Everyone laughed, and the spring equinox looked at Chen Qingming's embarrassed appearance and was very happy, and said: "Cousin, you are such an adult, and you are still crying, it's a shame!" ”

Lixia threw a "deserved" look at him, Xiaoxue covered her mouth and wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, and endured it very hard. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Qingming had a bitter face, thinking to himself, Confucius and his old man were right: only women and villains are difficult to raise!

He looked at Xiao Han who was staring at him, and had no choice but to bury his head and continue to eat snail noodles, he couldn't throw it away, what a waste.

As he ate, his mouth had become accustomed to the spicy taste, and gradually he felt that it was not so uncomfortable, and he began to taste it.

Fortunately, there wasn't much snail noodles, and he finished eating them in a while.

Xiao Han is just for a small punishment and a big commandment, and it is not good to rectify him too much, so as not to make him look bad on the face, and his aunt and aunt will be unhappy.

Qingming put down his chopsticks, took a few sips of cold boiled water, wiped a handful of sweat on his head with his sleeve, blushed his face, and said casually: "There is a great taste in the extremely spicy." You should really try it, in fact, the first bite is more unbearable, and after a few bites to get used to it, it will be fine. ”

Xiao Han smiled and thought, you can just pretend, and when you go to the toilet, you will know what a certain part is called "extremely taste"!

Xiaoxue on the side said curiously, "Really? Then I'll try it next time. ”

"Don't!" Xiao Han blurted out, "It's too spicy to eat, it's going to be very uncomfortable when you go to the toilet." "She herself has a deep understanding of her past life.

"Poof" Qingming, who was drinking water, squirted out, and just sprayed on Lixia next to him, Lixia hurriedly stood up, patted the water droplets on his body with his hand, and said to him: "Look at you, so reckless, and say that you are not a child."

Qingming said "cough cough" a few times before he stopped and said apologetically: "Cousin, I'm sorry, but you can't blame me for this, right?" It's all my cousin who says it's uncomfortable to go to the toilet, but this is at the dinner table. ”

Xiao Han realized that he was speaking inappropriately, and when he saw that everyone was smiling at him, he felt that his face was hot, but he was unwilling to lose face, and said seriously: "People eat whole grains, how can they not go to the toilet." People have three urgency, and the first thing to solve when you get up in the morning is not to go to the toilet? Just make a fuss about you! ”

Chen Qingming looked at her dumbfounded, thinking, cousin is really tough.

Chen blamed: "Okay, a girl's family, always put the toilet to her mouth, what kind of system!" Say no more. ”

Xiao Han stopped his mouth stupidly, thinking about when he would get this time back.

A look of grievance appeared on her face, and when Lixia and Spring Equinox saw that she had been wronged, the balance in their hearts immediately tilted to the side, and they became indignant.

The spring equinox gave Qingming a white look: "Hmph, I don't let you listen to "Journey to the West" at night, only tell my cousin." ”

Qingming and Xiaoxue hurriedly came over and asked in unison, "What is "Journey to the West"?" ”

The spring equinox leaned into Xiaoxue's ear and whispered something, and Xiaoxue's mouth opened into an O-shape, staring at her big eyes, and her face was suppressed excitement. Qingming was immediately aroused, pricked up his ears and listened carefully, but he couldn't hear anything, and he was secretly anxious.

Seeing him like this, Xiao Han's heart was a little refreshed, Xiaoxian, I can't control you yet!

The adults were relieved to see that the atmosphere on the table had changed, and Zhao hurriedly greeted: "Come, sister, brother-in-law, let's eat quickly." ”

When the atmosphere became warm, my uncle asked them when they would build the house, and if they had found a suitable craftsman.

Lin Jincai said that he would build a house after the first month, but he hadn't decided on it yet, so he had to choose a date. As for the craftsman, I heard my wife say that there is one in her mother's village, and her craftsmanship is very good, and she has built houses for many people.

Uncle hurriedly said: "There is such a family, surnamed Wang, who has been a craftsman for 20 years, has a good reputation, and the price is fair." I don't know if I'm at home today, I'll accompany you to his house after dinner. ”

After the meal was over, my uncle took the imperial calendar and chose a date with my grandmother, which was set on the eighth day of the second month, and it was appropriate to break ground and build on this day.

Then he took Lin Jincai to Wang's house, and several women cleaned up the dinner table and gossip. A few children went to the study to talk, in fact, it was mainly Xiao Han who wanted to see if there were any history books of this dynasty in it.

Entering the study, Xiao Han looked carefully: This study was left by his grandfather, and the room was not too big, less than twenty square meters.

On the north side of the room, there is a bookcase by the window, on which is placed pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, which seems to be the place where my uncle and cousin read books on weekdays.

On the west side is a row of bookshelves with five floors, the lower three for books, and the top two for scrolls and paper.

The furniture is quite old, and the paint has peeled off in many places, mottled like a weather-beaten old man, revealing a thick loneliness.

On the east wall, there are paintings of the four gentlemen of "plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum", and it is the name of my grandfather. There are also two landscape paintings, and the inscription is in the name of the uncle. The style of these paintings is relatively similar, and it is a common freehand technique in ancient Chinese ink painting. It can be seen that the painting skills are good, quite intentional and charming.

Xiao Han walked to the painting and admired it for a while, then shifted his gaze to the bookshelf.

Before Qingming, I heard Lixia and the spring equinox say that Xiao Han usually studied with them, and often had different opinions, so he didn't believe it in his heart, so he stared at her closely.

She stared at the paintings on the wall for a moment, with admiration, and then paced to the bookshelf and looked through the books on them. Picking up a copy and putting it down, his eyes wandering, as if looking for something.

Qingming hurriedly jumped over and asked, "Cousin, what book are you looking for?" ”

Xiao Han was concentrating on finding something, and was startled by him, glared at him, ignored him, but raised his voice to shout for the beginning of summer and the spring equinox: "You come here to help me find out if there is a history book of this dynasty." ”

The two came over in response, and Qingming saw that she ignored him, his face was scornful, but he was not angry. He walked to the corner of the bookshelf and pulled out two books and handed them to her: "Oh, here you go, this is what you are looking for." ”

Xiao Han took it and looked at it, and sure enough, he walked to the bookcase very happily and sat down and began to read.

Qingming saw that she didn't thank her, and it was estimated that she was still angry with herself, so she didn't bother with her.

Each of the children found a book to read, sat down in a chair and flipped through it.

The study was silent, except for the clatter of turning the pages.

Xiao Han just wanted to have a general understanding of the historical context, so he read it quickly.

It turned out that the name of this dynasty was "Yun", which did not appear in the history I was familiar with, and it was a dynasty that branched off after the Song and Yuan dynasties.

The emperor of the Dayun Dynasty reverted to the surname Huangfu and his name was Hao, and the year name was "Jiande". The history of this dynasty is only more than 40 years, and Huangfu Hao is the third generation of emperors and the third son of the second generation of emperors.

According to the history books, because of the tyrannical and untalented personality of the crown prince, the emperor at that time was extremely fond of him, and insisted on passing the throne to him despite the opposition of his courtiers. After the death of the old emperor, several sons caused a war for the crown prince, which lasted for more than two years, and was known as the "Rebellion of the Five Kings". In the end, Huang Fu Hao won because of his many supporters, and because he was more generous and benevolent, he won the love of the people.

After he succeeded to the throne, in order to develop agriculture, he lightly taxed, developed water conservancy, and encouraged land reclamation. The war-torn people recuperated and embraced the new emperor.

As I was watching, I suddenly heard a voice coming: "What books are you all reading?" ”

It turned out that the uncle had returned, and several of the children stood up and answered what they were reading.

Chen Hanzhong heard that the beginning of summer and the spring equinox also often read and study at home, and he will also go to school after the New Year, intending to test their knowledge. After careful questioning, he was also quite surprised: "At first, I was worried that you would not be able to keep up, but now it seems that this worry is unnecessary." You both learn well, I know the master of the school, and I will take you over to apprentice before going to school, and let him arrange for you to be with Qingming, and you three brothers can supervise each other when you study together, so that Qingming always feels bored. ”

"Oh, that's great!" The three boys cheered.

Xiao Han is also very grateful to his uncle in his heart, and with his uncle's recommendation, the master will pay more attention to it. And with the company of his cousin, his brother and brother can integrate into the school more quickly.

The uncle looked at them with a smile and asked what his ambitions were after the spring equinox and the beginning of summer.

"I want to be the top student!" The vernal equinox immediately replied, and the voice was crisp and loud.

The corners of Xiao Han's mouth twitched, brother, of course it's good to have ambitions, but do you think the champion is so easy to test? Anyway, Xiao Han was a few tens of points away from the provincial liberal arts champion in the college entrance examination in his previous life, and the champions were not ordinary people, because they were generally not people - they were gods.

Lixia was more calm, saying that he must be admitted to Xiucai, as for whether he can be tested in the future, it depends on his ability.

Because Tang Yun only quit his sister after being admitted to Xiucai, this matter was like a thorn in his heart, making him uneasy.

The words "Xiucai and champion" aroused his uncle's sorrow, but he was already a child, but he repeatedly failed to pass the Xiucai exam, which made him quite embarrassed, and he was a little disheartened when he was older.

Chen Qingming was silent on the side, not knowing what to say to comfort his father, because Chen Hanzhong usually taught him quite strictly, and he was sometimes a little afraid of his father.

Seeing that although my uncle praised them for their ambition, his eyes were a little dim, and he thought about it for a while and understood.

He relied on his young age, and his uncle had always loved him, so he was not frightened.

He stepped forward and took his uncle's hand and comforted: "Uncle, you didn't pass the exam, not because you didn't have talent, but because of bad luck." Then he recited the "Aphorisms of Lu Mengzheng" taught to him by Xiao Han before: "When the sky is not shining, the sun and the moon are not shining." When the earth is gone, all things do not come into being. When the water is not, the storm is not made. When people can't do it, the transportation limit can't be passed. The status of a person is noble, and the original nobility of a person is not a person, which is the time, fate, and luck. ”

The uncle was both surprised and comforted, and then felt helpless: why is he always unlucky? I'm getting older, when will I be able to pass the exam?

Seeing this, Xiao Han thought for a while and said, "Uncle, in fact, the purpose of reading is to understand reason, increase knowledge, and improve self-cultivation. It doesn't have to be for fame and fame. It's good to be able to get in, but you don't have to be decadent if you can't pass the exam. It is said that 'three hundred and sixty lines, the line is the champion', my uncle might as well look elsewhere, maybe 'the mountains and rivers are full of doubts, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village'! ”

Chen Hanzhong listened to her words and felt that it made sense, but he was very distressed for a while, and he didn't know what he could do in the future except for taking the test for fame, so he couldn't always rely on opening a store to sell calligraphy and paintings.

"Uncle, I have an idea, maybe you can refer to it." Xiao Han said with a smile.