Chapter III: Disputes
Li Mingyao looked through the scroll for a quarter of an hour, then left the house and returned to the Elm Academy.
Li Mingyun took Qiuqing to an empty courtyard on the west side of the Li Mansion.
There are a few trees planted in the courtyard, lush leaves resting on the silvery rubble, and below is a house with gray walls.
This is specially set aside by the Li Mansion for the young lady of the Li Mansion to study.
There is a men's school in Gwangju, but there is no women's school, and most of the rich ladies study in their own homes.
The house invited an old-fashioned teacher, Mr. Song, who shook his head when he recited the poems, making people just want to sleep.
She stepped over the threshold and into a large room in the middle.
There were already two women inside, the fourth and fifth ladies of the Li Mansion.
The fourth lady Li Mingjia and the fifth miss Li Mingyi are the daughters of the third master of the Li Mansion, a pair of good-looking twins, one year younger than Li Mingyun, one is anxious and the other is slow.
"Li Mingyun!" Li Mingjia raised her head and looked at her, and the pink beaded flower on her head was shaken by her.
She smug her hair and held her bun: "Is it good-looking?" My cousin sent it to me. ”
This is probably the only thing Li Mingjia can be proud of.
Because Li Mingyun has no cousin, no cousin, not even a maternal grandmother and grandfather.
More than 10 years ago, they died in Minzhou, in a riot.
Li Mingyun had never seen them, and knew that it was something she couldn't get, and she wouldn't force herself to have it.
"It's pretty." She nodded.
"Perfunctory!" Li Mingjia snorted, "You obviously don't think like this in your heart!" ”
"Fourth sister." Li Mingyi, who was on the side, shook her arm and told her to stop talking.
Li Mingyun is the second uncle's baby, and they can't afford to mess with them.
Now the uncle's family is in the capital, and the second uncle is in charge of the family, and they are still counting on the second uncle.
"Mingjia, what are you afraid of!" Li Mingjia didn't care, "I just asked her a few questions, and I didn't do anything." ”
She raised her eyebrows: "Li Mingyun, what do you say?" ”
Li Mingyun nodded with a smile, looked at the shining bead flower on her head and said, "I'm not perfunctory, the bead flower is very good-looking." ”
Li Mingjia was satisfied, she pretended to stroke the bead flower again, and showed off before returning to her position.
In addition to the young ladies from the Li family, there are also several young ladies from the side branches, the age difference is not much, the older ones are married, and the younger ones are not used to study.
A dozen or so people sat in the room, waiting for Mr. Teach's arrival.
Li Mingyun propped his head, thinking about what the Elm Academy where the fourth brother was located.
Could it be the same?
I heard him say that those students would go to the back mountain of the academy to play together, the scenery of the back mountain is very good, there are many unknown wild fruits, and there is a curved river near the elm academy at the foot of the mountain.
They can also go swimming in the river in the summer.
Next month, she can enter the academy to see if what the fourth brother said is so good.
"Li Mingyun!"
Li Mingyun came back to his senses.
Song Fuzi didn't know when he would come over, so he spot-checked the articles that had been arranged for review in the previous two days.
"Li Mingyun, tell me, what are the four losses of 'scholars have four losses'?"
The person next to him turned his head, and Li Mingyun could see Li Mingjia's expression of watching a good show.
She stood up and said unhurriedly: "People learn more, or if they lose, they will be few, or if they lose, they will be easy, or if they lose, they will stop." One is greedy for more and does not seek to understand, the second is that he knows little and does not want to forge ahead, the third is to learn easily, not thinking much, and the fourth is trapped in learning and confused. ”
Her father liked to read them, so she read them, and she was very happy to see her reading them.
"Sit down." Song Fuzi's expression softened, and he continued to spot check the next student.
There was a young lady who did not carry it, her face was flushed, and her head shrank and trembled because of her cowardice.
Li Mingyun looked at her trembling body and couldn't help shaking his head: If you can't memorize it, you can be punished for copying the book, and you don't have to be afraid of being like that, right?
Li Mingjia's eyes were disdainful, and he snorted: "Master, she can't carry it, don't let her delay time." ”
As soon as these words came out, the young lady trembled even more, and although Li Mingyun was not close to her, she could hear that she was whimpering quietly.
"What are you crying about, if you can't recite it, you'll cry! Li Yuewu, you're really useless! ”
There is always the kind of person who takes pleasure in making fun of others.
Li Mingjia is this kind of person, she is laughing at others, she likes to gloat.
Li Yuewu didn't dare to cry loudly, covering her red face and trembling, a slight sobbing sound ran out of her mouth.
"Look, Li Yuewu is crying again." Li Mingjia laughed, "Let's count how much she cried......"
"Last time, I cried when I was asked by the master......"
"I cried when I didn't finish my schoolwork......"
"Alright, don't say it."
The voice is small, and a little impatient, as if to say something nasty.
Li Mingjia widened his eyes, looked at the people around him, and asked, "Who said that!" ”
Li Mingjia had been looking at Li Yuewu on the right just now, but the voice came from the other side, she spoke very loudly just now, although it covered the nasty voice, but a low voice still seemed abrupt.
Her gaze stopped at Li Mingyun: "Did you say that, Li Mingyun?" ”
"yes, I think you're noisy, so I told you to stop talking."
Li Mingyun repeated indifferently.
The other ladies showed different expressions, some watching, some worried, and some didn't care, but none of them spoke.
The eldest lady of the Li Mansion got married, and the second lady went to Beijing with the eldest master, and now here, Li Mingyun is a veritable eldest lady, and they dare not interfere in the dispute between her and Li Mingjia.
"You!" Li Mingjia stood up angrily and wanted to walk to Li Mingyun's side to theorize.
"Sit down, sit down!" Song Fuzi saw that the situation was a little bad, so he slapped the table and spoke.
He said to Li Yuewu, "You can't memorize it, copy the whole article ten times and sit down." ”
The bickering between the little girls is so boring, he is used to seeing it, so he doesn't like to care.
Besides, although he is a gentleman, he is a subordinate after all, and he can't care about it.
Li Mingjia glared at Li Mingyun and sat down with anger.
After Master Song went out of the lecture, she rushed to Li Mingyun, pointed at her with one hand, and said angrily: "Li Mingyun, don't think you have anything great!" Don't you just rely on the second uncle to like you, let me tell you, I'm not afraid! ”
Li Mingyi trotted over and took the corner of her clothes, and said noly: "Fourth sister, don't talk about it......"
"Don't pull me!" Li Mingjia shook off her hand, "Mingyi, what are you afraid of her doing?" We are all young ladies of the Li Mansion, why does she Li Mingyun care about me? What do I say and do, what do I do with her......"
Seeing her, she said in a sharp voice, and Li Mingyun glanced at her: "Finished?" ”
Li Mingyi came to Li Mingyun's side again and whispered: "Third sister, fourth sister, she is joking with you, don't take it seriously." ”
The practice of destroying his prestige for such a long time made Li Mingjia angry.
Why are so many people revolving around Li Mingyun, just because she is the daughter of the second uncle? If the eldest sister and the second sister are still there, which turn will she be powerful!
Li Mingjia doesn't like Li Mingyun, it's not a matter of a day or two.
If there are any good things in the house, Li Mingyun picked them first.
Why?
She and Li Mingyun saw the same thing, and in the end, they all got Li Mingyun.
Why?
Every time, her mother compares her and her fifth sister with Li Mingyun, saying that she is smart and sensible, that she is beautiful and generous, and that she devalues her own daughter as useless.
Why?
She is no worse than Li Mingyun.