An old lady's life

Jia Lian's birthday is in late March, and the most important thing in the Rong Mansion at this time is the childbirth test that Jia Hu and Jia Zhu participated in. Since the beginning of the new year, apart from Jia Lian's affairs, Rong Mansion has been busy with Jia Hu and Jia Zhu's affairs. Children's test.

At this time of year, the morning weather was still a little bit cool. Early in the morning on March [-]th, the Rong Mansion was brightly lit. Before the hour, Zhang and Wang packed up their sons, and the whole family waited in the front hall. .

In this area of ​​the capital, all the imperial examinations were held in the Gongyuan. Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng sent their two children to the Gongyuan together.

Ordinarily, the Jia family’s ancestral home is in Jinling, but the imperial court also has a policy on this situation. For those who have lived in the capital for more than 50 years, their descendants can participate in the scientific examination in the capital or return to their ancestral home to participate in the scientific examination. / One of the eight great princes of Zu Fa's family has lived in the capital for more than 50 years. Since Jia Zheng took the imperial examination a few years ago, he has been taking the imperial examination in Beijing.

The time for the Tongsheng Examination is not as strict as that of the Township Examination and Chunwei Examination. They enter the field around Chenshi in the morning and end around dusk in the afternoon. After the end, the students who take the examination have to go home and will not stay overnight in the Gongyuan.

Throughout the whole day, everyone in the Rong Mansion was extremely nervous, and the servants worked quietly, for fear that if they did something wrong, the master would be displeased.

In March, the weather began to change. Now the length of day and night is about the same. Around dusk, the sky is still bright, and everyone in the mansion is waiting in the front hall.

Jia Lian and Sister Shan were next to each other, and Jia Lian taught Sister Shan to recite poems, and the two brothers and sisters had a great time.In fact, Jia Lian is very smart, he is almost omnipotent in interpersonal communication, Jia Zhu and Jia Hu are not as good as him in this regard.

Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Wang were not paying attention to the two little ones, they looked at the door frequently, Hongye glanced at Jia Lian and sister Shan, and shook her head amusingly.

After the door of the Gongyuan was opened, a large group of students poured out. Jia She and Jia Zheng raised their eyes and saw that they were all heads. Jia Hu was already 14 years old, so his stature would not be buried in the crowd, but Jia Zhu was only ten years old. Bigger, shorter, completely lost in the crowd, Jia She found Jia Hu and took him to his carriage, Jia Zheng was still looking for his son.

As a result, Jia Zhu found his elder brother and uncle first, Jia She saw his slightly mischievous expression, and immediately raised his forehead: "Your father is looking for you."

Jia Zhu stuck out her tongue, turned around and ran into the crowd, pushing towards the door. After a while, she finally saw him pulling Jia Zheng out.

Jia Hu couldn't help snickering, the nervousness that had just passed the exam disappeared in an instant.

On the way back home, Jia Amnesty looked at his son and nephew: "Is the exam easy?"

Jia Zheng looked at his eldest brother and nephew son silently. Jia Hu and Jia Zhu nodded hastily when they heard Jia Shen's question: "It's still good."

"It's not difficult."

One of them replied, but the family has already made arrangements. After the Tongsheng examination, Jia Hu will continue to take the rural examination, and Jia Zhu will wait for the next rural examination. After all, he is too young.

"Don't be proud." Jia Zheng stroked his son's head with one hand: "This is only the first day. This is the third day of the exam. Don't take it lightly."

Jia Zhu immediately sat upright, and Jia Hu couldn't help laughing secretly. In fact, there was a quota for the Imperial College in Rongfu, but Jia Hu was weak before, so he never went to the Imperial College, so this quota was vacant, otherwise she wouldn't need it. To participate in the Tongsheng Examination, you can directly participate in the Township Examination.

Back at the mansion, the three of Hongye were relieved to see that the two brothers were still in good spirits. Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Wang took their sons to wash up, changed their clothes, and even drank a bowl of ginger soup. The clothes worn by candidates can only keep out the cold a little, but they can't keep them warm.

The next two exams were carried out in the same way. The first hurdle of Tongsheng Exam was not too difficult for Jia Hu and Jia Zhu. After the exam was over, the results had not yet come out. It would be Jia Lian's eighth birthday in late March.

Everyone in the house knew that Jia Lian would be confiscated by the court not long after his eighth birthday, so he didn't spend much time at home.

In the past, children's birthdays were not a big event in the mansion, and there were no banquets for outside guests. It was just that the adults in the family prepared a sumptuous meal for the children.

But this year, a small birthday party will be held for Jia Lian. Of course, the guests are Jia Lian's friends, whose age ranges from six to 15 years old.

During the two days on the 89th and [-]th, invitations written by Jia Lian himself were sent to all friends, and the other parties also sent people to respond, and they would definitely arrive on time.

Jia Lian knew quite a lot of people, and on his birthday, there were quite a few guests, including several older cousins ​​from the Zhang family, who came to comfort Jia Lian on behalf of the Zhang family.

You must know that my cousin is about ten years older than Jia Lian, and he is basically an adult, so he can't play with children.

Hongye only met the little guests when they first came, and Jia Lian and the three brothers were responsible for the whole day's activities. After the whole day, Jia Hu, who had never been in charge of hospitality independently, was particularly excited. I also found a drawback. Jia Zhu and Jia Lian are fine. They are still young and very malleable, but Jia Hu is 14 years old this year. It seems that everyone has always regarded him as fragile glass and never taught him to be independent.

Hong Ye's expression was serious, and she immediately felt that this problem was a bit serious. It seemed that she wanted to talk to Jia She and Mrs. Zhang alone.

In the evening, when the whole family got together, Hong Ye and the others asked Jia Lian how he felt. Jia Lian was very cheerful and said: "Grandmother, it's very good. I also asked Zhou Fang and the others, and Zhou Fang will also go to that school." There are too many people, and among the families that the Rong Mansion and the Zhang family come and go, those who are reluctant to part with the concubine can only use the concubine to make up the number. The person who went to the military academy with Jia Amnesty and others was his nephew who was two years older than him.

"Lian'er is awesome. You have to do everything yourself when you go to school." Hong Ye said, glanced at Zhang and Jia She, and said, "From today onwards, train Lian'er to do things by himself, Jingshu, can't you?" Be soft-hearted, otherwise Lian'er will not know how to dress, wash and fetch water when she goes to school, and she will suffer even more."

Jia Amnesty nodded, and Zhang Shi had no choice but to agree with a sullen face, planning to train his son after returning home.

Seeing what the adults said, Jia Hu left with his younger brothers and sisters. Although it was already dark, the sky was full of stars, the garden was full of flowers, and the fragrance of flowers was fragrant under the night wind.

Hongye mentioned Jia Hu's question, Zhang was stunned again, Jia She was thoughtful, although Hu'er's health has recovered, but for the sake of caution, Jia Hu can't join the army, so he can only pursue political career , my mother was right, Hu'er is 14 years old this year, although she is smart and sensible, she has no experience in the world, so she is still too naive.

"This is just a thought of mine. There are still a few months before the autumn exam in September. Parents, think about it. It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. Hu'er is going on like this. It may be that she will fail the imperial examination, but human affairs After all, there is something lacking in the above. I want to let Hu'er go out to practice, the farthest is Fengcheng, all the way to Qingzhou to meet Min'er, and then to Fengcheng to meet two cousins, so he can come back gone."

After Hongye finished speaking, she looked at Jia Zheng and Wang, "Zhu'er is still young, when he is the size of Hu'er, I want him to have a better experience." But she just made a suggestion, and it depends on whether she agrees or not. Two pairs of parents.

Leaving Rong'an Hall, the two couples headed in two directions. Wang asked Jia Zheng without hesitation, "Master, do you think mother's suggestion is feasible?"

Jia Zheng nodded, "Yes, reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. Zhu'er should go out and see."

Muttering, Wang hesitated: "Okay, but Zhu'er is still young, let's talk about it in three years."

The couple happily made their decision. Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Zhang went all the way back to Rongxi Hall, Mrs. Zhang still frowned: "Master, mother's suggestion is indeed very good, but..."

Jia She stroked the short beard on his chin: "It's nothing but reluctance, but if Hu'er wants to have a better career in the future, it is necessary to let him go out and see."

Jia She took two steps and then stopped, looking back at Mrs. Zhang: "Second brother and I have been like this for the rest of our lives. Hu'er and Zhu'er have this ability, so we should clear the obstacles for them."

Mrs. Zhang sighed, and said depressedly: "Lian'er goes to the military academy and sees her once a month, and Hu'er will leave for another year or two. Isn't this really digging my heart?"

Jia She's face suddenly 'dropped', and said: "What about me? You put your mind on your son all day long, and you don't care about me!"

Mrs Zhang stared blankly at Jia She, and after a long time to realize, she couldn't help laughing, put her arm around Jia She, and said with a smile, "Yes, Master is right."

He sighed for a while: "The children have grown up and have their own lives. I really worry too much."

Jia She immediately became proud, and walked back to Rongxi Hall. Stepping into Rongxi Hall, Jia She said, "After a while, why don't you go back to Zhang's house and ask your father-in-law how he is?"

Mrs. Zhang nodded hastily. None of them had the right to speak about being an official without their father.

At the beginning of April, the results of Jia Hu and Jia Zhu’s exam came out. Both of them passed. Jia Hu also got No.2 in the exam, and Jia Zhu’s ranking was in the middle level.

On the [-]th it was another government examination, and when the two came out of the examination room, Jia Lian left without paying the results.

On this day, the gate of the capital city was full of excitement. Many mothers came to see off their children, all crying loudly, not caring about their reputation at all. Seeing the embarrassment on the faces of the guards who accepted it, Hongye couldn't stop laughing.

These wives and wives think that the emperor can change his will after crying a few times?

Zhang's eyes were ruddy at first, with a look of reluctance, but when she saw other people's wives and wives looking like that, she suddenly couldn't help crying.

"Lian'er, do you keep in mind what your grandmother told you?" Hongye finally told Jia Lian that it would be really hard for him to enter a military school for a closed study for a child who was only eight years old, but it was really hard for him. It's good for him, when he learns and grows up, he will understand how lucky he is.

Hongye's eyes fell on many concubines, aunts are not allowed to be on the stage, they can't come on such occasions, what's more, some fathers didn't show up, only servants came to see them off, the little people were carrying their burdens alone, looking like Lonely and lonely.Jia Amnesty didn't come because Hongye and Zhang Shi came, so there was no need for him to come.

Jia Lian nodded solemnly: "Grandmother, Lian'er will keep it in my heart." Taking a step back, she bowed deeply to her grandmother and mother, "Grandmother, mother, don't worry about me, Lian'er will study hard. You see a tall and strong Lian'er."

Mrs. Zhang blinked, her lips moved, Hongye pushed his small body, Jia Lian glanced at her grandmother and mother, and entered the line separated by soldiers.

About half an hour later, one train after another set off from the gate of the city. There were soldiers leading the way in front and soldiers in the rear. It was not until the entire huge team could not see anyone that the gate of the city returned to normal order.