Those years when I climbed the wall

The autumn is high and the air is crisp, the clouds are idle and the sky is wide.After returning from the tour, Mu Yunqi was still in high spirits.

Seeing his horse hooves hurrying, afraid of bumping into passers-by, Shao Jingheng had no choice but to find something to say, so as to distract him and slow down the horse.

"I heard that Xun Miao lived in Guo's house as soon as he arrived in Beijing the day before yesterday. Could it be that Guo Yuanwai and Mrs. He have already acquiesced to this matter?"

It works!Mu Yun prayed to rein in the slow horse, turning his clear eyes, he smiled and said to himself: "This is interesting..." Turning his head: "It's still early, why don't you go to Guo's house to have a look?"

"This..." Shao Jingheng was taken aback: This was not his original intention...

However, the man only asked casually, but in fact he had made up his mind, and he went forward without waiting for his answer.

Shao Jingheng hurriedly chased after him: "Isn't it reckless to come to the door like this?" Those who saw him ignored him, so he had to take a step back, "Looking for a reason?"

The evening wind passed by, bringing with it the disdainful words of the predecessors: "What's the reason... It's not too late to think about it before his door!"

A quarter of an hour later, the backyard of the Guo residence.

With a "bang", the heavy wooden door closed heavily in front of him.

Rubbing the tip of his red nose, Xun Miao muttered something in a low voice. Looking back, he saw that there was no big disturbance on the face of the people behind him. Obviously, he had foreseen this long ago, and his heart became more and more sad. However, for a while, he didn't know how to express his guilt I had no choice but to squat down sullenly, poking my fingers between the boxes and other household items piled up in disorder, silently counting.After a while, he paused with his hands, his eyebrows moved several times, then he got up and ran back, knocking hard on the door.

"What are you doing?" The voice behind him was surprised and displeased.

Xun Miao looked back: "My wooden basin has not been taken out!" After saying that, he continued to shoot.

"What tub?" The man frowned.

"That's the one..." Before the words finished, the door opened a small gap, something flew out, and with a "boom", it landed on the pile of tattered household items—it was a wooden basin.

Fortunately, Xun Miao moved quickly and was not hit.He ran back and picked up the pot and checked it over and over again. He was so relieved: "This is it! I used it up in Xingzhou and brought it back for Xifu to bathe..." At this point, he slapped his forehead: "Xifu!"

There was a thrilling dog barking from inside.

The door opened, and a mass of black object flew out. With howling, it rolled over on the ground twice before getting down, fell on the ground and half crawled, moved to Xun Miao's feet, and looked at it sadly.

Sighing lightly, Xun Miao bent down and patted the dog's head, then carried it into the wooden basin and put it on the donkey cart beside it.Turning around and seeing Guo Kai still standing where he was, he finally felt a little unbearable: "Akai, don't stand still, when will Yao Dan and I move here?"

The man didn't seem to hear, and turned around.

Full of grievances, but he seemed to hear something in his ears, Xun Miao turned around, only to see two people and two horses coming towards them.After a while, it stopped under the old willow beside the road.

"Akai, what are they doing here?" Seeing who came, Xun Miao's heart was inexplicably hostile.

"What else can I do?" The corners of the questioned's tight mouth twitched unnoticed.

The two men have dismounted.

Smiling forward, Shao Jingheng beamed with joy: "I heard that Xun Tong was sentenced to return to the capital. I wonder if the Hudi melons that Shao entrusted you to bring along with me?"

With a flash in his eyes, Xun Miao leaned closer to Guo Kai's ear, and said in a low voice, "You said he came here in a hurry to eat melons, but you believed him?"

"I heard that the sweet potato tastes very good. I really want to taste it." Mu Yunqi echoed.

Dare to be angry but dare not speak.Xun Miao went up with Guo Kai, bowed to him and said, "Your return to Beijing is in a hurry, and I didn't have time to bring many things, but my family Feng Qing is still in Xingzhou to take care of my aftermath. At that time, I will entrust Shao Xianggong to me." Bring back what you bought."

"That's good." Shao Jingheng's smile did not change, his eyes swept over the pile of old things in front of the door, and he seemed surprised: "You two are going to travel far with these houses?"

His ears felt hot, and Guo Kai lowered his eyes: "No. It's just that the east courtyard where I live needs to be repaired recently, so the two of us moved out first and settled outside."

"Moving out..." Shao Jingheng dragged on, "Then where are you now?"

Noticing the flustered eyes from the side, Guo Kai took a deep breath: "I didn't like the few places I looked at before, so I went to Ajian's shop to see if he had better places to recommend."

"So..." Mu Yunqi's eyes lit up: "I think it's been a while since I saw Jin Fu and Guo Jian. Today, by coincidence, we went to the powder shop together to have a look."

Seeing that he was determined to eat this unnecessary "melon" to the end, Guo Kai was ashamed, but he could only swallow his anger.

The three of them worked together to move the debris on the ground into the car.Xun Miao crawled to sit by the wooden basin containing the joy, and the donkey cart started.

Deliberately slowing down for a moment, Guo Kai rubbed his forehead as he looked at the two who had mounted their horses and walked slowly.

"Marshal," Yao Dan approached, "I've already discussed with Feng Qing that those old tables, chairs, broken wooden couches left by officials Xun in Xingzhou, he will dispose of them on the spot, and sell them if they can, otherwise, they will split them up." To make firewood, I will definitely not bring it back to Beijing." After a pause, his eyes flashed evilly: "If Xun officials ask, they will say that they met robbers on the way, and they were all robbed!"

Undeniably, this was the only good news I heard all day.Nodding his head, Guo Kai said in a low voice: "Well done!" Turning his eyes, he shone shrewdly: "It's just a cart full of broken tables and chairs, which robber would take the trouble to rob them?" After thinking about it, "Let's say it's on the way." Send it to a poor family with no family."

"Yes!" Yao Dan nodded.

The horses and donkey carts have gone far away, so there is no further delay, Guo Kai will get on his horse and go with him.

Before the grease shop.

The three or four-year-old girl ran forward holding the small basket, and the little maids behind couldn't catch up.

"A Nuan!" A voice came from afar.

Standing still and looking back, the girl's big eyes blinked a few times, and she rushed towards the person who had just dismounted with excitement: "Uncle!"

Holding it up, Mu Yunqi nodded her sweaty nose: "Running so fast, what are you doing?"

Shaking the little basket, the girl looked proud: "Buy fruit for Daddy." Looking around at the few people who approached, she smiled: "Uncle! Uncle!"

Guo Kai said kindly, "Where are your parents?"

"Hmm..." The girl turned her head to look at Aman, the little maid.

It was easy to look away from the donkey cart full of sundries, but Aman couldn't hide his astonishment, and raised his hand and pointed inward while staring.

A group of people went into the shop.

In the evening, there are still a lot of people here.

"Mother! Uncle, uncle, cousin, and..." Tilting his head to look at Xun Miao, the little boy rolled his eyes and simply skipped over, "Here we come!"

The busy people behind the cabinet raised their heads when they heard the sound, and their faces were instantly clouded with suspicion.

"My lady, go and treat the guests, I am here." A gentle voice came into my ears.

Only then did everyone pay attention to the slim figure in yellow clothes beside Jin Fu, they looked familiar!

The woman raised her head, neither humble nor overbearing, smiled cleverly at everyone, then turned around and hurried away.

Jin Fu greeted her: "Let's talk about it later."

Before he got to the courtyard, he heard Guo Jian's voice, as if scolding someone.Jin Fu hurried away, but she was still a step late—when she went out, she saw that the bucket by the well had been dumped, and it was lying on the body of the three-year-old blue-clothed child, half of her body was wet.

"Deng'er, I told you not to move but you didn't listen!" Guo Jian caught up panting, put down his young son Guo Ke in his arms, put the bowl in his hand on the manhole cover, and hurriedly pulled up the fallen child.

Suddenly frightened, the eldest of the twins, Guo Deng, had a tight face, clenched his fists and stared at his mother with an unkind expression without saying a word.

Jin Fu stepped forward, glanced at the smudges on the two children's clothes, and raised her eyebrows: "What's the matter, did you get into the woodpile again?"

Guo Jian was wronged: "I was carrying water, and the two of them secretly hid in the stove to play with ashes... Then I took him out to clean it, and..."

In a word, Guo Deng, who was on the side, had already hid behind Guo Kai, and suddenly cried out "wow", filling his mother's anger back into his chest as he wished.

After hugging him for a moment of comfort, Guo Kai called Aman to bring the two brothers inside to wash and change clothes.

After clearing up the mess and getting back to business, Guo Kai expressed his intention.

Guo Jian scratched his head, looking dull: "The east courtyard is going to be repaired? How come I haven't heard of it?"

Guo Kai lowered his eyes: "It's only a short time before you go home on weekdays, so parents should mention it without any time."

"Really?" After pondering, Guo Jian always reluctantly agreed with this statement, and cast his considerate eyes: "Since the east courtyard is being repaired, why don't you move to the Liuyuan on the west side? It's only a few months, so why bother... "

"It must have been the wish of my parents, and I want it once and for all." Fortunately, Jin Fu was transparent and interrupted: "Now that the repairs have been completed, the old house will be completely refurbished." Looking back at Guo Kai: "Brother also came by coincidence, I just came here a few days ago I heard that shopkeeper Hu’s brother-in-law’s house across the street has a house to rent out, so it’s in Touxi Street, a single family, three-entry house, if elder brother is interested, I’ll go and ask you in detail.”

Guo Jian was taken aback: "That's not Tang..."

Jin Fu continued: "But there is one thing that needs to be clarified beforehand. If eldest brother moves there, he will have to live next to the brothers and sisters of the Tang family. Here, I don't know..."

"You mean Tang Maoxiu and Tang Daiyun?" With a flick of his eyes, Shao Jingheng interjected.

Jin Fu nodded: "Tang Maoxiu explained the nomination for the exam. To prepare for the exam with peace of mind, he came to Beijing half a month ago. His younger sister Daiyun came to my shop to help her family. I was entrusted by her to find that place for her."

"So that's how it is..." Xun Miao stroked his chin, suddenly vigilant: "That Su Qing'an..."

"He's coming too." Guo Jian glanced at him with sympathy.

"Akai..." She cast her sad eyes on him but was ignored, and Xun Miao lost her breath like a fish's bladder that had been stabbed with a needle.

Guo Kai cupped his hands: "Then there will be Princess Lao, who will introduce shopkeeper Hu for me."

Jin Fu responded.

"If that's the case, let's go back." Shao Jingheng looked at Mu Yunqi, "After wandering for half a day, the officials and family should go back to rest earlier."

That man can do nothing.However, before he took a step, the corner of his clothes was heavy.

"Are you going to ride a horse? I'll go too!" The girl who was pulling the hem of his clothes was full of excitement.

With a low eyebrow and a helpless smile, Mu Yunqi hugged her: "It's not early at all, we don't have to rush, so we take Ah Nuan out for a stroll, and return after dinner while it's in time."

Although Jin Fu hesitated, she finally let go: "A Nuan is naughty, the officials will take care of you." She stepped forward to straighten her daughter's loose pigtails: "It's cold at night, come back early."

Mu Yun prayed for permission.

After all, there was an extra boy, even though Shao Jingheng was leading him, Mu Yunqi did not dare to whip the horse wantonly, fearing that he would not be able to catch up.So he walked slowly all the way.Unexpectedly, when he arrived at Zhuque Gate, he saw the man pat the horse suddenly, and galloped forward for about ten feet like chasing someone. He pulled the rein and crossed the horse in the city, blocking the way of a woman in Tsing Yi.

At first glance, the woman's back looks familiar, but Mu Yunqi chased after her, only to realize that she was right - Gu E!

"Aren't you practicing piano today?" Shao Jingheng's face turned cold, "It's already this hour, where are you going?"

"I..." The woman's eyes showed timidity, but she argued: "It's too early for me to learn the piano, so I went out to buy some silk thread, who knows..." When she said this, she suddenly became annoyed, "I just met a thief, and I chased him all the way Of……"

"What thief?" Shao Jingheng snorted, "I think it's another excuse you made up to play truant!" Noticing the strange gazes around him, he lowered his voice a few inches, but couldn't hide his anger: "In the past three years, poetry, calligraphy, piano and painting Jianuhong, you can spend more than a month on your heart? You only know how to hang out every day, don’t study poetry and don’t know etiquette, so you can be called a lady?”

"I want to be a lady..." The woman pursed her lips, murmuring to herself softly, "I just want to be at ease..." Glancing at the other person who was immediately superior in style, she suddenly seemed lonely: "I'm not in a hurry to marry Gao Pan... ..." After the words fell, his eyes suddenly brightened: "Don't go, the thief!" He ignored Shao Jingheng's scolding, turned around and chased after him with big strides.

The crowd was like a tide, and the chased person was like a cunning snake, swimming and weaving through the crowd, and was about to hide again, but suddenly he tripped over something, his body flickered, he took two quick steps and then fell down.

Gu E caught up and saw that the little thief had been picked up by someone and restrained.At that moment, he breathed a sigh of relief, and looked straight at the person who helped him, but was taken aback: "You..."

The other person was also surprised: "You are... Li Qiao..."

"Chongning?" Riding his horse over, Mu Yunqi was surprised: "Why are you here?"

Bowing his head forward as a salute, Lu Chongning replied: "I came out to meet friends, but I don't want to meet Li by chance..." Changed his words: "Madam Gu caught a thief in the street! Let me help her."

There was a commotion behind him, and the officials patrolling the streets of Kaiping Mansion had already arrived.Shao Jingheng ordered the thief to be escorted back to await trial, and there was a large audience, so it was inconvenient to give Gu E more admonitions, so he had to tell her, and the woman promised to return to the house immediately, while Ah Nuan was bored and Mu Yun prayed to leave, so Shao Jingheng had no choice but to Accompany him first.

"You pay me!" The two hadn't gone far, but the woman stretched her hand forward.

Thinking that he heard it wrong, Lu Chongning raised his eyebrows: "What?"

"I said—" The woman's eyes were fierce: "You——pay me!"

With a blank face, Lu Chongning scratched his head: "What money? I don't owe you—"

"The money that thief stole!" Gu E said confidently, "If you hadn't been meddling in other people's business, caught the thief and handed him over to the officials, how could I get back the lost money without any gaps? Isn't this your fault? "

After realizing it, Lu Chongning was helpless: After years, the so-called country is easy to change, and nature is hard to change, but Miss Gu's savage and rude nature has not changed!Rubbing the forehead: "You should know that catching a thief is to take the stolen goods? Just now the thief argued that the money and things on Dao's body belonged to him, and you can't tell the exact amount of the stolen money. How can you judge the authenticity? If so If you return the money, you will lose the evidence, how will the court judge the crime?"

"I don't care how he judges the crime!" snorting, the woman impatiently said, "I just want to get my money back, is there something wrong?"

Mess around!Lu Chongning secretly sighed, but he also knew that it was difficult to reason with her, so he waved his sleeves: "If the lady insists on her own opinion, then go and argue with Shao Zhifu, I have nothing to say." After saying this, he turned and wanted to leave, but was grabbed by the latter sleeves.

"I don't ask about axioms and national laws." The woman didn't give up when she saw that the goal was not achieved: "I only know that it is your fault for not getting back the lost property, and you must pay me, otherwise I will call passers-by to watch and discuss it. who!"

"You..." Glancing around, Lu Chongning's face suddenly became hot: "You let go, there is a large audience, how decent is it for men and women to give and receive?"

"I won't let go unless you pay back the money!" The woman was aggressive.

"How much does he owe you?" a voice came suddenly.

Looking at the sound, the woman sneered contemptuously: "Hey, what day is it today, you will meet old people when you go out! What, you plan to pay it back for him?" She stretched out her hand: "Two hundred Wen, here."

"Empty words have no proof, and..." Lu Chongning argued anxiously, but saw an arc flashing across, and a piece of silver fell into the plain white hand.

"Is that enough?" The person came indifferently.

"It's still your seldom-talking wit." Let go quickly, the woman suppressed her fierce look, smiled and said, "So, I'll take a step first, so as not to disturb the two of you talking about the old days."

"Zeng Mutou, you know her..." Lu Chongning couldn't let go of that happy figure in the distance.

"I haven't seen you for a long time, why bother to be discouraged by some small things?" The tone was calm, the visitor pointed to the high-rise building in front of him, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Let's go, find a place to drink."

The gathered crowd came and went like a tide.At the beginning of the Huadeng, there is a lot of people.

Where the high platform penetrates deep into the clouds, the voiceless sound is low and melodious:

Fantai willows are light, and horses step on the shore of the lake.When the curtain is rolling, the yellow flowers are getting late, and the Mingxiao on the water is breaking.

Fragrances dance in the clear sky, and the slanting moon shines on the curtain.As Fang Fei attacked Yu, holding flowers drunk and laughing at the east wind.