Yangcheng

Tang Guanqiu especially likes ornamental fish, watching them intently.

The boss immediately gave her a small net bag and asked her if she would like to play the game of fishing, which can be fished three times for one penny.

Tang Guanqiu didn't carry any money with her. Obviously, after hearing what the boss said, she was eager to try.

Before Tang Jianwei went to pay the money, Ji Xue took out three Wen from her purse and handed it to the boss:

"Come up a whole number, can you get ten times?"

Seeing that she was cheerful and good-looking, the boss immediately accepted the money and brought over the other three glazed pots, and moved a high chair for Tang Guanqiu to sit on and let her play.

A variety of colorful ornamental fish in small skirts swim around in front of Tang Guanqiu.

Tang Guanqiu held the net bag with both hands, not daring to blink, feeling a little nervous.

Tang Jianwei stood behind her. This situation was very familiar, and it had happened before.

Ten years ago, when she was still a little girl, her sister took her to catch fish in Boling Market.

The two of them went out together that day, and they had already forgotten what they were going to do. Tang Jianwei only remembered that the time was very tight, but she was attracted by the floating fish in the glazed basin, and she wanted to play around. With my sister alive and dead.

Tang Guanqiu was pestered by her, but he didn't scold her or get impatient with her. She let her play if she wanted to.

After she had had a good time, she went to do some errands, but she didn't do well. After returning home, she was scolded and spanked by A Niang, and she was scolded together with Tang Guanqiu.

She will always remember what her sister told her that day.

Tang Guanqiu took her to the yard, bought her favorite snacks, and comforted her before saying:

"Playing requires fun. Your age is the time to be carefree and playful. But if you have something important to do, you need to get it done first. Otherwise, if you play for a while, you will definitely make a mistake, and you will suffer the consequences of the mistake." Are you here? Does your butt still hurt?"

Tang Jian pouted slightly, with tears still hiding in his big eyes, aggrieved.

"Don't cry, if you cry again, your eyes will be swollen tomorrow morning. Here, look, what delicious food did I buy for you?"

Tang Jianwei's eyes lit up: "Dim sum from Daoqianguan?! Sister, did you buy it for me? It's not easy to buy at this hour!"

"Look at you, what kind of virtue, as long as there is something to eat, you will be happy immediately. You just eat, why ask so many questions. Hey... eat slowly, I will choke you."

Tang Jianwei stuffed two ox tongue pancakes before opening his mouth and said, "I thought I would have no dinner today because I was too playful, and I should be hungry."

"Auntie taught you a lesson, it's good that you know you're wrong, I can't bear to really starve you." Tang Guanqiu looked at his sister and smiled, "Is the lesson profound this time? Do you dare to be naughty again in the future?"

Tang Jianwei personally experienced what it means to be playful and wrong, and his buttocks are still hurting, so he immediately shook his head:

"Don't dare! But sister, I've made you suffer together, how innocent, will my sister hate me in the future..."

Tang Guanqiu rubbed her little head: "Why would I hate you? I'm just a sister like you, and I can't even hurt you in time. Besides, we, Shen, are so smart, we won't make the same mistakes again, right? ?”

Tang Jianwei nodded vigorously.

Perhaps Tang Guanqiu's teaching really played a vital role in Tang Jianwei's growth. Since that incident, she has never made a wrong decision because of a small loss.

Even if major events happen suddenly, she can prioritize and get to the point.

Tang Guanqiu is not only a playmate who grew up with her in her life, but also a life teacher who loves her, teaches her, and tells her the colors of the world in a gentle way.

Now when she saw Tang Guanqiu being attracted by the school of fish, foolishly holding a net bag for half a day without getting around one of them, and getting himself wet, she didn't step forward to stop him.

Ji Xue is right, my sister needs to go out and take a look, and needs to release her emotions.

Even when she is sick, she is still human.

Tang Jianwei had forgotten how long it had been since he had seen his sister smiling so happily.

Ji Xue stood behind Tang Guanqiu, watching her play, waiting patiently without urging her.

Even if some water stains were sprayed on his body, he was willing, and he didn't even stay away from it.

This is a guardian, the posture of a guardian Tang Jianwei is familiar with.

But Ji Xue's smile has a kind of pampering and indulgence that goes beyond guarding.

"Sanniang?" Seeing that Tang Jianwei was too engrossed, Zitan couldn't help reminding her.

Tang Jianwei had a guess: "Ji Xue and my sister..."

"What?" Zitan was very worried about Chengfu, not only did not suppress his voice when he asked, but he said it very loudly, "What's wrong with Da Niangzi and Ji Xue?"

"Hush...keep your voice down." Tang Jianwei pulled her away a little, "Don't you think the two of them are a little too close?"

Zitan took another look: "Is there? Is it the same with you?"

"Can it be the same... We grew up together, but how long did my sister and Ji Xue know each other?"

"Sanniang, do you think Ji Xue has that kind of thought for the eldest lady?"

"Don't you think? We were holding hands just now, and now we are so close together, I'm afraid they might not even be able to tear them apart!"

"...San Niang, are you too sensitive? Although we Da Cang have been married for a hundred years, not everyone likes little ladies like you. There are still many opposite-sex attraction. Besides, Mr. The lady's head was injured, and her personality is no different from that of a child. The people in Tong's Mansion treat her like a child, and most of them feel sorry for her. It's not as complicated as you think, right?"

Tang Jian glanced at her slightly: "It's best."

After pondering for a while, Zitan said: "If there is really another person who is willing to take care of the eldest lady for the rest of her life? Are you willing to hand over the eldest lady to the other party?"

"I don't want to, it's impossible." Tang Jianwei immediately refused, "Unless my sister can cure her disease one day, regain her sanity, and let her choose a lover by herself, anyone who pleases her is taking advantage of her danger!"

When it came to Tang Guanqiu's matter, Tang Jian did not give in, his eyes flashed dangerously, and his whole body exuded a murderous look: "I will never allow this kind of thing to happen. Anyone who wants to think about my sister should ask her first." Zhao Kongjian of our Tang family agrees!"

Zitan knows that she is eager to protect her sister, and now there are only two sisters left in Yuanyi's family. They already have deep feelings, but now they depend on each other for life.

Not to mention that Ji Xue is a slave of the Tong family, Sanniang would not let her go easily even if she came from a non-slave family.

Zitan sighed: "I don't know if Shen Yue is still alive."

Tang Jianwei looked at her: "Why do you think so?"

"Sanniang, you also said that what Shen Yue sent back to Boling was a set of bloody clothes. If it was put in the storybook storybook, it would be waiting for her to come back to life! Come back and talk to her." Da Niangzi has a touching reunion! If Shen Yue can come back alive, will Da Niangzi recover from her illness?"

Tang Jian said with a sneer: "If Shen Yue didn't die, she would find her wife missing when she returned to Boling. Why didn't she find her? If she found Su County, it would be fine. The Shen family ruined my sister's reputation and caused her to suffer from dementia. Just settle the account with her!"

Zitan didn't dare to say any more, Tang Guanqiu's matter was an untouchable forbidden area for Tang Jianwei, and it was even more terrifying than Zitan imagined. No matter what he said, Tang Jianwei would be furious, and the wise ones should shut up...

Zitan then changed the subject and said some other funny things to make Tang Jianwei happy.

Tang Jianwei pulled Zitan and waited beside Tang Guanqiu, and walked with her after she had played enough and was tired.

When Tang Guanqiu stood up, Tang Jianwei hugged all the objects with one hand, freed one hand to interlock her fingers, and pulled her forward.

Ji Xue: "Young Madam, what's wrong?"

Zitan: "Are you ashamed to ask? It's not your fault."

Monk Ji Xuezhang was puzzled: "Me? What did I do?"

Until the spring break, Tang Jianwei made a total of more than 50 taels of silver in Bailu Academy, which was more than the red sandalwood breakfast stand.

Zitan felt ashamed: "Going to help take notes and earn such a large amount of money, our Sanniang is born to be a rich woman!"

After collecting the breakfast stalls in the past few days, there are items that need to be purchased almost every day, and Tang Jianwei has been wandering around the market.

In addition to buying the things she needed, she also traveled all over the corners of Su County and all the markets in the suburbs, hoping to find traces of Shujiao.

It's a pity that the precious Sichuan pepper is not so easy to buy. She also paid a lot of money to order it in Boling, and waited for a long time before she got a batch.

Just before New Year's Eve, Tang Jianwei suddenly received a big gift from Boling.

The courier elder brother specially drove a carriage to the main entrance of Tong's Mansion, and asked Tang Jianwei to receive the goods.

Qiu rushed to the west courtyard anxiously: "Young Madam! Your goods have arrived!"

"My goods?" Tang Jianwei came to the main entrance suspiciously, and found that Uncle Chai and a few servants were helping the courier brother move several big boxes from the carriage, sweating from the winter.

Tong Shaoxuan was exercising on the veranda, and when he heard the sound, he and Ji Xue came to the gate together.

"What is this?" Tang Jianwei asked suspiciously when he saw this scene.

"Are you Tang Jianwei?" The courier took a list and checked the talismans on the box one by one.

"Yes."

"That's right, it's all from Boling."

"Bo Ling?" Tang Jianwei instinctively resisted when he heard the word "Bo Ling".

Who else in Boling will send me so many things?Don't be some pickled things, right?

"Wait a minute." Tang Jianwei stopped Uncle Chai and asked the courier brother, "Dare to ask the sender's name."

The messenger glanced at the list and said, "Boling Guang'anfang Wu Mansion, Wu Erniang."

Azi? !

It was Azi who sent her something, and she sent so much? !

The elder brother of the messenger said again: "The list is written on the big wedding gift."

Tang Jianwei didn't expect Fa Xiao, who was thousands of miles away, to miss her so much, his nose soured and tears almost rolled down his face.

Tong Shaoxuan, Ji Xue, and Tong Shaoqian who came to join in the fun were shocked when they saw seven or eight big mahogany boxes piled up in front of the house.

People in Boling are really rich. They send so many congratulatory gifts all the way, not to mention the contents, even the cost of the post post is astronomical. What kind of friendship is that?

Those who knew it were a congratulatory gift, but those who didn't know thought it was a betrothal gift.

Wu Erniang of the Wu Mansion in Boling?

Tong Shaoxuan thought to himself, to be able to send so many congratulatory gifts must have deep feelings, why has he never heard Tang Jianwei mention this person?

Tang Jianwei thanked the courier with fifty Wen, but the courier did not expect the daughter-in-law of the Tongfu to be so generous, and was more willing to use his strength to carry the box to the west courtyard with the servants of the Tongfu.

Tong's house is small, and the west courtyard is even smaller, so they can't be put in the house, so they can only be piled in the corner of the yard first.

After the people left, Tang Jianwei and Zitan Tang Guanqiu opened the box together.

In addition to sending bedding in pairs, pillows, clothes, preserved fruits, and various expenses, there is also a special box for rouge and gouache.

Tang Jianwei saw the three characters "Yanbozhai" at a glance. This was the rouge shop she and Wu Xianrong liked to go to before!

Yanbozhai is the largest rouge shop in Boling Prefecture, leading the fashion trend of Boling all the year round.

As long as it is a rouge that can be named, you can buy it in Yanbozhai.

May I ask which Boling woman doesn't like Yanbozhai?

After arriving in Su County, Tang Jianwei was disappointed to find that there were only a few rouge shops here, and the styles and colors sold were all popular in Boling a few years ago. She really didn't want to use them and could only rely on the few she carried keep the wolf from the door.

Just when her precious stock was about to run out, Wu Xianrong made a timely rescue!

Open the wooden box, all the colors inside are her favorite, which hits her girlish heart!

Tang Jianwei pressed the box to his heart, almost moved to tears——

Or sisters understand me!

Rouge and gouache, hairpins with flowers, sachets for ear clips... Wu Xianrong almost presented the entire fashion trend of Boling in front of Tang Jianwei, and a very familiar pomegranate dress was neatly stacked in the box.

This is the pomegranate dress she was looking for!

Tang Jianwei immediately picked up the pomegranate skirt and unfolded it, which was exactly the same as Tong Shaoxuan's previous one!

"Ma'am, ma'am! Come and try!" Tang Jianwei called to Tong Shaoxuan who was hiding behind the pillars in the veranda.

"...How do you know I'm here?" Tong Shaoxuan, who had been spying secretly for a long time, slowly revealed a pair of eyes.

"Have you forgotten? I'm a martial artist, and you don't know how to hide your anger. It's not easy to find you? Come here and try to see if the skirt fits you well."

"What kind of skirt is this?" Tong Shaoxuan walked over slowly.

"Can't recognize it? Isn't it the one you broke before?"

"Didn't you already pay me one? Why another one?"

"That pomegranate dress is a bit different from your damaged one. I asked my sister to look for it in Boling, but I found exactly the same one. Don't you really like this pomegranate dress?" Tang Jianwei held the skirt and looked at her. Shoulders and waist, "should be just the right size, no problem."

Tong Shaoxuan blinked his eyes wide: "You asked your sister to find it in Boling?"

"Yeah, I also searched here in Su County, but I couldn't find it."

"Are all these congratulatory gifts from the Wu family's wife?"

"Yes. She also wrote a letter. Originally, she wanted to come to Su County to attend the wedding banquet in person. She was very curious about you and wanted to see what kind of person you are. It's a pity that she was preparing for this year's imperial examination and couldn't pass the exam. Make time, and come back when you are free."

"Want to see me? Why do you want to see me?"

"Isn't this nonsense? I'm going to marry you, so she naturally wants to know what my wife looks like. Since we were young, Azi and I have never had any secrets. Of course she is interested in my wife."

It turns out that the Wu family's wife's small character A Zi is really a sweet and soft name.

"Are you still planning to come from Boling? It's such a long way in winter, aren't you afraid that your face will be blown apart?"

The previous few words were somewhat strange, but Tang Jianwei was full of joy and didn't care about other emotions in her words.

Now that this sentence came out, even if Tang Jianwei didn't want to notice it, he couldn't ignore it.

Tang Jianwei and Tong Shaoxuan's eyes met in the air, and Tong Shaoxuan also felt that he was a little naive, and what he said was thoughtless.

Fortunately, she wasn't too familiar with Tang Jianwei, and Tang Jianwei might not get to know her if she talked nonsense for a while.

Tong Shaoxuan sorted out his thoughts, and when he wanted to change the topic to another place, he heard Tang Jianwei bluntly say:

"Why, are you jealous?"

"You..." How could Tong Shaoxuan think that she would put out the word "jealous" in a grandiose way.

"Who is jealous? Why am I jealous! Don't talk nonsense!"

"Oh, one rhetorical question plus two denials, the jealousy thing is gone."

Tong Shaoxuan: "..."

Tang Jianwei really likes to see her wonderful expression when she is blocked by him: "Look, have you been hit by me? Don't think about it, A Zi and I are childhood friends, serious friends, no The kind of thing you think."

Tong Shaoxuan: "..."

Ever since the two of them confronted each other, Tang Jianwei didn't get the upper hand very often. Usually, if he wanted to win Tong Shaoxuan verbally, he had to hit her where his skin was thin, except for using strong words.

"I'm going back!" Tong Shaoxuan turned around and was about to leave.

"Come, come, take your pomegranate skirt with you. By the way, there are also these two boxes of rouge. The color is a bit too pink for me, and it just suits you. You can take it home with you."

"...Why am I suitable for pink?"

"Otherwise? Look in the mirror, this little face is so tender, tender and cute."

"Tang Jianwei, I know why your business is so good. You can kill all over the world with just this mouth!"

"Oh, so you still expect me to touch my hands."

"Tang Jianwei?? Can you please stop swearing!"

"Hey, we're going to get married soon, and you'll hear my foul language every day in the future. It's pretty pitiful to think about it."

Tong Shaoxuan really didn't want to talk to her anymore, so he left with the pomegranate skirt in his arms.

She has not recovered from her injury, and she can't take a step when she walks, and her will to go is very firm, clumsy and difficult.

Tang Jianwei looked at her back and laughed for a long time.

Zitan shook his head aside.

People who are about to get married, one or two are still so childish.

"Auntie! Look!" Tang Guanqiu took out a big bag full of peppercorns from a box, and seeing that the bag was full of red peppers, he immediately turned back excitedly and called Tang Jianwei.

Tang Jianwei ran over in two or three steps, and almost screamed when he saw Shujiao.

My God, Ah Zi is really a fairy!

It is Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva who saves suffering!

There was a big bag full of Shu peppers, Tang Jianwei grabbed a handful and smelled it, the fresh aroma of peppers seemed to invade her sense of smell through the bright red skin.

This is the best Sichuan pepper!

Tang Jianwei was very happy, so the grilled skewers at the night market were settled.

With Shujiao in the market, she will definitely make a lot of money.

Somewhat sighed in my heart, a year ago Wu Xianrong was still the silly child who sent delicate cakes and bird's nests that were not easy to preserve when she was in trouble, and a year later, she was able to guess Tang Jianwei's thoughts thousands of miles away so accurately...

Thinking of Wu Xianrong mentioning in her letter that she was preparing for this year's imperial examination, Tang Jianwei was surprised by this matter.

From a young age, Tang Jianwei has a firm ideal, that is, to inherit Maoming Building, develop Maoming Building, and continue to maintain its status as the number one restaurant in Boling.

Every time when talking about this matter, Wu Xianrong is very envious of her:

"That's great, Shen, you've already established your goals in this life when you're only in your teens, and you're already honing your skills for your ideals, but as for me, I still don't know what to do in the future..."

"Don't you have anything you like to do? Interested things?"

Wu Xianrong shook his head:

"I just like to stay at home, read a book, and sleep. I don't even know whether I want to marry a man or a woman in the future. I feel that the future is so far away and vague."

Tang Jianwei comforted her: "We are still young now, and in a few years you will know what you want to do, so don't worry. Anyway, whichever way you go, you need to know the righteousness and the truth. It is always right to study hard now. .If you can learn from the past and understand the present, no matter which way you want to go in the future, it will be easy for you to go.”

At that time, Wu Xianrong seemed worried about his future, and he had no idea of ​​his own, so he always liked to come to Tang Jianwei for advice.

But this time, Wu Xianrong didn't even mention her plan to enter politics in the previous letter, and directly told her that she was preparing for the imperial examination.

The Wu family is a prominent family in Boling, their ancestors have made many achievements, and her eldest sister, Wu Xianyi, is also the Supervising Censor Li Xing of the Procuratorate. Although her seniority is relatively junior, she is also a role that officials from all over the country are very afraid of and need to please.

If she becomes an official, her future is boundless.

Tang Jianwei also thought before that it would be the best choice for the children of high-ranking officials in Boling to embark on an official career, but Wu Xianrong's personality is weak and somewhat confused, and the complex officialdom of intrigue and deceit is not suitable for her.

Now Wu Xianrong has really embarked on this road...

Tang Jianwei clearly felt that Fa Xiao was growing like a storm.

Tang Jianwei was a little envious.

Silently looking around, the dilapidated small courtyard, the rolling green hills, and being in a small southeast county is her current situation.

Will she be thrown off by her peers in the capital?

Are Wu Xianrong, Wu Xianyi, and Tang Linglang's group undergoing earth-shaking changes?

"Sanniang."

Tong Shaoxuan's crisp voice interrupted Tang Jianwei's urgent thoughts.

Tong Shaoxuan turned back and said, "My aunt said she wanted to try on the dress she will wear on her wedding day... Do you want to come together?"

There was a reassuring air on Tong Shaoxuan's young face.

Tang Jianwei's flustered heart landed steadily because of her appearance.

He didn't feel it when they met for the first time, but after getting along with him for a long time, Tang Jianwei felt the extraordinary intelligence from Tong Shaoxuan that he had never seen before.

This is her wife, her life now.

"Okay. I'm coming!"

Tang Jianwei walked towards Tong Shaoxuan with her skirt up, and as she walked towards her future, her uneasiness disappeared.

She and her family will not be left behind.

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Tong Shaoxuan: Immediately I will let you see my growth, in an all-round way (chest up

Tang Jianwei (looking at): Oh?

Tong Shaoxuan: ...Where are you looking? !

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