Red Mansions I am Aunt Xue

"Drive! Drive! Haha..." Xue Qiu whipped his horsewhip, speeding up a little more, turning his head and laughing: "Brother Li, your speed is not good, brother Wang is afraid that he had tea in the pavilion earlier. "

Li Mu, who was following slowly behind, smiled, shook his head and said, "I'm not good at riding, why should I be the most proud of that surnamed Wang?"

Xue Qiu raised the corner of his mouth and also smiled.Another horse whip, and raised his voice: "Since this is the case, brother, I will be one step ahead. Drive!"

Not long after, Xue Qiu arrived at a pavilion in front.Get off your horse and walk in to have a look.As a result, Wang Fengping was sitting leisurely drinking tea while admiring the surrounding plants and trees that had just woken up in early spring.

"My virtuous brother has arrived, hey! Zian hasn't arrived yet?" Wang Fengping stretched out his head to look, and asked.

"Let's have tea, maybe Brother Li will be there after we finish our tea." Xue Qiu has gradually grown, and he smiled with a rather youthful and handsome face, revealing his neat white teeth, making people happy to see him.

Wang Fengping shook his head and said with a smile: "That's right. By the way, I heard that you are going to end this child's test, but is it true?"

Xue Qian put down the tea bowl, nodded with a smile and said, "That's right. The teacher said I could give it a try, and said it was to let me know."

Hearing this, Wang Fengping knew that the teacher didn't want to put pressure on Xue Qiu, so he said: "That's right, you are only twelve years old, so you don't have to think about whether you get in or not, just give it a try."

"Well, the elders of my younger brother's family also said the same thing." The elders of the family are not parents from other lands, but Lin Ruhai who is already a doctor of Lantai Temple.

Wang Fengping is six years older than Xue Qiu, and he has already passed the academy examination and obtained the honor of a scholar.Therefore, he pulled Xue Qiu to talk about his experience in the examination room with great interest, and Xue Qiu was also interested in hearing it.At this time, Li Mu finally arrived at the pavilion on horseback.

Hearing what Wang Fengping said, he said with a smile: "My dear brother, don't listen to his nonsense. At that time, you can just relax and use your usual skills."

"Okay, you Li Zian, you'll hurt me when you come." Wang Fengping smiled and stood up as if to hit him, but Xue Qian hurriedly got up and pretended to stop him.Suddenly, there was laughter in the pavilion.After walking forward again, several people shook their heads and corrected a few poems.It wasn't until noon that several people finished their journey.

Because Xue Qiu was going to take the children's exam in a few days, the teacher in the courtyard gave him leave to prepare for the exam at home.He got on his horse, cupped his fists to bid farewell to his two classmates and friends, then pulled the reins and headed towards Lin's residence.

As soon as Pu entered the room, he saw a cute little boy about four or five years old, dressed in a moon-white robe with dark silver patterns and flowers, and a small melon skin hat inlaid with rubies. Legs dangling on the chair.This is Lin Ruhai's eldest son, Lin Yu, who just turned five years old.

Originally the eldest son of Jia Min, he died when he was less than two years old despite all his efforts.Although it was something they already knew, Lin Ruhai and Jia Min were still heartbroken.The family tree of the Lin family can only be entered at the age of three, so Jia Min's elder brother has not been sequenced.Aunt Zhou's elder brother also became Lin Ruhai's eldest son, and is now the only heir.

After all, Jia Min never gave up the idea of ​​having a biological child, so he never recorded Lin Yu in his own name.There is only one child in the Lin family, Lin Yu, so he loves him in every possible way.

"Cousin Xue, are you back?" Seeing Xue Qiu enter the door, Lin Yu jumped off the chair, ran to Xue Qiu, and asked with a smile.

"Oh! Slow down, bro." The nanny shouted, covering her hands behind her.

"Why didn't you practice calligraphy with uncle today? But you were naughty again? That's why you asked uncle to drive out of the study?" Xue Qiu smiled and led Lin Yu forward, and said to the woman and maid beside him: "Go down, all of you. , I am here."

Lin Yu pouted, "I didn't, I had already finished my homework, so the master allowed me to come out to play. I was looking for my cousin to play! I just couldn't find my cousin. I only found out when I asked. I went out to play by myself, and I didn’t even take me with me. Hmph..."

"Haha, I will definitely bring my cousin with me next time. By the way, when I just entered the door, I saw a few carriages parked outside. Whose?"

Hearing this, Lin Yu was no longer angry.Turning her black eyes and whispering in surprise, "Cousin, let me tell you. A letter came from my wife's family saying that my second aunt gave birth to a cousin with jade. Are you surprised?" Following Lin Ruhai's example, he frowned and put his hands behind his back: "There is such a strange thing in the world? Weird! Weird! Ouch! Cousin, why did you hit me?"

Xue Qiu withdrew his hand and smiled: "It's not big or small, but it's a mischief. I don't want to teach you for uncle. Or do you want uncle to teach you personally?"

Lin Yu rubbed his head, shrunk his neck, and said with a grin, "Isn't this telling my cousin something strange!"

Xue Qiu glanced at him, got up and said, "I want to go to my uncle, are you together?"

Lin Yu shook his head hurriedly, "I just came out, so I don't want to go there now." Dongdong ran out of the door and raised his voice: "I'm going to play with my wife, my cousin is not allowed to tell the master."

Xue Qiu smiled, went to the study by himself, carefully closed the curtain, saw that Lin Ruhai was concentrating on painting, he put the curtain down, sat down on a chair in the outer room and waited.

Lin Ruhai smiled at the door curtain, then lowered his head and continued to paint.After a while, Lin Ruhai cleaned his hands, and asked his servants to call Xue Qiu in.

After looking him up and down, Fang nodded and smiled and said, "That's right, you should have a temperament that is neither arrogant nor impatient. In a few days it will be the day of your child's test, but if there is anything you don't understand, just ask me."

"It's just that I don't understand, so I came here to ask my uncle. Another thing is that my nephew didn't pass the test this time, and my parents at home, please uncle to hide it." Xue Qiu said respectfully.

Lin Ruhai nodded, he knew this nephew's knowledge, and he would definitely pass the test.Saying this now, I presumably wanted to surprise the family.He didn't break the question, but smiled and mentioned one by one how Xue Qian solved and answered the questions.

On the tenth day of February, the sun was shining brightly.Xue Qiu took the basket from the servants and lined up into the examination room.After five rounds in a row, Xue Qiu staggered out of the examination room, and the servants hurriedly carried him to the carriage.

Over the years, Xue Qiu often came to the Lin residence.And he has a good mouth and sweet mouth, so Jia Min also likes Xue Qiu very much.I have already prepared hot water at home, and I have found a doctor to wait for it.

"It's nothing serious for this gentleman, he just needs a good night's sleep." Jia Min was relieved after hearing what the doctor said, and sent the doctor away with a smile on his face.

On this day, Lin Ruhai called Xue Qiu to the study while stroking his mustache, and said, "You won the first place in the county examination this time." Seeing the joy on Xue Qiu's face, he said in a deep voice, "Don't be too happy too early, you must know This is the county examination. After that, there will be the government examination in April and the hospital examination in June, and if you pass these, you will only be a scholar."

Xue Qiu quickly withdrew his joy when he heard the words, and said seriously: "Uncle, don't worry, my nephew will definitely work harder."

Lin Ruhai nodded in satisfaction, waved him back, and then smiled: "This kid's future is sure to be good, but it's a pity that I don't have a sister."

Xue Qiu passed the government examination in April and the hospital examination in June smoothly.Xue Qiu breathed a sigh of relief after the news that he had passed the academy examination and won the first place.

At the same time, Xue Ning in Jinling cooked Xue Qiu's favorite dishes every day, and often sent people to the door to see if there was a horse-drawn carriage from Yangzhou.

"You don't need to work anymore. Didn't Cousin Lin send a letter saying that Qiu'er won't be back until July?" After saying that, the book Xue Qian was holding suddenly knocked on the desk, causing the book to draw red. Xue Pan, who was eavesdropping, was taken aback.

Xue Pan hurriedly lowered his head, but his eyes that were spinning around showed that he was not peaceful.Sure enough, he didn't write a few big characters, and moved his body from side to side as if he had fleas.

On the other hand, Baochai, who was also painting red, pursed her lips and shook her head when she saw it, and when she was about to say something, Cailu, who had been promoted to a nun, entered the door with a face full of joy, and said in a loud voice: "Master, madam, great joy! Great joy... Phew..." He took a breath and said with a smile: "Master Lin from Yangzhou sent someone to report, saying that our uncle passed the hospital examination, and now he is a scholar."

"What? (What?)" Xue Qian and Xue Ning exclaimed in unison.

Then Xue Qian asked with uncontrollable joy: "Is what you said true? No, you quickly let the person from Yangzhou come in, and I will ask him personally."

Xue Ning was also very happy. When she turned her head and saw Xue Pan and Baochai staring at her with black eyes, she hurriedly smiled and said, "You don't need to paint red today, and go back to the yard first. I will send you off after dinner later." You are called."

As soon as Xue Pan heard that there was no need to draw red, he immediately dropped his pen and rushed out happily like a wild horse.Baochai, on the other hand, nodded quietly with her lips pursed, and left after saluting.Seeing the two of them like this, Xue Ning shook her head and sighed, strangely saying that Xue Qian kept lamenting that the pair of boys and girls had the wrong personality.

The person who came was the second steward of the Lin family. As soon as he entered the door, he knelt down and said, "I met Mr. Xue, Mrs. Xue."

"No need to be too polite, get up quickly." Turning to Caizhu, he said, "Hurry up and show Guanshi Lin some tea."

After he sat down, Xue Qianfang asked, "Why did your master send you here?"

Steward Lin bent down, and returned without humility: "It turned out that the uncle of your mansion passed the courtyard examination and was selected as a scholar. Now he will stay in Yangzhou for a few more days. The master is afraid that you two will be worried. That's why I was sent here to tell you the good news first."

Xue Qian suppressed the joy in his heart, and said in a steady voice: "This child, I have never heard him apply for the children's examination before, how did he become a scholar?"

Steward Lin smiled when he heard the words, because he said: "The master originally wanted to write to tell you, but he was blocked by Uncle Xue. I don't know if I can pass it. I will tell you two when I am a scholar. Besides, Uncle Xue is amazing this time. From the county examination to the hospital examination, he won the first place. The master also said privately that the essays written by the uncle are very sophisticated and full of pen and ink. When the township examination next year, he will definitely pass Juren."

Xue Ning didn't have to pretend to be calm like Xue Qian, he had already shown joy earlier.Hearing what Steward Lin said at this moment, he stood up happily and said with a smile, "Alright, Steward Lin has been working hard all the way, so go down and rest quickly."

When there was no one in the room, Xue Qian stood up, paced back and forth, and said cheerfully, "How old is Qiu'er, and now at the age of 12, he has already been selected as a scholar. According to what cousin Lin said, next year we have to go to the country test. "

Xue Ning gave Xue Qian a sideways look, and said: "It's really God's blessing, it's not in vain that brother Qiu left home to study so far away at such a young age. I heard that the exam is very hard, but I don't know that Qiu'er is thin Already? How will you feel now?" Speaking of this, Xiao Xiao's eyes turned red again.

"Let me tell you, how can you cry on such a happy day?" Xue Qiu was selected as a scholar at only 12 years old, and returned to the first place.

"I'm happy too." Xue Ning pursed her lips and glanced at Xue Qian.

Xue Ning, who has already been a mother of three children, not only has not lost her previous beauty, but has added a lot of femininity.This sweep, together with the red eye sockets, is very charming.Xue Qian embraced Xiao Ning and said, "Since you are happy too, we should celebrate."

Xue Ning nodded when she heard the words, and said with a smile: "No, I'll let someone prepare a banquet for the evening, and then call the theater troupe."

"It's very unnecessary, let's celebrate on our own now." Xue Qian leaned behind Xue Ning's ear and murmured.

In the evening, Xue Pan, who was sweating profusely from playing, entered Baochai's boudoir, and shouted, "Sister, why hasn't mother come to ask us to have dinner? I'm almost starving to death."

Baochai shook her head and said, "I don't know either. I think I was delayed by something." Pushing the dim sum, "You should use some dim sum to cushion your stomach first."

In the end, Xue Pan Baochai still asked their mothers to call them.