Before moving into the new home, Chen Yan and the Chen brothers also began their studies in Nancheng Academy.
Speaking of studying, it is not entirely true. Because I heard that students who have fame and fortune in Nancheng Academy can work as lecturers as part-time or take their juniors to small classes, Chen Yan signed up for his two brothers.
The lecturer will have money and salary in the academy according to the number of lectures. If you take a junior, your income will be higher, but you need to choose between two directions. The junior brother chooses the senior brother, and the senior brother also chooses the junior brother. The content of the course can also be negotiated and agreed on by both parties.
The reason why Nancheng Academy can retain many juren and scholars from poor families and continue to study here is entirely due to this regulation.
Chen Yan was worried about squandering the whole country, so he had already planned to find a way to make money after moving the house, so he could move the money in his hand. Now he was naturally very happy to know that the academy could work part-time.
As for Chen, he had no objection to his brother's decision.
Although he had never made money, he was not a wealthy young master who was ignorant of the world. If Chen Yan had not gone out to find a job in the past few years and the two brothers were studying behind closed doors, the whole family would have starved to death.
What the eldest brother can do, why can't he, the younger brother?
By the time their brothers moved, Chen Yan and Chen had already worked part-time in Nancheng Academy and had a life of time. Senior brothers and junior brothers became more familiar with the two brothers.
A young scholar, where can a young scholar be valued? After listening to several big classes for the two brothers, a few wealthy gentry children signed up for the two brothers’ classes...
On the Shangshu Mansion, whether it is Chen Cang or Shen Rui, they all have their own pace of life, and the Chen Yan brothers have long been left behind.
However, Master Chen San knew that the Chen Yan brothers were in Nancheng Academy, and intentionally or unintentionally wanted to inquire about the two brothers and see what their qualities were.
The brother is open-minded. Although Shen Rui's nephew is young, he is unpredictable. Although Master Chen San has few conspiracies and tricks, he is not familiar with.
When I learned that the two brothers had moved out of the Qiao family and were half-working and half-studying in Nancheng Academy. In order to teach my juniors more "small lessons", they sometimes stayed outside the city and studied diligently. Master Chen San couldn't tell what it was. taste.
If there were no grudges from ancestors, everyone would be close relatives, except for their own family, they would be the closest bloodline.
If the grandfather of the Chen Yan brothers was a real gang or a child, then for Shen Rui and the Chen Jue brothers would have more help. Not to mention that they promised their brothers to return to their hometown, they would be happy to support their brothers in their studies. .
What a pity.
No matter how outstanding their brothers are, they can't be the same person as each other even if they are in the second house.
I don’t know whether it was because of the appearance of Chen Yan’s brothers or because of Chen Cang’s physical condition in the past two years, Master Chen San could no longer be solely locked in the shell like before, and developed a sense of distress.
Chen Jue's life was "dirty".
He is a real fourteen-year-old boy, so where does Shen Rui have the self-control? Even if he has made a reading plan for himself as Shen Rui teaches, he still needs to watch it, otherwise he will be lazy if he can be lazy.
Just then, Master Chen San was stimulated by the Chen Yan brothers. He decided to "urge" Chen Jue, so he began to stare at Chen Jue's homework.
Whether it is Chen Cang and his wife or the third wife, they are worried that Mr. Chen San is hurt by preparing for the exam, and they are in a complicated mood for him to pick up books again. It is a good thing to be able to seek fame, but the body is the most important thing. Otherwise, the fame will be won. If you lose someone, you will lose it, and you will lose it.
Mr. Chen San has risen up for his son, so he can't pour cold water on everyone, so he can only give me some advice and be concerned about it.
Now, Master Chen San voluntarily took over Chen Jue's homework, but everyone was eager to do so. Everyone was not afraid that teaching Chen Jue would delay Master Chen San's work hard, but instead thought it was considered a adjustment, allowing Master Chen San to "combine work and rest".
As for the second wife, Qiao, she fell ill after moving from her guest room back to the west courtyard and stayed in the door.
Xu invited the imperial physician to come over. After consultation, it was not an emergency, but a weak disease such as yin deficiency, insufficient blood and qi, and mental filtering. He prescribed a nourishing prescription, ginseng and bird's nest to keep nourishing.
It is never a problem that can be solved with money. Although it is said that the two families have already separated and there is no reason why the eldest family continues to support the second family, Xu will not care about these money.
However, Qiao still lost weight quickly, and she didn't want to eat or drink. She often took off the table without moving a meal, and her spirits became worse and worse.
Although Xu didn't like Qiao, he couldn't watch his sister-in-law have a few shortcomings and then went over to explain: "Are you second aunt who can't feel at ease with your second uncle? If you really don't feel at ease, when the weather gets warmer in February next year, you'll be fine. I'll ask my second brother to take you to Nanchang Mansion."
When Qiao heard this, his eyes lit up at first, and then he didn't know what he thought of, and the brilliance in his eyes slowly disappeared.
She looked sad and pulled Xu's arm, begging a little, "Sister-in-law, if I don't go to Nanchang Mansion, I will stay in Beijing... I... I just miss Brother Luo too much, I think about it day and night My heart was broken. Brother Luo can't see me in this life. Can I meet Brother Lu occasionally? Brother Lu looks like Brother Luo's childhood, so heartbreaking. But my brother and sister are guarding against me and thieves. , I can’t take a look at each other more, just want to see Brother Lu more, and relieve my thoughts..." At the end of the conversation, I was already in tears.
Although Qiao did not tell the truth, Xu had been the eldest sister-in-law for more than 30 years, so why didn’t he know Chen Zhou’s temper? He was passionate and he was ruthless.
The couple has long gone from "respect to each other" to "respect to each other"
However, when Brother Luo was there in the early years, the two were cousins. After two or three decades of love, they still looked like loving couples in front of each other and the other.
Since Brother Luo passed away, Qiao was crazy, Chen Zhou had completely turned cold, and the couple's relationship was fading.
If Qiao was a sensible person and had his heart to win over the relationship, the relationship between husband and wife may not be able to turn back; but Qiao has only grown older in recent years, and it is ridiculous to speak and act unreasonably, so it is hard for the couple to talk together.
If Qiao mentioned something else, Xu would probably make it happen in order to relieve her. However, when Xu mentioned the third wife and Chen Lu, Xu couldn't help but frown.
Chen Lu is a little older, and the child’s soul is unstable. When he needs to be careful, Qiao saw Chen Lu, he looked like a mouse, and he held it in his arms and refused to let go. He was divine in his mouth Talk, crying and laughing.
Although Chen Lu is a generous and undespicable child, she can't stand Qiao's shock and sobbed. The third wife regards her son as her life, and although she does not openly blame Qiao, she tries to avoid it. Take Chen Lu to Qiao.
"Second aunt said this, where is Brother Zhijue? Brother Luo has been away for more than two years. If you destroy yourself like this, you will only make your child feel uneasy underground. If you really love him, don't bother him again. .Now Brother Jue is also your son, and I will give you a care for the elderly and see you off in the future. If you care about children, it will not be difficult. Brother Jue is about fifteen years next year. It is just a matter of getting married and having children in the blink of an eye. After giving birth to a grandson When your granddaughter comes out, you can't even hug it." Xu suppressed his anger and comforted him.
Qiao put down Xu's arm, her eyelids drooped: "My sister-in-law has never been pregnant, and she doesn't know how to be a mother... The baby born in ten months of pregnancy is flesh and blood in her bones. How can she say that she can replace her? Substitute? No matter how good other people’s children are, I don’t care about them. I just miss my brother Luo.”
Expose others without exposing their shortcomings, and hit others without slapping them in the face.
Xu had a kind intention to come over to relieve her, but now she was choked by Qiao and her chest hurt.
Qiao made this gesture again, what else could Xu say?
Qiao sneered with her neck. Although she seemed to be angry with someone, she added vitality and energy, and no longer looked discouraged like before.
Although Xu was angry, he was no longer worried about Qiao's "disease".
It was not until he returned to the main courtyard that Xu began to worry.
Chen Jue is a sensible and filial child, but Qiao is not a good mother. It seems that she should be more careful in the future and take care of Chen Jue.
Chen Jue was originally the legitimate grandson of the clan and had a great status. He was able to adopt the second wife Chengsi and was the hero of the second wife. He could not let the child down and make him feel cold.
"Go to the kitchen to ask for a sweet soup to send to my third brother, and then see what my third brother is doing. If you are tired of studying, ask him to take a break." Xu thought of doing it and ordered Hongyun to say.
Hongyun left, but was lost.
Chen Jue was not in his room. Shen Rui came back and Chen Jue went to Jiuruju.
Jiuru was in the middle, Chen Jue held up the bronze mirror, touched his chin, and sighed: "The sharp chin can stab people..."
Shen Rui laughed when he heard this: "It's really exaggerating, but he just lost his double chin."
Chen Jue said with a sad face: "My second brother is only concerned about preparing for the New Year exam, and he doesn't care whether his younger brother and third uncle are crazy recently. He wants me to do three articles a day."
Shen Rui snorted: "It's big or young, I dare to say anything about my third uncle. If I didn't love you, my nephew, I would have to urge you all day long? When I was preparing for the exam, wouldn't I have three articles a day? You just Be more conscious and be a filial nephew, don’t be tired of your third uncle and follow your spirit.”
Chen Jue thought of the third master and said with a strange expression: "I'm wondering if Uncle San is scolding me for food? Over the past month, I was chanted twice every day by Uncle San, and I didn't eat anything and I lost weight. After about ten pounds, Uncle San’s face seemed to be bigger.”
Shen Rui was on a day school and went home every day. He met his family every day. Chen Jue didn't mention it and didn't pay attention to the changes of the third master, but this was a bit meaningful.
The third master has always been thinner due to poor health and his cheeks are dry and flesh-free. His face looks a little round these days.
The third master is an elder, and Shen Rui could not follow Chen Jue and said, shaking his head and said, "Where is this? It's just that everyone doesn't like to move in the cold winter, and they have fat on their bodies."
Chen Jue threw away the bronze mirror in his hand and tilted to the couch: "No matter what, it is true that the third uncle is getting better. I have no credit and have worked hard. My second brother will help me and my elders to plead for two days. Fake... If you keep going like this, I will vomit when I see the book..."
One tension and one relaxation, the way of civil and military affairs.
Seeing that Chen Jue's patience was almost the same, Shen Rui was afraid that it would be counterproductive, so he said, "I'm free when I finish the exam, so I'll invite a few friends to play at home? Cousin He, Cousin Yang and the others haven't seen each other for some time. Now.”
When Chen Jue heard this, he immediately added fresh energy and sat up straight: "Second brother, let's throw ice in the garden. Let's play ice at that time?"
Before he arrived in the capital two years ago, Chen Jue heard He Taizhi say that ice frolicking in the capital in winter. However, by chance, Chen Jue has never had the chance to see it. Now he is reading hard and doesn't like to be bored in the house. He just wants to When playing outside the house, I remember this.
It has entered the twelfth lunar month, which is the coldest time of the year, and the outside is filled with frost.
It is easy to splash water and freeze, but Chen Jue was so excited, Shen Rui nodded and said, "Then let's play with ice, and then tell my mother. Then we will make a soup pot and we will cook the lamb..."
"Yeah, um." Chen Jue just thought about it and laughed so hard that his mouth was cracked.