Chapter 43: Bamboo Incense Temple
Jin Zifeng and Xu Tingshen really didn't come back from skipping school, they were Zhengda Guangming and followed the senior brother of Taishan Academy out to study.
This is also the uniqueness of Taishan Academy, every year through the assessment of outstanding disciples to study in various academies, learn from the strengths of others.
Jin Zifeng and Xu Tingshen returned to the academy after the Dragon Boat Festival, they won the assessment, and followed their senior brothers Lu Wu and Li Ningji to Jinling Academy in Jiangsu, and a month later, they left Jinling Academy and came to the second place of study tour - Shude Academy.
Shude Academy is not in the capital, and the accommodation is very difficult. Jin Zifeng remembered that there was a place in his house where Zhuangzi was not far from here, so he came to Xiling with Lu, Li, and Xu.
During this study tour, Jin Zifeng only wrote to his father that he had not left Shandong at that time, and after arriving in Jinling, he followed a very elegant master, and did not let them stay in the academy, but took the four of them and his disciples to Qixia Mountain, and realized the knowledge in the famous mountains and rivers.
This is completely different from the rigid teaching style of Taishan Academy, this master is to take them to the mountain to see the scenery every day, fishing by the stream, but he does not test their knowledge, the four of them are in a fog, often open their mouths and can't answer, but the students of Jinling Academy are fluent in answers.
In order not to lose face in front of the master, the four of them had to pick up the lamp and read at night, obviously to enjoy the mountains and rivers, but they worked harder than when they were in Taishan Academy, until they were finally able to speak freely in front of the master, the master let them leave Jinling.
After this, the knowledge of the four people has risen sharply, but no one has the leisure to write a letter to the family to inform them of the itinerary.
Now to the Shude Academy near the capital, see that here is also a heavy mountain stacked banners, want to come and go into the mountains to do learning, the four of them dare not slack off, I heard that the Jin family has a Zhuangzi here, I want to come to be quieter than the inn is more suitable for reading, so I followed to the Zhuangzi.
Because he had not corresponded with his father, Jin Zifeng did not know that Linlang and Linglong were also in Zhuangzi until he lived in Zhuangzi.
He left Beijing just after the Dragon Boat Festival, and he didn't know what happened in the mansion later, but he also heard Xu Tingshen talk about his cousin Han Yunkai's rejection.
Regarding Jin Yuan's family affairs, he was noncommittal. He knows Xu Tingshen's thoughts better than anyone else, and he knows that the Xu family will not marry a concubine. Although he and Linglong are not close, as long as the Xu family still recognizes this family business, he will help.
Naturally, what he wants to help is not his sister-in-law, but Xu Tingshen. Xu Tingshen's father is now the son of the country, if Xu Tingshen can really become his brother-in-law, his career will be smoother than others.
Hearing Jin Shun's daughter-in-law say that Miss Fourth and Miss Fifth were also in Zhuangzi, Xu Tingshen's eyes couldn't hide the joy, he didn't speak, but his right hand squeezed the fan cover.
The fan cover was embroidered with a few poles of green bamboo, and in his bag was an ivory paperweight, and the carved bamboo on it was the same as this fan cover. This was carved out by him in a hurry, and he originally thought that he would find an opportunity to give it to Linglong when he returned to the capital in the Mid-Autumn Festival, but he didn't expect to live in the same village with her now.
Seeing that the person who came was the eldest son of the third room, Jin Shun and his daughter-in-law did not dare to slack off, and cleaned up two courtyards, Jin Zifeng and Xu Tingshen lived in one, and Lu Wu and Li Ningji lived in the other.
Dinner was used in the gazebo in the front yard, and the two young ladies moved in for a while, and the ingredients in the Zhuangzi were more abundant than before, and the four of Jin Zifeng came to come in handy.
Although the dishes in this mountain are not as fine as those in the capital, they also have a unique flavor. The four of them slept in Jinling in the open air, and at this time they had to eat nonsense, and they all lost the elegance of a scholar.
After eating and drinking, the four of them did not leave the table, and chatted in the pavilion about their feelings in Jinling, when a mother-in-law walked in and said: "Third master, the man of the daughter-in-law is the second king in the Zhuangzi, and the daughter-in-law is transferred to the two young ladies in the Zhuangzi. ”
Jin Zifeng then remembered that according to the rules, his two younger sisters were going to come to give him a gift, so he only cared about eating, but he forgot about it.
Hearing that there was a female transcription, Lu Wu and Li Ningji hurriedly said goodbye, originally wanting to take Xu Tingshen with them and go to their courtyard to continue chatting, but seeing that Xu Tingshen was sitting and didn't move, he had no intention of leaving at all, so the two had to go first.
Jin Zifeng smiled secretly in his heart, this little junior brother is still too tender, so he wrote his thoughts on his face.
"Brother Xu Xian and my family are world friends, and they have also met with my sister, so there is no need to avoid suspicion, let's go back together, don't let them wait for a long time."
Although they all live in a Zhuangzi, but there is a difference between men and women, it is not easy for Xu Tingshen to see Linglong, he was still thinking about how to think of a way to get this ivory paperweight to her, but now when he heard Jin Zifeng say this, he suddenly burst into ecstasy, and his handsome jade face flushed with red.
Jin Zifeng pretended not to see anything, got up and left the table, and walked towards the courtyard where he and Xu Tingshen were temporarily staying, and Xu Tingshen was busy following behind.
Knowing that the third master was studying in a famous academy in the world, Jin Shun picked this bamboo incense courtyard. The Jin family is not a scholarly family, and there is not so much attention in Zhuangzi. There are six or seven courtyards in the whole villa, but only here is the name. Although the name is straightforward and lacks elegance, it is also appropriate for the occasion.
The houses in the Bamboo Courtyard are all made of bamboo, and the bamboo fences are covered with roses, and the pink and snow-white flowers are gorgeous. Further inside, there is a hand-copying corridor made of bamboo and wood, but it is planted with pothos, with lush branches and leaves, and full of greenery.
Linlang and Linglong were sitting in the porch, a cool breeze blew in, and the vines of pothos swayed with the wind, a little more agile.
"I heard that the second master of the Xu family also lives in this courtyard, so I shouldn't run into it for a while." Linlang laughed softly, she is the one who is going to get married, but this time she wants to see the scene when the little cousin meets her fiancé.
Linglong wrinkled her nose at her and said, "How could it be, with the third brother here, it won't be so abrupt." ”
That being said, Linglong has no bottom in her heart. Last time, my brother casually gave her embroidered things to Xu Tingshen, and let her respond for a long time. I just hope that he can still remember the love of a mother and compatriots, and stop being a villain in vain.
"That's the same, my mother said that the third brother is the shadow of the third uncle, and his temperament is all the same, and that kind of person wants to do things with a clear eye and is serious."
has a second brother Jin Zihuan who quarrels with her all day, and Linlang longs for a serious brother. She is not familiar with the third brother Jin Zifeng, that is, she meets every New Year's holiday, and the third brother in the image is not smiling, but he is really that kind of person.
The two sisters were talking, and they saw Linlang's maid Duanyun running over: "Fourth Miss, Fifth Miss, the third master is back, and this time it has passed the Moon Gate." ”