Now is the season when lotus flowers are in full bloom. When Geng Xingbing and his servant arrived at the lotus pond, the sky was indeed a little brighter than before. The lotus flowers in the pond had just been washed by the rain. In the summer breeze, the lotus leaves gently swayed. Shaking, the transparent ball slowly flows in the dim light, like a moving picture, making people feel relaxed and happy.
Pingshan couldn't describe the feeling in her heart with words. She just felt that it was right to follow the girl out. Her heart was no longer dull and she felt much more comfortable. Even the thin sweat she had just been sweating gradually dissipated in the breeze.
Geng Xingbing looked at the lotus pond, but his whole mind was focused on the movement around him.
It has been nearly a quarter of an hour since they came here, but there is still no movement. Could it be that the news she accidentally heard before was not accurate.
Just as she was doubting this, she heard footsteps coming from behind. Geng Xingbing felt happy. She suppressed her excitement and didn't look back.
Because it rained, the night was much cooler. That night, Geng Xingshuang slept well. He woke up early the next morning. Seeing that Geng Xingchen was still sleeping, he took Jinbao and Zhanpei around Zhuangzi. Walk around.
The scenery at the foot of Daling Mountain is very beautiful. It's summer right now, the rice fields are green, and the farmers who got up early have begun to work in the fields. Chickens and dogs can hear each other on the narrow paths, and the smoke from the farmhouses in the distance is curling up. The courtyard is decorated with red bricks and green tiles, or occasionally a cornice peeks out from among the dense green leaves.
Geng Xingshuang was in a good mood, walking slowly, feeling the cool morning time.
The sound of horse hooves came from behind, and Geng Xingshuang stepped aside to the side of the road without the need for Jinbao and Zhanpei to remind him.
When all the people passed by, Jinbao said: "Girl, is that noble man from yesterday? Is he coming down from the mountain?"
"It's so early, doesn't it mean we're going down the mountain just after dawn?" Zhan Pei said.
"Hey, they didn't go back to the other courtyard. Looking in that direction, they went directly back to Ningdu."
"Okay, it's a little warm. Breakfast should be ready. Let's go back."
Upon hearing this, Jin Bao quickly handed the curtain hat in his hand to Geng Xingshuang, "Girl, put it on quickly."
When Geng Xingshuang went back, he met the lady in charge of the village. The lady in charge was hurried back with several kilograms of meat in her hands.
"Aunt Yu!" Jin Bao called out hurriedly, "What are you carrying...beef? Where did you buy the beef?"
The lady steward turned around and saw Geng Xingshuang's master and servant, and said with a smile: "This is what Guan Shiyun Zhong gave to my servant. Didn't the girl give me some money yesterday to buy some good food? My servant went to town early this morning. Except for the pork and mutton, there is nothing special.
The servant was planning to go back to the village and buy two chickens, but by chance, Manager Zhong and the others bought a large piece of beef from somewhere. Originally, they were not willing to share it, but just now... Hey, the girl should have seen it. , the large group of people just now were the masters who lived in the village of Yongkang Houfu. They went down the mountain early in the morning, and left without even using breakfast. The beef was not of much use, so they evened out a few kilograms. To the slave.
Girl, wait a moment, and the slave will use the beef to make beef noodles. After breakfast, he will make some beef cakes for the girl to eat on the way. "
Geng Xingshuang was almost drooling at what she said. She nodded repeatedly, "I'm drooling just because of what she said. Jinbao, go and help my aunt in charge."
Jin Baole responded with a quick response and followed the stewardess to the kitchen.
The lady in charge worked quickly, and before long, Jin Bao came over with a food box, two large bowls of steaming beef noodles, the aroma was fragrant.
Geng Xingchen had just gotten up and saw beef noodles and was surprised: "Where does the beef come from?"
Geng Xingshuang repeated what the stewardess said and asked Jinbao: "Did my parents send it over in the presence of my third uncle, third aunt, third brother and fourth brother?"
Jinbao nodded, "Sister Jinzhan and the others brought it up in the past."
“With this bowl of beef noodles as a base, I can withstand whether I’m kneeling in the ancestral hall or playing with a wooden board!”
Geng Yan was sweating profusely after eating and said with satisfaction.
Mrs. Jiang rolled her eyes at him, "You're a good-for-nothing."
Not long after breakfast, Madam Bo came down the mountain with Yao, her son and others.
"Kneel down!"
Xia's face was gloomy, darker than the sky before yesterday's rainstorm.
Geng Shu followed and Geng Shu introduced two little guys who were playing crazy. Before they could react, they subconsciously knelt down after being scolded by Madam Uncle.
But they were pulled up one by one by their father.
"Mom, why do we have to kneel down? If you want to convict someone, you have to explain the reasons first, right? Even the Ministry of Punishment has to ask questions before committing the crime."
Mrs. Bo looked at Geng Yan's nonchalant expression of "Don't make trouble unreasonably", and her heart, liver, spleen and kidneys almost exploded with anger.
"You unfilial son!" Xia blurted out, pointing at Geng Yan.
Geng Yan's expression changed suddenly, he looked at Xia steadily and nodded.
"Okay, since my mother said that, then go to the Yamen and sue me. Oh, but I am always open-mouthed. Once I go to the lobby of the Yamen, I don't know what to say or what I shouldn't say. That vision is like the second brother who framed his own niece in order to flatter Mr. Liu, or the eldest young master of our dignified Anping Mansion who, in order to promote his father, curry favor with a concubine from the family of the Minister of Civil Affairs. He wants his cousin to marry the bad-looking and seriously ill son of a merchant family, and yet he behaves like an old bustard in a holy place like Licai Academy..."
"Third uncle, that's not what happened!"
Geng Shulou endured it again and again. As a junior, he shouldn't have interrupted Geng Yan's words, but the uncle's hands were shaking angrily, his lips were trembling, and he couldn't speak. Yao just looked at Geng Yan intently. Yan seemed to be shocked by his words and remained silent. Geng Shulou really didn't want to hear any more and couldn't let Geng Yan continue talking.
Geng Yan glanced at Geng Shulou and snorted heavily.
Geng Wen said: "Brother Lou, you disappoint me so much!"
"Uncle, eldest aunt, third uncle, third aunt, sixth sister, seventh sister, third brother, fourth brother, there is a misunderstanding about this matter. I don't know how you inquired about it? Who passed the news in the middle, which led to such a situation? Big misunderstanding."
Geng Shulou calmed down a little and handed over to Geng Wen and others, his face regaining his composure.
"These days, my nephew has been studying hard at Lizai Academy, preparing for the provincial examination this autumn. Some time ago, Fourth Master Yang came to me and said that he needed advice on some essay questions. My nephew and he have known each other since before..."
Speaking of this, Geng Shulou glanced at Geng Xingshuang.
"Although Brother Qingmo has not been in Ningdu in the past few years, the relationship between the Yang family and our family has always been very good. In addition, I know that the Yang family intends to marry the fourth sister for Fourth Master Yang. As the elder brother, I originally wanted to take a good exam. Yang Qingcheng suddenly found the opportunity, but he never found the opportunity.
So that day he came to see me. First he asked a few academic questions, and I answered them one by one. Later he invited me out for a drink. I wanted to check his character, so I went too. He asked me Several classmates accompanied me, and I also called two classmates to eat in a small restaurant outside the college. Because some students had met Brother Qingmo once in Pingcheng and talked about him, saying that he was a civil and military scholar. A man with both talents and talents, his future is immeasurable. He also joked that if he returns to Ningdu, the scene of throwing fruit into the car and watching Wei Jie being killed will not only be recorded in the history books. "
Geng Shulou sighed and glanced at Geng Xingshuang again, "I heard that when Brother Qingmo was in Pingcheng, he would put a layer of charcoal ash on his face when he went out to escort. In the escort agency.
I also heard this matter from a student who has been to Pingcheng. I don’t know the real situation, because when talking about this matter, some people lamented that it was too early for Qingmo to get married. Otherwise, what would happen if he got married in the spring? My daughter-in-law cannot be married, and some people say... that it is not a bad idea to marry a princess. When my brother heard this, he naturally could no longer remain silent, so he said that my sixth sister is also very good-looking, and my eldest uncle and aunt are even better people. He is upright and kind, and he has not wronged Brother Qinmo. "
