Because of the hot weather, Xiao Nianzhi did not sleep well that night and woke up twice in the middle of the night.
When I woke up the next day, I was still in a daze.
Because he was sleeping in his aunt's house, Xiao Nianzhi was too embarrassed to sleep in.
Moreover, the sun rises early in summer, and even if the light transmittance of the windows is poor, the hot sunlight is trying hard to let its temperature invade every inch of space.
Therefore, the brightness in the room is not bad.
Xiao Nianzhi sat up, patted his face, and tried to wake himself up before getting up.
Qingxing heard the commotion and came in to help her wash up.
Breakfast was prepared by Sister-in-law Guo, including sweet mung bean porridge, freshly mixed cucumber shreds, and steamed pumpkin cake.
After breakfast, Xiao Nianzhi and Aunt Yu packed up and headed to the academy.
Aunt Yu asked me to take some fruits from Zhuangzi to the car. Early in the morning, Manager Hu went to the pond in the backyard with others to catch some small river shrimps. They were not big in size, but they were jumping around and looked very fresh.
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Aunt Yu didn't have any preference for this, but when Xiao Nianzhi's eyes lit up, she asked Manager Hu to put it on.
Although it is said that Aunt Yu is fishing every day, she still needs to do a little bit of work on the surface, so as not to leave it too late and it will not look good.
After packing up, the two of them drove to the academy in a carriage.
The journey is not too far, but there are many carriages and horses on the road in the morning. Some are people from nearby villages rushing to the city to sell their own fruits and vegetables, and some are actually rushing to the city to work.<
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Along this way, people walking, riding donkeys, and driving mule carts crowded together, which gave Xiao Nianzhi a taste of the ancient version of a traffic jam.
However, the carriage was fast and quickly passed everyone. In addition, they did not need to enter the city. They were in two directions from those entering the city, so everyone soon separated at the fork in the road.
After walking for a while, Xiao Nianzhi heard a noise outside. She didn't rush to open the curtain to look, but looked at Aunt Yu first.
Aunt Yu hesitated for a moment, then gently opened a corner and looked forward.
Seeing nothing, she sent the coachman over to see what was going on.
The road ahead has been occupied by the two quarreling families. They can't pass now. Aunt Yu is going to send the coachman to take a look. If she's not a high-ranking person, she can discuss it and let them pass first, and the two families will continue to quarrel. p>
The coachman was also smart. He quietly walked around and got close to the servant. After listening for a while, he walked back quickly: "Back to my aunt, it's Miss Guo and Miss Zheng. They sound like Miss Guo."
The riding speed was too fast, and the horse in Miss Zheng's house was startled. The carriage jolted, and Miss Zheng fell out of the carriage."
Fell out of the carriage?
This sounds a bit serious!
Xiao Nianzhi hissed subconsciously.
After hearing this, Aunt Yu also frowned and asked urgently: "Is Miss Zheng okay?"
After asking, without waiting for the coachman to answer, Aunt Yu had already opened the curtain and walked directly out.
The coachman watched and hurriedly moved the step stool over and asked Aunt Yu to get off the carriage.
Xiao Nianzhi didn't know why, so he thought about it and then stepped forward.
Aunt Yu did not stop her, but walked forward in a hurry.
They were not far apart, more than twenty meters apart. After walking past, the first thing Xiao Nianzhi heard was a cheerful girl's voice: "Auntie, can I carry you on my back?"
Xiao Nianzhi:?
Aren’t they Miss Zheng and Miss Guo?
This aunt...
Is it seniority?
Xiao Nianzhi was puzzled. He looked curiously and found that surrounded by servants were two young girls, who looked about the same age as himself now, fifteen or sixteen years old.
One was sitting there, his mouth flattened in grievance, and his head tilted to one side in anger.
Another one stood there with his hands on his waist, frowning, and patiently trying to coax people.
The girl standing there has a bright appearance and a heroic spirit between her eyebrows. She looks like a long sword about to be sharpened, and there is a sharp aura all over her body.
The young girl is wearing a cypress-green horse-faced skirt with embroidered dark flowers, and an azure-colored narrow-sleeved blouse. Her hair is different from the gorgeous buns worn by noble ladies in the capital, but is styled in a slightly unruly high ponytail.
Tied with an indigo silk hairband.
The girl sitting on the ground tilted her head to one side. Xiao Nianzhi could only see the side of her face. Her skin was very white, her facial features were beautiful, and her side face looked very delicate.
The other party wore a pink embroidered horse-faced skirt, a silver-white round-neck gown, and a single-snail bun similar to Xiao Nianzhi's, except that the other party's headdress was much more gorgeous than Xiao Nianzhi's.
Just the sapphire-carved hairpin in her hair is already much more expensive than all the clothes and jewelry on Xiao Nianzhi's body put together. Read the book
Thinking of Aunt Yu's eager steps after learning the identities of the two young girls just now, Xiao Nianzhi tasted them carefully.
One of them is Miss Zheng.
And the current Queen Mother...
Also surnamed Zheng.
Aunt Yu hurried past. The servants heard the voice and turned their heads to look. When they found out who the visitor was, they all nodded politely and said hello: "Hello, Aunt Yu."
The two girls who were breathing down their breath also turned their heads when they heard the noise.
The heroic girl standing there raised her fist towards Aunt Yu and said, "Hello, Aunt Yu."
Aunt Yu nodded politely: "Miss Guo is well."
Miss Zheng, who was sitting on the ground, felt aggrieved and a little embarrassed when she saw Aunt Yu. She didn't want to be shameless anymore, so she continued to sit on the ground. After standing up reluctantly, she also nodded: "Hello, Aunt Yu."
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Seeing that she was getting up, Aunt Yu took two steps forward and asked in a concerned tone: "Is the eldest lady okay? Do you want to go back to the city quickly and see the doctor?"
Being asked by Aunt Yu like this, Zheng Qingran was a little embarrassed, pursed her lips and shook her head: "It's okay."
As soon as she said this, Guo Sixue, who was standing next to her, sneered: "Didn't you just say that your leg was broken?"
After hearing this, Zheng Qingran rolled her eyes at her and moved a step to the side, as if she wanted to show that she didn't want to talk to the other party.
Guo Sixue wasn't angry either. If Aunt Yu hadn't been there and pinching her waist didn't look good, she would definitely have pinched her waist and ridiculed him.
When Aunt Yu heard that everything was fine, she felt relieved: "Since everything is fine, let's go back early."
Zheng Qingran listened to the advice, nodded obediently, and then looked at Xiao Nianzhi who was standing behind Aunt Yu.
Aunt Yu took a look, quickly turned around and led Xiao Nianzhi forward: "This is my new apprentice, Xiao Nianzhi."
Zheng Qingran was originally curious. After hearing this, he couldn't help but take a step forward and carefully looked at Xiao Nianzhi's appearance.
The first thing she looked at was Xiao Nianzhi's features. After just one glance, she couldn't help but frown. Then she turned her head to look at Guo Sixue and glared at him angrily.