When she arrived at her grandfather's house, Zilan entered the inner courtyard and ran towards the main courtyard with her brother, shouting as she ran, "Grandpa, grandmother, Lan'er has come to see you, I miss you so much." ”

The joy in the voice can be heard from afar.

The old marquis also heard it in the house, and laughed with his sons: "This happiness can be seen that it is very hard to learn in the Song family." ”

Zilan entered the door as soon as she spoke, pouting her lips unruly, "Grandpa, if you don't tell you through it, you will have no friends like this." ”

"Hahahaha!"

Everyone in the room laughed, this kid is so funny, he can be so scared.

Zilan was glared at by her brother's warning, and knelt on the futon with her brother, greeting the elders in a proper manner.

"Okay, let's get better, I don't see this rule for a few days, it's getting better and better, it's really good."

Yang Houye also keenly discovered the differences of the children, became more and more confident, and even the etiquette was better.

After finishing the ceremony, Zilan stood up and ran to the old lady's arms and snuggled, "Grandmother, you don't know that I have worked so hard these days, I have to study things every day, I am busy all day, and my father has to assign homework when I get home." ”

The little mouth began to chatter.

Shuhui listened curiously and asked, "Isn't there Mama Qi by your side, what rules do you still need to learn?" ”

"There are a lot, there are a lot of rituals, sacrifices, banquets, guests, tea ceremonies, housekeepers, and learning costumes, colors, makeup, etc., in short, a lot."

Zilan poured the beans from the bamboo tube and ordered them one by one, and finally sighed helplessly, like a little old lady.

Ma and Xu's eyes widened when they heard this, "My obedient, why are there so many, I remember that I didn't learn so much when I was in the boudoir." ”

"The inheritance of the big clan is the old rules, which are very complicated, but what they have learned is also the real skills. If the same is true for famous families, it will only be more severe.

The Song family is extremely upright in the capital, otherwise how could there be so many children of low-level officials, this is the inheritance of talents from generation to generation, and the prosperity of the family. ”

Yang Houye smiled very smugly, proud of his vision.

"Isn't that sister very hard?"

Shuhui was the first to complain for Zilan.

"It's a little hard, but I made it clear when I went, if I don't learn well and don't pass the assessment, I won't be able to talk about good family affairs when I grow up in the future, and I may wait for the next time. People who can be the wife of the clan with ease, the candidates for family affairs are also different. ”

"Is there anything else you say?"

The old lady hugged Zilan and quickly turned her head to ask her wife.

"That's right, the marriage of the Song family has always been like this, there are assessments every month, including the boys, I can say that Zhengtian is also introduced by others, if the overall impression is not good, it will not be introduced to me."

The old marquis nodded approvingly.

To put it simply, everyone, including the clan, has a good impression of you, you are a scholar on weekdays, and you are very good in all aspects, including your ability to act, so when you are old, your relatives will introduce each other to your sons and daughters, and you must be introduced first.

If you're not that good, there will be a tie for other candidates, and you might be brushed off.

"Then my little boy will be picked on?"

The old lady couldn't help frowning, she knew that the family had many rules and profound heritage, but she didn't expect it to be so strict.

"I'm afraid we only have the right to refer to, not the right to decide. Every child of the family represents the upbringing of the mother's family, whether they marry, and those who are too poor in learning would rather be raised at home for the rest of their lives than sent out to ruin the reputation of the family.

The big clan does their best to protect the children of the family, and the children who also go out are moths to the family and swear to defend the family, even if they sacrifice for the family.

So do you think it's true that the Song family has no talents, in fact, it is because the emperors of previous dynasties suppressed the talents of the big clans, and they are also afraid that their heritage will affect the dynasty. ”

It's a bit taboo to continue talking, so the old marquis stops.

The old lady sighed and didn't say anything, just hugged Zilan tightly and whispered, "It seems that you still have to learn the rules well, otherwise your grandmother won't be able to help you in the future." ”

"How come, my grandmother helped me invite my grandmother, I don't know how much she helped me, I didn't be ridiculed when I went to the Song family, and the second grandmother also said that inviting my grandmother can deter the villain, it is my grandmother who really loves me and makes me filial to you."

Zilan's mouth is very sweet, of course, it is also because she is sincerely grateful, otherwise she is from an ordinary person's background, and it is useless to face the rules of the big clan even if she is older.

If you don't understand, you don't understand, you can't pretend to be something, and if you don't teach Mama Qi in advance for more than half a year, you will definitely make a fool of yourself.

"That's all I can do."

The old lady had mixed feelings when she heard this, and she felt a little sorry for the child's hardships at such a young age, but she also knew that learning was very beneficial to the child.

"Sister Hui, I brought something fun for you."

Zilan took Shuhui to the inner warm pavilion to play, and the outhouse left Yang to talk to his uncles.

Today, my father is not going to the ministry to run a court, and the spring household department is the busiest, because at the beginning of the year, a lot of silver has to be allocated, and it is very tedious and busy.

Zilan brought Shuhui some fun gadgets, as well as two essential oils and incense that she made herself.

"Sister Hui, this is what I made, this is jasmine flower oil, which can be fragrant when used to wipe the body, the taste is light and not strong, this is rose oil, it is very good to use after wiping hair and bathing.

This is spring news, the two formulas are different, and it is most suitable for use in spring. ”

Shuhui happily took the essential oil made by Zilan, smiled happily, two small porcelain bottles are jojoba oil soaked in jasmine and rose soaking oil, and the essential oil has been extracted many times, it tastes good and the effect is also very good.

"Is the spring news new? For me? ”

"Well, it's smoked."

Zilan said with a smile.

The formula of these two spring news is different, the formula uses cloves, tonka, jatamansi and half each, and fennel and musk. The right is coarse powder, honey and agent, stored in a porcelain box, and the pit cellar is half a month.

Formula 2 is 100 cloves, fennel half-combined, agarwood, sandalwood, tonka, and Huoxiang. For the end, a little musk deer into the brain, such as the cellar with the front, can be worn.