A little sweet through the fragrant

Cheng Wenjie's ability to say this reassured Cheng Wenrui a lot.

Disclose a message to him: "Father wants to pick him up to return to Beijing, but he probably won't be able to pick him up. There are other reasons for being in a bad mood. You just listen to me these few days, be good, and let your cousin take you to play. "

Anyway, don't get angry with Yuncheng, no matter how much the family loves Cheng Wenjie, if you make trouble at this time, it's probably not going to please you.

He stuffed a money bag for Cheng Wenjie, which was full of gold beans and silver beans, so that he would have money to spend, and when he wanted to buy something, he didn't have to go to his elders to ask for it, and he didn't hang around in front of his father.

Cheng Wenrui still has to rush to Yu County to intercept the batch of scripts with pictures of beauties, and he will board the boat and leave after making a clear confession.

Cheng Wenjie wanted to say something, but it was hard to stop him. Yuxiang called him from behind, "Young master, it's time to go."

This time it was a private matter, Cheng Lifeng didn't bother the magistrate, according to the address left in the letter, he sent a servant to Du's study to ask where Lu Ying lived, and the group went there.

The house that Lu Ying bought is also near the study, two streets away from Yun Cheng's small courtyard.

Fearing that there would be too many people coming to the capital, he would not be able to live there, so he also rented a room next to it and kept it as a spare.

When Cheng Lifeng and the others came, Lu Ying had already sent people to tidy up the yards on both sides.

Hot water is always available in the stove house for bathing.

After the room was arranged properly, Lu Ying went to Yun Cheng's house in person and invited him to have dinner at noon.

"The eldest uncle is here, and he brought his little cousin with him. Wen Rui has something to go to Yu County, so maybe he won't be able to meet him this time."

Ye Cunshan went to school today, Yuncheng and Cunyin were the only ones at home.

He had just finished reading Liu Xiaotian's letter, and he was tidying up the house with Cunyin, moving the sundries to the woodshed and vacating a room as a guest room.

After hearing about this, he discussed with Lu Ying, "How about we meet at night? My family Cunshan is still in class at the government school, and I will take him there with me then."

Guessing what he would say, Lu Ying agreed, "That's fine, uncle just got off the boat, so he can rest for a while."

Ye Cunshan got out of school at noon, and when he learned about it, he said, "I'll take a leave of absence in the afternoon, let's settle this matter first."

He once mentioned to the instructor of the prefectural school that something happened at home, someone wanted to go to Fucheng, and he would ask for leave at that time.

It has been almost half a month since Lu Ying approached her.

Passively waiting for people for too long, their lives are going on as usual, and many plans have actually been disrupted.

For example, Yuncheng's new book.

He is in a state of writing. If he stops writing for a long time in the middle, it will be difficult to continue. If he stops, he will score papers and stages.

After the content was conceived, he didn't dare to start writing now, for fear of being delayed, the previous manuscript was all written in vain.

Ye Cunshan and Cunyin are mostly worried.

They said that Yuncheng would not leave, but before the people from the capital came, their attitude was unclear. If the Cheng family really wanted to take Yuncheng away by force, the two brothers could not stop them.

He was also afraid that the Cheng family would not want Yun Cheng, and if they did not recognize him, Yun Cheng would be sad.

This matter weighs on my heart, and if I don't talk about it on weekdays, I will always have worries in my heart.

It's better for everyone to get it resolved sooner rather than later.

After lunch, Ye Cunshan went back to the school to ask for leave, knocked on the door of Lu Ying's house on the way, and said that he would bring Yuncheng to visit in the afternoon.

"My brother is still young and there is no one at home. I will bring him here with me."

Lu Ying agreed.

Asking for a good leave to go home, Yuncheng also changed into clean clothes, re-tied his hair, and went with Ye Cunshan with the same neatly packed savings.

It's just two streets away, and we'll be there in a short walk.

Someone greeted him outside, and after entering, Yuxiang was also there, asking Cunyin to go with her.

She is an acquaintance, and Cunyin is not so nervous when he sees her. He even squeezed Yuncheng's palm, "Sister-in-law, I will wait for you to pick me up."

How could Yuncheng fail to understand the meaning of his words?Rubbing his head, he agreed with a smile.

Cheng Lifeng was waiting for them in the study.

They had already had lunch, and a book boy came over to serve refreshments, so they withdrew and closed the door.

Lu Ying was by the side, because he was of the same generation as Yun Cheng and his wife, and he also got along with them in the past few days, so staying here can ease the atmosphere.

Otherwise, with Cheng Lifeng's cold face, the couple might misunderstand and not be liked or welcomed.

Cheng Lifeng has a stern style and usually does not talk or smile, and the younger generation in the family are afraid of him.

He is tall, thin and straight, with a jade-like crown.When a person reaches middle age, only the Sichuan character lines between the beard and eyebrows show his age. Because he seldom smiles, there is not a single line at the end of the eyes. Once he shaves his beard, people will believe that he is in his twenties.

He lingered on Yun Cheng for a moment, then looked at Ye Cunshan, and told them to sit down.

Because of his personal personality, he does not procrastinate in his work, and he doesn't like to befriend others. He cuts to the chase and introduces himself, "I'm Cheng Lifeng, and your mother Cheng Huilan is my fourth sister. According to your seniority, you should call me Uncle."

Yun Cheng's back was tense, he sat upright, and honestly called "Uncle".

Ye Cunshan was with him.

After calling someone, Cheng Lifeng's expression became better.

"This time I came here, one is to recognize relatives, and I want to take Brother Cheng back to the capital. The other is to move the grave and take the fourth sister home. You should have heard what Lu Ying said, right? If you have any thoughts on this matter, you can tell me I listen."

Yuncheng can accept a short-term trip to the capital to recognize and return to his ancestors, and he always has to worship the ancestors, he can understand.

There is still an old man alive at home, so we can't let people come to see him when he is old.

If you live here, they can't.

As for moving the grave, it was one of the things he was most worried about recently. He asked how to move it, fearing that people would look at him sloppily, and asked very directly, "Is my father's grave moved?"

Cheng Lifeng nodded, "Move together."

This is the result that Yuncheng is looking forward to the most, but also the least he dares to imagine.

He didn't know what expression to put on for a moment, as if he didn't believe his ears.

Cheng Lifeng asked him, "You don't know your mother's character, do you?"

Little Yuncheng has never met his mother, how could Yuncheng know?

The last time Lu Ying came to him, he briefly said something.

Those contents made people feel heavy, much like some abduction-related news he had seen in later generations.

Listening to the pale words, there are pictures in my mind.

Cheng Huilan's original character was shrouded in a layer of gray mist through word of mouth and became very blurred.

Cheng Lifeng said: "She is hot."

As soon as these three words were spoken, his eyes turned red.

With such a character, if someone fishes her out of the river, she can only jump into the boat by herself.

She can only leave a child in Jinghe Village if she wants to.

Back then when he was able to kneel down and beg for help, he was forced into a desperate situation and had nowhere to go, hoping to pass some news home.

A strong sadness welled up in Yuncheng's heart, and he was unable to speak for a long time.

He lowered his head and wiped his eyes several times, but couldn't wipe away the tears.

Ye Cunshan poured him tea, handed him a handkerchief, and patted his back.

Cheng Lifeng sat up and watched without interjecting, and only asked them what they thought about the trip to Kyoto when Yun Cheng recovered.

"You two just came to Fucheng, and you have been married for less than a year, so you probably don't want to separate. If it's because of this, then it doesn't matter. Cunshan can go to the capital to go to school."

There is an Imperial Academy in Kyoto, and there are many ways to enter the Imperial Academy.

Every year in government schools, outstanding students are selected. Official families can have a place to send their children to school, and wealthy families can donate money to buy a place.

Yuncheng and Ye Cunshan had said before that they didn't want anything at home, so they politely declined.

Apart from not wanting to be related to interests, it is also related to Ye Cunshan's current achievements.

He is not the kind of scholar who has read a lot of books and has accumulated a lot.He is a scholar who has taken a different approach, only memorizing the Four Books and this scripture by heart, and has little knowledge of the others.

After three years of government education, he can make steady progress and make steady progress, and he will be able to pass the exam in Kyoto in the future.

Going to the Imperial College now, it is easy to lose your mentality.

In other words, even if you want to go, it's not this year.

If they can have a good relationship with the Cheng family, they will find a way to go there early even if the Cheng family doesn't say anything.

Cheng Lifeng nodded without saying a word of persuasion.

No matter what Yun Cheng and Ye Cunshan's true thoughts are, a refusal is a refusal, he will not talk to others, insisting on persuasion or testing.

If you don't go to Kyoto for a permanent stay, you will take a step back and go home for a short stay.

Here Yuncheng agreed very readily.

Parents are going to move their graves, so he should follow them to have a look no matter what.

After the business was settled, Cheng Lifeng talked to them about family matters.

It's just this routine, and the conversation is very serious.

It can be seen that Yuncheng is nervous and shy, so Cheng Lifeng chatted with Ye Cunshan first.

Ye Cunshan is a scholar, he just passed the college entrance examination this year and entered the government school with the top grades. Cheng Lifeng had high expectations for him, but after some tests, his brows became deeper and deeper.

Ye Cunshan was frank and open, he didn't show timidity because of his shallow knowledge and unable to stand the test.

As for the reasons for the short study time and the lack of many books in his family, he didn't say anything, he just showed some embarrassment and shame.

Cheng Lifeng didn't come here to find fault. After passing a few questions, he asked Ye Cunshan to memorize the essay that took the lead.

Ye Cunshan doesn't have the ability to remember with a photographic image. After writing this article for a while, logically speaking, he should forget it.

It's just that after he wrote it out, he didn't expect to get No. 1, and he had to read it every now and then, and now he could recite it clearly and fluently.

It is not normal to recite clearly and fluently, so Ye Cunshan answered truthfully.

Picking things from his own articles, he answered very well.

Cheng Lifeng is a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion, and it is easy for him to be a small student. With one essay and a few questions, Ye Cunshan's strengths and weaknesses are undoubtedly revealed.

He asked, "did Mr. Tixue interview you during your college exam?"

Ye Cunshan shook his head, "I am the second batch to hand in the papers."

There were so many people, it was inconspicuous to mix in, and Mr. Tixue didn't have time to read the test paper carefully, so he didn't catch him to test.

If, like Cheng Lifeng today, he asks all kinds of questions, his case will be unstable.

Just looking at the paper, we can actually see from the content he extended that the students themselves have limited knowledge, limited to the Four Books and Five Classics.

But as far as the topic itself is concerned, there is no way to find out what's wrong. You can't just knock him down because you don't see other content. This is too arbitrary.

Besides, it doesn't rule out that Ye Cunshan was specially selected for the sake of overall harmony.

Cheng Lifeng glanced at him, "I heard the news from Lu Ying, saying that you saved people, and then you gave them money, and after you gave them money, Brother Cheng came to your door. You didn't respond, and you took people in as usual. As if you were being honest."

Ye Cunshan doesn't think it's wrong to think about the examiner's preferences and to be opportunistic in the imperial examination field.

He entered school late, started late, and had limited resources. If he wanted to get ahead, he couldn't miss any opportunity.

When Mr. Tixue interviewed him, it was a trivial matter not to take the lead in the case, but it was a major matter to fail the ranking.

He never thought he would be number one.

But the family is under a lot of pressure to support a scholar, and he will study for an extra year, which is a heavy burden for the family.

In other respects, he can be more frank and doesn't need other methods to fight for it.

For example, don't use the titles of the Du family's books for nothing, and don't covet the benefits of the contacts in the Grand Master's Mansion.

But these things that he can avoid by himself, he calculated carefully.

To do the best within his ability, he has a clear conscience.

Cheng Lifeng saw a lot of people, and he could tell from his eyes that this posture was not pretending to be calm, so he praised him, "It's good to know how to be flexible."

The shortcomings are obvious, and the shortcomings are large. They can be made up for, but they can't be memorized.

Cheng Lifeng asked him how he usually studied, what books he would read and what kind of exercises he would do in private besides the content of the school.

Ye Cunshan was afraid that someone would test him today, so he came here with his schoolbag on his back.

He took something out of it, and Cheng Lifeng glanced up.

The schoolbag was still the style that Yuncheng made for him at the beginning, "study hard and make progress every day". With the green leaves and red flowers set off, it looks conspicuous.

It has been used for almost half a year, and I have washed it several times even if I cherish it. At that time, the couple could not afford good cloth.

Only a doll hanging outside the schoolbag is very special.

Cheng Lifeng glanced at the doll, then at Yun Cheng.

Yuncheng held the cup with a calm expression on his face, but the actual temperature of his cheeks rose sharply. Finally, he felt embarrassed and lowered his head deeply.

The doll was sewn according to his appearance, and Ye Cunshan liked it very much when he got it, and wanted to put it in his schoolbag.

Yuncheng thought that there are schoolbags in modern times that can be used to hang doll pendants and so on. Although girls use this accessory a lot, men are not allowed to use it, so he also wove a knot on the cotton doll and let Ye Cunshan hang it.

Today, the two of them were not thinking about it, and neither of them thought about it.

Ye Cunshan took out his planner and notebook, and put the doll into his schoolbag calmly.

Lu Ying looked away from the window.

This couple is really shameless.

Cheng Lifeng's face turned cloudy.

When he learned that Yuncheng was a brother, he was worried.

In Lu Ying's letter, Yuncheng had indeed had a bad time in the past ten years.

Later, he said that after marrying Ye Cunshan, the little life slowly got better, but he didn't believe it all.

Because the letter clearly stated that Jinghe Village was a clan village, and Ye Cunshan was also named Ye.

Lu Ying had suffered a lot in the clan village, so he was naturally skeptical about it.

So far, not bad.

So he looked at Ye Cunshan with a little more kindness.

He briefly flipped through a few pages of the plan book and put it down.

This book is also popular in Kyoto, and it was the inner pages of a box that Cheng Wenrui brought back from Yu County that had an effect and slowly spread it out.

Ye Cunshan has nothing to say about his daily study volume and self-discipline.

Notebooks are a bit new. Unlike directly annotating on books, they are made into notebooks.Open it slowly, and the rubber thread inside leads people to go down with their thoughts.

This is a notebook of "The Book of Songs". Cheng Lifeng's book is not "Poetry", and he also recognized it in his mind. When he unknowingly turned to the end, he spread the whole notebook on the table, stroked his beard and nodded, " It's a good note."

A line is connected in series, and the branches can be extended outwards. The whole note is like a tree, the shape is scattered and the spirit is not scattered.

Cheng Lifeng looked back and forth several times, during which his hands were itchy, and he wanted to write a few notes for him, but Ye Cunshan had quick eyes and hands, and immediately pulled out the ink cartridge from the compartment of the schoolbag, and completed the ink and pen handing in one go.

"Uncle, please advise."

With his performance, Cheng Lifeng felt that he could achieve this result, which was justified.

The handwriting of the two people is different, and the annotations are easy to recognize. Cheng Lifeng is not polite, and has supplements from beginning to end.

"You haven't finished this notebook yet. If you finish it and give it to me, I can finish annotating it for you."

Ye Cunshan silently took out two more notebooks from his schoolbag and put them at his hand.

Yuncheng answered quickly: "Thank you, Uncle!"

I don't care about his family, but the care of the elders is still acceptable.

Cheng Lifeng looked at both notebooks, closed them and kept them aside.

"Okay, let Lu Ying send it to you two after I finish annotating."

By the way, he also took a look at how the notes were made, and returned to Beijing to teach other students.

Yun Cheng picked up the conversation himself, and Cheng Lifeng turned the topic to him.

"I heard that you are now earning money by writing story books?"

The "Zuo Son-in-law" he wrote was sold well all over the country. When he left Beijing, talented scholars and noble girls in Kyoto were still arguing with others over the extended topic of Zuo Son-in-law.

Yun Cheng bit the bullet and responded, "Well, I just wrote this book..."

The novel was seen by the elders and asked face-to-face. This feeling was too shameful, and Yun Cheng scratched the ground with his toes.

Cheng Lifeng said that he hadn't read it yet, but he heard many people discussing it, "It's said that it's too written."

If Yuncheng and Ye Cunshan agree to go to Beijing, he can also teach Yuncheng in normal times, and read well, but now he only knows a few words, and the articles are completely incomprehensible. .

Yuncheng wants to read, but he just wants to read easily.

He has already gone through the college entrance examination once, and he does not take the imperial examination when he comes here. It is enough to read some books he likes to increase his knowledge.

As a result, I talked a lot with people. Cheng Lifeng heard that he only learned the characters from Ye Cunshan after he got married. Later, his cousin also taught him, and then he went to the county to meet a Mr. Tong Sheng, and he has been able to learn characters intermittently until now. Being able to write seven best-selling story books, I immediately felt that Yuncheng was a good candidate for reading.

"Study is not just for taking the imperial examination. While I am here, you will come over these few days. I will test you and teach you after the exam."

How much you teach counts.

At this time, Yuncheng didn't know his official position, but he still felt flattered and wanted to transfer this favor to Ye Cunshan.

Cheng Lifeng said, "You two come together."

Yuncheng agreed.

There was a pot of tea on the table, and when Ye Cunshan was being tested, Yun Cheng drank it up cup after cup.

He wanted to go to the latrine now, so he sat still and didn't dare to move.

Ye Cunshan knew him well, and after chatting with others, he just said that he wanted to go to the hut.

Yun Cheng's face was flushed, and he was led out by Ye Cunshan all the way, not daring to lift his head.

The servant outside led them to the toilet, but Yun Cheng couldn't pee inside.

Ye Cunshan said to whistle for him, but Yun Cheng told him to shut up, "If you whistle, I won't be able to pee anymore!"

If someone hears it, don't be ashamed!

Yuncheng let him go first, "Just treat me as constipated!"

Ye Cunshan laughed, "You really don't care at all in front of me."

I woke up too much at night before, and I was so ashamed that I wanted to cry.

Ye Cunshan said that there was no one around, they were the only ones in the backyard.

Talking about other gossips with Yuncheng diverted his attention, and then he came out after urinating, and when he came out, his face was so red that he could bleed.

Only then did Ye Cunshan realize that Yun Cheng didn't care about speaking in hiding, but was actually shy.

He didn't say anything, and took people to wash their hands.

While washing his hands, Yuncheng washed his face again.

He had cried inside, and the tears dried on his face, making him uncomfortable.

He explained to Ye Cunshan, "That tea is delicious. I originally said to drink it to calm down the shock, but after listening to you chatting, I drank more when I wasn't paying attention."

When I found out, there was no water in the small teapot.

Yuncheng doesn't want to go back to the study now, "In case my uncle is tired from chatting with his cousin and wants to drink tea, and when he picks it up and finds that there is not a single drop left, I will be so embarrassed."

Ye Cunshan said it was all right, "You didn't notice it, did you? Uncle has been looking at you, he must think you like this tea, let's go back later, he may ask my cousin to prepare a tea for you as a gift."

Yuncheng himself likes to drink tea.

In modern times, there is a special small tea cabinet in his home to store all kinds of tea for him.

In ancient times, he didn't have this condition, all the rough teas that couldn't be named, and the taste was not good, so he could only add a taste to the white water.

Ye Cunshan often drinks this, and he also likes to drink barley tea.

Yun Cheng hesitated, "It's not long since we received the money, and we haven't had time to prepare gifts..."

Ye Cunshan led him to the study room, and comforted him, "We are poor, as long as we are happy."

What Yun Cheng wanted to say was that he had no intentions.

He was not prepared at all.

He just moved to Fucheng, and there is only a dozen taels of silver left at home. I don’t know how long it will take for people from Kyoto to come over, and he has to wait for the dividends. He dare not prepare gifts in advance, for fear that before the people from Kyoto come, they will see you in rice vats. end.

Later, when I had money, I didn’t have much preparation time.

Buy it directly, the price is very problematic.

Expensive ones are unaffordable, cheap ones are dishonest, and it’s too late to do it yourself.

Going outside the study, Yun Cheng hid behind Ye Cunshan, Cheng Lifeng was still reading Ye Cunshan's notes in the back room, and Lu Ying was no longer there.

The two of them went in and got permission to play in the yard, "Let's have dinner together at night."

Yun Cheng suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

He also heard Cheng Lifeng say: "Your mother also likes to drink this tea. I asked Lu Ying to prepare it for you. I didn't bring much out this time. I'll bring you some later."

The tea is pineapple tea.

Yuncheng didn't expect that his unintentional behavior would lead to such a misunderstanding.

Looking up, Cheng Lifeng's overly cold face showed a soft expression, but Yun Cheng didn't explain.

There are many kinds of tea that he likes, starting from today, Usnea is his favorite.

The author has something to say:

Sorry for being late, I wrote [-] words during the day, I checked it and found it was very fluid, so I deleted it and rewrote it qwq

Now to write the second update, readers, see you in the next chapter!mwah!