The next day, Mei Xueyan moved from the backyard hut to Xiangzhu Courtyard. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Mrs. sent Jin Peony to help, Jin Peony is a capable person, called a dozen rough maids and servants, and cleaned the pine and bamboo courtyard inside and out, pulling weeds, wiping the pillars of the house, sweeping the windows, drying tables and chairs, hanging bead curtains, and it was very hot.

Mrs. Chen was a little uneasy and asked, "Yanniang, Madame suddenly treats us so well, will it be fine?" ”

"Lin Saburo is coming back."

Mei Xueyan replied that the Xiangzhu Courtyard was originally the courtyard where Lin Sanlang used to live, and if he wanted to return home, he naturally had to repair it. For a period of time, people do not live, the grass is desolate, and the Xiangfei bamboo planted next to the rockery is lush but messy because of negligent management, and the stones are piled up.

Mrs. asked Mei Xueyan to move over, probably to make a show, to show everyone, this is what Mrs. has always done.

"This ......"

Mrs. Chen is half happy and half worried, happy that Yan Niang is a person in the third room after all, Lin Sanlang is back, Yan Niang has something to rely on, and the worry is that it does not match Yan Niang's wishes, so don't cause trouble when the time comes.

"Let's live in peace for the time being, Xiangzhu Courtyard is much more spacious and comfortable than our backyard cabin."

Madame's order could not be refuted.

After the beginning of spring, there will be a year of county exams, Mei Xueyan originally thought that she didn't have to be so urgent to take the exam, but it seems that she can only go hard.

"Miss Mei is right, when the third master comes back, there will be popularity in the yard."

Jin Shao wore a bright yellow dress, she was a first-class girl, and she served wholeheartedly in the lady's room, and here she only had to gesture and let the rough servants do it.

"Girl, the yard is cleaned, call someone to carry things."

Mei Xueyan doesn't have many things, the left and right are just old bedding, charcoal stoves, lame tables and the like, these pine and bamboo yards are there, the furniture is made of good pineapple wood, and the mosquito nets and quilts are all new.

There were only the clothes of the master and servant, a few books, and the four treasures of the study.

Mrs. Chen was very reluctant and picked up some small objects and moved them by herself.

Mei Xueyan is arranged in the west wing, all according to the specifications of the three-room aunt, Mei Xueyan walks a few steps and meets the next person, they will also affectionately call "Miss Mei", they will meet the wind and rudder, they all know that Mei Xueyan's identity is about to be promoted, and Tong Sheng is still secondary, mainly because she is about to become an "aunt".

Since she can't help herself, Mei Xueyan can only go with the flow.

At least you don't have to worry about food and clothing, when Mrs. Chen went to the kitchen to get lunch, it was completely different from before, the two of them had three dishes and one soup, and they were two meat and one vegetarian, fish, meat, chicken and duck were always indispensable.

After lunch, Mei Xueyan moved a small desk outside to bask in the sun.

"It's finally spring, otherwise Lin'an County will freeze to death."

Mrs. Chen sat aside, wringing the embroidery pieces in her hand, the weather was clear at this time, the snow had melted away, the sun was shining, although the spring breeze was still a little cold, it was much better than the cold and cold a few days ago, Mrs. Chen's knees were not sore, and she was a female red under the sun, and she was a lot better.

"Yes, the charcoal we bought should not be burned this year."

Mei Xueyan chatted, thinking of the old man Zhao who sold charcoal, after the winter, I don't know if he has another livelihood, probably busy plowing the field and sowing seeds.

"It would be nice if I was so idle every day, my wife has never been so comfortable in my life, and I still trust you with your blessing."

It's not rich and expensive, it's better to be comfortable, Mei Xueyan also likes it, if there is no Lin Saburo, it will be perfect.

"Mother Chen, have you seen Lin Sanlang?"

Mrs. Chen recalled it and said: "I saw it, I saw it, he was still a hairy head at that time, he was very naughty, and he jumped up and down in the house, but he was upright and didn't bully his subordinates, and everyone liked him very much." used to be called Lin Sanlang when he was young, but now he is a strong offspring, and after he gets married, he will change his name to the third master. ”

"I don't know what the character is."

Mei Xueyan stopped writing, Mrs. Chen had a good evaluation of Lin Sanlang, but that was ten years ago, I just hope that he didn't go into the evil way, if he is a good person, it will be much easier for Mei Xueyan to get out of marriage, I'm afraid I'm afraid of people like ruffians, it's very difficult, even if you get out, you have to make a fuss.

"Yan Niang, don't worry, San Lang is a good boy, he went to join the army, he should be a righteous and responsible man."

Mrs. Chen thought that she was slowly accepting this family business, Mei Xueyan chuckled, what kind of righteousness, it was just Mrs. Chen's imagination, and the people who came out of the army were even more bullying.

"Yan Niang, what are you writing? The words are so small, like ants crawling. ”

Mrs. Chen came over to see, she was illiterate, and she was just curious.

"Practice calligraphy, write casually, it's much better than ants, and it's also bees."

Mei Xueyan took a closer look, she practiced calligraphy when she had time, and she had a foundation in her memory, so she became familiar with it quickly, and now her words can't talk about calligraphy, but they can be seen.

Characters are the face of the literati, like business cards, and are extremely important.

Paper and ink are expensive, so Mei Xueyan tries to write as small as possible, and every word is very careful, and it looks quite neat. Mrs. gave Mei Xueyan a monthly allowance of five taels per month, but Mei Xueyan couldn't rely on this money, it didn't last long, so she still had to save money.

"So you changed the yard!"

Chen Junsheng walked in, carrying a bookcase on his back, and couldn't help but look around the courtyard.

Mrs. Chen helped him carry down the bookcase and asked, "Junsheng, why are you here again, the doorkeeper will let you in?" ”

"I'm familiar with them, I'm also a child now, so I said that I was a classmate of Mei's case, and they didn't have a reason to stop me."

Mrs. did not order Mei Xueyan to associate with people, so those subordinates gave Lin Sanlang's "future aunt" some face.

Chen Junsheng is the son of the Lin Mansion, he used to follow the bookstore shopkeeper and could get in a few times, but now after resigning, he can't go in and out at will, but the identity of Tongsheng is useful, and his slave status has been eliminated, and now he is also a good citizen, he goes in and out as Mei Xueyan's classmate, there is nothing wrong with it.

It's just to avoid suspicion, so he doesn't come much, and sometimes he asks people to carry messages, and he doesn't enter the Lin Mansion.

"Mother, I don't want to be an apprentice in the bookstore anymore, the shopkeeper treats me very well, and he keeps me, but I don't want to embarrass him, you see, he also paid me two taels of silver before leaving! You take it, Yan Niang is in the Lin Mansion, and there is a lot of place to make silver. ”

Chen Junsheng has been an apprentice for several years, and the monthly allowance is only ten yuan, and the shopkeeper can give him two taels at a time, which is a great favor.

"No need, Mother Chen and I are not short of money, and we are too lazy to take care of those maids and servants, you are alone now, and it is not possible to be around without silver."

Mei Xueyan is grateful that he always thinks about them, she has money to spare now and doesn't need help.

Mrs. Chen also said: "You take it, the shopkeeper is a good person, you remember to repay him in the future." ”

"Hmm!"

Chen Junsheng took the silver two back into the cloth bag and said, "Yanniang, my affairs over there are clean, let's go to the county school to report today." ”

"Okay, Mother Chen, you help me clean up my desk, don't throw away those papers."

Mei Xueyan had nothing to tidy up, so she symbolically brought a book basket and filled a few manuscripts from before Chen Junsheng, in fact, she had already memorized it backwards, but it was a bit unreasonable to go to the school empty-handed.

The county school is finally not congested, and as soon as I entered, I heard the sound of books, and no one was running around, so it seemed that the teaching style was indeed rigorous.

There are no too many complicated procedures, and people will lead them to the level to register for the student status.

"The tuition fee is 500 yuan for half a year, do you pay it all at once?"

The old man who registered took the roster and looked up and asked.

Five hundred Wen is not much, not less, for the children of rich families, their pocket money is more than enough, but for the Zhuang people, it is difficult to get together, no wonder those who go to the county school, there are many rich sons, but Feng Yuanjun is benevolent and righteous, taking care of the children of the poor family, and the tuition can be paid in several installments.

Mei Xueyan and they now have surplus silver, so they gave one or two at a time.

"The tuition fee already includes the cost of accommodation, and the cost of the lesson plan, which is the handout for the child for a year, as well as your clothes." The old man looked at Mei Xueyan and said with some embarrassment, "This is a men's green shirt, your words, Feng Yuanjun has explained, you can wear civilian clothes......"

"Thank you Feng Yuanjun for taking care of me, but the rules of the school can't be abolished because of me."

Mei Xueyan took the green shirt and thought to herself that even if she didn't wear it, she could give it to Chen Junsheng, and she got two good clothes for nothing.

To say that the county school is really people-oriented, thoughtful everywhere, the five money includes accommodation fees, teaching plan fees, and you can also receive two standard green shirts, Xiucai also has a crown, and you must be neat and tidy when you go to school every day.

Mei Xueyan flipped through the thick lecture notes, which should have been written and printed by the masters of the school.

There are five years of talent in the county school, four years of children, and there are hundreds of children who have no fame, and many students are not in the city, so the school also has dormitories.

Chen Junsheng had no place to stay, and he also lived in the county school, but Mei Xueyan was inconvenient and chose to go to school.

After changing into a standard green shirt, Mei Xueyan felt much more relaxed, men's clothes were not as complicated as women's, Chen Junsheng saw her dressed as a man, and was stunned for a while, before she was amazed while spinning.

"Yan Niang, you look so good in men's clothes! What a white-faced scholar! ”

Mei Xueyan was a little ashamed, there were definitely not many people who dared to wear men's clothes to the market.

Women are much more delicate than men, Mei Xueyan's complexion has also changed for the better these days, her face is fair, her body is slender, and she adds a touch of bookish spirit.

"You're not bad, I've met Senior Brother Chen."

Mei Xueyan and Chen Junsheng teased each other, and the two laughed.

No longer making a fuss, the two of them found the classroom where Tong Sheng had been for a year, and met with the teacher Zhou Fuzi, who was an old talent, slumped in the chair, seemed to be a little in good spirits, and had little interest in Mei Xueyan and Chen Junsheng.

"You guys sit in the last row."

Master Zhou said casually.

saw that Shen Ziwen was also among them, and smiled at them cryptically.