When the pears are green

Chapter 169 Meeting

A shuttlecock flew out from the open gate of the Song family's courtyard and was caught by Yang Jing quickly when it was about to hit Li Yun'an's head.

Wu Minghui and Song Yue rushed out of the yard in a hurry and saw Yang Jing tossing the shuttlecock back and forth in her hand.

"Sister Yang, did I hit you?" Wu Minghui asked anxiously. If Wu Li knew that she hit someone while playing shuttlecock, she would definitely slap her on the palm.

Yang Jing smiled and shook her head. She jumped off the ox cart and threw the shuttlecock to Wu Minghui. She pointed at Li Yun'an and said to Wu Minghui and Song Yue, "It didn't hit me, but it almost hit Master Li. Don't kick so high in the future. It's easy to hit others."

Song Yue and Wu Minghui hurriedly apologized to Yang Jing and Li Yun'an. Li Yun'an, who realized it belatedly, couldn't help but touch his head. Although the shuttlecock was not heavy, it must be very painful to be hit at such a fast speed.

Li Yun'an didn't say anything. He and Yang Jing smiled at Wu Minghui and Song Yue, and the matter was settled.

Wu Minghui noticed that Yang Yu had been silent. She kept glancing at Yang Yu secretly. After getting the answer in her mind, she smiled and asked Yang Yu: "Is Big Brother Sister Yang's brother? I saw you talking to my big sister at the entrance of the alley that day."

Yang Yu smiled and nodded. Yang Jing curiously asked Wu Minghui how she recognized that she and Yang Yu were siblings.

Wu Minghui handed the shuttlecock in her hand to Song Yue. She smiled mysteriously at first, then whispered to Yang Jing: "I asked my elder sister the other day, and she told me. But sister Yang and elder brother look alike. Your noses, eyes, and eyebrows are very similar."

After hearing this, Yang Jing touched Wu Minghui's hair. She looked at Song Yue and asked, "Miss Song, my third brother is Song Xing's teacher. He came here specifically to see Song Xing. Is Song Xing here?"

"Xiaoxing is here. Mr. Yang, Miss Yang, and Mr. Li, please come in." Song Yue hurriedly invited the three of them into the yard.

Yang Jing waved her hand and said that she was going to find Wu Mingshu, and then asked Li Yun'an if he wanted to go to Wu's house with her.

Li Yun'an nodded, and seeing this, Wu Minghui also followed the two of them back home.

After the three people left, Yang Yu followed Song Yue into the Song family's yard. She smiled and asked Yang Yu to wait in the yard for a while, and then hurriedly knocked on the door of the west room.

Song Xing, who was writing a five-character quatrain in the room with a sad face, hurriedly took his book and the poem he had just written to the yard after hearing Song Yue's words.

After Song Xing came out, Song Yue went to the kitchen to pour water for Yang Yu. She smiled and put the cup next to Yang Yu, then picked up the sewing basket on the stool in the yard and returned to her room.

Seeing that Song Xing looked nervous, Yang Yu smiled and asked Song Xing to put the book on a stool beside him, and then took the paper from Song Xing's hand.

"The autumn wind sweeps the fallen leaves, one after another. After a few gusts of wind, only bare branches are left." After Yang Yu finished reading, he looked up at the locust tree whose leaves were almost all fallen, smiled and praised Song Xing for writing very realistically.

Song Xing knew that his writing was not good. He thought Yang Yu would criticize him, but he did not expect to be praised by Yang Yu, so he lowered his head embarrassedly.

"Xiaoxing, no matter writing poetry or lyrics, it is written according to the mood of the poet. You saw the leaves of the locust tree in your home being blown down by the autumn wind, and you saw the empty branches of the locust tree. It is really good to express it truthfully, which is much better than forcing yourself to express your sorrow. However, if you want to write about the autumn wind, you can't just write about leaves, you can also write about the geese flying south, or the desolation after the trees wither." After Yang Yu finished speaking, he smiled and asked Song Xing to take a stool and sit down.

Song Xing pulled the stool next to him and sat down obediently next to Yang Yu.

Yang Yu returned the paper to Song Xing and asked him, "Xiao Xing, tell me, what did you think of when you saw the locust tree leaves that had been blown down by the wind?"

Song Xing frowned and looked at the fallen leaves on the ground. He said it reminded him of the scene last summer when he and his sisters were enjoying the cool under the tree and counting ants under the tree.

Suddenly, there were bursts of "cawing" sounds in the sky. Yang Yu and Song Xing looked up and saw a line of wild geese flying south in a "human" shape.

Yang Yu pondered for a moment, then slowly recited: "The geese fly south in the clear sky, and the locust leaves fall in autumn. I still remember the ninth summer of last year, when I had free time to count the black horses."

Song Xing couldn't help but applaud, and then asked Yang Yu in confusion: "Master, what is Jiuxia and what is Xuanju?"

"Jiuxia refers to summer, and there are ninety days in total, so it is also called Jiuxia. It is recorded in "Da Dai Li Ji" that Xuanju is an ant. So Xuanju is an ant. Xiaoxing, when you have read enough books and visited enough places, you will definitely be able to write better poetry." After Yang Yu answered, he took Song Xing's book and asked a few simple questions. Seeing that Song Xing answered well, he encouraged Song Xing again.

Song Yue had been paying attention to the situation in the yard. When she saw Yang Yu stand up, she hurriedly walked out of the room and asked Yang Yu to stay at home to feed her before returning to town.

"No need, Miss Song." Yang Yu quickly waved his hand to refuse.

Song Yue and Song Xing tried to persuade him to stay again. Just when Yang Yu was about to give in, Wu Mingde and Li Yun'an walked in from outside.

Song Xing happily ran to Wu Mingde and shouted, "Brother Wu San."

Wu Mingde smiled and patted Song Xing on the shoulder, then said to Song Xing: "Xiao Xing, Yun An and I are here to invite Brother Yang to get together, you can treat us next time."

Song Xing did not try to keep them anymore. Li Yun'an, who had a good eye, pulled Song Xing and Yang Yu outside first, leaving only Wu Mingde and Song Yue in the yard.

Song Yue glanced at Wu Mingde and whispered to him to get out quickly.

"Wait until the afternoon, I'll let Minghui call you." After saying this, Wu Mingde smiled and went to look for Yang Yu and Li Yun'an.

Wu Mingde led Yang Yu and Li Yun'an to the new house of the Wu family. Seeing Yang Yu's puzzled expression, Wu Mingde quickly explained: "Miss Yang and my elder sister Minghui are in my old house. My parents are not at home. They are all girls, so it is not convenient for us to go there. Let's go there when it's time for dinner."

Yang Yu thought he could see Wu Mingshu, and felt disappointed for a moment, but quickly adjusted his mood. Since he was here, he would definitely see her, just a little earlier or later.

The three of them had a great conversation and soon it was noon.

There was a knock on the door. Wu Mingde smiled and said to Yang Yu and Li Yun'an, "You must be here to call us. I'll go open the door first."

"Mingde, take Yun'an and Yang Yu to have dinner." Wu Mingshu said to Wu Mingde who opened the gate. She did not leave immediately but was waiting for Yang Yu to come out. She did not believe that Yang Yu, who had been smart since childhood, would get the time wrong.

After Yang Yu came out of the study, he saw Wu Mingshu standing at the door. He followed Li Yun'an and slowly walked towards the courtyard gate. His eyes looked around and always inadvertently fell on the woman who had been haunting him.

"Yang Yu, I heard from Jing'er that you told her to come to my house today?" Wu Mingshu stretched out her hand to stop Yang Yu who was passing by her.

Yang Yu stared into Wu Mingshu's eyes. He wanted to blame Song Li for remembering the wrong time, but he felt it was unnecessary, so he answered directly: "Yes, I said that to her on purpose."

"Why?" Wu Mingshu asked puzzledly.

Yang Yu's heart was in a thousand twists and turns. He finally whispered, "It's because Jing'er misses you very much. She always told me that she can't sleep every night because she misses you so much."

Wu Mingshu was stunned for a moment after hearing what Yang Yu said. She knew that she had a good relationship with Yang Jing, but it wouldn't be to the point that Yang Jing would be so crazy about her.

Song Li, who almost took the blame, was packing up her things at the stall. Just as they were about to leave, they saw the gray-haired old student they had met before.

"Old man, did you pass the exam? I heard that the government has already announced the good news to those who passed the exam to become scholars." Several people in the crowd recognized the old student and asked.

The old student ignored him, and some people said that he must have failed the exam, otherwise he would have come out to show off.

"Hmph, how can a sparrow understand the ambition of a swan? You are a bunch of ignorant children. A summer insect cannot talk about ice." The old student angrily retorted to the people who had just spoken, and then quickly disappeared into the crowd.

Jiang Qingzhou saw that Song Li was watching seriously, so he pulled Song Li's sleeve and said softly, "Xiao Li, let's go home."

"Okay, let's go home." Song Li, Jiang Qingye and Li Yi helped Jiang Qingzhou push the cart and soon returned home.