Poor Family

  Chapter 63 Lushan Spring Club (Part 1)

  People from ten miles and eight villages in Xiaohe Township all rushed to Lushan Town, making Lushan Town crowded with people and extremely lively.

  There were scattered firecrackers everywhere in Lushan Town. A group of urchins lit a firecracker in the corner of the hut, threw it into the hut, and ran away coaxingly. The hut went 'boom! ’ There was a muffled sound, and an old man rushed out of the latrine roaring with his trousers in his hands. ． ． ． ．

  Both sides of the official road are occupied by large and small stalls, one after another, all kinds of novelties attract groups of men, women and children.

  Snacks, needles and brains, pheasants and ducks, melon seeds and fruits, all kinds of cheap jewelry, daily necessities. ． ． ． ．

At the gate of Yichun Courtyard, a group of young women in red and green, led by the old bustard, were arguing fiercely with a street vendor selling groceries on an ox cart. This ox cart blocked their gate and made them lose their business. .

  But the small stalls and vendors in the town could not attract the interest of the students. They rushed through the town and rushed to the northernmost temple of the town.

   "Brother Qing!"

  Li Yanqing heard someone calling him next to him, turned his head, and saw that it was Aunt Gu waving to him. Aunt Gu's house was not far from his house. After Uncle Hu's family moved out, they were the nearest neighbors.

   "What is Third Aunt doing here?" Li Yanqing ran forward and asked with a smile.

  Third Aunt Gu smiled and said: "It happens that the family has some chickens and ducks, so I took this opportunity to sell them. Brother Qing, do you want to buy two chickens and go back to make up for it?"

  Li Yanqing noticed that there were two bamboo cages under the feet of the third aunt, which contained more than a dozen chickens and ducks.

   "Okay! Take a few chickens and ducks to Uncle Zhong!"

  Aunt Gu smiled brightly, "It's better for us, brother Qing, to be refreshing!"

   "Third Aunt, Uncle and Zhuzi?"

   "Zhuzi was dragged by Baozheng to beat the drum, your uncle... hey! He was still here just now."

Third Aunt Gu looked for her husband, but found him hiding in a corner, stretching his neck and laughing at the group of ladies in Yichun Courtyard. She was furious and grabbed her husband by the ear, "Would you like that again?" Look over there, and be careful not to gouge your eyeballs out."

  Li Yanqing stuck out his tongue, he seemed to be busy, he said loudly: "Third Aunt, take your chickens and ducks to my house, and I will ask Uncle Zhong to give you money later."

   After finishing speaking, he ran away in a hurry. ． ． ． ． ．

  The community temple is located at the northernmost part of the town, at the foot of the Lushan Mountain, not far from the Li Family Ancestral Hall.

  But in front of the Temple of Earth, there is an open space covering an area of ​​hundreds of acres. This is not only a threshing field for the villagers, but also the entertainment and cultural center of Xiaohe Township. Various activities during the New Year and festivals are held here.

The curtain of the Xiaohe Township Spring Society was opened here, and sheds like flowing water mats were placed around the open space. Thirteen villages had their own venues, and in front of each shed were two or three young people desperately beating gongs and drums. , trying to overwhelm the opponent with momentum.

  Li Yanqing found the shed in Liwen Village. Compared with the nearby Zhaojia Village, the shed in Liwen Village is slightly smaller, but much larger than that in Qianshan Village.

The big drum in Liwen Village is set up under a big tree, and Aunt Gu’s son, Gu Dazhu, is beating the drum with all his strength. He is tall and round. He is only seventeen years old this year. He is very honest and honest. He is farming in the fields with his father to beg for food. .

   "Zhuzi, do you want to change hands?" Li Yanqing stepped forward and asked with a smile.

   "I'm just getting started too. Baozheng came looking for you just now, and he's in the shed."

The Baozheng of Liwen Village was originally Li Zhen, the father of Li Er. Tall and burly, on the contrary, his family lives in the east of the village, and his family has more than 100 acres of farmland, so he can be considered a wealthy family in the village.

  At this time, Li Dayin was sitting at the table talking with several guests, Li Yanqing stepped forward and asked with a smile: "Is there anything my uncle can do?"

   "Qing'er came just in time!"

Li Dayin introduced him to a couple in their thirties next to him, "This is Qin Guanren and his wife. They came from Tangbei Township. Qin Guanren's wife is from Xiaohe Township. According to the custom, he returned to his mother's house today. .”

  He introduced Li Yanqing to the couple, "He is the brother Qing you asked about."

Li Yanqing saw that they were well-dressed, well-groomed, and well-maintained, especially Mrs. Qin was wearing a veil. She was obviously a wealthy family in Tangbei Township. Li Yanqing quickly bowed to them, "Yanqing greeted Qin officials and Greetings, madam!"

  The husband and wife looked at Li Yanqing carefully, especially the wife of the Qin family raised the veil to look at Li Yanqing up and down. The husband and wife glanced at each other, obviously very satisfied with Li Yanqing.

  Especially when Li Yanqing called his wife, it seemed that he was well-educated and reasonable, and respected his elders, unlike Li Dayin, who only had his own wife, which seemed relatively vulgar.

   "Is the little official still studying in Lushan Academy?" Qin official asked with a smile.

  Li Yanqing respectfully said: "Yanqing will take the county school exam in two days."

   "With the talent of a small official, it is no problem to be admitted to the county school. After two years, it will be easy to pass the exam. I hope that the small official can study hard, and in the future, he will be admitted to the Jinshi and honor his ancestors."

   "Thank you for your encouragement, Officer Qin!"

   "I heard that your father is not at home, when will he be back?"

   "My father is in Anyang County, and he will be back in a while."

   "Oh! That would be a pity."

  Li Yanqing hesitated for a while and asked, "Is Qin Guanren looking for something to do with my father?"

The official name of Qin is Qin Xuan. His grandfather once served as a general judge. In Tangbei County, he is second only to the Zhang family. He has a good relationship with Li Yanqing's grandfather Ding Zhong. In order to climb up to the Qin family, Ding Zhong offered to propose And Qin Xuan became in-laws.

   But his children and grandchildren were not up to the mark, and the Qin family looked down on him, so he thought of his grandson Li Yanqing, and wanted Li Yanqing to marry Qin Xuan's daughter.

  Qin Xuan heard that he was a child prodigy five years ago, and he was really tempted. He happened to take advantage of this time when Chunshe's wife returned to her mother to visit relatives, so he took a look at Li Yanqing. He is more open-minded and hopes that his daughter can also be satisfied.

  Qin Xuan chuckled, turned around and waved: "Man'er, come here."

  Li Yanqing had long noticed a little lady standing next to her, but he was too embarrassed to take a closer look. Now the little lady stepped forward and stood shyly behind her mother. Only then did Li Yanqing see her appearance clearly.

I saw that she was about twelve or thirteen years old, and she was quite tall. She was combing a double-ringed bun, wearing a bright red pomegranate silk flower on one side, an oval face, a pair of slender and curved eyebrows, and she looked very delicate. A red-faced, white-bottomed beige shirt made of fine silk and satin.

   "This is the little girl Man'er,"

  Qin Xuan introduced Li Yanqing to his daughter, "He is the grandson of Yuanwai Ding, who once won the head of the Boys' Association."

  Li Yanqing thought ‘Bang! ’ with a jump, and suddenly remembered the message that the master gave me, maybe she is the little lady who wants to go on a blind date with him!

  Qin Man'er took a peek at Li Yanqing, blushed immediately, and turned her head away.

  At this moment, Wang Gui and Tang Huai's panting voices came from the door of the shed, "Old Li, we are looking for you everywhere!"

  Wang Gui and Tang Huai finally saw Li Yanqing, sneaked in from under the shed, ran up and complained to him, "What are you doing hiding here?"

   Wang Gui and Wang Gui saw the Qin couple in front of them, and when they looked up, they saw Qin Man'er who was blushing shyly, and they were stunned.

   "If you have something to do, we won't bother you."

  The two turned around and wanted to slip away, but Li Yanqing quickly grabbed them, and said to Qin Xuan and Mrs. Qin: "If the two elders have nothing else to do, the younger generation will be excused."

   "Go! Go!" Qin Xuan laughed and said, "How can I delay your Spring Club visit."

  Li Yanqing saluted and ran away in a hurry. At this time, Li Dayin saw another guest coming at the door, so he got up to greet him.

  Qin Xuan then asked his wife in a low voice, "What does Madam think of him?"

  Madam Qin thought for a while and said, "I always feel that he is worse than Brother Xian, maybe he is not well-connected, right?"

   Mrs. Qin grabbed her precious daughter again and asked, "Man'er, what do you think?"

  Qin Man'er was a little annoyed that Li Yanqing didn't take her seriously, and didn't even say hello. Her pretty face darkened, and she said coldly: "My daughter thinks he's still a naughty boy who hasn't grown up!"

  Qin Xuan had a good impression of Li Yanqing, but his wife and daughter were not satisfied, so he had to give up this blind date.

  He looked around at the villagers who were talking and laughing enthusiastically, then got up and said: "This place is too messy, it's not a place for us to stay, let's go!"

  The three of them left through the back door of the greenhouse with two servant girls.

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【Lao Gao got his inspiration from the descriptions in his poems when he wrote Chunshe. Lu Xun used to write about the drama of Chunshe, and now there are still many places. Ask for votes! 】

  (end of this chapter)