This day was the first day of November, and Shen Rui came to the Mansion School to listen to the lecture.
Although he had no close contact with Wang Ding and Zhou Ran in the same year, Shen Rui had made new friends in the past few months of admission, named Qin Yao. Both of them were studying the "Book of Changes". The course schedules could be arranged together, so they often made appointments.
Let’s go to school together for class.
Qin Yao was 18 years old and from Changping County. He had a hundred hectares of fertile land in his family and was passed down through farming and studying. He was a new student this year and was also a student of Nancheng Academy earlier. He and Wang Ding were classmates, but they were regarded as strangers.
After getting to know each other, Shen Rui learned that they were still in love. Qin Yao's mother was the cousin of the third wife's neighborhood, and she was also called cousins with Shen Rui.
The mountain captain of Nancheng Academy is Qin Yao's cousin, Wang Ding is his cousin's disciple, and the two are classmates. These two should have been close, so how can they be regarded as strangers?
"I just can't stand him. Is the rich guilty? If he is really aloof, he should not be funded by his uncle. While eating and drinking for free, he also has to do a "heartless face that is hard to refuse," Qin Yao said.
When talking about Wang Ding, he gritted his teeth and said authentically.
Shen Rui only saw from Wang Ding's outfit that he was not rich, but unexpectedly he was still funded by the Tian family.
"Now that you have fame and fortune, it should be better, right?" Shen Rui asked.
Qin Yao sneered and said, "It's just a student. I haven't eaten the imperial grain yet, but now I'm just going to be the student."
Shen Rui heard this silently. For poor scholars, the monthly money and rice received by the official student is indeed a big income. Especially in the Beijing Prefecture, the emperor attaches importance to education, and no one dares to occupy it. It is all monthly.
Real treatment.
However, this student in the ruling exam is not that easy to take. Even if you are the first in the annual subject examination, you have to wait for the ruling exam to make up for it. If the student in the ruling exam is not available, no matter how good the student in the annual subject examination is, it will only be a higher number of students.
Fortunately, the Zhili provincial examination has higher quota than the southern provinces of the rural examination. The students of Shuntian Prefecture are ranked high in each academician and have high-quality students. There are more than a dozen provincial examinations in each subject, and more than twenty people have passed the imperial examinations.
The period of vacancy is short
"Since you don't want to be in a relationship, stay away from it. Why do you feel so frustrated every time you mention it?" Seeing Qin Yao's angry look, Shen Rui advised.
Compared with other students who study hard in the Tongshun Tianfu Prefecture School, Qin Yao is a person with talent in studying. He does not see him studying hard, but he can easily take the exam every month.
wait.
Even though he was not a child of an official, his father and grandfather had both made fame and fortune. The Taiping gentry family made Qin Wenxi develop a reckless and cheerful demeanor.
But this kind of wanton and cheerfulness is that whenever you encounter a Wang Ding, you will destroy your achievements and become a demon in your heart.
Qin Yao smiled bitterly and said, "I don't want to be angry either, but I can't help it. Apart from complaining to Hengyun, I can't say anything in front of others, otherwise I will become jealous of him. Why am I jealous of him?
?Are you jealous of him poorer than me? I am just angry. This father lost his mother and lost his family, and his family had no permanent property and became decent. His parents were both strong and his family was in a good position.
While speaking, he felt lost and his face showed a dull pain.
Seeing that there was something hidden inside, Shen Rui couldn't ask about it.
When get out of class ended at noon, the two of them came out of the palace.
When he walked to the gate of the school, Shen Rui heard someone shouting: "Second Brother"
Shen Ruizheng talked to Qin Yao about the coursework of today's training | director. When he heard this voice, he just called someone else and didn't even raise his head.
The boy Shu Moshu was sharp-eyed. When he saw someone coming in front of him, he hurriedly reminded Shen Rui: "Second brother, it's the third brother."
Shen Rui thought Chen Quan was coming, and was surprised in his heart why he found the Fuxue when he saw a young man with a grin and a smile walked up to him.
Shen Rui said in surprise: "Brother Jue"
In a year, for a thirteen or four-year-old boy, the changes are really huge.
More than a year after Shen Rui changed his voice, Chen Jue also changed his voice, with a slightly sharp duck voice. Shen Rui didn't realize it was him.
"Haha, second brother, I'm back and changing into Confucian uniforms. I'm worthy of being my brother." Chen Jue hugged Shen Rui and said with a little excitement.
At the entrance of the palace, there were all students entering and leaving. Seeing that the place was lively, many people looked at each other side.
"Who is this?" Qin Wenxian said with a little curiousness.
Shen Rui pulled down Shen Jue's arm and said, "This is my younger brother Chen Jue. Last year, he followed my second uncle and second aunt to Nanchang." After saying this, he turned around and said, "This is mine." Classmate Qin Yao.”
Chen Jue hurriedly stopped smiling and bowed, "I've met Mr. Qin."
Seeing Chen Jue's dusty appearance, Qin Yao also heard that he had just returned to Beijing and came to pick up his brother home, so he said goodbye first.
The servant led his horse forward, and the two brothers rode home.
Shen Rui asked, "Why are you back at this time? There was no movement at all before."
Chen Jue sighed, "It's the wife who wants to go back to Beijing to attend the funeral. The master is worried, so I'll send me back with me."
When Shen Rui heard this, he frowned and said, "Since that's the case, why didn't the second uncle send a letter back first? It's also early to prepare for it. Now it's already winter moon, how can this room be lived in immediately?"
"The master is cautious when doing things outside and does not like to use official posts to send messages. If we send someone to send a message back, we may not be as fast as we will come back." Chen Jue explained.
Shen Rui smiled bitterly. Although there was some suspicion of using public instruments for private use, it was already a customary practice and could not get involved in illegal and disorderly discipline. This was also cautious.
The second master is very easy to deal with. The one who is not cheap is Qiao and Chen Jue, and the one who is blamed is Xu.
"You can settle in Jiuruju first, wait for your house to burn for a few days before going back, the heat will go back," said Shen Rui.
Chen Jue raised his eyebrows and said, "That's natural. Will I be polite to my second brother? I just asked someone to deliver my luggage to my second brother at home."
Although this is suspected of taking action first and then reporting, Shen Rui has been with him for several years and has a very good relationship. How could he care about it?
Looking at Chen Jue carefully, seeing his green eyes, Shen Rui felt a little distressed and said, "This section of the North Canal has frozen, and it is really a pain to return to Beijing at this time."
Chen Jue tightened his cloak and said, "I think the capital is not bad. I spent a winter in the capital, and then returned to the south. It was warm outside, but it was hard to say that the room was harder than Songjiang. It should be a little wet and cold.”
Shuntian Prefecture School is located in Jiaozhongfang, adjacent to Renshoufang, and it is a total of three miles away. It takes less than a quarter of an hour to ride a horse and walk slowly.
When the servant of the concierge saw the two of them coming back, he had already taken them forward to greet him.
Shen Rui first took Chen Jue back to Jiuruju to wash, and then ordered Liu Ya to find a set of plain new cotton coats to change into him.
Although Chen Jue also brought his winter clothes back, it was not suitable for the climate in the capital.
Shen Rui also changed into Confucian clothes and wore half-new and old-fashioned clothes before going to the main room with Chen Jue.
Mrs. Qiao is not here, and Mrs. Xu is indeed having a headache.
Although I have been empty for more than a year, I have ordered people to clean it, but in the cold winter, I will not dare to let someone move in without burning for three or two days.
Chen Jue was able to live in Jiuruju. After all, Shen Rui was not married, and the two cousins had no place to avoid, but Qiao was not able to live in the main courtyard, so he could only place it in the guest room first.
He obviously returned home, but he could only stay in a guest room. Without Qiao's choice, Xu's family was not at ease.
She complained in her heart that the second master was ignorant and had no news about such a big thing, but it was difficult to scold him in front of the younger generation, so she pulled Chen Jue to ask about his homework.
When I learned that the second master not only hired a teacher to teach him to study with his two clan brothers, but also personally guided him on weekdays. Xu nodded and said, "Reading is the foundation. The second master has been in the Hanlin Academy for more than 20 years, and this knowledge is one after another. of"
As for dealing with people and being a taboo for the respected one, there is no need to say.
After Xu asked about their homework, he asked about their daily life in the south.
Chen Jue smiled and said, "When I went south last year, the master brought the second brother of the third house and the second brother of the ninth house in Songjiang. Needless to say, the second brother of the second brother of the second brother of the second brother of the ninth house, I have lived at home for more than a month last year, and my aunt also knew it. He is the most honest and willing to follow the instructions, not the one who is cheating; Ling's second brother is a few years older, but he has experienced it as a child with Uncle Yong and traveling around the world. This time he went to the south, although he had a peer. But how could the aides and guests be entrusted with outsiders? It was all up to Ling's second brother to do his best to do it. There was nothing wrong with them. These two brothers, one who was smart and one honest, became excellent partners. Later, they were all smart and honest. Brother Ling married his sister-in-law and came in. The serious official lady was also taken care of by someone in the house.”
He didn't comment on the second master, but Xu heard that the second master was still not in common affairs and had to hand over the relationship to nephews.
Although this is considered to be "knowing people and being good at responsibilities", Xu sighed in his heart.
You should know that the reason why Chen Cang agreed to let the second master go out was that in addition to being promoted and transferred to the capital, he mainly wanted the second master to go out for experience.
The second master was able to pick two nephews from Songjiang to help, and he achieved twice the result with half the effort. He tried to save himself lightly, but he did not make any progress in dealing with people.
There is also the Qiao family. As her husband took office, she couldn't even preside over the post. Instead, she had to hand it over to her niece-in-law, which was really unreasonable.
"First go and see your third aunt and brother Lu, then have a good rest. We will go to Qiao's house tomorrow." Xu said gently.
Chen Jue responded, followed Shen Rui out of the main room, and went to the East Courtyard to pay tribute to the third wife.
The third master was not at home, so he went to visit friends at Xishan Road.
Among the Five Classics, the children of the Shen family are used to the "Book of Changes", and the Third Master is no exception. Over time, they became interested in Taoism. I heard that before they got married in their early years, the Third Master had become a monk and asked about Taoism.
Although I have developed a sense of fame and fame, the third master's heart of Tao remains undiminished. Even at home, there are three days of fasting every month.
Chen Lu has been one year and two months old, standing steadily, but she is not very steadily walking. She has already started to learn to speak, but she can't even know anything except calling her mother-in-law. She asked him to call her "Brother" and come out. It is "guoguo".
When Shen Rui was not in the prefecture for the past six months, he came to study with the third master and often came to hug Xiao Shenlu.
Seeing Shen Rui coming, Xiao Shenlu giggled and rushed over.
Chen Jue looked at it and felt so sour: "I'm a brother too." After saying that, he was about to hug him.
Xiao Shenlu was not afraid of being angry, so she let Shen Jue hug her, and curiously patted her face that was afraid of Chen Jue.
The two cousins coaxed Xiao Shenlu to play for a while before returning to Jiuruju.
In the guest room, Qiao took off her makeup and cried silently at the bronze mirror. This time she had fulfilled her cousin. Her annoying person was gone, and her cousin finally took favor with her righteousness...