Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 41: Grandmother Jia: It will take at least days to heal a broken bone
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"Shunzhi!"

"How did you do on the test this time?"

"It's not good. Our chief examiner seems to have a grudge against me. He has a cold face. When I went to hand in the paper, I was greeted with a barrage of cold words."

"Brother Shunzhi, why bother? I heard that Mr. Zhou is always known as the living devil. Our department is unlucky to have run into him..."

Jia Rong and Xie Jiwen had just walked out of the entrance to the Imperial Examination Hall while talking, when Ye Mengshu had actually handed in his paper ahead of time!
"Brother Ye, why are you here so early?"

Ye Mengshu looked at Jia Rong and smiled a smile that was uglier than crying: "Brother Shunzhi, I know your family is rich, but you can't put salt in the cakes like this, right?"

"Oh?" Jia Rong laughed, "You know to put salt in it this time? That's progress!"

Night Dream Book: "..."

"What is this? Who made the Ge Lao cake?"

"An elder!"

Jia Rong said seriously.

Xie Jiwen said to Ye Mengshu, "Don't be so ungrateful. You still have two Ge Lao cakes. My cakes were wasted. I didn't even have lunch. I'm almost starving now."

Jia Rong said, "Let's go find a restaurant to eat. I'll treat you this time... Where's Song Yu? Why hasn't he come out yet?"

Ye Mengshu said, "Brother Song has been studying very hard recently. He is probably still checking the test papers. It seems that he is striving to get the top spot... By the way, the names of the college exams are blank this time. What do you think?"

As Xie Jiwen walked, he said, "We should have taken the exam with anonymous names long ago. In the past, whether it was the county exam or the prefectural exam, there were always people who cheated for personal gain. Only by hiding the names can we achieve true fairness and justice!"

"Of course!"

“But I heard there are many people who are dissatisfied?”

"They are just opportunists, why bother with them?"

……

Rongguo Mansion, study.

Early this morning, Jia Zheng couldn't sleep, so he got up and muttered to himself.

"Today is the day of the Shuntian Prefecture Examination..."

"Brother Rong should have entered the venue..."

"If nothing unexpected happens, someone will report the good news to the East Palace in two days..."

Ningguo Mansion is truly thriving and has a successor!

When Rong Ge'er passed the examination for a scholar, or even became a juren or jinshi, who would dare to doubt the scholarly family of the East Palace?

And here at Rongguo Mansion...

There is really no talent available!
They are all useless rotten wood!

Jia Zheng was very anxious!
For a long time,

"Where's Baoyu?"

Jia Zheng suddenly slammed the table.

"Call that beast to me!"

"I want to ask him how his homework is going!"

……

Baoyu has recovered well in the past two months.

He could eat and drink at home and didn't have to go to school, so he gained a lot of weight, especially his round face, which was several times bigger than before.

When Grandmother Jia saw Baoyu's round face, big ears, white flesh, and the appearance of wealth and nobility, she was so delighted that she could not stop smiling.

Sister Feng also came to join in the fun early in the morning, pointing at Baoyu and laughing, "Oh my, everyone says that the ancestors have been raising people here, but how long has our Baoyu been here? He has actually changed his appearance, becoming white and fat and even more prosperous. Has all the blessings in the world been given to Baoyu?"

"Hahaha."

Grandmother Jia laughed so hard with joy that she couldn't stop.

Mrs. Wang was also happy. She kept stroking Baoyu's neck and face with her hands, and she couldn't let go of him more and more.

Baoyu twisted restlessly in Mrs. Wang's arms for a long time, then changed his position and went into Lady Jia's arms to play tricks on him.

"Grandfather, now that I am well again, should I take Sister Lin back to live with me?" Baoyu suddenly raised his head and said. He hadn't seen Sister Lin for two months.

I wonder how Lin Daiyu is doing now?
From now on, he would never dare to quarrel with Lin Daiyu again...

Grandmother Jia hugged her fat grandson and said with a smile, "Well, well, it's time to pick up Yu'er. Brother Feng, have you cleaned the yard?"

Sister Feng smiled and said, "Don't worry, Grandpa, everything has been cleaned up long ago. All the furniture and furnishings are ready. We are just waiting for Sister Lin to come back and reunite with us!"

Grandmother Jia laughed heartily and said, "Good, good! That's good!"

Mrs. Wang was a little unhappy. She felt very comfortable during the days when Lin Daiyu was not in the house and didn't have to be on guard against anything.

"Sister Lin is not going back to the Bisha Kitchen?" Jia Baoyu asked with a frown.

Grandmother Jia smiled and comforted Baoyu, saying, "The Bisha Kitchen is too small after all. Your sister will feel bored living here in the summer."

It has been such a long time, so Grandmother Jia naturally knows that the reason her granddaughter didn't come back is definitely because she has grown up and knows the differences between men and women.

In fact, in her heart, the two Yu'ers will be one family sooner or later, so there is no need to be formal...

But seeing that her granddaughter was so polite and courteous, she thought it was a good thing, so she ordered Feng Ji to clean up the courtyard where Jia Min had previously lived.

Baoyu didn't care about so many things anymore. As long as Lin Daiyu could go home, not be angry with him, and the two of them could still play like before, he would be satisfied.

"Then I'll move out too. My grandson has grown up now, and I can't always disturb the old ancestor's peace and quiet here. It would be appropriate to move to the yard next to Sister Lin." Jia Baoyu said coquettishly.

Grandmother Jia smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I'll do as you say."

Mrs. Wang smiled with relief and said, "Baoyu has really grown up and knows how to care for the old lady."

Sister Feng followed with a smile and said, "Everyone in the two mansions knows that our Baoyu is also the most filial, not much worse than Rong'er in the East Mansion."

When mentioning Jia Rong from the East Palace, both Lady Jia and Lady Wang frowned slightly unconsciously.

Jia Rong is well-known for his academic performance and filial piety.

When the ladies who came to visit mentioned the younger generations in the mansion, the first thing they would mention was how talented, intelligent and filial Jia Rong was.

This makes people feel quite uncomfortable.

It would be fine if he just studied, Baoyu is still young, so I won’t compete with him.

When it comes to filial piety, who in the two mansions can compare to Baoyu?

Rong Ge'er only brought two bowls of medicine to his father, but he didn't know how people outside spread the word, but they praised him to the sky.

At this moment!

Suddenly, a little girl came in breathlessly, bowed and said, "Master wants Master Bao to go to the study room in front."

Jia Baoyu, who was in high spirits, was suddenly struck by lightning and stood there in a daze.

Grandmother Jia was immediately distressed, and she hugged her fat grandson and asked the girl, "Why did the master ask Baoyu to come over?"

The girl said, "I heard that he was asking Master Bao about his homework."

Baoyu couldn't help but shiver.

Recently, with Lady Jia's protection, the master dare not interfere with him. He only plays with the maids, and all his books have been thrown to Java long ago.

Grandmother Jia naturally knew Baoyu's recent situation, and glared at him and said, "What are you asking about? His injuries from the previous fight haven't healed yet. Go back and tell your master that it takes a hundred days for a broken bone to heal, and Baoyu is still so young, he needs at least two more months before he can go to school!"

The little girl agreed and hurried outside to answer.

Jia Baoyu was overjoyed.

I can have fun for two months without having to study!

Very good!
Lin Daiyu is just about to come back, let’s play together.

Of course Baoyu didn't know that this year's Lin Daiyu had grown up and was no longer the same Lin Daiyu as last year.

……

Mengpo Zhai study.

After hearing the servant's reply, Master Zheng almost vomited blood.

Continue like this!

They are Rongguo Mansion!
When will we be able to become a family of scholars?
(End of this chapter)