Shen Yunyao looked around and made sure she was the only one around, but still asked with some uncertainty: "Are you talking to me?"
She heard that her voice was soft and delicate, completely unlike her usual tone.
The young man cupped his hands and said, "I'm just being rude. I just saw that the girl didn't turn the page for a long time and kept staring at this poem. She must have liked it very much!"
Shen Yunyao moved her eyes from the young man's body to the book in his hand with difficulty, and then realized that she had just flipped through it, and the book she opened happened to be Bai Juyi's "Recalling Jiangnan".
The young man sat on the floor next to Shen Yunyao very familiarly and asked: "I heard that the girl is from the south. Is her hometown Jiangnan?"
"I came from Huguang and have never been to Jiangnan."
When Shen Yunyao saw that he was less than a foot away from her, her cheeks turned redder and redder. She was afraid of being seen, but she couldn't bear to hide away.
"Really, but Huguang can be considered the south." The young man's tone seemed a little regretful, but he was still very cheerful. "My mother is from Jiangnan. She came to Taiyuan after marrying my father. When I was a child, she always sang Jiangnan to me. Folk songs, tell me about the people in Jiangnan, the rain in Jiangnan, the mountains and rivers in Jiangnan...
"So I have always wanted to see the Jiangnan that my mother told me about, but I can't go there for the time being. It would be good to hear more about it from other people's mouths."
"Your mother..." Shen Yunyao seemed to have guessed something.
"My mother has passed away many years ago." The young man smiled bitterly, reached out and pulled out a straw stalk from the ground and held it in his mouth.
"I'm sorry." Shen Yunyao felt empathy for the first time because of a stranger. This feeling was very new to her.
"It's okay, I've long been used to it." The young man's sadness disappeared quickly, and he soon became cheerful again, "If I have a chance in the future, I will definitely go to Jiangnan to see my mother's hometown."
Shen Yunyao looked at his clothes that were washed a little white and the toes of his shoes that were frayed, and knew that his family background must be poor.
The travel expenses to Jiangnan should be a huge sum of money for him, right?
Obviously when she saw such poor people, she would always avoid them.
But today I don't know why, maybe it was because her heart was softened by the spring breeze. Although the young man only said a few words, Shen Yunyao actually made up a lot of things in her own mind, and even secretly felt a sense of pity from the bottom of her heart.
Shen Yunyao raised her hand to tuck the hair behind her ears, and asked softly, "I don't know your name yet!"
"I'm rude, I didn't even introduce myself to my family." The young man stood up and formally introduced himself, "I am Wei Yunjing, a native of Qi County. I am seventeen this year. I am currently studying at Wanliang Academy."
"It turns out to be Mr. Wei." Shen Yunyao heard that the name of the other party and her own had the same word as cloud, and couldn't help but purse her lips and smile, "My surname is Shen, and I am the second oldest child in the family."
"You're so polite, Miss Shen." After the two of them introduced themselves, Wei Yunjing sat down again and said, "Sir, I often say that it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. It's a pity that I am still studying and cannot travel far. , I wonder if Ms. Shen can tell Wei about the customs and customs of Huguang?"
"Then I have to think hard about where to tell you..."
Under the warm spring light, a young man and woman are chatting and laughing, which is truly a sight to behold.
"Third sister, fourth sister, look over there." Shen Yunrui was the first to notice the situation under the tree in the distance. She hurriedly called to the people around her to take a look, and said disdainfully, "Before, my mother just joked and she got anxious. I thought she was really respectful and thin-skinned. Now it seems, maybe my mother happened to say it right and she became angry from shame!"
Shen Yuntong looked at the two people chatting and laughing under the tree in the distance, with a look of unknown meaning flashing in his eyes.
Shen Yunxuan and Shen Yunrui discussed quietly how to go around to the back and eavesdrop without being discovered.
Hearing this, Shen Yuntong hurriedly stopped the two of them and said, "You two, just forget it! She is not a light-hearted person. Even her elders dare to contradict her. If you were discovered by her in the past and started a riot on the spot, it doesn't matter who's fault it is." , the old lady must be punished together."
As soon as Shen Yuntong mentioned the old lady, Shen Yunxuan and Shen Yunrui immediately became upset.
Compared with the old lady's punishment, watching Shen Yunyao's excitement is obviously not that attractive.
Wei Yunjing and Shen Yunyao had been sitting under a tree in the corner chatting. Their location was somewhat hidden, and during the outing, there were many young men and women taking the opportunity to chat, so they did not attract too many people's attention. Notice.
Since returning to Qi County, this is the first time that Shen Yunyao has said so many words.
Even so, when she was about to go home, she still felt that she had something to say but was embarrassed to say anything.
Fortunately, Wei Yunjing took the initiative and asked: "I have gained a lot of knowledge through my chat with the girl today. I wonder if I have the honor to continue to correspond with Miss Shen Er in the future?"
Shen Yunyao's face instantly turned red when she heard this, but she still whispered: "If you write a letter, ask someone to send it to the Shen family compound and give it to the maid He Yu, and I will receive it."
On the way home, Shen Yunyao changed from the gloomy mood she had when she went out, with a smile on her eyes and brows. She even took the initiative to chat with Mr. Dong after getting in the car.
Mr. Dong didn't take the previous incident to heart at first, but now he was happy to see her like this: "It seems that you should go out for a walk from time to time, otherwise you will be bored by staying at home all the time!
"Look, you feel much more relaxed after going out for an outing today, right?"
Shen Yunyao took the opportunity and said to Mrs. Dong: "Auntie, who says it's not the case? This is the first time I've been out since I came back from Yongzhou Mansion.
"Auntie, can you help me talk to my grandmother and let me go out for a walk occasionally, otherwise it will be really depressing to stay at home all the time."
Mrs. Dong saw that her complexion and mood were much better than before at home. She also felt that it was not easy for the child to learn the rules and obey the old lady at such a young age, so she nodded and said: "Okay, I will I’ll go talk to the old lady for you, but I can’t guarantee whether it will work or not!”
"Auntie, you are the best! No matter whether it works or not, I will accept your favor." Shen Yunyao's kind words were immediately sent out for free. "My mother said before I came from home that the eldest aunt here in my hometown is the best." He is a kind-hearted person and asked me to come to you if anything happens, and you will definitely help me."
This was the first time that Mrs. Dong saw Shen Yunyao's face, and she thought to herself, no wonder the old lady has always disliked her.
Logically speaking, at Mrs. Shen's age, she should love having her grandchildren around her, acting coquettishly and flattering her.
However, the old lady of the Shen family is different. She has been strong all her life, and she despises this kind of showman who only knows how to show off her words.