Lin Yuanqiu, on the other hand, reacted quickly and moved a step back to avoid being affected.
Sure enough, before Zhou Zixu could react, Jie Chi greeted him.
Although Qin Yu felt that this boy was right. When he assigned his homework, he did forget to take out the time for traveling and traveling, but there was no reason to recycle the homework that had been given.
Besides, in the final exam this time, this guy only got an average grade in essay writing, and he had the nerve to complain that he had too much homework.
Thinking of this, Qin Yu picked up the ruler and slapped Zhou Zixu's leg twice more. As he slapped him, he said, "Wait until you get a top grade in your essay next time, then you can discuss this with me!"
Seeing her brother-in-law inhaling in pain, Lin Yuanqiu was about to step back, but before he could move, he soon received a slap on his leg.
Qin Yu was not polite to this disciple who got all top marks in the final exam, "It's good to be proud, but to be careless, it will be spring in another year, remember not to be complacent, you know?"
Lin Yuanqiu stood up straight and said, "Disciple, please remember the teacher's teachings."
Well, Qin Yu touched his beard and said with satisfaction, "If you don't accumulate steps, you won't be able to reach a thousand miles. If you don't accumulate small streams, you won't be able to become a river. In the distant autumn, when you go back, remember to add a poem every day."
Lin Yuanqiu: "..."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zixu immediately covered his homework, for fear that the teacher would also add a poem to him every day.
The three teachers and students chatted until noon. After lunch, Lin Yuanqiu and Zhou Zixu said goodbye and left.
Jinque Hutong is very long. There are more than a dozen families living on both sides of the alley. The houses here are basically four-door. The Qin Mansion is located in the middle and back of the alley. Generally, those who live at the entrance of the alley are A family with a title.
For example, Zhongyongbo Mansion is just north of the Jinque Hutong entrance.
Since becoming an uncle to Lin Yuanqiu, Zhou Zixu has let himself go and told his uncle almost everything about his family's situation, including the situation of several major relatives.
Therefore, Lin Yuanqiu naturally knew that Uncle Zhongyong's mansion was the original home of Zhou Zixu's uncle.
As for why it is said "originally", of course it is because as early as ten years ago, his younger uncle separated from his brother and established a separate family.
In fact, among high-ranking officials, it is not common for brothers to separate their families while their parents are still alive. It is just a dispute among high-ranking families. Who can say clearly.
Lin Yuanqiu said that if living together is not harmonious, it might not be a bad thing to separate the family as soon as possible. It is better to live in charge of one's own family than to crowd together and disturb each other every day.
Today's entrance to Uncle Zhongyong's Mansion is a little different. From a distance, you can see a lot of people coming in and out, and there are also cars and horses coming and going at the entrance of the alley.
The two of them were wondering, but when they approached, they were stunned by the white cloth hanging at the door of the uncle's house. Was someone in the family passing away?
Thinking of a possibility, Zhou Zixu hurried over to inquire. After learning that it was indeed the old uncle, his uncle's father, who passed away, Zhou Zixu couldn't help but frown.
Seeing this, Lin Yuanqiu only thought that he was worried about his sister-in-law's family returning to Beijing for the funeral. After all, it was not easy to come all the way.
Lin Yuanqiu didn't ask much. Although he and Zhou Zixu were related by marriage, it was better for him to stay less involved in other people's affairs like this.
But then again, Lin Yuanqiu was still very curious about the fact that Zhou Zixu's uncle, the son of a great uncle, actually went to a small border town to work as a military official.
In any case, Uncle Zhongyong has a first-class super rank title. Even if Zhou Zixu's uncle is just a concubine, he will not become a military commander in the military camp. Although the military commander is of the eighth grade, it does not prevent him from being a last-ranked one. Military facts.
So we can only say that the affairs of the noble family are complicated.
In fact, Zhou Zixu was also very puzzled about his uncle's matter.
However, unlike Lin Yuanqiu, Zhou Zixu was puzzled as to why his younger uncle had been staying in Jingzhou and refused to return to Beijing.
He had heard from his grandfather earlier that when his uncle went to the military camp, he was preparing to win military glory. Because the territory under Jingzhou's jurisdiction was invaded by Tibet at that time, and my uncle had just been separated from the uncle's house at that time, and he was at a loss. Therefore, when he heard about the Tibetan invasion, he had the idea of joining the military camp to strive for military glory. . From a military general's family, there is no reason for the descendants to be incompetent in martial arts, so my uncle made up his mind and joined the military camp alone. I thought that if I went to Jingzhou for this purpose, I would be able to achieve something, but I didn't know that the Tubo Party Yan seemed to be aggressive, but in fact it was too inexperienced. After only two rounds, it was defeated by Weizhou's assassin Liang Zhan and his troops, and finally retreated in defeat. .
By the way, if we don’t even fight this battle, there will be no military merits to be achieved.
It stands to reason that Zhong Rong should return to Beijing at this time, but thinking about how resolute he was when he left the capital, if he went back empty-handed, he would be just like his brother ridiculed, and he would only be able to use sticks and other useless things. So Zhong Rong decided to stay in the army and wait for opportunities. After all, although the Tubo Party Yan was defeated, there would still be small disturbances from time to time, and it was not certain that it would come back.
I heard from my grandfather that my aunt came with her children in her third year, and the family settled down in Jingzhou after that.
Sometimes Zhou Zixu would think that it would be nice to be far away from the capital like his uncle.
In the two years in the capital, Zhou Zixu also heard a lot about the affairs of Uncle Zhongyong's house. He knew that the conditions of his uncle's concubine brothers were not very good. Apart from those who had nothing to do and rested on their laurels, the best ones could only live in front of others. The little gatekeeper.
Alas, in a noble family, the direct descendants will not be left behind to protect the title, and there are many ways to suppress the brothers and sisters. It would be better if the common son knows how to make progress, otherwise this will be the case in this life.
In the final analysis, it is still because there are too many side houses.
Zhou Zixu secretly made a decision. For the sake of the peace of his family in the future, he would save himself the trouble of having a concubine.
Thinking of what he was worried about just now, Zhou Zixu couldn't help but sigh.
Seeing his uncle looking at him, Zhou Zixu didn't hide it, and quickly expressed his worries, "When Uncle Zhongyong passes away, the descendants must observe mourning for three years. If the unmarried granddaughter has made a marriage contract, she must observe mourning for one year." .If there is no marriage contract, you must observe filial piety for twenty-seven months."
My cousin just got hairpins in September, and her family is preparing to help her find a marriage partner. In such a situation, we must stop talking about marriage.
Lin Yuanqiu immediately understood what Zhou Zixu meant and knew that he was worried about his cousin who lived in his house.
Although eighteen years old seemed not very old to Lin Yuanqiu, he also knew that in the Jing Dynasty, where girls generally got married at the age of sixteen or seventeen, this age was indeed a bit too old.
But who can say clearly about marriage? Maybe in three years, a good match will be waiting for her.
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After the half-day class in the morning, Lin Yuanqiu took the shopping list he compiled last night and went out.
After two years away from home, I will definitely bring some things back for the little ones this time, including spring grass, grandma and the others, which are indispensable.
The reason why I write down the things I want to buy on paper is because I am worried that I will miss something. After all, there are many little kids at home nowadays.
After the fourth sister-in-law gave birth to her nephew in June this year, Lin Yuanqiu already had eight nephews and nieces.
It is said that bullying the old should not bully the young. As a brother-in-law, if he accidentally misses a gift from a child, it is unlikely that he will be talked about for the rest of his life, but the child will definitely cry for a long time. of.
Therefore, children's matters are also important matters, and you must take them seriously.
Lin Yuanqiu first went to Sibaozhai and handed all the recently painted paintings to Shopkeeper Zhu.
He also told the other party that he would be back in his hometown for two months and would not take orders for the time being.
Shopkeeper Zhu nodded and said that he would close the shop and go home for the New Year in another half month, and wished Lin Xiaoyou a safe journey back home.
Thinking that he still had a lot to buy, Lin Yuanqiu quickly said goodbye and left after settling the money.
It is a girl's nature to love beauty, so Lin Yuanqiu chose two of the most fashionable first flowers in the capital for each of his nieces. The nephews bought each of them a double-wheel bell, which they used as a daily exercise for the boys.
As for old Lintou, Lin Yuanqiu chose a purple clay teapot for him. Now that his father has developed the habit of drinking tea, it is just right to buy him a teapot.
Finally, Lin Yuanqiu went to Jincui Pavilion. Chunyan and Chuncao were already sixteen years old. Lin Yuanqiu planned to buy some good-style jewelry for them so that they could be used as dowries when they get married in the future.
When buying a bracelet for Mrs. Wu, Lin Yuanqiu directly chose a solid gold bracelet weighing two ounces. Including the workmanship, it cost a total of twenty-two ounces of silver.
As for the gift from his mother, it is definitely indispensable. Lin Yuanqiu chose a gold bracelet for Feng that was almost two ounces in weight. The bracelet was also engraved with a peaceful pattern, which had a good meaning.
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Before leaving the capital, Lin Yuanqiu went to Zhuangzi again. This time he took two taels of silver to Xu Laoshi, which was meant to buy them new year's goods, and then a red envelope.
The same is true for Zhang Gui. In addition to the two taels of silver for buying new year's goods, Lin Yuanqiu also gave each of them a red envelope containing a penny of broken silver.
He would definitely not be in the capital on New Year's Eve, so he could give out New Year's red envelopes to his servants in advance.
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The first day of the twelfth lunar month is a good time to travel.
As soon as Chenshi arrived, Lin Yuanqiu, Zhou Zixu, and Shu Yan got on the carriage bound for Tongzhou.
When the carriage arrived at Tongzhou Donggeqiao Pier, there was already an official ship docked at the ferry.
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Chapter 132 Returning to Hometown (2)
The wind in the twelfth lunar month is extremely cold, especially on the open river surface.
Therefore, Lin Yuanqiu didn't go to the deck very much during the past few days on the ship. Apart from fearing that he would accidentally get cold, he was also busy doing homework in the cabin.
The cabin Lin Yuanqiu lived in was about four or five square meters in size. After placing a bed and table, there was no free space.
In such a small space, other people would definitely be uncomfortable living in it.
But Lin Yuanqiu was different. He had the experience of sitting in a cabin for nine days and nine nights to take the provincial examination. Such a cabin was nothing to him. What's more, compared to the dormitory, the cabin is much larger. At least you can lie down comfortably while sleeping.
Therefore, Lin Yuanqiu's life was relatively relaxed and comfortable these days. In addition to eating and walking back and forth in the aisle for a quarter of an hour during the day, he spent most of the time in the cabin doing homework. Every half an hour, Lin Yuanqiu would open the wooden window and look into the distance for a while, not only relieving eye fatigue, but also Enjoy the river scenery in winter.
All I saw was the sparkling water and the mountains in the distance.
This practice of often admiring the river scenery also gave Lin Yuanqiu an unexpected harvest. For example, most of the inspiration for the poems I wrote these days came from the beautiful scenery of water and sky outside the window.
With the experience of taking the boat last time, Lin Yuanqiu brought a lot of rabbit meat and chicken this time, which were all marinated and steamed. If you eat them together, you won't lose your appetite because the dishes on the ship are too monotonous.
The official ship sailed on the river for nine consecutive days, and finally arrived in Jiangzhou on the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month.
Because he had been on the boat for a long time, Lin Yuanqiu still felt like he was floating on the water after getting off the boat.
It was already afternoon, and the carriage back to Hengxi Town would only be available tomorrow. So after resting for a night at the Fucheng Inn, the three of them got on the carriage home.
It was still half an hour from Hengxi Town to Xiaogaoshan Village. When the driver took Zhou Zixu to the town and then drove the carriage to Xiaogaoshan Village, it was already dark.
At this point in the winter, most of the villagers had finished their dinner and were reluctant to leave the kang.
However, after hearing the "tap-tat-tat" of horse hooves on the village road, many villagers who couldn't help but be curious would still put on their shirts and pants and run to the yard to see who was coming to the village.
When they saw the carriage heading towards the west end of the village from a distance, everyone began to guess that Yuan Qiu was not back.
It's a pity that it's getting late now, otherwise they would have gone over to take a look.
Also, if I really come back from Yuanqiu, I can ask him to help write this year's Spring Festival couplets.
When the time comes, there will be Spring Festival couplets written by the Juren Master posted at home, which is really a sight to behold.
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Like the villagers, everyone in the Lin family returned to their rooms early after dinner. In the middle of winter, staying on the heated floor was the most comfortable.
In the west wing room.
Lin Sanzhu and his wife had also sat on the kang.
Mrs. Feng used a hairpin to turn the oil lamp brighter, and then used the light to continue to install the uppers on the soles of the shoes stitch by stitch.
It has been getting colder and colder these days, so Feng plans to stay up late tonight to make cotton shoes, so that when her son comes back, he will have warm cotton shoes to wear.
Thinking of her son, Ms. Feng couldn't help but smile. She hadn't seen him for two years, and she was already panicking with anticipation.
It's just the weather these past two days that makes Feng a little worried.
