The setting sun shines in through the raised window sash, and the bright sunlight slowly extends and moves, and the small hall of the wooden building takes on the layers and changes of dusk. The breeze ruffles the curtains, bringing with it the fragrance of golden begonias in the backyard.
Yuchan and Axiu were talking quietly on the corridor. There were only Ding Youwei and Chen Caozhi's uncle and sister-in-law in the small hall.
Ding Youwei brushed a few strands of messy hair on the back of his head and asked with a smile: "Is that Mr. Zhu a descendant of the Zhu family in Shangyu?"
Chen Caozhi replied: "Yes, you are studying in Wu County with me, and we will return home together this time."
Ding Youwei was quite surprised. She knew that Xiaolang would not hide anything from her, but it seemed that Mr. Zhu looked very much like a woman who had changed her hairpin. Could it be that she had made a mistake? She chuckled lightly and said, "Sister-in-law was really shocked just now. I thought you
Bringing that Lu girl out is a big deal."
Chen Caozhi blushed and said in surprise: "Sister-in-law made fun of me, how could I do that!"
The word love is the most difficult to understand, and it is not uncommon to do unreasonable things.
Ding Youwei nodded and said: "I know Xiaolang is stable, but Mr. Zhu really looks like a woman. Xiaolang has been with him for a long time, haven't you noticed anything unusual?"
Chen Caozhi admired his sister-in-law's acumen and said: "This Zhu Yingtai is indeed a bit like a woman. Her talents and knowledge are rare among men. She is arrogant and eloquent. She often debates with me about the meaning of the scriptures. Her speech is sharp and never
If she is willing to let someone go, I don’t care whether she is a boy or a girl, I just treat her as a very compatible friend.”
Ding Youwei said "hmm". Although he still vaguely felt that the relationship was subtle, he couldn't say anything more, so he asked Lu Weirui how he was doing. He quietly looked at Xiaolang, who had clear features and superb temperament, and said with a slight blush on his face.
Regarding the relationship with Lu Weirui, I was both happy for Xiaolang and worried about him. It seemed that Xiaolang and Lu Weirui were already deeply in love, and they must continue on this difficult road of love——
Ding Yi sent someone to invite Chen Caozhi to a banquet. This was something that had never happened before. It was definitely not just because of Zhu Yingtai. Ding Yi would not be angry with Chen Caozhi just because he had made friends with the descendants of the Zhu family in Shangyu.
Chen Caozhi was also very respectful. The Zhu family in Shangyu was only a second-class noble family and did not have that much prestige. Ding Yi knew that Chen Caozhi would be the literary director of Wu County next year. With Lu Na's support, he became the first
It is the ninth-grade sinecure. It is really difficult to predict where Chen Caozhi will go in his official career. But what is certain is that Chen Caozhi will be better than his father Chen Su's eighth-grade county magistrate and his brother Chen Qingzhi's eighth-grade county.
Longer and more promising.
During the banquet, Ding Yi asked Chu Jian if he was still making things difficult for Chen Caozhi recently.
Chen Caozhi replied: "Since Yu Zhongzhengzhengyi's examination, he has been calm and peaceful."
Ding Yi said with a smile: "Chu Jian didn't expect that you could calmly handle Yu Zhongzheng's questions. Also, he didn't expect that Lu Shijun would protect you regardless of offending Yu Zhongzheng's face. Chu Jian really miscalculated. This time Lu
You must be angry with him, because this is really harming others and harming yourself."
Chen Cao Zhi Weiwei will not comment.
Ding Yi said again: "Wang Deyi, the county magistrate, will step down in August. I heard that Chu Wenqian wants to seek the position of Qiantang County Magistrate. Has anyone in the county heard about it?"
Chen Cao said: "Qiantang is a large county, and the county magistrate is the seventh rank. Officials above the seventh rank are directly appointed by the court, so the younger generation has not heard of this news from the county. It's just that Chu Wenqian is from this county and can also be the county's official."
County magistrate?"
Ding Yidao said: "According to the law, it should be avoided. However, since the southern crossing of Yongjia, the law has been abolished. In order to win over the Jiangzuo gentry, the court often appointed local gentry as county magistrates. Isn't Lu Shijun a native of Wujun?"
Chen Caozhi nodded and said nothing, because some of the things he said were inappropriate.
Ding Yi said: "It would be best if Chu Wenqian can benefit the whole country. If he wants to use this for the Chu family's personal gain, then other big families in the county won't tolerate him, so they should be careful."
Chen Caozhi bowed and said, "Yes, thank you Ding Sheren for reminding me."
Ding Yi saw that Zhu Yingtai seldom spoke, and thought that the husband of the Zhu family was not good at words, so he did not say anything to Zhu Yingtai, lest Zhu Yingtai would be embarrassed and shy.
After the dinner, Ding Chunqiu invited Chen Caozhi and Zhu Yingtai to go for a walk by the Xiaohang River. Zhu Yingtai said that the journey was hard and he needed to rest early, so he went back to the guest room alone.
Chen Caozhi and Ding Chunqiu went to Xiaohang River for a while and talked about old classmates. Ding Chunqiu laughed and said: "This Zhu Yingtai has a really weird temper. Sometimes he talks eloquently and sometimes he doesn't say a word. If it weren't for me,
Knowing his temperament, I thought he looked down on me, Mr. Ding." Then he asked, "Is Zhu Yingting still staying in Wu County?"
Chen Cao said: "I returned to Shangyu before this month."
Ding Chunqiu asked: "Zizhong will return to Chenjiawu tomorrow?"
Chen Cao said: "Yes, maybe it will come again in two days, maybe the Dragon Boat Festival will come."
Ding Chunqiu said "Yes": "You want to bring Zongzhi and Run'er to visit my third sister, right?"
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Chen Caozhi returned to his sister-in-law Ding Youwei's small courtyard, went to the wooden building study to talk with her for a while, and then went to rest. Early the next morning, he said goodbye to his sister-in-law, and went to say goodbye to Ding Sheren, Ding Chunqiu and his son, and to Zhu Yingtai.
The two set off on the road back to Chenjiawu.
Ding Youwei walked to the gate of the villa and said to Chen Caozhi: "Xiao Lang has had a hard journey. Let's rest for a few days at home. After the Dragon Boat Festival, we will take Zongzhi and Run'er to see me."
Chen Caozhi said: "Zongzhi and Run'er are looking forward to me going back to take them to see their mother. They must be impatient. I will bring them two here on the first day of May the day after tomorrow. My sister-in-law misses them too, right?"
Ding Youwei really missed her two lovely children very much, and whispered: "Thank you for your hard work, young man. Please give my regards to Auntie. In a few days, I will beg my uncle to let me go back to Chenjiawu to visit Auntie."
Ding Youwei saw that his uncle Ding Yi's attitude towards Chen Caozhi had changed significantly, so he thought about asking his uncle to give it a try someday. In the past, he would have been scolded at least, and he was afraid that Zongzhi and Run'er would not be allowed to come to the door at all.
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Chen Cao said: "Okay, my mother is always thinking about my sister-in-law. Every time I go back from here, my mother always asks carefully about my sister-in-law's current situation."
Zhu Yingtai came over to say goodbye to Ding Youwei. Three ox carts left Ding's villa. When Zhu Yingtai saw Chen Caozhi walking, he also got off the car and walked side by side with Chen Caozhi. After walking a few dozen feet, he looked back and saw in front of the door of Ding's villa.
Under the loquat tree, Ding Youwei stood quietly——
Zhu Yingtai said: "Brother Zizhong, you have a good sister-in-law."
Chen Caozhi waved to his sister-in-law Ding Youwei from a distance and said to Zhu Yingtai: "Yes, my sister-in-law is the best sister-in-law in the world. It's a pity that my brother died young -"
Zhu Yingtai walked in silence for a while and said: "I have heard about the matter of brother and sister-in-law in Shangyu. I admit that most people do not approve of the marriage between brother and sister-in-law, but I don't think so.
Sister-in-law Ding's sister-in-law endured the criticism from her family and decided to marry into a poor family. How much courage does that take? She is a strange woman! When I saw Sister-in-law Ding's with my own eyes this time, I realized that she is so beautiful and very smart."
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "My sister-in-law is the first lady in Qiantang."
Zhu Yingtai glanced at Chen Cao and asked with a smile: "How does the first lady of Wu County compare with the first lady of Qiantang?"
Chen Cao said: "Brother Yingtai, let's continue yesterday's argument about the 'eight flaws' and the 'four troubles' in "Zhuangzi. Fisherman"."
Zhu Yingtai smiled, then took one side, and argued with the "fisherman" who represented Confucius and Chen Caozhi. For some reason, he felt a little depressed, and his words were not sharp in the debate. He was not as astute as before in citing various sources and searching for mysteries.
With Yan Jingjin, he was cornered by Chen Caozhi within a few moments and was speechless. This was extremely rare for Chen Caozhi in the past few months of dating him.
Zhu Yingtai arrived: "Brother Zizhong, I'm not having a good time talking today. Even if you win the debate, I won't be able to win."
Chen Caozhi smiled slightly and said: "Brother Yingtai, please get in the car. There is still nearly forty miles to Chenjiawu."
The oxcart meandered southward and arrived at Fenglin Ferry at the end of Chenshi. Zhu Yingtai got off the car and stood side by side on the river embankment with Chen Caozhi, watching the ferry coming this way——
"Brother Zizhong, is this where King Huanye gave you the Keting flute?" Zhu Yingtai asked with great interest.
Chen Cao Zhiyuan pointed to the large maple forest on the other side and said: "Over there - oh, you haven't seen the painting "Huan Yi presents the flute" painted by Mr. Wei."
Zhu Yingtai looked at the tall and dense maple trees on the other side, the Ziling Island on the river, and the endless Qiantang River, and said: "Why bother looking at the painting? The maple forest on the river is still the same, and the people in the painting are in front of me. How can it be so thin?"
Picture scrolls can compare!”
Chen Caozhi smiled and said, "Brother Yingtai, do you want to hear me play the recorder?"
Zhu Yingtai's Lidou Qianxian appeared: "Brother Zizhong, do you have any thoughts? I don't want you to deal with me."
Chen Cao said: "I never do anything perfunctorily. Every time I play a piece of music, I do it wholeheartedly. But the mood is like inspiration. You can't just think about it. Lu Pingyuan's "Wen Fu" says that 'emotions are caused by the sense of things.
Literature is born from emotions, and the same is true for music. Only with situations and emotions can one play wonderful sounds that are rarely seen in ordinary times. It is also like calligraphy. The two great calligraphers Wang Youjun and Xie Anshi have written countless words, but they have very few calligraphy stickers that satisfy them.
number."
Zhu Yingtai apologized: "I made a mistake. Brother Zizhong has never dealt with me, right? Then let me ask, is there a situation at this time? Do you have any emotions?"
Chen Cao said: "Not yet."
Zhu Yingtai sighed: "It's not easy to wait for that moment, but I am lucky enough to have heard Brother Zizhong's wonderful voice three times."
Chen Caozhi asked: "Three times? Apart from the time when Xi joined the army, what other two times were there?"
Zhu Yingtai looked away and said: "That time you played the flute to see off the guests, and you played for a long time——"
Chen Caozhi suddenly said: "Yes, it turns out you are still listening. I thought you had gone far away - so what about another time?"
Zhu Yingtai hesitated for a moment and said: "There was another time when you played the flute to see off guests. Maybe I felt it in my heart and thought it was particularly beautiful. Maybe you don't feel it yourself."
Chen Caozhi nodded and sighed: "Yes, music needs to be appreciated. This is a close friend. If there was no Zhong Ziqi, there would be no Yu Boya."
Zhu Yingtai felt that her cheeks were a little hot and said: "The ferry has docked. Brother Zizhong, please play a piece of music for me while the boat is sailing on the river. The wonderful sound that blends the situation and makes the mind fly is not something you can hear just by wanting to hear it.
Maybe a month, maybe a year, I can't wait - I'll settle for the next best thing."
