peasant girl wedding

Chapter 189 Teaching
"Second sister, what are you doing with this white cloth?"

Tong Zhu'er asked in puzzlement.

Tong Zhi'er smiled, "Later, you will pour the petals upside down, put them on the white cloth and squeeze them, the dye will be more pure."

Tong Zhu'er's eyes were bright, and she patted herself on the head heavily, "Hey, why didn't I think of that?"

"Is everything ready?"

"Ah."

Tong Zhu'er picked the petals into pieces, put them into a wooden basin, and then took a rolling pin to crush the petals.

The rattling sound lingered in the yard.

When the clerk came in, he saw Tong Zhi'er and the three of them, squatting on the ground and messing with something.

"Master."

Hearing the sound, Tong Zhi'er turned around and looked at the buddy Laixi.

"Is there a problem?"

Tong Zhi'er stood up.

"Mr. Meng is waiting outside, saying that he wants to see his master."

Tong Zhi'er's good mood suddenly became a little lower, "No, let him go back."

"Hey."

Laixi went into the shop and told Meng Liang what Tong Zhier had said.

Meng Liang frowned, but did not leave.

"Young Master Meng?"

"Go to work, I'll be here alone."

Laixi nodded, but did not try to persuade her anymore.

Meng Liang is good-looking and talented in Qingzhou. With him sitting in the shop, the business of Tongji shop is very good today.In particular, quite a lot of young girls came.

Meng Liang listened to the girls chattering about him, and at the same time raised eyebrows at him from time to time, feeling a little unbearable in his heart.

Being watched by one or two women is a very pleasant thing for the mind and body.However, being watched by a group of women with covetous eyes, even Meng Liang felt a little bit on pins and needles.

Unable to bear it any longer, Meng Liang stood up and walked to Laixi, "Go and tell Miss Tong that I want to see him."

Laixi readily agreed, and soon entered the backyard.

At this moment, Tong Zhu'er's dye has almost been done.

The dyes made include purple, red, yellow, light pink, and bright red. Although there are not many kinds of dyes, Tong Zhu'er is very satisfied in her heart.

Ah Fu turned around and went to read a book in the bamboo forest, Tong Zhu'er was left with only Tong Zhi'er.

Fang Cuiwei and Tong Zhixin went to the kitchen at this time to prepare the meal for tonight.

Tong Zhu'er couldn't wait to take the charcoal pencil, draw the pattern on the paper, pick up the dye with the brush, and apply it carefully on the paper.

"Second sister, how do you see the color match?"

Tong Zhu'er blew the wet marks from the dye on the blown paper, looked at Tong Zhi'er and said.

"Well, not bad."

Tong Zhier approves.

"Second sister, I'll draw another one."

"Ah."

Tong Zhu'er turned around and went into the house, Tong Zhi'er was wandering around the yard bored, after a while, she saw Laixi coming over again.

"Dong family, Mr. Meng has been waiting for you for a long time since just now, there must be something urgent, do you want to see him, now?"

There is no way to avoid it, Tong Zhi'er thought about it, and walked forward.

Laixi breathed a sigh of relief, and followed her briskly.

Seeing the girls crowded in the shop and Meng Liang's unbearable stinky face, Tong Zhi'er's unhappiness was greatly diluted.

"Miss Zhi'er."

Noticing Tong Zhi'er approaching, Meng Liang was overjoyed and strode over.

By the way, it also attracted countless eyes on Tong Zhi'er.

Being watched by so many people, Tong Zhi'er was not used to it, so she said to Meng Liang, "Say what you want to say, Mr. Meng."

"Miss Zhi'er, it's not convenient to talk here, can you change to a quiet place?"

Tong Zhi'er turned around and walked towards the backyard.

Meng Liang immediately followed her.

Some girls also wanted to follow, but they were stopped by Laixi and other guys, "I'm sorry, everyone, the back is where the guests stop and point, please forgive me, girls. I want to see what's in our store , even though it looks like..."

The noise gradually faded away, Meng Liang looked at the surrounding scenery while walking.

The bamboo forest is secluded, a row of houses is hidden in the bamboo forest, and two plane trees are planted in the wide courtyard.

The sky is blue, the clouds are misty, and there is green everywhere, which is an elegant place.

No matter when, Tong Zhi'er's taste is good.

"Young Master Meng, what are you doing here?"

Tong Zhi'er's voice pulled Meng Liang back from his thoughts.

He looked at Tong Zhi'er, and said seriously: "Miss Zhi'er, I'm sorry, the previous me misunderstood you."

"It's nothing."

Tong Zhi'er's face was calm, and her voice was so weak that she couldn't hear her.

"Everyone has their own aspirations, and you can't force them. I have read poetry and books for many years, but it's ridiculous to make a fool of yourself with this girl. What others want may not be what others want. Although I say it clearly, in fact... Zhi'er Girl, to express my apology, if anything happens to Miss Zhi'er in the future, Meng Mou will definitely accept it."

He sympathized with Qin An.

He admires Tong Zhier.

The former is very affectionate; the latter is arrogant.

His sincere attitude has completely drained the anger in Tong Zhi'er's heart.

Sighing, Tong Zhi'er said, "Actually, you don't have to say sorry to me. I don't want to marry Qin An. One is that I don't want to be a concubine, and the other is that I don't want to live in a complicated big family in the future. I, but He is a selfish person. Love, I have paid less than Qin An. You hate me, and you should fight for him. "

"Looking at the world, who is not selfish? I respect Miss Zhi'er's arrogance, and I respect your choice. Qin An gave his love, and he doesn't regret it. As a friend in the past, I was sad for him and hated you a lot. , but acting on one's own will, without knowing the truth. Now that I have figured out the facts, I have no right to blame you."

Tong Zhi'er looked at the serious Meng Liang, and suddenly gave a chuckle.

Meng Liang looked at her and smiled, and then he laughed too.

Gradually, Tong Zhi'er stopped laughing, and looked up at him, "Young Master Meng, speaking of it, I really want to ask you something."

"You can say it anyway."

Meng Liang was worried that he would not have the chance to make amends, and now he heard Tong Zhi'er say that he has something to ask for, the heat in Meng Liang's heart rose eight heights.

"My younger brother Ah Fu is going to take the scientific examination this year, but he has never taken the exam and knows nothing about the scientific examination. Mr. Meng and others are all candidates. I would like to ask you to help me to mention Ah Fu."

Yes, Meng Liang, Su Ziyu, Liu Wensheng, Feng Tao, and Li Yuncong who is a martial artist are all juren.They are people who have experienced it, and they must have their own experience in scientific research.

Don't worry, Miss Zhi'er, we will leave this matter to us.I don't know where your brother is now? "

"Young Master Meng, please follow me."

Taking Meng Liang to meet Tong Zhaofu in the bamboo forest, Tong Zhier didn't bother the two of them, and quickly came out of the bamboo forest.

After solving the most important thing, the big stone in Tong Zhi'er's heart fell to the ground.

She walked into the kitchen and told Tong Zhixin and Fang Cuiwei the good news by the way, making them happy too.

"Really?" In the kitchen, Fang Cuiwei was very excited after hearing Tong Zhi'er's words.

"Well, at this moment, Mr. Meng is already with Ah Fu in the bamboo forest."

"Oh, Mr. Meng is a juror. It is a great blessing to have him guide Ah Fu. The child is his father, don't you think?"

Tong Zhixin narrowed his eyes with a smile, "It's a blessing, but it's the blessing Zhi'er brought us."

Tong Zhixin and Fang Cuiwei didn't know how Tong Zhi'er got Meng Liang to agree to guide Tong Zhaofu, but they knew that Tong Zhi'er must have been extremely attentive to this.

"I, I'll go out and buy some vegetables, so I can stay with Mr. Meng for a meal."

"Mother, let's forget about it today. I plan to invite Mr. Meng and the five of them to have dinner at Yuelai Restaurant the day after tomorrow. First, let's catch up with old friends. Second, I want to thank them for their promise to guide Ah Fu."

"Well, okay, just listen to Zhi'er."

When Tong Zhi'er came out of the kitchen, it was the third time he saw Laixi in the yard.

"Boss, shopkeeper Ye wants to see you outside."

"Well, go ahead and invite shopkeeper Ye to the yard, and I'll come over after I get the things inside the house."

Laixi left first.

Tong Zhi'er went back to the house, took the menu that shopkeeper Ye had sent over, went out, and waited for shopkeeper Ye to come over in the yard.

"A child girl."

"Master Ye."

Tong Zhi'er smiled slightly at the young man.

"Miss Tong, I'm sorry to bother you."

"It's nothing. I have nothing to do right now. By the way, shopkeeper Ye, I have read the menu you sent, and it is very good. However, if this menu is written on paper, it cannot withstand wear and tear. I suggest Shopkeeper Ye wrote the menu on the bamboo slips."

In this era, paper has become very popular, but bamboo slips and cloth still have their uses.

Shopkeeper Ye nodded, "That's what Ye planned too."

"That's good. Shopkeeper Ye, I want to ask Shopkeeper Ye to arrange a private room on the second floor for me, and I will have a banquet with some friends in the evening."

"Okay, Ye Mou will arrange it now."

"Thank you, Shopkeeper Ye."

"Young girl is polite."

Shopkeeper Ye took the menu, said goodbye with Tong Zhier, and went back to Yuelai Restaurant.

When it was time for dinner, Meng Liang had already gone back, and there were only Tong Zhixin's family and Tong Zhaoyin at the dinner table.

Tong Zhaofu's face was blushing, and his bright eyes were shining with excitement.

Tong Zhier thought, Meng Liang must have said something to him.

"Ah Fu, eat vegetables."

Fang Cuiwei put a big chicken leg in Tong Zhaofu's bowl.

"Thank you ma'am."

"Pearl, this is for you."

Fang Cuiwei put another big chicken leg into Tong Zhu'er's bowl.

Immediately afterwards, the two little chicken legs also went into the bowls of Tong Zhi'er and Tong Zhaoyin.

After dinner, Fang Cuiwei, Tong Zhi'er and Tong Zhu'er cleaned up the dishes, and the whole family sat and chatted together.

The most talked about is Tong Zhaofu.

Especially when talking about Meng Liang, his admiration was endless.

"Mr. Meng is really knowledgeable. He knows more than my master. My master used to say that learning is endless, and a master is a teacher. After seeing Mr. Meng, I understand this even more. In the past, I often thought that it was enough for a literati to know history, poetry, poetry, policy theory and so on. However, Mr. Meng's erudition is not limited to this, even military affairs, geography, biography, and so on. .”

Tong Zhi'er thought to himself, asking Meng Liang and others to guide Tong Zhaofu is really finding the right person.

Otherwise, Ah Fu would have to become a bookworm with a rigid gaze.

"Ah Fu, you need to study extensively. Although the scientific examination only takes a fixed number of subjects, but learning, the more you know, the smarter you are."

Tong Zhi'er patted Ah Fu's head and said softly.

Tong Zhaofu nodded, "Second sister, I understand."

"It's getting late, Ah Fu, you've been studying all day, go to bed early."

Fang Cuiwei looked at the sky and urged.

Tong Zhaofu stood up, said good night to everyone, and went to his room.

Tong Zhixin and the others talked for a while, and then they went to rest.

The next day, Meng Liang brought Su Ziyu and others to Tongji's shop.

Tong Zhi'er greeted the five people one by one, and then told them about the private room reserved at Yuelai Restaurant to entertain them tomorrow night.

Meng Liang and the others did not refuse, and readily agreed.

The last time they saw each other, they felt a little regretful that they hadn't been able to reminisce about the old days.Now that Tong Zhi'er has proposed an invitation, they are naturally happy to agree.

Tong Zhaofu is an extremely smart child, the five of them are easy to teach, and he is studious and loves to ask questions.

From being entrusted by Tong Zhi'er at the beginning, everyone became happy and actively taught Tong Zhaofu later.

Having a smart and studious student must be something that all teachers like and gratify.

At the moment when Tong Zhi'er entertained a few people to reminisce about the past at Yuelai Restaurant, the center of the five people's discussion was Tong Zhaofu.

"Young Master Meng, Young Master Su, Young Master Li, Young Master Liu, and Young Master Feng, thank you five for teaching my Ah Fu."

Tong Zhixin and Fang Cuiwei said to Wu Ren very gratefully.

"I'm ashamed to teach," Su Ziyu said modestly, "Ah Fu is a very smart child, and he draws inferences from one instance, but this day has given me new inspiration. Confucius said that the idler is a teacher. Me and A Fu , that's it."

"Ah."

Li Yuncong just hummed, then raised his head to drink.

Meng Liang then said: "You two, please rest assured, with Ah Fu's intelligence, a little talent is no problem."

"Of course we don't say this casually. The chief examiner who presided over the Qingzhou scientific examination this year is the upright Master Zhu. The style of writing she likes is mostly plain and down-to-earth. We have read Ah Fu's writing style. It does not hide its literary talent, and its rhetoric is beautiful, but it is not flashy. It is like this at a young age, and it will become a great tool in the future."

"The most important thing is," Feng Tao said with a smile, holding up his wine glass, "Ah Fu doesn't prefer any category. He has studied a lot and has a strong interest. Readers should be like this."

The five people praised Tong Zhaofu, which made Tong Zhixin and Fang Cuiwei very proud.

Tong Zhaofu on the side heard this, and also laughed along with him.

Meng Liang turned to look at him, "Ah Fu, you have many advantages, but you also have shortcomings. Your shortcoming is that you are too obsessed with books. In fact, there are many things that are not as written in the books. When you are walking outside , with a certain amount of experience, there will be different feelings.”

(End of this chapter)