After leaving the old house, Zhu Pingan first went home. Father early to drive the oxcart, big brother also went to the mountains to check yesterday under the set to go, mother alone at home sewing purse, see Zhu Pingan from the old house back, briefly asked a couple of sentences, when I learned that the old house only poured Zhu Pingan a bowl of water, the mother of Chen’s face is not good. Zhu Pingan was busy to change the subject again, before smoothing his mother Chen’s frown.
After chatting with his mother for a while, Zhu Pingan went back to his room and put the box of tea he had bought from Anqing Mansion in his school bag, brought up two rabbits and said to his mother that he wanted to go to Enshi’s place, and after hearing this, his mother, Chen, took a basket and filled it with mushrooms and fungi that had been drying in the courtyard, and asked Zhu Pingan to bring them there with him.
“Fresh vegetables have not come down yet, this is also a piece to bring over to your Enshi and their additional dishes.” Mother Chen handed the loaded basket to Zhu Pingan and asked him to bring it along.
“Mm.” Zhu Pingan nodded vigorously, it was still his mother who was thoughtful.
Zhu Pingan had travelled the road from the Lower River Village to the Upper River Village countless times, and had been to his benefactor, Old Master Sun, many, many times, so it could be said that he was familiar with the road.
Old Master Sun did not close his house at night, not to mention during the day, so Zhu Pingan walked straight in without knocking on the door.
Sun old master is not in the courtyard, master mother in, master mother in the courtyard Sun old master planted bamboo that, is busy loosening the soil.
“Master Mother.” Zhu Pingan called out softly from afar.
The teacher mother who was busy loosening the soil lifted her head and saw Zhu Pingan walking through the door with a rabbit basket, the teacher mother had a smile on her face, “Ping An came ah, why are you taking so many things again, quick, quickly find a place to sit down yourself, wait for the teacher mother to finish getting this place then I’ll give you a pot of tea to drink.”
Zhu Pingan laughed nervously, walked up and took the hoe from the master mother’s hand, his mouth said, “I can’t wait to drink the tea that master mother made, this loosening of the soil is still for me to do.”
“You child.” Master Mother looked at the hoe that was taken into Zhu Pingan’s hands and couldn’t help but blame it.
Zhu Pingan just responded with a simple smile.
Master Mother washed her hands, then went indoors to brew a pot of tea, brought two cups out, and placed them on the stone table outside.
While loosening the soil, Zhu Pingan asked Elder Mother why Enshu was not at home.
“Oh, he ah, it’s not because of you. You took the examination for the head of the case in Anqing Province, that old man was as happy as anything, it just so happened that an old friend in Anqing Province asked him to go as a guest, that old man has not returned yet. People are good, forgetting nothing but his bamboo, but also entrusted someone to bring a letter to me, so that I can loosen the soil for his bamboo.” Master Mother complained.
The bamboo planted by his benefactor, Old Master Sun, was not much, Zhu Pingan finished loosening the soil in no time, and after washing his hands, he picked up a cup of the tea brewed by his master’s mother, and slowly took a sip of it, and praised his master’s mother for brewing good tea, and then took the opportunity to give his master’s mother a box of tea that he had purchased from the Anqing Mansion.
Teacher’s mother can’t refuse, then received the tea, but soon Zhu Pingan schoolbag will be more than a few washed apples.
After bidding farewell to his teacher’s mother, Zhu Pingan left the courtyard of his teacher’s house. After pondering for a little while, he headed towards another usual place in Shanghe Village.
In the high mansion compound, Zhu Pingan waded up and knocked on the gate between two large stone lions.
Knock, knock, knock.
No response.
Zhu Pingan was not the least bit discouraged and knocked on the door of the room again.
Then he heard an impatient voice from inside, followed by the door opening and an uncle-like man poking his head out.
“Huh, why is it you brat, oh no, it’s you, young gentleman.” After the concierge recognised Zhu Pingan, he remembered the recent news of the town’s youngest ever child student that had been spreading like wildfire, and his slack attitude changed to a few degrees of respect.
“Heh heh heh, I’ve disturbed Uncle Li’s beautiful dream again, I’ve made amends to you, the kid will come back again to borrow a book.” Zhu Pingan smiled nervously and arched his hand.
“See what the young gentleman said, come in, come in.” Uncle Li, the concierge, pulled the door of the room open and let Zhu Pingan in.
After entering the door, Zhu Pingan arched his hand to the concierge once again and thanked him, then he lightly walked towards the direction of the study.
Just as Zhu Pingan was walking in the direction of the study, not too far away was a teenager who was emoting.
Under the warm sunshine, the teenager stood in front of the study which was built with hundreds of taels of silver, copied his hands, and looked at the piece of silver frost charcoal under his feet, and thought about a thousand thoughts, what is it that people live for, is it to make money, or is it to study for the imperial examinations to become an official, and then after he became an official, is it that there is no more pursuits?
For example, my father
He fell into a deep thought
At this time, Zhu Pingan walked over from one side, while in the other direction came the bun girl with a blue ribbon hair bun and a round little face that still had baby fat.
The bun girl saw Zhu Pingan walking from the opposite direction and was very delighted, but was first heading towards the teenager standing over there.
The bun girl walked up to the teenager and said, “Why are you still standing here, your wages for carrying charcoal are twenty Wen, go to the front yard and look for the bookkeeper to settle the bill, this is not a place for you to stay.”
“Uh, uh-huh.” That teenager busily nodded his head and headed out.
At this time, Zhu Pingan also saw the teenager clearly and called out, “Jun? Didn’t you follow your great aunt to your grandma’s house?”
The teenager heard the voice and looked up to see Zhu Pingan, and happily shouted, “Little swine, why did you come over, quickly go, people won’t let us stay here. I was bored at my grandma’s house and casually came out for a walk, I didn’t expect to be treated as a helper, but luckily this family was generous enough to give me 20 Wen for carrying a basket, hehe.”
Erm Zhu Pingan
“Zhu Ping An, why are you here, you came to borrow a book right, come in quickly.” The bun girl shouted from afar, then shouted at the teenager beside Zhu Pingan, “Hey, that person, talking about you, quickly go to the front yard to settle the bill, this is not a place for you to stay.”
Zhu Pingjun was like being struck by lightning, his face was twitching, the same is the old Zhu family, how is the gap so big.
Zhu Pingan explained to Zhu Pingjun who was struck by lightning, “Brother Jun, I came to borrow a book.”
“Hey, that person said you, hurry up and go, here is not where you can stay, if you don’t go, the money will not be settled for you.” The bun girl urged again.
“Oh oh, ahem, that, little swine, I’ll leave first.” Zhu Pingjun, under the urging of the bun maiden, said a word to Zhu Pingan and walked towards the front yard.
Just after Zhu Pingjun left, Zhu Pingan heard a clear and nice female voice like a lark.
“Painting, your skin is itching isn’t it, why hasn’t the Silver Frost Charcoal I asked for been moved yet, the seafood that father had people send over is about to turn to ice.”
Accompanied by the voice came the owner of this voice, in fact, without looking, Zhu Pingan just listen to the voice to know that it is the dark girl Li Shu.
Surrounded by maids and mums, Iren’s white teeth and red lips, looking at her, just look at the appearance can hook people to the soul of the spirit, but also just appearance, inner, character and so on, can only huh.
