In the yard, Su Tan'er's expression seemed a little confused. She used to call Ning Yi "husband", but now she said "husband" with a soft voice that seemed to bring warmth that softened her heart. However, she was slightly confused.
The state faded away soon after. She raised her hands and rubbed her face and shook her head. Then she picked up the fire folder on the table. The light shone several times between the windows and lit the oil lamp in the room again. Ning Yi turned
He curled his lips and smiled sheepishly.
"Well, I'm almost done with it... I'm a little tired."
She shook her head and her hair that was already a little scattered, then folded her hands on the table, raised her head and looked at Ning Yi with a smile. After a while, Ning Yi turned around and left. The female figure in the window became busy again, and when the light came on
It was more than half an hour later when it finally went out.
This day is July 11th of the eighth year of Jinghan. The next day I went to the academy. Su Zhongkan, Su Chonghua and several other academy teachers held a meeting. Of course, Ning Yi and Li Pin were also called. The main thing was
Because the situation outside has become a little tense, the academy has also prepared to temporarily close.
The children studying in the academy are generally related to the Su family. If their families are outside the city at this time, most of them have entered the city with their parents and arranged to live in the Su Mansion. After closing the city gate,
In two months, it was relatively chaotic outside the city, but it was actually not that good inside the city. It was impossible for all life to go back to normal. For example, Mr. Qin had closed the chess stall two days ago and no longer went out to set up.
At this time, the academy also knew that Li Pin was going to Beijing. He planned to leave after the flood and stay here to teach for more than a month. But now that the academy is temporarily closed, he probably won't be in the academy for more than a month.
We met, and at noon Su Zhongkan hosted a banquet at the best restaurant near the academy to say goodbye.
From the moment Li Pin entered Yushan Academy, Su Chonghua and others knew that he would not be able to teach in this small academy for a long time. However, with Li Pin's reputation, Yushan Academy could naturally increase his worth. Some people who left this time knew the inside story.
Afterwards, it was understood that he was going to become an official. Su Zhongkan generously offered him a large salary and expenses, said many good words, and wished him a smooth journey and a prosperous career.
"Dexin and Liheng are the two most outstanding people in our Yushan Academy. We are both old and decrepit and are of little use. However, Liheng's temperament is too light-hearted, which is disappointing. We should learn more from Dexin.
Being virtuous, new, and knowledgeable is the cultivation that those who will do great things in the future should have..."
At the banquet, the rest were all middle-aged and elderly people, so it was inevitable to talk about Ning Yi and Li Pin. In fact, both of them are now considered to be the top talents in Jiangning, but Ning Yi's situation is more extreme.
Some people who heard about his reputation considered him to be the most talented person in Jiangning. When he appeared, others hesitated to write poems. However, he did not participate in poetry gatherings, did not interact with many literati, and he had such a title.
Although I really can't see what he wants, I can only think that he has a weird temperament. Privately, some people think that he is just seeking fame, and some think that he is a genius. However, people like Li Pin and Cao Guan are always as famous as
Not quite the same.
Su Chonghua said this as an elder, and Ning Yi could only smile: "Master, please don't make fun of me." Li Pin said with a smile: "Li Heng is much better than me in dealing with people and things. I should learn from Li Heng.
right……"
"Hey, I know you two are close, but Dexin doesn't need to say such good things for Li Heng." Su Zhongkan also smiled and waved his hand, "Once the city gate is closed, I don't know when it will be opened.
Dexin still has at least more than a month before he leaves. It is not good to be bored at home all the time. If he goes to attend some poetry gathering, Dexin can come over and take Li Heng with him. Although Li Heng is a scholar, his temper is too boring.
, it’s always bad. Otherwise, I’ll host Wenxing and others at Yancui House tonight, and Li Heng and Dexin will go with me. It’s all young people gathering together. Don’t refuse. The younger generations in the family are all here.
It’s useless. The purpose of setting up Hengde New Bento is to teach these brothers how to..."
Li Pin didn't mind this kind of thing. As his second uncle, Su Zhongkan spoke up. Ning Yi couldn't refuse for a while, so he had to agree. After the dinner, the group went downstairs, and Su Zhongkan
Walked to Ning Yi:
"What other people think of big houses, two or three bedrooms in their homes is actually just boring for outsiders to watch. In fact, we are all one family, so how can we have so many good points? If your cousins don't live up to expectations, if you really let them
After taking over the family business, sooner or later, everything will be ruined. Tan'er's talents are not given to men. If she takes over the Su family in the future, it will be the best thing. Unfortunately, she is a daughter after all, and sometimes she will inevitably be alone.
Gu, the situation inside and outside the city has been tense recently, and she also has a tendency to have to do everything herself. When we met recently, it can be seen that Tan'er is always a little tired. You are her husband, so you should take care of her more, and advise her to relax appropriately. Business in the world is not
It can be done in a short time."
Su Zhongkan spoke sincerely, and Ning Yi also nodded respectfully. The third generation of the Su family has no one to choose from except Su Tan'er, but this is not the case for the second generation. Su Boyong, Su Zhongkan, and Su Yunfang each have their own abilities.
, now they are still in control of the overall situation of the Su family. Whether it is true or false, just from this passage, you can know that Su Zhongkan is indeed not a simple person.
Walking home all the way, half of the afternoon has passed. After passing through the outer courtyard and the inner courtyard, there was a little noise outside because many relatives had recently been arranged to live with the Su family. When I returned to the courtyard where I lived, the noise became quieter.
Get up. The sun shines through the tall tree branches into the somewhat quiet courtyard. There seems to be no one. Chan'er, Juan'er and Xing'er are not there. I don't know if they went out with Tan'er or to deal with things related to the relatives of the eldest family.
Things. The window in Su Tan'er's room was open. When Ning Yi walked over, he saw her sleeping on the table. The situation was similar to last night. I'm afraid I was dealing with some things at noon today, and then fell asleep. The wind blew across the courtyard.
The strong wind blew the woman's hair.
Since she was sleeping, Ning Yi didn't intend to disturb her, and went straight back to the room to read for a while. Amidst the chirping of cicadas, he got up and went to the small kitchen next to the water boiler, lit a fire to boil water, and prepared to take a bath.
In these years, taking a bath is actually a troublesome thing. Every time I take a bath, I have to go back and forth many times to fill up the tub. It is very troublesome. After washing, I have to pour out the water in the tub.
It’s even more troublesome. There is a large tank for storing water in the bathroom, but we ran out of water today, so we had to go to the small kitchen across the room to bring it, and the hot water was also carried there. If it’s winter, you can also light a fire under the tank.
Keep the water warm, but this is basically not done in summer and early autumn.
He has been getting stronger recently, especially after practicing Professor Lu Hongti's breathing method. He didn't even sweat at all for such simple tasks, and he felt a sense of accomplishment when he put it out. He probably mixed some hot water and filled it up.
After more than half a barrel, the yard was still quiet, and the noisy people were far away and unreal. On the afternoon of early autumn, in the ancient world that was a thousand years away from the modern world, it felt really real for a person to do such a thing.
Quite amazing.
He didn't have many things, but at least he had martial arts and such a... small family. When he was filling the water tank, he felt the strength accumulated in his body and thought about what the three of them would do on an afternoon like this.
The two maids were busy with something, and then they carried two buckets and turned around the corridor, all the way to the outside of the bathroom. Then they opened the curtain and entered inside. After taking two steps, they saw clearly the person standing in front of the bathtub.
figure.
The cyan coat and long skirt have been put on the rack hanging clothes next to it. The woman is wearing a red bellyband and white thin silk pants. She has a graceful figure. Her fair and smooth bare back is facing Ning Yi. Her shoes and socks have also been taken off.
On the ground aside, she reached out and pulled out a few hairpins on her head, and her long hair fell down like a cloud waterfall, shaking as she shook her head. When Ning Yi noticed this scene, the woman also
He had already turned around, holding his cheeks with his hands, a few fingers infiltrated into his black hair, and his eyes were confused as if he had just woken up.
Su Tan'er's confusion had its origin. She was doing some things at home at noon. Because she slept late last night, her sleep quality was not good these days. The temperature at noon was high and the yard was quiet, so she felt a little sleepy.
. Lying on the table, thinking about taking a nap, there were some scattered sounds outside. It was Juaner doing cleaning work, cleaning some porcelain, tea sets, tables, chairs and benches, so she subconsciously asked Juaner to boil some hot water and take a bath.
, at this time, my consciousness was blurred, and then I fell asleep without holding on.
After hearing the instructions, Juaner happily ran to boil water. When everything was ready and she ran to call someone, the young lady had already fallen asleep. Juaner knew how hard she had worked these past few days and thought that sleep was the most important thing.
So she continued to clean up, and she was sweating after doing it. The young lady fell into a deep sleep, and the water was almost cold, so she simply went to take a bath by herself. Then someone came to see Su Tan'er, so she went out to deal with the matter. Ning Yi
When I came back, I saw that the water tank in the bathroom was out of water. It was precisely for this reason.
Su Tan'er just woke up. She couldn't tell the time for a while and came here in a daze. She was not sure if she had said she wanted to take a bath. When she saw that the water was ready, she regained consciousness and was taking off her clothes.
I turned around and saw my husband holding two buckets of water behind me and frowned slightly.
Ning Yi was also a little confused, but he reacted much faster. After thinking about it for a moment, he put down the bucket and turned around silently.
Before she could get out of the curtain, there was a low "ah" cry from behind, and with a bang, Su Tan'er fell into the bathtub that was already filled with more than half a bucket of water. It was obvious that she was really startled just now.
He doesn't shout out when he is scared. I don't know if I should say that he has self-control or that his temperament is suppressed and is a bit weird... Ning Yi looked back, sighed in his heart, and then pulled up a bath towel next to him and left.
He went over and took Su Tan'er out of the bathtub, wrapped her upper body in a bath towel, and then helped her sit down next to her.
Leaning in Ning Yi's arms, Su Tan'er kept coughing for a while. Ning Yi patted her back through the towel and sighed.
"If you drowned in your own bathtub, I wonder what others would say if word spread, huh?"
"Cough, hehe...cough cough...Ms. sir..."
Su Tan'er's body trembled, and she laughed with difficulty. Suddenly, her cough became more serious...