After the big fool gets married

Doudou recognized Wu Xuan at a glance, dropped the vegetable basket and ran forward.

"Doudou, where are you going?" Aunt Tian caught up with him in two or three steps, "Wu Xuan specially told me to watch you carefully, not to be sad or happy, and not to run and jump."

"Brother Xuan is back!" Doudou excitedly pointed at the bullock cart on the road.

"How do you know it's him?" From such a distance, Aunt Tian couldn't even see a cow, let alone a person.

"It's Brother Xuan, I won't admit my mistake." Doudou continued to drag Aunt Tian forward excitedly, "I'm going to pick him up!"

"Okay, okay." Aunt Tian picked up the vegetable basket on the ground and followed Doudou to the main road.

As the bullock cart approached, Wu Xuan also saw Doudou at the intersection, waved the bundle in his hand at him, and shouted loudly: "Doudo, I'm back!"

Doudou also wanted to jump up and shout, but considering the consequences of doing so, he had no choice but to suppress his excitement and stand obediently by the side of the road.

Wu Xuan reined in the reins, jumped out of the car, hugged Doudou by the waist and spun around twice, "Doudou, do you miss me!"

Doudou nodded sharply, "I really want it!"

"Ahem!" Aunt Tian couldn't bear to look at it anymore, it looked like it was sticky on the side of the road in broad daylight.

"Oh, Aunt Tian is here too! I'm sorry I didn't see it just now." Wu Xuan's apology lacked any sincerity.

Aunt Tian threw the vegetable basket onto the ox cart and said, "Go back first. If you have anything to say, you young couple close the door and say it yourself."

"Come, come, both of you come up in the car, and I'll take you back." Wu Xuan moved the things in the car to make room for the two of them.

Doudou and Aunt Tian sat on it.

"Brother Xuan, why are you driving the ox cart of the uncle's house?" Doudou asked.

Wu Xuan lightly whipped his whip, and the ox cart started slowly, "I arrived in Dingshan County early this morning, and it happened to be the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, so I went to the gate of the county yamen to find my uncle, and drove his ox cart back gone."

He came back with several students from Zhiyuan Academy, and the bullock cart only sent them to the entrance of the academy.The academy was too far away from the carriage and horse shop, and it was inconvenient for him to carry so many things, so he had to go to the nearest county government office to find his uncle.

The uncle gave him the ox cart without saying a word.

"Then why did uncle come back?" Doudou asked worriedly.

"I'll pick him up later." Wu Xuan said, "Let's go back and put down our things first, and then go to the county town."

Doudou nodded.

The ox cart followed the road east of the village and entered the alley of Wu Xuan's house.Aunt Tian got out of the car and went home, saying that they would not disturb their reunion after a long absence.

Wu Xuan carried a box home with each hand, and said: "These two boxes are storybooks and travel notes, you can use them to look through them when you are bored. This box is the books for the exam, and there are poems from the capital. Wen Jiji, you don't need to move, I will clean it up when I am free."

Doudou nodded and opened the door for him.

Wu Xuan put two big boxes into the study, and carried two more boxes into the bedroom.

Wu Xuan pointed to the box on the left and said, "There are fabric embroidery threads inside, and some gadgets I bought. There is an embroidery shop in Fucheng called Jinxiu Pavilion. It is said that it is a time-honored brand with a century-old history." The box is engraved with With the pattern of Jinxiu Pavilion, it looks much more delicate than the other boxes.

"In addition to the cloth, there are many beautiful embroidery samples in the Jinxiu Pavilion, but unfortunately they are too gorgeous and they are for women, so I didn't buy them." After Wu Xuan finished speaking, he went to the yard to move the remaining boxes.

Doudou opened the box in Jinxiu Pavilion.There are three white silk satins on top, and five blue brocades under it, varying in color from dark blue to light blue.There should be several layers below, and I don't know what color it is.Doudou asked, "Brother Xuan, how many pieces of cloth did you buy?"

Wu Xuan's voice came from the yard, "I don't know, I bought everything that looks good."

Doudou muttered something prodigal in a low voice, but the corner of her mouth curved slightly.

-

The two put their things back together, had a simple lunch, and were ready to go out.

Wu Xuan went to the backyard and re-harnessed the cattle that had just eaten grass to the cart.

Doudou went to Aunt Tian's house with a bundle.

"Why did you come to my house, why don't you talk to Wu Xuan for a while?" Aunt Tian winked at him.Liu Zhaodi also covered her mouth behind her and smiled.

Doudou still has a thick skin when facing people other than Wu Xuan.Without blushing, he unwrapped the bag and said, "Brother Xuan brought it back from Fucheng."

"Hey, what is this, it smells so good!" Aunt Tian came over to look.

"Several sachets and handkerchiefs, they are all women's things, Brother Xuan and I don't need them either." Doudou stuffed them all to Aunt Tian.These are the hair extensions bought from Jinxiu Pavilion. They are all small pieces with exquisite workmanship and bright colors.

Liu Zhaodi picked up a handkerchief, and carefully looked at the embroidery patterns on it through the sunlight, "Doudo, the butterfly embroidery looks real."

Doudou nodded, "She is a professional embroiderer, she must be good at embroidering. Let's study it in a few days and learn how to embroider."

"Okay! When you learn how to teach me!" Liu Zhaodi said happily.Doudou is very smart!No matter how complicated the embroidery method is, he can learn it once he takes it apart!

Fortunately, Wu Xuan didn't know Liu Zhaodi's evaluation of Doudou, otherwise he might have suspected that Doudou, who couldn't memorize a book after studying hard for half a month, was the same person as Doudou in her mouth?

After coming out of Aunt Tian's house, Wu Xuan had already set up his car and was waiting at the door.Doudou got into the car, and the two went straight to the county seat.

Considering Doudou's body, Wu Xuan purposely walked slowly, waving his whip and chatting with Doudou leisurely.

"After the last exam the day before yesterday, we went back to the inn to pack our things, and then got on the bullock cart back to the county." Wu Xuan said.The road between the Fucheng and the county is a newly built official road by the imperial court, and there is a post station every twenty miles, so there is no danger in walking at night.

"Wen Tao and a few classmates from his academy stayed in Fucheng to wait for the results to be released, and then come back after the results come out." Most of those who came back early like Wu Xuan and the others already had families and cared about their wives and children.And the few left behind all wanted to have a good time in Fucheng.

Doudou said: "So that's how it is. I said why Brother Xuan came back several days early!" Obviously he counted the days with his fingers.

"Doudou, you don't know how hard I've been living these days, I can't eat well, I can't sleep well, I miss you every day in my dreams." Wu Xuan began to pretend to be pitiful and sympathetic.

"Then, I will accompany you next time in the college entrance examination?" Doudou suggested.

"Hahaha, I'm teasing you!" Wu Xuan laughed, stretching out his arm to rub Doudou's head, "I'm not so fragile yet!"

However, I am so fragile, I want to accompany you to the exam.Doudou thought.

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When they arrived at the county seat, the two went straight to the county government office and put the ox cart in the small courtyard next to the county government office.

This is a special place to park horses and chariots.Lizheng like Wu Dacheng and others who come to the county to report on affairs every month, and government servants who often go out on business, often park their cars and horses in this small courtyard.

According to usual experience, Wu Dacheng can only finish his application around the time.It is not time now, and there is still an hour.

Wu Xuan said: "Doudou, let's go and see the house."

"We want to buy a house in the city?" Doudou asked.

Wu Xuan nodded.After passing the examination as a scholar, you should go to the county school as usual.Although he is not even a child now, there is no harm in preparing in advance.

Wu Xuan took Doudou to the dental shop next to the county government office.This dental clinic is government-run. Although the charges are more expensive than private dental clinics, the most important thing is to be reliable.

Seeing the two of Wu Xuan coming in, a young guy standing at the door greeted him, "What kind of property do you two want to buy? A field or a shop? Lease or buy?"

Wu Xuan said: "I want to buy a house, if there is a suitable one, I will buy a shop."

Whoops, this is a big deal, the young man regained his energy and led Wu Xuan and the two to find a quiet place in the corner of the hall, "Come on, please sit down, I'll get the brochure and introduce it to you. "

The young man put two thick booklets on the table and said, "Let's take a look at the house first. What do you want?"

Wu Xuan said: "The ones near the county school, the closer the better."

"Okay, let me show you." The young man opened the brochure and found a few streets near the county school, "The closest to the county school is Hongming Hutong, and most of them are small courtyards, and the yards are not big. Well, these rooms are all rented—”

The young man turned a page back and said: "There are two houses for sale in Hongming Hutong. The first house has three main rooms and two wing rooms. The house is a bit dilapidated and there is no well in the yard. The price is 53 taels of silver. The second house is slightly smaller than the first one, but the house is better maintained, with a full set of furniture, and there is no well in the yard. The price is 55 taels of silver."

Doudou wondered, "The two houses don't have wells, where do they get water?"

The young man explained: "There is a large well outside the county school, and the neighbors nearby go there every morning to fetch water. The houses in Hongming Hutong are not big, and there is no well in the yard."

Wu Xuan didn't even think about it, and directly vetoed it, "These two are not acceptable. We want to buy a bigger house, at least two entry, three entry is also fine."

"If you want to buy a big house, you have to rely on the city." The young man turned two pages back and said, "The county school is two streets west, which is Guangping Street. There is a house here, a big house with three entrances It also has a garden. The house is newly renovated, but there is no furniture inside. The price is 180 taels of silver."

After finishing speaking, the young man looked up at Wu Xuan, afraid that he would dislike the high price of this house, and explained: "Guangping Street is just behind the main street, and it is directly facing Wuyan Pavilion when you go out from the alley, so it is convenient for reading and buying books. "

Wu Xuan said: "Is there anything else?"

"There is a two-entry house in Zhengyuan Hutong. There are five main rooms in the front and back. There are also large pieces of furniture. The price is 98 taels of silver. There is also a two-entry house in Yanhe Hutong—" the young man continued. I bought several houses, all selling at around 100 taels.

"It's close to the county school, that's all. If it's convenient for you today, I'll take you to see it." The boy said.Dingshan County is just an ordinary small county town, and there are almost a dozen empty houses for sale in an area.

Wu Xuan said: "Okay, let's go and have a look, first go to Guangping Street."

There is an ox cart at the entrance of the dental shop that takes people to see the house, and it takes less than a quarter of an hour to arrive at Guangping Street.The house they wanted to see was at the innermost part of Guangping Street, in a secluded location.

The boy took the key to open the small side door on the left side of the main entrance of the house, and led Wu Xuan and Doudou inside.

"This house is very big. In addition to the main hall for receiving guests, there are study rooms and side rooms on both sides of the front yard."