The old lady in the second room and the husband and wife are both alive and well. The second old lady Chen Zeqi, the talent for reading is average, and he will no longer end up after taking the exam, and after working in the Ministry of Agriculture for a few years, he was disturbed at home when the elders died, and then he renovated a village in the suburbs and lived in, and he really served the farmers.

Later, he was dismissed, and there was no more official office, until today.

He lived in the village he built almost every day, and rarely came back to the city.

The second old lady, Qi, has a gentle temperament and is a typical Jiangnan woman who sings with her husband.

Her husband likes to live in the Grange, so she spends half of her time in Beijing dealing with personal contacts, and half of the time she takes her granddaughter to live in the Grange with her.

The relationship between the husband and wife is very good, but the heirs are not abundant, and they only have one son, Chen Weixun.

Chen Weixun's reading talent is acceptable, and it took nearly 30 years to be nominated for the gold list, and now he is serving in Jiangxi, and he has achieved the same knowledge of the five products.

married his wife Guo and gave birth to a son and a daughter.

The eldest daughter, Chen Yujie, is thirteen years old and was left in the capital to fulfill her filial piety by her grandfather and grandmother; Son Chen Houhao, who is ten years old, follows his parents to serve outside.

Chen Zeli, the old lady of the third room, reads very well, and is also from the two lists of Jinshi, when Nai was unlucky, when he was the prefect of Hubei, he encountered a major flood, and died in the line of duty in his early thirties, but fortunately, he left two sons and a daughter.

When her husband died, the old lady in the third room believed in Buddhism, and she rarely went out because of her widowhood, but now that her children are married, she simply became a layman at home, and she was no longer in sight.

Chen Weijie, the eldest man of the third room, is a good reader, and when he was twenty-five years old, he was among the top dozens of Jinshi in high school, and he was admitted to the Shujishi, and now he is on duty in the Hanlin Academy.

Chen Weicheng, the second master of the third room, is a little worse at reading, and in his twenties, he failed to win two spring festivals in a row.

I am studying hard at home.

He also participated in this course, and seemed to be somewhat sure.

When Shen Si's family came to the door, the Chen Mansion had already sent a letter to the two families.

......, "Brother, why doesn't my mother like my aunt?" ”

Chen Houqi whispered Chen Houwen said.

Chen Houwen was stunned for a moment, and glanced at Chen Houqi in a panic.

Under the moonlight, Chen Houqi's eyes were very bright, and there was some distress and doubt in them.

"Don't talk nonsense."

Chen Houwen turned his head and glared at the little girl who followed them.

Oddly said: "Why do you think that? Mother, hasn't she always been like this? ”

Mrs. Chen's second wife speaks many times without holding back and doesn't like to listen to her.

They're used to it.

Anyway, there is an aunt at home, and they basically go out together, so nothing happens.

The eldest aunt is not that cautious.

Never bothered with her.

"Not so."

Chen Houqi shook his head and said, "She used to be ......"

In the past, it was just because I was not as good and capable as my aunt, so I always stabbed it from time to time to show my existence, and there was no purpose.

And now...... She is like enjoying a good show, admiring her aunt's life now.

The son can't talk about his mother behind his back...... Chen Houqi paused.

He lowered his head and bit his lip, and muttered, "I think my aunt is living a very good life now." You see that she lives a comfortable life, and her uncle is so considerate...... Cousin Rong is smart, and Cousin Ning is also so good...... Isn't it? Although it is said that my aunt has a wound on her cheek, can't she see it at all? ”

Chen Houqi didn't understand.

Why is the mother like that...... Mordant.

"Brother Qi, you're thinking too much."

Chen Houwen shook his head and said disappreciatively: "Of course my aunt's family is good. So. Mother kisses her like that, even if she sometimes says the wrong thing. It's also unintentional. My aunt will forgive her. ”

In Chen Houwen's heart, the cold aunt is also an unapproachable eccentric.

Anyway, as Second Brother Ji often said, women's thinking is incomprehensible to men.

Who would have thought that they would be unhappy about the size and color of the oranges sent into the yard, thinking that the people below would be embarrassed or even other messy, and they could make a stomach sulk?

It's all oranges!

As for not so far!

And as a man, as long as you don't follow the participation, it's right!

Chen Houwen thinks that Chen Houji has a saying that is very right: women stay in the inner house, and there is not much to do, this is too idle, why don't you have to think of ways to relieve your boredom?

Good to pass the time?

So, the men are so big outside, it's good to be considerate of them!

"In short, Brother Qi, we just need to maintain respect for our elders and get along well with Cousin Ning and Cousin Rong. Let's not get involved in things between adults. ”

Chen Houwen admonished Chen Houqi.

"I see."

Chen Houqi lowered his head.

The two brothers walked silently for a while, and Chen Houwen asked, "Is Cousin Rong really smart?" He was only six years old. ”

"Yes, he's really smart, and he can memorize a poem after reading it twice."

Chen Houqi came back to his senses and said, "I heard that he has memorized those scriptures at home, which is really powerful." ”

The scriptures and articles, the subtle words, the words are beautiful.

It's even more puzzling.

It's not easy to memorize.

And I heard that Shen Duanrong actually remembered several books well.

Even the paraphrase was memorized.

Of course, he was only six years old and didn't really understand what it meant.

But he's nine years old this year, isn't he also confused and can't understand that it's all about writing it down?

And Shen Duanrong is much smaller than him, but he carries it much more than him.

This made Chen Houqi feel a little frustrated.

After hearing this, Chen Houwen was stunned for a long time without disbelief, and only after a while did he remember that as an elder brother, he should appease his younger brother, and after opening his mouth for a long time, he reluctantly said: "Everyone has their own strengths, and we don't have to compare with Cousin Rong." ”

"Didn't grandfather say it all the time? Rote memorization is useless in the end, and it will still depend on understanding and aura to make articles in the future. ”

What about yourself?

Chen Houwen felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, as if he was the one who had no understanding and no aura?

Compare with Brother Yun...... Alas, I don't know where the eldest brother has gone now, has he made some new friends and written new articles...... Chen's "Thick"

In this generation, the eldest brother must have put up the lintel.

He's so powerful.

But Chen Houqi was thinking in his heart: If you talk about understanding and aura, it seems that Cousin Ning is very perceptive and spiritual in Danqing...... Her drawings are so good...... Chen Houqi touched the purse he hung on his waist, thinking about the small portrait of himself that he had quietly obtained from Yu Yintang and painted by Shen Rouning, and his cheeks couldn't help but turn red.

It's just that under the cover of the night, no one notices.

The two brothers thought about their own thoughts, and when they reached the fork in the road, they also said good night and separated.

After entering their own courtyard, the lights in the study of the two men were on for a while before they went out.

(To be continued)