Chapter 397

He Zijin's female learning became prosperous, and it attracted the attention of some people. For example, Mrs. Wang from the Yankeshi family was very disdainful of female learning. When Mrs. Liu said, "I was the last day of Shangsi Festival, the weather was warming up, and the Lotus Lake was crowded with people. In such a lively season, everyone went out were vendors and servants. Which of the serious girls were willing to go out? Who knew that the nest of girls who also went to visit the girl's school went there to play, which attracted many big men and young men to stop and watch. Alas, I came from the Wang family of Jinzhong. It is said that our place is close to Xining Pass, and the folk customs are also open, but I have never seen such a scene."

Mrs. Liu is a stereotype. How could he be happy when he heard this? He frowned and did not directly say that the girl was not learning. She has been a wife of an official for many years. Jiang Tongzhi and his wife have always been respectful in front of her, not to mention that Jiang Tongzhi had just sent a trafficker to the palace rich man, so that her master made a contribution. If Mrs. Wang said that the girl was not learning, wouldn't it be a slap in the face of Jiang Tongzhi? Mrs. Liu took a sip of tea and said, "I have always been lazy and I am not as informed as you."

"I'm too lazy to go out, but this matter is so famous that it's hard to be heard." Mrs. Wang is also a discerning person. He knows that Mrs. Liu is not saying that Mrs. Jiang is not. But looking at Mrs. Liu's frowning eyebrows before, he knows that Mrs. Liu hates girls' learning such behavior. Now she doesn't say much, but talks about other interesting things in the city.

In fact, it is really nothing for girls to learn this way. Shangsi Festival was originally the Daughter's Day. On that day, as long as the life was acceptable for families with daughters, the imperial capital was a girl going out for a walk, not to mention that Beichang Mansion was even more out for the big daughter and young wife. Of course, female students were no exception. Because Shangsi Festival was not a holiday, they organized students to go out together. He Zijin sent someone in advance to see the place by the Lotus Lake, and put on a tent on the second day to let the girls play together. However, on a day like Shangsi Festival,

It turns out that it is a festival for girls, so there are naturally many boys. For half-aged men like Chongyang, even if there is no fake school at school, they always go to Hehua Lake together to see the girls. Even if they don’t know the age of A Ye Erlang, they join in the fun. They go home one by one like hungry wolves, and He Zijin asks the reason, and only then does he know that they are going to see the girl at noon and don’t have to have dinner. They are really angry or laughing, but A Nian said, “No matter how rude you are, you don’t have to eat dinner.”

Chongyang privately told A Ye, "My uncle is becoming more and more rigid."

A Ye deeply agrees.

Although my uncle is rigid, no one dares to ignore him. But by comparison, he realizes that my aunt is a good person.

Ah Xi talked about the outing today with Erlang and Sanlang. Ah Xi said, "There is a boy who doesn't walk well by the lake. He just stretches his neck to look at Sister Gong. He doesn't pay attention to his feet and falls into the lake. Fortunately, there is a yamen runner up next to him, and the lake is not deep. In addition, the man can swim, so he stretches out a bamboo pole and drags him up."

Erlang knew about the famous kidnapping incident and said, "It's not a kidnapping, right? I heard that the palace girl met the kidnapping at the beginning, right?"

A Xi said, "Think about it, even the talented man who is good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting can't even kidnap Sister Gong. She is such a stupid person who can walk in the lake. Sister Gong doesn't even look at him."

Erlang nodded, "That's the same."

Chongyang said, "Whose family is so unpromising, you can see the lake by looking at a girl. It's a big deal that the girl looks down on him. A man must have the temperament of a manly man!"

"What a grandeur, Brother Chongyang, I heard you went to Hehua Lake while you had lunch at school. Why didn't you go to find me? Our classmates all went there together."

When he mentioned this, Chongyang regretted it and said, "You didn't say where you are before. We went, and didn't find you." He went to see the little girl, and he thought he had sister Ah Xi, so he couldn't say a word to other girls.

"Just playing by the lake." Ah Xi said, "Your eyes are really bad."

"It's not because I have bad eyesight. The Lotus Lake is so big that I can't even go shopping without lunch."

“That’s true.”

Chongyang and Ah Xi said, "Next year, please tell me the specific location. I'll go and look for you, okay?"

Ah Xi was young, thinking about what his brother asked him to do, so he nodded in agreement.

Chongyang was very happy and praised Ah Xi, "I am worthy of being my good sister." He also said, "The embroidery shop has also released a set of embroidered handkerchiefs for flowers in all seasons. I will bring one for you tomorrow."

Ah Xi said, "I have a small handkerchief."

"How is this? This is what I gave to you." Chongyang has always taken good care of his partner A Xi's sister, mainly because he felt that this sister knew a lot of loyalty, so he would give it to A Xi's envoy if there were any fresh flowers in the embroidery shop. As for A Ye Dabao, who is also a partner, Chongyang said that boys' houses use veils, and any blue-hair veils are available, so there is no need to be troublesome to embroider.

A Xi responded happily, and took the opportunity to ask A Xi about A Xi and the others' stories about A Xi's trip.

A Xiyuan is just a noisy person, and when he sees someone supporting him, he becomes more and more excited.

He Zijin didn't expect that such a girl's trip would catch the eyes of Mrs. Si of the Salt Class. Of course, she knew it and probably didn't care. On the days like Shangsi Festival, who doesn't go out? Not to mention the children, even He Zijin asked her mother's family and the Jiang family to go out for fun. Except for Mrs. Wang who talked about her and Mrs. Kong, who always regarded herself as a descendant of a saint, no one didn't go out.

He Zijin didn't know such a small matter. She is now busy with the spring enrollment of girls.

Governor Tian’s wife was hesitant about whether to sign up for her granddaughter to go to the girls’ school. She was still unsure of her mind, so she simply discussed with Governor Tian, ​​“Mrs. Li Chan sent her two granddaughters last year. Our three granddaughters were just old, so if they should send them too, they had a playmate. However, after all, this girl’s school was run by Mrs. Jiang, and it didn’t take long.”

Governor Tian asked, "Did the Liu family send girls there?"

Mrs. Tian said, "Mrs. Liu is so handsome that she wears a hat when she goes out. Her girls have always been rare, so how could she send children to girls' school?"

Governor Tian smiled with his beard and said, "Then send the three girls."

Mrs. Tian said, "Okay."

In fact, Governor Tian was also a little alienated from Jiang Tongzhi, not for any other reason. When the Gong family discovered the kidnapped, how could Jiang Tongzhi not send it to the governor’s yamen, but to the governor’s yamen. Speaking of which, Governor Tian was Governor Yu’s confidant. Even if Governor Yu is now retiring and returning home, he is still closer to Jiang Tongzhi. Unexpectedly, Jiang Tongzhi gave such a great contribution to the governor Liu. Wouldn’t it be that there is no distinction between the distance?

Governor Tian thought about when he would have to come to Jiang Tongzhi to talk about his own things.

However, what Governor Tian said made A Nian helpless. A Nian said to his sister, "Don't talk about the fight in the officialdom, even if the two families fight, there is no reason why the master will not show up and only makes the subordinates fight desperately. Lord Tian is gentle and refuses to break up with the prefect Liu. What can I do if I am a little Tongzhi? If Governor Tian can make the decision, I naturally hope he has the final say." At present, he is asking the prefect to occupy half of the country. The Tongzhi is already under the prefect's office. A Nian cannot go to the prefect Tian and cannot come forward. He offended the prefect Liu first and then suffered a defeat every day.

He Zijin comforted him, "What does Lord Tian say, just just accept it. It's not important yet. If the two of them really break up and can help Governor Tian, ​​if it's cheap, it's nothing to help him. At the beginning, Lord Yu took a lot of care for us, and it was not Lord Tian and us, so he didn't have to be his pawn."

"Isn't that true?" A Nian was quite helpless about such a kind of Shangguan. He was born in Tanhua and went from thousands of miles to choose such a bitter and cold place as an official, not to come here to be cannon fodder.

There is a state of affairs in the officialdom, so it is not easy to be bothered. Governor Tian believes that A Nian should not hand over the previous accusation case to the prefect, but even if A Nian handed it to the prefect, Liu still heard that Mrs. Liu’s female school was very unconventional. Mrs. Liu said, “Mrs. Jiang and Mrs. Jiang are both polite people, but I don’t know why Mrs. Jiang must run this female school. It made a group of girls wander around all day long, attracting many idle children to watch, which is very unconventional.”

Priest Liu was now looking at A Nian. When his wife said this, he said, "Didn't you like Mrs. Jiang very much in the past?"

"Oh. In the past, since the Fucheng City held this girl school, I have always been worried about the master, not for anyone else. Where is the girl school? It's all the innocent daughter's family. It's okay now that there is nothing wrong. If there is something wrong, it must be a major matter. After all, the master is a parent in this place. Once such a thing happens, it will be a big deal. How can it not be worrying?" Mrs. Liu slowly told her husband about her worries.

As expected, the prefect Liu looked slightly solemn and said, "You are right, but this girl's school has already been started. Nowadays, many of the girls in the official family are not good. It is not good to ask Mrs. Jiang to stop this girl's school for no reason. But you can't ignore your concerns. Why don't you mention Mrs. Jiang privately if you have time, you must keep the female school entrance. "

Mrs. Liu thought about it and found that this is the only way to do it now.

Therefore, He Zijin was very good at Mrs. Liu's tactful "reminder". Over the years, He Zijin's temperament has been tempered. He listened to Mrs. Liu's private words and then smiled, "I remember what my wife said. Mrs. Don't worry, my female school has never been in a man's place. The cleanest place. I thought that my wife's family was born in the Yansheng Gong clan and married into the Duke family. She has always been very knowledgeable. She also wanted to ask her wife to come to our school to tell the children about women's ethics. It was hard to say at the beginning, because she was afraid that I would be so face-to-face, and my wife would not agree. Now it seems that I want to assist her. I should have invited her wife over with her so much. I think that the wife can't refute me because of the girls. If the wife agrees, I will send a post in person tomorrow."

Mrs. Liu was still very modest and hurriedly said, "I have very little knowledge, how dare I talk about women's ethics?"

"After Mrs. Naiyan Shenggong, who dares to say that you have a little knowledge? Even if my wife's vision and experience over the years is a brief explanation, it will be very useful to the students in the female school." He Zijin flattered Mrs. Liu and invited her again and again. Mrs. Liu agreed with a smile, and she said, "I just have to let me think about it at home and tell the children."

He Zijin smiled and gave a gentle politeness, saying, "Madam is kind, I thank my female students for my behalf."

As the prefect, Mrs. Liu wished to be overwhelmed by the governor's wife on weekdays, so she was not willing to show off. She prepared a speech for girls.

He Zijin has always been agile. Since he invited Mrs. Liu, he would invite both knowledgeable and good friends from time to time. These official wives can reach their current status. Although they have the reason why their husbands are noble, they can go out for socializing and socializing, and they also have their own ways to deal with people. If girls are older, they can benefit from being smart. Even if they are young like Ah Xi, it would be no harm to listen to the elders telling their own stories.

Moreover, each wife has her own style, which is quite interesting to say.

He Zijin often invited some officials and wives to the female school to give speeches. At first, it was an unintentional act, but this unintentional act made the female school more prosperous. Especially those merchants who sent the female school to the female school, they thought that 200 taels this year were worth it. On weekdays, they wanted to curry favor with the official wives and didn't know how many gifts they would give. Now their daughters can get close to the official wives in the female school. Such opportunities are not easy to get. So, not to say 200 taels a year, even five hundred taels, these people are willing to give it. Only Mrs. Wang, who was so insulted at the beginning, would bite her teeth apart when she heard about this. She wouldn't say that her daughter was brushed off after taking the female school. Even if Mrs. Liu was a rigid person, she didn't know how He Zijin was attracted to her. Whenever she thought of this, Mrs. Wang hated her insomnia all night long.

He Zijin had no idea that he had just confiscated the Wang family's daughter to the school, so he formed a big enemy like Mrs. Wang. However, the reputation of the female school is becoming increasingly famous, and even the mother's family benefits. Shen said to his daughter, "Someone said that your father is worthy of being a school manager, and his daughter will run schools."

Yu Xing also said, "The eldest sister is now truly famous, and someone has asked about the admissions of girls and asked about our family." Since I got the jade talisman given by my elder sister, Yu Xing has been sleeping very peacefully recently, so I am not reluctant to say a few words to flatter my elder sister when she returns to her parents' home.

Shen smiled and glanced at her mother-in-law, and said, "No, there is someone who will give your grandmother a gift."

He Zijin's eyes lit up and she asked Mrs. He with a smile, "No matter what I give, my grandmother can score half of my points."

Mrs. He was about to wink her daughter-in-law and didn't ask her to tell her about this. How could she know that her daughter-in-law was so quick? Mrs. He refused to admit it. "How is it a gift? There is nothing else." He said to her maid with a righteous look, "If someone gives gifts, he will have to do something. Look, I'll tell you what to do. What's the matter? What's the matter? You're so used to taking advantage of it." As he said, he looked at her maid with contempt.

He Zijin didn't care about Mrs. He said that he had been grandmother and grandson for many years. She knew at a glance that Mrs. He must have taken advantage of her. He Zijin smiled at the corner of his lips and smiled at Cen Cen, "Grandma shouldn't try to coax me, I don't know now, it's just that if I ask me to know, I will be half as much as I can."

"Divid it, it's nothing!" Old Madam He refused to admit it, and she was very stubborn. She had been fighting wits and courage with her own girl movies for many years and had rich experience. She quickly changed the topic and said, "By the way, I heard that your third sister has gone to Beijing Pass."

"Yes, Sister Ying has to prepare a batch of embroidery pieces when she gets married. She doesn't have to do these tasks alone, so she has to hand them over to the embroidery shop. We are familiar with Sister Ying. Instead of being cheaper than outsiders, why not ask the third sister's embroidery shop to do it? In the end, he knows the truth." He Zijin said, "I told my third sister when I came back that the third sister went to Beijing Pass with Brother Awen."

Mrs. He said, "You are kind-hearted, but you should ask Aqi to go to Beijing Pass."

He Zijin understood that his grandmother was worried that the third girl would make both families uncomfortable when she met He Han. He Zijin smiled, "Grandmother has been thinking too much. It's been so many years since she's been married. Now that the third sister is the mother of three children, Ahan is also the father of three children. Instead of thinking about this, it's better to meet each other openly, but he is calm. After all, people from a place can still not move in the future?"

Mrs. He thought for a while and said, "This is reasonable." She also said, "They just don't have a fate. Fortunately, both families are living well now."

Shen smiled and said, "Yes, now all the family business is prosperous, life is all there, and those things when I was a teenager should be over."

Yu Xing also made fun of it and said, "If the third sister's embroidery shop takes over Miss Jiang's business, it will definitely become famous in Beijing Pass. It seems that there are not many days to open a branch in Beijing Pass."

When Mrs. He thought of the third girl's life, she felt very relieved and said, "This girl has been a good person since she was a child."

Shen smiled and said, "Our daughters will live a life."

Old Madam He suppressed her face and said, "If you don't say it, girls have to grow up with their grandmother, so that they can have the ability. I taught them step by step."

After many years of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Shen has long been very accustomed to her mother-in-law's bragging and getting close to each other. Moreover, Shen is also the age of grandmother. Over the years, although she has disagreed with her mother-in-law, she also understands that her mother-in-law is quite desirable. Shen smiled and said, "No way. It was the old lady who asked the third girl to learn needlework and thread with everyone Xue to learn needlework."

"Yes, I asked our girl to take the exam at that time, but she was awkward and didn't pass the exam." Old Madam He said it was a bit regretful, but when he glanced at his girl, Old Madam He was also proud. "Fortunately, he always has the same strength. Although this girl is clumsy, she is smart in school." Without saying anything, Old Madam He said to Shen again, "At that time, I had to rely on my shamelessness to tell your aunt to ask our girl to go to her home to study. Then I learned some words. Otherwise, there is no way to learn girls now."

Shen smiled and said, "Yes, it's all the best for the old lady."

"That's right? I can't save something like you. I don't know how our family is doing." Old Madam He pinched a piece of honey cake and put it in her mouth to eat it, feeling that she was working hard and making great contributions to the family.

Everyone joked and Yu Xun talked about her husband's spring exam again, saying, "It's time to post a list, I don't know when the imperial court report will arrive."

When Mrs. He talked about his grandson's future, he stopped eating the cake. He calmed his face and said, "Yes, I had another dream yesterday, and I didn't remember it in the dream. Tomorrow, we will burn the incense for A Lie when we go to the temple again. I think he has no big problems in this subject." While speaking, he looked at his own girl.

He Zijin immediately looked as sure as a great immortal and said, "If you want to burn incense, you can go by yourself. There is no need to ask me to go. I have already made a fortune. A Lie's spring exam is in charge of Wenchang, and there is no big problem."

Even if it was just this sentence, when I saw the movie of a girl in my family, I felt at ease, but she decided to take her daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law to burn incense for her grandson.

When Hu Wen and the third girl returned to the city from Beijing Pass, they were also talking about the spring examination. Hu Wen said, "The eldest brother and the third cousin both passed the imperial examination, but the spring examination was not smooth. I don't know what the fate was?" This is about his eldest brother and cousin.

The third girl said, "It is best to win. The great master is old, so he hopes that his children and grandchildren will have a future?"

Hu Wen thought of his grandparents in his hometown and was also very worried, saying, "Yes." He said to the third girl, "We have not returned to our hometown for more than ten years. I thought, when will we stay cheap, let's go back to our hometown to take a look."

The third girl said, "Okay, if you go back to your hometown, it is best to be in the late New Year, when they were born in the Double Ninth Festival, and they have not sacrificed their ancestors yet. It is also a big deal to enter the genealogy. Didn't the letter from the emperor that he resigned from the position of mountain chief because of his old age? If the great-grand grandmother is still in good health, it would be better to bring them to Beichang Mansion to live for a while, so that we can fulfill our filial piety."

If Hu Wen had been away from home for a long time, he was not the parents at home, but the grandparents at home. When he heard his wife's words, he was very happy and said, "It's really a good idea."

Seeing that her husband was happy, the third girl also smiled with curved eyes. She sighed in her heart that she had kindness, not what she said, but really wanted to take the two old people over, but she didn't know if the family in her hometown would be willing to let go.

The couple was talking and arrived outside the city. They were queuing up to enter the city. From a distance, they saw a large silk flower tied up on the city wall. They didn't know what happened, but they heard the sound of horses galloping. Seeing a horse coming in Lingchen, there was no need to line up and entered the city gate directly. When the couple's convoy entered Beichang Prefecture, they could hear the sound of firecrackers everywhere in the city. Hu Wen was always quick and opened the curtain to see many scholars on the streets, either happy or regretful. They all looked different, and couldn't help but laugh, "It must be the spring exam list!" He hurriedly urged the driver to go quickly.

The third girl was also very excited and wanted to know if A Lie won! Compared with Hu Dalang and Hu Sanlang, the third girl naturally cared more about A Lie.

A Lie, A Lie was defeated, but when the yamen runners who reported the good news came to the He family, there was no one master in the He family. He Gong went to the yamen to work as a servant, Jun'er and Xing'er all went to school, and the women went to the temple to burn incense... Of course, it cannot be said that there was no one master. There was still a little master, who was A Can, a little friend who was lucky enough to stay at home and asked to take care of Madam Tian because he was young.

Fortunately, Madam Tian is the headmaster. She immediately rewarded the yamen runners who came to report the good news in the name of Acan's little friend. While she went to the temple to find the old ladies, wives and grandmothers. The old man was defeated, so why would he burn the fragrance?
Chapter completed!