In winter, it gets dark early, and after dinner, the side yard is lit up.

Shen Rui returned to the study and began his daily homework. Even though in the past few years, no one has asked him to be how to be, but he has not slackened for a day.

In the Ming Dynasty, the imperial examination was extremely perfect, and the content of the imperial examination was also extremely rigid, and only in Zhu Zi's "Notes on the Four Books". Shen Rui, a person five hundred years later, knows the benefits of the tactics of the sea of questions, and has also seen the township tests and meeting test questions that can be found in recent years. Helplessly, there are not many old papers in circulation in the local area, and only last year and this year can be found.

The ratio of admission to the county examination and the government examination is not low, and the most difficult is the college examination.

Shen Rui still has two years to go, but he is not too worried. It's just that although Shen Li mentioned that when he passes the college examination, he will be arranged to enter the southern prison, but the ranking of this hospital examination list is not too low. Otherwise, if you don't even have the status of a student of a government school or a county school, you will be in the southern prison, and it will be easy to be despised.

After half an hour's effort, Shen Rui has already silently read "The Mean> and the silent book is one of the homework that Shen Li has asked him to insist on every day in the past few years. According to Shen Li's words, homework should be gradual, and before the county exam, silent writing is indispensable. It is better to memorize it ten times and a hundred times in your heart, than to write it down once. He also asked him to memorize two Tang poems every day, and make a new poem every three without limiting the topic.

Compared with Wang Shouren, Shen Li does not have the name of a teacher, but he has the reality of a teacher, and he teaches Shen Rui more carefully. From how to deal with the county test and the government test, and how to study, he also made a plan for Shen Rui early. Shen Li and Wang Shouren, although they both have top talents, they are completely different. Shen Li is a realist, able to be down-to-earth and move forward step by step; Wang Shouren is an idealist, too focused on the distance, forgetting to look at the road in front of him, so that he is easy to fall on his head.

also has expectations for Shen Rui, Wang Shouren feels that even if Shen Rui wants to take the imperial examination, the goal is to enter the scholar, as for the boy test and the township test, it is not a problem in his opinion; In Shen Li's eyes, Shen Rui has been most concerned about the children's test in recent years, and he can leave home after the hospital test; After passing the township test, you can enter Beijing. As for the test, it's too far away, and there is no need to go far away for the time being.

Under the guidance of two teachers with completely different educational directions, Shen Rui did not refine himself, but enriched himself little by little, and spent three years to go from knowing some Chinese studies to the current reading seeds that are not lagging behind his peers. There is no other reason, it is just that I have learned it. He even regretted a little why he had only learned the fur in his previous life.

In Shen Rui's view, these "ancient texts" in the eyes of later generations have three beauties, the beauty of the rhythm and the sound of the mouth, the beauty of the profound words and sentences, and the beauty of the meaning of educating the world.

In order to be afraid of hurting his eyes, Shen Ruimo finished "The Mean", and began to recite Tang poems with his eyes closed, first memorized yesterday's poems silently, and then looked at Du Fu's poetry selection in his hand.

As he was reciting, Shen Rui heard hurried footsteps outside.

Immediately, it was Liu Ya's voice: "Big brother is here." ”

Shen Rui was surprised, and when he came out of the study, Shen Jin had already picked up the curtain and entered the room.

Shen Rui glanced at the dim sky outside and said, "Isn't the eldest brother staying in the mansion?" "No

Shen Jin said with a smile: "The second brother entered the clan on the first day, and I couldn't rest assured, so I greeted Mr. and came back." ”

Fuxue is not close to the location of Shen Jiafang, and he wants to wear half of the city, Shen Jin saw that he was wearing Confucian clothes, and he was still cold, so he said: "This is Cai's family?" Do you want to go to see Lao An and the old man first? ”

Shen Jin nodded and said, "I'll just come over and take a look first, then I'll go to see Lao Anren and the master, and I'll talk to the second brother when I come back." After that, he didn't bother with it, turned around and walked out, and kicked away.

The impression that Shen Jin left on Shen Rui has always been that of a young man and an old man, and it is the first time he has seen such a frizzy situation. However, because he was concerned about himself, Shen Rui was not hard-hearted, and naturally his heart was only warm, so he said to Dong Xi, who had just come out: "Prepare a pot of hot tea and two plates of dim sum." ”

Dong Xi answered, and Liu Ya saw that Shen Rui's cuffs were stained with ink, so she took his clothes and helped him change them.

Shen Rui didn't come back before, and no one in the fourth room thought about preparing seasonal clothes for him, in the past few years, his clothes were all prepared by Shen Li's family and the fifth room, that is, the clothes after the removal of clothes, which were also prepared by the Guo family, and no one in the fourth room mentioned these at all. Before, Shen Rui only thought that Shen Juren was in charge, perhaps careless; came back to see Shen Juren's "thrifty" behavior, and it seems that it may not be "careless".

Shen Ruike has no habit of taking advantage of others, and it is a long-term way to come and go, even if he is a child on the surface.

Shen Li's family, every New Year's Day, Shen Li asked Guo's family to help him pre-backup the gift, mainly a pair of children of Shen Li's family, not seeking preciousness, only seeking heart; As for Guo's here, what he was most concerned about was the future of his sons, so Shen Rui copied the collection of current writings prepared by Wang Shouren for him, and asked Guo to transfer them to Shen Quan's two brothers. Those highlights were a little too early for Shen Rui, who was not yet a child; For Shen Quan's two brothers, it is just right.

Shen Rui thought that Shen Jin would come back after a while, but he didn't expect that after waiting for half an hour, the two plates of cakes prepared by Dongxi were all hot, and Shen Jin was late, and there was more than one person, followed by two maids.

Although Shen Jin still had a smile on his face, the smile did not reach the bottom of his eyes, and his brows always frowned: "Second brother, I heard that Lao An arranged for a servant girl to come over, and I also got two from there." Listening to the name, the four of spring, autumn, autumn and winter are in one place, and it is also elegant to be in one place. I exchanged the green chess and the purple book for those two maids, okay? ”

As his words fell, the two maids behind him also said to Shen Ruifu: "The maid Luqi (Zishu) has seen the second brother. ”

Shen Rui did not answer, but asked the two maids to get up, both of them lowered their eyebrows and pleasing their eyes, but their faces still showed a little gloom; Looking at Shen Jin again, it was still Fang Cai's dress, it seemed that even if Fang Cai returned to Jinyuan, he didn't change his clothes, so he came in a hurry.

Qinqi, calligraphy and painting are the maids that Shen Jin has used since he was a child, so what are the autumn and winter moons that he has never met?

Shen Rui had to admit that at this moment, he softened his heart towards the young man in front of him

With Shen Jin's temperament, he naturally would not use the maid he was used to replace his younger brother for the so-called "elegant things", it seems that he saw that Lao Anren's intentions were not good, and he couldn't stop it, so he thought of this stupid way to replace people.

Shen Ruiwan smiled: "The eldest brother is late, and the younger brother can't even if he wants to fulfill the eldest brother." ”

When Shen Jin heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned. The two maids behind him couldn't help but raise their heads, and their faces couldn't hide their joy.

Shen Rui spread his hands and said, "I am not home during the day, where do I need so many people to serve." On the contrary, the master is in the study all day long, and there is a shortage of manpower over there, and the two maids, I have honored the master. Speaking of this, he paused: "If the eldest brother still wants to make up the four seasons, there are only two ways, either to ask for someone with the master, or to honor the two masters." ”

Shen Jin looked surprised and hesitated: "After all, it's 'given by the elders'?" ”

Shen Rui chuckled: "It's true that it's the 'elder', but it's the maid who came, after all, it's not the 'elder', can't you deal with the two maids in your own courtyard?" ”

Shen Jin's eyes lit up and said, "It's me who is stupid, what the second brother said is right." Speaking of this, he looked at Dongxi and Liu Ya next to him and said: "But the second brother sent two away, isn't there only two left around, or do you want to call the second brother from my side?" ”

Shen Rui shook his head and said, "There is no need for this, Lao An gave four people down, and the two younger brothers stayed." ”

Shen Jin nodded and said, "The second brother has a good idea, then I can rest assured." After speaking, he turned to the two servants and said, "You go back, tell Hongqin, let those two wait, I will go back to arrange it later, don't say anything else." ”

The two maids responded with a smile, and blessed Shen Ruifu again, and Fang left happily.

Shen Rui chuckled and said, "Although the eldest brother loves his younger brother, you are willing to give up the two elder sisters, and those two elder sisters are afraid that they are reluctant to give up the eldest brother." ”

Shen Jin was young after all, and he was teased by his younger brother, his face immediately turned red, and he glared at Shen Rui, wanting to say something, but he shut up after looking at Dongxi and Liu Ya next to him. Shen Rui saw that he wanted to speak and stopped, so he sent Dongxi and Liu Ya down.

There were only two brothers left in the house, and Shen Jin said squarely: "The second brother will be thirteen years old, and maybe he will be curious about the affairs of men and women." But you are here at an age, and your body has not yet grown up, so you must not get involved in this matter too early, it will be detrimental to your body, which is a great unfilial piety. The two people around you now are given by the elders of the family, and they should be respected and not blasphemed. When you become a Ding, my brother has found a good one with you. ”

Shen Jin is serious, but Shen Rui can't cry or laugh, what is the tone of pretending to be an old man and educating his younger brother about sexual enlightenment and sexual taboos?

Could it be that he showed a hurry, making Shen Jin worry that he would roll the sheets with Dongxi and Liu Ya?

Shen Jin saw that Shen Rui didn't squeak, but when he was unhappy, he persuaded him with good words: "Falling in love with beauty is not only hurting your body, but also delaying your studies." The six clan brothers have high hopes for the second brother, and the second brother is not easy to disappoint the six clan chiefs. ”

Shen Rui finally couldn't help laughing: "Ha Luha, don't worry about me, big brother, I'm still young." It's the eldest brother, but it's a ding, and be careful to be treated as fat. I still look forward to the eldest brother becoming a jinshi as soon as possible, and many jinshi brothers will support him, so don't delay your homework. Disappointed my brother. ”

Shen Jin was so embarrassed that his neck turned red, he snorted lightly, and whispered: "I can't learn enough kung fu to prepare for the township exam, where will I have the heart to think about this." ”

Shen Rui couldn't help but smile in his heart when he saw that he was so embarrassed, obviously still a child. Compared with Shen Juren, the current Shen Jin can still be called a true gentleman. looked at the servant beside him, he was affectionate to him, but Shen Jin didn't succeed, mostly because of his filial piety.

Shen Jin obviously didn't want to continue the topic, so he diverted from the conversation and asked about the things in the clan studies.

Although there is Shen Xiu's discordant factor, Shen Rui didn't take it to heart, and replied that Shen Jin was good everywhere, especially mentioning the deed with Shen Jue. Because of Shen Jin's meaning, what he was most worried about was the rivalry between Shen Rui and Shen Jue, for fear that he would be treated coldly by his classmates. As for being bullied and the like, with Shen Quanzai, Shen Jin is not worried.

Hearing that Shen Rui and Shen Jue got along well, Shen Jinfang breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It can be seen that the two of you have really grown up, and you quarreled every three days and fought every five days, which made people worry...... Although our four rooms are not afraid of the momentum of the clan house, we can't write two Shen characters in the end, and the brothers of the clan should live in harmony......"