Ordinary clear day

Chapter 209 Yiyi
There were bursts of exclamations from around, as well as the voices of servants scrambling to avoid it. Although Shu Ning was not afraid of a solar eclipse, if someone found her meeting Tong Ying here, her mother would definitely blame her, and she couldn't help feeling flustered.Just as she was in a hurry, her hand warmed up and was already held by Tong Ying. He said to her softly, "Don't be afraid, it's not a big deal. Let's go into the house and hide."

Her heart was beating faster due to the warmth of her hands, and when she woke up, the two of them were already in the room.

Tong Ying lifted the hem of the clothes, revealing a layer of jacket inside, which was covered with thick black gauze. He took out a small knife from the pouch on his waist, pulled out a piece of black gauze with a "hiss", and folded it in half. He stood up, raised his head to face the sun, and said, "Look, it's not a eclipse of the sun, it's just the moon blocking the sun. I saw the teacher watching the sun in Qintianjian."

Shuning had heard that his painting teacher worked in the Qin Tianjian, which was actually an astronomy and calendar institution in the Qing Dynasty. It was not surprising that Tongying knew this, so she followed his wishes and looked at the sun through the black veil. But still didn't dare to look at it for a long time, so he turned around and took a look at Tongying's purse, thinking about making one for him sometime.

She still frowned when she saw Tongying's clothes in a mess. Obviously, the clothes were specially made by a needleworker. It couldn't be seen from the outside, but it was luxurious inside. It was ruined like this, and it was a bit of a waste, so she said: " I'm actually not afraid of this solar eclipse, it's a pity that you just tore up your good clothes like this."

Tong Ying touched her head and said embarrassingly: "I know, I won't do this again in the future."

Shu Ning was startled to realize that she was not yet married, so she took care of each other's affairs, she was slightly shy, she was bowing her head in silence, when suddenly there was a strong wind outside, some tiles fell to the ground and shattered, and some people exclaimed Incessantly, a man ran in from the small courtyard with his coat on, and greeted the people behind him.Shu Ning panicked for a moment, she hid back, her hands felt warm again, and she was taken behind the door in a blink of an eye, and then the door panel was closed without a sound.

The people outside quickly rushed into the north room, listening to what they said, it seemed that they were friends of Niu Xiaosi, they had just had time to hide under the eaves, but now they couldn't hide, so they had to flee to a nearby room.As for Niu Xiaosi, he probably hid in a nearby house.

Shu Ning didn't dare to make a sound, and held her breath until she was sure that the two of them didn't find herself and Tong Ying in the room. Tong Ying was staring at herself closely, and the two of them were a little too close, she could even smell each other's breath, and couldn't help but blushed.

But Tongying yelled in her heart: "When did this little girl become so cute? She is much more beautiful than when I saw her last time." Suddenly, she said: "Shu'er, you are so pretty."

Shu Ning's face turned even redder. Seeing that Tong Ying was getting closer to her, she hurriedly reached out her hand to block it, but it happened to press on the other's left chest. The other party grabbed him.

When Tongying came to her senses, she had already hugged Shuning, and her heartbeat was unusually fast, and it took a while before she calmed down.He buried his chin in the other's hair, quietly feeling the tenderness of this moment.

Lying in his arms, Shu Ning also felt the tranquility, the heartbeat under his palm, strangely, gradually became consistent with her own heartbeat, and in the end, it was as stable and powerful as if they had merged into one body.

It was windy outside, and the sky was getting darker, but in this hut, they listened to each other's heartbeat in the dark, felt each other's body temperature, and the surroundings were miraculously filled with warmth and tranquility, as if they were two worlds from the outside world like.

I don't know how long it took, the sky outside gradually brightened, the sunlight penetrated through the crack of the door, and the wind stopped.The people in the north room walked out of the room while talking, and left the small courtyard.Shu Ning looked up at Tong Ying, and saw that he had a big smile in that glare of sunlight, and then she also looked at Tong Ying and smiled, not the toothless smile of a lady, but a genuinely happy smile.Tong Ying was taken aback for a moment, and smiled even brighter.

The two of them suddenly seemed to have an unprecedented tacit understanding. If they used to express their affection cautiously and tentatively to each other, now they have become more certain about each other's feelings, knowing that the other party is the person they would like to spend their whole life with. up.

Tong Ying let go of her arms, opened the door a little, and found no one outside, then opened the door wide, turned her head and said with a smile: "I'm leaving now, there are not many people outside, so as not to be discovered and hinder you boudoir honor."

Shu Ning asked: "Did you see my mother-in-law and elder brother?" Tong Ying shook her head and said: "Forget it, so as not to worry about them, I'd better go back to Beijing early." Shu Ning nodded, and softly asked: " Be careful on the way, go back, no matter how busy you are, don't delay eating and sleeping."

Tong Ying smiled and agreed, but just as she walked out the door, she remembered something again: "Do you still remember what I wrote to you last time about choosing a house?" After writing the letter, Tongying followed Shengjia to the outside of the Great Wall. She and her family were worried about Wanning all the time, but she forgot about it and hurriedly said: "I think the places you chose are mostly near the water. , if you like, find a place with water, but I’m worried that it’s too far away from the Yamen, and it will be very inconvenient for you to go on business.”

Tong Ying smiled a little embarrassedly and said: "Actually... I just want to say that because of the war, I don't have time to pay attention to it for the time being. If you have time, go around and choose a place you like. Even if you leave The yamen is far away, I just need to sign in, and I don’t have to go early, so it’s okay.”

Shu Ning smiled: "Okay, I see." Although it is not convenient for her to go out now, but if she really wants to go, it is not impossible, just an excuse to burn incense and pray for blessings or something.

Tong Ying said: "I know that girls who are engaged according to the rules are not allowed to go out casually, but this is where we will live in the future, and my aunt will not say anything if I want to come. And you are always different from other girls, I know you There must be a way."

There is indeed a way, but what does it mean to be "different from other girls"?Shuning asked.

Tong Ying smiled and said: "How can girls from other families earn their own dowry? I admire your brother when I hear it. Let me just say, the girl I like will of course be different, because my character OK."

Shu Ning's face became hot, and she spat at him: "I've always had such a temper, what does it have to do with your character? Don't put money on your face!" After finishing speaking, she realized that she had returned to the past when Tong Ying was so angry. The scene of bickering with him can't help being a little funny.

Tong Ying also found it interesting, and laughed a few times before saying: "Okay, I really have to go, take care of yourself, I probably won't go out so soon, I will write to you in a few days."

Shuning smiled, nodded, sent him out of the small door, left along the narrow passage from the side door, watched him get on the horse from a distance, greeted the two guards in the distance, waved to herself, and galloped away. go.

She didn't close the door until she could no longer see Tongying's shadow, and walked back to her own yard along the narrow path, knocked on the small corner door, Kou'er quickly opened the door, welcomed her into the backyard, and said nervously: " Is the girl alright? Just now the dog eats the sun, I am alone in the courtyard, I am very scared."

Shuning smiled and said: "It's okay, don't be afraid." She smelled the aroma of some food and asked what it was, Kou'er said a little embarrassedly: "I was worried about the girl, so I kept guarding by the door, just now the dog eats the sun , I hid in the small kitchen, since I had nothing to do, I made some snacks."

Shu Ning said: "That's just right. I didn't see Niu Xiaosi when I came back just now. I was afraid that I would panic if he couldn't find him. You should bring some snacks to find him. By the way, I've already returned."

Kou'er blushed and nodded, found a food box and packed half a basket of dim sum.Shu Ning returned to the room, remembering the recipe promised to Tong Ying, so she took a pen and paper and began to write.

Tong's mother and son came back before lunch.It is said that today's solar eclipse, the two elders of the Yu family thought it was too inauspicious and wanted to divorce, but Mr. Yang cited many reasons and rejected this statement, and the girl of the Yu family also agreed.Mr. Yang has lived in the village for half a year, with a gentle attitude, and occasionally brought a few Mongolian children with him, so he has great prestige among the villagers.In the end, with the support of the official wife Tong, the landlord's grandma Li (Lu Ziyu) and the village chief, the appointment went smoothly.

Tong Shi once asked Shu Ning if she was afraid during a solar eclipse, and Shu Ning said: "It's nothing. I was thinking of going for a walk in the garden. When I encountered this on the way, I found an empty room and hid for a while. Actually, it's nothing to be afraid of." Yes." When she saw her mother's letter, she felt a little more at ease, but she still felt a little guilty about meeting her fiancé privately without telling her mother, but it was even more impossible for her to confess.

Duanning had dinner with his family, and took a lunch break with his wife. The two spent a long time together.Seeing that Shen Shi was approaching, Tong urged him to get on the road as soon as possible, heading to Beijing before the sunset city gate closed.Duanning was reluctant to leave, but he still bid farewell to his family and went back to Beijing.

Before leaving, Shuning asked him to take the recipes to Tongying in private, but Duanning said with a half-smile: "Speaking of which, after the solar eclipse today, I saw a few people riding to the north from a distance. They look weird. Looks familiar, does my sister know who it is?"

Shuning bit her lip and tugged at his sleeve, Duanning just let it go with a smile.

In the days that followed, Shu Ning was housekeeper and practicing calligraphy during the day, and she did needlework at night, and made things for Tong Ying, such as purses, clothes, gloves and so on.She vaguely remembered using silk to make underwear, which seemed to reduce the damage of arrows, so she specially used pure silk material to make a lot of underwear and sweaters. Later, she even made underwear and outerwear for him, and made him very warm. Light sheepskin gloves and leather gloves for spring.

It wasn't until Tong reminded her that she should start preparing for the embroidery in the dowry.Although clothes, shoes and socks will not be made for the time being, but quilts, bed nets, hijabs, handkerchiefs, purses, etc. will also take a lot of work, so I set aside some time to do these.

Although there are many things to be busy, she still spares time to practice calligraphy every day.In addition, although she is not as good as Tong Ying in painting, she can't be too bad.But Go, because Tong found out that Zhenzhen used chess records as recreational reading materials, and ordered her not to touch anything related to chess before giving birth, even if Shuning was tired.So now Shuning moved the piano to the yard next door and played a few songs to Zhenzhen every day, which was regarded as prenatal education.

This incident reminded Shuning of another incident, so she selected two daughter-in-laws in their 40s and [-]s who had rich production experience, and invited the most famous stable women in the neighborhood to teach them their experience, and also asked a doctor to teach them. After learning how to feel the pulse, what foods pregnant women, parturients, and newborns should eat, what to avoid, etc., they want to train two "confinement sisters".

In fact, the nuns in the mansion used to be responsible for this kind of work, but most of them followed the traditional method and had many unreasonable bad habits, such as the delivery room was not ventilated, underwear and diapers had to be dried in the shade, and so on.Shu Ning found a half-destroyed medical book from her father's study room. According to legend, it was written by the son-in-law of the Song Dynasty.

Originally, those few women thought that Shu Ning, a girl who hadn't left the court, could compare to them with rich experience, and they all half-believed her words.Fortunately, one of the stable women has learned some obstetric theory, and the doctor also has some knowledge, and supported her approach, which was accepted by the confinement women.

Seeing this, Mrs. Tong felt that this method was good. Compared with the mothers, the daughters-in-law were at least younger and stronger, had a better temper, and had learned more.So she picked two more young daughters-in-law to learn.Shu Ning was a little strange, thinking that two people are enough, and this is not a one-off.Tong didn't say much, only said that there will be Xianning and Xiaobao in the future, and it would be good to train two more people.Shuning agreed.

The confinement sisters are quick to learn. Although the progress of medical convenience is slower, it is no longer a problem to take care of Zhenzhen's diet and daily life.Tong Shi felt relieved and had nothing to do at home, so after returning to Beijing to attend Xu Xu's wedding, she told her daughter to take care of the family and took a few people to Baoding in a carriage.

This trip lasted for half a month.She was reunited with her husband in Baoding, and helped to take care of the favors received and sent years ago.When it was time for the annual vacation, the couple went back to Beijing together, passed by Fangshan, picked up their daughter-in-law, and went back to Tatara Mansion.

Tong Ying did not go out with the army, but it was rumored that the emperor would personally march, so Tong Ying would surely follow.After hearing this, Shu Ning breathed a sigh of relief.Although I don't remember how this battle was fought in history, it shouldn't be a big problem, because Kangxi still has decades to live.With Tong Ying by his side, it is naturally safe.

However, this new year, his family did not have a good time.First, at the clan meeting a few years ago, Jin Bao managed to keep his position as patriarch under the strong support of his brothers Zhang Bao and Rong Bao, but his prestige was greatly damaged; She didn't get permission from Sifujin, because Wanning was already a member of Baylor Mansion, so she didn't have the reason to spend the New Year at her mother's house; the third point, and the most important point, was that in the first lunar month, the emperor issued an edict to personally conquer Galdan, Jinbao and All insurances are on the enlistment list.

As the leader of the guards, it's okay for Rong Bao to serve in front of the imperial court, but Jin Bao wants to lead the army outside, so it's hard to guarantee that it will be dangerous.The whole family is worried about him, but Jin Bao himself doesn't care. In his view, this is a good opportunity to earn military merits. If he does well, the title of the official title, which was downgraded because of lax teaching of daughters, will definitely be promoted. back.Therefore, he only told his wife and children to take good care of the family and wait for him to come back.

For the first time, Qing Ning realized the heavy responsibility of being the eldest son, and he became more mature and stable. He repeatedly promised his father that he would take good care of his mother and sisters, and Shun Ning also expressed the same meaning.Seeing that they were so sensible, Jin Bao felt relieved.

Rong Bao took his third elder brother Zhang Bao and his nephew Duanning to drink and asked them to help take care of his wife and children, Zhang Bao and Duanning agreed one by one.

Shuning packed all the clothes, shoes, socks and purses she made, and entrusted her brother to deliver them to Tong Ying.When Duanning came back, he helped Tongying carry a dagger with an ivory handle, and there was a line of Mongolian characters engraved on the sheath. Shuning asked her brother, and she knew it meant "with you".She took the dagger and silently prayed for Tong Ying.

In February of the 35th year of Kangxi, the emperor asked for sacrifices to the ancestral temple, Sheji, ordered the crown prince to stay behind, and personally led troops to the northwest.

On the day when the army set off, Shu Ning and her mother followed Nala, Shen and others to the outside of the city in a carriage, and together with other female family members who were seeing off their families, they sent off their relatives who had set off for the expedition.

(Originally, I wanted to name this chapter "Xinxin", but later I decided to use "Yiyi". Anyway, so many people admit their mistakes, so I might as well give it a title like this...)
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