Happy Life in the Red Chamber

In the end, this matter reached Mingxi's ears. Mingxi summoned several nuns who were in charge: "There are no rules, you can't be round, and the little maids who bought at home recently have very lax rules. Arranged master behind the scenes.

I have to ask some nuns to teach them the rules, there is no room for talkative people in this mansion.Those maids who gossip behind their backs will be punished one by one, and the next time, they will be taken away by the prostitute. "

All the nuns bowed in response, and then withdrew.Ming Xi said to Yuan Chun and Hui Niang: "The most taboo thing for the servants in the family is talkativeness. In the past, our family almost became the laughing stock of the capital.

Whenever something is said at home, it is spread outside the city and everyone knows it.Why?It's not that the mouths of those slaves don't have a clue.Remember, the state owns the state laws, and the family has family rules. Anyone who dares to commit a crime will never be lightly forgiven.

Hui Niang, what are your two dowry maids planning?I'm trying to hook up with your man right under your nose, I don't believe you didn't notice.You don't think you want to make them both your aunts to Pearl? "

Hui Niang blushed, "Mother..."

Mingxi glared at her: "I've never seen you so stupid, as a mother-in-law, I didn't even give Zhu'er a maid, and you still have to push people into other people's arms?

Does it matter what others say?Is a virtuous reputation important?It doesn't matter at all.When I go back, I will send those two maids away. If you don't know how to deal with them, send them back to your mother.From now on, as long as Zhu'er doesn't mention Aunt Na herself, don't think about it...and you, remember what your mother said, don't pretend to be virtuous and generous.

Let me teach you a good thing today, if you have to take a concubine for your husband after you get married, remember, you must buy it from outside, never use the family in the house to have children, the most taboo is to give your husband the maid around you Be an aunt, unless you don't want to live a good life.

Think about it, the maid who grew up with you really knows you very well, especially your weaknesses, your weaknesses... If she is a little bit more serious, you say you can still have Well... It's not okay to have children at home. She grew up in this mansion since she was a child, and even her family members are there, so there will be great opportunities for future manipulation. "

Mingxi's words surprised Yuanchun and Huiniang, and it really made sense after thinking about it.The next day Huiniang sent her two dowry maids away from her natal family, and when she went back with Jia Zhu after a while, she told her mother what Mingxi had said.

Mrs. Liu felt chills all over her body when she heard this, she was confused, she originally thought that the maid who grew up with her would be a housemaid and knew everything.But I didn't expect that it was because I knew the basics too well...

There are lessons learned from the past. The man she once handed over a handkerchief hooked up with her dowry maid and made her look like a ghost...

Mrs. Liu held Hui Niang's hand: "Listen to your mother-in-law in the future, she will be a woman with great wisdom. The greatest luck in your life is not only to marry a son-in-law, but to meet a good mother-in-law."

Hui Niang nodded: "My mother-in-law is really kind. She always said that people should treat each other with their hearts. She also has a daughter herself, and she hopes that her daughter will marry well and live a good life in the future. She also said that she has suffered and suffered a lot. Sin, fall, I don't want me and Sister Yuan to go through it again..."

Mrs. Liu sighed: "It is said that it is not easy for a daughter-in-law to become a mother-in-law for decades. It is not easy for your mother-in-law. She is precious because of the hardships she has suffered.

But more mothers-in-law will think, why do you not suffer from the crimes I have suffered?You have to taste the bitterness I have suffered.They will even get worse... My Hui Niang is a blessed one..."

During the Tongsheng examination, Jia Zhu returned to his hometown to take the exam. This time in Qiuwei, because Lord Kangxi issued a decree last year, candidates were not required to return to their hometown to participate in Qiuwei.

It saved me having to go all the way back to Jinling for the exam, after all, it was already very cold in the autumn.Going back so far, it will take many days on the boat alone, and it is most likely to be acclimatized.

Qiuwei is different from the Tongsheng Examination. There are three exams in a row, and each exam is three days in a row.During the exam, the gate of the Tribute Academy was closed, and no one was allowed to leave the exam hall until the end of the three-day exam period unless they fell ill and were carried out.Speaking of the Kao Shelter, it is really small and simple, there are only two long wooden boards in total, with grooves on the wall, one high and one low are used as tables and chairs during the day, and the beds are laid flat at night.

Candidates bring their own test baskets when they enter the tribute college, and put pens, ink, paper and inkstones and dry food in it. After entering, a Gong bucket will be placed in the corner for you, and you will eat, drink, and sleep in it for the three days.

Mingxi asked his family's cloth shop to weave dense, thick, soft blankets with wool in advance, cut them into a large piece, spread half and cover half.It's already cold in autumn, and both clothes and bedding in the Gongyuan can only be a single layer.

The clothes are made of finer and denser wool. She bought this fabric in the space mall. After cutting it into clothes, she adds a warmer, so she won't feel cold even in a single layer.

Mingxi also prepared a simple mask, and Jia Zhu was a little bit dumbfounded: "Mother, what are you doing with this long strip of cloth?"

Ming Xi gestured to him: "You're going to stay in the test house for three days and three nights, eating, drinking and sleeping in it, don't you think it smells bad? This is for you to cover your mouth and nose."

The food in the test basket is also carefully prepared. There are small sesame seed cakes sandwiched with stewed meat. After they go in, they will send out a charcoal basin. When eating, put it on the top and roast it.

There is also a simple version of instant noodles, served with boiled meat sauce, which can be eaten after soaking in hot water or boiling.Homemade nougat, three pieces in hot water is a cup of hot milk.

Jia Zheng looked at it and couldn't help but feel lucky: "A loving mother is a failure, he is going to the Gongyuan to take an exam, not to go on a field trip..."

Mingxi didn't even give him a look, and handed Jia Zhu the jade plaque and jade pendant engraved with the peace talisman and fortune talisman, and said coolly: "The master has never participated in the autumn palace, and he has never suffered this crime, so of course he can stand up and talk." No back pain. My in-laws, Mr. Liu, said that this Qiu Wei exam is going to be a pain, so let Zhu’er prepare well, don’t rush tomorrow, if you pass the Qiu exam, your body will be ruined.”

Jia Zheng was ashamed and annoyed, but he didn't dare to show his teeth to Mingxi, not only because the prince became more and more powerful, but also because Mingxi himself was very close to Sifujin and Jiufujin.

Especially Jiufujin, every now and then, he would send his nanny to invite Mingxi to the mansion for tea and chat, and would send someone to bring him any delicious and interesting things.

After Ming Xi had finished, he continued to pack Jia Zhu's things. If it weren't for the uniform size of the test basket, Ming Xi could still pack enough.

With the eager anticipation of the whole family, Jia Zhu stepped into the gate of the Tribute Courtyard carrying the exam basket, and walked out with a disheveled face after three consecutive exams.

After returning home, he took a hot bath, changed his clothes, drank a bowl of bird's nest porridge, and fell asleep.He slept until noon the next day before opening his eyes, and ate an easy-to-digest meal. Hui Niang accompanied him for a walk in the yard, digesting food and basking in the sun.

The family was ordered by Mingxi in advance, and no one was allowed to ask how the exam was going, and everything would be discussed after the exam was over.

After resting at home for two days, in the middle of the night, he went to the Gongyuan with his examination basket.After three consecutive exams like this, Rao Jia Zhu's body has been adjusted very well, and he usually practiced boxing, but when he came out, his steps were sloppy and staggering.

But he is still relatively good. Many candidates walked out with each other's support, and some were carried out by soldiers with a pale face.A lot of those who insisted on finishing the exam despite their illness finally burst into tears after leaving the Gongyuan. After ten years of hard study, they did not perform well due to physical reasons, which really made them feel uncomfortable.

So this autumn and the subsequent spring will test not only knowledge, but also your physical fitness and psychological endurance.Just like this exam, in the last two days of the last exam, the temperature suddenly dropped and it rained heavily.

Candidates who did not prepare thick clothes in advance fell ill one after another, and candidates who were burnt out were carried out continuously.

Jia Zhu looked at the examinee who was shivering from the cold, and thanked his mother for preparing everything properly.When he entered the Gongyuan yesterday, Mingxi asked him to change into clothes made of thicker cloth, and even changed the blanket into bigger and thicker ones.It is said to ask him to fold the bunk in half and cover the other half, so that it is double-layered.

Last night Jia Zhu felt that she was sweating from the heat, and only today did she know about her mother's painstaking efforts.Seeing that others were wrapped in blankets in the cold, he was a little embarrassed to be independent, so he also wrapped the blankets around his body and continued to write.

When it was time to eat, it was the most difficult time for the examinees in the examination halls around Jia Zhu. The fragrant meat was close at hand, but they could only smell the aroma and gnaw on the hard-to-eat dry food.

In just nine days, Jia Zhu had enough hatred.Especially Guo Yu on his right, it was such a coincidence that in Guo Yu's view, Jia Zhu had a hatred for taking his wife away from him.

He made up his mind that he must win Jieyuan in this exam, and let the Liu family regret it.As a result, from the first day of the exam, he often lost his mind.

Jia Zhu ate deliciously over there, while he ate cold steamed buns here bitterly.At night, Jia Zhu wrapped the blanket around his body and slept soundly. He tossed and turned in the cold and couldn't fall asleep at all.

Especially as soon as the temperature dropped in the past two days, he was immediately frozen into a cold, dizzy, his mind was like a paste, and he completely forgot all the beautiful articles.

In the end, he didn't know what he had written. When the exam was over, he was carried out by two soldiers like a dead dog.

The moment he left the Gongyuan, tears of regret flowed from his eyes. He regretted that he was too conceited, thinking that Liu Shilang would marry his daughter to him if he liked him.He shouldn't be so arrogant, he should take the initiative to take down Liu Huiniang.If he was the son-in-law of Chenglong Kuai of the Minister's Mansion today, would he still have to suffer such a crime?

He was carried out of the gate of the Gongyuan alone, waiting for the cruel Xu to send someone to pick him up.Not far away was Liu Huiniang, who was standing at the door with a maid, waiting eagerly to pick up Jia Zhu.

Watching them go back to the carriage together, get into the carriage, and the carriage slowly left, Guo Yu bit his lip with hatred.One day, he will stand on a high ground and make those who bullied him, humiliated him, and betrayed him all pay the price.

As soon as Jia Zhu got home, Ming Xi poured a bowl of thick ginger and jujube tea boiled with Lingquan water.Then I was urged to go back to the yard to take a hot bath and change clothes.

Jia Zhu insisted on pulling Hui Niang to help him wash, but she felt powerless, so she could only hug Hui Niang aggrievedly: "Let go of you for now, wait for me to raise you for two days..."

Hui Niang blushed and was reluctant to push him away, so she could only coax him: "Get up quickly, the water is going to be cold."

After Jia Zhu got dressed, Hui Niang also changed into homely clothes, and coaxed him to drink a bowl of thick boiled noodles with the oil slicked off.

After Jia Zhu finished her meal, she first went to the old lady's yard to pay her respects, and then took Hui Niang's hand to Mingxi's yard.

Mingxi was teaching Jia Baoyu how to draw red, and when he saw the two of them coming in, he blamed him, "Didn't you say you had a rest after eating? After so many days, why don't you hurry back and rest, why are you running around?"

Jia Baoyu dropped the brush in his hand, and ran over to hug Jia Zhu's leg with a smile: "Brother, can you play with me?"

Mingxi took him back without mercy: "It's not good at all. Your elder brother just came back from the Gongyuan. He is tired and has no time to play with you. Besides, you haven't finished your homework yet. Want to play? Dreaming quick."

Jia Baoyu pouted, "Mother..."

Mingxi poked him on the head: "It's useless to call him father, hurry up and obediently draw red. Otherwise, I'll let someone send you to the front yard now, and let your father teach you how to do it."

Jia Baoyu touched his butt, the last time his father beat him, it hurt so much, he ran back to the desk, seriously started to draw red.

Jia Zhu smiled and said: "It's easy to accumulate food when I lie down right after eating, so I just came back from my grandmother's yard. Mother, you are usually so busy, so leave it to me to enlighten Baoyu, and I will be fine after the exam." gone."

Mingxi glared at Jia Baoyu who was listening with pricked up ears, then turned his head and said to Jia Zhu: "That's okay, this kid is too worrying, he'll be lazy and play tricks when he says let's study and practice calligraphy, I wish I could beat him every day. You Don't get used to him, or he'll kick his nose and face, hit him as much as he should, even his ass is fine."

Jia Baoyu sniffled, Mother was too cruel, it didn't make any difference, so she urged elder brother to beat his ass to pieces.The ancestors said that he is still a child, is it too early to be enlightened?Woooooo... He doesn't want to endorse the book, nor does he want to practice calligraphy.

After resting for a day, Jia Zhu took Hui Niang back to her natal home.He silently wrote the article he wrote for Liu Shilang to read. After reading it, Liu Shilang nodded in relief: "Although the style of writing is still a little immature, it has improved a lot compared to before. It can be regarded as a supernormal performance than usual. Not bad, not bad .

This time the chief examiner presiding over Qiu Wei is Mr. Tang. Your article is still in line with his preferences. If there are no problems, you should be on the list, but this ranking is a matter of opinion. "

It was already a surprise for Jia Zhu to pass the exam once. Of course, he would not dare to tell his father-in-law, Liu Shilang, if he was so useless.

You must know that Liu Shilang has high expectations for him, but his mother always said to him: "Just try your best, and the Jia family's ancestral grave is already smoking..."

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