In the morning, before the sky was fully awake, the gray air was covered with raindrops, the leaves were beaten, and the rain fell on the people's coats and on the lids of the carriages.

Xiao Lei was the first to notice the rain, and at first it was just a few drops of rain that fell at her with precision, and then she complained to Peng Yin over there, and soon it was pouring down.

Outside the city gate of Quanzhou, there is a familiar scene - the same scene as when Yu Jian's family left Bianjing. Shujin stood in the rain with a brocade robe, and the little servant held an umbrella for him in the back.

The advice of my father and mother, the ridicule of my friends, and the blessings of my classmates were not covered by the sound of the rain.

Huai Ninghou put his hand on Shujin's shoulder and said to him earnestly: "Take care of yourself when you go to Beijing this time, and do your best in the things that Lord Yu explains, and you can't be reckless." ”

"Father, Jin'er will definitely do what she can, and ask her father and mother to take care of her when her son is not around."

"There is also a scientific examination, don't be too nervous, send a letter to the government whether you are in it or not." Huai Ninghou withdrew the hand on his shoulder and put it behind his back, as if he had suddenly aged more than ten years.

Shujin tapped his forehead, and the rain accidentally hit him in the face, and Xiao Lei laughed out loud when he saw it.

"My brother's makeup today is really different, like a flower cat."

Shujin saw Xiao Lei's hippie smiling face, and suddenly remembered something in his mind, he put his mouth next to Huai Ninghou's ear and said a few words secretly, and the eyes of the father and son swept on Xiao Lei's body.

"I'll think about what you said, but it's time for her to learn something." Huai Ninghou said softly.

Some partings are silent, while others are unforgettable.

Shujin stepped into the carriage, and several people waved goodbye to him. The carriage moved slowly, and the wheels of the carriage swept away the rain from the ground and splashed it on both sides. They walked farther and farther until the car disappeared from view, and then they turned around and prepared to go home.

Along the way, Xiaolei sat quietly in the carriage, and her rare well-behaved made Peng Yin at a loss. Seeing her sister with a serious expression, her hands on her laps, and her waist straight, Peng Yin couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Sister, why are you smiling?" Xiaolei asked suspiciously.

"I laugh at you like a little adult."

Peng Yin covered her cheeks with a handkerchief, in order to maintain her ladylike dignity, but she couldn't help laughing.

"My sister is laughing, I'm going to be angry." Xiao Lei turned her face to the side, and the word cute was written on her face.

"I heard my father say that I want you to learn a lot of talents, before my mother invited a few female scholars to teach us piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, you don't want to learn, it's not that your mother is strict with you, you just learned some fur, and now you have the opportunity to learn more skills."

Lei fell into deep thought, and on the surface she looked very distressed, she casually played with the sleeves of her shirt, which were rolled up and crumpled, and then she smoothed out the wrinkles, and so on. But in fact, since Yu Cheng told Shujin that the Yu family was going to invite a female scholar to the house to teach the Chen family sisters to learn and learn, she was very excited, and while praying in her heart that Huai Ninghou could let her go to the Yu Mansion, she was very conflicted, how could she casually go to someone else's house to show her face when she was still a girl's house.

"Ugh." Xiao Lei sighed deeply. She raised her lowered head and looked at Peng Yin loudly.

"Why are you stunned?"

Xiao Lei slowed down her speech and said slowly, word by word: "Daddy is asking me to go to the Yu Mansion to study with the two sisters of the Chen family?" ”

"What do you think, how can my father let a big girl with yellow flowers enter and leave the house, and probably give you the house that I bought in the south of Quanzhou in the past, so that you will also study hard, and you can not refute the face of the Yu family."

"Maybe." Xiaolei said.

The rain was still crackling outside the carriage, and the wheels creaked as people ran to avoid the rain and stepped on the stagnant water on the road. Slowly, the speed of the carriage slowed down, and finally the creaking sound disappeared, Xiao Lei lifted the door curtain, and the rain hit her face, fortunately, she only likes to go out with light makeup on weekdays, otherwise Xiao Lei may become a flower cat in her own mouth.

As soon as he returned to the mansion, Huai Ninghou called Xiao Lei to his side and said to her earnestly: "Yu Mansion plans to invite a grandmother, I also want you to go and study with me, and I will give you the house in Nancheng as a school at that time, and it will also be convenient for you to rest, what do you think." ”

Xiao Lei pretended to be reluctant and said, "It's okay to let Lei'er go, but Sister Peng Yin also has to go." ”

Huai Ninghou was speechless. He thought in his heart that it was not impossible to let Yin'er go over and watch this girl not make mistakes, and it was just right for Peng Yin to learn more embroidery from female workers.

"Well, your sister will go with you."

Soon, the female scholar invited by the Yu family arrived. Xu took an old mother to visit in person and agreed with Wang. At first, Mrs. Yu did not agree to take Chen Xin and Chen Mu out of the house, but Xu said that if you are not at ease, you can ask a few people with superb martial arts in the house to follow, and you can react immediately if there is any trouble.

Mrs. Yu took a sip of tea, but accidentally choked, Mother Qin hurriedly patted her back gently with her hand, and then stroked slowly along her back, and when she finally got angry, Mrs. Yu continued: "The old body can also go over to live with them for a while, I will take care of it personally or rest assured." ”

Xu couldn't help but applaud when he heard this: "It would be great if the old lady could take care of it herself, but the four girls in my family are very naughty, and I am afraid that your old man will be affected." ”

"It's okay, it's okay, our family has been stained with the light of the house, and it's okay for the old woman to be affected."

After the two families agreed on specific matters, it may have been a long time since they had chatted for so long as today, and Mrs. Yu was a little sleepy, so she asked Wang to invite Xu to the East Chamber, and she covered herself with a quilt and took a nap.

This old mansion of Huaining Hou is located in the south of Quanzhou City, and it was bought by the old marquis when he first arrived in Quanzhou. Later, the Marquis of Huaining married the Xu family and moved out of the old mansion, until the death of the old marquis, the house has been empty, but the maid inside is still cleaning the courtyard and wing rooms in the house every day, so that it does not show a desolate appearance to the world.

As soon as Xiaolei stepped into the house with her front feet, Mama Yang chattered and said: "In the days to come, please also ask the girls to assist the old body to complete their respective studies, my requirements are very strict, if there is any offense, please forgive the girls." This Mama Yang was originally in Bianjing City to teach embroidery women, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting and many other etiquette to the children of various families, and then she was old and missed the feelings of her hometown more than the prosperity of Bianjing, she thought of dying in her homeland, so she shook her hand and put down everything in Bianjing and ran back to Quanzhou.

Xiao Lei hid behind Peng Yin, looking pitiful. After Mama Yang finished speaking, the group found their own rooms under the leadership of the housekeeper, and the four girls lived in the east house, a house made of cedar wood, and the rafters were made of camphor, and each room was placed with exquisite utensils and cabinets.

Momiji cleaned up Xiaolei's room at once, and then brought a basin of hot water to wash Xiaolei's face. Xiao Lei originally planned to take a nap before lunch, but before she could close her eyes, Mama Yang sent someone to call her to the front yard, Xiao Lei complained and walked: "What a troublesome old mother, I don't let people sleep." Peng Yin patted her shoulder from behind, and said with a smile: "You, you can be regarded as meeting someone who can deal with you, my good sister should ask for more blessings." ”

"I'm not panicking, just follow Mama Yang well, learn more skills and learn to be stupid." Xiao Lei saw the Chen family sisters coming from the left path, and said in a good manner.

Peng Yin ignored her, and took Chen Xin and Chen Mu's hands in the past, as if they were sisters who had been separated for a long time. It's just that there is a difference in appearance, otherwise the intimacy is really like a family.

The Chen sisters are slim and elegant, their complexions are as white as snow, their hands are soft, their teeth are like shellfish, and their eyes are pure like water. This is also the difference brought about by the difference in personality, the Peng sisters are lively by nature, and they do things neatly and neatly, and naturally they don't have those hypocritical appearances.

The four of them walked to the front yard with a smile, only to see that several tables had been set up in the originally empty courtyard, and four pianos were placed on them.

Mama Yang said: "I called the girls here to try your respective levels first, so that the old body knows how to teach, which girl should pay more attention to, or I can give me a guide or two for the better level, so as not to delay the time of the girls, and secondly, it can also improve efficiency." ”

The four girls stood dignified in front of Mama Yang and kept nodding their little heads.

"Okay, it's up to Peng Lei to come first." After Mama Yang finished speaking, she sat on the futon and quietly watched them perform.

Xiao Lei didn't feel embarrassed, after all, she still had a foundation, she quickly lifted the piano, this piano is made of ancient paulownia wood, the whole body is covered with black lacquer, and the head to the tail is round and flat.

A song "Yangchun White Snow", listening to everyone was intoxicated, the sound of the piano was like crying, as if the desolation of the world was gathered together at this moment, Chen Xin and Chen Mu clapped excitedly, and Mama Yang was also greatly admired, thinking that she would read countless people, and there were only a handful of people who could play the piano so well at this age. Needless to say, there are not many people in Bianjing City who can play the piano so refreshingly, that is, there are few people in the entire Great Song Dynasty who can play the piano to such an extent.

When the song is finished, the sound stops.

The time for a cup of tea has passed.

"Okay, the fourth girl's piano skills really live up to her reputation, and the old body is ashamed." Mama Yang stood up from the futon, just now she was still reminiscing about the melodious sound of the piano, and she couldn't get out of it for a long time. "Now Chen Xin, let's play a song for the old body."

Chen Xin slowly walked to the table, maybe Xiao Lei was too good, her expression was slightly nervous.

She played the song "High Mountain", the sound was deep and solemn, as if the towering mountain was really standing in front of people's eyes, and when she was playing to the moving place, the strings suddenly broke, Chen Xin glanced at Mama Yang, and Mama Yang signaled that she didn't have to continue playing.

"The core girl also plays very well, but she plays a few wrong notes in the middle, and she still needs to study hard."

Next, Peng Yin and Chen Mu also played a song that they were good at, and Mama Yang also gave different evaluations, and this test of piano skill level was over.

It was close to noon at this time, and the girls' stomachs were growling, and Mama Yang told them that after lunch, they would go to their respective rooms to rest for a while and then come to the front yard in the afternoon, they still had a lot to learn.