Early the next morning, Yan Yan went to the upper room to say goodbye, stayed in the upper room for breakfast, and was about to go to visit Yan Yu who was grounded with Yan Tong, Yan Zhang, and Yan Bin, when a mother-in-law came to pass the word, saying that Mrs. Lu came to the door.

As soon as Yan Yan heard that it must be related to Lu You and Lu Ming's beating yesterday, she took the initiative to avoid it, but Ma didn't stop her, and sent Yan Tong and a few others to leave together.

Yan Yan still took Yan Tong to Yan Yu's Lan Xinju in the end, Lan Xinju is not big, small and compact, only three upper rooms and two partial rooms on the left and right, but there should be no shortage of courtyards, rockeries, verandahs, and there are a lot of flowers and plants in the yard, as well as two osmanthus trees with thick adult waists, and a swing under the tree.

"Why did you come to see me, no one spoke to me this day, it's so boring." Yan Yu complained.

"Second sister, are you still in the mood to complain, have you written your poem?" Yan Bin quipped.

"Stinky boy, it's all your fault, which pot is not opened and which pot is not mentioned, if you didn't say yesterday that my painting was painted by my eldest sister, where would there be today's trouble, I haven't settled accounts with you yet." After Yan Yu finished speaking, he really stepped forward and wanted to twist Yan Bin's ears.

Yan Bin quickly ran away, "Second sister, is that something that can be hidden?" If I don't say it, you yourself don't have to be exposed in the end, who told you that you are not good at learning arts? I wondered, the eldest sister is the same as you, how can she be so much better than you? Or do you not care about it yourself? ”

"Okay, second brother, are you here to see the second sister or to be angry with the second sister, Mr. has never taught you, there is a precedence in hearing the Tao, there is a specialization in the art industry, the same Mr. teaches, some people learn well and some people learn badly, this is normal." Yan Tong stopped Yan Bin.

"It's still the third sister who said these words right, that's the case, so don't be arrogant, everyone has what he is good at, don't compare with others, just do your best." Yan Yan also spoke.

She wanted to enlighten Yan Zhang, because Yan Zhang's heart knot was relatively heavy, and he wanted to inherit the entire Hou Mansion, so he had to learn literary and martial arts since he was a child, and he had too many things to carry at a young age.

But then again, these children of the family are like this, this is their responsibility, and it is also their fate, and they have no choice.

Besides, how many people want to fight but can't.

"The eldest sister is good at learning, and the third sister is also good, what you two say makes sense." Yan Bin snuggled up to Yan Yan's side.

These words made Yan Yu angry again, and he stepped forward and knocked on Yan Bin's head, "What kind of words are these, your second sister is not educated?" ”

"The second sister is also good at learning, but her temper has to be restrained." Yan Zhang gave a fairly pertinent evaluation.

"By the way, Da Lang, have you decided to go to the clan study or the academy?" Yan Yan saw Yan Yu blowing his nose and glaring again, so he hurriedly diverted the conversation.

The Yan family has its own small private school, and the Yan family also has its own family school, the small private school was originally a place for Yan Yan and Yan Yu to study, because Yan Zhang and Yan Bin were still young, and they had to learn martial arts for about half an hour every morning, so they didn't go to the family school, and they were also enlightened in the small private school.

However, Yan Zhang is ten years old this year, and it is time to go to the outside clan school or academy to experience and experience, Yan Yan heard Ma Shi mention that he would send him away when the summer passed, so she would care.

"Eldest sister, I want to hear your opinion." Yan Zhang asked.

He really didn't make up his mind.

"If you listen to the eldest sister, you will go to the academy. Although the gentleman of ethnology is not weak, the learning atmosphere and environment of ethnology are worse than those of the academy. Also, most of these students of ethnology know you, even if you have different opinions when you discuss knowledge together, they may not dare to refute you because of your identity, and if you want to make progress in learning, you have to discuss and debate together, and you can't learn anything from the clouds. In addition, when you enter the academy, you can still learn a point that you can't learn in clan studies, independence. Yan Yan seriously gave Yan Zhang a suggestion.

In the clan study, because the students are the children of the Yan family, so two meals a day and tea are free, some days are difficult and have no intention of learning, but also in the family study to hang a name to eat and drink, until the age of sixteen or seventeen, they will ask someone to find an errand to support their family, and those who can't find an errand are also mixed to the age of seventeen or eighteen.

Of course, there are also those who study seriously and want to get ahead, so the students of ethnology are more polarized.

And the reason why Yan Peng is willing to let Yan Zhang go to the clan study is because the clan study is relatively close, Yan Zhang is still young, and another reason is that he is the Hou Ye, if his children don't go to the clan study, he is worried that the old people in the clan will have an opinion of him.

"Eldest sister, what does it mean to be independent?" Yan Bin looked up and asked.

"To put it simply, independence is about doing your own thing. I heard that those famous big academies are not allowed to bring small servants in, they must live in the academies by themselves, learn to clean up their own houses and beds, and also wash their own clothes. ”

"What about the complications?" Yan Zhang also leaned over.

"The complexity point is that a person grows up with his own thoughts, does not follow the crowd, does not blindly follow, dares to put forward his own opinions, and has the courage to explore and discover new things. Forget it, don't talk about it, I don't understand it very well, but I saw a few sentences from the book. Yan Yan saw that he was a little too much, so he hurriedly stopped it.

"Eldest sister, you really seem to be a different person, as if you know more than before." Yan Yu's heart churned again, and he always felt that Yan Yan was a little strange like this.

"People who have died once must have changed, I was too weak in the past, so I would think about escaping when I encountered things, but Lord Yama said that I did this, it was really a disgrace to my parents' reputation, and it was also a failure to the teachings of my grandmother and uncle and aunt over the years, so I understood a lot of things. As for saying that I know more than before, haven't you seen that I have been in the library for most of the past ten days? Reading makes people wise, reading makes people noble, and reading makes people elegant, so the eldest sister suggests that you read from time to time when you have nothing to do, read more, and have poetry and books in your belly, which is better than any rules and etiquette. Yan Yan defended himself, and took the opportunity to call these younger brothers and sisters.

As soon as Yan Yan's words fell, the big girl Forsythia next to Ma came over, "Miss, Madam, please go to the room." ”

"Call me? Is Mrs. Lu still there? "Yan Yan's intuition is not a good thing.

"Yes, Mrs. Lu wants to see the eldest lady, saying that she wants to apologize to the eldest lady and admit her mistake." Forsythia replied with a smile on her face.

"Please also ask Sister Forsythia to go back and talk to Mrs., what I want is for Mrs. Lu to apologize to me in public and admit her mistake, it is at the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, not in Yan's Mansion, so I won't go to see her." Yan Yan refused.

Forsythia looked at Yan Yan in astonishment when she heard this.