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"Examination basket, pen, ink, inkstone, examination cards..."

Ping'er carefully checked them one by one, and then started busy preparing clothes and shoes. The Fuxue Palace was outside the south city, and it was still more than half a day's journey from Rongguo Mansion, so he needed to arrive at a nearby inn one day in advance to stay.

Jia Shan smiled and said, "We're just going to stay for a day or two. If you don't know, you'd think we're moving."

Ping'er smiled and said: "That's not enough. The sky is gloomy and it might rain at night. Bring a few extra clothes to prepare. Also, the bedding in the inn may not be clean. Let's bring it ourselves."

Jia Shan saw Ping'er going into the house to get the bedding again, and said speechlessly: "Why is it so troublesome? I feel like the bed in the inn may not be strong. Should I ask Sister Ma to carry the bed?"
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Ping'er came out with the quilt in his arms and said with a smile: "This is just strong words."

"Who is making excuses?"

The two of them looked at the door, but it was Baochai who walked in with a smile. She was wearing a light yellow semi-old woven cloud satin skirt, a white palace ribbon around her waist, a plain silk brocade double-breasted gown, and a bun on her head.

There are no extra accessories such as hairpin rings.

Ping'er put down the bedding, stepped forward and said with a smile: "Miss Bao, let me comment. I said that the bedding in the inn is not clean, and I need to bring new ones. I think it's troublesome, and I insist on saying that the bed is not strong, so do I need to bring a bed?"

Baochai smiled and said: "Brother Shan, you don't know. People come and go in the inn, and there are many people living there. Most people bring their own bedding."

Jia Shan thought about it and felt relieved. Naturally, the bedding in the inn cannot be replaced by a new set for every guest. The girl loves cleanliness, so it is understandable to be pretentious.

"I see, then take it with you."

Ping'er pursed her lips and smiled and said: "Miss Bao is still very good. I won't listen to what we say. There is always a reason. Girl, sit down quickly and I will pour tea."

Baochai smiled quickly and said, "Don't bother me. Just go about your business. I'm here to wait for you, Girl Lin."

Ping'er smiled and said: "Second Miss, Miss Lin is here too?"

Baochai stretched out her slender hand, pinched her fingers and counted a few times, and said with a smile: "I think it should be here soon!"

As soon as he finished speaking, two people had already walked in at the courtyard gate. Who else came if it wasn't Yingchun Daiyu?

Yingchun smiled and said, "Sister Bao is here too?"

Daiyu chuckled and said: "It seems that Sister Bao likes the tea here. Ping'er, why don't you serve tea to Sister Bao quickly?"

Baochai smiled and said, "I've made a special trip to wait for you two. If you don't believe me, ask Brother Shan and Ping'er."

Jia Shan put down her pen, stood up with a smile and said, "Yes, Sister Bao said, 'I'm here to welcome you, Miss Lin,' and then she counted her fingers and said, 'She should be here soon,' and then you guys came,

I didn’t know that Sister Bao still has such magical powers. Please help me figure out whether I can pass the imperial examination this time."

"Oh?" Daiyu stepped forward and pulled Baochai and smiled: "Good sister, please do the math for me."

Baochai smiled and said: "Brother Shan, it's okay if he failed the exam. Who do you think you are?"

Daiyu chuckled and said: "Someone said they would send me a few taels of tea a while ago, but there is no one there yet. Sister, help me calculate when that person will send it to me."

Baochai smiled and said, "There's no need to calculate it. Can't you just ask me directly?"

Daiyu smiled and sighed: "Originally it was a gift, but my question turned into asking someone for it, so why don't you help me do the math."

"Okay, then I'll do the math." Baochai stretched out his hand and couldn't help but laugh and start counting.

"Yes!"

"What?"

Baochai smiled and said: "When 'that person' gets hit, I will bring you tea!"

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Evening, Lixiangyuan.

Aunt Xue came back after having dinner at Mrs. Wang's place. Baochai was already reading quietly under the candlelight.

"Where were you this afternoon?"

Aunt Xue asked as soon as she entered the door.

Baochai put down the book, stood up and said with a smile: "I was having tea with my second sister and sister Lin at Brother Shan's place."

Aunt Xue frowned slightly unconsciously and said with a smile: "No wonder your brother Bao didn't find you after school. He went there..."

While talking, Aunt Xue sat down, took Baochai's hand and said with a smile: "You are a sensible and good child. Naturally, you should be able to tell who is close and who is distant. After all, Baoyu is your two aunts, brothers and sisters, then

Although we are far apart from each other, we are just brothers at most."

"Mom, I know."

"Well, it's good that you know. Remember to play with your precious brother more in the future."

"I got it, Mom."

Aunt Xue nodded assuredly, Baochai has always been the most obedient.

"By the way, where is your brother? I haven't settled the accounts with him yet for what happened that day!" Thinking of Xue Pan, Aunt Xue gritted her teeth again.

Baochai smiled helplessly and said: "I have no chance today. I am already drunk. I should go back to sleep now, right?"

"Drunk again?" Aunt Xue frowned and said, "Don't the old gentlemen in their clan school care about it? Just let them do whatever they want?"

Baochai shook his head and chuckled: "I asked a few of the boys who followed my brother. The old man in the clan school was so strict with his brother that he couldn't care about him. I guess the old man probably knew about the drinking incident and just turned a blind eye.

Just close one eye."

Aunt Xue breathed a sigh of relief and sighed: "Hey, that's fine. As long as he's in school, it doesn't matter whether he's studying or not. I'm just worried that he'll run out and run wild and get into trouble."

Baochai thought for a while and said: "Since I can't learn anything, I think it's better to ask my brother to stop going to school and learn to do business at home. There are several shops in the capital. My brother will eventually be in charge of the business.

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Aunt Xue frowned, shook her head and said: "Your brother... is still young after all. I'm not worried. I'd better ask him to study in school for two more years. He can make some progress. You see, Baoyu is doing very well there."

, I study hard every day, and I have to study at night when I come back, and people are losing weight..."

"Study so hard!"

When Xue Pan came back from urinating, he happened to hear the two of them talking about Baoyu when passing by the window, and he said the truth smoothly.

Aunt Xue's eyes suddenly burst with anger, and she pointed at Xue Pan's big head and cursed: "You bastard, you still have the nerve to talk nonsense like this. If you have Baoyu, you can save your worries, and I can see clearly even after I die."<

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After hearing this, Xue Pan laughed and said: "I tell you, don't be angry. If you really want to be like Baoyu, I'm afraid my father will be so angry that he will come back to life from the ground."

Aunt Xue, Aunt Baochai and the two gnashed their teeth in anger: "Damn it, damn it, if you get drunk, go to bed with you!"
Chapter completed!