December 1, the eighth year of Chongming.

Ningguo Mansion, in the Flower Hall.

Jia Zhen held a wine cup in her hand and listened to the opera leisurely, feeling quite contented.

It has been half a month since Jia Yun got married, and Jia Zhen's anger has almost disappeared. Now, there is another "top priority", and she has no time to pay attention to Jia Yun.

"Master, Brother Rong is here." Lai Er led Jia Rong into the hall.

When Jia Rong entered the hall, her heart couldn't stop trembling, and she carefully shouted: "Father."

"Well..." Jia Zhen made a long sound from her nose, then glanced at Jia Rong and said, "You are not young anymore, it's time to get married."

Jia Rong breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, thinking that letting Lai Er come to look for her in such a hurry was because she was going to take it out on his son again. It turned out to be about the marriage.

"Father is the one who makes the decision." With the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words, Jia Zhen is the one who decides on Jia Rong's marriage.

Jia Zhen nodded, raised the corners of her mouth, and said, "My father has taken a fancy to a girl from Qin Ye's family who is a doctor in the Catering Department of the Ministry of Industry. She is well-educated and sensible, gentle and virtuous. She is a good match."

Jia Rong frowned when he heard this, "Mr. Zhong of the Catering Department of the Ministry of Works" was just a sixth-rank official of the Ministry of Works, and his official position was not high. How could I take a fancy to him?

Seeing that Jia Rong looked dissatisfied, Jia Zhen put the wine cup on the table and scolded: "You bastard, you are already a grown man. You are used to having friends like foxes, eagles and lackeys. If you don't find someone gentle, kind and virtuous,

How can I win your heart?"

Jia Rong trembled with fright and hurriedly responded: "What father said is certainly right."

Jia Zhen nodded with satisfaction, and immediately said: "Tomorrow I will send someone to the Qin family to propose marriage. You know it well. If this matter is delayed, I will skin you."

"It seems a little rushed." Jia Rong hesitated for a while and said weakly.

Jia Zhen snorted angrily, and just this dissatisfied look frightened Jia Rong and responded quickly: "My son knows, and my father can rest assured."

Waving her hand, Jia Zhen dismissed: "Okay, let's go down."

Jia Rong bowed and retreated.

At this time, Jia Zhen's fingers were tapping the table table happily, recalling the graceful figure she had seen before, her graceful and romantic nature, and she felt impatient.

Although Qin Ye's family was from a humble background, it had an old relationship with Jia's family, and it was also a family of officials. If he were to be accepted by force, it would be criticized.

Now that the Qin family is being promoted, the Qin Ye family can still refuse, but when he comes to the house in the future, he will not be allowed to do whatever he wants.

Mozhu Garden, study room.

Jia Yun picked up the pen and copied the copybook seriously. As the saying goes, the characters are like the people, and studying is the right way, but if the handwriting is not good, it is useless.

I haven't touched a pen in four years. If I don't practice more, I'm afraid I'll make a fool of myself.

The font copied by Jia Yun is not a messy font, but the official "Guange style". The font is large, square, upright, pure and beautiful, and is eye-catching.

Qingwen on the side helped Jia Yun grind, but her eyes were fixed on Jia Yun. After all, a man who is attentive is the most attractive.

Jia Yun finished copying a page and stretched out his stiff arms. He immediately saw the absent-minded Qingwen and frowned and said, "You little girl, you are lazy again."

When Qingwen heard this, she pouted and retorted: "I don't have any slaves. Don't accuse me unjustly."

Jia Yun and Qingwen have also been together for half a month, and have gotten to know each other a lot. Qingwen knows that Jia Yun is a good-tempered person. As long as he doesn't make mistakes, he doesn't get upset when he contradicts him. He also has a much more relaxed temper and tone of voice.

Be natural and casual.

Looking at the playful Qingwen, Jia Yun felt much better. He also understood the benefits of having a pretty maid by his side.

It's so pleasing to the eyes and makes you feel uncomfortable.

Qingwen saw Jia Yun writing again and said curiously: "What are you writing? It looks good just by looking at it."

Jia Yun replied: "The Thousand-Character Essay".

After a pause, Jia Yun raised his eyes and asked, "Are you illiterate?"

Qingwen shook her head and said bitterly: "I'm just a maid. How can I read? Didn't the uncle deliberately make fun of me?"

It's true that Qingwen was sold back and forth when she was a child. She was sold to Aunt Lai when she was ten years old. Later she was sent to the old lady of Jia Mansion to learn the rules from Qian'er. How could she learn to read?

Jia Yun glanced at Qingwen and saw that she seemed very interested, so he said, "If you want to learn, just follow me and learn some words."

Hearing this, Qingwen pursed her lips, looked up at Jia Yun, her eyes flashed, and said softly: "I'd better forget it, slave. Don't be careful and delay the master's study time."

Jia Yun smiled and said: "Why, where is the explosive temper in the past? You are still pretending in front of me. Put away your little tricks. If you don't want to learn, then forget it."

Qingwen curled her lips aside, feeling secretly annoyed.

Jia Yun still knew a little about the little girl's thoughts, but he couldn't hide his face. In fact, he was very happy in his heart. If not, this little girl would have become angry a long time ago and would never calm down.

Jia Yun said: "This "Thousand Character Essay" is just for enlightenment. You can learn a dozen characters a day. As time goes by, you just have to be blind."

Reading and copying calligraphy is a good way to meditate and allow Qingwen to calm down a bit.

Although Qingwen is young, she is a beautiful girl. It would be a pity if she does not know a few words. If she learns a few words, she will not be a bookish person.

If Qingwen didn't have such a miserable life as in the original work, and really became the person next to Jia Baoyu, it's hard to say that the vulgar Aunt Zhao next to Jia Zheng would be what Qingwen would look like in the future.

What's more, Qingwen is now a member of Jia Yun's house, and they spend time together day and night. Sometimes her sharp tongue is really unpleasant, so we need to find some things for her to do to cultivate her temperament, so as to temper her temperament.

Thinking of this, Jia Yun didn't say much, took out a piece of paper, wrote two words, and said: "Today you learn your own name first. If you don't even know your own name if you learn the words,

Wouldn’t that make people laugh?”

Qingwen happily took the paper and stared blankly at the paper with her name written on it. Her eyes were stuck in the black and white words on the paper, and she could not leave them for a long time...

Seeing Qingwen's "lost soul" look, Jia Yun said warmly: "Go get a pen and practice by yourself. When you finish writing your name, I will teach you how to read "The Thousand Character Essay""

Qingwen said "hmm" and nodded vigorously.

After giving the instructions, Jia Yun followed Qingwen around, but seeing Qingwen clumsily holding the penholder, Jia Yun couldn't help but laugh, and immediately stood next to Qingwen. Under Qingwen's astonished look, he held Qingwen's hand and started writing.

With his hand, he wrote the word "Qingwen" stroke by stroke.

Qingwen was shy and surprised. She couldn't recover for a long time, and she didn't refuse. Instead, she started "drawing" along Jia Yun's strokes.

Jia Yun flicked Qingwen's brain with his finger and said angrily: "What are you thinking about? Just concentrate on it."

When Qingwen said "Ah", her first reaction was that Liu Ye's eyebrows stood up, her almond-shaped eyes widened, and she subconsciously wanted to curse. But when the words came to her lips, she came back to her senses, snorted softly, and pouted her little cherry mouth in grievance,

He said in a clear voice: "Uncle, why are you beating people?"

Jia Yun taught him a lesson: "If you don't pay attention, you should be beaten."

Ignoring Qingwen's angry eyes, Jia Yun continued: "Hold the pen correctly. You are good at needlework. It is not as difficult to hold a pen as it is to hold a needle for embroidery."

Jia Yun first demonstrated, explaining the essentials of holding the pen, and why he held the pen like this and whether it was effective. Then he asked Qingwen to hold the pen, and Jia Yun took Qingwen hand in hand to copy the calligraphy.

Qingwen, who has always been agile, was held by Jia Yun's slightly rough hand, her heart gradually began to ripple, she listened to the calm breathing in her ears, and her pretty face glowed.

After carrying it a few times, Jia Yun let go and returned to his desk, while Qingwen stared at the words written on the jute paper, ignoring her shyness for a moment, and murmured: "This is...

my name?"

The maids are not as good as imagined. It is pure fart that the maids of wealthy families are illiterate.

It is said that a woman's lack of talent is a virtue. Women from wealthy families only need to be literate in school. After they marry, they can also be good at running the house and assisting their husbands.

As for the level of literacy, it varies from person to person. Women mainly focus on needlework.

If the young lady is like this, let alone the maid, I'm afraid she can only learn to read after the young lady, depending on the master's grace.

Jia Yun said with a smile: "As the saying goes, words are like the person they are. Girls' handwriting should be more graceful after all. Guange style is not suitable for you. You can use this to practice holding a pen first, and I will go find Mrs. Wei's hairpin in regular script tomorrow.

Copybook."

Although Qingwen didn't know about Mrs. Wei or Xiaokai, her master's suggestion was definitely correct. She couldn't help but feel moved in her heart. She smiled sweetly and said, "Thank you, uncle."

Jia Yun said "hmm" and then ordered: "You just serve people with tea and water every day. If I go out, you will have nothing to do. It's better to find something to do than to do nothing. What are the things in the study?

Feel free to use it, just remember to put it away after use."

The corners of Qingwen's mouth curled up with a crescent moon, and she responded with a smile: "Uncle, I understand."
Chapter completed!