Seeing that Sheng Guoer was silent, Chuntao smiled and said, "Aren't you very smart, Guoer? Why are you speechless now?"
Ma Chunhua spat: "Chuntao, you don't have to be cheap and good. If it weren't for Guo'er, your family would have spare money, and you would still have the spare time to play around here?"
Chuntao laughed sarcastically. She also felt that what she said was a bit excessive, but Sheng Guoer said: "Chunhua, I did this to repay the folks for taking care of my family. Chuntao was just joking and I won't argue with her."
Chuntao took Sheng Guoer's hand and said, "That's right, Chunhua, you are so narrow-minded!"
Ma Chunhua rolled her eyes at Chuntao and said, "Humph, I don't know who likes to show off!"
Sheng Guoer smiled and said: "Okay, okay, they have finished eating, let's go over and clean up."
The girls all jumped over to pack their things.
When Sheng Guo'er came to the table, Meng Xingzhou happened to come to deliver the dishes and chopsticks.
"Are the pancakes delicious?" Sheng Guoer asked with drooping eyes while clearing the dishes.
"Pancakes? It's delicious." Meng Xingzhou was really scratching his teeth. He was also very upset that he always had this big coarse porcelain bowl left. The pancakes were as hard as rocks.
But Meng Xingzhou felt that Sheng Guoer's question meant that she must have made the pancakes, so Meng Xingzhou didn't want to hurt Sheng Guoer's self-esteem, so he lied. Then he handed the large coarse porcelain bowl to Sheng Guoer.
When Sheng Guoer heard this, she raised her head with a straight face, rolled her eyes at Meng Xingzhou, paused, then snatched the large coarse porcelain bowl from Meng Xingzhou's hand, and said, "You really have a good stomach!"
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Meng Xingzhou was wondering why he wasn't happy yet. At this moment, Chuntao shyly walked up to Meng Xingzhou and said, "Mr. Meng, I, I'll get my bowl, you're so kind, you Love the pancakes I made!”
After saying this, Chuntao's cheeks instantly turned red.
"You said you made the pancakes?" Meng Xingzhou suddenly realized and felt bad!
Seeing Meng Xingzhou's displeased expression, Chuntao was also confused and asked, "Sir, did I say anything wrong?"
Meng Xingzhou waved his hand and said, "No, Miss Sheng took your bowl away."
After saying that, Meng Xingzhou hurriedly ran in the direction of Sheng Guoer.
Sheng Guoer felt a little awkward along the way, not that he was angry, but just a little awkward.
Pancakes, what’s so delicious about pancakes? Song Silang ate all the food I cooked. It’s really frustrating to open this blind box!
Sheng Guoer muttered as she walked home. At this moment, Meng Xingzhou's voice suddenly came from behind her: "Miss Sheng, please stay!"
Sheng Guoer stopped and turned around. The sun shone on her pretty figure, leaving a shadow on the mountain path covered with yellow flowers.
Meng Xingzhou ran to Sheng Guoer and said, "Miss Sheng, I'm sorry."
Sheng Guoer said doubtfully: "Why are you apologizing to me?"
Meng Xingzhou took a breath and said, "I just thought you made the pancakes, so I didn't want to hurt you, so I lied."
Sheng Guoer smiled in her heart, but she kept a straight face and said, "You are still a gentleman, don't you know not to speak nonsense?"
Meng Xingzhou said with a guilty look on his face: "I'm really ashamed. My intentions were good."
Sheng Guoer put down her things, crossed her arms and asked, "Okay, Mr. Meng, let me ask you again, are the pancakes delicious?"
Meng Xingzhou shook his head and said: "I can't say it tastes bad, nor can I say it's delicious. It's just very hard and very tooth-piercing!"
Sheng Guoer burst out laughing and said, "Then will you still eat it in the future?"
Meng Xingzhou said: "Actually, I don't want to eat it, but it's strange that it's what's left in the end every time!"
Sheng Guoer smiled and said: "You idiot, that's because everyone knows Chuntao's craftsmanship and her bowls. They don't know your preferences. Seeing you eating them every day, they think you have an unusual taste!"
After hearing this, Meng Xingzhou also laughed and said: "No wonder Song Silang said that I have good teeth. People in the city are indeed extraordinary. I really couldn't tell you the pain at that time!"
After saying that, both of them laughed.
"Next time you make a mark, I will eat the food you cook!" Meng Xingzhou looked at Sheng Guoer sincerely and said, "To be honest, I really want to have a taste."
Sheng Guoer squatted on the ground, took out his big blue and white porcelain bowl, then stood up, stretched it out in front of Meng Xingzhou and said, "Here, this is my bowl. You should always remember this big bowl, so you won't make a mistake."
Meng Xingzhou nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'll remember it."
Sheng Guoer said: "Also, don't be too honest. Sometimes you should be humble and take the initiative. You are the gentleman, why do you let others pick first? You will pick first next time, and others will I won’t say anything about you!”
Meng Xingzhou said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Sheng Guoer didn't expect that Meng Xingzhou would obey her words so much. She felt a little happy and said, "Go back quickly. We have to continue working later."
Meng Xingzhou said: "By the way, I won't go back to work now. I have to go to the countryside. I have an appointment with the academic administration in the village."
Sheng Guoer asked: "Xue Zheng, I heard Sheng Shi said, is the official who manages the private schools and academic examinations in the village?"
Meng Xingzhou nodded and said, "Yes, I want to ask him to apply for the Dongxiang Village academic certificate!"
The academic certificate is a unique qualification certificate of the Dasheng Dynasty. It is the certificate for private schools in villages, towns and prefectures.
After listening to Meng Xingzhou's explanation, Sheng Guoer asked a little tentatively: "By doing this, do you mean that you plan to stay here for a long time in the future?"
But Meng Xingzhou asked: "Do you want me to be here for a long time?"
Sheng Guoer turned around and said, "Who cares? I have no business in your affairs."
Meng Xingzhou smiled, picked up Sheng Guoer's things on the ground and said, "Let's go, I'll go back with you."
Sheng Guoer looked at Meng Xingzhou who was smiling and said, "If you want to follow, just follow behind!"
After finishing speaking, the two of them walked in tandem. Slowly, the shadows on the road gradually became parallel and merged into one.
When she got home, Sheng Guoer packed her things, put on some nice clothes and went out.
Meng Xingzhou put on the clothes of a Confucian scholar. As soon as he went out, he saw Sheng Guoer lifting the car curtain and saying with a bright smile: "Mr. Meng?"
This smile was like the warm sun in winter, shining in Meng Xingzhou's heart.
"Mr. Meng, I want to go to the countryside to find my cousin. Let's go together!"
Meng Xingzhou nodded and got into the carriage. Tieniu rolled his eyes at Meng Xingzhou and muttered, "You're so welcome!"
Then, Tieniu whipped his whip violently, causing the horse to feel pain and rush forward like flying.
"Sheng Shi is studying at home. If you don't go to the private school, will the mountain leader be unhappy?" Sheng Guoer asked worriedly on the carriage.
Meng Xingzhou said: "Actually, the academic administration has always wanted me to manage the academic affairs of Dongxiang Village and Xifeng Village. It's just that I didn't want to be an official at the time. I just wanted to be a teacher. But today I changed my mind."
Sheng Guoer asked with some anxiety: "Why did you change your mind?"
Meng Xingzhou breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "Actually, I am tired of giving lessons to the children of bureaucrats. I feel that they are not studying very seriously. My family has paved the way for them, just like that person like Zhong Zipan in Xuan Dynasty. There are people in Zi Ke and Tian Zi Ke."
Then, Meng Xingzhou took out the badge of Hanlin Private School and said: "This is not what I want to teach and educate people. I want to teach some truly capable people, not so-called fame."
Sheng Guoer looked at Meng Xingzhou and thought he was quite ambitious.
Meng Xingzhou looked at Sheng Guo'er with a smile and said, "So I want to open a private school in Dongxiang Village and take care of the academic affairs of Dongxiang Village and Xifeng Village. As for the mountain chief, I have taught him many outstanding students in the past few years. My son, I think it’s time to leave.”
Sheng Guoer nodded and said: "Your idea can help many poor people, I support you!"
Meng Xingzhou smiled and said, "Actually, it was also due to your influence. If it hadn't been for your impassioned speech in front of the mountain chief's wife, maybe I wouldn't have made up my mind so quickly."
Sheng Guoer pursed her lips and smiled and said nothing.
The carriage moved slowly, and the two of them talked more.
"You were a soldier. To be honest, I was surprised when I heard about this." Sheng Guoer said with a smile, "I was also a little surprised by your various performances after that."
Meng Xingzhou actually didn't want to talk too much about his past with Sheng Guoer, so he said, "Could it be that I give you the impression that I am a weak scholar? How could that be?"
Sheng Guoer was amused: "You are such a straight man, can your chat be so serious?"
Sheng Guoer shook her head and said, "No!"
Then, Sheng Guoer looked out the car window, and the atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment.
Meng Xingzhou coughed and suddenly saw a cluster of small flowers outside, and shouted: "Brother Tieniu, stop for a moment."
Tieniu stopped the carriage, frowned and said, "Mr. Meng, what are you doing!"
Meng Xingzhou jumped off the carriage, came to these little flowers, picked a handful, and got into the carriage.
"Are you going to give me flowers?" Looking at this bunch of fresh flowers, Sheng Guoer, who has loved flowers since she was a child, felt instantly better.
"Well, you can take these flowers back and brew some to drink!" Meng Xingzhou smiled and said seriously: "This is honeysuckle, which is good for the throat. Is your throat quite dry recently?"
Meng Xingzhou's careful observation surprised Sheng Guoer, and she asked, "How did you know?"
Meng Xingzhou said: "I hope to hear more about it. I know a little bit about medical skills. The so-called virtual fire..."
Sheng Guoer made a stop gesture and said, "Okay, okay, I understand. I'll take it back and take it right away. Thank you Mr. Meng!"
Seeing Sheng Guoer's expression, Meng Xingzhou could only say: "Okay, that's good!"
Sheng Guoer thought to herself, this guy is careful and gentle, but he can talk Tianer to death. He is considered a person!
When they arrived at the village, Meng Xingzhou went to take care of all the matters. Although the mountain chief was reluctant to part with him, Meng Xingzhou showed his skill and issued the order to study politics in the village, and the mountain chief had no choice but to obey.
Sheng Guoer went to the second uncle's house and brought some mountain products to the second uncle. Sheng Guoer and Yumei also agreed to go to the mountains to pick camellias in the next spring and start a milk tea business together.
After that, Sheng Guoer went to the mining area again. Qiao Yuanshan said that there had been a few snows in the mountains recently, and almost all the businessmen and travelers had stopped traveling. So Sheng Guoer took away all the work in the box lunch business, leaving only some People cooked and fed the people in military camps and mining areas. The martial arts instructor also gave Sheng Guoer a token and told her to come to him with the token if anything happened.
Sheng Guoer was very grateful to these two people, so they agreed to celebrate the New Year together at Sheng Guoer's house.
The old martial arts instructor was worried about being lonely every year during the New Year. Qiao Yuanshan was also a bachelor. They were so happy that they promised to go to Guoer's house to celebrate the New Year with generous gifts.
According to common sense, New Year's Eve is a day for family reunion, but there are only a few Lao Sheng's families in Xifeng Village, Xiangli and Dongxiang Village. My aunt still has to go to her husband's family in Jinlong Mansion to celebrate the New Year, and her second uncle has to go to her husband's family on the second day of the Lunar New Year. Sheng Guoer was accompanying her second aunt back to her parents' house, so she didn't have time to walk back and forth, so Sheng Guoer decided to invite these two friends to her home for a get-together.
She also thought about inviting Meng Xingzhou, but it was not as pleasant as inviting the martial arts instructor and Qiao Yuanshan. Even Sheng Guoer herself found it strange.
Just a friend.
On the way back, Sheng Guoer also looked at Meng Xingzhou and thought, "Does he have a family? What if his family wants him to go back?"
So Sheng Guoer asked tentatively: "Mr. Meng, will you go home during the Chinese New Year?"
As soon as he heard that he was going home, Meng Xingzhou's face suddenly darkened.
