The day of the outing is coming soon, and a few little ones gather in the Cuibai Garden early in the morning.

Chang'an Changping and Su Xuan had already made an appointment to ride a horse during the spring outing, so both of them wore a strong suit. The difference is that Chang'an is black, and Changping wears cyan.

The appearance of the two little teenagers is five or six points similar, which makes people know at a glance that these are the brothers, and they are still very tall, and their handsome faces have taken off their delicate appearance as children, and they are a little more handsome and beautiful as teenagers, and they look very eye-catching.

Looking at Pianpian and Changle again, the two of them actually wore riding clothes.

This is the most popular style in the capital, many noble ladies have to wear, because the customs are more open, you can see the noble ladies wearing riding clothes on the street playing horses.

Pian Pian and Changle are already good-looking, and now one is wearing a riding costume with a red embroidered peony, and the other is wearing a riding costume with a pink embroidered rose, and the faces of the two little girls are ruddy and full, and they are very beautiful to look at.

Jin Niang secretly sighed in her heart: These little cubs in her own house are really good, I am afraid that it will never be a few years, and the matchmaker will break through their door.

As a result, just when she was complacent, Xiao Yu'er came over.

The little girl was wearing a tender yellow shirt and skirt, combing two small tugging, and there were delicate beaded flowers made by the maids, and her eyebrows were a little red, and the little girl was as beautiful as the jade girl sitting down in Guanyin.

It's a pity, it's just the appearance, and the temper can be traced to 108,000 miles.

When Xiao Yu'er saw her aunt and sister wearing the same clothes, her eyes were red with envy, and she blinked her eyes at Jinniang with tears in her eyes, "I want it too." ”

"Yes, yes, yes." Jin Niang helplessly pointed to a grandmother beside Xiao Yu'er and asked her to get a riding outfit for Xiao Yu'er. Now she is making clothes for the three little girls in the house, and she always has to make several of the same appearances, only slightly different in color, just like the blush of the other person who looks at it. Now let her count it, if she didn't make a riding costume for Xiao Yu'er at this time, the tears of the little girl's crying rolled down her cheeks.

Thinking about that picture, Jin Niang had a headache.

Xiao Yu'er's riding costume was pink embroidered magnolia, and after she put it on, she felt as beautiful as her aunt and sister's clothes, so she happily ran to the two of them and circled around.

After grinding for a while, Xu Erlang and Xu Chong outside couldn't wait. Xu Chong came over to urge people, and saw that this young man was also wearing a black power suit, and the style of the waist corset made his waist thin, and the whole person was particularly long and straight. Xu Chong has been very outstanding, and it is no wonder that the neighbor next door came to explore Jinniang's tone a few days ago.

Xu Chong is fourteen years old, and he has reached the age of saying goodbye. It's a pity that Jinniang doesn't think that such a big child can afford a family at all. is not yet eighteen, he is still a minor, and if he wants to say goodbye, he is a child himself.

Jin Niang didn't start thinking about Xu Chong's family affairs at all, and was obviously caught off guard by the lady who came to test her next door.

She still remembers the look of the other party looking at her, the reproachful gaze of "it's not her own child, it's really not hearty", and the stabbing Jinniang was hairy.

And Jin Niang finally rejected the family matter for Xu Chong, disliking the niece of the lady is one thing, after all, although she has been in the capital for a short time, she can't bear the ability of her subordinates, so she has heard almost all the gossip in the capital. Especially the people in their alley, if there is something, she can't say that she is the last to know, and she must know everything. As far as the lady said about her niece, according to the maid, it was because she had a relationship with the guards in the house, and it spread in the local area, and the family disliked being instructed by her daughter to raise her head and be a man, but they couldn't bear to hang their daughter, so they sent the girl to her aunt's house.

Pity her aunt for kindly planning for her, but found their family Xu Chong to be a pick-up man, and he really made a good calculation.

Jin Niang didn't tell Xu Chong about this and made him feel bad, but told Xu Erlang afterwards, and the two initially reached an agreement to let Xu Chong start a business first, and then let him start a family. Therefore, now that Xu Erlang has finished the Chunqiu exam, he is discussing with the prince of the Xihou Mansion to send Xu Chong to him to join the army.

And Xu Chong ...... So far, I don't know anything about it.

Jin Niang was a little ashamed, feeling that sending a fourteen or fifteen-year-old child to the barracks was really making him suffer. She felt sorry for Xu Chong, so when Xu Chong spoke impatiently, she didn't get angry, but urged the rest of the little ones to go quickly.

A few small fish went away, and even the grandmother and the big girl in the house walked several times, and only Qingsui Qinghe and Mama Li were left by Jinniang's side.

Originally, considering that he had a big belly and was unable to move, Xu Erlang wanted to keep a few more people at home who had to be used, but they were all "kicked out" by Jinniang.

There is Gui Niangzi in the house, even if something happens, she is not afraid, but when the children go out, there is no one to use to follow them, and the parents can rest assured. If the child had a case, it would be a death for the adult.

Jin Niang was worried all day, but fortunately, a few small ones were brought back in the evening. From big to small, there are a lot of them, and Jin Niang breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Yu'er was crazy today, flying kites with her aunt and sister, and shouting at her father to hold her and ride a horse. She yelled excitedly, her voice hoarse. also because I had too much fun and spent too much energy, so when I was still in the carriage, I couldn't stay up and fell asleep.

When Pian Pian and Changle came to greet Jin Niang, they were still a little weak-hearted, especially when it came to Xiao Yu'er's hoarse voice, the two of them were still a little embarrassed.

Jin Niang clicked on them twice, "Not only Xiaoyu'er, you two listen to your own voices." It used to have a crisp voice like a lark, but now what has it become? Owls don't call like that. ”

Cats, cats what?

Pian Pian and Chang Le's jaw-dropping appearance was a little funny, so Jin Niang laughed, and didn't explain to the two little girls what an owl was, so she let them all go back to their rooms.

Later, she asked Gui Niangzi to come over and make them tea to moisten their throats, so that their throats could recover faster. Otherwise, the voice of the lark becomes a rough crow, and it is very harsh to hear.

When Changle heard this, his heart became more and more weak, so he said timidly, "Auntie, don't bother the master, I will also prescribe a prescription for throat moisturizing, I will prescribe it myself." ”

Jin Niang is not good at hitting the little girl's self-confidence, besides, it's not a big deal if her voice is hoarse, it's just that the medicine prescribed by Changle is not right, and it won't be a big deal, so she should take a refreshing sip.

Later, she asked, "Why hasn't your second uncle come here yet?" ”

Changle said, "Second Uncle is talking to Uncle Xin in front of the door, and he should be back soon." ”

"Okay."

The two little girls left, Chang'an Changping asked Jinniang to say goodbye, and ran out with a smoke.

These two boys rode horses for a day today, and played with Su Xuan and Su Zheng for a while, so that their bodies were covered with dry grass and mud, they were afraid of being trained, and they were all cats behind Pian Pian and Changle just now.

The two big men still wanted to cover their ears and steal the bell, and Jin Niang also let them, but when they saw that they escaped and seemed to disappear from the smoke, they couldn't help laughing and scolding, "Two stinky boys." ”

After some more time, the results of the spring festival are about to come out, and the atmosphere in the house is a little tense.

Xu Erlang's self-control ability is good, but he has experienced a spring disaster, and this time he feels that the list may be very large, he has the bottom in his heart, but he is not too worried.

On the other hand, Father Lin was much more worried.

Father Lin felt that he had affected his daughter's mood, and he was also a little distressed. At the end, when he talked about it with Jinniang, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, "I think I think I take fame lightly, but it turns out that it is all self-deception." I'm just a layman in the crowd, I worry about money, and I can't sleep at night because I'm worried about my fame and whether I'll be on the list. After all, I still have a desire in my heart, and my heart fluctuates. ”

When Jin Niang heard this, she smiled and comforted Father Lin, "You also said that you are just one of the many living beings." In life, there is nothing to ask for and nothing to be unpleasant. It's just that there is nothing to desire, that is not a layman, that is a god. Besides, Daddy, you are eager for fame, but you just want to support your daughter. You are worried that you will not pass the exam, but you are just worried that there is not much barrier, and you can't let your daughter live arbitrarily. At the end of the day, you're all for your daughter's good. ”

Father Lin felt that what his daughter said was reasonable, but it seemed that there was something wrong. But he didn't react for a while, in short, the old father who was not good at expressing himself was a little surprised by what his daughter said, so he went back to the room to rest under the pretext of practicing calligraphy.

Father Lin is okay, he is old and stable, but after worrying for two days, he returned to his safe style. However, Wang Ke and Zheng Shunming, in the end, are young people with poor patience, these days the two of them have been tormented by the results of the pale face, and the dark circles under their eyes are even more coated with ink, and they can't help but sigh in their hearts.

When Chang'an and Changping came to greet Jinniang, they talked about the two, and Chang'an said, "The master said, Uncle Wang and Uncle Zheng's gains and losses are too strong, I'm afraid it's not a good thing." And they are so emotionally exposed, and they are still a little immature, and now they are entering the officialdom, which is a curse rather than a blessing for them. ”

Jin Niang didn't say anything, listening to the two children continue to look forward to the picture of their imperial examination in the future, listening to it, she couldn't help but be distracted.

After Chang'an and Changping left, Xu Erlang also came over, and seeing that Jinniang was still in a daze, he asked, "What did Chang'an Changping say?" ”

Jin Niang repeated the words of the two, and later said, "Wait for the Chang'an Changping Imperial Examination, that is, five or six years later, and we will be married for almost ten years." Time flies so fast, and when I think about it at that time, I will be the age of Bensan, and I can't help but feel melancholy. ”

Xu Erlang doesn't understand what there is to be sad about, but women are worried about the passage of time, which is nothing more than that they feel that with the passage of time, their beautiful appearance will not be there, so they are worried. But if he still valued her coquettish appearance when he first married her, he would have more love and pity because of this, but now he won't. She gave birth to children for him and took care of his children and nephews, not to mention that they were already very affectionate and affectionate, even if he didn't have this affection, he would treat her as before. Therefore, I am worried about some "red faces and old graces will be broken first", some of which are not available, are purely idle.

After another two days, the list finally began.

Wang Ke and Zheng Shunming initially suggested that they go directly to Wangxian Tower and wait for the results. But Zheng Shunming later dispelled this idea, in his words, he still has baggage, if he is on the list, it is fine, if he is not on the list,...... I always feel a little embarrassed. So it's still okay to go, let's honestly wait for the good news from the servants in Xufu.

If the messenger comes, then everyone is happy, but if the messenger does not come...... It's not a big deal, anyway, if you lose someone, you will be thrown to Xu Mansion, the people here are all acquaintances, and there is nothing to be embarrassed about losing face in front of them.

Thinking so, Zheng Shunming simply sent a post to Xin Wei again, and asked Xin Wei to come to Xu Mansion to wait for news.

So now the front hall of the Xu Mansion has gathered five people who participated in the Spring Festival, which naturally includes Father Lin and Xu Erlang.

Wait, wait, wait, from sunrise, to the first moment of the hour, I didn't wait for the errand who came to beat the gong and drum to deliver the good news, but waited for the little guy sent by the Xu Mansion to listen to the news.

The little guy ran in happily, and when he went up the steps, he was so excited and excited that he almost fell on his horse. But even so, it didn't affect the excitement of the little guy at all, he shouted at the top of his throat, "Good news, good news, Master Lin has won the list, and he will try two hundred and thirty-six." ”

After a short silence in the flower hall, it suddenly became lively, Xu Erlang was the first to react, got up directly, bowed down and saluted Father Lin, "Father-in-law is on the list, congratulations to father-in-law for fulfilling his wish." ”

Xin Wei, Wang Ke, Zheng Shunming and others also immediately stood up when they heard the words and congratulated Father Lin.

Father Lin also came back to his senses at this time, and his trembling voice said "Okay, okay" several times, his eyes were a little red, and the whole person who was excited trembled a little. God knows how mixed his heart was in order to keep his daughter from having no confidence to speak in her husband's house, and he stepped into the examination room again after many years of absence. Thinking of his deceased wife and deceased parents, it is tantamount to reopening the scars again, it can be said that at that time, Father Lin collapsed and even wanted to give up.

But thinking of his daughter again, he gritted his teeth after all and insisted on walking.

Now, I have lived up to my expectations and won the list, and I am really happy!!

Father Lin said those few words, and his expression slowly calmed down, he saw that Wang Ke and the others looked stunned, and they were all a little distracted, so he comforted everyone softly, "The list is read from the last place, you are all young heroes, the ranking should be before the exam, wait, wait and wait." ”

But Wang Ke and the others suddenly had an inexplicable intuition: they shouldn't be able to wait for the ranking before the exam this time.

They are not as deep as Father Lin's accumulation, and they are not as stable as Father Lin when they enter the examination room. So I was a little stage frightened at the beginning, and I felt that I was not confident enough when answering the questions. After answering the familiar question of the canal, I felt a little more confident. But according to one question, how many points are more. What's more, although they did that question, they really answered it as a layman, and it was a matter of saying whether they could be seen by the adults who read the papers. So this exam ...... It's a bit hanging.

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