Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 110 I like Aunt Lin...

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Soon, Amber brought two little girls from the kitchen and brought several food boxes. They placed six dishes on the table and also had a pot of fruit wine.

After setting out the wine and food, a few people went downstairs and sat side by side in the corridor at the door, whispering and giggling from time to time.

inside.

Lin Daiyu raised her head and said, "Go and eat quickly. Don't say that your aunt didn't take care of the meal. She even prepared some wine for you."

Jia Rong went over and sat down. He poured himself a bowl of fruit wine and drank it. He said with a smile, "I am drinking alone, without anyone to accompany me? That would be a little bit lacking."

Lin Daiyu laughed angrily and said, "You still want someone to accompany you? Do you want to ask a pair of sisters to accompany you for a drink?"

Jia Rong laughed.

I fantasized about it.

"That's good..."

"I'm just afraid of the punishment from my master."

"Haha, so you are afraid too!" Lin Daiyu gently touched her temples and said with a smile: "Auntie will teach you a lesson. Study hard and don't waste your time thinking about indecent things. Otherwise, you won't be able to find a wife by the age of 30."

As Jia Rong grew older, many matchmakers came to the mansion this year, including those from noble families and those from scholarly families. Jia Jing was fed up with it, so he spread the word that unless Jia Rong passed the imperial examination, he would not be allowed to marry until he was 30 years old.

It scared away some people.

Some families have already started preparing. According to Jia Rong's current age, it is not too late for him to get married at the age of 30 and have a daughter now!

Jia Rong waved his hand indifferently and said, "What's the point of having a wife or not? I don't like them at all."

Lin Daiyu opened her eyes wide.

Don’t like your wife?
"If so what do you like?"

"Do you like..."

Lin Daiyu was a little speechless.

Covering her little mouth.

"It's Aunt Lin I like."

Jia Rong took a sip of wine and continued:

"Two poems from the book."

"Don't think I'm busy writing articles all day long. In fact, my favorite thing is poetry. Every time I get a poem, I forget to eat and regard it as a treasure."

Lin Daiyu: "..."

"Sister Lin! Sister Lin!"

Xichun walked in with a smile, wearing an emerald green Xiangshui skirt with flowing flowers, a golden step-shaking horse-like bun, and looked bright, pretty and lovely.

"Huh? Rong Ge'er is here too?"

Xichun looked at Jia Rong strangely.

Jia Rong said, "Why didn't you accompany your sister Lin to dinner? Your sister Lin seems to be angry now, very angry!"

Just now, because he was drunk, his sentences were a little long. He was afraid that Lin Daiyu would misunderstand and might get angry.

Fortunately, Xichun arrived in time.

Otherwise he would be hard to appease.

Xichun stuck out her tongue, pulled Lin Daiyu and said, "Sister Lin, I'm sorry. I was so busy playing these days that I forgot about you."

Jia Rong: “…”

Is there anyone who is as coaxing as you?

I've been fooled by the Bao sisters these past two days and my IQ has dropped?

Lin Daiyu: "..."

In fact, she didn't hear what Xichun said at all.

She had not yet recovered from Jia Rong's bold words.

How dare he!

Like me...

Two poems!
It seems that my talent for poetry is still good.

I have to write poetry well in the future.

"Sister Lin, are you really angry?"

"Sister Lin, I was wrong! From now on I will eat, sleep and play with you." Seeing that Lin Daiyu didn't say anything, Xichun hurriedly pulled Lin Daiyu's arm and started to act coquettishly.

Lin Daiyu glanced at Jia Rong and said to Xichun, "Don't listen to what Rong said. I'm not angry at all."

Jia Rong: I’m glad you’re not angry.

It seems that Aunt Lin's comprehension ability is still very high and is basically not affected by sentence breaks.

He was afraid that Lin Daiyu would misunderstand!
Xichun said happily: "Sister Lin is the best!"

Lin Daiyu laughed again and asked, "Why aren't you playing with your sister Bao and your niece Bao over there?"

Xichun: "..."

Jia Rong reminded: "Little aunt must have come back because she missed Aunt Lin, right?"

Xichun smiled and said, "Yes, yes, Sister Lin, I missed you!"

Lin Daiyu's eyes sparkled with wisdom, and she said, "You two aunts, stop trying to fool me. When you have new sisters, the new aunt forgets the old sisters and the old aunt."

Xichun said with a bitter face: "Sister Lin, didn't you say you are not angry anymore?"

Lin Daiyu: "I'm not angry."

Jia Rong said, "Yes, Aunt Lin is not angry, she is just jealous."

Xichun: "Oh, then I understand!"

Lin Daiyu: "..."

I can't talk to them both, aunt and nephew, it's such a disadvantage.

"Sister Lin, where are you going?"

"Go see the new sister and make you aunt and niece jealous." Lin Daiyu walked out the door.

Xichun chased after him and said with a smile, "It just so happens that I came here to call Sister Lin. There's a play called Sun Wukong's Havoc in Heaven over there. It's so lively."

Lin Daiyu laughed and said, "Making a scene in heaven? Sun Wukong was so powerful, but he was still suppressed by the Five Finger Mountain of Tathagata Buddha."

"Yes." Xichun nodded and said, "It's called one thing conquers another. Rong'er is so powerful, but he is still suppressed by the aunts. Sister Lin, don't you think so?"

For what?

Lin Daiyu poked Xichun on the forehead and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Who oppressed him? Did we use our status as aunt to oppress him? Did we ask him to come and pay his respects every day?"

Xichun turned around and said with a smile, "Did Ronger hear that? You must come and pay your respects to your aunt every day!"

"..."

...As the sun set, Jia Rong returned to his own courtyard, holding in his hands the two descriptive poems given to him by Aunt Lin.

Jia Rong wanted to find the book that he had put the "Drunken Picture" in, but he couldn't find it. He had to find another book and put the poem in it.

"My Lord is back."

"Sir, please have some tea."

"Please change your clothes, sir."

Before I knew it, there were already four big maids in the room.

Xiaoxiao, Qingwen, Ping'er and Xiangling stood in a row, which was very pleasing to the eye.

Jia Rong felt that he was about to become Jia Baoyu.

We have to hold on and can’t collect any more for the time being.

Just study hard!

Jia Rong took the teacup and took a sip. Qingwen then helped him change into fresh clothes. He resolutely said goodbye to the beautiful maids and went into the study to prepare to read.

Just as he picked up the book, Xiao Xiao pulled Xiang Ling in and said with a chuckle, "Master, I just asked, and Xiang Ling actually knows more words than I do. From now on, let her serve me in the study."

Jia Rong: “…”

Two beautiful ladies were serving in the study.

It’s time to test your concentration in reading!
Mencius said: When Heaven is about to bestow a great responsibility on a man, it will first test his mind and will… It will make his plans go against his will so as to stir his heart and harden his nature, and thus increase his ability to do what he was not able to do before.

In such an environment, if I can still concentrate on studying, won’t I make progress?

"Okay, from now on you two will serve in the study. Xiaoxiao, go get two small tables and you can read as well. Don't disturb me."

"Okay, don't worry, sir."

Xiaoxiao quietly moved in two small tables, took out two easy-to-understand books from the bottom of Jia Rong's bookshelf, and sat down side by side with Xiangling.

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Kyoto, Imperial College.

The classes had been divided a few days ago, and Jia Rong, with the first place in the Shuntian Prefecture College Examination, was admitted to the Jiachen School without a doubt.

Almost all of them are the most outstanding scholars from the northern provinces, and Xie Jiwen is of course among them.

"Brother Shunzhi is finally back. How was your trip to Jiangnan? Did you have any exchanges with your classmates at Jiangnan Academy and spread the reputation of our northern scholars?" Xie Jiwen asked with a smile.

Jia Rong smiled awkwardly.

"To be honest, Brother Xie, I was so busy with worldly affairs when I went to Jiangnan that I didn't even read a few pages of a book, let alone study with my classmates at Jiangnan Academy."

He was not being modest this time, he really had not read many books and could only barely write an article every morning and evening.

But Xie Jiwen obviously didn't believe it: "Brother Shunzhi is being modest again. Every time I ask you, you haven't read a few pages of the book, and every time I ask you, you have done well in the exam."

"At present, the name of our Youth Society has been spread out. We have more than 30 members, all of whom are scholars with honors. We are only one step away!"

"He became famous by stepping on Li Chun's reputation as the world's greatest talent."

Jia Rong laughed and said, "You are quite capable of doing this, and you have even given him the reputation of being better than his teacher."

Xie Jiwen said: "This is not our credit. We haven't done anything yet, but Li Chun has gone crazy and has been talking nonsense in Yunlou all day long. Even Miss Yun Qian..."

"how?"

Xie Jiwen said heartbrokenly: "I will give myself to you..."

Jia Rong: “…”

Cattle!
Yun Qian is very famous in Kyoto and has many admirers!
"Brother Xie, don't be sad. There are beautiful women everywhere in the world. There are always beautiful women every year, and there will be more beautiful women tomorrow."

Xie Jiwen shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Let's not talk about the courtesan for now. Many people have challenged Li Chun, but without exception, they all lost. That guy's writing is really good, and he has gained his current reputation over time."

"You went too?"

"I... naturally went."

"Lost?"

"It's a pity to lose."

Jia Rong: “…”

“Do you have all the articles he wrote?”

"Keep them all, you can take a look at them later."

"Okay, I'll study it carefully later."

Know yourself and the enemy, and you will be victorious in every battle.

Soon, the Director of the Imperial College, Zhou Zhengguan, came to the hall and encouraged everyone. He finally said, "There is a path to the mountain of books through diligence, and there is no end to the sea of ​​learning through hard work. I hope that all students will study hard and pass the imperial examinations in the future."

After saying this, he even looked at Jia Rong below.

Jia Rong nodded quickly.

Zhou Zhengguan also nodded slightly and then went out.

The formal teacher came in and started teaching.

Now it was Jia Rong’s most troubled time.

In this era, teaching and lecturing are basically the same old routine of reading books, reciting interpretations, and occasionally talking about writing when one is in the mood. Only the kind of mentor who teaches well will explain things clearly and thoroughly.

Just like Jia Jing taught Jia Rong, naturally he did it without reservation.

I studied in the Imperial College just for the atmosphere and the opportunity to exchange knowledge with my classmates.

The whole morning is filled with lectures and explanations. There is lunch at noon, and the afternoon is free time. The teacher randomly gives out a few questions that have been explained, and everyone chooses two to do and hands in the homework the next morning.

We had just started school and weren’t very familiar with each other yet. Most of them were quietly sitting in their seats writing essays, while some familiar people gathered in groups of three or four to discuss.

"These are the articles written by Li Chun during this period. I know they are useful to you, so I wrote down almost all of them." Xie Jiwen brought over a thick stack.

Jia Rong took it and put it aside: "You are so thoughtful. Finish today's homework first. I will read his article carefully when I get home in the evening."

"Okay, which topic did you choose?"

"The section on 'There are great ways to make money'!"

Jia Rong was very interested in this proposition.

There is a great way to make wealth: many people make it, few people spend it; those who work hard, and those who spend it are at ease; then there will always be enough wealth.

This article from "The Great Learning" is very meaningful.

It is particularly in line with the current national conditions.

While Jia Rong was thinking, he ground some thick ink and gently picked up the brush.

Those who are good at managing money will find the right way and become prosperous.

In fact, to save money is the way to make money. If we can really do this, what country will not be in need?
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(End of this chapter)