"Sister, I didn't speak seriously in front of you that time, and I never spoke glibly." Du He seemed to be more afraid of Miss Du. Even when he spoke, he was polite and did not dare to offend in the slightest. He couldn't imagine that he, a macho man, could actually I am afraid of my sister, no one will believe it if it is spread.
"What did you do? You didn't come home last night," Miss Du looked sideways at her brother and said angrily, "Did you go out and fool around again? I'll teach you a lesson for my mother if you don't break your dog legs." You unworthy scum, all the ancestors of our Du family have been disgraced by you,"
Miss Du will be beaten whenever she wants. Her temperament is that of a master who dares to speak and do things, but would rather die than surrender. Du He is really a sister-shy person, so he just lets Miss Du beat her up and tries to please her. Ask Miss Du to keep the secret for him. For a man to live like this, he is just tired.
Meng Xinghe couldn't bear to see the war between his sister and his brother being staged in the Du Mansion. He quietly withdrew from the "crime scene". It was none of his business even if you two siblings were fighting and shouting and killing people.
"Stop hitting me, sister. Everyone is gone, so don't take it out on me." Under the attack of Miss Du's small fist, Du He dodged and said: "Mr. Meng is here to be a guest after all, so you can't act like a lady. It's a shame." You are still a teaching wife, how come you become a shrew when you return home? No wonder you can't get married," Du He muttered, and immediately howled: "Oh, sister, I beg you, stop fighting, I Aren't you afraid of it?"
Miss Du hit her hard a few more times, then stopped and said: "It's embarrassing. There are guests at home. Go and change into clean clothes. Look at you like this. If dad sees you, he will give you a good beating."
"I know, sister, it's better to be old sister," Du He flattered him and ran back to his room like a monkey spirit, changed into a set of clean and well-fitting clothes, and even changed into the straw sandals on his feet that always kept him humble and attracted talented women. After that, the whole person became much more refined.
Not long after walking inside the Du Mansion, Meng Xinghe saw Master Du dressed in plain clothes, growing flowers and grass in the mansion. Next to him stood a woman dressed in elegant clothes, who was somewhat similar to Miss Du. I'm afraid she was Master Du's. Original match.
"Mr. Du," Meng Xinghe took a step forward, then took out an exquisite box from his arms, handed it to Mrs. Du, and said: "Junior Meng Xinghe pays homage to Mrs. Du. This small gift is not respectful, so please accept it. "
"You are the Taoyuan student Meng Xinghe that my master often calls me." Mrs. Du looked Meng Xinghe up and down and felt that this young man is quite good. She accepted Meng Xinghe's gift and said with dedication: "Sit down quickly, master, he is always here. Mention you in front of me and I will pour you tea,"
There are stone benches and tables in the courtyard. It seems that Mr. Du has regarded this place as a paradise for farming. Du Ruhui told Meng Xinghe not to be restrained. He said that it was like being in his own home. Meng Xinghe had no choice but to do as he pleased and sit on the stone. On the stool, after a while, Mrs. Du came over with tea, poured a cup for Meng Xinghe, and said with a smile: "There are no servants or maids in the house, Xiao Meng, don't mind,"
Meng Xinghe was flattered by the sound of "Xiao Meng". He quickly stood up and said politely: "I will do it by myself. Madam, please don't spoil me."
"This child is really sensible. He is much better behaved than my useless son." Mrs. Du giggled and said, "Master, I will go and cook some side dishes for you with Xuan'er."
"Well," Lord Du nodded, poured himself a cup of tea, sat across from Meng Xinghe, and said, "After the imperial examination, do you have any plans?"
"I'm going to visit all the famous places in Chang'an. After the results are released, I will return to Jiangdu." In front of Mr. Du, Meng Xinghe didn't want to hide too much. Anyway, his plan to return to Jiangdu had already been decided, and there wouldn't be anything. Change.
Mr. Du remained silent for a long time. After a long time, he said: "I have no intention of staying in Chang'an. With Brother Meng's talent and learning, it would be a pity not to contribute to the people of the country."
Meng Xinghe sighed bitterly in his heart. He was not very talented and learned. He was neither a good minister nor a brave military general. He was good at talking words. But he knew that it was not that simple in the court. Therefore, he always carried out Mr. Lu's words in his heart. Go back to Jiangdu as soon as possible, take your salary, and live a comfortable life of walking dogs and raising birds, and be interested in doing two good things that benefit the people, and maybe you can become famous as the great master of Qingtian.
"Hey, this tea is good, I don't know what it's called," Meng Xinghe didn't want to dwell on the issue of whether to stay in Chang'an or not, so he changed the topic to a lighter topic.
Mr. Du also knew that Meng Xinghe was avoiding this topic, and said with a smile: "Xuan'er picked the tea leaves and copied it by herself. Hey, my daughter is good at everything, but she is too strong. No one has come to propose marriage yet. She has become an old girl, and Brother Meng is so smart that he came up with an idea for me, which fulfilled the wishes of my wife and me."
Meng Xinghe would not take Du Ruhui's heart-wrenching words into his heart. Miss Du is both talented and beautiful, and she is the daughter of Lord Shangshu. If Miss Du hadn't been too demanding, I'm afraid the door to the Du family would have been crossed by the matchmaker. , "I am too busy with marriage matters. Maybe it is because Miss Du has not been able to get married yet and is still in the boudoir. In my opinion, Miss Du is both talented and beautiful. She has no worries about finding a suitable husband. This matter has to wait slowly." No rush,"
Mr. Du was obviously stunned. You stand and talk without pain. You are not a parent, so you don't know your parents' worries. Miss Du stays at home for a long time. Every time Du Ruhui goes to court, he always suffers ridicule from other colleagues. Who is Meng Xinghe? Can be experienced.
"Hey, let's not talk about it anymore. Marriage is destined by God," Mr. Du sighed, feeling quite helpless.
At this time, on the stone path entering the Du Mansion, several people came towards me, led by two gray-haired old men. They talked and argued as they walked: "I just smelled the old Du family cooking outside. I bet that the old man is cooking." Du must be drinking now,"
"No wonder I saw Xuan'er buying several jars of good wine a few days ago. I asked her not to give me even one jar. It turned out that I bought it for Old Monster Du. I'm going to have a good meal today." The speaker had messy hair and waist. There was a sloppy old man with a wine gourd tied with a red rope. He squinted his eyes and said. He had already seen the two people sitting on the stone bench in front of him. He immediately called out: "Old Strange Qin, look at the front, I really have a good meal today. "
The old man who was called Old Weird Qin by the sloppy old man also saw Du Ruhui and Meng Xinghe in front of him. He suddenly quickened his pace and came to where they were sitting opposite each other.
"Boy, we meet again," Old Qin appeared in front of Meng Xinghe and sat down beside him unceremoniously.
"Old Monster Du, when I was at home just now, I smelled the fragrance coming from your kitchen, and I knew that you must have asked your precious daughter to cook for you and warm the wine again. It just so happened that Hong Buddha was not at home today, so he came to your place. It's time to eat." The sloppy old man with a wine bottle tied to his waist also sat down. It seemed that he had come to Du Ruhui's house for dinner many times before, so he was very confident.
"Grandpa Du," after the two old men sat down, several more respectful calls were heard. It turned out to be several juniors, all of whom Meng Xinghe recognized, including Qin Huaiyu, Li Jingye, and Zhao Zijun, which made him a little angry. Surprisingly, two brats, Luo Feng and Xue Rengui, were also standing in the queue headed by these five people, and they were wearing nondescript military uniforms.
"Brother Meng," the two of them stuck out their tongues at Meng Xinghe. Through eye contact, Meng Xinghe knew that they still had something to say to him in private.
Since there were only four stone benches, the five young men could only stand around. After Old Man Qin gave an order, they dispersed happily, shouting to find Du He to see if he was still sleeping.
After a while, the Du family's mother and daughter arrived with more than a dozen exquisite and delicious dishes. Miss Du also specially prepared a small red clay stove to warm the wine.
"Xuan'er, please find a stool and sit down," Mr. Du said, and Mrs. Du said to copy two more side dishes and walked away in a sensible manner.
Miss Du sat down next to Meng Xinghe, but she didn't drink. She could only warm and pour wine for three old men who were decades older than her. Meanwhile, Meng Xinghe, who had a tendency to be near the water, first come first served, was replaced by Du. The lady was cold and looked a little embarrassed.
Fortunately, the four people at the table were not unreasonable people. Drinking and eating food was called fierce. Miss Du brought out four jars of wine and drank most of it in a short time. What was even more terrifying was that the mouth The sloppy old man Li, who was shouting that he wanted to get drunk, actually put wine into the wine gourd on his waist. Old man Qin scolded him for eating and taking it. Only Li Jing could do such a shameless thing.
However, this sentence was immediately refuted by Miss Du: "Grandpa Qin's words are wrong. Among the shameless people in the world, Xuan'er knows that there is a man who is even more shameless."
The three old men at the table opened their mouths as if they couldn't believe it. Old Man Qin even asked: "Who is it? Everyone can see how shameless Mr. Li is. There is a man who is more shameless than Mr. Li. He is really a living treasure."
Miss Du glanced at Meng Xinghe next to her and said angrily: "I didn't tell you, don't stare at me."
It's his grandma's fault. Women are smart, but it's just a headache. Before I could say anything, I had already fallen into this woman's trick and was at a disadvantage. Meng Xinghe had no reason to say anything, so he had to drink in silence.
The three old men all looked at Meng Xinghe with abnormal eyes, and then smiled at each other, as if they all agreed with Miss Du's words, Meng Xinghe was indeed a shameless person.
The four jars of wine were finished smoothly without anyone getting drunk. At this time, the three old men sat opposite each other on the stone bench, drinking hot tea and chatting.
"Brother Meng, I don't know if you have anything important to do recently." After holding back for a long time, Du Ruhui opened the topic. The other two old men beside him had already pricked up their ears.
This is probably the main purpose of Master Du inviting him to come over today. Meng Xinghe is not stupid, but in recent days, he really has nothing important to do, so he casually said: "Nothing important, Mr. Du has something to say." Straightforwardly,"
The three old men immediately hesitated, as if they had something to hide.
When Miss Du saw the coy gestures of the three old men, she thought, forget it, let's just say it herself. Anyway, she had nothing to be polite with Meng Xinghe, so she didn't have to worry about being rejected. She said in a heroine-like manner: "Just tell me, you two." A general wants to recruit you to serve as a counselor in the military camp for a period of time. If you agree, you just nod. If you don’t agree, you still nod. Do you understand me?"
I wonder if Miss Du was telling Meng Xinghe a cold joke, but as soon as these words came out, the four men were stunned.
Damn it, you wouldn’t do it like this when asking for help. If you agree, nod, don’t agree, or nod, then doesn’t it mean that the initiative is in your hands?
Therefore, Meng Xinghe did not nod or shake his head. He made a silent lip language to Miss Du.