Lian Erye's Road to Imperial Examination

Mrs. Wang was a little unhappy when she saw that Jia Mu was holding on to Jia Lian and kept asking this and that, and wanted to interrupt this harmonious picture of grandparents and grandchildren.

"Brother Lian, your eldest brother has been ill during this time, and he didn't help you with his homework. After a few days, when your elder brother recovers, let him guide you well."

After hearing this, Jia Lian took the opportunity to withdraw his hand from Jia Mu's, and politely said to Mrs. Wang, "Second Aunt, Eldest Brother is just right. He needs to rest and recuperate, so I won't bother Eldest Brother."

"Brother Lian is right, Brother Zhu just needs to rest, so don't bother him." Mother Jia's attention was shifted to Jia Zhu, "Brother Zhu just happens to be weak, so don't bother him during the Chinese New Year." He went out and rested at home."

"Mother said so."

"During this period of time, I have to nourish Zhu Geer's body. I have a 200-year-old ginseng, and I will give it to Zhu Geer later."

Mrs. Wang was very happy when she heard the words, but she still had to pretend to refuse: "Mother, you should keep the ginseng for use, Zhu'er can't eat it for a child."

"Brother Zhu is seriously ill this time, and his vitality has been damaged, so he must make up for it." Mother Jia pinned her hope of revitalizing the Rongguo Mansion on Jia Zhu, and Jia Zhu was not allowed to make any mistakes. Maybe I want to go to Qingshan Academy to study. If I don’t make up my body, how can I go to study. "My health is very good, I don't need ginseng tonic, this ginseng is still for Zhu Ge'er."

"Daughter-in-law thanks the old ancestor for Zhu'er." Mrs. Wang thanked Jia's mother, and then glanced proudly at Mrs. Xing.

Mrs. Xing saw Mrs. Wang's smug face, she clutched the handkerchief tightly angrily, and was very dissatisfied in her heart: "Mother, brother Lian fell from the horse before, and his health has not been very good, and he needs to make up for it. .”

Jia Mu glared at Mrs. Xing, and said coldly, "Brother Lian is doing well, and he is not sick. What can I do?"

Mrs. Xing was reprimanded by Jiamu, and she dared not speak any more, she could only complain in her heart that Jiamu was partial.

Seeing Jia Lian's good looks, Jia's mother liked Jia Lian a little bit, but what Mrs. Xing said just now made her dislike Jia Lian at once.

"The county exam is going to take place next month. Brother Lian, you should study hard at home during this time, and don't think about things you don't have."

Hearing the warning in Jia Mu's words, Jia Lian sneered in his heart, this old lady turned her face faster than she turned a book.

"Grandmother said so."

"Go out and play."

"Farewell, grandson."

After Jia Mu sent Jia Lian away, seeing Mrs. Xing was still there, she couldn't help feeling angry and drove her away: "I'm going to worship the ancestors later, you are ready to go."

"My daughter-in-law is leaving."

Walking out of Jia Mu's yard, Mrs. Wang said to Mrs. Xing with an apologetic face: "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry, the old lady values ​​Zhu Ge'er and hopes that Zhu Ge'er can get well soon, so she gave Zhu Ge'er 200-year-old ginseng Replenishing the body." The words of apology on his lips, but there was no sincerity in his eyes, on the contrary, he was very proud, "Sister-in-law, if you want ginseng, I have one, but it's only 50 years old. If sister-in-law doesn't mind, I'm going to get it for you."

Mrs. Xing saw Mrs. Wang's villainous look, and gritted her teeth angrily: "Who cares about your broken ginseng." After speaking, she shook her sleeves and left.

Mrs. Wang spat at Mrs. Xing's leaving back: "Bah! You still want to argue with me!"

"The eldest wife is indeed from a small family, her eyelids are shallow." Zhou Rui's family sneered in agreement.

Mrs. Wang snorted coldly, held Zhou Rui's hand and left.

During the New Year, Jia Lian followed Jia She to the ancestral hall of Ningguo Mansion to worship the ancestors, and then returned to Rongguo Mansion to celebrate the New Year with Jia Mu. Of course, people from Ningguo Mansion also came to Rongguo Mansion to celebrate the New Year with Jia Mu.

Every year on New Year's Eve, people from both Ningrong and Rongfu prefectures gather together to celebrate the New Year.

People from the two prefectures gather to eat together, with men at one table and women at one table.

After lunch, the women get together to play mahjong, and the men get together to play dice.The children got together and of course played with firecrackers.

After lunch, Jia Lian was going back to her room for a nap. After all, she got up before dawn and was busy all morning, so she was a little tired.Unexpectedly, he was stuck by the bear kid Jia Rong and quarreled with him to set off firecrackers.Jia Lian was so entangled that he had no choice but to accompany him to set off firecrackers.

After setting off the firecrackers, the bear boy Jia Rong pestered Jia Lian to play the pitching pot again.Jia Lian was too lazy to play with the bear, so he made excuses to leave. Unexpectedly, Jia Rong, the bear, would not let him go.

When Jia's mother heard that Jia Rong was crying so much, she was very distressed, so she asked Jia Lian to play with him.

Jia Lian had no choice but to play with Jia Rong.

Jia Rong liked Jia Lian very much, she stuck to him all afternoon, and still stuck to him during dinner.

"Brother Rong likes Uncle Lian very much?" Jia Zhen asked jokingly when she saw that her son was holding on to Jia Lian.

Jia Rong nodded, and said in a milky voice, "I like Second Uncle."

Seeing that Jia Rong was pretty and cute, Jia Amnesty couldn't help but want to tease him: "Why do you like Second Uncle?"

Jia Rong tilted her head, thought for a while and said, "Second Uncle looks good."

Everyone at the table was amused by Jia Rong's words. They didn't expect that the reason for liking Jia Lian was so simple.

After Jia Lian heard this, he changed his mind about Jia Rong, a brat. This brat has a good vision.

Jia Zhen looked at Jia Lian, nodded and said, "Don't tell me, Brother Lian looks more and more beautiful."

"Of course my son is good-looking." Jia She said proudly.

"It's useless for a boy to be good-looking, only for him to study well." When Jia She said this, he ruined the atmosphere.

Jia Amnesty hated his younger brother's lofty appearance of a scholar the most, and was about to sarcastically, but was interrupted by Jia Zhen.

"Second Uncle, is Zhuge all right?"

"It's okay, just rest for a while."

"At the beginning of next month, Qingshan Academy will start school. If there is no accident, Brother Zhu will go to Qingshan Academy to study. During this time, he must take good care of his body."

"The results haven't been announced yet, so it's still a question of whether Brother Zhu can go to Qingshan Academy to study."

When Jia Zheng heard what Jia She said, he felt a little displeased, and frowned in dissatisfaction: "Brother, don't worry, Zhu'er will definitely be admitted to Qingshan Academy."

Jia She said sarcastically, "Second brother has great confidence in Brother Zhu."

"Zhu'er has always been smart and eager to learn. Mr. Wu said that he has no problem in being admitted to Qingshan Academy." Jia She suddenly changed the subject, "Brother Lian may have a problem. Brother Lian has only been studying with a teacher for more than two months and is going to take the county exam. Try it, it's too urgent."

"Mr. Li said that there is nothing wrong with Lian'er taking the county exam."

The corner of Jia Zheng's mouth curled up in a contemptuous arc: "Then Li Daoqing is just a juror. He has no talent to learn. He can teach Brother Lian something, so how can you believe his words." After finishing speaking, he looked at Jia She sincerely, "At the beginning If elder brother comes to consult with me, I will definitely introduce a learned gentleman to Brother Lian, I know quite a few learned people."

Jia Amnesty sneered disdainfully, "Just your diners who eat and drink?"

Seeing Jia She's mocking expression, Jia Zheng's eyes flashed with anger, and he really wanted to argue with Jia She, but he couldn't be bothered to say anything more because he thought he couldn't explain his reasoning with Jia She.

"Since brother thinks Li Daoqing is good, then I have nothing to say." Li Daoqing is really ignorant of what a man can teach.

Jia Zheng disliked Li Daoqing as just a juren, but he forgot that he was not even a juren, so what right did he have to dislike Li Daoqing.

Jia Zhen was afraid that Jia She and Jia Zheng would lose interest if they quarreled, so she asked Jia She to talk about some interesting things in the capital recently.

When Jia She heard from Jiazhen that many beautiful girls had arrived in several brothels in the capital, Jia She immediately lost the mood to argue with Jia Zheng.

Hearing Jia Amnesty and Jia Zhen discussing the girl in the brothel, Jia Zheng looked disgusted and quickly distanced himself from them.

Seeing Jia Zheng's upright appearance, Jia Lian thought it was very funny. People who don't know him must think that he is an upright scholar as his second uncle, but in fact, he is just a sour and pedantic person.He looked down on Li Daoqing as a juren, but he himself was not even a juren.

After dinner, Jia Lian finally got rid of the bear child Jia Rong and went back to his room to prepare for the night watch.

Fearing that Jia Lian would be bored, Feng'er took Mammy Zhao to play cards with him.

After playing for a while, Jia Lian felt bored and asked Feng'er to tell him about the books she had read.Grandma Zhao also said some wonderful things about her hometown, which Jia Lian listened to with great interest.

When it's midnight, the new year arrives.

Jia Lian and Zhao Mama wished each other a happy New Year, and then went to bed after watching the fireworks set off by Jia's mansion.

In this way, Jia Lian spent his first New Year in the red building, a relatively peaceful New Year.