Mu Huagui

Chapter 47

Everyone in the Chen residence also took the carriage early, and stopped from time to time along the way to hear the old lady, the eldest lady or the second lady greeting other ladies they met by chance.

Wuhua Temple is located in the outskirts of the capital, only half an hour's drive from the city gate.As soon as they left the city gate, there were crowds of people. Shuntian Mansion specially sent people to clear the road leading to Wuhua Temple from the city gate. On the side are civilians walking.

After leaving the city gate, the carriage was moving, not as fast as the common people walking on two feet, so it moved all the way to the temple gate.As early as a few days ago, the monks in the temple built over a hundred pergolas with simple round tables and benches for people to rest their feet.

The steward of Chen's residence had already booked the pergola, and took a large family to sit inside.From time to time, someone she knew sent her mother to pay her respects to the old lady, and the mothers of Qin and Li who were beside the old lady also went back and forth several times.

When Qin's mother came back again, Chen Jiao'er pulled her to sit beside her and whispered, "Mom, come and have a rest, there is someone talking at the old lady's place."

"I see that the old servant has almost run away, so it's good to have a rest." Qin's mother thought about it, and it seemed that the familiar people had also walked once, and now her legs and feet were sore, so she sat down politely.

It doesn't matter if you sit down, many wives and respectable daughter-in-laws gathered around to inquire, some asked Miss Liu what kind of clothes she was wearing today, and some asked the emperor's wedding date. Laughing and booing.

Chen Jiao'er looked around, rarely seeing so many people when she went out, so she felt a little excited.

Hey, this young man, Chen Jiao'er gave a "puchi" smile, and saw a young man walking back and forth in front of the Chen family's shed with a book boy several times, and finally couldn't help but stood there and stomped his feet anxiously.

When the young man turned his head, he saw Chen Jiao'er pursing his lips and smiling at him. It took him a long time to realize his embarrassment, and he bowed to Chen Jiao'er from the air.However, Chen Jiao'er was very surprised, she also stood up and hid behind.

"Miss, this man is really reckless, and I don't know him, so how do you say hello?" Cherry pouted, seeing that the old lady had no more mother-in-law who came to pay her respects.

Just as he was about to speak, he saw Mrs. Huang personally leading a young man forward, and she was extremely happy to see Chen Jiao'er, and said with a smile, "Compared to the last time I saw him in the Wangfei's mansion, he is more graceful."

Chen Jiao'er hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and Qin's mother also went in to report to the old lady.After a while, he came out and said with a smile, "The old lady said that she was talking about not seeing each other for a long time. I didn't expect you to come in person. The old lady asked the slaves to welcome you in."

"Hehe, I just brought my nephew to visit the old lady." After speaking, he glanced at the young man standing beside him, but he didn't know that the young man's eyes were straightened because he was greedy for Chen Jiao'er's appearance.

Seeing him like this, Mrs. Huang felt a little feverish on her face. She knew that the nephew of her mother-in-law's family would not be able to get on the stage, but she didn't expect to lose such a big face when she came here.

But thinking of her mother-in-law's order, she still gritted her teeth, stepped forward and grabbed Chen Jiao'er's hand, and said with a smile, "I like this girl after seeing it, let's go in together." He insisted on pulling Chen Jiao'er to see the old lady together.

Look at the young man behind Mrs. Huang, who has a fat head and big ears, and his huge nose occupies almost one-third of his entire face.The eyes were not big, and they were squeezed together by the fat on the face, revealing a lustful look, staring at Chen Jiao'er.

When I saw the old lady, I politely invited the young man to come over, and said that I was very lucky.

Mrs. Huang took the opportunity to say, "The only Miao Miao of the Shi family is just such a legitimate son. He has been loved since he was a child, and he has not yet married a regular wife."

The old lady acted as if she hadn't heard anything, and boasted, "Such a blessing looks like a lot of children."

Under the praise, Shi Shaoliang grinned, stretched out four fingers triumphantly, and said, "The old lady has sharp eyes, three sons and one daughter, it's not like you have many children."

The people in the room were holding back their laughter, and each of them was struggling. Madam Huang's face was flushed with embarrassment, and she couldn't say the next thing.It took a long time to recover, and taking advantage of someone's visit, he said, "There are too many people today, so I will visit the old lady some other day."

Leading the people away, Shi Shaoliang still didn't remember it, and said stupidly, "Didn't you say that you want to take the beauty to see your aunt..." Mrs. Huang was afraid that he would say more, so she hurried away as if fleeing.

Mrs. Huang secretly swore in her heart that no matter how many benefits her mother-in-law promised, she would not pay any attention to this.She still wants to hang out in the circle of noble ladies in the capital. If this kind of thing gets out, won't she lose face at all.

Sitting at the head of the old lady, she quietly listened to the new things Qi Lu and Qi Si had just heard outside, and from time to time she went up to tease her.The old lady also laughed and said, "In a year, today is even more lively than the Chinese New Year. God bless me with good weather and good weather every year in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the country is peaceful and the people are safe." After finishing speaking, she put her hands together very devoutly, and said Ami in the direction of Wuhua Temple Buddha.

Outside the screen, there was the voice of the young master accompanying him. After a while, Qin's mother came in and said, "The young master said he wanted to invite a friend who hadn't booked in the arbor to stay here, and let the old slave come in and ask the old madam for instructions."

"This child, why not, let him make friends by himself. Today, you don't have to stick to it." After speaking, he glanced at the three girls. The oldest, Chen Jiao'er, was only 13 years old, and the other two younger ones were not older than that. At the age of ten, he is not afraid of anything when he is by his side.

So he calmly ordered Qin's mother to let the young master take care of himself. At this time, there are many dignitaries in Beijing and China, which is a good time for diplomacy.For the young master, the old lady has high hopes. She passed the boy's test at the age of 14, and was admitted to the Imperial College by herself with top grades.

At the age of 17, he took part in the township examination, but because of his high fever, he took the examination while sick and lost his name.Fortunately, this grandson is neither arrogant nor discouraged in defeat. After being lost for a while, he began to actively review his books and prepare to take the provincial examination next year.

The old lady knew that he had a calm temperament and a sense of proportion when dealing with situations, so she was very relieved of the friend he said.

Not long after, the Eldest Young Master brought a young man over to greet the old lady. The young man was wearing a brown long gown, covered with a jade-colored silk cloak, and his hair was tied up high.Chen Jiao'er looked up at him, and found that his face was as white as jade, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, he was very handsome, and he was actually the young man who gave her his hand outside just now.

The young man may have just passed the period of voice change, with a deep voice and a somewhat weird accent. He greeted the old lady, and everyone knew that he was Huang Haoning, the son of Mr. Huang, the magistrate of Fu'an.

He was a student who went to Beijing with his father to report on his work years ago, and then stayed alone in the capital to prepare for the exam.Knowing that the opening forum of Wuhua Temple is very grand, I came here specially.Unexpectedly, it was the first time for the servants to come to Beijing, and they were not prepared enough to understand the situation, so they did not set up a pergola in advance.He sent a servant to fix it, and he wanted to walk around with the book boy, but when there were too many people, he separated from the servant.

Under the good-natured laughter of the old lady, Huang Haoning also laughed and said, "I was so anxious that I didn't know what to do. Brother Quilting saw the student's embarrassment, so he helped me out."

The old lady comforted, "Send someone to find your servant, just ask him to come here. No one has any difficulties when you go out. Now that you see it, you can help with a little effort. You don't have to be polite, just go along with Ziping." .”

The young man thanked the old lady again, and greeted the three ladies at the introduction of Chen Ziping. He stared at his toes the whole time, but he didn't dare to look up at the three ladies.

The old lady was very satisfied with this, "Zi Ping is good at judging people. Seeing that the young master of the Huang family speaks and behaves very politely, he doesn't look like a slippery one."

The wives didn't know that the old lady loved the young master the most, so naturally she kept praising him without saying a word.After a while, Chen Ziping came over alone and said to the old lady, "It's not yet the auspicious time to leave the altar to lecture. I heard that there is a market outside. I want to take my sisters to see it. What does the old lady think?"

"This..." If someone else said it, the old lady would naturally refuse it flatly. There are so many people outside, it's not that the three girls' family can't show their faces at all.only……

Seeing the old lady's concerns, Chen Ziping patted his chest and said, "Bring more maids, Zikang, me, and Haoning, and I will ensure that my sisters will be fine."

The old lady saw Qilu and Qisi's joy, shook her head and smiled, "These kids can't sit still when they hear something funny, Mama Li, please bring a few more people to watch the girls."

He ordered them to come back early, and then let them go.As soon as she got out of the arbor, Qi Si jumped up and took Chen Ziping's hand and said, "It's better to be big brother, big brother really means what he says."

Qi Lu also smiled and said to Chen Jiao'er, "Sister Jiao'er, thanks to Qisi today, she was the one who begged her elder brother yesterday, otherwise she would just get on the carriage and get off the carriage when she came out, and she wouldn't be able to go anywhere."

It turned out to be like this, and Chen Jiao'er, who was feeling very surprised, suddenly realized.Huang Haoning was already familiar with this journey because of the back and forth just now, pointing to the not far away and said, "That's where the farmers nearby sell their special products. I also took a look when I came here just now. A lot of interesting stuff."

Now not only the ladies, but also the maid who followed her was also excited, there is no woman who does not like to go shopping.Not to mention those who rarely go out, it is even more itchy.Hearing this remark, they became agitated, hugged the three young ladies and went straight to the market.

Huang Haoning and Chen Ziping looked at each other, Huang Haoning said, "Brother Ziping really has the demeanor of being a big brother. When I was young, I asked my eldest brother to ask him to take me out to play. But he is good, he is going crazy when he meets his classmates within a few steps." , I don’t remember remembering me at all, if it wasn’t for how many servants brought me, I would have almost lost me.”

"Where did I find it in the end?" Chen Zikang also found it funny when he heard it.

"I saw other people selling sugar, Brother Yang bought it for me, but he left with his classmates, I couldn't bear to stay there alone to watch. Until the servant found me, I still licked my fingers and watched helplessly. Where's the sugar man?"

Thinking of the local scene, several people burst out laughing regardless of their image.

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