Ordinary clear day

Chapter 53 News
Too careless! !Shu Ning secretly regretted it, how could she forget that there was a dangerous person beside her just because she saw a good book?

She quickly calmed down, and replied a little shyly: "I can roughly understand it. If you don't understand, just ask my brother, and he will explain it to me. This collection of stories..." She pointed to Wanning's hand "Yuan Yuan Ji" on the Internet, "I bought it for my mother-in-law, she likes to read these."

Wanning felt a little bored, and Yuanning began to sneer again: "Second sister, is it possible that you can understand "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", and others can't even read a miscellaneous book?"

Wan Ning returned the book to Shu Ning, and Shu Ning hurried to the counter to check out, and hinted that the boss wrapped the book in gray papyrus so that Wan Ning would not find out that there was a non-children's book of essays underneath.

The 60-year-old bookstore owner wrapped the book, handed it to Shu Ning with a smile, said hello to Wan Ning and the others, and then said: "This little lady, can you understand "Zi Zhi Tong Jian"? That's really true." amazing."

Wanning smiled awkwardly, and then said to Shuning: "I was going to drag you to the next store, but who would have thought that my sister would come into this bookstore, let's go quickly." Said, pulled Fang Ning and went out.

Shu Ning was confused, bid farewell to the boss, pulled Yuan Ning out, only to find out that the next door was a tea room.Really, why do you stand at the door of the bookstore when you ask people if they want to enter the tea room?
Shuning still hadn't forgotten Wanning's strange look just now, so she asked her: "Just now the owner of the bookstore asked Second Sister, why didn't Second Sister tell him? You have indeed read "Zi Zhi Tong Jian."

Wanning curled her lips: "Who has the patience to read that kind of tome that needs to be packed in dozens of boxes? It's just that I read a few volumes when I was a child. The words are small and dense. Reading too much has damaged my eyesight." What should I do?" She turned her head and looked inside the tea room, "There don't seem to be many customers, shall we go in and have a seat?"

Yuan Ning categorically vetoed it: "No! I just drank a full stomach of tea, why are you going to the tea room? Go back early, or we will be scolded again." Seeing Wan Ning's face about to refute, she said: "Mr. My wife won't scold you, but we can't escape."

Wanning had no choice but to give up her mind.Several people walked back to the street outside, found their driver who was resting in the small tea shed, got back into the car, and walked on the way home.

Fang Ning sat in the car sullenly, as if disappointed.Shu Ning has been looking at her for a long time, does she really want to go to that teahouse?The expression on her face was so obvious that even Yuanning glanced at her several times.

When I got home, it was still early, Shu Ning said goodbye to all the sisters, and went back to her yard.As soon as I walked outside the door of the upper room, I heard Tong's surprised voice from inside: "Really? It's confirmed?"

Then came Zhang Bao's answer: "Not yet, but Master Yuheng has already said, it should be a matter of one or two months, and Master Chen has already greeted the officials."

Shuning yelled "Ama, Erniang", and went in to see her parents and elder brother sitting in the room with happy expressions on their faces.After saluting, she got close to her mother and asked: "Ama and Er Niang seem to be talking about something happy just now, what is it?"

Tong replied: "Your Mama got the news today. Mr. Chen Liangben has greeted the officials. It won't be long before your Mama will get a new appointment."

"Really?" Shu Ning also felt very pleasantly surprised, "Can we go? Ouch!" She suffered a brain collapse from her father: "You child, even if you really don't want to live in this house, don't say it. "

Shu Ning smiled embarrassedly, and said: "I went out to play with my sisters today, and I met a man in Deyue Pavilion. I heard that it was Mr. Chen Liangben. Didn't he go to other places? When did he come back?" ?”

Zhang Bao stroked the little beard on his chin, and said with a smile: "It's been a few days since I came back, I heard that the emperor summoned him back, I'm afraid it has something to do with the factionalism in the court."

Duan Ning said: "I heard the two cousins ​​of Tong's family discuss in private that it was because the two factions were fighting too fiercely, and the emperor called him back to contain it. But they also said that Mr. Chen might find out something serious, Came back specially to report to the emperor, and then pretended to be idle, aiming to confuse the opponent."

"Oh? Could it be..." Zhang Bao thought for a while, only to realize that six eyes were looking at him, so he laughed loudly and said, "These things have nothing to do with our family, as long as we know, even if Mr. If I leave again, no one will deliberately embarrass me again."

He looked at Tong Shi: "So madame doesn't have to worry about me anymore, right?" "Husband." Tong Shi looked back.The two looked at each other affectionately.

Shuning and Duanning looked at each other, held back their smiles and quietly left the room.Duanning pulled his younger sister and ran dozens of feet along the corridor before he couldn't help laughing out loud.

After laughing, Duanning straightened up and sighed: "It's great, I can finally leave." Shuning looked at him: "Does brother not like Beijing very much?"

"Do you like it?" Duanning asked back.Shuning shook her head: "This place is different from Fengtian, life is really hard."

Duan Ning nodded and said, "Yes, it's really hard. Especially when interacting with people, it's completely different from when I was in Fengtian."

Seeing his younger sister looking at him with doubtful eyes, he smiled wryly and said, "I'm studying at the Tong family school, and not only the cousins ​​of the Tong family come and go, but also some rich and powerful children who come to the school, or occasionally come to visit. Those princes and grandchildren. I always feel... It’s completely different from when I was in Fengtian. Although not all the little princes and little Baylors in Fengtian are as friendly as Tongying, some children of the Prince’s Mansion are also a little arrogant, but at most they It's just that they ignore you and don't interact with you. Most people speak straight and treat each other with courtesy. But these boys in the capital are not as good as Tongying. Status and status, for students from poorer backgrounds, they often bully you in every possible way, and what makes people even more uncomfortable is that they will insult you with very ugly words."

He lowered his head: "I really don't want to stay in this kind of place any longer."

With a sore nose, Shu Ning asked, "Brother, have they ever bullied you?" Duan Ning suddenly raised his head, looked at his sister's concerned eyes, and said with a smile, "How can that be? It's Tong Clan School, I'm The relatives of the Tong family, they always want to see the face of the master."

But Shuning didn't believe it: "Last month, when you came back one day, your chin was bruised, and you told Erniang that you hit the bookshelf. A few days ago, you hurt your knee and bled. It is said that it was accidentally dropped when dismounting. In fact, it was hit by someone else, right?"

Duanning was silent, and after a while he said softly: "Don't tell Ama and Erniang, I don't want them to worry about me."

Shuning held her elder brother's hand, suppressing the tears in her eyes, and said, "I won't say anything, but elder brother should also be careful, stay away from those people, and don't let them bully you again. If you get hurt again, you must tell me .”

Duan Ning lovingly patted her head and said, "Okay."

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The next day, Shuning received a letter from Zhou Yinlan, inviting her to play at her aunt's house.Shu Ning reported to her mother, took Chun Xing, the new book bought yesterday and a basket of snacks, and asked the housekeeper to send a pony carriage to take them out.

Zhou Yinlan's aunt's family name is Li, and she lives in a small house in the outer city.After Shu Ning entered the door, she felt that the masters and servants of Li's family were not very enthusiastic about relatives and guests, but she ignored these things, followed Ying'er into a small courtyard, and saw Zhou Yinlan who had been waiting for her in the courtyard.

Neither Zhou's parents were there. Zhou Yinlan said that her father had gone out as a guest, and her mother had gone to the temple to offer incense and fulfill her vows. She, a little girl and a few servants were left at home.

Shu Ning looked at this small courtyard, and it really couldn't be compared with Fengtian's Zhou family's mansion. According to her, it might be a bit crowded for the Zhou family to live here.

Sure enough, Zhou Yinlan's room was very small, and could only accommodate a bed, a table, a chair, a box, and a washbasin stand. On top of the box was a thin quilt, which seemed to be Ying'er's bed. .

There are several embroidery works on the bed, one of which is still stretched on the embroidery shed and is only half done.Seeing that Shuning was looking at these things, Zhou Yinlan quickly put them away, and smiled embarrassedly: "It's so messy, I'll make my sister laugh."

Shu Ning smiled and shook her head, sat down by the bed, took a piece of embroidery work to look at, and said, "My sister's craftsmanship is getting better and better, but it's just that it's hot weather, how do you do such a heavy job? Could it be..." She raised her eyebrows. She pointed at the red handkerchief with the mandarin ducks playing in the water, "Is my sister making your own dowry?"

Zhou Yinlan blushed and pulled back the handkerchief, scolding with a smile: "Stop talking nonsense! This is something I made for my cousin, who is going to get married this winter."

Shuning was somewhat surprised: "Why do you need to do your cousin's dowry?"

Zhou Yinlan smiled bitterly and said, "Now I don't go to bed until the second watch every night. There is no other way. I live in someone else's house. The host's request is not good enough to delay."

Shu Ning became angry: "Did they regard relatives as long-term workers? How could Uncle Zhou agree?!"

Zhou Yinlan hurriedly comforted her and said, "Don't be angry, my father said it, just to express his heart, just take it as a thank you to the Li family for lending us a house for free this year. Besides..." She got up and looked out the window, sure that no one was there. Then came back, and whispered in Shuning's ear: "My father has already inquired about it, the official department has a new appointment, and in two days, he will be down."

Shuning burst into joy: "Really?" "Really, it's in Anhui. My father said it might be a Taoist platform." Zhou Yinlan said with a smile.

No wonder she is not as melancholy as she was when she was a guest at the Earl's Mansion last time. Shu Ning was also happy for her good friend. Thinking of her family getting good news yesterday, she couldn't help thinking: "Uncle Chen Liangben, thank you very much."

In order to help Zhou Yinlan lighten up, Shu Ning volunteered to take two simple embroidery work back home to help with before leaving.Zhou Yinlan couldn't twist her, so she had to agree.

On the way back, Shu Ning sat in the pony carriage with a brisk mood.Chun Xing opened the corner of the car curtain with great interest, looked at the lively street outside, was attracted by the cries of hawkers from time to time, and kept yelling, "Oh, girl, there are buns for sale!" "Girl, hurry up!" Look, it’s candied haws!” “What a beautiful hairpin” or “There’s a busker in front.”Shu Ning listened to her voice with a smile, occasionally popping her head out to take a look.

About halfway through the street, Shu Ning heard Chun Xing shout again: "Oh, girl, isn't that the second girl? She's shopping with some rich boys." Said: "Turn back quickly, don't let her find you!"

Chun Xing turned her head to look at Shu Ning: "She has already seen it, the uncle driving the car has greeted her."

I forgot that there was another person!

At this time, Wanning's voice came from outside the carriage: "Third sister, come down quickly, let me introduce some friends to you."

(End of this chapter)