Red makeup against the world

Chapter 96

Xu Wenyu had just finished his breakfast when a sweet voice came from outside the door: "Is the old lady there?"

Yulu replied inside the door: "Miss Wu is here? Please come in quickly, the old lady just finished her breakfast." She closed the curtain for her.

Wu Niangzi moved lightly with lotus steps, stepped into the door, and said with a smile: "Mrs. Xu, the old lady invites you and Wanzhen and Wenyu to the study of the 'Songtao Courtyard'." As a person close to Old Mrs. Tu, although he is young, Mrs. Xu People are considered juniors in front of her.But after all, she has a delicate identity, so she still calls her "Old Madam", but does not show courtesy to each other.

Xu Wanzhen saluted her and said, "I've seen Mrs. Wu." Seeing her elder sister salute, Xu Wenyu also imitated her, she was really cute.

Following Wu Niangzi, the three of them left the "Green Bamboo Garden", passed through the back garden, and walked along the chaoshou veranda to the "Songtao Garden".Old Mrs. Tu was writing in the study, waiting for them.

Seeing Mrs. Xu bringing Xu Wanzhen and Xu Wenyu in, Old Master Tu cheerfully put down the brush in his hand and said, "Come on, Qionghua, you can sit down as you please. I mainly want to see my two great-grandchildren." A tone of disgust .

Wu Niangzi pursed her lips and said, "Sit down, old lady, I'll pour some tea."

Seeing it in a hurry yesterday, Xu Wan really didn't have time to look carefully at Old Mrs. Tu.Seeing him today, Fang felt that this old man was not simple.The old man is tall and tall, and he is not the common image of weak and Confucian scholars nowadays. Although he is old now, he can still see his majestic figure when he was young.Xu Shi had suffered two serious illnesses before, and his figure was still tall but only his skeleton remained, his face was thin, and he had a long beard under his jaw.Her silver hair was like snow, and she tied a bun on her head, and simply inserted a mahogany hairpin to fix it.Wearing a brown robe with wide sleeves, he exuded the indifferent aura of idle clouds and wild cranes from his bones, and he was as bold and free as a celebrity in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

At this time, Old Master Tu had a benevolent smile on his face, beckoning and saying, "Zhen'er, Yu'er, come and see what I wrote."

Xu Wanzhen walked over and saw a pair of couplets laid out on his writing case, which read "Cultivating bamboo will not suffer from heat, and green pine will not change autumn".The handwriting is free and unrestrained, majestic and vigorous, the ink is still wet, and a scent of ink lingers in the air.

Old Mrs. Tu put down his pen, and said for a test: "Zhen'er, I heard that you are not good at calligraphy, so you turned to study the way of appreciating calligraphy and painting. Let's talk about this couplet."

Xu Wanzhen pondered for a while, and said loudly: "The dots are like falling stones, the paintings are like summer clouds, and the hooks are like bent gold. Looking at them, they look vertical and horizontal, and they are low-spirited and stately. The momentum is majestic, and the mood is unruly. It has the strength of a Wei stele, and also has the strength of a wild grass." Heroic. It’s a good word!”

Old Master Tu clapped his hands and smiled after listening, and said: "Good talk! Great comment!" Looking up, he saw Lady Wu coming in with a tea tray, and said proudly to her, "Look, my great-granddaughter knows the goods, right?" Like a child Generally, he has done a good deed and is waiting for the praise of the adults.

Wu Niangzi nodded with a smile, and praised: "The old man's handwriting is good, and Wanzhen naturally knows the goods."

With Wu Niangzi's affirmation, Old Master Tu smiled, every wrinkle on his face seemed to be a smile, and said: "When the ink is dry, I will give this couplet to Zhen'er!"

Xu Wanzhen knew the preciousness of Mrs. Tu's handwriting. Although she had just moved into Tu's house for the second day, the gift from the elder was undeniable, not to mention she really loved the handwriting.Whether it is the state of mind revealed between the lines, or the skill of calligraphy, it is worthy of her repeated observation and study.At the moment, regardless of the envy of some members of the Tu family, he smiled and saluted, "Thank you, my great-grandfather, for the letter."

Lady Wu served tea for Mrs. Xu, and the two sat aside chatting, looking at the old and the young with a smile.

After taking Xu Wanzhen's test, the old man Tu asked Xu Wenyu again: "Yu'er, I heard from your grandmother that you have finished studying the thousand-character prose and memorizing the rhythm to be enlightened?"

When Xu Wenyu saw his great-grandfather asking a question, he proudly puffed out his small chest, and replied loudly, "Back to what my great-grandfather said, yes! I have also finished reciting the Three Character Classic." He followed Mrs. Xu, and since he told him about his great-grandfather's demeanor once, He often pestered Mrs. Xu, telling stories about his great-grandfather.In his heart, his great-grandfather is the idol that Auntie mentioned. When the idol asks him about his homework, of course he has to answer with 12 points of energy.

Everyone was amused by his attitude, Xu Wanzhen praised: "Yu'er is extremely serious about his homework. When he was in Suzhou, he learned a hundred characters every day."

Seeing such conscientious and studious children and grandchildren, there must be no old man who is unhappy.The old man Tu twirled his beard happily, and said: "It turns out that Yu'er is so good, let me take a serious test. Recite a rhythm to enlighten you?"

"Clouds are against rain, snow is against wind, evening photos are against clear sky. Laihong is against swallows, old birds are against insects. Three-foot swords, six-jun bows, north of Ling to east of Jiang..." The crisp melody of children resounded in the study .

"Well, that's right, let's have another three-character scripture, Xiang Jiuling, get up."

"Xiang Jiuling, can warm the table. Filial piety to relatives, what to do. Rong is four years old, can make pears. Younger brother, should be a prophet. Filial piety first, knowledge second. Know certain numbers, know certain literature..." Xu Wenyu will With her little hands behind her back, she shook her head and raised her back.He memorized the Three Character Classics very well, Old Master Tu started, and he continued to recite, without any intention of stopping.

Old Master Tu told him to stop, and said, "That's fine, Yu'er is really good."

Xu Wenyu raised his head, his eyes were shining like black grapes washed with water, he looked at Old Master Tu and asked, "Is great-grandfather satisfied with Yu'er?"

"satisfy!"

"Can Yu'er learn from her great-grandfather?"

"can!"

"Oh yeah! That's great! I can learn from my great-grandfather!" Xu Wenyu happily circled around the room, remembering what my sister said, "If you love someone, you have to express your love." Run Going up to Old Master Tu, he said, "Great-grandfather, you bend over."

The old man Tu didn't know what he wanted, so he bent down towards him. Xu Wenyu hugged his neck with his soft hands, and kissed him a few times with his mouth pouting.

Although Mrs. Tu also has great-grandchildren, this is the first time he has encountered such enthusiasm as Xu Wenyu.With his prestige in Songxi Academy, no matter the young children in the children's enlightenment class, or Tu Ruiming and Tu Ruizhang, they all behave in front of him, and they dare not go beyond the rules.When Xu Wenyu hugged and kissed him with his soft little hands, his old heart couldn't help but be melted by his pure enthusiasm.

A smile bloomed on the old man's face, and he picked up Xu Wenyu. The smiles of the old and the young were so pure: "Yu'er is so good, let's go! Great-grandfather will take you to the garden!" Xu Wenyu nodded in his arms. head.

Looking at these two people, he left everyone behind and left.Mrs. Xu, Xu Wanzhen, and Madam Wu couldn't help being a little surprised. After a moment of silence, they all laughed out loud.

Wu Niangzi said: "It's been a long time since I saw the old man so happy. Yu'er is really cute."

Mrs. Xu waved her hand and said, "It doesn't matter who is old or young, let's talk about ourselves. How is your family? Is it convenient to meet?"

Madam Wu did not shy away from it, and replied generously: "Don't worry, old lady, everything is fine. You can see the elders once a month or so. My father is also an official of the imperial court. He was promoted to the chief secretary two years ago. The Liu family dare not be blatant. Difficult."

　Fourth more!

　　Still looking for a genuine subscription, everyone~
　　The fifth update Zhou Zhou is doing his best, and it will be sent out before 9:[-] ^_^
　　
　
(End of this chapter)