The wooden garden is on the east side of the Zhenguo General's Mansion, close to the Dianjiang Hall in the outer courtyard.

The black tile and white wall are in a circle, the shade of a towering ancient forest surrounds, the staggered and uneven, the layout is orderly, the weather will be cold in November, but it is still full of vitality, the rockery is strange and rocky, quite simple.

Cui Ling was dragged into the wooden garden by Brother Yu, and couldn't help but praise the scenery in front of him, "This place is good, the most suitable for summer vacation, if you tie a hammock between those two trees, and close your eyes leisurely, it must be a beautiful thing." ”

The huge branches were covered with layers of green leaves, which completely obscured the scorching sun overhead, and occasionally a ray or two of sunlight penetrated through the gaps in the leaves, bright and warm, but a little less hot.

Just thinking about it is wonderful.

Brother Yu laughed, "Aunt Fifth looks silly, but she can enjoy it." ”

He raised his chin slightly, and said proudly, "I found this place, and sometimes when I am in a bad mood, I sneak here alone and hide for a while." There are no hammocks, but there is a dry well there, and I have all the good stuff hidden there. ”

Cui Lingyuan was so angry when he heard that Brother Yu'er was not big or small, he just wanted to teach him a lesson, but when he heard his later words, the softest place in his heart was touched, and he couldn't help but feel sorry for him again.

She said softly, "Adults are in a bad mood, you are a child, you are only a little old, you are not allowed to talk nonsense like this in the future." ”

Brother Yu grinned, "Fifth Aunt feels sorry for me? ”

He paused slightly, "Actually, it's nothing, it's just that occasionally I see the third brother and the fourth brother so old, and they can play freely, and sometimes I am envious." But my mother said that the men of the Yuan family were born to fight for the battlefield, and if they didn't work hard when they were young, the price they would have to pay in the future might be their lives. ”

The Yuan family has three children, all of whom are born to the county lord of Yining.

The eldest daughter Yuan Yueer and the second brother Yuan Li have twins, both of whom are eleven years old this year, and the third brother Yuan Rui is nine years old.

Yuan Ze died early in the second room, and the Liang family had no children.

Yuan Luo and Lian gave birth to a son and a daughter, the fourth brother is called Yuan Zhang, who is eight years old this year, and the fifth sister, Yuan Xin'er, is six years old this year.

Last year, Yuan Sanlang brought back a boy who had just reached the full moon from outside, named Yuan Po, and now he has just turned one year old.

Brother Yu is six, and there is a younger brother Yuan Qi who is less than a year old.

Cui Ling thought about all the children in the family, and finally understood which two of the third and fourth brothers were envied by Brother Yu.

She smiled and said, "Brother Yu, Fifth Aunt looks at you, I'm afraid you have wronged Brother Rui and Brother Zhang." ”

Brother Yu raised her head, "What?" ”

He often saw the third brother and the fourth brother go out together, and asked them, either to hunt, or to say amusement, which made his heart itch, they were obviously going to hang out and play, but the fifth aunt said that he had wronged the two elder brothers......

Cui Ling gently touched his soft forehead, "Your mother is full of poetry and books and has outstanding talents, so she personally enlightened you." Your eldest aunt and third aunt don't have this ability, so they sent your two elder brothers to the clan school early. ”

She paused slightly, "Do you think those gentlemen of the clan study are doing anything to tie up our house?" Your two brothers aren't going to play. I heard that in the spring of next year, Brother Rui and Brother Zhang will go to the Tai Academy, and it is not easy to enter the Tai Academy, so the two of them will definitely work hard outside. ”

The Tai Academy of the Sheng Dynasty brings together elite teenagers, in addition to their backgrounds, they must also have outstanding talents, etiquette, music, archery, royalty, calligraphy, and mathematics, there must be one who can do it, and those who are not good at it cannot be ignorant.

Brother Rui and Brother Zhang, one is nine years old and the other is eight years old, they have the ambition to take the entrance examination, and they are not extraordinary, even if they are born geniuses, if they are not tempered by hard work, they cannot have such strong self-confidence.

Besides, Brother Yu understands the truth, why don't Brother Rui and Brother Zhang understand?

The boys of the Yuan family will lead soldiers to fight in the future, and those who have been connected with the battlefield all their lives, if they are not skilled in learning and have no plans, they are undoubtedly seeking their own death, and only when they become strong can they make the enemy tremble and protect themselves to the greatest extent.

Brother Yu thought about it for a while, and showed a smile that suddenly dawned on him, "It turns out that they deliberately teased me so that I could envy them!" This time I know, next time the third brother and the fourth brother say this again, I will tear them down mercilessly! ”

He shook his head, quickly put down the matter, and then stepped forward and took Cui Ling's hand, "Aunt Five, come, I'll take you to see my babies." ”

Cui Ling looked at the pile of broken copper and iron that Brother Yu hung up from the dry well and was speechless for a while, she asked in a lost voice, "Is this ...... Are these your treasures? Brother Yu'er, you tell Aunt Fifth that these rags are not your collection! ”

Brother Yu ignored her, and only rummaged through a pile of things that could not be distinguished from their appearance, "This is the Nine Rings, this is the leather sand bag, this is the Colorful Clay Man, and this is the Gong Bamboo Pipe." ”

He snorted, "These are my treasures, but they have been here for a long time, and some of them are rusty, and they can be played again!" ”

Cui Ling felt sad, "Isn't your mother allowed to play these?" ”

Brother Yu shrugged his shoulders, "Mother said that playthings are demoralized, and these things are all gadgets played by rural wild children, and they can't be put on the stage, so it's better to read a few more books and learn a few more piano scores." ”

He took out a hollow ball made of bamboo strips and held it in front of Cui Ling like a treasure, "Aunt Five, let's play Keju!" ”

Cui Ling looked at the small ball of bamboo silk that was a little broken, and couldn't help but say to the hibiscus who was following beside her, "Go to the Tibetan Fragrance Garden and pick up a few haode pieces from my collection, I remember that there is also a bamboo ball of this size in the box, bring it with you." ”

Mu Hibiscus responded, and there were only two left, her and Brother Yu.

Brother Yu urged her, "Aunt Five, let's not wait for the hibiscus, let's start playing first!" ”

Cui Ling looked at Yuxue's cute little face with anticipation for a while, and then laughed, "Okay, how to play, you can say it!" ”

Brother Yu said with a smile, "You kick it over, I'll kick it to you again, if anyone can't catch it, it's considered a loss." Two wins in three games, the one who loses, can agree to a request from the winning individual, learn to bark, draw a little turtle on the face, anything. ”

Seeing Cui Ling stunned, he couldn't help but say proudly, "What, is the fifth aunt afraid of losing?" ”

Cui Ling pinched the little boy's cheek, "Come on, who's afraid of whom!" ”

In this way, the two of them kicked back and forth, and before they could tell the winner, suddenly Cui Ling didn't control the strength under his feet, and without checking, the bamboo ball flew straight to the trunk of the tree outside the wall, and it was stuck there and didn't come down.

She found a long branch and tried a few times to no avail, and when she saw that she was about to cry, she caught a glimpse of a rockery nearby, and she climbed to the top of the wall first, and then slowly moved to the branch to remove the ball.

Climbing the wall is not very difficult for her.

smiled and said to Brother Yu'er, "Don't worry, Aunt Fifth has a way, I'll climb up and help you take it down." ”

Brother Yu nodded, and said with some hesitation, "It seems to be a general's hall over there, and when my grandfather was here in the past, he was discussing there, if people saw it, it would be bad." ”

Cui Ling said nonchalantly, "It's okay, your grandfather and uncle have gone to the northwest, and there won't be anyone." ”

Now the only man in the family is Yuan Dalang, he has to go to the court every day, and he has to go to the military department to listen to the interrogation, and he can't come back until the evening.

Thinking like this, she tore open the hem of her skirt and tied her calves, and flipped over the rockery with a swift movement.

Brother Yu shouted happily, "Fifth Aunt, if you go a little further, you will reach it!" ”

Cui Ling tried her best to flick the bamboo ball in, and just as she was about to succeed, she suddenly caught a glimpse of several young men dressed as guards standing upright in the courtyard of the Dianjiang Hall next door, looking at her with shocked expressions.

She panicked in her heart, and there was a blow in her hand, and the bamboo ball rolled down as if she was frightened.

"Smack!"

In the house, Yuan Dalang came out when he heard the news, and suddenly saw the woman standing on the wall, he was shocked, "Fifth brother and sister, what are you doing there?" Come down and watch out for the danger! ”

Cui Ling didn't expect Yuan Dalang to be at home, and seeing a faint purple cloth behind him, thinking that he was still entertaining foreign guests, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed and wanted to find a hole to drill down immediately.

But with so many curious eyes staring, she couldn't dodge it directly without giving an explanation, so she had to reluctantly point to the ball on the ground, "Brother Yu played with the ball and accidentally fell on the tree, I came to pick up the ball for him." ”

Yuan Dalang hurriedly handed her the bamboo ball, "The small school field is empty, so it's more appropriate to go there to play the ball." ”

Cui Ling blushed and nodded, "More...... Thank you, big brother. Then he flew down the wall.

Yuan Dalang also pointed out that the guests in the hall were all martial arts practitioners, their ears and eyes were very clear, and they heard a "poof" very clearly and obviously, and then Xiao'er asked crisply and nervously, "Aunt Five, why are you always clumsy, you can't even step on a step!" Come on, I'll see if I've hurt somewhere. ”

The angry woman held her voice and said, "No, no, your eldest uncle is next door with a guest, little boy, your voice is softer, let's quickly move the position." ”

The man in purple laughed, and the guards also held back their laughter.

Yuan Dalang thought of his eccentric daughter, and he couldn't help but smile on his face.

But the fifth brother and sister lost face, and this matter was not very good, so he had to hold back a smile and straighten his expression, "Lord Wang, my fifth brother and sister are plain and dignified and quiet, and today I am reckless for the ball of my little nephew, and I hope that Lord Wang will not be surprised." ”

He hugged several guards in the courtyard, "I also hope that a few of them will sell me a face, just don't see it!" ”