In the yard, Su Tan'er's expression seemed a little confused. She used to call Ning Yi "husband" in the past, and now she said "husband" in a soft voice, which seemed to bring warmth to her heart. However, the slightly confused state passed.
The pain soon faded away. She raised her hands to rub her face and shook her head. Then she picked up the fire folder beside the table. The light shone several times between the windows and lit the oil lamp in the room again. Ning Yi curled her lips and said,
He also smiled sheepishly.
"Uh, I'm almost done with it... I'm a little tired."
She shook her head and her already somewhat scattered hair, 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 woman in the window became busy again, and when the light came on
It was more than half an hour before 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 is starting to get a little tense, the academy is also preparing to close temporarily.
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, the outside of the city was relatively chaotic, and the city was actually not that easy to live in. 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 net worth. Some people who left this time knew the inside story.
The man probably understood that he was going to be an official, so Su Zhongkan generously offered him a large salary and expenses, and also said a lot of good things, wishing 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. But Liheng's temperament is too light." This is disappointing. We should learn more from Dexin.
, New virtues and a sophisticated human nature are the qualities 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 regarded him as 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 held the title of son-in-law.
He has such talent but really can't see what he wants. Now I can only think that he has a weird temperament. Privately, there are some people who think he is just trying to gain fame. There are also people who think he is a genius. But compared to the fame of people like Li Pin and Cao Guan,
It's always different.
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.
Opposite"
"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 leaving. 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.
, is always bad. Otherwise, tonight I will host Wen Xing and others at Yan Cui House, and Li Heng and De Xin will go with us. They are all young people gathering together. Don’t refuse. The younger generations in the family are all here.
It's useless, but 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 banquet, the group went downstairs, and Su Zhongkan
He walked up to Ning Yi and said: "Others have small rooms, two or three, in their homes. In fact, they are just boring and busy for outsiders to watch. In fact, they are all a family. How can there be so many good points? How many of your halls are there?"
The brothers are not living up to expectations. If they really let them take over the family business, they will lose everything sooner or later. Tan'er is a talented man and will not give up. If she takes over the Su family in the future, it will be the best thing. Unfortunately, she is the daughter after all.
Sometimes, it is inevitable that she will be alone. There has been tension in and outside the city recently. She also has a temperament that requires her to do everything. 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 and take care of her more. Please advise her.
Relax appropriately.
Business in the world cannot be completed 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 with 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 fetch it. The hot water is also fetched from there. If it’s winter, you can also light a fire under the bathtub to 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 too far away to be real. On the afternoon of early autumn, in an ancient world that was a thousand years away from the modern world, it felt strange to be alone doing such a thing.
It's really amazing.
He didn't have many things, but at least he had martial arts and such a... small family. When he was fetching water from the water tank, he felt the power accumulated in his body and thought about it. In an afternoon like this, Hua
The three maids were busy with something else. Then they carried two buckets and walked through 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.
Tao 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. She has also taken off her shoes.
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 wasn't 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 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 other people 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...