In winter, it gets dark very early. After dinner, the lights are turned on in the side yard.
Shen Rui returned to his study and started his daily homework. Even though no one asked him to do anything in the past few years, he never slacked off.
The imperial examination system in the Ming Dynasty was extremely complete, and the content of the imperial examination was also very rigid. Only questions were included in Zhu Xi's "Collected Commentary on the Four Books". Shen Rui, a man five hundred years later, knew the benefits of the sea-questioning tactic. I have seen the provincial examinations in recent years, as well as the examination questions. Unfortunately, there are not many old papers for the boy's examination in circulation in the local area. I can only find the ones from last year and this year.
The admission rate for both the county examination and the prefectural examination is not low. The most difficult one is the college examination.
Shen Rui still has two years left, so he is not too worried. However, although Shen Li mentioned that after he passes the college examination, he will be arranged to enter the South Prison, but the ranking in the college examination list cannot be too low. Otherwise, he will not be able to even He didn't have the status of a student from a government school or a county school official, so he entered the South Prison and was easily looked down upon by others.
In less than half an hour, Shen Rui had already recited "The Doctrine of the Mean" silently. Silent reading was one of the homework assignments that Shen Li asked him to do every day in the past few years. According to Shen Li, the homework should be done step by step. Before the county examination, silent reading should be done step by step. Books are indispensable. It is better to memorize it ten times or a hundred times than to write it once. He was also asked to memorize two Tang poems every day, with no limit on the title every three days, and write a new poem.
Compared with Wang Shouren, Shen Li did not have the reputation of a teacher, but he was a teacher, and his teachings to Shen Rui were more detailed. He also made plans for Shen Rui early on about how to deal with the county and government examinations and how to study. Although both Shen Li and Wang Shouren were talented, they were completely different. Shen Li was a realist who could be down-to-earth and move forward step by step; Wang Shouren was an idealist who was too focused on the distance and forgot about the distance. Only when you look at the road in front of you can you easily stumble.
Wang Shouren also had expectations for Shen Rui. He felt that even if Shen Rui wanted to take the imperial examination, his goal would be to become a Jinshi. As for the boy's examination and the provincial examination, they were not a problem in his opinion. In Shen Li's eyes, Shen Rui's biggest concern in the past few years was For the boy's examination, you can leave home after passing the college examination; after passing the provincial examination, you can go to Beijing. As for the general examination, it is too far away, so there is no need to go far away for the time being.
Under the guidance of two teachers with completely different educational directions, Shen Rui actually did not have a good grasp of the subject, but instead enriched himself little by little. In three years, he went from knowing a few basics of Chinese studies to now not lagging behind his peers in reading. There was no other reason, it was just that he had learned it. He even regretted why he only learned superficially in his previous life.
In Shen Rui's view, these "ancient prose" in the eyes of later generations have three beauties: the beauty of the rhythm, the beauty of the sound, the beauty of the profound words, and the beauty of the meaning of educating the world.
In order to avoid hurting his eyes, Shen Ruimo finished "The Doctrine of the Mean" and then began to recite Tang poetry with his eyes closed. He first recited yesterday's poem silently, and then looked at Du Fu's selected poems in his hand.
While reciting, Shen Rui heard rapid footsteps coming from outside.
Immediately, it was Liu Ya's voice: "Big brother is here."
Shen Rui was surprised. When he came out of the study, Shen Jin had already picked up the curtain and entered the room.
Shen Rui glanced at the dim sky outside and said, "Isn't the eldest brother staying at home to study?" No.
Shen Jin smiled and said: "My second brother entered the clan academy on the first day. I couldn't feel relieved at all, so I said hello to my husband and came back."
The school is not close to Shenjiafang. It has to go through half the city. Shen Jin saw that he was wearing Confucian clothes and there was a chill in his body, so he said: "This is Cai's house? Do you want to go see Lao An and the master first?"
Shen Jin nodded and said: "I just came over to take a look first, then I will go see Lao An and the master, and I will talk to my second brother later." After that, without further ado, he turned around and walked out.
The impression Shen Jin left on Shen Rui was that he was young and mature. This was the first time I saw him in such a frizzy and irritable state. However, because he was concerned about himself, Shen Rui was not hard-hearted, so naturally he only felt warm in his heart. Then he said to Dong Xi who had just come out: "Prepare a pot of hot tea and two plates of snacks."
Dong Xi responded and went. When Liu Ya saw that Shen Rui's sleeves were stained with ink, she took some clothes and helped him put them on.
Before Shen Rui came back, no one in the fourth room thought about preparing seasonal clothes for him. In the past few years, his clothes were prepared by the Shen family and the fifth room. Even the clothes after removing the clothes were also prepared by Guo. Yes, no one in the fourth house mentioned this at all. Before, Shen Rui only thought that Shen Juren was the head of the house, which might be carelessness; when he came back and saw Shen Juren's "frugal" behavior, it seemed that it was not necessarily "carelessness".
Shen Rui doesn't have the habit of taking advantage of others. Keeping things going is the way to go in the long run, even if he is just a child on the surface.
At Shen Li's house, every New Year, Shen Li would ask Mr. Guo to prepare gifts for him, mainly a pair of children from Shen Li's house. He didn't ask for wealth, but only for his love. As for Mr. Guo, what he cared about most was a few. Regarding his son's future, Shen Rui copied the collection of historical articles that Wang Shouren had prepared for him and asked Guo to forward it to Shen Quan's two elder brothers. Those collections were a bit too early for Shen Rui, who was not yet a child; for Shen Rui, it was too early to read them; The two brothers are just right.
Shen Rui originally thought that Shen Jin would come back soon, but he didn't expect that after waiting for half an hour, the two plates of cakes prepared by Dong Xi were no longer hot. Shen Jin came late, and there was more than one person, and there were two people behind him. slave girl.
Although there is still a smile on Shen Jin's face, the smile is not in his eyes, and his brows are always frowned: "Second brother, I heard that Lao An arranged for maids to come over, and I also got two of them. Listen. As for the names, the Spring, Autumn, Autumn, and Winter are in the same place, and it's an elegant thing to be together in the same place. I'll use the green chess piece and the purple book to replace the two maids, okay?"
As he finished speaking, the two maids behind him also spoke to Shen Ruifu: "My maid, Lu Qi (Zishu), has met my second brother."
Shen Rui did not answer, but asked the two maids to stand up. Both maids lowered their eyebrows, but there was still a bit of sadness on their faces. Looking at Shen Jin, she was still wearing the same clothes as before. It seemed that even though she had just returned to Jinyuan, she was still wearing the same clothes. He came in a hurry without changing his clothes.
Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting are Shen Jin's servants since she was a child. What is the autumn moon and winter moon that she has never met before?
Shen Rui had to admit that at this moment, he felt soft towards the young man in front of him.
With Shen Jin's temperament, he would naturally not replace his younger brother with a maid he was accustomed to handling just for so-called "elegant matters". It seems that he saw Lao An's bad intentions and was unable to stop him, so he thought of this exchange. Stupid ways of people.
Shen Rui smiled and said: "Big brother is late, and I can't help big brother even if I want to."
When Shen Jin heard this, he couldn't help but be startled. However, the two maids behind him couldn't help but raise their heads, unable to hide the joy on their faces.
Shen Rui spread his hands and said: "I am not at home during the day, so I don't need so many people to serve me. Instead, the master is in the study all day long, and there is a shortage of manpower there. I went to honor the master with those two maids." At this point, he paused and said, "Brother, if you still want to join forces with the Four Seasons, there are only two ways, either to ask for someone from the master, or to honor the master with those two people."
Shen Jin looked surprised and hesitated: "After all, is it a 'gift from the elders'?"
Shen Rui chuckled and said: "It's true that it's a 'gift from the elders', but the one who came is a maid. After all, he is not an 'elder'. Can't he deal with the two maids in his courtyard?"
Shen Jin's eyes lit up and he said: "I was stupid. What the second brother said is exactly what I said." After saying this, he looked at Dong Xi and Liu Ya next to him and said, "But the second brother sent away two of them. There are two people left, why don't you take one from me and take care of the second brother?"
Shen Rui shook his head and said: "There is no need for this. Lao An sent four people down, and the two younger brothers stayed."
Shen Jin nodded and said: "It's good that the second brother knows what's in his mind, then I can feel at ease." After saying that, he turned to the two maids and said: "You go back and tell Hong Qin to ask those two to wait. I will go back in a while. Make arrangements, don’t talk about anything else first.”
The two maids agreed with a smile, then blessed Shen Ruifu, and then left happily.
Shen Rui chuckled and said: "Although the eldest brother loves and protects his younger brother, you can't let go of the two sisters. The two sisters may not be able to let go of the eldest brother."
After all, Shen Jin was young. When his brother teased him, his face immediately turned red. He glared at Shen Rui and wanted to say something, but when he looked at Dong Xi next to him, Liu Ya shut up again. Shen Rui saw that he was about to speak but stopped. , then sent the winter joy, the willow buds went down.
There were only two brothers left in the room. Shen Jinfang said sternly: "My second brother will be thirteen in the next year. Maybe he will also be curious about men and women. But you are here at this age and your body has not yet grown up. You must not If you get involved in this matter too early, it will be harmful to your health, and it is a great act of unfilial piety. The two people around you are given by the elders of your relatives, and they should be respected and not played with. When you become a son, my brother will find a good one for you."
Shen Jin is serious, but Shen Rui is dumbfounded. Why is he pretending to be mature and educating his younger brother about sexual enlightenment and sexual taboos?
Could it be that she was so impatient that Shen Jin was worried that she would have sex with Dong Xi and Liu Ya?
Seeing that Shen Rui was silent, Shen Jin just thought that he was not happy, and persuaded him nicely: "Being attached to beauty is not only harmful to the body, but also delays study. The six clan brothers have high hopes for the second brother, and the second brother is not willing to give in. The six clan leaders are disappointed."
Shen Rui finally couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Haha, brother, don't worry about me, I'm still young. I'm the eldest brother, but he's grown up, so be careful not to be regarded as fat. I still hope that the eldest brother will become a Jinshi soon, more I have the support of a Jinshi brother, so please don’t delay your homework and let your younger brother down."
Shen Jin's neck turned red with embarrassment. She snorted and whispered: "I didn't study hard enough to prepare for the provincial examination. How could I have the heart to think about this."
Shen Rui couldn't help but smile when he saw that he was in such embarrassment and was obviously still a child. Compared with Shen Juren, Shen Jin now can be called a true gentleman. Looking at the maid next to him, she felt affection for him, but Shen Jin It didn't happen, mostly because of the filial piety period.
Shen Jin obviously didn't want to continue this topic, so he changed the subject and asked about things in clan studies.
Fuzi teaches well in ethnic studies, and most of his classmates are acquaintances. Although there is the discordant factor of Shen Xiu, Shen Rui doesn't take it to heart. He replies that Shen Jin is good in everything, especially the relationship with Shen Jue. Speculation. Because looking at Shen Jin's intentions, what worries her the most is the fight between Shen Rui and Shen Jue, fearing that he will be ignored by his classmates. As for being bullied, Shen Jin is not worried because Shen Quan is here.
Hearing that Shen Rui and Shen Jue were getting along well, Shen Jinfang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It shows that you two have really grown up. Back then, you had a fight every three days and another fight every five days. It made people nervous... The four of us Although Fang is not afraid of the power of the clan, he cannot write two words of "Chen" in one stroke, and clan brothers should still live in harmony..."