Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 9 1.9 Nothing happened yesterday
Volume One

1.9 Nothing happened yesterday
"By the way, there's something I've always wanted to ask after knowing your identity." Zhou Yang said with a smile, but when he mentioned "identity", Li Wan's expression was obviously unhappy, "I've always heard that Rongguo Mansion There is a brother in the second house who was born with a jade in his mouth, and there have been rumors that he was born with a strange vision and was born with great wealth. I wonder what is going on now?"

"Brother Bao was born in the 36th year of Longwu. He is now twelve years old. He likes to hang out at home most, and his ancestors love him. Even if the master (Jia Zheng) wants to discipline him, he can't." Unexpectedly To Zhou Yang's surprise, Li Wan had no intention of hiding it at all, "Although he has reached his age now, he only pays attention to his studies at home and rarely studies seriously."

"Are you twelve?" The time still didn't match up, so Zhou Yang thought it was better to ask again, "What about you? To be honest, I am already seventeen this year, but I haven't asked you your age yet!"

"You -" Li Wan obviously didn't want to mention it, but after a certain rough white rabbit's strange hand obviously increased its strength, he still managed to speak with restraint, "I am Longwu's son in 24 years, and I am seven years older than you. "

"My good sister, she should be six years old, I just said one year old." Zhou Yang lowered his head and kissed her softly, smiling. The time is still not right, but it is obviously much "earlier" than the original work. Look at the beauty in his arms. He was so shy that he couldn't help but say, "In this way, as the saying goes, 'a female junior holds a gold brick', the difference between the two gold bricks is not unacceptable - ouch!"

"It's not enough for you to offend someone's body, why do you want to offend someone's heart?" Li Wan bit Zhou Yang on the arm. Fortunately, she was not strong enough, so she let go after only a moment of pain, "Since I am a natural It is impossible to serve for a long time. If you really want it, I will leave Suyun to you, so as not to have someone to take care of you. Although that girl Qingwen is not young anymore, she has a straightforward temperament, so I am afraid she will not be able to take care of her often. ."

"Farewell, I haven't been able to keep you yet, so naturally I don't want to cause you trouble. When I rise up in the future, I won't let you suffer in that cold Duke's mansion." Zhou Yang said his own words calmly. But I felt the beauty in my arms froze, "Isn't Jia's family going to the family temple to pay off their vows? There should be many such things in the future, right? If there is a chance."

"My husband's intention is that I will always feel it in my belly." Li Wan interrupted her with a faint tone, "But please don't be too entangled, husband. I am just a fallen flower. How dare you miss your husband's marriage?" ? I went back early today because I had something to do. If I want to see you again in the future, it just depends on whether God will reward me.

However, Sir, you don’t need to worry too much. Suyun doesn’t have many restrictions in the house. If something happens, I will arrange for her to come out to deliver a message. As for the matter of fame, I hope Sir will take care of it. You need to know what is going on in the world. This is the way it is. If you are a gentleman with a talent but only a white body, he will be like a dragon swimming in shallow water and suffer many grievances. "

"Don't worry, I never thought about opening a tavern in my life." Zhou Yang smiled casually. Since he had traveled so hard to this familiar and unfamiliar world, he definitely didn't come here to sell braised rice. "I am more anxious than you about this kind of thing. Naturally, I will go all out. As the saying goes, 'A man should not be without power for a day, and a young man should not be without money for a day.' Whether it is power or money, in the final analysis, they must be supported by strength."

"The concubine can feel relieved." Li Wan obviously breathed a sigh of relief, "It's just that it's getting late now, and the concubine has to go back to the city soon. I can only hope that you and I are destined again—what about you?"

"The ghost knows when we will meet again next time. Why don't you take care of the present first and talk when you're full." Zhou Yang easily suppressed her pointless resistance, "Don't worry, I know it's a waste of time to dress up like this." Time, actually, it doesn’t have to be so troublesome, you just need to carry it and kneel down on the edge of the bed, and leave the rest to me."

"My husband is in his prime of schooling, so why should he indulge in this?" Li Wan wanted to continue persuading him, but it was obvious that he couldn't continue.

After more than half an hour, Zhou Yang took the obviously weak Li Wan to the front of the carriage in the courtyard, ignored the weird expressions of the two servant girls, Qingwen and Suyun, and kindly helped her into the carriage, and then He smoothly picked up Suyun who was about to go up by himself and put him in. However, Qingwen's expression on the side became even weirder.

Suyun took out a wooden sign that read "Go Home" from the car, patted the handlebar and showed it to him. The handlebar nodded and led the horse. After completing the U-turn, he drove the carriage out of the yard. , went straight to the official road in front of the store.

"Master, they have already left." Looking at Zhou Yang who was watching the carriage go out, Qingwen said with an obviously sour tone.

"I still have something to explain." Zhou Yang's heart moved, he went out from the store and stopped the carriage that was about to move forward.

"Zhou Zhuangshi has something else to do—woo!" Seeing Zhou Yang open the car door, Li Wan probably returned to his usual polite tone after being outside, but just as soon as he opened his mouth, he was pressed into the car and kissed. Just stay there for a few dozen breaths.

"I don't care why you want to help me, and I don't ask what kind of petty thoughts you put on, just let the past go." Zhou Yang held her head and said softly, "But if you still dare to play tricks in the future Thoughts, and trying to hide it from me, if you and I don’t see each other again, it’s fine, if we meet next time, be careful I’ll break your peach into eighteen petals!”

"You -" Li Wan was so embarrassed that he almost lost his breath. As soon as he pushed him away, he put his head under the quilt and refused to raise his head again. Su Yun next to him blushed and smiled strangely, picking up a He stretched out the wooden ruler from the front window of the carriage, patted his handlebar shoulder three times, and then the carriage started steadily and drove towards the capital.

"Master, you -" Qingwen's cheeks turned red. She looked at Zhou Yang who was still watching the carriage drive away. She completely forgot about her dignity and rebuked loudly, "You are shameless. How can you be like that with others on the road? If you are... Outsiders saw it, and they were left to die?"

"That's the most exciting thing you haven't seen before." Zhou Yang gave her a slap on the head angrily. Of course he was not crazy. He had already checked the surroundings repeatedly before "Xiakou" just now. Even after the weather cleared, the depth of two There is no trace of pedestrians on the road that is more than a foot thick, and the surrounding area is completely deserted, so it doesn't hurt to have a little romance. "Master, this is not the only thing I'm talking about!" Qingwen said worriedly, "I heard from my uncle that the Rongguo Mansion is one of the top wealthy families in the world. When my cousin was still helping in the manor, Even the local security guard and the head of the village didn't dare to ask more questions. These two are both nobles in the mansion. If anything happens today,"

Zhou Yang didn't speak, but looked at the carriage with a complicated expression, with only a distant shadow left, until he couldn't see it anymore.

Here, Li Wan's master and servant in the carriage were also not calm. It was not until the pub could no longer be seen clearly from the rear window of the carriage that Suyun looked at Li Wan, who was still lying under the quilt.

"Grandma——" Suyun's expression was so nervous that she didn't dare to fully express what she meant, "what happened yesterday."

"Nothing happened yesterday." After a pause, Li Wan got up slowly, but the blush on his face couldn't be wiped off, "Yesterday we took Uncle Sun's car and returned to the mansion smoothly, but it was just because it was too late. We walked out of the west corner gate without saying hello to anyone else. It was Sun Xing’s family who opened the door and took us in. Please remember to explain clearly.”

"Yes, grandma!" Su Yun was obviously relieved, "In that case, what grandma promised to Master Zhou today is no longer necessary."

"No, just follow this. When I prepare the things in two days, you can take Uncle Sun's car to send them there." Li Wan said simply, "Don't worry, Uncle Sun came into the house with me as my dowry and has always been there for you." When we were driving, he was a very strict man, and since he was hard of hearing, he would never let out a single thing about what happened to him.

His son Sun Xing was arranged by me to be the little boss of foreign affairs. Sun Xing's family is at West Point Gate. As long as you don't go too far, there won't be any problems. You don't have to worry about me being anxious. Just come to me whenever you come back. "

"Grandma, don't worry. I will finish the matter as soon as possible and leave early and come back early." Su Yun immediately agreed, "It's just that I don't understand."

"Su Yun, you and Su Yue followed me into the mansion, but do you still remember the days that followed?" Li Wan said lightly.

"Of course I remember, the uncle just won the election, and the whole mansion was full of joy. The biggest thought of this servant is that one day I can be favored by grandma and let this servant." Suyun's eyes lit up, and his expression was full of nostalgia, " I followed the uncle and served him for the rest of my life. At that time, grandma was in charge of the entire house. Who wouldn’t say hello to the whole house?"

"But my husband passed away, leaving only Lan'er and me." Li Wan said lonely, "When I was still pregnant with Lan'er, my wife said she wanted me to raise the baby with peace of mind, so she took back the housekeeper's authority. She made it clear When I'm healed, I'll continue to hand it over, what will be the result?"

"Uncle Xiaolan is eight years old now (virtual age), but grandma has nothing else to do except take care of her every day." Suyun murmured, "My wife never mentioned it again."

"Don't forget, the marriage of Lian's second brother has already been decided. He is a younger sister of the Wang family, and also the wife's niece. She will be in the mansion in the next year. Will we have half of the matter in the mansion? I have only handed over my errands for three years, and many people in the house have already looked at the plates and eat, if she takes care of things, what will happen? How will Lan Er take care of her?" When Li Wan spoke, his tone was obviously severe.

"So, grandma means, Master Zhou," Suyun responded.

"What I need to pay is just some old things that are not needed at home. They are useless anyway. It's okay to give them away. If he really wins the exam, even if it's just a martial arts candidate, Lan'er will have someone to take care of him in the future." ." Li Wan said quietly, "If my father hadn't died early and my husband hadn't died, how could I have been so shameless?"

"Grandma, I can see that Master Zhou is not..." Suyun's face turned red, "If grandma didn't want to do it yesterday"

"Not to mention what happened to him, you have also seen the sword. If he really has evil intentions, what can you and I do?" Li Wan said lightly, "For Lan'er, I can't see my husband yet."

Suyun didn't dare to speak.

(End of this chapter)