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Chapter 166
Chapter 166
Hidden in the private flower hall among the gardens.
There is a family gathering that is not in the right mood.
“Why don’t you speak, bro?”
Su Gu’er looked at Su Fu, the eldest man of the Su family, and asked directly.
Su Fu was silent for a while, but just shook his head.
Su Xian, who was sitting in the main seat, had just put down the scroll in his hand, then picked it up again, and looked down.
The Su family master couldn’t put it down, and said to his wife, daughter and eldest son with emotion:
“Ouyang Lianghan’s prose is smooth and easy to understand, but it is not plain. Instead, it has an undeniable momentum. It is completely different from the gorgeous parallel prose that is currently popular among scholars. It stands out from the crowd.”
He stroked his beard: “Every time I read it, it’s like drinking cold ice in summer and cooking rice wine in winter. It’s dripping and refreshing, and the whole body is transparent.”
Su Gu’er turned around and commented:
“Of course, the momentum is overwhelming. The whole article is logical, well-founded, like a galloping horse, completed in one go. The author of this article must be a person who is extremely confident in his own knowledge, otherwise he will not be able to pour this momentum.”
Su Xian nodded thoughtfully: “Shan, looking at literature is like looking at people. Although it’s not like I haven’t seen him before, but today I just know the true man.”
Wei Mei withdrew her gaze from the calligraphy written like a dragon, nodded and said:
“That’s why there is no noble and no cheap, no long and no little, the existence of the Tao, and the existence of the teacher… I like this sentence.”
After a pause, she turned to Su Xian and said:
“If you can be hired as a teacher in Juxian Garden, as Da Lang’s guest in the curtain, to give advice, it will be excellent, a good teacher and helpful friend, and just happen to be a person of the same age, full of vigor.
“It’s much better than letting Da Lang face the eighty-year-old Confucian all day long, and the atmosphere is gloomy. I mentioned it to you before I was born, but it’s delayed until now…”
“Grandmother…” Su Dalang couldn’t help calling out when he heard how Grandmother commented on the teacher who was still sick.
Wei Mei ignored him and just looked sideways at Su Xian.
The latter laughed.
Seeing the pause in the conversation between his parents and his younger sister, Su Fu looked hesitant, and interjected:
“But Lianghan said that it was a gift from a senior when he was studying. He said he just polished it up a little and gave it to me…”
In the middle of Su Fu’s speech, his words stopped slowly, and he saw that Su Gu’er, Su Xian, and Wei Mei in front of him all had strange eyes, and they looked at him with a half-smile but not a smile.
“All right……”
Su Fu shut up, thinking it should be brother Lianghan’s humble words, as if a fool could see it.
At this time.
Su Gu’er suddenly asked:
“Brother, you don’t want Ouyang Lianghan to know about us, and you don’t want him to be your staff?”
The atmosphere suddenly became quiet.
Su Fu hesitated to speak.
Su Xian asked kindly:
“Does Da Lang think that Ouyang Lianghan is not suitable? Or…you have other opinions that are different, you can talk to us.”
Su Fu lowered his head and said:
“Brother Lianghan is a very good friend…I don’t want to harm him.
“Even if he doesn’t gamble, with his ability, he still has a bright future. Why should he get on our small boat that may capsize at any time, and be precarious…
“For the teacher, I’m already very guilty… If I let Brother Lianghan…”
Su Fu paused, shaking his head alone.
“Da Lang!” Wei Mei frowned and shouted, “Think about it, if you say such depressing words, you are not worthy of your ancestors.”
Su Xian looked distressed, sighed lightly, and did not criticize.
Su Gu’er lowered her eyes and said nothing. Under the blue skirt, one foot in a pink embroidered shoe was arched, silently hooking the foot of the empty embroidered stool. She shook the embroidered stool slightly, but she didn’t know what she was thinking.
Su Fu plucked up his courage and said:
“Mum, sister, think about it, why Miss Xie has such a close relationship with Brother Lianghan, and she didn’t tell her about our family, and didn’t invite Brother Lianghan in?
“I think this can already explain a lot of things…Miss Xie also thinks that doing so may not be a good thing for Brother Lianghan.”
Su Xian, Wei Mei, and Su Gu’er couldn’t help but look at the generous and kind young man in front of them, and listened silently.
There was no indication for a while.
The atmosphere was not silent for too long.
Su Gu’er nodded lightly towards Su Fu, and said in a nonchalant tone:
“That’s fine.”
In fact, she also felt that this was just icing on the cake, and it was superfluous.
Right now, Su Gu’er’s main energy is on the affairs of Donglin Temple.
In the flower hall, the girl with plum blossom makeup with a rather indifferent expression on her pretty face retracted her calf, stabilized the embroidered stool, and stood up.
Before turning around and leaving, drop a sentence:
“Since my elder brother has made a decision, let me listen to my elder brother. It’s very good. My elder brother has his own opinion now.”
Seeing that the most important sister also expressed her opinion, Su Fu breathed a sigh of relief.
Sometimes in this family, sister’s words are more effective than parents.
Su Fu thought for a while, and said to Su Baoer’s leaving back:
“However, I will try to invite Brother Lianghan to come to the mansion to attend the birthday party of your younger sister. It would be better if the birthday of younger sister is more lively.”
“up to you.”
Su Gu’er waved her hands, her tone was a little indifferent, and her figure disappeared at the entrance of the flower hall.
……
The next day, in the evening.
The day’s torrential rain seemed to be coming to an end, and there were only streaks of rain in the night.
Ouyang Rong put down the oil-paper umbrella outside the yard, pointed the umbrella against the wall, shook it left and right, leaned the umbrella against the wall, and stepped into the door.
He carried some more fruit and came to “visit” Mr. Yuan, but he still didn’t enter the back room, and stopped in the front hall.
“Brother Lianghan, you are here!”
After feeding the medicine, Su Fu hurried to the front hall to greet him, and wiped his hands on the hem of his clothes.
“Here.”
Ouyang Rong sat at the table, staring at the light rain outside the door, chewing something with puffed cheeks, handed the basket to Su Fu, and the latter took it and looked at it:
“This is……”
Ouyang Rong spat out the grape skin, caught it with his hands, and nodded slightly:
“Wei Lai and I have scooped up all the fruits grown in Meiluyuan. There are only some grapes left, and they are all gone now. They are all in the basket. You can get some for your teacher, and I will give the rest to my junior sister later. Go, she also likes to eat grapes…”
Ouyang Rong seemed to be chatting about family affairs, whispering.
Su Dalang took the basket, and couldn’t help taking another look at the side face of Ouyang Rong who was looking at the rain scene outside the door.
He pursed his lips and said:
“Teacher is almost fine now, but…Brother Lianghan, why don’t you go in and take a look? You come every day.”
Ouyang Rong shook his head:
“No, I’m afraid he’ll faint from anger again. I went back and thought about it recently. There was nothing to quarrel about last time…” After a pause, he couldn’t help muttering again: “Maybe it’s the old ways, and it’s all because of the previous quarrels. Typing too many keys…”
When it came to the last few words in the last sentence, Ouyang Rong’s voice became weaker and weaker, and Su Fu couldn’t hear clearly for a while:
“Ah, brother Lianghan, what did you say? What knocked too much?”
“It’s okay.” Ouyang Rong propped his left elbow on the table, took the grape skin with his right hand, turned his head and smiled.
In the back room, an old man lying on the couch with his eyes closed but his ears pricked up heard the faint words in front of him, he couldn’t help blushing, and his nose seemed to make a soft “hum”.
In the front hall, Su Dalang sat down with Ouyang Rong, turned around and asked:
“What is Brother Lianghan up to lately? Are you still staring at the Liu family?”
Hearing this, Ouyang Rong’s face became a little more serious, he shook his head and said:
“The case left behind by Liu Ziwen, my junior sister is watching, and so is the Liu family. I have been tracking the water level of Yunmeng Lake upstream for the past few days, and the recorded situation is not good.”
“Oh? What do you mean?”
Ouyang Rong rubbed his face, pointed to the upstream direction of Butterfly Creek, and said in a slightly tired tone:
“The last wave of water in this rainy season was larger and more serious than expected. The water level of the Shuize Monument built along the way from the Digong Gate has reached the danger line.
“Except for the sunny day on the holiday last time, the rain has never stopped, big and small continuously… This is not a good sign.”
Ouyang Rong sighed.
“Tomorrow, I have to go to the Digong Gate to take a look.”
He couldn’t help rubbing his face and muttering:
“This is the last hurdle. It won’t give me a big ‘surprise’. If so, it would be too bloody.”
Su Fu looked at the young county magistrate who was muttering something that he couldn’t understand, and laughed a little.
The Su Family Dalang encouraged:
“It’s okay, brother Lianghan, you have done your best. It depends on man’s efforts. If I were God, seeing brother Lianghan working so hard to control the water, and the people of Longcheng united so well under the leadership of brother Lianghan, I would never have the heart to do it again.” destroy.”
Ouyang Rong nodded, and glanced at Su Fu, who was good at comforting others.
However, he still stared back at the sparse rain curtain outside, and muttered:
“The water is rising… the water is rising… is it still rising… In addition to the two water conservancy projects of the Digong Gate and the Zheyi Canal, it is really necessary to recruit some extra large ships. If it is not possible, go to Jiangzhou City to borrow .
“By the way, we have to notify the people of the whole county to give an early warning. The suggestion that Ah Shan made earlier is good. We need to find a place with high terrain to build a shelter in advance. If the terrain is high, for example, the Dagushan Mountain Temple is good…”
Seeing that Ouyang Rong’s face was lost in thought, and he was muttering some words that he didn’t understand, Su Fu didn’t bother and question him.
Not long after, Su Fu seemed to see his friend beside him let out a long breath, and he must have regained his senses.
He smiled and said:
“By the way, I forgot to tell Brother Lianghan about something. It will be my sister’s birthday in a few days. Brother Lianghan, if you have time, come to the mansion for a meal. Let’s get together and have a good time?”
“Er…” Ouyang Rong pursed his lips slightly, glanced at Su Fu, and then at the door.
“What’s wrong with Liang Han? Is there anything wrong?” Su Fu asked, looking at Ouyang Rong’s weird expression.
“fine.”
Ouyang Rong shook his head.
In fact, the younger junior sister also mentioned this matter to him two days ago, these days he often comes to Su Mansion to visit, so he can naturally see the maids of Su Mansion who are putting up lanterns and festoons.
It’s just that when the junior sister invited him before, Ouyang Rong didn’t express much. After all, it was only the birthday of the junior sister’s best friend, and it was a little far away from him. Then run over.
But right now, it was Su Dalang who personally invited him. This is his elder brother’s identity, so the weight is naturally different.
Seeing Ouyang Rong’s expression of hesitation.
Su Fu waved his hand and shook his head indifferently:
“It’s okay, it’s fine if you don’t have time, I’m just asking, the county government’s business is more important, you don’t need to blame yourself if Brother Lianghan can’t go.”
“It’s not all…” Ouyang Rong shook his head and asked in a low voice, “Well, can I ask, is there a lot of people at your sister’s birthday banquet?”
Su Fu thought for a while, then nodded: “At that time… there may be quite a lot.”
Ouyang Rong nodded with no surprise on his face.
After all, he has also heard from his younger junior sister that this young girl of the Su family has an unusual status in the Su family, and it is normal for that master Su to spoil his daughter with a lot of pomp.
Ouyang Rong suddenly lost all interest in going to join in the fun.
One is that Ouyang Rong doesn’t like this kind of banquet very much. If he can’t sit at the table with children, wouldn’t he have to change the cups and toast the drinks all the way?
Second, the last time I took the Meilin path and ended up going downstairs in the Su family’s little sister’s boudoir, it seems a little embarrassing to think about it now.
The third is, after all, he is a parent official of a county. Apart from his personal relationship, he has to treat all the people of Longcheng equally. Even if it is because of Da Lang and his younger junior sister, Su Mansion has to avoid suspicion no matter how good their friendship or affection is.
Ouyang Rong shook his head.
In addition, there is actually a small factor.
Yesterday, after delivering the fruits and bidding farewell to Dalang Su, he vaguely sensed that something was wrong with this Su Mansion, and the origin seemed not so simple…
He is a person who wants to return home, and it is wise to avoid getting involved.
This is also the reason why Ouyang Rong leaves early and returns late these days, and lives regularly at three points and one line at Meilu Garden, County Government Office, and Di Gongzha.
Now he is afraid that in case of any accident, he will be forced to get involved in other things, which will further deepen the bond with this world.
In this regard, Ouyang Rong even restrained his urge to “divide the land” and rectify the land equalization system in Longcheng County after “beating local tyrants” to dismember Liu’s family a few days ago, and did not meddle in other matters.
At the moment, Ouyang Rong’s eyes are only on water control, and he only wants to deal with possible floods.
He has already collected all the [-] merits in exchange for the great blessings of the Pure Land Palace, and there is even a surplus.
So now he only has the obsession with disaster relief and water control when he went down the mountain to serve as the county magistrate.
As for the fetters, the current existing fetters can handle a little bit.
As for the new fetters, don’t come.
Su Fu turned his head and asked: “So, Lianghan still doesn’t want to come?”
Ouyang Rong, who was exhausted like a sage’s time, hesitated slightly:
“I don’t want to come…”
In fact, I just don’t want to come.
He tactfully suggested:
“Well, it depends on the situation at that time. If there is time, I will definitely go to the banquet. But if the county government has heavy business or other emergencies, and I really can’t get away, then I ask Dalang and Lingmei to forgive me. How about it?” ?”
After listening to Ouyang Rong’s long series of sincere words, Su Fu looked at the sincere face of his friend in front of him, and he was a little dumbfounded for a moment.
Su Dalang actually wanted to say, Brother Lianghan doesn’t need to be so gentle and devious, even if you can’t come Lianghan, Amei won’t care.
A-mei is full of thoughts all day long, and sometimes even her family members can’t guess what she is thinking about. It is estimated that even the birthday party, which is very heavy in the eyes of outsiders, is just as light as a feather in her eyes.
But these big truths are naturally inconvenient to tell friends.
Regarding Ouyang Rong’s proposal, Su Fu could not help but nodded directly: “No problem.”
Immediately, the two chatted for a while, and the young county magistrate took his grapes and got up to say goodbye.
Before stepping out of the gate, Ouyang Rong suddenly stopped, put down the hand holding the umbrella, and looked back with a smile:
“Even if you can’t come, you can’t miss it, but you know me, Dalang. There is only a white-haired maid who is poor in the house, and she is very good at eating… How about this, there is nothing in the family, and I will give you a gift. how?”
Su Fu was startled, and then joked: “Let Wei Wei guess… Well, this gift was also given to you by a senior when you were studying? Just as a gift?”
“Da Lang will answer quickly…”
Ouyang Rong smiled embarrassedly, “A long time ago, I occasionally heard someone mention some of Lingmei’s hobbies. This Fu, Lingmei may like…”
Su Fu didn’t care too much, and nodded with a broken smile:
“That’s fine, I’ll take it on behalf of my sister-in-law, and I’ll trouble brother Lianghan.”
(End of this chapter)