Time flies, two years have passed in a flash, and it is the Shangyuan Festival of the second year of Huangyou.

The Lantern Festival is a big festival, and the county school has seven days off.

The Shangyuan Festival in Jiangwan Village has not changed much, and the atmosphere of the New Year has not completely faded, but every household has hung lanterns.

On the 14th day of the first lunar month, Fan Ning hung two heavy red lanterns on the door with the assistance of his servant Lao Yuan.

"Little official, slow down, there is an iron hook on it!"

Fanning slowly hung the two lanterns on hooks and jumped gently from the high stool.

In two years, Fanning has grown half a head taller, and has surpassed his mother, about 1.65 meters tall. He just passed a few days before his birthday, and he is eleven years old.

The customs of different places are different, and the age algorithms are different. According to the folk algorithms in Jiangnan, Fanning should be twelve years old after the age of 1980.

After two years, Fanning's childishness on his face also faded a lot, and the young man's outline began to appear, his nose was high and his eyes were very bright and sharp under his two sword eyebrows.

His skin is still very fair. Compared with the country boy, he is simply an alternative. His skin color is like his mother and he will not turn black easily no matter how hard he is sunburned.

When Fanning was eleven or twelve years old, she had a lot of appetite and always seemed to be unable to eat enough. She was very thin and always gave people a feeling of being careless when she smiled.

"Little official, are you going to the county town to watch the lights tomorrow? I'll hire a boat first. If it's too late, I'll be detained." Lao Yuan asked with a smile.

Lao Yuan was an old servant hired by Fanning's family. He was over 50 years old and was honest and dedicated. His surname was Fan and he was of the same clan and different races as Fanning's family.

He worked as a servant for people at the age of ten, and forty years, he changed three owners, and his grandson was as old as Fanning.

However, his grandson was in poor health and needed to take medicine for many years to recuperate. It cost a lot. The summer before yesterday, Lao Yuan and his wife were introduced to Dr. Fan’s servant in Mudu Town by their acquaintance.

Lao Yuan is the housekeeper and the old wife is the cook. The couple can earn four cents of money a month, and they eat and live in the main house. For Lao Yuan, being a housekeeper in Jiangwan Village can be considered a fallen leaf return to the roots.

Fanning was a little embarrassed. He made an appointment with several friends to watch the lights together tomorrow, but he didn't know whether his parents wanted to go together.

He thought for a while and said, "Okay! Go and book a boat first, and leave after breakfast tomorrow."

"I understand, don't worry, little official!"

Lao Yuan turned around and went to Zhang Shuigen's house to order a boat. Zhang Shuigen bought three more boats and hired two guys to run the boat for him. The business was very good.

"Ning'er!"

The shout of mother Zhang Sanniang came from the inner house, "Come on and have fun with your sister!"

"Here you come!"

Fan Ning quickly walked towards the inner house. His mother Zhang Sanniang gave birth to a young lady with her wish as she wished the next year before yesterday. She is one year or two months old and just learned to walk. Fan Ning was entangled by her as soon as she got home.

As soon as Fan Ning walked into the inner courtyard, a Nannan dressed like a little sheep was stumbled towards him, spreading her little arms, and her face seemed to be smiling.

"Aguo!"

The little guy was a little vague and the prince called him Aguo.

Fan Ning picked her up, pointed at her face with a smile, "Kiss my brother!"

The little guy kissed his brother in the face like a chicken pecking rice, pointing out the door, like a general giving an order, "Go and play!"

At this time, Zhang Sanniang walked out of the room, wiped her apron with her hands, and said to Fan Ning: "It's windy outside! Don't go out."

Fan Ning looked embarrassed, "Mom, Ah Mei must go out, she will cry if she doesn't go."

Zhang Sanniang glared at him, "Don't you think of a solution?"

Fan Ning had no choice but to turn around and ask the little maid Amei, "What method can I use to coax her out?"

Amei is from Jiangdun Village. She is as old as Fan Ning, with fair skin and very pretty face. She has been working as a maid in Fan Ning's house for almost two years.

She covered her mouth and smiled, "Either you just ride a donkey, and this is how the official coaxes her."

Fanning smiled and coaxed her sister, "Would you please ride a donkey for you?"

When he heard that he was going to ride a donkey, Adu changed his mind and began to pull his brother's neck, "Ji! Jia!" and shouted excitedly.

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In the living room, Zhang Sanniang was sewing clothes for her son, but she listened to the matchmaker Xu's introduction in her ears.

"Miss Xu is thirteen years old this year, one year older than your little official. We are all from the village and we all know that the mother and wife are a little older and love our husbands."

According to the customs of Wuxian countryside, marriages are usually made early. After Shaolang was eleven years old, the young lady could be said to be a matchmaker to talk about marriage after he was ten years old.

A few years after the marriage was decided, the two families could organize the marriage until they were fifteen or sixteen years old, and the young lady was fourteen or five years old.

Especially for a good marriage, once you reach age, those who say matchmakers will flock to you, and it is not too much to say that you have broken through the threshold.

Since last spring, the Fanning family has been coming in a constant stream of matchmakers and fathers from all walks of life.

Zhang Sanniang was still in high spirits at first, but she was a little tired when the matchmaker came too much.

More importantly, Zhang Sanniang is no longer the ignorant village woman he was back then. She is the wife of Fan Yuanwai and the mother of the county sect leader.

Her son earned her nearly a thousand guan of wine a month and stored it in the Zhu family silver shop. She controlled the money. She also had a maid and maid, which was considered a famous family in the ten miles of town.

Last year, the magistrate of Gao County inspected Mudu Town and came to Jiangwan Village to visit Fan Tiezhou and his wife, praising Fan Ning as a prodigal son and would become a great man.

With such conditions, how could Zhang Sanniang still be attracted by ordinary village girls or small jass?

But others don’t know that Zhang Sanniang and her husband are extremely low-key and still live a life of thrift and thrifty life.

Who would have thought that such a village woman who has a slit and repaired her has already deposited more than 10,000 taels of silver in the Zhu family silver shop, and she also owns a famous store like Fan Ji Stone Museum.

So most people come for Fanning's future and think that Fanning's family is a small family.

Zhang Sanniang bit off the thread with her teeth and said lightly: "Actually, age doesn't matter, what matters is character, appearance and family background."

Matchmaker Xu slapped her thigh, "That's it! Let me tell you, Mr. Xu's daughter's appearance is not as good as Xi Shi, but it is not much inferior. She is also very famous in Yuexi Town. Her skin is tender and delicate, and the spring flowers in February are not as delicate as hers. Her eyes are like two black grapes falling into mercury. Black is black, white is white. I can't describe it.

As for your character, you don’t have to worry about your kindness. You are gentle and virtuous. Once you pass the door in the future, you must serve you, your mother-in-law, comfortably.

As for family property, Mr. Xu personally told me that as long as the marriage is done, he will give his daughter five hundred acres of land to give her dowry, so that her son-in-law can study and take the imperial examination with peace of mind."

If it were two years ago, Zhang Sanniang would have been really moved, but after too many matchmakers came to her, Zhang Sanniang had already seen through the matchmaker's exaggerated words.

Once she and the matchmaker went to Zhoudun Village to visit Zhou Dun Village. After seeing the little girl with her own eyes, she realized what it means to add a point is too white, and to reduce a point is too dark. She obviously had a sick yellow face.

As for today's matchmaker's eyes, it was like two black grapes falling into mercury. Black is black and white is white. Isn't her father-in-law just the eyes? It's just that the grapes are smaller.

More importantly, Zhang Sanniang knew that once her son passed the Jinshi exam, there would be many wealthy families in the capital who would fight to marry his daughter to him. Now that he hastily decided on a marriage for his son, it would only ruin his future.

Besides, Zhang Sanniang still missed the little lady Zhu.

"Thank you for your hard work with Matchmaker Xu, Amei, give Aunt Xu soup!"

Serve soup is an implicit statement to send guests off, telling Xu that it’s time for you to leave.

Zhang Sanniang was not embarrassed to contact so many matchmakers. When the time came, she would just chase people.

Seeing that Zhang Sanniang refused to agree, Xu had to stand up in disappointment and said, "Madam, please consider it again! If you have an idea, just ask someone to bring me a message."

"I understand, Aunt Xu walks slowly!"

The maid sent Aunt Xu away.

Soon, Fanning walked into the house, "Mom, my sister is asleep."

"I'll go and have a look!" Zhang Sanniang hurried to go to the next door to see her daughter.

Finally, he coaxed his sister to sleep, and Fanning was exhausted. He sat in front of the brazier and baked his cold hands.

Soon, Zhang Sanniang came back and said to her son: "Next time, take off her coat and cover it with a quilt, otherwise it will easily catch a cold."

"I see!"

Fan Ning hesitated for a moment and said to his mother: "Would you like to go and see the lights tomorrow?"

Zhang Sanniang took another piece of clothing and sewed it. She sighed for a while and said, "Your sister is so young, how can I go out? Let's talk about it after she is three years old!"

"I have made an appointment with a few friends, so I'll go alone and come back tonight."

Zhang Sanniang has long been used to her son studying outside. For her, her son is already a flying eagle, and she doesn't have to worry about it anymore.

Her entire energy is now being sucked by her daughter.

The Fan Ning family is now called Fan Yuanwai's family, and his father Fan Tiezhou has become increasingly famous in the past two years.

Not only the ten miles of Mudu Town, but also very famous even in Wu County. Last year, the magistrate Gao sprained his foot and sent someone to invite him to treat him.

Fan Tiezhou opened a special clinic in Mudu Town last fall and hired two young doctors to sit in the hall. Many simple bruises and injuries no longer require Fan Tiezhou to take action.

At this time, Zhang Sanniang remembered something, "By the way, my father said last time that Mr. Zhou from Mudu Town wanted to ask you to give his son a lesson. Look..."

Fanning shook her head and said, "Mom, I'm going to take the boy exam this fall, so where can I have time to give others some lessons!"
To be continued...