Xiao Wu said helplessly, but at the same time, his eyes burst out with infinite fighting spirit, as if a newborn calf was afraid of a tiger.
Brother Zhao said that whether the officials want to train him or not, he will treat him seriously. He will definitely fulfill his duties and be a good magistrate of the state.
Listening to Xiao Wu's voice, Hong Yunxi pondered for a moment. It was indeed true. Whatever Bu Shen was planning here, he asked Xiao Wu to take it seriously and make good results so that he would not be bad in the future.
"I am not a bachelor from a poor family. Since the officials want to check me out, just do it well. As for the rest, I will leave it to God. Of course, as a member of the bachelor from a poor family, even if I enter the capital in the next month, I will not be wrong with the nobles in the capital.
You must act with caution and do not seek to be deceived by others.”
"Don't worry, mother, your son knows what he is doing and should remember it."
Xiao Wu nodded, those teachers had already told him. The official family has been inspiring and innovating, and they had failed several times. This was the time when they needed human legs.
Listening to Xiao Wu's voice, Hong Yunxi didn't ask any questions. The officialdom was like a battlefield, and only through personal experience could one make progress. Dean Zhang gave some advice, so she felt relieved.
"That's wrong. I will be eighteen next year, and I am not the top scorer in the new class. Mom thinks it's time for me to get married. How about taking advantage of the remaining two months to arrange my marriage?"
Hongyunxi said while checking Xiaowu's expression. Apart from the initial embarrassment, the boy immediately returned to normal. Hongyunxi was amazed to see that Mr. Zhizhou was quite calm.
Xiao Wu raised his head, looked at his mother's smiling eyes, pursed his lips,
"My mother is asking her son, is there a suitable candidate for him?"
Regardless of whether we agree or disagree, he is very curious about who his mother has fallen in love with?
"Ahem~, isn't that natural? But before that, I want to know if Xiaowu has someone she likes. Although children's marriage depends on the parents' order and the matchmaker's words, I do not want to respect my opinion."
Hong Yunxi's tone was gentle. Seeing his silence, she was not in a hurry. She picked up some tea to moisten her throat and observed Xiao Wu's frown in thought.
Listening to his mother's inquiry, Xiao Wudong frowned consciously, and the smart smiling face of Senior Sister Yishan appeared in his mind. Every time she stood in front of him, she was obviously not as big as him, and not as tall as him, but she always couldn't.
Pretending to be a senior sister, she helped him deal with trivial matters in life.
Not only did she help him take care of the chores in life, but she also prepared clothes for him in all seasons.
She was very forbidden to express her gratitude, and every time she acted like a senior sister and told him that as a senior sister, it was her responsibility and what she should do to take care of her junior brother, so that he could not be too moved.
Over time, he and his senior sister got used to that kind of relationship. And he also secretly swore that no matter who his senior sister married in the future, he, as a family member, would have to protect her and never let her suffer any injustice.
Thinking of that, Xiao Wu shook his head violently, his expression flashed with embarrassment. His mother asked him if he had someone he liked. Why did he suddenly think of his senior sister?
Hong Yunxi kept staring at Xiao Wu, and naturally she didn't miss the look in his eyes, "Why don't you shut up? Are you sure?"
"...No." Xiao Wu looked at him and replied in a low voice.
"Ahem~, in that case, Mom is relieved." Hong Yunxi curled her lips and looked at Xiao Wu's nervous eyes, "I see what Sister Shan is like, Mom likes that girl very much and wants her to be his daughter-in-law.
"
Xiaowu: "..."
"There are urgent matters, and my mother wants to arrange my marriage before I take office... He will go to the county in the next month, visit Mrs. Liu, and ask her to go to the Zhang family for matchmaking."
Hong Yunxi looked at Xiao Wu's silly look and curled up the corners of her lips almost imperceptibly.
"Sister Shan will be sixteen next year. We are brothers and sisters. We know each other well and will be much more harmonious when we get along in the future. The most important thing is that I really like that girl."
Listening to his mother's words, Xiao Wu came back to his senses, twitched the corner of his mouth, looked at his mother's smiling eyes, and his heart palpitated. If the daughter-in-law his mother liked was a senior sister, he would be relieved.
"Son...son is entirely up to the mother."
After saying that, Xiaowu's cheeks turned red. When he raised his eyes, he saw his mother's teasing eyes again, and his whole face was as red as cooked shrimps.
It was rare to see Xiaowu look so embarrassed. Hongyunxi was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter without anyone noticing.
"Ha ha……"
Listening to his mother's unbridled laughter, Xiao Wu clenched his fists and pursed his lips. After the embarrassment, his heart was filled with joy. If the person who would spend his whole life with him was not his senior sister, he would have nothing to say.
Just when Hongyunxi was about to say something, he saw a group of people pouring in outside the gate. The Hong clan and people watching the excitement in the village learned that Xiaowu had returned, and they all came to watch the excitement.
Everyone wanted to take a look at the champion's style, and Hongyunxi had already thought of that, and asked Du to prepare melon and fruit snacks in advance.
"Haha, the number one scholar is back, congratulations..."
Everyone saw Xiao Wu and greeted him with a smile, and the atmosphere was lively and noisy. Hongyunxi greeted the elders and asked them to go east, and placed melon seeds for tea.
For a time, in the entire courtyard, apart from greetings, there were no polite words and compliments, and compliments without asking for money were sent out one after another. The Hong family members were already numb after hearing this.
A group of villagers suddenly rushed into the house, which alarmed Zhang Yishan. The little girl came out curiously to see the excitement.
Hongyunxi was worried that outsiders would bump into her, so she went to protect her, and after saying a few words to everyone, she left the place to Xiao Wu and the second brother. She took Zhang Yishan to her room to hide in peace.
"It's a mess outside, so just stay in the house and be quiet. No matter how much noise they make, they won't disturb us."
Listening to Hong Yunxi's tone, Zhang Yishan covered her face with a handkerchief and nodded with a smile.
When Junior Brother Xiaowu returned from Kyoto, he immediately went to the academy to meet his father. At that time, many senior students learned that Xiaowu had returned and ran to congratulate and inquire. The scene was noisy, just like attending a big gathering.
Similar.
If the students are like this, let alone the villagers in Xiangdong, the atmosphere must be even more enthusiastic.
Just when the two of them shut up, another burst of laughter came from her door. A group of people from the Zhang family, Song Wang family and Zheng family came in and looked at Hongyun River with a smile.
"When they heard that the No. 1 Scholar had returned, they all came over to watch the excitement. There were no people outside and outside the hall, so they couldn't squeeze in. So they came to enjoy the joy of the No. 1 Scholar's mother."
As soon as he finished speaking, several people had already entered the room. When they saw Zhang Yishan, their eyes lit up.
"Isn't she the daughter of Mr. Xiao Wu? I haven't seen her for a year. She looks more delicate and prettier. She is indeed a girl from the city. She is more rosy and attractive than our rural girl."
Mrs. Zheng stared at Zhang Yishan and praised her. The chair next to her walked away. She grabbed the melon seeds and knocked them on it.