Quick Travel: The Long Road to Resurrection

The next day, Lin Ning went to Li Mansion with gifts.

Li Shou looked at Lin Ningmo's test questions, nodded with satisfaction, and told him that there was nothing he could teach him anymore, and asked him to go back and read on his own.

After having lunch, Lin Ning said goodbye and left.

Forest House

When Lin Ning came back and saw Daiyu, he laid out the meal and knew that she was waiting for him, so he had to use some more.

Lin Ning put down the bowl and said: "Sister, I will go to Jinling to take the provincial examination next year. Why don't you come with me?"

Daiyu was very yearning when she heard this, but when she thought that Ning'er was going to get a degree, it would be inconvenient for her to go there, and she was afraid of disturbing his study and study.

Daiyu shook her head without saying anything.

Lin Ning knew at a glance that she wanted to go together, but was afraid of delaying him.

But now that Yuanchun is about to be crowned a concubine, he doesn't want Daiyu to live in the Grand View Garden, and they, the Jia Mansion, don't even want to come to the Lin Mansion to borrow money.

Just listening, Lin Ning said pitifully: "Sister, just come with me! My sister and brother are together, and I feel more at ease. In the first few exams, I didn't have any close relatives around, and I always felt unhappy. There is so much happiness that there is not even a single person to share the joy with.”

When Daiyu heard what Lin Ning said, she felt very sorry for him. She went to take the exam alone at a young age and agreed when she was excited.

She immediately sent a group of servants to Jinling to rent a yard near Gongyuan and clean it.

The next day, the two siblings went to Jia's house again.

Jia Mu Yuan Zhong

Just listen, Daiyu and Lin Ning said hello to Jia Mu: "Grandma, our siblings are here to say hello to you."

Mother Jia looked at Lin Ning carefully. He looked like a handsome young man.

She smiled and said, "We haven't seen each other for a year, and Ning'er has grown a lot taller."

I asked him some questions about his exam and found out that he was going to Jinling to take the provincial exam soon.

I lamented that Lin Ning is a highly motivated child. It won’t be long before the Lin family will produce another Jinshi.

Unlike her Baoyu, although a hundred people are not as smart as him, they are not on the right path.

She encouraged Lin Ning and asked him to study hard... She would also enjoy his blessings in the future.

Mother Jia said: "Since you are taking the exam in your hometown in Jinling, I asked your uncle to send a message back to your hometown. Why not live in our house?"

Lin Ning said hurriedly: "Grandma, my sister has sent someone to rent the yard, so don't bother uncle."

Yuanchun is about to be crowned a concubine. Once she is crowned, she will return to her hometown to visit her relatives. Isn't that still far from confiscating her home?

He is about to take Daiyu to Jinling, and he doesn't want to get too close to the Jia Mansion. If he lives in the Jia Mansion in Jinling, is he afraid that he won't hate him now?

Daiyu also echoed: "The yard has been cleaned and arranged, so I won't bother uncle."

Seeing that the two siblings had already made up their minds, Jia's mother said no more.

Only Daiyu was left, and Lin Ning was asked to go and greet Jia She and Jia Zheng.

Lin Ning met Jia She, received a few words of encouragement, and then went to Jia Zheng's office.

Jia Zheng regarded himself as a scholar and loved scholars very much. Otherwise, he would not have invited so many guests. Of course, he had a lot to say to Lin Ning.

First, he asked Lin Ning about the exam, and then he was concerned about whether he had a place to stay when he went to Jinling to take the exam. He also invited him to live in the Jia Mansion in Jinling.

Lin Ning quickly declined, saying that everything had been taken care of and she would not bother her uncle.

Jia Zheng was very moved. This nephew Lin Ning was several years younger than Baoyu!

No one disciplined me when I came to Kyoto, yet I was so self-disciplined that I passed the provincial examination.

Lin Ning is already going to take the provincial examination!

Look at Baoyu again, he is still lazing around all day long, wallowing among his daughters, and learning some exquisite naughtiness!

Besides, Huan'er is also incompetent. He was brought up in a wretched manner by the Zhao family and learned some of the tongue-in-cheek talk of women.

Sigh~ As a father, he is simply too shameless to give birth to two useless things.

Jia Zheng said with emotion: "If your cousin can be like you, uncle and I can worry less."

Lin Ning said modestly: "Uncle Miao Zan, he is as good as he is, but he just studies hard and cannot compare with my cousin's intelligence."

Just listening, Jia Zheng snorted and said: "Humph, he is not smart, he is just a little smart."

If Lin Ning hadn't heard the recognition in Jia Zheng's tone.

I almost believed this hypocritical prude.

After the conversation was almost over, Lin Ning said goodbye and left.

When he arrived at Jia Mu's place, he saw Sister Sanchun and Baoyu also coming. He hurriedly avoided them. Now he was a big boy.

Jia Mu smiled and said, "It's always like this. They are all your sisters. Why are you hiding, Ning'er?"

Lin Ning came out with an embarrassed look on her face and greeted the three sisters Baoyu.

Everyone started chatting again, and somehow the topic of Lin Ning's provincial examination next year came up.

Speaking of this, the three sisters asked Lin Ning what it was like in the examination room... Is the examiner scary?

Baoyu felt a little unbalanced when she saw that the sisters and the old lady only asked Lin Ning.

He wanted to speak up and steal the limelight, but then he thought of the words the maid next to Sister Lin used to scold him. Although he felt that what the maid said was wrong, he could not refute her.

Thinking of this, he looked around the room with a guilty conscience and felt slightly relieved when he saw that the sharp-tongued maid was not there.

In fact, I just disdain to associate with those who are chasing fame and fortune. These ordinary people can't see how different and extraordinary I am.

These vulgar people all like those who pursue fame and wealth. Even a little maid is so vulgar. If she hadn't shown pity for her, if her mother had known about it, she would have dealt with that maid.

Thinking of these, I forgot about trying to steal the limelight.

Jia's mother enjoys this kind of life with her children and grandchildren around her very much. She loves to stay with these young and lively juniors.

He stayed with everyone for dinner, and the two siblings returned to the Lin Mansion after dinner.

After that, Lin Ning studied in the study all day long, while Daiyu wore the same clothes and covered herself with the blanket when she and the maids took Lin Ning's rural examination.

Time flies, and it’s time for the two siblings to rush to Jinling.

Daiyu Lin Ning and her servants arrived at Jinling after a tiring journey.

In a small courtyard not far from Gongyuan

The two siblings nodded with satisfaction when they saw the yard.

Although this courtyard is small, it is still enough for them and their brothers and servants. In addition, it is not far from the Gongyuan and it is kept very elegantly, so the two siblings are quite satisfied.

The two siblings came all the way and were really tired. After washing up, they ate some food quickly and then rested.

After repairing for a few days, Lin Ning began to study hard again, while Daiyu prepared the pens, inkstones, bedding and other items required for the exam in advance.

On the day before the provincial examination, the maids got up in the middle of the night to prepare breakfast and the food they brought into the examination room. They cooked food that was more resistant to hunger, some sweet and some salty.

Breakfast includes sea cucumber fried noodles, fresh meat dumplings, beef crispy cakes, vegetarian stir-fried assorted vegetables, bird's nest porridge, walnut steamed eggs, and hot milk.

Daiyu also got up early, had breakfast with Lin Ning, and then accompanied him to the gate of Gongyuan.