Ordinary clear day

Chapter 105 Meeting
Although she was about to leave soon, Wanning still seriously used the mirror in Shuning's room to touch up her makeup.

The fourteen-year-old girl is no longer an airport or a thin bamboo pole. She has a slim figure, wrapped in a thin cheongsam with a moon-white veil, and her whole body, except for the jade bracelet on her wrist that is as clear as green water and a small flower on her temples. White flowers, no more ornaments.Although Shuning didn't have a good impression of her, she had to admit that she was a rare beauty.

Wanning moved fairly quickly, returned to the table, and put the uneaten bowl of milk ice into Shuning's food box, which made her frown: "They want hot desserts, and the second sister will send them to you." What is this cold thing doing?"

Wan Ning smiled and said, "This is a novelty, maybe the fourth elder brother will like it."

Shuning felt a little regretful, did she soften her heart too easily?Before she could say anything else, Wanning snatched the food box and was about to leave. Shuning took the food box back anyway, and walked outside, the rain had stopped.

Arriving outside the door of the main room, Ermo greeted her somewhat unexpectedly: "Girl, Er Miss, why are you here together?" Wanning didn't care about what she said, and was about to walk in, Shuning hurriedly pulled her away. Stopping her: "Ermo, please inform me that my second sister and I have brought some snacks." Ermo complied and went, Wanning turned to look at Shuning, who whispered, "Second sister, don't be rash." " Wanning paused, blushing a little, and hurriedly stood upright.

When they went in, Mrs. Tong and Si Age were sitting at the round table in the warm pavilion, and Duan Ning was also talking with her.Shuning and Wanning gave a salute, and the fourth elder brother nodded slightly, but said nothing about Wanning's arrival.

Tong asked: "Why did the second girl come to our courtyard as a guest? She is a rare visitor." Wanning smiled softly and said, "Why does the third aunt say that? Wanning wants to come here often, but she is afraid of disturbing the third uncle and the third." Auntie." Tong smiled lightly, then turned to her daughter and said, "Since your second elder sister is here to see you, why don't you accompany her well, and instead ask her to bring things with you?"

Shu Ning was about to speak, but Wan Ning took the lead: "Today I specially made a refreshment for the third younger sister to try, she ate it and said she liked it, and when she heard that the third aunt wanted to treat the fourth elder brother to have a snack, she made a special effort to eat it." Invite me and bring a bowl over for the fourth elder brother to taste. She is also kind, please don't blame her, auntie." She looked at Shu Ning and gave a secret wink, which seemed to imply her cooperation.

Shu Ning was tongue-tied: how could I bring you here?Obviously you are rushing to come.She was a little angry, and didn't want to go too far with Wanning's wishes, so she changed the topic and said, "I don't know what Si elder brother likes to eat, so I picked a few, you can try it and see which one suits your appetite." Opening the food box, she took out several plates of steaming snacks. As for the bowl of milk ice, she also placed it on the table, but it was not in front of the fourth elder brother.

Tong's smiled lovingly and said to the fourth elder brother: "Try it, fourth elder brother. These are all dim sum from the south that I learned. Usually, the dishes in the south of the Yangtze River are common. How about you try the flavor of Lingnan?"

The fourth elder brother smiled, picked up the chopsticks and tasted a few, then pointed to one of the small dumplings and said, "What's this made of? It's good for me to eat."

Tong recognized it, and said with a smile: "It's stuffed with mushrooms and water chestnuts. Cut the mushrooms into small pieces, simmer in a thick soup made of cabbage, drain the soup, and mix it with water chestnuts to make stuffing. Vegetarian, it was prepared for our wives to eat vegetarian food. If Si elder brother likes it, eat more."

The fourth elder brother nodded, pointed to another cake and said, "This is fine too, is it peanut cake? It tastes soft, but it's a little sweet."

Duanning smiled: "I made this for my younger brother. He likes sweets. Next time you come to our house, we will make you something that is not sweet. It is even more fragrant than this one mixed with peanuts."

The fourth elder brother said: "It's settled, even if I don't come, if you make it at home, you have to send me a copy." Duanning laughed and agreed.

Wanning was a little depressed, and seemed unable to get into the conversation.She didn't expect the people in the third room to be so familiar with the fourth elder brother.Seeing that they finished laughing, she took a step forward, pointed to the bowl of milk ice and said, "Si elder brother, try this, it's cool to eat on a hot day."

The fourth elder brother smiled lightly and didn't speak, but Tong frowned: "This is made of ice, right? It's only raining outside and it's getting late. How can I eat these raw and cold things? It's better to eat some hot food." She turned her head and said to the fourth elder brother: "Seeing that it's getting late, I can't keep you too late, eat quickly and go back to the palace."

The fourth elder brother responded, ate a few more snacks, and drank some hot tea.

Wanning bit her lip, then smiled again and said, "It seems that the fourth brother also likes Cantonese dim sum. I heard that the tea there is very famous, and it really deserves its reputation. I also know a few Cantonese dishes. Next time I will If you have a chance, I'll make it for you too?"

Both Tong's and Duanning's brows frowned when they heard this, especially Tong's, who said on the spot: "I didn't know that the second girl can also cook. When will I cook two dishes for the third aunt?"

Wanning's face turned red and white.Shuning suppressed her smile, and pretended to be nonchalant.Mom, well said, I have only heard that Wanning asked someone to cook "novel" dishes and asked her to cook by herself, what would she cook?For the sake of April [-]'s health, it's better to give up her idea.

The fourth elder brother's face remained unchanged: "Thank you Miss Wanning, I don't dare to trouble you. But the girl is keeping a filial piety at home, so it is inconvenient to go out, do you have anything you want me to bring?"

Wan Ning was stunned for a moment, and said in a low voice, "It's nothing... I wonder if the Queen Mother... is in good health..." The fourth elder brother said: "The Queen Mother is very well, I heard that her old man passed the birthday of Patriarch Bodhidharma (Note: [-] After the fifth day of the first lunar month), she will be returning to Beijing. Apart from that, does the girl have anything else to say?" Wanning opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.

The guard Lin who came with the fourth elder brother entered the house at this time, and said that it was getting late, and asked the master to return to the palace.Seeing him, Wan Ning greeted him with a smile, "Brother Lin Xi is here too, long time no see. It's still early in the day, so you don't have to hurry up." Guard Lin smiled politely, didn't respond, just clasped his fists After saluting, he turned back and waited for the fourth elder brother to show him.

The fourth elder brother said to Tong Shi: "I'm disturbing my aunt today. When Yinzhen has a chance in the future, I will come to greet you again." Tong said with a smile that it's okay, and confessed a lot of things, and then sent him out.Zhang Bao had been waiting outside the door for a long time, and went straight to the gate of the courtyard, Tong's only stopped under the repeated persuasion of the fourth elder brother, and Zhang Bao and Duanning sent him out of the house.

Wanning followed behind twisting the veil, but finally couldn't help it, rushed forward, stopped the fourth elder brother and said something.Seeing that the fourth elder brother replied a few words lightly, he followed Zhang Bao and his son away.Wanning was stunned and stood in the middle of the road.

Seeing it at the gate of the courtyard, Mrs. Tong snorted coldly, called her daughter back to her room, and said: "Today, I finally understand that this Wanning has such shameful thoughts about the fourth elder brother. If so, she went to provoke the fifth elder brother again." What are you doing? You are also confused, why did you bring her here with you?"

Shu Ning was a little wronged, although her heart softened, it was because Wan Ning begged her first.She told her mother the whole story, and said: "I never would have imagined that she would push the matter onto me. If I had known earlier, I would not be such a good person."

"You kid, don't you suffer? Don't be soft-hearted next time." Tong said thoughtfully, "It seems that I have to have a good talk with your aunt, and I have to let Wanning know everyone's rules. "

Shuning glanced at Wanning who was still standing outside the courtyard, and began to feel sorry for her again.

After Xingbao and his wife came back in the evening, they learned that the fourth elder brother had come in the afternoon. Although they were a little disappointed, they were strangely not angry. Not only were the servants in their courtyard surprised, but the news spread to other rooms, which also caused some thinking. .

And after Nala knew that Wanning went to Huaiyuan in private, she made a rule, requiring her to go to her room every day to learn etiquette norms from the nuns, so that she would not embarrass her family anymore, especially not embarrassing them. Da Fang's face.

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Shuning learned from Suyun that Wen's letter came from Guangzhou, so she rushed to her mother's room excitedly.Tong said with a smile: "Mrs. Wen is really a believer. The bonus for the second season has also been sent over, which is more than 1000 taels. I heard that she fell ill in July, so it was only a few days late. This partnership is really good. It's right." She took out a stack of papers from the letter box: "This is a letter from Miss Zhenzhen."

Shuning hurriedly took it over, pleaded guilty, and then sat aside to read the letter.

Zhenzhen said that she was very good, and some blamed her for not writing her a letter for so long, which made Shuning feel ashamed.

Zhenzhen has made new friends again, and she has been in contact with several rich officials, two of whom are generous and get along very well with her.She has recently become obsessed with the art of war, and she always pulls her two elder brothers to explain things in the book to herself. Chongsi teased her for wanting to be a female general, and Chongli also felt that she was not doing her job properly, and she was always perfunctory.

At this time, she missed Duanning very much, because when they were still in Guangzhou, she could get very detailed answers to any questions she asked Duanning, and she would never make fun of her.She also said that when they meet again in the future, she will ask Duanning about the art of war to see if he is as good as her brother said.

In the letter, she said a few more interesting things, and said that this year at the Seventh Sisters' Meeting, she almost won the first place, but was robbed of the top spot by the daughter of a local wealthy businessman.The girl made a big flower basket out of various silk yarns, just like the real thing.She herself is convinced, but she always feels that she is not reconciled, and she is determined to go back and practice her skills hard, and she must regain the champion next year.

Shuning read the letter with a smile, feeling warm in her heart.With Zhenzhen's temperament, she can make good friends everywhere.Speaking of this year's Qixi Festival, I had a very boring time. At that time, the old lady was seriously ill and she was in filial piety. How could people have the energy to take care of these things.

Just after reading the letter, Mrs. Liu came in and asked, "I heard that there was a letter from Guangzhou?" Mrs. Tong said, "Isn't it? I sent over the dividends together, but I can't give them to you until I ask someone to go to the bank to redeem them." .But your sister sent it along with a letter." Xiao Liu hurriedly took the letter in her hand and thanked her happily.

After reading the letter, Mrs. Liu thanked Mrs. Tong on behalf of her sister. Mrs. Tong was surprised, so Mrs. Liu said, "Thanks to you for introducing Mrs. Wen to my elder sister before leaving Guangzhou, and she met Mrs. Wen several times later. On the other hand, the General once wanted to find a reliable person to do an errand, so Mrs. Wen recommended brother-in-law Rong Zhi. No, brother-in-law has already served as an errand under the General, and has been promoted to a hundred households."

After hearing this, Mrs. Tong was also happy for Mrs. Liu: "This is a good thing. Not to mention the promotion, there is still a chance to return to Beijing. But this is all your brother-in-law's ability. I just introduced them. In the end, they still have to rely on themselves. "

Just as he was talking, Zhang Bao suddenly walked in with an ugly expression on his face.Tong Shi and Xiao Liu Shi looked at each other, and the latter put away the letter and left.

Shuning hesitated for a moment, stayed and poured a cup of tea for her father.Tong asked, "what's the matter? Well, why do you look so ugly? "

Zhang Bao drank a big sip of tea, and said: "Just now, I was at the front, and I heard Wei Ning talking to some boys, and there was a leak in the conversation, the second brother seems to be planning to separate." He thumped the table and sighed: "The old man at home has only been away for a few days, money and so on are trivial matters, how can he have such thoughts?!"

Tong Shi hurriedly stroked his back and said: "Don't be angry, maybe Wei Ning's children are ignorant and talk nonsense?"

But Zhang Bao shook his head: "What does he know about separating families? He must have listened to his parents' words on weekdays, so he ignorantly talked about it everywhere. The second brother is really confused. Is this kind of thing justified? Actually It's only natural for the eldest brother to take the title. Although the second brother's title is lower than my fourth brother's, it's not much lower. Besides, the holy order is reasonable. No matter how dissatisfied he is, there is no need to separate the family, right? We still have a reputation in Beijing Isn’t it too strange that I don’t need a good backer, and the elder brother’s official position is there?”

Tong Shi was also a little puzzled after hearing this: "In principle, it shouldn't be. Although he is rich, he has no real shortage. Even if he can put on airs to ordinary people, he can't do anything when he meets a real high-ranking official. It's gone. With the Earl's Mansion here, everyone will show some face. Why did they split up? Is it just talking?"

Zhang Bao sighed: "There is no reason for it. The second brother and the eldest brother have been at odds for a long time. I just didn't expect him to really do this. In fact, the eldest brother and sister-in-law did not treat them badly. In the future, Ning Weining will get married and Yuanning will be drafted." , all have to rely on the eldest brother, it is really unreasonable for the second brother to cut off his own arm at this time."

The husband and wife were puzzled and both felt headaches.If the second wife really wants to separate, it will have a great impact on the entire Earl's Mansion, and the third wife can't escape. The most important thing is that it will affect the reputation of the whole family.

Shu Ning interjected at this time, raising a possibility: "Could it be that the second uncle has found a big backer? So it's okay not to rely on the family?"

Zhang Bao and his wife stared at each other and remained silent.

(End of this chapter)