For students, if there is no monthly exam, life is simply perfect, but it is a pity that there is still no escape.

Fu Huaiyu looked at his name in the list of middle school B on the list, and comforted himself: "It's not the end of the crane, anyway, I don't fight for the first place." ”

By the way, he glanced at other people's names, and Wei was at the top of the list, which was not surprising. And Shen Qingyun's results ...... Or is it B Middle School, although Fu Huaiyu doesn't care if he takes B Middle School himself, but he has heard a little about the discipline of Uncle Shen's family, and he has been enrolled in school for nearly two months, so Shen Qingyun is not afraid of being hit by the master and elders?

Compared with Fu Huaiyu's blind worries, Shen Qingyun seemed much calmer.

"I really envy your optimism, you don't seem to worry about your studies at all, you are too bad but you will be invited to tea by your master. ”

The world is really a wonderful reincarnation, he is at the bottom of the family, and when he arrives at the academy, he is still a middleman who is not high or low, but how can he have the idea of getting by in his studies? This is a major event related to the future.

"Oh, are you done?"

Shen Qingyun's attitude was neither salty nor light, and Fu Huaiyu couldn't find a chance to speak after a series of words that he wanted to help him, so he could only admire his big heart. Anyway, it's none of my business, I don't have to worry about salty radishes.

In a blink of an eye, one hundred and five days after the winter solstice is called the cold food, this day is forbidden fire, cold food, so it is also called "cold festival", "non-smoking festival". Folklore has it that in the Spring and Autumn Period, Jiezhitui was burned in Jiexiu Mianshan, and the Duke of Jin Wen ordered to ban fire and cold food on the day of Zitui's taboo, and sent mourning with cold food.

The Cold Food Festival lasts for three days, after which is Qingming, but the academy only gives Qingming a day of rest, and it is limited to local students.

Due to the lack of cold food, the college canteen only provides cold food porridge, Qingming fruit and Qingtuan, which makes many pampered young masters and young ladies very unaccustomed, and some people secretly throw away the meals that they can't eat. This made the man who managed the meals very sad, and the academy immediately issued a statement on the same day, if anyone dared to waste food, the academy would never provide him with food and lodging in the future, and all the consequences would be his own responsibility.

As soon as this order was issued, the results were remarkable. If the college does not provide accommodation and they cannot go out, they can only write letters to ask for help from elders thousands of miles away to come to the college to help intercede, and then it will not only be a matter of shame, but also the most disadvantaged if the college questions their character.

"There are always so many people who are in the midst of blessings and do not know how to be blessed. Shen Qingyun took a bite of Qingtuan and chewed slowly. This is a kind of green cake made with mugwort juice, which is sweet and sweet, soft and delicious, with the aroma of mugwort leaves. And the canteen had added minced meat to it, which was much more delicious than any weedball he had eaten in the countryside before.

"I think you're pretty good at feeding. Fu Huaiyu said honestly, he didn't think the food was delicious at all, and he couldn't swallow it anymore after a few bites, but he still insisted on cleaning it up with the principle of not wasting it.

"I'm not a pampered child, as long as I can eat enough, I won't be too picky, and I have the strength to live when I'm full. ”

Fu Huaiyu has always been very curious about Shen Qingyun's experience before entering the Shen family, but since listening to his hard descriptions of rural life several times, no matter how yearning he is, he has been scared away a lot. "You are also a young master now, why do you always remember your former life. ”

Shen Qingyun was silent. How could it be forgotten?

Shen Yuyin has been particularly accustomed to the life of the academy in the past two months, and several times Shen Qingyun has seen her follow other female students to the gate before parting. Her words and deeds became more and more dignified and virtuous, although she could not maintain a few words in front of him. It seems that the academy is really suitable for her.

"Brother, I'm here. Shen Yuyin suddenly appeared behind Shen Qingyun, who was distracted alone, and poked him.

"Ah, is it faintly out of school. Shen Qingyun came back to her senses and habitually scratched the bridge of her nose, which was a special way of intimacy that they had always maintained.

Shen Yuyin pursed her lips and showed a decent smile, talking about her studies and insights in the academy today as usual. At the end, Shen Yuyin didn't forget to mention the food he ate today: "Brother, have you ever eaten Qingming fruit? It's the one with wormwood on the outer skin, leeks, eggs, and dried tofu in the filling, and it looks like a dumpling, it's so fragrant!"

Shen Qingyun listened to her statement with soft eyes, and said, "If you like it, let's go back and ask the small kitchen to open a small stove alone, okay?"

Shen Yuyin nodded, "Okay!"

Looking back at the crowd around her, she turned her head and whispered, "Brother, are we not going to do anything Qingming?"

Shen Qingyun thought for a while and said, "We are now the children of the Shen family, and we can only sweep the tombs of the ancestors of the Shen family. ”

"I see. ”

"What are you two doing?" a voice suddenly interjected, and the two looked back, Shen Qingyan was standing not far behind them staring at them.

Shen Qingyan got out of school late today, and as soon as he went out, he saw the two of them whispering almost face to face. I don't know how many times I've been reminded, if there is anything to say in the car, these two people will all turn a deaf ear.

Shen Yuyin turned around and put on a smiling face, "We're joking, big brother, you're out of school, so let's go home." ”

"It's Qingming Festival in a few days, don't laugh too happily, the elders in the family will be unhappy. Shen Qingyan specially instructed her, Shen Yuyin listened carefully to what he said, and thanked: "Thank you big brother for reminding me, I will remember it." ”

After two days of light life, it was finally the Qingming Festival. On this special day, the heavenly government is very suitable for the light rain, the ancient poem has clouds, "the rain is in the Qingming season, and the pedestrians on the road want to break their souls".

Sweeping the tomb during the Qingming Dynasty is called the "respect for the time" of the ancestors. Its custom has a long history. The ancient book contains: "On the Qingming Day of March, men and women sweep the tombs, carry the dignity of the tree, hang the ingots behind the sedan chair and horse, and the road is full of cang. Those who worship, those who are drunk, those who weep, those who weed and add soil to the tomb, burn ingots, and put paper money on the grave. If there is no paper money in hope, it will be a lonely grave. Cry, don't return, go to the fragrant tree, choose the garden, sit in the row and get drunk."

The Shen family's tomb sweeping is that all the men of the entire big family return to their homes to worship their ancestors and sweep the tombs, and the female dependents are not allowed to participate. All the women of the Shen family can only enter the ancestral hall under the leadership of Mrs. Shen to kowtow to the ancestral tablet of the Shen family and express their sorrow.

Shen Qingyun went out, Shen Yuyin couldn't find anyone to talk to, and he had little contact with the other ladies on weekdays, so he simply closed the door all day, locked up in the room and found a drawing book with a blank sheet of paper.

Shen Yuyin's intentions in painting suddenly came from outside the house, and she didn't raise her head, and said, "Go and see who is knocking on the door?"

The maidservant Yingxiang went out and turned back in response, and said through the curtain: "Fifth Miss, it's Fourth Miss, and now it's outside the courtyard." ”

Shen Yu paused his hand, gently put down the brush, got up and walked out quickly, "Please come in soon." ”

"Yes. ”

The Shen family originally had six daughters, Shen Wenlin's family was the eldest girl Shen Yulan and the sixth girl Shen Yuyuan, Shen Wenhan's family was the second girl and the third girl Shen Yujiao and Shen Yurong, the fourth girl Shen Yuru outside the courtyard, and the younger sister Shen Yushu in the third room, and now she has joined a Shen Yuyin, who is exactly the fifth in age.

Shen Yuru's biological mother, Aunt Du, is the dowry maid of Shen Wenhan's first wife Lin. When Shen Wenhan was young, he was busy with his studies and the Lin family got together less and left more, but the Lin family did not complain and always supported him silently behind his back. Later, the Lin family passed away due to dystocia, leaving only Shen Qingyan with a son, and Shen Wenhan's backyard did not even have a woman.

Shen Wenhan's backyard couldn't be taken care of without a woman, so the old lady designated Du Shi as the maid and promised her that as long as she gave birth to a child, she would be raised as an aunt. The Lin family was born in a scholarly family, and the maid who married with him must not be far behind. It's just that she is still pregnant one step later than Aunt Cui, who entered the Shen family later by using a scheme, and she is only a daughter. Fortunately, Aunt Du was originally kind and had no quarrel with the world, and because she gave birth to a daughter, she did not have any conflict of interest with the current lady and Aunt Cui, and no one in the backyard deliberately embarrassed her, and she has always maintained her attitude of being free from the world.

The aunt is low-key, and the daughter naturally follows the biological mother. Moreover, Aunt Cui is the cousin of Mrs. Shen, Shen Yujiao and Shen Yurong are fighting openly and secretly, and Shen Yuru only dares to suppress it in her heart even if she has a little thought.

Maybe because Shen Yuyin is an adopted daughter, she can't take the initiative to refuse, Shen Yuru came to her yard to sit in the courtyard twice in three days. Shen Yuyin has a close relationship with Shen Qingyun, and she also gets along with Shen Qingyan every day, and she will definitely not be targeted if she interacts with her.

Shen Yuyin always knew that she was able to enter the Shen family because of Shen Qingyun, so she didn't make trouble or talk much in the Shen family, and she didn't have too much contact with other sisters. She knew who she was, and she just wanted to be pure.

But Shen Yuru came so often, it was difficult for him to refuse, and he couldn't tell his brother. She always has to have a relationship when she lives in the Shen family, even if it is not Shen Yuru, it will be other sisters and sisters, compared to the two sisters Shen Yujiao and Shen Yurong, who are not easy to get along with, and the unfamiliar two-bedroom and three-room sisters, Shen Yuru is the kinder among the several sisters.

Shen Yuyin maintained a timid appearance, and said to Shen Yuru, who had already entered the courtyard, "Fourth sister." ”

As soon as Shen Yuru saw Shen Yuyin come out, she stepped forward enthusiastically and was about to hold her hand, but Shen Yuyin pretended to avoid it inadvertently, turned sideways and made way to invite her into the house to sit.

Shen Yuru's outstretched hand paused in mid-air, and her expression was slightly stiff. She smiled wryly, touched the tip of her nose, and followed her into the room.

didn't know the purpose of the other party, Shen Yuyin never took the initiative to speak, it was Shen Yuru who found a topic to talk about, "The plum tree in the yard of the fifth sister was transplanted by my father, and it looks really good." ”

Shen Yuyin glanced out the window. It was already April day, and the flowers and leaves of several plum trees in the wall of her yard had all fallen, and they were bare, and they could be seen growing happily.

Shen Yuyin didn't show it on his face, and said in a low voice: "The plum trees here bloom early, but I heard that the osmanthus in the courtyard of the fourth sister is fragrant for ten miles every August, and it must be very fragrant to make sugar osmanthus." ”

Shen Yuru invited her to her yard as a guest, "When will the fifth sister have time to come to my sister's yard to sit down, and by the way, I will ask you for advice on how to make sugar osmanthus secretly." ”

Shen Yuyin smiled and politely refused: "It's still early in August, isn't it appropriate to wait until the flowers bloom and then go?" I like to be quiet and don't like to be disturbed, so I treat others with myself, for fear that going rashly will disturb my sister's purity." ”

Shen Yuru's face froze, what did Shen Yuyin mean in her words that she had disturbed her purity?

Shen Yuyin was still smiling, silent, and looked at Shen Yuru quietly. Shen Yuru was stared at by her uncomfortably, looking around to find something else to say. It happened to make her see the unfinished white drawings on Shen Yuyin's desk, so she became interested, got up and walked to the table, and gently stroked the paper with her hand, "Is my sister painting? ”

Shen Yuyin got up and walked to the table, "It's just a pastime when I'm bored, today my father and brother have gone out, no one asks about my studies, I rarely have leisure, practice casually." ”

"The relationship between my sister and my father and brother is really enviable. Shen Yuru said quietly, and the emotional meaning in her words was unclear.

"The friendship that grew up together since childhood is naturally good. Shen Yuyin pretended not to understand what she meant, and avoided the light.

During the chatting between the two, Yingxiang brought the refreshments, and the two sat down again, chatting about some trivial things without a match, Shen Yuyin asked three questions and answered, and the answer was ambiguous, Shen Yuru sang alone, the more she chatted, the more boring she became, and after sitting for a while, she got up and excused herself to leave.

Shen Yuyin finally sent the person away, took a breath of relief, sat down with his hand on his forehead, nodded his eyebrows and closed his eyes to recuperate.

After the other personal maid Zhu Yun finished cleaning up, she served beside her, observing her tired look, and said cautiously: "Fifth Miss, if you don't want to deal with Fourth Miss, you can find some excuse to refuse next time." She is not as difficult to talk as the second and third misses. ”

"Don't talk nonsense. The fourth sister just can't find someone to talk to, we are like-minded, so we naturally come and go more frequently, and what you said made her sad to hear. ”

Then you still embarrass her every time by saying few words and not answering. This is something that Zhu Yun does not dare to say.

The rain was pouring outside, the air was filled with the smell of water vapor and earth, and the sky was dark, and the inside of the house was dull and drowsy.

Shen Yuyin got up and walked to the bed, Zhu Yun lowered the bed curtain knowingly, and Shen Yuyin's voice came from inside: "I'll take a nap for a while, and when my father and they come back, I'll wake me up." ”

"Yes. ”

After Shen Qingyun came back from following Shen Wenhan from sweeping the tomb, she first went to Yinmei Residence, and when she learned that Shen Yuyin was still asleep, she didn't disturb her, but just told Zhuyun to wake her up before dinner.

Zhu Yun promised well, and as soon as he left with his front foot, he would enter the house with his back foot to wake up Shen Yuyin, since the master had returned, let Shen Yuyin sleep again, and his demeanor would definitely be indecent when he got up for a while, so it was better to get up early and prepare.

Shen Yuyin rubbed on the bed for a while before she got up yawning, squinting slightly and letting Zhu Yun help her dress and tie her hair, "Brother, are they back?"

"Well, the second young master came to find Miss just now, and Miss was still asleep at that time, so he didn't bother you, and asked the slave to wake up the young lady after a while, and the slave was afraid of delay, so she took it upon herself to wake up the young lady in advance. ”

"They're all home, and it's time for me to get up, otherwise it would be bad if my father called me to ask about my schoolwork. ”

Shen Yuyin covered her face with a handkerchief for a while, and the whole person was much more sober. She really wanted to go to Shen Qingyun, but now it was not as good as before, the two of them were inseparable before, and no one would guide them in any action. But now that he has entered the Shen family, there are a lot more rules, whether he is looking for her or she is looking for him, it is not in accordance with the rules, and he is afraid of telling the truth if he gets a little closer, which is really troublesome.

Today's dinner table is exceptionally quiet, probably for the sake of the atmosphere of the scene. Shen Yuyin waited until he had eaten and went back to the house alone with Shen Qingyun and asked him quietly, "Brother, you didn't be instructed to go to the patriarch today, did you?"

"There will definitely be guidance, after all, it is not appropriate for a person of my age to come out of thin air. But the father gave the patriarch a considerable hush money early in the morning. As long as the patriarch doesn't speak, the others say nothing about it. A drop of rain just floated on the tip of his nose, and Shen Qingyun raised his hand and rubbed it gently.

Shen Yuyin put her mind at ease and thought of one more thing, "I remember that my father didn't give you the Shen family tree." ”

"Well, I won't let it. I don't want to settle on this yet. ”

Since it was what he meant, Shen Yuyin didn't ask any more.

The small voices of the two gradually faded away, drowning in the sound of falling rain, leaving only a moist falling flower, exuding a faint light fragrance in the air.