Today it is very different.
When she returned to her uncle's house, she brought her sister to ask for her help. If she wanted to gain something from her uncle, she had to give first.
Intimacy and enthusiasm are only the first step, and after arriving at Wu's house in the afternoon, she had already demonstrated this step well to her aunt. Although her aunt was a little puzzled by her sudden friendliness, she was also quite happy. .
As for Cousin Hao, he blushed every time he saw her. In the afternoon, she gave him the four treasures of the study that she brought specially for him. Cousin Hao was so embarrassed that he was hiding in his room until now. , dare not come out to see her.
Cousin Hao is five years older than her, and is already a scholar. He is so good at reading, but he never thought he could be so thin-skinned.
Although Wu Pinbai was puzzled, he was still very happy that his niece was willing to come to Wu's house and be so close to him: "Tell me, Sister Jing, what do you want to ask your uncle?"
"No. Urgent, uncle I've just arrived at the Yamen. I'll have dinner first, change out of my official robe, and then have a nice talk with my uncle. "Meng Meijing came to Wu's house. She had told her before leaving the house, and got her approval. It doesn't matter if I say I'll go home later.
Hearing how considerate Meng Meili was, both Wu Pinbai and Wen couldn't help but smile. They and the couple didn't know anything about their son's thoughts. Even though she was a direct niece, the Meng Mansion was really beyond the reach of their Wu family. family background.
Therefore, the niece did not get close to them in the past, and even Brother Hao had little chance to see Sister Jing. While studying hard, his son always looked lonely every time he mentioned the Meng family. Very, the couple saw it in their eyes and felt pain in their hearts.
It's better now. No matter why Sister Jing wants to get close to them, her son is really happy.
As soon as the Wu family is happy with their future hopes, as parents, they are extremely happy right now, regardless of the long-term plan.
Wu Pinbai had dinner first, then went back to the house to wash up. When he changed into his regular clothes, he glanced in the direction of the main room and asked his wife who was serving him: "Where is Brother Hao?"
“He, Sister Jing He had always been looking forward to the arrival of Sister Jing in the afternoon. As soon as he entered the house, he gave her the four treasures of the study. He was so happy that his face turned red, and then he locked himself in his room. Until now, he has not Come out!" Wen said in a fit of laughter and tears.
"Can we have dinner together then?" Wu Pinbai also felt that his son was a bit useless, but then he thought about it, it was impossible to get married anyway, and it wouldn't be a bad thing if his son could stay away from his niece. .
"No, they were all brought to his room to eat." Although Wen felt a little resentful that iron could not become steel, they were a couple after all, and her thoughts were similar to Wu Pinbai's. She also felt that they could not become in-laws. It's better not to get too close to a brother or cousin.
In this way, in the two sentences exchanged between the couple, they both felt that when Wu Shaohao met Meng Meili, he blushed when he spoke, and when he received the gift, he was so shy that he didn't even dare to leave the door. It can be considered as avoiding unnecessary sadness.
Meng Meili was sitting alone in the main room, drinking tea and eating cakes, waiting patiently for her uncle to return to the main room to talk to her about business, but she didn't know the words of the conversation between Wu Pinbai and Wen in their dormitory. She never left her words, and she didn't know that Wu Shaohao had actually stepped out of his own bedroom and came to the window of the main room, looking at her secretly through the open window sill.
Wu Shaohao has been very good at studying since he was a child, so he is already a scholar at a young age. However, his ability does not make him stand out. After all, this is the capital at the feet of the emperor, where there are many talents, and he is very good at studying. Students are everywhere, such as in Qingbei Academy, where there are many students.
Back then, he was also one of the students who was admitted to Qingbei Academy. Unfortunately, the cost of living and studying in Qingbei Academy was too high, so his family relied on the meager salary of his father who worked as a government official in Beijing. , not to mention allowing him to live in Qingbei Academy. Even though it was a daily use in Wu's house, it often made his mother rack her brains to make a living.
The Wu family is poor and far inferior to the Meng family.
This is a fact that he has known since he was urinating, and it is also the motivation for him to study hard since he was a child.
My father always said that it is useless to study alone, and he used the cruel reality of serving as an official for many years to prove that his father's words were correct. He understood this truth and also understood the look in his eyes when his father said this to him as a child. Helplessness and resignation.
He is a person who is not very good at concealing his emotions, especially his family, who know him well, so when his mother used the marriage of the young master next door to explain to him that he and Cousin Jing were When it became impossible to get married, he was not surprised, but he felt more and more that he should study harder. He can only study to gain fame and enter the officialdom by being named on the gold medal list. No matter whether he will be like his father in the future, he will also be frustrated in his official career and have to bow his head due to the pressure of power. He will try his best to stick to the bottom line.
Cousin Jing is ten years old this year, and there are still five years left before he is born. He still has a chance.
In these five years, he will definitely pass the Jinshi examination. As a new Jinshi, he will have the slightest chance to marry cousin Jing.
Meng Meijing was secretly stared at by Wu Shaohao outside the window for a long time, and she couldn't help but notice it. She ate the pastry and then raised her eyes to look at the window sill.
Wu Shaohao was startled, but luckily he dodged in time and was not seen. He quickly covered his frantically beating heart and ran back to his house.
"Miss, what are you looking at?" Ji Xiang followed Meng Meili's gaze and looked out the window. He only saw a vegetable patch surrounded by a corner of the yard against the wall.
"It's nothing." Meng Meili couldn't say anything. Now that she felt like she was being stared at, she didn't say anything more.
Wu Pinbai stepped into the main room at this time. Wen did not follow him, but went to Wu Shaohao's room to collect the clothes he had changed, intending to wash them with Wu Pinbai's clothes.
The Wu family was poor and could not afford servants, so the Wen family, including Wu Shaohao, did all the daily chores they could do on their own, such as cooking, washing, and sweeping.
In addition, Wen also had to serve Wu Pinbai.
In order to supplement his family income, Wu Shaohao often went to the temple to take some scriptures home to copy while studying.
Meng Meijing didn't know this. She only knew that Wu Pinbai entered the hall alone and asked, "Where are uncle, aunt and cousin Hao?"
"Your aunt is washing clothes in the yard, and your cousin is helping to carry water." Before Wu Pinbai entered the hall, he saw the scene near the well in the yard.
Meng Meijing immediately said: "Jixiang, go to the yard to help your aunt."
Jixiang responded: "No."
"Oh, no need..."
"Uncle is so embarrassed."
Wu Pinbai wanted to refuse Meng Meijing's offer to let Jixiang help Wen's wash clothes, but before he could finish his words, Meng Meijing interrupted in a coquettish manner.
He had no choice but to nod.
Jixiang quickly walked out of the main room and went to the well in the courtyard to help with the laundry.