76. Ah Jiang
He. The little education expert. Zijin gave some warm psychological construction for Chen Nian. Shen and He Gong also said some private words in the room. Speaking of which, Shen and He Zijin are worthy of being mother and daughter. Shen was curious about what He Zijin was curious, and Shen was also curious. While sending her son to take a nap, she spoke to her husband in a whispering voice, "What's wrong with mother and Aunt Li? In the past two years, I always thought that the third girl was taking a job under Aunt Li, and she would celebrate the festival. It was also time to visit her, but my mother was always unsure. I was afraid of making her unhappy, so I kept some things privately and asked Sanyatou to take them quietly. But I thought, it was not a problem that could not be solved, otherwise my mother would not be able to take Sanyatou to Aunt Li to find work. It would be better to solve it." She wanted to ask, but in the past, she was too busy during festivals, and she forgot about it. Today, He Zijin mentioned this and Shen asked.
He Gong laughed, "It's nothing."
Shen beat her husband lightly, "You said nothing, but you can't keep it from being kept."
He Gong smiled, "I don't know if it's true. Anyway, I heard my mother muttering before, saying that Aunt Li liked her father when she was young."
Shen was surprised at first, and then funny, "It's been so many years, why does my mother still remember it in my heart." My father-in-law has passed away for more than twenty years.
"What's this?" The woman's thoughts are hard to guess, not to mention that this lady is her own mother. He Gong laughed, "It's good to start with. After all, the third girl works with Aunt Li. She should go and see her during festivals, but don't be like her mother." Take a thoughtful wife, and don't live too well. He Gong is proud of her good eyes again, holds her wife's hand, and smiles, "Although our father went there earlier, I'll beat me as long as I can remember, my parents never blushed."
Shen sighed, "It's really rare." My mother-in-law's temper...
The young couple has always had a good relationship, and Shen had nothing to say in front of her husband. She said, "I heard from my mother that her father is a talented person. But her mother is so kind, she is just outspoken. I think her father often gives in to her mother?" Over the years, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has become more and more harmonious. However, Shen said with conscience that his father-in-law who could live with Mrs. He has never been popular once is really not an ordinary person.
He Gong laughed, "It's not just about giving in. Mom is impatient. Our father is a big procrastination. Zijin is like our father. When they are together, Mom often gets angry. Our father has a good temper. When Mom gets angry, Dad goes out to buy mutton and goes to the kitchen to stew it. After Mom eats stewed mutton, everything will be done."
Shen: My mother-in-law isn’t this greedy for mutton…
I heard my husband say nostalgic, "When my sister and I were young, I hoped that my mother would lose her temper. Once she got angry, she would have mutton at home. Especially the mutton stewed by my father himself, the taste is no match for now."
Shen:...Is this the legendary naughty child...
The couple just said some private words in private, but they didn't expect that He Lie didn't fall asleep in bed. They just heard clearly. The child couldn't save things, so in the afternoon he mysteriously said to his sister, "Sister, do you know, Aunt Li likes our grandfather!"
He Zijin was startled and asked, "Who did you hear? Isn't it just randomly made up?" He said, "It turns out that Aunt Li is still her love rival to her breasts~
When He Lie saw that his sister didn't believe it, he said unhappy, "You go and ask your father yourself, I heard what his father and mother said."
He Zijin smiled, "I believe it. Just tell me, don't tell my grandmother, as she will be angry."
He Lie was proud, "I will tell my sister if I hear anything again in the future."
"Good~ Come on, I'll give you candy." This is how the little spy trained~
The next morning, He Zijin and the third girl drank the porridge, and then heard from He Lao Niang say, "I went there and took the exam carefully. In the morning, I asked Mrs. Zhou to buy mutton. After getting the exam, I got stewed mutton when I came back."
Chen Nian & He Lie and the two starlings spoke auspicious words in unison to please, "I can pass the exam! I can pass the exam!"
Shen smiled, "Let's go now."
He Gong laughed, "Don't worry, if you don't have the exam..." Before He Gong finished speaking, Old Madam He cut him off, glared at his son, and said to the third girl He Zijin, "Hurry up, take advantage of this bad luck and don't say anything! You guys leave quickly!"
The two went there.
He Zijin muttered to the third girl, "It puts a lot of pressure on me."
The third girl was so open-minded that she laughed, "There is no need to be stressed. Even if I can't pass the exam, I know how to go ahead. My sister is only a few years old, so it's good to continue studying at Aunt Chen's grandmother's house for a few years."
He Zijin sincerely admired him, "Three sister, I am Master Xue, I definitely want you."
The third girl smiled, "It's a pity that I didn't learn to study with you earlier, otherwise I would be more confident."
"My sister is not very old now, and it's never too late to study. The key is whether she has this heart."
The two of them went to the embroidery workshop as they talked. Compared to the crowds of people yesterday, there were many fewer people this time, and less than one out of ten left. He Zijin calculated roughly and found only twenty people to enter the re-examination.
The girl Li Xiuniang I saw yesterday said to the third girl, "Your sister is probably the youngest."
The third girl laughed, "I think so. We went home after the trial yesterday. Are we the only ones of us going back to the exam?" Thinking about yesterday's grand occasion, the third girl didn't know that the first trial was so tragic.
Li Xiuniang sighed, "I am happy and I am only seventeen this year. Mr. Xue said he wanted to find younger disciples, but he didn't want anyone over 18. However, there were also those who were good-sized and were kept by the aunt to do work in the embroidery workshop, which was a way."
He Zijin thought to himself that Aunt Li was smart and took advantage of the admissions exam to recruit workers.
The embroidery workshop is still open at the same time. There are only more than twenty people coming to the re-examination this time, and they are not taking the exam together, and they are going to take the exam one by one. He Zijin is behind the third girl. The girls who are in the re-examination in the front did not come out, so it was the third girl's turn. After a while, the third girl still did not see the third girl coming back. A girl in the green shirt came out and called He Zijin's name. When He Zijin went in, he did not see the people in the re-examination in the front. It was just a room, a table, a cup of tea, and a person.
Needless to say, this person must be Xue Qianzhen.
Xue Qianzhen is about thirty years old, with a pretty appearance and no particular beauty, but her temperament is peaceful, and her hands holding a plain teacup are more delicate than that. However, for the embroidery master like Master Xue, his dress is extremely quiet and there is no trace of embroidery patterns.
He Zijin bowed, "Hello, Master."
Xue Qianzhen smiled, "Sit down, if it weren't for Ah Li's words, I wouldn't have known that such a young child would want to learn needlework with me."
He Zijin smiled, "There are some candidates who came to interview yesterday who are younger than me. However, I have better luck and can meet Master Xue."
Xue Qian saw that He Zijin was already generous at such a young age, and said, "Your name is Zijin, and your name must be from the Book of Songs."
He Zijin smiled, "Yes."
Xue Qianzhen asked, "Which article do you like the most in "The Book of Songs" three hundred?"
He Zijin was in a dilemma, "That's so much. There are many articles I like, and the opening chapter "Guanju" is very good, "Jianjia", "Picking Wei", "Taoyao", "Ge Mushroom", "Beating Drum", "Papaya", "Rogue", "Qing Girl", and many others are more interesting as they read. However, my favorite is the song "Zijin", which is my father giving me my name."
I have to say that this is an era of face-scanning. With a beautiful and cute face, even if you speak so frankly, even Xue Qianzhen is willing to say more to her, laughing, "You will know that you must be loved by your parents at home. Learning embroidery is very hard, do you know?"
He Zijin said seriously, "It's not easy to learn a skill, master, don't worry, I know it."
Xue Qianzhen said, "I am old and want to find a successor. Do you think, can you do it?"
He Zijin thought for a while and said, "Confucius had 3,000 disciples and 72 sages, but the one who truly promoted Confucianism was Mencius and Master two hundred years later. If I want to say that I must be able to do it, that is bragging."
Xue Qianzhen's interview did not take the needle test at all. She said a few words to He Zijin with a smile, and asked He Zijin what kind of condemnation he did on weekdays, so she asked the maid in the green shirt to lead He Zijin to the next room to rest. He Zijin went over and found out that the third girl who came in to take the exam first were also in this room. He Zijin hurriedly asked the third girl, "Sister, have you passed?"
The third girl shook her head, "I don't know either. Mr. Xue asked me about the allusions of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest. Fortunately, you told me your sister before, otherwise I wouldn't be able to answer any more."
Li Xiuniang looked annoyed, "I only know this name, and I have never asked anyone about the origin of this name. Master Xue asked me, and I don't know if I want to take the exam."
"Yes, we have never studied, so how could we know whether these seven immortals are not seven immortals? I have heard of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea."
"So too. I said that one immortal was from the Eight Immortals, and I don't know if it's right."
Everyone started talking nonsense.
The admission list was not announced that day. After He Zijin and the third girl returned home, Mrs. He heard that Xue Qianzhen had not made up her mind yet, so hesitated and slapped her thigh and said to Shen, "Go to Piaoxiangju to buy two packs of snacks, I'll go and see you Aunt Li tomorrow." After 99, I was trembling. For the children's money, even if they were old rivals, they should bow their heads when they should~
He Zijin often competes with Mrs. He yesterday. Yesterday, he told her to go to the back door. Now he knows that Mrs. He and Mrs. Li have this relationship, so he doesn't want Mrs. He to go there. He Zijin said, "Grandma might as well give me some snacks. Grandma has never seen Master Xue, so Aunt Li is very polite in front of her. This time, Master Xue is taking the apprentice, and I'm afraid Aunt Li will not be her master."
"You know, I don't tell you who will not record who will not record who will be the same day. This is what it means to us. If others give it all, you will definitely not record you." Because I wanted to give gifts to my old rival, Old Madam He was angry and said to the third girl He Zijin, "It's all money-losing goods. Before I earned one, I have to fill in some of them first!"
Mrs. He made up his mind. Early the next morning, Mrs. Shen specially ordered Cui'er to go to Piaoxiangju to buy the first oven of egg cake, and then bandaged it and took it away for Mrs. He to take it away. Mrs. Shen originally wanted to prepare some supplements such as red dates and longans, but Mrs. He said it was not necessary, so he asked for egg cake if he called it.
After getting the egg cake, Old Madam He took the third girl He Zijin and chatted with the two on the way, "It's inevitable to treat people and give gifts, and I'm smart enough to learn a little."
When the three grandparents and grandchildren arrived, the embroidery workshop had just opened, and there was no coincidence. When Aunt Li came to the shop, Aunt Li was not happy to see that Old Madam He was not very happy. She really liked the third girl and He Zijin. The third girl had been working with her for two years. Not only was this girl skillful, she was quick to do work, and she was neat and made great progress. In addition, although He Zijin first met the day before yesterday, no one disliked such a beautiful and smart girl. Aunt Li had to say that Old Madam He was a good-father, and although she was a little bit cruel, her children and grandchildren were lucky. I have to admit that God loves fools.
Since Aunt Li and Mrs. He are rivals of love, they will not be much different in age. However, they look ten years younger than Mrs. He. They have a perfect golden hairpin on their heads. They are dressed in a blue shirt and a white dress with pine needles and green ivy embroidered in the skirt. They are extremely delicate. Aunt Li smiles, "I went out today and met a magpies chirping. I said I would meet noble people, but I will see you Jiang." Mrs. He's surname is Jiang.
Old Niang He smiled slightly and said, "Yes, it's a coincidence."
The third girl He Zijin greeted Aunt Li. Aunt Li pulled them in one by one, and was as intimate as if her granddaughter. She asked Aunt He to sit down again, ordered someone to serve tea, and said with a smile, "You are here, and there is still some good news to tell you. A Xue just made up her mind last night. If the third girl is willing, A Xue wants to accept you as her disciple."
The third girl couldn't help but feel happy. She turned to look at He Zijin and asked, "Auntie, where is my sister? She is young and just started to learn needlework and thread. She is much smarter than me."
When Mrs. He heard that the third girl was getting caught, she was already grinning. At this moment, she was busy looking at Aunt Li. Aunt Li smiled, "Miss Zijin is still younger. Ah Xue said, this is not busy. Isn't she still studying? Let's talk about it for a few more years. Even if she wants to study, it will be fine if she has a few years."
Mrs. He said, "If Master Xue is willing to accept it, you won't ask the girl to study."
Aunt Li smiled, "It's nothing bad to study for a few more years, like the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest, Ah Jiang, don't you know which Seven Sages are?"
Mrs. He curled her lips and was proud, "Aren't it just seven learned people?"
"Oh, that's amazing, Ah Jiang, where are you good at learning?"
Old Madam He snorted lightly, raised her chin, showing off her granddaughter, "I'm not as good as Ah Li, you read and read, but my girl knows it. I told me specifically, and I will know." The main reason was that she insisted on worshiping the Seven Immortals, so He Zijin popularized the story of "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest". I heard that there were not seven gods, so Old Madam He didn't go to worship the gods. Now she met Aunt Li, showing off her, and she was very popular.
Aunt Li smiled, "Yes, it's really rare. When I saw Zijin so smart, I couldn't believe that she was A Jiang's granddaughter. This child was like my granddaughter."
Old lady He glanced at Aunt Li, "Why don't you look like this? As long as you see this girl, no one will say that her eyes and eyebrows are the same as me. The girl looks like me, and she has spirituality in studying!" Outside, Old lady He doesn't mind indirectly showing her excellent bloodline by directly praising He Zijin~
Aunt Li almost didn't ask Cha to choke to death. She glanced at He Zijin's watery eyes and then at Old Madam He's squinting eyes. Aunt Li sighed, "We have known each other for most of our lives. If we want to talk about Ah Jiang, I won't accept you in anything, but you just obey your ability to speak lies with your eyes open."
When Mrs. He knew that the third girl had been selected, she was very happy, so she didn't care about Aunt Li's words. She said, "You have to be busy, so I will take the girls back first." She got up and wanted to leave.
Aunt Li looked at Mrs. He and took the pastry bag he had just brought into his hand, and asked with a smile, "Hey, could it be that this was not brought to me?"
He Zijin really couldn't do anything to bring the snacks he brought back, so he broke up the stage of He's grandmother and smiled, "It was my grandmother who asked my mother to buy the newly released egg cake that she went to Piaoxiangju early in the morning, and said, "You're your favorite one."
Aunt Li sighed, "A Jiang still remembers that I like egg cakes. It can be seen that I didn't know her for nothing."
When Mrs. He saw that the girl was so quick-talking, she probably couldn't take away this snack. She was not slow at all. She opened a pack of her dessert bags, and looked like a fake affection. She first handed her a piece to Aunt Li, "Try it, you don't like this taste the most." After Mrs. Li picked it up, she then gave two pieces to He Zijin and the third girl without any hesitation, and said, "You all taste it, your Aunt Li loves the most." Then, she also took one piece herself, and didn't mention the matter of saying goodbye, so she ate the egg cake in tea.
He Zijin & the third girl:...Is it really embarrassing? Is there any...
Chapter completed!