Shen Quan is good at socializing, Mao Chi is also a thoughtful person, the two were introduced by Shen Rui, although they met for the first time, they could talk to speculation.

The situation of the Mao family is very similar to that of He Tai's family, both families are poor, and their fathers and ancestors relied on the imperial examination to advance. The Shen family is a family of scholars and eunuchs, and they have much more background than the Mao and He families.

Mao Chi is very fond of Shen's whole body and is willing to be close to the children of the family.

Shen Quan here, because Mao Chi bears the title of "son of the champion", he also attaches great importance to this new friendship.

The champion is one every three years, and the leader of the scholars is the dragon and phoenix among the people. Although he couldn't see Mao Zhuangyuan, he could see Mao Zhuangyuan's son, and the two could become classmates in the future, Shen Quan felt honored and looked for the shadow of Mao Chi.

Seeing this, He Taizhi was a little envious, and said to Shen Rui and Shen Jue: "Cousin Rui, cousin Jue, it would be great if you also enrolled this year......

Shen Rui said: "It's just a year of hard work, and I will be able to be a classmate next year...... The two families live not far away, and on weekdays, the college is closed, and Cousin He can also come to look for us. ”

He will not only succeed the eldest lord and his wife, but also the son of the eldest lord and the Xu family in the future, and the He family is a serious relative here.

The He family has already received the news, and Xiao Xu's has also prepared a lot of gifts for Shen Rui, the nephew who is about to be baked.

It's just that because of the second wife, Xiao Xu's refusal to go to Shen's house, so Xu sent Shen Rui and Shen Jue over twice. He Taizhi was already familiar with Shen Rui, but now he has become a cousin, only Huanxi is getting closer to Shen Rui; As for Shen Jue, because he was going to succeed to the name of the second wife, He Tai was a little uncomfortable in his heart and wanted to avoid suspicion. But in the end, it was a child, he acted casually, and he lost his temper with Shen Jue, and he still went back and forth as usual.

Although the township test was suspended this year, the county test and the government test were held every year, Shen Jue remembered this matter and asked, "Cousin He, will you end up in the government test this year."

"Naturally, it will end, the master of the academy said, there is no harm in ending the boy's test early." He Taizhi nodded.

Seeing that He Taizhi's tail was about to be cocked again, Shen Jue snorted lightly, but he was a little melancholy in his heart, and he couldn't help but bring some out of his face

"What are you worried about?" Seeing this, Shen Rui asked.

Shen Jue hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother Rui, since the master of Chunshan Academy advocates taking the children's examination as soon as possible, will it make people laugh if we haven't participated in the children's examination all the time?" ”

Without waiting for Shen Rui to answer, Mao Chi's face next to him darkened: "This is a bad habit, don't believe it." If you read a book into your stomach, will the ink in your stomach be empty if it doesn't end up? ”

Shen Quan also persuaded: "Brother Jue Mo wants to worry about the sky, there are many children who take the test in the year of the weak crown, you are only in your teens, where is it too late?" When I first came out, I was thirteen or fourteen. ”

When Mao Chi heard this, he was surprised, he died at the age of thirteen, and he is still a child?

The college examination is two examinations in three years, and at least three college examinations in five years, which are the three times to fail?

Shen Quan didn't know that he had a word to understand the details, but Mao Chi did not feel contempt, but was more worried.

The two of them were talking, and when it came to the Four Books and Five Classics, Shen Quan had his own opinions. Mao Chi estimated that even if Shen Quan's homework was not much better than his own, it was not much worse.

Shen Quan is here for the third time, so what about next year?

Mao Chi was deeply depressed.

Shen Zhai, the second master's place.

The second wife hesitated a little and said to the second master: "I have traveled thousands of miles back and forth like this, or I will go with the master......"

The second master shook his head and said, "Your body is better, where can you afford the pain of a long journey?" And Ansheng recuperates at home...... The front yard house should also be cleaned up, and it is not good to let Brother Jue stay in the guest house all the time......"

When the second wife heard this, her body trembled, and her face was sad: "Master, that is Brother Luo's previous house......"

The second master was silent for a while, and sighed: "Brother Luo is gone, just leave, don't let your son go uneasy......

When the second wife mentioned the deceased son, she couldn't bear it, covered her face with a handkerchief, and cried "hum".

The second master only felt a splitting headache, and rubbed his temples vigorously, but he didn't coax the second wife.

After 30 years of husband and wife, he coaxed his wife too many times, and he was physically and mentally exhausted.

The second wife obviously didn't adapt to her husband's silence, so she stopped crying and glanced at her husband resentfully, only to feel that her heart was like a knife.

Looking at her husband, who has become increasingly indifferent since the death of her son, the second wife is suddenly less repulsed by the matter of passing the heir and the heir Shen Jue who has been chosen by the second room.

The second master is different from the eldest master and the third master, and among the three brothers, the second master has the best health. In addition to Shen Luo and Sister Yu's children, the second wife was pregnant with a child in her early years, but she was young at that time, and the fetus did not sit still, and it flowed out at five months. Otherwise, the child should have started a family when he was born.

The second master is sitting at the age of four and five this year, and if he accepts a concubine with two rooms and a good birth, he may not be able to give birth to his own son.

Rather than let her husband's concubine inherit the family business, the second wife would rather choose her own family as her heir.

"It's me who is not good, I will send someone to clean up the front yard from tomorrow, and when the master comes back, I will ask Brother Jue to move over......" The second wife wiped her tears and said softly.

The two are cousins, the second wife is soft, and the second master is not easy to blame her.

Thinking that when the matter was over, the second wife knew that Shen Rui would also have pain and hardship after his life, so the second master also softened his voice and said, "I have to be half a year younger to come back, so you don't have to be too anxious...... If you have nothing to do, don't be bored in the house, go to the sister-in-law and talk to the third brother and sister......

The second wife glanced at her husband, and finally couldn't help it, and asked, "Why didn't the third uncle decide on the heir this time?" Isn't it...... The third uncle is young, and he still wants to ask for his own flesh and blood ......"

The second old man said: "I think there are other plans, the third brother and his wife are young, and it is still ......early to mention the heir."

As for Shen Rui's small long room and small third room, the second master did not tell his wife. The second wife often complained that the two concubines were huddled, and said that the younger brother-in-law respected the eldest brother more, which was very boring. At this time, I know that only one heir is selected for the two rooms, and there is pantothenic acid if it is not even.

The second master didn't want to grind his teeth with his wife anymore, so after speaking, he got up and said, "I'll leave tomorrow, and now I'll go and see the third brother ......."

The second wife stood up, sent her husband to the door, and watched him stride away before turning back into the house.

She has always been sensitive and thoughtful, and she can't feel her husband's cold estrangement. It's just that I was sad about the loss of my only son before, and I can't care about my husband. Now that she is cheering up, the second wife has the fighting spirit, and she can't let her husband really give birth to a concubine and have a child, so she should be a good student.

I also thought that my husband had always respected my eldest brother and sister-in-law, but now the husband and wife are cold, and there is no reason why the long house is picking up seedlings.

The second wife sat in front of the window, hated once, complained once, and sighed faintly after the last sigh, and decided to go to the eldest wife tomorrow and apologize to Xiao Xu's family at He's house.

The eldest lady is a sister-in-law, and she has the respect of several masters, what can she do except be soft?

The third old man's house, the second old man looked at the decent primary school hall, and the test questions carefully prepared by the third master, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that my third brother still has a lot of talent for being a master."

The third old man's eyes were as bright as stars, and he smiled: "Second brother, am I really doing well?" ”

Although several children of the Shen family in the primary school hall are not here today, the eldest master and the second master have come to listen when the class starts, in addition to seeing the reading status of several teenagers, the main reason is that the third master's body can't stand it. Seeing that the third master was quite self-controlled and did not act willfully, the two elder brothers were relieved and went to teach him.

"That's natural, you can play elementary school fast, why is it difficult to learn to be a master?" The second old man nodded with a smile.

When the third master heard this, his face was a little excited, and his cheeks were slightly red: "Second brother, I have found what I want to do, I want to set up a family school."

The second master was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Isn't this a family school now?" ”

The third master shook his head and said, "That's not the case...... It's the kind of home school that began to expand into a seowon later...... In addition to their own children, they also recruit students from outside......"

Is this a school that you want to run?

But that's easier said than done.

The capital is dotted with large and small academies, and most of them are just places for Confucian students to make a living.

The Shen family did not lack those bundles of lazy silver, and the body of the third master could not stand the fatigue of running a school.

The second old man frowned and said, "It's so good, how can you think of this?" It's not a bad thing to want to do things, it's also important to be cute and protect your body, your eldest brother and sister-in-law are in their fifties, can you still bear to let them worry about you? ”

The third old man pleaded with a face: "Second brother, I am in my thirties, and I don't want to mess around like this for the rest of my life......"

The two brothers are more than ten years apart, and the second master has always loved this younger brother, but he still shook his head without hesitation: "Do things according to your ability, a few nephews are sensible, and they won't bother you too much, how can students outside?" ”

The third master hurriedly said: "I don't want to be a teacher, I don't want to accept Mengtong...... Like Chunshan Academy, the age limit of students to the minimum age of 11 years old is also a non-botherable age......"

The second master thought about it, but still felt that it would not work, and shook his head and said: "It is not easy to run a school, and there are many places that need to be painstaking...... Even if the school is run at home, the source of students is also a problem......"

"Second brother......" The third master saw that the second master seemed to be loose, and begged more and more: "I have never begged the second brother, just this time, the second brother helped the younger brother to say ...... to the eldest brother"

The second master looked at him and couldn't laugh or cry: "How old a person is, he still has a ...... on the ground."

The third master nodded and said, "That's it, I'm in my thirties, and I can't live under the protection of my eldest brother and sister-in-law all my life." The eldest brother and sister-in-law are old, will I continue to rely on my nephew to support me as an uncle in the future......" Speaking of this, there was already a bit of bitterness in the prayer.

When the second master heard this, his heart was sullen: "How can you mention this?" Brother Rui is a sensible child, and he really dares to be unfilial, and my eldest brother and I are still watching. ”

The third old man laughed at himself: "What's the matter with Brother Guan Rui, I don't want to continue to be a waste......

The second master glared at him: "In front of me, you dare to say anything, do you have the courage to go to the eldest brother and sigh or do you think that your brother and sister-in-law are protecting you and protecting you wrong?" ”

The third old man hurriedly shook his head and said, "Second brother, I didn't mean that, I just didn't want to drag down the eldest brother and sister-in-law anymore...... In the past two years, there have been a lot of things in the family, the eldest brother's hair has turned half white, and the sister-in-law also began to ...... black hair last year."