Today is Mother's Day. Xiaoyi wishes all the mothers of book lovers a happy, healthy and long life. I also wish all the book friends who are mothers happy and happy.
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I don't know when it started to rain. The raindrops hit the window lattice, making a lonely knocking sound. Lu Mian had a restless sleep all night and woke up when he heard the noise.
He opened his eyes and stared at the dark tent ceiling for a while, with a small smile on his lips. He moved his hands and feet slightly, leaned towards Lin Jinrong, pressed against her tightly, hugged her waist, and hugged her
Blow into your ear.
Lin Jinrong was sleeping soundly and pushed him with some annoyance. Lu Yan simply bit her shoulder gently, and scraped the sensitive part of her earlobe back and forth with his tongue a few times. As expected, Lin Jinrong trembled.
He let out a soft sigh: "It's raining again?"
"Yeah." Lu Yan brought her under him, buried her head and kept kissing her.
Lin Jinrong closed his eyes slightly and whispered: "How long are you going to stay in the old house? I don't know how Dou'er and the others have packed their luggage."
After I came to the old house to worship my ancestors a few days ago, it has been raining, sometimes heavy, sometimes light, very lingering. This kind of weather is not suitable for going on the road, and there are always countless people I know or don’t know in Pingzhou City.
Treating guests, Lu Jian couldn't bear the drinking and drinking every day, and Mrs. Lu felt very distressed. After Bu Ji chose a departure date, he simply asked the young couple to stay here for a few more days and hide away for a while.
Go directly to Pingji Temple to pay your vows and leave the next day.
Lu Yan really liked the cleanliness of the old house and liked the people of the same clan talking to each other, but Lin Jinrong didn't like it. He just found it depressing and dull. In addition, there was the Song family who basically did not show up, but made people feel that he was everywhere.
Every time a cat ran past the wall or roof, she felt like a pair of eyes staring at her from the corner.
A ray of light finally came through outside. Lu Yan let out a long breath and said, "If you don't like staying here, we will pack up and go back in the afternoon."
Lin Jinrong took her loose hair aside and straightened it out, complaining: "I always feel that this place is too narrow, too dark, too humid, and there are always some unexplained noises." Although this old house is owned by Lu Shao,
It was renovated again, but the pattern couldn't be changed.
Lu Yan opened her sweaty palms and intertwined her fingers: "I thought the same way when I was a child. I feel very uncomfortable every time I go back to my old house."
Lin Jinrong said: "I heard people say that my ancestors once resisted Da Rong's skirmishers and saved the whole family, old and young?"
Lu Yan said with certainty: "Yes. Although they were just some stragglers at that time, if there was no old house, or if the old house was not strong, the Lu family would have been slaughtered to death."
Lin Jinrong's heart moved: "Then if a disaster suddenly occurs now, what will everyone do?"
Lu Yan said: "There is a big bell in the southeast corner of the ancestral hall. When there is an important event, the bell rings. When the bell rings, the old house must open the door to admit the clan members."
Lin Jinrong was relieved: "It has been raining today. Let's go back tomorrow. I still have many things to explain to the third brother, and I don't worry about the luggage they packed."
The next day, although it didn't rain, the sky was gloomy when we woke up in the morning. Lu Yan, Lin Jinrong and Mrs. Song said hello and took the car back to Pingzhou. The road was soaked in water for many days and was muddy and difficult to navigate. Although the cart was pulled by bullocks,
It still took a lot of effort. By noon, the Pingzhou City Wall was already in sight. Suddenly it started to rain. It was light rain at first, and then it turned into heavy rain. It was so heavy that it was unobstructed. The coachman and the accompanying Changshou and others were wearing raincoats.
The bamboo hat couldn't cover him at all, and it was difficult to walk, even to breathe, so Lu Yan ordered people to find a house ahead to take shelter from the rain.
After reluctantly walking forward for about half a mile, he saw a vague room in the white rain and fog. The handlebar old Wang was so happy that he turned around and knocked his whip on the wall of the car, saying loudly: "Second Master, remember, little one."
There is a teahouse in front of us, let's go there to have a rest and have a bowl of hot soup to warm ourselves up."
Lu Yan was unreasonable: "Hurry up and let the store cook some ginger soup for everyone to drink. Find a place to dry your clothes. Wait until the rain stops before leaving. Don't be stingy with money."
Seeing hope, not only the people but also the cows and horses became energetic and struggled forward. Soon they arrived in front of the door. Changshou shouted a few times, and there were people wearing coir raincoats and bamboo hats.
Bu Ying came out, negotiated with Changshou in a low voice, and then led Changshou inside.
"You're all blaming me. If I had known, I should have waited until the weather cleared up before leaving." Lin Jinrong lifted the corner of the car curtain and looked out. He saw many horses and passers-by crowded under the corridor of the tea house, and he knew that it was even more packed with people.
I'm afraid that no matter how much money I spend, I can hardly find a place to take shelter from the rain and drink ginger soup, which will make me feel a little regretful and guilty.
Lu Yan saw the scene in front of him clearly and couldn't help but sigh: "You are not the only one who was fooled. We and Yingtao can both hide in this car, as long as Lao Wang and Changshou have a place to hide."
Suddenly he saw Changshou running out quickly and laughed and said: "Second Master, you're lucky, Second Master Wu is here too. He even occupied a pavilion to himself and lit a small stove. He invites you to come in and have a rest." Then he saw Wu Xiang standing there.
Dressed in plain green clothes, she stood on the corridor and looked in this direction. Although her face was smiling and her expression was extremely calm, she was much thinner. She no longer had the same high-spirited attitude that she once had, not caring about everything.
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As expected, he was extremely concerned. Lin Jinrong couldn't help but sigh secretly, and looked back at Lu Yan: "What should I do?"
Lu Yan said: "We always have to see this side. I'm afraid he has to go to Jiangnan to take up his post. Since we bumped into each other, let's talk about it." Then he asked the handlebar to drive the ox cart to the corridor and let Changshou hold on.
The big umbrella came over and he carried Lin Jinrong to the corridor. Lin Jinrong stood still, the soles of his skirt and shoes were clean, and not a trace of rain had splashed on him. When he raised his head again, he met Wu Xiang's smile and pretended to be the same.
He saluted Wu Xiang as if nothing happened: "Long time no see, Brother Wu."
"Long time no see." Wu Xiang clasped his fists in return: "I thought I wouldn't be able to see you before I left, but I did. Congratulations first."
Lin Jinrong had many things to say to him, but felt that words of comfort were not what Wu Xiang needed and were not suitable for her to say, so he said: "I also congratulate Brother Ang."
Lu Yan stamped the muddy water off the soles of his shoes, cupped fists with Wu Xiang and said, "Go in and talk."
"I was sending a friend out of the city, but the weather was so weird that he stopped me here. I didn't bring an umbrella with me. If I hadn't been lucky enough to see this teahouse, I would have been in such a state of embarrassment today. I just got there.
Your clothes are dry and your shoes and socks are still damp, so here you are." Wu Xiang sat in front of the window, with his eyes lowered, he lifted up the boiling tea soup on the small red clay stove and slowly poured it into the tea in front of Lin Jinrong and Lu Yan.
In the rough porcelain cup, "He only has this here, so that's all. I've roasted the tea over the fire, so it's quite fragrant."
Lin Jinrong hurriedly took it and held it in his hands: "Just clean it." But he was a little surprised: "I remember that Brother Ang was very particular about food in the past, why don't he dislike it now?" At that time, Tao took Wu with him.
Xiang went to Qingzhou together, and the Wu family specially prepared a cook for Wu Xiang to follow him.
Wu Xiang smiled calmly: "People always change. In the past, you felt that something was very important, but suddenly one morning when you woke up, you felt that it was no longer important." Then he asked Lu Yan: "When does Min Xing plan to set off?"
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"It's the twenty-second of this month, where are you, Maohong?" Lu Mian said with a bit of caution.
Wu Xiang smiled: "I'll leave the day after tomorrow. If you are free, you might as well come and see me off."
"So urgent?" Lin Jinrong saw that although Lu Yan and Wu Xiang were trying their best to maintain this closeness, they always had some dry intentions in them. They could no longer find the harmony they had before, so she had to let her do it.
I would like to say a few more words: "The weather is not good. Why don't Angkor Brother rest for a few more days and wait until the weather clears and the roads dry up before leaving?"
Wu Xiang said nonchalantly: "I'll walk in the morning and in the evening. Anyway, I'm going down by boat, just in time to see the rain along the river."
Lin Jin tolerated it again and again, and whispered: "Brother Wu, are you going alone?" She was curious, why did she never see Wu Xiang to discuss marriage? He became a Jinshi, and countless people must have thought about it.
I want to make such a good match. If someone goes to the south of the Yangtze River with him and enlightens him, I'm afraid he will feel better and cheer up soon.
When Wu Xiang met her caring eyes, he was startled for a moment, and then he laughed heartily: "Thank you for your kindness. Of course I am going alone. I would like someone to accompany me, but I still have to wait for fate.
I am determined not to give in. Anyway, I have my eldest brother to carry on the family line."
Seeing that he really smiled, Lu Yan breathed a sigh of relief: "What you mean is that you are causing trouble for the family again, right?"
Wu Xiang winked: "What do you think? My grandfather and parents really don't want to see me these past two days. I simply hide away." Not wanting to talk about this topic anymore, he looked up at the white rain and fog outside the window and sighed: "
I'm afraid the rain won't stop. How about asking his family to cook wine and food for us? I'll ask you to take shelter from the rain, and you treat me to food and drink. I don't know what year it will be when we get together next time."
If everything goes as planned, this will probably be the last meeting between the three of them. Lin Jinrong felt a little sad, and quickly told Yingying: "Go and ask Changshou to ask the store owner to prepare a table of good food and wine."
After a while, wine and food were served on the table. They were just country side dishes. There was only one jar of wine, but it was privately brewed wine. It had been buried in the ground for ten years. The aroma of the wine was overflowing when the mud was opened, and the smell made people salivate.
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Lin Jinrong wanted to avoid Lin Jinrong, but Wu Xiang put a cup in front of her and said: "Min Xing, we all grew up together, we can be considered brothers and sisters. We will be separated from each other in the future. Don't let Ah Rong avoid this suspicion today and drink together."
How about a drink? I don’t drink alcohol on weekdays, so I’m going to take this precept today.”
Lu Yan looked at Lin Jinrong and saw her bright eyes. Knowing that she liked wine, he picked up the wine jar and filled her glass with a glass: "Isn't it just a glass of wine? If I don't allow it, it will make me look stingy. But
Ah Rong, you can't drink too much. If we are both drunk, we will have to rely on you to take care of us."
After drinking for three rounds, Lin Jinrong suddenly remembered an important matter and said with a smile: "Brother Wu, speaking of which, my third brother has started a small business in Huating County. I'm afraid I will ask you to take care of me in the future."
Wu Xiang said: "Where did you do your business again?"
Lin Jinrong nodded: "Yes. I heard that the treasure business there is good, so I wanted to give it a try."
Wu Xiang deliberately looked impatient: "I know. Why is your nose so sharp?"
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