In the days when the spring was approaching, Situ Yan stayed at home in the capital and took care of Situ Jin and the four brothers of the Li family who were taking the exam. But it did not delay the construction progress of Zhuangzi, the county seat of Heyang County.

There was still one day before the start of the Spring Festival, and Situ Mansion was as quiet as usual, and there was no tense atmosphere. In the morning, Situ Yan cooked a few snacks by herself.

"Xiao Wu, these days are tired of you, busy working inside and out!" Li Dalang sat at the dining table, looking at the table of food, his heart was both moved and nervous, he was afraid that he would not be able to take the exam well and blind his little sister's mind.

"Whatever the eldest brother said, I can wash my hands and make soup for my relatives, that's my blessing! I don't feel tired! Big brother, don't take it to heart! ”

"Little Wu, I'm afraid I won't do well in the exam!" Erlang thinks the same as Da Lang, but he has a straight personality and says whatever he wants.

"Whether you can pass the test as a child, or whether you have a show talent, it's just a name. There is no shortage of more silver in our family, so don't take it to heart brothers! Situ Yan's face was relaxed. In her opinion, Situ Jin will definitely be able to pass the exam, and Li Sanlang and Li Shilang may be able to pass, but Li Dalang and Li Erlang may only have the identity of a child. In fact, even if it is not this time, it is a big deal to take the test later, anyway, Situ Yan is not bad for these money.

"Yan'er is right, the four brothers don't need to be nervous, this hospital exam is not difficult, as long as you can use what Mr. Gongsun taught flexibly, there will be no problem!" Situ Jin is face is relaxed, he was already a talent in the previous dynasty, and he is no stranger to such a college examination. And now I have to worship the emperor, no matter how difficult the topic is. I don't put it in my eyes.

"Brother, this is confident!" Situ Yan looked at Situ Jin and joked.

"It's just that I'm not nervous, and I can't talk about it in my chest!" Situ Jin looked at this clever sister with a smile. I have some regrets in my heart, if my sister is a man, he believes that my sister will definitely be able to be named on the gold list.

Situ Jin's regretful eyes were nothing in Situ Yan's eyes, but she was proud of being a daughter.

Saburo has been sitting quietly on the side, he is somewhat nervous before the exam, but he is not worried that he will fail. Since I met Duanmu Xuan. He was more of a bit confused. Xiaomei's eldest brother will definitely enter the court as an official in the future, and he can see it. Situ Jin is very knowledgeable and has a close relationship with the Seven Princes, and may be able to become the prime minister of Dingguo in the future. "What about him? What can he do to help the little sister? "The more I think about it, the more I can't figure it out, and these days I have fewer words.

Situ Yan also noticed Li Sanlang's abnormality. It's just that she didn't explain a thing or two. After all, people need a process to grow, not only the process of success, but also the experience of failure. And what Li Saburo needs most is such experience. After all, Situ Yan is very optimistic about Li Sanlang and thinks that he has the talent of a general.

After breakfast, several brothers went back to their rooms to work hard, Situ Yan called Li Youzhu and Wu Guo,

"Steward Wu, a few days ago. Is the young master of the cousin in trouble again? ”

"If you go back to the eldest lady, the young master of the cousin will come to the door to ask for more months! The minions didn't give. Instead, they drove people away! "When the eldest lady and the eldest young master just returned to the house, they punished Manager Li for such a thing, and he still remembers it vividly, and he will never make the same mistake again.

"Just send it away, you remember what you should give, and when the day comes, you will send it down, what you shouldn't give, not a dime!" According to Situ Yan's temperament, the two of them had already been sold or abandoned, so they would not raise two greedy wolves in vain. But Situ refused, and she had no choice but to think that without these two people, the so-called out of sight was pure.

"A few days ago, I have redeemed my body for the young master of the table, what is the movement of the young master of the table these days?" Situ Li's matter, as early as the New Year, Situ Jin did it according to Situ Yan's wishes, and now Situ Li also has a good status.

"Young Master Cousin has been studying hard day and night these days, and he rarely even goes out of the house!" Wu got the order too early and secretly observed the young master.

"It's not good to be stuffy in the house all the time, and I still have to persuade the young master to go to the yard in the morning and evening! I'll leave it to you! Situ Yan instructed the affairs in the mansion again, and then waved his hand to let Wu Guo retreat first.

"Manager Li, the orphan I asked you to find a few days ago has eyebrows?"

"Back to the eldest lady, I found some, but I don't see that few are smart!" Situ Yan is bent on forming her own army, but the people she wants are planned to be cultivated from an early age.

"Those who have lost their parents and loved ones, and are reduced to the streets without starvation, have no ability, and will not live to this day. It's not that they're not smart, it's just that they're not reassuring of you enough! Situ Yan can somewhat understand these children's wariness and pretending to be stupid to strangers.

"Remember, if you place everyone properly and need money, just withdraw it directly from me, and don't touch the account in the outer court! Let the plug follow the textbook I wrote and teach them every morning! Situ Yan added a small courtyard in the civilian area of the capital to house these orphans. Special arrangements were also made for them to read, read, and box.

"Please rest assured, I wonder when the eldest lady will go to see these children?"

"The time has not yet come, I am also very busy these days, and I will discuss it after the spring festival!" Seeing that Li Youzhu had nothing else to do, he let him retreat.

"Dark night, is there any news from Heyang County?" Situ Yan lowered her head and wrote something while asking. Only then did the dark night come out from behind the screen in the study.

"Master, everything is normal in Heyang County, although there are some good things, I went to inquire, but they dealt with the dark wind very well, and it didn't arouse suspicion!"

"Be careful, remember, people don't offend me, I don't offend people. Do things cleanly, don't leave anything behind! ”

"Yes, the subordinates remembered!" Seeing that Situ Yan began to concentrate on writing again in the dark night, he saluted and retreated.

Everything was going according to Situ Yan's plan, and the only thing that made her a little uneasy was Duanmu Xuan, who came to the door with a cheeky face.

"I don't know what kind of wind is blowing today, blowing the first prodigal son in the capital to our Situ Mansion?" Situ Yan sat in the study and drank tea. While joking Duanmu Xuan, this person didn't know what he was thinking, every day after noon. He will report to her house, and he will be more punctual than the bird that tells the time.

"It's not Yan'er's own flower tea, the fragrance is overflowing, even I, who lives in the Guogong Mansion, will smell the fragrance and move, uninvited!" Duanmu Xuan is very good at self-deprecation, anyway, he is cheeky. No matter what Situ Yan says, he listens to it sweetly.

"Since Brother Xuan is so idle, it is better to take the exam with my brother. Show your head and feet on the spring skull? ”

"I don't want to be an official, and I don't want to go to the court to discuss politics, so I'd better be exempted! It's best that the emperor doesn't think of me for the rest of his life, so that I can steal half a day of leisure. It's comfortable to be an idle cloud and wild crane! "What Duanmu Xuan said is what he thinks. If he could, he would rather be a chivalrous warrior than inherit the family business of the Guogong Mansion.

"Being in the midst of blessings does not know blessings! Do you know how many people envy the family background of the prince! ”

"Will Yan'er be envious?"

"I'd rather be a Baiding civilian than enter that deep mansion and be imprisoned for the rest of my life!" Situ Yan has always been wild, where would she be willing to live by the rules every day.

"Hey! Yan'er doesn't want to, and naturally knows the pain in my heart! For such a Situ Yan, Duanmu Xuan felt very helpless. He also didn't want to restrain Situ Yan, but his identity was not something he could not want if he wanted to. If he is asked to choose between Situ Yan and Guogongfu. Although he still can't pay attention to it now, at least he knows that he will never let go and let Situ Yan leave.

For these, Situ Yan naturally understands, but she habitually pretends to be stupid, anyway, things haven't come to an end yet, she has to get by, and it is a while to be able to avoid it!

Duanmu Xuan pestered Situ Yan to stay in Situ Mansion for an afternoon, and only went home after dinner. The four brothers of the Li family were going to take the exam in Henan County, so after noon, the four of them drove the donkey cart back to Situ Mansion in Henan County. Situ Yan was not at ease, and specially asked the dark night to escort her, and attached a handwritten letter, telling Steward Ding and Aunt Ding to take care of the four brothers of the Li family with all their strength these days.

The four of them were sent away, and the two brothers and sisters walked in the yard to eat, "Yan'er, Ziheng's intentions, even if you don't say it for your brother, you can understand!" If you have any thoughts in your heart, you might as well talk to your brother! ”

"Brother don't worry about us, I will go my own way, I will decide my life, although I don't believe in fate, but I won't do anything against the sky, let everything be!" Situ Yan was reluctant to discuss emotional matters with Situ Jin, after all, in her opinion, it would only be considered ten years later, and it was impossible to rush for such a distant matter now. And she's still a soul wearer, maybe she'll wear it back when she comes.

"Okay, Yan'er is still young now, so she is not in a hurry, but after the spring season, there must be a lot of people who come to ask for relatives?"

"Brother just send people away, my husband, I will choose it myself, I don't need these people to worry about it!" Situ Jin knows the character of the little sister very well, although he doesn't like the little sister to show up, but he also knows that most of these people who ask for the door are not really seeking it, and it is good to send it away.

"Yan'er, the Li family brothers, do you have any arrangements?"

"Brother, don't worry, it's all arranged!"

"I don't have to worry here, why don't you go back to Henan County these days?"

"Brother Li is no longer a child, and I can't take care of them for the rest of my life. And I'm not there, maybe it's better for them! At least not so nervous! In fact, Situ Yan didn't tell the truth, she wanted the four of them to be alone, but it was also because she was a little nervous, for fear of affecting the performance of the four of them, so she didn't go back to Henan County, but stayed by Situ Jin's side. At least Situ Jin will not be affected by her nervousness.

"It's good! These days, I see that my cousin is also very diligent, and I think I also plan to take the exam! ”

"It's still early for my cousin, it's not too late to wait another three years!" Situ Jin also meant this, and the two chatted about the things on the shop again, and then they went back to their rooms to rest.

And the four brothers of the Li family, who returned to Henan County, were still a little lost in their hearts, thinking that the little sister would come back with them.

"Big brother, if only Xiao Wu could come back with us!" Shiro has a weak temperament, so he hopes that his little sister can be by his side the most.

"Xiao Wu is busy with things on the shop all day, and he has to take care of Brother Situ, where can he be free! Besides, look at these, Xiao Wu has even prepared the things for us to take the exam tomorrow, Xiao Si just have to rest assured to take the exam! Although Li Dalang also had regrets, he could see that the little sister did not come back with them, and it was not all because of Situ Jin.

San Lang knew Situ Yan best, so he also nodded, "Yes!" Little four, don't worry about the test, we have studied with Mr. Gongsun for these days, and even the masters in the county school have praised Haikou, saying that we must be in this list, what else do you have to worry about! ”

"Hmm!" Although Shiro understood in his heart, he only responded to it.

"Four young masters, the house has already been cleaned up, do you think you have dinner before resting?"

"Mr. Ding has a lot of work!" Li Sanlang has long been accustomed to being called a young master, but Li Dalang is still a little uncomfortable, and he twisted it a bit, and then went to eat.

After dinner, the four brothers of the Li family used to get together to study, and Aunt Ding walked in with Lin Tao carrying ginger tea, "Four young masters, the eldest lady told you again and again, let the four young masters drink a bowl of ginger tea before going to bed!" ”

"Good!" The four of them had already seen Aunt Ding, but they had never seen Lin Tao. And Lin Tao didn't expect that there were four more young masters in Situ's mansion at once, with a red face and a low head, and he didn't even dare to look at the four of them.

Aunt Ding saw Lin Tao's reaction, this was also the eldest lady's order, if Lin Tao was any restless, she would send people away as soon as possible. Fortunately, Lin Tao is also a reasonable person, so he put down the tea and withdrew.

"Thank you, Aunt Ding!" Saburo placed the empty bowl on the tray and thanked him. He also saw Lin Tao's reaction just now, he already had someone in his heart, how could he take such a woman to heart. Not only San Lang, but even Da Lang has long passed the age of discussing relatives, and he is attracted to Lin Tao.

Aunt Ding withdrew from the study with an empty bowl, "Lin Tao, don't look at the four young masters of the Li family who are born in cloth, but they are all learned people, I said that these four people will also have great prospects in the future!" After getting along with Lin Tao these days, Aunt Ding also has a good impression of this poor woman, thinking that if she can really achieve a good relationship, it can be regarded as a matter of accumulating blessings and virtues. But I also know that if these things are not intended by the eldest lady, she can't say much, so she stops at the point.

Lin Tao was also a little tempted, after all, she was not young, especially that Li Dalang, in terms of age and appearance, she was much stronger than the peasant man, but she was just a slave now, and where did she dare to really think about it, although she was tempted, she quickly gathered her mind and took care of the four of them with peace of mind.

Although Situ Yan is not in Henan County, she has somewhat expected this, and the reason why she arranged for Lin Tao to be in Situ Mansion in the first place is also because she has such a mind. It's just that the time has not yet come.

Before dawn the next day, Situ Yan got up to do something for her brother, and today is the first day of the county exam. In Situ Mansion, the county seat of Henan, as usual, the four brothers of the Li family fought for a while after getting up, and then they had breakfast and went to take the exam. (To be continued......)