road. The marriage letter was true, but the blood was not clear. Ni Rushi was indeed not like his father. In the end, they settled down:
"Since the marriage certificate is true, Ni Rushi's mother is the wife of the Ni family. Even if Ni Rushi is her adopted son, he should be included in the Ni family tree. Since Ni Rushi is not recognized by the Ni family, another suitable person should be chosen to adopt under the name of Ni Rushi's father. Inherited 37 mu of paddy fields under the name of Ni Rushi's father.

"Ni Rushi's mother only wanted to be included in the genealogy so that Ni Rushi could take the boy's exam. Afterwards, Ni Rushi's mother and son moved to this Loutou town and rented a bureau at the back wall of the school.

"After the lawsuit, Ni Rushi's mother has been ill intermittently for nearly three years, and Ni Rushi has been running errands in this town to do odd jobs to earn some money to support mother and son.

"After Ni Rushi's mother recovered from her illness, she washed vegetables and dishes in the back kitchen of this restaurant, and after saving some money, Ni Rushi entered the school behind the house.

"Although Ni Rushi did not enter school until he was 14 years old, he could already start with poetry rhyme when he entered school.

"Your workshop is between Loutou Town and Pingjiang City. Most of the people who use it are from Loutou Town. Ni Rushi's mother was the first batch to enter your workshop. Ni Rushi also often comes to your workshop to load and unload preserved eggs and so on. live with strength."

After Li Xiaonan listened intently, she couldn't help admiring, "You checked so carefully!"

"That's not careful." Gu Yan pushed Li Xiaonan's shoulders with a folding fan, and motioned her to look at a brocade bag on the table, "In it are the ink scrolls that Ni Rushi tried last time, as well as his usual articles. ,You go and see."

Li Xiaonan hurriedly sat over and took out a few folds from the brocade bag.

Gu Yan followed and sat down, watched Li Xiaonan finish reading, and said with a smile: "The policy is not as good as you, much better than your brother, and the poetry is much better than you, Gezhi seems to have gone astray."

"The policy theory is better than mine, it's just a bit lacking in knowledge." After reading it, Li Xiaonan put the booklet back into the brocade bag.

"There are too few books. His article contains the meaning of killing and cutting between the lines. In the past five or six years, he has carried the well water to scrub his body every evening, saying that it is to temper his mind and body. This is a man with great ambition." Gu Yan smiled. road.

Li Xiaonan frowned, and was about to speak when the servant standing at the corner of the window whispered, "Master, come out."

"Come and take a look." Gu Yan hurriedly stood up and motioned for Li Xiaonan.

Li Xiaonan followed closely, stood at the window and looked down.

In that alley, first there is a head with an old turban, and then you can see the whole thing.

Ni Rushi is tall, very thin, with a straight body, light feet, fast walking, and looks vigorous and agile.

Turning a corner, Ni Rushi subconsciously looked up to the second floor of the restaurant.

Li Xiaonan looked at Ni Rushi's face and let out a soft chuckle.

This face has brows like long swords, eyes like cold stars, straight nose, slightly thin lips, heroic, so beautiful that it is burning.

"It looks good?" Gu Yan looked at Li Xiaonan.

"So good-looking, why haven't you said goodbye yet? He's 23 this year, right?" Li Xiaonan kept looking at Ni Rushi.

Gu Yan laughed.

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