The sun shines through the branches and leaves of the trees and shines on the bluestones in the alley, turning the figures and smiles of the three people into a golden color. From a distance, they look like the joyful reunion of old friends in the spring of February.
Jing Rui "...because I was promoted that year, I also followed my father to Bianjing...my father is now the director of the Ministry of Household Affairs. At that time, he had just arrived in Bianjing and was not familiar with the place. My younger brother was also confused and made a lot of trouble."
It's a joke, but having said that, the weather in Beijing is indeed different from Jiangning. "It's hard to say clearly at this time. Brother Ning has time in the future. He must take time to visit Bianjing. When the time comes, I might as well let my little brother be my host."
As a landlord...", "Actually, the most surprising thing when I went to Bianjing was the reunion with...Brother Wang. In fact, Brother Ning may not know that Wang...Brother Wang was in Bianjing when he was a child.
"I grew up in Beijing, and he is the real host." My younger brother went there at that time, and received a lot of care from Brother Wang, haha... Oh, looking at Brother Ning, he seems to not have much memory of what happened here in the past years...",
After chattering and chatting, it was Yu Hezhong who always spoke enthusiastically. In his words, he also proudly expressed his father's official status. The head of the household department had an official title from the sixth grade, which is not easy to say.
Although he is big, but for ordinary people, he is already a high-ranking official. A bookish and rotten scholar like Ning Yi may not be able to achieve it if he studies in his lifetime. "And because his father is an official in the Ministry of Household Affairs, he only needs to be good at dancing."
If you have some business connections, it won't be difficult for you and the lieutenant general to get a job title in the future.
After the Yajia chatted for a while, Yu Hezhong also noticed that Ning Yi didn't seem to have much memory of the past. Otherwise, I'm afraid he would still have some impression of the girl surnamed Wang. He said a few words about this,
Then he casually asked about the recent whereabouts of someone nearby. "Ning Yi naturally has no clue." He smiled and said: "Chen Sifeng, do you still remember? He was in high school last year, and now he is also working in the household department. Brother Ning will go to Bianjing then, and we will also
You can meet him." I think Chen Sifeng is also someone Ning Yi knew before.
The three of them talked and laughed, and Yu Hezhong probably thought that Ning Yi failed in the imperial examination and lived in a miserable life. In front of the woman named Wang, he occasionally showed some sense of superiority in his words. In fact, this is human nature. After all,
Everyone has a desire to show off, and if they meet others, they will try their best to save face for others. Unless they are a gentleman, they are probably people like Puyang Yi who believe in businessmen’s family traditions. Of course, to be honest, Puyang
In front of people like Yi, as long as you prepare your own position, it will be easy to get along. "Ning Yi also likes it. But Yu Hezhong is obviously just an ordinary person. It's not surprising to show off a few words occasionally." Ning Yi is just
Looks interesting.
However, what is more noticeable is the woman surnamed Wang who has never spoken much. She was always smiling during the whole process. She also occasionally mentioned some things about the small alley around her.
There is a feeling of nostalgia. When Yu Hezhong talks about the past, she will occasionally echo one or two words, and the rest of the time she will listen quietly. This kind of response is quite normal and not surprising. But what makes Ning Yi pay attention?
Yes, every time Yu Hezhong showed off, if it was just about herself, she would smile and nod, icing on the cake, but if she highlighted or secretly ridiculed Ning Yi, her eyes would always stay elsewhere.
He looked absent-minded and never gave any hint of agreement.
This is very interesting.
At a general banquet or party, there is always a host, or someone who is valued by others. Someone shows off and expresses himself. The host agrees, and the other party has a lot of face. But if it is the attitude of two guests
How to maintain a balanced attitude, be fair or conciliatory in a confrontation and not make someone hate you is a profound knowledge. This woman doesn't care about the boasts of her old friends, and she will show that she is not proud of her.
But if Yu Hezhong wants to use hints to belittle Ning Yi in front of her, she will use this subtle method to remain independent and not participate in it.
Of course, since she is more familiar with Yu Hezhong after all, she will not interfere with him randomly. She has a good sense of her likes, dislikes, and intimacy.
If this kind of subtlety is shown only once or twice, then ordinary people can be cultivated. If it can be done like this every time, it will be very thought-provoking.
"This woman should have a good upbringing." She should also have...a circle that is enough for these upbringings to be exercised and brought into play. To be honest, "there are not many opportunities for women to show their faces in these days, after all, similar to my wife," Su Tan'er
In this way, her education is quite good. She can dance well in a certain circle and has a fairly accurate grasp of people's hearts. However, compared with the woman in front of her, Su Tan'er seems a bit sharp and not smooth enough in some aspects.
.
Among the women I know, Jin'er and Yunzhu have been trained in this area before in a brothel, and both have methods of dealing with other people's relationships." But Jin'er is relatively lively, and often uses her own vitality to push away the grudges in other people's hearts.
Yunzhu is gentle and elegant, but she is noble and aloof on the inside. After getting along for a long time, she will inevitably feel the toughness and sharpness inside. This woman's simple smile made Ning Yi feel a similar temperament to Pu Yangyi.
"It's just similar" but it doesn't necessarily mean that she is that good. It is of course impossible to understand a person in just a few words when meeting and talking. Ning Yi talked with two "old friends" for a long time.
They turned around to leave." Then a figure walked out of the slightly dilapidated courtyard gate at the back: "Ah, uncle, you are here."
This is Xiaochan who has finished cleaning the room. She is wiping the sweat on her forehead as she comes out. She is wearing a huā clothes and a small coat today, and she seems to have the temperament of Xiaojiabiyu. When she saw the two people talking to her uncle at the door, she
"Uh", he stood at the side and behind Ning Yi's body. Xiao Chan was also beautiful. When the two of them looked at it, they were both slightly stunned. Then Na Yu Hezhong smiled and said: "Oh" these are the younger siblings.
?”
The woman surnamed Wang still dresses in men's clothing." So she bowed first: "Is this my sister-in-law?"
The titles of sister-in-law and sister-in-law probably made Xiaochan very vain. She rolled her eyes, slightly surprised but also a little happy. Then she looked at Ning Yi and leaned closer to him: "Uh" No, I am uncle.
Maid "My name is Chan'er, who are you two... masters?"
"We are old acquaintances of Mr. Ning. I used to live there..." Knowing that she was a maid, there was no need to solemnly introduce her names. Xiaochan didn't say much after seeing the gift, and the few of them chatted a lot.
After all, Wang and Yu turned around and left. Ning Yi and Xiao Chan were here looking at their backs. Xiao Chan said: "Did you remember what happened before? Oh, by the way, that Prince Wang is a
female."
"Even a fool can see it.
", Ning Yi smiled and patted her head, "I don't know him, but they lived here before and remembered me, so they came to say hello. They probably remember this yard,"
The courtyard looked really shabby at this time, with a dilapidated lintel. It had only been two months since the New Year, but there were no festive couplets hanging on it. It was incompatible with the surrounding houses and courtyards. Ning Yi looked at himself, and saw dust and stains on his body.
"A broken book" couldn't help but shake her head and smile. Xiaochan looked around and "thought of something" and said, "Xiaochan will ask someone to come and renovate the yard tomorrow." She thought for a while and said with a smile.
: "I really want to know what my uncle was like here before..."
"I heard he is a stupid nerd..." Ning Yi smiled and looked at Xiaochan again, "Don't say you don't know." You know better than me. Isn't that why Tan'er chose me? Now the product is not right."
Do you regret it..., Tsk, poor Xi Junyu...", "Hee, that's because the young lady has discernment..., and Chan'er didn't dare to speak at that time, the young lady was very serious at that time.","
The little maid began to chatter about interesting things before getting married, and the two of them turned and walked into the yard.
On the other side, Wang and Yu passed through the courtyard one by one. In fact, they were both still young when they left Jiangning in the past. Although they have some memories now, they only remember some of their children's friends here. Yu Hezhong is relatively familiar with them,
I left for a while." I knocked on a few doors and asked questions based on my memory. When I ran back, the woman named Wang was looking outside the courtyard where she once lived, but that courtyard had already been occupied by another family. Yu Hezhong laughed.
He said: "I can't remember too many people from the past." When I asked, there was one person I knew. After chatting for a while, I also asked about Xiao Ning. Guess what?", he said
However, the woman surnamed Wang did not ask directly. She just lowered her head and thought: "That maid of his is very beautiful, and her clothes are also very good. I'm afraid she won't live in that courtyard anymore in the past few years?"
"Well, I just met that person who doesn't live here much." I didn't know very well. I just pointed to the yard and remembered that the owner of the house was a married woman, and the woman was a merchant selling cloth. I heard
He said he was very rich, and it was quite lively at first..." The woman surnamed Wang looked over and said: "That's pretty good..."
"Well, I got a little carried away with what I said just now. I shouldn't ask him about the status of the imperial examination and other matters." Since he is a son-in-law, he would not be able to take the exam if he thought about it. But it is really unimaginable that he would actually become a son-in-law. "Sigh..." Yu
Hezhong sighed.
"In life, there are always situations where you cannot help yourself..."
"Well, I'll come back in a few days and ask my cousin about those people in his past. Oh, Shishi, do you think we can get together with him again in a few days and just meet him as friends?" Maybe
Is there some benefit to him?"
As Yu Hezhong said this, he kept looking at the woman named Shishi, but he saw the other woman smiled slightly and shook his head: "It would be beneficial if you and Chen Sifeng asked him to come out to hang out.
"With my status, and since he is a bride-in-law, I don't need to cause any trouble to him. Besides, I was just dropping by, and came back to see when I was in the mood. I had no intention of returning home in glory. At the beginning... I was with him.
I haven’t spoken much, and I’m actually not familiar with it either…”
As soon as he said this, Yu Hezhong laughed: "Yes, then... let's do it..."
The two of them turned around as they spoke. After a moment, the figures disappeared at the intersection on the other side of the alleyway.
This accidental pursuit did not stay in Ning Yi's heart for too long, and he never thought that not long after, the three of them would have another chance to meet. When he returned home that afternoon, he saw
Qin Siyuan's eldest son Qin Shaohe, who had been waiting for a long time in the Su family, only paid a visit by name as an ordinary person, not as an official. Otherwise, we don't know how busy the Su family would be.
Returning to Jiangning these days, this middle-aged man who has already settled in Zhizhou also has many things to deal with and many people to visit. He missed one with Ning Yi a few days ago. Until a genius finally found time again,
I waited at Su's house until Ning Yi came back, and then I met Ning Yi and expressed my gratitude to him.