After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 1125: Flowers on the Wall
The Hai family did not leave Mingshu Hall until almost evening.

Xie Wenzai, Cao Gengyun and Lu Bainian will not leave with them, but stay in the three small courtyards behind Mingshu Hall. They have lived with the Hai family for so many years, and it is finally time to separate. Although they are reluctant to leave, they feel sad when they think of the opportunity to meet each other frequently. They know that both sides still care about each other, and even if they no longer live in the same house or are neighbors next door, their hearts are still very close.

Haitang was sitting in a carriage with her grandmother Ma and sister-in-law Zhuang Minyi. Soon after the carriage left Mingshutang, she estimated the direction, lifted a corner of the curtain, and looked at the roadside.

At this time, they were driving on the road outside the Jin family's villa. Looking up, they could see a few pomegranate branches sticking out from the top of the villa wall. They were covered with bright red pomegranate flowers, blooming brilliantly in the sun.

Although Haitang had seen the drawings of the villa sent by Jin Jiashu, they only indicated the layout of the house and briefly explained where there would be flower and tree nurseries, but did not explain in detail what flowers and trees were planted in which places. Therefore, she did not know that there was such a large row of pomegranate trees planted right next to the wall behind the villa. She also did not know who Jin Jiashu had found to take charge of the villa project and where so many tall flowers and trees were transplanted from. However, when Haitang thought that after she married Jin Jiashu in the future, she would move into this villa with him and be able to enjoy such beautiful flowers every day, she could not help but feel a little yearning in her heart.

There were many flowers and trees planted in the Jin Family Villa, and it was not just the pomegranates that had branches sticking out from the top of the wall. Soon, Haitang saw a row of peach and pear blossoms, which were not as lush as the pomegranates, but from a distance, it seemed as if a pink cloud was rising from the top of the wall, and the scenery was also beautiful.

Haitang couldn't help but wonder where in the Jin family's villa these peach and pear blossoms were planted. Would it be possible for her to move into that villa in the future?
While Haitang was admiring the flowers and trees outside the car through the window, Ma was talking to her granddaughter-in-law Zhuang Minyi in the car.

Ma said, "I heard that the Ming Academy will officially start in mid-April. At the beginning, they will accept children from old friends. There are not many people, only about ten. In addition to Ping'an, it is still easy for cousin Xie to teach such a small number of students. When you went back to your mother's house yesterday, did you hear your uncle mention what to do with Tianyou? He didn't find another teacher after coming to Beijing, and he asked cousin Xie for advice on his lessons. It's impossible for him to stay at home and study on his own after the Ming Academy opens? Or does he plan to go to another academy?"

Zhuang Minyi said, "Yesterday, my granddaughter-in-law heard from my grandfather and my uncle that they plan to send cousin Tianyou to study at Mingshu Hall. But my aunt heard that students at Mingshu Hall need to live in boarding houses, and she was reluctant to let him go. She was afraid that my cousin would not be as comfortable living at Mingshu Hall as at home, so she was still hesitating. But my granddaughter-in-law came to Mingshu Hall today and saw that the teachers and school buildings here are excellent. If cousin Tianyou can enroll, he will not suffer in terms of food and daily life. Tomorrow, my granddaughter-in-law will go back to her parents' home to explain in detail, so that my aunt can dispel her worries and send my cousin to school as soon as possible."

Ma smiled and said, "Your cousin Geng is just overthinking! What is the relationship between our two families? Can you let Tianyou suffer in the school? There are servants in the school, and students can bring their own servants and live with the school servants. You just saw that the house where people live is quite spacious, brighter than the servants' at home, and they eat the same as the students. If your cousin is worried, just arrange a servant for Tianyou. If you still can't bear to let him go, at worst, you can let him go to school as a day student. Just rent a yard near the school and let him live nearby. His daily life will be taken care of by the servants at home, and your cousin can also live with him. What else is there to worry about?!"

Zhuang Minyi smiled and said, "My cousin was thinking, since we don't have a fixed residence in the capital anyway, we can just rent a quiet house nearby and ask cousin Tianyou to go to Mingshutang from home every day. It will be the same."

Mingshutang does not force students to live in the academy, but most of the students currently enrolled are children of Wumen. They all come from scholarly families, are determined to take the imperial examinations and have a career in officialdom, and believe in studying hard. What's wrong with eating and living in the academy? At least they can have more time to study and avoid being seduced by the colorful world outside. Therefore, even if these students are spoiled, their parents at home are eager for them to live in Mingshutang as soon as possible and live a frugal life focusing on their studies. Of course, if parents really don't want their children to suffer, the three principals of Mingshutang will have no objection if they let their children go to school every day. Isn't it just a little less study time every day? If the students and their parents agree, how can the teachers say more?
Geng Tianyou's family now wants to rent a house near Mingshutang, or buy a property directly, so that the child doesn't have to go to school. Ma, although she can understand the Geng family's love for their children, can't help but whisper: "The Geng family is reluctant to leave their children, but they live with your family. If they really rent a house nearby, won't your grandfather and your father have to move here too? Your grandfather is still working, and he has to go to the government office every day. This area is too far from the government office. It takes more than half an hour to take a car. It's too troublesome, isn't it?"

Zhuang Minyi felt the same way, but she didn't say anything, just smiled. Grandfather and uncle had a deep relationship, and the two families traveled together in Chang'an and the capital. If the elders decided to continue living together, she, as a younger generation who married out, would not be able to say anything.

Zhuang Minyi didn't say anything, Ma immediately guessed what she was worried about, and couldn't help rolling her eyes: "Forget it, I'm too lazy to meddle in other people's business. Anyway, the rent for the courtyard that our family rented for your grandfather has been paid until August. It's up to your family to decide where to live. Even if this place is a bit far away, your grandfather can sleep in the courtyard nearby, so he won't be delayed from going to the government office every day."

Ma turned to look at Haitang: "Tangtang, you have been lifting the curtain, what are you looking at outside?"

Haitang smiled and turned back to her and said, "Grandma, I just passed by the Jin family's courtyard. There were many beautiful branches sticking out from the top of the wall. I was looking at the flowers!"

"Really?" Ma hurriedly leaned over to the window and looked out. Unfortunately, the carriage had already passed the Jin family's courtyard, and she could only see a touch of pink and white from afar, but couldn't tell what kind of flower it was.

She could only let down the curtain with regret: "I didn't see it clearly, but the color is very beautiful."

Haitang smiled and said, "The one just now is magnolia. The one near the backyard is pomegranate, blooming bright red. Then there is a patch of pear and peach blossoms, which have faded a little, but the colors are still beautiful. Then there are azaleas..." She counted them carefully and found that there were seven or eight kinds of flowers. Ma and Zhuang Minyi felt like they saw the gorgeous flowers just by imagining them, and they were yearning for them.

"What a pity!" Ma glanced at her granddaughter and said with a smile, "But it's okay. The Jin Family Villa is almost finished. When it's finished, you will be married soon. When you become in-laws, are you still worried that you can't enter the Jin Family Villa and enjoy the beautiful scenery inside?"