In five days, the expedition will begin.

Xu Erlang had been practicing martial arts earlier, and wanted to follow the old path of being a military attache in the family, and to serve under the account of Pingxi Hou, and climb up step by step.

However, the defeat of Pingxi Hou in the battle a year ago led to the power of Pingxi Hou Mansion in the northwest being fully accepted, and Xu Erlang, as a clansman of Pingxi Hou Mansion, would inevitably be suppressed if he went to join the army at this time. And Xu Dalang died in battle, Xu's father and Xu mother were also worried about losing another son, so they forced Xu Erlang to abandon Wu Congwen with death.

It is this kind of reason that Xu Erlang had to abandon his martial arts in the year of the weak crown, pick up the book from scratch, and pick up the brush.

He himself is a bit talented, his mind is also transparent, and he has learned the four books and five classics well. But in the hearts of many people, he who became a monk halfway down is not as good as reading poetry and books since he was a child, so in the eyes of many people, Xu Erlang's desire to be on the list in this scientific expedition is simply wishful thinking.

Father Lin was very confident in Xu Erlang earlier, and it was precisely because of this that he contacted his old friends to work together to protect Xu Erlang, who was not studying in a private school. However, as the voices around him became louder and louder, Father Lin was also a little anxious.

On the contrary, it was Lin Jinqing, who was very stable at a young age, he saw that his father was worried about the eyes with an extra layer of dark circles under his eyes, and it was obvious that he had not rested well recently, so after thinking about it, he said, "If you are worried, why don't you consider your brother-in-law personally?" Besides, the eldest sister has been married for more than a month, and my father misses my sister, so why don't I invite my sister and brother-in-law to come to the house for a light meal? ”

Father Lin was a little moved, but he still said, "It's not appropriate." Your eldest sister is now going to be the director of the house, and she is too busy to do anything. The son-in-law is going to take a scientific examination, and he should also bury his head in study. ”

Father Lin refused, but Jinqing saw that her father was full of desire to see his sister and brother-in-law. So I hid it from my father and sent a letter to Jinniang in private.

Jin Niang told Xu Erlang about going back to Lin Mansion on the night she received the letter, Xu Erlang was exquisite, she didn't need to say anything, she just listened to the sentence "Qing'er's letter, my father misses us", and I saw through the joints. Therefore, he also thought of Jin Niang inviting him to go along.

But since you want him to go, you have to give some benefits.

So, Jin Niang had to roll her eyes and treat herself as a prize to Xu Erlang.

One night the husband and wife were in love, and the weather cleared up after a few days of gloom the next day. The husband and wife had breakfast and went out to Lin's house together.

Father Lin was still teaching students this day.

Because of the relationship between the imperial court and Enke, some students who were not sent to private schools on weekdays were also sent by their parents. I hope that a good master can teach me, sharpen the gun in battle, and get a good score in the exam.

In view of this, there are five or six more students in the private school than usual.

And these students have different progresses, of course, how busy Father Lin is in order to supplement their knowledge.

However, no matter how busy he was, when he heard that his daughter and son-in-law were coming, Father Lin finally took the time to meet during the middle class. Then asked Qing'er to take out the several sets of test questions prepared earlier and give them to Xu Erlang, and let Xu Erlang go to his study to do it first, while he continued to go back to teach the students.

Qing'er has good knowledge, but he is still too young. Father Lin deliberately pressed him for a few years, but he was also afraid that he would be a little drifting once he was a child in the examination, so he was not allowed to participate in this scientific examination.

Of course, Qing'er's routine is still the same as in the past, and she has not become anxious and tired because of the sudden Enke.

He even had the leisure to gossip with Jin Niang, and asked her if the subordinates of the Xu Mansion were really so bold that even the master dared to be deceived and take the money of the Xu Mansion to be an uncle outside?

Jin Niang didn't want her good brother to become an eighth woman, so she just dealt with him with a few words, and drove him away with a big reason.

This Qing'er left, and the aunt who went to the door next door was also called back by Xuanxuan.

The aunt first observed whether Jin Niang had lost weight, although Jin Niang's face was ruddy and peach blossoms during this time, and her body was also splendid, and she was surrounded by jingling, but her aunt just felt that Jin Niang had lost weight and was wronged in Xu Mansion.

She has always been a shy and gentle character, and she can't imagine how Jin Niang survives in the Xu Mansion surrounded by tigers and wolves.

I think that when she first heard that the subordinates of the Xu Mansion actually played with the master between applause, she was almost too frightened to survive. Nightmares kept going all night, either dreaming that her Jinniang was killed, or dreaming that Jinniang was taken by someone and couldn't even eat.

I was worried for several days, and it wasn't until the matter in the Xu Mansion was completely over, and Jin Niang was still staying in the Xu Mansion, that she eased up.

Now that I see Jinniang, my aunt really feels that this girl is full of grievances everywhere, and she can't help but feel distressed in her arms, "heart" and "liver".

Auntie's mind is too simple, and Jinniang can see what she thinks at a glance. She couldn't help but persuade her, but her aunt only thought that she was coaxing her with good words, and she couldn't hear her heart at all.

Jin Niang had no choice but to think of an excuse to take her mind away from this, so she said, "Erlang is also here, and now Daddy's study is doing the question." Auntie, it's getting late, let's go get lunch. Later, Daddy had to give lessons to others, and there wasn't much time for the lunch break. Let's finish our meal early, so that we can spare some time and let Daddy guide Erlang in his studies. ”

"Okay, good, it's all pretty Jinniang."

When Father Lin returned to the back house after class, lunch had already been prepared. The family ate kindly, and there was not much room for greetings, so Father Lin hurriedly called Xu Erlang into the study.

What the two of them said Jin Niang wanted to know, it was nothing more than the examiner, the exam papers, the test questions and the like. In short, when Father Lin came out of the study when it was time for class, his face was relaxed, and when he saw Jinniang, he smiled rarely, and Lao Huai said with relief, "The son-in-law is a capable person." Jin Niang rest assured, Erlang's department is very safe. ”

……

Father Lin went to class, and Jinniang and Xu Erlang also left the Lin Mansion and returned to Xu's house.

Xu Erlang held a few books given by Father Lin in his hand, and sat in the carriage and read them leisurely. Jin Niang was curious, so she took a copy on the coffee table, and saw that this was a collection of test questions, and the poems and songs that had been tested in previous years were all on it. The test questions include Chunfeng, Xia He, Dongmei, etc., but she was not interested in these at all, so she casually flipped through them twice and put them down.

It was Xu Erlang, who couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth when he saw her action. Jin Niang felt that Xu Erlang must be laughing at her for not understanding the wind and snow, and not having any romantic feelings.

After arriving at Xu's house, Jin Niang and Xu Erlang said hello and were about to go back to the backyard.

She walked a few steps and noticed the movement behind her, and when she looked back, she saw Xu Erlang unhurriedly with his hands behind his back, holding a book, and following her footsteps while enjoying the scenery along the way.

Jin Niang frowned, "Aren't you going to the study?" And he said, "There are no trees or flowers in the front yard, what is there to see?" You still watch it with relish...... "Is there something wrong?"