Chapter 51: Hurry down and apologize
Most of the people who came to visit and give congratulatory gifts were relatively low official positions, and none of them came at the level of Zhang Dan, Zeng Bu or Cai Bian.
It's not that they look down on Tang Ning, or they don't want to interact with Tang Ning, but if they come in person, it's too much to exalt Tang Ning.
Although Tang Ning can be said to be favored now, he is a first-class celebrity around Zhao Xu, but Tang Ning's qualifications are too shallow. did not have a Jinshi background, and only entered the career by recommendation, which is not the mainstream among ministers after all.
In the court of the Song Kingdom, it cannot be said that 90 percent, but there are also 80 percent of the people who were admitted by the imperial examination. Therefore, they are not so cold to those who rely on the shade to make up for the ranks, and those who rely on recommendations to enter the ranks.
Scholars were arrogant, especially in the era of the Two Song Dynasty. This era is the most noble era for scholars, and even the farmers in the fields have a dream of reading after ten years of hard study.
People like Tang Ning will naturally be looked down upon by some people. This is also the reason why Zhou Huai must tell Tang Ning to read more and write more whenever and wherever he wants.
There are deficiencies in themselves, and if they are not made up for through hard work, there will always be some hidden dangers left in the future.
Zhou Huai didn't want his apprentice to face a dilemma in the future, so he repeatedly told Tang Ning.
It has been seven days since the Tang Mansion became the Danyang Hou Mansion, and in these seven days, there has been an endless stream of people who have come to give gifts and mix their faces.
Including Zhao Li, he also gave Tang Ning a big gift.
Liu Yier, the only money fan in the family, counted the money until her hands cramped, and she hadn't seen her mouth close in the past few days.
Zhou Cheng took a break today, so he specially came to Tang Ning's house to be happy. The two brothers each had a pot of wine, lying on the recliner in the backyard while rocking and basking in the sun.
The sun is shining brightly today, and the sun is warm but not hot in winter. The Qin family was giggling with Wang Shi and the others on some topic, and Tang Ning and Zhou Cheng chatted with each other.
"I said brother, it's going to be the first day soon, how are you going to spend this year, what are your plans? If I remember correctly, it seems that you don't stay with your family on the first day of every year, right? ”
Tang Ning sighed and said with a wry smile: "Yes, I haven't come back in the northwest a few years ago. It was still March this year, and after I came back, I quickly ran to Cochin.
I thought I wouldn't be able to spend this year with them, but luckily it ended early and I came back soon.
If you ask me how I'm going to spend this section, I really don't know. Every year during the Chinese New Year, I drink wine and eat meat with the soldiers, and it is over. ”
Zhou Cheng said with emotion: "You have worked hard for several years abroad." ”
"It's fine." Tang Ning shook his head: "It's okay for me to work hard, and the people of the world can live a stable life because of my hard work."
It's a peaceful day, so that my hard work is worth it. ”
Zhou Cheng poured a glass of wine and raised it to Tang Ning and said, "Just your words, the foolish brother should give you a glass!" ”
After that, the two of them clinked glasses and drank all the wine in the cup in one gulp.
Tang Liang chased after the giggling Zhou Nian all over the yard, but looking at Tang Liang's angry appearance, Zhou Nian shouldn't have done anything good.
Guan Ze ran behind the buttocks of the two of them and was sweating profusely, for fear that the two of them would fall.
Tang Ning shook his head, Guan Ze, the housekeeper of the Danyang Hou Mansion, was too unremarkable.
"Nian'er seems to like your family Ah Liang." Seeing this, Zhou Cheng mentioned it with a smile.
Tang Ning naturally understood the meaning of Zhou Cheng's words, and said with a smile: "Children are not sensible, and it is normal for them to feel a little hazy with each other.
If it can continue to be maintained, I am personally very happy to see these two children finally come together. ”
"Why don't you set a doll kiss?"
"Isn't this unfair to Nian'er? Wouldn't it be embarrassing if she grew up to like someone else? ”
"How can there be so many words?" Zhou Cheng waved his hand, looked at Tang Ning and said, "The life of the parents, the words of the matchmaker." The family matter has been decided, and she has to agree if she agrees, and she has to agree if she doesn't agree.
What's more, you see that this Nizi is not smiling like a man, this family business may be more in line with her heart.
Just took advantage of the fact that you became the Hou Ye, and it was almost the New Year, wouldn't it be beautiful to have a three-happiness coming? ”
Tang Ning said helplessly: "The children's affairs are left to the children, isn't it good to let it be?" Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case. I especially like Nian'er, this child, if she accepts the grievances in the future, my heart as an uncle will not be comfortable. ”
Zhou Cheng rolled his eyes and said, "Okay, then I didn't say it." Afterwards, Zhou Cheng found another topic to talk about.
In the eyes of others, this may be Tang Ning's proposal to reject Zhou Cheng's marriage again and again, but in fact, Zhou Cheng understands Tang Ning's concept of parenting.
Perhaps under the influence of his hermit master, he never deliberately asked his children what to do or how to do it.
All of them are five or six years old, and they still play with them all day long, which is simply impossible to happen in other people's homes.
Zhou Cheng didn't scoff at Tang Ning's parenting style, he himself had some expectations, in this case, how far the children of the Tang family could grow.
Zhou Cheng's family left after dinner, Tang Liang and Tang Wen were reluctantly taken away by Li Zi to practice calligraphy, and Tang Yu was given a day off by Li Zi because of his good performance in the past few days.
Tang Ning led her for a walk in the yard.
Walking and walking, Downing felt a little bored
。 He stopped and said to his daughter, "Sister Xiaoyu, shall I take you outside to visit the night market?" ”
Sister Xiaoyu is the name that only appears when the father and daughter are in private, and if they are called like this, Tang Ning will be beaten to death by Wang Shi.
There are no rules in the family enough, and now even the title is messed up randomly, and when it is rumored that she, the housewife, is really faceless.
Tang Yu naturally nodded heavily, this introverted and quiet child, as long as it was her father's proposal, she basically would not object.
So after informing Wang Shi, the father and daughter took Lin Wei and Qi Fu, went out and got into the carriage, and headed towards the night market in the outer city.
As the largest and most populous city in the world at the same time, the city of Tokyo was far more prosperous than ordinary people imagined.
The city has a permanent population of more than a million people, and three rivers pass through it, and there is a constant stream of boats coming and going on the river every day.
There is no night in the bustling city of Tokyo, and as soon as it gets dark, the merchants and vendors are already lit up. In a matter of moments, the city was as bright as day.
Tang Yu often went out to play with Liu Yier, but this was the first time with her father.
Although there was still no big change in expression on her face, her eyes looking around betrayed her excitement.
Lin Wei caught the car, and Qi Fu sat on the frame and chatted with Lin Wei. The speed of the car was not fast, and occasionally passing by the small vendor selling preserved fruits in baskets, Qi Fu would reach out and grab a handful, and then throw a piece or two pieces of silver over.
Yesterday, He Xiangu replied that she had already moved, and she also brought her eldest apprentice over. The implication is that he is ready to marry off his eldest apprentice, so Qi Fu confidently ran to Liu Yier to ask for money.
Although Liu Yier has the nature of a miser, she has always been very generous to her own people.
Especially Qi Fu, in a sense, is also her relative. So Liu Yier gave Qi Fu a thousand taels with a wave of her hand.
With the money, Qi Fupiao is very powerful, you can see that he just made a move.
After grabbing a handful, Qi Fu put his hand into the carriage, Tang Yu likes to eat sweets, so he took a few pieces out of Qi Fu's hand.
Shoved one of the largest pieces into her father's mouth, and the little girl ate it herself.
Tang Ning rubbed his daughter's little head lovingly, no wonder most fathers are hostile to their sons-in-law, if one day a man abducts his daughter, then Tang Ning will be like most fathers, not giving that person any good looks.
While thinking wildly, I suddenly felt that the carriage was beaten. Then there was a quarrel outside, Tang Ning frowned and lifted the curtain, and heard someone outside shouting arrogantly: "Do you have long eyes?" Do you know whose path you're getting into? This is Lord Shi's carriage! Why don't you come down and apologize? ”