Minister

81【Six Years of Jiankang】

"Yunmei met brother and sister-in-law, met... met little brother Wei."

Su smiled and said: "It can be regarded as rushing over, come and sit and talk!"

Geng Yunmei will be fifteen after the new year, and she looks like a girl compared to two years ago.Different from Su Shi's elegance and demureness, what she reveals is mostly youthful.Like her brother, she also inherited the tall and slender figure of the Geng family ancestors, the slightly turned corners of the mouth, and the radiant eyes.Thinking of her playing cricket with her in the backyard two years ago, Wei Chi couldn't help but smile knowingly.

"How old is the girl, still chatting like this!" Geng Bingwen pretended to scold: "I'm about to get married, aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"

"Marry?" Wei Chi was surprised.

"Oh!" Geng Bingwen clapped his hands together: "I've been busy these days! I forgot to tell you! Half a year ago, my father settled Meier with someone, the second son of Lin Shiyou from the Lin family, and the nephew of everyone in the Lin family."

This 'everyone Lin' refers to Lin Qingqiu, who is extremely famous for calligraphy and painting.

"Congratulations!" Wei Chi cupped his fists mischievously, "Congratulations on my sister's happy event."

The shyness on Geng Yun's eyebrows disappeared in a flash, and she frowned slightly.

Mrs. Su took Geng Yunmei's hand: "The clothes are all wet, I'm going to get sick in this weather. Hurry up and change your clothes with the maid and come out to play again. Your little Wei brother won't leave for the time being, go slowly, don't rush " After finishing speaking, he ordered the servant girl to enter the inner room with a smiley eyebrow.

Su sighed to Wei Chi: "Because of the elder's funeral, Yunmei's marriage has also been postponed for the time being, and she feels uncomfortable." After saying that, she pointed at Geng Bingwen: "You persuade him! You are fierce to Meier every day." Baba," pointing to the inner room again: "Persuade her too, she should get closer to your brother."

Wei Chi nodded in agreement, thinking that although Geng Bingwen is eager to love his sister, he is a man after all, and he doesn't understand girls' minds.These days, Mrs. Su has to help the elders with housework, so naturally she doesn't have the time to accompany Yunmei.The little girl has something on her mind and can't find anyone to talk to.

Geng Yunmei changed into a homely jacket and came out to sit, and started to complain next to Su Shi: "Sister-in-law, my brother sends me many posts every day, and I have only finished writing since five o'clock..."

"Nonsense!" Geng Bingwen pulled his face: "I must have been lazy a few days ago, but today I heard that your little brother Wei is coming, so I rushed to finish it!"

Wei Chi tugged at Geng Bingwen's sleeve: "What kind of post is it?"

"Zhao Zi'ang's official script post." Geng Bingwen was honest, he forgot to 'trial' as soon as Wei Chi interrupted.Geng Yunmei escaped, and secretly stuck out her tongue at Wei Chi.

Wei Chi smiled and said: "What's the good of this? It's hard and tiring. Is there still a lack of official script posts when I enter the Lin's house in the future? Why don't I imitate Mrs. Wei's body these days and write for my sister for fun? It's beautiful and easy. Strength, it looks good with fans and freehand brushwork, okay?"

Wei Chi is young, so naturally he is not a famous person, but his calligraphy and paintings are also valuable in the capital.Wei Chi is good at body repairing, how many people want to ask him to revise the post but can't ask for it?Geng Bingwen was naturally happy to hear this.Geng Yunmei was also happy when she heard that there was no need to write about the laborious Zhao Li.

"However," Wei Chi flicked his teacup: "This post will take a few days, and it must be delivered in the next year. Anyway, it's the Chinese New Year, why don't we let sister Yunmei play for a few days?"

Geng Bingwen smiled, pointed at Wei Chi, and then pointed at Yun's eyebrows: "It can be seen that you were calculated in the end, hehe!"

Everyone joked a little more, and Wei Chi ordered Yiqing to bring up the presents he had brought back—except for the two fine fox fur cushions that had just been given to the two elders.In the package was also a leopard-bone pen tube for Geng Bingwen, a high-quality ink pad for Su Shi, a set of ferret hair rouge eyebrow pencils for Yunmei, and the small wooden hairpin.

That set of ferret fur paintbrushes was of excellent quality. Wei Chi bought it from Saul Hahan. Saul Hahan asked her what it was for, and he refrained from giving it to her, and ruthlessly killed her for a sum of money. Wei Chi gritted his teeth angrily.

Geng Yunmei didn't care about the good things that Wei Chi exchanged for half a month's salary, but just took the little hairpin and looked at it carefully: "It's beautiful! It's better than those flower hairpins that brother Wei used to bring to me."

Seeing that she was happy, Wei Chi told some of his experience in Monan. When it came to the prosperity of the capital city of Monan, Wei Chite picked up the hustle and bustle of the night market and said in detail: "Their pancakes are delicious. It's cute too! If I can bring it back, I'd really like to string it back for you." After that, Wei Chi made a gesture around his waist, and even Su Shi couldn't help covering his mouth and laughing.

Not to mention Su Shi and Yunmei, even Geng Bingwen had never been to Monan, so he listened with great interest to what Wei Chi had said.The maids outside the house all said: Master Xiao Wei is telling a joke again, and it sounds better than before!After a while, the windows were crowded with people too, so crowded that the servants who called for lunch could not squeeze in.

"Let's talk after dinner." Su Shi was so teased by Wei Chi that she burst into tears: "Don't make the elders wait in a hurry."

After dispersing the maids outside the window, the four of them prepared to go to the middle courtyard. These days are the mourning period, and the elders have to go to the main house for dinner.Especially the old lady and Mrs. Su have to be busy with the affairs over there. Today, Wei Chi is coming, and Mrs. Su specially spared a time to see her. Now it's time to go back and help.In the end, after all the calculations, there were only Wei Chi and Yunmei left at the dinner table.

Wei Chi smiled and said, "Go and do your work, Mei'er and I are just two people, we are grown-ups, do we need someone to take care of us?"

Geng Bingwen patted Wei Chi on the shoulder: "I'm neglecting, I'm neglecting, I'll buy you a drink alone next time."

"You're welcome, you're welcome," Wei Chi cupped his hands, "I'll be back in the afternoon, so you don't have to worry about me, just go get busy."

Because it was Chinese New Year, I specially served some porridge for lunch. Unlike ordinary families, the dried fruits in the porridge were all particular about it.Geng Yunmei ordered the servant girl to serve Wei Chi a bowl: "Brother Wei, drink a bowl first to warm your stomach."

There were only the two of them left in the room, and Wei Chi laughed at her: "You're such a big girl, you know how to serve porridge for your brother, do you remember the incident of grabbing fruit with me two years ago?"

"... So my brother doesn't want to eat..." Geng Yunmei pursed her lips, pretending to grab the bowl.

"Yes, yes...it's getting more and more fierce." Wei Chi pretended to be afraid.

After eating porridge, it's time for dinner. Everyone pays attention to the rule of not talking when eating or sleeping. Although there are only two of them today, they still have to behave well when the time comes.Yunmei peeked at Wei Chi while eating, and thought about the anecdotes he said outside the Great Wall while peeking.

"Brother Wei...will you accompany me to stroll around the garden later?" Geng Yunmei put down her chopsticks and cleaned her hands.

Wei Chi nodded as he thought of what Su Shi secretly told him.

The garden in the deep winter is really clear and boring. The ice in the pond is green and mixed with the rockery and strange rocks surrounding the pond, and the dead branches on the bank are mottled in the gray sky.Except for two or three wintersweet plants in the corner and one or two pines and cypresses, there is only snow and dark blue courtyard walls as far as the eye can see.

Wei Chi supported Yunmei to put on the wooden treads again, and stepped into the green stone path of the garden.

"Xiao Wei...brother..."

"Huh?" Wei Chi heard her finally speak.

"...What kind of woman is the Princess Monan you mentioned?"

"Ah?" Seeing that Yunmei brought her to visit the garden, Wei Chi originally thought that the little girl was going to talk about his own concerns, but unexpectedly asked about other people's affairs.

Geng Yunmei sighed slightly: "He must be a very free person, right? It's not like I'm always locked in a cage, I don't know anything, and I can't go anywhere."

"Oh..." Wei Chi didn't know how to answer.

"Where's Brother Xiaowei? Brother Xiaowei also thinks that women should behave themselves at home, don't they?"

Wei Chi thought for a while: "Maybe yes, because everyone is selfish."

"Brother Wei!" Geng Yunmei finally couldn't help stomping her feet angrily: "I didn't expect you to think so!"

Wei Chi nodded her nose: "... I see you, that's what you think! Do you want to keep your future husband at home, behave yourself, and then indulge yourself in the mountains and rivers?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? How dare I think so..." Geng Yunmei blushed immediately when she heard the word Xianggong.

Wei Chi laughed and said, "That princess from Monan dares to think so..."

"Then...if..." Geng Yunmei looked around and asked secretly, "Would Brother Xiaowei marry such a woman?"

Are you willing to marry such a woman?The dead branch under Wei Chi's feet broke with a snap: "I don't know...but if I like it, I will marry it."

When it came to marrying, Wei Chi inevitably blushed a little.

So do you like her?Geng Yunmei naturally couldn't ask, but just walked forward silently.

"Brother Wei, we used to build Mr. Xue's here before!" Geng Yunmei eased her sorrow, pointing to the short pavilion at the end of the path and said with a smile.

Time is not the same as it used to be, now it is just a deserted courtyard, the funeral music outside the courtyard can be heard faintly, and there is a faint scent of incense in the cold wind.

"No one has come to sweep the snow in the past few days. The snow this time is still white. Let's pile it up again?" Geng Yunmei began to act like a baby, maybe this time will be the last time.

"Okay!" Wei Chizheng didn't know what to say, so he simply agreed: "What are you going to do this time? Be a bigger Mr. Xue?"

"Hmm! Let's be a snow white rabbit this time!"

Wei Chi didn't delve into why he wanted to be a rabbit this time, so he clapped his hands and went to hold the snow.As expected, the snow in Xuewozi has accumulated very deep. Wei Chi made a snow ball and started rolling. Yunmei looked at the fun and snatched it happily: "Let me roll too, let me roll too."

Sure enough, I snatched it up, but it was a pity that the craftsmanship was not good, and the snow ball was smashed in just two shots.Wei Chi was squeezed aside, seeing her staring at the broken snow in a daze, took this opportunity to shake the cypress tree next to her fiercely, large pieces of snow fell on the little girl, and the little girl finally forgot She lost her reserve and let out a yelp.

The place is very secluded, and the two of them finally seem to have returned to the past, and they began to fight wantonly.By the time the crooked snow balls were healed, the two of them were already covered with icy scum.Wei Chi carried the snow cubes into the low pavilion, and piled the snowballs on the stone table in the pavilion: "Come be your rabbit!"

The little girl simply took off her leather gloves, and pinched her hands with her bare hands—first pinched Yuanyuan's body, then Yuanyuan's head, and her little round tail, with the red fruit picked up by brother Wei on her face, trimmed and trimmed. Trim rough places around: "Isn't it like a rabbit?"

Wei Chi tilted his head to look for a while, and saw that this piece of snow was round everywhere, and it seemed to be no different from the snow father-in-law piled up last year—at most, the black stone ball from last year was replaced by today's red fruit: "I'm not flattering you! ...Sister Xian..."

Geng Yunmei was a little unconvinced: "Isn't it very good?"

Wei Chi made a gesture on the head: "Brother Yu thinks... At least the ears should be added..."

Seeing Wei Chi's two fingers opening and closing on his head, Geng Yun couldn't help laughing out loud, but on second thought it seemed to be the same, so she squatted down again and carefully thought about how to pinch the ear.First, I took the snow balls and piled them up in two balls, but it was a pity that it rolled down, and it was still round; I tried to rub the snow into the long hole, but it was a pity that it was only snow after all, and I couldn't get that shape.Wei Chi watched the little girl busy, patting and kneading, but couldn't press the ears of the 'rabbit', and was about to laugh at her, but saw the little girl suddenly throw the snow in her hands, crying popped out.

"What's the matter? What's the matter?" Wei Chi took Geng Yunmei's hand: "Did your hand get pricked by ice balls?"

Geng Yunmei didn't answer either, but just cried sadly.

"Don't be sad, what's the matter? Tell my brother, whoever bullied you, I'll help you teach him a lesson!" Wei Chi remembered Su's words.

Geng Yunmei didn't care to wipe off the tears on her face: "It's all brother Xiao Wei's fault, he went so far away suddenly... If it wasn't for... When you come back, my sister will be married, and I won't see you again !"

Wei Chi smiled and said, "Don't worry, how far can it go? It doesn't matter which family you marry, I'll come and see you."

This is of course a lie.

Geng Yunmei knew that Wei Chi was just comforting her, her parents were the masters of the big things in life, even if she didn't want to marry again, she couldn't.Is this helplessness understandable to my brother?The panic in my heart can only be resolved by saying one or two things to my sister-in-law, but I can only say one or two things, and I can't say anything about Xiao Wei's brother's thoughts.Sometimes I think, man, woman, who didn't live like this?Let him go, just hope to see him again in the end, as for whether he will marry Zhang San or Li Si, I don't care anymore.

Seeing that the wedding is approaching, the man's dowry and the woman's dowry are all ready, the elders are all happy, but I can only worry because I am depressed.Whom to blame?The girl's thoughts can't be expressed, and the dull brother doesn't know how to think about his sister... Who would have known... Who would have known that he could see this side of himself, he really shouldn't be greedy too much, he should be content.

Seeing that she finally stopped crying, Wei Chi patted her on the head: "Look at me!" Wei Chi jumped onto the fence of the low pavilion, climbing on the pavilion pillar with one hand and reaching the eaves with the other.

Geng Yunmei was startled: "Be careful!"

Wei Chi was so lucky that he jumped suddenly!

"Look!" Wei Chi jumped off the fence: "What is this?"

Wei Chi inserted the two icicles he just broke off on the head of 'Snow Rabbit': "Does this ear look like it?"

Geng Yunmei was amused: "... How can a rabbit have such pointed ears..." But she still looked down at the white rabbit: "But at least I think more than before." Looking at it for a while, Geng Yunmei suddenly smiled slightly , closed his eyes, stretched out his tongue and gently licked the white rabbit's face.

"What are you doing!?" Wei Chi didn't understand what he meant, he only thought that the snow was changed by rain, and it would be unclean to eat it.

"My sister is thinking... Brother Wei said that the bunny cakes from Monan are sweet, and the princess from Monan is so happy to eat... Is my rabbit also sweet?"

Wei Chi squatted down and touched Geng Yunmei's little head: "...Do you not want to marry that son of the Lin family?"

Yunmei didn't reply, but just buried her head silently—who wants it?I don't know what kind of person it is... It's just that the person who wants to marry is right in front of me but can't...

Geng Yunmei was in a daze when she suddenly heard Wei Chi slamming her hands in the ear: "That's right! What if it's a dude? Wouldn't it be ruining Meier!"

"Huh?" Geng Yunmei looked at Wei Chi's startled look with a little fear.

"That's it!" Wei Chi smiled slyly: "Didn't your brother let you rest before the Chinese New Year? You follow me to take a sneak peek at the groom's official! If you like it, marry happily, if you don't like it, me and Your brother and your father said that you can’t wrong your sister, don’t you think so?”

"How can I do it? How can I do it?" Geng Yunmei waved her hands again and again.

"Why not? Everyone is busy these days, who cares about us? Let's sneak out, and the Lin family is only a few streets away. I will visit his father, and his father can't wait! Act like Yiqing, just follow me in, I'm sure you'll be safe and well." Wei Chi shook his head very proudly.

"Oh! Brother Xiao Wei, why is he acting so nonsense!" Geng Yunmei really didn't know that this person could be so ridiculous.

"Why not?"

"I don't see him! I don't see him!" Geng Yunmei shook her head desperately - what's the use of seeing him?Most of the children of the family are like that, how can I like him?and……

"I'm going! See you, and you'll know if it's good or bad!" Wei Chi said mysteriously: "A senior scholar in Monan taught me: When you meet someone you like, you have to be smart! Now it's a matter of life, be smart My sister, don't be stupid!"

ah?Geng Yunmei was bewildered by Wei Chi's proposal, and she was in a daze and didn't know how to answer, but she saw this little brother Wei akimbo on his own initiative, and confidently set the final tune——

"Time waits for me! It's tomorrow!"

ah! ?Brother Xiao Wei! ...

The author has something to say: Younger Sister Geng is obviously a step behind Princess Chang and Wei Chi

Compared with sister Najib...that is seven or eight beats slower...a conservative estimate