Chapter 3

Zhen Tingyun didn't know that her grandmother was already worrying about her marriage, and she was discussing with Manager Lin: "Uncle Lin, I just thought about it with my grandmother upstairs, but I still think the horse thief is bad. Forget it. You said, do you want to report to an official or something?"

Zhen's father was born in a poor family, and he was an official in the imperial examination. He was not like an aristocratic family with a team of people and hands, and there were few people on hand. This time, I was worried that the old mother and the young daughter would not go well, so I sent Steward Lin, who I had to use by my side. This steward Lin has been by Zhen's father's side for many years. He is quite capable and has some decent credit. Zhen Tingyun simply called people "Uncle Lin" and was quite close.

That horse was also sent by Steward Lin along the way. He knew that it was a rare good horse, and seeing Zhen Tingyun taking care of it so carefully, he suddenly encountered a horse thief, which was what Steward Lin had in mind. also feel very distressed for the host family, and feel even more sorry for girl's unfortunate luck. However, now that he is away from home, Director Lin is unwilling to make extra troubles—although he hired a security guard to follow him, but the old lady is old and the girl is young.

"Girl, it is true that you have reported to the official, not to mention whether the horse can be recovered, the first one will delay our current trip - sir, they are still waiting for the old lady and girl in Beijing..." Manager Lin After persuading him, he couldn't help lowering his voice, and whispered to Zhen Tingyun: "One more thing, now there are beggars and gangs to divide the territory. This horse thief is so arrogant that he dares to grab the horse directly in the inn, There must be a backer behind us. We are just passing by, and we have to hurry on our way, so it is not easy to get into trouble for this matter. Girl, we should be careful when we go out. "

Although Zhen Tingyun also knew this was the case, he was still a little unwilling, and said, "Uncle Lin, you also said that this horse thief is arrogant, and it is impossible to say that he has already provoked public anger, and he is waiting for people to come forward! , these people are bullying us that we are all traveling from other places, and they dare to act like this because it is not good to waste time with them. If this is true today, wouldn’t it encourage the arrogance of those thieves and make them proud I just can't take this breath!"

Lin Guanshi secretly said: You are a little girl, how come you have such a big temper, and "I just can't swallow this breath"!

After speaking, Zhen Tingyun raised his eyes again, looked at Manager Lin, and said solemnly: "Uncle Lin, this is the horse that my father picked personally, and the elder sister kindly asked someone to bring it to me, if I just lost it like this, Wouldn't it hurt the hearts of my father and eldest sister.

She gave birth to a tender face with a little baby fat. At this time, her anger was on her head, her eyes seemed to be lit by firelight, black and bright, and there was still a hint of rosy color around her pink cheeks. Called Lili.

Even though Manager Lin was used to seeing it along the way, he couldn't help but be startled, thinking that Zhen Tingyun had said so, and he also involved Father Zhen and Miss Zhen, so he had to answer: "Well, it's raining outside now, It’s not easy to go out either, until the rain stops tomorrow, let’s go outside and ask about the situation.”

Although he didn't promise to report to the official or something, it didn't mean he didn't care.

Zhen Tingyun listened, quite satisfied, nodded with a smile, and his mouth was sweet as honey: "Grandma told me to bring the meal, Uncle Lin, you should eat earlier too, so don't go hungry. It's not raining either. It’s good to hurry, so let’s rest early in the evening. I’m in a hurry. It’s okay for my grandmother and I to ride a carriage, but Uncle Lin, you must be tired when you are outside in the wind and the sun. You have to take good care of... "

Anyway, good words don't cost money, so Zhen Tingyun said it smoothly, but he was very moved by Manager Lin.

After Zhen Tingyun finished speaking, he turned around and asked someone to prepare dinner, so that he could serve Mrs. Zhen's meal.

Mrs. Zhen waited for a long time before waiting for her granddaughter. She only drank some tea at noon. She was hungry. She waited for Zhen Tingyun to come up. When she got angry, she said to her: "Those who are granddaughters are filial and filial. Lingli, do what you call it, and there is no one who is disobedient. I am unlucky. When I meet a disobedient person like you, it takes half an hour for you to serve dinner! Oh, fortunately, I am eating children's and grandchildren's rice. Yes, it's not for my granddaughter's meal, or I must starve to death!"

Okay, Mrs. Zhen has such a temper, and she has a bad mouth. She can make her angry a lot even if she has nothing to do. She can't blame Pei's daughter-in-law's resentment in her heart, and she hasn't dispelled the original resentment for so many years.

Zhen Tingyun was used to it for a long time. She didn't get angry when she heard it, but smiled instead: "Since grandma, you don't eat your granddaughter's meal, then I'll eat it myself." After speaking, she took up the bowl. Have a meal.

After listening to Mrs. Zhen, she was also a little anxious, but she was unwilling to be soft on her mouth, so she had to stare at people with anger.

Seeing Madam Zhen's sullen appearance, Zhen Tingyun didn't hold back for a while, and burst out laughing. After laughing, she handed over the tableware and chopsticks in her hand, and took the initiative to hand over a step: "I'm joking, grandmother, you are the head of our family, you don't need to eat, how dare I use it."

Madam Zhen took the bowl and chopsticks awkwardly, knowing in her heart that what she said just now was serious, and vaguely said, "You can use it too."

The grandparents and grandchildren sat down and ate dinner.

This inn is built on the edge of the official road, and there is a post house not far away. There are quite a few businessmen living there, and the cooking skills are not bad. Especially this evening there was a grilled fish, which was grilled with salt on the fish skin. The skin was browned and slightly rolled. Using chopsticks to push the fish skin out, the fish skin was peeled off, and the salt on it followed. The rustling fell, revealing the snow-white fish inside, which was extremely tender. There is also a small plate of sauce, if you think the fish is too bland, you can eat it with the sauce.

Mrs. Zhen is getting older, and Zhen Tingyun also knows some medical principles. She often persuades her to eat less food with heavy oil and salt. At this time, she didn't ask Mrs. Zhen to touch the dipping sauce more, and only gave her a lot of white fish meat. Ling persuaded her to drink a small bowl of radish soup.

After eating, Madam Zhen was a little tired, so she sat by the window, squinting her eyes and falling asleep.

Zhen Tingyun packed up the dishes and put them down, wiped the table again, then took out the pen and paper, sharpened his own ink, and sat before the table to practice writing.

Daxi emphasizes writing, and most of the daughters of aristocratic families want to learn literature and calligraphy, and when they are old, they can go to the women's school to be a female student.

As soon as this female school is said, it was first created by the founding queen, so there are two of the top ten female schools in the world. They are: Kyoto Women’s School and Yuhua Women’s School. The rivalry between Kyoto Women's School and Yuhua Women's School.

Zhen Tingyun had bad luck and grew up in the countryside with his grandmother, Mrs. Zhen.

In this country family, it is a matter of the family for the children to read and write, and many of them are provided by a brother from the same family. Zhen's father used to have good talent and good luck back then. When he met Mr. Hao, he would have a future. Therefore, although Daxi emphasizes writing, it is good for this country girl to be literate. Naturally, Mrs. Zhen didn't even think about inviting a husband to her granddaughter. She just wanted to ask Zhen Tingyun to learn some needlework and cooking. She was also a skillful person, and she would be able to live a good life when she married someone in the future. But Zhen Tingyun has been a little squeamish since he was a child. A lady gentleman came to learn something.

Mrs. Zhen was the one who despised these idiots the most, but her granddaughter couldn't do anything, so she could only learn from these idiots, so she gritted her teeth and pulled out some private rooms to invite a female gentleman to teach Zhen Tingyun Learning calligraphy and reading, this did not make Zhen Tingyun blind and truly illiterate. It's just that, in this rural area, the lady Mrs. Zhen hired to set up a private house is not much better, and she can teach people to read and write. After all, you get what you get for every penny.

Zhen Tingyun has been assertive since he was a child, thinking that his mother Pei Shi was also a female student who came out of female school, everyone should praise a talented girl. She should also work hard as a daughter, and she will be able to take the women's school entrance exam in the future.

Because Daxi women's school usually requires six arts examinations, that is, "ritual, music, archery, horsemanship, calligraphy, and arithmetic", Zhen Tingyun tried to learn the same. Although the conditions in the countryside are limited and Mrs. Zhen has strict control over them, she still buys some copybooks from time to time and practice calligraphy every day. When she saw someone selling used books, she bought some books like "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" and taught herself to lay some foundations. When she was ten years old, she also went to find an old scholar in the private school next door to buy an old piano that was no longer needed.

As a result, before coming to Beijing, Zhen Tingyun had such a dream again, and he felt more and more that his parents were unreliable, so he had to improve himself. Provincial - this calligraphy together, perseverance, can be effective.

Because Zhen Tingyun practiced his calligraphy seriously, he practiced until it was dark.

Before she could finish practicing a few big characters in one breath, she heard someone running upstairs, knocking on the door: "Miss Zhen, Miss Zhen! It's not good!"

Zhen Tingyun calmed down and finished writing the words in his pen. Then he got up and walked out, opened the door and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Your horse," the shop assistant said after running with sweat all over his face, "your horse came back on its own!"

Zhen Tingyun was overjoyed: "Really?!"

"That's great!" Zhen Tingyun walked around the room with joy, and continued, "I just said that I fed it carrots and apples along the way, that's sincere! If it runs away with people, Isn't that stupid!"

The second shopkeeper secretly said: How can a horse be stupid?

However, the second shopkeeper had something else to say. After gasping for breath, he said, "Not only did the horse come back on its own, but also..."

"What's wrong?" Zhen Tingyun was really impatient when he saw him gasping for breath, so he was anxious to go down to see the horse.

The shop assistant said: "I also brought back the horse thief."

Before she finished speaking, she heard Zhen Tingyun sneer: "Okay! I just want to see which son of a bitch dares to steal my horse!" After that, she rolled up her sleeves and said she wanted to meet someone With the appearance of a dry fight, he kept his feet under his feet, and went downstairs to the stables in a flash.

Zhen Tingyun hurriedly ran down, but he saw Ma Lantou in the stable.

Ma Lantou was standing in the stable with a black-clothed man on the horse. He was the horse thief who had caught a glimpse at the beginning, but now he is unconscious for some reason, lying motionless on the horse. none.

Several guys were surrounding Ma Lan's head, tentatively reaching out to pull the horse thief off the horse.

Pianma Lantou has a bad temper, and is quite aggressive, and does not allow others to approach.

Zhen Tingyun got along quite well with Ma Lantou along the way. When she saw Ma Lantou, it was like her mother seeing a little girl who was kidnapped. She rushed up and called "Ma Lantou".

Ma Lan's head was also very close to her, so he hurriedly put his head up and rubbed it, then lowered his head and licked her palm.

Because of this, Zhen Tingyun got closer than others, and finally saw the true face of the horse thief on the horse's back.

To tell the truth, the heavy rain has not stopped outside, the night sky has not yet cleared, and it is still dark and damp outside. In the stables of the inn, there was just an oil lamp, the light was dim, and there were many debris piled up, and there was rainwater leaking on the ground. It was wet, messy, dirty and messy.

However, as soon as the man's face was exposed, it was like the bright moon brushing away the dark clouds, and it was bright and bright, instantly illuminating the entire stable.

Pengpi Shenghui, pearls and jade dazzling, but that's the case.

Zhen Tingyun is also a semi-literate who has read a few books. She is really not a talented woman, and she has no ink in her stomach. At this moment, when she looked at the man's face, she could only think of one sentence:

This beautiful lady, how can you be a thief? !