After the patriarch left, Xu’s mother was very proud and boasted to Xu Jinyu:
"It has to be my eldest brother! I didn't even expect that Xu Erniu was involved here!
In the early years when your father was here, when Xu Erniu and his father were dying, not to mention when there was a disaster, he gave you a piece of cake and saved your father's life, begging for nothing in return for our family's gratitude.
Your father is an honest man and thought that if we were more diligent, we would not be afraid of the thin land, so he asked the clan leader to bear witness and exchanged our fertile land for his family. "
"Doing rice for favor, raising rice for hatred, this Xu Erniu is now cultivating our family's fertile land, and he has harvested regardless of anything, but he is still greedy and cares about our family's wealth. It is simply hateful! Da Lang, what do you do? Great! I didn’t even think of this just now, I almost missed his house!”
Mrs. Xu also agreed, looking at Xu Jinyu with even more admiration.
After hearing this, Xu Jinyu showed a sincere smile on his face:
"Who doesn't know the character of the Xu Erniu family? The patriarch has always been utilitarian. Even for the sake of reputation, he would not recommend the children of the Xu Erniu family to be adopted sons in our family from the beginning. He must be benefiting."
"Whatever the Xu Erniu family has given can make the patriarch's heart flutter. So what should the patriarch do if he goes to the Xu Erniu family tomorrow?"
Xu's mother frowned slightly as she spoke. Xu Jinyu's eyes flashed and she said with a smile:
"Mom, just keep your heart in mind. If my Dongchen Academy's admission letter is only enough for the patriarch to give us seven points, then it will still be ten points now. However, I still have to thank Brother Qingyang."
Xu Jinyu said and bowed politely to Zhao Qingyang. Zhao Qingyang was so full after eating melon today that he was confused for a moment:
"Me? Hey! The old man calls me a boy without eyebrows every now and then. How can he be afraid of me?"
"He wasn't afraid of Brother Qingyang before, but now he is."
Xu Jinyu said and looked at the guard beside Zhao Qingyang. The guard scratched his head:
"Is this young man talking about the old man who blocked the road?"
Xu Jinyu smiled and nodded. Zhao Qingyang had just "viewed" the legendary selection letter in the room, and did not see the scene where the patriarch ran away as if he was running away.
After Zhao Qingyang heard this, he also smiled:
"Then next time, he won't be able to see me and the mouse meet the cat?"
"What kind of status is the prince? How can ordinary people see such lowly people?"
What the guard originally wanted to say was withdrawn under Zhao Qingyang's gaze, but even so, Zhao Qingyang's face darkened and he scolded:
"If you can't speak, please go back to me!"
"I know my mistake, please punish me, Your Majesty!"
The guard's breath froze when he heard this, and he quickly apologized.
How could a noble nobleman, with his arrogant status, make friends with common people?
However, the eldest son of his own family unexpectedly valued this commoner friend.
Although Zhao Qingyang likes to mutter when he is at Xu's house, he can also be said to be approachable.
But only at this moment, these harsh words revealed some of the arrogance that only a noble child can have when he was raised in a heap of gold and jade.
However, Mrs. Xu and Mother Xu could not help but change their expressions slightly. When Xu Jinyu saw this, she asked Mrs. Xu and Mother Xu to go back to the house to take care of themselves.
When the two left, Zhao Qingyang's expression turned particularly ugly. He gave the guard a cold look:
"Go back and tell Grandpa that I'm just here to relax. I'll go back when I'm done! If I send some idiots like you to trouble me again, huh!"
"My subordinates dare not!"
After Zhao Qingyang waited for the guards to leave, he closed his eyes. Fang He softened his expression and smiled at Xu Jinyu:
"If you are not strict with me, I will make Brother Yu laugh."
Zhao Qingyang looked apologetic and sincerely handed over his hand, and then Xu Jinyu raised his hand to stop him:
"It's okay, but the Duke specially sent someone to invite Brother Qingyang to come home. He must have something important to tell you. Doesn't Brother Qingyang really want to go back and have a look?"
"What can happen? It's not my useless father!"
Zhao Qingyang said, looked up at Xu Jinyu, and suddenly became happy:
"It's a blessing that you didn't go back, brother Yu, otherwise, we would really be brothers in need!
The Marquis of Lin'an and my father are famous in Beijing... Ahem, those things can only be understood but cannot be explained in words. "
It was unfilial for a son to discuss his father, so Zhao Qingyang didn't say it clearly, and Xu Jinyu also curled her lips and nodded.
"If you ask me, no matter how noble a home is, or a place where people are blessed with beautiful things, it is not as comfortable as sleeping under a vine trellis with a cattail leaf cover and your head covered."
Zhao Qingyang unconsciously changed the topic, and Xu Jinyu's eyebrows moved slightly. It seemed that the prince would have to wait for a few more days.
Xu Jinyu then nodded, half-smiling but not smiling:
"Having said that, it seems that Brother Qingyang hasn't finished this work yet, right?"
Zhao Qingyang: "..."
"Even Zhou Bapi can't do anything like you!"
Zhao Qingyang said angrily, but Xu Jinyu flicked his sleeves and didn't take it seriously.
Although this prince still has the arrogance of a noble son, he has his own persistence and refuses to give up easily.
After Xu Jinyu finished talking to Zhao Qingyang, he looked at the bamboo threads that Zhao Qingyang had tied together. He estimated that the number was almost there, so he took some and sat beside the stone table under the grape trellis to weave.
The young man's fingers were slender, and his movements were a little unfamiliar at first, but he quickly became proficient and flew like a butterfly.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhao Qingyang, who had held his breath, finally raised his head and opened his mouth into an O shape:
"This, this, is this still the pile of dead grass I made?!"
Yes, in Zhao Qingyang's eyes, those bamboo threads were just piles of withered grass, but it was just a sinister guy who didn't want to let him idle and insisted on pointing fingers.
But at this moment, Zhao Qingyang silently held his chin and closed the bamboo basket that was quietly placed on the stone table and had a beautiful shape like porcelain.
"You have a photographic memory, and you have such skillful hands. Brother Yu, how many abilities do you have that I don't know about?"
Zhao Qingyang sighed, Xu Jinyu just smiled and shook his head:
"What's the big deal about a small skill?"
"elder brother!"
While Xu Jinyu was talking, the little girl walked in with a handful of red cherries, her face flushed.
"My little sister is back just in time. Do you like this bamboo basket?"
As soon as the little girl came in, she saw the bamboo basket on the stone table. The bamboo basket had a wide mouth and slowly opened downwards. It was in the shape of a wide belly and the handle was semi-circular. It had a kind of old-fashioned childishness, which made the little girl feel excited. I fell in love with him as soon as I saw him.
"Brother, is this for, for me?!"
The younger sister was so excited that she couldn't even finish her words.
"Of course, thanks to my little sister, I have been able to satisfy my appetite these days. I made a small bamboo basket for my little sister to play with."
"Then I won't be polite!"
The little sister held the bamboo basket in her arms and exclaimed:
"What a light bamboo basket! It's beautiful and light. Brother, you are too good!"
Xu Jinyu met the little sister's starry eyes, smiled, and pointed to Zhao Qingyang beside him:
"This bamboo basket is thanks to the help of your brother Zhao."
The little girl thanked her very simply:
"Thank you, Brother Zhao. Brother Zhao, thank you for your hard work!"
The little girl's voice was crisp and sweet, and just a light thank you made Zhao Qingyang feel inexplicably sweet, as if his hard work in the past two days had paid off.
Zhao Qingyang finished his work and squeezed in next to Xu Jinyu:
"Our girl has such a sweet mouth!"
As soon as Xu Jinyu heard this, he glanced over:
"Who's dating your sister?! That's my sister. Stop trying to get married!"
"There's nothing I can do about it. My father doesn't live up to his expectations, so I can only rub against yours."
Xu Jinyu laughed angrily at Zhao Qingyang:
"If your father knew that Brother Qingyang said this, I'm afraid he would be furious!"
"More than that, my dad is so angry that he likes to hit people with an inkstone. Even if he doesn't hit you, he'll splatter you with smelly ink! If he can't hit you, he'll still disgust you!"
Zhao Qingyang couldn't help but tremble as he spoke.
Xu Jinyu: "..."
"Your Majesty, you are really...well, very clever."
Xu Jinyu said it dryly, not to mention having a bad conscience.
Zhao Qingyang also laughed:
"My dad, it would be great if I could do something serious in my life! By the way, Brother Yu, who are you making this up for? You're so quick, you're going to have afterimages!"
"To the eldest sister, the younger sister and the eldest sister are both women, so we can't favor one over the other."
Xu Jinyu said without raising his eyelids, then raised his hand and motioned for Zhao Qingyang to look over:
"As for weaving quickly, it's actually not difficult. Assume that this bamboo filament is one and this one is two. Remember their positions in turn, one up and two down, and so on. It's very simple."
Xu Jinyu said it simply. When his subordinate made no mistakes, he soon braided two fingers wider. Zhao Qingyang's eyes dazzled and he said blankly:
"I'm afraid I'm the only one who thinks it's simple, Brother Yu, right? But, can this photographic memory be used like this?"
“As long as it works!”
In the evening, Dani returned home with the rice she had purchased. Xu's mother had been working hard for the past two days, so she handed over the shopping to Dani.
The younger sister always slept well. As soon as Dani came back, she brought tea and water. Then she gave Danni the bright red cherries in the bamboo basket and said sweetly:
"Eldest sister, eating cherries is so sweet!"
Dani fell on the bamboo basket at a glance and paused with her hand holding the cherry:
"This bamboo basket..."
"My brother made it for me! It's light and can be installed, and it's very easy to use! Sister, do you think it looks good?"
"very nice."
Dani took the cherry and put it in her mouth. Envy flashed in her eyes, but she didn't even taste the cherry.
"That's right, the eldest sister's is in the house, and my brother specially made a bigger one for her. The eldest sister is an adult now, so she can use a bigger one!"
The younger sister was chattering, but Dani suddenly felt a little confused:
"Me, do I have it too?"
She was used to being ignored at home. Although Nai and Niang were both good-natured, the daily work at home had taken up most of the two adults' thoughts.
The elder man is sick and the younger sister is young. Dani is used to watching what she eats on daily basis.
Unexpectedly, I was also a part of it!
After hearing this, Dani couldn't wait for a moment, so she walked into the house and saw that under the dim light, the grass-green bamboo basket was coated with a faint halo.
The style of this bamboo basket is slightly different from that of my daughter. The undulating opening is connected to the bowl-shaped basket, and it is equipped with a bow-shaped handle. Everything is elegant and refined to suit my daughter's family.
Dani couldn't put it down as soon as she got it. Afterwards, the two sisters sat in the courtyard eating cherries and admiring the moonlight as usual.
Dani suddenly said:
"Today's cherries are so sweet."
Confusion flashed on the little girl's face, but she quickly forgot it.
The eldest sister seems to be very happy today too!
