"One gets one, one two gets two, one three gets three...... Forty-forty-six, four-fifty-twenty...... Ninety-eighty-seventy-two, ninety-nine-eighty-one!"

Get!

"Cousin, I'm done reciting!"

Zhao Yuanrong stopped spinning in circles and ran to Lin Xi with a multiplication table.

Addition and subtraction are relatively simple, and Zhao Yuanrong is smart and can master it quickly, so Lin Xi introduced the multiplication table. Multiplication is an easy way to add the same numbers, Lin Xi gave a few examples, and understood that it is easy to memorize.

"Good. Reaching out and touching Zhao Yuanrong's head, Lin Xi smiled again and returned his gaze to the box in front of him.

"Don't you pull your back?" Zhao Yuanrong said as he looked curiously at the box that attracted his cousin, "What is this?"

I saw Lin Xi take out a round and transparent thing from the brocade box, and there was a circle of frames around it, looked at it in front of him, and then handed it to Zhao Yuanrong.

"This is a birthday gift for my grandmother. ”

Zhao Yuanrong took it in his hand and looked at it over and over again, and learned from Lin Xi to put it in front of him and stare at it carefully, and immediately felt dizzy, quickly took it away, wrinkled his little face, and rubbed his eyes, "It's so uncomfortable, what's it." As he spoke, he had to let go of his hand.

"Ouch, ancestor, be careful, don't break it. Lin Xi hurriedly took it, put it back in the box, and covered it with a dark blue brocade.

Seeing Lin Xi's cautious appearance, Zhao Yuanrong was quite puzzled, "Do you want to give this to your great-grandmother?"

Lin Xi smiled mysteriously at Zhao Yuanrong and explained: "This, it's called reading glasses, when people are old, they will see things blurry, you can see clearly with reading glasses, you see that there is a button on the bridge of the nose here, which is very convenient." ”

Speaking of this, Lin Xi is quite proud, Mrs. Tai is the best person in the world except for his father and mother, her birthday gift, Lin Xi naturally can't be casual, she always has to send something that is desirable and practical.

That day, when I went to Chongjin Hall to ask for peace, I saw Mrs. Tai squinting at the letter from the old sister she married far away, and suddenly had an idea.

The principle of reading glasses is convex lens imaging, but there is no such thing as glass in this era, and Lin Xi alone naturally can't do it. After looking for a long time, there was no suitable replacement, and in the end, it was Gonggong Cao who learned that he immediately sent a piece of crystal.

It's hard to find such a big and clear crystal these days, but it's worth ...... Don't mention it.

The one I am doing now is a monocle, and I have to hold it in one hand and look at it on the bridge of my nose.

"Really?" Zhao Yuanrong looked at again with great novelty.

"When the time comes, my grandmother will bring it and try it, and you'll know. Also, give you a trick. ”

Lin Xi suddenly became interested, opened a book on the table, took out reading glasses and gave them to Zhao Yuanrong, and hung slightly on the small characters, "You look at the characters through guò, has it become bigger, but do you feel clear?"

Zhao Yuanrong looked at it and was immediately pleasantly surprised: "Really!"

"This is called a magnifying glass, isn't it practical to magnify small things? When I was a child, I used a magnifying glass to see ant nests. Lin Xi said nostalgically, this is a matter of the previous life.

"It's fun!" Zhao Yuanrong's eyes widened, and he tried to go up to see what was going on.

"Don't get too close, your eyes will be uncomfortable. ”

Zhao Yuanrong nodded vigorously, and then he didn't let go, and he was not satisfied with reading the words, just like Lin Xi when he was a child, he looked at the things in the house.

Lin Xi didn't stop him, he held his head and watched Zhao Yuanrong turn around, and he was having fun by himself, feeling more and more lively and active.

There are many gadgets made of concave-convex mirrors, and Lin Xi pondered that he could make a telescope for Zhao Yuanrong to play with when he turned around.

But speaking of telescopes...... Lin Xi touched his chin and remembered Zhao Jingyi, who was still fighting, he should be able to use it militarily, right?

In the blink of an eye, Mrs. Tai's birthday has arrived.

Although it is the Hou Mansion of the second grade, but Mrs. Tai has the destiny of the first grade, compared to the full moon of Xiao Yuheng's eldest son, this birthday will only be more grand, plus the two sons are powerful, the Yongning Hou Mansion is thriving, and there are more people who come to congratulate the birthday.

Early in the morning, Lin Xi and Zhao Yuanrong got up to change their clothes, both of them were filial piety, and they couldn't dress up brightly, but as early as three months ago, the palace had already begun to prepare the clothes of Xiao Shizi, and even Lin Xi made a dress.

I don't know if I got any instructions, both of them are plain dark lines, looking at one big and one small from a distance, they are the same, plus they are intimate, they look like father and son, which makes people's eyes shine and their hearts are surprised.

Among the many guests, the male guests were entertained by Yongning Hou and Xiao Yunxuan, while the female guests were accompanied by Bai, Xiao Jinxin and Xiao Jinlan.

The Liu family was so busy that he was dizzy, but fortunately, there was also the help of Shan's concubine.

Mrs. Tai sat on the main hall of Chongjin Hall, dressed in the dress of Mrs. Yipin, solemn and dignified, and there were naturally several old ladies of the same age sitting on the side, looking at the demeanor, they were all old ladies of the Beijing family, and they were all young juniors like Mrs. Bai.

Sitting next to Mrs. Tai was an older lady, with gray hair, lack of energy, and eyes that looked a little dim.

Mrs. Tai touched the old lady's skinny hand, and said distressedly: "Sister Jiang, you are not in good health, I should visit you, tossing back and forth, just let Miss Fang come over and ask for peace." ”

The old lady smiled, patted Mrs. Tai's hand with her backhand, and said, "I'm not afraid of your jokes, I'm just bringing my sister Fang over to recognize the door in advance, so as to save stage fright in the future." ”

Miss Jiang behind Mrs. Jiang immediately blushed.

Another Mrs. Zhang on the side smiled and said: "Look at this thick-skinned one, don't we know that you two are in-laws? Sister Sun, today is a good day for you, we have seen the bride in the future, skillful and quiet, my sister is a good blessing, I don't know how the groom will be in the future? Don't hide it, let us see it quickly." ”

The eldest son of Mrs. Zhang is now in the position of secretary of the Ministry of War, and as soon as she said it, Mrs. Tai immediately laughed and scolded: "You are in a hurry, let them come to ask for peace in a while, I am not afraid to see or not to look for it, but the meeting gift is ready?"

"Yo, it goes without saying. ”

They all laughed as they spoke.

At this time, the girl at the door reported, "Ladies, Princess Chengjun is here." ”

All the ladies stood up and welcomed an old princess.

"I'm waiting for you. Another Mrs. Unclenel said.

Princess Chengjun took Mrs. Tai's hand and asked, "What were you laughing at just now, I heard it from afar." ”

"Sister Zhang is waiting to send a gift. The old ladies said again with a smile just now.

"Fortunately, I was well prepared before going out, and now I have confidence, and Sister Sun is not afraid of how many juniors she has. Princess Chengjun said.

Mrs. Tai smiled: "That's a good feeling, there are not many juniors in my family, don't be stingy." Mother Qi, call a few young masters and young ladies to meet people. ”

The old ladies laughed again.

These are all friends of Mrs. Tai's boudoir back then, and now at this age, there are not many opportunities to get together, and a few of them are long gone, so it's a sigh to say.

"There is also Sister Fang, who is married to Ningzhou, I don't know if we will see each other again in our lifetimes. Mrs. Jiang sighed.

Mrs. Zhang said: "A few days ago, I heard from the master that Governor Yan was going to return to Beijing to take up his post when he reached the age of two, I don't know if Sister Fang will come along?"

Mrs. Tai said: "I can write to invite her, but I haven't received a reply so far, I'm afraid I won't be able to come." ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw Ren's mother hurriedly come in, holding a letter in her hand, "Old lady, there is a letter from Ningzhou." ”

"Ah, just as I was saying that she was here, take a look. ”

Mrs. Tai took the letter and squinted her eyes, and the old ladies saw that Mother Ren had taken a sample of round and transparent things for Mrs. Tai, and saw that Mrs. Tai held one end in her hand, and the round thing was on the bridge of her nose in front of her right eye, which was quite strange.

"Sister Sun, what is this?" Princess Chengjun asked curiously.

Hearing this, Mrs. Yantai immediately smiled and narrowed her eyes, "This, it's called reading glasses, my grandson's congratulatory gift to my old wife, seeing things through this, it's much clearer, not blurry." ”

As he spoke, he handed it to the princess of the county, "It's just a little gadget, and the child is playing around and thinking about it." ”

That being said, the tone could be heard full of ostentation in the ears, and several old ladies looked at each other, and they all looked at Princess Chengjun.

The old man, nine and a half out of ten are presbyopia, and as soon as the princess of the county put it on, she exclaimed: "Oh, I really see it clearly, I look at Sister Fang's letter, this word is really delicate, and it is not hers at first glance." What did she say...... Hey, she will come back with Governor Yan when she returns to Beijing, but this time Sister Sun's birthday is too late, so Gai Ming'er will invite a few more old sisters to reunite. ”

"Really, let me take a look, I can't see things vaguely, the Buddhist scriptures copied by my little granddaughter, the characters are too big to write, and it's hard to read. ”

Several old ladies took turns to watch, and they were all amazed.

Mrs. Bo said enviously to Mrs. Tai: "This congratulatory gift is very desirable, Sister Sun is so blessed, not to mention the outstanding grandchildren, and the grandson is also filial." ”

Mrs. Tai said modestly: "Hey, it's very annoying to think about these messy little things if you don't study well." ”

"Bah, you can show it off. I've heard that your grandson has worshipped Mr. Bai Rusong as a teacher, and he is good at learning!" Mrs. Zhang didn't give face at all, and said sourly, "Good medical skills, good reading, and filial piety, tsk, what is this...... Reading glasses, but most people want to get them? It can be seen that you are smart, so you can be proud. ”

"Yes, yes, I guess my temperament is good, I heard that the prince of Rui is still raised with him. ”

Princess Chengjun pushed Mrs. Tai, "What else is hidden, call it out to see, go back and let me ask a few unlucky monkeys in the family to learn." ”

Mrs. Tai was said by the old sisters with a smile on her face, and told her again and again, "Go and call, call." ”

"Let's talk about it first, I want these reading glasses, and Sister Sun can look at it. ”

"It's not just you, I want it too. ”

"Since all the good things have been taken out, it is natural that those who see them have a share. ”

It's also a headache for a few white-headed old ladies to play scoundrels.

Mrs. Tai naturally has nothing to do, her Xi'er is very good, now he is angry, and the future is not bad, and now Mrs. Tai also has the meaning of showing these important old ladies in the capital.

The juniors of the Xiao family, these old ladies in the capital, basically have an impression, only Lin Xi rarely shows up, and he is still holding a small doll carved in pink and jade, which is not the children of the Xiao family, and it can be recognized at a glance.

Lin Xi naturally took Zhao Yuanrong with him, but when he saluted Mrs. Tai with his cousins, he always felt that there were a few eyes watching him, and there was a not very wonderful feeling.

"All the children in my family have seen it, and that one is my grandson Lin Xi, and the prince of Rui next to him is now being raised with him, but they are inseparable. ”

Seeing the admiration and liking in the eyes of several old sisters, Mrs. Tai was even happier in her heart, and squinted her eyes and looked at Lin Xi happily.

Looking at it like this today, I only feel that my grandson is becoming more and more handsome and elegant.

Mrs. Tai guided the brothers and sisters of the Xiao family to salute these old ladies one by one, and these old ladies were naturally generous and had a generous meeting gift.

It was Lin Xi's turn to be even heavier, and even Zhao Yuanrong got a lot of good things.

"You made that reading glasses from your grandmother?" asked Mrs. Zhang with a smile, with an indescribable meaning in her smile.

Lin Xi stubbornly said: "The kid just figured out a style, and in the end he was still a craftsman." ”

Mrs. Zhang patted Lin Xi's hand, "Filial child, but with heart." ”

Lin Xi could only smile.

Zhao Yuanrong looked at Mrs. Zhang, and then glanced at Lin Xi's expression, showing doubts.

They didn't stay long, and soon retreated, Xiao Yuheng squeezed his eyes at Lin Xi and smiled deeply.

Xiao Jinxin snorted softly.

Xiao Yuqi also thought back to the Miss Jiang family who glanced at her in a hurry, and her face was slightly red.

Xiao Jinlan frowned slightly, looked at Lin Xi, and stopped talking.

The other children who were still playing with the greeting gifts in their hands had been taken away by their nurses.

Behind him, I could still hear the whispers of those old ladies.

"It's sixteen...... Out of filial piety just eighteen ......"

"After Zhongliang...... It's also a good ......."

The corners of Lin Xi's mouth twitched when he heard this, and he looked down at Zhao Yuanrong, who was also looking at him at this moment, although he didn't know what those words meant, he still felt vaguely unhappy.

The two nephews looked at each other, and there was movement in front of the courtyard of Chongjin Hall.

"Tell the old lady quickly, Princess Liang and Princess Shu are here. ”

"And in the palace, there are also people in the palace. ”