He is not his own son and nephew, and it is not good to control him strictly. Regardless, he is afraid that something will happen and he will betray Yang's trust. This errand is really difficult to handle. Mrs. Tao is extremely worried that something will happen to Wu Xiang. Fortunately, Wu Xiang spent the next half day.
Xiangdu was quiet. He didn't say he wanted to ride a horse or what he wanted to do. Instead, he kept sitting in the car and talking to Lin Shiquan. Chun Ya went to inquire and found out that Lin Shiquan had been telling Wu Xiang about the customs and customs of his hometown.
Wu Xiang was very interested.
Mrs. Tao breathed a sigh of relief: "Thanks to Ah Quan, otherwise he would have killed me if he rode back and forth so many times. Wu Xiang, this kid, usually seems to be quite polite and sensible.
Why are you so naughty and difficult to control?"
Mother Gong smiled and said: "I heard that this talented person is somewhat wild. What's more, a young and famous person like Wu Ershao has been favored by thousands of people since he was a child. How can he be a good person?"
What's wrong? Otherwise, how could the eldest wife of the Wu family be so happy when she heard that she was going to Qingzhou?"
"Yes, although I know his family, I don't have much contact with him, so how can I know what his real temper is like?" Mrs. Tao clasped her hands together and said jokingly: "Bodhisattva bless me, let this child follow me to Qingzhou obediently, and then
Come back with me and don't cause any trouble. Everything will be fine."
Lin Jinrong smiled and said: "Don't worry, mother, Brother Ang will not cause trouble for you." She won't cause big things, but she doesn't know about small things. After all, although they were familiar with each other in the previous life, they actually had no contact in private, and she didn't know either.
Today I realized that Wu Xiang also has such a playful and childish side.
When it was dark, everyone finally arrived at the inn on the way from Pingzhou to Qingzhou.
Because Qingzhou is close to Daerong, the business of both government and private businesses is booming, and there are quite a lot of business travelers and people from the government. Although this inn is not small in size, it is also full of people.
The Lin family rarely travels on this road, and the situation is tight. When the steward contacted Yi Cheng about his residence, Yi Cheng ignored him at all. It was the steward of the Wu family who relied on his familiarity and gave Yi Cheng a lot of benefits and said a lot of nice things.
Kankan made a small yard in the corner and barely managed to squeeze the carriages, horses and people in. So he couldn't care about the defense of men and women. He only arranged the people's residence properly and it was a blessing.
After a long time of fussing, everyone was settled properly, and food was placed under the stove and brought up. Mrs. Tao had already ordered that all the expenses of the Wu family should be counted on her, and she would be treated the same as the Lin family, so there was no difference between you and me.
After dividing only the master and the servant, they started having dinner lively.
Mr. Lin San had a bad look towards Lin Shiquan and regarded him as a thorn in his side. He would always make things difficult no matter what happened. However, he was extremely polite to Wu Xiang, the newly minted Jie Yuan.
Drink some wine and talk about elegant things like epigraphy, calligraphy and painting that I think Wu Xiang would be interested in.
Wu Xiang didn't drink, was not familiar with him, and felt a little annoyed by him. He smiled and tried to deal with it, and then took Lin Shenzhi away to whisper. Lin Shenzhi slipped over again, quietly pulled Lin Jinrong's clothes, and whispered:
"Fourth sister, Brother Ang said he wants to compete with you in playing the xun. I asked you if you have brought a xun. If not, he has prepared a new one and told you not to be afraid of losing."
If it was for this reason, I knew that Wu Xiang would not admit defeat, but I didn't expect that he would choose to challenge at this time. Lin Jinrong thought for a while and whispered: "Tell him, I am not afraid of losing, and I also carry the xun with me.
Today is no different than usual, so how can I compete with him? There are so many opportunities in Cheongju, so why bother."
As soon as he finished speaking, before Lin Shenzhi had time to convey the message, he saw that Wu Xiang had already stood up, bowed to Mr. Lin San, and said loudly: "My nephew has a wish that has not been fulfilled. Today, by chance, I want to ask my uncle and aunt to grant it.
"
Master Lin San asked in surprise: "What's the matter?" Then he turned back to Master Tao smugly: "Look, we can actually help Xin Ke Jieyuan."
Although Mrs. Tao knew that Mr. Lin San was joking, she felt that his expression and tone made him look as if he was a head shorter than Wu Xiang. He was very mean, flattering and shameless, so he lowered his eyes and pretended not to hear.
When Mr. Lin San saw that she was ignoring him, he couldn't help but secretly resented it. He turned around and asked Wu Xiang angrily: "My dear nephew, just say it. As long as I can do it, I will do it without any hesitation."
"It's not a big deal." Wu Xiang looked back at Lin Jinrong and smiled brightly: "Last winter, I competed with my fourth sister to play xun. I lost, and I kept thinking about it. I worked hard in my spare time to practice my skills, hoping that one day I could win back. Early.
The first four sisters went to the countryside, and I was so focused on preparing for the exam that I didn't even get a chance to compete. Today I have a chance, and I asked my uncle to allow the fourth sister to compete with me."
Mr. Lin San was startled, and then he agreed: "You said it was a big deal, but it turned out to be such a small thing. Let's compete. I will decide whether you win or lose."
The competition was not that great, but how could her own daughter play the xun for those random savages and savages in the posthouse who had no clue about their roots? Tao gave Mr. Lin San a look of disdain and patiently advised Wu Xiang:
"My nephew, there are a lot of people here, everyone is there, and it's noisy. If you brag about it, people might still find it noisy. Why don't you go to Cheongju and compete again? Your cousins and cousins can do it too. There are many people.
It's lively, just let your aunt decide the winner and loser, she is the expert."
Although Mr. Lin San understood that Tao was sarcastically pretending that he didn't understand, he couldn't refute Tao's words, so he just ate food and drank with a straight face and lowered his head, clinking the wine glass with infinite resentment.
Wu Xiang was unyielding, and said with a smile: "Aunt, we are just playing in the house, and it won't bother anyone. If they don't want to listen, just don't listen. There are very few women who play xun. If we don't go out and talk about it, we won't be able to do it."
People will know that it was Fourth Sister who blew it. Right, Fourth Sister?"
Mrs. Tao was a little unhappy, why didn't this person listen to the greeting? He couldn't wait for a moment, and he was too embarrassed to lose. But he couldn't refuse Wu Xiang anymore, so he looked back at Lin Jinrong, meaning that Lin Jinrong should refuse by himself.
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Lin Jinrong's mood was a bit complicated. Although he knew that this competition would happen sooner or later, he never expected that Wu Xiang would be so competitive and would be so anxious and clearly wanted to compete with her - his series of actions told her
, just now he asked Lin Shenzhi to go over and say those words to her, not to ask her what she wanted, but to politely inform her that she would have to compete with him whether she wanted to or not. Similarly, it didn’t matter whether Mr. Lin San or Tao
Whether you agree or not, you have to compete.
This kind of attitude actually makes people more or less uncomfortable. In the past, when Wu Xiang's competitiveness faced others, Lin Jinrong just looked at it with a bystander attitude and thought it was fun, but today he faced him
, she realized that it was not easy to deal with such unabashed sharpness. Even though so much had happened, under such pressure, Lin Jinrong still wanted to let Wu Xiang lose again. It was a pity that Tao had already said it.
It was clear that at this moment, she had to refuse.
Lin Jinrong said softly: "Brother Angkor, this kind of occasion is actually not suitable..."
Wu Xiang interrupted her and said with a smile: "Fourth sister, are you afraid of losing?"
Unabashedly arrogant, such a person never lacks admiration and admiration. Perhaps a proper setback will make it easier for him to remember. The key to a proper setback lies in a degree. Lin Jinrong is not afraid that Wu Xiang will lose face, but she doesn’t want Wu Xiang to lose face.
Xiang is too shameless. Here, in front of so few people in the room, it doesn't matter if Wu Xiang loses, but once he arrives in Qingzhou, in front of the Tao family's cousins and brothers, once Wu Xiang loses,
I'm afraid that she will feel even more uncomfortable. Maybe that will make his memory more profound, but it may also cause other unexpected emotions. Although she is gambling, she must take steps step by step. Lin Jinrong looked at Tao and asked Tao's opinion with his eyes.
mean.
Wu Xiang noticed it and begged softly: "Aunt, aunt, I am in this room. I have people close the door tightly and don't let anyone in or out. No one will know."
Mrs. Tao was a little helpless and had nothing to do with him, so she sighed and agreed.
Shao Qing, after everyone finished their dinner, Mother Gong led the people to clean up the house, and thoughtfully lit a burner of incense. Then she stood at the door and acted seriously as a doorkeeper.
Lin Jinrong did not use the xun prepared by Wu Xiang, but asked Li Zhi to open her belongings, took out the xun given by Tao Shunqin, and prepared for the battle seriously. She wanted Wu Xiang to be convinced of the defeat, even if it was cheating, then what?
What are you afraid of? Her rebirth is the biggest cheat in life. She just wants to live a good life, so there is no need to worry about this.
Seeing this, Wu Xiang also took out the good xun he was used to at home and carefully auditioned to prepare for the competition.
Mrs. Tao looked at Wu Xiang with a smile and said, "Xiannie, the people sitting here are all members of my family. Aren't you afraid of our favoritism?"
Wu Xiang smiled and said nothing, his eyebrows full of confidence. He admitted that he was not as good as Lin Jinrong earlier, but not necessarily now. The effort he put into this game was only less than that on his studies, and even more than on chess.
Lin Jinrong casually defeated him in the plum shadow on the snow that day. Although he happily admitted defeat in public, the embarrassment was completely different from the feeling after being defeated by Lu Yan, so that he had been
Never forgotten.
Seeing that he didn't speak and had an extremely serious expression, Mrs. Tao didn't mess with him, and quietly listened to the competition between the two men along with Mr. Lin San and Lin Shenzhi.
Wu Xiang saluted Lin Jinrong gracefully and said with a smile: "Fourth sister, please go first."
Lin Jinrong did not refuse and played a song seriously.
The autumn mood is cold and the moon is deserted. The border is thousands of miles away, and the soldiers are in the cold. They sit around the fire at night and sleep on their pillows; the river is still flowing, the boat fire is mottled, the wanderer is homesick and sings to the moon; the wind blows in the parasol trees, and the night birds sing sadly,
The beautiful woman looks at the moon, full of sorrow and thoughts...
"You're showing off your ugliness." Lin Jinrong was slightly out of breath, lowered his eyes, put down the xun, and said to Wu Xiang, "Brother Angkor, please."
Wu Xiang looked at her with strange eyes, thoughtfully.
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