Zhide is enlightenment, and I haven't written with a pen before, so it's inevitable that I'm a little struggling to learn at this time. Mr. Liang was patient, leaning over, explaining and pointing softly and slowly, and from time to time he stretched out his hand to give Zhide a demonstration, or held Zhide's hand, with the feeling that he understood......

The room was quiet, and the two children were sitting upright at their desks, holding brushes in their hands. That Mr. Liang happened to stand in front of Zhide, pointing out the posture of the little boy holding the pen and the basic rules of pen movement.

Yixuan Yiheng listened to her whisper, naturally lowered her voice, whispered and spoke, all the way around the inverted seat and the wing room, and came to the west of the main house. There is no partition between the two rooms here, the extremely bright ice crack opens the hexagonal window, and nearly half of the glass is embedded in the middle, the sunlight outside is good, and the light in the room is sufficient, several people do not have to go to the window to follow, just stand under the eaves of the corner of the west wing, you can see through the transparent glass on the window, and see the situation of a gentleman and two children in the classroom clearly.

The weather was excellent, the sun was hanging warmly in the sky, Qiu Chen put on a felt cloak, and felt a little hot. Looking at Ming Wei wearing a cloak with a side face, a layer of extremely fine beads of sweat had already appeared on the tip of her small nose, Qiu Chen smiled slightly, raised his hand to wipe her sweat with a handkerchief, looked back at Yiheng Yixuan and smiled, and said in a low voice: "This weather is warm as if it has entered March!" ”

At the calculated hour, when I arrived at the door of the guest house, just a moment after the end of the day, Qiu Chen and Yixuan Yiheng sisters, Qiu Chen pulled Mingwei, Yixuan took Hezhen, and walked all the way along the hand-copying verandah to the guest house.

Mr. Liang went to class early, Qiu Chen dealt with the housework, and said to the two sisters Yiheng and Yixuan for a long time, seeing that the hour was almost the end of the hour, Qiu Chen thought that it was time to get out of class in the school.

Qiu Chen This is completely for the good of the two children, Yixuan Yiheng naturally will not object, so he went to tell the girls to call the two children over, followed Qiu Chen and his party out of Mu'en Courtyard, took a few small warm sedan chairs, and walked out of the second gate all the way to the guest house in front.

Yixuan Yiheng glanced at each other, naturally smiled and agreed, Qiu Chen said again: "Since you go to the school, don't take those two little boys...... Well, bring Mingwei and Hezhen, and let them go over to see what the school looks like. ”

Qiu Chen smiled, looked at Yi Heng, and said, "Last night, your eldest brother brought back Mr. Liang has already taken charge of the lamp, and I don't know how the school was cleaned up in a hurry...... It happened to be the first day of class, and I happened to go over to see if the children were still adapting, would you go? ”

Yi Xuan nodded again and again by Qiu Chen and Yi Heng, and said with a smile: "It's best to have a female gentleman...... Since a good female gentleman is hard to find, let's start inquiring from here, and if you find it, please come back! ”

Yi Heng naturally knew this reason, but the ugliness of the family was not publicized, and she still didn't say it.

In fact, where is Yiheng's sister-in-law suddenly enlightened, but by chance I heard that the women who are selected to enter the palace must be assessed for the six arts of poetry and books...... At present, several princes are just young, no matter which one can ascend to the throne, they will inevitably choose women to fill the inner palace, and at that time, if her daughter can enter the palace and get the holy favor, she will not worry about not being able to ascend to the sky in one step.

Qiu Chen glanced at Yi Heng, and the two of them looked at each other and smiled. The sister-in-law of Yiheng's mother-in-law was stingy and hated to split a lamp grass core in half to use it, but she didn't expect to be enlightened in children's education, and she actually knew to invite a female husband for her daughter.

This time, Yi Heng didn't wait for his sister to speak, and immediately echoed: "I know this, my sister-in-law said this a few days ago, saying that she was going to ask the female gentleman to teach her two nieces and nephews well, but a good female gentleman is extremely rare, and she is difficult to find for a while." ”

Qiu Chen smiled, and finally gave her a suggestion: "If you think that Mingwei is too old to take lessons with male gentlemen, I have heard that many people in Beijing have invited female gentlemen, who are excellent at learning poetry and even melody painting." ”

After thinking about it and paying attention, Yixuan also refreshed herself, and said with a smile: "This matter is not in a hurry, wait until you go back and think about it, please have a suitable one!" ”

My sister-in-law thinks so, and other families may think the same way...... Well, no, she has to think of a gentleman for Mingwei to teach well.

Before, she also pondered that the child was not the eldest brother's biological flesh and blood, and in the future, the titles of Liang Guogong and Marquis of Jingbei had nothing to do with the child, and today I heard what the sister-in-law said, even if she really moved the idea of marrying the two families, the sister-in-law would not agree.

Needless to say, the two children are very good, just such an embarrassing identity, she has heard people inquire about the eldest one more than once, those people have daughters of the same age, the reason why they inquired about Ah Fu is obviously because they are optimistic about people, and they want to pay attention to the backup candidate for their son-in-law as soon as possible...... It's herself, looking at such a good boy, it's not that she hasn't moved this thought!

Thinking of his father-in-law's words, thinking about her husband's disdain for his daughter's study, and thinking of Qiu Chen's sending his daughter to Mr. Tang's house to study, it is said that the eldest brother personally sent it...... Yi Xuan is envious and gloomy, and then think about the little girl in the sister-in-law's family, who is obviously much younger than Ming Wei, but the ghost elf is a ghost elf, looking at the smile and hee is very good with everyone, but she is the most shrewd and can't see through the one, so a big child, there are more eyes than adults. There is also the son brought by the sister-in-law, although he is a child from the village, his speech and demeanor are equally generous and decent, even in such an embarrassing situation now, he is always gentle and quiet, and the etiquette is also thoughtful......

Qiu Chen said what he should have said, didn't say more, picked up the kettle and added hot tea to the two of them, and added a cup for himself, holding it and drinking it slowly.

"This ......," Yi Xuan hesitated slightly.

Qiu Chen smiled and shook his head: "Second sister, reading and literacy, it's too tiring and too hard to read by yourself, I had to be with you when I was a child, why let the children suffer this tiredness now?" Besides, there are some things that you can understand by reading words, but you may not be able to understand them...... If you want to understand, it's better to find a gentleman to explain. ”

Yixuan herself liked to read when she was a child and didn't have the opportunity, so although she was busy, she still found time to teach her daughter some words, and also taught her daughter to read "Shuowen", so she naturally smiled and said: "Well, these books are good, I will send someone to look for them in the library when I go back, and find them for Mingwei to see." ”

I always felt that this sister-in-law was born in a farmer's household, and her demeanor and words were not too stingy, generous and dignified, and they had been strange, but now they seem to have found an answer to the long-standing questions in their hearts.

Qiu Chen said with a smile, Yixuan Yiheng was a little surprised, and a little abrupt.

As he spoke, Qiu Chen smiled and took out two or three books from the drawer of the kang cabinet and handed them to Yixuan Yiheng: "Look at it, this is the "Menghualu" of the previous dynasty, which is dedicated to telling the scenery and prosperity of Tokyo in the previous dynasty...... Look here...... 'soft sheep...... Isn't it interesting that we still have quail babies', and we still have them? Looking at what he said about '100 yuan for winter fish', is it about the same price as the fish we buy now? In winter, there are few fish, and the price is expensive, seven or eight times that of meat, and in summer, when there are more fish in the water, the price is cheaper, and sometimes, fish is cheaper than meat...... If you read this book and take it to heart, you will naturally understand these truths in your heart in the future, and it will be much easier to ......."

"I won't say it, when I was a child, there were almost no books ......at home," Qiu Chen smiled, and changed the topic, "The fourth sister is two boys, so I'll tell the second sister...... Mingwei is ten years old this year, although she is not small, she is not too big. Besides, she had learned some words before, and it was easier to learn than the unenlightened...... I don't care if a woman has anything to do with being virtuous or not, I only know that in the future, after getting married, she will always have to look at the accounts, look at the gift list, and read all kinds of posts...... But you have to be literate. 'Knowing the book and reasoning' means reading and reasoning, the same thing, the more you read and the more you will read, the more you will know, and the more open-minded you will be......"

It's no wonder that Yixuan didn't enjoy education when she was a child, and when she came to her daughter, she still let her father-in-law arrange it, and didn't teach Mr. Mingweixun.

At the beginning, Mrs. Ji was generous and gentle, but she died very early. Mrs. Li entered the door, although there was no persecution and abuse of these concubines and concubines, but in terms of concern, it was almost nothing. Regardless of whether the men are born or not, they will always go to school and study when they are old, and the daughters ...... As Ming Wei said just now, 'no talent is virtue', most people have such an idea, or think that it is useless for girls to read and write, and they can't take the scientific examination, so they just grow up and marry for a lifetime, and if they are illiterate, it doesn't seem to affect the in-law family......

Hearing what the two sisters said, Qiu Chen also understood.

Yi Heng smiled, "I learned literacy from my second sister, and I can also read books, but I can't read accounts." ”

Yi Xuan and Yi Heng glanced at each other, nodded at the same time, and shook their heads again, Yi Xuan smiled: "The eldest brother didn't enter the clan school when he was a child, but he invited his husband to be at home, and I like to sneak over and hide outside the window and listen to my husband read articles and poems...... Then, one after another, I also recognized some words. …… After my aunt found out, she taught me to read "Shuowen...... Slowly, I can read books and read accounts......"

Watching the child pass through the middle hall, Qiu Chen lowered the curtain and turned around, looked at Yi Xuan and then looked at Yi Heng, and asked without answering: "Second sister and fourth sister, you are both literate, right?" ”

Qiu Chen smiled, didn't answer, touched Hezhen's head, and beckoned Chengying to take him to the Westinghouse to find toys and books.

"Sister-in-law," the first person to speak was not Yi Xuan, but Yi Heng, "Ming Wei is already ten years old, and in three or four years, it will be time to say that she will find her in-laws to marry......"

Yuegui bent her knees, Ming Wei looked at Yixuan excitedly, and when she saw Yixuan nodding at her, she immediately jumped up, bowed her knees and retreated, and hurried away with Yuexuan.

Qiu Chen smiled and patted Ming Wei's hand, and beckoned to Yuegui, who was waiting next to him, and said, "You take Miss Biao to Aman's house to have a look, there are many interesting books over there in Aman, let Miss Biao pick a few and read them!" ”

The lady that Ming Wei has come into contact with, who talks about herself, is humble and humble, polite and polite, and has not said to Qiu Chen so bluntly what she can do. Mingwei felt very fresh, and besides, such an aunt didn't hate it, she wasn't boasting, and she didn't know how to brag, she just expressed it bluntly...... Such self-confidence and generosity make people involuntarily feel close.

Qiu Chen glanced at Yi Xuan and said with a smile: "My aunt's family was poor when I was a child, and I never invited my husband to go to school, but later, my aunt learned by herself and followed Afu Aman. ”

Ming Wei shook her head, and said with a little loss: "Grandfather said that a woman is virtuous if she is not talented, so I haven't invited Mr. It's just that my mother taught me to recognize a few words......"

Qiu Chen noticed this, smiled and asked her in a low voice, "Have you ever invited Mr." ”

Before entering the house, the two fat boys of He Tian and Brother Yun played together, and Zhen Xusui was already seven years old, and some of them looked down on the two little hairy heads, and sat arrogantly on the side. Ming Wei was very close to people, close to Qiu Chen, listening to the three adults...... Obviously, she is not too interested in the short words between the parents of adults, and she can rarely talk to them......

Yi Xuan responded with a smile, took Brother Yun with one hand, and He Tian with the other, and walked into Mu'en Courtyard together.

Yiheng also hurriedly agreed: "Yes, it's better to look at the children, better than anything!" ”

As he spoke, he turned to Yi Xuan and said, "Look at the three children who are so good, your blessings are still to come!" ”

Qiu Chen walked over by Mingwei holding hands, and just happened to hear this sentence, and then smiled: "I really didn't expect that Zhide is a Tao boy who loves to read ......."

Yi Heng was slightly surprised, and laughed along. The worries in Yi Heng's heart were all dissipated, watching her sister's complexion become ruddy and fresh again, guessing that the matter must have been resolved, while she was happy in her heart, she was inevitably a little curious, I don't know what means the eldest brother and sister-in-law used to deal with it so quickly...... It is inevitable to think that if she was bullied by her in-laws, would her eldest brother and sister-in-law also protect her like this?

Yi Xuan spread her hands and smiled: "Where is my urgency, it is that kid himself is willing to go, and he followed him, and he actually fell into the eyes of Mr...... Early this morning, I got up before dawn to go to school......" said him, and he couldn't stop laughing.

"Huh? Face Zhide has also begun to enlighten? Yiheng was relieved, and couldn't help but be surprised. Zhide is still young, just a five-year-old child, in fact, there is no need to be in such a hurry. ”

Yi Xuan knew that she wanted to be crooked as soon as she saw her face, and hurriedly smiled: "Big brother and sister-in-law have found a gentleman to worry about, and those two boys will start classes from now on!" ”

Over there, Yi Xuan had already led Brother Yun to greet her, Yi Heng teased Brother Yun, turned his eyes and didn't see Zhixian Zhide, and asked suspiciously: "Second sister, what about Brother Xian and Brother De?" Could it be ......?"

Yixuan, who got the letter, had already received the gate of Mu'en Courtyard, holding Brother Yun'er, a little bun with an excited face, followed by her daughter Mingwei, seeing that the warm sedan car stopped, Mingwei took the lead with a happy face, opened the sedan curtain for Yiheng at the front, called the fourth aunt, and rushed to the warm sedan chair behind to pick up Qiu Chen.

As he spoke, he saw He Zhen and Tian behind Yi Heng led by the nurse to get off the car, touched He Zhen's head with a smile, and teased He Tian again, and then took Yi Heng to send his mother and son to the warm sedan chair and went to Mu'en Courtyard together.

Qiu Chen walked closer with a smile and said, "I just came out of Songfeng Courtyard, if I am far away, I can't run so fast even if I want to pick you up!" ”

Sure enough, when she arrived at the second gate, Yi Heng happened to get out of the car, and when she saw Qiu Chen coming over, she hurriedly smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, why do you have to work like this, I'm not an outsider, just go in by yourself!" ”

Qiu Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, ordered with a smile, stopped getting on the sedan chair, slightly raised the corner of his skirt, and walked quickly to the second door to greet him.

The woman ran two steps closely, stepped forward and bowed deeply, and replied, "Madam, the fourth aunt and grandmother are here, and they have just entered the gate!" ”

As soon as he came out of Songfeng Courtyard, the mother-in-law on the second door also happened to walk over quickly, and Qiu Chen stopped and stood by the warm sedan chair and waited.

Knowing that Yixuan had gone to Mu'en Courtyard, Qiu Chen responded with a smile, and did not rush back, drank the red date tea in his hand, washed it up, and then got up.

After another half an hour, Qiu Chen finished the affairs and sent the mother-in-law who went home, Qiu Chen took the red date and lotus seed tea sent by Yuegui, took a sip, and led Yixuan's girl Danzhu in to reply.

The girl lowered her hand and waited for Yixuan to leave, so she walked into Songfeng Courtyard and looked for a more familiar breeze to wait in the ear room next to her.

After breakfast on the fifth day of the second lunar month, without waiting for Qiu Chen to finish handling the housework, Yixuan made a warm sedan chair to send the two children to the front yard to school and turned back. When passing by Songfeng Courtyard, Yixuan saw several mothers-in-law waiting in the courtyard, and knew that Qiu Chen's housework had not been dealt with, so she did not stay, leaving a girl and instructing her: "You wait here, wait for your sister-in-law to finish talking to her, I will go to see Brother Yun first!" ”

After getting the news, Qiu Chen laughed and immediately ordered to go down, it turned out that the bundle of twenty taels per month had doubled, and he would advance one hundred taels of silver to Mr. Liang first, so that he could pay off the previous debt, so that he could teach here with peace of mind.

Originally, it was just a gentleman who invited Zhixian alone, but he didn't expect Zhide to be very attentive, and the night before he followed his brother to serve Mr., and he also got Liang Shiting's blue eyes, and after asking a few questions, he was allowed to go to class together.

Qiu Chen was silent for a moment, turned his eyes, and saw Yi Xuan beside him with a satisfied face, so he had to swallow the words that came to his mouth for the time being.

Qin Zheng looked back at her and smiled slightly, and said, "I went to Longfu Temple where he said a few words and inquired carefully with the people around him, except for a little arrogance, the reviews are good." In addition, he was familiar with a Qing guest in Yongwang's Mansion, and he once recommended him to go to Yongwang's Mansion as a guest, but he refused......"

So he turned around and asked Qin Zheng: "Those who can take the test to understand the yuan, the knowledge must not be worried." Have you inquired about his character? This is more important than learning. ”

Qiu Chen looked back at Yi Xuan and saw that her face was calm and there was nothing unusual.