school days in ancient times

In Shouyunzhai, several women are strictly controlling everywhere. Mrs. Ye is sitting there with a sad face, her face has long since disappeared from the smile at the family banquet, and Mrs. He wipes it with a handkerchief. squinting.

"Over the years, my mother also knows how much the daughter-in-law has given to the old man since she came in. Only the concubine bought in Wuzhou gave birth to Brother Min. We kept him in the main house and made offerings like Buddhas. But that child didn't have that kind of life," He cried even louder when he said this, "I haven't been off the medicine since I was born, and it died three years ago. Yes, those wives in Wuzhou don't laugh at me behind my back, so those in the backyard didn't live up to their expectations and made any noise."

Mrs. He covered her face with her handkerchief and cried sadly. Mrs. Ye looked at her, sighed tiredly, and said, "It's not your fault. I know all about your grievances these years. I can't stand you, now that I am an old face, I dare not go to Hanlin Mansion to meet my in-laws."

Mrs. He wiped her eyes, "Mother, don't say that, Ye's mansion treats his wife well, our He family knows it all, and now the daughter-in-law has the cheek to cry and beg, it's not to feel wronged by you, the daughter-in-law just loves the old man, he At this age, it is impossible to count on those in the backyard, and now we can only go through the path of adoption."

Mrs. Ye patted his hand and comforted him: "I know that you are sensible and considerate to your husband. In their generation, there are only two brothers, and this is the case with you. It stands to reason that it is reasonable to choose a brother from the second room, but You want this fourth brother," Mrs. Ye sighed deeply, "Let's not say whether Brother Heng and I nod or not, how could your siblings be willing?"

"Mother!" Mrs. He wiped away her tears, held Mrs. Ye's hand and said, "As long as your old man agrees, I will go and ask my younger siblings. Although our elder is only a fourth-rank mansion in Wuzhou, But he has done a lot of good jobs over the years, and this time when he returns to Beijing to report on his duties, he will definitely be promoted. Besides, I will not tell my mother that although we are not officials in Beijing in Wuzhou, that place is a fertile land , we dare not say anything these years, we must be richer than Erfang's family."

"It doesn't make sense." Mrs. Ye interrupted her.

"Mother, listen to what my daughter-in-law said," He said anxiously, "I understand what mother means. These external things are incomparable with Brother Mian, but my daughter-in-law also generally knows something about our second wife."

He looked at the old lady before continuing: "The second room has Brother Jing, the eldest son, and there are also many concubines. Although what will be in Brother Mian's hands in the future is enough, it will never be rich." Here Mrs. He came alive, "But it would be different if he was in our room. Our husband and wife are nothing to him. The wife is so miserable that she doesn't even have a daughter, so even my generous dowry back then can be kept together." give him."

"Besides, we are only one of us, and we can only love him on weekdays, and we have no preference." Mrs. He wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, and looked carefully at Mrs. Ye.

Mrs. Ye thought for a while, and persuaded: "It's better to choose a younger one for adoption, and I will kiss you when I grow up. Why don't you look at Sixth Brother, who is eight years old now, and he is also a lovely child."

Mrs. He sighed helplessly: "My daughter-in-law's fate is not good. I dare not raise the young one again. I'm afraid that my master and I will not be able to support him. If the time comes..." Mrs. He choked up and said: " The daughter-in-law can only wipe her neck."

After He brought a group of women out of Shouyunzhai, the nurse next to her whispered to her, "I'm afraid it will be difficult, but the old lady means that Fifth Young Master Qiao is the best."

He pursed her lips, "Speak submissively, and it looks like she was raised by my little mother's side. Now that she is twelve, her temper has long been established, and she can't change it even if she changes it."

"But these four young masters..." Mammy sighed in embarrassment: "Look at that character's personality, he is like a little fairy boy. The old slaves in the capital dare not say it, but only say that he is in Wuzhou, and he can't find him again." It's out of the ordinary, how can the second lady let go."

He sighed, "I'm going to beg her, but I will answer whatever she asks."

Mrs. He went back to the courtyard prepared for them by the Shi Lang's mansion. Seeing Mrs. He's eyes were red and his face was unhappy, the Elder sighed and asked, "Mother won't allow it?"

Mrs. He shook her head wearily, and let the maids take off the two pairs of jade bracelets on her hands, "Mother wants us to pass Brother Qiao, but, master," Mrs. He said bitterly, "If we don't see you today Thinking about Brother Mian, we have settled on Brother Qiao, but when I saw him, I just..."

"I'm not afraid that you'll call me stupid," Mrs. He glanced at the old man and said, "I glanced over today, and I knew this was my son!" Having said this, Mrs. He began to cry again, "If I can bear children Brother, it must be like this."

The old man showed shame and patted He's hand.

He wiped his eyes with a handkerchief, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said softly: "Besides, this child also has an affinity with me. He didn't show it when he was young, but now he's quite clingy when he grows up. He will really adopt us in the future." , our mother and I will definitely not have those quarrels."

The old man lowered his head and tapped his fingers on the pear tea table, wondering what he was thinking.

He added further anger and said: "My lord believes in me. I still have some ability to judge people. Brother Mian sees goodness in his eyes, and his character can't be wrong."

The old man sighed: "I know this child is good, you think I don't want it, but my younger brother won't let go, it's really difficult."

Mrs. He glanced at him angrily, "I don't need to ask you to know your shamelessness. You must have asked him about the big brother's money in the study. It's strange that he agreed."

He said earnestly: "We have such a good son-in-law, so we have to be shorter? After the adoption is over, we will send Brother Mian to Wuzhou. How can you stand up?" , He proudly said: "A year ago, brother Jing went to our Wuzhou to run an imperial mission. You have forgotten how bright your face was when you took it out to pay the reward? It's just a nephew. If we bring it back this time like this My son, look at those who have never seen the world in their entire lives, how dare they make fun of us!"

When He said this, he didn't know what to think of, squinting his eyes, the handkerchiefs on his hands were tightly twisted, and he became more determined in his heart, that he must adopt brother Mian.

The elder was a little moved by He Shi's words, and nodded slightly.

Ye Mian naturally didn't know why the adults in the two rooms of Ye's house stayed up all night. After school the next day, he went to Mrs. Qiu's place to say hello, and carefully inquired about what happened last night. Mrs. Qiu dared not tell him. Smiling, the two quarreled over trifles.

Ye Mian saw that Mrs. Qiu refused to talk about it, and as a junior, he couldn't get to the bottom of it. He just secretly told his father that if he dared to marry a new aunt into the house again, he would reveal the matter of the prostitute in the drunk moon tower that day. , The two "died together", the angry Ye Shilang took off his boots and threw at Ye Mian who had already run away.

After Ye Mian left, Mrs. Qiu quickly ordered to the confidantes who were guarding the yard yesterday not to leak any news to the other side of Baofeng yard.

Ye Mian didn't know about the lawsuit between the two parties, and just went to and from school cheerfully every day.

The calligraphy class at Rongnan Junwang's side was not delayed. This Zhuang Jue was very serious as a master, and he was even more domineering. He was lazy one day and Wei Angyuan and the others went to Yuxianlou for a meal before they went to his yard. So it was a bit late, and Zhuang Jue didn't say anything to him, but the Yuxian Building was closed the next day, and Wen Xun was so angry that he beat his chest and feet at the door. The cook here was the most suitable for him.

Ye Mian left school that day, so he ran straight to the yard of his uncle and aunt. This yard was originally prepared by Ye Shilang for Ye Jing's wedding, but later he bought the Bihua Pavilion next door. It was vacant, and the Dafang couple brought a group of servants to live here temporarily, but they didn't feel crowded.

Ye Mian could feel that his uncle and aunt loved him very much, so they invited him to have dinner with him from time to time, and he happily came here.

With a happy face, Mammy reported to the room that the Fourth Young Master was coming, and He smiled, got up and went out to greet him, dragging Ye Mian by the hand one by one to lead him into the room.

Ye Mian giggled, pulled his hand back embarrassingly, and said, "Auntie, my hands are not clean. We learn riding and archery in the afternoon, and the school field is full of dirt."

"Hey, what's this worth?" He raised his chin and asked the maids to fetch water, and personally wiped his hands and face with a towel, seeing that his little face was still flushed from being crazy for a long time. With a lot of energy and joy in his heart, he smiled and said, "Let's wipe our hands and go to eat. When we go back to Baofengyuan, you can wash it well. We can't be hungry at this age."

Because Ye Mian's uncle was returning to Beijing to report on his work, when he didn't go out to pay, he only had a rare leisure time in the mansion, so the three of them got together for meals from time to time.

Ye Mian likes his uncle very much, he always smiles and doesn't talk when he sees him, and he doesn't look like Ye Shilang when he asks him about his homework, he blows his beard and stares without saying a few words, and only carefully points out his shortcomings. Correct me patiently.

Ye Mian has a lively personality, and He deliberately coaxed him to be mischievous, so he didn't pay attention to the rules of not eating or sleeping. Ye Mian taught them all the interesting things that happened in the day school, and he was the most eloquent. The neat, vivid descriptions amused the big family couple, and the respectable maids and women who were serving them also followed up with a few words to amuse the masters.

Not only did He sigh in her heart, this is what a home looks like, and their room has been cold and desolate all these years, and she doesn't know how she survived it.

Speaking of the brocade raccoon he caught in the Royal Forest Garden, Ye Mian turned his head and told Feng Jin, "Hurry up to Baofeng Court and bring Wang Xixi here."

Feng Jin agreed and ran out. When he came back with Jinli in his arms, the food had already been eaten here, and He Shi was leading Ye Mian to drink iced fruit water in Baoxia in the yard.

The maids behind were fanning together, Ye Mian put down the cup and hugged the brocade raccoon in Feng Jin's hand.

"Auntie, look, this is Jinli. I named it Wang Xixi."

He's handkerchief covered his mouth and he laughed, "Why does this have a name?"

"Hug and watch."

He didn't dislike the dirty hands of these wild animals like other women, and stretched out his hands to hug them with a smile, but when he saw the bead bell on Jinli's neck, he couldn't help but take a second look. It was getting late, and the pearls on both sides of the golden bell were faintly glowing green.

The bead bell was prepared by the king of Rongnan County and sent over. He said he gave it to Wang Xixi and told Ye Mian not to be sentimental. Ye Mian let out a "ha" and wrote a thank you note for Jinli that night. past.

"The elders don't dare to say goodbye"

Sign up, Xiao Wang

Seeing these two beads, He was startled. Seeing Ye Mian casually punched this thing and tied it around the neck of such a little beast, his mind was confused for a while, and he lost all sense of humor. Sure, can these chips really impress the Qiu family?

Ye Mian happily carried Wang Xixi back to Baofeng Courtyard, but He stayed up all night again.

Qiu Shi was also so angry tonight that he asked someone to remove him without even taking two bites of dinner, and he didn't care if Ye Shilang just picked up his chopsticks.

Raising children for him, respecting his old mother, and presiding over a large family's family, the old wife started to fight with him seriously, and Ye Shilang could only helplessly accompany his smiling face.

"What's the matter?" Ye Shilang asked cautiously, "But the food is not to your liking? I'll ask the chef to make it again."

Qiu raised her eyebrows and said, "Ye Heng, don't pretend! Didn't you hear Madam Zhang say that your elder brother took Brother Mian to the study to teach homework?" Qiu pointed out, "Go and give me the man. Call me back! My son has lost his father!"

Ye Shilang sighed in embarrassment: "It's not that I haven't called..."

After Ye Shilang and his eldest brother mentioned that Ye Qiao should be adopted to the eldest room, the eldest room never mentioned the matter of adoption, but they became more intimate with Ye Mian, and often took people to their yard to play.

Because his elder brother has been working outside as an official, he sees a wide range of things. Ye Mian likes to listen to him talk about the interesting things outside. Walking away, only holding his elder brother's arm and dangling, his elder brother comforted him nicely, as if his own father was standing there unnecessarily.

Ye Shilang was not at ease looking at it, he was "driven" out twice in embarrassment, he was really depressed, but he couldn't talk about this family matter with outsiders, Ye Jing went to Changzhou on business again, Ye Shilang I can only hide in the study alone every night and drink boring wine.

Ye Mian naturally didn't know that his father was suffering every day, if he knew, he would be happier.

The lunch break bell was ringing in school this day, and the sky outside was gloomy, with the strong wind blowing the ginkgo leaves in the yard and the drizzle whistling outside the window.

Li Zhao "tsk tut" twice, "You can't go out to the dining hall, and you won't be able to come back once you go."

Wei Angyuan nodded, and told the servants in the school to go to the dining hall to fetch some light-tasting dishes.

But Ye Mian didn't dare to delay, the king of Rongnan County didn't talk too much harshly, if he didn't go to class on time, he might make trouble later.

While the rain was still thin, Ye Mian ran out with the umbrella that Mo Shi handed over, but before he ran halfway, the raindrops grew bigger. Fortunately, many places in the school were connected by the corridor, so he didn't have much trouble I was drenched by the rain, but when I got to Zhuang Jue's yard, my boots were splashed with mud and water and I couldn't see it.

Xia Neijian exaggeratedly yelled at the door, "Hey, why did another ancestor come back like this!" He continued to order, "Hurry up, hurry up, and take Young Master Ye to clean up. "

When Ye Mian was brought in, Zhuang Jue was sitting on the couch with his trouser legs rolled up, and there was a trace of steam in his hair. Several children were serving him to soak his feet. Seeing him coming in, he glanced at his boots, then turned slightly to the children beside him. He raised his chin.

Ye Mian sat next to Zhuang Jue, the little boy squatted on the ground and took off his boots, rolled up his trousers, and took off his brocade socks, another boy tried the water temperature in the tub.

Ye Mian rested his feet on the edge of the basin, wiggling his toes boredly.

The skin on Ye Mian's feet became whiter and tenderer due to not seeing light all year round. The dorsum of the feet is slightly arched, and the shape is very beautiful. The ten toes are round and cute, and even the toenails are thin like shellfish, revealing a touch of pink.

Zhuang Jue stared dazedly for a moment and took another look.

Ye Mian poked him, "What are you looking at?"

Zhuang Jue turned his head, but did not speak.

Ye Mian didn't care, the boy on the ground whispered, "Master Ye, the water is ready."

Ye Mian soaked his feet in it and let out a "hiss".

"It's hot."

The little boy shivered, and just about to put his hand into the water to test the water temperature, he saw his master put his foot into the footbath under the feet of Young Master Ye Si, scolding: "Where is it hot? Why are you so delicate?" ?”