Ajiu

Chapter 189 Don't Grow Up

Pei Lin blushed and thanked, "Grandfather, you are very kind."

This evening, the Pei family had a family reunion, and two tables of wine were set up in the small flower hall. It was not only to welcome Pei Lin back home, but also to congratulate him on winning the prize.There was a lot of toasting and laughter, the brothers of the Pei family toasted and drank, and the children laughed and played on the ground, enjoying themselves.

"Xiaoba, if you marry another daughter-in-law, our family will be perfect." Mr. Pei tasted the mellow wine and expressed emotion.

"Yes." Everyone agreed.

Since the Pei family probably has three sons per house, no one is worried about the heirs. As long as the daughter-in-law is brought home, it will be considered a success.What about the child, the child will always come when it is time to come, and the mother has married home, will the child be far behind?
"Your child must do his best, do his best." Pei Lin hurriedly expressed her determination.

"There is no rush to marry a daughter-in-law." Mr. Pei Ge said slowly, "Lin'er, go to Mingshui County first to serve as an assistant to Lord Tao, that's what matters."

"Father, what you said is so right. Men, it's the right thing to increase your knowledge, hone your body and mind, make contributions, and make a name for yourself." Mr. Pei agreed solemnly.

Pei Lin probably drank too much, she was obviously drunk, her face was flushed like a big red cloth.

After that night, everyone in the Pei family knew that there was a small county called Mingshui, and the magistrate of Mingshui was Tao Ming, Master Tao.Mr. Tao is a good official who is upright and loving for the people. He has outstanding achievements in government. Xiaoba admires him so much that he wants to work as an assistant in his county government, so that he can learn a thing or two...

The county magistrate, it's not that Mr. Pei has never done it.On Jiuning Street, there is Mr. Pei Ge, who is the Minister of the Ministry of Households and a scholar of the Dongge University. He is a senior minister of the Hanlin Academy, and he once served as the prefect of Gusu like his father. Pei Lin, who has been an official for many years, wants to learn from the county magistrate of a small remote county. The reason for this is really thought-provoking.

"This Mr. Tao must be too outstanding." Pei Lin's brothers all thought so.

"Or, Master Tao has a precious daughter, and her daughter is really outstanding." They added silently in their hearts.

The brothers were very curious about what happened to Xiao Ba in Mingshui, but whether they asked openly or made sidelines, Pei Lin just laughed and refused to tell the truth.Not to mention the brothers, even Mr. Pei and Mrs. Xu wanted to ask about Ming Shui's details, but Pei Lin gritted her teeth and refused to say anything.

"Xiaoba is probably embarrassing in Mingshui." Xu concluded.

"Is it ashamed, I don't know. Anyway, I lost my soul." Mr. Pei expressed contempt for his youngest son.

Mr. Concierge accompanied Pei Lin all the way, and Pei Lin also brought two servants to serve him.Mr. Pei wanted to ask them what happened in Mingshui, but Mrs. Xu snorted, "I can't ask about our son about my son. If I ask someone else, I will lose face." Thumb, "My lady is right, we can't be so ashamed!"

Ajiu knew that Ba Ge was coming home, so she ordered the servant to bring fresh fruits, fish and shrimp, vintage wine, delicious snacks, etc. to Jiuning Street, "His Royal Highness said, these are Ba Ye's favorite food, and it is her wish. If Lord Ba is free, please come to the East Palace to sit down and see the little nephew." The little servant said with a smile on his face.

Seeing off the little servant, Xu smiled and said, "Mother is just going to talk to your sister, so I will take you with me." Pei Lin protested weakly, "How old am I, and you still want to take me with you? Mother, you can rest at home, I will go to see my sister alone." Xu said happily, "Succeed, you don't need mother to take you with you, go by yourself." He generously agreed.

"We're about to find out the truth." Mrs. Xu winked at Mr. Pei.

Mr. Pei smiled knowingly, "That's natural."

Will there be anything in the Pei family that Ajiu can't ask?of course not.Xiaoba is stubborn in front of his parents and brothers, but when his sister asks, he will definitely not be able to resist, and will explain everything in detail.

"...Brother, is she beautiful? What type of beauty is it?" Ajiu sat on the big kang by the window in the side hall of the East Palace, and asked Pei Lin curiously while eating small walnuts sweetly.

Pei Lin took a small pair of pliers to open the small walnut, carefully peeled it off, and put it on the small plate in front of Ajiu, "She doesn't apply makeup, her face is smooth and smooth, she is the kind of beauty who is naturally beautiful, and she doesn't need to be embellished. See you, myna." On the day I arrived at her, the autumn was brilliant and the scenery was pleasant, she was wearing a light yellow dress and standing in front of the flower garden, she really looked as pale as a chrysanthemum..."

Mingshui County is like a paradise. Not only ordinary people live and work in peace and contentment, but there are also nursing homes and sales offices to accommodate the helpless elderly and orphans.When Pei Lin first arrived in Mingshui, she was amazed by the simplicity and honesty of the people in this place. She visited the Nursing Home and the Salesian Bureau and donated money to the Nursing Home and the Salesian Bureau. It is very difficult to accept external donations.

Pei Lin saw dozens of elderly people basking in the sun in the nursing home. Some of these old people were still conscious, and some were already confused.They are looked after by a few strong peasant women who cook and wash for them every day. They are very dedicated and very hard. "Who doesn't have an old age? Besides, the county magistrate pays the wages." On the peasant woman's dark red face, there was a simple and honest smile.

"Xanadu, Xanadu." Pei Lin was greatly moved.

At that moment, Pei Lin heard a pleasant voice, as sweet and clear as spring water flowing happily in the mountains.Hearing that voice, Pei Lin was drunk.

He involuntarily followed the sound and walked over.Passing through a moon gate, I walked to the Salesian Bureau next to the nursing home, where orphans were adopted.A [-]-year-old girl was looking at flowers with a little girl in her hand. The little girl was only two or three years old. She was obviously an orphan adopted by the Salesian Bureau. One cannot take one's eyes away.

Pei Lin stood there in a daze, not realizing that she should avoid suspicion when she saw a strange girl.It took a while for the girl to realize something was wrong, and turned to look at Pei Lin.Her eyes were as bright as cold stars and as bright as jewels. When Pei Lin saw those beautiful eyes, she was dumbfounded and couldn't move...

"And then?" Ajiu asked with relish.

"Afterwards, the starling stayed in Mingshui and refused to leave. Because the starling donated all his belongings and had no money to stay in the inn, he asked Mr. Tao for help, and Mr. Tao let me live in the county government for a while." Pei Lin mentioned herself He blushed for his rogue behavior.

"Grandpa the concierge didn't bring any money." Ajiu looked very confused.

"Yes, I don't allow him to show it." Pei Lin told her sister in a low voice.

Ajiu looked at Pei Lin with adoring and enthusiastic eyes, "Brother, you are so smart and cunning!"

If you have determination and action, you will definitely win the beauty back.Starling, I have confidence in you!

"And then?" Ajiu asked again.

"Afterwards, I looked at the day and didn't dare not go back to Beijing for the New Year, so I reluctantly said goodbye to Mr. Tao and started on the road." Pei Lin said dejectedly.

Ajiu laughed happily.Myna, if you dare not go back to Beijing for the New Year, grandpa can't beat you?Count yourself smart!
"Brother, are you really planning to serve Master Tao as an aide?" Ajiu asked Pei Lin's future plans.

Pei Lin was rather hesitant, "Master Tao only has one son and one daughter, both of whom are very precious. Our family has never had any contact with him. Mynah is afraid of proposing marriage rashly, and Mr. Tao will not agree. Tell me, Ajiu, Mynah is serving as an aide for Mr. Tao After a long time, Mr. Tao knows the character of starlings, so when we propose marriage, can we be more confident?"

Ajiu nodded seriously, "Myna is very thoughtful!"

Pei Lin was very relieved, "My sister said that, my starling will be more confident. I will go to Mingshui next year, and after a year and a half of good performance, I will ask my parents to propose marriage."

Pei Lin left with a radiant face.

Ah Jiu leaned on the kang, smiling like a flower.Starling, the seven older brothers in front of you combined won't bother you to marry a wife. You have to go to Mingshui to serve as an assistant to Mr. Tao!
Fu Mu reminded softly, "Your Highness, you don't want to laugh out loud, you are pregnant with the little grandson." Ajiu smiled and Mimi nodded, "I know, if it wasn't for being pregnant with him, I would have laughed so hard that my stomach would hurt. gone."

Starling, you are so cool.

"What's so happy about it?" The crown prince came back with Xiao Zhengzheng in his arms, and asked her with a smile.

The father and son are wearing blue embroidered nine-flying dragon robes of the same color and style, one big and one small, forming an interesting contrast.

Xiaozheng looked at Ajiu aggrieved, as if he was about to sue.Ah Jiu hurriedly patted her side, "Son, sit next to Mother." The crown prince put Xiao Zhengzheng down as he said, and smiled triumphantly, "Didn't he say that he was tired from walking? Carry him back." Xiao Zhengzheng, you don't have anything to complain about now, do you?
Xiaozheng was sitting next to Ajiu, pointing at his father accusingly, "You want to walk, you are not allowed to walk." Ajiu asked him gently, "Is it because you want to walk, is daddy not allowing you to walk? Son, daddy is afraid that you will be tired. It's here." Xiaozheng was even more aggrieved, "No, I have to walk."

The crown prince sat down beside him and coaxed him with a smile, "Good boy, I will let you go by yourself tomorrow, and I won't hug you no matter what you say." While coaxing his son, he stretched out his palm, bypassing his son and his wife's little hands Hold together.

Ajiu and him held hands and looked at each other, full of tenderness.

Xiao Zhengzheng was even more unhappy, and insisted even more, "I want to walk." The Crown Prince said helplessly, "Son, Dad will carry you down, and you can walk around on the ground twice, okay?" Xiao Zhengzheng shook his head resolutely.

It was Ajiu who knew Xiao Zhengzheng better, and she asked softly, "Son, let your father carry you out, get in the car, get out of the car, and walk back by yourself, okay?" head, "Yeah."

"This brat." The crown prince fainted.

In the end, the crown prince carried him out again, got into the car, carried him off the car, and let him walk all the way back by himself. He was satisfied.

When he returned to Ajiu's side again, his little face was much softer, and he smiled happily from time to time.However, if his father sat too close to Ajiu, he would not obey, and would push his father away with all his strength and sit down by himself.

The crown prince snorted, "Xiao Zhengzheng, when you grow up to six years old, father will separate you out, and you live in your own East Palace. Don't bother father and mother."

The palace where the emperor's grandson lived was also called the East Palace, and Xiaozheng was granted the title, so he could live in the East Palace by himself at any time, and he could have his own staff.

"No." Xiao Zheng was sitting beside Ah Jiu, telling his father calmly.

"When you're six years old, you have to go. You can't go if you don't." The crown prince fooled him with a smile.

Xiaozheng lowered his eyes, seriously thinking about something.His eyelashes are very long, black and curved, slightly upturned, very ecstasy, Ajiu looked at the thoughtful little Zhengzheng, and thought it was really cute.What are you thinking, son, are you trying to refute your father?
"Don't grow up!" Xiao Zhengzheng thought for a while and said simply.

When you reach the age, you have to move out, right?Then I don't grow up.

Son, you are so cute!Ajiu and the crown prince's hearts were broken, and they looked at Xiao Zhengzheng tenderly, with tears in their eyes.

Ajiu asked the crown prince to inquire about Tao Ming, the magistrate of Mingshui County, to know everything about family, fame, official career, children, and wife, big and small.The crown prince agreed generously, "The matter of the little junior sister is the matter of the tenth brother, and the tenth brother will definitely inquire about it for you."

Tao Ming seemed to have nothing to inquire about.His own parents died early, and his father's friends sponsored him to complete his studies. At the age of 20, he was admitted to Jinshi, and then went to the small Mingshui County as a county magistrate until now.At that time, Mingshui belonged to a small county because taxes were not coming up, and he was from the seventh rank. Now Mingshui has abundant taxes and belongs to a large county, and he is a regular seventh rank.

His wife, Mrs. Chu, who was a member of the capital, had been married to him since he became a Jinshi, and then followed him to this remote place, and has not been back to the capital for more than 20 years.She has no contact with the capital at ordinary times, so her natal family should have no relatives.

His son, Tao Song, has a gentle temperament, loves to read, and has no playful habits.Daughter Tao Ke, 15 years old, lively and cheerful, is the apple of the eye of her parents.

Tao Ming's appearance is only delicate, but his wife Chu Shi is extremely beautiful.The Tao family has a son and a daughter who look like their mothers. The son is handsome and the daughter is beautiful.

"Excellent." After hearing this, Ajiu was very satisfied.

Starling is the youngest son, and his wife only needs to be innocent and agree with him, not a prominent family background.

In March of the following year, Tongzhou Wharf.An unremarkable official ship docked at the pier, and a middle-aged couple, a handsome young man, a slender girl, a servant, a woman, and two maids stepped out of the ship.This group of people dressed in plain clothes, walking in the Tongzhou Wharf where people come and go, they are not eye-catching at all.However, that lady and that girl are both beautiful and thought-provoking.

A young man with a tall figure and gentle face greeted him and spoke politely for a while.After that, this group of people got into the car with the young people, and the car stopped in front of a quiet and elegant courtyard, and the people in the car got out of the car one by one.

A smiling middle-aged man stood in front of the courtyard and greeted him, "Is this Mr. Tao? I am very grateful for the care of the dog when he was in the open water. It is a coincidence that there are two people of the same age. Those who came to Beijing to report on their duties specially came to welcome them, so they rented this courtyard. They don’t bring their family members, so they can’t live in this courtyard. If Mr. Tao doesn’t mind, please condescend to spend one night, everyone is lively and lively.”

(End of this chapter)