Fengqiwu of the Red Chamber

Mrs. Liu felt that Lin Yuanzhi was honest and kind, and he was a diligent student, so she specially prepared a clean study room for him to study books, and even restricted the two children of Brother Jue from disturbing his study. Even more refined.Lin Yuanzhi was a careful person, seeing how the Wang family treated their brothers and sisters, he was grateful in his heart, so he just tried his best to study without mentioning it.In the evening, Wang Zhong and his wife were resting in their room. Mrs. Liu helped Wang Zhong take off his boots, and wiped his face with a piece of hot handkerchief soaked in it. Well, this time will definitely be on the list. It happens to be about the same age as our brother Feng, and our family is not far from Suzhou, and now he has inherited the heir of Master Lin. Being able to help take care of Daiyu, such a thing that kills three birds with one stone is really hard to find." Wang Zhong wiped his hands and face, and echoed: "That child is a good one, I'm afraid our brother Feng won't have that kind of thought." Mrs. Liu said angrily: "She's a girl from every family, so it doesn't matter whether she agrees or disagrees with this important marriage matter. She will know how to thank us when the days are good in the future." Wang Zhong still shook his head and said: "Don't, It's not that you don't know Feng Ge'er's temperament. How can someone arrange for this kind of adult. If she doesn't want to quarrel with you, she will make a big fuss, and if she runs to the sea, you will cry as well. Dead." Mrs. Liu snorted and dropped her veil, "You let her mess around, she doesn't look like a girl all day long. She is sixteen years old, and she is seventeen years old. People in Jinling have children. Her marriage has not yet been settled, can I, as a mother, not be in a hurry?" Wang Zhong only smiled and comforted: "There is no need to rush this matter. I will tell her when she comes back, but I can't let her mother worry about it all the time. Isn't it?" Mrs. Liu burst out laughing, rubbed her eyes and pinched Wang Zhong, and stopped to mention it.

In the twinkling of an eye, it was the ninth day of February, and Mrs. Liu prepared the four treasures of the study for Lin Yuanzhi early on, and brought him a thick set of clothes, and sent him to the examination room with thousands of reminders.This time, the general examination is still presided over by the Ministry of Rites, and the examination will be held in the capital.One is selected from three people for policy theory, and one is selected by five people for Ci, Fu, classics and meaning.The content of the examination emphasizes classics and meanings, and despises poems and prose.Because the exam is in the spring.Also known as Chunshi or Chunwei.Those who will be selected in the trial are called "Gongshi", also known as "Chinese-style Jinshi", and No. 1 is called "Huiyuan".The number of admissions is uncertain, ranging from more than a hundred to two or three hundred for each subject, after the announcement of the exam.Those with Chinese style will take the imperial examination next month.The four chief examiners of the general examination are called the chief examiner, and the officials who come from a Jinshi background, and the officials below the Shangshu and above the vice capital and above the censor, are all appointed by the Ministry.There are also 18 fellow examiners, most of whom are served by Hanlin.The procedures for sealing, transcribing, proofreading, grading, and filling in the test are the same as those of the rural test.

The examination will be held in three sessions, one session on three days. The first session will be on the ninth day of the lunar month, the second session will be on the twelfth day, and the third session will be on the fifteenth day.Three test programs.Four script essays, five character eight rhyme poems, five scripture essays, and policy questions are the same as the rural examination.Each person's test room is very small, called a single room.In ancient times, this kind of single room was called a number, five feet long and four feet wide.Eight feet high.Before entering, they were searched first, and each person was given three candles. After entering, the door was immediately locked, and the examinees answered questions inside, rested inside at night, and even had to defecate inside, which was extremely cruel.Candidates with thinner bodies are likely to faint in it, and there are not a few students who die in this way after the exam every year.It is also in this environment that the examinee writes a brilliant article.When Lin Yuanzhi was a child, he did a lot of rough work like chopping wood and burning fire with his widowed mother. He was in good shape, but he lost weight quickly after doing this every three days.Mrs. Liu sent a servant waiting outside to take him home quickly.Lin Yuanzhi wolfed down a bowl of chicken soup and then fell asleep. After a while, he snored loudly, which made Mrs. Liu feel distressed.

The second exam was in time for the Flower Festival on the twelfth day of February, which was Daiyu's birthday.Daiyu had already dressed up properly, and she was only worshiping far away in the room.I hope Lin Yuanzhi can come back with a good ranking.Jia Mu and others prepared a set of clothes for Daiyu, a pair of shoes and socks, a hundred longevity peaches, and a hundred bundles of silver noodles.Aunt Xue's place is reduced by one class.For the rest of the family, Youshi still had a pair of shoes and socks, Wu Yao only gave some jewelry and headgear, Xifeng gave a palace-made four-sided and lotus bag, which contained a golden birthday star, a plaything made in Persia, and a Ben Daiyu read the solitary piano rhythm for a long time.There is also another gift of Baoqin, which cannot be described.The sisters are all casual, or have a fan, or a word, or a painting, or a poem, just chatting with the occasion.Baoyu sent a beautiful Jinxiyang self-propelled boat, and Daiyu put it there when she saw it. Xifeng felt that the boat was well made, so she played with it for a while.In the original book, when Li Baoyu celebrated her birthday, the mansion was very lively, and the girls in Yihong Courtyard had to count the gifts for several days. It's been a few years for her to celebrate her birthday without anyone thinking about it, so she can only pass it so simply, but she can't say much, just living here, there are so many people with bad intentions talking bad things behind their backs, really It's not easy.

Then she urged Daiyu to change into the newest clothes in her shop. On the outside, she wore a red collar with a white background and a double-breasted printed trousers, paired with a milky white round-neck jacket. The thin felt can block the cold spring outside, and it looks like spring is moving.There is a carved begonia hosta on her head, a few pink peach blossoms on her head, and a few small flower tinsel dotted on her temples. She stands pretty and lively outside the bamboo forest, smiling and waving a handkerchief with Xifeng. To be drunk.Hastily rushed over, held Daiyu's warm little hand, and said: "I thought it was Baihua Fairy who descended to earth, but I didn't dare to make a sound." Daiyu snorted and swept it with a handkerchief The petals on Xifeng's skirt smiled and said: "My sister knows how to tease me, but in the future, if I have a brother-in-law, can I be so open?" Xifeng said with a sigh: "If you don't tell me, I really forget me I still have to find a brother-in-law for you in this life! Could it be that you want to get married when you are older? Don't worry, when you go back to the south, I will hire you which sister you like, and I will help you choose the best one." Daiyu's face was slightly red, and she said angrily, "Sister is messing around like this again. I don't care about you." Xifeng laughed, and took Daiyu's hand to ask Mother Jia not to mention it.

Lin Yuanzhi was taken home by Wang Zhong after the last exam. He rested for three full days before recovering, and made a fuss about going to Jia's mansion to pick him up.Wang Zhong asked someone to send a message to Jia's mansion. Jia Zheng was resting at home that day, and when he learned that Wang Zhong came with the young man of Lin's mansion, he felt strange but didn't think much about it, and just welcomed him in with a smile on his face. .Seeing Lin Yuanzhi's simple and honest appearance, he is not as outstanding as the children in the capital, and he thinks he is a man who has never seen the world.After calling Baoyu to meet him, he asked Lin Yuanzhi about his knowledge. Lin Yuanzhi hesitated for a moment and then answered in a satisfactory manner. Jia Zheng stroked his beard and looked dissatisfied. It’s also to the point, but I need to put more effort into the writing, it’s too plain and unpretentious to reveal the essence of the writing, but it’s much better than my unfilial son.” Baoyu immediately lowered his head when he heard this. Dare to look at people, with a cautious appearance, one looks at it and is used to scolding.Wang Zhong opened his mouth and didn't know what to say. This Jia Zheng claimed to be a superior scholar, but he was really a poor scholar. , who has no reputation at all, and now he is still teaching a student with such brazen words, it is really funny no matter how he thinks, but Lin Yuanzhi is also a pig and a tiger, so he can't help it.

Lin Yuanzhi didn't say much else, he just stood up and thanked him.Wang Zhong mentioned that his main purpose of coming to Beijing was to take Daiyu back to Suzhou.Jia Zheng is a "fake Taoist", he almost doesn't care about the affairs of the house, and naturally he doesn't know that most of the money for the construction of the Grand View Garden comes from Daiyu's dowry.Hearing that the elder brother was coming to pick up the younger sister, it was reasonable and reasonable, but seeing that the old lady meant to allocate her niece to Baoyu, she hesitated in her heart, and only said that it was hard to come to Beijing once, and she must stay in the mansion It's better to be a guest for a while.When Baoyu heard that the idiot in front of him was going to take Sister Lin away, a surge of anger surged in his heart, and he wished to beat him away immediately, but he had to forcibly hold back his emotions in front of his father.Wang Zhong and Lin Yuanzhi looked at each other, knowing that Mr. Jia was not in charge of the house, but the old lady Jia was the real head of the house, so he smiled and said that he was going to see his sister.Seeing that he kicked the ball away, Jia Zheng was naturally happy, so he asked Baoyu to take Lin Yuanzhi to meet Jia's mother, while he talked to Wang Zhong in the front hall, asking what dignitaries Wang Zhong had been in contact with, and only Wang Zhong was talking. He frowned vigorously, really bored.Baoyu left Jia Zheng's sight, immediately changed his expression, looked at Lin Yuanzhi contemptuously and said, "Sister Lin has lived in my house since she was a child. I don't know how happy it is to follow us every day. You just want to pick her up." Let's go, what is your intention?" Lin Yuanzhi knew that this man was the apprentice of his own sister who was abrupt, and immediately wished to beat him to death, and after listening to his straightforward questioning, he only knew that he was a pampered and disorganized , I don't bother to care about anything with him, it's important to go to Jia Mu's to see my sister now.So he didn't talk to him, but just followed the boy in front to the inner courtyard. He took such a big step that he threw Baoyu outside in a few moments, and Baoyu jumped around in anger, cursing bitterly. Said: "Stinky bastard, country bumpkin, you also want to take sister Lin away, so go ahead and dream!" mwah!)

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